When the Supreme Emperor Nei Chan abdicated, he had already put checks and balances on Emperor Xiaode.
He arranged for Prince Yi Zhong to be in charge of the Household Department, Prince Zhong Yi to supervise the Military Department, and at the same time, Prince Zhong Shun, the younger brother of Emperor Xiao De, was asked to intervene in the Civil Service Department, thus creating a delicate balance in the court.
However, Emperor Xiaode directly broke this balance by appointing Lin Ruhai as the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor.
Because of the powerful ability of Lin Ruhai, Lin Zhao and his son to attract money, Emperor Xiaode had enough money. He did not use the checks and balances of Prince Yi Zhong and Prince Zhong Yi at all, and drove Prince Yi Zhong and Prince Zhong Yi away through exquisite political means.
After leaving the court, they were imprisoned and their subordinates were eliminated.
After this battle, the Emperor's voice in the court was greatly weakened.
Therefore, at this point, Emperor Xiaode also gradually reached the point of being arbitrary in the world.
This fully illustrates how important it is to have money and power.
After all, everyone is working hard to become an official, and most of them are not doing it to benefit the people, but for power, wealth, and beauty.
You, Prince Yi Zhong, have the financial power, but the money you make is not as much as that of the Salt Patrol Censor Yamen. Why should everyone mess around with you?
Therefore, the situation has developed so far that Emperor Xiaode no longer has enemies in front of him.
All the opponents, except the Supreme Emperor in the Tai Chi Palace, have all been hiding in the darkness.
Therefore, the hunting at Tiewang Mountain and the work of the Dragon Guards and the Jinyi Guards have become top priority.
So after the meeting, Emperor Xiaode met with Lin Zhao alone.
"I have the Royal Horse Guards and the Dragon Imperial Guards around me for the siege at Tienwang Mountain. You, the Imperial Guards, must be in charge of the outer perimeter and make sure there are no mistakes." Emperor Xiaode said.
"It is my duty and my duty to do my job. The Jinyiwei will go all out to ensure the smooth progress of the Iron Network Mountain." Lin Zhao said.
Emperor Xiaode nodded and said: "Okay, draw up a strategy as soon as possible and submit it to me. I want to see it as soon as possible."
After a pause, he added: "Since you came to the capital, no one has called the name of the good boy, but the Jingjiehu sign is quite loud."
Lin Zhao smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, you are ridiculous. I sing that song on which mountain and do the work in that position. When I patrol the Salt Censor's Yamen and make history, I naturally have to tidy up hard."
Those salt rats are now the commander of the Jinyiwei, so naturally they can only patrol the streets and arrest them."
"So you do your duty." Emperor Xiaode sighed: "But there are not many people who do their duty nowadays."
"That's because of the lack of people's hearts." Lin Zhao spoke calmly in front of the emperor and spoke eloquently: "Actually, the main reason is that Your Majesty is too kind. As long as those with evil intentions should be suppressed with dignity, those who are greedy for money should be allowed to beg.
, behead all the rebels, and then allow the common people to improve their lives through struggle. At that point, His Majesty's majesty and kindness will spread throughout the Zhou Dynasty, and everyone will naturally abide by their duties."
"To put it lightly, I'm afraid even three generations of rule will not reach this point." Emperor Xiaode sighed.
Lin Zhao remained silent.
His Ming Empire barely reached that point.
However, he is a god and has tens of thousands of Paul Korchagins under his command, so he can barely do this.
So you can't use this to ask Emperor Xiaode.
Emperor Xiaode said: "Okay, I was sighing for a moment, but you took me off topic. It has been a hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, and land annexation has become more and more intense. I have the intention to curb it, but I also know that curbing annexation is only a way to resist annexation.
I have it for a while, but I have to spend money everywhere. You, a philanthropic boy, can you think of any way to relieve my worries?"
Lin Zhao smiled slightly: "Yes, I would like to ask Songjiang to open a port..."
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We chatted for a full hour.
Emperor Xiaode smiled: "Lin Aiqing, you are really my lucky star!"
Lin Zhao said with a smile: "Your Majesty has great talents and great strategies, and clear rewards and punishments. I am just doing what he likes."
"Oh?" Emperor Xiaode was slightly startled, and then said: "Rewards and punishments are clear? You have such a suggestion, what do you want me to reward?"
Lin Zhao thought for a while and was not polite to the emperor: "I heard that your Majesty has the "White Picture at Night" by the Tang Dynasty painter Han Gan. I have admired it for a long time."
"Hahaha..." Emperor Xiaode laughed loudly: "You have such great achievements, I only reward you with a piece of "White Picture of Shining Night", which is really too much to do. I also rewarded you with Wang Xianzhi's "Mid-Autumn Tie".
"
Lin Zhao slightly cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Okay! I'm tired, Dai Quan, please send Lin Aiqing out of the palace."
"Old slave obeys the order!"
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Dai Quan was a close eunuch of Emperor Xiaode, so it was a great compliment for him to personally escort Lin Zhao out.
This naturally had a huge response among civil and military officials.
But Lin Zhao didn't take it to heart.
In his opinion, the two national treasures "White Picture of Shining Night" and "Mid-Autumn Tie" already reflected Emperor Xiaode's wishes.
He didn't care, but Dai Quan didn't dare to show off in front of him.
In fact, the Zhou Dynasty was different from the Ming Dynasty. Although the eunuchs in the palace were powerful, they were not as powerful as the ceremonial eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty.
Dai Quan respectfully escorted Lin Zhao out of the Wenhua Palace. After walking a few steps, he met the eldest prince Ding Wang and the second prince Yi Wang who came to pay respects to Emperor Xiao De.
Emperor Xiaode was in strong health and was in his prime. He had only been on the throne for four years, and his brothers had not yet cleared up their affairs. Naturally, he would not cause trouble for his next generation so quickly, so his sons were all crowned kings and studied and practiced martial arts together.
, there is no one to choose who will be the prince.
Lin Zhao glanced at the two princes, moved the two paintings under his arm to one another, and slightly cupped his hands: "I have met these two princes."
"Lin Tongzhi is polite. I don't dare to accept your great gift." King Ding smiled and said: "Although I often see Lin Tongzhi, I always come and go in such a hurry. It's rare that today is a good day, and I have fennel there."
The country’s talented people have brought you good tea, why don’t you go to my king’s place and have an extra cup of tea before leaving?”
Lin Zhao glanced at King Ding and said with a smile: "The Jin Yiwei are foreign ministers and generals. Their status and responsibilities lie in their duties. I won't bother King Ding. Please forgive me."
It's okay for a foreign minister and a prince to exchange a few words in broad daylight, but it's not wrong to drink tea together.
Besides, if you don’t know who is who in the future, why would you get too close to these princes?
King Ding did not force himself: "In that case, the tea that I, the King, will give to you later is not considered a good thing, and you don't have to be polite to me. It's not worth taking."
It's not a good thing, you gave it to me?
Do I care?
Lin Zhao complained in his heart and felt a little contempt for King Ding.
The people coming out of the palace are so incapable of speaking, and they still want to win over people?
So Lin Zhao just smiled slightly: "Thank you so much, King Ding."
The expression on his face showed no trace of gratitude.
Prince Ding did not dare to underestimate him at all.
A twenty-year-old young man from out of town took only a few months to firmly control the entire Jinyiwei and built it into a completely new look. The people in the capital praised it and the children of the aristocratic families feared him like a tiger.
If given time, Lin Zhao would definitely become an important minister in the court.
King Yi, who was standing by, seemed to be able to feel the embarrassment in King Ding's heart, so he smiled and said, "Lin Tongzhi is so polite. But I heard that the Lin family likes to drink this tea, and it's mostly for your younger sister?"
Lin Zhao replied calmly: "Yes, my sister-in-law has had a weak spleen and stomach since she was a child. This tea has a light taste and is suitable for my sister-in-law to drink. So someone gave me this tea, and I am naturally grateful."
King Yi on the side said casually: "Lin Tongzhi's sister, Lin Xiangjun, is also eleven years old, right? This girl is one year older. Without further delay, Lin Tongzhi should talk to his parents and take a serious look at her.
It’s time to get married.”
Lin Zhao glanced at King Yi.
With just such a glance, King Yi felt his mind tremble, and all the plans he had just raised were extinguished unconsciously.
King Ding smiled mockingly, showing disdain for King Yi's mindless behavior.
Dai Quan said with an apologetic smile: "It's getting late. I have been ordered to escort Mr. Lin out of the palace. I will not serve your two highnesses. I will allow you to retire."
King Ding waved his hand: "I dare not delay the justice of justice. Lin Tongzhi, if you are free, please show your face and have a cup of tea."
Lin Zhao slightly cupped his hands and nodded with a smile.