Crossing the Swordsman: Lin Pingzhi, the Swordsman of Evil

Chapter 563
Lin Pingzhi looked at Emperor Wanli at this time and said: "Your Majesty, although I am a private official, I also listen to some essays when I have nothing to do. I heard that Your Majesty has not attended the court meeting for many years. I don't know if it is true?"

Emperor Wanli smiled wryly and said: "Of course it is true. Aiqing is an official in front of the imperial court, and if you are in the court meeting, you will have a place."

Lin Pingzhi asked knowingly at this time: "Then why is this? Weichen was born in the third year of Wanli, and it can be said that he grew up in the grace of the emperor since he was a child. The emperor is a rare master of Zhongxing. And it can be said that the end of the dynasty is a result of taking The way of chaos. I just don’t know why the emperor is doing this?”

Emperor Wanli stood up at this time, and he limped back to his dragon chair. After he sat down firmly, he said, "Aiqing, where do you think I'm sitting?"

Lin Pingzhi replied: "The emperor is naturally sitting on the dragon chair of the Ninth Five-Year Lord."

Emperor Wanli touched his chair, and then said: "This is just a chair, not a Ninth Five-Year Honor. Aiqing can see which Ninth Five-Year Honor has been seen, and she can't even decide on her own crown prince."

Lin Pingzhi pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh?"

Emperor Wanli continued: "The eldest son of the Ming Dynasty always inherited the throne. But my eldest son is cowardly and has no image of a monarch. If this kind of person inherits the throne, he will definitely become a puppet for the officials to manipulate in the future. It was the teacher who helped me to this position. In the first ten years, I was like a puppet in the hands of the teacher. Although my teacher is named Shoufu, he is actually the regent of Ming Dynasty."

"It wasn't until the teacher passed away that I had a little autonomy. I don't want my son to become like me in the future. Therefore, the eldest son has no talent and virtue, and is not the first choice of the king. So I want to break the ancestral system, Make the most astute third son the crown prince. It's a pity that the officials have always opposed this matter. That's why I stopped the court and resisted."

Lin Pingzhi said at this time: "It's ridiculous! The emperor is the king of a country, so the candidate for the crown prince will naturally be inspected by the emperor himself. It's not the turn of these foreign ministers to gossip."

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's words, Emperor Wanli felt a little relieved, because Lin Pingzhi was the only one among the courtiers who supported him to make his second son the crown prince.

Even Gu Jinfu who was beside him avoided talking about this matter.

After all, he is a eunuch and wants to live in the palace.Apart from the emperor being his master, so were the women in the harem.

Gu Jinfu has already passed his sixtieth age, even if he is the factory owner again, he will have to return to his hometown for retirement in five or six years at most.Of course he won't make trouble for himself.This old slicker always shirks with various excuses.

The simplest is "We who are slaves, dare not talk about the affairs of our masters."

Emperor Wanli looked at Lin Pingzhi at this time and said: "To tell you the truth, Aiqing, in order to fight against these cronies, I have also won over many people from all over the world. It's a pity that the water far away can't quench the thirst near you. Sigh!"

Lin Pingzhi saw that it was almost done, so he said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this is a good opportunity for the Emperor to eradicate his cronies. I have read the investigation file this time, and there are many officials involved in it. If the Emperor If we can make up our minds this time, we can uproot these cliques and consolidate the imperial power."

Emperor Wanli said in embarrassment at this time: "It's just."

Lin Pingzhi said: "If you want to achieve extraordinary things, how can you be obedient? The emperor is the master of Zhongxing, and he should have the courage to be the master of Zhongxing. Back then, Emperor Taizu involved tens of thousands of officials because of the Lanyu case? No more Those courtiers, isn’t Daming still Daming? Compared with the Lanyu case back then, what happened this time is nothing worth mentioning. For the vacancies in the court, the emperor only needs to open Enke a few more times.”

Lin Pingzhi's words also strengthened Wanli's belief.

Before, he had been looking forward and backward, vacillating.But after hearing what he said, Dang even decided to deal with this matter seriously.

Sometimes people are like this, in fact, they have already made up their minds.But looking forward and backward, always hesitating.Sometimes you need other people's opinions, just give yourself a reason to convince yourself.

Emperor Wanli said at this time: "Okay! This is indeed an opportunity! I will continue to suffer from the chaos. If I miss it, I am afraid that these cliques will become bigger in later generations. My Ming will follow the old path of the previous dynasty."

Seeing that Emperor Wanli had made up his mind, Lin Pingzhi quickly flattered him and said, "The emperor is wise."

Emperor Wanli said at this time: "But Aiqing, if I want to uproot these people, then I still need your strength."

Lin Pingzhi knelt down on one knee and said, "I will definitely share the worries of the emperor."

Emperor Wanli stood up at this time and hurriedly said: "Ai Qing is free of courtesy. My concern now is myself. I believe that during this time, many people have sent a lot of things to Ai Qing."

Lin Pingzhi said: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the emperor. In the one month since I took office, many people have indeed sent things to me. They all gave gifts in the name of 'charcoal respect'. It’s just that these senders have never revealed their identities to the minister.”

"And Wei Chen has also investigated, and the person who sent these things to Wei Chen is Chairman Huang of the Yangzhou Salt Merchants Association. But Wei Chen and this President Huang have never met. Moreover, Wei Chen is in charge of the North Zhen Fusi. It is not the salt road, the water transport yamen, and it is not the magistrate of Yangzhou. If you think about it, these salt merchants should have no reason to curry favor with humble ministers."

"Weichen's family is also a businessman, and merchants fawn on others because it is profitable. But they do n’t benefit at all. Merchants will never do business without profit. Therefore, Weichen doubts , someone in the court used the name of President Huang to bribe the humble officials."

Emperor Wanli said: "What Aiqing said is true. Jiangzuo, Yangzhou is the base camp of the southern gentry. I have two capitals and thirteen provinces in Ming Dynasty, but Yanping is not the only place. It must be that the officials of these southern schools also want to take the opportunity to pull Ai Qing just went into the water."

Lin Pingzhi said at this time: "It's a pity that they found the wrong person. The humble ministers have always been idle, and the people who like to make friends with them are just some people from the rivers and lakes. These humble ministers who are in power have always stayed away from them."

At this moment, Emperor Wanli asked coldly, "Since this is the case, what is the purpose of Aiqing's appointment?"

Hearing what Emperor Wanli said, Lin Pingzhi no longer concealed his intention of coming.After all, because of an unintentional move by Li Xingyao's mother and daughter, his plan was directly advanced, so there was no need to hide anything.

Lin Pingzhi said at this time: "I was originally an idler in the world, and I didn't intend to be an official. But now I am an official for two reasons. One is to honor my ancestors. After all, no matter how high the status of my Lin family is in the world, it is nothing more than an official. It's a rough place. Only wearing this official robe can be regarded as the right path."

Emperor Wanli nodded silently at this time.If you are good at learning, you will be an official. Since ancient times, you have been alone. This reason is justified.

(End of this chapter)