Not long after Lin Yecai left Zhenyuan Palace, Xin Yanque sent someone to invite him here.
Lin Ye knew why Mr. Xin was looking for him. Mr. Xin wanted to know how big a mistake he had made.
"I never thought I was a fool, until yesterday."
Mr. Xin stood in the empty Shangyang Palace hall, looking a little thin.
When Lin Ye listened to the emperor speak in Zhenyuan Palace, he remained silent most of the time.
Listening to Mr. Xin talking at this time, he didn't even want to reply a word.
Because Mr. Xin's own perception was correct, he was indeed a little stupid. If Lin Ye knew that the emperor was seriously ill because Mr. Xin sent him there, then he would not think that Mr. Xin was a little stupid at this time.
On the first day he took over as head coach, he promoted Chen Weiwei because of his so-called unwillingness to be manipulated. This alone was enough to make the emperor disappointed in him.
"Your Majesty saw you today and must have said a lot to you, right?"
Mr. Xin looked back at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye nodded: "Huizhenren, I did say a lot."
Mr. Xin said: "I would still like to hear you call me sir, rather than a real person."
Lin Ye said: "When Zhenren was not the master, it was not wrong for me to call him sir, but now that he is the master, it is not wrong for me to call him sir."
Mr. Xin once again became annoyed because he had to be correct. Even if Lin Ye didn't say the words correct, that's what he meant.
In the past, calling him "sir" was a sign of respect, but now that Xin Yanque is the real person in charge, he cannot be called "sir" casually.
"That's all."
Mr. Xin sat down and asked: "Your Majesty...how are you doing?"
Lin Ye replied: "If you feel uneasy, you can go to the palace to see His Majesty in person. Now that you have such a status, it's time to go..."
Mr. Xin looked at Lin Ye again: "What do you want to teach me? Why does everyone think they can teach me something now?"
Lin Ye leaned over and said, "I don't dare to do this."
"Don't you dare to be a subordinate?"
Mr. Xin's expression changed again.
This sentence, which the subordinates did not dare to do, directly brought the relationship between the two people to the point of becoming estranged.
"good very good."
Mr. Xin said: "Since you call yourself a lower official, you feel that your status is not as good as mine, so can I give you orders?"
Lin Ye said: "The real person's status is naturally much higher than that of the lower official, but the real person has no right to order the lower official to do anything for the time being, because the real person is still just a real person."
Mr. Xin looked at Lin Ye, the anger in his eyes could no longer be suppressed.
Lin Ye said: "I don't want to teach the real person anything, but I think the real person should go and see your majesty in person."
Mr. Xin waved his hand: "You can go."
Lin Ye didn't say much, he bowed and saluted, then turned around and left.
Mr. Xin breathed out a heavy breath when he saw Lin Ye striding away.
In fact, he also knew why Lin Ye had such an attitude. Wasn't it because he secretly promoted Chen Weiwei?
As Chen Weiwei's friend, shouldn't Lin Ye be happy?
If Lin Ye is really not happy for Chen Weiwei at all, then Lin Ye may really be as His Majesty said... cruel and ruthless.
"Everyone pretends that you are the right one."
Mr. Xin muttered to himself.
"You are all right, so why did you choose me, a person who doesn't know what is right?"
This soliloquy was full of reluctance, unwillingness to accept that his fate had already been arranged.
When Lin Ye came out of Shangyang Palace, his carriage was waiting outside.
As soon as Lin Ye got in the car, he saw his aunt, Zinai, and girl Xiaohe were there. He knew that they were worried about him, so they came here to wait to pick him up.
"It's okay, I was just invited by the headmaster to ask about His Majesty's situation."
Lin Ye leaned back when he sat down, which allowed Xie Yunxi to see his fatigue at a glance.
That's not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue.
Xie Yunxi said softly: "There's no need to say anything more. Just close your eyes and take a rest. We'll talk about it later when we get back."
Lin Ye agreed and closed his eyes, but his breathing was not so steady.
What His Majesty said to him today really shocked and frightened him.
This fear is not about what kind of civil strife Dayu will fall into after the emperor leaves.
With Lin Ye's current strength, even if Dayu really gets into trouble, he is fully capable of taking the people he cares about and leaving here.
Not to mention going too far away, just going to Dongbo, he can still live well.
Lin Ye had a premonition of this fear. Soon after the emperor left, he would face a very bloody choice.
If he chooses not to be bloody, then he will go back to what he was thinking about just now... leaving the Central Plains.
However, escaping is never the fundamental solution to the problem. If he goes to Dongbo, Yu Yucheng hastily will do his best to protect him in a short period of time.
But when the winner was finally determined in Dayu, those who wanted to kill Lin Ye won. So is it safe for Lin Ye to hide in Dongbo?
Lord Dongbo, who had temporarily provided shelter to Lin Ye and the others, even if he would not kill Lin Ye himself, would sacrifice him under pressure from Dayu.
The pressure that Dayu can put on the King of Dongbo is far greater than the pressure that Lin Ye, who has already begun to flee, can put on him.
Lin Ye said nothing more and closed his eyes to rest. Xie Yunxi and the others did not continue to talk and sat quietly. They did not want to disturb Lin Ye's rest.
But Lin Ye's mind didn't stop at all. He had to think about the choice he would make soon, whether to choose blood or escape.
If you choose to escape, how long will it take before you have to face the second choice? At that time, there will be no escape option, only blood.
Those led by the Wang family, they really won a move this time.
Even if it just prompted the emperor to abdicate earlier than expected, it would be enough to change the situation in a big way.
The emperor has not yet made the final preparations, because the emperor has not yet decided how to use the forest leaves.
Lin Ye's expected outcome was that... he would be appointed as the General of the Forbidden Army, or even greater, the General of Jingzhou.
It is a sword left by the emperor for Mr. Xin, so it is impossible to keep this sword in Yunzhou forever.
Putting it in Yunzhou is forging this knife and sharpening it.
Lin Ye re-established the Cowardly Mang Army in Yunzhou and used the Cowardly Mang Army to gain a reputation. This was the process from forging to sharpening this sword.
If the emperor's plan is advanced, Lin Ye should be appointed now and stay in Geling, at least in Jingzhou.
Just like Tuoba Lie back then, in times of danger, he could lead his troops to Geling City in the shortest possible time.
At the moment when he was talking to the emperor, Lin Ye was waiting for the emperor to make an appointment for him.
But the emperor did not, which means that the emperor was still wavering in his heart.
The emperor didn't want to advance his plan, but he had to make preparations to advance his plan.
He could not trust Lin Ye 100%, so he did not immediately issue an order to transfer Lin Ye to Geling.
During the conversation, Lin Ye actually felt the emperor's hesitation.
When the carriage stopped, Lin Ye's thoughts were interrupted.
He suddenly thought...the emperor had suppressed him a little before, in order to force him to take the initiative.
So by summoning him to the palace for a talk today, do you also hope that he will take the initiative?
If he had asked the emperor to transfer him to Geling at that time, what kind of reaction would the emperor have had?
When Lin Ye thought of this, the emperor was chatting with Concubine Wan Gui.
The emperor left the place where his mother once lived, and he did not stay here long, because he knew that even if he did not let Gu Xiujin and others follow him, he might be secretly protected by the way he got under the quilt.
His people saw it.
As long as he is still the emperor, he cannot show his cowardly side.
"Your Majesty actually hopes that Lin Ye will take the initiative to come to Geling?"
Concubine Wan Gui asked.
The emperor nodded: "If he had said it at that time, I would have agreed at that time. He didn't say it, not because he didn't want to come, but because he doubted me...he didn't trust me."
Concubine Wan Gui sighed in her heart, because she always felt that the emperor and Lin Ye were so similar.
Lin Ye is like the emperor in his youth, no... he should be more mature than the emperor in his youth.
"I know."
The emperor said calmly: "When I said those words to him, he was afraid in his heart."
"He was afraid, so he tried his best to help Yan Que, and in the end my arrangement was to let Yan Que get rid of him at the right time."
"If he hadn't thought of this, he would probably have asked me to transfer him to Geling."
Concubine Wan Gui didn't know what to say, because even if the emperor didn't explicitly tell her what Lin Ye suspected, he must have told Xin Yanque.
"Sooner or later, you will know that each of you has misunderstood me."
The emperor's words were not meant for Concubine Wan Gui, but maybe for Lin Ye, maybe for everyone, but now they were just words to himself.
"Since 20 years ago, everyone has been misunderstanding me, and I have come step by step through this endless misunderstanding to where I am today."
The emperor's expression was not good, perhaps because he felt that Lin Ye should not take the initiative.
"Actually, if Your Majesty feels that it is most appropriate to transfer him to Geling, then there is nothing wrong with His Majesty's direct decree."
Concubine Wan Gui advised.
She thought that if Lin Ye didn't take the initiative to ask for the order, His Majesty would not issue the order. This seemed a bit like the anger between children and a bit childish.
"I was also scared at that moment."
The emperor looked at Concubine Wan Gui: "He didn't ask me, which means that at that moment he was already preparing how to deal with the situation, so I... was already in his preparation."
Concubine Wan Gui's heart trembled slightly because of these words. She subconsciously wanted to ask, does Lin Ye really dare to rebel?
But she never asked this question.
The Emperor said: "I said a long time ago that Lin Ye is a double-edged sword."
Concubine Wan Gui nodded. She still remembered that the emperor did say this.
If Lin Ye is used well, even if the emperor is stupid, Dayu's country will not be in any danger.
But once it is not used properly, the forest leaves will become the biggest danger to Dayu Jiangshan.
"I have seen many people and many things in the past twenty years, but I was wrong when I first looked at Lin Ye."
The emperor said: "I thought he would be the second Liu Jigong."
Concubine Wan Gui sighed.
But at this moment, the emperor laughed inexplicably.
"It's so similar..."
After he finished laughing, he muttered another sentence to himself. This sentence only had three words.
Concubine Wan Gui nodded: "Yes, they really look alike."
The Emperor said: "Fortunately, I can see farther than anyone else now, so I can still arrange everything."
He looked at Concubine Wan Gui: "I will take you to travel around the world soon. Maybe I will soon be able to let them understand what my big plan is."
He put his arm around Concubine Wan Gui's shoulders.
"I made a foreshadowing today, the best foreshadowing for this story."
He said: "In the future, everyone who wakes up will be shocked."