Chapter 137 The Infirm and Powerful Minister

"Typhoid fever enters the body..."

"The root of the disease that fell when I was young..."

In the drowsiness, Lin Xiaodong heard a faint voice coming from beside him.

His eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"grown ups!"

A teenager in his teens rushed to the bedside, with a heavy cry in his voice: "You finally woke up, my lord!"

Lin Xiaodong stared blankly at the ceiling above his head for a while, only to feel that half of his body was soaked in an ice cave, his limbs were aching, and his chest was even more dull.

The next second, he coughed piercingly.

"My lord! Are you alright, my lord?"

The young man hurriedly poured him a cup of hot water, carefully lifted his head, and slowly fed it down little by little, only then did he barely suppress the bitter sweetness surging in Lin Xiaodong's throat.

An old hand took his pulse, and he looked up and saw that it was an old man with gray beard. The young man noticed his gaze and hurriedly introduced: "Sir, this is the most famous doctor in the whole capital, Doctor Nian Song Nian."

This young man's name is Xie Chen, an orphan whom Lin Dongqing rescued in the frontier, and he is very loyal to him.

Lin Xiaodong propped up half of his body and sat up, coughed twice, and said to Nian Song, "Thank you, Dr. Nian, but I know my own body, so just tell me, how much time do I have?"

Xie Chen said in a panic, "Sir, what are you talking about? Doctor Nian has superb medical skills, you will be fine!"

However, the young man wearing only a white robe and with loose long hair on the bed just stared at Nian Song. Although his face was weak and sickly, he was still stubborn, as if he just wanted to get an answer from the other party.

The old man half-closed his eyes, frowned for a moment, and slowly withdrew his hand.

"The old man can only do his best," he sighed, "Although the dose of poison that Mr. Lin took is not large, the toxicity is not small, not to mention that your body is already depleted, if you optimistically estimate... five years. "

"Five years..."

The young man closed his eyes and murmured, "Enough is enough."

But Xie Chen stood up abruptly: "Doctor Nian, that's not what you said just now! You clearly said that if you adjust it properly, it will not be a problem for the adults to live for decades!"

"I did say it, but the premise is that Lord Lin will stay away from the government and stop working hard in the future." Nian Song looked at him and looked at Lin Xiaodong who was leaning on the head of the bed, the old face was complicated and difficult to distinguish, "But Lord Lin can do it. Are you there?"

Xie Chen gritted his back molars and said nothing.

If it was a peaceful and prosperous world, it would be fine. Now was a troubled autumn. According to his understanding of Lin Dongqing, even if he killed the other party, he would definitely not do it.

"I already know," Lin Xiaodong opened his eyes and said hoarsely, "Doctor Nian, I will trouble you for the next few years."

Nian Song paused for a while, then bowed to him and saluted: "The doctor's parents' hearts, Lord Lin is working hard for the country, please take care of your health."

Lin Xiaodong nodded slightly and waved his hand to signal Xie Chen to send the doctor off for him.

When Xie Chen came back, what he saw was the young man sitting on the bed wearing a cloak. Although his brows and eyes were tired, he still held a roll of official documents that needed to be approved.

"What are you doing!"

He was so anxious and angry that he forgot his identity for a while. He hurried forward and snatched the pen from Lin Xiaodong's hand, and said loudly, "Why did you turn your head and forget what Dr. Cai Nian said, sir? Just walked around the gate of hell. Come back, even the most important things have to be put aside first!"

Lin Xiaodong blinked and looked at him with a very novel look.

In fact, he didn't have much impression of Xie Chen, and he had only seen him a few times in the Lin Mansion since he crossed over.

I really didn't expect that this child actually had the courage to face himself.

Perhaps it was Lin Xiaodong's gaze that he finally realized how rebellious he had done. The boy holding the pen turned from red to white, and immediately knelt beside the bed with a thud.

"Sir, I..."

"Get up, I don't blame you." Lin Xiaodong rubbed his aching temples and said lightly, "Come and rub my shoulders for me."

The boy with his head down suddenly raised his head, and his eyes that were full of guilt instantly lit up.

Feeling the right massage on his shoulders, Lin Xiaodong let out a slow breath, thinking about his plans for the next few years.

After the New Year's Eve, the Queen Mother was imprisoned in the deep palace by him. No matter what the reason, the hat of this chaotic minister and thief cannot be taken off by himself. I must wait for the next court to impeach him. The desk of the full scene set.

Originally, he planned to use some romantic methods, but since the time to stay in this world is running out, it might as well...

The young man sneered and thought, since the Empress Dowager Changfeng felt that she was a serious trouble of Jing Chao's confidant and had to get rid of it, then he would really show them as a powerful minister who covered the sky with one hand!

Lin Xiaodong pondered, but did not say anything for a while, and the young man behind him quietly rubbed his shoulders and beat his back.

For a while, the room was silent, only the sound of light beating and the rubbing of cloth could be heard.

For convenience, Lin Xiaodong simply gathered the long hair that was scattered behind him to his chest, revealing a thin, snow-white neck. Xie Chen's eyes moved down unconsciously, looking at the slender back and the raised spine of the adult, he only felt his heart twitch and hurt.

"My lord, I don't understand," he asked in a low voice. "It was also when you were in the frontier. Why did you work so hard?"

Xie Chen can still understand if it is to repay the kindness of the previous emperor, but Lin Dongqing is still so diligent about the little emperor who is sitting on the throne now, even at the risk of being misunderstood by the world, and bears the infamy of later generations to pave the way for his future... In the eyes of Xie Chen, who is an orphan, it is simply thankless and stupid.

It is obvious that with the current status of your lord, being a rich, noble and idle person will be loved by both Your Majesty and the ministers, Xie Chen thought aggrieved, and your lord is not a person who pursues fame and fortune. How much money bribes those subordinate officials sent to Lin Dongqing, As the housekeeper, can he not know how much he spends every month and how much he sends out?

"Ding, good person card +1."

As soon as Lin Xiaodong heard the prompt tone, he knew that this kid must be thinking crooked, how could he be so great?

If it wasn't for Gu Xi in the palace, he would have quit early in the morning.

So he didn't answer, just closed his eyes and said, "I've never heard this sentence. Xie Chen, what did I say when I adopted you?"

Xie Chen squeezed his shoulders involuntarily: "You said...you just need to be obedient subordinates."

"You have done a good job these years," Lin Xiaodong said meaningfully, "I hope you don't let me down."

Xie Chen's lips moved.

In a place where he couldn't see it, the young man showed his adopter an expression that seemed to be both a smile and a cry. He stared deeply at the back of the long-haired young man with nostalgic eyes, and responded in a low voice.

"......Yes."

*

The New Year has not yet passed, and as expected by Lin Xiaodong, the matter of the Empress Dowager Changfeng really made Jing Chao fry up and down.

Even King An, who is currently an alliance of interests with Lin Dongqing, wrote to him, blaming him for acting too recklessly and disrespecting the Queen Mother, and asking him to release the Queen Mother quickly. Not to mention those ministers who were originally disliked by Lin Dongqing.

In the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, a group of people knelt outside the gate of the palace, begging Your Majesty to rescue the Empress Dowager Changfeng, and immediately deal with Lin Dongqing to uphold the imperial power.

Lin Xiaodong's response measures are also very tough--

Let them scold, let them make trouble, let them go?

Go dream!

So a bunch of old men who claimed to be loyal ministers could only watch Lin Xiaodong sitting in a sedan chair, swaggering past them, and driving straight in from the gate of the imperial city, their mouths and eyes twitched with anger, and their blood pressure soared.

"Chaos Chaogang...Lin Dongqing, you must die!"

Hearing the scolding coming from behind, Lin Xiaodong snorted and ignored it at all.

But they didn't get far in the palace when they were stopped at the corner.

A young man with a righteous face pointed his finger at him, his face full of anger filled with righteous indignation: "Lin Dongqing! You, you... how dare you appear in the palace? How shameless!"

Yo, still a raw face.

He raised a little interest and asked loudly, "Which one are you?"

"Hanlin Academy Xiuzhuan, Guo Xinwen!" The young man answered loudly, not afraid of tigers.

Lin Xiaodong laughed.

However, the youth's poor physique since the poisoning made it even worse. Now he can't make any big moves at all, and he can't help coughing even when he laughs. But he forcibly held back the itch in his throat and said to Guo Xinwen: "It turned out to be a sixth-rank sesame official, and I also said that he is a big man. Boy, it's just a small official position, you are also from the Hanlin Academy, at least a Jinshi. Right? After reading books for so many years, can you still not wink?"

Guo Xinwen angrily said: "What more do you need to look at for a traitor like you? If you commit a disorder, start the palace to become a prisoner / imprison the empress dowager, and try to control your majesty, a sinner like you should be pulled outside the Meridian Gate and cut with a thousand swords! Although I am only a sixth-rank official, I also have the heart to serve the country, and tomorrow morning, I will definitely submit an impeachment to Your Majesty!"

"Don't worry, I have a general understanding of what image I am in the eyes of all of you," Lin Xiaodong propped his chin, not angry, just sat on the sedan chair with a smile, stretched out a slender finger and knelt down on his knees. The indignant old ministers outside the palace wall in the distance said, "I wonder if you have noticed that from the beginning to the end, this group of people is full of thunder and rain.

"you--"

"Am I right?" Lin Xiaodong narrowed his eyes, "Young man, if I only have the intention of killing chickens for monkeys to see, you will splatter the imperial city with blood today."

"I--"

"You want to say that you can't just die, it just fulfills your loyalty as a courtier, doesn't it?" Before Guo Xinwen could speak, Lin Xiaodong interrupted him again, "But have you thought about how your death will affect me? Have you ever thought about how to pave the way for Your Majesty's future before you die? In my opinion, your so-called fulfillment of loyalty in one's death not only brings no benefit to His Majesty, but is even worthless! It is only a dilemma for His Majesty!"

Guo Xinwen was silenced by him, and his face turned blue and white.

But even though his chest was full of anger, he unconsciously raised his eyebrows and looked at the pale young man in front of him hesitantly.

Lin Dongqing, why did he tell himself this?

"gone."

Before he could think about it, Lin Xiaodong had already left in the sedan chair.

After all, it was in the imperial palace. Although Jing Ji was still young and had few people under his command, he still knew this episode from the eunuch.

Hearing Lin Dongqing question Guo Xinwen, "Have you thought about how to pave the way for His Majesty's future before you die?" If he has not punished the other party, does it prove that he actually still has his own emperor in his heart?

Maintaining such a complicated mood, Jing Ji stayed in the study and pretended to be engrossed in his studies, waiting for Lin Xiaodong to come and talk to him. But I didn't expect that the left can't wait, the right can't come, he can't even pretend!

Seeing his absent-mindedness, the Taifu next to him sighed and said, "Since Your Majesty is not focused on studying, let's end today's class."

Jing Ji lowered his eyes and acquiesced.

After the master said goodbye and left, Jing Ji sat blankly at the table in the study, staring at the blank rice paper in front of him for a long time.

He originally thought that Lin Dongqing was here to apologize to him for the matter of his mother, and even if it wasn't an apology, given the character of the other party, at least he would find a high-sounding excuse.

In fact, Jing Ji doesn't have a deep relationship with the Empress Dowager Changfeng. Even he knows better than anyone what kind of person his empress mother is. She is selfish, crazy, and has a strong desire for power... Ever since she ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Changfeng has restrained him far better than Lin Dongqing. hundred times.

Although he was very angry, Jing Ji was ready to unconditionally believe whatever the young man said.

... as long as he's willing to explain.

But Lin Dongqing entered the palace, but did not come to see him.

Not only that, but he also allowed him to develop his own eyesight and power in the palace, and he didn't seem to mind the appearance of taking back power at all.

The little emperor's tangled bowels are almost knotted, and the anger that was originally seven points has turned into ten points.

Say good control me? What about taking the Son of Heaven to rule the world?

fraud!

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