I Am a Corrupt Official, But They Say I Am a Loyal Minister!

That cell was where the Prince of Daxia, Xia Qiong, was imprisoned.

At this time, the Prince of Daxia was standing in front of his desk practicing calligraphy stroke by stroke, very elegant.

Seeing Lin Beifan coming, he smiled faintly:"Master Lin, why are you here free? No, you should change your name to Prime Minister Lin!"

Lin Beifan cupped his hands and smiled:"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince! I have only been named Prime Minister a few days ago. , you actually already know! You have been staying in the prison, how did you know?"

"Isn't this simple? Xia Xia Qiong said with a smile:"Although I am imprisoned here, you have not treated me badly. I have all my food, clothing, etc.!" I dug out some things from it, and the officials naturally talked about everything! However, please ask Master Lin not to punish them!"

"As long as there are no issues of principle, I don't bother to argue with them!" Lin Beifan said.

Xia Qiong put down the brush in his hand, walked up to Lin Beifan with a noble air, and said with a smile:"It is rare for Mr. Lin to have time to visit me. I am very happy. How about we have a drink?"

"Your Highness has extended your warm invitation and I dare not say goodbye!"

After a cup of tea, Lin Beifan had entered the cell.

A small wine table was placed in front of the two of them. There were some small wine and snacks on the wine table. The two of them drank and talked and laughed happily.

Xia Qiong drank, He sighed:"To be honest, drinking with someone is the best way to enjoy it! Before, I was here drinking and talking to myself. It was really boring! Lin

Beifan smiled and said:"You can invite the Yamen to drink with you!" Xia

Qiong shook his head lightly and said with a smile:"As the saying goes, when you meet a close friend, a thousand cups are too little!" When it comes to drinking, you have to find a soulmate! Otherwise, it is just playing the piano to the cow, and the cow chews the peony, which is missing a flavor!"

"I have the world in mind, but those government officials only focus on the cells or the chores in the city. They really have nothing in common with me! They don’t understand what I say, and I have no interest in what they say! If we hate each other, we might as well not drink!

Lin Beifan nodded:"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is absolutely true!""

Xia Tian Qiong made a snap, opened the folding fan in his hand, and pointed at Lin Beifan:"In this important place of Dawu Capital, you are the only one... Mr. Lin who can be called my confidant!

Lin Beifan shook his head:"Your Highness, you think too highly of me!""

"Not at all, I trust my intuition! Xia

Tianqiong looked at Lin Beifan with burning eyes:"It is said that when I visited Detian Mansion and was about to leave, you strongly suggested in the court that I should stay because I would pose a threat to Dawu, and war!"

"If Dawu Chaotang had listened to your family's words at that time, I'm afraid there would have been no subsequent Battle of Hulao Pass! Therefore, in the entire Dawu, you are the one who knows me best, and you are my confidant!

Lin Beifan said:"We are also enemies!""

"In fact, they can't be called enemies, they are just their own masters! Xia Xia Qiong said with a smile:"Look, now that there is no conflict over interests, why can't we sit down and drink and chat?"

Lin Beifan nodded and said with a smile:"That's true!""

"That’s how it is! There is no enmity between you and me, we are only on opposite sides because of the country’s stance! I still admire you very much. It would be great if you were from Daxia! Xia Qiong said regretfully.

Lin Beifan poured a glass of wine for Xia Qiong:"Your Highness, even if I am from Daxia, I will not serve you!" You know, talents need soil suitable for themselves in order to grow!"

"As I said before, if the orange grows in Huainan, it will be orange, if it grows in Huaibei, it will become orange! I can't use my talents in Daxia! Daxia doesn’t have what I want either! Only in Dawu can you feel like a fish in water! Xia

Qiong opened his hands and said with a smile:"Don't you just want to be greedy for money?" As long as you follow me to Daxia, you can be greedy for whatever you want and get whatever you want. I will do whatever you want! Lin

Beifan smiled:"Your Highness, you still want to recruit me?""

"That's natural! Only now have I discovered that you are not a talent. You are clearly a unique genius, a monster that has not appeared in a thousand years! Xia Qiong praised loudly:"Since I became the governor of Detian Mansion, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the people have been prosperous and prosperous!""

"You led the troops to fight, resisting Daxia's 800,000 troops in the east, suppressing the Jiangnan King's 500,000 troops in the south, suppressing Wuxi and Dayue's million coalition troops in the west, and disrupting the northern Hebei warrior army in the north. You won all four battles, and the victory was very beautiful!"

"You alone are better than thousands of troops! With just you, we can stabilize the country! Xia

Xia Qiong once again issued a sincere invitation:"Master Lin, as long as you follow me to Daxia in the future, the position of prime minister will definitely be yours!" Even it is not impossible for the opposite sex to be crowned king! All in all, I will give you everything you have in Dawu, and more!

Lin Beifan laughed and said,"But I am a corrupt official!""

"But you are greedy and cunning! Xia Qiong immediately said:"In the past few days, I have been thinking and observing, and found that you only attack corrupt officials and have never offended the people at all!" On the contrary, you are very good to the people. It is because of you that the people in the capital can live a decent life! Legally speaking, you are a corrupt official! But from a moral point of view, you are a good official!"

"The reason why you became a traitor is because a traitor is in power and a loyal minister cannot survive! You can only survive if you are more cunning and greedy than them, and this is also true! Lin

Beifan said again:"But I captured you and made you a prisoner, losing your freedom and dignity!" I've made Daxia fall into the quagmire again. Don't you hate me?"

"At first, I really hated you! But if you think about it carefully, it is because I have underestimated you so much that this has led to this situation! Xia Tianqiong smiled bitterly:"I am at fault, I am guilty!" However, the fact has happened and there is no way to change it. We should focus on the future! In the future, I need you! Lin

Beifan clinked glasses with Xia Qiong and said with a smile:"Thank you, His Highness the Crown Prince, for your kindness. I cannot bear it!" Your Highness, do you know what I admire most about you?"

"Which point?"Xia Qiong asked

"I admire your tolerance the most! Even if I am your enemy and make you a prisoner, causing Daxia to fall into a quagmire and be unable to extricate yourself, you will still tolerate me and recruit me to work for you!"

"I appreciate your introspection the most! Reflect on it all the time, encourage it if you have it, and change it if you don’t!"

I admire your attitude the most! Even in a prison cell, you deal with it calmly, neither feeling sad about yourself nor happy about things!""

"These...are all the qualities that a wise king should have! Lin

Beifan smiled and said:"No wonder in Daxia, your status was as stable as Mount Tai, and no one could shake it!" Even if you are detained by me, Dawu, I will still mobilize the whole country to rescue you, because you are worth it! Xia

Tianqiong was overjoyed:"Then are you willing to follow me?" Lin

Beifan replied:"I am a corrupt official and you are a wise king. We do not agree with each other!"

Xia Xia Qiong said unwillingly:"I will not give up on you!" Lin

Beifan shook his head:"Whether you give up or not, I am already a minister of the great martial arts!" As the saying goes, a loyal minister does not serve the two masters. I can't change the family! Moreover, the empress treats me well, and I cannot betray her!"

"Although loyal ministers do not care about the two masters, good birds chooseAnd habitat! Xia

Qiong poured wine and said with a smile:"To be honest, Mr. Lin, although you have climbed higher, you are becoming more and more dangerous!"

Lin Beifan asked:"How can you see it?""

"Because his great achievements shocked the Lord! Xia

Qiong said word by word:"Your ability is too strong, your contribution is too great, the empress is stupid and incompetent, and she cannot control you at all!" Emperors are jealous, and women are also jealous. When the two are combined, sooner or later you will become a thorn in the empress's side! You are still in peace now, but what about in the future? Will we be able to live in peace in the future?"

"Moreover, you have offended all the civil and military officials again!"Xia Tian Qiong poured wine and asked in a narrow voice:"I heard that you ransacked their home again? A lot of silver was copied? Lin

Beifan replied calmly:"Yes, their house was raided just now, and more than 40 million taels of gold and silver jewelry were confiscated, and they were all sent to my house!""

Xia Qiong's hand holding the wine glass shook.

What this guy did is really amazing! He could copy 40 million taels of gold, silver and jewelry, which offended all the civil and military officials!

There was no room left!

Xia Qiong was speechless. He said:"So, with such deep hatred, they can't possibly protect you if something happens to you! It can be said that you are alone in the court!"

"Because of your reputation as a corrupt official, although you have done many good things, the people cannot tolerate you! If something happens to you, they might even applaud you!"

"Therefore, your life depends entirely on the Empress’ happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy! She can pamper you and reward you because she needs you!"

"But now, the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty are basically under her control. The three major rebel kings are all in prison. The military and military forces are unified and powerful. She doesn't need you much anymore. What do you think she will do? Would she allow a man of great power to hang around in front of her all day?"

"Maybe he made a mistake one day, and in order to appease the public's anger, he would directly push you out and kill you to take the blame! This kind of thing never happens!"

Looking at Lin Beifan's silent expression, Xia Qiong thought Lin Beifan had heard it, and felt happy in his heart, and continued:"So, why not leave a way for yourself, I welcome you here at any time!"

"Your Highness, what you said makes perfect sense. I am indeed becoming more and more dangerous now! However, that is also a matter of the future! Let’s talk about what happens next! Maybe, by the time she tried to chop off my head, I would have run away!

Lin Beifan stood up and said,"Thank you very much for Your Highness the Crown Prince to value me!" But it's getting late, I have to go back to deal with official business, and I'll come back to chat with His Highness the Crown Prince another day! Xia

Tianqiong also stood up and said with a smile:"Come and sit here often, and I will treat you with fine wine!""

"Thank you, Your Highness. Farewell! Lin

Beifan left the prison.

As he walked, he whispered to himself:"What an interesting prince. He still wants to recruit me!" But you never know how many escape routes I have left! If you destroy Daxia, I will be fine!"