Lin Yanchao was alone in Hongde Hall for a night.

It was not that he had thought that he had made such a merit in helping the dynasty and ping, but the emperor was so cold-hearted. But his thoughts flashed. After all, since he had finished his studies, he had made great contributions to the four words "Qizhi", and it was not that the emperor urged him to cultivate Qizhi. But if he thought so, he still had some intentions that he could not calm down.

This night, Lin Yanchao thought more about the past. From studying to embarking on a career, he naturally studied farther and less, and from being closer, he also had more officials.

Dakui was full of energy when he was in the world. The moment he married Lin Qianqian, the moment he was warm and sweet, and Lin Yong was delighted to be a father at that moment when he was born.

Some mountain chief committed suicide and issued an edict to prison for two memorials.

This night, Lin Yanchao was sleeping like an eternal night, as if he had spent his whole life half-dream and half awake.

At dawn, I suddenly heard a light sound outside the house. Lin Yanchao looked at it but saw a new swallow peeling the pane with his mouth.

Seeing this, Lin Yanchao smiled slightly, walked to the window with his hands behind his back and looked at the clever new swallow. But the new swallow could not get close to Lin Yanchao, but noticed that someone had a squeak of flapping his wings and flying high!

He was in the officialdom for half his life, but Lin Yanchao thought about it carefully but was not free at all, but he was not as free and easy as this new Yan.

Such thoughts flashed through.

"Big Master!" Lin Yanchao turned his head, but saw that the eunuch Zhang Cheng, the chief inspector of the Sili, was already standing outside the door.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "So he is an inner minister!"

Zhang Cheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty was exhausted after summoning Song Grand Sima last night... I summoned Da Zongbo again today, so..."

"So that's it. I'm waiting, the inner minister does not need to alarm the emperor."

"Da Zongbo is worthy of being an old minister and considerate of the holy heart. The emperor is using breakfast, so why should Da Zongbo use some?"

"Thank you, Minister Lin, is not hungry."

"Okay, let's exchange another bowl of new tea for the Lord to refresh yourself." Zhang Cheng, the eunuch in charge of the seal, was not thoughtful even though this etiquette was achieved.

Lin Yanchao smiled slightly and continued to sit alone.

After another half an hour, Zhang Chengfu came and smiled and said, "Brother of the Lord, Your Majesty summoned me!"

Lin Yanchao nodded, stood up and tidied his sleeves, and immediately followed Zhang Chengxing.

"My minister Lin Yanchao kowtows to Your Majesty!"

"Flat!"

Lin Yanchao stood up, but saw the emperor lying high with his belly, obviously he was just eating and drinking.

"I usually have breakfast after the Siyu period, but today I'm very early... Has Lin Qing used breakfast?"

Zhang Cheng looked at Lin Yanchao with a slightly moving expression, and Lin Yanchao said, "Because I am worried that Your Majesty will summon him at any time, I dare not use it!"

Zhang Cheng's expression relaxed.

The emperor said, "Give some pastries to Lin Qing (I thank Your Majesty for your grace)."

Zhang Cheng said yes.

The emperor adjusted his sitting posture and said, "...I remember that the late emperor liked to eat donkey intestines back then. During festivals, he must have the dish of donkey intestines. Later, the late emperor never used it again. I asked the late emperor, and the late emperor said that he would never eat donkey intestines again. It turned out that the imperial kitchen told him that he would kill a donkey every time he ate donkey intestines back."

"...I feel the frugality of the late emperor, but later I occasionally go to the people, but I find that everyone in the capital can afford to eat donkey intestines, but I don't know why the late emperor can't afford it?"

Zhang Cheng's face looked a little ugly when he heard this, and he repeatedly looked at the emperor's expression.

Lin Yanchao smiled when he heard this.

"Lin Qing, come and tell me why the late emperor couldn't afford to eat donkey intestines?"

Lin Yanchao said solemnly: "Your Majesty's doubts have also been there for me."

"Lin Qing has it too?"

"I will eat an egg every morning when I was young. Later, I became an official for a long time. When I was free, I asked my servants how much eggs they had. He said that the old hens who lay eggs eat deer antlers, poria cocos and other nourishing items, so this egg is dozens of times that the people eat. I am so moved by it."

The emperor smiled and said, "I won't eat eggs? Will that servant be punished later?"

Lin Yanchao said: "If you can't do such a subtle thing, you can't do it for others, and you will do something unsatisfactory when you use it. This servant is also loyal. As for the fault of employing people, the blame lies in the fact that you didn't explain it clearly in advance. Therefore, I didn't blame you, but it was just a change. Now he is very dedicated to his work as a brother. It seems that he has not been able to do his best to do his best at the beginning!"

"So that's it." The emperor curled his smile.

Then the emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "I have watched this Eastern Expedition. I also heard Song Yingchang's comments last night. Now some ministers in the court say that you have made contributions, and some say that you have failed. They are all one-sided words. I don't know who I listen to. The words that seem to be loyal may not be unwilling to the country."

"I have summoned you today. Now I just want to ask you one thing. Now the court has worked hard to get tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for a tribute. If the matter is done, will the Japanese Kingdom not come again? If you stop the war from now on, I will make a contribution. If you cannot stop the war, I will make a crime!"

Lin Yanchao said: "In the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the emperor relies on the wise and wise masters, and the emperor is besieged by the emperor's moral integrity. The subordinates are the soldiers such as Li Rusong and Liu Jing to repay the emperor's kindness. I have no minor achievements to record. However, when it comes to the word "stop the spear", I cannot guarantee that I will be guilty of Your Majesty!"

The emperor was stunned. He did not expect Lin Yanchao to admit it so simply.

"For more than a year since the army entered the court, Lin Qing has given me such a reply?"

When Lin Yanchao heard the emperor's words, he tried his best to give his life to the court, and he was given the emperor's words. Is the emperor really not aware or not a false one?

Lin Yanchao smiled reluctantly, then took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, this is the strategy of destruction of the Japanese on my way back to Beijing from Liaodong. If the Japanese sentiment changes in the future, you can refer to this memorial! But if we stop the sword, the Japanese army will no longer have the intention to invade the court, and I cannot guarantee it!"

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng received the memorial from Lin Yanchao and then presented it to the emperor for reading.

The emperor carefully read the memorial, but he saw more than 3,000 words in it, but he wrote the memorial in detail, both in war and offense and defense.

Lin Yanchao said in detail: "Although the Japanese are cunning, they are good at learning and enterprising. Compared with the strategies of war and harmony, I actually look at the Japanese more attentive to the scenery and culture of the dynasty, and the gold and silver of the Japanese are also lacking in the dynasty."

"As early as the Song and Yuan dynasties, the learning of Confucianism and Zen Buddhism was popular in Japan. Now the Japanese people pay more attention to practicality. This dynasty can win over it with the heart. I think that books like the book passed down and recorded will definitely be popular with the Japanese. This is like that of Korea in Neo-Confucianism, and in the future, the Japanese countries will be based on the heart."

"The superior troops attack the plan, secondly attack the diplomatic relations, secondly attack the troops, and secondly attack the cities. However, it is better to let the barbarians admire the culture of the court. If the barbarians and Chinese are the ones, then the Chinese are. Using the articles and classics of this dynasty, and changing the real gold and silver of the Japanese people is not the way for all generations!"

After Lin Yanchao finished speaking.

The emperor looked and asked, "Yilinqing's meaning, what if the Japanese learn from us to govern the country and ensure peace?"

Lin Yanchao said: "Either Neo-Confucianism or the authenticity of the mind are all in this dynasty, and it can be said that it has a long history. No matter how other countries copy it, they only learn the basics and cannot be mastered. But being unique will be difficult to influence!"

The emperor put Lin Yanchao's memorial aside and questioned: "You said that war and offense are all minor ways, but these are the great ways? During the two dynasties of the North and South, all the Southern Dynasties were prosperous in culture, but they were destroyed by the Northern Dynasties. Isn't this a lesson?"

Lin Yanchao said: "Your Majesty, Martial Arts, and Culture are actually all minor ways. You can truly convince the four barbarians. The reason why we come to the court from all directions is because our Ming Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous!"

The emperor did not believe Lin Yanchao's words easily, but asked one by one with the details on the memorial.

But seeing Lin Yanchao's answers were answered in a slight manner, he could explain everything one by one.

The emperor looked at Lin Yanchao repeatedly. He also asked Song Yingchang about North Korea last night. In his eyes, Song Yingchang was already a capable minister and a corpse, but he could understand some details. Song Yingchang didn't say it very clearly to him, or he said he didn't know.

I don’t know if it’s because of my ability, but there is something to hide.

But compared with Lin Yanchao, Lin Yanchao was very clear. He could clearly state the amount of money and food spent on every inbound and out of the army, horses, money and grain. In particular, in the details of the military salary between the Southern Army and the Northern Army who were making money, how much money a Southern Army was withdrawn, how much money a Northern Army was withdrawn, how much infantry was assigned, how many horses a horse was assigned, how many injured soldiers were assigned, and how much money a dead soldiers were paid, each one was clearly visible, and it was much clearer and more detailed than Song Yingchang.

When the emperor heard Lin Yanchao's words, he immediately understood the whole situation. Although the whole war was full of clues, he still had some insights.

It is even more rare that Lin Yanchao did not hide any mistakes in front of the emperor.

For example, when the emperor asked the Emperor's Merchant Mei family to transport military food on sea ships, Lin Yanchao did not hesitate to implement the national ban on selling stones and seas. He also confessed that the Mei family had no worries about using this to punish him.

At this point, what else could the emperor say? Lin Yanchao confessed to this. Could it be that the Mei family be punished? The emperor is willing to make an investment of more than 100,000 taels a year?

When Jun’s preface was answered, many officials often questioned a few questions, and then Zhan Zhanli couldn’t answer them. However, officials like Song Yingchang, who are sophisticated, speak without any leakage. The emperor never listened to what he said, but needed to understand what he didn’t say.

But the emperor either thought that Lin Yanchao had done his homework long ago or that he had the talent of this person in the world.

The emperor knew this: "Okay, Lin Qing's talent, I believe it. North Korea reported this in advance, and the Ministry of War will write a note in the future. But even though that is the case, the Japanese army will invade the border again in the future, and I will ask you."

"yes."

Anyone could tell that the emperor had already said happily at this moment: "Give him a seat!"

Lin Yanchao smiled, his heart was already in Gujing Wubo, so he sat down after saying thanks.

The emperor smiled and said, "Zhang Cheng, who do you think Lin Qingzhi's talent is like this dynasty?"

Zhang Cheng said: "Your Majesty, the inner ministers are afraid, how dare you comment on the ministers."

"Hey, Lin Qing, I suddenly remembered Duke Zhang Wenzhong... Qing's talent is no less than his."

Lin Yanchao's expression frightened when he heard the emperor's words.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wrong. I dare not compare with Wen Zhonggong, whether it is from the Jiajing Dynasty or another person..."

When Zhang Cheng heard Lin Yanchao's words, sweat fell from his forehead. No one in the palace and court had been rushing to mention another name in front of the emperor for many years.

Is Lin Yanchao interested or unintentional?

The palace was silent for a while, and the emperor frowned and calmed down again: "The other posthumous title of the court as Lin Qing said has been deprived of it..."

Lin Yanchao lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty forgives the crime, I am unconscious for a while."

"Does Lin Qing feel unconscious?" the emperor asked.

Lin Yanchao talked jokingly: "My ministers are the ones who are indifferent. When they are negligent, they dare not compare with Zhang Wenzhong. Zhang Wenzhong rectified the administration and dismissed twenty-five censors under him. He cleared the land of the capital of the capital, and was not afraid of the royal relatives, and was honest and did not add land to the court. These three points were not as good as ministers."

The emperor sneered and straightened his back.

The sandalwood lingered in the hall, and Zhang Cheng stepped forward to help the emperor. The emperor stepped forward to the copper crane with the sandalwood burning, stared at Lin Yanchao from a high place and said, "You are wrong. Duke Zhang Wenzhong's greatest achievement is not these three points, but the theory of inheriting the throne during the great ceremony was first advocated, so as to determine the foundation of the world!"

The emperor's voice echoed in the empty hall.

Emperor Jiajing advocated Jitong not to inherit the emperor during the great ceremony, and was considered by the scholars and officials at that time to disrupt the root of the world and to destroy the heart of the world. On the surface, Jitong not to inherit the emperor, which made the Ming Dynasty the Han Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty the same. One step further was that the heart of scholars changed, destroying the tacit understanding of Emperor Xiaozong and other emperors to jointly rule the world.

But at this moment, the emperor mentioned Zhang Cong as if he had pointed out the only way to Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao thought of this and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have reported to you, this time I went back to Beijing and passed through the suburbs of Beijing. When I saw the old farmer plowing in spring, I sighed that there was no idle field in the world, and the farmer was still starving to death. Later, I remembered the song of the eighty-red glutinous rice, which was written at sunrise, rest at sunrise, digging wells to drink at farming, and eating at farming. Even if Yao and Shun had nothing to me?"
To be continued...