The wife is the king of the palace

Jin Qi looked at Lin Xu who hadn't changed his court clothes in front of him. He and Lin Xu had known each other for several years, and he was already familiar with Lin Xu's face, but even so, Jin Qi couldn't help but look at him every time. His eyes lit up.

His brows are clear and bright, his nose bridge is straight, his thin lips do not smile and there is a hint of desolation, his whole person is like the moonlight in a midsummer night, quiet and desolate, making people mistaken for life at first sight.

Some time ago, Lin Xu went home to visit the sick on vacation and got a lot of sunshine along the way, his complexion was a little yellower than usual, but this did not affect his scholarly temperament in the slightest.

No, even because of this, the current him is even more irresistible.The deep-lined face is more three-dimensional than before, and when it stands still with its head down, it doesn't look like a real person.

Jin Qi stared obsessively at Lin Xu's face in front of him, knowing that Lin Xu was playing such an awkward trick just to get closer to him, Jin Qi's heart was filled with a hot flow of magma, and he became Incomparably fulfilling.

"You think too much." Lin Xu's cold voice broke Jin Qi's fantasy without hesitation.

Jin Qi, who was still immersed in happiness just now, twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard the words, and the veins on his forehead popped up, "You don't need to explain, as long as I understand."

"Excuse me, bluntly, the emperor is being self-indulgent."

Jin Qi took two deep breaths, trying to restrain his urge to rush up and beat Lin Xu up. Considering the difference in strength between him and Lin Xu, Jin Qi finally recovered.

"The emperor still has something to do? If you have nothing to do, please go back." Lin Xu said.

"You guy, has anyone told you that your personality is really annoying!" Jin Qi couldn't help it anymore, he really wanted to rush up and hold Lin Xu down to bite him to relieve his breath.

It's not that he doesn't know Lin Xu's temperament, and it's not the first day he knows him, but can't Lin Xu let him be moved for a moment?Even if it's fake, why do you have to make it like this before you're willing?

Lin Xu didn't say a word, just quietly looked at Jin Qi who was blowing his hair.

Seeing Jin Qi wanting to rush up to fight him but not daring to fight, Lin Xu, who was a little irritable because of too many things in court recently, became better. Thinking of this, Lin Xu raised his hand and touched it. Jin Qi's head was like coaxing a puppy barking at him.

When Jin Qi was on fire, his head was suddenly touched, and he was taken aback immediately, swearing and swearing while throwing his sleeves away with his hands and feet.

Jin Qi was driven away, and the butler who had been waiting quietly came over in a cold sweat, "My lord, what about those fish?"

Those dragon carps have always been taken care of by Jin Qi himself. He was left by Lin Xu, and he didn't know if he would come again.

"Raise it first." Lin Xu walked towards the study, took two steps, Lin Xu stopped and looked back, "Be more careful, don't raise him to death."

Seeing Lin Xu's recent smile, the housekeeper was slightly surprised, and immediately responded, "Yes."

After Jin Qi was angry and left, he really didn't come back at night, but he didn't come himself, but sent someone to feed the fish. Obviously he didn't trust Lin Xu, and was afraid that Lin Xu would secretly starve the fish to death while he was away.

When Jin Qi didn't come, Lin Xu put his mind away and immersed himself in his official duties.

Recently, there have been many incidents in the court. It was the hottest time in midsummer, with heavy rains, droughts, and high temperatures. Although they were only trivial matters, they made the officials much busier than before.

Lin Xu's side is even more serious, because he is also in charge of business tax and renovation of the station, so he is so busy that he hardly has time to rest.

A month later, Lin Xu settled the matter at hand, and Xu Lan sent a message that the mission from Qiguo had arrived in the capital.

Qi State is not close to their Dayu, and they arrived here in just over a month, which can only show that the other party has been rushing all the way.

When the mission came to Beijing, the host should have a lot of etiquette. After arranging the people to live in Beijing that day, Xu Lan introduced them to the palace in the early morning of the next day.

In the hall, the officials retreated two steps to the two sides to give way to the middle of the hall. More than [-] guests from the Qi State Mission entered the hall and saluted, and then tried each other under Xu Lan's guidance.

Probe up.

"... I have long heard that Dayu has a large number of talents, and the current emperor is even more benevolent and talented. Now I see these rumors are not even one ten-thousandth of the emperor."

No one doesn't like to hear good words, and Jin Qi kept smiling when he heard the other party's compliments.

After several exchanges, seeing that these polite words were almost finished, Xu Lan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, took the initiative to lead the topic and asked them what their intentions were.

Hearing that the main event was coming, all the officials who were curiously looking at the guests of the mission just now became serious and listened with their ears pricked up.

They had no contact with Qiguo before, and now the other party came suddenly, saying that they wanted to be friendly with each other, but no one on Dayu's side believed it at all.

"To be honest, in fact, this visit to Dayu was because the monarch of our country heard that there were refugees lingering here the day before yesterday, so he sent us here to find out."

The person in charge of the mission is a middle-aged man, judging from his clothes and demeanor, he should be a very important person in Qiguo, but I don't know whether it is because his status is not low or because he looks down on Dayu from the bottom of his heart. There was also a little less awe.

This made all the officials in the court more or less dissatisfied, but because of such a moment, the officials did not show it.

"Refugee?" Jin Qi's face was full of surprise, but he glanced at Lin Xu next to him if he was moving, and he didn't move when he saw Lin Xu's expressionless face.

"Return to the emperor, a few days ago there were refugees fleeing into our territory of Dayu." The supervisor in the palace stood up and replied.

Jin Qi nodded, didn't take the initiative to say anything, just waited for the other party to speak.

"We came here this time at the order of my king, hoping to bring them back. They are our country's people, but they were displaced because of the war in the past few days. My king is kind and can't bear to see them homeless." Responsible humane.

Hearing his words, Jin Qi looked at the supervising army, who quickly reported the current situation of the refugees, "There are about [-]/[-] refugees who have fled into our country, and they are all controlled in one place now, but..."

"This matter is due to our country's mismanagement. Please don't be offended by the emperor. We will strictly guard it in the future. As for the unnecessary trouble caused to Dayu by this matter, my king will definitely express his apology."

"There may be something wrong with this matter." Lin Xu stood up and interrupted.

"Why?" The man was surprised, but there was a bit of displeasure in his eyes.

The entry of refugees is not a good thing, especially for refugees in this war-torn situation. Many countries will even refuse to enter without permission. Now they bring refugees back, which should be a good thing in Dayu's view.

"This is for safety. I don't know if you know that those refugees were infected with the plague after entering the country. Now the situation is almost out of control." Lin Xu said quietly.

"Plague?" The people of Qi State had already inquired about the situation of the refugees, so they naturally knew that there was no plague among the refugees trapped in the barren mountains. It was just that Lin Xu opened his eyes and told lies, and they could really find out refute.

After all, this is Dayu's territory, not to mention that those refugees have their own ghosts, and it would be even more useless for them to tease this matter out.

"According to the report of the nearby military doctor, the plague is already very serious, causing many casualties, and many refugees' physical condition has also become weak and bad. I'm afraid they won't last half a month." Lin Xu's ability to tell lies with his eyes open is no better than those of the mission. Difference.

Seeing that Lin Xu spoke in a dignified manner, the members of the mission looked at each other, and the people who had guessed for a long time somewhat understood that Dayu was not going to let him go.

"If this is the case, we must be held accountable. We will transfer them back to China as soon as possible, so as not to cause more trouble to Dayu." The head of the mission looked at Jin Qi.

"I think this is not appropriate." Lin Xu also looked at Jin Qi, "As far as I know, the current state of those refugees is not enough to support them to return to the country. In addition, they are suffering from the plague. If they are allowed to live in Dayu If you move freely within the territory, you may be infected along the way, and when the scope of the plague expands, it will be even more difficult to control."

Jin Qi and Lin Xu have already matched each other

There was a tacit understanding, even if Lin Xu didn't reveal anything before, Jin Qi knew that he had to cooperate with Lin Xu to continue speaking at this time.

"If that's the case, you can't move around at will, and you can't let the common people be infected with the plague." Jin Qi frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "This is really wrong. I remember that there are towns along the way?"

"Back to the emperor, there are indeed towns along the way, and there are no barren hills and open spaces." People from the Dudu's Mansion also stood up and added.

Seeing the people on Dayu's side supplementing each other sentence by sentence, they really made the matter so serious. Although the person in charge of the mission still pretended to be respectful, his eyes showed a bit of annoyance. Dayu clearly didn't want to Let people go.

It's just that even so, he didn't have an attack. Dayu insisted that there was a plague and he didn't plan to release people. He must have discovered something, but he didn't know how much he had discovered.

After thinking for a while, the missionary asked tentatively, "Then what does the emperor think?"

They must take him back, otherwise they won't be able to explain it at all. Now it depends on what Dayu wants to do.

"This..." Lin Xu lowered his eyes, as if thinking, but all the civil and military officials in the court trembled in tacit understanding. Lin Xu's expression was so familiar to them, it was clearly the prelude to his scheming!

After being an official in the same dynasty as Lin Xu for so many years, it can be said that there is no one standing in this hall who has not been tricked by him. Many people have even been tricked by him, and seeing his expression now makes him feel scared.

"It's not impossible for you to take him back, but in my opinion, it's appropriate to heal the person before taking him back, otherwise it's not good if there is an accident on the way." Lin Xu said.

"rule?"

"There are a lot of talents in Dayu. Although the plague broke out suddenly, it should not take long to find out the cause and prescribe the right medicine." Lin Xu changed his voice and became hesitant, "It's just that there are so many refugees, and the treatment costs are probably... ..."

Lin Xu only spoke half of what he said before looking at Jin Qi. On the dragon chair, Jin Qi, who was also a little creepy just now, received his gaze, and immediately acted in cooperation, "This is indeed a problem..."

The anger in the hall became silent for a while, and all the officials in the court also somewhat woke up to understand Lin Xu's meaning at this moment, and the people from the mission naturally saw that Lin Xu was going to ask them to pay for the medicine themselves.

Several members of the mission looked at each other, and the leader was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about it. Since those refugees are refugees from our country, we should be responsible for the medical expenses. However, your Majesty is so kind, and the Qi Kingdom should be grateful." .”

"That's great!" Lin Xu heaved a sigh of relief.

"I just don't know how much the medicine will cost?" The missionary looked at Lin Xu viciously.

They have already seen that Lin Xu has clearly noticed that there is a problem with those refugees. The plague and medical treatment are all excuses. He is taking the opportunity to blackmail at this moment!

"There are a lot of people. According to my opinion, one hundred thousand silver is enough." Lin Xu opened his mouth wide.

"You!" The head of the mission immediately became angry when he heard it, but the person next to him reacted quickly and pulled him back, so he didn't get angry directly.

One hundred thousand silver is not much compared to the national treasury, but it is not worth it to exchange tens of thousands of refugees.Of course, if those are really refugees, if they are really refugees, I am afraid that the other party will not pay 1 taels.

Several members of the mission were exasperated by being blackmailed, but Lin Xu added quietly: "This is just the cost of medicine, plus their food during this period, a total of 20 taels of silver is enough."

"How much?" The person in charge couldn't bear it anymore, his eyes were full of anger.

"20 taels of silver." Lin Xu's eyes were cold and his tone was calm, without any fear.

"You—" The person in charge gritted his teeth, seeing that fierce look, he was so angry that he wished he could rush up and kill Lin Xu.

Lin Xu still had that indifferent appearance, letting the anger in front of him jump his feet.

The leader in charge was very angry, but a few people beside him were quite calm. Seeing Lin Xu's mouth open like this, he immediately guessed that Lin Xu should have discovered the identities of those refugees.

If Dayu really pursues the matter of them sending troops into the country privately, with their current situation

Judging from the national conditions of the war and chaos, it is impossible to resist Dayu. At this time, it is better to have one thing than one thing.

"We can't be responsible for this matter, please give me some time, let us ask my king for instructions." The person in charge almost finished the sentence word by word through gritted teeth.

"That's natural, but please come to a conclusion as soon as possible, otherwise it will take a long time, and the cost will naturally go up." Lin Xu added, and the group of people who suddenly became angry were all red-faced, red-faced, and blue-veined. Jump.

Seeing that group of people became very angry at Lin Xu's few words, all the civil and military officials of the court who were still on guard against Lin Xu were instantly happy, although they were indeed as angry as these people when they were tricked by Lin Xu Lin Xu paused, but I have to say, seeing Lin Xu make the other party so angry was relieved and funny.

Baiguan tried his best not to smile, and Jin Qi also tried his best not to smile. Before this group of people came, they probably never expected to meet such a scoundrel as Lin Xu.

No, if you really want to talk about someone like Lin Xu, you probably won't find another one in the whole world.

The person in charge at the head was full of anger and couldn't vent his anger. He looked at Lin Xu carefully for a moment, but was directly laughed at by his indifferent expression, "I have always heard that Dayu has a prime minister who is resourceful and close to monsters. Now It seems that the rumors are not true."

"Thank you." Lin Xu's eyes darkened.

This group of people sent troops to Dayu without permission. If they hadn't found out that there was something wrong, they might have already deployed it secretly, and they might even start a war with them. Now he only wants 20 taels of silver from the other party, which is already considered cheap for them.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu smacked his lips silently, secretly wondering if he could double the 20 taels of silver.

Qi State's current national conditions are unstable, and there are still too many unstable factors in the newly collected land. If they really go to war with them, it will definitely be the other party who suffers.

If he really committed another crime and doubled it, it is unlikely that Qiguo really won't be 40 taels of silver. After all, what they captured was only a few tens of thousands of soldiers.

Make the best use of everything, Lin Xu will not deliberately push the other party, and in the end he will take so many lives on his hands, but he has already decided that 30 taels of silver cannot escape.

Jin Qi is not warlike, and neither is he, but if these people really want to do something to Dayu, he doesn't mind making Dayu's territory wider.

If people don't offend me, I will not offend others. If people offend me, I will repay them twice. On this point, he and Jin Qi have a very tacit understanding.

Seeing Lin Xu's recalcitrant appearance, Jin Qi let Lin Xu do whatever he wanted. It was the leader of the regiment with throbbing veins on his forehead, and his thick neck was panting like a cow.

"My king has always admired talented people. If the prime minister can come to our Qi country, he will have a bright future." The person in charge was also impatient.

Lin Xu is already the prime minister, he is already under one person and above ten thousand people. As a subject, he has reached the highest peak. No matter where he goes, his official position cannot be higher, unless he is going to replace the person on the throne...

Hearing this, all the officials in the imperial court suppressed their smiles in an instant, and all looked nervously at Jin Qi.

On the dragon chair, Jin Qi's face was already as black as charcoal, and there was no trace of a smile in his eyes. The dark and cold murderous intent gradually spread, but within a short while, the entire hall was enveloped.

The cold murderous aura rushed towards everyone like a wave, not only making everyone's hands and feet stiff like ice, but also firmly shackling their hearts, making them feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Enveloped by Jin Qi's sudden killing intent, all the officials in the palace knelt down one after another, and the missionaries couldn't react in time, and they all froze in place immediately.

Jin Qi raised his eyes, his black eyes swept across the group of people coldly, his thin lips parted slightly, and his words were full of murderous intent, "Why, do you mean to start a war?"

The throats of all the members of the mission slipped, but none of them could open their mouths amidst the suffocating killing intent.

"He is my prime minister, and will always be, and I will firmly remember this. Whoever made up his mind,

All must die! "Jin Qi was furious, this group of people dared to lure his abductor in front of him, did they think he was dead!