Faced with Mr. Xin's aggressiveness, Lin Ye didn't seem to take it seriously. He didn't even plan to answer, but looked at Chen Weiwei again.
This kind of action is a strong enough provocation in Mr. Xin's opinion.
Lin Ye looked at the panting Chen Weiwei in the distance and said to Mr. Xin: "He expected that Mr. Xin would come and that he would save him. His lack of resistance was also for Mr. Xin to see."
Mr. Xin said: "These have nothing to do with you."
Lin Ye said: "These are related to me. I came to kill him today."
Mr. Xin said: "I will not allow anyone to kill him today. If anyone kills him, including you, I will do my best to take action."
When Mr. Xin looked at Lin Ye, his eyes showed enough determination.
So Lin Ye didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and left.
Mr. Xin thought that Lin Ye would linger for a while, but he didn't expect that Lin Ye would leave so straightforwardly.
"You said he was deliberately waiting for me to come and pretending that he couldn't beat you. What about you?"
Mr. Xin asked behind Lin Ye: "If you want to kill him, you don't have to give him a chance to save him. And it's not that easy for me to save him. Why didn't you wait for me to come and let me save you on purpose?"
Got him?"
Lin Ye was still striding forward. When Mr. Xin said those words, he didn't even look back.
But the slight smile on Lin Ye's lips was enough to prove that Mr. Xin's guess was correct.
Mr. Xin looked at Lin Ye's back and muttered to himself: "Foxes in the world are all cunning, but you are the most cunning fox in the world."
Of course Lin Ye would not really kill Chen Weiwei, not because Chen Weiwei didn't deserve to die.
If Lin Ye wanted to kill someone, how could he care whether that person should die or not?
He is not a martial arts hero, nor is he a good person among the people.
Chen Weiwei didn't deserve to die because the emperor had no intention of letting Chen Weiwei die. This was the fundamental reason.
Lin Ye guessed that there were only two possibilities. One was that the emperor did not see through Mr. Xin's plot, so he left Chen Weiwei to continue watching. This time he asked Lin Ye to kill Chen Weiwei just to see Lin Ye's reaction and Mr. Xin's.
reaction, and thus we can deduce Mr. Xin’s true purpose.
Secondly, the Emperor has already seen through what Mr. Xin wants to do from the beginning, or it may be what the Emperor wants Mr. Xin to do, so instead of stopping Mr. Xin, the Emperor will help Mr. Xin go more smoothly.
In the final analysis, what happened this time would only happen if Lin Ye really killed Chen Weiwei.
At the same time, Geling City and Zhenyuan Palace.
Ning Weimo had not been to the palace for a long time, and he did not expect that he could come to the palace now.
According to his expectation, at least he would have to wait until Mr. Xin took charge of the country before he could have another chance to enter Zhenyuan Palace.
So on the way here, Ning Weimo had already thought of it. The only reasonable explanation could only be that... the emperor's health was really bad and he really couldn't hold on anymore.
Ning Weimo, who was sitting on the stool, actually felt extremely uncomfortable.
I don’t dare to sit firmly, and I have to put half of my butt outside the stool. I don’t know who was the first person to come up with this sitting posture. It does seem humble enough, but it is also really uncomfortable.
The key is that from the moment he entered the Imperial Study Room, the Emperor only said to him to sit down and wait and then said nothing to him. He had been sitting here on pins and needles for half an hour, and the Emperor still had no intention of talking to him.
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Fortunately, Gu Xiujin is still here. This big internal manager is really considerate and really knows how to get things done.
If a person as gloomy as the emperor does not have a bright person like Gu Xiujin next to him, then the palace will only be gloomy, and the emperor's already bad health will only become worse than it is now.
"Master Ning, let me refill your tea."
Gu Xiujin took the tea cup from Ning Weimo's hand, and then said with a hint of surprise: "Master Ning's hands are so cold, is it because he is not in good health?"
When the emperor heard this, he actually glanced at Ning Weimo.
The emperor said: "If you are not well, you don't need to wait for me here. I still have some things to deal with. You go back and rest. I will call you into the palace when I am free."
Ning Weimo said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am in good health, and I am willing to accompany you. Even if your majesty does not say anything, I will feel at ease if you just let me accompany you here."
The emperor put down his ink pen, looked at Ning Weimo and said: "You haven't been in the palace for a while, and I forgot about it. What you are best at is flattering... Think about it, I haven't heard of you during this time.
I don’t seem to feel any discomfort with your flattery.”
For Ning Weimo, the emperor's words were not a good thing.
He quickly said: "I am guilty."
The emperor asked him: "What crime is this?"
Ning Weimo said solemnly: "As a minister, I cannot make Your Majesty feel indispensable. What I did is far from good enough and I have failed His Majesty's trust and expectations. I am guilty."
The emperor said: "In my case, except for the imperial concubine and Xiao Gu, no one is indispensable. If you want to have an indispensable position in the emperor's heart, you can only change the emperor."
Ning Weimo knelt down with a plop. To be honest, kneeling down was more steadfast than sitting on that stool with his butt bent.
"I deserve death for my crime. It was my nonsense that made His Majesty angry. I deserve to be quartered on five horses..."
Before Ning Wei finished speaking, the emperor nodded: "Okay, I have always been sincere in my treatment of others and always respond to your requests. Since you asked for someone to be quartered with five horses, I will grant your request."
Ning Weimo immediately lowered his head: "I was wrong again. I shouldn't have lied. In fact, I don't want to die."
The emperor asked: "Tell me the reason why you don't want to die."
What other reason is there for this thing? What is the reason for not wanting to die? Isn’t that just not wanting to die?
Ning Weimo answered extremely seriously: "I don't want to die because I still have the energy to do things for Your Majesty, and I still have the ambition to solve His Majesty's worries. I..."
The emperor glanced at him: "That's enough, I don't want to listen to flattery today."
He turned sideways, looked at Ning Weimo and asked, "I called you here today because I have three questions to ask you."
Ning Weimo immediately said: "I must tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything I know."
The emperor asked: "The first question is, if I leave Geling and Yan Que asks you to come back and be the prime minister, should you come out and continue to be the prime minister, or should you not?"
Ning Weimo said: "I shouldn't. I have committed a crime. If I have no great achievements, I am really not suitable to be reused. If so, it will destroy the majesty of the national law."
The emperor looked at him: "So?"
Ning Weimo said: "So if I want to be reinstated, I still... still can't refuse, because my heart of serving the country has not changed, my loyalty has not changed, and I have not yet noticed that I am the leader of the ministers in governing the country."
Who is more suitable than me?"
The emperor seemed too lazy to look at him one more time, as if the answer had been expected by the emperor.
"second question."
The emperor asked: "If the new king makes a mistake, will you speak out or pretend not to notice?"
Ning Weimo said: "Then it depends on what is wrong."
The emperor looked at him, meaning do you still need me to list them all one by one and ask you?
Ning Weimo quickly continued: "If the king's decision is wrong, as the prime minister and assistant, I must let the adults at Yushitai speak out."
Because of these words, the emperor couldn't help but glare at him.
Chen Ding should let others speak frankly... He is indeed a good material to be the Prime Minister.
Ning Weimo continued: "If the king makes a mistake in selecting talents, as the prime minister, I will definitely find a way to get General Lin Ye to speak out and persuade him."
The emperor looked up at the roof, thinking... Ning Weimo was probably the most right choice for me.
If there is a mistake in the national policy, let the people from Yushitai go to fight with the new king. If there is a mistake in the appointment of people, let the general Lin Ye go and fight with the new king.
The emperor didn't want to say anything more, because although these words sounded ridiculous, they were not wrong.
Ning Weimo's wisdom as an official and as a minister are vividly expressed in these few sentences.
The emperor asked: "The third question is, if there is a big change in the future, and I come back to Geling again and want to ascend the throne again, will you side with me or the new king?"
After Ning Weimo heard this sentence, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
There is no suitable answer to this question, not to mention the correct answer, not even a suitable answer.
Even if he was the best flatterer in the world, he couldn't think of an answer to this sentence that would make the emperor not feel disgusted at all.
After a moment, Ning Weimo lowered his head and replied: "My lord, I stand by your Majesty's side. I will always stand by your Majesty's side."
The Emperor said: "As the prime minister, you should understand the truth. There are no two masters in the country, and once I come back and show my desire to regain the throne, the turmoil in Dayu will be unstoppable. The only reasonable way is to choose a person to kill."
Already."
At this moment of Ning Weimo, not to mention a layer of sweat on his back, the sweat on his forehead was constantly pouring out.
The emperor asked: "As the prime minister and the leader of the ministers, the new king regards you as the pillar of the country, will you kill him?"
Ning Weimo's face was as white as paper. He kept raising his hands to wipe the sweat. His hands were shaking when he wiped the sweat. He was not pretending to be shaking.
Seeing that Ning Weimo didn't know how to answer, the Emperor smiled and said, "Your reaction that is so confusing and undecided is exactly the best answer. Let alone you, I don't know what to do when I come to face this matter."
What choice.”
He leaned over and looked at Ning Weimo: "I'm going to give you an errand now. If you go and do it, I'll even consider you guilty and meritorious, but the merits and demerits will be equal to each other."
Ning Weimo immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Please give me your majesty's instructions. As long as it is something that your majesty has asked me to do, no matter the sword or the sea of fire..."
The emperor said: "Shut up."
He hooked his fingers towards Ning Weimo, signaling Ning Weimo to come closer.
Ning Weimo didn't dare to get up and moved his knees to touch the emperor.
The Emperor said: "The errand I want you to do is to go to the Nushan Camp and ask Lin Ye the three questions I asked you, word for word, and then you come back again, word for word.
Tell me if you don't mind."
The sweat that Ning Weimo had just fallen suddenly came out again.
He didn't know what the emperor meant by asking him to ask Lin Ye, but he knew that the emperor must be dissatisfied with General Lin Ye.
Or maybe it's not dissatisfaction, but pointing a direction to the general?
After Ning Weimo left tremblingly, the emperor couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
In fact, he was not unhappy or worried. He summoned Ning Weimo, and it was really just to pave the way for Xin Yanque to supervise the country.
It is necessary to beat important officials from time to time, especially the leader of officials like Ning Weimo.
He asked Ning Weimo to ask Lin Ye, it was just the same routine, and by the way, Ning Weimo and Lin Ye were separated.
Concubine Wan Gui came out of the inner room, first put a piece of clothing on the emperor, and then reached out to close the window.
The emperor smiled and said: "He was frightened. Do you think Lin Ye will be frightened?"
Concubine Wan Gui said: "The general probably won't. He understands your majesty better than Lord Ning."
The emperor asked: "Guess, if Ning Weimoruo asked Lin Ye, what should I do if I come back and want to continue to be the emperor? What is Lin Ye's true thoughts?"
Concubine Wan Gui first shook her head, then nodded and said: "The general will also choose your majesty."
The emperor smiled: "How he chose, I actually already said it when I talked to Ning Weimo just now."
Concubine Wan Gui heard everything just now. She recalled it carefully and found that none of the sentences seemed particularly suitable.
Then she was surprised as she recalled which sentence was more appropriate.
Your Majesty just said...the most reasonable way is to choose one and kill him.