Chapter 20 I came here just to give you guys a good meal...

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"Who is the new imperial envoy? He said his last name is Lin. Could he be from the Lin family in the capital?" Lord Wang couldn't help but mutter after returning to the mansion. "If he is from the Lin family in the capital, he must be related to Lin Xing."

The Lin family in the capital they were talking about was the original owner's family. Although the original owner's parents were gone, he still had an uncle who was an official in the capital and helped Lin Xing a lot.

"Why didn't you ask clearly?" Mrs. Wang couldn't help asking him after hearing him muttering.

"You don't know, the guard behind him is so fierce, his face is full of murderous intent. If I get closer to the imperial envoy, he looks like he wants to cut me into pieces." Lord Wang couldn't help but complain, "It's as if he's not a guard, but Lord Lin's husband. But Lord Lin is indeed handsome, maybe he is the cousin of the imperial concubine. After all, for a man to enter the palace as a favorite concubine, his appearance must be stunning, and his cousins ​​are no different."

Mrs. Wang said nonchalantly, "Hey, this entire court is rotten. How many people are willing to work for the people? Aren't they all just pocketing money? If you're a step slower, the money will go into someone else's pocket."

"That's true. Last time the court allocated disaster relief funds, they said they would give us 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 dan of grain. But in the end, we only got a little over 100,000 taels of silver, and not a penny of grain." Lord Wang was furious at the thought. "This time, the imperial envoy is even more deceitful. The court allocated funds for post-disaster reconstruction, but he actually wants a 90% share. The officials who sent disaster relief funds before were only getting a 28% share."

"If he is really the cousin of the imperial concubine, we can't afford to offend him. Not only can we not offend him, we have to treat him with good food and drink. If we let his brother whisper in the emperor's ear, we will be in big trouble." Mrs. Wang reminded him.

Lord Wang said nonchalantly, "The imperial court is almost gone, so why should we be afraid of the emperor? We can just wait for Lin Xing to escape back to Jiang State and attack us with his army. Then he will promise us high positions and generous salaries, so that our ancestors won't have to serve as mere prefects for generations."

When Mrs. Wang heard him mention high-ranking officials, she became excited: "Being a small prefect can make so much money. If he goes to the capital and becomes a higher official, the benefits will be ten times what they have now."

Lord Wang was fantasizing with her when he suddenly realized something: "Oh no! That imperial concubine can not only whisper in the emperor's ear, but also whisper in Lin Xing's ear. We have to treat her well. She is truly a demon concubine who is bringing disaster to the country."

All the recent events in the capital were blocked by Fu Jiangyu and had not yet been reported here, so Lord Wang did not know that Lin Xing had his hands chopped off and thrown into prison. He was still fantasizing about giving Lin Xing a high position and generous salary if he succeeded.

In the evening, Lord Wang held a banquet and invited Lin Baige to the most luxurious restaurant in the city.

They booked the restaurant and officials of all ranks were present. Everyone thought that Lin Baige was the cousin of the imperial concubine and brought valuable gifts.

As soon as Lin Baige and Fu Jiangyu got off the carriage, they heard the lingering sound of piano. When they entered the restaurant, they saw more than a dozen women playing the piano, singing and dancing, all of them were stunningly beautiful.

Lord Wang came over personally to invite him to sit down, and called two beauties to Lin Baige's side: "Accompany Lord Lin well."

Before the two of them sat down, they were stared at coldly by Fu Jiangyu. They were frightened by Fu Jiangyu's aura and did not dare to get close.

"No need, I'm not interested in women." Lin Baige said fearfully. In the afternoon, he got close to Lord Wang and said a few words. When he returned, he was almost kissed to death by Fu Jiangyu. Not only did he kiss him, but he also pressed him on his legs and slapped him several times. Now he felt his butt burning as he sat on the chair.

After Fu Jiangyu was stabbed, his love-mindedness seemed to have faded a little, and he was no longer as gentle and indulgent as in the original story. Before, when Fu Jiangyu knew that the original owner went to find Lin Xing, he would just pretend not to know. Now, he just mentioned that they were all Lin Xing's people, and it was not what Fu Jiangyu thought it meant, so he punished him by spanking him several times there, and asked him who he liked the most after each spank.

He had to answer that he liked His Majesty and that he was His Majesty's man. Fu Jiangyu stopped only after he was satisfied and rubbed him a few more times. Now, just thinking about it makes me feel ashamed.

"So, Lord Lin likes men? We have prepared that too." Lord Wang was ready to clap his hands and have someone send over a new batch of handsome men.

Lin Baige became even more frightened and quickly stopped him: "No need, I brought it myself."

"Ah?" Lord Wang was stunned for a moment, then he saw the man behind Lin Baige sitting next to Lin Baige.

Fu Jiangyu's sitting posture and demeanor were unable to conceal his imperial aura. The pressure he exuded was so strong that the officials around him subconsciously dared not even breathe.

Before, Fu Jiangyu had always stood behind Lin Baige, and Lord Wang had always thought that Fu Jiangyu was Lin Baige's bodyguard, but now it seems that he was wrong.

Lin Baige brought a team of guards with him when he entered the city this time. While eating, the guards stood in a row behind him, and only Fu Jiangyu sat next to him.

Moreover, Fu Jiangyu's appearance and aura are not something that ordinary guards have. It can be seen at first glance that he is from a noble family, or even a royal relative.

Lord Wang felt that this person might be even more important than Lin Baige, but he was not wearing official uniform, so his status could not be determined.

He asked Lin Baige cautiously: "Who is this?"

"This is..." Lin Baige almost blurted out that this was the emperor. He pursed his lips and said his identity, which had been changed in advance: "This is General Yu, who came with me to deal with the rebels. The Marquis of Nan'an is in charge of the outer city, and he is in charge of the inner city."

Because they also brought a team of people to protect the emperor when they entered the city, Lord Wang believed their explanation.

"These rebels are so despicable. They entered the city and burned, killed and looted. No one's belongings were stolen or robbed. They were all accumulated by our ancestors. Why do they rob the money and food of the rich families just because they see them starving to death?" Lord Wang said indignantly.

As they were talking, the waiter from the restaurant brought the dishes. Lin Baige looked at the delicacies on the table and felt extremely ironic.

As a senior official, you wear gold and silver while letting the people starve to death, and you still have the nerve to say such words?

"How come the restaurant is still open when so many people have starved to death?" Lin Baige asked him as if chatting.

Lord Wang boasted, "Those who starved to death were the poor and the peasants. Natural disasters had no effect on us officials and the wealthy. Especially those who sell grain in the city. The more natural disasters there are, the richer they get. They drive up grain prices and make a killing."

"You don't care?" Lin Baige wanted to slap him twice when he saw him like this. He had to hold Fu Jiangyu's hand under the table with one hand to prevent Fu Jiangyu from chopping him to death in a fit of rage.

"Of course they do. They have to give me a share. I'm not as ruthless as you, so I'll split it 50-50. I won't ask for more." Lord Wang smiled and lowered his voice to Lin Baige, "Don't worry, I will send money and food to Jiang State every year. When you go back, please say a few good words for me in front of the Crown Prince."

Lin Xing is the eldest prince of Jiang State, and Lord Wang privately respectfully calls Lin Xing the eldest prince.

When Lin Baige heard that he had shipped money to the enemy country, he was furious. What a traitor! Hundreds of thousands of our own people had starved to death due to natural disasters, and he shipped the money to the enemy country! He deserved to die! He deserved to be cut into pieces.

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While they were eating, Nan'an Hou had already captured Jiang Erwa and his group outside the city.

Fu Jiangyu ordered that all of them be captured alive. These insurgents were so hungry that they had no strength to fight against the army. When they saw the army besieging the city, they thought they were all going to die. They thought that since they were going to die anyway, killing one more corrupt official would mean making one more profit, so they rushed forward desperately.

They were easily captured alive by the army of Marquis Nan'an. After being captured, they were all tied up and locked up in one place.

After dinner, Lin Baige secretly took Fu Jiangyu out of the city and came to the place where Jiang Erwa and others were imprisoned.

When those people saw a handsome young man in red clothes coming in, they were so shocked by his appearance that their eyes widened. Then they remembered that he was a dog official of the court and immediately started cursing.

Jiang Erwa yelled at Lin Baige, "You bastard officer, I've fallen into your hands today. We accept defeat. You can kill me or chop me up as you please. Eighteen years from now, I'll be a brave man again."

Seeing this, Marquis Nan'an was actually a little worried that this evil concubine would kill them. Although Marquis Nan'an came to capture the rebels, he also knew that these people were not starving to death, so how could they rebel? They were just a group of pitiful people.

"Whatever I want, okay?" Lin Baige raised his hand towards the outside: "Come in, serve the food."

Nan'an Hou scratched his ears, thinking he had misheard: "He said to serve food, not torture?"

After a while, buckets of fragrant rice were brought up.

"Is this our last meal before execution?" Jiang Erwa and the others were drooling as they looked at the food. Even if it was a last meal before execution, they still made a profit.

"I'm an imperial envoy sent by the Emperor. I'm here to feed you. Don't worry, none of you will die. It's those corrupt officials who deserve to die!" Lin Baige said, and then he turned to the Marquis of Nan'an behind him, "Untie them and feed them."