Chapter 138 The frail and sickly powerful minister

Lin Xiaodong really didn't enter the palace this time for Jing Ji.

As I said before, the Empress Dowager Changfeng has a son and a daughter, but only Jing Ji is her own. When the late emperor was there, in order to compete for favor, she could use her own son mercilessly, not to mention the adopted daughter who was not her own.

When the late emperor was alive, the Empress Dowager Changfeng would occasionally care about the life of her adopted daughter in order to compete for favor; when the late emperor died, she directly and completely rejected the useless adopted daughter, and devoted herself to the grand cause of fighting for power and profit with Lin Dongqing.

Therefore, the living standard of a dignified princess of a country is not even comparable to that of the daughter of a rich family.

When Lin Xiaodong came, he deliberately did not let anyone report it. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw the one-year-old princess wearing a thin dress. , and tried to stuff a spider of unknown species into its mouth.

Several maids and nurses who were serving beside them sat around the charcoal stove, chatting to themselves about knitting wool, and no one cared what the children on the ground were doing.

The young man's eyes darkened and he said coldly, "What are you doing?"

Only then did the people in the hall realize Lin Xiaodong's arrival. Although they didn't know who was coming, everyone recognized Lin Xiaodong's black official robe. They were so frightened that they hurriedly fell to the ground. .

"Sir, spare your life!"

Lin Xiaodong walked over to the princess with a cold face, bent down and picked up the child.

Although he has never raised children, just by looking at the young girl's red face and snot, and her weight as thin as a kitten, you can tell that these daring guys have never thought about taking good care of their children.

No matter how the Queen Mother Changfeng hates this child, there will be no shortage of the most basic cases every month.

After all, she is a princess.

But looking at the dusty displays in the palace, the tattered masonry floors, and the clothes on the princess's body that didn't fit, where did all these classifications go?

The answer speaks for itself.

Lin Xiaodong took the handkerchief handed by the next person, and slowly and gently wiped off the dirt on the princess's face. The young girl was suddenly picked up, but she was not afraid, just opened her eyes as big as black grapes. Looking at the young man above his head, he suddenly giggled and stretched out his hands in a gesture of hugging.

"pa...papa."

Someone gasped, but Lin Xiaodong ignored it.

"You guys are so bold," he raised his eyelids and glanced at them, "Dare to be so scornful of the princess, don't you want your head?"

"Big, lord, we-" The nurse raised her head suddenly, her eyes red and wanted to beg for mercy. But Lin Xiaodong deeply felt a sense of boredom. He didn't like to use power to oppress people. However, after coming to this world, he was always forced to use these methods again and again.

Let's end it quickly, he thought nonchalantly.

"Dispose of it according to the laws of the palace." He dropped a sentence lightly.

But the palace maid and the nanny suddenly collapsed to the ground in despair. Everyone knows that this is a matter of losing their heads!

For a time, there were shrill cries in the palace.

After a stick of incense, the impatient Jing Ji finally got the news from the eunuch again.

He stood beside the desk with a stiff face, and the movement of holding the pen and inscription stopped.

"Lin Dongqing, what exactly does he want to do?"

It was not enough to be impeached by dozens of ministers in the imperial court, and there was no edict to enter the palace, so he came up and dealt with the servants in the palace of the emperor's sister on his behalf?

No reason!

Although Jing Ji was also full of anger after knowing that those daring servants dared to treat the princess like this, Lin Dongqing's move still made him angry. The young man clenched the pen in his hand tightly until it made a creaking sound, making the eunuch in the study tremble with fear.

But after a while, the boy suddenly relaxed and showed a bright smile.

"Okay," he put down his pen and said aloud, with an excited expression on his face, "come here, I want to reward Mr.

The eunuch thought that his ears had misheard: "Your Majesty, you just said...you want to reward Lord Lin?"

Shouldn't this be outrageous? Reward what?

"Yeah," Jing Ji laughed, "I was negligent, Xiao Youzi, you go and invite Mr. to the study first, I want to thank him well!" After a while, he said again, "Oh yes , after Mr. comes over, you can go to my private store and take out that white fox scarf, understand?"

Xiao Youzi carefully observed His Majesty's expression, and found that the young man's face was really a look of complete gratitude, then lowered his head and replied thoughtfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

And when he conveyed Jing Ji's words to Lin Xiaodong, Xiao Youzi found that the young man's cheeks, which seemed bloodless in the cold wind, stretched his brows and showed a smile.

This smile, like a spring breeze came overnight, almost stunned Xiao Youzi.

Lord Lin...you look really good.

Fortunately, before being noticed, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to take another look.

Lin Xiaodong was in a really good mood, so although he noticed the slightly offensive look in the little eunuch's eyes, he didn't say anything, but said, "It's just right, I also have something to discuss with Your Majesty, so please ask your father-in-law to lead the way."

Xiao Youzi was flattered.

But in fact, most of the time, Lin Xiaodong is very approachable. From the time of crossing until now, he has always maintained a restrained attitude, adhering to the principle of not committing crimes and not committing crimes. It would be great if the transition period could be smooth.

It's a pity that it seems to be underestimated.

When he came to the study, before entering the door, Jing Ji hurried out of it.

The young man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a red cashmere scarf from Persia around his neck. He looked up at him, his eyes filled with longing: "Sir, you are finally here!"

Unlike the previous appearance of forbearance, this time, Jing Ji completely expressed his thoughts for Lin Dongqing in his words. It seems that the affairs of the Empress Dowager Changfeng did not affect him at all.

The teenager even kindly pulled Lin Xiaodong's wrist, pressed him on the seat in the study, and made him a cup of hot tea with his own hands.

"Since Mr. is weak, don't come over in person in the winter next time," Jing Ji looked at Lin Xiaodong and then lowered his head to sip his tea, the smile on his face deepened, "I heard that you have adopted an adopted son? He entered the palace on your behalf, and he can enter the palace at any time, I will allow it."

But in fact, Lin Dongqing did not have the right to enter the palace without permission, but Jing Ji gave him the highest trust and unique detached status as a courtier with a single word.

Lin Xiaodong let out a low laugh, put down the tea cup, raised his head, and looked at him carefully.

Jing Ji was able to keep his smile at first, but soon, his smile became a little stiff amid the silent gaze.

"......gentlemen?"

The young man's disguise is still a little immature, but Lin Xiaodong can't get it wrong, this is a cold blade that has just begun to show its edge. He looked at Jing Ji's young and handsome face and slender figure with admiration, as well as his height that was almost the same for a few days, and those eyes that had become more peaceful and deep after suffering repeated setbacks.

If it grows long, it is not difficult to imagine the imposing manner that reigns over the world.

"Your Majesty has grown up." He said comfortably, with a bit of meaning in his tone.

Jing Ji was stunned for a moment, and his mind changed sharply, thinking that Lin Dongqing would not have found anything, but he smiled without any abnormality on his face: "Mr. , Now my knees are aching every night."

"Really?" Jing Ji said casually, but unexpectedly, the young man showed a serious expression, and even frowned slightly, "Does it hurt?"

Jing Ji opened his eyes slightly, and there was a faint, inexplicable feeling in his heart.

"It's okay." He lowered his eyes, not wanting to discuss this issue too much, and instead asked, "Don't you have something to discuss with me, sir? I don't know what it is?"

Lin Xiaodong let out an "ah", didn't notice the little emperor's strangeness, just said lightly: "It's a matter of whether it's big or small, it's the northern Xinjiang side, their old Shanyu fell off his horse while hunting. , I'm afraid time is running out."

Jing Ji immediately frowned. For Jing Chao, Beijiang is a thorn in the flesh. If you don't pull it out, it will hurt all the time. But if you do pull it out, in terms of Jing Chao's current national strength , must be broken.

When the late emperor was in power, he was busy pacifying civil unrest, so he didn't have time to manage the northern border. After winning a battle, the court ordered the army, which had already reached the king's tent at that time, to withdraw immediately due to the problem of provisions and military expenses... Thinking of this, Jing Ji quickly glanced at Lin Xiaodong's face, because at that time the staff member in the army was the current Minister of Personnel and Ministry of Industry, Lin Dongqing.

Not being able to capture Shanyu alive is the regret of his life.

"Then," Jing Ji carefully considered his words, "what are your plans, sir?"

Lin Xiaodong glanced at him calmly.

"Hit," he said.

"With the death of Shanyu, Beijiang will inevitably fall into civil strife. Although his second son is not the designated heir of Shanyu, he has more prestige in the hearts of Beijiang people than the eldest son. In order to compete for the position of Shanyu, he will definitely secretly send People come to the capital to contact His Majesty, hoping to get Jing Chao's support."

Lin Xiaodong carefully analyzed the current situation in the world for him, "The barbarians are unbelievable, and Your Majesty must be aware of their wolf ambitions. In the next year, Xin Shanyu will subdue his forces and make a comeback in the frontier."

Jing Ji pursed his lips tightly. He hadn't heard any news about Shanyu's body before, and even when he mentioned the matter of Northern Xinjiang in the court before, some ministers swore that Lao Shanyu was strong and at least he could live again. Twenty years.

This proves that Lin Xiaodong's intelligence network in the frontier is far better than anyone in Jing Chao, and the other party has put so much effort into cultivating these talents, I am afraid... just to realize his long-cherished wish one day.

"Sir is right," he said, "this time is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Jing Chao is here..."

Fortunately, the late emperor only gave birth to one son, so Jing Ji was able to sit on this dragon chair without controversy. But even so, when the young emperor ascended the throne, there were still many people secretly wanting to move.

Lin Xiaodong saw Jing Ji's hesitation, and he comforted: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, even if you really want to fight, it's definitely not now. Chanyu hasn't died yet, and he has eight sons in total. Li Beijiang is really in chaos. It's definitely still a while."

"Eight?" Jing Ji's mouth twitched, "This is really possible."

"Yeah," Lin Xiaodong sighed, "I'm afraid Shanyu didn't expect that the territory he took so hard to conquer would soon be torn apart again."

Although it was very tragic, as people from Jing Chao, Jing Ji and Lin Xiaodong looked at each other and saw the schadenfreude in each other's eyes.

The atmosphere in the study relaxed for a while, and the corner of Jing Ji's mouth couldn't help but put on a sincere smile.

He coughed, and out of the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of Xiao Youzi holding a white fox scarf in, suddenly stood up in a daze, walked to Lin Xiaodong, and covered the young man's eyes with his hands.

"Sir," he said with a smile, "I have to thank you for the matter of Huangmei. Guess what reward I am going to give you this time?"

In the darkness, Lin Xiaodong blinked his eyes.

"Jewelry?"

"no."

"Kings antiques?"

"Neither."

Following this question and answer, Jing Ji's body was also gradually stiffening. He felt the touch of the young man's long eyelashes swiping under his palm. He only felt that he had probably gone crazy before, otherwise how would he do it? Such... such an intimate gesture?

This is Lin Dongqing!

"Your Majesty?" Seemingly noticing the silence of the young man, the young man's soft voice rang in his ears.

Jing Ji suddenly came back to his senses, and withdrew his hand in embarrassment. He pointed to the white fox scarf that Xiao Youzi placed in the tray next to him and said, "This is it, I wonder if you like it, sir?"

Lin Xiaodong quietly glanced at the white fox scarf, suddenly stretched out his hand and picked it up from the tray, but for some reason he didn't put it on.

Jing Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that Mr. doesn't like it anymore."

"Not really, it's just that the minister's family already has a white fox fur cloak," Lin Xiaodong said briskly, "and I personally think that this white fox scarf is more suitable for Your Majesty."

Jing Ji was dumbfounded.

He looked down at the cashmere scarf around his neck, took it off happily, and handed it to Lin Xiaodong: "Since Mr. prefers this one, then I'll give it to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lin Xiaodong also wore a young man's scarf, stood up naturally, and put the white fox scarf on Jing Ji's neck.

Feeling the sudden approaching chest, Jing Ji's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood there like a wooden stake, letting Lin Xiaodong move.

hateful.

What the hell is going on with this man?

Also too bold! I am the emperor!

But when the young man's shallow breathing sounded in his ears accompanied by a soft voice, Jing Ji's head immediately "boomed" into a paste. He stood there dizzy, feeling Lin Xiaodong's cold fingers. The tip rubbed his neck and let the other party straighten his collar for himself, the whole person seemed to be floating in the clouds.

Lin Xiaodong didn't even respond after calling him several times.

Lin Xiaodong: "..."

I originally thought that this kid has grown a little bit, but now it seems, let it go.

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