The wife is the king of the palace

Chapter 68 or not?

After hearing Lin Xu's words, Jin Qi's mood improved. He no longer paid attention to what those people downstairs were talking about, and focused all his attention on Lin Xu beside him.

While drinking tea, Lin Xu casually listened to what the storyteller said downstairs, his always indifferent face became more relaxed and comfortable.

Jin Qi looked a little fascinated, but the expression on Lin Xu's face gradually changed from relaxed to deeply frowning. Seeing Lin Xu like this, Jin Qi finally paid some attention to the storyteller downstairs, wanting to listen to him What did he say that made Lin Xu frown deeply.

The storyteller downstairs was talking excitedly, and the folding fan in his hand kept opening and closing, and the guests who came to listen to the book also became lively.

"...There is no certainty about what happened back then, but if anyone knows, there is probably only one other than the current emperor!"

Jin Qi was a little careless before, and didn't know what he said before. He originally thought that the storyteller was talking about Xu Lan, but he didn't think that the name that the storyteller uttered was not Xu Lan, but another name that he had already thrown away. The person behind the head, Jin Yi.

"Although Jin Wang is far away from the court now, he is the only blood relative of the emperor and the son of Concubine Li. What happened back then..."

Hearing Jin Yi, Jin Qi frowned instantly.Jin Yi is the son of Concubine Li, and in name he is also his younger brother, and he is the only remaining blood of the entire royal family besides Jin Qi.

No, more precisely, it is the only bloodline, because Jinqi is not the royal bloodline.

When Jin Qi was taken back by Concubine Li to take care of him, Jin Yi bullied him a lot, and the scars on Jin Qi's body were also due to his credit. When Jin Qi usurped the throne, his brother and mother were directly beheaded by Jin Qi at the scene. When the situation was wrong, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy and turned to each other, finally saving his life.

Jin Yi also knew that Jin Qi would not spare him, so he obediently handed over all his military power after that, and even made a lot of contributions in betraying his former subordinates when Jin Qi eradicated dissidents.

Even if Jin Qi wanted to eradicate him cruelly, he had no excuse for a while, so he simply labeled him as a prince, and then sent him to Jingshan City, which was far away from the imperial court.

After that, Jin Qi was too busy securing his position and eradicating dissidents, and didn't take care of it, which made him live for so many years.

For so many years, Jin Yi has also obediently faced his idle prince, never asking about the affairs of the court, and never giving Jin Qi any clues. If he hadn't heard his name, Jin Qi would have almost forgotten that there was such a person.

The storyteller recounted the prestige of Jin Yi in those years. Concubine Li was so powerful that even the emperor at that time had to take care of the Li family.

Concubine Li's eldest son was also the most likely successor to the throne at that time. Although Jin Yi's brilliance was concealed by his elder brother, he was naturally highly anticipated by the same mother, until Cheng Yaojin, Jin Qi, came out.

Downstairs, although the storyteller caught up with him, although he didn't say it explicitly, his intention to compare them together is self-evident.

Upstairs, Jin Qi frowned deeply and his eyes showed coldness. He really wanted to get rid of Jin Yi all the time, and there was nothing wrong with that.

"Don't worry, listen carefully." Lin Xu sensed Jin Qi's murderous intent and spoke to comfort him.

Jin Qi frowned further, not knowing what Lin Xu meant.

He listened quietly for a while, but what he heard were all things that happened that year and rumors in some rooms, half true and half false, nothing worth noting.

After about half a cup of tea, when Jin Qi was almost impatient, a joke from the storyteller instantly shocked Jin Qi, and he looked back at Lin Xu in shock.

After the storyteller finished talking about what happened back then, he laughed and said that now that the Jinqi throne is secure, he has really done some good things, but probably the throne is not right, so there are floods every year, and most of them are near Jingshan City, I don’t know if it’s true God pointed.

The storyteller was just a joke, but Jin Qi thought of many things in an instant.

Dayu has suffered from floods in recent years. Jin Qi has been investigating this matter before, and he also found out that there seems to be something hidden in it. He really never thought about flooding.

Almost all the places where the disaster broke out are near Jingshan City!

Jin Qi's mind turned quickly, and it didn't take long to connect the whole thing.

After he came to the throne, especially in recent years, floods occurred almost every year. Every year, the imperial court needed to allocate a large amount of money for disaster relief, and these disaster relief funds were first sent to Jingshan City and then distributed.

Wanting to understand the reason, Jin Qi looked at Lin Xu, "You already found out?"

With Lin Xu's ability, Jin Qi didn't believe that he didn't notice it at all. He must have guessed it a long time ago, maybe this scene was specially arranged by him.

"It's just a little suspicious." Lin Xu didn't refute, but he didn't admit it either, "I've checked several places where floods are common, and I've also checked people who have had access to disaster relief funds in recent years, and he's just one of them. one."

Although Lin Xu didn't understand how the other party did it about the flood, he also knew that it was not easy to do, and that the other party spent a lot of time doing it must be for disaster relief funds, and it couldn't be because he wanted to see those people. Refugees die.

Guessing that the other party was doing it for money, Lin Xu immediately checked the people who had access to the disaster relief funds over the years, and then found Jin Yi.

It's just that although he has guessed, Lin Xu still doesn't understand a lot, because this matter is obviously related to Xia Guo, what is the connection?Or is Xia Guo and this incident just a coincidence?

Jin Qi remained silent, but Lin Xu pointed downstairs, "But I really didn't expect that I'm not the only one who noticed this."

Hearing this from the storyteller, even Lin Xu was very surprised. After all, it took him a while to realize it.

Hearing this by accident, the two of them lost all intention of continuing to listen. They paid the bill early and left the teahouse, returning to the inn.

"It happens to be offering sacrifices to the ancestors soon, so I'll call him back." On the way back, Jin Qi said suddenly.

After Jin Yi was sent to Jingshan City by him, he seldom came back, especially after Jin Qi's throne was firmly established, he was less interested in pretending to be a brother and brother with him, so he was basically never called back to the court.

"Call him back at this time?" Lin Xu asked back.

"Whether this matter is related to him or not, you can tell by just trying it out, besides, didn't you want me to?" Jin Qi asked.

Jin Qi really didn't believe that this matter was not arranged by Lin Xu.Lin Xu was so smart that even if Lin Xu said he didn't expect it, Jin Qi still didn't believe it.

"No." Lin Xudao, the words fell, and he added under Jin Qi's gaze: "At least not before, even if I really have this idea, I will talk about it after I go back. It's rare to have a chance to come out. I don't want this kind of thing." Good mood when something is broken."

"I'm sorry." Jin Qi was taken aback for a moment, and then let out a long breath, followed by the depression in his heart. The matter involved Jin Yi and the events of the year, and he was a little tense.

There are ancestor worships every year, and it is not difficult to call Jin Yi back. As long as Xu Lan arranges for Jin Yi, he should not doubt it, unless he really has a ghost in his heart.

As for the result, it depends on Jin Yi's performance later.

Back at the inn, Jin Qi cleared up his mood. He wanted to spend the next day and a half, but he was a little absent-minded until the return journey.

When he returned to the palace, the first thing Jin Qi did was to find Xu Lan and tell him about it, and then he carefully checked the places where the floods happened in these years.

The terrain of Dayu is rugged, the mountains are many and the water is fast flowing. Jingshan City is just like its name. The whole city is almost dominated by mountains. In addition, there are several canals around it, so once the flood situation is particularly serious.

Floods happened occasionally in previous years, but recently they happened almost every year, and every time there were several canals together.

After returning to the palace, both Jin Qi and Lin Xu got busy, and the chances of seeing each other in the first place were much less.In a blink of an eye, the weather is getting colder and colder, autumn is over half, and winter is approaching.

Before offering sacrifices to the ancestors, there was a sacrifice to the heavens, which was arranged by Xu Lan, Minister of Rites. A group of people arrived at the place of worshiping the heavens with great momentum.

Taiwan sacrifice.

Although this ceremony only took a few hours, it took several days before and after. Needless to say, the Ministry of Rituals, Jin Qi even started eating vegetarian food and taking a bath three days in advance.

The sacrifice to heaven is over, followed by ancestor worship.

Worshiping ancestors is not as complicated as worshiping heaven, but it is also extra troublesome, because Jin Qi is going to Huangling, and there is not only one place to worship.

At the end of the ancestor worship, the weather had completely entered winter, and it had been raining continuously for several days, and the air was full of icy breath.

Winter is coming, and the dam repairs that have been prepared for a long time ago are also in full swing. It is almost rare to see Lin Xu, and he is rarely in Beijing when he travels here and there.

It wasn't until the first snow fell that the two finally got a chance to rest.

Gathering in the imperial study room again, Jin Qi looked at Lin Xu who had lost a lot of weight in front of him, and felt like a dream.

"How is he?" Lin Xu looked at Xu Lan aside. Jin Yi had already returned to Beijing, and Xu Lan had been secretly observing these days.

"Judging from the current situation, there is indeed something wrong. He has been wanting to leave since he was called to the capital, and he has been very resistant, but this does not explain anything." Xu Lan glanced at Jin Qi, Jin Yi With such a relationship with Jin Qi, it is reasonable for him to resist.

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, why not just leave him in the palace to celebrate the New Year." Lin Xu looked at Jin Qi.

Although Jin Qi knew that Lin Xu was trying to test Jin Yi, but when he heard the words, he couldn't help but look a little ugly, "Let's do it like this."

After the words fell, Jin Qi paused for a moment and then looked at Xu Lan, his eyes became a little resentful, "Is he still not coming back this year?"

Although Jin Qi didn't mention his name, the two people in the room understood that he was referring to the ghost-faced general at the border.

"The general said that he was afraid that Xia Kingdom would seize the opportunity to invade, so he couldn't leave." Xu Lan smiled.

"What about my birthday next year?" Jin Qi was unwilling.

"The general said that he was afraid that the customs would change after he left, so..." Xu Lan still had that smiling face.

When Jin Qi heard this, the expression on his face was no longer just depressed, "Next year, let him come back next year, doesn't he want the accountant? Let him come back to collect it himself, if he doesn't come back, he won't have it."