After breaking off the marriage, the Zhuangyuan Lang who was picked up was dressed weakly every day

Chapter 187
Zhao Yuankang was appointed governor of Lin'an Prefecture, which was just after he passed under Zhao You's name.

After the only crown prince at that time died in infancy, although Zhao You had countless concubines in the harem, no more sons and a half daughters were born. The emperor's heir has played an important role since ancient times. The courtiers refused to accept the advice, so Zhao You finally accepted that he could only adopt the clan. reality of the child.

After several rounds of screening, Zhao You finally selected two boys and named them "Zhao Yuankang" and "Zhao Yuanyong", which means that the country will be prosperous and the people will be prosperous, and it will last forever.In order to show their importance, Zhao Yuankang was also given the post of governor of Lin'an Prefecture, and Zhao Yuanyong was given the post of prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture.

However, the two princes were less than ten years old at that time, and the Yangzhou Prefecture was still a hundred miles away. It was said that they were raised in Da Nei and served as the governor of the first mansion. In fact, as everyone knows, they were just taking on a false name. The management of the two government offices is actually the responsibility of the subordinate Shaofu Yin.

Years have changed, and now the two princes have grown up and have been crowned. It is logical that they should take up their posts, but Zhao Yuanyong has not received a notice from the Ministry of Personnel to take up his posts. He has the title of "Yangzhou Prefecture Governor" on his head. , it’s still just a title.

I don't know if it is because of this relationship that to this day, the eldest prince Zhao Yuankang does not go to Lin'an Mansion to work.

But the situations of Zhao Yuankang and Zhao Yuanyong are different.

Although Zhao Yuankang does not work, he lives in Lin'an Prefecture. There is no Shaofu Yin in Lin'an Prefecture, and the actual manager is Tongpan Zhao Si.

A general judge, just a sixth-grade official, is obviously not of sufficient weight to take care of hundreds of affairs of the capital officials in the capital, especially those in the homes of high-ranking officials.Therefore, Zhao Si secretly reported many important matters to Zhao Yuankang in Lin'an Prefecture.

But only secretly.

On the surface, Zhao Si was still signing the official affairs.

Everyone knew that the eldest prince actually had the final say behind the scenes, but no one broke through this layer of paper.

In this way, Meng Changqing's ginseng today gives people a subtle feeling——

After all, is it Zhao Yuankang who he participated in?
If so, he, an imperial emissary who has always been known to eat and drink in public, has never done his job properly. Today, which direction is the wind blowing from?
Everyone knows that the candidate for the crown prince has not yet been decided. Although everyone seems to follow Gao Zong's lead, since the two princes held the coronation ceremony, the eldest son of the emperor has not been established as the crown prince. Privately, there have been divergent discussions among ministers. .

Meng Changqing, is he going to come in and interfere with the establishment of a reserve?
For Zhao Yuankang, the person involved, he was suddenly impeached. Even though Meng Changqing only said one sentence to start the matter, it was enough to make him nervous.

He couldn't help but secretly look at the expression of the emperor Zhao You.

The crown prince's position was still up in the air. As the eldest son who was supposed to be selected, he had no idea where the emperor's heart lay.

Accustomed to the turmoil of the day, the surprise in Zhao You's eyes was fleeting, and he had already suppressed it before anyone else noticed.

He remained calm, just looked at Meng Changqing, and asked in a business-like tone: "What exactly did Yu Envoy Meng participate in?"

Meng Changqing cleared his throat and said without changing his expression: "I have a friend whose home was stolen three months ago. I went to the Lin'an government office to report the case, but no conclusion has been reached to this day. Half a month ago, on the street, It was stolen again. This time I reported the case to the Lin'an government office, but the government office didn't even file a case. They excused it because they didn't have enough manpower, and asked my friend to make amends and strengthen his own security."

"Maintaining the security of Lin'an Mansion is the government's duty. When something happened, not only did they not pursue the thieves, but now no one takes care of it at all. It can be seen that this government has always done nothing and treats the people's demands as nothing."

"Therefore, today I am going to commit a crime of dereliction of duty."

He spoke seriously, but others were speechless.

He didn't say who the target of the intervention was, and he put a trivial matter like the theft on such an important occasion as the official's morning meeting.

These days, with last year's snowstorm and this year's flood, countless refugees have arrived in the city. Poverty breeds corruption, and frequent thefts in the city are nothing new.

Some people were curious: "What kind of valuable thing did Meng Yushi's friend throw away?" This actually led to him being impeached.

Meng Changqing's words were concise and concise: "Jewelry, purse."

His answer made others take a sharp breath: they are all for women, and they are of little value.

Duke Meng Jibai of Qi glanced sideways at his fourth son.

He is willing to take risks and is not afraid of completely ruining his own reputation.

But presumably after he had been fooling around like this in public, at least in private matters, the Mu family's desire to get married was not that strong.

Suddenly hearing this, Mu Lun was really shocked.

After his cousin Wang Qiong suggested that the Mu family marry the Meng family, he naturally became more concerned about the private life of his cousin Meng Silang.I heard that he had a problem with flirting with women, but no matter what I heard, it was not as good as what I saw now.

Mu Lun was beating in his heart. It is true that the purpose of the marriage between the two families was not to have an affair with their children, but he only had one daughter. He really wanted her to marry a gentleman like Meng Silang, and he had such a disregard for face...

It seemed that he could recall the "good" days when his daughter was wronged because of such an uncle, when he was rejected by his wife and talked about by others. Mu Lun pursed his lips and secretly weighed the pros and cons of this unfinished marriage.

No one expected this to happen, and all the ministers and ministers didn't know how to respond to Meng Changqing's words. There was a sudden silence in the hall.

In the dead silence, Qi Guogong scolded in a low voice: "Nonsense!"

Although the voice was lowered, due to the distance between the father and son, the volume spread through half of the hall. The ministers in the first few rows could hear clearly, and they all understood that this was the important occasion of the father's training. Such an unruly son.

But Meng Changqing didn't feel ashamed, and instead shouted from across the mountain: "What nonsense? I'm just telling the truth. You don't know how important that thing is to others. If you lose one thing, you will lose two. If it were me, I would feel bad."

The more he said, the more outrageous he said. Duke Qi frowned and was so angry that he almost threw Chao Fu into Meng Changqing's face: "Shut up!"

Being suppressed by the Duke of Qi, Meng Changqing looked unconvinced. As if he became more and more frustrated, he raised his head and said to Fu: "Because the government officials have neglected their duties, the people are talking about the imperial court. As an imperial envoy, I must not dare to know what I am doing." Not to retaliate, but to deceive superiors and deceive inferiors.”

It can be said that it is on the line. If it weren't for the words about the wallet just now, it would really be like that.

Everyone felt that it was hard to say anything.

Zhao You, who was sitting at the top, watched for a long time and finally spoke: "Mr. Meng said that the people were talking about the imperial court. How did they talk about it?"

Meng Changqing replied: "He said: thieves are rampant and lawless. Life is already difficult, but now we encounter rats eating millet. It is really chilling."

What he was talking about was obviously stealing, but to the ears of some ministers, it had a different meaning.

The allusion of "a big rat eats millet" comes from the "Book of Songs", which satirizes the monarch's excessive hoarding, cannibalizing the people, being greedy and fearful of others, like a rat in the world.

It's hard to say that Meng Changqing's words didn't contain such an insinuation.

After all, snowstorms and floods killed and injured countless people, and people's lives were indeed difficult.Recently, in order to build the Cining Palace for the Queen Mother who returned from Dajin, the court had to work hard for the people.In addition, after signing the peace agreement with Daikin, the imperial court still had to pay property to Daikin, and internal taxes were levied again and again.

——Concerning these, discussions among the people have never stopped.

But what about the discussion?

Natural disasters are ruthless, no one is to blame.

The palace was built out of the emperor's filial piety. This dynasty put filial piety first in everything and gave Empress Dowager Wei, who had finally returned from a narrow escape from the golden man, a decent place to live. Who can object to it on the surface?

As for the peace negotiation, it was an ironclad matter. The ministers in charge of the war vented their anger in the court after learning about the peace negotiation, but they could only be so incompetent and furious. How could they still violate the monarch's orders and contracts now? Is it possible to provoke another war as promised?
Bitterness has its own people, right?
Meng Changqing's eyes flashed with sarcasm. After speaking, he looked up at Zhao You, waiting for his reaction.

Zhao You didn't have much emotion on his face and asked: "Where is the person in charge of Lin'an Mansion? Send it!"

When asked in front of Zhao Yuankang, everyone could understand that it meant that the responsibility was not placed on Zhao Yuankang.

Zhao Yuankang breathed a sigh of relief silently.

Lin'an Prefecture's government officials are all foreign officials. Except for Fu Yin, no one else is qualified to go to court, and Fu Yin Zhao Yuankang obviously will not speak at this sensitive moment.

Zhao Si's brother-in-law, Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Yu, came out and replied: "When I return to the official house, I have been told that Zhao Si has been seriously ill for days and has been bedridden for more than a month. I'm afraid he won't be able to come to court."

Zhao You was surprised and asked with concern: "What is the disease?"

Zheng Yu replied: "The wind is cold."

Zhao You frowned.

Duke Guo of Qi looked away from Zheng Yu and tightened his fingers on Chao Fu.

After getting the news about Qin Yuehuai yesterday, he visited his cousin Zheng Yu overnight.Zheng Yu was a very henpecked person. After Zhao Si fell ill, he and Mrs. Zheng went to the Zhao Mansion many times to visit the sick and comfort Mrs. Zhao. When he heard that his brother-in-law's cold was probably not a cold, but that he was poisoned by someone, he immediately showed his eyes. alert.In order to explore the truth, I took the government doctor to Zhao Si for diagnosis and treatment overnight.

As expected, the cold medicine that Zhao Si took every day contained a very hidden poison, which could be triggered by the introduction of lily.Fortunately, it was discovered in time now, otherwise Zhao Si would have passed away at some point.

As the master of a government office, he can do harm as much as he wants. The arrogance of some people is really annoying.

Fortunately, Zheng Yu should have listened to what he said and was waiting to lure the snake out of its hole.

Sure enough, after Zhao You said a few words of concern, someone came out and said: "It is understandable that Zhao Tongfan is so seriously ill that the Yamen has no time to perform its duties. But as Yushi Meng said, the Yamen's dereliction of duty will only lead to The people are complaining. I suggest that we choose someone to temporarily replace Zhao Tong and take charge of the affairs of Lin'an Mansion first."

The speaker was within earshot. Meng Changqing turned around and saw that it was his colleague from the same department, Supervising Censor Wan Yuanzhong.Wan Yuanzhong was transferred to the central government from the Transportation Department on Jinghu South Road just last month.

As soon as his name was mentioned, Meng Changqing nodded in agreement: "What Wan Yushi said is absolutely true."

Then he deliberately asked him: "Does Wan Yushi have any recommendations?"

Qin Yuehuai said before that once he opens his mouth to attack Lin'an Mansion, he can find out the official's true attitude towards Zhao Yuankang. At the same time, either the people who protect Zhao Yuankang will take the opportunity to fight back, or the power of Lin'an Mansion will be destroyed. Will fall aside.

It would be obvious at a glance that Zhao You turned a blind eye to Zhao Yuankang's management of Lin'an Mansion. If the government handled the affairs well, Zhao Yuankang would be credited. If the government handled things poorly, the entire responsibility would lie with Zhao Si.

He was curious whether the ten thousand yuan was intended to protect Zhao Yuankang, or whether he was taking the opportunity to take away Zhao Yuankang's rights.

Meng Changqing stared closely at Wan Yuanzhong.

"This..." Wan Yuanzhong looked confused.

Everyone was paying attention, and the leader, Zhao You, urged: "It doesn't matter if Wan Yushi just says it."

Wan Yuanzhong then replied in a serious voice: "I heard that the officials had given the eldest prince the position of 'Fu Yin' in the third year of Yongxing. I forgive my stupidity and wonder why the eldest prince did not take up this position himself. But I thought, Now that there is no one in the Lin'an government office to make the decision, why not ask the eldest prince to personally serve and uphold justice."

Meng Changqing suddenly realized it and patted his forehead with his palm, and said, "Look at my memory, I forgot about this! Yes, it just so happens that the city is in chaos right now, and we ask the eldest prince to make the decision."

He bowed solemnly to Zhao Yuankang, as if sincerely inviting someone to come out.

Zhao Yuankang looked at his cousin unexpectedly and heard him add in a very rude way: "It seems that little ladies will not lose their money in the future." In this way, the incident caused by Meng Changqing was regarded as Zhao Yuankang's. As a matter of course, Yuan Yasu took office as the governor.

*
After the morning session, Zhao You returned to the palace, frowned and said to Wang Ji, the imperial doctor who was now given the title of Rongzhou Defense Envoy: "I really can't understand Meng Silang's appearance this morning, whether it was intentional or unintentional."

This is also what Wang Ji didn't understand.

Meng Changqing's so true and false, false and true, is really hard to see through.

He took off Zhao You's pants, looked at his body, and said, "No matter what, Lin'an Mansion now has a manager."

Zhao You looked at him and asked, "In your opinion, is Kang'er's appointment a good thing?"

He asked sincerely, but Wang Ji knew very well that he believed no one in his heart, neither Zhao Yuankang nor Zhao Yuanyong, and still pinned his hope on passing the throne to his biological son, otherwise he would not be allowed to cure hidden diseases every day. One day, I went to the concubine to favor someone lucky.

But it is precisely because of this that there is a place where his medical skills can be used, and Zhao You can trust him more.To put it bluntly, this is his chance.

Wang Ji answered him: "I don't know whether it is good or bad. I only know who takes office and who leaves office. It all depends on what you say."

The words spoke directly to the heart. If he hadn't nodded this morning, even if he held a small position in Lin'an Mansion, Zhao Yuankang would still not be able to get it.

Zhao You shook his head and smiled: "You... are naughty!"

Wang Jidan smiled and said nothing. After a moment, he handed Zhao You a black tiger pill.

Zhao You took it and ate it. He was satisfied with the effect of the pill and felt that Wang Ji was indispensable. Before leaving the harem, he said: "I will grant you the title of 'Luozhishi' someday."

Wang Ji already had the official position of "Rongzhou Defense Envoy" and received the salary and benefits of a military attache, while "Luozhishi" refers to retired officials who can come back to serve in a certain official position due to the needs of the court.I remembered that when he was granted the title of Rongzhou Defense Envoy, he had already encountered opposition from many ministers. At this moment, Zhao You mentioned that he was "retired to an official position", which meant that even if someone opposed his promotion later, Zhao You would still protect him.

Wang Ji immediately bent down to thank him, showing humility.

*
At the same time, Meng Changqing, who had caused a small stir in the morning, was waving his fan and heading towards the Hanlin Academy, preparing to meet his "new acquaintance" Qi Zhuangyuan Lang, but he fell in love with him at first sight.

But halfway through, he met Tang You, who is now the school secretary.

Not long after Tang Youcai became an official, Meng Changqing found strangely that instead of the high-spirited energy he should have, there was more of a sense of fatigue on his face.

He asked Tang You: "Are you still studying at night?"

Tang You pulled his lower lip and said, "I can't sleep anyway."

He naturally knew the reason why Tang You couldn't sleep every night.Meng Changqing's calm mood suddenly fluctuated when another person appeared in front of him who was also tossing and turning at night.

Seeing that he was lost in thought, Tang You asked in surprise: "Are you here to find me?"

Meng Changqing's eyes flashed.The three of them have not gotten together since Qin Yuehuai became the number one scholar. He didn't know if Tang You had understood Qin Yuehuai's current identity, so he said, "I'm going to the Hanlin Academy. Have you met anyone else?"

Tang You was puzzled: "Who are you talking about?" There were dozens of officials, big and small, in the Hanlin Academy.

Hearing this, he knew that he had not met Qin Yuehuai yet, and it would be better for Qin Yuehuai to explain some things in person. Meng Changqing changed the subject: "Oh, I'm going to find my cousin Qin Xi."

Tang You's eyes looked strange: "Meng Zijian, now he is the secretary and young prisoner."

Meng Changqing raised his folding fan and slapped his forehead, and said angrily: "Look at my memory! Let's go, I'll follow you."

Tang You has known Meng Changqing for several years, and even though Meng Changqing tried hard to pretend to be the same, Tang You could tell that there was some falseness in his exaggerated movements.

Even after Meng Changqing walked with him to the Secretariat, he did talk to Qin Xi about the birthday of the Prime Minister's wife in a serious manner. Tang You still had a vague feeling that Meng Changqing was hiding something from him, so he probably didn't really want to find Qin Xi.

But what exactly was being hid from him?

He didn't ask directly, and Meng Changqing didn't take the initiative to mention it.

This thing is like a thin thorn. Although it does not damage any fundamentals, it is stuck in his throat and cannot go up or come down.

*
Meng Changqing did not go to the Hanlin Academy to meet Qin Yuehuai, but went directly to his residence after nightfall.

Unexpectedly, for the first time, he bumped into Qin Yuehuai arguing with his bodyguard.

Yang Dong was uncharacteristically dissatisfied with Qin Yuehuai: "What's so important about touching my things? Sir, don't you have it yourself? Everything in that restaurant belongs to you."

Qin Yuehuai touched the tip of his nose and said with a good attitude: "The ones in restaurants are not good."

Yang Dong: "You have already drank half of my wine behind my back, and you still want to dig out the rest. I have only buried it for so long, and you are unreasonable."

It's rare for Yang Dong to speak excitedly, but Qin Yuehuai is still very patient: "I really can only use yours, and I promise to replenish it for you later."

And emphasized: "I will supply you with twice the amount."

Yang Dong asked back: "This is the Weizhou wine produced in the second year of Yongxing. There is not a single jar on the market. Where can you replenish it for me?"

Qin Yuehuai choked.

This wine was bought for Yang Dong in Weizhou in the fourth year of Yongxing after he followed Zhang Jun as the envoy of Xuanfu in Sichuan and Shaanxi.Yang drank a lot of wine and learned that the wine he sent was the best wine from Sichuan and Shaanxi. He was still reluctant to drink it. After moving back to Lin'an Mansion, it was buried in several places without being touched. If it weren't for his 20th birthday in a few days, On this important day, I don’t know how many more years he will be buried.

Qin Yuehuai said helplessly: "If we can't repair the same thing, I can buy it for you elsewhere. As long as it is what you want, it will be done."

He threw out a bait: "'Biqiong Liquid' will also work."

Hearing this, Meng Changqing took a deep breath.

Yang Dong's eyes, the most lively of his facial features, widened, obviously surprised and happy, and asked Qin Yuehuai: "Do you have Bi Qiong liquid?" Not to mention its preciousness, that place is still in the hands of the Dajin people, and even if there is that wine, it will not appear in the southern border.

Qin Yuehuai vowed: "Of course I have a way -"

His words were interrupted by Meng Changqing's anxious voice: "He can't help it! He lied to you! He is definitely lying to you!"

Suddenly hearing voices, Qin Yuehuai and Yang Dong looked sideways at the same time.

After Meng Changqing finished speaking, he rushed to the two of them in a few steps. He pointed his folding fan directly at Qin Yuehuai and said angrily: "You, you, you old liar!"

Due to his body's instinct, if someone threatens Qin Yuehuai, Yang Dong becomes vigilant.

Without thinking, he raised the scabbard and pushed Meng Changqing's folding fan away.

Even the force used was a bit strong.

Meng Changqing was caught off guard by him and said "Oh", his body uncontrollably tilted along with the fan, and he went to the ground in embarrassment.

After finally turning around and standing firm, Meng Changqing looked at Yang Dong resentfully.

The Yang moves and the eight winds do not move.

Knowing that he could not defeat this man with his skills, Meng Changqing was silent for a few breaths, unable to show off his physical strength, so he started to stir up trouble and said: "He used your things at will and lied to you. Why don't you show some temper and just care about Dian Dian?" Do you have the backbone to protect him?"

Yang Dong was very calm: "These are two different things."

Meng Changqing choked again.

Qin Yuehuai, who was watching from the sidelines, was amused by the two and laughed out loud.

Feeling extremely embarrassed, Meng Changqing glared at the "old liar" bitterly.

Meeting Meng Silang's gaze, the old liar Qin Yuehuai took the initiative to lower his body, bowed to Meng Changqing in a polite manner, and complimented, "Welcome Meng Silang to the shelter in person."

After some pretense, he finally regained some dignity for him, and Meng Changqing coughed twice.

Qin Yuehuai waved to Yang Dong: "You go first."

Although he had a heavy responsibility, Yang Dong still didn't trust his wine. Before leaving, he pointed the handle of his sword at the pomegranate tree in the courtyard and looked at Qin Yuehuai quietly.

Knowing that he was silently asking for a promise, Qin Yuehuai said, "I won't move until the Biqiong Liquid arrives."

Yang Dong then left with peace of mind.

As soon as he left, Meng Changqing said: "Qin Qi, put my words here first. If you don't do it, I will never give it to you."

Without his help, it would be difficult for Yang Dong to compromise. Qin Yuehuai said in a very good tone: "Give me two altars."

Qin Qi actually had times when he wanted something from him.

Meng Changqing raised his eyebrows, with the intention of teasing Qiao: "Tell me first, what are you going to do with Yang Dong's wine?"

"I……"

Qin Yuehuai suddenly fell silent in the middle of his words.

Seeing him staring in the direction of the door, his body motionless and stiff, Meng Changqing turned around and followed his gaze.

A familiar figure came into view.

Meng Changqing's eyes lit up and he suddenly felt enlightened.

He excitedly waved the fan in his hand: "Three younger brothers and sisters!"

　Does anyone remember who invented "Biqiong Liquid"?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)