Morning court, in the Golden Palace.

"Former Minister of War Zhang Qi was robbed of military salaries because he failed to investigate and was seriously dereliction of duty. He is now dismissed from the position of Minister of War...Meng Yuanjing, the general of Fujian, cleared the Japanese pirates in Fujian and returned to the court. Now he is rewarded for his merits and promoted to Minister of War..."

Meng Yuan respectfully received the order and expressed his gratitude.

There were congratulations in the court, and the emperor was very happy.

"Your Majesty, there is still a memorial to be processed."

The emperor took the memorial and unfolded it. Suddenly his expression changed drastically. After a while, he raised his head and looked at the court: "Who wrote this secret memorial?"

A cabinet minister said: "When I returned to the emperor, this secret letter was sent to the cabinet. The ministers and others were cautious and difficult to decide, so they had to leave it to the emperor for judgment. In order to prevent rumors from spreading inside and outside the court, I hope the emperor will make a clear decision."

The ministers looked at each other, but they didn't know what was going on.

The emperor sneered: "This is strange. Someone secretly reported that Jun Yu, the commander of the Northwest Army, was a woman, saying that Jun Yu was the daughter of Lan Xisi, a female swordsman who was famous in the world more than 20 years ago."

There was an uproar in the hall.

Zhu Yu looked at his father inadvertently and saw that Prime Minister Zhu looked as usual, completely pretending to be unaware of it.

Meng Yuanjing, who was originally very happy, suddenly poured himself on his head like a basin of ice water. After a while, he woke up and stepped forward and said, "Who is so rumored and causing trouble? Jun Yu is my childhood friend, so he is undoubtedly a man."

Another minister stood up: "In my opinion, this Marshal Jun is really suspicious. Many people in the hall have seen him? No man has ever grown that way? Don't talk about men, you have seen such a woman?"

Meng Yuanjing shouted: "Beautiful men such as Song Yu and Pan An have been around since ancient times, what's so strange about this?"

Seeing that everyone was arguing, the emperor had no idea. He suddenly saw Zhu Yu and said, "Zhu Qing family, you have known Marshal Jun for many years. What do you say?"

Zhu Yu laughed: "Your Majesty, have you ever seen a woman who commanded a huge army and won a lot of battles? Chen and Jun Yu are friends with Jun Yu, so she naturally knows her identity. I think Marshal Jun has made great achievements in his military achievements and was jealous of others, so there is such a rumor."

A minister said: "Marson Jun's identity is indeed very suspicious. I think when he was in charge of Fengcheng, all the contributions were all over Peng Dong. If it were a man, who would have given this great merit to others for free? I'm afraid that he had to do this due to his identity?"

Another minister stood up: "That secret message doesn't sound completely groundless. Isn't it strange that Marshal Jun's young hero is so prominent but never married and had children?"

"This is funny. Could it be that Marshal Jun's failure to marry and have children have become a serious crime?" Wang Jun, the guard with swords in front of the imperial court had already been furious. He had always been very impressed by Jun Yu. He was also Jun Yu who he recommended to the emperor. Seeing Jun Yu being so slandered in the court while fighting hard in the northwest, he was so angry that he stepped forward and knelt down: "The emperor asked Rong Chen to say a few words."

The emperor nodded.

"Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty once had the bold statement of 'Why did the Huns be destroyed before they were destroyed'. Although Marshal Jun was only in his early twenties, he fought for many years and successively pacified the Northeast and Northwest borders. He made great achievements and had no defeat. He was not inferior to Huo Qubing. Last year, shortly after he arrived in the Northwest Army, he had three great victories including Yeniugou and Yushu Town, almost half of the main force of the Red Jin tribe, making Zhiwang invincible. It was this deterrent force that made the Red Jin tribe army dare not act rashly when the Northwest Army encountered a great plague and food and grass were not continued. Now, facing a critical period of a decisive battle with the Red Jin tribe, these rumors were circulating. Could it be that our army wanted to destroy the Great Wall?"

The hall was silent, and no one came out to argue.

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Now, it is a critical period for the two armies to fight. This secret letter shows that it has ulterior motives. Marshal Jun's identity is unquestionable. This matter has fallen into decline. Everyone, etc., must not speak or discuss it. If there is any violation, severe punishment will be carried out."

The court officials accepted the order and retreated to the court.

Meng Yuanjing caught up with Zhu Yu outside the palace gate.

Zhu Yu glanced at him: "Shangshu Meng, congratulations to Gaosheng. I'm so hurrying, but I want to treat you to celebrate?"

"Zhu Yu, what happened today?"

Zhu Yu suddenly laughed, with an unconcealed sarcasm in his eyes: "Meng Yuanjing, you and Jun Yu have been in the same group since childhood, why don't you even know whether they are men or women?"

"Zhu Yu, what do you know?"

Zhu Yu looked at him with a confused look on his face, and suddenly felt a little sympathetic in his heart, but this sympathy quickly turned into a more profound mockery: "Aren't you her best friend? How could I know something that you don't know."

Meng Yuanjing glared at him, and thought that he couldn't ask anything again, so he turned around and left.

In the imperial study, the emperor looked at the memorial carefully and said, "Wang Jun, how do you think about what happened today?"

Wang Jun said: "Is it possible that the emperor really has some doubts?"

"The content of this memorial does not seem to be a complete storm."

"Return to the emperor, Lancisi and his wife have been dead for many years. The person who reported secretly clearly saw that there was no evidence of death, so he was groundless."

"When people describe women's appearance, they often say that they are as beautiful as immortals. When I first saw Jun Yu, I was as shocked as seeing a god. I thought, if there were really gods in the sky, it would probably be like this. However, Jun Yu's attitude and behavior are also first-class among men, and it is definitely not a woman who can dress up, so I never dared to doubt it."

Wang Jun looked a little excited: "Marson Jun is the person I admire most in my life. Even if I know him for a short time and don't know his past, Meng Yuanjing, Qin Xiaolou, Sun Jia and other classmates who were old friends with him for many years would not know his identity? What's more, Zhu Yu also proved that he was a man. Zhu Yu had no reason to help him, right?"

"That's right." The emperor nodded: "Jun Yu moved from the northeast to the northwest, responding to the entire northern border. In a few years, his reputation and military achievements were so high that he had no right. I also know that this is not a woman's ability. Many military generals in the past dynasties were very powerful, and they were highly valued. It is common for mutiny to be repeated. It is precisely because Jun Yu never planned to win a wife and son, and even had all his military achievements over the years. Such a person would not have any ambitions, so I was relieved to hand over the entire northern army to him... Now, it's better to give this matter to him. Although he doesn't like money, when he wins and returns to the court, I still want to give him more high-end homes, gold, silver and beautiful girls, and never lose the meritorious officials."

Wang Junxi said: "The emperor is wise and so good."

Shangshu Mansion.

Meng Yuanjing returned home in a bad mood. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a lot of strangers shuttled and moved around, which was very lively.

In Xinci's mansion, he saw his mother calling out a large group of female relatives from all walks of life to congratulate. Meng Yuanjing had no intention of greeting these female relatives, returned to his room and sat quietly.

After a while, Meng's mother walked in happily, with two maids following her, each holding a lot of paintings in her hands.

When the maids unfolded the scrolls one by one, Meng's mother smiled and pulled her son: "Look, this is Lord Zhang's lady... that is Lord Wang's daughter... This is the most beautiful one..."

She suddenly noticed her son's depressed expression, stopped and said, "Yuan Jing, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?"

Meng Yuanjing shook his head and said with a forced smile: "Nothing."

Meng Mu said again: "Look, is there anything I like here?"

Meng Yuanjing didn't have the time to look at the bunch of flowers and shook his head: "Mom, I don't want to consider these issues now."

Meng's mother's face darkened: "Are you still obsessed with that beautiful woman with aquatic poplar flower?"

Meng's mother has always looked down on Xiang Hongye, especially when she thought that Xiang Hongye actually made a fuss while her son went to war. Although she had already committed suicide, she still looked down on and hated her when she thought of her.

Meng Yuanjing was stunned for a moment, and then realized for a while, and shook his head violently: "No. No."

When Meng's mother saw that her son looked like a fake, she was very happy: "It's good that there is no. You are not young anymore and should have started a family long ago. In the past, you had been fighting for many years and were always not available. Now you return to the capital to work, which is just right to solve this big problem. Look, there must be a mistress in this empty Shangshu Mansion. My mother is old and can't afford to work hard anymore."

"Then hire a capable butler."

Meng Mu's face darkened: "Yuan Jing, what are you saying? Can the housekeeper replace the hostess?" "Hey, let's talk about these things in the future. Mom, I'm really tired and want to take a rest first."

Seeing that his son's face was very bad, Meng's mother thought that he had just returned to the court and had been busy with social engagements and had never had a good rest. She couldn't help feeling very distressed and immediately said, "Okay, okay, you rest first, I'll tell the kitchen to make some supplements for you."
Chapter completed!