Lianyun City Lord's Mansion.

In the dim study, Lin Nantian was alone.

Lin Nantian is in his sixties this year, and because of his martial arts cultivation, he looks only about forty years old.

At this time, he was holding a book in his hand, but he had not turned the page for a long time, and it was obvious that his attention was not on the book.

"Father, you haven't slept yet!" a voice broke the silence of the study.

Seeing the visitor, Lin Nantian's frowning brows were also slightly soothed, revealing a hint of a smile.

The man was a frail man with a somewhat pale face, about twenty years of age, and his thin body seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind.

This man is Lin Nantian's second son, Lin Qingming.

"It's Qingming, why haven't you slept so late?" Lin Qingming asked with a hint of concern.

Lin Qingming is Lin Nantian's illegitimate son, although he was taken back to the mansion, but because of his humble background and no talent for martial arts, his status in the mansion is not high.

Lin Nantian's main family was born in a big family in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and because of his prestige, he didn't dare to be too good to Lin Qingming.

But he still likes this son very much, the Lin family has two sons and a daughter, the eldest son Lin Shan is talented in martial arts, but he is simple-minded, not enough to keep the family business, and although Lin Qingming can't practice martial arts, his mind is extremely smart, and many things in the Lin family are Lin Qingming's advice on the side.

Therefore, he cultivated Lin Qingming in the hope that Lin Qingming could assist Lin Shan in the future and carry forward the Lin family.

"Father, what are you thinking?"

"Sit down!" Lin Nantian pointed to the chair next to the desk.

"Qingming, do you think my Lin family can survive this catastrophe?" Lin Nantian asked leisurely.

"Father is worried about the Ji family's affairs?" Lin Qingming asked after sitting down.

"Yes, the Ji family is getting tighter and tighter these days, and they even want me to marry Wanqing to their family's gentleman, Ji Hao. ”

"Not to mention that Wanqing is only twelve years old, and she has not yet reached the age of marriage, even when she is old, how can I bear to send her to the fire pit?"

"However, if I don't agree to the Ji family's request, how should my Lin family deal with themselves?" Lin Nantian's face was full of sadness.

Lin Qingming, who has always been resourceful, is also a little overwhelmed, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, no matter how smart he is, without any help, he can't think of a way to solve the dilemma!

Lianyun City is one of the four defensive cities in the imperial capital of Luocheng, and its position is extremely important.

Nearly 20,000 elite soldiers were deployed in each city to assist the imperial capital forbidden army to protect the safety of Los Angeles.

Due to the importance of these four cities, the lords of the four cities were often appointed by the emperor's cronies.

But a month ago, the old emperor died, Xiao Tianci usurped the throne, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the three city lords in the four cities directly chose to join the new emperor, only they Lian Yuncheng Lin family has not expressed their position.

The Lin family was deeply favored by the emperor, and they have always been worried about Xiao Tianci's usurpation of power, so how can they be loyal to him?

At this time, the Ji family, the second family of Lianyun City, saw an opportunity to bring down the Lin family, and the Ji family was loyal to Xiao Tianci at the first moment of his successful usurpation.

The Ji family, which has received the support of the new emperor, has increased rapidly, surpassing the Lin family in less than a month.

Now, half of Lianyun City's troops are in the hands of the Ji family, coupled with the gradual stabilization of the government, Xiao Tianci will soon be able to free up his hands to take care of the Lin family, and the Ji family's recent behavior has become more and more excessive.

Three days ago, Ji Hao, the youngest son of the Ji family, directly proposed to marry Lin Nantian's daughter, Lin Wanqing.

"Hasn't Wanqing fallen yet?" Lin Nantian rubbed his brow, which was a little sore.

After the Ji family proposed, although Lin Nantian did not agree, he did not refuse, which made Lin Wanqing feel a sense of crisis and chose to run away from home.

"Not yet, but father, please rest assured, Wanqing can't do without Lianyun City, as long as it doesn't fall into the hands of the Ji family, she won't have an accident!"

The Ji family set up a private checkpoint at the city gate, and anyone who wanted to go out of the city had to pay the exit fee, he had already checked, and when Lin Wanqing left the house, she didn't bring any gold or silver, so she definitely couldn't get out of the city.

Lin Nantian nodded, he also knew about the Ji family setting up a checkpoint at the city gate to collect entry and exit fees, but his Lin family couldn't protect himself, and he couldn't bother to take care of it so much.

"Is there really no way out for our Lin family?"

Lin Nantian leaned back on the chair and looked up at the roof, his face full of confusion.

"Father, it's better to ...... us" Lin Qingming's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he stopped talking.

Lin Nantian naturally knew what he wanted to say, and he smiled bitterly: "If it was when Xiao Tianci had just succeeded to the throne, it would have been no problem for us to take refuge in him, but now it's too late! The Ji family has already received Xiao Tianci's absolute support, and the Lin family has no chance." ”

"Then our Lin family, do we really want to make fish and meat, waiting for others to slaughter it?" Lin Qingming was a little unwilling.

He has no talent for martial arts, and if he wants to get ahead, he can only rely on the strength of his family to enter the court and become a civil official.

Once the Lin family falls, in this world where the family controls everything, his life will be over, how can he be willing.

"Let's take one step at a time! As a last resort, we can only sacrifice the evening. ”

A trace of pain flashed in Lin Nantian's eyes, the reason why he didn't explicitly reject the Ji family was because he had this kind of thought, and when he was desperate, he could leave a way for the Lin family to survive.

Lin Qingming also nodded helplessly, if they could use a woman to keep the family, they would naturally know how to choose.

"By the way, father, the Red Guards of the Great Prince recently appeared in Lianyun City!" Lin Qingming suddenly mentioned this matter.

"Oh?" Lin Nantian showed a hint of curiosity on his face.

Then he said disdainfully: "Xiao Tianci has just usurped power, and his sons are actually thinking about taking the heir, which is really crooked." ”

"Now that the enemy country is eyeing them, they don't care at all, this Great Zhou Kingdom will be destroyed in the hands of Xiao Tianci sooner or later. ”

"Then should we contact the red-clothed guards, maybe we can use this to solve our Lin family's predicament!"

This is Lin Qingming's real intention of coming to Lin Nantian tonight, if he can catch the line of the eldest prince, Lin Qingming's career will be much brighter.

"No need, let's go now, it's boring to find ourselves, everyone knows that Lianyun City is going to change hands, and the eldest prince is no exception, the red-clothed guard is looking for the Ji family, let the Ji family have a headache!"

Lin Nantian made a decision, Lin Qingming naturally didn't dare to say anything!

"Okay, Qingming, rest early!" Lin Nantian waved his hand and motioned for Lin Qingming to go down.

Lin Qingming bowed slightly, and then exited the study.

When he exited the study, his face suddenly became cold.

Father, I will not let the Lin family be ruined in your hands, the entire Lin family is destined to be mine.