after rebirth

"Young talent, nothing more than that, Mr. Lin is really blessed to have such handsome sons and grandchildren." Zhao Hengxu asked Lin Zong to stand up, and his praise was absolutely true. Lin Zong's excellence is what he saw with his own eyes. Flexibility, family and friends, he has been an official for more than 30 years, has countless students and old officials, and after he became an official, he returned to his hometown to build an academy to cultivate more available talents. It can be said that Zhao Hengxu has always admired Lin very much.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. It's just that this monkey can't be called handsome. Even an ordinary rock is more useful than him. He is just a lump of elm, and he can only copy the poems and books of his ancestors." Lin Bingcheng waved his hand with a smile, the old man His eyelids drooped, hiding the deep thought in his eyes.

"Mr. Lin is too modest, maybe he wants to hide his children and grandchildren and prevent them from serving the country." Zhao Hengxu said something that seemed to be true and false.

Lin Bingcheng was terrified, and hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, I don't dare, because my grandson is really dull, and I can't take a big job, and I'm afraid it will cause trouble for my family and country."

Zhao Hengxu was turning his back to look at the scenery in Lin's mansion. After admiring the strange-shaped rockery for a while, he turned around, "Oh, Mr. Lin, why are you kneeling? It's because I'm so confused that I only care about the scenery in the mansion. Keep getting up quickly." your grandpa."

"The old minister is just confused. He was only focused on talking to His Majesty, but he forgot the place. The scenery in the garden is not bad. Please come with me, Your Majesty." The topic about Lin Zong has been terminated.

The Lin family is a prominent family in the Central Plains, and they pass on the etiquette of poetry and books. The Lin Mansion in Beijing has gone through several generations, and the size has not changed much, but it has accumulated a profound charm, and every brick and tile seems to reveal the foundation.Lin Bingcheng led Zhao Hengxu and his party to the viewing pavilion in the garden. The viewing pavilion is the most convenient and private place to enjoy the scenery. When they arrived, the main men and women of the Lin family were waiting outside the door and saluted Zhao Hengxu. Lin Bingcheng watched Zhao Hengxu didn't want to be disturbed by too many people, so he sent them away, and gave Sun Zilin a wink, telling him to leave quickly.

"What did you say?" Zhao Hengxu asked casually.

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister's words are clear." Lin kept moving his feet back and said respectfully.

"Well, not bad." Zhao Hengxu said: "Being a human being should be like this, with integrity and a noble character."

"Yes."

"Mr. Lin, please sit down, there is no reason why the host does not sit, and I am a guest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Bingcheng sat behind Zhao Hengxu, but he didn't sit all the way. Lin stood behind him all the time.

Du Jinrong was about to stand behind Zhao Hengxu, "Jinrong, sit by my side."

"Here." Du Jinrong hesitated for a moment, and sat down in a seat where Lin Bingcheng was headed down, two seats away from Zhao Hengxu.

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After talking about the beautiful scenery of Fengyue for a while, Zhao Hengxu sipped his tea and said lightly, "What do you think about the current aristocratic family?"

"Click" Lin Bingcheng's hand holding the cup couldn't help shaking, and the cup made a crisp collision sound, "Chen..."

"Lin Xiang is the pillar of the country, he should tell the truth, the truth." Zhao Hengxu put down his cup and said softly.

"Old minister..." Lin Bingcheng held the cups to prevent them from making a sound, slowly placed them on the coffee table, and slowly closed his eyes, "The old minister thought that the family was good, but they were too stubborn. , the wind of arrogance and extravagance is serious, and it is difficult for descendants to become talented."

"It's like Duke Wei's family." Zhao Hengxu said slowly, "Mid-Autumn Night, what a farce!"

The people here dare not speak. Mid-autumn night is like a taboo. Everyone knows it, but they have to be careful. The more you watch out, the more disturbing it is. After a long time, it looks like a cancer, and it slowly becomes solid. In the body, it only waits for an attack, and once an attack occurs, it will be a matter of killing people with a knife.

"Mr. Lin, you are a man of righteousness, the family of poetry and etiquette of the Lin family." Zhao Hengxu stood up and cupped his hands to Lin Bingcheng, "I beg Mr. Lin to help, the family will stick to it, the princes control the government, and there are too few people available in the court, so I am struggling. "

Lin Bingcheng stood up, quickly avoided, and saluted respectfully, "The old minister is old and mediocre, so he can't take on this important task. Your Majesty is embarrassing for the old minister. The old minister dare not be dared." I am too old to use it.

"Xiang Lin is too self-effacing. It is good to be modest, but being too modest is false. Lin's family lives in Yangcheng, but Yangcheng is still within the territory of Daqi. If Daqi is destroyed, Yangcheng can survive alone? You know, overturning the nest Besides, Yangcheng is not just the Lin family's..." The Lin family is cautious and modest, and the eldest son of Lin Bingcheng, the patriarch of this generation, has won his father's true biography. He is a cautious and restrained person, but in the Yangcheng of the Lin family for generations, No matter how low-key aristocratic family is, there are moments of publicity.In Yangcheng, the officials appointed by the imperial court visited the head of the Lin family as soon as they took office, and they had to consult with the Lin family when encountering important matters. The Lin family was the local emperor of Yangcheng. If it weren't for the Lin family being peaceful and sensible, Zhao Hengxu would definitely kill him.

Lin Bingcheng shook his hands, and was about to kneel down to plead guilty when he moved his knees. Zhao Hengxu smiled slightly, "Old Lin is getting older, and his knees are getting softer."

Lin Bingcheng's body was stiff and motionless, and Lin behind him walked around and knelt down, "Your Majesty, grandpa has been unwell in recent years, please forgive me." Kowtowed and said: "I have something to say to Your Majesty, I secretly think that Great Qi is full of talents, so many talents cannot be resisted by a few aristocratic families. If the aristocratic families say too much, they only rely on their own advantages to cultivate talents, which is nothing to worry about. Your majesty is wise, open imperial examinations, recruit talented people, recruit people with lofty ideals, and grow stronger Daqi, the aristocratic family will only rejoice, and will not do much to stop them, even if someone comes out to stop them, they are silverfish in the country and should be eradicated."

"Okay, well said."

"The above are just the words of the minister's family, and should not be taken seriously."

"I am waiting for the Lin family to set an example for the aristocratic family. Prime Minister Lin will not disappoint me." Lin Bingcheng remained silent, Zhao Hengxu didn't care, and looked at Lin Zhiyi, "Zhengqing is a talent, and I will be waiting for you at the Qionglin Banquet for the next year's imperial examination. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Zhao Hengxu left, the Lin family was not at peace. The study room was eerily quiet. Lin Bingcheng stared blankly at the table, on which lay a plain invitation card. It was impossible for the Lin family to be alone!

"Zhi'er, what did Your Majesty say?" It was Lin Zhiyi's father, Lin Shouzheng, who was speaking. Capital, always pay attention, in case of emergencies.

Lin kept looking at Grandpa, shook his head and did not speak.

Lin Shouzheng frowned. The eldest son had been raised by his father and was not close to him. In front of his son, he acted more like a strict elder.Lin Shouzheng gradually lost his cautious and low-key character in Yangcheng, and his son didn't cooperate with his own questions, and his brows were raised all of a sudden, "Zhuzi, why didn't father answer the question. Ouch, father."

Lin Shouzheng looked at his dirty sleeves and his aching arm under the sleeves. The force of throwing a clumsy inkstone against the edge made Lin Shouzheng, who was pampered in Yangcheng, aching in his bones.

"Niezi, do you even want to scold me? The patriarch has been in office for a long time and has become frivolous. Do you think that you are the number one in the world? Ah, Yangcheng belongs to Daqi, and the Lin family is not the emperor of the earth. You bastard, The foundation left by the ancestors will be ruined in your hands." Lin Bingcheng pointed at the eldest son and scolded severely, His Majesty's voice was still in his ears, the Lin family had been comfortable for too long, and they all forgot the root, no, they all forgot Now, everyone has forgotten that their honor, status and power are all given by the emperor. As long as the emperor is willing, they can continue to be honored. If they don't want to, they will have nothing.Emperor Xuan was fatuous, but the new emperor came out of a desperate fight on the battlefield, stepping on the bones of thousands of people, and the bloody smell on his body was not something any family could contend with.

Hehe, it's really ridiculous. It's ridiculous that those people still want to suppress His Majesty. They can suppress His Majesty for a while, but they can't suppress His Majesty for a lifetime.

"Hehe, hehe." Lin Bingcheng laughed in a low voice, fortunately, fortunately everything was in time, alas, the arrival of His Majesty also sounded the alarm for the Lin family, it is a blessing for the Lin family!

"Father." At the beginning of his father's scolding, Lin Shouzheng, Lin Shouyi, the second son of his younger brother Lin Bingcheng, and Lin Zhiji all knelt down. Lin Shouzheng looked at his father scolding and laughing, feeling confused!

"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel for me. When will you figure it out? When will you come out? Shouzheng, the future of the Lin family is not in our hands, but in His Majesty's. Think about it yourself!" Lin Bingcheng waved his hand, unwilling to leave Seeing the eldest son who has forgotten his nature, "Shouyi."

"Yes, father." Compared to his elder brother, Lin Shouyi looked mediocre and dull. Until now, he had only been a servant in the Ministry of Officials, and it was the end of this position.But Lin Shouyi was obedient, whatever the Shangguan said, what his father said, he was still a wife slave, whatever his wife said.

"Together with your daughter-in-law, tell everyone in the family that during this period of time, keep your duties, go out as little as possible, and reject all banquets and visits. Send a letter to my family, keep yourself safe, and behave like a man with your tail between your legs."

"Yes, father, son is going now."

After the two sons had gone out, Lin Bingcheng collapsed on the chair dejectedly, "Zhi'er."

"Grandpa." Lin continued to bring warm tea to Lin Bingcheng's hand, "moisten your throat."

"The Lin family will follow His Majesty from now on. We have to go through this muddy water if we don't. Grandpa has never recognized His Majesty's character. He captured King Guangyi alive at the age of ten to pay homage to his parents. He murdered [-] Nanman soldiers at the age of fifteen. , and then fought all the way to the north, fighting with the vassal kings who dominated one side of the country, and fought all the way to the capital. At a young age, he was covered in blood, with a stubborn personality, one-sidedness, cruelty and bloodthirsty. What's the difference? Sigh, grandpa is so confused." Patted his grandson's hand, "Look at your Majesty's behavior, know people well, and treat others generously. Although he is tyrannical, there is no emperor who is not tyrannical."