There are always sick girls with ill intentions towards me

Chapter 160: Sword Spirit in the Supermarket

Watching Li Lingge finish the wine in the glass, Lingxi felt as if her throat was blocked by something and her breathing stagnated.

Does this count as drinking from my lap indirectly?

Looking at the kumis dripping from her toes, Lingxi had a bold idea in her mind.

If I put this foot into Li Lingge's mouth...

No, my body feels weird just thinking about it.

At this moment, the smell of alcohol in the carriage seemed to wake Su Fei up from her sea of ​​books.

She sniffed, and then looked at Li Lingge with some anticipation.

"You guys were drinking and didn't even call me!"

Gudong!

After the mare's milk entered his stomach, Li Lingge threw the glass to the ground.

"I've finished drinking it."

Looking at the wet Lingxi, her face was filled with heartache.

"This is the Wulan Mare's Milk Wine of the Northern Qi Imperial Family. You actually spilled it. It's such a waste!"

She simply thought that Li Lingge accidentally spilled the wine when pouring it, and never thought that this was a game between master and servant.

Lingxi straightened her legs and stretched her jade feet in front of Su Fei.

"There's still a little left. Do you want some?"

Glancing at the kumis dripping from the tip of her feet onto the floor, Su Fei's throat rolled and the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

Her three major hobbies in life are reading, drinking and business.

If she hadn't felt a little embarrassed, she would really have lay on the ground and caught the dripping kumis.

This was tribute wine from the Northern Qi royal family, and she had only drunk it once.

Li Lingge also tasted the mare's milk wine and it was indeed delicious, but he didn't expect that it was actually the royal wine.

Could it be that Tuoba Yu is a member of the Northern Qi royal family?
"How do you know this wine is the tribute wine of the Northern Qi royal family?"

"I drank this wine once when I went with my grandfather to visit the palace of the Southern Court of Northern Qi. At that time, they said that this wine was the imperial wine given by the Northern Qi emperor." Concubine Su licked the corner of her mouth, as if she was savoring the taste. "I will never forget it once I have drunk it."

Li Lingge took out a jade talisman for transmitting messages.

As the true energy poured in, a few numbers disappeared into the jade talisman: I want to know Tuoba Yu’s identity.

……

Da Chu Imperial Palace.

Jiang Yunshu was discussing matters with Lin Nanpu, president of the Supervisory Council, while Qiu Yuebai was standing beside them.

The next moment, her expression was shocked, and she immediately bent down and took out the jade message talisman that had been hanging on her chest.

This was a pair of jade talismans that she had given to her senior brother. She was afraid of missing any news, so she kept wearing them on her chest.

In this way, her heart could immediately sense even the slightest vibration.

The eldest brother sent her a message!

This is the first time that the eldest senior brother has sent her a message!
[I want to know Tuoba Yu's identity. ]

"What happened to Qiu Qing?"

At such a close distance, Qiu Yuebai's actions naturally attracted Jiang Yunshu's attention.

At this time, Lin Ruopu also looked over.

After seeing the contents on the jade talisman clearly, Qiu Yuebai said respectfully with a serious and eager look on his face.

"Your Majesty, the Overwatch Council has urgent matters that I need to go back and handle immediately."

The eldest brother’s matter is the most urgent matter.

Lin Ruopu was a little confused, wondering how come he didn't know.

"What's the emergency?"

Seeing her so anxious, Jiang Yunshu waved his hand.

"Since it's urgent, Qiu Qing, go quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

Qiu Yuebai took a step back and then quickly walked out of the hall.

After she walked out of the palace, she disappeared in a flash.

Control Yuan.

Qiu Yuebai walked into the meticulous warehouse and said in a cold voice.

"Find out Tuoba Yu's identity immediately and report it to me as soon as possible!"

……

the other side.

In less than a cup of tea, Li Lingge received Qiu Yuebai's reply.

"After all, it is the Supervisory Commission, so it is efficient."

[The son of the King of Nanyuan of Northern Qi, born with a jade in his mouth, named Tuoba Yu, died at the age of six.]

Looking at the information on the jade talisman, Li Lingge silently put away the jade talisman.

He died at the age of six, which was obviously a fake death.

Moreover, he even hid it from the Supervisory Council. It seems that Tuoba Yu has been very cautious over the years and has not revealed any clues.

Could it be that Tie Xuan also faked his death?

The old man who worships the monument destroyer couldn't have been acting all along.

"Everyone can act better than me."

Not long after, another message came from Yu Fu.

[Some people died in Hongxiu Tower today. This seems to be related to the South Vietnamese spy.]

Li Lingge: …

Su Wanwan was too young after all, and her actions revealed her true colors.

He raised his hand and sent a message on the jade talisman: Su Wanwan is mine, please help me take care of her in Hongxiu Tower.

a long time.

The jade talisman vibrated again.

[Does the senior brother like her? ]

Li Lingge: …

He was talking about state affairs, and the female swordsman was talking about love affairs.

……

Nanyue, Honglu Temple.

Jia Wenhe stared at the chessboard, lost in thought.

The spies stationed in Da Chu have not sent back any news in the past few days, as if they had all disappeared from the face of the earth.

The next moment, the jade message talisman on the table suddenly vibrated.

【Mr. Thirteen died, Su Wanwan rebelled, and the secret agents in the capital were massacred. The State of Chu sent Li Lingge as an envoy to the Western Zhou Dynasty.】

Soon, another message came from Yufu.

[Prince Wei asked me to tell you something. One day he will visit Lord Jia in person.]

Cough cough cough...

Jia Wenhe let out a long sigh and then coughed violently.

Apparently, the person who delivered the message was arrested.

Moreover, Li Lingge was not dead.

"Li Lingge, Su Wanwan."

As soon as he stopped coughing, the elder Yan Donglou walked in hurriedly. Before he saw the person, he heard his voice first.

"Wenhe, disaster has occurred!"

Yan Donglou walked in and grabbed his hand.

"You still have the mind to play chess. Great Chu has announced that it will cut off trade with Nanyue!"

Jia Wenhe stared at the chessboard in front of him, seemingly not surprised.

"Isn't this expected?"

He had guessed the current situation three years ago.

But no one believed him at first.

Yan Donglou had no choice but to do so. Wenren Houcong was arrogant and conceited, and officials colluded with aristocratic families to frantically annex land.

In the current situation, South Vietnam is trapped in its own web.

"The disaster was as severe as fire. The price of grain doubled, even several times. The State of Chu cut off the trade with Nanyue. Not a single grain of grain could enter Nanyue."

Jia Wenhe raised his head and continued.

"I think the Chu State will use its military force against our Nanyue soon."

"It seems you know everything."

A memorial slipped from Yan Donglou's hand, and he sat dejectedly opposite Jia Wenhe.

Jia Wenhe picked up the memorial on the ground and took a quick look at it.

The three states of Fengzhou, Yunzhou and Yanzhou suffered the most severe drought, and three million people starved to death.

There are still millions of people waiting for disaster relief food from the imperial court.

The Chu army gathered to invade, but was short of food and fodder in the east, so they requested food from the court.

Jia Wenhe placed the memorial in his hand on the table and sighed while staring at the chessboard.

"What a huge dragon you killed!"

Yan Donglou looked down at the chessboard and saw the white piece swallowing up the black piece's forty-six pieces and the hundred-eye dragon.

His thoughts seemed to be pulled back to three years ago, when the other party had tried hard to persuade him not to trade with the State of Chu.

Now, all the other party’s predictions have come true.

Although it is too late to regret now, if he had the chance to do it again, he would still make the same choice.

After all, he had no choice.

"Now, is there any chance to make amends?"

Jia Wenhe picked up the black pieces on the chessboard one by one and put them into the chess box.

When he saw the disasters in Nanyue and Western Zhou together, he finally understood what he had been unable to figure out.

Time!
There was a severe drought in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the disaster affected almost half of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

If people can’t even get enough to eat themselves, will they still sell food to others?
Even if we wanted to sell, there was no grain to sell.

The situation in Nanyue was even worse than that in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In order to reduce the burden on the people, the emperor once issued an order that no additional taxes would be imposed on fields planted with mulberry trees.

However, the income from growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms is much greater than that from growing crops.

This also led to a large amount of land being annexed and falling into the hands of officials and aristocratic families.

Look at Li Lingge again. He seemed to have predicted the future and started hoarding food two years ago.

He knew that with such a big plan, there was no way Li Lingge could die easily.

It’s a pity that everything is too late. It should be said that it has been too late from the beginning.

Li Lingge saw through South Vietnam, its emperor, ministers, and even all the officials.

“Use human hearts as chessboard.”

"It's urgent now, so stop playing dumb. If you can't come up with a solution, you won't see me tomorrow!"

Yan Donglou wanted to overturn the chessboard, but since he needed help from others, he had no choice but to lower his posture.

Cough cough--

Jia Wenhe started coughing violently again, his face turning red.

Yan Donglou panicked and quickly stepped forward to pat Jia Wenhe's back, his tone becoming a little weaker.

"I admit, I was a little loud just now."

However, as the prime minister of the cabinet, how could he not be anxious when he received so much bad news in one day?

After a while, Jia Wenhe calmed down a little, and he looked up at Yan Donglou in front of him.

"Now, they have already finished their plan, what's the point of you coming to me?"

Yan Donglou opened his mouth, not knowing how to argue, and just said something in a low voice.

"Who could have known that such a large-scale drought would occur in the Western Zhou Dynasty?"

Jia Wenhe said angrily: "Li Lingge knows!"

Ugh……

He sighed and stood up.

"Come on, I'll go with you to see His Majesty."

Yan Donglou hurriedly grabbed him.

"Do you have a solution? Tell me first."

This matter was too big, and he just couldn't think of a way to deal with it, so he hurried over to find this sick guy to discuss it.

Since His Majesty asked, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

Jia Wenhe put on his shoes and straightened his clothes.

"There is only one solution to this problem."

Yan Donglou immediately became alert.

"Why?"

"Li Lingge has already been sent as an envoy to the Western Zhou Dynasty. If he dies in the territory of the Western Zhou Dynasty, perhaps there is room for recovery."

After saying that, Jia Wenhe walked straight out.

This is indeed the only solution he can think of at the moment, but killing Li Lingge is not easy. At least two first-grade masters are needed.

Li Lingge faked his death for three years and suddenly reappeared.

This guy had planned everything, how could he not have expected that South Vietnam would send someone to assassinate him.

But Li Lingge still dared to go to Western Zhou, which showed that he must be confident of getting out of it safely.

……

Imperial Palace. The eunuch holding the pen bowed and reported.

"Your Majesty, the Minister Yan Donglou and the Grand Historian Jia Wenhe request an audience with you."

Wenren Houcong waved his hand.

"Let them in."

"Yes."

Soon, Yan Donglou and Jia Wenhe walked into the hall together.

"Your servant Yan Donglou pays respect to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I, Jia Wenhe, pay my respects to you."

Although Wenren Houcong was somewhat worried about the disaster, he was still unaware that border trade had been cut off.

"What is the matter that brings you two gentlemen to the palace together?"

The price of grain in the Western Zhou Dynasty has skyrocketed, and he has been under a lot of pressure recently.

Now, the only way left is to join forces with Western Zhou to attack the State of Chu.

However, there has been no news from the envoy sent to the Western Zhou Dynasty so far, and he has no idea what the empress is thinking.

At this time, his two right-hand men entered the palace together, and he inexplicably felt a little uneasy.

Yan Donglou submitted a memorial.

"The envoys to the State of Chu reported back that the State of Chu had banned trade between the two countries.

Now the Chu army has made unusual movements and intends to invade our border. The eastern border is short of food and grass, so I request the court to allocate food."

Wenren Houcong only felt a dizzy feeling in his head.

"What about the Western Zhou Dynasty? How did the envoys to the Western Zhou Dynasty respond?"

Jia Wenhe responded respectfully.

"No news yet. The State of Chu has already sent an envoy to the Western Zhou Dynasty. The empress is probably waiting for a good price."

Hearing this, Wenren Houcong had to prepare for the worst.

"How much grain can the court allocate?"

"About three and a half million koku."

Food is a big problem right now, so Yan Donglou knows very well how much surplus food is left.

Wenren Houcong thought about it for a moment.

"Then allocate 2 million stones to the East Territory first. The border must not be lost."

When things got to this point, he also knew that Jia Wenhe's original advice was correct.

Who could have imagined that such a great disaster would occur in Nanyue and Western Zhou at the same time, putting themselves in such a difficult situation.

But the emperor could not be wrong. Now he could only find ways to make amends and could not admit that he was wrong.

"According to the order."

Yan Donglou did not take the people of the three states seriously at all, but Jia Wenhe could not turn a blind eye.

"Your Majesty, the governors of Fengzhou, Yunzhou, and Yanzhou have submitted a petition requesting disaster relief from the imperial court."

"Disaster relief, disaster relief, how can the imperial court have any extra food?"

Wenren Houcong pushed all the memorials on the dragon's desk to the ground, and the emperor was furious.

The intention of the State of Chu was already very clear; the supply of food and fodder to the eastern border must not be delayed.

There are 150,000 shi left, and he can't use it all for disaster relief, otherwise he, the emperor, will starve.

Yan Donglou saw what he meant and immediately expressed his opinion.

"Your Majesty, the three states cannot provide disaster relief."

They both looked at Yan Donglou at the same time, and Wenren Houcong asked meaningfully.

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, we must prepare for the worst. The intentions of the Chu State are very clear. If we want to resolve the crisis in South Vietnam, we can only fight!"

After a slight pause, Yan Donglou continued.

"If Hu Meilin takes the initiative to attack, once he enters the territory of Chu, he can fight to support the enemy. Then we will have the conditions to negotiate with Chu."

As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, it's not like he hasn't thought of a solution.

I went to Jia Wenhe in the hope of finding another solution.

After all, his method can be said to be a gamble, and the outcome depends entirely on Hu Meilin from the East Territory.

If a war really breaks out, it will be a battle that determines the fate of the country.

Jia Wenhe couldn't help but question.

"What about the people of the three states?"

Yan Donglou said bluntly.

"The soldiers are fighting on the border. Who knows if they will be able to come back in a few months."

Jia Wen and Tit for Tat.

"We can't just ignore the lives of millions of people. Among them are the families of those soldiers."

"If two people are going to starve to death at the same time, if one of the victims starves to death, this country will still belong to Nanyue. If all the soldiers starve to death—" Yan Donglou kowtowed to Wenren Houcong and said, "Nanyue will be destroyed."

Jia Wenhe's lips trembled slightly, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute.

"Your Majesty, if the court does not provide disaster relief, then millions of people will become millions of rebellious people!"

boom!
His forehead hit the ground heavily.

"Your Majesty, by then, South Vietnam will be in danger of internal and external troubles!"

Seeing this, Yan Donglou was not willing to be outdone and grabbed the ground with his head.

"Your Majesty can order Hu Meilin to fight a quick battle. As long as we win a great victory on the border, there will be room for us to turn around."

At the same time, he spoke first.

“In addition, as far as I know, the State of Chu has sent Li Lingge as an envoy to the Western Zhou Dynasty. All we need to do is send an assassin to kill Li Lingge in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

This would not only destroy the alliance between Chu and Western Zhou, but also stir up hatred between the Chu border troops and Western Zhou. "

"you--"

Jia Wenhe never expected that Yan Donglou would use his idea to shut him up.

He grabbed Yan Donglou's collar without caring about his manners and questioned him.

"You are betting on my kingdom of South Vietnam. What if Hu Meilin can't win?!"

Yan Donglou asked back with a determined look and stiff neck.

"At this critical moment of life and death, this battle concerns the fate of our South Vietnam. We can only win and not lose!"

He broke away from Jia Wenhe's hand and asked back.

"Does Lord Jia have a better solution?"

Jia Wenhe clenched his fists and burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

"Alright!" Wenren Houcong stood up and said, "I have made up my mind. I will immediately issue an order to Hu Meilin to attack Chu!"

He glanced at Jia Wenhe and said calmly.

"Military and national affairs are the most important, let the people suffer a little more."

……

Western Zhou Dynasty.

Luoying Town is a small border town in the Western Zhou Dynasty. There is only one inn here, named Longmen.

creak creak.

The inn, which was already a bit shabby, was tossed around by Li Lingge and Lingxi until it began to sound overwhelmed.

Ever since the Ningxiang Pavilion incident, Lingxi has liked lying on the door.

She bit her lower lip with her silver teeth, shrugged her shoulders and sobbed softly.

Tears flowed from his eyes and fell to the floor.

"Woo woo woo, Super Sword Spirit!"

Li Lingge suddenly remembered the Prime Minister's observation of the sea.

Facing Jieshi in the east, I can see the vast sea. The water is so calm, and the mountains and islands stand tall. There are dense trees and lush grass. The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are surging.

When he was in school, he felt that this poem was full of imagery, and it must have been written from the inspiration of Prime Minister Cao - what a pure nature! Song is used to express one's aspirations!
Just downstairs from them, Su Fei seemed to be in a daze, holding a teacup in her hand.

Her consciousness was still in Li Lingge's evil space, and she was reading a new book - "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

She had finished reading "A Dream of Red Mansions", and then she discovered this book which was more interesting than "A Dream of Red Mansions".

She had read many storybooks, in which demons and monsters were all evil beings that sucked people's pure yang energy, robbed people of their essence, and brought disaster to the world.

The practitioners in the stories are often portrayed as glorious figures who can exorcise demons and eliminate evil.

Especially the protagonist, who takes it as his responsibility to eliminate demons and defend justice.

They believe that demons exist to harm people, so they should be killed.

This picture book was different from the books she had read before. There were many affectionate and righteous demons in the story, as well as evil villains.

Each character is portrayed with flesh and blood, rather than one-sidedly classifying all aliens as evil.

She seemed to empathize with the kind monsters in the story, and was fascinated by it without realizing it, and just wanted to keep reading.

A person's handwriting reflects his character, and the author's heart can often be seen through a book.

From this we can see that Li Lingge does not have the same prejudice against demons as the rest of the world.

Moreover, she has the blood of a fox demon, so when she sees the stories about fox demons and scholars in the books, she feels particularly involved.

She had a feeling that this book would become even more popular!
Tick ​​tock!

After finishing the last story, she felt a little lost.

"I haven't seen enough, why is it over?"

As she was holding the tea and preparing to drink it, a drop of water fell from the floor upstairs and landed in her cup.

Su Fei came back to her senses and looked upstairs with some confusion.

Tick ​​tock!

At this moment, another drop of water fell into her mouth.

bah bah bah!
Listening to the endless cries, how could Su Fei not understand what she had just drunk.

She spat on the ground a few times and then went upstairs angrily.

Bang bang bang!
Li Lingge was banging on the door from inside, while Su Fei was knocking on the door from outside.

"what's up?"

"Your Majesty, can you please be more careful? I am still an unmarried girl!"

Su Fei stood at the door, watching the two overlapping shadowy figures inside the door.

Wow, is Li Lingge so extravagant in private?

Thinking of this, she felt indignant again.

How could she be any worse than that sword spirit? Li Zei was so lazy that he didn't even bother to look at her.

Li Lingge spoke like a bellows beside the stove.

"Aren't you reading downstairs?"

Su Fei rolled her eyes and said, "How dare you say that?"

The stories in the book "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" contained many absurd things between scholars and fox spirits, which made her feel a little uneasy.

But the sword spirit's panting sound continued to be heard, and she could hardly bear it anymore.

"I have finished reading Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Is there a sequel?"

"There's no sequel. I'll find you another book to read."

Su Fei's head was filled with stories from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, and she couldn't concentrate on reading any other type of books at all.

"Liao Zhai is so well written, why don't you write more?"

"If I keep writing about people, ghosts, and monsters, it will be boring and long, and readers will get tired of it."

boom!
As soon as Li Lingge finished speaking, there was a loud slam on the door.

"Woo!"

Then a long moan from Lingxi was heard, followed by the sound of her delicate body falling to the ground.

Su Fei's throat rolled and her legs couldn't help but tighten a little.

"How can I be tired? As long as it's in the same style, I'll love to read it even if it's shit, Your Majesty."

Li Lingge: …

Su Fei continued.

"I have thought of the names of the next few parts for Your Majesty."

Lingxi seemed to be eating something and her speech was a little unclear.

"What's your name?"

Su Fei said excitedly.

"Next, the prince will write a book called "Liao Zhai 2 - The Peerless Fox Clan"!"

hiss!
Li Lingge took a deep breath, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar.

"and then?"

Su Fei thought that her book title was accepted, and she was delighted and continued.

"Liao Zhai 3: Legend of Fox Fairy"

"Liao Zhai 4: Ultimate Nine-Tailed Fox"

"Liao Zhai 5: Rebirth of Fox Demon"

Liao Zhai 6——"

"stop!"

Li Lingge interrupted Su Fei in time. The more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Su Fei was a little confused.

Li Lingge spoke meaningfully.

"You have a way to die."

(End of this chapter)