Zhao Chenhan almost lost control of his facial expression, but luckily he reacted in time and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will make sure Zhao Lin knows your desire to seek talented people."
"Hmm!" Li Jingzhong was very satisfied. "Once Zhao Lin is also here, it will be a good story if you, Young Master Zhao and Young Master Zhao, assist me together."
Zhao Chenhan smiled apologetically, his heart twisted.
Good story? Pah!
I must kill that Zhao Lin.
And that bitch Yun Zhiyi actually dared to say that he was Da Zhao and I was Xiao Zhao. How could he, a lowly bastard who was not loved by his parents, be worthy of ranking ahead of me?
Return home in the evening.
Su Di said to Zhao Lin, "You are too impulsive. Guo Maoliang's death is clearly the result of a fight between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. If you rashly intervene, you will definitely invite retaliation from at least one party."
Zhao Lin sighed and said, "Time is not waiting for me."
Sudi frowned slightly. "Why are you in such a hurry? As long as you study and take the imperial examinations step by step, even if you can't become the top scholar, you can at least become a Jinshi. Then you can fill the vacancy and get an official position. Isn't that better than this?"
Zhao Lin said calmly, "By that time, Qing'er will have given birth to the child."
"you?"
Sudi said angrily, "Didn't you say yesterday that you weren't worried?"
Zhao Lin said, "I'm just not worried about her safety, not that I don't care about her. After all, she's the only person who's treated me the best since I came into this world. Since she doesn't want to marry Bai Shicheng, whether she likes me or not, I have to help her."
Sudi said bitterly: "You can't be so anxious, you can come to me for discussion."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry. As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought through risk. How can you expect to find wealth and honor without taking this risk?"
"This isn't wealth, it's a death warrant."
Sudi said angrily, "Can you just meddle in the battle for the crown prince? No matter who wins this time, it will be bad for you. Guo Maoliang is the head of the Ministry of Revenue. He was killed silently. Do you think it will be difficult for the crown prince to deal with you?"
Zhao Lin said, "Of course not. But then again, if this succeeds, Lord Li will value me even more. Given his status, he won't let the Crown Prince cause trouble for me. And Prince Yu will definitely have to make some gesture."
Sudi shook his head and said, "You think too simply. These people are ruthless and will eat people without leaving any bones. Even though Li Xingye seems to value you very much now, if the Crown Prince really wants to take action against you, I bet he will not dare to interfere. As for Prince Yu, let alone you, you have no relationship with him, why would he help you? Are you planning to take this opportunity to join him?"
"Recruit Prince Yu?" Zhao Lin shook his head: "I don't have any plans for that at the moment."
The Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion is a branch of Prince Yu, which has cut off the possibility of Zhao Lin joining Prince Yu.
This time, letting Prince Yu take advantage of the situation was just an opportunity to show Zhao Lin's ability.
If he wants to take revenge on the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion in the future, he will definitely not be able to bypass Prince Yu's Mansion, and he will definitely become enemies with Prince Yu.
Therefore, Prince Yu was put into the enemy category by Zhao Lin very early on.
"Alas!" Sudi sighed. "Although you might be favored by Lord Li, you'll offend too many people. Not only the Crown Prince, but even the Emperor will be displeased, because these two are his sons after all, and he can't bear to punish either of them. I had already suppressed it, and you brought it to light. Maybe the Emperor will be dissatisfied with you. It's not worth it!"
Zhao Lin smiled slightly: "It's not that I can't do it, but I definitely have some opinions about me."
Sudi said angrily: "How dare you?"
Zhao Lin said leisurely, "Don't you think Shengjing Prefecture is too peaceful?"
Sudi asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?"
Zhao Lin said, "How can a big fish be raised without a little trouble? If the Crown Prince and Prince Yu don't continue to fight, how can we have a chance to stand out? Even if the Emperor has a problem with me, he won't target me too obviously. Besides, he's old. How many years can he live? When he dies, who will care about what I do?"
"Shh, keep your voice down." Su Di was so frightened that he quickly covered Zhao Lin's mouth and said in a low voice, "Are you really crazy? How dare you say such a thing?"
"That's because I wouldn't dare say it in front of you. I wouldn't dare say it in front of others." Zhao Lin said.
Zhao Lin was also secretly alert in his heart. He had just said it too easily. If those words were to spread out, it would be a great disrespect to the emperor, and the confiscation of property and execution would be the least of his punishment.
Su Di felt something strange when he heard Zhao Lin say that. He said, "Forget it. We've already done it. Let's do our best. What can I do?"
Zhao Lin said: "Of course, you will help me solve this case."
…
Because Zhao Lin discovered the suspicious circumstances surrounding Guo Maoliang's death, the embezzlement case of disaster relief funds, which had been suppressed, was stirred up again.
The news spread quickly.
"That kid is so capable of making trouble?"
Bai Shicheng was sitting upright at his desk, waiting for his elder brother Bai Shiyuan to give him advice on his writing, but he was very surprised when he heard his elder brother, who had just returned from the palace, say such a thing.
"He dares to get involved in something as big as the succession dispute. Isn't he afraid that anyone will just step on him and crush him like an ant?"
Bai Shiyuan said calmly, "Do you think he's afraid?"
"He should be afraid." Bai Shicheng thought carefully and said, "He must be unaware of the dangers of the succession dispute. I suspect he has no idea what Guo Maoliang's death represents. He just wanted to gain merit and make Li Xingye value him more, so he found this case to show off. If he knew that this would involve him in the succession dispute and even make the people of the Crown Prince's faction hate him, he probably wouldn't do it even if he was beaten to death."
"You're wrong." Bai Shiyuan said calmly, "Not only did he know, but he had already prepared himself mentally."
"How do you know?" Bai Shicheng was even more shocked.
Bai Shiyuan said, "The fact that he listened to Li Xingye and publicly acknowledged me as his mentor shows how shrewd he is. How could he not know such a simple thing? This decision must have been made after careful consideration."
"What good will this do him?" Bai Shicheng asked, puzzled. "Even if he solves the case and Li Xingye values him more, he'll also offend the Crown Prince. How good will that be for him? Is he trying to use this as a token of his loyalty to Prince Yu, so he can become a loyal official? But the Crown Prince is the heir apparent, chosen by His Majesty. Isn't he afraid that Prince Yu's failure will implicate him?"
"Shut up, how can you say such a thing?" Bai Shiyuan shouted harshly.
Bai Shicheng shrank his neck and said, "Let's not talk about the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. But I don't understand what Zhao Lin did."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You just need to know that he made a mistake in this step." Bai Shiyuan said.
"Wrong? Why?" Bai Shicheng was puzzled. "Could it be that the prince was sure that Guo Maoliang would actually commit suicide?"
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