At that time, Lu Yu had not yet ascended the throne, so this martial arts jacket was given to Lin Fengjin by Lu Kang. Lin Fengjin's words at this time do make sense, because Lu Kang is the father and Lu Yu is the son------

-Although Lu Kang's death was even promoted by Lu Yu, on the surface, Lu Yu, as the son of a human being, should fulfill his filial piety no matter what.

In fact, no matter which dynasty it is, the authority of the former kings and the like will always be greater than that of the reigning king, and in order to show their "benevolence and filial piety", almost every reigning king is also

On the surface, we should try our best to promote this point, indicating that the heaven and earth are big, and the former king's intention is the greatest. Only in this way can we avoid scandals recorded in history books.

Therefore, Lin Fengjin's meaning at this time is very obvious. The martial arts jacket I am wearing was a gift from the late king. How can you suppress me with the emperor's oral instructions? If it is spread, I am not afraid that it will harm the virtue of the current emperor.

?Kneel down for me!

Xiang Ju was obviously defeated by Lin Fengjin. He came with a strong momentum and made it clear that he wanted to take care of business. But if he knelt down to Lin Fengjin here, what else would he ask? His momentum was in turn overtaken by Lin Fengjin.

On the other hand, he didn't have any shame. But this man was also a quick-witted person. He suddenly covered his forehead and fell back. The attendant beside him hurriedly shouted:

"Ah, sir, I have a cold. I haven't taken any medicine since I came out today. Go back to your home first. Go back to your home first."

Since this person was all looking for him, Lin Fengjin had no intention of killing them all. He smiled and said:

"In that case, let's wait until Sir Xiang recovers from his illness before seeing off the guests!"

As soon as Xiang Ju left, Lin Yuanwai turned to Lin Fengjin with an increasingly ugly face and said:

"Why are you so confused? Although this person clearly wants to trouble you, he still has the king's shadow behind him. If you send him away like this, isn't it a disguised loss of the king's face?"

Lin Fengjin sighed and said:

"If I had used other methods, then there is no chance that the king would have recorded this incident, but I used the martial arts jacket given by the late king, so there would be no further trouble. In the case of the late king, the king was at a disadvantage.

It took a lot of heart!”

***

Sure enough, it was as expected by Lin Fengjin. When Lu Yu first heard that Lin Fengjin had rebelliously sent Xiang Ju back to deliver the order, he immediately became furious and threw several cups on the spot.

I heard that Lin Fengjin came back from Xiang Juding with the martial arts jacket rewarded by the late king. His face suddenly changed. After a long time, he sighed, fell down on the chair, slowly covered his face with his hands, and then looked up.

Facing the sky, I didn’t want to say a word.

After a while, Lu Yu said with some difficulty:

"This matter...that's it. Let Xiang Ju hand over this errand. His brother is involved in this matter, so the younger brother should avoid it first."

Naturally, there was an eunuch beside him who bowed down to accept the order. Lu Yu closed his eyes and rested for a while, then said to Cui Zhijie:

"Go and ask Lin Fengjin and hear what he said."

After Cui Zhijie heard Lu Yu's words, he immediately bowed and accepted the order:

"This slave takes the order."

Although Cui Zhijie didn't say anything when receiving the order, he shook his head and sighed as soon as he went out. For him, he really didn't want to get involved in this muddy water at this time.

Why, because at this time it was not just about the success or failure of something, but it had evolved into a factional dispute between two families.

Xiang Ju was a nail that the Legalists wedged into the Northern Qi court. And he was still nailed right under the nose of Donglin Academy! If Donglin Academy couldn't react, it might become a disaster.

Big joke.

Therefore, a group of people from Donglin Academy in the court took advantage of this incident to launch an attack. As soon as they heard that Xiang Xiong had returned from missing, they wrote five books in a row to report that he was "ambitious and talented, but stubborn and self-indulgent, corrupting state affairs, and neglecting public affairs for private purposes."

In government affairs, this kind of thing seems to be an attack on Xiang Xiong, but in fact it is Xiang Zhuang's sword dance with the intention of Peigong. In the words of the common people, it is the idea of ​​"pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud".

First, prove Xiang Xiong's crime, and then use the identities of Xiang Ju and Xiang Xiong to make a big fuss. Even if I can't bring you down, I will still make you look bad and make you lose face in the position of Minister of Justice.

Stay.

How could the Legalists fail to recognize this power? They immediately put all the blame on Lin Fengjin. Lin Fengjin was the one who led the team. How could there be any reason why the chief officer would be okay if he failed the mission? This hand dragged Lin Fengjin away.

Feng Jin played the trick very well, because Lin Fengjin is the key target of Donglin Academy's cultivation. If you want to defeat Xiang Xiong, you have to sacrifice Lin Fengjin together...

Cui Zhijie, an old man who has been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, doesn't know the power of this. He also knows one thing very well, that is, Lin Fengjin originally didn't want to get involved in the disputes of this stall, so he just rushed to the shelf. Now this

I'll go find him when the time comes, I'm sure something will happen.

But this is also the sorrow of Cui Zhijie. The king ordered the general, how could he not go? Some things, trust is also pressure, so he had no choice but to set off.

Obviously, Lin Fengjin was mentally prepared for Cui Zhijie's arrival. When he saw Cui Zhijie coming, he was stunned at first, and then he opened his mouth and laughed:

"I know that your Majesty will send someone here soon. The worst outcome that I planned in my mind is that Dali Temple will be dispatched by officials, and the best outcome is that Eunuch Cui will arrive. It seems that my luck has not run out yet."

After Cui Zhijie heard Lin Fengjin's words, he was not polite to him. He smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"Master Lin, you think you are lucky, but our family has a headache."

Lin Fengjin waved his hand and said:

"I know why my father-in-law has a headache. Come on, come on, it's extremely cold here. Let's have a few drinks first. When we go back, please be satisfied, father-in-law."

Cui Zhijie was dragged and dragged into the flower hall at the back by Lin Fengjin, and then the wine and food were served. However, the eunuch had no intention of drinking and just smiled bitterly. Lin Fengjin was very attentive in persuading him to drink. Seeing this powerful man

He looked like a great eunuch. He couldn't help but think that fame and fortune brought such huge shackles, and no matter who was put on them, they would not be free.

After three drinks, Lin Fengjin said to Cui Zhijie:

"I also know what my father-in-law is worried about. It doesn't matter. When my father-in-law returns, he will tell the king that all the fault for seizing the seal lies solely with Lin Fengjin."

After saying that, Lin Fengjin brought up a memorial book. Cui Zhijie opened it in surprise and found that the name of the book was called Zhixin Zhe, and his sins were written one by one on it. There were ten major items in total, so he was constantly looking for opportunities.

.What delay in fighting, what indecisiveness. Moreover, Cui Zhijie, an old man, noticed that: the handwriting on this memorial was also written stroke by stroke, meticulous, full of the uniqueness of Lin Fengjin's calligraphy of "beauty can be seen in the most ugly place"

The flavor is there. Apparently I was calm and undistracted when I wrote this memorial.

"this........"

After Cui Zhijie saw it, he became more and more confused. What was he most afraid of when he came? What he was most afraid of was that Lin Fengjin made a fuss and said that what he inherited was a mess. If Wan and Lin hadn't messed up the errand, what would have happened?

Is there such a thing? If you fail to wipe your own butt, the fault lies with the person who poops indiscriminately.

If Lin Fengjin said this, he was obviously trying to stir up trouble, and he was indeed justified. Then there would be a great turmoil in the court. People from the three factions of Wan Helin, Legalism, and Donglin Academy attacked each other.

He didn't know how deep the water was. It was difficult for Cui Zhijie to even think about getting into the water. When he thought about this situation, Cui Zhijie couldn't help but feel that his scalp was numb and exploding.

The most important thing is that, for the public, such internal strife is extremely detrimental to the internal affairs of Northern Qi. The price of party struggle is the rapid consumption of national power. For the private, once this happens, it will be the trigger created by Cui Zhijie.

The impression of incompetence will also be left in Lu Yu's mind...

But... Lin Fengjin didn't push the blame and took on this matter alone!!

At this moment, Cui Zhijie even suddenly felt that this old guy Wan Helin was really too cowardly. At that time, he thought that seizing the seal was something he could do easily, and he could do it better than anyone else.

He doesn't hold anything back and shirks responsibilities faster than anyone else. For such an irresponsible old guy, not to mention Lu Yu, even Cui Zhijie must have some contempt for Wan Helin.

After seeing Lin Fengjin's memorial, Cui Zhijie took a deep breath and couldn't help but said:

"Your Majesty is the master of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Lin, why are you doing this?"

Lin Fengjin shook his head slightly and said:

"This matter was originally a very simple matter, but now that it has been done, it has been turned into a tool for party struggle. Once the situation becomes serious, it will be detrimental to Northern Qi. In the face of the mighty national power, my personal

The gain and loss of honor and disgrace are really not worth mentioning. This is also the fastest way to solve this matter at present. Eunuch Cui doesn't need to say more, I have made my decision."

Cui Zhijie nodded slightly and said:

"In this case, our family is relieved. We can finally give an explanation to the court. Mr. Lin, our family will definitely explain clearly to you the grievances you have suffered in front of the king."

Lin Fengjin smiled at this time and said:

"Father, wait a moment, now that your old worries have gone away, why don't you stay and have a few more drinks with me."

Cui Zhijie really didn't have any worries at this time, he laughed and said:

"That's fine, that's fine."

After the two drank a few more drinks, the servant came up and said a few words to Lin Fengjin. Lin Fengjin asked someone to bring a tray over, but it was a pamphlet. Then Lin Fengjin took the pamphlet.

, said sternly to Cui Zhijie:

"Eunuch Haojiao learned that this booklet contains the property deeds and personnel rosters of the twenty-one shops of No. 1 Tang in the World in Yedu. They also have a net profit of 30,000 to 50,000 silver each month. However, this

All the trivial matters are taken care of by my father, who has long felt overwhelmed and very tired. Now my father is infected with the cold and is bedridden, and he really has no way to take care of things anymore."

"Therefore, the No. 1 Soup in the World was originally going to be closed down or resold, and there was no shortage of buyers. However, father-in-law, you also know that the clerks in this mutton soup shop all retired from the snake-eating army.

The main ones are manual workers, those who make fires, transport charcoal, make soup, collect money, kill sheep, receive goods, etc., all to find a way for them to survive. Once they are sold casually, the new owner may fire the workers.

, it brings trouble to the king again, so after thinking about it, I decided to just send this thing to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Mr. Cui, please inform me."

Cui Zhijie didn't expect that Lin Fengjin would suddenly come up with such a trick. But he soon realized that this was Lin Fengjin's move to sacrifice money and avoid disaster. Since Lin Fengjin had taken on all the tasks of seizing the seal before, there were so few people.

It is to add insult to injury and add fuel to the flames. Sometimes in the court, if there is no reason and excuse, the king's will is not omnipotent.

Lin Fengjin donated this "No. 1 Soup in the World" to avoid Lu Yu's fear of him and the Snake Swallowing Army going too close to the bush ------- The Snake Swallowing Army was Lu Yu's lifeblood and started his career.

His treasure, no matter who reaches into it, he will be very afraid. Secondly, he will lose money and avoid disaster. Once others attack him, Lin Fengjin can confidently say that I donated the store worth millions of taels of silver to atone for his sins.

Lu Yu also had an excuse to defend him.

Of course, this is just Cui Zhijie's inference. In fact, there is a deeper reason for this, which is that Lin Fengjin also felt a bit resentful this time. He was pushed out of the market, and in the end the mission was ruined.

If you have to step out and top the tank yourself, who would be the person to do this? Who wouldn’t be a little angry?

Why does this No. 1 soup in the world seem to be prosperous and profitable? That’s because Lin Fengjin actually put a lot of intangible capital into it!! And few people can notice these things.
To be continued...