Zongwu: Start as Jinyiwei, invincible and powerful!

In fact, Lin Fan did not receive the secret decree from Emperor Zhu Shou, but last night, he used the Heavenly Palace Illusion to influence Emperor Zhu Shou, making him think that he had sent a secret decree to Lin Fan.

Of course, this secret decree was an oral instruction, and it was conveyed by Dong Tianbao, forming a perfect closed loop.

Sima Feng's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he immediately smiled and said, "Since it's His Majesty's decree, Lord Lin's return is naturally not a problem. I'm also worried that at this critical moment, someone might take advantage of His Majesty's favor and act recklessly, ruining the court's important affairs."

Lin Fan said calmly, "Since you have such thoughts, Sir Sima should focus on the real business. You are not very competent as the Minister of War."

"You..." Sima Feng's face turned ugly when he heard Lin Fan's words. He didn't expect Lin Fan to be so shameless and directly say that he was incompetent.

"Your Majesty summons Lord Lin, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Marquis of Yongyi, to come to the audience." At this moment, Cao Shaoqin, the governor of the East Factory, walked out of the inner hall and said loudly.

"Lord Lin, please!" Cao Shaoqin glanced at everyone and then said to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan nodded slightly, and followed Cao Shaoqin to the inner hall. He soon saw Emperor Zhu Shou, who was lying on the dragon bed, looking listless and extremely weak.

Zhu Shou, who is in his thirties, now looks like a little old man in his fifties.

Beside the dragon bed, Crown Prince Zhu Jun was silently accompanying him, and two palace maids were helping the emperor sit up.

"Your humble servant pays respects to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Lin Fan bowed towards the dragon bed and said.

Emperor Zhu Shou said weakly, "My dear Lin, please excuse the formalities. I am relieved to have you back. I summoned you back because I have entrusted you with a great trust."

"Your Majesty, please give your orders," Lin Fan said, clasping his fists slightly.

Emperor Zhu Shou said, "I feel my time is running out. For the sake of the Great Zhou, after my death, Crown Prince Zhu Jun will ascend the throne. I hope that Lord Lin will be as loyal to the new emperor as he is to me."

Lin Fan pretended to be serious and said, "Your Majesty will definitely get better."

Emperor Zhu Shou said, "Lord Lin, please answer me if you can be as loyal to the new emperor as you are to me."

"I will definitely be loyal to the new emperor as I was to Your Majesty," Lin Fan said, bowing and clasping his fists.

Well, loyalty is indeed like treating Emperor Zhu Shou.

"Very good," Emperor Zhu Shou nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Crown Prince Zhu Jun, "From now on, you should treat Lord Lin as if he were your uncle or elder. You should now worship Lord Lin as your uncle."

"Father, you..." Crown Prince Zhu Jun was stunned when he heard Zhu Shou's words.

Emperor Zhu Shouke had never mentioned this matter to him, and he was already ten years old, while Lin Fan was only in his early twenties.

Crown Prince Zhu Jun was really reluctant to ask him to worship Lin Fan as his uncle.

"What? Do you think that I am about to die and my words don't count?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhu Shou's face showed anger and he said to Crown Prince Zhu Jun.

"I don't dare!"

Upon seeing this, Zhu Jun immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"Pay your respects to your uncle," Emperor Zhu Shou's expression improved when he saw this, and then he said to Crown Prince Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun hesitated for a moment, but still bowed to Lin Fan and said, "Greetings, Master."

Lin Fan stepped forward, helped Crown Prince Zhu Jun to his feet, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please do not do this. Especially in the future, when there are outsiders present, you must not bow to me. This will undermine the dignity of the monarch."

After hearing Lin Fan's words, Zhu Jun's attitude towards Lin Fan changed a little.

Cao Shaoqin watched this scene from the side, but he admired Lin Fan in his heart.

"Ahem, Cao Shaoqin, go and call in the people outside," Emperor Zhu Shou coughed and said to Cao Shaoqin.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Cao Shaoqin agreed respectfully, then went out to call for help.

Soon, important officials such as Zhang Julu, Chen Lin, and Sima Feng entered the inner hall.

"Your humble servant pays homage to His Majesty and the Crown Prince!"

After entering the inner hall, everyone saluted Emperor Zhu Shou and Crown Prince Zhu Jun.

"No need for formalities," Emperor Zhu Shou leaned on the palace maid and said weakly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, everyone thanked him respectfully.

Zhu Shou said, "I have not much time left, and the Crown Prince is still young. After I ascend the throne, I will still need your careful assistance."

"Zhang Julu, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of Personnel, and Lin Fan, Marquis of Yongyi and Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, one civil and one military, are both regents."

"Also, I have ordered Crown Prince Zhu Jun to acclaim Lord Lin as his Grandfather. You must not treat Lord Lin with contempt and neglect simply because he is young."

"Your Majesty!"

After hearing the emperor's words, the expressions of several important officials in the court changed slightly. The Minister of War Sima Feng stepped forward and spoke out to dissuade him.

Emperor Zhu Shou glared at Sima Feng and said coldly, "What? I'm not even dead yet, and you're going to rebel against me?"

"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately knelt on the ground and spoke respectfully.

Sima Feng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and kept saying "I dare not".

"Ahem," Emperor Zhu Shou coughed again due to being too emotional, then said, "I have made up my mind, there is no need to persuade me."

"Also, Sima Feng, the Minister of War, neglected his duties during his tenure, causing the court's military preparations to slacken, leading to losses for the army and the country. He is therefore dismissed from his position."

When Sima Feng heard what Emperor Zhu Shou said, his face turned pale again and he could only kneel down and say, "Your Majesty obeys my command!"

Emperor Zhu Shou continued, "Lin Fan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has led the army with skill and has expanded the territory for the imperial court. His meritorious service is outstanding. Effective immediately, he will be appointed Minister of War."

"He will temporarily assume the position of Commander of the Imperial Guard, and will step down once a suitable successor is found. Furthermore, Minister Lin will no longer hold the position of Junior Guardian and will join the cabinet as Minister of War."

"I accept the order and thank you!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan bowed to Emperor Zhu Shou and expressed his gratitude.

The eyes of the others looking at Lin Fan were full of envy.

In his twenties, he served as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Minister of War, and was directly admitted to the cabinet and became the Prince's uncle.

Any of these identities is enough for many people to struggle for a lifetime!

But now, all of this fell on Lin Fan, a young man in his twenties.

Although they had long known that Emperor Zhu Shou trusted Jinyiwei Commander Lin Fan very much, this was too much trust.

However, with Sima Feng's example in mind, no one else said anything in rebuttal.

Emperor Zhu Shou looked at the several important officials in the hall and said, "From now on, before the new emperor takes power, you must carefully discuss and handle important civil and military affairs of the court. Do not betray my trust."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and responded.

"Okay, I'm tired, everyone go down," Emperor Zhu Shou gave some instructions to everyone, then waved his hand and let them go.

"Wei Chen resigns!"

Lin Fan, Zhang Julu and others said goodbye to Emperor Zhu Shou, then left the inner hall of Yong'an Palace and then left the palace.

After leaving the palace, Lin Fan returned directly home.

Jiang Yuyan, Ah Zhu, Kan Kan and other girls were overjoyed to see Lin Fan coming back.

After that, Lin Fan traveled between home, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ministry of Justice, and the Imperial Palace. His life was quite dull.

Five days later at night, Lin Fan had just finished exercising with Kankan and became a sage when suddenly a eunuch from the palace came to his door in a hurry.