Zhenbei Pass.
After receiving Zhao Chenhan's letter, Zhao Jingzhou called Ji An to discuss how to transfer Zhao Chenhan away from Zhao Lin.
"Don't worry about him for now. Guess what Zhao Lin has been doing during this period?" Ji An said excitedly.
Zhao Jingzhou frowned and asked, "What did you do?"
"He wiped out all the officials from the governor's offices of Jian'an, Qingyuan and Lingnan provinces, and forced all the officials from the three provinces to resign in order to fight against him." Ji An said excitedly.
"As expected of your son, if he doesn't make a move, it's fine, but once he does, it's earth-shattering."
Zhao Jingzhou's face darkened as he said, "He actually made such a big mistake? If the officials from the three provinces start to make a fuss, not to mention Fu Chengwang and the others, I'm afraid even the emperor won't be able to protect him."
"Hehe, there is no need for the emperor to take action at all. Even Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye didn't move. Zhao Lin solved it himself." Ji An said.
Zhao Jingzhou paused for a moment: "How did he solve it?"
Ji An said: "Guess."
Zhao Jingzhou pondered for a moment and said, "There are hundreds of thousands of officials in the three provinces. Even a rebellion by this many people would cause a stir in the world, let alone so many officials. If things go wrong, these officials will be forced to rebel, causing unrest throughout the country. Aside from killing Zhao Lin to appease the public anger, I really can't think of any other solution."
"Yeah, I can't think of it either, that's why I say Zhao Lin is so talented and unmatched." Ji An said.
Seeing that Ji An was still keeping him on hold, Zhao Jingzhou asked unhappily, "How did he solve it?"
Ji An chuckled and said, "He only had someone say two words."
Zhao Jingzhou frowned: "Hurry up and tell me."
Seeing Zhao Jingzhou getting anxious, Ji An finally said, "He took advantage of the time when those officials were leaving their posts to announce that whoever got the official seal would be the official. He would then recommend that person to the Ministry of Personnel for a permanent position."
"That's it?" Zhao Jingzhou found it unbelievable.
"Yeah, that was my reaction when I heard about it. Hundreds of thousands of officials from three provinces protested together, and it was resolved with just two sentences?"
Ji An sighed, "But that's the truth. The more I think about it afterwards, the more I feel that these two sentences are like divine help."
Zhao Jingzhou said calmly, "Speak to the point."
Ji An said, "These two sentences directly hit human nature. The so-called alliance of those officials is nothing more than a compromise forced by the situation. Although Zhao Lin arrests and kills people every day in the three provinces, compared with the entire three-province bureaucracy, it is not even one percent."
"So there are very few people who truly want to use this to blackmail Zhao Lin. The others were coerced or couldn't resist the favors, so they resigned along with him."
"So when these two words spread, this fragile alliance immediately collapsed. Who doesn't want to be a high-ranking official? Now there's such an opportunity. As long as you grab the official seal, you can be promoted immediately, even to a high position that you can never reach in your lifetime. Who wouldn't be crazy?"
"In that case, why would they resign in protest? These people would rather sit in their seats, clutching their official seals, and work diligently for Zhao Lin."
Zhao Jingzhou took a deep breath and said, "Even so, Zhao Lin may not be able to fulfill his promise. With so many officials, it's not like he can just tell anyone to do something."
"Yeah, but what if? If it were you, wouldn't you want to take a chance?" Ji An asked back.
Zhao Jingzhou was silent.
"So, this is the cleverness of Zhao Lin. Knowing that it might be Zhao Lin's instigation, who can bear it? And I heard that Zhao Lin even hired people to stir up trouble, which makes it even more unbearable." Ji An sighed again.
"If you don't take action against this son, don't even think about him recognizing you in the future," Ji An warned.
Zhao Jingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's first think about how to transfer Han'er away from him."
Ji An shook his head. This was Zhao Jingzhou's family affair. As a good friend and subordinate, he could only give suggestions. It would be wrong to say too much.
Ji An said: "It's very simple to transfer Chen Han away from Zhao Lin. First, discuss it with Zhao Lin, and second, greet the emperor."
Zhao Jingzhou said unhappily, "If these two methods were feasible, would there be any need to come to you?"
Ji An said, "It's definitely not possible with the Emperor. As for Zhao Lin, I think as long as we can offer him satisfactory conditions, transferring him away won't be a big deal."
Zhao Jingzhou sighed and said, "I just can't come up with conditions that satisfy him."
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