Are you in the Shura field today?

Since Lin Qiwu returned to the prime minister's mansion, Li Zuoqing only heard about her whereabouts from the private soldiers sent to help her investigate secretly.

As she expected, Lin Qiwu really knew something about the dark deeds of the prime minister's mansion, but she was limited by her identity as Di Kun in the past, so she didn't try to get a deeper understanding.

Now she has cleared away the clouds and cleared up what Prime Minister Lin did behind the scenes after he helped Duke Jionghao become the king and became the Prime Minister of the country.

In addition to raising a huge army and collecting many unreported weapons, Prime Minister Lin also allowed and even encouraged the ministers under his influence to collect taxes far exceeding the regulations, so as to obtain a lot of benefits from it.

These harsh taxes helped him hoard a huge amount of property, even if used for the consumption of [-] elite soldiers, it can be used for more than five years.

But the matter of taxation and labor has been covered up by him, and he has concealed it so far. There are as many as [-] counties and counties under his command to bend the law for personal gain. Among them is Yaozhou, the hometown of Wen Mingran, which Li Zuoqing is familiar with...

She remembered that before she parted with Wen Mingran, the other party told her that the people of Yaozhou were desperate for their lives. Although it was not as dangerous as the troubled times, they were still in dire straits.

In such a place, people may be bartered at any time, and the suffering in this world is far more than Li Zuoqing imagined.

She finally understood why the Xiangfu and its subordinate forces were almost completely overthrown at the end of the book, and they couldn't live a good life.

Now it seems that what Prime Minister Lin is stepping on is not only the lives of a few captives, but also the lives of thousands of ordinary people.

Maybe he has a heart but no guts, and he is not ready to truly stand above ten thousand people, but when this matter is discovered, he has to protect himself first.

As for why it was discovered, it may also have something to do with the first prince finding Wen Mingran, and Yaozhou's opening of this accidental opportunity...

If they can fight against them, it will be regarded as revenge for Wen Mingran.

When Li Zuoqing thinks of her, he always wonders whether he should regard her as a character in the play, or a flesh and blood person who met her in real life.

The time of Grain Rain is approaching, and following Lin Qiwu's suggestion, they also found enough evidence to convict Prime Minister Lin.

Those excessive taxes that he has concealed for a long time, the grievances of the people who were isolated from the court by him, the bank notes paid to him privately by the officials of the prefectures and counties on a regular basis, and the many gun blades entrusted to be cast in the name of the prime minister's cronies ...

No matter which one he took out, it was enough for him to drink a pot, and with all these evidences in front of him, even if his ancestors pleaded, Prime Minister Lin would be doomed.

Back when the eldest prince joined forces with him, one needed enough troops to support the conspiracy, and the other needed marionettes to help him continue to cover up his crimes. The two were originally of the same breed.

But if Prime Minister Lin can be overthrown, then the Eldest Prince will be nothing but a king without soldiers, and he will be destroyed without attack.

Li Zuoqing doesn't have a good impression of these people, but she is by no means jealous. In her eyes, almost everyone in this world is an NPC with a clearly arranged fate, just a character created to fill the plot like her. .

Besides, she had known for a long time that regicide and rebellion would fail, so when she was reported the evidence of Prime Minister Lin's crime, her mood did not fluctuate.

The only thing she cared about was Lin Qiwu.

Until it was less than half a month before the rainy season, she still didn't see that Prime Minister Lin's plan had been exposed, and she didn't have the slightest remorse.

Could it be that Lin Qiwu went back on his word and was reluctant to give away the evidence to destroy her family?

Or she has no other choice but to join forces with the First Prince.

If this is the case, Li Zuoqing will have to worry.

Do you really want her to be that ruthless villain who kills his fiancée all over the house?

But she didn't have more time to hesitate for Lin Qiwu, and if she waited any longer, it would be too late to deploy her defenses.

So Li Zuoqing ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair, ready to enter the palace to discuss the matter with the Holy Majesty.

When I left Fengyang Pavilion, the first drizzle of spring fell from the sky, so fine that the rainwater that fell on my fingers disappeared as soon as I touched it, but the maids in the palace who didn't bring umbrellas still hurried to the eaves or went to the court.

There are few people who stop or walk leisurely along the way.

That's why Lin Qiwu, who was waiting in front of Suzaku's gate with an umbrella, was particularly conspicuous.

It must have been the fact that the Eldest Princess was going to meet the Holy Majesty at the mansion, which stimulated her, so Lin Qiwu had no choice but to stop her on the way.

Li Zuoqing got off the Zhulun sedan chair, and at her invitation, the two met under the nearby stone pavilion.

"Lang Yu, give me a little more time." Lin Qiwu's voice was cold and her expression was calm, but her gloomy and deep eyes made her look not as bright as before.

"What is Xiwu going to do?" Li Zuoqing was actually a little happy when he heard her words.

Lin Qiwu bit his lower lip and said softly after a while: "I will persuade my father to resign and return to his hometown."

"Although my father has done many things that are unforgivable, I hope the Holy One can see that my father was born and died with the king back then, and let him have a way out."

"Resign and return home?" Li Zuoqing pondered for a while.

Lin Qiwu showed a weak smile, and she nodded: "I want to persuade Dad to let go of this right and desire before everything happens. After resigning from the official position, my mother and I will leave here with him, and the family will travel around the world."

She knew very well that the prime minister's corruption and harm behind the scenes could not be washed away by resignation, and she only prayed that before the worst outcome came, she could save some room and protect her family.

Li Zuoqing looked at her silently, and suddenly felt that Lin Qiwu seemed to be a different person, able to stand up and take responsibility and take charge of himself.

And she said that if she wanted to leave with her father, it was for the sake of her family, even her love was willing to let go.

"But it's time..." Gu Yu had to make a response before, and could no longer hesitate.

"I know, so I have to ask Lang Yu for help here," Lin Qiwu said with a wry smile, "I will definitely persuade my father to give up, and I hope Lang Yu can help me delay it for a while."

It was rare for Lin Qiwu to plead, and Li Zuoqing couldn't bear it, so she nodded and agreed: "But only until the rainy season."

"Okay." Lin Qiwu raised his eyes and smiled at her, his eyes were gentle, as if what they were discussing was not some serious and important matter, but sweet words between lovers.

"Lang Yu must keep his word."

"En." Li Zuoqing sent her out of the stone pavilion, and after they walked away, he pondered for a while, and then walked towards the Yongyan Hall.

She only agreed to delay for a few days and not to take action against the prime minister, but she didn't agree to just leave it alone and do nothing.

Seeing Lin Qiwu's appearance, he didn't respond to her mentioning the word Gu Yu. I'm afraid she only knew about her father's black history and the fact that he was going to rebel, and didn't know the more detailed arrangements at all.

In other words, I am afraid that except for Li Zuoqing who knows the ending, no outsider can understand the details.

The open God's perspective can be considered a bit useful.

Li Zuoqing touched the back of his head and walked towards the palace where the emperor was in charge.

As for Prime Minister Lin's life, let's keep it as the negotiation price.

"Where's the father?" Arriving at the Yongyan Palace, Li Zuoqing asked the maid guarding the gate when the emperor was not seen in the bright hall behind the jade screen wall.

On the other side, a palace official rushed over upon hearing the sound, saying that the emperor was reading the memorial in Qingxin Study, and Li Zuoqing asked him to lead the way.

"Xiao Yu, why are you so free to come and see me?" Hearing the news of Li Zuoqing's arrival, the emperor announced him in with a smile on his face.

Li Zuoqing pursed her lips, feeling that it was really hard for her to come here once, but it turned out that she came to ruin the old man's mood, and felt sorry for a second.

"My son neglected to greet me, I hope my father will not blame me." Li Zuoqing saluted, "I have something very important to report to my father this time, I hope my father can calmly listen to my son."

"Oh? What made you so nervous?" The emperor looked straight at her, as if trying to find out something from her expression.

Li Zuo paused for a moment, and then handed over to the emperor together with the evidence that Prime Minister Lin secretly collected huge amounts of taxes, raised private soldiers and collected weapons, and encouraged state and county officials under his protection to raise taxes.

The emperor's gloomy face is like the sky when a storm is brewing, which is extremely depressing.

"Ms. Lin, have you come this far..." The evidence was in front of him, and the emperor was not only angry, but also sad.

"Father, besides that, there is—" Li Zuoqing saw that the emperor's face was showing a trace of exhaustion, so he took advantage of the situation and added another dose of medicine, telling the story that Prime Minister Lin wanted to join hands with the eldest prince to rebel.

Sure enough, the emperor, who was still sad because of his former comrades-in-arms, suddenly became furious: "This rebellious son! Since the death of his mother and concubine, I have treated him no worse than any emperor's son. I didn't expect this son to be ambitious and have evil intentions!"

Li Zuoqing smiled inwardly, and mercilessly threw the big pot on the eldest prince's head: "As far as I know, Prime Minister Lin didn't participate in it at first, but was caught by the elder brother and couldn't get away."

The emperor was obviously not enough to be fooled by her obvious favoritism: "But Prime Minister Lin's deceitful dereliction of duty is also an unforgivable crime."

"Father!" Hearing this, Li Zuoqing suddenly knelt down and saluted, and a cold and slightly angry gaze fell on her back.

"My son is willing to exchange one thing for the Lin family to have a chance to survive."

The emperor let out a sigh, but his attitude was still sharp: "I know you don't want to part with Lin Qiwu, but Dikun is not the only one who can assist you in the future."

Nothing else!

Li Zuoqing's tone was affectionate, and he said cautiously: "Lang Yu only wants to live in Wu in this life."

Before the emperor couldn't help blaming her for her incompetence, Li Zuoqing said hastily: "Besides, Qiwu has already persuaded Prime Minister Lin to resign and return to his hometown. Everything he has accumulated over the years has also collapsed."

"..."

"My son is willing to exchange all the plans of the eldest prince's treason plan in exchange for this opportunity." When the other party hesitated, Li Zuoqing directly threw out an extremely tempting transaction condition.

It's a pity that the person she is trying to trade with is not only the monarch of this dynasty, but also the No.1 who won the throne after fighting and fighting.

The emperor suddenly became arrogant as if he had heard some joke.

"You dare to negotiate terms with me. If you are a smart kid, you should tell me this information directly instead of threatening me!"

Hearing the Holy Majesty's enraged question, Li Zuoqing still fell on the ground and remained silent.

"Besides, do you think I can't find out these things!"

"The day the eldest prince raised his army was in Gu Yu." Li Zuo said calmly.

"Then I will lead my troops to arrest that traitorous minister personally!" The emperor got up, and the sword on the table made a dull sound when it rubbed against the wooden chopping board.

"But my son has a better plan." Li Zuoqing said when the other party took a step, "If you know all the plans of the eldest prince, you can catch the turtle in your urn and wait to see his good show."

"——At that time, both inside and outside the government and the public will also think that the father is a wise emperor who has to punish rebellious ministers as a last resort."