Great Blue Night Watchman

After two days and two nights of travel, we finally arrived in Beijing.

Lin Su was still thinking of finding an inn to rest first, but Zhou Mei in front of him told him a message: My father has sent a message and asked you to come over quickly.

Lin Su's heart moved slightly, Zhou Zhang, he was finally going to meet formally.

This man is the only court official whom King Chen trusts. Before, Lin Su was still on the fence about him, but now, he can truly trust him.

Because Zhou Zhang has proven with his own life that he is the opposite of a court official.

Lin Su met him last time, but at that time, Zhou Zhang was a living dead.

Now, you can actually see it.

In this hellish world, he made enemies from all directions, but while making enemies, he also gradually gained some fellow travelers.

Zhang Juzheng was once his only support in the court. Although the old man had a dangerous tendency to turn over the table and quit at every turn, he was still reliable at critical moments.

Although Qu Wendong has retired from officialdom, his experience and experience can still help him.

Governor Yang of Haining guarded the rear area for him.

Baoshan and Ren Taiyan guarded the Haining River Beach for him.

Although Deng Hongbo had nothing to help him, he had united a group of militants and was a considerable force.

Zhang Haoran, Huo Qi, Li Yangxin, Li Xiaotian, his second son Lin Jialiang, Zeng Shigui, and the newly recruited Li Zhiyuan. Although they are all ants in terms of individual strength, he has gradually begun to gain a foundation in the officialdom.

His officialdom foundation is still too shallow, and he needs new strength.

For example, Zhou Zhang, the third-grade censor.

Therefore, after hearing Zhou Zhang's message to his daughter that she wanted to see him, Lin Su suppressed the desire to find a place to sleep and nodded.

"What do you think my father would talk to you about?" The little witch was a little confused.

"Maybe you're worried that I've abducted you, so talk to me about returning the goods..."

roll! Before the little witch turned invisible, she gave him a solid kick.

Jingcheng Zui Keju, third floor.

Lin Su was wearing casual clothes, like an ordinary Jianghu person. He stepped up and knocked on the door gently. As soon as the door opened, he saw Zhou Zhang, who was also wearing casual clothes.

Lin Su closed the door with his backhand.

Outside the room, the red light turned on, and a layer of ripples slowly spread out. This was the formation. Lin Su's Qiandu Pupil was visible, but no one else could see it.

"Master Zhou!" Lin Su bowed deeply.

Zhou Zhang stretched out his hands and grabbed his shoulders to prevent him from bowing: "Zhang has not yet repaid the favor of saving his life that day. Master Lin, please do not be polite."

"Then you and I are not polite today?"

"Okay, sit down!"

The two sat across from each other. Zhou Zhang poured a cup of tea from a pot and handed it to Lin Su. Lin Su leaned over and took it.

Zhou Zhang held up the teacup in his hand and said, "Your story about Beichuan has been spread to the capital."

Lin Su smiled: "What's the reaction from the capital?"

"You can naturally guess the reaction in the capital. Zhao Xun is furious, and His Royal Highness is also furious. However, there are also a large number of officials who are celebrating!"

Lin Su's eyes narrowed into slits: "The prince is angry? Are you sure it's the prince and not... the third prince?"

"This is the first thing I saw when I saw you today!" Zhou Zhang said slowly: "You must understand that behind Zhao Xun is not the third prince, but the prince!"

Lin Su's heart skipped a beat...

Until now, he had always thought that the third prince was standing behind Zhao Xun.

Why?

Because Zhao Xun had a confrontation with him before the palace examination, Zhao Xun asked Li Xiang to invite him. Li Xiang was a member of the Wujian Sect, and the Wujian Sect was a sharp weapon in the hands of the third prince.

Therefore, Zhao Xun belongs to the third prince!

But now, Zhou Zhang told him that Zhao Xun was actually the prince's man, but the third prince was also trying hard to win over him. Zhao Xun did not break up with the third prince, but got closer to Wujianmen on the stage, which was all to deceive others. .

"The court officials stand in line and strive to stay hidden. What they see on the surface may not be the truth. How can you be sure that Zhao Xun must be the prince's man?"

Zhou Zhang said...

The fight between the crown prince and the third prince for the heir apparent is common knowledge in the world.

It is no secret that court officials take sides.

However, factional struggle has always been the most complicated struggle. What you see on the surface does not explain the problem. Your position on a certain matter does not explain the problem. The past events also do not explain the problem. Only one thing can really explain the problem. That is It's a collusion of interests.

Do you know what the Zhao family’s biggest source of wealth is?

Zhou Zhang asked Lin Su this question.

"The Zhao family's special wine supply for officialdom!" Lin Su replied.

Exactly! Zhou Zhang said: "The Yuping wine of the Zhao family has become a special wine for the officialdom. The funds required are allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Of the funds allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, less than 30% actually enter the Zhao family. The remaining 70% belongs to the prince." !”

Lin Su felt bright and clear.

On the surface, it is not obvious that the court officials are in line, because the court officials are all as cunning as foxes.

There is only one thing that can truly bind people, and that is interest.

The Zhao family organized a special official gift, and the consumption of public funds was the most lucrative. The prince accounted for 70% of the profits from the Zhao family's wine.

Therefore, Zhao Xun must be the prince's man.

Lin Su played such a song in Yuping Mountain. On the surface, the Zhao family was hurt. In fact, it was the prince who was hurt more deeply. Why? The prince holds the majority of the profits from Yuping Wine.

If there is a prince behind Zhao Xun, then the other line will be clear, An Xiang, there is also a prince behind him!

This makes sense!

There is Wujianmen behind the third prince, and there is a faint fragrance behind the prince.

The two princes vying for the heir apparent have roughly the same power, so that's what they call equal, isn't it?

Lin Su raised his tea cup: "Thank you very much!"

This thank you is sincere, because with Zhou Zhang's guidance, he finally located the Zhao family. Such guidance is impossible for ordinary people to do, because ordinary people cannot know the secrets involved.

Zhou Zhang smiled slightly: "This is the first thing, and there is a second thing."

"Please say!"

Zhou Zhang sighed softly: "You, the literate Qingmu Ling, stopped the officials from slashing at you with their butcher knives, but you also turned their blades around. Your second brother is in trouble!"

Lin Su jumped up and was furious!

They still underestimated the shamelessness of the court officials. They could not retaliate against him, but they wanted to retaliate against his second brother. His second brother was insignificant in the entire chess game and could not even be counted as a chess piece. He still could not escape the court officials' revenge.

What does this mean? It shows that the court officials have completely lost their bottom line!

Zhou Zhang slowly put down his tea cup: "This move is indeed a loss of bottom line, but can you still expect them to have a bottom line? This move is not harmful, but it is very shocking. If your second brother is robbed because of this, for other people waiting and watching They are a warning, who dares to go against them?"

Lin Su's eyes flashed coldly: "You want to play a game of killing one to scare others, right? Well, I'll play with them!"

Zhou Zhang stood up suddenly: "You can't mess around. You need to know that your Wen Dao Aoki Order is not omnipotent. As long as you blatantly violate the Holy Dao, they can use this as a reason to jointly request the temple to deprive you of your order." Wen Dao Aoki Ling, maybe they did this just to anger you and make you lose your mind and take that step."

"Don't worry! I know what to do... Mr. Zhou, take your leave!"

Lin Su turned around and left the room.

Zhou Zhang stared blankly for a while, then slowly turned back: "Mei'er!"

There was no echo in the room, and Zhou Zhang was the only one in the empty room.

"Stop hiding, your mother told me that you are in the room!"

As soon as the voice fell, a figure emerged from the air, it was Zhou Mei.

Zhou Mei had a very excited expression on her face: "Mom! Are you here?"

A shout, no response...

"Mom, come out." Zhou Mei turned around in a circle.

Still no reply.

Zhou Zhang smiled: "Your mother is not here. She just told me that if you are not sure whether you are here or not, it is best to assume that you are here!"

Zhou Mei was stunned, and jumped up after a moment: "My mother is too much. Is it interesting that she always plots against me? Dad, let me tell you the truth. When I came back to you, it was actually my mother's plot. Her original intention was It's not to protect you, she just made an excuse. She wanted to come back but she was too embarrassed to say so, so she asked me to be a pivot in the middle..."

Zhou Zhang smiled even more happily: "Okay, okay, don't pick and choose... tell me what you feel about this trip to the world."

One sentence made Zhou Mei's mood rise...

Lin Su's trip to Beichuan became a secret shared by the two...

Except for two things, the rest are all pouring beans through bamboo tubes. Which two things? One is that Lin Su has broken Wenlu; the other is that Lin Su wants to abduct her.

Zhou Zhang let out a long sigh: "What a monster. He was able to defeat the assassination bureau, kill the demon king, and solve the strange case. Even the eminent Buddhist monks failed in all four. How can he actually do it?"

A voice came from behind: "I think it's not just the monk, but our daughter seems to have been taken care of by him too! Master, you have to be careful and don't let others abduct our daughter."

Following this voice, a beautiful middle-aged woman emerged from the air.

Zhou Mei's eyes widened: "Mom, didn't daddy say you weren't here? You...you...what do you mean? It's obviously teasing."

"Yes, my mother is so shameless in your mouth, so what does teasing you mean?" Her mother patted her head and smiled like a vixen.

…

That day, it was already evening, Lin Su put everything down and had a good sleep.

In the early morning, he was on duty as usual.

The Inspectorate, as usual.

Of course, it just looks the same as before.

When Lin Su walked through the passage to his office, he still felt strange looks from all directions, but if he turned around, he would avoid all these looks.

This has been Lin Su's usual practice when he works in the Supervision Department.

He has become an outlier in the officialdom. It is normal for colleagues to look at him like a monster. Comrade Xiaolin's bottom line is very low. As long as you don't follow the government officials to substantively suppress me, you will look at him coldly and turn a blind eye.

In his office, the chief follower Li San knelt down as soon as he saw him: "Sir! You are back!"

Lin Su closed the office door with her backhand, blocking out the eyes from outside.

As soon as the door closed, Li San jumped up and said, "Sir, there are many things I need to report to you."

"Talk about it!"

"The first thing is very urgent. Your brother is planning to take action, and they are using the power of our Supervision Department..."

What? Lin Su was startled.

Is it using the power of the Supervision Department?

Exactly! Supervision Department Chen Dong has just received an order from his superiors to leave Beijing within three days to verify evidence of corruption and perversion of the law by Lin Jialiang, the magistrate of Sanping County.

Lin Su felt furious and used the power of the Supervision Department to investigate the brother of the official of the Supervision Department. Who is your mother's disgusting person? Also, his second brother is corrupt and perverting the law? C: Your family is 18th generation old. My second brother earns tens of thousands of taels of stock dividends a year. My Lin family has so much money that I don’t know how to spend it. Are you trying to frame me because you are greedy for your grandma’s leg and don’t even bother to use your brain to make excuses?

This is no longer an ordinary official game, this is showing off one's face and power.

"There are some other things, I have recorded them here..." Li San unscrewed the hilt of the sword, deftly took out a piece of paper inside, and handed the paper to Lin Su.

When Lin Su took the paper, there was a knock on the door...

Li San's hand trembled and he almost dropped the sword hilt.

"Go open the door!"

Li San screwed on the hilt of his sword and went to open the door. A voice soon came: "Master Chen!"

Lin Su, who was sitting behind the table, put down the book in his hand, slowly raised his head, and a smile slowly appeared on his face: "Master Chen!"

The person who came was none other than the Chen Dong they mentioned just now.

Who is Chen Dong? Li Zhiyuan and Li Zhiyuan in the Supervision Department are at two extremes.

Li Zhiyuan did well in the scientific examination, but his promotion was surprisingly slow.

Chen Dong's academic performance was very poor, but he was promoted surprisingly quickly.

He and Li Zhiyuan entered the Supervision Department in the same year. Li Zhiyuan was promoted to the fifth rank for the first time, while he was promoted to the seventh rank, three ranks behind him. In the third year, he caught up with Li Zhiyuan. In the fifth year, he surpassed Li Zhiyuan. Currently, he is at the fourth level, on the same level as Lin Su.

If Lin Su, the top scholar, hadn't become Qinglian's first grandmaster and had been promoted two levels in a row some time ago, his level would have been much lower than his.

Such an official is awesome, right?

"Master Lin!" Chen Dong bowed slightly: "I heard that you traveled far and wide on official business. It's really hard work."

Lin Su smiled and said: "I have the errands of the Supervision Department on my shoulders and it is my duty to share the worries for the country. How can I talk about hard work?"

"That's true!" Chen Dong said: "I just took on an errand. The journey is really long, so it must be a hard job."

"Oh? I wonder what kind of errand Mr. Chen has taken?"

"As for the Supervision Department, what else can we do? They all offend others. Someone reported that Sanping County Magistrate Lin Jialiang was corrupt and perverted the law, was repeatedly dissatisfied with the court, and even made treasonous remarks... A small county magistrate, this is what he did just after he took office. , How can the national law tolerate it?" He seemed not to know that Lin Jialiang was the biological brother of Mr. Lin in front of him.

Li San's hand when pouring tea trembled slightly, but he still calmed down and successfully completed the action of pouring tea, but his face was already a little pale.

The smile on Lin Su's face was still there, and the tea cup was gently handed to Chen Dong: "Although Mr. Chen's job is not very good, it is much simpler than this officer. I just went to Beichuan some time ago. Do you know who you are targeting? Mr. Zhao Xun Zhao! The case was handled on the head of a second-grade officer, what a trick of fate."

Chen Dong nodded with emotion: "On one side, you have the iron-clad rules of the Supervision Department, and on the other side, you are a second-grade senior official. It is really difficult to choose. How did Mr. Lin end up taking this path?"

"How else can we leave? How dare you pursue selfish interests under the laws of the country? I drove the Zhao family out of Beichuan. I gave him the 300,000 acres of mountains and rivers that his family had robbed, and I cut off his family's property. Oh, By the way, I almost beat up Zhao Xun’s father.”

Li San's calves trembled slightly.