"Hong County is but a small one, and Qingzhou Prefect Gao Junliang is merely a frustrated man, not a cause for concern. The only concern is Jiujiang Governor Feng Siyuan, a man of greed, cunning, cruelty, and backers. Zhao Lin will surely suffer if he encounters him. Doesn't your Excellency have any instructions?"
In the Shengjing government office, legal advisor Zou Yu asked.
Li Xingye shook his head: "No explanation."
Zou Yu was puzzled and asked, "Your Excellency thinks so highly of Zhao Lin, why don't you give him some pointers? If he angers Feng Siyuan, his life will be in danger."
Li Xingye was silent for a moment before he spoke, "He's too young. Although I think highly of him, this is both a good and a bad thing for him. I need someone to dampen his arrogance so he knows that the court is more dangerous than the underworld."
Zou Yu asked, "Aren't you afraid that Feng Siyuan will kill him?"
Li Xingye said: "This is something he must go through."
Zou Yu sighed, "I hope he can understand your difficulties."
Li Xingye said: "I don't need him to understand, as long as he can grow smoothly."
Li Xingye sighed, "Talent is dwindling in the court. Those who remain are all servile and despicable. Not to mention treacherous figures like Zhu Zhongyan, Prime Minister Li Chengqian and his ilk have betrayed the country's grace, not caring about sharing the country's worries. They only engage in factional struggles and collude with local authorities, oppressing the upper and lower classes. The atmosphere is chaotic and chaotic. If this continues, the country will no longer be a country, and our dynasty is in danger."
Zou Yu advised: "Your Majesty knows how to use people and trusts you, so there is no need to worry too much."
Li Xingye smiled bitterly, "No matter how powerful I am, I am only a prefect. I was lucky enough to be born into the royal family and have the trust of His Majesty. If we want to keep our dynasty from falling for thousands of years, we need more talents."
"That's why you support Zhao Lin so much," Zou Yu said. "I hope he won't let you down."
Li Xingye stopped talking about this and asked, "How is Bai Shiyuan doing?"
Zou Yu said, "Bai Shiyuan went to Chaozhou to return to his hometown. On the first day, wealthy families from Chaozhou and other places came to greet him. The governor, prefect, and others were also here. I believe there will be no problems."
Li Xingye nodded. "I sent Bai Shiyuan because the Bai family has its roots in Chaozhou, and he can get the job done more smoothly. Compared to him, Zhao Lin is not as good."
Zou Yu shook his head. This was not just almost, it was much worse.
When Bai Shiyuan arrived in Chaozhou, he didn't even have to go to the local governor, prefect and others to send him visiting cards to ask for a meeting. Zhao Lin had to kill Qiu Cheng first to demonstrate his determination, and only then did he intimidate the people of Hong County.
Comparing the two, it is extremely difficult for Zhao Lin.
"Should we remind Zhao Lin that he only needs to do his inspection work well? As for other things, such as harming the people, just write them down and the adults will naturally deal with them?" Zou Yu asked.
Li Xingye shook his head: "He knows his limits."
…
Fu Liqing was captured by the people from the Fu Mansion and taken back. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Fu Chengwang sitting there with a gloomy face.
Fu Liqing stepped forward carefully: "Dad, my daughter is back."
Fu Chengwang said calmly, "Zhao Lin is not dead."
"Yes. He was very smart. He disguised himself in advance and left the team. The assassin didn't kill him." Fu Liqing said excitedly.
Fu Chengwang said calmly, "He beat to death Qiu Cheng, the magistrate of Hong County."
Fu Liqing disagreed: "Then Qiu Cheng deserves to die."
"Asshole!" Fu Chengwang's face darkened and he shouted, "You're just a mere scholar who luckily got a job, yet you dared to act so recklessly and beat a county magistrate to death in public? And you don't take such behavior seriously?"
Fu Liqing argued, "Then Qiu Cheng really deserves to die."
Fu Chengwang sneered, "Tell me why he deserves to die."
"He…"
Fu Liqing stammered for a long time and said, "Anyway, he deserves to die. Otherwise, why would Zhao Lin kill him?"
Fu Chengwang said sternly, "That's because this boy, relying on Li Xingye's support, is arrogant and domineering, ignoring the strict laws of the country. I have long said that this boy has a bad heart and a problem with his character, and it turned out to be true. You are not allowed to see him again in the future, otherwise you will be married into the Bai family now without waiting for the palace examination."
"I don't want it." Fu Liqing said angrily, "I won't marry a useless man like Bai Shicheng."
"It's not up to you." Fu Chengwang shouted, "Tomorrow at court, I will definitely report Zhao Lin. Even Li Xingye can't protect him."
Fu Liqing hurriedly said, "I promised you I wouldn't see him. Just don't complain about him."
Fu Chengwang said expressionlessly, "I'm impeaching him because he deserves to die. It has nothing to do with whether you see him or not. However, whether he can live to see the impeachment is also a question."
Fu Liqing immediately became nervous: "What do you mean?"
Fu Chengwang said calmly, "Jiujiang Governor Feng Siyuan is a greedy and cunning man. He will never allow anyone to cause trouble on his territory. If Zhao Lin dares to offend him, he will surely die."
Fu Liqing quickly said, "Zhao Lin is an inspector, an imperial envoy. How dare Feng Siyuan touch him?"
Fu Chengwang laughed sarcastically, "It's not like imperial envoys haven't died before. Didn't Zhao Lin almost die when he left the city?"
"What should we do?" Fu Liqing hurriedly grabbed Fu Chengwang's hand and said, "Daddy, please save him. I will agree to anything you ask."
"He's courting death, and no one can save him. If he continues his inspection tour of Jiujiang Province as instructed by Li Xingye, Feng Siyuan will never let him go. If he doesn't, he'll lose Li Xingye's support. His murder of Qiu Cheng is the noose he's put around his neck. He brought this upon himself."
Fu Chengwang finished speaking with a cold face, and said: "Come here, take the young lady back to her room. She is not allowed to go out without my consent, otherwise I will sell you all out."
Immediately, several maids and nannies came and dragged Fu Liqing away regardless of her cries.
…
"Mother, you sent someone to Qingzhou to bring Zhao Lin back?"
Zhao Mingzhu came to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and asked directly.
Han Yuehua said dissatisfiedly: "Who is the talkative one who told you this?"
Zhao Mingzhu said, "It was Chen Han. He felt that Zhao Lin had his own ambitions and that this opportunity was very rare for him, so he shouldn't interfere."
Han Yuehua was not angry but happy: "You are worthy of being my good son. This kind of broad-mindedness and courage is something that rebellious son will never be able to learn in his lifetime."
Zhao Mingzhu said dissatisfiedly: "Zhao Lin is also your son, your biological son."
Han Yuehua said disapprovingly, "So what? He has severed ties with the Marquis' Mansion. If it weren't for the fact that he's my biological son, I wouldn't bother with him."
Zhao Mingzhu said, "Then why are you sending people to capture him? Do you know how important this mission is to him? Once it's completed, not only will Li Xingye value him even more, but the Emperor will also be greatly pleased, which will greatly benefit his future."
Han Yuehua angrily said, "Do you think I do? He killed someone! He killed a county magistrate! Once this matter is investigated, our mansion will be implicated. The people from Qingzhou Prefecture and Jiujiang Province can catch him without the intervention of the Ministry of Justice. He is just a small inspector. To put it nicely, he is a superior official, but to put it bluntly, he is just an errand boy. It would be easy for them to kill him. I am saving him!"
Zhao Mingzhu was very disappointed: "Can't you learn from Chen Han? He can think about Zhao Lin, why can't you?"
Han Yuehua was furious: "Are you blaming me? Do you know who Feng Siyuan, the Jiujiang Governor, is? If I don't send someone, Zhao Lin will surely die at his hands."
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