Seeing that his students were so obedient, Lin Ruhai felt that he had nothing left to teach him.
When Mai Fan left the study, he stepped back and then carefully opened the letter Xue Jue had brought over.
At first, Lin Ruhai looked through very normal information, but later, he smelled that a storm was coming.
To be honest, in Lin Ruhai's opinion, the old emperor's sudden abdication was just an impulse of the previous emperor.
He didn't know whether it was the former prince's vindication that made him excited, or whether it was because he felt too guilty that he wanted to give up his position as emperor temporarily. But the current situation is that the old emperor has retired, which means he has completely retired.
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Even though this **** has expressed his regrets countless times between the lines...
But the current emperor has more means and abilities than the Supreme Emperor imagined.
Recently, the changes in Jinling Mansion and the two or three contacts from the imperial court made him hesitate.
If he had followed his original idea and just stayed in this position conscientiously and took good care of the money bag for the emperor to whom he was truly loyal, that would be all.
As for making the current emperor jealous, Lin Ruhai felt that the worst possible outcome would be death.
But now, his daughter didn't seem to be living a happy life. Lin Ruhai thought about his declining Lin family clan with almost no contact...
If he dies, who can his daughter rely on?
Therefore, he couldn't die. Even if it was something as dangerous as helping the current emperor to investigate the Zhen family's corruption and catch the other party's corrupt feet, he couldn't let him die easily.
The other party gave him such a dangerous task, and the only way to survive was to become the true confidant of the current young emperor.
Coupled with the hidden clue that the Supreme Emperor of the Xue family was buried in Jinling, Lin Ruhai felt that he could still guarantee his food and clothing for the rest of his life.
It would be great if I could have a certain connection with Xue Jue.
His daughter... Lin Ruhai sighed again and could only consider other aspects, and expressed his wishes to Xue Jue in a tentative tone.
Naturally, this letter has to be sent home by Mai Fan. I just hope that the other party can understand what I mean, and the two of them can cooperate sincerely to protect each other's lives.
After all, Xue Jue's situation is no better than that of him, the salt patrol censor. Even because of his identity as a secret agent, he is more likely to be suspected by the current emperor.
They had to support each other and go through the most difficult period of service. After gaining the true trust of the new emperor, they quickly relieved themselves of their current positions and let the emperor's true confidants take up their positions.
As for the two of them... seeing as they are so knowledgeable and loyal, they might even be able to get a good part-time job and be transferred to Kyoto, under the emperor's nose, so that they can live a retirement life early.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai's writing speed accelerated a bit.
He wrote down his thoughts and what he wanted to do next in a secret code that only he and Xue Jue knew.
After Mai Fan stayed at his home for two or three days, he took him back to his father along the same route.
Mai Fan lived a good life in the following days. The Lin family's background was infinitely higher than that of the Xue family.
Lin Ruhai also deliberately took out his few rest time to make detailed planning and guidance for Mai Fan's current homework.
And when Mai Fan was about to leave for Jinling, he gave him several very precious greeting cards.
These were all Lin Ruhai's contemporaries, and he still has close contacts with them now.
And these people are now serving as officials in the capital, and the factions they belong to are all royalists.
It's just that because he is a Beijing official, he can get the news a little faster than Lin Ruhai, and he can also observe the newly ascended emperor at close range. Now, there are not many people in their group who have not turned to the new emperor.
Lin Ruhai once hesitated, but now, he can freely communicate with these defectors.
As his student, isn't it a normal thing to visit the teacher's classmates or friends?
In addition, Mai Fan's visit was not only due to Lin Ruhai's cultivation of him, but also because he hoped that the family members of several close friends could visit Lin Daiyu from time to time.
After this incident passed, he probably had to let go of his previous desire to not find a wife.
Because the current Jia family, if we go by the information Xue Jue gave him, they should be firmly on the fence.
In this delicate moment, the fence-sitters are the most dangerous faction.
As veteran nobles, they should obviously be the Emperor's most valued supporters just like they used to be.
But among them, there happened to be a Zhen family, and the Zhen family still has a prince of the right age.
This is the direction they are betting on. Of course, because the four families have different thoughts, just like the Jia family, it is obvious that they have become lonely, but they still think about the glory of the two fathers in the past, and they still want to rule.
The four families act as their leaders.
In order to maintain this situation, the direct daughter of the family was actually allowed to enter the palace and become a female official.
This matter seemed unbelievable to Lin Ruhai.
Even if the eldest girl of the Jia family is with the queen, the job of a female official is still to serve people.
Lin Ruhai seemed to see that Jiu Xungui's building was about to collapse. As the former son-in-law of Jiu Xungui, he used to have the same interests as them, and of course they would advance and retreat together.
But now, he plans to pick out the Lin family from the quagmire, so a new in-law close to the new emperor is very necessary.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai thought about it and wrote a letter to the current emperor that was close enough and at his disposal.
The letter did not express any loyalty, but Lin Ruhai exchanged his beautiful political achievements for the emperor's favor.
Ask for the grace of a continuation.
Lin Ruhai thought that if he married a new wife at his age, it would be too unfair to the woman.
In order to give this woman enough honor, I hope that the current emperor can find a marriage for him, which will not only elevate the other party's status, but also show that Lin Ruhai attaches great importance to the new wife.
This is equivalent to putting all one's wealth and life in the hands of the emperor, expressing complete surrender to the other party.
Sure enough, the day after Mai Fan arrived in Jinling to convey Lin Ruhai's ideas and methods to Xue Jue, the emperor in the capital received Lin Ruhai's unique surrender letter.