Liu Dingzhi was silent and fell into deep thought, Lin Yinyin was anxious but not easy to disturb, and the study was suddenly surprisingly quiet.

"Hey......" After a long time, Liu Ding sighed and shook his head, as if there was something unspeakable in his heart.

Lin Yinyin looked at the opportunity and asked, "Does the elder have anything unspeakable?"

Liu Dingzhi waved his hand and replied: "Shaoxia doesn't know, although I am the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the minister of the cabinet, but in recent years, the emperor has favored the eunuchs, resulting in chaos in the court, the most representative of which is Wang Zhi, the factory prince of the West Factory, who relied on the emperor's favor to do mischief, excluded dissidents in the court, formed a party for personal gain, and the ministers dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. ”

"Wang Zhi?

Yin Yin secretly thought, this is the second time I have heard this name in recent times, at first, before leaving, Ruoxian had told him to beware of this person after entering Beijing, and now he heard Liu Dingzhi mention it, it seems that this person really cannot be underestimated.

"Is there no one above the court who can check and balance him?

Liu Dingzhi smiled slightly, with a bit of bitterness in his smile: "Above the court, that is, the old man is fighting against him with this old bone." ”

Liu Dingzhi, as a cabinet minister and a bachelor of Hanlin, not only has a pivotal position in the court, but also his protégés all hold important positions in the court, and the general Zhu Yong is Liu Gelao's proud protégé, and it is precisely because of this that Wang Zhi is afraid of Liu Dingzhi and does not dare to get rid of him quickly.

"That being the case, why is the elder so melancholy?" Lin Yinyin said puzzled.

Liu Dingzhi slowly turned sideways, picked up the pen on the desk, and wrote the word "forbearance" on the paper

Lin Yinyin looked at it and said, "Elder Ge, what does this mean?"

"Lin Shaoxia, if the old man reports this matter directly to the court, the emperor will be furious and ask for a thorough investigation, so that the chaotic party hidden in the court will also be on guard, not to mention that the old man is old, and the affairs of the rivers and lakes have always been handled by Xichang and Jinyiwei. ”

After hearing this, Yin Yin also felt reasonable, she had thought about it before and was not thoughtful, she only wanted to use the hand of the imperial court to deal with the Xuanyin Sect, so as to take advantage of the chaos to rescue the people in the rivers and lakes locked up in Qingfengzhuang, but now after listening to Liu Dingyi's words, her heart felt a chill.

"What is the idea of the elder of the pavilion?"

Liu Dingzhi thought for a long time and said: "I don't think it's better to be like this, and I won't report this matter for the time being, so as not to startle the snake." ”

"Elder Ge, this ......"

"Shaoxia don't have to worry, in a few days it will be the death day of his deceased wife, then I will use this as a reason to present the emperor, allow him to allow me to go to Hanshan Temple to petition, Gusu garrison Taishou was my protégé, when we arrive in Gusu, we can ask him to send troops to help, and when the time comes, they will have nothing to do with us"

Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, Liu Dingzhi thinks about everything, he can not only skillfully avoid the other party's eyes and ears, deceive the other party, but also grasp the initiative, which is indeed much smarter.

"Thank you Liu Ge Lao!" Lin Yinyin said gratefully

Liu Dingzhi nodded, his eyes were full of praise, and he praised: "The great man of chivalry, who has the world in his heart, is not afraid of life and death, and the young man can do this at a young age, but it is really terrifying!"

"Ge Lao praised, I really don't dare to be!"

After a few conversations, Liu Dingzhi was very satisfied with the young man in front of him, and somehow, he had the idea of becoming a righteous son in his heart, but he didn't get along for long, and Liu Dingzhi didn't open his mouth after all.

"Without further ado, the old man will enter the palace to face the saint, and the young man will stay here for a little rest?"

"Obey the arrangement of the elder......"

Lin Yinyin and Liu Dingzhi left the study one after another, and Manager He led a group of servants to wait outside.

Liu Dingzhi saw the old man surnamed He and instructed him: "He Fu, I have something to do to go to the palace, this little friend is my guest, you have to entertain him well!"

"Yes, sir!"

It turned out that the old man's name was He Fu, and he was the chief housekeeper of Shangshu Mansion, and he had followed Liu Dingzhi for nearly 30 years.

He Fu walked to Lin Yinyin's side, bowed down with a smile and said, "Lin Shaoxia, please come here!"

He Fu took Lin Yinyin to a graceful garden, only to see that the garden was full of flowers and trees, strange rocks, and a clear spring flowed down from the stone wall and merged into the small pool, which was really elegant and leisurely.

"Young Master Lin, stay here for the time being, if you need anything, just order your subordinates directly!"

He Fu and Lin Yinyin introduced them a little, and after a few words of instructions to the people, they left alone.......

The sun was setting, and a red glow fell, Liu Dingzhi did not come back from the palace until the twilight alternated, and when he returned to the house, he ordered someone to invite Lin Yinyin to the back office as soon as possible.

Today's face is sage, going well, Xianzong has allowed Liu Dingzhi to go to Gusu Hanshan Temple to petition, and sent a team of imperial forest troops along the way to protect Liu Dingzhi's safety, during which Wang Zhi had doubts, but at this time of year, Liu Dingzhi will go to different temples to burn incense to petition, so there is not too much doubt.

"Elder Liu Ge, how is it going?" Lin Yinyin hurriedly asked

"All the best!"

Lin Yinyin was pleasantly surprised after hearing this, and thanked her again and again.

"It's just that I still have something to do with Lin Shaoxia!"

Yin Yin said briskly: "What's the matter, Elder Ge said it's okay!"

Liu Dingzhi pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "Xichang has many eyes and ears, although Wang Zhi in the court today does not suspect anything, but this person is thoughtful and suspicious by nature, so he has to guard against it." ”

"What does Elder Ge want me to do?" Yin Yin wondered.

Liu Dingzhi said with a smile: "It's simple, you just need to change into the clothes of the Imperial Forest Army tomorrow and go out of the city with me." ”

For Liu Dingzhi, although Wang Zhi is jealous, but he still often sends people to monitor, today the face of the saint, for the Hanshan Temple petition, although Wang Zhi has no doubts, but according to his style of action, he will inevitably send ears and eyes to spy on him, if he finds Lin Yinyin's traces, it will inevitably arouse Wang Zhi's suspicions.

Yin Yin only hesitated a little in her heart, and then immediately nodded in agreement.

In the early morning of the next day, the sun rose in the east, and Liu Dingzhi got up and came to the gate after freshening up. Outside the gate of Shangshu Mansion, the three thousand Imperial Forest Army had already lined up and waited for a long time, and when they saw Liu Dingzhi coming out, they immediately dispersed to both sides to make way out. On this trip to Hanshan Temple, Liu Dingzhi did not bring many people, two personal guards and a few followers. He Fu originally insisted on going with Liu Dingyi, but there were a lot of trivial matters in Shangshu Pavilion, and someone needed to deal with them in time, so Liu Dingzhi left him behind and asked him to take care of the mansion.

Liu Dingzhi walked through the Imperial Forest Army, walked to the sedan chair, and inadvertently glanced at the Imperial Forest Army on the side before getting on the sedan chair, and then nodded meaningfully and got on the sedan chair.

This young man is none other than Lin Yinyin, who is mixed in the Royal Forest Army, and Liu Dingzhi is actually telling Lin Yinyin at this point, as expected, the ears and eyes of Xichang are staring at this place not far away, and it is obvious that Lin Yinyin's eyes cannot escape this point......