The wife is the king of the palace

Prime Minister's Mansion, in the study.

Lin Xu carefully held his newly obtained Changping Ci. He looked at the cover, the title page, and the spine of the book. His black eyes, which should have been as quiet as a deep pool but now shone with light, were full of joy and enthusiasm. happiness.

Ancient books and ancient books are always rare. Although he is a prime minister, he is not omnipotent. He has obtained the first volume of this Changping Ci for several years, and he liked it very much at that time. After that, he has been asking people everywhere to find it, but there has been no clue. Unexpectedly, it suddenly appeared in front of him now.

Lin Xu straightened his back slightly, and lightly stroked the book with his fingertips, before slowly turning to the first page.

This Changping Ci is not a famous work, but Lin Xu likes the poems included in it very much. He has read the first volume countless times and has already read it so well that he can recite it fluently.

Now that he got the second volume, he felt a little apprehensive, and closed it again after reading only one page, for fear that he couldn't help but finish reading it all at once.

He got this book with great difficulty, so naturally he was reluctant to part with it, so he had to study it carefully.

Lin Xu closed the page, but couldn't bear to like it with the snap of his fingers, so he opened it again.

The guard who came back with Lin Xu stood outside the door. Seeing that Lin Xu, who had always been calm and steady, couldn't help but smile a little in his eyes. Only at this time did the adults of their family look like ordinary people.

Without the sense of mystery and unpredictability, it is completely just a child who has become clumsy because he got something he likes and doesn't know what to do.

The guard was chuckling, but Lin Xu in the room was already frowning slightly, his black eyes gleaming with joy also appeared a little dull.

Lin Xu tilted his head slightly, and stared at the Chang Ping Ci in his hand in a daze. When he read this book, he thought of Jin Qi, and when he thought of Jin Qi, he thought of the past.

He still couldn't understand that Jin Qi could eat porridge and cabbage every day to get fat. What made him resist even more was that when he thought of Jin Qi getting fat, his master's face came to mind.

Lin Xu was not born in a famous family. It was his parents who invited a husband for him to make him what he is today. Among them, the one who taught martial arts was also the one he studied as a teacher. He was a round man weighing nearly two hundred catties.

It is said that he used to be a bodyguard when he was young, and he almost ran around Dayu.

But I don't know what happened. It was fine in the early years. In recent years, the hair on his master's head has become thinner after his master became rounder. Thinking of this, Lin Xu was a little worried.

For him, Lin Xu respects him from the bottom of his heart, but there are things about him that Lin Xu still can't understand, such as his beautiful lightness skill that completely doesn't match his figure.

Thinking of his master, thinking of Jin Qi, Lin Xu couldn't help but see the scene of Jin Qi turning into a round one and then falling from the sky. He already had a bit of resistance and dull eyes, but they became more resistant and dull in an instant.

Lin Xu shook his head and dismissed the images in his mind. He had already figured it out, and it seemed that there was still money left at Shangshifu in the palace...

In the imperial study room, Jin Qi who shivered suddenly calmed down.

Jin Qi looked at Xu Lan, who stepped forward and said: "I just got the news, after the imperial edict was issued, there seems to be commotion outside."

This time, Lin Xu took only three or four days to come up with the income increase plan, so fast that many merchants outside hadn't heard the news at all. Now that the imperial decree is issued suddenly, riots are naturally inevitable.

"Is the situation serious?" Jin Qi asked.

"It's more serious than expected. The news was only announced through sound transmission, and I heard that many shops in Beijing have already moved around." That's why Xu Lan stayed.

Jin Qi frowned, feeling a little worried.

The former emperor of Shang and Taxation had intended to make a move, but he hadn't succeeded. The biggest difficulty was that all the officials were also in this group of people.

Although merchants and the like do not have a single soldier, their power is not to be underestimated. They are also profit-seeking people who can do anything for profit. If they really form a clique and cause trouble, there will be chaos.

"Does the prime minister know?" Jin Qi asked.

"It should have been heard." Xu Lan said, how could such a smart person as Lin Xu miss this.

"Then don't worry."

"Your Majesty?" Xu Lan was a little surprised. He thought that Jin Qi would be worried because it was about Lin Xu.

"That guy must have a way to deal with it." Mentioning Lin Xu again, Jin Qi still gritted his teeth.

Xu Lan was still a little uneasy, "I am also a little worried about the situation in the court. Although those people are now intimidated by the prime minister, if they are really involved, I am afraid that I will jump the wall in a hurry."

After a pause, Xu Lan said again: "I'm afraid that the mantis is catching the cicada and the oriole is behind. I'm afraid that agreeing to increase the business tax is just a cover."

The business tax has moved the interests of all the officials. Although everything is going smoothly now, Xu Lan is always a little uneasy.Lin Xu is the person in charge of the whole matter, and the officials dare not be disrespectful in the open, but they have to guard against it in secret.

"The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind?" Jin Qi sneered.

"Yes." Xu Lan said, there are countless people in this court who want to bring down Lin Xu.

"The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind? Then I want to see if they have this ability! I don't know about others, how can I not know? That guy is the kind of mantis who doesn't forget to catch the cicada when he gets it. The character that can catch the oriole as well."

Mentioning Lin Xu's headache-provoking character, the veins on Jin Qi's forehead twitched. Lin Xu is good everywhere, but this character really makes people want to bite him to death!

Especially sometimes, Jin Qi really wanted to crush this person to ashes.

"You go down first." Jin Qi recalled all the things in the past, and his sharp-edged face became distorted and hideous.

"Yes."

When Xu Lan left, Jin Qi became angrier as he thought about it.

But even though he was gnashing his teeth in anger, Jin Qi still recruited the leader of the hidden guards after Xu Lan left.

"You go and follow Lin Xu, the hidden guards are at your disposal, you just need to keep him safe, and if something happens to him, you don't have to come back." When the words fell, Jin Qi's eyes were filled with killing intent.

In the past two years, Jin Qi's temper has indeed improved a lot, but those who are familiar with him know that it's not because he changed his temper after accepting murder, but because of Lin Xu.

Jin Qi has a murderous heart, and he never keeps those who disobey him, but Lin Xu is not a person who attaches great importance to killing, so Jin Qi also withdrew his fangs and sharp claws, crawled and dozed, and accompanied Lin Xu to take all the officials together with him. He played around and screamed in anger.

All the officials are making small noises, but if Jin Qi's minions are really exposed again, the whole court may be unavoidably bloody.

The leader of the hidden guards who had been by Jin Qi's side for many years naturally understood this truth. After receiving the order, he immediately acted without delay.In less than half a stick of incense time, the entire prime minister's mansion, including Lin Xu, had been protected.

At nightfall, in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lin Xu handed the note to the guards waiting in front of him.

"Just do as I say, and remember not to alarm others."

"Yes."

The guard went out, and after looking around towards the roof against the moonlight, he turned and walked towards the back door.

The leader of the hidden guards waved for the other hidden guards to follow. Although their mission was to protect Lin Xu, they also had to monitor all the people around Lin Xu, so as not to use their identities to injure others.

With orders, two of the hidden guards quickly came out, hid themselves in the darkness, and quickly followed.

Seeing this, the leader of the hidden guards just turned his gaze to Lin Xu who was in the study, when he saw that there was an extra person in front of him at some point.

When they found someone coming, the guards hiding in the dark were startled. Just as they were about to distance themselves, they realized that the person who suddenly appeared in front of them turned out to be the guard who had just left from the back door.

"This is from the prime minister." The guard took out the note that Lin Xu had just given him from his arms, and handed it to the head of the hidden guard.

The head of the hidden guard was surprised, and after a moment of hesitation, he stepped forward to take the note.There were several things that they were asked to do secretly on the note, and Lin Xu had obviously expected that they would come, and even arranged the things.

"The emperor asked us to protect him."

"I don't need you here, it's good to have me, besides, that lord is just as good as me." The guard looked at the few people, who didn't even know when he came here, and they were not as good as him in terms of means.

The dark guard paused, but finally compromised, "I need to go back and ask the emperor for instructions."

Their secret guards have always only obeyed the emperor's orders.

The guards didn't stop them, and after a few words according to what Lin Xu said, they left, and the leader of the hidden guards also disappeared into the night.

In the palace, Jin Qi couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words. After thinking for a while, he said helplessly, "Let him go!"

Knowing that Lin Xu had expected his actions again, Jin Qi's calm heart began to beat wildly again, the sound was deafening.Lin Xu is so smart, how much did he expect in his heart?

He didn't believe that the man didn't know anything, but he wasn't as thoughtful as Lin Xu, so he couldn't figure it out at all.

After getting the permission, the head of the hidden guard did not leave immediately, but showed a rare expression of hesitation.

"What else did he say?" Jin Qi instantly realized that Lin Xu must have said something so bold that the hidden guards dared not speak.

"The Prime Minister also explained that Shang Shi Fu should control the emperor's diet, saying that food accumulation is harmful to the body."

Hearing this, Jin Qi, who was still in a state of confusion just now, was so moved that he suddenly had the urge to go to the prime minister's mansion with an inkstone and beat someone to death with an inkstone.

"What does he mean? I'm not getting fat!" Jin Qi gritted his teeth and his eyes were red.

The dark guard hesitated, and although he was not sure, he still told about Master Lin Xu, "...This man is fat and hair loss, he may be suffering from a disease or poisoning."

The secret guards checked Lin Xu when he first entered the court. His master was indeed a real person, but he was not fat when he was young.

The corner of Jin Qi's mouth twitched violently, something broke in his brain, his eyes were scarlet with anger, he grabbed the inkstone and roared viciously, "Go and tell him, I will never be fat, and I will never be bald!"

Whatever he wants, what he likes, this person obviously wants to piss him off because he sees him living too long!