Chapter 573 Seeing Lin Changqing Again

Lin Changning, dressed in a dark red official robe, stood with Qi Rong and Li Mingxiu, who were dressed in the same color, with their hands behind their backs, coldly watching Lin Changqing, who had been brought in by Su's father.

He pondered in his heart how these two ended up together.

Su Qingyan's legs are now crippled, and the Su family's title has been stripped. It's unbelievable that Su's father is still able to bring Lin Changqing over to continue causing trouble.

Behind Su's father were Marquis Zhongyi and Marquis Qinying, both veteran nobles of Yun County. Led by the Duke of Ningkang's mansion, there were nearly eight families, large and small. The Duke of Ningkang's mansion hadn't even shown its face yet, but sent two marquises with people over, probably wanting to see the emperor's attitude towards her.

Although Lin Changning's actions in the capital have not been significant recently, they have clearly affected the interests of some people. The reason why the veteran Yun Gui can rest easy now is simply because the new emperor does not have many military officers to distribute to various garrisons. Meanwhile, they have been operating in the capital for many years, and their military influence is deeply entrenched. If His Majesty wants to use people, he naturally cannot bypass them.

All these people seek is wealth and glory. If they only sought wealth and glory, it would be fine. But what Your Majesty cannot tolerate is that these people are using Your Majesty's current predicament as a pretext to threaten the Emperor.

Lin Changning has recently been making preparations in the capital, starting with the Beijing Garrison. The five major Beijing Garrisons are now using the same training methods as those in Taiyuan. If it's just for training, these people naturally won't make any big moves.

The key was that Lin Changning selected a group of soldiers from the army who were literate, physically strong, and had relatively high performance in the assessment. Most of them did not come from wealthy families; they were mostly ordinary people from the capital.

After training them, Lin Changning selected many promising talents and held a military competition every month. In addition to martial arts, she also taught them military strategy and tactics. She had only been back in the capital for a few months when she had already selected a group of talented people.

The end of the year is just two months away. A military competition was held a few days ago. Coincidentally, the emperor also wanted to see how well the troops were training. The five major camps in the capital, a group of imperial guards led by Yun Gui, and the garrison in the capital held a competition.

The outcome is obvious.

Lin Changning and Lao Qin led the Five Battalions to a brilliant victory. Although the garrison was inferior to the Five Battalions, their performance was still respectable. Only the Imperial Guards suffered a crushing defeat.

The day after the grand competition, the emperor took the opportunity to dismiss a group of people and replace them with the newest batch of talented generals from the five major camps.

It's probably this place that has displeased these veteran nobles, which is why they've concentrated their firepower on attacking Lin Changning.

Unfortunately, they chose the wrong person.

This group of people is quite capable of finding Lin Changqing. Lin Changning coldly watched Lin Changqing kneeling on the ground, wanting to see what these veteran nobles were up to.

This was Lin Changqing's first time entering the palace and his first time visiting the Emperor's Hall of Diligent Governance. He knelt on the ground and spoke to the officials in front of him. After glancing up at them, he stared intently at Lin Changning, who was standing next to Li Mingxiu and Qi Rong.

A hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, which quickly turned dark. Remembering what the Marquis had told him when he arrived, a resolute look appeared in Lin Changqing's eyes.

Lin Changping is now a powerful figure in the region, so naturally he can't touch him. He knows that he will be used as a tool by the powerful this time, but he still does it willingly.

He knew this was his only chance for revenge, and he also knew that if he couldn't bring down Lin Changping this time, death would be his only fate.

But he had no choice. The imperial examination was just a few months away. Even if the Miao family helped him clear up all the stains on his identity, even if he could participate in the examination, his path in this life was already blocked.

Lin Changping is already a marquis, and now he is a rising star in the court, a favorite of the emperor, wielding real power and influence. The entire Taiyuan Group and the people behind the eldest prince are all on good terms with him.

Lin Changqing saw no hope of getting ahead.

Jealousy and resentment gnawed at his heart like ants, and he kept thinking, "Why is Lin Changping so lucky?"

His father had clearly ruined his path to the imperial examinations, so why was Lin Changping still able to go so high and so far? Now, when Lin Changqing looked up, all he could see was his back; he couldn't even see him anymore.

Lin Changqing stood quietly beside Li Mingxiu, exuding an imposing aura. She looked at Lin Changqing with a cold face, and then Lin Changqing suddenly smiled at her and said, "Sixth brother, it's been a long time."

Lin Changning sneered: "I wouldn't dare. Apart from my eldest brother, whose body is nowhere to be found, and my second brother, who is crippled, I don't have an older brother like you."

Lin Changqing sighed softly: "Sixth brother, are you still holding a grudge about what happened back then? What happened back then was just an accident. Sixth brother has really misunderstood my father."

Lin Changning looked away: "Whether it was an accident or not, you and I both know the answer."

After saying that, he stopped looking at Lin Changqing and quietly waited for the Yun Guis' next move.

Lin Changqing was merely being used as a pawn; there are likely more tricks up his sleeve.

She was also curious to see how these wealthy men would frame her this time.

Marquis Zhongyi coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, I have something to inform you."

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, his expression inscrutable. He raised his head slightly and said lightly, "Speak."

"Your Majesty, I hereby impeach Marquis Lin Changning for abusing his power for personal gain, disregarding human life, violating human ethics, and trampling on the law!!!"

Li Mingxiu chuckled: "Lord Zhongyi, I think the wind is too strong today and you might have bitten off more than you can chew. Do you want to hear what you're saying? Marquis Wu'an abusing his power for personal gain??? Marquis Wu'an has only been in the capital for less than three months. I'd like to ask, what power are you abusing? And whose personal gain are you abusing? You're spouting nonsense without any evidence. I think you don't want your tongue anymore!"

Qi Rong also looked at the Marquis of Loyalty and said coldly, "When it comes to abusing power for personal gain, I'm sure you parasites know more about it."

Marquis Zhongyi's face darkened for a moment, then he snorted and bowed to the emperor above him: "Your Majesty, the witness is here and has been brought over. Would Your Majesty be willing to hear his words?"

The emperor looked at the reckless Marquis of Loyalty and then at Lin Changqing, who bore a striking resemblance to Lin Changning. Suddenly, he asked, "You look three parts like the Marquis of Wu'an. You just called him your sixth brother, so you two must be related. How can you, a member of the Marquis of Wu'an's clan, sue your own family?"

After listening to the emperor's words, Lin Changqing kowtowed and straightened his body, saying, "Your Majesty, my name is Lin Changqing, the third son of the Lin family, and my cousin of the Marquis of Wu'an. Although we are related by blood, we are also blood enemies."

The emperor became somewhat curious, but his expression remained calm: "Go on."

When Lin Changqing saw that the emperor was asking him to continue, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes. It seemed that this time, his path to the imperial examinations would be cut short.

It might even cost him his life.

But now he has no way out.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Wu'an is a vicious and ruthless man. He colluded with the officials of the county government to torture my father, and he died within a month. Later, my younger brother was so angry that he tried to seek justice, but the Marquis of Wu'an broke both his legs! Back then, he was just a centurion, yet he caused my family to be destroyed and die like this!!! I beg Your Majesty to see the truth!!"