My subjects are too rebellious!

Li Linfu was the Minister of Rites, a second-rank official, and received a monthly salary of 61 dan of rice.

The salary of one dan of rice in the Wu Dynasty was ninety kilograms.

But Li Linfu's house is very interesting. Unlike Wang Wenshu, Li Linfu is smart enough.

His house was located on Liren Street. Although it was not far from the palace, most of his neighbors were merchants.

In the Wu Dynasty, scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants were of lower class, and officials were not allowed to engage in business.

"Master, Heshen is leading a team of Jinyiwei to knock on the door of the mansion. Judging from their posture, it seems that they are here with bad intentions."

Li Linfu was not surprised at all. Although he did not succeed in obtaining the position of right prime minister at the court meeting today, he still managed to force the emperor to abdicate.

And the Jinyiwei were His Majesty's loyal followers. Now that Heshen had come to his residence, it was naturally to avenge His Majesty on behalf of what had happened at the morning court session.

Li Linfu did not stand up, but smiled and said, "Don't panic, just go and open the door."

The housekeeper Li Shide naturally obeyed his master's orders and quickly replied, "I'll go right away."

Just as Li Shide was about to walk out of the study, Li Linfu shouted from behind: "Wait."

"Have you packed up all that stuff?"

Li Shide said without thinking: "Everything has been arranged, there will be no mistakes."

"In that case, go open the door over there."

"Yes, sir."

He Shen, who was standing at the door, smiled and said to Ma Jinliang, "The plaque on the door of the Li Mansion alone is more magnificent than the Wang Mansion."

Before Ma Jinliang could speak, the butler and the doorman opened the door and greeted him.

"I didn't know you were so honored to come. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. My master has prepared the best tea and is waiting for you."

He Shen stared at Li Shide with a fake smile, squinting his eyes and said, "So, your master knew that He was coming all along?"

"How dare we investigate the whereabouts of the adults? However, the momentum of these hundreds of people is really amazing."

Heshen didn't waste any more words and led his men into the gate of Li's mansion.

But only after this step did I realize what it meant to have a lot of hidden secrets.

He Shen looked around and sneered at Li Shide: "Lord Li is really honest."

Li Shide smiled modestly and said, "I dare not, my father is the Minister of Rites of the current dynasty, so he naturally knows how to serve the public and keep himself clean."

Li Linfu was naturally not afraid of investigation. He accepted bribes widely, but he would not keep the money he embezzled in his own home.

He lived a luxurious life, but he would not hide those women in his home.

"Oh, what wind blew Master He to my house today?"

"Li has prepared some tea, and I hope to taste it with you, my Lord."

Heshen looked at Li Linfu with a smile, and thought to himself: Li Linfu is indeed a man with honey in his mouth and a sword in his belly.

Looking at his calm and composed appearance, Heshen knew better than anyone that nothing would change today.

But he couldn't just leave like that, so he whispered to Ma Jinliang beside him, "Take the people to search."

After hearing Heshen's words, Ma Jinliang looked at Li Linfu fiercely, then waved his hand and took the spies from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Western Factory to search Li's mansion.

Li Linfu was naturally not afraid of such threatening eyes, but Li Shide on the side hurriedly shouted.

"That's the backyard. There are women there. Don't be rude!"

Li Linfu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "No problem, let them search."

After that, he made a gesture of invitation and looked at Heshen with a smile: "Master He, please come in."

He Shen also responded with a smile: "Mr. Li, you are too polite. It's all official business."

In fact, Heshen knew that nothing would be found by investigating in this way, and he just wanted to disgust Li Linfu.

As for whether he was afraid of being reported to the emperor by Li Linfu, of course he was not afraid.

If Your Majesty believed that Li Linfu was a loyal minister, then you would not have blocked the officials' request this morning. Since Your Majesty disagrees, it means that you doubt Li Linfu's loyalty.

If that’s the case, why would Heshen be afraid?

...

Yunnan, Pingxi Palace.

Wu Sangui was reading the letter in his hand.

His furrowed brows suggested that he was extremely angry at the moment.

Because this letter was sent from the Chu Emperor Zhu Can, and the letter also stated that his delegation was boiled by Zhu Can.

Moreover, Zhu Can also clearly stated in the letter that if he wanted his help, the territory of U-Tsang Xuanwei Office must be given to him.

The more Wu Sangui looked, the angrier he became.

"Your Majesty, this Zhu Can doesn't seem to take us seriously."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid he'll cause big trouble behind us when we gain momentum."

As the de facto number two figure in Wu Sangui's camp, Xia Guoxiang had naturally read the letter.

After listening to what Xia Guoxiang said, Wu Sangui nodded slightly.

"But if we send troops to attack him at this time, if we can't resolve the problem quickly, our troops will be trapped in the border area and it will be difficult to escape."

Xia Guoxiang naturally considered this, so he said: "Why not let Ma Bao lead his troops there? With the strength of the troops he leads, they will surely be able to win the battle quickly."

Wu Sangui was also calculating the chances of success in his mind, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he slapped the table.

"Go, have Ma Bao lead our troops and send out the troops immediately! Punish the rebels!"

"Tell him that he must destroy the Chu Emperor Zhu Can within three months!"

Prime Minister Xia strongly agreed with this decision because Ma Bao was the most capable fighter under Wu Sangui. If other direct descendants were allowed to go, the army would probably be stuck in a quagmire.

"Subordinates take orders!"

After saying this, Prime Minister Xia bowed and prepared to go directly to Ma Bao for a detailed discussion.

On the grassland, Zhu Di was taking a nap. Days of chasing made him a little tired.

At this time, Guo Zi's voice sounded outside the big tent.

"Reporting to the general, a team of Jinyiwei appeared at the gate of the military camp."

When Zhu Di heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Old monk, we are on this vast grassland. How did His Majesty's Royal Guards find us?"

Yao Guangxiao was also speechless: "Could it be that His Majesty, who is far away in the capital, knows our every move?"

The two looked at each other and saw the murderous intent in each other's eyes.

Just as the murderous intent in Zhu Di's eyes was about to take shape and he was about to order him to be beheaded, several familiar voices were heard outside the tent.

"Husband!"

"Daddy!"

"father!"

Then, Xu Miaoyun brought Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui and walked in after opening the big tent.

The anger in Zhu Di's eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by a mixture of surprise and confusion.

"Miaoyun, why are you here?"

Before Xu Miaoyun could reply, the chubby Zhu Gaochi and his two younger brothers trotted into Zhu Di's arms.

Zhu Di also laughed and picked up his three sons.

"Dad, Gao Chi misses you."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also hurriedly said: "Dad, we miss you too."

Looking at the playful looks of the children and then at Xu Miaoyun who was standing, Zhu Di's eyes suddenly became red.

"Miss, thank you for your hard work."

Xu Miaoyun smiled sweetly in return: "Thank you for your hard work, my husband."

Looking at Xu Miaoyun's sweet appearance, Zhu Di put down the child in his arms, walked quickly forward and hugged Xu Miaoyun in his arms.

Yao Guangxiao, who was standing by, just laughed and tried to avoid suspicion.

But at this time, Xu Miaoyun spoke up: "Master Yao, please stay. His Majesty asked me to bring a few words to my husband."

"Master Yao, please stay and listen."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao were shocked and stared at Xu Miaoyun in blank eyes.