Li Chao had other motives for letting Qin Dingfang attend the banquet.
Li Chao was not stupid. He knew very well that although the Central Plains officials respected him as a distinguished guest, at least eight out of ten people hated him. After all, he had brought disaster and murder to this country.
Prime Minister Lu invited many officials and military generals to the banquet tonight. Li Chao was worried that the military general would be hot-headed and take the opportunity to assassinate him.
This kind of thing has happened before.
He will definitely drink a lot of wine at the banquet, and it is even more difficult to prevent himself from being drunk.
So he asked Qin Dingfang to attend the banquet just to protect him.
Li Chao and Qin Dingfang talked about something more, and the men who followed Lin Yi came back to report to Li Chao. It turned out that the Western Region Gao who was good at tracking people secretly followed Lin Yi for two streets and was thrown away by Lin Yi.
After hearing this, Li Chao angrily kicked the man to the ground, breaking two of his ribs.
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Although the master from the Western Regions was not weak in tracking skills, Lin Yi was already on guard.
Lin Yi ditched the stalker and went straight to the palace.
Lin Yi didn't want to meet the emperor's sworn brother when he came to Beijing this time, but Li Chao's previous mocking words moved Lin Yi's heart.
Li Chao scolded Lin Yi as a person who could not stand on the stage and could not dine with the powerful.
Although Li Chao was mocking Lin Yi, he still reminded Lin Yi.
Now the matter of the Iron-faced God involves Beigong Wuyang. Behind Beigong Wuyang is the powerful Prime Minister Lu. And the man in black with two guns is probably Wu Lie, the two-gun general who can solve these difficult incidents.
If he only relied on his status as a Jianghu person, it would be difficult and difficult to do it.
So Lin Yi decided to change to a "special" identity.
And this "special" status can only be given to you by the emperor.
Lin Yi arrived at the palace, showed the imperial seal to the gatekeeper, and asked the gatekeeper to go in and report. Although the gatekeeper did not recognize Lin Yi, he recognized the seal on Lin Yi's hand.
He did not dare to neglect and quickly went to the palace to report.
After a meal, an old eunuch trotted towards the palace gate happily. There were two young eunuchs supporting him on both sides to prevent him from falling. There were also several eunuchs behind him.
This old eunuch used to serve the old emperor, and now he serves the new emperor.
Won the trust of two generations of emperors.
When all the officials saw the old eunuch, they all had to respect him.
People call him Father Han.
When Eunuch Han arrived in front of Lin Yi, he was out of breath and speechless for a moment because he was running all the way. But his face was filled with joy.
Lin Yi cupped his hands and smiled: "Eunuch Han, I haven't seen you for several months, but you are still so energetic."
"Old... old... I've been running for a while now and I'm out of breath." When Eunuch Han's breath calmed down a little, he said joyfully in the eunuch's unique duck voice: "Prince Lin, the emperor has been in a bad mood these days.
Not happy. I just heard that you were back and I was immediately happy. Let me hurry up... come and invite you. You came at the right time, otherwise we wouldn't know how to make the emperor happy..."
Lin Yi was surrounded by several happy eunuchs and entered the palace, arriving in front of a hall.
There were several full bodyguards standing on both sides of the palace gate.
In front of the palace gate stood Qing Hong, deputy commander of the Nighthawk Guards.
These are the emperor's personal bodyguards.
They all knew that the "gold-faced guard" was Lin Yi. They were all happy to see Lin Yi again and saluted and greeted Lin Yi one after another.
Lin Yi also greeted them in return.
Eunuch Han led Lin Yi into the palace, where the emperor was standing.
Lin Yi came in, and the emperor looked happy.
Lin Yi stepped forward and said: "The common people pay homage to the Emperor..."
When Lin Yi was about to salute, the emperor supported him and said, "Here, you and I are brothers! There is no need to salute first."
Lin Yi used to have long beard and hair, but now his hair is trimmed and his beard is shaved, making him look energetic and majestic.
The emperor took Lin Yi's hand, took a good look at Lin Yi and said: "As expected of my second brother, he is handsome and handsome, and he is a dragon and a phoenix among men!"
Eunuch Han was happy to see the emperor, and he was also happy.
Eunuch Han was busy and lost no time in saying: "That's right, this is the emperor's adopted brother, he is an extraordinary hero. How can others compare to him?"
Lin Yi smiled and said: "Brother, you are the dragon among men, I am just a fool. At that time, someone told me that I would never be on the stage."
The emperor immediately became angry after hearing this. He said: "Who said that! How bold!"
Lin Yi said: "Ling Wang Li Chao."
Lin Yi actually met Li Chao, which really surprised the emperor.
The emperor said: "It's just a foreign wolf, there's no need to argue with him. If he doesn't come to negotiate on behalf of the Western Regions, I will definitely make him look good."
Lin Yi said: "Brother, I won't get along with him."
The emperor sat down, and then he asked Lin Yi to sit down as well.
The emperor said to Eunuch Han: "What are you doing here? Prepare some food and wine quickly. I want to have a drink with my sworn brother."
Eunuch Han hurriedly went to organize things.
The emperor asked all the maids and eunuchs in the palace to go out again. He wanted to chat with Lin Yi without any scruples.
When everyone in the palace went out, the emperor said: "Second brother, I miss you. I dreamed of you yesterday. I didn't expect you to come today. I'm so happy."
Lin Yi said: "I miss my eldest brother too. I've just been looking for my wife and haven't been able to come back to see my eldest brother. Please forgive me."
The emperor also knew that Lin Yi's wife and children were separated, and he asked: "Can we find any younger siblings now?"
Lin Yi said: "Thanks to big brother, I found it."
The emperor said: "Second brother, I know that your wife and children are separated, and I feel uncomfortable. Now that you have found your wife, it is great. You should bring her into the palace and let me see her."
Lin Yi said: "My father-in-law is sick, and she has to be by his side to take care of him. I will take her to the palace to see my elder brother later."
The two chatted for a while, and Eunuch Han reported outside the palace gate that the wine and food were ready. The emperor asked the wine and food to be brought in. Eunuch Han called on several palace ladies to bring in the sumptuous food and wine.
Then they exited, and Lin Yi and the emperor drank and chatted.
Lin Yi first toasted the emperor, and then said: "Brother, are you okay?"
Lin Yi's question made the emperor feel a little emotional.
The emperor said: "Other people think that I am the emperor, I can do whatever I want, I want whatever I want, and I must live a happy life. But they don't know my troubles. Second brother, you ask me, 'Are you okay?'
So only you understand that I may not be living a good life."
Having said this, the emperor picked up a glass of wine and drank it all.
Lin Yi filled the bowl for him again.
The emperor picked up the chopsticks and took the food from a plate to his mouth, chewing it slowly.
"Brother, you helped me get rid of the troubles between King Dong and King Kang. I thought there would be peace after the imperial court. But I was really disappointed. Back then, it was Prime Minister Lu and Feng Liancheng fighting, and now it's Prime Minister Lu and Shangguan Minghong. Feng Liancheng
Many of the party members back then have now taken refuge with Shangguan Minghong. These two groups of people are in harmony on the surface, but they are infighting every day."
Having said this, the emperor suddenly picked up the wine.
"Second brother, let me toast you."
Lin Yi hurriedly said: "Brother, only people in the world respect you, how can you respect others?"
The emperor said: "I want to toast you today. You drink this wine first. I have something to say to you."