Zhao Lin glanced at Fu Liqing, feeling grateful that Fu Liqing hadn't even mentioned his biological brother for his sake. He smiled and said, "There's nothing to hide. I'm Zhao Jingzhou's biological son."
"What?"
Fu Wenqi almost stood up, then suddenly realized.
"I see!"
Fu Wenqi said, "No wonder Zhao Chenhan is targeting you everywhere. Does Zhao Jingzhou know?"
Fu Liqing said, "Their whole family knows. My husband was once sought out by the Zhenbei Marquisate and lived there for three years. He was nearly killed by them, so he ran away from home and severed all ties with the Zhenbei Marquisate."
Fu Wenqi frowned and asked, "Why are Zhao Jingzhou and his wife like this?"
Zhao Lin said, "I don't know either, but I think there must be some truth to that rumor."
"Rumors about Zhao Chenhan's background..."
Fu Wenqi pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe this is indeed the truth. I just don't know whether Zhao Jingzhou deceived Han Yuehua, or Han Yuehua deceived Zhao Jingzhou, or they deceived each other."
Fu Wenqi said coldly, "Zhao Jingzhou is a great general, yet he actually did such a shameful thing. It's truly despicable. I will write a letter to my father and ask him to impeach Zhao Jingzhou."
"Wait a minute, big brother." Zhao Lin hurriedly stopped him. "This matter won't have any impact on Zhao Jingzhou, and I don't want to have anything to do with the Zhenbei Marquisate. So let's just leave it at that. Just pretend we don't know."
"How can this be possible?" Fu Wenqi said, "You are the heir of the Zhenbei Marquisate, all the glory should be on you."
Zhao Lin said disdainfully: "I don't care about the glory of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."
Fu Wenqi was slightly stunned, then suddenly smiled and said, "Well done! Indeed, the glory of the Zhenbei Marquisate is indeed far inferior to yours. It is a shame to be associated with such a person. You did the right thing. You really shouldn't have made your identity public."
Fu Wenqi sneered, "Zhao Jingzhou will definitely regret this! Absolutely!"
…
Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Zhao Chenhan received a carrier pigeon message from Feng Siyuan.
Seeing that Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye actually sent their own nephews and students to help Zhao Lin, a flash of anger crossed Zhao Chenhan's face.
"These two blind bastards, how can I, the son of a noble marquis, be any worse than that bastard? Why are you so desperate to help him, but not me?"
"If I had their help, I would have already held a high position, wouldn't have to copy memorials in the Hanlin Academy, and would have been valued by Prince Yu instead of relying solely on my father."
Du Yun said calmly, "Because Zhao Lin has done more than you, and his contributions are greater than yours. Which of those things he has done have you done? If you can accomplish even one, they will look up to you."
"Shut up!"
Zhao Chenhan angrily said to Du Yun: "That's all because of the emperor's favoritism. If it were me, I would be no worse than him."
Du Yun sneered, "But I gave you a chance and you didn't seize it."
"you?"
Zhao Chenhan glared at Du Yun.
Du Yun said calmly, "If you can only stand here in impotence and rage, I can only return to Zhenbei Pass. Even if I am punished by the general, I don't want to waste my life here."
Zhao Chenhan took a deep breath and said, "It was Chenhan who lost his composure. Please give me some advice, sir."
Du Yun was satisfied and said, "You are still young, it is normal for you to lose your composure, but you must remember that you are the prince of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. You can only lose your composure temporarily and cannot be controlled by anger."
Zhao Chenhan was furious, but he still lowered his head and said, "Student understands."
Du Yun said, "If there's enough time, you could be sent out as an official and compete with Zhao Lin. But now things are urgent and there's no time for you, so I won't compete with him. And you have to remember one thing: the one who laughs last is the winner. As long as Prince Yu ascends the throne, you will be a loyal minister, and being granted a title of nobility or kingship is a piece of cake. No matter how good Zhao Lin is, how can he compare with you?"
Du Yun said meaningfully: "Don't let the other party lead you by the nose, and don't fight in the enemy's strong point."
Zhao Chenhan suddenly realized something and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your guidance, sir. What should I do now?"
Du Yun said: "The current struggle for the throne has nothing to do with you. All you have to do is do your job well and wait for everything to settle."
Zhao Chenhan said unwillingly, "Am I just going to sit there and watch?"
"What else?" Du Yun asked bluntly, "What can you do?"
Zhao Chenhan was speechless.
Regardless of whether there is violence or not, Zhao Chenhan is not qualified to participate now.
"If you're really bored, you can also stare at Zhao Lin."
Du Yun changed the subject and said, "As soon as he took office, he forced all the officials in the governor's office to resign. He is also nepotistic. This is enough for the censor to impeach him."
Zhao Chenhan nodded and said, "I'll arrange it right away."
The next day he went to court.
Censor Yu Youning launched another attack: "Your Majesty, I impeach Zhao Lin, the governor of Jiujiang. In order to insert his own people into the governor's office, he forced all officials in the governor's office to resign. The huge governor's office is now only staffed by a few people. This is truly outrageous. I request that Zhao Lin be dismissed from office and brought back for trial."
Emperor Chengping was surprised: "Really?"
Deputy Prime Minister Shao Yutang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is true."
"This matter has spread. On the day Zhao Lin took office, he forced Gao Junliang, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner personally promoted by His Majesty, to return to Qingzhou to continue serving as prefect, and promoted Su Di, the former Qingzhou Co-Governor, to the position of Provincial Surveillance Commissioner."
"At the same time, he forced all officials to swear allegiance to him, or else leave. Those officials were loyal subjects, earning their keep and serving the emperor. How could they be loyal to a fellow official? So, the bizarre situation arose where the entire governor's office submitted their resignations."
"In the end, only Zhao Lin, the governor, Feng Siyuan, the provincial governor, and Su Di, the provincial judge, remained in the governor's office."
Emperor Chengping was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Didn't everyone resign? Why didn't Feng Siyuan resign?"
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