I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

That night, an invitation letter with special symbols was delivered to the Lin Mansion.

Lin Beifan opened it and smiled:"Now that you think of me, why did you go there earlier?"

This invitation letter came from Dayan. Although there was no special signature, 80% of it came from the third prince of Dayan.

I must have lost so badly today that I had to contact him.

"It's not easy to be greedy for money. If I don't beat the shit out of you, you won't even know how to give me money!"

Lin Beifan accepted the invitation and went out happily.

He came to a restaurant, entered a relatively private room, and saw the initiator of the invitation. As expected, it was Yan Xinghe, the third prince from Dayan.

"It turns out to be His Highness the Third Prince! Lin Beifan cupped his hands and said with a smile.

"Forest offering wine, admiring for a long time! I have long heard that you are knowledgeable and capable, and your performance today is even more eye-catching and amazing to me! Therefore, I specially invite you to come and get together today!"The third prince smiled.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness, I am so ashamed! I don’t know why Your Highness came to me."Lin Beifan asked

"This... let's drink and eat food first, and then we'll talk after we finish the wine!"

"That’s fine!"Lin Beifan nodded.

After eating some side dishes and drinking some wine, Lin Beifan asked again:"His Royal Highness, the third prince, why did you come to me? Please tell me straight, the battle between Yanwu and Yanwu will continue tomorrow, I can't stay long, I have to go back to rest and prepare for the battle!"

"This...this...ahem……"The third prince looked shy and hesitated.

After all, he still wanted to save face, and it was still very difficult for him to tell these things.

The veteran minister next to him saw it, took the words of the third prince, raised his glass and said with a smile:"Lin Jijiu, this is what it looks like! This time our Highness led a team to Dawu to participate in the Yanwu War, and was highly praised by His Majesty and the people of Dayan. High hopes!"

"If we lose the battle between Yan and Wu, it will be hard to explain when we go back. So I hope you can put your foot down appropriately during the competition so that we, Dayan, can win by luck. This is our little thought, please accept it!"

As he said that, he handed over a delicate small box.

Lin Beifan opened it and saw a total of 300,000 taels of silver notes.

"I would also like to ask Lin to offer wine to help you. I would be very grateful!"The third prince said with his hands in hand. Lin Beifan took out the banknotes from the small box and slapped his hands twice. The sound was very clear and sweet.

This is a large amount of money. With Lin Beifan's current official position, he will spend his whole life working in the court. The salary earned may not reach this amount.

However, Lin Beifan said with a troubled face:"Your Highness, Third Prince, I have seen your intentions! But to be honest, with this little money, it’s hard for me to do things for you!"

The third prince and the old minister looked at each other and secretly thought that this man is really greedy. Even 300,000 taels cannot satisfy his appetite. The third prince's face was a little gloomy, and the old minister asked:"Lin Jijiu, how much do you want? Lin

Beifan raised a finger:"It must be 1 million taels anyway!" The third prince and veteran minister said:"

Damn it!""

One million taels, you are so open-minded!

The old minister said in a deep voice:"Lin Jijiu, your request is a bit too much! We just asked you to let your guard down and let us, Dayan, win by chance without having to pay anything. Isn’t 300,000 enough?"

"Mr. Wang, what you said is so easy! Lin Beifan sneered:"Do you know how much I will lose if I lose the Yanwu battle?""

"Appreciate further details!"The old minister said

"After what happened today, my reputation has been at its peak and my reputation has spread far and wide! This is the time to make further progress, but if I unfortunately lose the game, my reputation will plummet and I will become a laughing stock!"

"It is equivalent to sacrificing the reputation I have finally built up to fulfill your great reputation!"

"As the saying goes, money is like dung, but reputation is worth a thousand pieces of gold! Lin Beifan shouted:"I sacrificed my own reputation to fulfill your great reputation. Is it possible that only 300,000 taels can make up for it?""

"this……"The third prince and the old minister looked at each other.

"Moreover, in addition to reputation, my future is also affected! Lin

Beifan threw down the banknotes in his hand and poured wine while saying:"In the past few days, I have made many great contributions to the court!" Now the time is ripe. As long as we can win the Yanwu War, His Majesty will be delighted, all the officials will be happy, and the people will be excited, and he will surely be promoted to the next level!"

"I am now an official of the fourth rank in the imperial court. If I go up one level, I will be an official of the third rank in the imperial court. I can be called an important minister of the imperial court! Your Highness the Third Prince, Mr. Wang, if it were you, would you be willing to give up this great future for a mere 300,000 taels?

The two people were shocked again:"Ah, this……"

If it were them, they definitely wouldn't want to!

If you can become a third-rank official in the imperial court, what does this 300,000 taels mean?

Becoming a third-grade official means a higher position and greater power. Isn't it easy to make money?

As the saying goes, if you clear the prefecture in three years, you will get one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver!

Even a fourth-grade prefect could make 100,000 taels of silver in just three years!

Isn’t it easier to be a third-grade imperial official?

"Lin Jijiu, are you really going to be promoted again?"Veteran Lord Wang couldn't help but ask

"Of course, why did I lie to you?"Lin Beifan looked unhappy.

"Congratulations to Lin Jijiu!"The old minister cupped his hands and said enviously.

He had worked hard for most of his life and his hair had turned white before he climbed down from the court and became an important minister of the court.

The other party was preparing to become a third-rank official at a young age. How could he not be envied?

Lin Beifan Sighing:"Don't congratulate, this is not something to be happy about!"

"You've been promoted, aren't you happy?"The third prince and the old minister were both stunned.

Lin Beifan sighed again and said with melancholy:"Of course, the promotion speed is too slow! Like me before, I basically upgraded to a level every month, and the speed has been very stable! But now, it has been more than two months and nearly three months since I upgraded to a level. It is already not as good as before, and I am a little embarrassed to speak!"

The three princes were so exposed that they felt bad!

You know, they are third-rank officials, real important ministers of the court. They are trusted by the emperor, hold great power, and can influence national policy with every word and deed. How can they be so... Is it easy to get promoted?

You can achieve such an achievement in three months, but you are still too slow?

Are you embarrassed to speak?

Really...

I am so angry!

Both the third princes are a little unhappy!

At this time, Lin Beifan waved his hand:"Forget it, let's not mention these sad things!"

The third prince and veteran minister:"……"

"Let’s get back to business and continue talking about the battle between Yan and Wu!

Lin Beifan said plausibly:"The battle between Yan and Wu is related to my reputation and future!" You only paid 300,000 taels, but you still have a future at the expense of your own reputation. Is it possible? Besides, am I short of these 300,000 taels?"

The third prince looked at each other again.

You are indeed not short of 300,000 taels, but we don't have more money to give you.

"Lin Jijiu, I think you should accept the money obediently and do things for us honestly!

The third prince said with a hint of temper:"You know, you are one of ours!" If your identity is leaked, your bright future, prosperity and wealth will all come to naught! Can Dawu tolerate you?

Lin Beifan made a sound and sneered:"How dare you threaten me?" Your Highness the Third Prince, you are too naive. If you go out and expose my identity now, do you think others will believe you or me?"

"Go and tell Her Majesty the Empress this. Do you think she will believe me, a loyal minister who has made many contributions to Dawu, or you, the prince of an enemy country with sinister intentions?"

The third prince was speechless.

Looking at Lin Beifan's proud face, he said solemnly:"But we have evidence!"

"What evidence?"

"At the beginning, we spent a huge sum of money to obtain the manufacturing methods of large balloons and hovercrafts from you. This manufacturing method is proof! As long as I compare it with your handwriting, you will be unable to argue!"The third prince said with a proud smile.

Lin Beifan spat out the wine with a pop and laughed loudly:"Haha……"

"why are you laughing?"The third prince asked unhappily.

"He actually threatened me with the blueprint of the manufacturing method. It was really funny. It made me laugh to death! Lin Beifan laughed loudly.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Your Highness, Third Prince, do you think I didn’t consider the consequences when I did these decapitations? The drawings I gave you have completely different handwriting! You want to threaten me with this, it's so natural and ridiculously naive! Ha ha……"

The third prince was very unhappy, with black lines appearing on his face and his heart filled with anger.

If he hadn't been in Dawu territory, he would have wanted to have this disrespectful person pulled out and executed!

"Okay, okay, everyone is our own people, don’t hurt the harmony!"

The old minister finally stood up and acted as peacemaker:"Lin Jijiu, just now the palaceYou are young and impulsive and say some nonsense, don't take it seriously! I will punish myself with three cups of wine. You, the master, will not care about the faults of the villain!"

As he said this, he drank three cups in a row, and his face changed color.

"Mr. Wang still knows the general idea, please!"Lin Beifan returned a glass of wine.

"Lin Jijiu, after careful consideration, you said 1 million taels, just 1 million taels! I’ll have to trouble Lord Jijiu tomorrow! The third prince became anxious, pulled the other party to a corner, and whispered:"Master Wang, how can we have so much silver?" The old minister smiled bitterly and said,"

Your Highness, I can't help but give it now!" You were too impulsive just now and offended Lin Beifan by speaking out. What if he holds a grudge and kills everyone tomorrow? We really can’t afford to lose! The third prince's face was filled with confusion:"

But we don't have that much money."……"

"There is still something to be found! As long as we can win the Yanwu battle, what's the point of losing a little money?

The third prince thought for a while, finally made up his mind and nodded:"What Mr. Wang said is absolutely true!""

So, they came back and promised 1 million taels.

But Lin Beifan was still unhappy:"Send me away for 1 million taels? What a beautiful thought! You just threatened me, I'm very unhappy, I have to pay more!

The two third princes said:"Fuck!""