The fourth master held the cup in his hand and didn't speak for a long time. To be honest, the only people he found this time were Wu Chunlai and Aunt Su, and they were very useful.
"You should get up first." Fourth Master said, looking at Wu Chunlai, "From now on, you have to know what you should do and what you shouldn't do. Set up the rules."
Wu Chunlai responded, then stood up and retreated silently.
Aunt Su knelt in front of Lin Yutong at this time: "...I am grateful for his rescue, but I really can't help him. If I knew in advance that something would happen, the little prince wouldn't
Yes... In fact, it turns out that there are only a few people who want the little prince's life. Without evidence, guessing is useless. However, at that time, Duke Cheng'en always advised the emperor to stay away from the eunuchs..."
Lin Yutong immediately frowned and asked, "Is this Duke Cheng'en the grandfather or uncle of the young prince?"
Aunt Su glanced at Lin Yutong in surprise and whispered: "Master guessed it right, it's my uncle."
If he hadn't been young, he wouldn't have done such an outrageous thing. The little prince is still young and doesn't even have a title, so he is further away from the position of prince. He also lives in the harem, and the people he has the most contact with are eunuchs. You are not trying to dissuade the emperor at this time.
Did he kill the little prince? Besides, the legitimate prince blocked the way of too many people. As long as someone takes action, I believe many people will be happy to add fuel to the fire.
Lin Yutong sighed, "It's not that you don't want to avenge your old master, it's just that there are too many enemies, so many that you don't even dare to think about it."
Aunt Su lowered her head instantly. Isn't that what happened? Wu Chun couldn't understand it before he came, but why couldn't he understand it later? His master was used as a scapegoat. In recent years, hasn't he done anything?
No more questions?
After all, both of them are slaves. It is not their turn to take the lead in this royal matter, and they cannot take the lead.
Lin Yutong waved her hand and told her to leave. She didn't ask any more questions. She just wanted to know that she was familiar with the court's routine.
It’s the twelfth lunar month of the year when I’m busy, so this house looks a little better.
The sewing room, kitchen, laundry room, cleaning room, ceremonial room, and so on, have basically taken shape.
But right after that, I have to be busy with the New Year celebrations.
In today's capital, the city gates are no longer closed, and the capital suddenly comes to life.
There is also an endless stream of merchants selling goods from all over Liaoning, northwest and northwest. These places have not been affected by the disaster. Prices in the capital are 20 to 30% higher than usual, so these merchants do not hesitate to take the risk to come.
But the fourth master left the capital again in the twelfth lunar month and took people to Xishan.
"Do we have to go now?" Lin Yutong asked while packing the fourth master's things.
The fourth master dismissed everyone in the room, and then whispered: "...Liaodong and northwest, there are tough battles to be fought. It is still difficult for us to protect ourselves with the few manpower we have. We can only make up for it from other places."
What do you mean elsewhere?
Lin Yutong looked at Fourth Master, "...What is there in Xishan that I don't know?"
"Arms Factory." Fourth Master whispered in Lin Yutong's ear.
Lin Yutong narrowed his eyes and understood instantly. This was to improve weapons.
The fourth master chuckled lightly, "I know it well, it's just an improvement on the continuous-shooting crossbow."
Repeating crossbow?
Isn't this a big improvement? This thing is no less powerful than a gun at a close range.
Her hand shook slightly, "This thing can't leak out. Otherwise..."
Fourth Master patted Lin Yutong's hand and said, "Don't worry, I will be gone for more than ten days and I will definitely come back to celebrate the New Year with you before the end of the year."
Seeing his ambitious look, Lin Yutong could only swallow the words in his mouth. He walked him to the door personally, watched him lead the people away, and then turned around and walked back.
She couldn't care less about the New Year. At this moment, she had to sort out the information and resumes of these officials, big and small, as well as their family relationships. Before the New Year, New Year's gifts had to be sent out first.
It won't work without anyone.
And the rewards are also very particular. The elderly, wives, and children of the family have to take care of them. It means that they value him and his family very much.
Aunt Su looked at the arrangements made by Lin Yutong's family and saw that there was nothing wrong at all. She couldn't help being surprised. "Master, there are still many people who ask people to inquire about what day we are hosting a banquet?"
Lin Yutong paused and said, "Let's have a banquet on the sixth day of the first lunar month. So you have to be prepared for the banquet. This year's situation is special, and the preparations are definitely lacking, but we don't pay attention to those things. It's affordable."
Good point..."
The two of them were talking when Shangghu opened the curtain and came in from the outside, "Master, this is a post from the outer courtyard."
Posts are usually received from the outer courtyard first and then delivered together in the evening. This is the first time that a post has been sent separately like this.
Wu Chunlai had a very strict schedule when it came to doing things, but he could only say that the post was a bit strange.
Lin Yutong took it, opened it, and was stunned.
A message from the Yin family in Beijing, the female family members are coming to visit.
What a strange thing! Didn’t the governor of the capital resign due to illness and go to Jinling with the Holy Master?
Is it possible? The imperial court sent another person here? If so, it would be interesting. There are still things in the capital that I can't get news about.
Her fingers kept tapping the table, "Go ahead and tell me, if anyone comes, please come in."
The post says I'm going to visit tomorrow, so I'll see you tomorrow.
But she still asked someone to send a letter to the fourth master as soon as possible. It was estimated that the fourth master would not come back specifically to put down his affairs for such a person.
Lin Yutong put the post back on the table and thought about it slowly in his heart. Adding such a person to the capital will inevitably cause the newly stabilized people's hearts to start to loosen up again.
I originally planned to call Hei Qi over in the evening to ask what was going on? As soon as the gate of the capital was opened, could it be that there was a leak, and such a big thing was not noticed. Unexpectedly, Hei Qi came first.
"Master, this is really a small oversight." Hei Qi said in a low voice: "This newly appointed governor is the elder brother of Mr. Fang Changqing. The younger one only thought that he came home to worship his ancestors.
"After all, many families are leaving in a hurry, and the ancestral temple is still here. It is normal to send the eldest son back to pay homage. Who would have thought that this is the newly appointed governor.
Lin Yutong nodded. It was frustrating to not have the power to appoint and remove officials. "It's not entirely your fault. Just watch carefully."
Fang family.
Fang Changqing and his brother Fang Wenqing sat opposite each other.
"...You shouldn't have come!" Fang Changqing's expression was really not good. "It's not difficult to find a prefect in Jiangnan with my elder brother's qualifications. Why bother running back to the capital? I don't believe that elder brother can't see the danger in this."
Fang Wenqing, who was only 30 years old, was angered by his younger brother's attitude and said, "Official positions over there are so easy to get now? Do you know how many people are in the civil service department? For one vacancy, four or five people are fighting for it.
Let’s fight. I’ll just go to the north, aren’t all the places here empty?”
"Empty places!" Fang Changqing took a deep breath, "You also want these empty places? You are really not afraid of death. Why the court leaves these empty places empty? Everyone knows that the court has no control over this place. Well, people can hide.
I couldn't hide in time, but you were bumped in. Then tell me, how can you be a governor? If you are a loyal minister to the emperor, then you are meat on someone's chopping block. You can chop it up any way the Fourth Master Yin wants.
.If you want to join us, you have to look back and see that most of our Fang family are still in Jiangnan..."
Fang Wenqing chuckled, "I know you are worried about your eldest brother and me being caught in the middle. That's not a problem. Aren't you also living a prosperous life in the capital? His Highness King Zhao has given our family several rewards.
Yes. It’s obvious that I still value you very much. But when I get to the capital, as soon as I name you, I will give you a bit of face inside and out, which is still very effective..."
Can you be the same as me?
Fang Changqing almost blurted out these words. King Zhao used himself to win over Fourth Master Yin, and Fourth Master Yin also used himself to ease the relationship with the court and prevent the court from completely rejecting the shipment of supplies from the north.
My current position is not easy.
In the future, if things go wrong, neither party will trust him. He will be so annoyed that he doesn’t know what to do. The eldest brother is better, and he comes directly. He also wants to imitate himself.
Can this be imitated? He is at best a staff member, a white person. As for him, he is sitting in the governor's office, and all civil affairs are under his control. Doesn't this mean he wants to take power from Fourth Master Yin?
Who are you treating as a fool?
Fang Wenqing waved his hand nonchalantly, "I have my own plan, so don't worry about it. If anything happens, we'll talk about it later. You said that I ran from the capital to Jinling with great difficulty before settling down properly, and then ran back to the capital from Jinling. These few
Yue Quan bumped on the road. You feel sorry for me, your eldest brother, so at least ask me to rest for two days."
Fang Changqing had no choice but to stand up first, "Have you sent a message to Fourth Master saying you are going to visit?"
Fang Wenqing shook his head, "At General Yin's residence? Not yet. But your sister-in-law has left a message for Mrs. Yin."
"Has it been sent over?" Fang Changqing said in shock.
Fang Wenqing nodded, "Send it over. You don't have to worry, no matter where they come from, they may not understand this set of rules..."
"Brother!" Fang Changqing shouted loudly, "You...you...if you want to be safe, you'd better go to the Yin family in person now and deliver the post!"
Fang Wenqing frowned, "I asked someone to inquire, but General Yin is not here."
"Then go!" Fang Changqing refused to compromise at all, "Immediately! Immediately!"
Fang Wenqing pursed his lips and looked at Fang Changqing with a somewhat complicated look, "...Second brother, it was His Highness King Zhao who arranged this job for me... Don't you think there is a problem with your current attitude? You need to make it clear.
Whose person is he?"
With that said, he rolled up his sleeves and left the study.
Fang Changqing was left with a face full of astonishment, and then his complexion changed drastically, turning green and white...