The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 259

[Chapter 259: The Yangtze River’s Back Waves Push Forward]

However, Lin Tian stood calmly in his original position, his expression did not change at all.

Yang Sheng looked at Lin Tian’s calm appearance and nodded imperceptibly, obviously very satisfied with his performance.

It seems that the experience of more than a month has made his apprentice grow a lot.

“If you have something to report, please report it. If not, please leave the court!”

said Eunuch Shun in a shrill voice. This is also the basic operation of the day.

“I have a report to report!”

said an official standing slightly behind.

It was about the problem of drought and water shortage in the west of the Central Plains.

This is also an old problem that must arise every year. Although it is mentioned every year, the situation has not improved much every year.

“I know, next one!”

The originally good mood was delayed by this matter, and the face of Emperor Zhengde became not so good again.

The lengthy report lasted for nearly an hour, and finally it was all finished. Lin Tian’s heels were numb from standing.

“The flood in the north of the Yangtze River has been resolved. If you don’t have anything important to do, please leave the court!”

After sitting like this for more than two hours, Emperor Zhengde was a little tired. He thought about going to the harem to find a beauty to entertain himself.

So he was a little lazy at this moment, and waved his hand impatiently.

These old-timers who have been working in the court for more than ten years, or even most of their lives, naturally know how to read the emperor’s face.

So when they saw the emperor like this, they shook their heads and said it was okay, and they had something to say but held it back.

However, as soon as the words about the flood in the north of the Yangtze River came out, more eyes focused on Lin Tian. There are

not many things that can be praised by the emperor in the court!

“Your Highness, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!”

With a voice of leaving the court, all the civil and military officials immediately knelt on the ground and sent the emperor away from the palace.

When they left the palace, Lin Tian was about to get on the carriage to return to the Lin Mansion when he was stopped by a servant in the Yang Mansion, saying that their master had invited him.

Now the news that Lin Tian is Yang Sheng’s disciple has not been released, so no one knows the relationship between them.

And Lin Tian did not want to be too ostentatious, so he kept it secret.

After all, everyone knows that Yang Shoufu and General Lin had a close personal relationship. Now that Lin Tian has reappeared in the officialdom, those who are interested will definitely find something wrong.

It is better to believe it than not to believe it. Lin Tian still thinks it is better to be careful.

When he came to Yang’s house, Lin Tian paid special attention to whether the so-called Miss Yang was in the house.

But unfortunately, he happened to hear the servants discussing that Miss Yang went out again today.

“You are too ostentatious this time. It is not a good thing for you to show your edge too early.”

As soon as he sat down in the study, Yang Sheng said straight to the point.

He has always been very strict with Lin Tian. Although Lin Tian’s work this time made him very satisfied, there are also many undesirable aspects.

“Attack as defense is what we should do most now.”

After hearing Yang Sheng’s rebuke, Lin Tian did not admit his mistake immediately, but expressed his own opinion.

He didn’t want to be too ostentatious, but his appearance had already attracted the attention of some people.

If he didn’t show some tricks, I’m afraid the people in Lin Mansion would be bullied!

According to the secret guards he arranged in Lin Mansion, people have been inquiring near Lin Mansion from time to time recently, but they were all scared away by them one by one.

This is enough to prove that Lin Tian’s appearance has been noticed by some people, and Zhu Jinquan’s contribution is indispensable.

“Tell me in detail about your trip to Jiangbei this time.”

Yang Sheng stroked his beard and squinted at Lin Tian.

He was not surprised that Lin Tian would refute his words. After all, in his opinion, Lin Tian is a very opinionated person.

Only the collision of opinions can produce new discoveries, so he has never been shy about differences.

Lin Tian originally planned to find an opportunity to tell Yang Sheng about this trip from beginning to end, so as to listen to his master’s views.

At this time, Yang Sheng took the initiative to ask to listen, so he naturally told him everything from beginning to end.

Including how he accidentally found Dr. Ning, and then exposed Li Tianlun’s corruption and bribery, and even mentioned the idea of building the dam and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

As for the fact that he personally went back to the capital and took Li Tianlun away from prison, he certainly didn’t say it.

Although Yang Sheng is a sensible person, he has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and some rules have long been engraved in his bones.

So it is better to let less people know about these things, even Lin Zuhua and Lin Tian were not told.

“My disciple believes that there must be a big force behind this Li Tianlun!”

After saying it from beginning to end, Lin Tian concluded with the last sentence.

“Indeed, this person must be extraordinary. I believe that the real Li Tianlun who broke into the prison has been rescued long ago!”

Yang Sheng narrowed his eyes and said his conclusion.

And what he said surprised Lin Tian. He didn’t expect Yang Sheng to be so clear!

However, Lin Tian’s surprise was not surprising to Yang Sheng, and he had no doubt that the person who kidnapped Li Tianlun was the disciple in front of him!

“How simple can a person who can amass a fortune of 100,000 taels of silver be?”

Yang Sheng said, and casually wrote the three characters of Li Tianlun on a piece of white paper.

“But we don’t know where this person has fled to, I’m afraid we need to spend more time thinking about it.”

Lin Tian said after pondering for a long time.

He hesitated for a long time, and finally did not tell Yang Sheng that he had kidnapped Li Tianlun.

The fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better!

“That’s not necessary. He will appear when he should appear. We just need to wait and see!”

But Yang Sheng looked calm and looked up and down at Lin Tian with narrowed eyes.

Lin Tian felt a little scared when he was looked at by him.

“I have heard about the plague in Ningjiang City.”

After a long while, Yang Sheng turned the topic to the plague.

Whether in ancient times or modern times, this plague is a matter that people value, especially in ancient times when the medical level was very backward!

But Lin Tian was able to foresee the plague in advance and developed a method to treat it early.

This was nothing short of a miracle for these ancient people!

“It was just that I happened to see this example in an ancient book, and I was just lucky by accident.”

Lin Tian said modestly. These were indeed the experiences summed up by the predecessors, and he was just following suit.

“The Yangtze River’s back waves push the front waves, and the world is still dominated by you young people! I’m old, I can’t refuse to admit my age!”

Yang Sheng sighed, shook his head, walked to his seat and sat down, his eyes a little distant.