Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

As the afternoon came to an end and the crowds dispersed, an abandoned manor by the West Lake welcomed its long-lost guests.

This manor is located on the mountain and faces the lake, with beautiful scenery and the characteristics of Jiangnan garden architecture.

The owner of the manor was far away in Kyoto. It was purchased by his disciples on behalf of Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, who had resigned from office two days before in the spring imperial examination.

After that disciple was transferred and left Jiangnan a few years ago, the manor became abandoned, but servants would come to clean it regularly every month, so it wasn't too bad.

As for why the manor fell into Lin Ruo's hands, this is closely related to the recent widespread corruption case in Beijing.

During the spring examination, the prime minister Lin Ruofu was reported to the court. The matter was far from settled, but Lin Ruofu had already entered the palace to resign, which inevitably made people suspect that there was something fishy going on.

However, Emperor Qing did not choose to pursue the case, but let Lin Ruofu leave Beijing, but the corruption case continued.

Thanks to Fan Xian's manipulation, the Spring Examination Incident was exposed, the Minister of Rites Guo You stepped down, and the Ministry of Rites was purged again, which triggered a storm of anti-corruption in the court.

The Censorate has been very busy recently. Even so, the Supervisory Office is at the forefront of anti-corruption efforts. It is only natural that this prime minister's old estate in Jiangnan should have been seized by the Supervisory Office, included in the case of embezzlement and bribery, and brought under control.

It was only natural that Lin Ran would temporarily live in the manor, under the pretext of supervising the pollution evidence.

That afternoon, the guards worked together to clean the house inside and out.

Ruoruo went with Mu Peng and Haitang Duoduo. The only one left with Lin Ruo who could talk was Wang Shisanlang who was recuperating from his injuries.

Lin Ruo was a little confused as to why Si Gu Jian sent people over here. He had no shortage of thugs.

Wang Shisanlang is not like Yun Zhilan, who carries silver bills from all over the world.

What Si Gu Jian meant by balance was to do his utmost to support the Ming family, and on his side, he gave him a good disciple to show his appreciation? It was inevitable that he wanted him to train talents for him.

Lin Ruo could see this and knew that Yun Zhilan had no chance of becoming the future master of the Sword Pavilion.

At night, Lin Ruo sat in the tidied study room. The evening breeze blew the curtains, and a shadow vaguely appeared there. Lin Ruo took a look and said calmly: "You didn't kill anyone today. You must be disappointed, right?"

"It's my own problem. It has nothing to do with you." The shadow gradually emerged. It was really just a shadow. "I didn't end the battle before the Saint of Northern Qi attacked. I lost the chance to kill him."

"There's no point in killing Wang Shisanlang." Lin Ruo sighed.

Shadow totally disagreed with this view and said in a deep voice: "Yes, if we kill Shisan Wang, he will definitely suffer."

"I hope Lord Lin can remember that I have no objection to the academy's alliance with Dongyi City, but I also hope that the academy will not interfere with my affairs."

Lin Ruo replied: "But what you did disturbed the hospital's plan."

"Wang Shisanlang is just an insignificant variable. His death will not affect the situation in Jiangnan." Shadow disagreed.

"I used the Four-Look Sword Technique to assassinate him. No one could suspect the Inspectorate, so I did not affect any plans of the Inspectorate." Shadow continued, explaining the rationale of his revenge.

"Si Gu Jian's disciples had nothing to do with what happened back then. Shisan Wang traveled around Qing Kingdom and never killed anyone. It's not good to target him like this." Lin Ruo said.

Shadow seemed a little unhappy: "Master Lin, are you beginning to show your kindness to me? I am a guy who hides in the dark and I have never had any feelings."

"I have feelings for Wuzhu, not to mention you who worships him. It's not true what you said, and I'm not being kind." Lin Ruo told Yingzi righteously, "Wang Shisanlang can't die. He will always be by my side. After all, Si Gu Jian sent him here, and I still have to give him an explanation. You should find someone else to do it. This will not only live up to the dean's trust in you over the years, but also avenge your great hatred."

"Okay, I really can't kill him with you here." Shadow accepted the reality.

"The spies in Jiangnan have been looking for news about Yun Zhilan. I believe there will be some clues soon. You should be able to complete this task." Lin Ruo asked jokingly.

Shadow snorted coldly and said with great certainty, "I will go and help the hospital deal with this matter. Without outsiders interfering, he will never be able to step into the gate of the Ming family."

The strength of Shadow and Yun Zhilan is almost the same. It is hard to say who will kill who in a head-on confrontation, but don't forget that Shadow is a killer. He will always be like today, lurking in the dark and making a fatal blow without anyone noticing.

To deal with Yun Zhilan, Shadow is enough and will definitely have the upper hand.

As long as Yun Zhilan cannot enter the Ming family, the role of the world's money houses will naturally fade.

Lin Ruo looked at the figure outside the curtain. In fact, he didn't think that Yun Zhilan would really die at the hands of Shadow.

Yun Zhilan might be defeated by Shadow, but he is a cautious guy and always has a backup plan.

Lin Ruo didn't want Shadow to really kill Yun Zhilan, and of course, he also didn't want Yun Zhilan to be able to enter the Ming family safely.

"It's okay, I'll leave then." Shadow said outside.

Lin Ruo replied: "In fact, I still hope that one day you can go to Dongyi City and take revenge in person."

Shadow turned his head and looked inside. There was finally some light in the darkness. "I want to do this more than anyone else. It would be much easier if you could help me."

Lin Ruo smiled and said nothing.

Shadow then said: "Of course, I know you won't help me. This is my own business and I don't need anyone else's help."

"Thank you for your words. One day I will go to Dongyi City and kill him. I hope you won't be surprised."

"Good luck to you." Lin Ruo smiled and watched the figure disappear outside the window.

Zong Zhui stood in the corridor, and only when he saw the shadow leave did he walk forward and stand by the window.

"Why can't you come in and talk?" Lin Ruo looked at him.

"It's too late, sir. I'm sorry to bother you."

Zong Zhui handed the information in through the window for Lin Ruo to review.

"The Ming family is really not much different from the water stronghold. They also raise pirates, but they are more secretive and difficult to investigate."

Lin Ruo looked at the information and nodded: "The Ming family's methods are still better than the water stronghold. The pirates they raise don't rob other people's goods, but only their own goods. The trick of stealing while guarding the goods is quite effective."

"In recent years, in addition to smuggling, the Ming family has indeed made a lot of money from selling goods in the treasury. According to statistics, in addition to marketing throughout the country, those goods that go to all corners of the world will always encounter more or less pirate robberies, resulting in the loss of nearly half of the goods." Zong Zhui had already read the information in advance and spoke about the key points.

"Using pirates to steal goods, and then secretly finding a place to sell them, you can make a lot of money, and you don't have to pay dividends to the inner treasury. It's really thoughtful. No wonder the inner treasury has a lot of deficits." (End of this chapter)