"Who, who summoned me?" Lin Wanrong couldn't believe her ears, and asked again with her eyes wide open.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has summoned you." Xu Wei was followed by a carriage, and Lao Xu took his hand and ran straight to the carriage: "This is a great favor, little brother, come with me."
The emperor summoned? Lin Wanrong was surprised and delighted, just now he was thinking of currying favor with Xu Wei and asking him to introduce him to the emperor, but at this time the emperor took the lead and wanted to call him into the palace, so he was a little hesitant.
"Master Xu, does the emperor know me? Do you know why he summoned me?" Lin Wanrong asked cautiously.
"Let's go up first and talk later." Xu Wei winked at the driver, and the two pulled Lin San into the car, and old man Xu got in behind him. This carriage is spacious and bright, with a table inside and a collapsed one, silver silk jade quilts are placed on the steps, and teapots and teacups are placed on the table.
"Let's go, let's go quickly." Xu Wei seemed to be afraid that he would regret it, so he hurriedly ordered the driver outside. The horse raised its hooves, and drove towards the city with a tick.
Seeing that everything has been decided, Xu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward to sit down, wiped the sweat from his head, and said with a smile: "Okay, the old man has fulfilled his mission at last, please come to the palace, little brother .”
Lin Wanrong grinned: "What is Mr. Xu talking about? Do I have such a big face? If you say a word, I will come here soon."
Xu Wei used to invite him to help him destroy Bailian in Jinling, but he shirked it for a while. A few days ago, Li Tai invited him to join the army, but he categorically refused, which made Li Tai jump, and knew Lin Wanrong's temperament A little bit, this person is independent and not easy to serve. Although Lin San also expressed his intention to enter the palace to take a look before, it has been a few days. Who knows if he changed his mind. Seeing that he got into the carriage honestly, he finally settled down, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, do you still remember what I told you a few days ago? If you want to enter the palace privately, you will risk losing your head." But now the emperor personally summons you, it will be different."
That's right, I knew early on that the old man was going to see me, so I didn't need to waste some money on buying those "ghost talismans". Although he is not afraid of heaven and earth, but the emperor is the lord of a country. He knew nothing about the imperial palace, so he was naturally hesitant. Now that Xu Wei, an old fritter, is here, of course I have to ask him for advice.
"Master Xu, now that I was cheated into the car by you, don't hide it anymore. You keep talking, why did the emperor summon me? Didn't you want to invite me to dinner? I don't know him well!" Lin Wanrong said.
Xu Wei laughed and said: "Listen to the words of the little brother, and the old man can live for decades. The power of heaven is unpredictable. The emperor summoned you. As a subject, how dare I speculate? But you showed bravery in the martial arts arena yesterday. You are also a great hero who exterminated Bailian, and I think the emperor will not treat you badly."
Lin Wanrong nodded, that's true, let's not say that the emperor's father is very likely to be my father-in-law's son, but if I wiped out Bailian for him, he must reward me with a golden mountain.
Xu Wei opened the sedan chair curtain, looked around carefully, and then said mysteriously: "Little brother, there are only you and me now. You just confess to the old man, do you deny—" He said here, but Involuntarily paused, Lin Wanrong stopped when he saw half of what he was saying, and couldn't help but said, "Brother Xu, do you know who? Tell me quickly!"
"Do you recognize the little princess?" Xu Wei said softly, with a smile on his face.
"Little princess?" Lin Wanrong's heart skipped a few beats. Could it be that he was talking about Qingxuan? Damn, didn't he say before that he didn't know Qingxuan? Could it be that this old man lied to me
Xu Wei saw his embarrassed expression, thought he didn't want to say it, so he smiled slightly and said: "Little brother, don't be shy, the emperor has already told me."
"The emperor told you?? What did he say?" Lin Wanrong wondered, did Qingxuan tell her father about me and her? In this way, isn't Laozi going to be a son-in-law soon? His heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Lao Xu expectantly.
Xu Wei chuckled and said: "Brother Dong kept this old man a secret. No wonder this old man wanted to recommend you to the emperor, but you refused without hesitation. It turns out that it was the little princess who—"
"Oh, my uncle Xu, don't play charades anymore, tell me what's going on?" At this moment, Lin Wanrong was in a hurry. That fact dug out.
Xu Wei caressed his beard and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the emperor invited me into the palace to discuss business matters. In the end, he told the old man a piece of great news." Little princess, you have returned to the palace recently, do you think this is great news?"
Back to the palace? Lin Wanrong grabbed Xu Wei, took out Xiao Qingxuan's portrait from his arms, and handed it to him excitedly: "Brother Xu, please tell me, what does this little princess look like? Is it, is this woman in the painting?"
Xu Wei glanced at the portrait, smiled wryly and said, "Little brother, I only learned about this news yesterday, and I haven't seen the little princess so far, so how could I recognize you? But this little princess must know you—"
"Know me? Mr. Xu, how do you know?" Lin Wanrong asked in surprise, looking at Qingxuan's portrait.
"The emperor said yesterday that after the little princess returned to the palace, he recommended you in front of him. Yesterday, the emperor saw your heroic appearance with his own eyes, and he liked you even more. In addition, the old man spoke at the right time, and the emperor was very happy, so he urgently summoned you." You enter the palace. Little brother, even the princess has spoken for you, your good day is coming!" Xu Wei winked at him mysteriously, showing a smile that a man could understand. [Paradise Kiss Hand Slap]
Damn, this old slut, you think everyone is you, Su Qinglian, a famous actress on the West Lake, must be proficient in many tricks, so she serves you so slutty.
"Qingxuan, it must be Qingxuan—" Lin San stood up suddenly, and said excitedly. The carriage was less than one person tall, and he was almost pierced by him. Xu Wei smiled and pulled him to sit down, and the expression on his face became more and more mysterious: "Whether it is Miss Qingxuan you mentioned, I am not sure. However, you are going to enter today. Palace, as long as the serving emperor is happy and allows you to meet the princess, that's not guaranteed."
See the treacherous smile on his face. Lin Wanrong calmed down a little, no, there is something weird about it. It is still early now, and it should be early in the morning. No matter how impatient the emperor is, I am not a big man who saves the country and the people, so he doesn't need to call me into the palace so early.
Old Xu's treachery has a criminal record. He exploited it carefully for a while, and said with a smile: "Master Xu, the emperor summoned me. Is that all there is to it? Then don't worry, let the carriage outside go slowly, there is more time yes."
Xu Wei hurriedly said: "No, no, the emperor summoned me. How can I be so negligent as a courtier." When he saw the half-smile expression on Lin San's face, he chuckled and said: "Brother Lin is really smart. My dear, I will not lie to you anymore. What I said just now is true, but I did not lie, but what I said is good news."
"So, there is still bad news?" Lin Wanrong said lightly with a smile on his face. If I had known that this old man was not so easy to get along with, the number one counselor in front of the emperor came to summon me for such a trivial matter, so why should he go there himself. Even because of Qingxuan's status and the status of the old Xu Hubu minister, there is no need to flatter himself like this, there must be something tricky in it.
"Bad news, there are several, and they are related to you, brother." Xu Wei said with a sneer.
About me? Could it be that something went wrong with Ning Yuxi? He was puzzled, but Xu Wei continued: "Brother Lin, it's the beginning of spring. Every year at this time, all the subordinate countries around my Dahua will come to pay their respects, and this year is no exception."
What Old Xu said seems to have nothing to do with Ning Xianzi's matter, but what is the matter of court congratulations. What kind of bad news is this, and what does it have to do with me? Didn't the princess of some small country take a fancy to my third brother and want the overlord to force me? He smiled cheaply and pretended to be surprised: "Wan Guo came to congratulate? This is a good thing. It is a good thing to laugh at the New Year's tribute and show off my great power. How can you be called bad news by Brother Xu!"
Xu Wei glanced out of the carriage. The sound of the carriage was rolling, and he was moving forward in a hurry. He lowered the curtain, sighed softly, and said, "Brother Lin is not in the court, so I don't know about these things. I am a great country, It has a vast territory and a large number of people, and it is the head of the neighboring countries. When it was strong in the past, there were more than a hundred small affiliated countries, worshiping and paying tribute every year, what a breeze the scene was."
"Oh, is it different this year?" Lin Wanrong said.
Xu Wei shook his head: "To be precise, it has been different since many years ago. I, Dahua, have been fighting endlessly with the barbarians all these years, and encountered Bailian's rebellion, and there is a chaotic party hidden in the court that is harmful to the country. It’s no longer what it used to be. The sub-Fan kingdoms also have different people’s hearts, they are obedient on the surface, but they hide evil intentions in the interior, and the tribute is not as good as it is every year, and it’s been a formality in recent years.”
Lin Wanrong nodded, this is natural, between countries, there are no friends, only interests. Dahua is weak now, it's no wonder there are still people taking care of you.
"Well, Mr. Xu, I don't know anything about state affairs. If you tell me, that's playing the piano against the cow." Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Tell me quickly, how can this have something to do with me, Mr. Lin?"
Xu Wei said: "Whether it is related to you or not, you will know after listening to me. In the past few years, the courts of various countries came sooner or later. Although the tribute is not rich, it is also in the past, but this year, it is very Strange! Dongying, Koryo, and other families seem to have made an appointment, and they came here one after another, and the time is only a few days apart."
"Isn't it good for everyone to come to pay New Year's greetings together? It saved a lot of meals!" Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "My Dahua is like the leader of the underworld. This also makes sense.”
Seeing his expression, Xu Wei didn't know what he was thinking, so he smiled dryly and said, "Brother Lin's analogy is quite novel. If it's just for everyone to come together, then it's fine. But the strange thing is, they didn't It seems that they have made an appointment, and the tribute has been reduced by more than half compared to previous years. Not only that, but the Hu people also sent envoys, and they arrived at this time. Right now, the capital is already gathering forces from various countries. Brother Lin, what do you say? Isn't there any connection here?"
The barbarians are here too? It's really not that simple. Lin Wanrong frowned. He knew better than anyone else what kind of people Gaoli and Dongying were. They were typical masters who bullied the weak and feared the hard. The other subordinates were probably the same. Everyone came here with Hu Ren by such a coincidence, damn it, could it be that they really hugged Hu Ren's thigh
He has thoughts in his heart, but he doesn't show it on his face at all. This Xu Wei is also an old fox. He is definitely not out of ideas when he tells these things to himself. He wouldn't let me deal with them, would he
"Oh, they came to our capital for a meeting together, this is also very good, let's sit down and drink tea and chat, and enhance friendship." Lin Wanrong pretended to be confused: "However, this still doesn't seem to have anything to do with me! "
Xu Wei was not angry, and smiled slightly: "If it's just paying tribute together, it's fine to reduce the yearly tribute, but there is something even more annoying. I don't know where these small affiliated countries learned about my little princess's return." According to the news, their toads want to eat swan meat, so they proposed—"
"Propose what?" Lin Wanrong asked angrily.
"This Dongying and Goryeo actually proposed marriage to the emperor at the same time, asking that the little princess whom Emperor Dahua loves the most be married to his prince—"
With a bang, the teapot was smashed to pieces by Lin San, and Lin Wanrong clenched his fists and said angrily, "You little devil, you little stick, dare to attack my wife, I will kill him."
Xu Wei sighed and said: "Not only that, but the Hu people are even more arrogant, and put forward the conditions of a strike and truce. In addition to asking me, Dahua, to cede the land and pay compensation, they also humiliated the little princess and asked her to travel thousands of miles to fight for Hu Khan. Concubine, brother Lin, this is humiliating me, Dahua—" Xu Wei secretly looked at Lin San's expression while fanning the flames.
Damn, Lin Wanrong clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth: "Mr. Xu, you don't have to provoke me on purpose. Don't worry, I won't miss any of the things that Lin San should do. Whoever dares to beat my wife The idea, I let him die without knowing how to die?"
Xu Wei spent a long time talking, waiting for this sentence. He was overjoyed when he heard the words, and grabbed Lin Wanrong's hand and said, "Brother Lin, I finally did not come in vain today. Right now, the emperor is receiving envoys from various countries in the palace. Hurry up, ride on the handlebars, hurry up and enter the palace quickly."
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I'm going on a business trip tonight, so I'm leaving now. I don't know if tomorrow's chapter can be released on time. If it is not uploaded at 9 o'clock tomorrow night, it means that I am still on the road, and I have to wait until the day after tomorrow to upload it. praying