"Who, who summoned me?" Lin Wanrong almost couldn't believe her ears, and asked again with wide eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor 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, you can go with me." ”

Summoned by the Emperor? Lin Wanrong was surprised and happy in his heart, just now he was still thinking about currying favor with Xu Wei and asking him to introduce him to the emperor, but at this time, the emperor was one step ahead and wanted to summon him into the palace, but he was a little hesitant.

"Lord Xu, does the emperor know me? Do you know what he summoned me for? Lin Wanrong asked cautiously.

"Let's go up first." Xu Wei glanced at the coachman, and the two pulled Lin San into the car, and Old Man Xu followed him in. This carriage is spacious and bright, with a built-in table collapsed, stepping on a silver silk jade quilt, and a teapot and tea cup on the table, which is exquisite and abnormal, and you can see that it is not a vulgar thing at a glance.

"Let's go, let's go." Xu Wei seemed to be afraid that he would regret it, and hurriedly instructed the coachman outside. The horses raised their hooves and drove towards the city.

Seeing that everything had been decided, Xu Weicai breathed a long sigh of relief, stepped on his feet, wiped the beads of sweat on his head, and said with a smile: "Okay, the old man has finally fulfilled his mission, please enter the palace, little brother." ”

Lin Wanrong grinned: "What did Mr. Xu say, do I have such a big face, if you say a word, I won't come yet." ”

Xu Wei invited him to help him exterminate the White Lotus in Jinling in the past, and he shirked it, some time ago Li Tai invited him to join the army, and he explicitly refused, which provoked Li Tai to jump to his feet, and he also knew a little bit about Lin Wanrong's temperament, this person is a maverick and is not easy to serve. Although Lin San had also revealed the intention of entering the palace to take a look before, it had been so many days. Who knows if he changed his mind. Seeing that he got into the carriage honestly, he settled down and said with a smile: "Little Brother Lin, do you remember what I said to you a few days ago?" If you want to enter the palace without permission, you will risk losing your head, but now that the emperor has summoned you personally, it will be different. ”

Yes, I knew that the old man emperor wanted to see me, so I didn't need to waste some silver to buy that "ghost drawing talisman". Although he is not afraid of heaven and earth, the emperor is the lord of a country. He didn't know anything about the palace, so he was naturally a little hesitant in his heart. Now that there is Xu Wei, an old fritter, here, of course I have to ask him for advice.

"Lord Xu, now that I was caught in the car by you, don't hide it anymore. You keep saying, why did the emperor summon me? You don't want to invite me to dinner, I don't know him well! Lin Wanrong said.

Xu Wei laughed and said: "Listening to the little brother, the old man can live for a few more decades." The power of heaven is unpredictable, the emperor summoned you, how dare I, as a courtier, speculate? But you were brave in the martial arts arena yesterday. He is also a great hero who exterminated the White Lotus, and I think the emperor will not treat you badly. ”

Lin Wanrong nodded, this is also true, let's not say that the emperor Lao'er is very likely to be my father-in-law's son, just say that I exterminated the white lotus for him, and he will also reward me with a golden mountain.

Xu Wei lifted the sedan curtain, looked around cautiously, and then said mysteriously: "Little brother, now there are only you and me." You just confess to the old decay, do you deny it-" He said this, but he couldn't help but pause, Lin Wanrong stopped when he saw that he was halfway through him, and couldn't help but speak: "Brother Xu, who do you recognize?" Say it quickly! ”

"Do you mean a little princess?" Xu Wei said softly, a smile on his face.

"Little princess?" Lin Wanrong's heart jumped a few times, could it be that he was talking about Qing Xuan? Damn, didn't he say before that he didn't know Qing Xuan? Could it be that this old man lied to me?

Xu Wei saw that he looked embarrassed, thinking that he was unwilling to speak, so he smiled slightly and said, "Little brother, don't be shy, the emperor has already told me." ”

"The emperor said to you?? What did he say? Lin Wanrong said curiously, could it be that Qingxuan told her father about me and her? In this way, isn't Lao Tzu going to be a colt soon? His heart was beating rapidly, and he looked at Lao Xu with anticipation.

Xu Wei smiled and said: "Brother Dong has kept the old man so tight, no wonder the old man wanted to recommend you to the emperor, but you refused without hesitation, it turned out that it was the little princess who treated you-"

"Oh, my Uncle Xu, don't play dumb riddles, tell me what's going on, right?" At this time, Lin Wanrong was in a hurry, and when she saw Lao Xu's appearance, she couldn't wait to pry his mouth open and dig out the facts.

Xu Wei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the emperor recruited me into the palace, which was originally to discuss serious matters, but at the end, he told the old man a great news. He wiped the foaming star on his mouth and said: "The emperor said that the little princess who has been wandering outside for many years has recently returned to the palace, do you think this is great news?" ”

Returned 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, tell me quickly, what does this little princess look like?" Isn't it, is it a picture of this woman? ”

Xu Wei glanced at the portrait and said with a wry smile: "Little brother, I only learned the news yesterday, and I haven't seen the little princess yet, where will I recognize it?" But this little princess must know you—"

"Know me? Mr. Xu, how do you know? Lin Wanrong looked at Qing Xuan's portrait and asked in surprise.

"The emperor said yesterday that after the little princess returned to the palace, he recommended you in front of him, and yesterday the emperor witnessed your heroic posture with his own eyes, and he had a good impression of you. Little brother, even the princess has spoken for you, your good days - here come! Xu Wei squeezed his eyes mysteriously at him, revealing a smile that a man understands.

Damn, this old **, do you think it's all you, Su Qinglian is such a famous man on the West Lake, he must be proficient in many tricks, so he serves you like this**.

"Qing Xuan, it must be Qing Xuan—" Lin Sanqian stood up and said with an excited face. This carriage was less than one person high, and it 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: "Is it Miss Qingxuan you said, I can't say for sure." However, you are going to enter the palace today, as long as the emperor who is waiting is happy and allows you to meet the princess, it is not certain. ”

Look at the treacherous smile on his face. Lin Wanrong calmed down a little, no, there is something strange in this. It's still early, it should be an early dynasty, and the emperor is anxious, but I'm not a big man who saves the country and the people, and he doesn't need to summon me to the palace so early.

Lao Xu's treachery has a criminal record, he carefully pondered it in his heart for a while, and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, the emperor summoned me." Is that all there is to it? Then don't be in a hurry, let the carriage outside walk slowly, there is a lot of time. ”

Xu Wei hurriedly said: "No, the emperor summoned me, how can we be so lazy as courtiers." When he saw the smiling expression on Lin San's face, he smiled and said, "Little Brother Lin is really a smart person, and he won't hide it from you." What I said just now is true, but there is no deception, but what I say is good news. ”

"So, there's bad news?" A smile appeared on Lin Wanrong's face and said lightly. I knew that this old man was not so easy to get along with, and the first strategist in front of the emperor came to summon such a trivial matter as himself, so why did he run it in person. Even because of Qingxuan's identity, with the status of the old Xu Hubu Shangshu, there is no need to talk to himself like this, there must be some fame in it.

"Bad news, there are a few pieces, and they are also related to you, brother." Xu Wei sneered.

Something to do with me? Could it be that there was a problem on Ning Yuxi's side? He was puzzled in his heart, but he heard Xu Wei continue: "Brother Lin, it is the beginning of spring now, and at this time of year, all the affiliated countries around my Dahua want to come to congratulate, and this year is naturally no exception." ”

What Lao Xu said seems to have nothing to do with Fairy Ning's matter, but what kind of matter belongs to Chaohe, what kind of bad news is this, and what does it have to do with me? Isn't it that the princess of a small country has taken a fancy to the third brother and me, and wants the overlord to force me, right? He smiled cheaply and pretended to be surprised: "All the nations are coming to congratulate? This is a good thing, laughing at the New Year's tribute and raising my prestige, how did you say bad news by Brother Xu! ”

Xu Wei glanced out of the carriage, the sound of the carriage was rolling, and he was hurrying forward, he lowered the curtain, sighed lightly and said, "Brother Lin is not in the court, so he doesn't know about these things. I am a great country, a vast territory, a large number of people, is the head of the neighboring countries, in the past when it was strong, the number of affiliated small countries exceeded 100, every year to worship, year after year tribute, what a breeze the scene. ”

"Oh, isn't this year different?" Lin Wanrong said.

Xu Wei shook his head: "To be exact, since many years ago, it has been different. I, Dahua, have been fighting with the Hu people for many years, and I have encountered the rebellion of the White Lotus, and there are chaotic parties in the DPRK and the central government, and the internal friction has been attacked, and the national strength has long been inferior to that year. The subordinate countries are also different in people's hearts, and they are submissive on the surface, but there are evil intentions hidden in the mainland, and the tribute is not as good as a year, and it has been a formality in recent years. ”

Lin Wanrong nodded, this is natural, between countries, there are no friends, only interests. Dahua is weakened now, and it's strange that someone still cares about you.

"This, Mr. Xu, I don't know anything about state affairs, you tell me, that's playing the piano to the cow." Lin Wanrong grinned and said, "Tell me quickly, how does this have anything to do with me Lin?" ”

Xu Wei said: "Whether it has anything to do with you, you will know after listening to me." In the past few years, all countries have made pilgrimages, coming early and late, although the tribute is not rich, but it is also said in the past, but this year, it is very strange! Dongying, Goryeo and other subordinates, as if they had made an appointment, came back and forth, only a few days apart. ”

"Wouldn't it be good for everyone to come together to pay New Year's greetings? Saved a few meals! Lin Wanrong said with a smile: "My Dahua is like the leading big brother of the underworld, and the others are all younger brothers who mix with us, and the younger brothers come to see the eldest brother together, which is also in the past." ”

Xu Wei saw his expression, and he didn't know what he thought, so he had to laugh dryly and said, "Little Brother Lin's analogy is quite novel. If it's just everyone coming together, it's just that. But the strange thing is that they seem to have made an appointment this year, and the tribute has been reduced by half compared to previous years, and not only that, but the Hu people have also sent envoys to come at this time. Right now, the capital is already full of forces from all countries, Brother Lin, do you say there is no connection here? ”

Hu Ren is also here? It's not easy. Lin Wanrong frowned, he knew better than anyone what kind of goods Gao Li and Dongying were, they were typical masters who bullied the weak and feared the hard, and the other subordinates were the same thing. Everyone came here with Hu Ren so coincidentally, damn, could it be that you really hugged Hu Ren's thigh?

He has an idea in his heart, but his face doesn't reveal it at all, this Xu Wei is also an old fox, telling these things to himself, it's not without ideas, he won't let me deal with them, right?

"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 and said: "However, this still seems to have nothing to do with me!" ”

Xu Wei was not annoyed, and said with a slight smile: "If it is just a tribute together, it will be enough to reduce the number of years of worship, but there are even more annoying things." These small affiliated countries don't know where they heard the news of the return of my little princess, and they want to eat swan meat, so they actually proposed-"

"Propose what?" Lin Wanrong said angrily.

"This Dongying, Goryeo, actually proposed to the emperor at the same time, asking that my little princess, the most beloved little princess of Emperor Dahua, marry his prince-"

Bang, the teapot was smashed by Lin San, Lin Wanrong clenched his fists and said: "His mother's little devil, little stick, dared to beat my wife's idea, Lao Tzu killed him." ”

Xu Wei sighed and said: "Not only that, but the Hu people are even more arrogant, and put forward the conditions for a truce in the war, in addition to asking me Dahua to cede land and pay compensation, but also humiliating the little princess, asking her to go thousands of miles to be a concubine for Nahu Khan, Brother Lin, this is a life of bullying my Dahua-" Xu Wei fanned the flames, while secretly looking at Lin San's face, seeing that his teeth were clenched, and his face was like black charcoal, his heart was suddenly relieved.

Damn, Lin Wanrong clenched her fists, gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. Xu, you don't have to deliberately stimulate me." Don't worry, what should I Lin San do, I won't leave anything behind, who dares to beat my wife's idea, I don't know how to let him die? ”

Xu Wei spent a long time talking, waiting for this sentence, he was overjoyed when he heard this, and took Lin Wanrong's hand and said: "Brother Lin, the old man has not come in vain today. Now that the emperor is receiving the worship of the envoys of various countries in the palace, let's hurry up, handlebar type, hurry up and enter the palace quickly. ”

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I'm going on a business trip tonight, so I'll leave right away. I don't know if tomorrow's chapter will be released on time, if it is not uploaded at nine o'clock tomorrow night, it means that I am still on the way, and I can only wait until the day after tomorrow to upload it. In Prayer......