Happy Emperor

Chapter 137 Tang Bo stirs up trouble again

Although it was beginning to get dark.

Lin Tian and his group did not stay in Longfeng County, but immediately rushed to the neighboring city of Longfeng County overnight.

As soon as he left the city, Lin Tian gave instructions to An Bilie beside him.

"An Bilie, send someone to contact Huang Tianba and ask him to leave a thousand soldiers as the Lin family's private army, and have the rest rush to the Qingning Prefecture as quickly as possible."

"Your Majesty... We've already taken the troublemaker Li Se away, and those troublemakers have all been executed as you requested. Furthermore, Lin Qin has re-recruited the former constables. Given how beloved the Lin family is in Longfeng County, is it really necessary to send troops there? Besides... the Lin family... they can't even afford to maintain a thousand soldiers."

An Bilie was stunned when he heard Emperor Li's arrangement.

He turned his head to look at Emperor Li and asked with some confusion.

In all dynasties, setting up private armies was a privilege only enjoyed by princes with good performance and local princes.

Although the Lin family of Longfeng County was a member of the royal family, they did not have such power because they had not been granted fiefdoms.

Emperor Li's arrangement seemed more like he was looking down on the Lin family of Longfeng County.

But is this necessary?

The most important thing is that setting up private soldiers means that all expenses and military pay of these soldiers will have to be paid by the Lin family themselves, and no taxes or silver can be misappropriated.

This is definitely not something the poor Lin family can afford.

"Follow the order."

Lin Tian did not explain. He looked at the sunset on the distant horizon, which was "forced to hold on" and could actually paint a fiery red. He couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

When he came to this world, he initially just wanted to survive.

But as time went by, he felt more and more the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Although he is not the 'Emperor Li', he seems to be the emperor of Daxia now!

"Has Duan Chengming returned to Anfeng City now?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

An Bilie nodded solemnly.

The border between Liaoan and Jilin and Fengtian provinces is somewhat special. Although the two provinces are adjacent, they are separated by a mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles.

But where there are towering mountains, there must be valleys.

Anfeng City happens to be located in the valley of this mountain, and is the only place where the two provinces can be connected in the rear.

"What did you want to report just now?"

Lin Tian asked while riding on his warhorse.

Just now, Lin Tian and the other person did not stay long in the venue built by the First Emperor.

The reason why An Bilie anxiously returned to Lin Mansion from the prefectural government to look for Emperor Li was because he happened to meet the person sent back by Duan Chengming to report.

"Is Uncle Tang causing trouble again?"

Lin Tian didn't wait for An Bilie to answer and started to guess.

"Your Majesty's guess is correct."

An Bilie's eyes were slightly cold. "Duan Chengming reported that Tang Bo not only refused to take on the portion of grain that An Province was responsible for, but now he's even going so far as to withhold the grain that we're shipping from Shengjing to the front lines. It was only after Minister Duan rushed to Qingning Prefecture to discuss it with him that he released the grain."

"Duan Chengming fell into the trap. Doesn't he even need to go to Qingning Mansion to beg that bastard?"

Lin Tian narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

An Bilie said it very nicely just now, but Lin Tian knew.

Duan Chengming must have suffered a lot of grievances when he went to Ningfeng Province this time, which is why he asked Tang Bo to release the grain.

Moreover, if he were Tang Bo, he would definitely make a big fuss about Duan Chengming's trip to Qingning Mansion to urge for food.

For example, provoking conflicts between the ignorant people and the royal family of Daxia.

Tang Bo was originally the governor of Liaoan Province, but now it is unknown how he got the position of governor.

In the province of Liaoan, his words carry much more weight and credibility than his words as the emperor of Daxia.

"Minister Duan is also worried? I'm afraid that if this batch of food can't be transported to the front line, those soldiers will have no food."

"Tang Bo wouldn't dare do that!"

Lin Tian smiled faintly and said with certainty of his identity.

"Don't dare? Hasn't he already withheld food?"

"Of course not. Think about it, the army on the front lines of Liaoan Province is commanded by the Seventh Prince, a force of 100,000 men. What will happen if the Seventh Prince is late in receiving the food?"

"Send someone to report to Your Majesty!" An Bilie replied without thinking.

"Yes, Seventh Brother will indeed report this to me. But if Tang Bo dares to take your food, won't he intercept the soldiers sent back from the front?"

Lin Tian shook his head: "I have already delegated power to them, let them act as they see fit."

"Then... I don't know."

"Is this difficult? I think you just don't dare to say it."

Lin Tian turned to look at An Bilie who was riding beside him. "If it were you, what would you do?"

"I might... send troops back to Qingning Prefecture and abandon the territory we are defending on the front lines. I will use Qingning Prefecture as a defensive point to confront the King of Pingdong."

"Yes. Do you understand everything?"

"Minister, I understand!"

Lin Tian got An Bilie's nod, then looked forward with relief: "Qi Mengchan, An Bilie, you two remember that generals are not subject to the emperor's orders when they are away. I did say that they should defend the front line to the death, but I did not let them die in vain."

"drive!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he waved the whip.

They galloped towards the sunset, with An Bilie and Qi Mengchan following closely behind.

At this moment, Qi Mengchan looked at Emperor Li's back and her heart couldn't help but beat violently.

.......

"Father, has Emperor Li left?"

At the Lin Mansion in Longfeng County, it was already dark when Lin Qin finished his official business.

But there was no time to stop and he immediately rushed back to Lin's house.

He never expected that it was Emperor Li who rescued him from prison and allowed him to return to his position as prefect.

He did not care much about life and death and official position. The most important thing was that he was always worried about the safety of the people in Longfeng County.

"Gone. Were all those ruffians really executed?"

Lin Feng sat in the recliner with a tired look on his face.

"Hmm. Isn't Emperor Li a little too cruel?"

Lin Qin nodded gently, his expression solemn. "An Bilie and his men did it. I wanted to stop them. But not all of them were heinous criminals. Some were just trying to make a living. Furthermore, most of them were civilians from Longfeng County."

"Snapped!"

Lin Feng stood up and slapped Lin Qin in the face.

Cursing: "Womanly kindness!"

"Father, I...I just can't bear to see those people's families lose their father or son." Lin Qin explained with a look of grievance.

"Ugh!"

Lin Feng sighed, "As a local official, it's not wrong for you to love your people like your own children. But remember, that was when Daxia was stable and there was no war."

"Moreover, Emperor Li is helping our Lin family deal with all future troubles and prevent the people of Longfeng County, where those people died, from bearing grudges against our Lin family. How dare you not feel grateful and even speak ill of the emperor behind his back?"

"Master, you know that Young Master Lin Qin has been kind since he was a child."

Uncle Fu stopped Lin Feng, who was becoming more and more excited, and asked him to return to his seat.

Changing the subject, he asked, "Master, are we really planning to build a new mansion?"

"Yeah." Lin Feng didn't get angry again.

He also knew his son's character. How could he bear to see so many people die together when he had never even killed a chicken since he was a child?

"Really...really such an imperial favor! Emperor Li is actually willing to rebuild a new mansion for our Lin family."

Uncle Fu looked excited.

"Then...what should we do with this Lin Mansion?"

"Reconstruct the Lin Family Ancestral Hall."

Lin Fu stared at Uncle Fu with some suspicion, then laughed in his heart.

"Why am I so suspicious? What could be wrong with Uncle Fu?"