Chapter 455: Letter of Allegiance

"Lu Yushi, what do you think of this matter?"

Lin Chen looked calm, but asked Lu Xiufu calmly.

"this......"

How could Lu Xiufu, such a smart man, not know that the King of Tang was not well-intentioned in asking this question?

Just because although he served under the king of Tang Dynasty, he often called himself a minister of the Southern Song Dynasty to the outside world.

Although I am willing to do things for you, don't let me forget the meaning of my old master.

If this had happened to any other king, Lu Xiufu would have been demoted even if he had not died.

Who could have imagined that instead of being suppressed, Lu Xiufu was favored by Qiao Xuan and was expected to join the Sixth Ministry and become an important minister of the court.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is what King Tang meant.

It can only be said that the King of Tang used people on their merits.

Compared with the absurdity of the Zhao emperor in the Southern Song Dynasty in the past, this is the wise king that scholars long for!

However, before Lu Xiufu could think about how to answer this hot question, someone couldn't hold himself back.

"Your Highness, I feel that this statement is not true. He must have killed the scholar-bureaucrats indiscriminately, and he has just incurred the punishment from heaven!"

This person who couldn't wait to jump out was also an old minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. He was working as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy.

This person's name was Wang Lan. He was originally a Jinshi in the Lizong Dynasty of Song Dynasty. However, his official career was bumpy and he was unwilling to be sent to other places, so he had to suffer in the Hanlin Academy.

However, now he has found a way to become a member of Chen Yizhong's party.

Chen Yizhong, an old minister of the Southern Song Dynasty who Lin Chen thought could be used, had a vague tendency to become the party leader after Liu Mengyan's death.

However.

Before Wang Lan finished speaking, Chen Yizhong couldn't hold himself any longer.

Compared with fighting for power in the court of the Southern Song Dynasty and competing for power with prime ministers such as Jia Sidao, Chen Yizhong now works in a low-key manner under Lin Chen.

It can only be said that people like Chen Yizhong were the most common type among ancient courtiers.

Go with the flow.

Although there is pride, only the monarch can display his talents.

If you meet a faint king, you will most likely do nothing, or you will directly turn into a traitor like Cai Jing.

If you meet the Ming Lord, you can hope to leave your name in history.

How could Chen Yizhong not know his own situation?

Therefore, after realizing that the Tang Dynasty King really had the ability to conquer the Central Plains and rebuild China, he felt at ease and worked diligently with Qiao Xuan and did not dare to neglect.

In Chen Yizhong's view, he might have to draw a clear line between himself and these old officials of the Southern Song Dynasty.

But I don’t want to be used as a sign to show off in the market today.

If he hadn't been so self-restrained, he would have cursed loudly at this moment.

However, Chen Yizhong also saw opportunities.

This is the day when I and you Southern Song Dynasty insects part ways!

"Be bold!"

Chen Yizhong suddenly shouted loudly, stood up and walked out of the queue with a serious face.

First, he bowed to Lin Chen and saluted, then turned to look at Wang Lan angrily.

After all, it was someone who once competed with Jia Sidao in the court, and his momentum overwhelmed a speculator like Wang Lan.

"In the past, Jia Sidao did many evil things, why didn't God warn me? I think you are just leaving old friends in Mengyan and taking the opportunity to cause trouble!"

If this hat is removed, Wang Lanke will really become Liu Mengyan's ally!

Do you want to know for what crime Liu Mengyan was beheaded?

Treason!

Wang Lan would only think of leaning on Liu Mengyan if she was crazy.

He used the topic this time just to make the king of Tang understand that the scholar-bureaucrats could not be killed!

It doesn't matter if you treat me like a dog. Anyway, the people in the south are used to the royal family and the scholar-bureaucrats co-ruling the world.

It is nothing more than changing Lin and the scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together.

It can be seen that Wang Lan was most likely pushed out as a target by some restless Southern Song Dynasty officials.

These civil servants who have lost power are still daydreaming, hoping to stand up and rule the world together.

However, Lin Chen did not show any preferential treatment to the scholar-bureaucrats.

There is no other reason.

Compared with Zhao Kuangyin, who took over the world of orphans and widowers, Lin Chen's path to the top was completely different.

Although the former conquered the world, they had to rely on the slogan "ruling the country with filial piety" in an attempt to rule the country with culture and military force to consolidate their rule.

However, who was the last person to rule the world with filial piety?

It’s the Sima Jin Dynasty who also gained the country unfairly!

The ending is self-evident, and it is undoubtedly the failure of the times.

One of these two is a waste snack!

The Zhao family, who took away orphans and widowed mothers, eventually turned the emperor and countless other members of the clan into sheep-herding slaves, making them the laughingstock of the ages.

Sima Yi pointed at Luo Shui and farted, and in the end all his relatives were killed.

It can only be said that those who win the country unjustly will often end up miserable.

On the other hand, before Lin Chen entered Lin'an, he defeated the arrogant Kublai Khan and forced him to flee in panic.

The king of Tang took advantage of the situation, destroyed Zhao and Song and replaced him. This move was in line with the trend of history and the laws of the world.

However, to this day.

These guys still can’t see the current situation clearly!

Still thinking about using such childish means to try to gain power from Lin Chen.

No, Lin Chen didn't even need to do anything.

Chen Yizhong, who had long wanted to change his family, and some discerning old officials of the Southern Song Dynasty, stepped forward to torture Wang Lan.

"Your Highness, please track down those who spread rumors and punish them severely!"

Chen Yizhong spoke out resolutely and chose to be this evil person.

As long as Lin Chen nods, Jin Yiwei can use this to arrest those who spread rumors.

To put it bluntly, this is to keep the dream alive.

To put it more seriously, these people are Liu Mengyan's accomplices!

Finally, under Wang Lan's pale face, Lin Chen, who was in the upper position, uttered a word.

"Can."

When Chen Yizhong heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Today's move was a token of his surrender.

No matter how these old ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty behave in the future, they have nothing to do with him.

So far, the matter of Dilong's reversal has been settled.

It's just a pity that some people with ulterior motives have become tools for their former colleagues to whitewash themselves.

However, what Lin Chen didn't expect was.

Qiao Xuan, the prime minister, advised.

"Your Highness, since Lin'an has suffered a disaster, why not hold the royal wedding earlier?"

The implication.

This is to use the marriage of the King of Tang to dilute the rumors brought about by Dilong's reversal.

Lin Chen's mouth twitched when he heard this.

You old boy, are you so anxious to be my father-in-law?

But Qiao Xuan's advice is not without reason.

Therefore, many people agreed with it at the court meeting.

So, the royal wedding originally scheduled at the end of the month was moved forward to a good day two days later.

Although the aftermath of the previous earth dragon's reversal gradually subsided under the full relief efforts of the imperial guards of the capital and the officials of Lin'an, the people were still panicked and uneasy.

However, as the wedding of the King of Tang approached, the entire Lin'an City was immersed in a festive atmosphere.

In the Song Dynasty, there was not much else, but scholars had enough.

Therefore, there was no shortage of officials from the Ministry of Rites who knew the etiquette of the kings and princes to organize the wedding of the King of Tang.

Although Lin Chen was only a king in name, the etiquette utensils used in the wedding were no different from those of the emperor.

Some violations of the rules were also ignored by the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

After all, although the King of Tang was a king, he was already an emperor.

As for Wei Qing, who hurried back to the capital, he caught up with this festive event.

"Master Wei!"

At Yang Zhi's house.

When Yang Zhi learned that Wei Qing was back, he immediately invited him to his house as a guest.

Compared with the low-ranking general who was down and out in the Wucheng Bingmasi in the past.

Yang Zhi was extremely successful in this secret world, and he also began to think about the continuation of his family line.

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