Lin came into politics quickly.

In fact, as a high-ranking member of the Imperial Governor level who is not dangerous and has real power, if he insists on entering the Palace of the God of War, the guards generally will not insist on stopping him without receiving special instructions.

Of course, it is impossible to appear directly in front of the God of War King without greeting, they are usually taken to the lounge, and taking advantage of this, they will report directly to the decision-making level of the palace, and the news is transmitted quickly.

In this regard, the God of War Palace's Mansion has never dragged on, and the news will reach Lin Xuanyuan's ears in a short period of time, and then see it or not, don't wait too long for visitors, and basically get a reply soon.

As for the arrival of Lin Congzheng, at the beginning, Chen Qingyu planned to push off this meeting, and the fact that Lin Xuanyuan, the god of war, was extremely uninterested in Lin Congzheng and even the entire Lin family in Kyushu City had already been public news within the royal family, although it had not affected the friendship cultivated between Chen Qingyu and Lin Shuimo, but for Lin Shuimo's father to come to the God of War Palace, Chen Qingyu naturally couldn't give the green light to touch Lin Xuanyuan's brow because of Lin Shuimo.

And it just so happened that Lin Xuanyuan was really busy today.

Greeting the emperor, keeping a vigil in the mourning hall, and welcoming dinner, the time from afternoon to evening is full, and the time is really tight, and refusing to meet Lin Congzheng is not an unacceptable thing.

It's just that Chen Qingyu was surprised that Lin Congzheng's attitude of asking for a meeting was extremely resolute, no matter how Chen Qingyu persuaded him, he just refused to leave, he had already pushed off the development of an internal meeting before he came here, and after more than an hour, there was still a short meeting to be held, but these Lin Congzheng had already prepared not to participate, and made up his mind to spend it with the God of War King.

After learning that the God of War King Lin Xuanyuan was now guarding the spirit in the mourning hall, Lin Congzheng directly put forward a request to go to the mourning hall to worship the elders.

In front of Chen Qingyu, Lin Congzheng was still plain, looking at this friend who called himself Uncle Lin's daughter in private, his attitude was gentle and natural.

But Chen Qingyu could clearly feel the resolute and hands-off attitude in Lin Congzheng's increasingly slow speech.

Obviously, if he was asked to meet Lin Xuanyuan this time, the scene would definitely be a little extraordinary.

In embarrassment, Chen Qingyu thought for a while, and finally decided to report to Lin Xuanyuan.

Lin Xuanyuan also seemed to be very interested, and directly asked Lin Congzheng to come to the mourning hall to see him.

So about ten minutes later, the member of the Imperial Center who came to the second building in the Liuquan area in the lounge developed into the first deputy director and became the first high-ranking political official to come to pay his respects after Xuanyuan Longyin's death.

Dressed solemnly, bowing and saluting, with a heavy expression.

Lin Congzheng, who first chose to worship the deceased, made a series of moves that were just right, Lin Xuanyuan looked at the other party's performance coldly, watched Lin Congzheng walk in front of him, and returned the salute indifferently, with an expressionless face.

"Condolences change. ”

Lin Congzheng was talking to Lin Xuanyuan as usual, his solemn expression had been put away, and his face, which used to show a slight smile every time he saw Lin Xuanyuan, seemed even more rigid and cold than Lin Xuanyuan at this time.

"Director Lin came early, and you came to worship as soon as Uncle Shi left, which seemed a little inexplicable, as if everyone was very familiar and had a close relationship. ”

Lin Xuanyuan shook hands with Lin Congzheng perfunctorily and teased casually.

Lin Congzheng's expression did not change, and he said lightly with an expressionless face: "It's just a few days in advance, it's not a big deal, I originally planned to come over to talk to you, first worship the deceased, and then talk, as for the result, maybe I will come over on the day of the funeral, maybe after the talk, we will never have the opportunity to meet again in this life, the prince is in a high position, a grass people, even if I want to see you, I can't see you." ”

Lin Xuanyuan narrowed his eyes, looked at Lin Congzheng with an indifferent expression with interest, and played with taste: "It looks like Director Lin is completely ready?"

"Worst mental preparation?"

Lin Congzheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Lin Xuanyuan, and said calmly: "I have had this preparation since more than three years ago, and in more than three years, this preparation is enough." ”

Indeed, when Chen Hualou first proposed that Lin Congzheng be the governor of Wuyue Province more than three years ago, Lin Congzheng's heart had already begun to feel a little uneasy.

At that time, he was only the deputy governor of the Standing Committee of a middle- and lower-class province in the empire, and he stumbled cautiously in that province where the factional struggle was very complicated, but he was pulled out by Chen Hualou unprepared and became the second-in-command of the empire's largest economic province.

Although it seems that both administrative positions and party positions have been raised by one level, in fact, for Lin Congzheng, it is simply a triple jump.

As one of the most important appointments to interfere in personnel after Chen Hualou became a giant as usual, this matter was passed very quickly in the decision-making bureau, and it was so rapid that people couldn't react to it.

Lin Congzheng rushed to Wuyue Province to take up his post non-stop, but in this fundamental place of the royal family, he encountered an unprecedented cold reception.

Subsequently, this move of the Wang faction was also interpreted by the outside world as a signal to rein in the remnants of the original northern faction.

The Lin family in Jiuzhou City was under great pressure at the beginning.

It was from that time that Lin Congzheng was already prepared to be sacrificed by others because of the increasingly fierce political struggle.

But what even he couldn't imagine was that although he didn't have much strength in Wu Yue, he was smooth sailing in his work, and for more than three years, Wu Yue's economy and people's livelihood work have made remarkable achievements.

Lin Congzheng's anxious heart began to gradually calm down.

But not long after his heart calmed down, the dispute between the officials at the beginning of the Imperial First Wu broke out, and the Lin family in Jiuzhou City was once again on the cusp.

This time, the process was still thrilling, and Lin Congzheng was appointed as the first deputy director of the imperial development and became one of Chen Hualou's right-hand men in the cabinet.

But even so, Chen Hualou's attitude towards Lin Congzheng is still incomprehensible, and reuse is reused, but in private, the other party obviously keeps a distance from him.

If it is understandable that Chen Hualou is a female leader, then Ye Nianlun, who nominated him as the head of the Ministry of Officials at the beginning, and then nominated him to enter the development department, also maintains the same attitude as Chen Hualou, which can't help but make people think about it.

Lin Congzheng discussed this with Lin Huaiyu countless times, and finally came to a very likely conclusion.

Lin Congzheng is likely to be directly valued by the emperor and personally paid attention to it, so the giants of the royal family will promote Lin Congzheng to politics.

This is undoubtedly an exciting speculation.

But the Lin family in Jiuzhou City was excited for a few days, and the king left Beijing side by side, and the God of War King entered Beijing, almost from the beginning, Lin Xuanyuan's disgust for the Lin family in Jiuzhou City had already been expressed.

This attitude is like a basin of cold water poured on Lin Congzheng's head, and as time goes by, this basin of cold water seems to have begun to gradually freeze.

Lin Congzheng, who was struggling in a daze, now knew that as time went by, the emperor's entry into Beijing this time would be his last chance, and before that, he had to get the support of Lin Xuanyuan, the god of war.

At least he can't be allowed to stand in the way of his ascension.

Otherwise, under the situation that the emperor attaches great importance to Lin Congzheng, and Lin Xuanyuan hates the Lin family in Jiuzhou City very much, this is tantamount to forcing the emperor to make a choice.

Elect the God of War King, or choose Lin to enter politics?

This is almost an answer that can be reached without careful thought.

There are many talents in the royal family, but how many world-shaking masters can there be in their twenties?

After thinking about it, Lin Congzheng finally made up his mind and came to the God of War Mansion again.

Give it a go.

This time, Lin Congzheng was psychologically prepared.

He put his political life completely on this meeting, and the outcome of success or failure will soon be divided.

Lin Xuanyuan squinted his eyes, looking at Lin Congzheng, who did look a little unusual today, for a long time, before he slowly smiled.

"Now that Director Lin is mentally prepared. ”

He looked at Lin Congzheng's eyes with a smile, and said slowly: "Then please go back, what you expected is correct, I insist on my opinion, so goodbye." ”

He said, shaking his head slightly: "As I said, when you go out of this door today, I'm afraid it will be difficult for everyone to see each other again." ”

He waved his arms and unceremoniously gave the order to evict the guest.

Lin Congzheng's indifferent face finally changed slightly, and his excitement disappeared in a flash, and he was completely suppressed.

He stared at Lin Xuanyuan's eyes persistently, and said calmly: "The prince really refuses to give me a chance?"

"Opportunity?"

Lin Xuanyuan repeated lightly.

Lin Congzheng took a deep breath, and his body became more and more straight: "Give me twenty minutes, no, ten minutes is enough." ”

Lin Xuanyuan looked at him indifferently, motionless, and just when Lin Congzheng was about to despair, he finally nodded, turned around and said, "You come with me." ”

Lin Congzheng was stunned for a while, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Lin Xuanyuan into the living room of the villa.

In the living room, the transparent glass gradually changes color, and the sound and scenery are all cut off from the outside world.

Lin Xuanyuan sat on the sofa, lit a cigar, threw one to Lin Congzheng at will, sat on the sofa, looked at his watch, and said calmly: "Say it." ”

It's still a style without the slightest sincerity.

Lin Congzheng felt humiliated in his heart, silently lit his cigar, took a big puff, because he smoked too quickly, he was choked by the smoke and coughed directly, he poured a glass of water, adjusted his breathing, looked at Lin Xuanyuan, and said slowly: "I have to go to that position this year." ”

"State Councilor? or Development as Director?"

Lin Xuanyuan squinted his eyes and asked.

"This is a position! You know, this is the royal family's promise to me, this is my position!"

Lin Congzheng's tone was excited, his body couldn't help leaning forward and making an attacking gesture, lowering his voice and roaring.

"The royal family doesn't owe you anything. ”

Lin Xuanyuan looked at Lin Congzheng coldly: "On the contrary, you owe a lot to the Wang family, where did you get any promises in the officialdom? At the beginning, the Wang family thought that you were suitable for a certain position, so they put you on it, but now I think you are not suitable, the Wang family will naturally reconsider your position and promise? Who promised you anything? Deputy Prime Minister Chen Hualou? Or Deputy Head of Ye Nianlun?"

"You!"

The green tendons on Lin Congzheng's forehead bulged, beating violently like an earthworm: "Why do you think I'm not suitable for this position?!"

"Not by anything. ”

Lin Xuanyuan said in a cold tone: "What this king does, I don't need to explain to you, if you really want a reason, I can tell you, just because I am the God of War King of the royal family!"

“”

Lin Congzheng glared at Lin Xuanyuan fiercely, for a long time, before he sighed weakly, his body was so weak that he was on the sofa, and said tiredly: "Lord Wang, I know that you don't like me, and you don't look down on the Lin family in Jiuzhou City, but you should know how important this year's plenary meeting is to me, I have a lot of ideas in my heart, I need that to play in that position, whether it is for the empire or for the royal family, this is not a doubt, so, no matter what, I have to get it." Say it, say your conditions, one that will put me in that position. For the sake of the royal family and the face of this empire, say your conditions!"

"I don't understand. ”

Lin Xuanyuan looked at Lin Congzheng sarcastically: "Why do you think you need that position? How confident are you in your ability? Do you think that position is inseparable from you? The empire and the people can't do without you? Do you think you can make a great contribution to the empire in that position?" Lin Congzheng, you should understand, this empire lacks everything, but there is absolutely no shortage of talents, if you leave, there will be more suitable people than you to do your position, play a much greater contribution than you, you need, others also need this position, why do you have to give it to you?"

"Take the entire empire and the royal family to press me? You are not qualified enough, at least within the big faction, there are absolutely talents who will never be worse than you, and there is more than one, don't take yourself too seriously, what you can do, others can do it, and there are many people who are more patriotic than you. ”

Lin Xuanyuan took a puff of his cigar, and the faint smoke blew in the direction of Lin Congzheng, he suddenly smiled and said: "It's not that there is no other way, if you want a chance, I can give you one, your two daughters are still good, ink and danqing, heh, let them come over together, strip naked and serve me for a night, I will carefully consider whether to give you a chance." ”

"You!"

Lin Congzheng, whose face changed drastically, suddenly got up, and angrily picked up an ashtray and smashed it on top of Lin Xuanyuan's head.

"Bang!"

In the dull sound, Lin Xuanyuan was motionless, the ashtray shattered in his head, and fragments of broken ceramic ashtrays flew everywhere.

Lin Congzheng stood in place in a daze, he didn't seem to expect that Lin Xuanyuan wouldn't hide at all, and he was a little at a loss for a while.

Lin Xuanyuan touched his forehead casually, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "It seems that Director Lin refused, so we have nothing to talk about." ”

He patted the stunned Lin Congzheng on the shoulder: "Get ready, the Ministry of Supervision should talk to you in the near future, don't worry, it's no big deal, but you should be ready to retire early, it's good to be an ordinary person, isn't it?"

He tidied up his clothes, and Shi Shiran walked out of the door of the living room.

Lin Congzheng's lips trembled, his face was like ashes, and finally, when Lin Xuanyuan was about to go out, Lin Congzheng suddenly yelled: "Wait a minute!"

Lin Xuanyuan turned around and looked at him lightly.

Then, in Lin Xuanyuan's sight, Lin Congzheng turned around abruptly, faced Lin Xuanyuan, and knelt down straight!

"I beg you!"

Lin Congzheng's face was completely distorted, but his knees were firmly on the ground, a politician who had climbed in the imperial political arena for more than 20 years, but at this moment he burst into tears: "Give me a chance, Lin Xuanyuan, please!"

Lin Xuanyuan's body stiffened for a moment, looked at Lin Congzheng who was kneeling on the ground, and said slowly: "Director Lin, the country doesn't need you." ”

"But my family needs me!"

Lin Congzheng roared and opened his eyes: "What do you know?! Do you know what the Lin family in Jiuzhou City is? More than 20 years ago, my father and I personally sent my sister to prison! In the same year, my younger brother broke with the family, for more than 20 years, every Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chongyang, do you know what kind of atmosphere is on the dining table of the Lin family in Jiuzhou City? You don't understand anything! I do everything, kneel for you, make a dog for you, it's okay, I have to protect my family!

In my lifetime, if I can't even avenge my sister, what kind of man am I? Lin Xuanyuan, please, give me a chance!"

Tears kept pouring down his eyes and dripping onto the floor.

Lin Congzheng trembled all over, and his expression was extremely painful.

There was a long silence.

When Lin Congzheng's heart was getting colder and colder, a faint voice finally sounded in his ears: "What do you want?"

"Power!"

Lin Congzheng opened his eyes and said without hesitation: "I want power, the power to make my family stable and happy!"

"You hate Lin Fengxue?"

"Why don't I hate it? All these things of the Lin family in Jiuzhou City are all thanks to him! One day, I will cut him alive with a knife!"

"Why wait until that day, with power, let you take revenge immediately, do you dare?"

"What am I afraid of?!"

Another long silence.

As time ticked by, Lin Xuanyuan, who was expressionless, turned around, didn't say a word, and walked out directly.