My country is dying

Chapter 388
They came here as iron tools. Although Meng Qi had been approved earlier, the emperor was here after all, so necessary security measures were still required.

Xiao Qi and Yungui were asked to enter Soul Moon Country first, just to find out if the royal family on the side of Soul Moon Country had any intention of cooperating, and they could only enter if they were sure it was safe enough.

The environment of the inn on the border is not very good, plus it is close to the north, and the temperature here is much lower than that in the capital. It is obviously the weather in spring and February, but there is still light snow on the day they arrived.

It was already late at night when Mi Le finished reviewing a batch of important memorials. She got up and went to the yard to exercise her body. Then she saw Hou Junli sitting alone in the pavilion drinking.

Snowflakes fell all over the ground one after another, and he was standing in the pavilion dressed in crimson purple, his eyebrows were bright, like a beautiful scene in the snow.

Mi Le stood on the porch for a while, then took the cloak handed over by Xiang Lan, put it on, and stepped into the snow.

Although the inn is simple, it is big enough, and there is a lake opposite the pavilion. The locals call that lake Jingyue Lake. It is said that the other side of the lake is Soul Moon Country, which is the border between Jinyan Country and Soul Moon Country.

Hou Junli looked up and saw her coming in, smiled, took the flagon and poured her a glass of wine.

Mi Le looked at the heat in the wine, and then at the stove beside him, knowing that the wine was warm, so he sat down next to him.

"It's so late, are you still awake?" She asked him holding a glass of wine.

The wine is very warm, and when you drink it, you can feel the warmth from your throat to your stomach, and then your whole body seems to be a little warmer.

She was a little afraid of the cold, and subconsciously wrapped the cloak around her body tightly.

"The emperor didn't sleep either."

Mi Le curled his lips: "I have official business, but you don't."

"That's right." Hou Junli nodded his head and said, "Since stepping down from the burden of the regent, I have indeed relaxed a lot, but my face is sharp after suffering the emperor."

Mi Le gave him a white glance, then looked up at the scenery of Jingyue Lake: "Xiao Qi and the others have to visit for a few days?"

"One or two days at the earliest, three or four days at the slowest, the emperor doesn't have to worry, just wait here for a few days at ease, there will be Meng Qi on the left and right to match up, so it won't be too troublesome."

"Is Meng Qi really trustworthy?" Mi Le looked at him.

Hou Junli raised his eyebrows and added some wine to her: "Don't worry, he will try his best."

Mi Le didn't quite believe it: "But I always feel that this person is very cunning, scheming, and dangerous."

Hou Junli smiled: "As long as he has what he needs, then this danger will not harm us, and Meng Qi is very ambitious, and his ambition is not just to be a military adviser of a country. We can take advantage of this to facilitate this cooperation."

Mi Le thought for a moment and understood what he meant: "If that's the case, then we should be able to finish the work here in two months."

Hou Junli looked at her after hearing the words: "The emperor is in a hurry to go back?"

"Of course." Mi Le replied as a matter of course, "I still need a palace test for the imperial examination. When I won't be here, how can I have a palace test?"

"The imperial examination." Hou Junli protracted the end, glanced at her, and suddenly said, "I heard that Mr. Qi also participated in the imperial examination this time, and his grades were good. If there is no accident, the last examination in the capital, he Should be there?"

Mi Le glanced at him, gave him an expression of knowingly asking, and refused to answer.

Hou Junli looked at her for a while, and suddenly laughed: "The emperor really wants to make him a minister?"

(End of this chapter)