When the fourth master came back, it was midnight and he didn't disturb the people at all.
Lin Yutong was not prepared for this. She sat on the kang, gathered around the quilt and read the papers, when the door was pushed open.
Just as Lin Yutong frowned, he suddenly realized something and jumped up in surprise. He raised his head and saw that it was not the Fourth Master who came in covered with wind and snow.
"Master!" Lin Yutong shouted, trying to jump down.
The fourth master rushed up and supported her first, "Be careful if she catches a cold." Then he tucked her into the bed again and wrapped her in the quilt, "I'm cold, so you sit down first. There's nothing like it in this room."
In the past, what were the two charcoal basins used for?" It seems that we need to find a more suitable idle house quickly. Living at the north gate will not be a problem after a long time.
Lin Yutong sat down, stretched out his hand to untie Fourth Master's cloak, then pulled him and pounced on him.
Fourth Master smiled: "It's only been a few days and I'm thinking like this."
"If you don't come back, I feel like I'm going to run out of power." Lin Yutong pestered him, "I'm really going to run out of power."
Fourth Master smiled dullly: "This is for charging."
Lin Yutong chuckled, but did he need to recharge? Joking aside, Lin Yutong quickly asked him, "Are you hungry?" After saying that, he took out the food that had been placed in the space. The temperature was still the same as when it was freshly taken out of the pot.
Eat quickly." What good food can I eat outside?
Fourth Master smiled and went inside to freshen up briefly before sitting down, "It's still more comfortable at home."
That's because you are already past the age where you like to go out and take risks.
While Lin Yutong was picking up food for the Fourth Master, he was talking about what happened in the capital during his absence. Although the Fourth Master knew the general things, after all, the messages were miscellaneous and the details were not clear.
Fourth Master was eating and listening to Lin Yutong.
There are things outside and things at home.
"Thank you for your hard work." Fourth Master raised his head while holding the bowl, "In the future, I will try not to throw all these nonsense matters to you."
In fact, except for the fact that the fourth master is not here, Lin Yutong still feels quite fulfilled at other times.
Speaking of the chaos in the capital, Lin Yutong was a little helpless: "...No matter when, there is no shortage of adventurous people."
"As long as the temptation is big enough, there will always be people who will follow you. There is nothing new about this." Fourth Master snorted softly. This is the same as those who followed Saburo. If they surrender, they will either die or die.
He was beaten back to his original shape. If he followed Saburo and changed places, he would still be able to grab and enjoy it. "I thought that Saburo was going to put up a fight, but in the end, there wasn't much fighting at all and he ran away. Except for those who didn't have enough brains, they charged into the battle.
We lost our lives, and those who were left were all in disarray, and those who surrendered surrendered. This battle was not interesting at all."
Lin Yutong then whispered: "There is really no need for unnecessary casualties."
The fourth master paused for a moment, raised his head and asked Lin Yutong, "Do you have any ideas?"
"What kind of person do you think Sanlang Yin is?" Lin Yutong said, raising his eyes to look at the fourth master.
The Fourth Master chuckled, and understood a little bit what Lin Yutong meant, "He is ambitious, but not obsessed with power. If he is promised benefits, he can cooperate..."
Lin Yutong nodded, "When he came to this world, he thought he was the protagonist of the world. He always looked at people and things from God's perspective. But he couldn't really integrate into this world..." Living and doing things is too natural. Isn't it?
I don’t know, it is whimsical and stupid for one person to want to fight against the etiquette and rules of the entire world. If he treats everyone in this world as his foil, it would be even more stupid. Lin Yutong shook his head, "
In fact, what he likes most is probably the life he lived before, a life of drunkenness, dreams, and playfulness. If anyone can give him such a life, he really has no intention of resisting... And, no matter what, the Yin family
The relationship between this branch is really close. If there is really no expression, I am afraid that one of them will really be mean and ungrateful... Why not do it if you can win two birds with one stone?"
The fourth master picked up the bowl and drank all the porridge in the bowl. Then he put down his chopsticks and said: "Your idea... is not impossible. It's just... the effective range of using Saburo's humanoid tool is probably in the disaster area."
Guilty...but this is enough..."
The two talked for half the night before they rested. After another half of the night, they fell asleep at dawn.
The biggest gain from the suppression of the rebellion in Changyun County was not a small county town, but the complete control of the Xishan Camp and the smooth expansion and reorganization of the troops.
Those with a keen sense of smell already know what this means.
Advance to attack, retreat to defend.
Even the imperial court had to weigh it up.
With the New Year approaching, the imperial court suddenly issued an imperial edict to the fourth master, naming him the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Of course, after the eunuch who came to announce the order collected enough gold and silver, he no longer forced the fourth master to kneel down to receive the order. The reason was that the fourth master was seriously injured during the rebellion and was inconvenient to receive the order.
At the same time, the Fourth Master was also given a set of Hou Mansion in the north of the city.
Although the Wujin Hou Mansion is not small, it is still inferior to Prince Yong's Mansion.
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master looked at it inside and out, "I'll probably live here for a few years. I need to tidy it up properly."
The fourth master smiled, knowing that he would have to fight a protracted war with the imperial court. "Move here. There is a wall of earth, dragon and fire here, and it is warm in winter."
With such a small number of people in the Yin family, moving is not troublesome at all. It's just that this time, the Lin family did not live with the Yin family.
"The capital is now considered stable." Lin Jiren was very determined, "It will be the same if we live on our own."
Neither the Fourth Master nor Lin Yutong stopped him this time. The Fourth Master seemed to have thought of it earlier, "I will arrange the house for my father-in-law. You can't shirk this time. It's not big and only has three rooms. It's enough to live in. In addition, the two uncles are here."
How about the munitions team taking office? Father-in-law, I also want to ask for your help. I am in short supply of a military doctor..."
With errands and salary, isn't it better than opening a drug store?
Seeing that Jin was hesitant to speak, Lin Yutong smiled and said, "Don't worry, you won't ask my father to go to the battlefield."
She wants to set up a place to train medical soldiers. As long as there is a team now, this will be the structure of the medical school in the future.
Jin finally felt relieved.
The Lin family's house is only across an alley from the Yin family. Tietou lives on one side and Li Fang lives on the other.
There is no big problem in terms of safety.
In the outer courtyard, I found a quiet courtyard for the fourth master to use as a study room.
Just the Fourth Master's yard is not enough for the five Wangs who came out with him at the beginning.
The fourth master was busy planning big events, but Lin Yutong also found it very troublesome to arrange the affairs of the back house from scratch.
The first item is the servants of the family. Where do they come from?
Normally, the disaster victims outside can buy as much as they want, but it is not easy for people who have not been trained to use it. The heritage of those aristocratic families is reflected in the countless loyal servants.
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master are both people who can have servants or not. But this is not the time to talk about equality at all. In the previous life, there were several nannies in the family, and each of them had a driver. That was a modern society.
Let alone now. You insist on saying that I want to have enough food and clothing by myself. Not only the aristocratic families and noble ministers look down upon me, but even the beggars on the street have no respect for such people.
If you take one step ahead, you are ahead of the curve. If you take ten steps ahead, you will be regarded as either a madman or a fool.
Therefore, she has to build up this family now.
Home includes not only family members, but also servants.
Lin Yutong asked Hei Qi to check to see if there were any servants who had been left behind and sold by their old master. Such people knew all the rules and etiquette and were easy to use.
Hei Qi was stunned for a long time before he started to speak but stopped.
"What do you have to say?" Lin Yutong doesn't like people who chirp.
Hei Qi then asked in a low voice: "Master, is it taboo to use eunuchs?"
Eunuch?
Eunuch?
This is really not taboo.
Su Peisheng, who was in front of Fourth Master in the past, has become a human spirit. His loyalty is no problem and his ability is also good.
Although I don’t plan to use eunuchs again in the future, after all, they are somewhat inhumane. But if you don’t use the eunuchs who already exist, they will only starve to death.
Therefore, Lin Yutong is not taboo.
"It's just that there are regulations for the use of eunuchs. Since he is a prince, the number of eunuchs he uses must be calculated." Lin Yutong reminded vaguely.
If someone sees it, it seems a little bit overstepping.
Hei Qi breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Master, you don't know. Not only are there eunuchs and maids in the palace, but now the inner court department also has hundreds of eunuchs and maids. These people don't have rations from the imperial court.
Every day, people are carried out to death from hunger and freezing. These were all selected before, taught the rules, and prepared to wait for the master in the palace to choose. Now, they are all waiting to die..."
Lin Yutong was startled, "Is this really true?"
Hei Qixin nodded sadly, "...it's inevitable for a young person to be hurt by his own kind... Master, these people, whoever gives them a bite to eat now is their savior. If they don't serve them well,
There are people who are willing to serve. Therefore, they dare not be disloyal..."
Lin Yutong waved his hand, "I understand what you mean."
She weighed it in her mind and then said: "If you want to use it, it doesn't mean you can't use it." If you are afraid of being conspicuous, you can just cover it up. The eunuch is also a man, but without that thing, there must be something wrong with the body's hormones. As long as it is appropriate
There will be no such thing as medication, high-pitched voice, etc. As for those orchid fingers, this is entirely caused by psychological factors.
Seeing Hei Qi looking at him expectantly, Lin Yutong nodded, "Okay, let's go take a look tomorrow." to see if there is a suitable candidate.
A Marquis Mansion needs at least one to two hundred servants. In addition, if children are added in the future, more manpower will be needed. She really doesn't know if she can pick out so many suitable ones.