The wife is the king of the palace

"He really thinks I dare not touch him..." Jin Qi was full of resentment, no longer being unpredictable in front of outsiders, and chattered endlessly.

Knowing that nothing happened, Xu Lan skillfully sneaked out of the imperial study room before he noticed, and walked quickly towards the outside of the courtyard.

Leaving the imperial study room, walked through the courtyard, and walked along the corridor. Not long after, Xu Lan saw Lin Xu who was strolling towards the outside of the palace. At the same time, there was a roar from the imperial study room. It was only when he realized that the person he had found had slipped away.

Hearing the sound, Lin Xu turned his head and saw Xu Lan who was walking towards this side as if he was fleeing. He took a step to the side and gave way.

Xu Lan did not leave quickly, but chose to walk side by side with him.

Xu Lan didn't leave because he wanted to continue the previous topic, "The Prime Minister hasn't answered my previous question yet."

This problem has troubled him for some time. In the third year of Jin Qi's ascension to the throne, Lin Xu won the first place in one fell swoop. He won the title of champion at the age of 14 and entered the court as an official. Shaoling became the youngest prime minister in the history of Dayu.

Although this also accounted for a lot of the lack of people in the court caused by Jin Qi's bloodbath at the time, the bigger reason was because of his own talent and strategy, which made his official career smooth sailing and promoted step by step.

But it is such a person who should know the overall situation best after being the number one scholar in the [-]th examination and the [-]th title, but he always seems to like to scream at the popularity of the dragon chair in the Golden Luan Hall.

"What?" Lin Xu was puzzled.

"Is the prime minister really not afraid of offending Shengwei?" Xu Lan asked again.

Jin Qi was his student, and he joined him when he was eight or nine years old. At that time, he was just a little prince who dared to bully even court ladies who had no power, no power, and no respect.

In front of Huang Paojia, no one thought that he would be the final winner.

What everyone didn't expect was that the first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to kill his adoptive mother, and after that, he used tough and cruel methods to bloodbath the court.

Killing his father and mother, and washing the court with blood, he is notoriously cruel and merciless. For a long time, people in the court were panicked. Don't say that Lin Xu is so angry with him, even those who dare to raise their eyes to meet him None.

Under such a situation where everyone was in danger, Lin Xu had been bold for a long time, which made Xu Lan very curious.

"He won't." Lin Xu said.

Under the rising sun, the two walked side by side towards the outside of the palace. It was still early, and the morning court ended in less than half an hour.

The weather in June and July is Lin Xu's favorite weather of the year. The sun in early summer is bright but not too bright. Whether it's reading books or practicing martial arts, such days are undoubtedly the most suitable.

Seemingly thinking of something, Lin Xu felt better.

Jin Qi is indeed a good emperor.He has been on the throne for nine years, and he is a little impressed by how he has persisted in not raising taxes and not being fatuous for so many years when all officials are afraid and no one dares to speak out.

If it were him sitting on the dragon chair above ten thousand people, he would definitely do whatever he wanted for a year without using it. After all, loyal words are harsh to the ear, not everyone can do it.

Hearing Lin Xu's confident answer, Xu Lan really wanted to ask him where his confidence came from, but he swallowed the words again.

Jin Qi will not kill Lin Xu, this has become a fact.

What happened just now can be said to have happened repeatedly in the past two years, but Lin Xu has not been harmed so far, but the one in the imperial study room was really pissed off.

After leaving the palace and walking to the city wall, the two of them stopped, and Xu Lan got into the carriage with the help of the servants.The two spent some time in the palace, and when they came out, there was only Xu Lan's carriage waiting nearby.

"Does the prime minister want to go together?" Xu Lan lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the person who was about to walk back home.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is between the Shangshu Mansion and the Imperial Palace, whether it is far or not, so Lin Xu always walks and occasionally rides a horse.

"No need to bother." Lin Xu led the guards who had been waiting for a long time, and walked out of the palace without haste.

It was almost noon when Lin Xu bid farewell to Xu Lan and returned to the mansion facing the brighter morning sun, but before he was seated, there was a commotion outside the door, and someone from the palace came looking for him.

The visitor looked anxious, and when he saw that Lin Xu was not in a hurry to kowtow, he immediately said, "Your Excellency, please return to the palace immediately. The front line border is attacked, and the emperor has called urgently."

"Attacked at the border?" Lin Xu put down the teacup he had just picked up, and frowned slightly.

Dayu is adjacent to the State of Xia, and the two countries have always been at odds with each other, and this is no longer a matter of a day or two.The Dayu Border Pass is often attacked by surprise, but the far water does not save the near fire, so unless there is a major movement, the letter will not be sent back to the court in a hurry.

Lin Xu walked out of the hall quickly, raised his hand to his lips and blew a whistle, then he looked at the person coming, "Has Xia Guo attacked?"

"The subordinates don't know, I just heard that the manager said it was an urgent call." Come humanely.

At the end of Lin Xu's questioning, a tall horse galloped towards him. Lin Xu got on the horse, and immediately drove the horse towards the palace.

It was nearly noon, and the number of pedestrians on the road increased, and the flow of people was even worse when passing through the busy market. When Lin Xu returned to the palace at the fastest speed, horse-drawn carriages had gathered near the empty side gate just now.

Xu Lan also arrived at this moment. The two looked at each other, nodded silently, and dismounted as quickly as possible to enter the palace.

Going back to the imperial study room again, the study room was already overcrowded, and it was a border issue, but everyone involved was called over.

When the two of them entered the door, all the ministers in the room looked solemn and lowered their heads thinking about something. From time to time, some people made a sound, but they were immediately suppressed by more people's rebuttals.

"What happened?" Lin Xu quickly walked in.

Hearing the sound, everyone who had lowered their heads in contemplation looked up one after another, and they were relieved to see Lin Xu, and the uneasiness on their faces dissipated somewhat.

Lin Xu entered the imperial court [-] years ago, and his strategy and wisdom are unrivaled. Seeing him now, everyone seems to have taken a reassurance.

"The urgent report from the border customs said that a storehouse in one of the border camps was burned down a few days ago. Xia Guo took advantage of the vacancy and entered, and now he has broken through the outermost defense line..." Wanyu, the Minister of the household department who lost his salary earlier, hurried up Before explaining the situation, the military situation was urgent, so he didn't even care about the old grudges.

"The warehouse was burned?" Lin Xu sent an urgent letter next.

The letter is not long, it only briefly explained the origin of the matter.

Half a month ago, Xia Guo suddenly launched a surprise attack, broke into the Dayu Bianguan camp at night, and set fire to the camp warehouse, resulting in the loss of countless grain and grass in one of the camps, and most of the newly supplied weapons were also destroyed.

After the incident, the camp immediately reported the letter to the DPRK and General Ghost Face guarding the border.

But the enemy army did not give them a chance to catch their breath, and immediately launched an attack. With their fierce firepower and the loss of personnel and weapons due to the previous battle at the Dayu camp, there was no time to supply them. The front line of defense was instantly defeated. Shengsheng was opened a gap.

"The warehouse was burned half a month ago, why has no one reported it yet?" Jin Qi, who had already been furious when he saw the urgent case, made a complaint, causing all the officials to hang their heads and dare not speak.

"My Majesty, from the border to the court, it takes less than ten days for ordinary letters to arrive." The official who was in charge of the army came out to reply, and when the words fell, his forehead was covered with thin sweat.

Jin Qi's eyes were already full of blood that was no longer concealed, and the cold murderous intent flowed in his eyes, and the murderous aura came out through his body, making all the officials hold their breath and tremble, as if they were in an ice cellar.

There was a dead silence in the imperial study room, and someone rushed to the door again, and an urgent letter was handed over again.

Jin Qi browsed quickly, and when he put down the letter, the murderous look on his cold and profound face had turned to frost.

"Idiot!" Jin Qi shouted angrily.

Everyone was terrified, and hurriedly took the urgent document and passed it on for viewing.

The second urgent message was sent on the same day as the border gate, and the front line of defense was breached almost that night. According to the speed of the enemy army, it would only take fifteen or six days for the camp's defense line to completely collapse, and the enemy army would be defeated. Invaded Dayu inland.

The general guarding the border has already mobilized troops from the sidelines to help, but when the nearby troops cannot move, it will take at least ten days for the dispatched army to reach the battlefield.

"The letter said that it is hoped that the court can supply supplies and military supplies and weapons. How much stock is there in the warehouse?" Xu Lan asked after reading the letter.

"There...there is not much food and grass in the treasury, and there are military supplies and weapons, but they can be transferred from the treasury. Even if they go through the official route, it will take about [-] days at the earliest. It is too late." The Minister of the Household Department, Wan Yu, was already in a state of desperation.

Shipping supplies is different from sending letters, even if you follow the official route non-stop, it will be much slower.

"More than 20 days? Waiting for the things to be delivered, wouldn't Xia Guo come in?" Su Fanyi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, immediately raised his voice.

The two of them were at odds with each other. Seeing that the Minister of the Household Department was so angry that his face was flushed and he was about to speak, Xu Lan immediately interrupted, "Is there no other way?"

"Can you send local troops there first?" someone suggested.

"No, the local army closest to the camp will take more than ten days, plus the delivery time, it's too late." Jin Qi's face was gloomy, he had already thought about this possibility.

"Food and grass can be ordered to be urgently collected from the local area. It should be in time, but this weapon, I'm afraid..." Xu Lan hesitated to speak.

Food and grass are important, but weapons are even more important. Even if the soldiers are well fed, they cannot defend against the enemy if they are unarmed.

"The most urgent task is to find a way to transport the weapons there."

"But even with the fastest speed, it will take more than 20 to [-] days to send it over, it's too late!"

"Then what should we do? Should we just give up like this?"

"Then tell me what you can do?"

"I……"

All the officials were at a loss. Seeing that everyone was arguing again, Lin Xu suddenly stepped forward and took down the map hanging on the wall and put it on the imperial case.

"Aiqing has a way?" Jin Qi immediately got up to help smooth the map.

"There is no way." Lin Xu glanced over the memorial with his name and footprints on the table, and finally fell on Jin Qi's face faintly.

Jin Qi felt his scalp go numb for a while, so he hurriedly took the booklet and stuffed it in his arms to hide it.

After hiding, Jin Qi felt that he was so timid and imposing as the emperor, so he straightened his chest, but when he raised his head and met Lin Xu's eyes, he felt guilty again inexplicably, and the feeling of numbness in his scalp was even worse. It went straight into the spine.

This person must have missed him again, and I don't know what method he thought of this time to plot against him.