Chapter 161 Ancient Farmer’s Son (End)

Chapter 161 Ancient Farmer’s Son (End)

After nearly a year of calm and indifference, Lin Shiheng successfully passed the Jinshi examination.

Instead of coming out on top, I came in second place.

However, as a farmer, being able to take the second place in the exam is considered very impressive. Lin Shiheng gave the little emperor many suggestions this year and helped him regain his power bit by bit, but this ranking was taken by him. It comes out, but it has nothing to do with opening h0u'me:n.

During the palace examination, the little emperor unexpectedly selected him as the number one scholar.

During this year, as he followed Lin Shiheng's strategy and gradually gained control of the court, he became more and more certain that he had really found a treasure, and he had already decided in his heart that he should take Lin Shiheng seriously.

He could not trust his younger brothers and those ministers who held power, but he had great trust in Lin Shiheng, the new champion who was so smart that he was almost a monster.

There are naturally many reasons.

First, he does not have the blood of the Tian family and cannot even be called an official. There is no one behind him except the emperor. As long as the emperor wants, Lin Shiheng can fall from his high position at any time.

The second one is almost the same as the first one. Everyone knows that Mr. Lin, who is most trusted by His Majesty, is an infatuated person. He only has a wife in his family. Since he gradually emerged in the capital, many people want to please him, so some people specially send him to raise the tune | He taught the beauty well, but every time, Mr. Lin would refuse righteously, repeating again that he had a good wife at home and would not accept concubines.

Lin Shiheng's wife, Li, was also from an ordinary family. Although she had a royal title because of her husband, her natal family was just an ordinary farmer. Lin Shiheng refused to take concubines. Therefore, he was prevented from marrying other officials.

As for waiting until his children grow up to marry court officials in the future, the emperor will be old by then. If he still cannot control the court, he might as well commit suicide.

Because of these various factors, and the fact that the senior officials in the court refused to listen to him because of their age, the emperor made no secret of his regard for Lin Shiheng. First, he kept him by his side as a Beijing official for two years, and then waited until After he became a little more stable, Lin Shiheng reluctantly approved his appointment as an official in other places after several requests from Lin Shiheng.

He was also afraid that he, his beloved, without a backing, would suffer a loss if he was not seen outside. The imperial official was supposed to be promoted to a higher level, so the emperor simply raised him to a third level in one go. In just two years, Lin Shiheng went from being an ordinary person to an ordinary person. The number one scholar was promoted to the third level.

He also lived up to the emperor's expectations. At first, the emperor wanted to send his valued ministers to a prosperous place, but Lin Shiheng asked for orders and sent them to a poor place.

The emperor was puzzled, so he looked serious: "As a minister, I should solve your Majesty's problems. It is easy to get richer in a rich place, but it is difficult to get rich in a poor area. If I only think about finding a simple place, what will happen? How can I be your Majesty’s servant?”

These words moved the emperor, who was very angry at the report of abject poverty that he had just received in court, to his core.

If all the officials in the court were as considerate of him as Lin Aiqing, how could he be so miserable every day that he couldn't even have a good dream when sleeping?

However, what the emperor didn't know was that Lin Aiqing, who did not admire power or wealth in his heart, and who faced difficulties wholeheartedly, explained to his wife when he returned home:

"Those wealthy places have been rich for too many years. There are many local snakes in the area, and most of the local officials are involved with them. It is like a century-old tree that thinks it is moving a small root, but in fact there is a huge thing above it. ”

"There are also various people involved in poverty-stricken areas, but most of the past officials in such places have little background, otherwise they would not be sent there. Even if they have any dirty tricks, I can suppress them."

After saying that, Lin Shiheng chuckled: "What's more, His Majesty has always thought highly of me since I entered the audience. And on the surface, I have no actual political achievements. If I transform that poor land into a prosperous land, for me, , it can be regarded as a memorable political achievement.”

Ever since he entered the audience, Lin Shiheng had to discuss with Li Lanlan before doing anything. Even if he plotted against someone, tripped someone up, or tried to attack him but was defeated, he would not do anything. She spoke clearly and unabashedly, even if she didn't understand it at first, after hearing it a lot, she became aware of the important events in the court and various forces.

Compared with these major events that can make people thrilling when told, the various trivial matters between the house can't make her have much fluctuation.

When she interacted with ladies from various families, even if she didn't bring it out deliberately, her increasingly mature and calm temperament and her ability to deal with things calmly no matter what happened still impressed some ladies who originally thought she was a peasant girl and had never seen the world. , even secretly admired.

I can't blame Mr. Lin for refusing to take a concubine. With such a beautiful lady who can also help him take care of the housework, why does he need a concubine?

After Lin Shiheng finished explaining his reasons for going, Li Lanlan was reluctant to leave, but still nodded sensibly, "Okay, I'll pack your things. After you leave, I will also take care of my parents' house."

Yes, Li Lanlan cannot go anywhere with her husband.

She was pregnant last year and gave birth to their eldest son. Now the child has just turned one year old, which is the time when he can't go out. In addition, Father Lin and Mother Lin are getting older. Although Lin Shiheng bought it as soon as he had money. The maids came to serve them, and they had been taking good care of them in the past two years, but in the end they did not dare to risk the hardships of traveling together.

After discussion, the couple decided that Lin Shiheng would take a few boys to the place, while Li Lanlan would take care of her parents and children at home.

For her who is more dependent on her husband, this is really difficult.

Lin Shiheng also understood this. Before leaving, he hugged his fat son and said seriously to his wife who was going out to see him off: "I promise, it's just this once."

"When I have political achievements, I can do what I want to do even if I stay in Beijing. This time, I will come back soon."

Li Lanlan nodded seriously, her face becoming more and more clear as she stopped doing farm work, and her eyes were full of trust when she looked at her husband.

"I am waiting for you."

Lin Shiheng did indeed fulfill his promise, for which the emperor was indispensable.

Can he not attach great importance to an official who has been working hard to develop the economy and relieve pressure on the national treasury since he arrived in his place of office? Can he be given greater power?

With the emperor supporting him behind his back, Lin Shiheng no longer had any scruples, and he began to make political achievements in office with great dexterity.

He was a cheat himself, and the emperor was very helpful. In just one year, he turned the originally poor place into a well-known tourist destination that generated countless revenue for the national treasury.

Many officials were puzzled as to how Mr. Lin managed to become so rich in one year in such a poor area.

They were curious, so they checked it out. After doing so, they were immediately convinced.

The land in that area was not good, and the harvest from growing grain was not good, so Lin Shiheng planted fruit trees instead. Before the fruits had grown, he used the previous fruits to make preserves, and then used some marketing techniques to bring the delicious preserves to the market. Go to heaven.

He is also shameless. For this reason, he even wrote a letter back to the capital to the emperor. He directly wrote that he wanted to create a market for the candied fruit and asked your majesty to help him. He would praise the delicious food and he would be easy to tease. Be a big banner and generate income by selling candied fruits in the name of His Majesty also likes to eat them.

If this were another official, maybe the emperor would be unhappy. I am superior and you are inferior. How dare you take advantage of me?

But when it was Lin Shiheng, he was so happy to cooperate. Not only did he say in public that the candied fruits sent by Lin Aiqing were delicious, he also ordered that the candied fruits be included in the tribute and some should be sent to the capital every year.

That's the emperor!

Is it okay if he likes to eat something? !

The candied fruit sold like crazy at that time, but Lin Shiheng, who was so evil, even gave the candied fruit a grade of 3, 6 or 9. The third grade made more money, and the ninth grade made more money. Naturally, all the money earned went to the national treasury.

He himself came back with a breeze, but His Majesty could not see his caring and powerful beloved become poor. Since he returned to the capital, he had rewarded her with reward after reward, making the whole capital red-eyed.

However, his political achievements were real. Even if their eyes were red with envy, they could not say a word that Mr. Lin was unworthy of him.

As the most favored person in front of the emperor, Lin Shiheng naturally had political enemies. It was not a personal grudge, but just a different stance. They admired Lin Shiheng, but they also hated him. Sometimes when they saw his proud look, they thought to themselves, Seeing as how popular he is, something will happen to him sooner or later.

They hoped and hoped that when Lin Shiheng was forty years old, he would be sitting in the position of minister. They didn't know how secure it was.

The most annoying thing is that he is old.

A sixty-year-old minister was still active in the front line of the imperial court. He retired at the age of forty, so the emperor would definitely have to keep him. However, Lin Shiheng was determined and the emperor refused to keep him several times.

It's so honorable to be retained by the emperor so many times. This can be written directly in the history books for future generations to see.

Ever since Lin Shiheng retired, some old ministers who still insisted on standing in the imperial court always felt that the emperor sitting on the dragon throne looked at them with something wrong. Sometimes he was full of pity, and sometimes he was full of regret, as if he was looking through the eyes. They are remembering the caring and powerful Lin Aiqing.

The emperor indeed thought so. He also wanted to work with Lin Aiqing until death. Unexpectedly, Lin Aiqing retreated first at such a young age.

Fortunately, Lin Aiqing's only son was as capable as his father, and he looked very similar to Lin Aiqing. Looking at him, the emperor seemed to be looking at Lin Aiqing, who helped the treasury generate revenue, and himself, who worked hard to govern.

This child is like the continuation of Lin Aiqing.

Even if he left, he still left this child to take care of the country for him and solve his problems.

How thoughtful.

Therefore, his love for Lin Shiheng's talents turned to Lin Shiheng's son.

Lin Shiheng’s political opponents: “…”

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But Lin Shiheng, who retired and returned to his hometown, lived a very comfortable and happy life.

He retired as a minister, and the local officials could not wait to hold him in their hands and worship him religiously. They would not let him suffer any grievances. He spent the whole day fishing, raising flowers, and was very happy.

Father Li seemed to be stimulated when Widow Zhang couldn't help but propose a divorce. He became a monk and recited sutras in the temple every day.

The two rooms next door have lived a normal life, neither good nor bad.

There was an episode. When Lin Shiheng was shopping with his wife, a woman who was younger than them rushed in. She pitifully said that her husband had killed her father-in-law and begged him to make the decision.

Lin Shiheng transferred the person directly to the Yamen.

As a result of the investigation, it turned out that the woman was dissatisfied with her husband's visit and her son-in-law was looking for a woman, so she planned the murder and framed him.

As for why he was impulsive in front of Lin Shiheng.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that even though he is older, he still remains handsome.

One day, Lin Shiheng and his wife Li Lanlan passed away together.

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【Ding! The mission is completed, please choose: 1, vacation, 2, continue the mission]

[On vacation, find someone who can take care of you. 】

Lin Shiheng opened his eyes.

Close it again.

Open it again.

Then, he looked at the fur in front of him and fell into deep thought.