Chapter 103: A wake-up call
Lin Yun walked into the elegant room and saw Lu Xingzhi standing behind the desk, holding a brush and writing on a piece of rice paper.
He stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Lin Yun pays homage to the mountain chief."
Lu Xingzhi continued to write as if he didn't hear him.
Lin Yun stood there awkwardly, wondering how he had offended this person.
Just when he was thinking hard, Lu Xingzhi had already put away his brush, looked up at him and asked, "I heard that Xiu Mu has been very happy in the city these past two days."
Lin Yun felt something in his heart when he heard this. Hearing Lu Xingzhi's words, he seemed to know his actions very well, so how could he hide his little thoughts from this scheming old bird.
Seeing Lin Yun's silence, Lu Xingzhi mocked, "You are quite eloquent in front of His Majesty, but why are you so mute in front of me?"
"Disciple knows his mistake."
"Then tell me what's wrong?"
"I don't know where I went wrong."
"You~"
When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he was so angry that he felt tight in his chest and short of breath. He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "What are your intentions in suggesting to His Majesty that you add a martial arts department in the academy?"
Lin Yun said hurriedly: "This disciple is thinking about the construction of our army in Da Chu, and he has absolutely no selfish motives."
Lu Xingzhi sneered: "You are a little scholar! You actually want to care about our Chu army. What do you want to do? Are you trying to rebel?"
"Well,"
Lin Yun looked at Lu Xingzhi in surprise, thinking that this guy's brain must be broken, how could he, a little idiot, be able to withstand such a serious crime as treason?
Lu Xingzhi: “Do you think I’m being alarmist?”
"Disciples don't dare."
Lu Xingzhi paced around the room with his hands behind his back. After thinking for a moment, he said: "You must be aware of the crisis your uncle is facing, and want to help him out by flattering the emperor. But you never thought about it.
Might I be in danger because of this?"
Lin Yun was horrified when he heard this. Lu Xingzhi's words sounded the alarm for him. His future wife was the orphan of Prince Yi Zhong. If he showed interest in the army, it would be no different from seeking death.
When Lu Xingzhi saw Lin Yun's pale face, he knew that he had figured out the interests and risks involved. He reminded him again: "Even if there are no such interests, you are extremely stupid to propose to the emperor to increase the martial arts department."
Lin Yun looked puzzled and said: "What do you mean by this, sir?"
"Let me ask you, what are you most worried about after the Emperor abdicates?"
Lin Yun said without hesitation: "After losing power, he was placed under house arrest by His Majesty."
"How dare you say that."
Lu Xingzhi glared at Lin Yun, and then said: "After the Supreme Emperor abdicates, he will definitely be particularly sensitive to changes in the army. Now that you suggest His Majesty to add a martial arts department with great fanfare, are you not telling the Supreme Emperor that the emperor can't wait any longer and wants to snatch it away?"
military power."
"This~"
Lin Yun suddenly felt that in front of these big guys, his petty thoughts were like those of a kindergarten kid, childish and ridiculous.
"Disciple knows his mistake."
This time, Lin Yun admitted his mistake to Lu Xingzhi sincerely. If not for his reminder, he would still be secretly proud.
Lu Xingzhi nodded with satisfaction, and then asked with a smile: "Did your uncle pick the words for you?"
Lin Yun said hurriedly: "No, please sir give me a calligraphy for my disciple."
Lu Xingzhi was very satisfied with Lin Yun's knowledge and interest. He raised his hand and pointed at the rice paper on the table and said with a smile: "What do you think of this word?"
Lin Yun took a step forward and saw two big characters written on the rice paper, "Ruo Yu."
"As wise as a fool, this is a good calligraphy. I would like to thank you sir for giving me this calligraphy."
Lin Yun picked up the rice paper, folded it, put it in his arms, and then bowed to Lu Xingzhi.
Lu Xingzhi waved his hand and said, "Go back. In the future, you must remember not to be too sharp."
"Disciple remembers it."
After Lin Yun finished speaking, he turned around to leave.
Suddenly, he remembered something again and turned back to Lu Xingzhi: "Sir, I have one more thing to report to you."
"What's the matter?"
"A disciple recently made a suggestion to Manager Ding of the firearms workshop, asking him to develop a flintlock gun for the DPRK that can be fired without a match rope."
When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he was so angry that he cursed angrily: "Are you tired of living? If you want to die, just hit him to death, so as not to harm others or yourself."
Lin Yun said angrily: "My disciple heard before that the Westerners had developed this kind of flintlock gun, so he thought that if our army in Da Chu could be issued with this kind of fire blunderbuss, wouldn't it be able to solve the problem of slow firing and easy explosion of fire blunderbuss?"
Later, when I saw that Your Majesty intended to send troops to Siam, I wanted to find someone to make this type of flintfire gun so that it could be equipped for the army of my great Chu to go abroad."
Lu Xingzhi sneered: "You are a little scholar, but you actually have the heart of the military minister. You really have lofty ambitions."
Lin Yun said sternly: "Youdao is a humble person who dares not to worry about the country. Isn't it true that you are hiding in this remote place to teach and educate people? You are doing your best for the country."
"How dare you contradict me?"
"Disciple is arguing with Mr., this is not called contradicting."
"I'll beat you to death, you little brat."
Lu Xingzhi was so angry that his brain exploded. He raised his hand and grabbed the white jade paperweight on the table. After thinking about it, he put it down. He simply bent down and took off his shoes, preparing to slap Lin Yun.
When Lin Yun saw this, he immediately turned around and ran out the door.
Lu Xingzhi said angrily: "Traitor! Come back to me."
Lin Yun said while running: "Class is about to begin, disciples should leave first."
It happened that the old miracle doctor came over at this time. Seeing this scene, he asked Lu Xingzhi: "What's wrong with Mr. Yun? What makes you so angry?"
Lu Xingzhi said with a dark face: "You are the cause of this disaster. Sooner or later, I will be pissed to death by him."
The old miracle doctor smiled and said, "Tell me, what mistake did he make that made you so angry?"
Lu Xingzhi led the old miracle doctor into the house, closed the door, and then introduced the unreliable things Lin Yun had done to the old miracle doctor.
The old miracle doctor also frowned after hearing this. If someone else were to do these things, they would be to relieve Jun's father's worries and should be reused and rewarded. However, Lin Yun's status was special, so he could not do this.
Lu Xingzhi frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Brother, do you think you can cancel the marriage between Mr. Yun and the girl from the Qin family?"
The old miracle doctor stood up as if his butt was burned by fire and glared at Lu Xingzhi: "You can't even think of this idea. If you mess up this marriage, I will break off our relationship with you."
Lu Xingzhi: "There are so many men in the world, why did my brother choose that boy?"
The old miracle doctor: "I can only rest assured if Mr. Yun marries that girl."
"But~"
"You don't have to worry. After Lin Ruhai convinces Yun Xiaozi's father, I will ask the girl from the Jia family to marry them. When the marriage is confirmed, I will take them back to Jiangnan."
Lu Xingzhi said anxiously: "If you do this, wouldn't it be a waste of that kid's talent?"
The old miracle doctor: "That's better than following you in the court and living a scheming life."
"Uh~"
Chapter completed!