A few months ago, Jingzhao Mansion court meeting
"Xuanwen and military officials enter the palace——"
A loud voice pierced the sky, and under the roar of gongs and drums, civil and military officials in neat court uniforms walked quickly up the steps of the white marble palace.
The fifteen-year-old Emperor Taibulan sat uneasily on the dragon throne, his pupils trembling as he looked at the officials entering the palace.
"Long live my emperor!" As usual, all the ministers knelt down and worshiped the mountain and shouted long live. Only the tall man stood out - he stood on the spot, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, looking at the little emperor with disdain.
I saw that his eyes were dark and big, his eyes were not angry but powerful, his eyebrows were as thick as ink, his forehead was full, his beard was long and plump, he looked majestic and looked like a god. This person is none other than the all-powerful hero of the generation—Zheng Wang Zhang Qingmeng.
Before Tai Bu Ran could speak, Qing Meng slowly turned to the ministers and said, "Your Majesty, it's for sure!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" At this time, the ministers did not know who they were thanking.
Taiburan lowered his head and personally moved out a wooden chair, saying very humbly, "Prime Minister, you have worked hard, please take a seat."
Qing Meng shook her long sleeves, sat on the wooden chair without saying a word, and let out a scream with a creaking sound. Tai Buran sat back awkwardly.
"Your Majesty!" The Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs submitted a memorial: "After calculation, the number of people living in the north is 24.18 million, and the taxable land reaches more than 3.98 million hectares. The Ministry of Household Affairs has now completed the calculation. , please give me a preview, Your Majesty."
The old eunuch took the fold and was about to present it to the young emperor when he heard Qing Meng cough slightly, which frightened the eunuch and immediately handed him the fold.
"What do you want to do? Are you so dim that you can't even recognize the emperor?" Qing Meng stared at the old eunuch.
"Prime Minister misunderstood, Prime Minister misunderstood..." The old eunuch was frightened and hurriedly defended.
Qingmeng smiled sinisterly: "Misunderstanding? I'm about to hand over the paper. Could it be that I, Zhang Qingmeng, want to rebel?!"
"Oh my!" The old eunuch quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I have no intention of doing this, Prime Minister!"
"Ignorant slave, in such a grand hall, trying to sow discord between my king and my ministers, what crime should I be guilty of?"
Tai Buran stood up in a hurry, stood beside the old eunuch and begged: "Prime Minister, this slave has been by my side since I was a child. What happened today was just a moment of negligence, please Prime Minister..."
"Huh?" Qing Meng raised her head slightly and looked at the young emperor coldly: "What crime does Your Majesty think should be caused by instigating the relationship between the emperor and his ministers?"
Seeing that the little emperor was in a panic and did not dare to respond, Qing Meng's voice almost turned angry: "What crime should be deserved——?"
"Prime Minister, calm down! Prime Minister, calm down." Tai Buran's legs softened and he almost knelt down: "Let the Prime Minister decide everything."
Qing Meng touched the scabbard of his sword: "I thought this slave had assisted the emperor, so I gave him a great pleasure and took him to the market entrance to behead him! Hang his head there and he is not allowed to take it off for ten years!"
With sonorous and powerful orders, two burly soldiers suddenly broke into the palace, grabbed the old eunuch and ran away. The old eunuch was so frightened that he peed his pants and cried, "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life!"
Qingmeng had a gloomy face, waiting for the little emperor's final reaction.
"Pull him out..." Tai Bulan wiped the tears from his eyes and waved the old eunuch out. The old eunuch, who was comparable to his father, died at his own hands, which made him feel heartbroken.
Tai Bu Ran respectfully handed the document to Qing Meng: "I am young and ignorant, but I still rely on the Prime Minister for assistance. Please take a look at it..."
Qing Meng read it briefly, put it together in his hands and said, "Your Majesty knows about it, and has also troubled the Ministry of Revenue to revise the fish scale book as soon as possible, collect tax money and put it into the national treasury."
The Minister of Rites held a wat tablet in his hand and said: "Your Majesty! The King of Yue and the King of Chengdu sent people to express their congratulations. On behalf of the Duke, Liu Site presented a pair of Yeguang mirrors to show his loyalty."
Qingmeng asked: "What about Duke Yan and King Wu?"
"Nothing happened."
Tai Buran's eyes shone. He actually imagined that relying on the words of these two "loyal ministers", the eradication of the powerful minister Zhang Qingmeng would be just around the corner! But Qingmeng guessed what he was thinking, and shattered his illusions word for word: "Liu Zhao separatist Liaodong, thinking that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and he is content to be his local emperor, how can he care about the imperial court."
"As for Hua Hao, he controls 84 counties in 16 counties in Jiangdong. With the wealth of Jiangdong and the strength of the army, he can compete with the imperial court. I'm afraid his ambitions don't stop there..."
Taiburan was stunned for a moment: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
"The ambition is not small, but it is ridiculous to want to fight with this king..." Qing Meng smiled darkly, which made the little emperor shudder and tremble uncontrollably.
Qingmeng stood up slowly: "Your Majesty is in poor health. Let's discuss this another day and withdraw from the court!" After saying that, he walked out of the court with a sword in his hand. All the ministers knelt in unison, but the little emperor did not feel half honored. Just the shame in my heart.
After walking out of the court, Ni Hao came over as usual: "I say Mengzi, you are so good! That little emperor was so scared that he didn't even dare to fart!"
"Ahem! Keep your voice down..." Qing Meng stared at the guards beside her: "What did you hear?"
The guards noticed immediately and respectfully replied: "Return to the Prime Minister, we have not heard anything."
"That's good." Qing Meng winked at Ni Hao happily: "I can't help it. Everyone wants to kill me now. Only you and Mu Mingrui can I dare to confide in."
Ni Hao scratched his hair: "It seems that being in a high position is not a good thing."
"Of course! I would rather be a gatekeeper!" Qingmeng laughed heartily, and Nihao pushed him without any formality, which made other ministers envious.
The two returned to Prince Zheng's palace. The current palace was very impressive! There are a total of more than 800 houses, large and small, including eight rooms in the main courtyard. The first one is Prince Zheng's Mansion, with more than 6,000 servants of all kinds, golden buildings and jade rooms, extremely luxurious, and a collection of rare things that have never been found in the palace. treasure.
Qing Meng called the slaves to arrange the food and drinks. The two of them sat on sandalwood chairs, with ivory chopsticks inlaid with gold and silver placed on the table. At this moment, Qingmeng finally took off her disguise and yawned lazily.
"I mean, Mengzi, you've lost all dignity by doing this!" Ni Hao mocked, holding the wine glass.
"Really, you won't be able to be unscrupulous in front of General Ni from now on?" Qingmeng didn't care. Although he held a high position, there was no need to be careful as good brothers who lived through life and death together.
Ni Hao smacked his lips: "It has to be the wine from the palace! It's very fragrant!"
"Like it so much? I will send someone to deliver a few cars tomorrow!"
"Then I'm not welcome -" Ni Hao laughed loudly and drank the wine like a dragon absorbing water.
After half the wine tour, various dishes were gradually served. Ni Hao picked up a large handful of bean sprouts without restraint, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them with satisfaction. Qing Meng saw it and just smiled faintly. You know, if any other official dared to be so ignorant of etiquette, he might have died long ago.
"I mean Mengzi, why did the old eunuch offend you?" Ni Hao asked while eating.
Qingmeng also picked up a piece of bright yellow egg: "It's not a big deal, it's just that my informant in Qianning Palace reported that the old eunuch tricked Your Majesty into removing me from power, so I had to do this..."
"Look, look!" Ni Hao pointed at Qing Meng with the tip of his chopsticks: "Who just said, 'I would rather be a gatekeeper'?"
Qingmeng was speechless and could only laugh: "I, Zhang Qingmeng, will never have that fate in my life!"
"Easy! Why don't you give me the throne for fun?"
Qingmeng suddenly became alarmed, and her tone suddenly became cold: "What - what did you say?"
Ni Hao saw that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and suddenly realized that he had made a mistake while drunk. He was so panicked that he couldn't even speak clearly: "What...what...what did I say...?"
At this moment, Yao Qiu, who was wearing a red coat with big sleeves, walked in quietly and quickly helped the two of them smooth things over: "After drinking so much wine, I started talking crazy things. It's true that the king never drinks so much... "
"Indeed, the lonely king drank too much!" Qing Meng drank the first glass of wine thoughtfully, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
Yao Qiu laughed and talked about household matters: "General Ni, how is your wife these days?"
"What a shame! It's not like the two brats in my family were so angry that they didn't behave until I beat them with vitex sticks!" When Ni Hao said this, he gasped angrily.
"Remember those two children, the elder brother is called Wu Min and the younger brother is Wu Jun. They were very cute and cute when they came to the palace last time!" Yao Qiu replied with a smile.
Ni Hao took a sip of wine and said, "These two bastards, if they dare not respect Prince Zheng, I will tear off their heads!"
Qingmeng joked and said with a smile: "The general's temper is still as usual, but it's a pity that my two nephews will have to suffer!"
"This is training them. If they are soaked in a jar of honey, they will become useless! I would rather make my son hate him than make him useless!" Ni Hao took another sip of wine.
The door was gently pushed open, and a petite figure ran in, fell into Yao Qiu's arms, and said in a soft and childish voice: "Mother~mother~"
"Xiao Xin is really so coquettish!" Yao Qiu squatted down gently and slowly took care of the messy hair in front of the little girl's head.
The little girl's eyes were as bright as water, trembling dexterously. Still acting coquettishly without leaving any room: "Kiss me, please..."
Yao Qiu put his warm lips on her forehead, his face full of love: "Oh, it's really..."
"Xiaoxin is still so lively! By the way, Mengzi, has Jiang'er's matter been found?"
Qingmeng frowned: "I don't know where the old scholar hid it. There has been no news about it in the past five years."
"It's better to find it as soon as possible. No matter what, it is only appropriate for the eldest son to inherit this position! You don't want to forget it!" Ni Hao picked up another piece of fish.
Yao Qiu remained silent and took Zhang Xiaoxin away quietly. The little girl still shouted: "I want daddy to hold me, I want daddy to hold me!" But Yao Qiu just refused because her father was busy with work.
"I know, I know! How could I forget Jiang'er? To be honest, Dongli always appears in my dreams these nights, crying and asking me to find our only son. I owe her too much, and I can't let Jiang'er Continue to suffer." Qing Meng drank a glass of wine and swallowed it down.
A gust of cold wind blew by, scattering willow leaves, and his eyes were covered by dust, and he rolled back and forth on the ground in pain. But the sun's rays just don't shine into this corner of the wall.
