CHAPTER 94
The next day, Lin Ruo decided to eat hotpot at Tianranju.
Although that day, Yun Jiaojiao had said, "There's no table."
But everyone knew that these were just words spoken in a fit of anger. Sure enough, the Nature Residence sent someone over early in the morning.
He asked him when he needed it.
What flavors and ingredients did they like so that they could prepare them earlier.
It was said that the longer one ate hotpot, the more delicious it would be.
So, of course, it had to be set at noon.
Lin Ruo didn't want to light a dim candle in the middle of the night.
He squinted his eyes and took something out of the pot to eat.
The pot was spicy enough and the wine was strong enough. Lin Ruo enjoyed the meal to his heart's content.
Recently, Lin Ruo's alcohol tolerance had increased tremendously, so much so that he could eat his fill but not drink enough.
Thus, Lin Ruo leaned on the soft couch in the inner room, reading and drinking at the same time.
After clearing the table and serving the fruit platter, he did not disturb them any further.
Linchuan sat beside him and poured wine for him.
"His Majesty did mention the King Of Qi's matter in the morning court today. He scolded him in front of all the officials for being disobedient and unfilial. After scolding him, he said in tears how obedient and sensible the King Of Qi was when he was young. In the end, he began to scold Pei Ji again.
They called him the number one treacherous official of the Great Tang.
And counted his many sins.
One of them was to 'lead a good prince astray' … Later on, he asked all the officials about it.
How should we deal with the King Of Qi? "
At this point, Linchuan suddenly laughed and said, "In the end, no one spoke … for a very long time."
Li Yuan's meaning was very clear: King Of Qi was still a good child, but he was led astray by Pei Ji …
The so-called questioning of the ministers was just to find a way out of this embarrassing situation. He only had three legitimate sons. Although the King Of Qi made him very angry and disappointed, after he calmed down and was persuaded by others, he also felt that he couldn't bear to throw him away directly.
Even Linchuan could understand what he meant. How could these ministers, who spent their days trying to figure out the Emperor's heart, not understand? Logically speaking, at this time, someone should have stood up and said a few good words for Li Yuanji, saying something like the King Of Qi was young and insensible, begging His Majesty to calm down and give His Highness The Prince Of Qi a chance to turn over a new leaf. But strangely, after Li Yuan finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the hall.
No one opened their mouth to speak, including the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and the King Of Qin Li Shimin, who had knelt for a long time to plead for Li Yuanji yesterday.
"At this time, His Majesty must miss Pei Ji very much."
If Pei Ji was here, he would never let Li Yuan face such an awkward situation. He could always accurately grasp Li Yuan's thoughts. Without waiting for him to open his mouth, he would considerately lead things in the direction he was happy to see. This was also one of the reasons why Li Yuan couldn't leave him.
"When His Majesty was about to lose his temper, the Lord Dou stood up, knelt on the ground and said 'this minister is guilty of death', and then offered those things."
The so-called things were some confessions and complaints.
As soon as Lin Ruo left the Ministry of Justice, Rho Lai's wife confessed. Dou Chengji caught those people and tortured them first without asking anything. After he was done, he said, "Now, even His Highness The Prince Of Qi is in the Ministry of Justice's prison. Do you think you can still have a good end? What did you do? If you confess, you can still be happy. You just need to be stabbed. If you are stubborn, you can try all the torture instruments of the Ministry of Justice first before you speak. I am not in a hurry. "
Of course, not being in a hurry was a lie, but these people didn't know which case they were caught for, and they didn't know why His Highness The Prince Of Qi was in prison. Without a backer and suffering pain, they thought that since they were going to die anyway, they might as well suffer less. So, they confessed very quickly. Since they confessed everything, it naturally involved many other cases, other accomplices, other victims … So, they arrested people, tried them again, filed a case again, arrested people again … and so on.
In fact, these were nothing. No matter how many cases there were, it was just a matter of Li Yuan's words to clean them up. But the problem was that these victims who were questioned didn't know what "misunderstood". After they went back, they wantonly announced that His Majesty knew the bad things King Of Qi had done and had already arrested the King Of Qi and put him in prison for a strict interrogation …
So, all the people in the city knew. So, many people came to the Ministry of Justice to complain. The complaints were received one after another. The target of the complaints was obvious.
Under such circumstances, who dared to plead for mercy for the King Of Qi? They were not afraid of being recognized as the King Of Qi's henchmen, but they were also afraid of being regarded as corrupt officials and treacherous ministers!
Linchuan's tone was very happy, "In the end, His Majesty didn't even finish reading those things and directly removed the King Of Qi from the throne and ordered him to move to Sichuan."
"Moving to Sichuan probably won't work, right?"
Linchuan sighed and said, "Young master, can't you be stupid once in a while?"
With such an audience, one really couldn't experience the pleasure of gossiping at all!
Lin Ruo asked, "What illness does he have?"
Lin Chuan sneered and said, "Who knows if he's crazy or insane? They said that he foamed at the mouth, hit his head against a pillar, and scratched his body. Young master, are you saying that His Highness The Prince Of Qi is pretending to be sick? "
Lin Ruo nodded, "Of course he's pretending to be sick. Dou Chengji is watching him closely and can't send him any information. Other than pretending to be sick, what else can he do? Is he really going to be sent to the Wildlands to wait for his death? "
Linchuan thought for a while and said with a frown, "Young master, the King Of Qi is pretending to be sick. Does it have anything to do with you?"
"Otherwise, why do you think I said so much nonsense to him?"
If it weren't for his words, Li Yuanji would probably still be waiting for the Emperor to calm down and let him out until the imperial edict was sent to the prison.
"Young master," Linchuan looked at Lin Ruo seriously and said, "The King Of Qi is really not a good person."
"Hmm?"
"When he was guarding Taiyuan, he liked to stand on the city gate and shoot arrows at the people below for fun. He divided the servants and soldiers into two groups and ordered them to kill each other. The wet nurse who saved his life and raised him was killed because she tried to dissuade him … When the Emperor ordered him to guard Bingzhou, he brought people to hunt everywhere and wantonly trampled on the farmlands. He allowed the people around him to openly rob property and stole almost all the livestock and poultry in the territory. He brought people to other people's homes and did indecent things …"
"These are just the things he did in front of everyone. Back then, Lord Yuwen submitted a memorial to the Emperor. What about the things that no one knows? Dou Chengji collected such a thick stack of evidence in just one night … Young master, he really isn't a good person. It's not that the Emperor doesn't know this, but he has always condoned it. Now, he is finally willing to punish him. "Linchuan looked at Lin Ruo." Why do you want to help him? "
"That's why I don't like this world." Lin Ruo listened to him quietly. When he finished, he raised his head and drank all the wine in his cup. He said in a low voice, "I don't like it very much."
"The entire country is in the hands of one person, but this person doesn't represent justice and justice. He doesn't represent everyone's interests and needs. He is the ruler. Mu Tianxia, Mu Tianxia. To them, the people of this world are just livestock … If they are benevolent, then the world will be peaceful. If they are cruel, then the world will be full of misery … "
In the end, Li Yuan punished Li Yuanji not because he had killed many people, not because he was cruel and tyrannical, but because he had colluded with Pei Ji, deceived him, and vainly attempted to steal his authority. Therefore, Li Yuan no longer condoned him, and punished him because of these "insignificant" "mistakes" he committed.
Lin Ruo lowered his head and looked at his hands that were holding the wine cup. They were slender and clean, lustrous like jade, good-looking … but powerless.
He said in a low voice, "Linchuan, your young master isn't as great as you think … I can't do anything, I can't do anything."
Linchuan looked at his appearance. He didn't know why, but his nose felt a little sour. "Young master, I'm sorry, I …"
Lin Ruo had already regained his senses. He poured himself another cup of wine and drank it. He looked at him and said, "A scourge is a scourge wherever he goes. It's better to lock the King Of Qi up in Chang 'an than to let him wreak havoc elsewhere. Of course, he himself is more willing to stay in Chang 'an. "His expression and voice were back to normal.
Linchuan frowned. "Hasn't he already been demoted? How can he wreak havoc?"
Lin Ruo shook his head. "Even if he doesn't have the title of Prince, he's still a child of the imperial family. If he goes to Bashu, as long as he doesn't provoke the nobles and only preys on the common people, do you think anyone will care? Besides, do you really think he has no power left in his hands? "
Linchuan was slightly stunned.
Lin Ruo didn't explain further, so Linchuan didn't ask any more questions. He continued to talk about the morning court. "Before His Majesty's decree left the palace, the Ministry of Justice sent news that the King Of Qi was seriously ill. Thus, His Majesty ordered him to be temporarily confined in another courtyard and ordered the imperial physicians to treat him. He said that he would move him out after he recovered … but if the King Of Qi's illness was faked, it probably wouldn't be able to cure him."
Lin Ruo made a sound of agreement. Linchuan continued, "Later, His Majesty brought up Pei Ji's case. He said that although his crimes were monstrous, he didn't want to pursue his and the Pei family's crimes because he had already lost his footing and drowned. However, he ordered the Lord Dou to investigate his henchmen."
"Lost his footing and drowned …" Lin Ruo made a sound of agreement again.
After killing Pei Ji, he did a lot of things. In terms of goals, one was to deal with the King Of Qi, another was to cut off the Crown Prince's wings, and another was to establish his power … and the words "lost his footing and drowned" were another.
As he said to Linchuan, of course, he had to do things like establishing his power and taking revenge. However, in order to establish his power and take revenge on others, he had to let a sharp sword hang over his head that could stab him at any time. That was ridiculous.
He wasn't afraid of himself, but he didn't want to implicate Lin Boyuan.
Fortunately, now that the future trouble had been eliminated, Li Yuan personally said that Pei Ji had lost his footing and drowned. Whether or not he killed Pei Ji, it was no longer his.
After resting for a while and reading a few pages of the book, there was a knock on the door. Before Lin Ruo could say anything, a graceful figure flashed in. Linchuan frowned and said, "Miss Yun, it seems that the person my master is waiting for isn't you."
Yun Jiaojiao ignored him and said to Lin Ruo, "Sister Ke 'er asked me to help her tell him that she can't come."
Lin Ruo looked at her and didn't say anything.
Yun Jiaojiao coughed dryly and said, "It's like this. When Sister Ke 'er practiced the Smiling, Proud Wanderer, she couldn't get the three flavors of the song and lost some of the free and unfettered feeling. So I gave her the idea that it would be best to play it when she was almost drunk … and the result was not bad. This morning, Sister Ke 'er practiced a few times and was ready to play it in her best state for you. But who knew that when she was drinking, she drank the San Zhen wine by mistake … and as a result … "
She spread her hands and said, "She was drunk."
Seeing that Lin Ruo was still looking at her and didn't say anything, she said angrily, "Why are you looking at me? I'm not lying to you. She was really drunk. "
"Yeah." Lin Ruo nodded and said, "You deliberately got her drunk. What did you want to tell me?"
Yun Jiaojiao said angrily, "That's not true. I told you that she accidentally drank the wrong wine …"
"Okay then." Lin Ruo said, "Since Ke 'er was drunk, I didn't have the luck to listen to her today. Lin Chuan, let's go back. We'll come back another day."
Before Lin Chuan could answer, Yun Jiaojiao said anxiously, "Wait!"
Lin Ruo looked at her. Yun Jiaojiao looked at Lin Chuan and said, "You go out. I want to talk to him alone."
Lin Chuan looked at Lin Ruo. Lin Ruo nodded slightly. Lin Chuan turned and left.
Lin Chuan left, but Yun Jiaojiao didn't say anything. She looked at Lin Ruo for a while and suddenly said, "Good.
，day
up!
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Lin Ruo blinked and thought, 'What the hell? Chanting? '
While he was confused, Yun Jiaojiao suddenly raised a finger and started to move her waist and shoulders quickly. She sang in a strange tone, "You're my little apple. No matter how much I love you, it's never too much …"
Lin Ruo choked on a mouthful of wine and coughed violently. When he finally caught his breath and looked up with tears in his eyes, he saw Yun Jiaojiao looking at him with a complicated expression. She seemed to be disappointed and relieved at the same time. She muttered to herself, "So, we're not from the same hometown …"
Lin Ruo facepalmed and asked, "Miss Yun, what do you want?"
Yun Jiaojiao coughed and lifted her chin. She said with a natural contempt, "How about we make a deal?"
Lin Ruo nodded and said, "Say it."
Yun Jiaojiao said, "You should've noticed that the fire pot made by your cook isn't as spicy as the one here, right? As long as you help me put in a good word for His Highness, the King Of Qin, I'll tell you the secret recipe of Tianran Restaurant. How about it? "
"Nothing much," Lin Ruo said, "How about we change our conditions? You tell me the secret recipe of the hot pot and I won't tell anyone about you burying a copper pipe in Tianran Restaurant to eavesdrop on the customers' conversations. How about it?"
"How did you …" Yun Jiaojiao's eyes widened in shock. She then bit her lip and said, "Did he tell you?"
Lin Ruo frowned and said, "Although I don't know who you're talking about, why would I need someone else to tell me about this? When I came here, the waiter showed me a few private rooms. I found that the two rooms next to each other were separated by a layer of solid wood, but the wall was actually half a foot thick. I was wondering why the room was built like this, but when I saw you rushing over to see if I was from the same hometown as you, I naturally guessed what it was for. "
When Yun Jiaojiao heard the two words "half a foot thick", she secretly cursed "evildoer". She then became confused and asked, "What … does this have to do with anything?"
Lin Ruo sighed and said, "With your personality, if you suspected that I was from the same hometown as you, you would've come looking for me a long time ago. Why would you wait until now? Since you're only here now, it's obvious that you overheard my conversation with Lin Chuan. I don't know which part of the conversation touched you, so you switched Ke Er's wine and got her drunk. Then, you rushed over to test her. Is that right? "
Yun Jiaojiao clenched her teeth and said, "It's a pity that you're not a fortune-teller!"
"It's not a pity," Lin Ruo said, "Being a fortune-teller is my profession! Oh right, what do you think of the conditions I mentioned just now? "
"Nothing much!" Yun Jiaojiao snorted coldly and said, "It doesn't matter if people find out. This lousy shop can just close down. What's the big deal!"
Alright, Miss, you're really stubborn. Lin Ruo nodded and said, "Hmm, let me think … You originally thought that eavesdropping with a copper pipe was a brilliant and novel method. You wanted to use it to gather information for someone, but that person didn't think much of it. So you're disheartened …"
"Stop!" Yun Jiaojiao's right hand pressed against her left palm. She clenched her teeth and said, "Do you know that I don't like talking to you?"
Lin Ruo picked up his wine glass and drank. It was better if she didn't say anything. He didn't like talking to this Miss either, but he couldn't resist the temptation of eating her food.
Yun Jiaojiao stood there sulking for a while. In the end, she didn't turn around and leave. Instead, she sat down in front of Lin Ruo and said, "Do you still remember the fortune you told me before?"
Lin Ruo was surprised and said, "I told you your fortune?"
"You didn't tell me specifically. It's just …" Yun Jiaojiao said, "It's that time at the inn, when you and your page boy made a bet. When I entered the door, you asked me 'Are you a human or a ghost?' You even said something about 1300 years … Don't you remember?"
Lin Ruo's expression was slightly indifferent. "I don't remember."
Yun Jiaojiao stomped her feet. "Liar!"
How could he not remember something that happened not long ago? Moreover, if he really didn't remember, why did his expression change?
Lin Ruo was a little impatient. Even though he had just eaten her meal and was drinking her wine, he said, "What are you trying to say?"
"I want to say … Your fortune is actually very accurate." Seeing Lin Ruo's impatience, Yun Jiaojiao hesitated and said, "Actually … I … Um, I … I came from 1300 years in the future!"
She stared at Lin Ruo nervously, afraid that she would see a mocking expression on his face. However, when she saw that Lin Ruo's expression didn't change, she was even more disappointed. "You don't believe me?"
"I do." He really did believe her. He had a demon book in his arms and his situation was a mess. What else could he not believe? Even though he himself felt that he was being overly calm, he still naturally believed it.
"Even if you don't believe me, you should believe in your own fortune! You … Um, you said you believe? "
"Yes."
Yun Jiaojiao stared at him for a while and said, "Liar, you don't believe me at all."
Lin Ruo rubbed his forehead and wanted to sigh.
Yun Jiaojiao thought of something and her tears fell. "I knew you wouldn't believe me. You all must think that I'm crazy …"
Lin Ruo interrupted, "Aren't you afraid that you'll be burned to death by people who think you're a lonely ghost?" He didn't seem to be close with her.
Yun Jiaojiao rolled her eyes at him. She didn't care about her tears and said, "Who told everyone? Do you think I'm stupid? If you didn't calculate it first, why would I tell you? "
Lin Ruo asked, "What will the world be like 1300 years in the future?"
"You won't believe me even if I tell you …"
"So, are you going to tell me or not?"
"Tell me." Yun Jiaojiao wiped her tears and looked up. Her eyes were filled with a sense of superiority that surpassed this era. "1300 years in the future …"
There were iron birds that could carry people in the sky, small boxes that could talk to people in any corner of the world, and artificial satellites that hung in the sky like the moon …
There were also children who could study for free and had to study. They could cultivate land that was subsidized by the country for free. Every few years, there would be a new leader that was elected by the people themselves. If the emperor broke the law, he would be punished the same as the commoners …
No, that wasn't right. There would no longer be a difference between the emperor and the commoners.
Lin Ruo listened very seriously, very seriously.
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Jiaojiao, who was crying, laughing, and crying that she missed home and her mother, finally wiped her tears and said embarrassedly, "I know you still don't believe me, but … thank you." Regardless of whether Lin Fan was pretending or genuinely curious, she was very grateful that he would listen to her so seriously about these strange things that he found to be strange.
Lin Ruo collected his thoughts and said seriously, "I should be the one thanking you. The world you speak of … is very beautiful."
Yun Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "Prince Lin, you're a good person … I've wronged you in the past."
She got up and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute."
Yun Jiaojiao turned around. Lin Ruo said, "Is this what you wanted me to tell the King Of Qin? Tell him that you're from the future? "
Yun Jiaojiao bit her lip.
Lin Ruo said, "You're from the future. Then what? What are you going to do? "
Yun Jiaojiao said, "I know a lot of things that will happen in the future. I can help him …"
"What?"
"Help him fight for the throne!"
"Is the history you know the same as the present? Do you still think that the King Of Qin will kill his brother and incur a lifetime of infamy? "
"He even told you this?" Yun Jiaojiao's face turned pale. She said, "It's different now, but …"
She couldn't continue. Now that the King Of Qi had been deposed, the most important supporter of the Crown Prince, Pei Ji, was dead, and the most powerful strategist, Wei Zheng, followed the King Of Qin in advance … Would the King Of Qin still be poisoned? Would the incident at the Xuanwu Gate still happen?
"I can also help him do business and earn a lot of money. I used to study economic management, so I specialize in this."
'Why can't this little girl find the main point?' Lin Ruo sighed and said, "The Sui Emperor, Yang Guang, extorted money from the people. The money he collected … Chang 'an was conquered by the King Of Qin, Luoyang was conquered by the King Of Qin, and Yangzhou was conquered by the King Of Qin … Do you think he'll be short of money?"
Yun Jiaojiao was speechless. Even if only a small part of the money Yang Guang plundered went into the King Of Qin's pockets, at least he wouldn't be short of money before he ascended the throne. After he ascended the throne, the world would be his. He wouldn't be short of money for a long time, right?
Back then, Emperor Yong Yi used the method of killing corrupt officials to enrich the treasury … Which corrupt official in the world could be more powerful and wealthy than Yang Guang?
So, she was completely useless in this world? She had been thwarted time and time again in this world. Now that she had shown her trump card, was it still useless?
"This isn't the era where the people are rich and resources are abundant. Now that the world has just ended the war, the Tang Empire is at a time where there are many things to be done. There's a lack of manpower, a barren land, and the people don't have enough food to eat and clothes to cover their bodies. Although management is important, as a ruler, he's more concerned about production at this time." Lin Ruo said, "What you should tell him is how the people in the future will farm, how to water, how to weave, how to build houses, how to treat illnesses, and how to use this land to feed more than a billion people …" Of course, you can also tell him how the Tang Empire fell. Perhaps that's what he's most concerned about.
Yun Jiaojiao said blankly, "But I didn't study science and engineering, and I didn't even graduate from an agricultural college. How would I know these things …"
Although Lin Ruo didn't know what science and engineering was, he understood the meaning. He said, "What does it matter if it doesn't matter? As long as you tell him that such things exist, it's enough. Even if you can't create it, someone else can. "
"But His Highness the King Of Qin doesn't believe me," Yun Jiaojiao said, "He's not very willing to listen to me. Why don't you …"
"Aren't you very good at reciting poems?" Lin Ruo interrupted, "Recite it to him until he believes you."
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