Lu Jing sighed secretly in his heart, it was easy to get on the boat and difficult to get off the ship, I am afraid that when Lin Ruhai wanted to get off the ship, he would be abandoned by Emperor Yan Kang.

"Since the teacher kept asking the Emperor Taishang to resign from the position of patrolling the salt imperial history, I am afraid that the Emperor Taishang intends to give up the teacher, the emperor is now old after all, and his health is not as good as in previous years, and the emperor's control of the court in recent years has been much worse than before!"

"Although the disciple doesn't know much about the court, he can also see that the emperor has begun to gradually transfer some power to the current saint, and now the emperor only grasps some military power and financial power, and the disciple guesses that the emperor's move is just to protect himself, or to live more comfortably, not to compete with the emperor for power."

"If the teacher leaves Jiangnan, the role of the emperor is also limited, from the emperor agrees to the teacher's resignation from this position, and does not make specific arrangements for the teacher, you can see the emperor's thoughts, I am afraid that the emperor also sees this, so he will force the teacher to make a choice."

Lu Jing guessed in his heart that he was afraid that the emperor had this plan since he knew that Lin Ruhai had the idea of wanting to resign.

After all, the Emperor Taishang had given up on Lin Ruhai, but Lin Ruhai was still regarded by the emperor as a henchman of the Zhen family because of the relationship between the Jia family and the Zhen family.

If the emperor's move can force Lin Ruhai to defect, it is naturally good, even if it doesn't work, he can test Lin Ruhai's attitude towards the Zhen family, and maybe he can also test the emperor's attitude towards the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

Lin Ruhai became more and more sad in his heart, how could he be a confused person in the officialdom for a long time, and he was more and more sure in his heart, I am afraid that the truth is just like Lu Jing's guess, if the emperor made arrangements for him, how could the emperor treat him like this.

Now that the emperor has abandoned him like a pawn, and the emperor has used him as a pawn, he is suddenly a little disheartened with officialdom, but now he has to face the emperor's calculations against him.

Lin Ruhai looked at Lu Jing and asked, "Huai Jin, what do you think the emperor will do next?" ”

When Lu Jing heard Lin Ruhai ask, he knew that Lin Ruhai was planning to respond negatively.

Lu Jing shook his head and sighed: "What the emperor will do next, the disciple doesn't know, and he doesn't dare to speculate, but the teacher's poor health is a well-known thing, I'm afraid that these official documents can make the teacher fall into fatigue, and maybe the teacher can resign due to illness when the time comes!" ”

Although Lu Jing said it lightly, Lin Ruhai listened to it with a chill all over his body, he has also been in the officialdom for many years, so he naturally knows some of the means of officialdom struggle, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will not be as simple as asking for illness and resigning, but it will be more in line with the emperor's mind to be tired of taking office.

Although Lin Ruhai agreed with Lu Jing's statement in his heart, he reprimanded lightly: "Huai Jin said cautiously, the emperor has always been sympathetic to the old ministers, how could he do such a thing!" ”

Although Lin Ruhai said this, his eyes were full of deep meaning to look at Lu Jing, today he was completely impressed by this disciple, originally he knew that this disciple was smart, but he didn't expect Lu Jing to see the court so thoroughly.

There have always been countless officials who have died of illness and exhaustion, and he didn't expect that he would become one of them, Lin Ruhai suddenly felt very sad in his heart.

Lu Jing understood the deep meaning in Lin Ruhai's eyes, and saw that Lin Ruhai had already understood the emperor's intentions, so he didn't remind him too much, and hurriedly confessed: "Disciple lost his words, thank you teacher for reminding me!" ”

Lin Ruhai sighed and said: "Huai Jin, you are clever and see things thoroughly, and this is not as good as you as a teacher, but you must remember that trouble comes from the mouth, especially the words involving the holy will, and you must not declare it in your mouth, and you must not forget the talent of the ancestor and the death of Yang Xiu!" ”

"Disciple remember, you must be cautious in your words and deeds in the future!" Lu Jing said immediately.

He is also a little vigilant in his heart, this is an era of the supremacy of imperial power, if it is known that he has disrespect for the emperor, I am afraid that his life will be gone, and Lin Ruhai told him with the example of Yang Xiu that it is okay to figure out what he wants, but don't declare it.

Lin Ruhai saw that Lu Jing had realized what he meant, and continued to ask: "Huai Jin, do you think there is a way to get out as a teacher?" ”

Lin Ruhai saw that since Lu Jing could analyze so much of the inside information from this incident, he wanted to see if Lu Jing could have any good strategies so that he could get out safely.

When Lu Jing heard Lin Ruhai ask, he knew that Lin Ruhai already had a plan to get out, and his heart relaxed: "Why don't you take this opportunity to make your position clear to the emperor, so that you can also take this opportunity to get out!" ”

He knows very clearly the outcome of the Zhen family in a few years, the Zhen family was raided a few years after Lin Ruhai's death, since the Zhen family can be raided, it means that the emperor and Concubine Zhen do not have a few years to live.

If Lin Ruhai doesn't take this opportunity to make his position clear to the emperor, he won't have a chance to wait for the overall situation to be decided in a few years, and at that time, anyone who is involved with the Zhen family will probably be liquidated by the emperor one by one, not to mention that if Lin Ruhai doesn't make his position clear to the emperor, I'm afraid he won't even survive this year.

Lin Ruhai thought for a moment and shook his head with an ugly face: "It's difficult, it's difficult, it's difficult!" ”

The Zhen family is too powerful, most of the officials in Jiangnan share weal and woe with the Zhen family, he is alone in Jiangnan, even if he wants to do it, he can't make much waves, but it will bring disaster to the people around him.

Lin Ruhai saw that Lu Jing didn't understand his distress, and then asked, "How do you think you can sit firmly in your current position as a teacher?" ”

Although Lu Jing knew that it was definitely not that simple for Lin Ruhai to be able to mix smoothly in Jiangnan, he knew too little about the forces behind Lin Ruhai, so he didn't say much, but just said the most obvious answer: "I think it's because of the emperor!" ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and sighed: "The relationship between the Emperor Taishang is only one of them, the most important thing is that the teacher has some relationship with the Zhen family, the Jia family and the Zhen family are old relatives, plus the Lin family is also a little famous in Jiangnan, as long as the Zhen family does not affect the collection and payment of salt taxes by the Yandao Yamen, and the teacher does not care about what the Zhen family and the Gao family do." ”

"Therefore, the teacher can act smoothly in the salt administration, if it were not for this, I am afraid that the teacher would have been forced to go by many forces in Jiangnan, and now if I move the interests of Jiangnan, I am afraid that I will die in a few days."

Lu Jing naturally knew that the Zhen family now had a huge influence in Jiangnan, almost equivalent to the soil emperor in Jiangnan, but he felt that as long as Lin Ruhai could act carefully, it should be fine, of course, there was a key issue that he had to be able to figure out.

Lu Jing asked with some hesitation: "If there is something that the disciple doesn't know, should he ask it?" ”

"Now that this is the case, there is no need to have any taboos between you and me, if you have any questions, just ask?" Lin Ruhai said.

"Please forgive the disciple for his disrespectful sin first!" Lu Jing apologized to Lin Ruhai first, after all, his question was a little disrespectful to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai said: "It's okay, what do you want to ask, just say it, the teacher will naturally not blame you!" ”

When Lu Jing heard Lin Ruhai say this, he no longer hid it: "I don't know if the teacher has ever given the emperor Jiangnan's filial piety silver?" ”

He actually wanted to ask Lin Ruhai if he had accepted bribes from salt merchants, but he just thought that it was too inappropriate to ask like this, so he could only use Yan Kangdi as an excuse.

Lin Ruhai didn't expect Lu Jing to ask him this question, if it was usual, he would definitely be furious, as a teacher, he was asked by a disciple like this, obviously questioning his character.

But at this time, Lin Ruhai can't care so much, he said frankly: "As a teacher, I have studied the holy words since I was a child, and I have been taught by the saints, so naturally I will not do anything corrupt and pervert the law, whether you believe it or not, I have not used my position as a teacher to make money." ”

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai paused: "Of course, if the teacher said that he had never given silver to the emperor, it would not be true, but I just transferred the filial piety of those salt merchants to the emperor, and I also explained the source of the silver to the emperor clearly, and I did not fill my pockets, and I also explained it clearly to the salt merchants." ”

Lu Jing naturally trusted Lin Ruhai's character, so he nodded and said: "Please also ask the teacher to forgive the sin, the disciple naturally believes in the teacher's character, the disciple just wants to know, has the teacher ever had a deficit?" ”

Although Lin Ruhai didn't understand the meaning of Lu Jing's question, he still endured the discomfort in his heart and explained: "Naturally not, I don't have an heir, what do I want so much money for, my Lin family has been rich for a hundred years, and the family wealth accumulated over several generations is enough for teachers to use, so why should I risk raiding my family and exterminating my clan to dig out the money in the treasury." ”

Lin Ruhai suddenly felt extremely desolate in his heart when he said this, he had been loyal to the court all these years, but in the end, not only did the heirs be cut off, resulting in no successor to the Lin family, but now he is still facing such a dilemma, and it is difficult to keep his name after his death, which makes him have the face to face the ancestors of the Lin family.

Lin Ruhai was a little disheartened for a while, and his eyebrows were also full of gloom and sadness, and he made up his mind that since the king wanted his ministers to die, then he would follow the king's wishes, anyway, he has no worries now, and his only daughter has been entrusted to the Jia family.

"That's it, now I'm a person who is about to enter the ground with half of my body, and there is nothing to toss, and it is my destiny to get to this point!" Lin Ruhai sighed in despair.

Lu Jing saw that Lin Ruhai looked like he was going to accept his fate, and knew that if Lin Ruhai didn't change his mind, I am afraid that he would still be like his original fate, and he would die even earlier, because now he already has the will to die, and it will naturally be difficult to last long, and Lin Daiyu will continue his original tragic fate.

Lu Jing naturally couldn't watch Lin Ruhai repeat his original fate, he continued to persuade: "Even if the teacher doesn't think about himself, he has to think more about Sister Lin!" ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and sighed: "I just made this decision because I thought about Yu'er, do you think that if I move the interests of Jiangnan, Yu'er will still be safe and sound?" ”

Lin Ruhai has already made up his mind that after his death, he will donate all the Lin family's property to the emperor, presumably the emperor will not embarrass Daiyu and her orphan daughter in this relationship.

If he does something to Jiangnan at this moment, he will inevitably offend many forces in Jiangnan, and once he dies, I am afraid that his daughter will be implicated.

Lu Jing didn't expect Lin Ruhai to be so jealous of the Zhen family, and would rather offend the emperor than offend the Jiangnan forces led by the Zhen family, but he saw that Lin Ruhai was so confident, and he didn't know how Lin Ruhai would arrange Lin Daiyu, and he was also a little curious: "How can the teacher ensure that Sister Lin will not be affected in the future?" ”

Lin Ruhai was both sad and helpless: "After I go, I will donate the wealth accumulated by the Lin family for more than 100 years to the saint, and I want to come to the saint for the sake of my Lin family's loyalty to the court for generations, and I will not embarrass Yu'er." ”

"But in this way, Sister Lin will be helpless, how does the teacher plan to place Sister Lin?" Lu Jing asked a little speechlessly, he didn't expect Lin Ruhai to come up with this idea.

"Huai Jin rest assured, this matter has been planned for a long time, I have already entrusted Yu'er to the care of her grandmother and uncle, they are all Yu'er's closest relatives, and I will not treat Yu'er lightly."