The younger brother of the Red Chamber is a fighter

Liang Ying's envoy was left hanging for more than half a month, no matter how generous his heart was, he couldn't stay still. Lin Rui hid in the Lin Mansion these days, saying he was sick, and never saw any visitors.The officials of the Ministry of Rituals knew better about the art of being indifferent, and Liang Ying's envoy had nothing to say, but he did not know what kind of tricks he used, so he just found Lin Rui.

Mr. Zou was shy, and had already chattered for a cup of tea, and finally expressed his intention of coming: "...I have been staying for ten days now, and I am looking forward to seeing the sky. Although Liangying is a small vassal state, our big Hong is willing Allowing it to see it is a great grace, but in the end it is also the direction of the Holy Grace, and it is all invincible. This is the credit of today's enlightenment. If the small country of Liangying is not taught to learn a little bit, wouldn't it make all the small countries lose one of their knowledge? Hong Jisheng's chance? Master Lin, do you think Ke Zensheng should arrange it?"

Lin Rui sat on the first seat on the left side, facing Mr. Zou. When he heard the words, he cupped his hands and moved forward, saying, "Master Zou's words are very true. The grace and power of His Majesty's enlightenment is universally accepted. If anyone comes to play Dahong's idea It is inevitable that we will not get any benefits, not to mention the Holy Majesty, but we and other officials dare not be loyal? However, the matter of Liangying is an order issued by the Holy Majesty himself, so that the envoys can live in a good life, what should be seen and experienced, the Ministry of Rites has its own regulations Mr. Zou, as an official of the Ministry of Rituals, must be clear. The Holy Majesty has no new will, so you and I will follow suit. I am just an idler in the Imperial Academy, so how dare I presume the holy will. Mr. Zou, the lower officials are powerless. .”

Zou Sheng's face trembled, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes for a moment, but soon, a trace of fighting spirit emerged.He did not give up and said: "Lord Lin, you are a celebrity in His Majesty's eyes, plus Lord Lin Hai is in the heart of the emperor, if you don't show up, it will hurt the prestige of the country at that time, I'm afraid it will be bad? Since we are subjects, The rewards of eating the king and the worries of being loyal to the king, you have to take a long-term view!"

Lin Rui stood up suddenly, and said seriously, "Master Zou is accusing the subordinate of his loyalty to the emperor?"

Zou Shengjiu couldn't persuade him anymore, he felt ashamed, and his attitude became bad: "Master Lin has the important task of receiving envoys, and if he ignores them now, I'm afraid it's dereliction of duty. The old man is just doing his duty. Lord Lin, please treat it with caution. Don't spoil the Holy Majesty's errand because of a personal grievance."

Lin Rui laughed loudly and said: "It's a good one to be responsible. Since Mr. Zou is so responsible, this matter is an internal matter of the etiquette. Lin will wait for the day when Mr. Zou is praised by the Holy One and the sky rises. It's not speculative, Mr. Please, I have something to do, I will not send you off."

Zou Sheng's face was green and pale, he didn't say a word for a long time, he just flung his sleeves with great difficulty, and walked away with a beard and a stare.

Lin Rui shook his head and sighed.This old fool is afraid that he has thrown himself into the pit.

After Zou Shengfang left, his family members reported that Mr. Hu was visiting.Lin Rui ordered the tea to be served again, and went to the front hall to greet the guests in person.

Hu Hua cut straight to the point, with a look of displeasure: "Brother Zang Feng, did Zou Sheng come here just now?"

Lin Rui's name was taken by Lin Hai. He has now stepped down as the reception envoy of the Fan Kingdom. Although there is no clear regulation from above that he can no longer use the fifth-rank guard of honor, Lin Rui also consciously positions himself as a seventh-rank official.Hu Hua's qualifications were higher than his, and his position was slightly higher. The two felt that they had a good understanding, and after returning to Beijing, they used words in private.

Hearing Hu Hua's tone, Lin Rui knew that this jealous temper had broken out again, so he said with a smile, "Brother Zihua, you are really well informed. You came here as soon as Mr. Zou left."

Hu Hua snorted: "Master Zou, you deserve to be the one who flocks to him. When he sees some attractive people, no matter whether he is male or female, he flocks to him. Now he doesn't even know his last name! As you have heard, he There have been frequent activities in the past few days, and there are people everywhere to speak for Liang Ying."

Lin Rui nodded and said, "I heard some rumors."

Hu Hua said: "Everyone is a sensible person, but he is a fool who thinks that no one knows about the ugly things he has done. To think of you as an idea, you can be regarded as dizzy."

That's exactly what Lin Rui thought. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Holy Majesty doesn't have much interest in Liangying now, it's just that he has done so much reception work before, and it's hard to go back on his words.Now that the meaning of the above is to downplay it and downplay it again, if Zou Sheng makes such a blatant publicity, wouldn't it mean that his life is too long?In particular, he was still old-eyed and foolish, trying to use Lin Rui as a knife.Lin Rui's attitude towards Liang Ying has been fully revealed on the road.

"I didn't expect Sato Glory to have such a great ability to make Zou Sheng willing to sacrifice his life for him, so he died. Brother Zang Feng, this little bastard from Liangying is going to be restless!"

Lin Rui said: "In such a predicament, it is indeed capable of talking to a cowardly person like Zou Sheng, but he is able to pay such a high price, Liang Ying's situation is already very bad gone."

Hu Hua clapped her hands and said with a smile: "It's bad! It's a mere island country. They haven't paid much attention to my great flood these years. Now that the country is in trouble, it's too late to remember to pray to Buddha. Zangfeng, I have a good idea..."

After Hu Huafuer said such and such, Lin Rui kept nodding.

Later, Lin Fu's study.

When Lin Mingyu came back from the farm, Zhao Yuanchu stopped by to find Lin Rui and had dinner at the Lin residence.After talking and joking, it was already dark, and Zhao Yuanchu just left.Lin Rui and Lin Mingyu went into the study instead to do their own things.

Lin Mingyu read the book for a while, and happened to see an introduction about Liang Ying, so he stopped and looked in Lin Rui's direction.

Lin Rui swiped his pen and wrote quickly, writing with great devotion, Lin Minghe went over to read it, and became interested.

"Brother Jiu, is this the map of Liangying you drew?"

Lin Rui's pen was like a dragon's snake, and he stopped writing in one go, and washed his hands in the basin beside him to dry.Lin Mingyu handed over the handkerchief consciously.

Lin Rui smiled at him and said, "That's right, Zihua gave me a good thing today. Compared with the information collected in Fujian, this map is eight or nine out of ten correct."

Lin Mingyu picked up the map and dried the ink, looking at it carefully.There are a few places on the map that Lin Rui has highlighted, and Lin Mingyu understands them after looking at them for a while.This is not only a map of Liangying, but also includes the current division of forces in Liangying.

"Ninth brother must take action." Lin Mingyu said exactly.

Lin Rui raised his eyebrows, not hiding his admiration, but still thinking about the school exam: "What did you see?"

Lin Mingyu spread out the map on the table and waved to Lin Rui: "The places you marked, General Ge explained to us that day, are the most fiercely contested areas in Liangying. The forces of these three famous generals The strongest, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Liang Ying's relatives of the current Emperor Sato Ronghui are surrounded by the three, which is very bad."

Lin Rui nodded, but did not speak.

Lin Mingyu seemed to be encouraged, and continued: "You have marked this place. These ports are the distribution places for Liangying's business and trade, and they are also the ports where I trade with Liangying most often. These places we People have been there and know more about it, but they are scattered in the hands of the four major forces. Ninth brother, do you want to catch them all?"

"It's a clean sweep, just Liangying, it's not worth us to go to war for it." Lin Rui shook his head and laughed, his smile was sharp and full of edge: "There is a better way."

"Since we don't catch everything, we're going to fish in troubled waters." Lin Mingyu's eyes lit up, and he stared at Lin Rui's with great interest. Seeing the unreserved smile in his eyes, he was also delighted: "Haha, Brother Ninth This is a good idea. In fact, when I heard that Liangying's political situation is so turbulent, I also had this idea."

As if suspected of boasting, Lin Mingyu hastily added: "The political situation in Liangying is unstable, and the current emperor asked us for help. Of course, it is time to reflect our reputation. But helping the Sato family suppress the rebellion in one fell swoop will have limited benefits to our dynasty. To be frank, it is useless except to earn a reputation. Looking back at Liang Ying's past, this small country has no use for the kind of gratitude. Instead of watching this white-eyed wolf grow bigger, it is better to help He set up some competitors to make them exhausted and unable to get out of the chaos. In this way, they don't have to think about other plans. Moreover, the power of our dynasty is the strongest for them who are fighting in chaos today. Therefore, we might as well wait for them to increase their chips and help them maintain this "balance" and get what they need. If Liang Ying makes any small moves, we can also respond first to achieve the purpose of control."

Facing Lin Rui, Lin Mingyu spoke boldly and straightforwardly, without any intention of hiding anything, because he knew that the person in front of him was trustworthy.

Lin Rui was not too surprised.Although he was a little surprised when he heard Lin Mingyu's plan, but this short-lived emotion only brought him more relief.Lin Mingyu had matured so far, his future at least made people less worried.

"That's right. Zihua came to me today for exactly this." Lin Rui also told frankly: "Zou Sheng was persuaded by Sato Glory to move up and down, and now the time has come. We just need to add fuel to the flames behind us, Your Majesty The matter of meeting the envoy will definitely be mentioned again, as long as there are enough bargaining chips in the court, everyone will settle this account."

Seeing the thoughtful expression on Lin Mingyu's face, Lin Rui's tone became more relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Okay, we are responsible for these things. Don't forget what your biggest task is now."

Lin Mingyu's enthusiasm for wanting to hit Liangying severely was somewhat hit, but he also knew what he should do. The affairs of the court are not something that he can get involved in for a lifetime. Lin Rui is willing to tell him so much, already Very good.With them in everything, Lin Mingyu is full of confidence in this.

"Well, I understand. Now that the shop is being taken care of by someone, I can just focus on my homework."

Lin Rui was even more satisfied: "It's right to think so. I have sorted out some books for you, and there are my annotations in them. Although uncle's preparations must be thorough, these are also my thoughts. You can take a look. Lin Rui pointed to a cage in the corner of the study.

Lin Mingyu opened it, and half a box of books was neatly folded.Lin Rui took out the top stack and said, "This is the problem-solving strategy I practiced this year. You can also practice according to the problem."

Lin Mingyu happily accepted it.It was too late to say the time, Lin Rui changed his head and came in to serve, and personally sent Lin Mingyu back to his room before returning to his own residence, without a word for a whole night.