A journey to the heavens starting from the Red Mansion

Chapter 116: The special skill of the chicken with legs on its back - trying to cover up the obvious

Lin Mansion, side hall.

Lin Ruhai looked at Zheng Qiwen across from him with a gloomy expression, showing no anger or authority.

"Master Zheng, why are you here?"

Zheng Qiwen looked at Lin Ruhai, sighed softly, and said slowly.

"Censor Lin, let us also open the skylight and speak frankly. This matter was definitely not ours."

Lin Ruhai chuckled lightly, his pupils trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of cold light.

"Master Zheng, my men will investigate this, so you don't have to worry about it. Don't worry, we will never wrongly accuse anyone who is not related."

Zheng Qiwen felt Lin Ruhai's emotions and immediately threw out his chips.

"Censor Lin, please rest assured that within three days all the people and things related to him will be brought to the Lin Mansion for you to deal with."

Seeing Lin Ruhai's expression softening slightly, Zheng Qiwen continued to speak

"These are all trivial matters. What is important now is, how injured is your young master? I have brought the best doctor in Yangzhou and the best famous medicine. Do you need them to see Mr. Lin?"

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while and said calmly.

"Xiao Yao has been seen by the imperial doctor. There is no concern for his life. There is no need for Master Zheng to go. Let Mr. Zheng take a look."

When Zheng Qiwen heard this, he naturally had no objection. He nodded with Zheng Yunxiang beside him, and Zheng Yunxiang followed Butler Li to the east chamber.

After Zheng Yunxiang left, Zheng Qiwen shook his head with a bitter smile on his face.

"Censor Lin, Yangzhou has been really turbulent in recent years! If I hadn't known that most of the salt merchants were idiots, I wouldn't have been able to help but suspect that your Qilin'er had arranged the drama."

Lin Ruhai opened his eyes and told lies, with a hint of anger in his tone.

"If my son hadn't been lucky today, he might not have survived. If something happened to him accidentally, I would let those people die without a burial place."

Zheng Qiwen quite agreed with Lin Youhai's words and said in a solemn tone.

"These crazy people actually attacked your noble master. They really deserve death."

"But having said that, those who really want to achieve great things have not experienced a life of near-death. Your master saved the day from danger and was destined to die. Those clowns are just stepping stones for your glorious achievements."

Lin Ruhai glanced at Zheng Qiwen and did not continue speaking.

It's not humility. People in his position actually understand that only Chi Guoguo's interests are the most real.

Just like in the court, there are many people who directly break their faces and fight in order to go further.A little face is not as important as the power in your hands.

Yan Guan, one of the nine ministers, is a group of desperate men who work hard to get ahead.

He would fight for the leader of his group, even if he could easily be shattered to pieces.It's all in one word, power.

The higher one gets to a high position, the more one understands that vanity is the most useless thing.

None of the princes in the temple were ruthless. Even if Lin Yao looked down upon their appearance, it was undeniable that they were good at killing political opponents through intrigues.

Zheng Qiwen wanted to brush this matter over without any cost, but he underestimated Lin Ruhai.

After Zheng Qiwen carefully examined Lin Ruhai for a moment, he laughed dumbly.

"Don't worry, Censor Lin. I'm not a ungrateful person. How can I expect that I can make up for your noble master with just a few words?"

"I always thought that Mr. Lin was teaching your noble master, but I didn't expect that it was actually his own idea. He will be a terrible person later in life."

Lin Ruhai looked at Zheng Qiwen who was swaying freely in front of him, suddenly smiled and said softly.

"You must give me an explanation for what happened today. The fate of those salt merchants was very tragic. Don't blame me for not predicting what happened."

Although Lin Ruhai has only been in charge of Yangzhou Mansion for two years, he has experienced many turmoils.

Four generations of feudal lords have been able to remain standing in this century. If the Lin family is said to be a simple character, who can believe it?

A direct descendant of the Lin family of this generation, Lin Ruhai was also a well-known person in Suzhou, not far from Yangzhou. He had been accustomed to intrigues and intrigues since he was a child.

Even without Lin Yao, he could still be in charge of Yangzhou Prefecture for 12 years.

If there hadn't been a problem with the emperor, he wouldn't have relied on Jia's family to protect his daughter and died in isolation.When Lin Yao set out to kill the direct descendants of those salt merchants, Lin Ruhai seized the opportunity and used the opportunity to exert most of his power to eradicate those salt merchants in one fell swoop.

If Lin Ruhai was a simple character, Yang Qiwen, who didn't understand Lin Yao's terror, wouldn't come to the door in person.

It's true that the patriarchs of these salt merchant families are so easy to talk to, but these people are afraid of power and not moral.

Yang Qiwen remained calm to Lin Ruhai's words, and of course he would not show his emotions.

Unless Lin Ruhai's weakness is found, he will not show his hostility, and a biting dog will not bark.

Otherwise, if the Zheng family is not destroyed as a result, it will inevitably weaken and eventually be eaten by jackals and hyenas in the dark.

Zheng Qiwen looked at Lin Ruhai and sighed.

"Censor Lin, the Zheng family can cooperate with the Yanyuan Yamen. In the reform of the Salt Administration, the Zheng family will fully support the Yanyuan Yamen. Are you satisfied, sir?"

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was silent for a while and then said calmly: "Good!"

If he had not known about Lin Yao's great wish, he would have been excited about the upcoming reform of the salt industry.

He didn't expect to start the most important step so easily. This was the biggest purpose of his coming to Yangzhou.

Now, in the face of a major change similar to what the ancient sages were striving for, which might benefit all sentient beings, how could he be complacent about his own trivial matter?
……

Lin's study.

It's dark at night, and the wind is biting outside, but it's as warm as spring inside.

Lin Ruhai obviously liked this environment very much, looking at Lin Yao and smiling.

"At this time in previous years, we would always feel cold. The brazier is too noisy and the smoke cage is too stuffy and greasy. I don't like it. The one you brought back now is good. It has moderate warmth and is not wet or dry. 'High-tech' This person is truly the reincarnation of Mozi."

The Zheng family father and son have left. The former Mr. Zheng just took a look from a distance outside the east chamber door and was taken away by Butler Li.

In fact, Mr. Zheng knew very well that the decision-making power did not lie with the two younger ones, but with the two who were facing each other in the side hall.

But he didn't know that Lin Yao couldn't treat it with common sense.With personal strength, one can break the earth and become king.

In a long time, Lin Yao sorted out everything about the ambush.

The first thing he did was to visit the two guards who were injured before.Although they had been treated, they were no longer as agile as before, and all of this was caused by Lin Yao's carelessness.

Instead of sending them away and letting them fend for themselves, Lin Yao would not give up on anyone who had ever stood by his side.

If you can't even save the people around you, how can you talk about change?
He appointed the two as instructors and trained people with other instructors.

This instructor is not as troublesome as modern ones. He has only three teaching tasks: to teach the instructor combat skills, learning knowledge, and the instinct to obey orders.

To put it simply: strengthen the body, strengthen the mind, and follow orders.

At the same time, this time taught Lin Yao a great lesson, so that he would no longer underestimate any ordinary world.

Once it becomes a big mistake that cannot be repaired, he doesn't know if he will be filled with regrets day and night.

After finishing all this, Lin Yao came to the study.

Seeing Lin Ruhai's peaceful expression, he seemed calm and unhurried.Lin Yao immediately understood that everything went smoothly, just as he expected.

"It's good that Father finds it useful."

Lin Yao smiled.

Going straight to the topic, Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Yao and asked.

"Xiao Yao, you can easily eliminate those salt merchants, why do you still want to fight with Zheng Jiaxu? I want to know your thoughts."

"It would be fine if I didn't have this opportunity, but fate actually gave me this power. I don't seek to change the day or the dynasty, I just want the people of the world to bathe in the sunshine,"

"The reason why I did this scene is because even if this scene is perfunctory, it can be hidden from most people's eyes and ears. Use this eye-catching but insignificant little thing to cover up our more important arrangements hidden in the background. .”

Lin Yao smiled, his eyes flashing with an imperceptible light.

It's like an old guy named Li in his previous life used a simple hunger strike to cover up the news of the discharge of nuclear sewage that concerns all mankind.

(End of this chapter)