Sudi was immediately moved.
"It's not easy to kill Zhao Jingzhou. He cares deeply about his own safety. While at Zhenbei Pass, he never left the house and stayed within the military camp. He passed all matters, big or small, on to his personal guards."
"There's only one chance to kill him, and that's when he leaves the barracks."
"Now is a good opportunity. Zhao Jingzhou is returning to the capital to report on his work and to escort this year's silver back with him. He only has 3,000 soldiers with him."
“But it’s still very difficult.”
“It’s not that no one has tried, but they all failed.”
"Zhao Jingzhou is very meticulous and won't leave any loopholes."
Sudi said thoughtfully.
Zhao Lin looked at Sudi deeply, then suddenly laughed and said, "I was just talking, why are you taking it so seriously? Even if we really want to take action, it's not now. We have to wait until we are able to fight for Zhenbei Pass."
Sudi also laughed.
Killing Zhao Jingzhou now would only make things easier for others, so he naturally wouldn't do such a stupid thing.
"Anyway, write it down first. Do it when there is a chance." Zhao Lin suddenly said.
Sudi nodded naturally: "Okay!"
Zhao Lin remained calm.
Sudi sounded so relaxed about plotting against a commander who commanded 200,000 elite border troops. His family was definitely not that simple.
But this has nothing to do with Zhao Lin, as long as Sudi doesn't interfere with him.
As of now, Sudi has been of great help to him, so there is no need to think too much about it.
"For the two hundred thousand taels of silver, do you want banknotes or silver?" Sudi asked.
Zhao Lin pondered for a moment and said, "I still have some money on hand, but I won't use it for the time being. I'll continue to use it for business."
"good."
Sudi said happily, "We have more capital this time. If we do something big, we will definitely make a million in profit."
Zhao Lin said: "It's up to you. I've handed it all over to you. I just need to count the money."
Leave professional matters to professionals.
Although Zhao Lin has all kinds of modern knowledge in his mind, those things are too slow to be realized and can be easily taken advantage of by others.
Therefore, the most urgent thing is to improve your own status first.
As long as you have an official position, it will be easy to do things.
When he returned home, there was already someone waiting for him, which was unexpected but expected by Zhao Lin.
"Mr. Zhao, we are honored."
A young man with a fair complexion and no beard, whose voice revealed him to be a palace eunuch, smiled at Zhao Lin and said, "Our chief steward has learned that you have returned to the capital, and has specially asked us to invite you to a meeting. Please come in, young master."
Zhao Lin said, "Okay, let me make the arrangements."
The young eunuch asked, "What else do you need to arrange to see the chief steward?"
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Of course I will arrange a gift. It's not polite to meet the master empty-handed."
The young eunuch laughed immediately.
Zhao Lin came to the study, thought about it and realized that there was nothing to give, so he simply took out two thousand taels of silver notes and stuffed them into his sleeve, and took out another fifty taels of silver coins and stuffed them into his other sleeve, and then came out.
"Thank you for coming here, eunuch. I have nothing to repay you for, but a little change. I hope you won't mind."
Zhao Lin handed the silver barley to the young eunuch.
The young eunuch took it without hesitation, weighed it gently, and found that it was fifty taels. He immediately smiled and quickly put it away. He said, "My surname is An, and my name is Anquan. You can just call me Xiao Anzi. The general manager likes many things, but nothing can compare to this."
Security patted his sleeves.
Zhao Lin understood and said, "Eunuch An, I'm ready. Let's go."
This time, Sudi couldn't follow him. The two of them left the Zhao residence together. Halfway there, An said, "Godfather really liked your poem and considered you a soulmate. He's always wanted to meet you, but you were away on business, so we couldn't. As soon as he heard you were back, he immediately sent us to invite you."
Godfather!
After Anquan changed his name, Zhao Lin knew what his identity was in Zhu Zhongyan's eyes.
Zhao Lin said, "Thank you, Eunuch An. In a few days, some specialties from Jiujiang Province will be delivered. Where is your house? I'll have my servants send some over for you to try."
Anquan said quickly: "That won't do. Our family can't just take your things. If Godfather finds out, he'll scold us."
Zhao Lin said, "This isn't called collecting something. This is asking Eunuch An to pass it on to Chief Steward Zhu and have him taste it to see if it suits his taste. Could it be that Eunuch An isn't even willing to do this for Chief Steward Zhu?"
Anquan immediately smiled and said, "Just send it to us. Even if it's poisonous, we have to taste it first."
The two smiled at each other.
The Daqi Palace was heavily guarded. After entering the imperial gate, there were all kinds of inquiries. Fortunately, I had the token given by Zhu Zhongyan, so I was able to have a smooth journey to Zhu Zhongyan's residence.
As the Grand Chamberlain, the second most powerful person in the entire Great Qi Dynasty, Zhu Zhongyan's residence is indeed very simple, just a small courtyard, three rooms, and a few eunuchs serving him. It is very different from what outsiders imagine, with a horde of slaves and fine food.
"Godfather, Zhao Lin is here." Anquan walked forward and knocked on the door gently.
"Come in."
An old voice came from inside the door.
Anquan opened the door and gestured to Zhao Lin to go in.
Zhao Lin walked straight in and saw an old man in his fifties sitting behind a table, with his head down, writing something quickly.
"sit!"
When he heard Zhao Lin come in, Zhu Zhongyan continued writing without even raising his head.
Zhao Lin sat down casually and took a look at the decoration inside the room.
This should be Zhu Zhongyan's study. There are not too many luxurious things. The only valuable things are a few calligraphy and paintings and antiques.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Zhu Zhongyan finally finished writing. He called Anquan to give him the work, and then said to Zhao Lin: "Some people act without thinking and anger the emperor. We must clean up our mess quickly to make the emperor happy."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Your Majesty's mood is the most important."
Zhu Zhongyan took a sip of water from his teacup and suddenly asked, "A page in history is like smoke and clouds; it's hard to comment on the merits and demerits of the past. Everyone says the eunuchs are not good people, but who says the upright are corrupt officials? Who says the upright are corrupt officials? Is this the truth?"
"Of course." Zhao Lin said, "Those so-called upright officials, who talk about patriotism, are actually thieves and prostitutes. They disregard the country and the people for their own selfish interests. They are more harmful to our dynasty than the Northern Di. What else can they be but corrupt officials?"
"Yes, they are indeed traitors." Zhu Zhongyan nodded, but suddenly slammed the table and shouted, "They are called traitors, but what about me, your father-in-law? Am I also one of them?"
Zhao Lin's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Yes."
Zhu Zhongyan glared at Zhao Lin, who remained indifferent. After a moment, Zhu Zhongyan suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahahaha... As expected of someone Li Xingye values, you're truly courageous. After scolding our family, you now scold the Qingliu! Hey, you've scolded everyone in the court, and you still want to be an official? Not to mention that you definitely won't pass the imperial examination. Even if you did, believe it or not, you'd still be compiling history books for the rest of your life."
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