Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 336 Repaying evil with kindness! ?

This reflects Lu Huai's trust in Lin Zhiqing, a judgment rooted in his understanding of Lin Zhiqing.

Lu Huai knew how important Yongqing was to Lin Zhiqing.

Lu Huai was also fully aware of what had happened in Yongqing.

Lin Zhiqing had spoken to him about it.

It was precisely because Lu Huai understood Lin Zhiqing that he knew Lin Zhiqing was not so simple, so he let the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion know about Yongqing's news.

Unless, Lin Zhiqing deliberately wanted them to know about this.

As for why he wanted those people to know, Lu Huai had a pretty good idea.

The matter of Yongqing and Zheng Kuo was like a sharp thorn in Jiang Yunhe's heart.

Because of this thorn, he was more cautious in his actions and never directly brought down the Lin family.

If this thorn is removed, then the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion will have nothing left to fear.

Whether Lin Congrong's case is retried or not is no longer important to Jiang Yunhe, because he is certain that he has destroyed all the evidence.

Without evidence, he wouldn't care whether there was a retrial.

Even someone with a good reputation like Jiang Yunhe might support a retrial to clear his name.

Although he had done this once before, it was definitely not out of his true feelings, but rather a test.

To test whether the Lin family has any trump cards up their sleeve.

Moreover, he still had Lin Shi'an in his grasp at that time, so he was even less afraid of the Lin family, because he was certain that the Lin family would produce information about Zheng Kuo.

In the eyes of Jiang Yunhe, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, this matter had already completed a closed loop.

He volunteered to retry the case to salvage his reputation, used Lin Shi'an's safety to silence the Lin family, found Zheng Kuo's whereabouts, destroyed the only evidence, and volunteered to retry the case again.

Although the two volunteers appeared in the same way, their underlying meanings were completely different.

One is putting on a fake show, the other is calmly confident that they won't be caught.

Jiang Yunhe is indeed Jiang Yunhe; his methods are extremely sophisticated.

However, Lu Huai always felt that Lin Zhiqing had deliberately led Jiang Yunhe to this point, with the aim of getting him to volunteer to investigate the case.

The relationship between North Korea and China is complex, and regardless of their motives, some of those who oppose it are connected to Jiang Yunhe.

It would be very difficult for Lin Zhiqing to get those people to agree to a retrial on his own.

Therefore, she is very likely to use this as a pretext to achieve her goal of reopening Lin Congrong's case.

Of course, this was just Lu Huai's guess, and he didn't tell Yun Feng these things.

To reiterate, Yongqing is of paramount importance to Lin Zhiqing.

Lu Huai knew this secret but didn't want to tell anyone else and cause trouble for Lin Zhiqing.

His decision to return home now is also because he doesn't want to cause Lin Zhiqing any trouble.

Because he guessed Lin Zhiqing's purpose: to use a scheme to reopen Lin Congrong's case.

However, this doesn't mean he has nothing to do.

After returning to the Lu family, Lu Huai went straight to the residence of Xu Yuansui, the Minister of Revenue.

However, what the two said remains unknown.

The next day, as dawn broke, the sound of horses' hooves mingled with the sound of rain and reached the city gates.

The horses were very fast, and they quickly entered the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence.

Soon it will be time for court.

Half an hour later, the Jiang father and son boarded the carriage to the court. Lu Huai witnessed this scene, returned to the Lu family, changed into his official robes, but the carriage did not head towards the morning court.

Holding a search warrant, he began searching from the east of the city, ostensibly to find the remaining imperial gifts.

The Jiang family father and son only discovered that Lu Huai was absent after the morning court session had begun.

However, neither the Minister of Revenue nor the Crown Prince said anything about the matter.

In the imperial court, it was like going through the motions. After arguing about trivial matters, they began to discuss whether to reopen the case of Lin Congrong's treason.

As before, both the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Revenue supported a retrial.

Unlike before, some of the military officers who had previously opposed the retrial remained silent for the first time.

On the contrary, several neutral ministers, such as the Grand Secretary and the Grand Tutor, remained firmly opposed.

As usual, the crown prince delayed making a decision.

Because no matter what decision is made, there will always be people who oppose it.

The situation reached a stalemate for a time.

Seeing that the time was right, Jiang Yunhe took a step to the left and said loudly:
"Your Highness, the retrial of Lin Congrong's case remains unresolved. I, Jiang Yunhe, am unwilling to be framed. I humbly request Your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince to grant permission for a retrial of Lin Congrong's case and restore the innocence of my Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion!"

"Otherwise, even if I am innocent, I will never be able to stop the rumors."

"In that case, I'm afraid his position as marquis is not secure."

After saying this, he kowtowed three times and remained kneeling on the ground without getting up, demonstrating his resolute attitude.

Everyone present was a shrewd old fox; they could easily understand the unspoken meaning behind Jiang Yunhe's words.

In other words, he said that if he wasn't cleared of the injustice done to him, he wouldn't take the position of Marquis of Zhenyuan.

This situation sparked a flurry of discussions among the officials.

"How can I repay kindness, how can I repay evil? You, my lord, were framed by those villains and you still repay evil with kindness? I am not so magnanimous."

"If the Marquis hasn't done something, he can naturally stand tall. That's how we military officers have always been. If we've done something, we've done it; if we haven't done something, we haven't done it."

"Where is the spirit and ambition that the Marquis of Changning should have in the Lin family now? If the Marquis of Zhenyuan resigns and the enemy country invades again, what will become of Dasheng?"

"That's a bit funny. Can you really tell whether someone did it or not just by talking about it?"

The people below were discussing it enthusiastically. Several hot-tempered military officers spoke in a rather unpleasant manner and were ridiculed by several eloquent civil officials.

The crown prince at the head of the table, however, remained expressionless.

Seeing that the ratio of those who opposed and those who supported the movement was becoming increasingly unbalanced, with those who opposed still making up the majority, Jiang Liuyun, who was standing to the side, shifted his feet.

He knelt beside Jiang Yunhe and brought up the matter again, requesting a retrial of Lin Congrong's case.

This time, after a long while, the Crown Prince finally spoke, interrupting the various parties arguing:

"My lords, there is no need to argue about this matter any further. My father's health has not improved, and this matter is of great importance, so I have not yet made a decision."

"But now that the Marquis of Zhenyuan insists, I will discuss it with my father again."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yunhe felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

He knew that the Crown Prince's words meant that the matter would most likely be settled.

In other words, the higher authorities will most likely approve the retrial of Lin Congrong's case of treason and collusion with the enemy.

There were too many people who opposed it before, and with the constant pressure from the Grand Tutor and others, this matter was actually not feasible.

But Jiang Yunhe's actions changed the stance of many people, and even the attitudes of the neutral faction softened considerably.

Marquis Zhenyuan is a rising star among military officers. The once-renowned Marquis Changning and Duke Pei have gradually retired, and there are not many capable military officers in the Great Sheng Dynasty.

After weighing the two options, the Crown Prince naturally made up his mind.