Lin Run's face didn't look good, but his eyes were filled with sadness.

  Lin Qingwan let out a cold laugh, straightened her back and gazed at him with piercing eyes: "If you can't even think this through, what's the point of talking about going to the military to make achievements?"

  "If it's not built, all you'll lose is your own life. Heaven won't be blind enough to let it succeed, and if it does, the entire Lin family will be ruined." Lin Qingwen slapped the table and said: "What's going on? Is it because my grandfather didn't hand over the Lin family army to you that you're harboring resentment in your heart?"

  Lin Ji was startled, his pale face knocked on the ground: "Young aunt, young nephew didn't mean it that way, I just think our Lin family doesn't have to be so careful, now is a chaotic world, martial arts are more important than literature, why can't we take the path of martial arts?"

  Lin Qingyan sneered, "Do you think being a general is just about being a martial artist who can't even recognize a single character? Look at the current leaders Lu Zhen, Cui Zheng, and Xu Lian - aren't they all well-read scholars? And what about Zhong Ruying? Even though she's just a girl, she's a renowned talent from the capital. What are you? You haven't even passed the imperial examination, and you can't even understand the intentions of your ancestors. Do you think you'll last long in the military?"

  Lin Ji lowered his head, his eyes were red, and he heavily knocked his forehead on the floor: "Please, Auntie, teach me."

  Lin Qingwan's face was calm, with a cold glint in her eyes, but when she saw his tightly clenched fists, she paused involuntarily. She lowered her eyelids and fell into deep thought.

  The hall fell silent for a moment, Lin Run looked at Lin Qingyuan, wanting to persuade her but fearing that it would spoil the three children, making them think that even if they offended their aunt, there was still the clan leader to plead on their behalf, so he also remained silent for a moment.

  Lin Wei and Lin Jia remained still with their heads down in such an atmosphere.

  Lin Ji knelt on the ground, cold sweat dripping down his face, but he stubbornly straightened his back.

  When Lin Yuhu heard that his aunt had lost her temper and rushed over, he saw this scene. Bai Mei, who came to report, was unclear about what she said. She didn't know why her aunt was angry, so she didn't dare to persuade her, and could only walk forward and pull her hand gently.

  Lin Qingwan glanced at her and looked down at Lin Ji, saying: "Your ambition is not small, then I'll ask you, do you know why your great-grandfather wanted to hand over the military power of the Lin family army instead of passing it on to the Lin family?"

  Lin Ji said cautiously: "Because at that time, the Lin family had no one with talent to control the Lin family army, and having military power in hand was a disaster rather than a blessing, so our ancestors handed it over."

  Lin Qingwan's expressionless face said, "Wrong, think again!"

  Lin Ji's forehead was sweating, and he bit his lip: "Because Second Grandfather's body is weak and dislikes military affairs."

  "Wrong again, think more." Lin Qingyan looked down at him and said, "Can't you think of anything else?"

  Lin Ji lowered his head, feeling ashamed and at a loss for what to do.

  Lin Run sighed and was about to advise Lin Qingyuan when a servant came in to report, "Young Mistress, Young Master Lin You from the Clan Leader's household has arrived."

  "Let him in."

  She had barely finished speaking when a young man stepped in from outside the door, walked up to Lin Ji and bowed to her, "Young lady," then turned to face Lin Run, "Uncle."

  Lin Run's face was calm and gentle, he asked: "How did you come here?"

  Lin You bowed his head and said, "Grandfather saw that it was late at night and you hadn't returned, so he was worried. He asked me to go into the city to look for you, but I didn't know until I left the house that Uncle had already returned to the clan. So I came looking for you."

  Lin Run nodded and looked at Lin Qingyu, saying: "You go back and tell Grandfather first, I'll deal with things here before returning."

  "Yes." Lin You responded with a sound, hesitated for a moment but didn't back down, instead looking at Lin Qingwan: "The young lady's question was also heard by this junior outside."

  Lin Qingwan looked at him with a calm gaze, Lin You's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged: "Young nephew has some foolish opinions, and I don't know if it's right or wrong."

  Lin Qingwan turned around and sat down, lifting her chin at him and nodding, "You tell me."

  Lin You bowed his head and said, "My great-grandfather handed over military power for the sake of the people of Daliang. At that time, the four families of Lin, Cui, Lu, and Zhong all held military power, while Your Majesty had nothing to rely on except for the 20,000 Imperial Guards and 10,000 Forbidden Army in the capital."

  At that time, the Lin family's army dominated the north and northeast with a total of three million troops, not counting those miscellaneous armies attached to the Lin family. One could hold off three, and our ancestors were loyal to the Great Liang. With our ancestors around, the Great Liang naturally had nothing to worry about." Lin You raised his head and said: "So when our ancestor was about to die, he handed over military power to Your Majesty, mainly to prevent internal strife in the Great Liang and the people from suffering."

  "Secondly, it is for Your Majesty. Today, I am the student of my great-grandfather. The previous emperor entrusted the great responsibility to my great-grandfather, and my great-grandfather should keep his promise. By handing over the military power to Your Majesty, you will have one more support."

  "The third is for the second grandfather and Lin's family, what Di said was not wrong, at that time Lin's family indeed did not have a general."

  Lin Qingwan's expression was calm and gentle, she glanced at Lin You from top to bottom before lowering her head to look at Lin Ji, asking: "Do you have any objections to what he said?"

  Lin Ji came back to his senses from his daze and bowed his head, saying: "No, junior nephew's knowledge is shallow, please forgive me, young aunt."

  "Do you know where you went wrong?"

  Lin Ji's face turned red as he said: "The mistake lies in foolishness, clearly unaware yet thinking one knows."

  "Wrong," Lin Qingyan said coldly, "think again."

  Lin Ji's face turned red, and he kowtowed, saying: "Your humble nephew does not know."

  "You were wrong to underestimate my grandfather's character and look down on the Lin family. Do you think everyone is only concerned with personal gain?... Go now, come back when you've thought it through. If you still want to join the army then, come find me again."

  Lin Run's heart skipped a beat as he turned his head to look at Lin Qingyuan.

  Lin You and Lin Yuheng were also slightly surprised, looking up at her.

  Lin Ji San and the others didn't have time to think any further, hastily bowing their heads and retreating.

  Although it's not publicly acknowledged, everyone knows that this young lady can call the shots for half of the clan's affairs. Offending her won't end well.

  Lin Run and the other two couldn't help but ask as they stepped down, "Wan Jie, are you willing to let Lin Ji join the army?"

  "He said many wrong things, but one thing was right," Lin Qingyan's expression softened as she said: "Why can't the young masters of the Lin family make achievements in the military?"

  Lin Run worriedly said, "Your Majesty's place..."

  "Brother, how long has our grandfather been gone?"

  Lin Run was taken aback, and Lin Qingyuan sighed: "It's been thirty years already. Your Majesty is a fool, and thirty years are enough for him to gather military power. Moreover, he is a wise ruler."

  At first, the Lin family could not join the army because the military power of the Lin family had just been handed over, and the soldiers were still loyal to the Lin family.

  If someone rises from the military, even if he is a fool, there will be people who support him to fight for power, and the emperor's collection will not go smoothly.

  Now thirty years have passed, and there are still old friends of the Lin family army in the military, even Deputy General Su Zhang is a descendant of the Lin family army. Xu Lian's ancestors were close to her grandfather.

  But this relationship must be separated by a layer, they are now loyal to the emperor, and they are willing to take care of the Lin family more, but they will not die for the Lin family like their predecessors.

  The emperor knew this, the Northeast Army knew it, and the Lin family also knew it.

  At this time, another member of the Lin family joined the army, and the advantage was that they were treated as younger relatives and friends, which was tolerable due to the emperor's magnanimity.