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Chapter 97 - Lin Bao

At this moment, with heavy rain pouring down, Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanwen were sitting together in the Heavenly Palace!

"Father, we have already chased away Yue Fei, Wang De and the rest, when will we chase Li Gang away too? Only by chasing Li Gang out will the imperial government be under our control! " Zhe Yanwen said.

"No rush!" Li Gang's prestige was too high, if he recklessly chased him away, I am afraid there will be chaos everywhere! Let's endure a little more! Actually, the imperial government is already in our control! No matter what Father says, there will be no one who will oppose it. No matter what Li Gang says, I will definitely not pass! However, staying in Middle Han Area will always be a hidden danger. I will chase him away sooner or later! " Zhe Keqiu said.

Zhe Yanwen nodded.

"Yan Wen, how many soldiers have we recruited recently?" Zhe Keqiu said.

"Over ten thousand soldiers have been recruited these days!" Many citizens of Middle Han Area were unwilling to join the army, so many men fled to the mountains! There are still some villages and towns that do not allow our people to enter, so it will be difficult to recruit them! " Zhe Yanwen said.

"Humph!" Are you still not as good as your brother! If Yan Zhu was here, he would kill anyone who dared to resist. After killing many people, the rest of them would not dare to resist! We have the army, are we still afraid of those lowly commoners resisting? " Zhe Keqiu coldly snorted.

"But, father, should we use some other method to recruit soldiers? "Right now, the entire country's taxes are in our hands. We can raise the military salary and use it to recruit soldiers!" Zhe Yanwen said.

"What if there was still no one willing to join the army?" Zhe Keqiu said.

"This …" Zhe Yanwen was stunned.

"Those who deserve to die, those who deserve to pass, I want to see you recruit another hundred thousand soldiers within half a year!" Even if it wasn't for the Female Genuine, Emperor Kang, and the hundred thousand strong army of the Northwest Curved End, who are unwilling to rely on us, Curved End would still be our enemy! Therefore, we must have enough troops! We control a territory as big as the Middle Han Area, could it be that we cannot raise an army of a few hundred thousand? " Zhe Keqiu said.

"Father, I understand!" Zhe Yanwen nodded.

Zhe Keqiu looked at Zhe Yanwen and sighed softly! He felt that his two sons had extremely weak personalities. Zhe Yanwen was too gentle and weak, Zhe Yanzhi was arrogant and unscrupulous! But in conclusion, Zhe Yanwen still defeated Zhe Yanzhi! When he was initially just a commander, he was prepared to let Zhe Yanzhi be his successor. Now, as the one in charge of the "Privy Envoys", the one in charge of the Middle Han Area, he was prepared to let Zhe Yanwen be his successor! Therefore, he decided to nurture this successor of his!

"Other than driving Li Gang away and recruiting soldiers, I also want to do one more thing!" Zhe Keqiu said again.

"What is it?" Zhe Yanwen said.

"In Zhuge Liang's list of teachers, there is a saying, 'Kind sage, distant scoundrel, this ancestor is thus flourishing. Kind scoundrel, distant sage, from now on, the Han Dynasty will fall'. Do you understand what this means?" Zhe Keqiu said.

"Of course I understand!" Zhe Yanwen was startled, he was knowledgeable, how could he not understand the meaning behind those words? This sentence said that the rise and fall of the Western Han Dynasty was because the West Han emperor was a saintly and vile person, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was more and more declining because all the previous emperors were saintly and vile!

"Very well, do you know why I said that?" Zhe Keqiu said.

Zhe Yanwen pondered for a while, then said: "Father, you want to arrange a few villains for the emperor's side?"

Zhe Keqiu laughed out loud, and said: "That's right! I want to arrange a few villains for the emperor's side! The emperor's trusted bodyguards have left. Let's arrange for a few of his trusted eunuchs! These eunuchs need not do anything else, they only need to make the emperor infatuated with them! The Emperor is only eleven years old right now, so it would be best to teach him. If he were slightly older, it would be much more difficult to teach him! "

Zhe Yanwen's face also revealed an excited expression, and said: "Not bad! If the Emperor only knew how to play and fool around, he wouldn't be able to do much even when he grows up. He won't be able to fight against us at all, and sooner or later, the world of the Song Dynasty will belong to us! "

Zhe Keqiu said: "Quickly go and find a few people like him!"

Immediately, Zhe Yanwen went to handle this matter, not mentioning anything else.

The rain continued to fall for several days, all the way until the first day of the ninth lunar month. The rain finally stopped!

The autumn wind blew, making the weather somewhat chilly.

After leaving Supreme Harmony Hall in the morning, Zhao Chen first wandered around the Imperial Palace, but it was simply too small. Not long after, he returned to the Dry Clear Palace.

Just as he walked to the entrance of the Dry Clear Palace, Zhao Chen was suddenly stunned!

"Who are you?" Zhao Chen looked at the middle-aged man that appeared in front of him and said.

"This humble subject Lin Bao greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! " The middle-aged man kneeled down and said.

Zhao Chen carefully sized up the middle aged man, only to see that he was extremely tall and thin, his face giving off an extremely wretched feeling! There was an indescribable 'smile' on his face! In addition, his voice just now was so thin and sharp! Other than these, he was also wearing a grey official uniform! Zhao Chen was extremely familiar with the grey official clothes, they were the clothes of Kai Feng's eunuchs in the palace!

"I haven't seen eunuchs in a long time! Your name is Lin Bao? Why did it appear here? " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, it was Master Fold Zhe Keqiu who allowed me to enter the palace to serve Your Majesty!" Lin Bao was still kneeling on the ground as he replied.

"Oh? A while ago, there was a minister who said that the Han Palace lacked eunuchs. I said there was no need! That day, Master Fold also said there was no need! Why did the Master Fold send you here today? " Zhao Chen said.

"This... This is the order of the Master Fold, I don't know either! " Lin Bao said.

"Were you a eunuch? or have recently become a eunuch? " Zhao Chen said.

"I am a new eunuch!" Lin Bao Dao.

"Are you willing to enter the palace? Or is it someone forcing him? " Zhao Chen said.

"I am willing to enter the palace! This lowly one had wanted to come to his Majesty's side long ago to take care of him! So whether or not Master Fold is willing to come, I will immediately agree to it! " Lin Bao Dao.

"What did you do?" Zhao Chen said.

"I was once a scholar." Lin Bao Dao.

"Scholar?" For a scholar to be willing to be a eunuch? " Zhao Chen was in disbelief.

"This lowly one is completely loyal to the emperor, I came here willingly!" Lin Bao Dao.

At this moment, Lin Bao was still kneeling on the ground. Zhao Chen looked at Lin Bao, and guessed Zhe Keqiu's intentions. This Lin Bao was definitely sent by Zhe Keqiu into the palace. Without Zhe Keqiu's permission, no matter what, anyone would not be able to enter the palace! However, why had he sent a eunuch here?

"What is your official position?" Zhao Chen said.

"I am now the Chief Eunuch of Dry Clear Palace!" Lin Bao said with a charming smile.

"Very good, follow me in!" From today onwards, we will call you Xiao Linzi! " Zhao Chen said.

"That's what Xiao Linzi wants!" Lin Bao stood up in excitement.

Zhao Chen shook his head, this man was arranged by Zhe Keqiu, if he wanted to kick him out, it wouldn't be easy for him, so let him stay in the palace!

Zhao Chen sat down to eat, and Lin Bao respectfully waited on the side!

After Zhao Chen finished eating, Lin Bao said, "Your Majesty, the number of palace maids in this palace is simply too low! You are the master of the Song Dynasty, the ruler of ten thousand cities. How can a mere palace maid be worthy of your status? "

Zhao Chen said: "Why do you need so many palace maids?"

Lin Bao smiled charmingly as he replied, "With a palace maid, when Your Majesty is tired, they can perform music for you, dance for you, and play with you, isn't that a good thing?"

Zhao Chen shook his head, and said: "No need! I was just assassinated by a girl with poison a few months ago! Back then, that woman had entered the palace as a palace maid! "Hmph, I am afraid of girls, it would be best if I don't have a girl by my side!"

Lin Bao Lai had clearly received a good 'education' before this, and knew that Zhao Chen had been assassinated by a palace maid! Immediately, he understood and thought in his heart. He thought about it, if he was to be 'full of perverts' and 'show off', it would be extremely difficult for Zhao Chen to be tempted by them! Moreover, Zhao Chen was currently only an eleven year old youngster.

In the afternoon, Zhao Chen was reading books in the Dry Clear Palace. Lin Bao went forward and said: "Your Majesty, autumn is coming, and the air is cool and refreshing. You have been bored inside the palace, and it's not like you want to go out for a walk!"

Zhao Chen said: "We do want to go out, but unfortunately, every time we reach the entrance of the palace, they block us!"

Lin Bao smiled sweetly as he said, "They are worried about your safety and do not dare to let you out! However, Your Majesty, if you have any important matters to attend to, they will not dare to stop you! "

Zhao Chen asked: What's the important matter? "What is it?"

At the moment, Zhao Chen was extremely shocked, this Lin Bao was definitely given to him by Zhe Keqiu, but right now, Lin Bao was actually suggesting for him to leave the palace, this was truly strange!

Lin Bao replied, "If Your Majesty wants to go hunting outside, they won't dare to stop you!"

Zhao Chen was startled, after a moment he smiled: "Hunting? Is this also a serious matter? "

Lin Bao nodded and replied, "Of course! His Majesty was a young man, so if he stayed in the palace all the time, he would definitely become ill! It would also be beneficial for His Majesty to go out to hunt and relax! When the time comes, thousands of soldiers will follow His Majesty, and his Majesty will not have to worry about encountering danger! "

Zhao Chen did not understand Lin Bao's words, but he still shook his head and said: "No need! I have been doing very well in this palace! "I've been reading books recently, so I might as well do so today!"

Lin Bao replied, "May I know what kind of book Your Majesty is reading? If Your Majesty likes monsters and legends, this humble subject can tell Your Majesty! "

Zhao Chen was stunned yet again. After a while, he smiled and nodded, saying: "Alright! Tell me about it! "

Lin Bao immediately began to recount the story!

His voice was sharp and thin, but the legendary story he told was exceptionally attractive! Unknowingly, an afternoon had passed!

Late that night, Zhao Chen was lying on his bed, thinking about Zhe Keqiu's plan the entire time!

For the past few days, Lin Bao's performance was considered 'normal'. There wasn't much that went beyond the norm! He still did not understand why Zhe Keqiu had sent such a person to the Imperial Palace!

The night was as cold as water. After a while, Zhao Chen fell into a deep sleep.

On the second day, before the sky brightened, Zhao Chen had already woken up!

He put on his clothes and was about to leave when he saw Lin Bao standing outside!