It's already early winter.
It is already very cold in early winter in the capital, and the water in the lotus pond is refreshing.
Master Lin Lin Qiang just watched his precious son jump into the water and touch the jade pendant inside.
How could a child of seven or eight years old touch such a big pool?
Lin Qiang took a deep breath, walked over, cupped his hands and said: "Kowtow to the Emperor, Wei Chen just heard that the Emperor's jade pendant fell into the pool, Wei Chen will arrange for someone to search for it."
Chu Hongyu glanced at him sideways, his imperial aura became a little bit stronger, and he said coldly: "Children are playing around, Master Lin is doing nothing, while watching."
"Dad, you don't need to interfere!" Lin Dongdong's head popped up in the pool, "I told the emperor that I was a good swimmer, so the emperor tested me. If I can successfully find the jade pendant, the emperor will let me be the first reader. !”
Lin Qiang lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's son is stupid and can't find the jade pendant, so let Wei Chen do it."
My body can't bear going into the water in such cold weather.
Moreover, the wind was strong, and if I got soaked and blown by the wind, I would probably have to stay in bed for at least a month!
"Master Lin is wrong," Chu Hongyu said, "Lin Dongdong is not stupid. At least he knows how to please and flatter me, the emperor, instead of following the wrong person like you."
Lin Qiang couldn't help but choke.
The regent is his nephew, so he is naturally loyal to the regent.
If it were not for the regent, he would still be worrying about three meals a day for the whole family... He now understands what it means for one person to achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
"Your Majesty, I found it!" Lin Dongdong emerged from the water excitedly, and the palace attendants on the side quickly responded.
Lin Qiang quickly took off his coat and wrapped it around his son's body, for fear of catching the cold.
"Lin Dongdong, didn't you say that you can still climb trees? When class is over, we will go to the Imperial Garden to dig out bird's nests." The son of the Minister of Industry next to him said.
"Okay, okay!" Lin Dongdong responded happily.
Lin Qiang held back his anger and said, "Your Majesty, please excuse me for a moment while I change Quanzi's clothes."
He pulled his son to the side room where the imperial guards were resting temporarily: "Do you know that people will die if they go into the water in this season? If the emperor asks you to do this next time, you will be the first to refuse. If the emperor is angry, you can go to the regent." King, the regent will protect you."
"I won't refuse. The emperor likes me, so he tested me." Lin Dongdong changed his clothes, lowered his eyes and said, "When I first entered the palace, everyone else laughed at me because I grew up in the countryside, and they didn't follow me. When I spoke, only the emperor was willing to pay attention to me, and he also said that he would make me the first chamberlain. If the emperor likes me, everyone will like me."
Lin Qiang's mood suddenly became complicated.
When the family was in decline, they had no choice but to return to their hometown in the village to make a living. The children were born and raised in the village, and even when they were wearing brocade clothes, they could still smell the earthy smell.
The emperor does not like Dongdong, he is clearly using Dongdong to beat his father.
At such a young age, he is so scheming.
He said: "Dongdong, otherwise we won't go to the palace, and we will find a better school to study outside."
"No!" Lin Dongdong frowned and said, "The emperor likes me, and I also like the emperor. I want to be the emperor's attendant for the rest of my life!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and ran out.
Lin Qiang hurriedly caught up, but met Chu Hongyu wearing a dragon robe at the door.
"Master Lin, please don't waste your efforts." Chu Hongyu smiled softly, "Lin Dongdong is my appointed first attendant. He will not give up easily. I told him secretly that if his father does not allow him to enter Palace, then he cried, made trouble, and hanged himself. He asked me what to do if I couldn’t reach the beams, and I said, you can hit the wall, jump into the river, or wipe your neck with a kitchen knife..."
"emperor!"
Lin Qiang was frightened, suddenly lost his sense of control, and couldn't help but scream.
Chu Hongyu continued, "Be loyal to the regent and you will gain glory and wealth, but you will lose your son. Don't think that the regent will protect your son. He even killed his own son... Oh, Master Lin should also I won’t care. Anyway, if you have money, you can take in concubines and have as many children as you want. Hey, poor Dongdong, I will definitely find a Feng Shui treasure for him to bury."
Lin Qiang was driven crazy by these words.
He said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... What does your Majesty want me to do before I am willing to let Dongdong go?"
"The regent should have asked Mr. Lin to place a lot of spies around me and the Queen Mother." Chu Hongyu opened her lips, "I will give you a list, and replace these people who are being followed with people on the list. .”
"this……"
Lin Qiang hesitated.
"Master Lin, I only give you a quarter of an hour to think about it." Chu Hongyu's smile turned cruel, "You know what the consequences will be."
Lin Qiang clenched his fists.
He found that he had no choice at all.
Prosperity, wealth and power are important, but if the only son is gone, what's the point of all this?
Moreover, the little emperor was right about one thing.
Chu Rui can even kill his pregnant wife, let alone his uncle who he has not contacted for many years?
If a road needs to be paved one day in the future, will he become Chu Rui's stepping stone?
People must learn to leave a way out for themselves.
If he doesn't think about himself, he should think about Dongdong.
He said, "Is it enough to just replace these people? Do we need to do anything else?"
Chu Hongyu said calmly: "Yes, I just need you to do this one thing."
Lin Qiang gritted his teeth: "Yes, Wei Chen takes the order!"
Chu Hongyu handed Lin Qiang the list he had prepared long ago.
The original commander-in-chief of the imperial army was Fan Ming. Although Fan Ming was dismissed, there were still many of Fan Ming's people among the eight thousand imperial army.
The people who were following the Royal Study and Kangning Palace were replaced by Fan Ming's subordinates. In this way, most of Chu Rui's eyes were cut off.
Lin Qiang hid the list: "Then I will just pretend that what happened today never happened."
"No, it must have happened." Chu Hongyu smiled innocently, "You have been talking to me in the imperial study for so long. It is impossible for the regent not to know that after leaving the imperial study, you have to go to him to complain. Tomorrow morning, It’s best to let Yushitai impeach me again, the more serious the impeachment, the better, do you understand?”
Lin Qiang didn't quite understand, but he still responded: "...Yes."
Coming out of the house, he turned around and saw Lin Dongdong playing with the children of other ministers and nobles, having a great time.
He couldn't help but sigh, his mood was extremely complicated.
Early morning the next day.
The little emperor overslept and asked the civil and military officials to wait for half an hour before arriving late. He was sitting on the dragon chair and yawning, as if he had not woken up.
They should have discussed important matters concerning the national economy and people's livelihood at the beginning, but a group of officials from the Yushitai were so angry that the first thing they did in the morning was to impeach the young emperor.
