Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu's writing brush trembled, and his heart was slightly shaken.
"Let them in."
He said calmly.
"yes!"
The little eunuch nodded and walked towards the door.
Not long after, Chen Mohan and Lin Yiqiu entered the main hall.
"I see your Majesty!"
Chen Mohan immediately saluted.
Emperor Wu waved his hand.
"Watch the outside and report any movement immediately!"
"I understand."
After patting Lin Yiqiu's shoulder, Chen Mohan and the rest of his men quickly stood guard outside the door.
At this time, Emperor Wu looked at Lin Yiqiu again.
"Governor Lin, although we only met at the banquet, I am quite concerned about you."
care?
When these two words come out of the mouth of Wu Di, a man, it always feels a little strange.
Lin Yiqiu laughed awkwardly when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, you summoned me to the palace so late at night. It seems that Your Majesty has something urgent."
"Emergency? That's not necessarily the case."
Emperor Wu's smile was unknown.
"Governor Lin's talent has shocked the government and the public today. I have never seen anyone as talented as Governor Lin."
"So, I want to ask Governor Lin to come over and chat with me, and write a few poems to relieve my boredom. Isn't it strange?"
"In that case, what kind of poem does Your Majesty want to hear?"
Lin Yiqiu took the initiative to ask.
At this time, Emperor Wu turned around, picked up the calligraphy paper from the desk, and slowly unfolded it.
There is only one word on it. Although the strokes are simple, it is full of dragons and phoenixes! It shows the imperial atmosphere!
"sky!"
This word has many meanings.
Heaven? World? Providence? Or this... Pei Tianlin?
Lin Yiqiu didn't guess much and just continued to ask.
"Your Majesty wants me to compose a poem with the theme of heaven, right?"
"If Governor Lin is interested, I would also like to hear it. Don't worry, even if there are some rebellious words in the poem, I will forgive you!"
Wu Di said with a smile.
Lin Yiqiu frowned slightly, and after a moment, he already had an idea in his mind.
Step by step, he started chanting directly.
"Strength can lift the mountains and the world is overwhelming! Times are not good but the glory will never fade away!"
"What can you do if your glory is not gone! What can you do if you are worried?"
Soon, an overbearing sentence resounded on the spot.
Although there is not a word in this poem related to heaven, anyone who understands can hear the two words hidden in this poem.
God willing!
A helpless providence.
After listening to it, Emperor Wu's expression changed drastically, as if he was deeply touched by this poem!
"What can you do! What can you do!"
"That's right! But what's the matter?"
He let out a long sigh.
"Your Majesty, it seems that you have a lot of worries."
Lin Yiqiu deliberately caused the topic.
Emperor Wu did not refute.
"You have seen the appearance of my ministers in the palace today. What do you think?"
"It's pretty good, slightly inferior to our country."
Lin Yiqiu had no hint of humility.
Emperor Wu just smiled when he heard this.
"Can it be that the power of our father-in-law is comparable to that of anyone in the Qian Kingdom?"
"No one in the country of Qian can be compared, because the country of Qian will not allow such people to exist."
Lin Yiqiu's words were a little more harsh.
"If in front of Emperor Qian, the abbot dares to speak like he did in the hall today, then he will have only one fate!"
"Huh? Tell me!"
"Decapitated by a thousand cuts! Divided into pieces by five horses!"
Lin Yiqiu said in a deep voice.
This is almost irrefutable. If he had the character of Emperor Qian, if Pei Tianlin, the patriarch of the country, dared to be so arrogant, he would be dead the next second.
However, after Emperor Wu heard this, he could only sigh.
"Why don't I want to be as domineering as Emperor Qian, but it's a pity that I don't have such strength and conditions!"
"As you saw in the hall today, Pei Tianlin didn't listen to me at all!"
"Governor Lin, don't blame me for not being able to help you rescue Xia Lingfeng. If the head of state does not agree to this hostage exchange, there is nothing I can do."
In his words, he felt really helpless.
Lin Yiqiu naturally knew this, but the corners of his mouth still curled up.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your help in the court today, but your Majesty actually doesn't want to hand over Xia Lingfeng, right?"
One sentence made Emperor Wu suddenly startled.
His eyes were fixed on Lin Yiqiu, as if he wanted to see through him completely.
But Lin Yiqiu still smiled and spoke.
"For Your Majesty, the later Xia Lingfeng is handed over, the more advantageous it will be."
"Today, I deliberately spoke to you in court, just for show, so that I could understand your Majesty more because of Pei Tianlin's arrogance, wasn't it?"
"Why...why do you think so?"
Emperor Wu spoke in a deep tone.
Lin Yiqiu raised his head and explained softly.
"It's actually very simple. I asked about one thing after I came to Wu State."
"What's up?"
"Whether this hostage exchange was Pei Tianlin's intention or His Majesty's."
The more he spoke, the deeper he got. At this moment, Emperor Wu felt that the person standing in front of him was not a young man, but an old monster who had been immersed in officialdom for many years!
"The final answer was that His Majesty took the initiative to request the exchange of hostages. Pei Tianlin did not have this idea."
"That's very interesting. Why is Your Majesty so eager?"
"It's simple, because His Majesty needs outside help to help him!"
Lin Yiqiu directly pointed out the real thoughts in Wu Di's heart!
"In the Kingdom of Wu, Pei Tianlin is so powerful that no one in the civil and military dynasties can compete with him, and almost everyone has become his crony!"
"So to eradicate such forces, the only reliable way is to rely on foreign ministers. Among them, Qian Guo is the best choice!"
"Your Majesty wants me and Pei Tianlin to fight against each other! If I win, it will be the best thing for your majesty. Even if you don't win, there will be no loss!"
Looking at Emperor Wu, Lin Yiqiu seemed to be a roundworm in his stomach, knowing his thoughts clearly!
Emperor Wu's face slightly condensed.
"That's why you know that I actually don't want to let Xia Lingfeng go. The so-called exchange of hostages is just an excuse?"
"Yes, Xia Lingfeng is the main point of contention between Chen and Pei Tianlin! If Xia Lingfeng is not handed over for one day, I will stay in Wu Kingdom and fight with Pei Tianlin!"
"Your Majesty has grasped this key point! So even if you pretend to speak for me, in fact, your Majesty knows very well that there is no way Pei Tianlin will do it!"
Lin Yiqiu completely revealed all his thoughts.
Emperor Wu was stunned for a while, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.
After a while, I heard him chuckle.
"Hahaha! You are indeed Governor Lin. I saw you right in the court today!"
"You were able to fully explore my thoughts in such a short period of time! It seems that in the Qian Kingdom, there is a reason why the Qian Emperor values you so highly!"
"Your Majesty is joking. I am surprised that Your Majesty can bear the humiliation and bear the burden to such a great extent."
Lin Yiqiu responded with his hands raised. At this moment, both he and Emperor Wu had taken off their veils!