At the end of the court meeting, Zheng Yuandong stood outside the gate of the Ministry of War, a little confused.
"Congratulations, Mr. Zheng!" Menzi cupped his hands and smiled.
Zheng Yuandong defected in front of the battlefield, and the emperor let it go. This is a good story.
Zheng Yuandong nodded, but his heart felt particularly empty.
This is not the day I wanted.
After half a lifetime of ideals were shattered, every day in Chang'an was a torment.
He walked calmly into the check-in room, wrote a memorandum and handed it in.
The memorial is proceeding according to procedure.
"Zheng Yuandong from the Ministry of War is begging for bones!"
A member of the Zhongshu family held up this memorial and said in surprise.
"Who?" asked a colleague.
"The Ministry of War Zheng Yuandong."
"No way! After all, he is still in his prime!"
"have a look!"
After everyone read the memorial, they were all puzzled.
"Hand it over!"
"How about letting him think again?"
"Don't cause trouble!"
"Too."
The memorial was in the hands of the emperor.
"Begging for bones?" The emperor looked at the memorial and said, "At his age, how can it be embarrassing for Liu Qing and others to beg for bones?"
"Where are the stones?" asked the emperor.
This is the palace where the emperor handles political affairs. It is not big and there are not many people there. Only Qin Ze and two chamberlains serve.
There is an incense burner next to it, which burns spices sent as tribute from small southern countries, which is very refreshing.
"Slave, I'll look for you."
Qin Ze went out and found Han Shitou after asking questions along the way.
At the moment, the emperor did not arrange a job for Han Shitou, but everyone knew that this was because the emperor sympathized with him for enduring the humiliation and burden for many years and allowed him to rest for a while.
Han Shitou stood in front of a palace with a sad expression.
At that time, the filial emperor once argued here with a group of learned people about the current situation. At that time, the filial emperor was in high spirits...
As time passed, the palace gradually became obsolete.
"We are getting old too, Your Majesty!" Han Shitou reached out and gently touched the wooden pillar.
"Mr. Han." Qin Ze said very respectfully, "Your Majesty has summoned me."
"oh!"
Han Shitou turned around slowly, "But is there something wrong?"
"I don't know!" Qin Ze said without hesitation.
"good!"
Han Shitou said.
He got a good word, but Qin Ze felt hot on the back of his spine.
This is obviously a compliment to him for being tight-lipped.
If we just said that His Majesty wanted to consult Zheng Yuandong, Han Shitou would probably have complained secretly. With his position, His Majesty would definitely take it seriously...
What a risk!
Qin Ze felt relieved.
"Just stick to your Majesty's side, don't be selfish!"
Han Shitou said leisurely in front of him.
This is beating and teaching.
Qin Ze saluted, "I would like to be taught!"
When he arrived at the palace, the emperor was drinking tea. When he saw Han Shitou coming in, he said, "Have a taste of the good tea that was just delivered."
"I don't dare!" Han Shitou's attitude was very firm.
The emperor's attitude towards Han Shitou was a bit complicated. He looked like a master and servant, but he was also kind and easy-going like a family member.
But Han Shitou sticks to his duty... Qin Ze sees this in his eyes and slowly compares it with himself.
This is teaching by words and deeds.
"How is Zheng Yuandong like this person?"
"Zheng Yuandong?"
"This man submitted a memorial to beg for his bones." The emperor pointed to the memorial on the table.
"Zheng Yuandong is a profound person." Han Shitou said: "Judging from the past, this person is not a member of the party. Zhang Huan of the Ministry of War is not a director. Most likely, he and another minister are in charge of the overall situation. When discussing matters in the court, his attitude
Very subtle...even-handed."
"Is he still someone who has emerged from the filth without staining?" The emperor thought for a while, "In that case, call him here."
Zheng Yuandong asked to see him later.
"Let him come in." The emperor put down the memorial, looked at the more than ten "homeworks" left on the table, and sighed: "When will we be free?"
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Han Shitou smiled.
Zheng Yuandong came in and saluted.
He glanced at the emperor.
If the emperor shows some reluctance to stay, then it will be done.
If the emperor looks calm, he probably won't allow it.
Can!
The emperor seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
The emperor picked up the memorial and said, "At your age, it is still early for you to become an official. In addition, I heard that you have good cultivation skills?"
"My cultivation level... is just ordinary."
Zheng Yuandong knew that Jin Yiwei must have checked him.
But he didn't know that it was Zhao Sanfu...
"Everything in the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, and I never have too many talents!"
The emperor said calmly.
This is an attempt to retain him, but his attitude is a little dull.
To retain, to reject, to retain again... Okay, you can get out.
This is the procedure.
The prime minister needed to be retained three times.
Zheng Yuandong originally wanted to follow the procedure, but thinking of the emperor's half-smiling look before, his heart trembled, "I hate Chang'an."
"Why?" The emperor finally had a hint of interest in his eyes.
"I ask myself that I don't have the ability to govern the place, and I don't have the talent to assist the emperor in the temple..."
Zheng Yuandong simply failed.
This was also a reflection of his inner feelings at the moment... He and Zhao Sanfu had been planning a coup for many years without success, but the silent emperor succeeded in counterattacking step by step, which shocked him.
"So, what can you do?" the emperor asked, ready to give up on this man.
"I can kill people!" Zheng Yuandong just lay down... You see, if I am so incompetent and violent, it would be better to go home and eat old rice!
"Kill someone?" The emperor thought of Wang Laoer, that idiot who has been inactive since he entered the palace. He chews dried meat and wanders around the palace all day long, like Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden. There is already a censor.
He was impeached several times, saying he was unruly.
"Yes. I like to kill people." Zheng Yuandong felt relieved and felt that he was finally free.
"I have thought of something." The emperor was about to nod, but suddenly thought of Western Xinjiang, "I have ordered you to be a special envoy and go to Western Xinjiang."
Zheng Yuandong: "..."
"Xing Guogong Zhao Song is in charge of Western Xinjiang and has not interfered with the overall situation. This is cowardly. But this person is still reserved. Does he want to wait for me to send someone to go before he bows his head? You go there."
The emperor looked at Zheng Yuandong and said, "I'm going here to convince Zhao Song to surrender. Secondly, I heard that you made some aggressive remarks during the military meeting. So, this time you take a look at Luoluo and see those barbarians...
…”
Zheng Yuandong raised his eyes, "Your Majesty wants to..."
"I don't think about anything!" The emperor waved his hand.
Zheng Yuandong felt the blood begin to surge all over his body, "Is it possible that I killed someone?"
This man...the emperor looked down at the memorial and waved his hand.
"Thank you, my lord!"
The emperor finally finished reviewing the memorial, stretched himself, and said, "Let Zhao Sanfu come."
He stood up and walked out of the hall, with Qin Ze following him and Han Shitou lagging behind.
"Ask Huahua where they are?" The emperor looked at the majestic palace with his hands behind his hands, and suddenly had the idea of going out for a walk.
Qin Ze sent people running to ask questions.
"Where is the prince?" the emperor asked.
"His Royal Highness left the palace today."
…
"This is yellow beef jerky from Shu. It tastes better than that from North."
In the pastry shop, Ah Liang and Wang Qin sat together. Ah Liang took out a pack of beef jerky and said as if he was offering a treasure.
Wang Qin ate one, nodded, her eyes narrowed, and she couldn't hide her smile, "It's delicious."
"I said it was delicious!" A Liang said proudly.
"Beef jerky from Shu?" Deng Er came in carrying a bag of wheat flour, stretched out his hand and said, "Let me try it."
This man is really rude... Guo Xiu was a little dissatisfied, but when he saw A Liang gave him a few strips of dried meat, he thought, how could this young man be so lavish?
"It tastes good." Deng Er came over chewing the dried meat and winked, "You are a good little son-in-law."
"Bah!" In the mother's eyes, her daughter can do it even if she is a queen.
"Here you go." A Liang gave Wang Qin a bag of dried meat. Guo Xiu nodded slightly, feeling that the young man at least had a good heart.
"I don't want it!"
After some negotiation between the two, Wang Qin, who had taken the dried meat, agreed to make Ah Liang's needlework.
Out of a businessman's instinct, the shopkeeper Lin Huo couldn't help but ask: "It seems that the dried meat in Shu is not available on the market! Where did you get it from?"
Ah Liang said casually: "I, Ah Ye, went to Shu to make a deal."
"I see. Is that a big deal?"
"It's not big!"
…
"Western Xinjiang is large, but there are few people. Some people say it is because Western Xinjiang is barren, but I have been to Western Xinjiang. Although the land is not fertile, it is not a problem to feed people. The only problem is not the land, but the Luoluo opposite.
.You and Zheng Yuandong are here to persuade Zhao Song to surrender. The second and most important point is to find out about Luo Luo's current situation."
"yes!"
Zhao Sanfu glanced at the emperor, but sadly found that he could no longer feel the same way as before.
"Do a good job!" The emperor smiled at him.
To this day, no matter what kind of thing he plays, it is Versailles.
"I will leave immediately."
Once Tongcheng was destroyed, the mirror disappeared. The new organization was called Jinyiwei, which did not leave a place for them.
Zhao Sanfu didn't know how the emperor would arrange for him, and was upset. At this moment, he was given the task of persuading Zhao Song to surrender, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When something is done, it is a great achievement, and then you will be rewarded based on your merit!
But then Zhao Sanfu felt a chill on his spine.
There is nothing wrong with asking Zheng Yuandong to be the envoy to persuade Zhao Song to surrender, but what does it mean if I go?
Even if someone from Jinyiwei is more suitable than me.
Could it be...
Later, Zhao Sanfu went to find Zheng Yuandong.
"Shall you accompany me?"
"Yes. Lao Zheng, what did you think of?"
Zheng Yuandong was packing his things, and he said slowly: "I'm afraid our affairs will be in the eyes of His Majesty, and there will be no hiding."
"Then the two kings..."
"Your Majesty naturally knows."
…
The emperor was not surprised by the original plan of the two half-brothers.
Even salted fish would want to turn over, let alone two once noble grandsons.
"Your Majesty, Jinyiwei said that Huahua and the others are probably arriving in Xiongzhou soon."
Qin Ze reported.
The emperor nodded and said calmly: "Okay."
Xiongzhou is the hometown of Emperor Xuande’s wife, Concubine De!
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From a small town below Xiongzhou, dozens of riders came.
It is said to be a small town, but in fact it is a village formed by the spontaneous gathering of people. Because it is located on both sides of the official road, it is called a small town.
The Wang family lives in the town and is considered the 'powerful' one in the town.
The town has a population of just over a thousand, so the so-called powerful are actually small landowners.
There was no administrative establishment like a town in the Tang Dynasty, so this place was called Decun.
De, comes from the title of Concubine De. When the news that Wang's daughter was granted the title of Concubine De came here, the whole village was in a state of excitement. Everyone went to congratulate them one after another, but the congratulations came and went, and they seemed to have some meaning. A once
The 'educated scholar' who had been studying for half a year said: "How about changing the name?"
Everyone nodded, yes!
So it was renamed Decun.
As time goes by, Concubine De has long since turned into withered bones in the grave, and the people of De Village have gradually lost the joy they had back then.
Only the Wang family business is getting bigger and bigger.
In this small place where it is impossible to make a big cake, there are only so many resources. If one family takes more, then naturally there will be less for other people.
"Nine out of ten shops here belong to the Wang family."
A Jin Yiwei standing in front of the fight introduced.
He glanced at Huahua and thought that this woman had only appeared a few times in Jinyiwei, but Concubine Li paid special attention to her. Why?
The Wang family is not far ahead.
Huahua walked over.
Knock on the door.
Knock knock knock!
"Who is it?"
An impatient voice came.
The door was opened a crack, and half of his face was inside.