In the Ministry of Rites of the capital, an official finished some official duties with his colleagues and did not drink with them. He figured that he didn't have much money left in his hand, so it was better to be more strapped. He randomly found a roadside stall and ordered a mutton dumpling. After receiving the copper coins, he simply lay down on the table and began to close his eyes and meditate.
It is difficult for passers-by to not notice this man in official uniform, and at the same time, they are also very surprised. Which official is not full of money? He is so rich that it is just a meal. As for being so stingy?
But this small official in the Ministry of Rites, who comes from an average family, only receives a small salary every month. Unlike other colleagues who come from wealthy families, their monthly salary is not enough to go to Chunxian Tower to drink flower wine once, and they have to think twice before going out for a drink. Weigh how much money you have in your pocket to see if it will be enough to eat this month, or whether you will go hungry again at the end of the month.
But no one would know, not even the Minister of Rites with the Purple Belt and Jade Award, that this little official who was unknown in the Ministry of Rites and had no great achievements would be the Chunwei examiner personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor.
Just because one day, he and His Highness the Prince met by chance in a restaurant. Both of them got drunk and started talking about family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs. I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was just drunk, so he casually said that, but he never thought that one day, he would be called to the palace, and in a small study room filled with memorials, he would meet the man of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, who was destined to leave his name in history. Without much communication, His Majesty the Emperor just asked: "Will you be the examiner for the Spring Examination next year?" He made a mistake and said one word without hesitation, "Yes", and the result really became the Spring Examination for the Gongyuan Academy of the Ministry of Rites in the capital next year. examiner.
A small official became the examiner of the Spring Examination. Such a ridiculous thing has no precedent in history books for thousands of years.
How can he feel at ease?
This delicate and somewhat cowardly little official from the Ministry of Etiquette has had trouble sleeping and eating day and night, and often feels exhausted since the day he found out that he was the examiner of Chunwei.
So he could fall asleep while waiting for a bowl of dumplings at a roadside stall.
This sleep lasted from dawn to dusk. The customers at the roadside stall changed one after another. Only the table where he was lying on his stomach had a bowl of mutton soup dumplings that had been cold for a long time. Even after sleeping for so long, It affected the stall's business, but no one dared to disturb it.
Because there was a person sitting in front of him.
The second greatest dandy in the world, the banker, Zhuang Zimo.
Li Zixin finally woke up. He was still sleepy. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and finally woke up: "Zhuang Zimo?"
Realizing that he was calling her by his first name, Zhuang Zimo quickly wanted to change his words. Zhuang Zimo smiled and waved his hand, "Master Li, you don't have to be polite. Since you are a senior, this title is naturally reasonable."
Li Zixin remained silent. Who in the world didn't know about this great dandy who was second only to the prince? Because he is the grandson of Prime Minister Zhuang Tianji, His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress remembered their old relationship with the banker and repeatedly tolerated all the big mistakes he made. The most famous time was when he teased the palace maid in public at a court dinner and said all kinds of obscene and frivolous words. As a result, although the queen was extremely angry, she still couldn't bear it.
It's just such a lustful dandy. Why would he come to this roadside stall instead of going to Chunxian Tower to find love? Before this, I had never spoken a word to him, and I didn't even meet him a few times a year.
He went to the Three Treasures Hall without anything to do. Li Zixin was slightly frightened and said softly: "Master Zhuang is looking for me, but is there something wrong?"
"It's just a small thing." Zhuang Zimo stretched out his hand to touch the wall of the bowl and said regretfully: "These dumplings are already cold. It's a pity that Mr. Li didn't eat them in time. In this way, I, Zhuang Zimo, will treat you! Serve Mr. Li ten bowls of dumplings!"
The man who was cooking the dumplings was already frightened by the arrival of this big dude. He was afraid that if he was a little negligent, disaster would be imminent, so he quickly responded: "Okay, let's cook it now!"
Li Zixin didn't stop him and said with a smile: "Then thank you Mr. Zhuang. I can eat as many bowls as you want. I'll take the rest back and keep it."
Zhuang Zimo smiled slightly, "You're welcome, Mr. Li. Others don't know Mr. Li's big appetite, but I, Zhuang Zimo, know it very well. Otherwise, how could Mr. Li be the examiner in the Spring Festival next year? These ten bowls of dumplings must be right. For Mr. Li, it’s just a small test of his skills. How about this, I’ll have another ten bowls of dumplings and I’ll watch Mr. Li finish them all. I must have rushed all the way back to the capital, and then came to see Mr. Li after a long journey. Mr. Li wouldn’t refuse to give them to me. Does Zhuang Zimo have this face?"
"What exactly do you want to do?" Li Zixin looked gloomy.
"Master Li has a really big appetite. You can't even be satisfied by a hard-earned position as an official in the Ministry of Rites. You have to be the examiner in Chunwei, which is deeply involved. Do you know how many dignitaries in the capital have been offended by your move? I, Zhuang Zimo, have nothing else to do. I just want to remind you that I don’t care how you behave, whether it is for your own selfish reasons or whether you want to open the dragon gate for the poor people of the world. When the day comes for the unveiling of the list, I don’t want to see that Imperial College student. Not only me, many people don't want to see the scholar. Do you understand what I said?"
Li Zixin sneered and said: "Who do you think you are? Just a dandy. If Your Majesty and Your Majesty hadn't thought about the old relationship with your grandfather, would you still be alive and kicking now? If you threaten me with these words today, you are not afraid of me tomorrow. Just go to the palace and face the saint, and have your head thrown to the ground?"
"Okay, then you go and sue."
Zhuang Zimo tapped his fingers on the table, and without any warning, a warrior with a sword like a waterfall appeared beside him. Li Zixin's eyes widened. He recognized this person. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War in the capital. He was the eldest son of the former Jin Ge Rongma General. Like his father, he was a Dinghaishenzhen in the dynasty's army.
Zhuang Zimo leaned back slightly and said lazily, "You can sue. The prerequisite is that you have to live."
Li Zixin stood up suddenly and sneered, "I didn't expect that the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War would do such a shameful and disgusting thing. You don't allow that Imperial Academy scholar to be nominated for office, because you just want to control the imperial court more than ten years later! Zhuang Zimo , your grandfather has abided by his duties as a monarch and his ministers all his life, and in order not to overstep his bounds, he never even interceded for Zhuang Bingyan. By doing this, are you worthy of what your grandfather has wished for all his life?! Are you worthy of being a banker who has always had a harmonious relationship between monarchs and ministers?!"
Zhuang Zimo said calmly: "Below one person and above ten thousand people, it's the biggest joke in the world. That's bullshit. The monarch and his ministers are in harmony. My grandfather is just stupid in reading, so he is satisfied with just being a prime minister? What is that if he's not a frog in a well? What does the Dafeng Dynasty give? The condition I offered is to be crowned the king of a country and be hereditary forever! I, Zhuang Zimo, will be the king first, so I might as well try to fight for the whole chair! Why should I be subordinate to others for the rest of my life? I want to be the one above. There is no one but all living beings here!”
Li Zixin sneered and said: "Zhuang Zimo, who is treasonous and evil, is actually the culprit. The evidence is conclusive!"
"Who do you think you are? Oh, I forgot to tell you that I have people involved in Yushitai and Liuke, and the Minister of Punishment is my close friend. Unless you tell His Majesty or the Queen, you have to let me know They believe in you, otherwise it will be useless no matter how much you jump around.”
The man bravely served up ten bowls of dumplings and whispered: "There are still ten bowls left. I will cook them now."
Zhuang Zimo waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "Master Li, please pay the price for your huge appetite."
"Originally, I just wanted to threaten you. I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. I didn't expect that I would say so much in one breath and let you know so much. Eat quickly. After eating, it's time to hit the road. Let's go The Minister of War still has complicated official duties, so don't let people wait too long."
Li Zixin sneered, picked up a bowl of dumplings, and threw it at Zhuang Zimo, spilling the hot soup all over him.
The Minister of Punishment finally couldn't sit still, knowing that the person in front of him would not surrender and would be killed.
Just when he was about to draw his sword, an incredible scene occurred. This grandmaster, who was ranked among the top 30 in the martial arts review, was thrown upside down and smashed into pieces, smashing a huge stone wall, and was buried in the ruins. , I don’t know whether I am alive or dead.
Li Zixin disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving Zhuang Zimo stunned.
In a dark six-foot alley, Li Zixin appeared out of thin air. Those slender and slender hands were clearly that of a woman. She picked up a disguised mask under her chin and slowly tore it open, revealing her true face.
Patting her body again, the time suddenly dispersed, and Li Zixin, who was wearing official uniform, turned into a beautiful woman in palace attire with hanging black hair.
Narrowing her red phoenix eyes, her face was filled with murderous intent.
Zhuang Zimo must die, but now is not the time.
It's time to thoroughly investigate the court officials.
She walked slowly back to the palace.
As for the real Li Zixin, he was made drunk by His Majesty the Emperor yesterday. When he came home from the palace, his colleagues treated him to Chunxian Tower and played there all night. After a night of exhaustion, he was now fast asleep at home.
Suddenly, she stopped and looked in the direction of Chunxian Tower. She counted the days and found out that she hadn't seen Xiao Humei for several days. She had been busy with things recently and was always exhausted.
Why don't you go take a look now? It's time to have dinner together.
After hesitating for a moment, she gave up the idea. The top priority is to thoroughly investigate all the rebel forces. Almost all of Wu Peixian's hidden chess pieces have been pulled out, leaving only the naive Zhuang Zimo, who is very easy to deal with. Today is an example.
When everything is stable, go and stay with her every day.
At the dumpling stall, Zhuang Zimo came back to his senses and did not even turn around to look at the dying Minister of the Ministry of War who was buried in the ruins. His face was gloomy and he began to think about the pros and cons of this matter.
Regardless of who Li Zixin is, he has such a method. Even if he really tells His Majesty and the Queen everything about today's conversation, the worst result is that they will believe it, but it is almost impossible to take action immediately.
My grandfather is seriously ill and does not have many days left. Even if he has committed the unforgivable crime of treason, as Li Zixin said, my grandfather has pursued the duty of a monarch and a minister all his life and strives to be the same as his ancestors. In this case , it is absolutely impossible for the Gui family to let him die with hatred.
Therefore, even if the Empress does it herself, she will have to wait until her grandfather dies.
But at that time, things must have been done by Wu Peixian, and the prince would definitely die, and then there would be an expert from the Xian family promised by the great monk of the Yin and Yang family to protect the Zhuang family and escape to the Dafeng Dynasty. And I heard from Wu Peixian that the master of the Xian family existed precisely to restrain the Queen. He had only sought the right path throughout his life, just to suppress her.
So it means that even if we break up with the emperor and empress now, it won't hurt.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must die, but under the dual protection of the Dafeng Dynasty and the Xian family, the banker successfully escaped from danger.
From now on, he is the king of a country, and he will be hereditary for generations. Isn't he much better than that bullshit king and ministers?
Thinking of this, Zhuang Zimo was not in such a bad mood. He ate a bowl of steaming dumplings leisurely, walked slowly to the ruins, and shouted, "Master Shangshu, are you okay?"
When he didn't get an answer, Zhuang Zimo grabbed a random passerby, paid him a bag of gold, and asked him to go to the palace to call someone, saying that Mr. Wang was seriously injured by a gangster and was dying at a dumpling stall in the south of the city.
Then he came to Yaojiang alone to relax.
He always felt a little regretful when he saw the tall buildings built beside the river. Last time I brought a thousand taels of gold to redeem the leading lady who had brought disaster to the country and the people, but in the end, not to mention redeeming her, I didn't even get her figure.
If you see a beautiful woman, you will never forget her.
Not seeing you for a day makes me miss you like crazy.
But if you can't even see him, how can you deserve to think about him like crazy?
Zhuang Zimo was a little melancholy. Even though he was the grandson of the prime minister of the current dynasty, he was no different from ordinary people in terms of love between men and women. He would be frustrated and would never forget one person.
If you can't get that person, what's the point of going to Chunxian Tower?
If you can marry her, you don't have to be the co-owner of the world.
This is what he often says to himself.
I only want one person in this life and nothing else.
The dusk in winter is really cold and dim. The bank of Yaojiang River is filled with chill and there are only a few tourists.
Zhuang Zimo was walking quietly when he suddenly saw a woman walking in front of him. The woman was carrying a stove and humming a melodious tune, her voice as melodious as an oriole.
Zhuang Zimo was very curious as to what kind of woman had such amazing singing skills, so he looked at her intently, trying to peek at Chu's true appearance from under the white veil.
When they passed her by, he pulled off the woman's veil and held it tightly in his hand.
Then, just like when Geliu first saw the woman's true appearance, he was briefly distracted.
Those extremely charming peach blossom eyes are unique in the world.
Subconsciously, four big words popped into his mind.
"It brings disaster to the country and the people."
The woman was a little timid and weak. She took a few steps back and said cautiously: "What are you going to do?"
Zhuang Zimo came back to his senses. He didn't know whether he was excited or happy. His eyes suddenly turned red and he said softly: "I've been looking for you for a long time."
The woman took two steps back, a little cautiously, because she didn't know the person in front of her at all.
"I will pay you a thousand taels of gold to redeem you. Will you come with me?"
Zhuang Zimo's gentleness now is completely different from the one he had when he was at the roadside stall.
The woman shook her head, bit her red lips, and turned to leave.
Zhuang Zimo quickly stopped her, but he was not annoyed and said with a smile: "It's hard to see the top of the beauty list, but I can't just let you go. How about you stay with me and have a casual chat."
The woman hesitated for a moment and then said carefully, "Who are you?"
"Zhuang Zimo is the second greatest dandy in the world."
Zhuang Zimo said it with peace of mind, as if it was a normal thing.
The woman said oh, obviously she had never heard of this person before. After thinking for a moment, she said softly: "How about we go sit in the pavilion for a while?"
Zhuang Zimo smiled and said, "Okay."
There is a small pavilion by the Yaojiang River. It used to have two floors. However, one year the river flooded and only the first floor was preserved. The woman sat down and placed the small stove on the stone table. Her moist, peach blossom eyes looked at Zhuang Zimo, but she did not speak first. Of course, she didn't know that the man in front of her was really the notorious second-largest dandy in the world, and he was a rebellious traitor with countless plans for rebellion. In terms of family ties, he regarded her sister as a puppet, and he was a complete scumbag.
As Guiliu once said, Hu Meizi's kindness is something the world cannot tolerate.
Zhuang Zimo didn't say anything, just looked quietly at the river.
The two sat together for a while, when Zhuang Zimo suddenly stood up, still holding the veil in his hand, and asked the woman, "Can you give it to me?"
The woman hesitated and whispered: "Take it if you like it, just don't tell anyone else."
"My name is Zhuang Zimo, what's your name?"
The woman thought for a while and said a little naively: "Others call me Hu Meizi."
"That's it." Zhuang Zimo couldn't help laughing, "It's really a good name."
"Hu Meizi, I'm leaving. Thank you for the gift you gave me."
The woman was slightly unhappy, "You obviously want it, how can you say I gave it to you?"
Zhuang Zimo laughed loudly, "It's all the same, it's all the same."
When he walked out of the pavilion, the figure looked high-spirited.
The light, snow-white veil in her hands flutters in the wind.
When leaving, he had something deep in his heart.
"Meeting each other is enough."
