Second minister and thief

Chapter 100 Rebellion

After that day, Chu Linqiu's health improved, and he was able to take advantage of Xiao Cen's inattentiveness to stroll slowly to the yamen of the Privy Council to meet with the officials and familiarize himself with the affairs.

This is really the first time in several years!

As a result, all the subordinates who stood in a row below showed uneasiness and whispered to each other, secretly speculating about the intention of the new boss to gather them together this time.

Chu Linqiu had a fierce reputation when he was the commander of the capital before. His eyes were higher than the top and he was arrogant and domineering.Who would want to work with such a difficult person?As a result, the few people standing on the side looked at Chu Linqiu, who was looking down at the paperwork, and wanted to cry without tears. They wanted to find a crack in the door and get in, never to come out again.

Apart from this group of people, there are a few others who went to the Hou's mansion to give gifts, but now they are very courteous, staring at Chu Linqiu with bright eyes, hesitating to speak several times.It's just that they have some concerns, and they dare not make it too obvious, so that others can see the clues, but occasionally add some tea and move the paperwork.In the end, it was the five seniors and the three rough ones who all agreed to be bolder, and took the initiative to explain the hospital affairs to their superiors, and the tiresome work of all parties.

But soon he discovered that Chu Linqiu's mind was not on this at all.

"Where is Mr. Zeng?"

"Reporting to my lord, Master Zeng was ill yesterday and was bedridden today, so I couldn't come here."

"Sick?" Chu Linqiu didn't raise his head when he heard the words, but the corners of his lips slowly curved into a cold arc, "Is your Master Zeng really sick, or are you avoiding me on purpose?"

"This... this... my lord, look at what you said! The Privy Council has a lot of affairs these days, and it is about to start working in the Dream City, and all the troops are at our disposal. Everyone is so busy. Mr. Zeng said two days ago that if you can come to us to preside over the situation, it will really help him a lot!"

"Is it to help him hide from his laziness?"

"This..." Du Chengzhi was silenced by him, and he could only turn his attention to other colleagues for help.But where do you dare to speak at this time?Saying more and making more mistakes also shows that Zhe is good at protecting himself.Therefore, several acquaintances all turned their heads to another place in unison, looking at the flowers and plants on the shelves, and what's more, they just found a reason to run away.

"That's all." Chu Linqiu's thin lips were slightly parted and he was about to say something, but suddenly there was a tickle in his throat, which made him tilt his head and cough.While covering his lips with his sleeves, he fumbled wildly on the table with his hands, trying to pick up the teacup that was set aside, but one of his hands got there first and snatched it away.

"The tea is cold. The next official ordered someone to replace it with a new one."

"..." Chu Linqiu stopped coughing, he looked up along those plain white hands, unexpectedly met a pair of bright and clear eyes, "Who are you?"

"My lord, let me tell you that this person was the second place in the new examination last year. It turned out that his teacher found him an excellent job in the East Mansion. I don't know where this kid is wrong. He will be admitted to our Privy Council if he dies. For this reason I was almost expelled from the school. I found out later that he was originally touched by your policy, and vowed to give up ten years of hard study and change into a military uniform."

"Then you are on the wrong track. My colleagues in the Privy Council, 20 years ago, you might be able to go to battle to kill the enemy, but today, it is an extravagant hope. Presumably, everyone here should feel the same way."

As soon as the words fell, everyone's faces turned pale.Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there is no one who dared to say such ironic words in front of everyone except Chu Linqiu.

"If you really want to join the army, I advise you to join the army directly." After finishing speaking, he propped up the table and got up slowly, bypassing the crowd who stood there like jade carvings, and walked straight to the door without a trace of remembrance .

Du Chengzhi also stood at the table at a loss when this happened. He stared at the back of his new boss for a long time before remembering to ask him to stay, "My lord, this is..."

"I personally invite Mr. Zeng to come back and take charge."

However, Chu Linqiu failed to reach the gate of the yamen and was blocked back. He heard a shocking but expected news in the yard.

Xi Chuan raised his flag and turned it against him.

Fang Yin, the Jiedu envoy, has been planning for many years. He originally wanted to plan it slowly, but once it was revealed, he simply marched dangerously, united with the southwestern and central government soldiers, and formed an outflanking posture, intending to break through the dangerous pass and approach the center of the country-Taodu.Now that a group of rebels have taken down two cities in a row, it is the time to be proud, almost unstoppable, and the banner they played is also very interesting, "Punish traitors, and the Qing Dynasty is on the side."

Who do you want to kill?Who is this conspiracy targeting?A wise man knows it at a glance.

Chu Linqiu looked down at the urgently sent battle report sent by the messenger soldiers Babaili, and wanted to laugh out loud. He slowly crumpled it and threw it on the ground.

"My lord..."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the officials of the Privy Council who followed closely held their breaths and did not dare to say more.In the end, it was Du Chengzhi who boldly walked over, picked up the crumpled battle report and laid it out in front of him for a closer look. After a while, he uttered a loud shout with obvious anger, "Fang Yin has taken a lot of courage! How dare you be here?" Against this time?!"

At this time, I don't know who insisted on disturbing the muddy water, but quietly answered, "If you don't turn back at this time, he can't live. The court..."

"Who said that?"

"..."

"Who said it? Can you tell me again?"

When Chu Linqiu made the sound, he was not loud, nor harsh, and even gentle, but for some reason, it became a clanging sound full of murderous intentions in the ears of other people in the courtyard.

They began pushing and shoving each other, giving each other secret winks, hoping that the speaker would step up and end the suffocating situation in front of them.

"What happened to the court?"

"So what if I said it? Don't you know what Master Tongzhishu did? If you didn't behave in a showy manner and didn't know how to restrain yourself, Xichuan wouldn't have rebelled with the whole family!!! Now Nanrong Chuping , the imperial court’s vitality is seriously injured, how many troops can it really put out to resist the soldiers from the three places?!”

"According to the officials, the three characters 'Qingjun side'..."

"Nanrong Chuping, is your vitality seriously injured? Okay, then I just want to ask you, did you participate? Did the Privy Council participate?"

"..."

"Neither. What face do you have to talk about here? Do you know how many troops there are in the 86 counties of Kyushu in the imperial court?"

"My lord! My lord, calm down! Editor Zhang has just arrived and doesn't know the rules. Don't try to be as knowledgeable as him..."