The emperor, who was accustomed to storms and intrigues, quickly traced such a general outline in his mind: Lin Ruo grew up watching him, although he was smart, and he was also very gentle and virtuous, but after all, he was a woman, and it was difficult to have such wisdom to guide the country and strategize. Lin Qian, who has been in business for many years, has the ability and skill, but after all, he doesn't read much, and it is impossible for the city government and vision to be so far-reaching. Only Li Yan can be called a "wise man", and it is not an exaggeration to praise "having great ambitions, good plans, the opportunity to contain the universe, and the ambition to swallow heaven and earth".

If the Lin family has suddenly risen to prominence in the past few years, and there is a strategist who leads the overall situation behind it, then this person is none other than Li Yan! This can also explain why Li Yan, as the son of the former housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, is quite trusted by the Lin family; It can also explain why when the emperor gave Li Yan a special decree to add an official to the knighthood, Li Yan could refuse so firmly.

Li Yan was an ambitious man, as can be seen from the relevant regulations on the Seedlings Law, Seedlings and Mining Rights submitted by the Prince. If Li Yan had not endangered the imperial court and was devoted to the Lin family, then Emperor Mingzong thought that he could tolerate this capable person; If not, then ...... Can't stay!

This person is a person who can endure humiliation and bear the burden for three years, and a single blow fatally overturns the entire Beiqi royal court!

The Lin family trusts Li Yan so much, especially Lin Ruo, who simply worships, admires, and admires him, he should mention it well, don't be fooled by appearances!

Lin Ruo listened to Emperor Mingzong's words in a daze, her eyes widened, and it took a long time to come to her senses, she really didn't expect that Emperor Mingzong would suspect Li Yan, and her eyes were incredulous and not fake: "Your Majesty, this is ...... That's impossible...... Right? ”

Emperor Mingzong's eyes were dark, and he asked in a deep voice, "Why is it impossible?" ”

"Hmm-" Lin Ruo puffed out his mouth, "Let's talk about the grain shop first, Minhui's request for your marriage is an accident." Uncle wants to use the grain shop as a dowry, and it is not the instruction of Brother Li...... As for the amount of grain and grass that we were able to collect later, my uncle and I were surprised by it. Moreover, Brother Li is a gentleman, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable, so it is impossible for the emperor, Brother Li to do anything that endangers the court! ”

Lin Ruo vowed to vouch for Li Yan. Li Yan destroyed Beiqi because of a family feud, but Li Yan is a native of Donglu, and the imperial court has never treated him harshly, so what reason does he have to endanger the imperial court?

Emperor Mingzong looked carefully and did not speak, but even if he recognized the reason given by Lin Ruo, he never completely let go of his vigilance against Li Yan.

Lin Ruo saw that his words could not fully win the trust of Emperor Mingzong, and continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, the cause of what you said about mining rights is ...... It should be in my ......"

"Huh?"

Emperor Mingzong looked at Lin Ruo puzzled.

Lin Ruo shrunk his neck and curled the corners of his mouth: "I followed the prince to Danzhou, and I saw with my own eyes that many people had gotten gold from Mingsha Mountain and dug up gold, and at that time, ...... Thinking of giving up this gold mine to the emperor, although I have never regretted it, but ...... It's still a little painful. ”

When Emperor Mingzong heard this reason, his expression collapsed a little. Chen Guan still looked at his nose, nose and mouth, and mouth and heart, and the muscles of his cheeks shook slightly, and then tried his best to hold back.

Those who dare to be so upright in front of the emperor, except for He Yan, the guard general of the northern army who has a bad temper and poor popularity, probably only a real warrior like Princess Rong!

This is equivalent to saying to the emperor bluntly: Your Majesty, you said that the gold mine will be returned to you, but I see that there is so much gold dug up over there, and I regret it......

But on the contrary, Emperor Mingzong still eats her!

"Really, I just feel pain in my flesh and have no regrets!" Lin Ruo once again swore that he had emphasized his thoughts, and then, looking at Emperor Mingzong's expression, he was indeed not angry, and then continued, "I was thinking at the time, didn't you promise to give me a reward, Your Majesty?" I'll make a request to you, if there is a small iron ore or a small copper mine near the gold mine, I beg you to give it to the Lin family as a reward, so I won't lose too much......"

Emperor Mingzong looked at Lin Ruo and couldn't laugh or cry.

"And, as you know, I like to tinker with some weird things, like nine rings, Kong Ming locks, etc., which cost a lot of iron and copper, and I can only buy a little from the workshop every time, and the success rate of the master who builds it is not high, so it's troublesome ......"

Emperor Mingzong began to twitch the corners of his eyes: he could understand that he would exchange copper and iron pits for gifts and make up for the loss of gold mines; likes and even obsesses with nine links and Kong Ming locks, and it is not an unseemly fetish, he also knows it; But in order to create more Nine Rings and Kong Ming Locks, and want to occupy an iron pit and a copper pit, hehe, probably only Lin Ruo......

"Then why didn't you mention it to me?"

"Didn't the gold mine come back at the beginning? No merit! Lin Ruo said as a matter of course, "Later, didn't the emperor give you a reward, and also gave him the title of uncle, the third generation of Zeyin, how can I be embarrassed to ask you for other rewards?" Isn't that too brazen and insatiable? ”

Lin Ruo has always been a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and he is content with grace, which is also an important reason why Emperor Mingzong especially favored Lin Ruo.

As the conversation deepened, the anger in Emperor Mingzong's heart was extinguished, and the matter of Cai Qi, the head of the Duzhi branch, was no longer blamed on the Lin family. And Lin Ruo, the uneasiness and frustration on his face had also faded, and the topic he talked to Emperor Mingzong was a little more relaxed, and his tone was as casual as usual.

"That's right," Lin Ruo's eyes flashed, and he said, "Your Majesty, speaking of which, after you sealed your uncle An Taibo, the Lin Mansion was lively, and many matchmakers ran to the Lin Mansion every day. ”

"Lin Qi is in his teens this year?"

Lin Ruo was slightly stunned, and replied with a smile: "Xiao Qi is twelve this year, and he is four years younger than me. ”

"Oh, it's not too early to get married." Emperor Mingzong smiled gently, "Lin Qian is old and has a son, just such a person, not to mention the wealth of the family, he is still the son of the world, such a good golden beetle son-in-law, don't you all stare at it!" ”

Twelve, it's already a little adult, everything that should be blinded is blinded, everything that should be understood is understood, and it's really time to release people in the house. The room is arranged by the head of the family, and the wife can slow down and settle it first, and the concubine can be accepted first.

Lin Mansion does not have a hostess who is the master of the house, Lin Ruo and Lin Qi's two sisters and brothers have had a close relationship since childhood, and it is a good thing to be a little more attentive. But Lin Ruo is still a little girl herself! talked about his younger brother's marriage in this way, which made Emperor Mingzong feel a little nostalgic inexplicably.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I originally thought the same as you, these people came to say goodbye to Xiao Qi, and guess what?" ”

Emperor Mingzong was stunned, didn't he say kiss to Lin Qi? Oh, by the way, there is a high-profile Li Dashao in the Lin family!