The wife is the king of the palace

Jin Qi, who was already on the verge of breaking out, heard the last sentence, the corner of his mouth twitched violently, and his teeth were even more grinding. This person really ate a bear's heart and leopard's guts?

Seeing that Jin Qi's eyes were red and he was about to explode, Xu Lan said quickly, "This plan sounds feasible, but is it really feasible?"

At first glance, the plan seems to be on their side at the right time and place, but the river is turbulent and the river is rough. These are completely uncontrollable factors. Once a certain link goes wrong, the whole plan will collapse.

Lin Xu withdrew his playful gaze from Jin Qi, and landed on the map again.

This is a surprising plan, and naturally there is no precedent. Now they have no time to test it. Whether it is implemented or not, in the final analysis, it depends on whether Jin Qi trusts him.

However, without waiting for Xu Lan to speak again, and without waiting for Lin Xu to speak again, Jin Qi's majestic order that cannot be refused has already come.Yu Linxu, he has always believed in it.

"Immediately send a letter to the general of the frontier and the deputy general of the camp to tell them the situation here, and ask them to cooperate with setting up barriers to intercept weapons, and ask the two provinces behind the front camp to urgently collect food and grass to supplement military supplies."

"Your Majesty, this matter is yet to be discussed—"

"Oh, do you have other ways?" Jin Qi asked.

"This..." Everyone looked at each other.

"Since there is no better way, there is no need to say any more." Jin Qi waved his long sleeves, strode back to the imperial table, and immediately issued several imperial edicts one after another.

"Another imperial decree is sent to the troops stationed in Changle Province, to cooperate with them and act as quickly as possible. Those who neglect will be killed without mercy."

"As for the river along the way, immediately order people from all counties and prefectures to send people to guard and post official documents. Anyone who steals and fishes without authorization will be punished with the crime of killing the nine clans."

After giving the order, Jin Qi immediately looked at the officials in the room again, raising his hand and raising his pen, all parties have already issued the countermeasures.

Jin Qi thought clearly and moved quickly. When he finished speaking, there were already several documents on the imperial table.

Seeing this, the chief eunuch at the side immediately took the ink and sent it out urgently without waiting for the ink to dry.

This matter is urgent and cannot be delayed for a moment.

Especially for the urgent mail to be sent to the frontier camp, it would take seven or eight days at the fastest for the courier to go there, even if it was non-stop day and night.

If there is no delay in Changle Province, by the time the letter arrives at the frontline camp in seven or eight days, the weapons flowing down the river should have drifted to the vicinity of the camp. If you don’t set up obstacles before then and wait for interception and fishing, you will definitely miss the opportunity .

After giving these instructions, Jin Qi immediately looked at the supervising army, the governor, the three provinces, and the six ministries, and immediately issued an order for everyone to cooperate.

This is not a drill, and there is no room for mistakes. The ministries and provinces need to cooperate seamlessly. Otherwise, the defense line will collapse and the enemy will invade the interior. Even if they cannot attack the capital, the neighboring provinces will suffer heavy losses.

After making all arrangements for everyone to act, it was already evening when Jin Qi finally had time to catch his breath.

In the lush courtyard outside the imperial study room, the morning sun has disappeared, replaced by the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Your Majesty, do you want to eat now?" The chief eunuch who was waiting at the side stepped forward and asked softly.

After being reminded, Jin Qi, who had already had a thirsty mouth, realized that he hadn't had a drop of water for almost a whole day, and his stomach was already empty.

"Where's the prime minister? Call him over for dinner." When Jin Qi instinctively looked up to find someone, he realized that the person had disappeared from the room at some point.

"Returning to the emperor, the prime minister has already left with the Minister of the Ministry of Industry an hour ago, and seems to be discussing the terrain of the river bank along the way."

When Jin Qi heard this, his originally tense nerves instantly relaxed. If Lin Xu was there for the river bank incident along the way, then he would be more at ease.

"I'll have someone deliver some food later." Jin Qi was in a great mood.He hadn't had a drop of water all day, and now his stomach was rumbling with hunger, and Lin Xu might not be much better.

"Yes."

It's just that Jin Qi's good mood didn't last for too long, almost the moment he finished speaking, his good mood disappeared in an instant.

On the side of the imperial dining room that had already been prepared, after getting the password to pass the meal, he immediately presented the food that had been prepared, but Jin Qi's face turned black when he saw the food placed in front of him .

"What is this?" Jin Qi asked with a dark face.

What was in front of him was not the sumptuous delicacies he ate in the past, but white porridge and vegetables with clear soup and little water.

After a busy day, he was hungry. Jin Qi originally had a big appetite, but now seeing the green and white dishes, he suddenly lost his appetite.

"Back to the emperor, after the cabinet calculates according to the expenses left by the prime minister..." the chief eunuch was trembling.

The matter of reducing daily expenses was approved by the emperor, and the prime minister also specifically instructed him before leaving, so he dared not make his own claims.

"That guy!" Seeing the porridge and side dishes, Jin Qi was originally angry, but after hearing the words of the Prime Minister, he was slowly discouraged and became flustered.

"Where did you say that guy went?" Jin Qi took a spoon and drank the porridge.

"Returning to the emperor, the prime minister and the minister of the Ministry of Industry went together, and they should have gone to find information about river courses in previous years."

The imperial chef in the palace is very skillful, even the white rice porridge is extra thick and tastes just right, but no matter how well this stuff is cooked, it can't compare to the gluttonous delicacies of big fish and meat.

Jin Qi is not a luxury on weekdays, but he must have chicken, duck and fish no matter what, unless he is in poor health or encounters something that needs to be avoided, why has he ever treated himself so badly after he became the throne?

After taking a mouthful of white porridge, Jin Qi put down the spoon and stopped moving, his face stinks from the tasteless mouth.

That guy turned his back on him, how dare he let him drink plain porridge!Believe it or not, he will chop off his head and hang it on the city wall tomorrow?

While gnashing his teeth, Jin Qi rolled his eyes, and suddenly laughed as if thinking of something, "Show me, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

After speaking, he got up and strode out of the courtyard.

After walking two steps, he stopped again and said: "Send all the relevant information on this matter to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

The sun sets, the moon rises, and the bright silver glow replaces the golden sunset, bringing a bit of the coldness of the early summer night.

In the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, it took several hours for Lin Xu, who had finally browsed through all the relevant materials from previous years, to stop turning the pages of the book, get up and move his body.Keeping his head down and flipping through the materials, his shoulders and neck were already sore.

"Is that all?" Lin Xu asked.

The desk he had just used was full of various books, all of which were records of the Ministry of Industry’s disaster relief or repair of river embankments in previous years. There were nearly a hundred volumes for more than ten years.

"That's all." Su Fanyi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, glanced at the books piled up on the entire table, and breathed a sigh of relief. Thanks to Lin Xu's willingness to help and his ability to read ten lines at a glance, otherwise, he might not be able to read all night by himself. Read all.

Lin Xu nodded, and he took out the map from the side, and quickly marked several landmarks on it according to the information sorted out from the documents.

The river course is rugged and winding, and these places are the most important. If you want to use the river water to transport military supplies and weapons, you must pay special attention to these places.

"I'll send someone a letter right away to ask the people of the local county government to pay more attention to these places." Su Fanyi is in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and he is a little more familiar with water conservancy and rivers than other officials.

"Let them pay attention to dredging the river, don't let the wood be washed ashore, and also pay attention not to pile up on the river bank. Once the river stagnates, the problem will only be worse. Especially in two places where the river bed is raised, people must arrange guards in advance .”

"Yes."

After checking the trend of the river, when Lin Xu dragged his exhausted body out of the study after a busy day, the moon had already reached the top of his head.

After going out, Lin Xu looked up at the moonlit night sky above his head, and walked slowly towards the outside of Shangshu's mansion.

The temperature dropped at night, and he felt a little cold while still wearing the court clothes in the morning, but it was this coolness that made him feel refreshed.

"My lord." Just as Lin Xu came out of the study, someone stepped forward, and that man was the guard who had been following Lin Xu.

The guard was young, a few years younger than Lin Xulai, and his face looked a little childish, but his skills were already extremely good.

The high-ranking officials in the court and in the middle of the country must have a team of guards when they go out, but Lin Xu always has one man and one guard, half of the reason is because this man is enough to fight ten against one.

Of course, the other half of the reason is because Lin Xu himself is also a skilled person.Lin Xu has a handsome face and a slender figure, with the refined atmosphere of a scholar, but he was indeed one of the most promising candidates for the champion of martial arts, all the way from the local examination to the palace examination.

"En." Lin Xu led the people and continued to walk forward unhurriedly, preparing to go back to the mansion to rest and recharge, so as to deal with possible emergencies in the next few days at any time.

Lin Xu doesn't believe in God, but after he has done what he can do under the current situation, the rest can only be resigned to see if God helps.

"My lord." The man took another step forward.

"What happened?" Lin Xu looked sideways at him.

"The emperor is living in the prime minister's mansion."

"What?" Lin Xu was stunned for a moment, and his eyes, which were becoming more and more indifferent under the moonlight, were momentarily dull.

"The housekeeper just sent someone to send a message saying that the emperor moved to the prime minister's mansion in the evening, and now he is staying in the prime minister's mansion."

Lin Xu stopped in his tracks, tilted his head slightly, and stared blankly at him. He was no longer as smart and calm as he was in front of everyone in the court, but a little more stupid and clumsy, as if he hadn't recovered from his senses at all.

"My lord?" the guard called out tentatively.

"What did you just say?" Lin Xu returned to his senses.

The guard hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth, "The steward said that the emperor has been eating and drinking in the prime minister's mansion since the evening, and even sent people back to the palace to get daily necessities earlier, it seems that he is planning to stay in the prime minister's residence." The mansion eats and drinks for free and can’t leave.”