The autumn rain is continuous. Although you can't see the fine raindrops clearly, it feels cold when it falls on your body.
Most of the idlers on the street hid under the eaves, cursing God for the idle streets. They were people who couldn't tell their pulse, and their happiness and anger all depended on whether they felt happy or not. It seems that there is nothing to be done today. Not to mention God, my ancestors have been taken out and criticized several times.
But busy people have no time to spare, and they have to grit their teeth and run forward even if there are knives in the sky. Who can not fight hard, who dares not to fight hard, the court is forcing you, and God is staring at you. Otherwise, the Buddha said that all living beings suffer. He saw it, but he couldn't do anything.
On the way to the imperial city, Xu Zheng walked forward silently. There was nothing unusual about him among the crowd. After all, he had been a blacksmith in Yunlan Town for many years. Without the official skin, no one is a human being.
But there were many people staring at him secretly. There were no less than a dozen pairs of eyes on him on both sides of the street.
Xu Zheng naturally knew, but he didn't care.
When they arrived at the front of the imperial city, the guarding soldiers recognized Xu Zheng and boldly stepped forward and said, "Dazhu Kingdom, please don't make things difficult for us."
"Snapped--"
Another loud slap in the face, and the soldier lay down on the ground, feeling comfortable. What? With this, he can no longer neglect his duties. If Xu Zheng breaks in again, he will have an excuse. Who dares to stop Dazhu Kingdom? Which of your civil and military officials will try it now?
Xu Zheng also knew in his heart that he controlled the strength in his hands so as not to hurt anyone, just to give them a step to let him in.
The gate of the imperial city opened, and Xu Zheng walked in on a familiar road. The maids and eunuchs on the road avoided each other. Some people know that a few years ago when Xu Zheng was still in court, he came in once and beat many people, but in vain.
Xu Zheng came again today. Everyone knew what he was doing and didn't go to fight him.
A young eunuch was ignorant and asked, "Who is this man? How dare he break into the harem? Why didn't the guards stop him?"
The older man next to him told him: "Keep your voice down. This is the imperial kingdom. Apart from the emperor, he is the oldest. Look at Eunuch Huang's teeth, which were all knocked out by his slap." .”
The little eunuch quickly covered his mouth: "This is a good dentist. For once, you don't have to suffer from toothache anymore."
"Yeah, you don't have to eat melon seeds anymore, and you save money."
As a result, the servants in the palace stayed far away and did not dare to approach. Seeing Xu Zheng, he rushed to a small courtyard.
Ye Ling had been to this small courtyard, which was the courtyard where Queen Meng Wan Palace lived.
Xu Zheng stood at the gate and heard the sound of the loom inside. Then a little yellow dog ran out with its tongue hanging out. When it saw Xu Zheng, it shook its head and was full of intimacy.
Xu Zheng picked it up with a smile, rubbed it gently, and said with a smile: "You have gained weight again. Did you run out to steal food from other palaces?"
"Woof~woof~"
The little yellow dog barked as if arguing, alarming the palace maid Jing'er inside. Jing'er walked out and said, "Ah Huang, is someone here?"
As soon as she went out and saw Xu Zheng, Jing'er was very surprised: "Ah, big, no, Brother Xu is here. Your Majesty is busy, I will inform you."
"What are you reporting? It's a small courtyard like this. You can't hear anything you do."
Meng Wan Gong's voice came from the house. Xu Zheng nodded, put down the little yellow dog, and stepped into the house. I saw Meng Wan Gong still dressed in plain clothes, sitting in front of the loom doing work, without even looking at Xu Zheng, and without saying a word.
The two of them remained silent, and there was only the sound of the loom in the room, indicating that time was still running.
I don't know how much time passed before the loom stopped. Meng Waggong stood up and dusted himself off. Without looking at Xu Zheng, he said, "What are you still doing here?"
Xu Zheng smiled awkwardly: "It's not easy to come here, you have to ask for a cup of tea, right?"
"There's no tea for you here." Meng Wan Gong walked out and sat down on the stone bench in the yard. He took a few sips of the teacup that had already been cooled in front of him.
Xu Zheng followed him out, snatched the tea cup away, and said, "Why do you want to do something bad to yourself? Haven't you drunk enough leaves from this tree?"
"It's leaves to you, but it's tea to me!" Meng Waggong said calmly: "You don't need to show off with me, and you can't show off either!"
Xu Zheng was silent, sitting opposite Meng Wan Palace, and after a long time he said: "I heard that you wrote a letter to me, so I came back."
Meng Wan Gong nodded noncommittally and said in a calm tone: "I originally wanted to ask you to take care of Changkong, but then I realized that begging you is useless. You can't take care of anyone. You can't save people, you can only harm people." people."
Xu Zheng clenched his fists silently, stood up suddenly, and said: "I will go find Baili Longteng and bring Changkong back. Even the emperor cannot act so wantonly!"
Meng Wan Gong never raised his head, his face expressionless: "There is no need for you to waste your efforts. The sky has its own destiny, I don't worry. I have lived in this small courtyard for long enough, and I should leave long ago. There is nothing in this world that I can miss. .You can go, I have never been in the habit of seeing off guests."
Xu Zheng looked at Meng Wan Gong and couldn't say a word for a long time. Who would have thought that Xu Sheng, a fearless military strategist who was so powerful in the five regions and was a fearful soldier in nine dynasties, would be so embarrassed in front of a woman at this moment.
He didn't know what to say, or he didn't have the face to say anything in front of her. So, he turned around and left. Before leaving, he suddenly said in a deep voice: "Don't die, even if it's for Changkong, he can't lose his mother."
After saying that, he walked away.
Meng Wan Gong lowered his head. There were two round drops of water on the stone table in front of him. He didn't know what it felt like: "You can only say this forever. Do I still need to live?"
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Royal Palace Abode -
Zhao Yu, half of his face swollen, knelt in front of Baili Longteng's bed without saying a word.
Sitting next to him were Liang Jingyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Jia Chengdao, the right minister.
The phantom of Baili Longteng was leaning on the bed and said: "I heard that those high-ranking officials in the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College, and the Yushitai have been impeaching the Dazhu Kingdom. What do you two think?"
Liang Jingyi was the first to speak: "Dazhu Kingdom is an Optimus Pillar for my great strength. The entire mountain to resist Zhuge Ce depends on his Xu family army. The Qingliu people did not understand the difficulties of the court, so they said some nonsense in the memorial , Your Majesty, don’t pay attention to it. Naturally, Dazhu Kingdom won’t take it to heart.”
Jia Chengdao said: "What Mr. Liang Ge said is very true. Although Xu Zheng of Dazhu Kingdom has just returned to the throne, tens of thousands of troops and horses are mobilized by him. Although the Qingliu people have some misunderstandings, they are always loyal to the Holy Emperor and the court. Please also ask Your Majesty, please don’t punish them.”
A sneer appeared at the corner of Baili Longteng's mouth, and he asked Zhao Yu: "You were beaten by Xu Zheng today. Of course, he said that it was not you who beat him, but me. Do you have any resentment towards him in your heart?"
Zhao Yu lowered his head and said vaguely, "I don't dare."
Baili Longteng squinted his eyes and said, "You don't have to pretend to be pitiful in front of me. Speak properly!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu quickly used some power to eliminate the swelling on his face and said: "I am just a slave. Dazhu Kingdom beat me, and I didn't dare to complain. What's more, Dazhu Kingdom said that the person who was beaten was not My slave, I dare not talk any more."
"You should pick it clean yourself!" Baili Longteng smiled slightly and said: "Are you trying to persuade me? Okay, I will listen to your advice. There will be a court meeting in three days, and no one is allowed to report illness. Let's just That settled the matter."
Saying that, Baili Longteng looked at Liang Jingyi: "For example, the matter of Liang Yuan in Luzhou."
Liang Jingyi quickly stood up and bowed: "Liang Yuan has failed the Holy Spirit. I will apologize to the Holy One on his behalf."
"Mr. Ge, don't be like this," Baili Longteng said with a smile: "You are all for the court and for me. You only have merit and no guilt. Don't you think so, Mr. Ji Ge?"
Jia Chengdao nodded and said with a smile: "What the Holy One said is absolutely true. No matter what, you must have evidence. If there is no evidence, naturally you cannot convict anyone."
"That's right," Baili Longteng said, "You all should go down. The two ministers have to worry about cabinet matters."
"I resign!"
After leaving the palace, Liang Jingyi went straight back to his mansion. In the lobby, his son Liang Chen was already waiting. The two exchanged a few words before sitting down.
Liang Jing said: "Do you know who saw what happened in Luzhou?"
Liang Chen shook his head and said: "Not only do I not know, but even my eldest brother doesn't know either. Could it be that he sent blood food to Baili Longteng and it was known?"
When Liang Jing heard this, his eyes widened slightly, then he stood up, silently walked to the center of the room, and sighed: "In this case, Yuan'er's life will be at risk!"
"What!" Liang Chen stood up in fright and said anxiously: "How dare Baili Longteng do this to my Liang family?"
"The bird is hidden behind the bow, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked." Liang Jing's eyes were full of gloom, and he said solemnly: "The dragon is only one step away from Baili. As long as he succeeds, there is nothing in this world that he dare not give up. "
"Father, are we just going to sit back and wait for death?"
"To seek the skin of a tiger, of course you have to have a stick in your hand to kill the tiger." Liang Jingyi slowly sat down and said: "I have sent people to inquire about the news. Sooner or later, we will find out about Yuan'er. But since he has been soaring for hundreds of miles, he has been If you beat my Liang family again and again, my Liang family cannot be laughed at."
Liang Chen nodded: "Where to start first?"
"Just stay in your Qiongzhou," Liang Jing said: "The fourth prince is young after all, and he can't support the overall situation of Qiongzhou. Let everyone in the court see how many days the court can survive without our Liang family. "
A smile appeared at the corner of Liang Chen's mouth, and he added: "When I entered the palace, Baili Longteng wanted to send me to Qishan. What did father think?"
"Qishan is a place where there is no return," Liang Jingyi said in a deep voice: "Why do you think Xu Zheng returned to the capital? If Baili Longteng hadn't done it deliberately, how could he have done this? Zhuge Ce's life span is about to end, and the Han Dynasty The dynasty is no longer a concern, but the tens of millions of troops lying across the mountains are Da Gan’s biggest concern. Now that Xu Zheng is back, the tens of millions of troops should be buried in the battlefield!"
As soon as these words came out, Liang Chen's originally calm face also showed a look of surprise: "My child didn't think of this. Could it be that I, Qiongzhou..."
Liang Jing didn't answer, just said: "Send a letter to my grandchildren and tell them to stay in the sect these days and not go out. No matter what time, you must leave a backup!"
