Lin's study room is now brightly lit.

Lin Haoran, wearing black home clothes, was in the study as usual, reading information from all over the country and checking the latest national developments.

Judging from recent intelligence, there are no major incidents in the country, or perhaps under his governance, this decadent dynasty is heading towards a prosperous age.

Since Li Chunfang left office, he has become the actual helmsman of this dynasty. Neither Long Qing nor Guo Pu has become a stumbling block for him.

While enjoying supreme power, he also felt a sense of responsibility and pressure, so he devoted himself to governing the country during this period.

However, things seem to be changing now. Firstly, Guo Pu wants to quit because of Chen Shaoru and Zhou Youqing's corruption, and secondly, Long Qing's condition has worsened.

Although when Guo Pu leaves office, he will take over as the chief minister and become a legitimate civilian leader, but in his heart he still hopes that Guo Pu can stay.

After all, his current power can really threaten the imperial power. If Guo Pu is in front of him, it will relieve himself a lot of pressure.

As for the sudden deterioration of Long Qing's condition, this is likely to usher in the replacement of new and old emperors, which will trigger a major reshuffle of power.

That is why, whether it is Guo Pu's resignation or Long Qing's sudden death, he must ensure that his position as the leader of the civil service group is not shaken, and even take the opportunity to go further.

A gust of cold wind blew in through the window, and the candles on the lampstand swayed.

The pale yellow light reflected Lin Haoran's handsome face. This face had long since lost its youthfulness as a scholar, and now looked resolute and confident.

Although Lin Haoran is in a turbulent period, his more than ten years of official career has made him a towering tree, but he has enough ability and wisdom to deal with all variables.

After hearing the footsteps outside the door, he knew that what was supposed to come would eventually come, and he would face a severe test, so he looked up at the door.

"Uncle Nineteen, a telegram has just been sent from the palace, please read it!" Lin Wenwen hurried in from outside and reported the report with a very solemn expression.

Lin Haoran knew that the palace used telegraphs to deliver news, so it must be a big event in the palace, so he immediately took the telegram.

Just when he saw that line of text on the telegram, even though he had already been overwhelmed by the collapse of the mountain, his expression remained unchanged, and at this moment, thousands of horses were racing through his heart.

Although Lin Wenwen didn't understand politics, when he saw Lin Haoran staring at the telegram for a long time, he knew that today's incident was extremely unusual.

After a moment, Lin Haoran's eyes left the piece of paper. Lin Wenwen saw Lin Haoran looking at the candlestick next to him, and pretended to have taken the candlestick over.

Lin Haoran burned the note with candlelight, and at the same time ordered: "Reply them! Don't sleep tonight, let them continue to watch, and report any news at any time!"

"Yes!" Lin Wenwen knew that he couldn't sleep tonight, so he just accepted the order and left.

Sun Jixiang, Wang Zhideng and Jiang Ronghua met Lin Wenshu, who was walking in a hurry in the corridor. They vaguely sensed that something big had happened, and they were waiting for Lin Haoran in the outer hall.

Lin Haoran went to the outer hall to have tea together, and said straight to the point: "The news just came from the palace that the emperor really can't stand it anymore this time, and the imperial doctor has asked people to prepare for the funeral!"

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Although Sun Jixiang and others knew that Long Qing was incurable, they were shocked when they heard that Long Qing was about to die.

Wang Zhideng reacted first and said seriously: "Dong Weng, it seems that the matter of canonizing the crown prince should not be delayed any longer. The title of the emperor's legitimate son must be implemented as soon as possible!"

"Yes, although the emperor told Dong Weng earlier that he would enthrone the emperor's legitimate son, now it is still necessary to clarify the title of the emperor's legitimate son. If the emperor's legacy is passed on to the emperor's eldest son, there will be big trouble!" Jiang Ronghua agreed with Wang Zhideng's statement.

Viewpoints are also echoes.

Sun Jixiang frowned slightly, but expressed his opinion: "That's not true! This is an ancestral system for establishing a direct descendant and establishing a virtuous person. After all, the emperor has read the sages' books for more than ten years, so it is impossible to ignore the ancestral system and etiquette.

And forcefully canonize the emperor’s eldest son!”

"Mr. Sun, if you're not afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the worst!" Wang Zhideng was also worried about Jiang Ronghua, and he looked at Sun Jixiang and expressed his stance seriously.

Although Sun Jixiang did not agree with the alarmist views of the two men, he could not directly deny this possibility, so he turned to look at Lin Haoran.

"Dong Weng, are you still worried about the agreement with the emperor?" Wang Zhideng speculated after seeing the hesitation on Lin Haoran's face.

Lin Haoran and Long Qing had already reached a consensus that he would not force Long Qing to be crowned prince, but Long Qing would unconditionally support his military action against Mongolia.

It is precisely because of this gentleman's promise that even though Lin Haoran responded to every call in the court, he was still the leader of the pro-legitimate faction, but he did not intervene in the last "supporting turmoil".

Sun Jixiang and Jiang Ronghua looked at Lin Haoran silently, wondering if it was because of this agreement that he was unwilling to use his power and reputation to force Long Qing to appoint the emperor's direct son as the crown prince.

Lin Haoran was actually worried about whether Long Qing would be able to see the sun the next day, but knowing that this possibility was too small, he nodded gently and agreed: "I will meet the emperor in person tomorrow morning and mention the appointment of the crown prince to him face to face.

matter!"

If it were in the past, it would be difficult for him to break this gentleman's promise. But now Long Qing seems to be in trouble, and the prince is related to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he, the leader of the civil servant group, has to stand up.

If Long Qing can agree happily, it will naturally be the best result, but if Long Qing still wants to delay, then he will definitely call on all officials to petition together.

At this point, Long Qing actually had no second option. In order to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty, he could only pass the throne to the emperor's legitimate son.

At some point, a full moon appeared above the eaves.

In response to Long Qing's sudden critical illness, the three advisers spoke freely and quickly formulated a plan. First, they needed to clarify the identity of the emperor's direct heir, and then ensure that the transition between the new and old emperors went smoothly.

Since it was known to everyone that Long Qing was attracted to Zhu Yijun, the eldest son of the emperor, it was inevitable that people with intentions would turn to support Zhu Yijun, thus causing turmoil in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the most important thing is to ensure that Lin Haoran remains the leader of the civil service group and at the same time allow the civil service group to have more say in the new dynasty.

"If possible, I want to seize the right to be awarded red!" As the three of them talked incessantly, Lin Haoran said with astonishing authenticity.

In the current power system of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the voting power of the civil servant group, the most important thing is actually the power of approving red papers that originally belonged to the emperor.

Due to Longqing's neglect of government and the suppression of the internal eunuchs by the civil service clique, the ceremonial eunuch in charge of Zhu Pi did not have much autonomy and was merely a yes-man to the cabinet.

Once Longqing died, it would be impossible for the young new emperor to have the power to approve the imperial edict, so the power to approve the eunuch would only arise among the ceremonial supervisors, the empress dowager and the cabinet.

Just like this, the most ideal situation is to take advantage of this opportunity to seize the power of red approval, thereby firmly holding the power of handling government affairs in this dynasty, and becoming a veritable prime minister.

Wang Zhideng and Jiang Ronghua were shocked at first, but soon responded with high spirits: "Yes, this is our best opportunity to seize the right to win red awards!"

The four people whispered again, and a plan came into being to compete for the red pen, and China would usher in a real new life.

A full moon hung high in the sky, but it appeared alone in the dark night sky, revealing a bit of the cold night.

Oda Yiko is wearing a black kimono with white patterns. The clothing cannot hide her excellent figure. Her long legs and delicate face make her look like a virtuous and tender lady.

After completing her revenge, she put aside everything in Japan and returned to the capital to be the third wife of the Lin family, but she stayed with Lin Haoran.

The former indifferent Ice Swordsman Ali is gone. She is sitting on her knees in front of the deck, with a tea set and pastries beside her, quietly admiring the full moon over the courtyard.

"I had a good dinner today, why are I suddenly unhappy?" Lin Haoran came over from behind and sat down cross-legged next to Oda Yiko.

Even though Oda Yiko was about to stand up and salute Lin Haoran, Lin Haoran held her down and said: "We are husband and wife, we don't need to be so public! We don't care about etiquette in private, these etiquette are for outsiders to see.

, as long as we have each other in our hearts!"

There is nothing pretentious about these words. Lin Haoran has never been a chauvinistic person, and he likes this kind of frank relationship between husband and wife.

Although Oda Yiko was the last one to enter, he and Oda Yiko were the first to meet each other, and the two of them spent the longest time together.

"How can I compare with my two sisters! They both added incense to the Lin family, and they can help my husband share his worries, but I am the only one who is useless!" Oda Yiko was slightly moved in her heart, but she also took stock of herself.

The soft way.

After returning from Japan, she also wanted to stay with Lin Haoran wholeheartedly and be the third wife of the Lin family, as her husband and godson. However, there was no movement in her stomach, and she could not help Lin Haoran in his career.

Lin Haoran couldn't help but was slightly stunned, then looked at Oda Yoriko who had a self-blaming face and said: "I remember when you were in Yangzhou, you said you didn't like children!"

"How long has it been since then? How can the words spoken at that time count?" Oda Yiko glared at Lin Haoran and looked annoyed.

Seeing her serious look, Lin Haoran knew that all women could not escape the temptation of being a mother. He couldn't help but said in frustration: "She just came back from normal. You asked her to go to Dajue Temple in Xishan to ask for a talisman. I was the one who asked her back then.

The two of them got pregnant with the talisman water!"

"Yes, how could I have forgotten this matter!" Oda Yiko seemed to belatedly reached out and patted her forehead, as if to get up and leave.

Lin Haoran saw that she was going to find Lin Pingda, and immediately pressed her shoulder and said: "Let's put this matter aside for now, there is another big thing that needs your help tonight!"

"Me?" Oda Yiko couldn't help being stunned, but she pointed at her nose in great surprise.

Lin Haoran saw her reaction in his eyes, but said with very sincerity: "Didn't you say you are useless? It's just that my husband is facing a big problem now. If you can make it happen, you can help me more than the two of them."

It’s my husband!”

"Ms. sir, you are going to kill someone, right?" Oda Yiko saw the firmness in Lin Haoran's eyes and reacted in a genuine manner.

In order to take revenge, she trained many dead soldiers. However, after completing her revenge, these dead soldiers lost their effectiveness, and she chose to hand over the dead soldiers she had spent several years training to Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran did not accept these dead soldiers, but made her responsible for the security of the Lin family, and even asked her to secretly train more dead soldiers.

Unfortunately, the personnel she carefully trained have always played the role of bodyguards or lurkers, but they have never helped Lin Haoran assassinate anyone.

But tonight, Lin Haoran suddenly asked her for help. He already needed to use this power hidden in the dark, but he was able to get rid of some people.

Lin Haoran faced Oda Yiko's question and nodded seriously: "If necessary this time, not only will we kill people, but we will even destroy the family!"

Assassination is undoubtedly a very shameful act for a good politician.

It's just that Lin Haoran is not a pedantic person. If the problem cannot be solved by conventional means, then assassination is undoubtedly an excellent choice.

The reason why he has not used this card is that, firstly, his current power and status do not require the use of this card, and secondly, he does not want to rely on this method of solving problems.

After all, if you encounter a little problem and think about using this kind of force to solve the problem, you will only become cold-blooded and ruthless, and it will easily bring war to China.

Like now, he can actually change the dynasty through force, but he will never do so. After all, the corruption of the dynasty is not the reason for him to bring war to the Chinese nation.

However, we are now in the most critical period of power change in the Ming Dynasty. If we do not adopt some unconventional means, then all his ideals will become empty talk.

Compared with the rise of the nation, a little bloodshed is actually insignificant, and he has enough reasons to do so.

"The ANBU is supposed to work for my husband, so naturally I have to obey my husband's instructions in everything!" Oda Yoriko was very calm about this, and she acted as if she was making her position clear.

Lin Haoran knew that Oda Yiko would not reject him, and knew that Oda Yiko would stand on his side no matter what, so he immediately revealed his plan.

After Oda Yiko learned of the plan, she did not ask Lin Haoran the reason for doing this. She even called two of her confidants and explained the matter.
Chapter completed!