Because of his connivance and preference for this younger brother, this King Rong was crowned king at a young age, and gave him a large palace to live in, coupled with King Rong's greed for enjoyment, the king did his best to send his best things to the palace.

So as soon as he opened this prayer post, he looked at the exquisite workmanship of the worship post and the familiar handwriting inside, coupled with the four characters of Rong Wang Chulang on the worship post, which made the king feel really dazzling.

But even so, he didn't shoot the case, let alone shout at Li Lin angrily and lose his temper, but clenched the worship post tightly, his eyes did not leave for a moment, and there was no superfluous expression on his face, so that people couldn't guess what this king was thinking.

Seeing this, Li Lin in the hall couldn't help but whisper: "Your Majesty, this ......"

If any short-sighted courtier dared to have such thoughts, the king would have sent someone to arrest him a long time ago, but now the king is facing his own brother's wolf ambitions, and I don't know what he will do......

I don't know how long it has been, and Wang Shang said in a low voice: "Li Lin." ”

Li Lin hurriedly lowered his head, "The minister is here." ”

"Don't make a noise about this matter first, I order you to investigate secretly, write down all the courtiers who are good friends with King Rong, and come here every once in a while to report to Lone." The king put down the prayer post, then took the recital on the side, and continued to read it while instructing: "Also, repair a mansion as soon as possible, preferably the same size as the current Rongwang Mansion." ”

"Your Majesty, this is going to... Who are you going to live in? Li Lin asked curiously.

There are not many heirs of the first prince of Canglan, especially after the current king succeeds to the throne, except for King Rong who stayed in Bei'an, the rest of the princes have gone to their respective fiefs, and several princesses and county lords have also married, either staying in Bei'an, or marrying to other places.

In short, several royal clansmen who are still in Bei'an now have their own mansions, and in addition, Li Lin has learned everything that happened in Canglan from Fuliu on the way here, so he has never thought of any reason to suddenly repair the mansion.

Hearing this, the king couldn't help but look up at him, and sighed a little helplessly, "Presumably Fuliu has already told you that the Duchess of Donglan has been named the county lord of Canglan." ”

Li Lin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and after reacting, he exclaimed: "Could it be that the king wants the Duchess of Donglan to live in this mansion?" ”

The Duchess of that country has no merits, and she has no kindness to the king, but she is here to help, and sooner or later she will have to return to Donglan, not to mention that her status in Donglan is not low, such a person, being named the county lord of Canglan is already a great gift, and now the king really wants to treat her with the courtesy of the county lord?

Seeing that Wang Shang didn't refute for a long time, he must have guessed correctly, as a result, Li Lin's jaw was about to fall, he stepped forward quickly, and approached the king's case, "Your Majesty, do you really want that Donglan man to become our county lord?" ”

"A gentleman is hard to chase after a horse, let alone a monarch." Compared with Li Lin, the king's reaction was a little too calm, and even a little taken for granted, "She won't live in Canglan permanently, not to mention, she knows better than you and me, this identity is just an honor for her, and there is no substantial benefit." ”

"Isn't that a big house a good thing?" Li Lin was a little indignant.

Wang Shang chuckled lightly when he heard this, put down the fold in his hand, and raised his eyes to look at his long-time friend, "Li Lin, if you had seen this Mrs. Lu, you would never say that." ”

For Su Xiaoman, how big the house, how high the status, and how much honor and wealth are all fleeting, she really doesn't care.

Li Lin snorted lightly, looked away and muttered: "I don't believe that there are really people in this world who regard wealth and power as dung." ”

"It's not that she thinks of it as dung, it's that she already has it." Wang Shang got up and walked straight to Li Lin, "This Mrs. Lu is also well-known to everyone in Canglan, her husband is a general with great merits, and later he was named the Duke of Zhenguo by the emperor, and Mrs. Lu also has her own shop in the capital of Donglan, which can be described as making money every day." ”

"Not only that, but she is also a first-class lady given by the emperor himself, and the daughter of Xia Shang, whose protégé is all over the world, is a neighbor and a close friend, this son of Mrs. Lu is the son of the emperor, and he is a prodigy who is envied by everyone in Beijing, so that Xia Shang, who has not accepted students for a long time, made an exception for him."

These are all things he heard from Hua Li and Mao Zhiyuan when he lived in the Shangjing Post House, and it was precisely because of this news that he was able to boldly seal Su Xiaoman as the county lord of the vicissitudes.

And Li Lin, who was listening to Wang Shang's introduction on the side, frowned more and more, and finally looked incredible, "That's ...... With such a powerful family, wouldn't the emperor suspect them? The merit is high and the lord is shocked, or the ill-intentioned ......"

"Zhen Guogong resigned from his official position a few years ago, and the family has been enjoying the mountains and rivers for a long time." Wang Shang patted Li Lin on the shoulder with a smile and said, "If it weren't for Holley's cooperation with Mrs. Lu's shop, Gu didn't expect to invite her to Canglan." ”

In this way, Li Lin is not surprised by what the king did.

After all, if she wanted to keep Mrs. Lu's family for a while, in addition to Feng's high status, it was difficult for the other party to ride a tiger, and she couldn't refuse, and she couldn't think of a better way to let her come to Canglan to help.

"In this way, the minister should get to know this Mrs. Lu well." Li Lin was curious and said with a smile: "If the king has no other instructions, the minister will go to prepare for the county lord's mansion first." ”

The two have been friends for many years, how could the king not know Li Lin's thoughts, so he raised his lips and smiled: "Okay, their family is staying in the post house now, if you have any problems and don't know the place, just go to the post house to find them." ”

"Yes, the minister retired."

After leaving the palace, Li Lin paused at the gate of the palace for a moment, and when the coachman was trying to question whether to go home or where to go, Li Lin looked left and right, got into the carriage and said in a low voice: "Go to the household department first." ”

Compared with his curiosity about Mrs. Lu, he still has to do the messenger assigned by the king first, and then he can take advantage of the mansion to go to the post house, so that it will not arouse suspicion.

In Bei'an, in addition to the royal palace, the most noble and luxurious place should be the Rongwang Mansion of King Rong Chulang. This Rong Wang's Mansion is supervised by the king himself, the best location, the best raw material building, as well as the decorations and ornaments inside, some trees, flowers and plants, which are all rewarded by the king.

And now, if the king wants Li Lin to find a mansion comparable to King Rong's Mansion, it is really more difficult than ascending to the sky.

"Master, the household has arrived."

Hearing the coachman's reminder, Li Lin retracted his thoughts, took off his clothes casually, and then got out of the car and went to the household.

The courtiers of the six departments are all trusted ministers of the previous king, and Zhongshu Ling is also a close friend of the former king, although when the current king leaves Beijing, King Rong's worship post has also been sent to the house of the household secretary, but Li Lin firmly believes that these old ministers will not betray the current king.

Waiting in the main hall for a while, Li Lin drank tea slowly and leisurely, waiting for the arrival of Zhang Shangqi, the head of the household.

"Master Lee."

Li Lin put down the teacup when he heard the sound, raised his eyes and looked over with a smile, and bowed his head, "Lord Zhang." ”

Zhang Shangqi stepped forward and exchanged pleasantries with Li Lin, and when he learned that the other party was looking for a mansion comparable to King Rong's Mansion, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and wondered: "Lord Li, this is embarrassing for the old man, don't say that in Bei'an, even in the whole Canglan, out of the palace where the king lives, where is there a mansion better than the palace of King Rong?" ”

"I don't care about that." Li Lin threw this hot potato to the other party, and said with a smile: "This is the king's meaning, I just came to pass on a message, Lord Zhang thought about it carefully, even if there is no such house now, I have to build one." ”

After speaking, he stepped forward and lowered his voice: "Actually, where is it really better than Rongwangfu?" It's just that it looks similar to Rongwang's Mansion from the outside, and besides, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and you don't have to really go over Rongwang's Mansion, can Master Zhang understand? ”

Saying this, Zhang Shangqi immediately understood what the other party meant, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he was still frowning, "Thank you Lord Li for your advice, but I don't understand one thing, and I hope Lord Li can answer my confusion." ”

"Lord Zhang, please speak."

"What is the king going to do when he names the mansion that is not much different from the Rongwang Mansion? Who will live in it in the future? Zhang Shangqi said curiously.

Li Lin pursed his lips and smiled when he heard this, raised his eyes to look at Zhang Shangqi, and only leaned forward after selling a good pass, "Do you know what the king brought back from Donglan this time?" ”

Without waiting for Zhang Shangqi to speak, Li Linwu said to himself: "The king brought a county lord back in Donglan, and this mansion is for the county lord's family to live in. ”

"County Lord?" Zhang Shangqi was even more puzzled, "Why have I never heard that there is a county lord in Canglan who married Donglan?" Master Li, you have to explain the matter clearly, don't say half hide it. ”

Li Lin smiled and told the other party everything he knew, and at the end, he added: "Lord Zhang should know that the king urgently needs to develop Canglan now, whether it is commerce or agriculture and sideline business, etc., and this county lord can just solve the king's urgent needs." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shangqi nodded thoughtfully, "So that's the case, then I understand." ”

"It's just ......" Zhang Shangqi, who had just responded briskly, was embarrassed again, frowned at Li Lin, and frowned: "This Donglan and I have different customs, if you just choose a house, but when it comes to the interior decoration and so on, if the objects we choose are not in line with the county lord's mind, wouldn't it be a bad thing to do with good intentions?" ”

Hearing this, Li Lin smiled secretly in his heart, but his face was very serious, "Since this is the case, then I will run a post house for Lord Zhang, so as to find out the preferences of the county lord, what does Lord Zhang think?" ”