My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 239 The Crack With The Prince
Wang Lin was surprised by Zhao Huan's hatred for Zhu's family and his indifference towards Zhu Lian.

In the past, he always felt that Zhao Ji's son, the future Song Qinzong, was ineffective in every way, but the end of the Song Dynasty was not in his hands after all.

He was even thinking, if Zhao Ji was allowed to advance to the Zen position and Zhao Huan was given some more time, maybe the world could be reversed?

But looking at it now, it is really that the mud cannot support the wall.

If you are small in size, you will be punished.

But when he should be ruthless, he can't be ruthless, and when he shouldn't be ruthless, he is more indifferent than anyone else.

What is this called, the two ends of the first mouse?

Taking the matter of the Zhu family as an example, in fact Zhao Huan knew very well that it was impossible for the Zhu family to participate in the matter of King Yun and Zhao Kai.

Even if the Zhu family participates, it is impossible for Zhu Lian to participate. After all, she is a princess and will be a queen in the future. She has no possibility of helping others to frame herself.

Of course, the Zhu family bet on both sides, and it was unbearable.

But aren't all the dignitaries in Song Dynasty like this kind of thing?There is more than one Zhu family!
Even a famous official like Lu Yihao, hadn't he ever flattered Cai Jing?
If Zhao Huan was more generous in this matter, he would let the Zhu family go, or let the Zhu family go, or keep a distance in secret, even if some tricks were used behind the scenes, Wang Lin would give him a thumbs up.

But he insisted on forcing Zhu Fengying to death, took Zhu Bocai's family, and forced Zhu Lian again.

It was said that she would be released and returned to her mother's house, but as a former princess, being expelled from the palace like this, what else could Zhu Lian do except die?

When Wang Lin rushed to the East Palace, he saw that the East Palace was flying like dogs and dogs, and many court ladies and eunuchs were in a mess.That is, the maid in Zhu Lian's room ran into him by chance, and she was lucky enough to save the life of Zhu Lian who hanged herself with a three-foot white silk.

And when the palace maid came to report that Zhu Lian had failed to hang herself, Zhao Huan actually showed a somewhat disappointed expression, which made Wang Lin who was sitting opposite him feel a little chilled.

To be so unfeeling and merciless to the woman who has shared the same bed with him for several years...

Wang Lin felt uncomfortable, but this was the prince's family matter, so he couldn't say anything.

But then Zhao Huan said indifferently: "Immediately drive out of the palace, so as not to die in the East Palace, adding bad luck!"

Wang Lin frowned.

Zhao Huan immediately raised his glass again and said with a smile: "Stop talking about these things, Siheng, you have done a great job in bringing order to peace and order. I have been discussing with my father these two days, how should I reward you..."

"What I do is to share the worries of the officials and solve the prince's problems. This is the duty of the minister. I really dare not take credit for it."

"Having said that, if it wasn't for you this time, I'm afraid that this palace and the emperor will become prisoners of the traitor King Yun, and even their lives will be lost. The chaos has allowed foreign enemies to take advantage of the loopholes."

"Exactly. Once the civil strife continues in the Song Dynasty due to the change of imperial power, the Khitan Liao people and even the Jin people will definitely take advantage of the vacancy. At that time, the destruction of the country and species will be just around the corner."

"About King Yun's affair with the generals of the frontier army, how do Si Heng think about it?"

Wang Lin smiled: "I still say the same thing. I am a foreign minister. If the officials and Your Highness are ordered, I will obey everything, go through fire and water, and do my best. But this is a major matter for the country, and it should be decided by the court. Rewards and punishments are all important. From the top, the minister dare not speak too much."

Zhao Huan felt very comfortable listening to these words.

Not only him, but his old man Zhao Ji also thinks that the most valuable thing about Wang Lin is that when he wants to use him, he will definitely stand up without hesitation and step forward in time. focus on.

This kind of sense of proportion is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

"I feel that although King Yun secretly communicated with the generals of the frontier army, it was nothing more than an exchange of financial interests, and most of them were related to the insufficient allocation of military salaries by the imperial court. ..."

Zhao Huan sighed: "Let's let the past go, but we should send envoys to patrol the border and give them a warning, just this time, and the next one will not be an example."

"Your Highness Shengming."

Wang Lin said perfunctorily.

In fact, it is superfluous to send someone to warn.

The failure of King Yun's rebellion spread to the Western Army, and the generals had their own guards, so why bother.

Wang Lin predicted that the generals of the Western Army had no second thoughts.

At least he has no second thoughts about the Song court.

It's just that some people may be more optimistic about King Yun.

At this time, it has not been a few years since the Jin people invaded, and it is really impossible to move the Western Army, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

Presumably Zhao Ji and his son also understand that the Western Army cannot move.

That's why I'm ready to open the net.

Zhao Huan looked at the person in front of him quietly, and saw that Wang Lin's handsome face was always calm and calm. It's opaque.

In fact, Wang Lin is still the same Wang Lin, but his mentality has changed now.

In other words, how did he ever look past Wang Lin?

Wang Lin knew that Zhao Huan hurriedly recruited him into the palace, not to ask for his opinion, but mainly because... the emperor transferred Zhang Shuye away, and was about to order Wang Lin to open a mansion in Yingtian Mansion and set up a Shenwu Army. The imperial guards in the capital constitute a constraint.

He wanted to test Wang Lin's attitude.

Sure enough, after pondering for a while, Zhao Huan still opened his mouth: "Siheng, I heard that my father wants you to open a mansion in Nanjing and deploy a new army of 5 horses. I wonder if it is true?"

Wang Lin nodded slowly: "The officials have mentioned this matter, but the decree is not revealed, and the minister dare not speak rashly."

Zhao Huan was obviously a little impatient: "Siheng, the emperor first insisted on sending Zhang Taiwei to Hebei, and cut off my arm, and then ordered you to set up an army in Nanjing, claiming to defend the capital, but in fact, he set up a war on my head. Bring a knife, so... how can I embarrass this palace?"

Wang Lin remained silent.

The matter is obvious, but what can Wang Lin say.

To put it bluntly, these are all these bad things between you father and son, what does it have to do with me?

I just do what I have to do.

"Siheng, since we have known each other, I have always treated you honestly. In the past, I even did not shy away from letting you stay in the East Palace and sleep on your feet. But at this juncture, I really can't figure it out. ..."

Wang Lin raised his head and looked at Zhao Huan with deep eyes: "Your Highness, this is not what I want! Your Highness should understand that since these things happened in the palace, the officials have really planted a few thorns in their hearts."

Zhao Huan gritted his teeth: "It's all due to the persecution of King Yun's traitor, but my palace will never disagree."

Wang Lin's face remained unchanged, but he sneered in his heart.

If it wasn't for Lao Tzu's sudden entry into the palace, you might have kicked your Lao Tzu out of power at this moment. Of course, your end would not be good after that. Even today, you still say that you have no dissatisfaction?
It is really meaningless to set up this kind of archway.

"Siheng, you and I have a deep friendship, and I have always relied heavily on you. There are no outsiders here, so just tell me the truth. If you are asked to make a choice between father and me, what should you do?"

Wang Lin suddenly felt a little boring.

This is to force me to stand in line.

For Lao Tzu, this is not a question of A and B at all.

Wang Lin said indifferently: "Your Highness, how do I get this minister to say this? I have a few words to share with Your Highness. In the current situation, the official family is still the official family, and Your Highness is still Your Highness. In the future, no one can shake His Highness's position as the heir apparent. .As long as His Highness keeps his heart, sooner or later there will be a day when he will ascend to the throne, so it is better to be quiet than to move, and doing anything is superfluous. This is all I said, Your Highness, please think twice."

Zhao Huan looked at Wang Lin deeply, his face changed for a long time, and then he smiled slightly: "What Siheng said is true, on the contrary, my palace is inferior. If this is the case, then today we will only talk about personal relationships, regardless of state affairs."

……

Zhao Huan actually personally sent Wang Lin out of the gate of the East Palace.

On the surface, the relationship between the two is still close, but in fact, both of them understand in their hearts that there is an invisible rift that is speeding up the split.

For Wang Lin, he has a clear conscience.

As far as Zhao Huan is concerned, although he knows that the thorn between him and Wang Lin was deliberately planted by Zhao Ji, he still feels that the two of them will never return to the past.

Looking at Wang Lin's figure going away and gradually disappearing into the night, Zhao Huan's complexion gradually became gloomy, and his gaze became as sharp as a knife.

He didn't believe Wang Lin's words at all.

He felt that his status as the crown prince was being shaken, and his father's suspicion would definitely expand a little bit, and Zhao Ji had many princes, so if he wanted to abolish the crown prince, it was just a matter of words.

In fact, there were some things he wanted to say, but he didn't say them in the end.

That is the prince's child of the same mother as King Yun, born of Wang Guifei.

Zhao Ji deliberately let these people move to Qingzhou, who could know that this was to let Wang Lin protect this vein.

In his opinion, if Wang Lin was really willing to stand on his side, he would at least express his opposition to the arrangement of Su Wang and others in Qingzhou, but Wang Lin acquiesced to all of this, apparently reaching a certain tacit agreement with Zhao Ji.

What does Zhao Ji want to do?What are you Wang Lin going to do again?
Is it simply because you can't bear to see flesh and blood fratricide?
Zhao Huan firmly did not believe it.

He suddenly thought of Zhao Gou, the ninth younger brother who had gone to Qingzhou who was inexplicably canonized by Zhao Ji as the envoy to welcome gold... His face became even more gloomy.

Wang Lin could feel Zhao Huan's cold eyes staring at him from behind.

He knew that Zhao Huan was gradually becoming suspicious of him at this moment, but it didn't matter.

Even if it is a showdown between the two tonight, he has said everything that should be said and should not be said. It depends on whether Zhao Huan can understand it.

If you have thoughts that you shouldn't have, especially if you want to attack yourself... then I'm really sorry-Song Qinzong will end early.

Wang Lin left the palace, retrieved his mount from the guards at the palace gate, and rode his horse slowly back to the mansion along Shili Yujie.

The autumn wind is getting colder and colder. Although the first round of bright moon is bright and clean, and the long street is empty after the curfew, it makes people feel even colder.

Wang Lin walked for a while, and suddenly saw a thin figure staggering forward, with a long skirt trailing the floor and disheveled hair, vaguely familiar.

Wang Lin urged the horse to gallop away.

It turned out to be the Crown Princess Zhu Lian!

The dark blue brocade palace skirt is slightly messy, the long black hair is scattered behind her, Ruo's creamy complexion has become strangely pale, the face that was originally blooming with hibiscus is full of tears and dirt, and the small cherry mouth is tightly closed. There were traces of blood, and there was endless despair in his eyes.

She paused slightly, cast a blank glance at Wang Lin, then staggered forward again, revealing a red mark on her long snow-white neck.

(End of this chapter)