son, don't mess around

Chapter 80 Exploitation and Threats (Two in One)

Human nature has weaknesses!
Once the weakness is exposed, it is difficult for anyone to break free from it.

No one will be an exception.

For Lin Kong, he had no father or mother since he was a child, and like many people in Linwang Mansion, he was adopted since childhood.

It was the prince who gave him another chance to live!

The prince took him in, gave him food and clothing, and gave him the opportunity to practice martial arts.He cherishes this kind of opportunity that is rare for ordinary people and hard to get!
And as a reward, it became his duty to protect the palace and His Royal Highness Linwang Shizi!
Lin Kong worked diligently in Linwang's mansion since he was a child, practiced martial arts hard, worked hard, and soon paid off... Fortunately, he has a good talent in martial arts, and he stood out from many candidates. command.

Originally thought that his future would become bright and magnanimous!
It's just that this joy is quickly overwhelmed by reality.

The prince has a kind heart, and is loved by the people in Linzhou, and his reputation is not bad.But the Prince Lin's son was completely the opposite.

All these years, His Royal Highness's actions in Linjiang City made him despise him!As His Royal Highness's personal army, Lin Kong couldn't stand it anymore, but he had no choice!
As a royal guard, the only thing he can do is to obey orders and help His Highness do things that even he despises.

He even felt sick to himself!
To him, this so-called prince's pro-army seemed to be a shackle.

He became Prince Lin's accomplice to help him do those disgusting things... He heard people outside scolding him, saying that he was Prince Lin's dog, a loyal and disgusting dog!

Since then, Lin Kong has been confused!
He didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong, but he still had no choice!
His fate was doomed from the very beginning.

Over the years, the reputation that the prince had accumulated with great difficulty in Linzhou was almost ruined by this Prince Lin's son.

The imperial court continued to impeach Lin Wang's son, and the voice of cutting down the feudal clan never stopped.

Lin Kong didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to Linzhou if this Prince Lin's son succeeded to the throne in the future?

What will Linjiang City become?

Will the wealth accumulated by the prince over the years disappear in one day?
That son of Prince Lin is ignorant and has no ambitions, so he can be regarded as an out-and-out idiot.When he succeeds to the throne in the future, will the palace really be able to hold on?

Over the past few years, many people have persuaded King Lin to accept a concubine again, even if it is a concubine.King Lin is in his prime, and there is still time to have a few more children.

After all, Linwangfu's blood is weak, just in case, and to plan for the future.

However, these proposals were all rejected by the King Lin!

Lin Wang does not accept concubines, which means that only Lin Jiangnian will succeed in the future!

This news is not good news for the entire Linwang Mansion and Linwang's subordinates.

And in Lin Kong's heart, a strong and outrageous idea gradually emerged.

This idea became more and more intense.

Not long ago, His Highness went on a tour.As His Royal Highness's pro-army, he did not travel with him.

Not surprisingly, His Highness was attacked!

After learning the news, Lin Kong rushed outside the city to rescue.But at that moment, the rebellious thought in his heart became stronger and stronger!

When he rushed to the temple, what he saw was corpses all over the ground, mixed with rainwater, like a scene of hell on earth.While his heart sank suddenly, it beat rapidly in vain.

Until... the guards under him found His Royal Highness Shizi from the ruined temple.

Your Highness, you are not dead!
he is disappointed
……

In the quiet courtyard.

Lin Jiangnian looked at Lin Kong who was kneeling in front of him with his head lowered, and his whole body was covered with a sluggish aura.

There was no longer the slightest indifference and arrogance in him, but there was anxiety, and that indescribable feeling of unwillingness and fear.

Everyone has weaknesses!
He is also included!
As the guard of the mansion, Lin Kong has no father, no mother, no cares, and it is indeed difficult to find his weakness according to common sense.

It is precisely because of this confidence that he is fearless in front of Lin Jiangnian.Even if the opponent is Prince Lin's son, he is still not afraid.

Until... when Lin Jiangnian said the name Su Lu.

Lin Kong was completely dumbfounded.

And then, a crushing defeat.

This woman named Su Lu is his biggest weakness!

……

"Let her live?"

Lin Jiangnian stood on the spot, his eyes still indifferent, and he glanced at him, "When did this son say he wanted to kill her?"

Lin Kong lowered his head and gritted his teeth: "Miss Su is innocent, she doesn't know anything, please don't embarrass her, Your Highness!"

"This son didn't intend to embarrass her."

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "What do you mean, does this son look like a bad guy who bullies men and women?"

Lin Kong took a deep breath: "Subordinates dare not."

"This matter is my fault alone, and this subordinate is willing to bear it together. As long as His Highness is willing to let Miss Su go, this subordinate will let His Highness dispose of him without any complaints or regrets..."

In order to protect Miss Su, Lin Kong went all out.

He has been with His Highness for many years, and he knows best what His Highness is!If His Highness really wants to harm Miss Su, everything will be over!
"I can't tell, but you are quite sincere towards Su Lu?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Lin Kong.

What the woman in red said was true, Lin Kong is actually a love interest?
A bit of a surprise!

However, this also means that he has a weakness to handle.

Women are his Achilles heel!
Lin Kong lowered his head, without saying a word, with a dejected expression.

Seeing his appearance, Lin Jiangnian knew that it was almost time, so he changed his tone: "Are you responsible for it alone?"

"Can you afford it?"

Lin Kong gritted his teeth: "This subordinate is willing to apologize with death!"

"is it?"

The corner of Lin Jiangnian's mouth raised slightly: "Then you go to die!"

"You are dead, this son will let Su Lu go? How about it?"

Lin Kong's heart trembled, and he looked up at Lin Jiangnian in front of him. When he saw His Royal Highness's calm eyes, it seemed that he was talking about an extremely ordinary thing.

Endless fear surged in Lin Kong's heart. His Royal Highness at this moment is completely different from him in the past.

His Highness at this moment made Lin Kong seem to have seen the prince for a certain moment... That cold and indifferent temperament is very similar!

Fear and despair spread in Lin Kong's heart.

"What? Reluctant?"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were playful: "You don't want to die?"

Lin Kong's heart trembled, and a flash of determination flashed across his face: "As long as His Highness is willing to let Miss Su go, this subordinate is willing to commit suicide!"

As soon as the words fell, Lin Kong slowly stretched out his hand, took a deep breath, and slapped it towards his chest suddenly with his internal force.

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's expressionless voice came.

"Stop it first."

Lin Kong froze in place, raised his eyes in doubt.

But Lin Jiangnian's eyes were indifferent: "Don't rush to die, just wait!"

Lin Kong was stunned, as if he hadn't reacted.

Lin Kong's voice was hoarse and low: "Your Highness, don't you want to kill your subordinates?"

"It's easy to kill you, but your dog's life is worthless in the eyes of this son!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "Save your dog's life, this son has other uses."

In his mind, he already had an idea.

If Lin Kong chose to protect himself just now and put aside his relationship with Su Lu, then what kind of person he is in Lin Jiangnian's eyes.

Such a cold-blooded person cannot be kept!

But he would rather commit suicide than protect Su Lu, which is enough to prove that Su Lu is extremely important in his heart, even worth the price of his life?

This shows that he does have some use value!
This is his weakness, and also his Achilles' heel... Those with weaknesses are easy to control!

Lin Jiangnian is sure about his weakness!

……

"From now on, you are dead!"

Lin Jiangnian slowly put away the emotions on his face, and looked at him expressionlessly: "Do you understand what it means?"

Lin Kong's heart trembled. Looking at Lin Jiangnian's expressionless expression, His Royal Highness at this moment became more and more unfamiliar and familiar...

The terrifying oppressive aura made him almost unable to breathe.

The sense of oppression that can only be felt when facing the prince, but at this moment, I feel it again from His Royal Highness Lin Wang Shizi.

He is dead?
Lin Kong's heart trembled, and he naturally knew what it meant.

"Subordinate... got it!"

His voice was hoarse.

"Very good, since you are so knowledgeable, I can give you a chance to survive and make meritorious deeds!"

Lin Kong said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

"You're a kite man, right?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke slowly.

Lin Kong was startled, and looked up at Lin Jiangnian. When he saw him staring at him sharply, his heart trembled, he lowered his head again, and fell silent for a while.

He guessed His Highness's purpose.

"My lord ordered that my subordinates take orders from Miss Zhiyuan and obey Miss Zhiyuan's orders..."

"Miss Zhiyuan?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes suddenly: "Then what is her origin?"

"Subordinate...I don't know."

"I don't know?"

Lin Kong lowered his head and said, "Miss Zhiyuan was brought back to the palace by the prince, and she is His Highness's maid in name, but...except for the prince, no one knows the real identity of Miss Zhiyuan..."

"I just know that the lord highly values ​​trust in Miss Zhiyuan..."

Lin Jiangnian frowned, stared at Lin Kong for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and said indifferently: "So, you would rather obey her orders than my son's orders?"

Lin Kong's heart trembled: "It's the prince's order..."

"is it?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and sneered, "It's just my father's order?"

Lin Kong was silent, lowering his head: "Your Highness, forgive me."

"..."

Lin Jiangnian gradually withdrew his gaze, and said lightly: "Don't forget, this is Linwangfu, and this son is the heir of the future Wangfu... I don't care about the previous things, but you should understand how to choose in the future Bar?"

"My subordinate understands!"

"In that case..."

Lin Jiangnian took out something from his arms and threw it in front of Lin Kong: "Eat it."

"What is this?"

"poison."

Lin Jiangnian was expressionless.

Lin Kong's eyelids twitched suddenly, and after a moment of silence, he picked up the black pill from the ground and swallowed it calmly.

Seeing his cooperation, Lin Jiangnian heaved a sigh of relief, glanced at him again, and said, "From today onwards, you will do things for this prince. In the future, you must report to this prince all matters concerning the palace. Especially... Do you understand the order that Zhiyuan gave you?"

Lin Kong's heart shook, and he suddenly realized something.Your Highness, the real purpose is not him.

But...Miss Zhiyuan? !

Your Highness, he, he is going to...

He raised his head in astonishment, but saw Lin Jiangnian looking at him with a half-smile, Lin Kong's heart trembled!
Sure enough, His Highness's real purpose turned out to be...Miss Zhiyuan! !

After a brief shock, Lin Kong quickly calmed down again.

He has no choice.

Right now, his life is in the hands of His Royal Highness, and he has no choice but to obey.He may not care about his own life, but he cannot implicate Miss Su...

"Subordinates obey!"

Seeing Lin Kong nod his head, Lin Jiangnian nodded in satisfaction.

He likes to deal with smart people, just like the woman in red also likes to deal with her... People who are obedient are very likable.

"Besides, this son needs you to do one more thing..."

Lin Jiangnian seemed to have thought of something, and he meant something: "If you help this son handle this matter well, this son will not only ignore what happened to you before, but even..."

"How about letting you marry Miss Su to get started?"

Lin Kong's heart trembled suddenly, he raised his head, and looked at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief.

Marry, marry Miss Su?

This, this is a thought he dare not think about.

He really admires Miss Su, but...then Miss Su is a brothel girl after all, so what if she is an oiran?
Although Lin Kong didn't mind, but he was a member of Linwang's mansion, and he was a member of the army of Linwang's son. For the sake of the reputation of the Wangfu, how could he be allowed to marry a prostitute?
In the palace, he couldn't help himself.Therefore, he can only hide that love in his heart.

But now, Lin Jiangnian's words made his heart tremble suddenly.

Marry, marry Miss Su!

This……

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Lin Kong's voice was a little hoarse, and his head even had a short circuit.

However, Lin Jiangnian seemed to have expected his reaction long ago, and he was not surprised, so he spoke lightly.

"Don't worry, this son means what he says..."

"As long as you obediently obey my son's orders, this son will give you a chance to marry Su Lu..."

"It depends on whether you want it or not!"

"..."

After half an hour, Lin Jiangnian left the courtyard and returned the same way.

Adding sugar to a big stick is the way to control people.

It is easy to kill Lin Kong, but if he can control him for his own use, or even make the other party completely obey his orders, it is obviously much more useful.

This is also the purpose of Lin Jiangnian's meeting with Lin Kong today!
As the eldest son of Linwangfu, what he knows and what he can do is extremely useful to Lin Jiangnian.

If you can control him, that would be a good thing!

If you can't control...

Lin Jiangnian's eyes are slightly cold, he will get rid of this person immediately!

……

Not long after Lin Jiangnian left, he suddenly ran into a familiar figure.

"Paper kite?"

The kite in a long plain dress appeared in front of Lin Jiangnian's line of sight at some point, and happened to bump into him.

Lin Jiangnian stopped, and Zhi Yuan also stopped, and the two looked into each other's eyes.

A moment of silence.

"Your Highness."

When Zhiyuan spoke, her voice was neither cold nor calm, and she couldn't see any emotion.

Lin Jiangnian seemed a little surprised, and looked her up and down for a while.

Since that night, I haven't seen her for a few days. The last time I went to find her, I was rejected.

Didn't expect to bump into her today, and she took the initiative to say hello again?

"Aren't you angry with me?"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows and said unexpectedly

Zhiyuan's eyes were calm, and she said lightly: "I don't dare."

"is it?"

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian was about to walk towards her.

But just as he moved, he saw Zhiyuan take two steps back inadvertently.

"The servant has something else to do, so I won't bother His Highness."

After finishing speaking, she left straight away, leaving behind a faint fragrance in the air.

Lin Jiangnian didn't chase her either. He took a deep look at her back, shook his head, and turned to leave.

……

Not long after, Zhi Yuan suddenly stopped and glanced back, but Lin Jiangnian was no longer behind her.

Her eyes were still indifferent, and her demeanor was unparalleled.

There is a kind of loneliness that cannot be described.

Then he raised his eyes and looked at the courtyard ahead.

She didn't know when there was a figure beside her, Lin Qingqing.

"Sister Zhi Yuan, earlier... His Highness went to Lin Kong's small courtyard."

Zhiyuan's eyes moved slightly, she nodded slightly, but said nothing.

The surroundings quieted down, Lin Qingqing looked at Zhiyuan who had been silent in front of her again, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "Sister Zhiyuan?"

Zhiyuan glanced at her: "What?"

"you……"

Lin Qingqing looked at the small courtyard in front of her eyes, and sighed softly: "Lin Kong made such a big mistake... Your punishment this time is so light, isn't it a bit too protective for him?"

Zhi Yuan's eyes were calm, she was silent for a while, then shook her head lightly: "His nature is not bad!"

"It's not a question of whether it's bad or not..."

Lin Qingqing sighed: "No matter what Lin Kong's intentions are, he did almost harm His Highness this time. When the prince comes back, he will definitely not forgive him... Sister Zhi Yuan, why are you so confused and angry?"

Lin Qingqing has been with Zhiyuan since she was a child, and Lin Qingqing doesn't know her best.Obviously so smart, why did he make such a stupid decision this time?

She is not worried, she will be suspected by the prince and His Highness, she colluded with Lin Kong to murder His Highness?

Zhiyuan was silent for a long time this time, and gradually withdrew her gaze from the small courtyard, and said softly, "I have my own plan."

"What's the plan?"

Lin Qingqing couldn't help but ask, what is Zhi Yuan's sister's plan?
Zhiyuan was silent for a while, before she opened her mouth and said, "His Royal Highness, sooner or later he will be the master of Linwangfu!"

"So?" Lin Qingqing was in a fog.

Zhiyuan's gaze remained indifferent: "Your Highness is the only son of the prince, and in the future he will inherit the throne of the prince, and more importantly, he will inherit the prince's cronies and generals, as well as the soldiers and horses of Linzhou, and inherit the family business that the prince has brought down... Therefore, your highness must Learn to grow up!"

Lin Qingqing was still suspicious, but seemed to understand something: "Then, what does it have to do with this matter?"

Zhi Yuan raised her eyes, and said just now: "Lin Kong was adopted by the prince since he was a child, and he has always been loyal to the prince. The prince's appointment of him as the commander of His Highness's army is also a move for His Highness!"

"Chess?" Lin Qingqing was puzzled.

"Ah."

Zhi Yuan nodded, and said: "Lin Kong is quite capable, and he is also talented in martial arts. But he is arrogant and arrogant, and his temper is difficult to discipline..."

"The reason why the prince kept him is to prepare a small test for His Highness!"

Zhiyuan's eyes were cold, but there seemed to be a bit of light shining: "If His Highness can subdue him and convince Lin Kong, it will prove that His Highness is not completely so unbearable..."

Lin Qingqing was slightly shocked and opened her eyes wide: "Sister Zhi Yuan, what do you mean... the prince has prepared all this?"

She seemed to suddenly realize: "So you punished Lin Kong so lightly before, it was all on purpose?"

"Are you planning to leave Lin Kong to His Highness, and let His Highness handle this matter by himself?"

"Ah."

Zhiyuan nodded slightly. From the very beginning, this was a test.

Lin Kong is a small part of this test.And this assassination by Yingfengyuan became an opportunity!

"If His Highness wants to inherit the throne in the future, he must pass this test... If he can't even pass Lin Kong's test, how will he be qualified to inherit the throne of the prince in the future, and how can he control the generals around the prince?"

"Those people are a hundred times more dangerous than Lin Kong!"

Zhi Yuan's gaze was still downplaying, but the expression on his face gradually became dignified: "If Your Highness can't even get through this test, maybe in the future, she will give up everything, accept the imperial court's vassal reduction, and marry the eldest princess in Beijing, and it would be better to be an idle prince." !"

"At least, I won't lose my life in a daze!"

"..."

　The modification is completed, thanks to [Chachachachachaqian] the little rich lady for the reward, and there are still seven chapters to update!

　　
　
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