Before coming to Victoria, Zishu had long known Lin Ji's methods.
In other words, in the eyes of caring people, Lin Ji has long been associated with being sharp and ruthless.
Although he seems to be approachable on weekdays, he is the best at hitting the snake with a stick. Whenever he takes advantage of the situation, he can use this to make excuses.
Wu Ma of the Editorial Department was killed on the spot by Lin Ji with an excuse. After the incident, Eunuch Lan made a fuss in the court, and because Lin Ji had a reason, he was sent away by Fang Yunshan with a few words.
Because of this, when he was about to come to Victoria, Zi Shu was personally told by Lan Zeying not to give Lin Ji an excuse to perform well, but to do things within the rules.
Originally, Zi Shu had already made up his mind, and he had to show his authority. No matter how many verbal conflicts there were, it didn't matter. The Editorial Secretary came to Weizhou to replace the Supervisor Tiansi, just like in Jingzhou.
But even if it is done, it must be within the rules. Even Pei Emperor is on the side of the Editorial Department, and the Supervisor Tiansi is now leaderless, so this matter was not too troublesome in the first place.
But Zishu never expected that it would be his subordinates who did the bad things.
I have been arrogant and domineering in Jingzhou for a long time, but I have forgotten that I am now on someone else's territory.
Thinking of this, Zi Shu quickly stood up, raised his hand and slapped the man who drew the sword.
But his slap is fast, but even faster than that.
It was a flash of sword light that made everyone present subconsciously squint their eyes and dare not look directly at it. Only Zi Shu realized something and quickly turned around and shouted: "Master Lin, wait a minute!"
But before he could finish his voice, he saw Lin Ji sheathing his long sword in a leisurely manner.
Immediately afterwards, he felt a little warmth on the back of his neck.
Looking back at the reckless man, he only saw his headless body lying on the ground, and the warmth on the back of the rat's neck was also caused by the blood of the man.
Zi Shu's face suddenly turned gloomy to the extreme.
Lin Ji's brisk voice sounded.
"It's really interesting that there are spies among the dignitary editors, Mr. Dizhi."
Feng Zhiruo, who was following Lin Ji, opened her mouth slightly. She never imagined that Lin Ji would draw his sword and kill him at the slightest disagreement.
In any case, the Editorial Department and the Tiantian Supervisory Department are nominally subordinate to the Great Qin court. Is Lin Ji really not afraid of being settled for being so ruthless?
Zi Shu's expression was uncertain for a moment, but he finally took a deep breath and sat down again.
"Master Lin killed my men without asking. Isn't it a bit excessive..."
"Your subordinate is a spy! He is an assassin! Lin is the official of Jiantiansi Town, a third-grade official. He dared to attack Lin when he came up. He made it clear that he came with a mission and wanted to kill Lin.
Lin Ji said with a smile.
"If it's really a spy, he should..."
Before Zi Shu could finish speaking, Lin Ji interrupted again: "We have found out that he is a spy, so what are we going to do if we don't kill him and keep him alive?"
After he finished speaking, Lin Ji also sat down with Feng Zhiruo, and then without looking at Zi Shu on the main seat, he asked casually: "What are the people from the Editorial Department doing in Weizhou?"
"Let's check." Zishu breathed a long sigh of relief. The momentum he had held for a long time had disappeared after Lin Ji killed someone.
Even though he was still sitting in the main seat at this moment, Lin Ji, who was next in the first place, seemed even more powerful.
As expected, those who can be favored by Fang Yunshan are by no means simple and easy.
"If there is a eucalyptus in Victoria, the Supervisory Office should come to investigate. The Editorial Secretary only needs to take care of one-third of an acre of land in Jingzhou. Do you have the ability to stretch your hands so far?" Lin Ji said with a hint of emotion in his tone.
A bit disdainful.
Zishu did not respond, but took out the imperial edict that had been prepared long ago.
"Lin Ji accepted the order..."
Before the son-in-law Zi Shu could finish his words, Lin Ji snatched the imperial edict directly.
"Bring it to you."
High-level monks don't even need to kneel before the saint, let alone just an imperial edict?
Lin Ji opened the imperial edict, scanned it once, and threw it back.
The imperial edict was talking about the Lancheng ruins, and it used the excuse that it was related to the Weizhou geographies.
These messages were all sent to the capital by him, but it took such a long time before there was a reply, and it was not a reply from the Supervisor of Heaven, but from the Secretary of Editorial Affairs with an imperial edict.
Lin Ji already had more thoughts in his mind.
Previously, it was only suspected that the Editorial Department was related to the Palace of Eternal Life. After all, it was unusual for the Editorial Department to appear in Weizhou. The Zhou Li incident happened not long ago, so it was hard not to think of it.
But now this suspicion is getting a little deeper.
"You have received the news from me a long time ago, but you stopped Jian Tiansi from taking action, and then sent people down yourself... This behavior looks like deception."
If this matter is handled by Supervisor Tiansi, because it involves the dragon vein of a state, at least one or two monks who have entered the Taoist realm will take action.
It is not impossible even for You Tianguan to come in person.
If this is the case, things may be a lot more troublesome for the Eternal Life Palace.
But now, the Editorial Department has kept the matter a secret, not allowing Supervisor Tiansi to intervene, and he has only sent Zi Shu from the Sun Traveling Realm. This is equivalent to putting the matter within the bounds of the Dao Realm where no action can be taken.
Thinking of this, a trace of irritation and worry flashed through Lin Ji's heart, but his face remained calm.
"Is the Lancheng ruins worthy of alarming the higher authorities? The chief culprit Zhou Li is dead, and the red-haired god has also been executed."
"The red-haired god has been executed?" Zishu looked shocked, but he looked directly at Feng Zhiruo behind Lin Ji.
Although this was only an almost imperceptible moment, Lin Ji still keenly captured this point.
Feng Zhiruo is no exception.
"Sure enough." Lin Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself.
Until this moment, he finally understood what Tianji said about the general trend of the world.
Having gained power in front of Emperor Pei, the Editor-in-Chief, who was always against Supervisor Tiansi, actually colluded with the Palace of Eternal Life?
A glimpse of the past revealed that the Department of Editorial Affairs is related to the Palace of Eternal Life. How many people in the capital are still unclear about the Palace of Eternal Life?
Even Lan Zeying, a die-hard confidant of the Qin family, can be a secret agent of the Palace of Eternal Life, so are there spies in the Supervisory Office?
For a moment, Lin Ji felt that this matter was extremely troublesome.
At the same time, Zishu asked coldly: "The red-haired god is dead? Where is the evidence?"
Hearing this, Lin Ji raised his hand, and a corpse suddenly appeared on the ground in front of him. It was the body of the red-haired god that was collected underground that day.
"The red-haired god's body is here, but his soul has dissipated." Lin Ji didn't expect that he would do it unintentionally.
As soon as he saw the red-haired god's body, Zishu immediately wanted to step forward to investigate, but as soon as he came closer, Lin Ji took the body back.
"This case has already come to an end, so there is no need for the editor to interfere. Lord Zishu, please come back." Lin Ji said expressionlessly.
Hearing this, Zi Shu chuckled twice.
The trip went smoothly beyond his imagination. The red-haired god and Feng Zhiruo were both by Lin Ji's side, so it was easy to handle.
"Master Lin, the imperial edict is only one of them."
After finishing his words, Zishu took out another letter and handed it to Lin Ji.
"Master Lin, take a look. I hope you can still laugh after watching it."