Outside the archway of the Imperial Sword Gate, a team was mighty and set up a row of fields up the mountain.

A group of people in fresh clothes and angry horses began to get busy when they arrived at the Edgeworth Gate. I was not busy walking inside, but I was busy starting to set up the table, put the incense burner, and various musical instruments and ritual utensils, as if I was going to open the temple of worship.

It may be a bit exaggerated to say that it is a sacrifice to the sky, but looking at the attitude of this group of eunuchs and guards, it is as respectful as if they are doing things in the imperial city.

Xu Lin stood next to the archway, watching the group of people busy, and asked the old eunuch beside him a little embarrassed: "Father-in-law Wei, do you really want to make it so complicated?" ”

This father-in-law Wei is also Xu Lin's old acquaintance.

When the second prince came to Tiannan Province to expose the crime of collusion between Governor He Tianhua and the barbarians, it was this Duke Wei who was responsible for contacting the martial arts people to attack Heifeng Village and look for evidence of the crime. As a result, the operation was a complete failure, and Father-in-law Wei was also seriously injured and did not know what happened.

In the end, it was Xu Lin who escorted the second prince back to Beijing, and he figured out many things later.

Father-in-law Wei was lucky, he was not caught up after escaping, and ran back to the capital in embarrassment to find the second prince to ask for guilt. As the close eunuch of the second prince, and also the duty of a guard, he actually put the second prince in danger, which is the crime of the Nine Clans.

Fortunately, the second prince did not blame, and Gonggong Wei survived to this day. And now that the barbarians have been pacified, the crown prince has also been solved, and the second prince has begun to reward meritorious deeds.

Gonggong Wei, as a minister of Conglong, has also been promoted, and now he is the most powerful one among the eunuchs.

Today's creation, naturally, is thanks to Xu Lin's help at the beginning, otherwise he would have lost his head a long time ago.

This time, the order of his second prince came to reward Xu Lin.

"Your Highness, this is to give you a knighthood, and Mrs. Zun has also received a decree, but it is a great grace. Announcing the holy decree requires burning incense and bathing, and there are many etiquettes, so Master Xu, you should be patient. Father-in-law Wei said to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin said a little indifferently: "Being knighted or something, for me, a person in the martial arts, it doesn't mean much." ”

When Gonggong Wei heard this, he looked around in fright to make sure that no one was eavesdropping, so he reminded Xu Lin and said, "Master Xu, be cautious." His Royal Highness will soon be crowned crown prince and will inherit the throne in the future. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, don't let people catch the handle. ”

Although Xu Lin didn't care much about these details, he and the second prince had a friendship here after all, and the identity of the other party had changed, so he should really pay a little attention. If you are too presumptuous, even if the second prince doesn't mind, others will say that the second prince is unfair and will damage the majesty of the future monarch.

Xu Lin is not one of those arrogant people, he has a good relationship with the imperial court, and it is beneficial and harmless to the Imperial Sword Gate.

"I'm from the mountains and wilderness, and I have lost my sense of proportion in my speech, thank you father-in-law for reminding me." Xu Lin said sincerely.

Gonggong Wei felt a little relieved, this not only had many great achievements in saving the driver, but also a great hero who overthrew the second prince and pacified the barbarians, coupled with the relationship between the Zhaoyang Palace, it can be said that the power is monstrous. If Xu Lin is pampered and arrogant, then Father-in-law Wei is really worried that it will cause big trouble.

Fortunately, Xu Lin is no different from when they first met, he is a smart person who knows how to advance and retreat.

Such a person is the best person to work with.

Therefore, Gonggong Wei said to Xu Lin again: "Master Xu, this time I came to the Imperial Sword Gate, in addition to announcing the decree and knighthood, there is also a message to bring to you." ”

"Oh, it's related to Kongsang Mountain?" Xu Lin asked.

"It's not just Kongsang Mountain, it's related to the entire Tiannan Province." Gonggong Wei said for a while, and then continued in the way of transmitting the sound into the secret: "His Royal Highness is going to ascend to the throne of the crown prince, but Tiannan Province is the territory of the former prince for many years. Therefore, from top to bottom, tens of thousands of officials and officials in this place must be cleaned. ”

"Kill them all?" Xu Lin said in shock.

This is also terrible, Kongsang Mountain fought so badly that less than a hundred people died. These two princes ascended to the throne, and tens of thousands of heads fell to the ground?

Gonggong Wei hurriedly explained: "How can you kill them all, Your Highness is not such a violent character." It's just that His Royal Highness can't figure out that those people in Nanxing Province who are former princes on this day are innocent. It is definitely impossible to replace them all at once, and the provincial capital of Tiannanxing will be in chaos. Therefore, it needs to be carefully screened, and in this way, you need the assistance of Master Xu. ”

"What can I help, I don't even know the county of Kongsang Mountain. Not to mention those first, second and third grade officials, I haven't even heard of their names. Xu Lin said with a smile.

"Master Xu is too modest. Who doesn't know, the Kongsang Sect was destroyed by the Imperial Sword Gate, and now you are the first person in the martial arts of Tiannan Province. You have the power of the entire Tiannan Martial Arts in your hands, as long as you are willing to help, it is much more convenient to just find out the news than for the people of our court to do it themselves. ”

Father-in-law Wei's words made Xu Lin a little surprised, was he already so awesome? The imperial court needs martial arts people to help inquire about the news?

But if you think about it, it seems to make some sense.

Tiannan Province has been run by the crown prince for many years, and various departments up and down have placed people. If the second prince wants to regain control of this province, he needs to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy one by one, which ones can be won over, and which ones should be killed.

How did this information come from, of course, it was impossible to rely on the intelligence department within Tiannan Province, and it was impossible to send a minister here to investigate. It is necessary to have a trustworthy local, and a local who has a huge amount of power, so that it is possible to investigate and get accurate information.

In this way, Xu Lin is naturally the best candidate.

This time he was knighted, and he was knighted. The so-called prince and uncle, the status of the earl is equal to that of the third rank, and the officials at the same level have to salute Xu Lin first. Not only that, but the second prince also gave the entire Kongsang Mountain to Xu Lin's local territory, which was an official certification that the Kongsang faction did not have in the original.

In this way, Xu Lin's management of the entire Kongsang Mountain would be more justified, and the status of the Imperial Sword Gate would be more unbreakable. At the same time, it was also to give Xu Lin an official permission to mobilize the power of Tiannan Wulin and contribute to the imperial court's cleanup of the bureaucrats in Tiannan Province.

You must know that after being knighted, Xu Lin is a nobleman certified by the imperial court, and he is a real earl with fiefdom.

The earl can already set up his own palace, and the subordinate officials in it are all in charge of the court, and they can also legally establish a private army of a certain size. At the same time, as the earl of real power, Xu Lin can meddle in the personnel appointment of officials below the third rank, and has the right to intervene in most military and political affairs. Although he did not have the power to make a final decision, he could directly appeal to the imperial court to impeach officials in the province of Tiannan, or he could use his power to prevent the implementation of certain policies.

Such local aristocrats are generally the existence of bureaucrats who are trying to fight, otherwise they may not help you succeed, but if you offend, they will definitely be able to give you bad things.

Xu Lin was not carried away by this great benefit, but he was thinking about how big the problem of Tiannan Province was, so that the second prince had to give him such a big right.

This group of people doesn't want to rebel, right?