Wu Yu

Xie Lingyu handed the drunk Meng Yi to the servant. The boy opened his eyes in a daze and saw that it was him.

Xie Lingyu twisted his face helplessly, Meng Yi felt the pain, and grinned and broke his hand away, not willing to make up with him, obediently followed the servant and left.

The remaining two simply took a shower and changed their clothes. When they sat on the soft couch they were familiar with, Xie Lingyu sighed, and the familiar feeling surrounded him. This was the feeling of "going home".

Qingqiu Jue sat on the wooden chair obliquely in front of him, casually playing with the teacup in his hand, as if he was in deep thought, Xie Lingyu looked over as if feeling something, and heard his somewhat hoarse voice.

"We won't stay for too long." Qingqiu Jue said hesitantly, "There should be news within these two days."

Xie Lingyu sat up straight, keenly aware that something was wrong, but the strange thing was that Xuan Yi didn't tell him that there was anything unusual, he only said that the recent expenses of the Lin family were very strange, and a lot of real money was poured out.

Although he had doubts, he didn't know what was wrong.

"Related to the Lin family?" Xie Lingyu guessed.

It seems that the Lin family spent all their money to suppress the news.

Qingqiu Jue nodded, and pointed his fingers at the table, "Mo Lake is flooded, the jurisdiction of the Lin family, and the attitude of the massacre is unclear. Lin Cheng dared not report it, and suppressed the news without authorization."

Xie Lingyu suddenly felt something flashed in his mind, got up thoughtfully, and sat beside him, thinking of the note that Fanzhen saw before, suddenly became clear.

He had a quick mind, and after getting along these days, the two of them had an unspeakable tacit understanding. With just a few breaths, Xie Lingyu connected the reasons of the matter together.

"So, from the moment you went to Fanzhen, you have already been planning." Xie Lingyu's eyes flashed with amazement. He was ashamed of such a city strategy. Don't talk about him, presumably if His Royal Highness is still there , will also praise a few words.

Previously, Vice General Zhang entered and exited Empress Zhang's family, which made Zhong Lu suspicious. Now that the palace banquet has saved Xing Yaxian and the Xing family's retreat, it has also seriously injured the vitality of the Zhang and Lin families. What kind of moth is born, if the Mohu incident is reported at this moment, there may be a chance to directly bring down the Lin family.

Seeing Xie Lingyu's dazed expression, Qingqiu Jue hooked his lips, and his phoenix eyes drooped, looking obscure, "There was blood at the celebration banquet, and Empress Zhang was to blame. Misfortunes are happening everywhere. The lack of security means that the phoenix's position is unstable and offended the heavens." ?”

Makes sense.

Xie Lingyu faintly smelled the breath of conspiracy. He pondered the words for a moment, and suddenly looked at the man in front of him who was not leaking. He had a bold guess in his heart. This time he didn't try to ask, but only said meaningfully. : "But how the news spreads, even if there are such rumors, I'm afraid Chong Kill won't care. How can you be sure?"

Qingqiu Jue didn't speak, put down the teacup in his hand, smiled lowly, Xie Lingyu knew that he had guessed right when he saw his reaction like this, stretched out his hand to tap him lightly, and exclaimed.

"The national teacher is actually one of your people, and the hiding is really deep enough."

"Okay, it's too late."

Qingqiu Jue took his hand, looked around and said nothing to him.

It's not because of distrust, it's just that my false identity has been loosened, and Xie Lingyu is so smart, if I continue to hide it like this, I'm afraid it will be dangerous.

His slightly guilty Adam's apple rolled.

Now is not the time.

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Forest House in the suburbs.

"Bang—wow—"

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground sounded one after another, and the porcelain vase and jade vessel were smashed to pieces on the ground. Lin Jian knelt on the side tremblingly, and the servants all bowed their heads, not daring to move.

Lin Cheng's chest heaved violently, his face flushed red with anger, he looked down at his useless son, his eyes were full of disgust, he stepped forward and picked up Lin Jian's collar, Lin Jian was about to cry, and shouted mournfully, "Father ..."

Lin Cheng stretched out his hand to hit him, his eyes were as big as copper bells, his arms trembled for a moment but was weak, Panasonic threw him to the ground, and he collapsed on the chair behind him exhausted and depressed, gritted his teeth, "Get out."

Only then did everyone file out as if they had received an amnesty.

Lin Cheng was the only one left in the empty front hall. He stared blankly at the void, as if his loneliness had locked him on the wooden chair. After a while, Lin Cheng murmured, "The house of the ruthless emperor... "

He started laughing as he spoke, laughing like crazy, the crazy laughter swayed in the Lin residence, and the lights under the moonlight looked gloomy, making one's heart chill.

He suppressed the news about the flood in Mo Lake, and the daily expenses of the Lin family are not small. Now that the Lin family is about to lose power, how long can he survive without the bribe gifts from other families and the occasional rewards from His Majesty?

There was cruelty in Lin Cheng's eyes, if he was destroyed, it would certainly not make it easier for others.

It's a pity that everything has long deviated from the original development.

When he went to court the next day, Xing Shang ruthlessly read Lin Cheng's book, saying that Lin Cheng's deputy general had a close relationship with Queen Zhang, and this was ordered by Lin Cheng, who refused to admit it to death.

However, Xing Shang had already prepared for it. He took out the evidence of the relationship between Lin and Zhang over the years, which were all dirty interests. Lin Cheng couldn't argue with it.

He did have some contacts with the Zhang family in the early years, but how could these things be found out so quickly?

Soon he knew the answer.

Master Zhang was afraid that Lin Cheng would be dragged down, so he stood up and wiped the matter out. At the critical moment, he could only think of withdrawing Lin Cheng first, so as to keep his daughter who had just ascended the throne.

Naturally, Lin Cheng couldn't bear this breath, and a dog-eat-dog show was staged in the court, which made a miasma, and the heavy killing was furious, and Lin Cheng and Mr. Zhang were put in prison, and they will be dealt with after the matter is clarified.

When Xie Lingyu heard the news, she was in front of her courtyard, drinking tea and chatting with Sun Qian and others. Xing Yaxian was recuperating in the mansion, and someone was watching her every move. It just so happened that they were men, and it was not a good time to visit. They made an appointment to have a small gathering in Xie's mansion.

In order not to attract attention, Qingqiu Jue changed into coarse cloth clothes, but the clothes were specially ordered by Xie Lingyu, they were made of good materials, and the size was just right.

The Xie family is now a Marquis, and the plaque of the Xie Mansion should have been replaced with the Marquis of Anxian's Mansion, but Xie Lingyu declined, saying: "One's fame and fame are external to one's body, and loyalty to the emperor is the only duty."

When this sentence reached Chong Lu's ears, Long Xin was very happy again.

Meng Yi smacked his lips and clicked his tongue in amazement, "I said Yunlou, your speech is different and has a level!"

Sun Qian nodded in agreement, put down the tea cup and said, "Master Dengji is on his way, and he will arrive this evening."

He said this naturally, but Qingqiu Jue's expression froze indiscernibly, and he glanced sideways at Xie Lingyu who was feeding the fish.

Xie Lingyu scratched the center of his eyebrows, feeling a little indescribably disappointed. It seemed that he was the last one to know, but after knowing it, he was complacent, thinking that he was special.

He didn't answer, but asked softly, "How are the people near Mohu Lake, have they been properly settled?"

Qingqiu Jue nodded, speaking quickly, "The flood has wiped out the village, and our people have already resettled the people. Lin Cheng was so focused on controlling the water that he didn't notice it."

"The Lin family is beautiful enough, I'm afraid we really won't be able to get out of Lin City now." Xie Lingyu took a sip of tea and smiled faintly.

He looked at Qingqiu Jue with imperceptible tenderness.

Even if they are just friends of gentlemen now, the overall situation is still uncertain.

Xie Lingyu lowered his eyes, took a sip of hot tea to warm his heart, as if he had hidden his feelings in his heart, secretly thinking that if there is no one around Ah Jue in the future, he might not be able to be that confidant.

Fate, how do you know if you don’t strive for it?

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Royal Palace Garden.

In the leisure pavilion, the two played chess, but their minds were not on the chess game.

Chong Lu threw the chess piece back into the chess basket and sighed.

Master Dengji clasped his hands together, narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, why is this so?"

Chong Lu stood up, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back shaking, and asked half-truthfully, "The national teacher is like a god, how can he not know what I think?"

Master Dengji was silent for a moment.

Suddenly put the Buddhist beads in his hand on the chess board, the Buddhist beads are round and smooth, it looks like they have been carefully kept by the owner, the only fly in the ointment is that there is a crack in the middle one, which is very obvious among the round and full beads .

Chong Lu naturally saw it too, and his face changed suddenly.

Deng Ji murmured, "This string of Buddha beads was given by my master, and I have been carrying it since I worshiped in Tantian Temple. Make a loud noise."

Master Dengji closed his eyes and recited a Buddhist mantra, then slowly said, "Dragon and phoenix are difficult to reunite, natural disasters continue, the Buddha beads face south, and the direction of the water."

"Your Majesty, do you understand?"

Chong Lu's face was as deep as water, and his eyes were full of obscurity. He said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Master, for your advice."

The dragon and the phoenix are difficult to get along with, but the Zhang family.

Of the water in the south, only Mojiang of the Lin Family is the largest.

No wonder they have close contacts, this is clearly a conspiracy to plot against him, presumably Lin Cheng's instruction is indispensable in the matter of the Ministry of Rites!

Chong Lu looked at the place where Master Dengji had left, and suddenly lifted the chessboard, with suppressed anger in his eyes.

What a Zhang family and Lin family, the two major forces he wooed him, unexpectedly turned out to be the biggest resistance.

What audacity!

"Come on." Chong Lu gritted his teeth.

Zhou Xi walked out with a low eyebrow, "Your Majesty."

"Give me an interrogation of the Zhang and Lin families, the situation of sending people to Chamo Lake, and the horoscope of the queen and me!"

Zhou Xi led the order to retreat, and he couldn't see any emotion, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and soon returned to normal.

Lin Cheng was still showing off his power in the prison just a moment ago, and the jailers didn't dare to treat him badly. After all, the power of the past is still there, but he was taken to the Xing Department in the next second. Xing Shang stood with his hands behind his back in the room full of torture instruments. Seeing him falling to the ground in embarrassment and yelling, he smiled lightly, but his eyes were cold.

"General Lin, His Majesty has an order to offend you."

Lin Cheng widened his eyes, stopped struggling, and then asked loudly, "This is impossible, Xing Shang, don't play tricks on me, Your Majesty can't..."

Xing Shang was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, as soon as he raised his eyelids, the guards all went up and pressed him on the wooden chair and tied him up.

"From one moment to another, General Lin still has to recognize the situation."

After Xing Shang left such a sentence, he turned and left without hesitation. The scolding in Lin Cheng's mouth quickly turned into a scream, and gradually disappeared at the end of the gate of the Ministry of Justice.

Now that Lin Cheng can't protect himself, the people under him are in a mess. Because of this, the spies who went to Mo Lake soon brought back news that none of the villages around Mo Lake was spared. The villagers were forced to move away from the vicinity of Mohu Lake. Fortunately, the local wealthy businessman was kind and provided them with a shelter.

Chonglu was furious, and when he went to court, he was furious and confiscated all the military power in Lincheng, and Empress Zhang was imprisoned in the cold palace.

The emperor was furious, and all people bowed their heads.

Prime Minister Xie came back from the court with a tired look on his face.

Xie Lingyu had no choice but to cook a bowl of hot tea for him. Prime Minister Xie took it and sighed.