"Master Wu, why are you so confused! Although Lin Fan captured Xi'an City, which was a great achievement, the prince has also disappeared! Isn't this a crime of beheading?"
An official stood up and said in a deep voice.
"That's right! If no one takes responsibility for such a big thing as the prince's disappearance, wouldn't our Ming Dynasty become a big joke?"
Another person said.
Wu Linzheng has a black line on his head. Have these people been kicked in the head by a donkey?
I didn't even bother you, so you pushed me out to supervise the army!
I finally thought of a reason not to go, and you started to criticize me again, okay! You think it’s fun, right?
Then I will let you know what fun is!
Thinking of this, Wu Linzheng looked at the officials and said, "If I remember correctly, it seems that the one who asked the prince to attack Xi'an City was not Lin Fan, right?"
Forehead……
After Wu Linzheng said this, all the officials present shut up. They did not dare to take the advice because the person who raised this opinion was the queen of the dynasty.
After all, the queen is the one who is responsible for this matter.
"If I remember correctly, when the prince disappeared, it was Luo Yangxing who was with the prince. Luo Yangxing was seriously injured and he was not in Kyoto. It is not too late to interrogate this matter after he comes back!"
"And Mr. Lin led the army to rescue. If the rescuers are responsible for this kind of thing, in the future, when you are in danger, will anyone dare to save you?"
"If this imperial city is besieged in the future, will anyone dare to come to the rescue?
Your Majesty, you must not listen to what the ministers say about this matter, you must reward Lin Fan greatly!"
Wu Linzheng said in a deep voice.
wipe!
The officials looked at Wu Linzheng with hatred. In their opinion, letting Wu Linzheng do such a thing as supervising the army was a huge benefit to him!
If he was smart enough to capture the big fish like Lin Fan, no one would be his opponent in this court from now on. However, this person actually didn't appreciate it and even made trouble for them.
Chongzhen looked at Wu Linzheng and said, "Wu Aiqing is absolutely right. We must not punish Lin Fan at this time. On the contrary, we should reward him!"
"Pass my order and grant Lin Fan one million taels of silver! Grant him the title of Uncle Yongwu!"
hiss!
After Chongzhen said this, all the officials present took a deep breath. It was fine not to be punished, but the money was returned, and the title was directly added to the title!
If the earl goes up, it will be the end of the line. The king and the marquis are equal. Since Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, no one has ever been granted a title higher than that of a marquis.
Your Majesty just let Lin Fan's title come to an end, and he will be able to pay it back in the future!
"Yes! Your Majesty, I will go and deliver the order right away!"
The guards took the order and hurried to prepare money and send it to Lin Fan.
His Majesty has already made a decision, and these ministers naturally dare not say anything more. The largest restaurant in Xi'an is Fengxian Tower.
When Li Zicheng invaded Xi'an City, the only thing that could protect him was the Fengxian Tower. At this time, the upstairs was full of people.
They were all wealthy gentry in the city, not just the dozen or so that Lin Fan wanted, but nearly a hundred. They had all heard that Lin Fan was going to entertain them, so naturally they wanted to come and get some glory.
"Haha! Mr. Zhang, what do you think this is?
This can be regarded as a turn of events into good fortune, or good times will come! From now on, the officials of Xi'an City will be led by you!"
"Haha! Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhang were both talented people in the past. They were able to survive the disaster of thieves this time. It shows that these two gentlemen have their own destiny!"
"We heard that this heroic young man, Mr. Lin, became the commander of the Imperial Guards at the age of only eighteen and commanded a hundred thousand bear troops. Such a person's future achievements will be limitless!"
"We are looking forward to meeting Mr. Lin. Mr. Zhang, we also know the reason why Mr. Lin met us this time. Don't worry, we will definitely give you some face and help Mr. Lin and the people of Xi'an City.
We will survive this crisis!”
These merchants all said with a smile.
When they came back, they already knew that they were borrowing food. There were hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of catties of food hidden in their homes.
It is not easy to preserve this food, because it is difficult to sell because of the chaos of war. In addition, the plague is rampant now, and a lot of food has been stolen by rats!
If Lin Fan wanted to borrow food, they would be eager to lend it to him. Moreover, it would not require interest, but they would have to give them sufficient discounts in other aspects.
"Haha! With your words, I feel relieved!"
"Master Lin, he seems to be a sensible person at first glance. You have helped him a lot today. In the future, your benefits will only increase in this city!"
"I have been waiting in this officialdom for so many years. I thought I would never get ahead again, but I didn't expect that I was a blessing in disguise. I got this opportunity!"
The officials laughed one by one.
The waiters at Fengxianlou had already served most of the dishes, but Lin Fan hadn't arrived yet. None of them dared to move their chopsticks, so they could only sit there.
They waited for more than half an hour before Lin Fan arrived, and he also brought two thousand Jin Yiwei. He asked the Jin Yiwei to wait below and went upstairs alone.
When Master Zhang and Master Wang saw Lin Fan, they hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "Master Lin! You are finally here. These people have been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Ouch! Is this Mr. Lin?
It turns out that a hero is born in a boy, he is so handsome!"
"Mr. Lin, you are probably not married yet. My daughter is not very talented and she is only sixteen years old. If I catch my eye by chance, I can meet her when I have time!"
"Master Lin, my daughter is a well-known beauty in Xi'an City. She is eighteen years old, the same age as you!"
When these people saw Lin Fan, they all came forward enthusiastically, and some even thought of marrying their daughters.
Lin Fan had no time to think about this. He sat down and said straight to the point: "Everyone, you should all know the reason why I'm looking for you, right?"
"Because of the raging bandits, there is a shortage of food in the city of Xi'an. I heard that you have food at home. If you can use it to help the people in the city tide over this difficulty, it would be a good idea."
After Lin Fan finished speaking, the merchants looked at each other with doubts on their faces.
What does it mean?
Don't you want to borrow it?
How come it was taken out?
The officials were stunned when they saw these merchants, and they hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Haha! Everyone, Mr. Lin made a mistake just now. These grains are all borrowed, all borrowed!"
"That's right, our Lord Lin Jinguo said that since we borrowed your food, we will definitely pay it back."
After hearing what these officials said, the expressions of the merchants softened a lot.