Lin Yuanzhi changed into his official uniform and hurried to the entrance of the palace in a sedan, but was blocked by the guard on duty.
When Lin Yuanzhi saw the sedan stopped, he opened the sedan curtain and said to the guard outside: "How dare you even stop my sedan?"
When the guard saw that it was Lin Yuanzhi, he hurriedly walked to the sedan and said: "Master Shangshu, there is an order from the palace. Without the handwriting of Lord Zhongshu Ling, you cannot enter the palace."
Lin Yuanzhi heard this and said angrily: "What are you talking about? When did this palace become Chen Mianzheng's territory? Is it possible that if I, a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, want to see the emperor, I have to go through his Zhongshu order?"
The guard hurriedly said: "Sir, the little people are just following orders. This is His Majesty's will. The little people dare not disobey!"
"Why did Your Majesty make such a decree?" Lin Yuanzhi thought for a moment, ordered the sedan to stop, and walked out of the sedan. Looking at the white silk hanging at the entrance of the palace, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he thought of his daughter and grandson who died innocently.
I unconsciously covered my chest.
A carriage drove up from a distance and stopped at the gate of the palace. Chen Mian got out of the carriage and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, you are old and have just experienced the loss of your daughter and grandson.
If you feel such pain, why don’t you just cultivate yourself in the palace and force yourself to break through the palace gate?”
Lin Yuanzhi ignored the pain in his chest, straightened his back, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Master Zhongshu Ling, I heard that I need your permission to see His Majesty now. Do you take this seriously?"
Chen Mianzheng gently stroked his green and white beard and said with a faint smile: "Yes, your Majesty was devastated by the passing of His Royal Highness the Queen and His Majesty the Younger Highness. He had no interest in political affairs, so he handed over all the affairs of the court to the Zhongshu Province.
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After that, Chen Mianzheng added: "After hearing that Her Royal Highness the Queen died of poisoning, the imperial doctors diagnosed that she had a fully formed male fetus in her belly. Although it was full term and was about to be born, it was suffocated to death in her belly.
If the dead queen knew that she had killed her own flesh and blood to save her sister, would she regret it?"
"Shut up!" Lin Yuanzhi was furious when he heard this and cursed: "Chen Mianzheng, who are you? You have read the books of sages and sages in vain, and you actually discuss the late queen in vain. You are so bold to join forces with King Zhao and collude with Beiyan. You
Taking bribes and perverting the law with the intention of treason!"
"What are you talking about, Master Shangshu? Why can't I understand a word of it?" Chen Mianzheng smiled instead of being angry. He glanced sideways at Lin Yuanzhi and said, "Is this the reason why you entered the palace? It is clear that His Majesty has designated a household.
Minister of the Ministry Shang Shixu and Minister of War Yu Gaizhi went to the Northern Territory to investigate the matter personally. They found out that the Northern General Lu Anmin colluded with the Northern Yan to seize the grain and grass allocated by the imperial court. You actually counterattacked the Central Secretary's order without any evidence, oh
, By the way, who knows that you have always been at odds with my political views and are close friends with Lu Anmin. Could it be that today you are going to overturn the case of your best friend who is a traitor? Or... you are also one of the people involved in this case.
Ring?"
"What did you say?" Lin Yuanzhi was very angry. In addition, he was too sad because of Lin Kongqing's recent death, and he was so angry and in severe pain that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Chen Mianzheng saw him vomiting blood, so he whispered in his ear and deliberately provoked him: "Think about it, who didn't envy you, sir? As a minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the eldest daughter is also the queen, don't you know the time and destiny?
I'm afraid that some people are born with a short life and will not be blessed! This is your majesty's eldest son. Almost, almost your grandson of Lin Yuanzhi will be your future majesty! Although my daughter is slightly inferior and did not marry your majesty, my daughter
My grandson is the crown prince of Zhao. Even if I don’t serve as Zhongshu Ling, I can still enjoy my life and have fun with my grandson. What about you? Master Shangshu, your eldest daughter is dead, and your second daughter was almost killed by your son-in-law.
Your Lin family’s blessing ends here!”
"You mean..." The more Lin Yuanzhi thought about it, the more wrong he became, and he said in surprise: "Is it possible that Kong Qing was attracted by you..."
Chen Mianzheng laughed and said: "Hahahaha, Mr. Lin, don't spit on people without evidence! How do I know that she will really eat that piece of spicy beef? If you want to blame it, blame yourself. It's your own fault.
You got such bad results!" After saying that, he possessed him and said softly: "Do you still remember the disciple Li Zilong who you got rid of out of righteousness? Like you, he also has two good daughters. I didn't expect that these two people alone would be enough.
Let your Lin family fall!"
Lin Yuanzhi replied: "Li Zilong took bribes, violated the law, harmed the people, and deserved his death! I did nothing wrong!"
Chen Mianzheng looked at Lin Yuanzhi coldly and said disdainfully: "You did nothing wrong. You are upright and would rather bend than bend. But if you don't leave room for others and are unkind, bad luck will only come to you again and again.
On my daughter!"
After hearing this, Lin Yuanzhi missed Lin Jingmo in the palace. He was so anxious that he couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood. His entourage hurriedly supported him. He turned around and looked at the palace door with the white silk floating on it, which was still tightly closed.
However, Chen Mianzheng smiled and got into the carriage. The carriage drove towards the palace gate and entered the palace gate unobstructed. When leaving, he did not forget to lift the curtain and said to Lin Yuanzhi: "Go back to your home, Lin Shangshu!"
Lin Yuanzhi coughed again and coughed up large mouthfuls of blood.
The attendant on the side said: "Sir, please go back to your home."
Lin Yuanzhi looked at the blood remaining in his palms and knew that he was already a candle in the wind, and his time was running out. He had been working for the court for many years, and his body had long been worse than before, and it was all for nothing.
He shook his head at the closed palace door and ordered the attendants around him: "You go back to the palace first to see how the second girl is doing."
The entourage was a little confused: "Where are you, Master Shangshu?"
Lin Yuanzhi took out a clean handkerchief from his arms, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "I... there is one last thing to do."
After saying that, he broke free from the support of his entourage and turned towards the stairs on the side of the palace gate.
When the entourage saw that something was not going well, they hurried to the Lin Mansion.
He ran all the way back to the Lin Mansion. When he entered the hall, he saw Lin Jingmo wearing plain clothes to keep watch for Lin Kongqing. He knelt down in front of Lin Jingmo and cried: "The second girl is not good!"
Lin Jingmo saw that his body and feet were covered in dust and he was panting as if he had run back. She looked outside and did not see Lin Yuanzhi, so she quickly asked: "What happened? Where is daddy?" p>
"Something bad has happened!" the attendant said: "Master Shangshu could not enter the palace, but was blocked outside the door. I don't know what the minister said to him. After hearing this, the master vomited blood and finally said nothing.
Enter the city gate!"
"What?! Daddy vomited blood?" Lin Jingmo was shocked and frightened after hearing this. He lost his bearings for a moment, felt his heart trembled, and seemed to skip a beat, and hurriedly ran out the door.