Back in his own yard, Lin Zhiyuan packed up the remaining things, and stepped out of the gate of Jingyanghou Mansion without hesitation.

I haven't been back for several years, Jingyanghou's mansion has not changed, it is still so prominent, so dirty, my father has married a new wife, the second wife is still fighting fiercely, and now maybe the third room is added, and the seventh sister is in the prince's mansion The status is stable, and now she has given birth to two sons. Although the fourth sister is the sixth prince and concubine, she has nothing but a daughter under her knees.

The uncle is on both sides, and the second and third bedrooms each occupy one side. The prince's love for the seventh sister has fueled his father's arrogance. It is ridiculous that the situation is clearly precarious, but they don't know it, and they still show off their power as usual.

Lin Zhiyuan's only thought was to pick himself out. As for the life and death of Jingyang Hou Mansion, he had nothing to do with him. He only felt worthless for his mother. His father married a new wife after less than a year away. There is no trace of mother and younger brother in the entire Jingyang Mansion, which is really chilling.

After the morning court on the second day, Lin Zhiyuan asked to see him in the imperial study, and respectfully handed over his resignation memorial.

The emperor frowned, feeling a little displeased. Yunnan won a big victory a few days ago, and at this time he was allowed to resign, which made the soldiers think: "Master Lin is young and promising, and it is time to serve the country. Why do you suddenly want to Resign?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the minister's ability is meager and it is difficult to take up the important task. I ask the emperor for permission." Lin Zhiyuan flushed all over his face, and he was holding back. He couldn't imitate Li Yaonan's excellent singing and writing skills, so he could only make himself look more honest.

The emperor was not happy, but he thought about his play, the problem is that the situation does not allow it, if there is no suitable answer, it is difficult to explain to the soldiers.It was precisely this that Li Yaonan had calculated correctly that he dared to ask his elder brother to hand over his resignation letter, otherwise it would be a waste of money.

Lin Zhiyuan didn't dare to catch his breath. He was still very nervous when he came to the Imperial Study Room for the first time. For his mother and husband, he felt—it was a fight!

The emperor's expression was indifferent, and he could not see any joy or anger: "Master Lin, let's go down, I just don't know if I resign today, and Marquis Lin probably won't agree."

"Your Majesty." Lin Zhiyuan's expression was sad and his eyes were firm: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been a dilemma, and my ministers only wish to disarm and return to the fields."

The emperor's face darkened, the amount of information in this sentence was too large: "What does Master Lin mean by this?"

Lin Zhiyuan kept his mouth shut, he could complain to the emperor, but he couldn't say anything wrong with Jingyanghou's mansion, otherwise he would be unfilial and would be accused by thousands of people, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, my humble minister's husband and mother, Now that he has settled down in Yunnan, I only wish to disarm and return to the fields to stay away from the capital."

The emperor pondered for a while, then suddenly remembered: "You are the eldest uncle of Li Qing's family."

Lin Zhiyuan wiped off his cold sweat, he didn't expect the Emperor to even remember this, whether or not the closeness between Li Qing's family and Master Lin is obvious, respectfully said: "Yes!"

The emperor thought for a moment, laughed angrily, and fixed his gaze on him: "What bad idea did Li Qing's family give you?"

Lin Zhiyuan was taken aback, cold sweat broke out on his back, he said bravely, "I really want to resign."

The emperor had no expression on his face: "Then how about I agree with you."

Lin Zhiyuan couldn't express his suffering, he scolded his brother-in-law in his heart, how can the emperor be so easy to fool, thought for a while and said: "My humble minister only wants to go to war, father and the others... I only want to be loyal to the emperor."

The emperor's eyes darkened: "You can speak."

Lin Zhiyuan chose to take a gamble. He remembered that Li Yaonan once told him that the emperor does not like to be deceived. Your servants, just keep your own duty."

"It's a good one to keep one's duty." The emperor smiled slowly, and he believed it.

Lin Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief just now, only to hear the emperor say again: "Abiding by his duty, I gave you a bad idea. I wanted to promote him to the inspector general, but let's forget it now."

Lin Zhiyuan choked for a moment, but the emperor's mood improved a lot. Seeing other people suffering, he felt relieved. The official position of Li Qing's family should wait until they are promoted, but he dared to speculate on the Sacred Heart, and he really wanted to teach him a lesson.

"Your majesty is wise." Lin Zhiyuan couldn't hold back these words, because his brother-in-law's official position was ruined by him.

The emperor was happy, and his attitude became casual: "Tell me, what's the matter with Jingyanghou Mansion?"

Lin Zhiyuan was overwhelmed by flattery, his heart was like a turbulent sea, never thought that the emperor would be so fond of his brother-in-law, Lin Zhiyuan didn't hesitate at all, he decided to tell the truth: "Father asked the humble minister to stop his wife and remarry."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, and said lightly: "The words of the matchmaker are what the parents ordered, and it should be."

Lin Zhiyuan replied in an orderly manner: "The wife of a humble minister is the mother's master. Three mediators and six hires have been brought into the mansion. Now the child is two years old. The father must be filial, and the mother must also be filial. However, the father has a concubine and a stepmother. There is a legitimate son, but the mother has only Weichen, in order to be filial to the mother, the Weichen can only live up to the kindness of the father."

"You were taught by Li Qing's family?" The emperor asked lightly, the words sounded like Li Yaonan's style.

Lin Zhiyuan was silent, feeling a lot of pressure, the emperor seemed to know his brother-in-law very well.

The emperor chuckled, no one but Li Qing's family could have thought of such a tricky argument: "Tell me about the current situation in Yunnan."

"Everything is going well in Yunnan. The terraced fields have started to be cultivated in full swing. The commercial tax is now on the agenda. Some places are now preparing to be rebuilt after the war. Brother-in-law..." Lin Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said vigorously: "My brother-in-law copied the governor There are many rich merchants’ homes, [-]% of the money is turned over to the national treasury, [-]% is used for construction, and [-]% is in the yamen for emergencies.”

The emperor's emotions were very complicated. He believed in Li Yaonan, but he felt very unhappy when a courtier guessed his mind. Just thinking of the war in Yunnan and the reminder from Li Qing's family before, he felt a little guilty and deeply He gave Lin Zhiyuan a serious look: "Okay, you can go down, you will start to take up the post today, don't worry about other things."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Zhiyuan was both surprised and delighted. As long as he reported to the Emperor, he could reject the Marquis Mansion openly. After he took office, he would have nothing to do with the affairs of the capital. .

The emperor sighed. It is rare that there is still a sensible person in Jingyanghou's mansion. In recent years, as the prince has grown up, the officials below have become more and more unreasonable. After a hundred years, how can he rest assured, the prince... …

He doted on the prince like that, and he didn't know if it was right or wrong to give him the position of prince since he was a child. For the first time, the emperor felt confused.

Forget it, his current old bones can live for a few more years, let's see again.

The next day, the emperor's imperial decree came down, and Lin Zhiyuan did not delay for a moment, and immediately set off to return to Yunnan. When the Jingyanghou Mansion got the news, he had already walked [-] miles away from the capital, and Lin San was so angry that he jumped his feet and scolded Lin Zhiyuan for being unfilial. .

Afterwards, rumors quickly spread in the palace. According to Lin Zhiyuan's words, unfilial mother and unfilial father are both unfilial. In order to be filial to his mother, Master Lin specially asked the emperor for permission, and since then he has drawn a clear line with Jingyang Hou's mansion.

What Lin Zhiyuan said was against the rules, but it was reasonable. Others couldn't tell what was wrong with him. After all, he begged the emperor just to be filial to his mother.

Jingyanghou's mansion fell silent, no matter how resentful they were and how much they gritted their teeth, they had no choice but to suffer from the dumbness.

Suddenly, Mr. Lin recalled that since his brother-in-law went to Beijing, the reputation of Jingyang Hou Mansion has been declining all the way, and it seems that nothing good has happened. He is simply a broom star.

Even Lin Zhiyuan didn't expect that the emperor would help him clean his tail, and he would never have any contact with Jingyanghou Mansion from then on.

In fact, the emperor also had considerations in his mind. Lin Zhiyuan was General Lian's apprentice. There were advantages and disadvantages to this matter. The emperor wanted to put people in the Lian family army, and Lin Zhiyuan was the most suitable candidate.As long as he holds Li Yaonan in his hands, he is not afraid that Lin Zhiyuan will be disobedient.

There is no better way to balance the government than this. The emperor is very clear in his heart, and his move is just to follow Lin Zhiyuan's request and cut off his last retreat.

Many people laughed at Lin Zhiyuan for being stupid, but Zi Feiyu knew the joy of fish, Lin Zhiyuan was extremely grateful for the emperor's intentions, and vowed to be ashamed.

In any case, the emperor has made money.

If Li Yaonan knew about this, he would definitely admire in his heart, the big boss is worthy of being a big boss, the emperor's mental skills are mastered with great proficiency, thinking back then he was just like his big brother, he was almost sold by the emperor and he was so grateful.

Lin Zhiyuan returned to Yizhou after a long journey, saw familiar scenes, saw his son and husband, and saw his mother with tears in his eyes. His heart suddenly settled down. My home is where I feel at ease. The capital, Yizhou makes him feel warmer, like a real home.

Lin Jinghong was a bit skeptical, he hadn't seen his father for more than a year, and he didn't remember his father's appearance for a long time.

Yang Yi touched his son lightly, pointed at Lin Zhiyuan and said, "This is the father."

Lin Jinghong blinked, tilted his head and thought for a while: "Are you a hero?"

Lin Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, he didn't know how to answer, he was not Li Yaonan, how could he have such a thick skin to boast about himself.

"Puchi." Yang Yi laughed and said cheerfully, "The brat of Brother Nine's family has been telling Hong'er all day long that his father is a hero who won the battle, if you don't admit it, your son won't recognize you. "

Lin Zhiyuan picked up his son: "When you grow up, father will lead you to lead the army to kill the enemy."

Lin Jinghong giggled, raised his chubby hands and clenched his fists: "I want to be a hero too."

"Okay! My son will definitely excel in blue in the future."

Yang Yi's eyes were flushed: "Come into the house quickly, you are tired, go and wash up first, the food is ready."

"It's a pity for you." Lin Zhiyuan hugged his son with one hand and held his cousin with the other.

"I'm not miserable, as long as you can come back safely, I'm not miserable at all."

Lin's mother was not happy watching it, and coughed twice, interrupting their lingering. This is a typical example of a son forgetting his mother when he has a daughter-in-law.

Lin Zhiyuan looked embarrassed, and hurriedly greeted Lin's mother.

Mother Lin gave him a white look, but she wasn't really angry. After what happened just now, the excitement of the long-lost reunion dissipated a lot, and the tears in her eyes were forced back. She smiled and said, "Come in, what does it look like standing at the door?" .”

Yang Yi pursed his lips and smiled slightly. He and Lin Zhiyuan supported Lin's mother and walked into the house. The whole Lin's mansion became lively because of the return of the male master.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

When Lin Zhiyuan came back, the imperial edict also arrived, Li Yaonan was full of wonder, he thought that this post-war reward would definitely be his share, after all he worked hard this time and put in a lot.

who knew...

The imperial decree on rewards for meritorious deeds came down, but it was not awarded to him.

"By God's blessing, the emperor's edict said, here is Li Lin's virtuous and virtuous family, for the country and the people...canonized as a third-rank gentleman, and given a thousand taels of gold, a pair of jade ruyis, a blue-and-white glass vase, and a blue-and-white porcelain nine One rotary-top furnace, one magpie and plum screen, twenty oriental pearls, here it is!"

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Yixuan followed the imperial decree respectfully and in a cloud of fog. The surprise came so abruptly that it was unbelievable that he was actually conferred an imperial order by the emperor.

"Congratulations, Master Li." Eunuch Shun smiled and congratulated, he and Li Yaonan are also old acquaintances.

"Thank you, Eunuch Shun, please come to the room." Li Yaonan soon cheered up, seeing Fulang's smiling face, he felt it was worth it more than anything else.

Eunuch Shun came into the house from Shanruliu, and explained the affairs in Beijing in detail. Although Lord Li was not part of the award this time, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Lord Li was in the heart of the emperor, and that Fulang's order was even more important than him. High grade, good relationship is always right.

Li Yaonan was speechless after hearing this, the elder brother was so useless, even the emperor couldn't help fooling him, and sold him out completely.

Lin Yixuan secretly smiled, and cast a glance at her husband, do you think everyone is as cunning as you?

Li Yaonan pinched his nose, you are the only naughty one.

The next day, Li Yaonan held a big banquet to celebrate, other officials were very puzzled by this, they have never seen any lord, Fu Lang got the imperial order, and he was happier than himself when he was promoted.

After returning to Beijing, Eunuch Shun even joked with the emperor about it, Master Li loves Fulang very much, and his reputation is indeed well-deserved.

The emperor shook his head, a little amused in his heart, in fact he should have expected that the character of Li Qing's family has never been the same as others, this time he was not promoted, one is that the promotion of Li Qing's family was too fast and too eye-catching, two It is because he wants Li Qing's family to return to Beijing as soon as possible. After a few years of experience abroad, it will be just for him to use when he comes back. .

Time passed in an unhurried manner. In the past two years, Li Yaonan has managed Yunnan very well. The commercial tax has been fully implemented in Yunnan.

As for Mr. Huang who was an eyesore, he also asked him to move away. At that time, Mr. Huang cried excitedly. After some encouragement, he cheered up again, and vowed to be a good official and show it to Mr. Li.

In addition, Li Yaonan had already arranged for Li Youxin's future, and cleared all obstacles for him. No matter whether he was in Yunnan or not in the future, within five years, Li Youxin would not encounter any troubles or hidden dangers.

Li Yaonan had a premonition in his heart that his return to Beijing was coming soon.

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