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Ling Yan's funeral was held a few days later. As one of the most powerful people in the empire, Ling Yan's funeral also attracted the participation of almost all high-ranking officials and nobles.

Lei Bin is already somewhat familiar with this posture, because he had already done it once when he was in the Federation.

"Tm, what kind of fate am I? Why do I always send people to funerals? It's always such a big show." Lei Bin couldn't help but speak for a while.

On this day, Huangfuming ordered the whole country to mourn, prohibit entertainment activities, and mourn Ling Yan.

Although it is not comparable to the Lei family's status in the federation, Ling Yan's status in the empire is definitely ranked among the top twenty.Therefore, as the emperor, Huangfu Ming also came to mourn in person.

With a sad look on his face, Lei Bin, together with the other five brothers, knelt beside the coffin, returning salutes to the guests who came and went.

Because Huangfuming was present in person, the whole funeral was very solemn, and no one dared to make any big moves.

Huangfuming's majesty is still an absolute authority in the empire.

Although Huangfuming only stayed for a while and then left, this kind of aftermath can still deter everyone. [

Including when Ling Wei came, he also saluted respectfully, and his performance was extremely sad, and he didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements.

However, the way he looked at Lei Bin was obviously murderous.

Lei Bin just smiled indifferently, like a flower.Ling Wei saw it and became even more angry, but he didn't dare to do anything.

Princess Yanran also came over this time, she didn't wear filial piety, but she stood behind Lei Bin and bowed slightly to the guests as a gift.

As a princess, Huangfu Yanran can be said to be excellent in all aspects, and no one can pick out any flaws.

However, marrying Ling Zihe made everyone feel that Princess Yanran's life was completely ruined.

Now that Ling Yan died, the situation in the Ling family was very chaotic, but Princess Yanran didn't take the opportunity to regret the marriage, instead she came to help pay the gift, which shows that Princess Yanran's heart is also very deep.

In Lei Bin's words, this woman is not simple.

The political enemies of the Lei family, such as the Austin family, the Bryan family, etc., were all present, and they all showed a very solemn look, and no one could find any faults.

With Ling Yan's status during his lifetime, if someone behaved disrespectfully at the funeral after his death, Huangfuming would probably intervene in person.

No one dared to offend this unfathomable majesty.

The grand funeral ceremony took a whole day.It looked extremely grand, but in fact, no one really mourned because of Ling Yan's death.

Everyone here is just trying to save face.

"Zihe, are you going back?" After the funeral, after Lei Bin sent Princess Yanran away, he was ready to go back to his room, thinking about how to deal with Ling Wei next.

But at this time, a person stopped Lei Bin. Lei Bin turned his head and saw that it was Ling Zihe's half-brother, Ling Ziyue, the son of Ling Yan's other concubines. [

"Oh, big brother, don't you know what you can do with me?" Lei Bin immediately said with a very friendly smile.

Before Ling Yan married Xiao Yi, he had messed with countless women, and he did not know how many women's bellies were grown, but because of the Ling family's rules, most of the children were aborted before they were born.

Ling Ziyue, Ling Yan's first son, was born to a concubine he liked very much, and was kept.

Ling Zihe was actually the third among Ling Yan's six sons.

Hearing Lei Bin call him big brother, Ling Ziyue was still a little bit surprised, because before, Ling Zihe was deeply loved by Ling Yan because he was from the direct line, and he was also the first heir, so he never called them the other five. What brothers look up to, has never been called a brother.

At that time, Ling Zihe had blatant contempt for the five of them.

Now, Lei Bin actually called him brother, which made him feel a little surprised. Although Ling Ziyue knew that now that Ling Yan was dead, Ling Zihe might try to curry favor with them and stabilize his position.

But he still didn't expect Lei Bin to call out the words "big brother" so kindly.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that my father just passed away, and I was wondering where I can help my family, so I came to ask." Ling Ziyue recovered quickly and said very gently.

Lei Bin was slightly surprised when he saw Ling Ziyue's attitude. This Ling Ziyue seemed to be a gentleman, completely different from the insidiousness of Ling Yan and Ling Wei.

Could it be that he is an outlier?

Lei Bin himself quickly denied it. He didn't believe it. A brother who dared to take the initiative to talk to him at this time had no ambitions, and it was purely to help the family.

This can only show that this Ling Ziyue is even smarter and better at covering up.

"Of course, now that my father has been assassinated, and several people are staring at our Ling family. Only when we brothers work together can we revitalize the family. Especially our current uncle Ling Wei is blatantly trying to compete for the Ling family's property. We must win Take precautions." Lei Bin said indignantly.

"That's right, then... how should we deal with it?" Ling Ziyue asked sincerely.

"To be honest, I don't have any countermeasures right now. I'm still in a mess. I don't know if my brother has any suggestions?" Lei Bin kicked the ball to Ling Ziyue with a smile.

Hearing this, Ling Ziyue was slightly taken aback again, and said: "This... I don't have any good suggestions, but I am willing to do my best to help you, Zihe, but I have an assignment, so I can't do it."

After hearing what Ling Ziyue said, Lei Bin knew that Ling Ziyue was also a cunning one, and he refused to tell the truth at all.

Immediately, Lei Bin smiled and said, "I am relieved to have your words, big brother. Right now, I don't have any good plans. When my mother and I discuss a specific plan, we will have to Rely on you, big brother, and the other brothers."

"Okay, no problem." Ling Ziyue agreed without hesitation.

"If that's the case, I'll go back first." Lei Bin said.

"it is good."

Lei Bin turned and left, but Ling Ziyue's eyes flashed a bright light, and he turned around and walked into a small hall of Ling's house.

"Brother, how are you? What did that Ling Zihe say?" At this time, in this small hall, several other brothers of Ling Zihe were there, and when they saw Ling Ziyue come back, they immediately asked.

Ling Ziyue snorted, sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, and said, "Now, Ling Zihe has become extremely cunning, and even treated me very politely, and even called me big brother, saying something like brotherhood."

"What? He actually said that?" The other brothers were slightly surprised when they heard Ling Ziyue say that.

Because they all knew what kind of person Ling Zihe was before.

"That's right, probably now he also knows that his situation is very bad, so he came to win us over. However, it's too late, heh, Ling Zihe, we are destined to be unable to coexist." In Ling Ziyue's eyes, A sharp light flashed.

"That's right, he came here to curry favor with us now that he was in danger. If it were a time of peace, he would have killed us all." A vicious gleam flashed in the eyes of the fourth son, Ling Zimo.

"In short, our five brothers must work together, otherwise, we will end up in the place of death and burial." Ling Ziyue glanced at everyone's face, and said very solemnly.

"This is natural." Several others agreed together.

Lei Bin returned to the room, greeted Ding Shuxue, and then lay down on the bed, letting Xingmeng know all the things happening in the Ling mansion through the surveillance, and then analyzed all the recent things, thinking about how to make himself The earl's seat was secured.

"Now, that old mother of mine doesn't have any doubts about me, nor does anyone else have any doubts. I basically have no problem integrating into this identity." Lei Bin said to Xingmeng.

"Yes." Xingmeng replied.

"Now if so many people want to overthrow the Ling family, what is the most likely thing to do? Help me analyze and analyze, so that I can prescribe the right medicine and find some ways to fight." Lei Bin said.

"The biggest reliance of the Ling family is power. When Ling Yan was alive, he was the chief minister of state affairs of the empire, with great power. Now that Ling Yan is dead, this position is gone, and the Ling family has lost their biggest reliance. Second, the accumulation of ten generations of the Ling family has countless retainers. Many of their families have been loyal to the Ling family for hundreds of years, and their combined power is extremely terrifying. If you can win over these retainers, then your seat will be secure A lot. Back then, Ling Yan fought with several other brothers and killed many retainers, but he was also very tolerant to many retainers. He did not kill many retainers who were originally from other departments, but tolerated each other and let them Working for himself, through this method, Ling Yan successfully won the loyalty of a large number of retainers. Now that Ling Yan is dead, these retainers have also begun to form many factions, especially the children or sisters of several of the retainers are Ling Yan Your concubine, who is the mother of Ling Zihe's other brothers, will inevitably make it extremely difficult for you to subdue these retainers..."

Xingmeng analyzed the current situation of the Ling family for Lei Bin.

After listening to Xingmeng's analysis for a long time, Lei Bin finally came to a one-word conclusion: Fuck.

The current situation of the Ling family is really too chaotic. Although he has the support of the Xiao family, he can't completely control the Ling family in a short time.

"Now that Ling Yan is dead, the Ling family has lost a lot of support in the political world. I have to get a job and gain some power. Power is always a good thing. Only with power can I subdue other people. Although I must I can't get the position of Chief Minister of State, but I can get some other positions." Lei Bin thought, his first step is to get a position first.

As the son of Ling Yan and the heir to the title of Earl of the Ling family, Huangfuming would definitely give him a position because of the hard work of the ten generations of this family.

First, let's see what kind of job Huangfuming can give himself, and then make other plans.

Lei Bin planned this first step, which is to ask Xingmeng to draft a memorial for himself, and send it to the palace tomorrow, expressing his desire to serve the country and obtain a job.

Lei Bin reckoned that Huangfuming would definitely not refuse.

Originally, Lei Bin was the lieutenant general of the federation, but later Ling Yan helped him transfer, and temporarily stayed in the imperial capital without going out, so he only had one rank left as a lieutenant general, without any actual position.