Chapter 360: Those who respect others will always be respected by others
"Showing weakness? The Minister of Justice was very cautious in the past, and now he is not very friendly to the Lin family. Showing weakness is useless." Lin Congli shook his head in disapproval.
Lin Shian felt that Lin Zhiqing's thoughts would not be so simple: "Uncle, Zhiqing's show of weakness is probably not that simple."
"That's right." Lin Zhiqing nodded: "I'm just laying the groundwork."
The preparation before using the ultimate move.
"What?" This time, even Lin Shian didn't understand.
Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly, with a cunning look in her eyes. She spoke again: "Simply put, it is to plant a seed in his heart."
"I have been hinting that the Zhenyuan Marquisate would deal with him. No matter what he thought before, he will now be on the defensive against the Zhenyuan Marquisate."
"They are more aware of the defense of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, so they naturally don't care that much about the Lin family."
"Don't care about the Lin family? What's the point?" Lin Congli was still a little confused.
Lin Zhiqing explained carefully:
"Uncle, when a major event occurs, people always focus on a relatively powerful individual and ignore other relatively weak individuals."
"For example, on the battlefield, why do enemies prioritize capturing the leader first, and try to control the enemy's generals first?"
Lin Shian, well-versed in military books, was the first to answer, "Because the generals play the role of commanding the overall situation."
Lin Zhiqing nodded:
"Yes, that's indeed the superficial reason. The fundamental reason is that no one pays attention to the unknown people. Everyone only focuses on those who pose the greatest threat to themselves."
Lin Congli squinted his eyes and understood what Lin Zhiqing meant:
"You mean to say that your display of weakness will make the Minister of Justice think that the greatest threat he faces is the Zhenyuan Marquisate, and he will therefore ignore the Lin family."
"That's right. Ignoring the Lin family will make it easier for me to act next." Lin Zhiqing obviously had a plan in mind.
Lin Shian and Lin Congli looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions.
There are some things that Lin Zhiqing will naturally say when she wants to say them, and if she doesn't say them, she must have her reasons.
However, Lin Shian understood the general meaning, and he wanted to confirm it again:
"Zhiqing, are you trying to pull the Minister of Justice over to the Lin family?"
"That's only half true." Lin Zhiqing replied:
"To be more precise, I want to pull him away from the side of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. Whether he stands on the side of the Lin family or not is not important."
This time, Lin Shian and Lin Congli understood what she meant.
Seeing that the two understood, Lin Zhiqing asked, "Cousin, uncle, do you know anything about the son of the Minister of Justice?"
This is the plan to start with the son of the Minister of Justice.
Lin Shian had some guesses in his mind and said:
"This man went to the border when he was young, but he didn't make any name for himself. After returning to the capital, he kept a low profile, turned to literature, and enjoyed attending poetry gatherings."
"I met him once before. He seemed like a very elegant gentleman and he didn't look down on me at all."
After hearing what Lin Shian said, Lin Zhiqing had an idea.
These things were similar to what she had found out, which showed how well this person hid himself.
However, it can also be seen from here that the Minister of Justice must have given his son some instructions in person.
After all, if anything happens again, the Minister of Justice will be unable to escape the control of the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion.
However, Lin Zhiqing always felt that the son of the Minister of Justice would never be so obedient. After all, a dog will always eat shit.
She must find a chance to investigate carefully.
As he was thinking along the way, he soon arrived at the residence of the Chief Censor.
Unlike the other two people, this was Lin Zhiqing's first contact with the Chief Censor.
Before this, she had only heard of the name of Chief Censor Wang Yuan.
Lin Zhiqing had always been keeping an eye on this person. After all, the former Chief Censor was the one who directly produced evidence of Lin Congrong's treason and conspiracy, and he was the culprit who led to the downfall of the Lin family.
His student Wang Yuan was naturally also the subject of Lin Zhiqing's observation.
And this kind of observation is second only to that of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
However, even though Lin Zhiqing tried his best to collect information, he could not find any trace of Wang Yuan's contact with the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Moreover, in the previous dispute over whether to re-examine Lin Congrong's case, Wang Yuan had always been opposed.
Even when Zhenyuan Hou Jiang Yunhe personally asked for orders, he did not change his mind.
Lin Zhiqing had every reason to suspect that this person didn't want the Lin family to be cleared of their grievances.
Thinking of this, when the carriage stopped outside Wang Yuan's mansion, Lin Zhiqing got off and first carefully observed the external environment of Wang Yuan's mansion.
The first impression of this mansion is that it is small, even smaller than the Lin family's.
However, the Lin family is a marquis after all, so it is no problem for them to have a bigger mansion.
Just as Lin Zhiqing was observing, a servant from the Lin family came forward and knocked on the door.
After waiting for a while, the doorman came out and his eyes fell on Lin Zhiqing: "Miss Lin, my master has caught a cold and is not suitable to see guests. Please go back."
After saying that, he turned back without waiting for the Lin family to say anything else.
With a bang, the door closed.
After being rejected like this, Lin Shi'an and Lin Congli both frowned.
Especially Lin Congli, his behavior was extremely rude and he showed no hospitality at all.
Lin Zhiqing was very calm about this: "In that case, let's go back."
"The Lin family has already fulfilled all the formalities. As for what happens to others, it is not our business."
Since Lin Zhiqing said so, Lin Congli and Lin Shian naturally wouldn't say anything more.
After getting on the carriage, Lin Congli was still a little depressed:
"I've never seen an official behave like this. He's just showing his dislike for the Lin family. How rude, really rude!"
Lin Zhiqing knew that Lin Congli was humiliated because of the Lin family, and she felt unhappy. She spoke to comfort him:
"Uncle, how others treat us is their business. Our Lin family just needs to take care of ourselves and stand up straight, and then there will be no shame."
"What's more, the people in the Censorate have always disliked the Lin family."
"After the incident between my cousin and I came to the mansion, the stuttering censor was not very friendly to us."
"That's the person Wang Yuan brought with him, so naturally he's on Wang Yuan's side." Lin Congli's chest rose and fell slightly.
"Now that I think about it, I was so humble and flattering, but I didn't even get a good look from him. Why bother?"
Uncle actually has this kind of awareness now?
After hearing this, Lin Zhiqing looked at Lin Shian. Although they were a little surprised, they were more relieved.
Lin Zhiqing smiled and said, "Uncle, what happened before is a long time ago. It's a good thing that you have such thoughts now."
“Those who respect others will always be respected by others, and those who value others will always be valued by others.”
"If he doesn't respect you, you certainly don't have to go to great lengths to please him. Our Lin family's troubles can't be solved by pleasing just one person."
If Lin Congli had heard these words before, he would have found the word "flattering" extremely offensive.
But now, after going through so much, he knew very well that Lin Zhiqing was right.
Lin Zhiqing is the most insightful person in the Lin family.
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