Chapter 391 The Game of Power
"Nothing is impossible." Lin Zhiqing slowly sat back down, his mind clearer than ever before.
"Rather than saying the emperor, it's better to say the royal family."
Lin Yangyang still found it a little unbelievable:
"The royal family was eager to eliminate the Lin family, so why would they protect those witnesses?"
"Wouldn't that be an enemy of the Zhenyuan Marquisate? But the Zhenyuan Marquisate is a newly minted noble family at the imperial court, and is extremely favored!"
"What if the problem lies here?" Lin Zhiqing asked:
"Cousin, with all the flowers blooming and the fire boiling, the current momentum of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion is familiar to you, isn't it?"
Lin Yangyang's eyes gradually changed: "Lin family, the former Lin family!"
"Yes, it's the former Lin family." Lin Zhiqing's eyes were deep:
"The royal family left those witnesses behind not to help the Lin family, but to check and balance the Jiang family."
"The essence of the art of emperorship is checks and balances!"
Lin Shian took a deep breath: "The royal family doesn't care whether Second Uncle has colluded with the enemy or not, they only care about power!"
"When Second Uncle was still alive, the Lin family had two marquises, and they dominated the family. Their power was too great, and they even touched the royal family's reverse scale!"
Lin Zhiqing clenched his hands tightly:
"The existence of those witnesses is the royal family's backup plan. If the Jiang family ever becomes too powerful, those people will be the key evidence to bring them down."
"But if that's the case, could it be that the royal family knows that my second uncle is innocent?" Lin Yangyang continued to shake her head after she finished speaking.
"No, that's a bit ridiculous."
"My second uncle and grandfather were both heroes of Dasheng. If the royal family knew about such a serious crime as treason, how could they not seek justice?"
"Cousin, they don't uphold justice because this matter just happens to suit their wishes." When Lin Zhiqing spoke again, her voice had calmed down.
"The Lin family is too powerful and attracts attention. The royal family originally wanted to eliminate the Lin family."
"But the Lin family at that time was full of loyal and brave people. If we used drastic measures, it would definitely arouse public anger and lose their support."
"But if we have the excuse of treason, can we then eliminate the Lin family?"
Lin Zhiqing seemed to be explaining to Lin Yangyang, but in fact he was also talking to himself.
Only in this way can the strange things in the trial be reasonably explained.
If we say that the only fault of Lin Congrong, or even the Lin family, is that they did too well, they were constantly promoted and given titles, and became the only powerful family.
What emperors fear most is a single dominant power with no means to check and balance it.
Looking back now, there are only a few powerful military generals in the Great Sheng Dynasty.
The Duke of Pei was a powerful figure in his youth, but later he retired from power and stayed in Shengjing City, ignoring the affairs of the court. He was a true neutral.
Marquis Anping, the father of Princess Pingning, is a man of great martial arts ability, but he is a reckless man without much brains.
Moreover, Marquis Anping was seriously injured on the battlefield when he was young and could never fight on the battlefield again, so he had no chance of gaining military power.
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was courageous and resolute in his early years, but later married a princess and lost his real power...
In addition to these people, there are also many military officers active in the court, but the most powerful one is none other than the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
This situation is very similar to the Lin family's in the past.
Lin Zhiqing closed his eyes.
Lin Shian took a deep breath and said, "Regarding the incident with Fourth Uncle, it's clear that the royal family wants to wipe out the Lin family."
"But after so many things happened to the Lin family, the royal family stopped interfering."
"I just think that the royal family doesn't take the Lin family seriously, or that they see that the Lin family has no ulterior motives."
"Now it seems that they are clearly treating our Lin family as a knife!"
"That's right." Lin Zhiqing nodded. She couldn't understand why the royal family suddenly stopped pressuring the Lin family.
Now everything is on the table.
Just like many years ago, Jiang Yunhe framed Lin Congrong and brought down the Lin family.
The process is not important, and the royal family may not care whether Lin Congrong actually collaborated with the enemy and committed treason.
It only looks at the results.
The result was that the Lin family collapsed.
Now that their identities have changed, the Lin family has become a knife in the hands of the royal family, sharpening their knife to attack the Jiang family.
However, the situations are similar but not exactly the same.
Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath and said, "The royal family gave up on the Lin family without hesitation because the Lin family was already on the verge of extinction."
"And now, the royal family is still weighing the pros and cons."
"They appear to be staying out of the Lin family's affairs, but they are secretly concerned about how things develop."
"If our Lin family wins, the Jiang family will completely collapse just like the Lin family did before."
"But if the Lin family remains powerless to deal with the Jiang family's conspiracy as before, then in the eyes of the royal family, the Lin family will be a useless chess piece."
Lin Zhiqing had made his words very clear by this point.
What this means is that the Lin and Jiang families are just crickets in the hands of the royal family.
The Lin family was originally the cricket that was forced into a corner by the Jiang family and was about to be defeated and was no longer useful.
That was why the royal family was eager to use Lin Congyan to eliminate the useless Lin family.
But the Lin family bounced back and won the battle, so the royal family sat firmly on the throne again, watching the two crickets fight.
Anyway, no matter who wins the fight, it will not be a loss to the royal family.
Lin Yangyang understood what Lin Zhiqing wanted to express. Her eyes were filled with shock and her lips trembled.
"If that's the case, if that's the case, then the Lin family was able to survive because they were pawns left behind by the royal family, right?"
Collaboration with the enemy and treason is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the family, but the Lin family has survived to this day.
This can only mean two things.
First, the royal family knew that the Lin family was innocent, but they didn't care.
Second, the Lin family is more useful alive than dead.
Their roles are no different from those of the witnesses. They are all handles on the Jiang family deliberately left by the royal family.
But the Lin family did not realize this before.
As for the Jiang family, Lin Zhiqing felt that they probably had not realized it before.
But with Jiang Yunhe's personality, it was impossible for him not to notice what had happened recently.
But even if they noticed it, they could only bite the bullet and continue to move forward.
The Lin family and the Jiang family were placed on opposite sides of the scale by the royal family, destined to fight to the death, and only one could survive.
"Is this really the truth?" Lin Shian was shocked and his whole body shrank.
"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle..."
"Cousin." Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath.
"The royal family was just an indifferent bystander, or, of course, they could be fanning the flames behind the scenes."
"But we must understand that the direct murderer of my father was Jiang Yunhe."
Lin Zhiqing pulled himself out of his previous emotions, his eyes determined:
"As for the others, most of them are just indifferent bystanders."
"Now we can only hold the Jiang family accountable."
"Besides, since the royal family is considering taking action against the Jiang family and is also weighing the strength of the Lin family, we must take advantage of this favorable situation and use their strength to our advantage!"
"Only when the Lin family is strong enough will we be qualified to think about other things."
"So, these words today can only rot in our own stomachs."
"Do you understand?"
Lin Zhiqing's expression had never been so serious.
Lin Shian and Lin Yangyang took a deep breath at the same time and then nodded.
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