I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 68 Li Lin: I'll compromise first

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"Linlin? !!!"

Li Lin felt that she was getting her comeuppance.

'I hate stupid!'

In Li Lin's opinion, Zhao Ya wanted to take her as a concubine the first time he met her, all because Zhang Chun had laid a very bad foundation. As soon as he came up, he gave herself to her, and then turned around and gave her "junior sister" Ma Xiaojiao to her. Then Zhao Ya would definitely think that the five sisters all wanted to marry him, the person destined by heaven, and rely on herself to realize their ambitions. This time they took the initiative to come to him to offer themselves for marriage.

To be honest, Li Lin, who had never relied on anyone in her previous life, let alone a man, certainly didn't want to go down the path of relying on selling her body to get ahead.

This was also the reason why Li Lin and Zhang Chun split up and wanted to go it alone.

However, after spending three or four months in Cide Palace, not only did he not leave the Novice Village, but he also did nothing. He could not even raise his head in front of Zhang Chun, who advocated self-sacrifice. Finally, Li Lin realized that Zhang Chun might be right.

In this feudal society with strict hierarchy, it seems that there is really no other way for women like these to gain the trust of powerful men except to become their women.

As long as they cannot gain the trust of powerful men, they will not be able to borrow the power of powerful men.

Without power, they are no different from ordinary women of this era. They certainly can't accomplish anything, let alone lead troops to fight.

You know, it is probably more difficult for a woman to be the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces than for a woman to be in power behind the scenes.

It has to be said that in this feudal society where men are superior to women, it is much more difficult for women than men to make a difference and change society, and even time travelers are no exception.

Of course, it cannot be said that women definitely do not have the opportunity to become the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces.

Let’s not talk about the distant past, let’s just talk about the recent past. Didn’t Empress Xiao of the Liao Dynasty and Empress Liang of the Western Xia Dynasty all lead their own troops to war?

However, this goes back to Zhang Chun's point, that is, if one wants to get things done, one must first gain power through Zhao Ya, or even become a regent empress dowager like Empress Dowager Xiao and Empress Dowager Liang.

It can be said that Li Lin has completed the transformation from questioning Zhang Chun, to understanding Zhang Chun, and then to becoming Zhang Chun.

"What else can I do? As a young palace maid, what other options do I have?"

In fact, before coming to find Zhao Ya, Li Lin had already guessed that this might happen.

She also figured it out. If she didn't sleep with Zhao Ya a few times and make Zhao Ya trust her, how could Zhao Ya give her the opportunity to lead the army? Didn't Liang Hongyu only get the opportunity to lead the army after sleeping with Han Shizhong for many years and even bearing several children by him?
Li Lin thought to herself: "In my previous life, I was known as the 'Female Tyrannosaurus'. I was over 30 years old, and no man dared to touch me, let alone sleep with me. You little brat, you're so brave that you even dare to set your sights on me. Fine, fine, let's try to change things. I'll compromise for now, and when you fall into my hands, we'll settle the score!"

After slamming Zhao Ya in her heart, Li Lin forced a smile and uttered a few words through her teeth: "I will leave it to the king to decide."

Li Lin couldn't hide the look in her eyes.

Zhao Ya's anus suddenly tightened: "When sleeping with this female Tyrannosaurus, I really have to be careful not to let her learn from Gulberjin Guowohatun."

For your own safety, stay away from Li Lin?
How is that possible?

The one who hit him with the car was Li Lin. She was the "mastermind" of his murder. If he didn't hit her a thousand times, how could he avenge himself and eliminate the hatred in his heart?
The key is that Zhao Ya is looking forward to the day when he sleeps with all five of them, or even when they all bear him children. Then they will know that they are also time travelers. When they think about all the years they have been willing to compromise, serving him wholeheartedly, devoting themselves to pleasing him, thinking they were controlling him, but in fact they were being controlled by him the whole time, what kind of expression will they have? Will they think they are clowns? Or will they collapse on the spot?
Zhao Ya felt that this was his greatest revenge for them hitting him to death.

"It's a pity there are so many people here, otherwise I would definitely charge her some interest first and let her experience my Eiffel Tower flipping over and over."

Now, Zhao Ya could only say with some regret: "In the future, when Zheng Yaban and Wang Yaban marry here, you four can marry here together."

Li Lin replied, "Yes."

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When Li Lin returned to her residence, Yuan Qingcheng had already returned.

"I didn't find a chance to contact Zhao Ya, what about you, Sister Lin?" Yuan Qingcheng asked. "I did." Li Lin said a little absent-mindedly.

"What's Zhao Ya like?" Yuan Qingcheng asked.

Li Lin recalled every detail of her interactions with Zhao Ya and gave an objective assessment: "Not bad, about the same as Zhang Chun and Jiaojiao."

Seeing that Li Lin was in a bad mood, Yuan Qingcheng asked, "What's wrong with you? Is your contact with Zhao Ya not going well?"

"It went smoothly. Zhao Ya said that he wanted me to join him first. When he was organizing his army or making military deployments, he wanted me to serve as his advisor. He would listen to my advice as much as possible. Once I had made some military achievements and gained some reputation, and the Song army officers and soldiers were convinced of me, he would gradually let me participate in the command of the battles."

Although she didn't understand military affairs, Yuan Qingcheng understood that it was too outrageous to let a little girl who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old command thousands of troops.

Yuan Qingcheng even felt that if Zhao Ya really handed over hundreds of thousands of troops to a person like Li Lin for reorganization and command, it would mean that Zhao Ya was unreliable, and they must have made the wrong choice by choosing Zhao Ya to replace Zhao Ji.

Now, Zhao Ya has Li Lin start as a staff officer, slowly gaining experience, and then, depending on the situation, gradually letting Li Lin get involved in the military. This is both safe and gives Li Lin opportunities. It can be said that Zhao Ya has handed in a perfect answer.

"What is Sister Lin not satisfied with?" Yuan Qingcheng was puzzled.

Li Lin didn't let Yuan Qingcheng guess randomly, but directly told her the reason: "Zhao Ya asked me to be his concubine, and I agreed."

"This……"

Although they had been mentally prepared for this, Yuan Qingcheng still found it hard to accept that Li Lin wanted to sleep with Zhao Ya right after they met.

"Is Zhao Ya so lustful?" Yuan Qingcheng frowned.

Li Lin shook her head:
"He's almost going to be the emperor, how could he be short of women?"

"Also, I know myself well enough to know that I'm not the most stunning beauty among all the other girls."

"It's all Zhang Chun's fault!"

"We shouldn't have let Zhang Chun approach Zhao Ya on her own. As soon as she approached him, she offered herself to him. Later, she asked Jiaojiao to offer herself to him, making Zhao Ya think that we all wanted to be his concubines. That's why he used the reward of concubines as a means to win us over."

"Then why didn't you correct Zhao Ya?" Yuan Qingcheng asked.

"Do you think I don't want to? But if I correct Zhao Ya, when he becomes emperor, he will be surrounded by talented people and busy with affairs of state. He will definitely forget me in a few days and will not think of me even if he has the chance. As a woman, if I want to be with him legitimately, what other way can I have except to be his concubine?" Li Lin said.

Yuan Qingcheng thought so too. If they kept cleaning the side halls, what difference would it make to being banished to the cold palace? Zhao Ya might never visit such a hellish place in her life.

If you think about it carefully, they can only become Zhao Ya's concubines, and even have to gain Zhao Ya's favor, in order to stay by Zhao Ya's side and realize their dreams.

So Li Lin’s choice was not wrong.

After hesitating for a long time, Yuan Qingcheng asked, "Then... Sister Lin, have you mentioned me to Zhao Ya?"

What made Yuan Qingcheng happy was that Li Lin said, "Yes, I mentioned it. I also mentioned Shiyun. Zhao Ya said that we should marry together with Zheng Yaban and Wang Yaban."

"Sister Lin is more reliable than Zhang Chun. It's right for me to team up with Sister Lin." Yuan Qingcheng thought.

Yuan Qingcheng said, "With Zhao Ya's intention, even if Zheng Yaban, Wang Yaban, and Zhang Chun are unwilling to take us with them, we will definitely be able to get to Zhao Ya."

Unexpectedly, Li Lin poured cold water on Yuan Qingcheng: "Don't be too happy too soon. Judging from the situation, you and Shiyun will probably be killed by Zhao Ya."

Yuan Qingcheng bit her lower lip and said nothing...

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(End of this chapter)