Chapter 15: Lin Xiang threw a stone to test the waters. What is he up to?

Yuan Hongdao almost fled in panic.

He shouldn't have come to Prince Wei's Mansion today!

He felt that this was his destiny!
Next time?
If this happens once, he will lose everything. If this happens more than once, he will probably have to sell himself to the Prince of Wei's Palace!

"No, this money is considered work injury, I have to ask the Prime Minister to help me pay for it!"

Yuan Shoudao did not stop. After rushing back to the Lin Mansion, he went straight to Lin Ruofu's study.

"Prime Minister, I may not be able to serve you in the mansion anymore!"

When these words came out, Lin Ruofu raised his head in surprise, "Mr. Yuan, why do you say that?"

Yuan Hongdao sighed and said, "Prime Minister, you don't know that when I entered the Prince of Wei's mansion, I was forced to spend money to buy a seventh-rank official position before I had time to say anything!"

"Although I haven't determined what my official position is, I am already half an official appointed by the imperial court. If I continue to stay in the Prime Minister's residence, it will only bring trouble to the Prime Minister."

Yuan Hongdao was helpless, "Prime Minister, you and I have known each other for so many years. To be honest, I don't want to leave, but now there is really no other way."

Lin Ruofu looked at him strangely, "Mr. Yuan, is the Fourth Prince's seventh-rank official selling for such a low price?"

"Then you are lucky enough to have found a bargain. I should congratulate you!"

Yuan Hongdao did not hide it, "In fact, the Fourth Prince only asked me to pay a deposit, and I haven't paid the balance yet."

Lin Ruofu said, "You only paid a deposit. It's not a big amount, right? Then don't take it."

"..."

Yuan Hongdao was silent for a moment, then a wry smile appeared on his face. "Prime Minister, I saved that money with great effort. Are you going to give it up just like that?"

Lin Ruofu stopped joking with him and said, "Go to the accounting office and withdraw some money later. This money will come from the mansion."

Yuan Hongdao immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. I won't be polite then."

Lin Ruofu hesitated for a moment, "You just said that the Fourth Prince's sale of official positions was a complete forced sale?"

Yuan Hongdao shook his head and said, "I have been waiting there for the whole morning, but no official dared to enter the Prince of Wei's mansion."

This is not surprising.

At the beginning, some people might wonder why the Fourth Prince dared to act so high-profile?

But soon, a piece of news spread throughout Kyoto, and all the civil and military officials in the court knew that His Majesty the Emperor was planning to sell official positions and titles!

The person in charge of this matter is the Fourth Prince and his Tongwenguan!
This is intriguing.

The Fourth Prince and His Majesty the Emperor have joined forces, there is definitely a deeper meaning behind this.

So many people inevitably think of a word, "fishing enforcement"!
Only in this way can we explain the father and son's high-profile behavior of selling official positions.

The Qing Kingdom seemed to be thriving overall, but in fact, as the prime minister, Lin Ruofu was well aware that there were serious deficits in some places where the accounts did not match.

The people who caused these losses are undoubtedly the sinners of Qing Kingdom!
But then again, without these people, how can the various departments of the court operate effectively? So they can only turn a blind eye.

But now there are signs that His Majesty the Emperor seems to be planning to rectify the administration of officials.

Most people would think so.

But Lin Ruofu felt that it was not that simple.

So he sent Yuan Hongdao to the Prince of Wei's palace to test the waters.

As expected, as an adviser to the prime minister's office, Yuan Hongdao encountered unusual treatment.

"It seems that His Majesty is dissatisfied with me."

Lin Ruofu saw through the emperor's thoughts at a glance.

"It's just that the future of my Lin family has not yet been found. I can't retreat yet, so I have no choice but to fight with His Majesty."

Hearing this, Yuan Hongdao hesitated for a moment and suggested, "Prime Minister, what do you think of the Fourth Prince?"

Lin Ruofu fell into deep thought.

It has to be said that during this period, the performance of the Fourth Prince was completely beyond his imagination.

In his impression, the Fourth Prince was just an ordinary prince, and there seemed to be nothing special about him.

If I have to say something, it is that Wan'er seems to be a little too close to him.

But this is actually normal. After all, the two grew up together and have a certain emotional foundation.

From this point of view, it seems that he can indeed entrust the future of the Lin Mansion to the Fourth Prince.

But the problem is that the position now expressed by His Majesty the Fourth Prince is completely consistent with that of His Majesty the Emperor.

This made Lin Ruofu very worried.

What if he leaves Kyoto and the Fourth Prince sells the Lin Mansion? What should he do then?
He couldn't take that risk.

"Since His Majesty and the Fourth Prince want to use this opportunity to investigate corruption, then well, no one will survive!"

Lin Ruofu quickly made a decision, "Mr. Yuan, I think you will have to work hard next."

Yuan Hongdao shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't feel tired working for the Prime Minister. If there is anything you need me to do, just tell me."

Lin Ruofu wrote down a few names on the spot, "Contact them and wait for my notification. Be ready to fight the Fourth Prince and His Majesty to the end at any time."

"Also, have the Censorate prepare to submit a letter to impeach the Fourth Prince during the court meeting in a few days."

"I want to see how far your majesty and the fourth prince plan to go!"

(End of this chapter)