Wu Yingdian,

Outside the hall, a figure slowly walked in, and the sergeants patrolling around saluted.

Lin Mang stepped into the hall.

Behind the table, Zhu Yijun held a book in his hand and looked at it intently.

The hall was unusually quiet.

Beside him, Cao Huachun was standing, and when he saw Lin Mang walking into the hall, he smiled at him.

Lin Mang bowed and said, "See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yijun slowly put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes slightly, and glanced at Lin Mang.

"It's done?"

The tone was very flat, as if he was saying something very ordinary.

Lin Mang arched his hand and said, "Master Dashan is dead, and none of the tantric sects are alive."

"Hmm." Zhu Yijun bowed slightly, and said calmly: "I have always been relieved that you are doing things."

As soon as the words changed, Zhu Yijun slowly got up, looked at Lin Mang, and said quietly, "Is Zhu Xian dead or dead?"

Lin Mang's face was calm, and he arched his hand and said, "Tantric Master Dashan fought to the death with his life before he died, and the minister fought to the death with Lord Zhu, but the minister misestimated Master Dashan's strength, so that Master Zhu unfortunately died."

"This matter is a mistake in the minister's plan, please punish Your Majesty!"

"Reprimand?" Zhu Yijun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "Lin Aiqing is serious."

"It's good enough to be able to do this, so how can I punish it."

"As for Zhu Xiansheng......

After a pause, Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice: "Pass the decree, give Zhu Xiansheng the position of commander of the Jinyi Guard, and give the imperial history of the capital, Wei Yuanbo."

Zhu Xiansheng worked hard to plan the position, but after his death, he easily got it.

Zhu Yijun smiled, got up and stood in front of the window, stood with his hands in his hands, and said, "Do you know Zhu Xiansheng's identity?"

Without waiting for Lin Mang to speak, Zhu Yijun spoke: "He is the son of Princess Yongfu, and he can be regarded as a member of the royal family, and he is also my elder."

He actually envied these people.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the talent to practice martial arts.

He is the Son of Heaven and controls the whole world, but in the face of the Mandate of Heaven, he is powerless.

"But do you know why he was sealed on the ninth floor of the vault?"

Lin Mang was slightly stunned.

Could it be that there are other reasons for this?

Zhu Yijun turned around, looked at Lin Mang, and said slowly, "In addition to his strength, it is also because of his character."

"He's a very arrogant person, and when he was young, he didn't take anyone seriously."

"The emperor once said that this person is keen on power and ambition, and needs to be carefully controlled."

"He's actually very similar to you, and he offends a lot of people."

Lin Mang's eyes were slightly gloomy.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Lin Mang with deep meaning.

In fact, there is one thing that is different, that is, the identity of the two.

Zhu Xiansheng is the son of Princess Yongfu, born in the royal family, and not many people dare to offend.

became famous at a young age, and acted naturally without scruples.

Lin Mang was born in Jinyiwei, and what he did was to offend people.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said in a deep voice: "He once practiced in the Shushan Sword Sect under his name, and then stole a treasure of the Shushan Sword Sect, and the Shushan Sect issued a hunt and kill order on the rivers and lakes, so he returned to the imperial court, and later sealed it on the ninth floor of the secret vault of the Zhenfu Division."

"In addition to protecting him, grandpa also wants to sharpen his temperament."

Zhu Yijun said to himself.

Lin Mang's expression was still calm, but his heart was strange, looking at Zhu Yijun's appearance today, it didn't look like asking for a crime.

"Ugh." Zhu Yijun sighed lightly and sighed, "But the loss of a great grandmaster will reduce the foundation of the imperial court by one point."

"There are very few new great masters in the imperial court now."

Although a great master cannot change the rise and fall of a dynasty, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the prestige of the imperial court.

On the other hand, in the rivers and lakes, new strong people are constantly emerging.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Lin Mang, and said calmly: "You have done a good job in Tantra, it is very rare to sacrifice a great grandmaster to get rid of the Tantric Master and three Shaolin monks."

"After this incident, Shaolin's strength has been greatly reduced."

As an emperor, he never wanted to see too many uncontrolled grandmasters appear in the world.

"Let's go down." Zhu Yijun waved his hand lightly.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Mang's eyes, and he immediately retreated.

After Lin Mang left, Zhu Yijun sat back on the chair and picked up the scroll to read.

"Gonggong Cao, it seems that you are wrong."

"He has returned to Beijing and entered the palace."

"Do you still think that Zhu Xiansheng was killed by him?"

Zhu Yijun said quietly.

Cao Huachun's face changed slightly, and he quickly knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, it is a minister who has no eyes and talks nonsense, please punish Your Majesty!"

He was also strange in his heart.

Could it be that Zhu Xiansheng was really not killed by Lin Mang?

According to the news of the spies, Zhu Xiansheng was suspected of seizing power as soon as he entered the Zhenfu Division, and according to the character of this son, Zhu Xiansheng would definitely not be tolerated.

Of course, he was only suspicious of this matter, but this did not prevent him from giving the emperor eye medicine.

Zhu Yijun smiled, waved his hand and said, "Go down, I will read the book."

If it weren't for Cao Huachun mentioning it, he wouldn't have doubted it.

On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and no one dares to guarantee that they will be able to live.

That tantric master was able to fight the three great masters on his own, and his strength could be seen.

When he heard that it was only Zhu Xiansheng who died, he was secretly relieved in his heart.

As long as Lin Mang is fine.

For him, it didn't matter whether Zhu Xiansheng died at the hands of Master Dashan or not.

What he needed was a courtier who could do things.

Although the people sealed on the ninth floor of the vault are all loyal to the royal family, once a son of heaven and a courtier, they will be loyal to the emperor at that time, but they will not necessarily be loyal to themselves.

They are loyal to the rights of the royal family, not really themselves.

In other words, when the person in this chair changes, so does the object of their allegiance.

Even one's own relatives can rebel against themselves, and nothing in this world is impossible.

Lin Mang is a lonely minister, and this kind of courtier is what he needs.

He was single-handedly pulled up by himself, and he was the pro-army of the Son of Heaven.

No one dared to woo him, and no one could woo him.

The only thing he can rely on is himself!

Over the years, Lin Mang has also shown his loyalty.

As a king, he is willing to show his mind and give his courtiers enough trust.

What's more, he didn't think that Lin Mang did it.

If this is the case, it is estimated that he will not return to Beijing, let alone enter the palace.

The edict to enter the palace is just a temptation.

If this is the case, I'm afraid he won't enter the palace.

In fact, there was something Lin Mang guessed wrong.

At the beginning, Zhu Yijun unsealed Zhu Xiansheng, not to check and balance, but to ensure that this matter was foolproof.

After all, if there is a mistake, it will affect your reputation.

The royal face cannot be damaged.

Coupled with the Shaolin incident, Zhu Yijun also felt the weakness of Jinyiwei's strength, which allowed Zhu Xiansheng to unblock.

With Yuan Changqing here, there is no need for checks and balances.

……

Lin Mang returned to Beizhen Fusi and quickly left the affairs of the palace behind.

If it weren't necessary, he wouldn't want to tear his face.

The wandering rivers and lakes are not as beautiful as imagined.

What's more, if he really wanders the rivers and lakes, it is estimated that his enemies will soon be overwhelming.

Since leaving the palace, he has figured it out.

Entering the palace this time, in the final analysis, is just a temptation by Zhu Yijun.

can only say that his boxes of silver were not given away in vain.

In addition, a dead man is a dead man after all, and with his current status, he is not able to move if he wants to.

As soon as he returned to the lobby of the Zhenfu Division, Tang Qi brought a large stack of official documents.

"My lord, this is a backlog of items lately."

Lin Mang looked at the stacks of tall official documents, and suddenly felt a headache.

"Put it down."

Lin Mang shook his head helplessly.

If I knew this was the case, I might as well have come back later.

In the next few days, the whole capital seemed to be calm.

The matter of Shaolin is also gradually disappearing from everyone's field of vision.

There are many fewer Shaolin disciples walking on the rivers and lakes.

With Shaolin no further action, everyone on the rivers and lakes also felt bored, and basically no one cared.

The rivers and lakes are like this, there are always big things happening, and it is impossible to care about one thing all the time.

……

Time passed quietly.

In the fifteenth year of Wanli, winter!

Heavy snow fell in Kyochu.

The New Year is approaching, and the capital is bustling.

Snow.

Lin Mang stood under the eaves and looked at the white sky.

Tang Qi walked from outside the courtyard and arched his hand, "My lord, all the gifts have been prepared."

Lin Mang bowed slightly, stretched out his hand to catch a piece of falling snow, and said with emotion, "It's been three years."

Time flies.

Lin Mang looked back at Tang Qi and asked, "Is there anything going on in the rivers and lakes recently?"

Since the end of the tantric affair, he has been idle.

For more than two months, there has been a bit of idleness.

Tantra no longer came to preach in the Central Plains, and they had missed the best opportunity.

Lin Mang chuckled lightly and teased, "Give you a chance, you are useless."

No wonder it was driven out of the Central Plains by Shaolin.

If Tantra had entered the Central Plains to preach just after the death of Master Dashan, it would undoubtedly have attracted a large number of people from the rivers and lakes to join Tantra.

But now more than two months have passed, and a dead Guru Dashan will not be remembered for long.

Other tantric people don't have the prestige of a good teacher.

Tang Qi pondered for a moment and muttered, "I heard that the Demon Dao Sect on the rivers and lakes has a hidden trend of recovery recently."

"According to the news from the Jinyi Guards in various places, many sects in the rivers and lakes have been destroyed by the people of the Demon Dao recently."

"Demonic Path?" Lin Mang's face was surprised.

Nowadays, it is rare to see the Demon Dao Sect on the rivers and lakes.

As far as he knew, since the Great War of the Righteous Demons, the vitality of the Demon Dao has been greatly damaged, and many people from the Demon Dao have fled westward, and there are still many hidden places.

In the Central Plains, there are only Mingzong and the White Lotus Sect.

However, the base camp of Mingzong is in the Western Regions, and the White Lotus Sect since the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing, colluded with the Ming Dynasty clan Zhu Chongzhuo in Datong to rebel against Mongolia and was defeated.

After this incident, it can be regarded as creating a new model of rebellion in the White Lotus Sect.

Speaking of which, the martial arts of the White Lotus Sect are quite similar to Tantra, and both have the method of empowerment.

It's just that Tantra pays attention to the foundation, step by step empowerment, step by step, but the White Lotus is the opposite.

As one of the five religions in the rivers and lakes, its strength is naturally not so simple.

However, the White Lotus Sect acted secretly, and even the imperial court would find it difficult to completely eradicate it.

Every once in a while, they get into trouble.

Now that the Demon Dao has reappeared, it seems that it is almost recuperated.

First, Tantric preaching, and now there is a demonic path reappearing, and it seems that the rivers and lakes are going to be chaotic again.

Lin Mang asked, "Have all the thousands of households returned to Beijing?"

Tang Qi said respectfully, "They have all returned to Beijing, and they are already waiting in the council hall."

"Let's go."

"Go meet them."

In the hall,

Seeing Lin Mang coming, the thirteen thousand households got up together and bowed, "Meet your lordship."

Lin Mang waved his hand, sat on the Taishi's chair, and said calmly, "Sit down."

The thirteen people present were all the 1,000 households of the two major towns in the north and south.

Then he looked at Li Zongyi and asked, "Tell me about the situation of Nanzhen Fusi's investigation."

Li Zongyi stood up and said, "Lord Qiqi, in this investigation, we have found a total of 843 people, including 13 people from 1000 households, 58 people from 1000 households, and 243 people from 100 households."

Lin Mang took a sip of the tea on the table, and chuckled, "There are enough people."

Li Zongyi said in a deep voice: "There are still five provinces of Guangdong, Yunnan, Guangxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan that have not been investigated."

Nanzhen Fusi has limited manpower, and this is only a preliminary investigation.

If it is said to be clean, in fact, not many people are clean, and the focus of this inventory is on those who collude with officials.

To put it bluntly, it is to eradicate dissidents.

It's just that this kind of thing is well known, and it is impossible to talk about it on the surface.

Next, everyone reported one by one.

Lin Mang kept listening and giving various suggestions.

It took three hours for everyone to finish reporting.

Lin Mang slowly put down the teacup and said with a smile: "You have done a good job, and this official should take credit for you."

Lin Xian glanced at Tang Qi.

Tang Qi comprehended and took out a stack of silver tickets from the brocade box.

Lin Mang said calmly: "10,000 taels per person should be regarded as a reward from the imperial court to you."

Everyone's eyes lit up immediately, and they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Ten thousand taels!

Everyone was surprised by Lin Mang's generosity.

Their total annual income is about 4,000 taels.

Lin Mang smiled and said, "From today onwards, everyone will take three days off, so let's take a good rest."

With that, he got up and left.

……

The New Year is approaching, and the capital is already very lively.

However, unlike in the past, the capital is now extremely calm.

In the past, there were always many people making trouble at this time of year, but now that Jinyiwei is in power, few people dare to do so.

In the house, a carbon fire burns in the basin.

Lin Mang held the barbecue in his hand and kept flipping it.

Tang Qi stood aside and said respectfully, "My lord, there is a letter from Dengzhou, and General Qi is not abnormal."

"However, our people have found that many people are staring at General Qi."

Lin Mang put down the barbecue and said with interest, "Have you found out who it is?"

Tang Qi said respectfully: "There are people from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and there are also people from Dongchang."

"Looks like these guys still don't give up."

In fact, it is understandable that as long as Qi Jiguang is alive, it is possible to recover.

With his qualifications, he will inevitably grasp military power, which will be a huge threat to the people of the Northern Army.

Lin Mang clapped his hands, got up and said, "Just send someone to keep an eye on it, don't reveal your identity."

"Yes." Tang Qi bowed down.

Although he had doubts, he didn't dare to ask more about this kind of thing.

……

Luwangfu,

In the past, the hustle and bustle of Luwang's Mansion is extremely cold today.

In the hall, a white-clothed figure sat in the hall, looking proud.

"King Lu" Hanamichi often stood down and said respectfully, "Master Hou, what are you thinking about?"

Zhu Zaichang was silent, looking at Hanamichi Chang, and his tone was slightly cold: "When did you walk with the White Lotus Sect?"

"Or are you originally from the White Lotus Sect?"

Hanamichi's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Master Hou, it was they who took the initiative to contact me."

"The loyalty of his subordinates can be learned."

"There's never been a better chance."

"The White Lotus Sect has been planning for a long time, and if this matter comes to fruition, your wish will definitely come true."

Zhu Zaichang looked at the heavy snow outside the house and fell into deep thought.

Cooperating with the White Lotus Sect is undoubtedly seeking skin with the tiger.

The stakes are too great for critical matters.

Zhu Zaichang sighed: "Act now, we are far from prepared."

Although he has the intention of usurping the throne, with his current background, he is still too hasty.

"Last time Huguang rebelled, Jiangxi rebelled, and the White Lotus Sect failed."

He didn't trust the White Lotus Sect.

Hanamichi Chang knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice, "Master Hou, the White Lotus Sect doesn't know my identity."

"What they need is the identity of King Lu."

"Even if this matter fails, there will be King Lu to stand up, and in the end, we can really King Lu take the blame."

"But if this thing is done, after King Lu ascends the throne, he can be in your place."

"Master Hou, if you wait any longer, you will have no chance in the future."

Zhu Zaichang looked indifferent.

In the past, there was Zhang Juzheng, and he had to shelve his plan.

Now that Zhang Juzheng is dead, if he waits any longer, if he waits for his foundation to be solid, there will indeed be no chance.

Hanamichi often glanced at Zhu Zaichang, struck while the iron was hot, and continued, "The emperor's various behaviors during this period have caused many people to be dissatisfied."

"The emperor's re-implementation of the new policy has already offended the families of various places, and many officials and clans will be able to respond to every call if they revolt."

Silent......

After a long time, Zhu Zaichang spoke, "What does the White Lotus Sect want?"

"The state religion!"

Ikebana often said softly: "They only hope that after the success of the uprising, they will be able to obtain the status of the state religion and be able to preach in the Central Plains like the two sects of Buddhism."

"What an ambition!"

Zhu Zaichang smiled coldly.

Zhu Zaichang tapped lightly on the table and asked, "What are they going to do?"

A smile flashed in Ikebana's eyes, and he said softly, "The master of the White Lotus Sect has come to Ningxia from Mongolia and made an agreement with Bai, this person is very ambitious and has great plans, and he will revolt in Ningxia soon."

"At that time, the imperial court will inevitably send troops to suppress it, and the White Lotus Sect has contacted the Jurchen tribes."

"At that time, the defense of the capital will be empty, and Li Chengliang of Liaodong will have no time to take care of anything else, even if there are soldiers, most of the generals in the DPRK and China are already under our control, and if there are soldiers or no generals, it will be a plate of scattered sand."

"We revolted in the name of King Lu and took the capital."

Zhu Zaichang glanced at Hanamichi Chang deeply, and a faint cold color flashed in his eyes.

Zhu Zaichang stared at Hanamichi Chang and said coldly, "It's a good strategy."

"But in what name should we revolt?"

Hanamichi Chang didn't notice Zhu Zaichang's strange appearance, and said word by word: "Qingjun side!"

"Jinyi Wei Lin Mang acted perversely, flattered and offered, managed people's lives in a hurry, and slaughtered the people!"

"It will be echoed by all the heroes of the world!"