My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 409 Wang Situ’s quarrel with the Confucian scholars, Qin Hui’s disaster brought disaster to the country and the people

Having not returned to Yue for two years, Meng Yuyin felt strange and familiar with the journey home. Her mood was up and down along the way, which was probably the so-called timidity of being close to home.

After seven or eight days, after crossing the river from Huizhou and entering the border of Yue, the hesitation in her heart made the girl even more irritable. Speaking of going to a funeral, it is a very serious matter, but in fact, after traveling for a long time, the sadness in her heart has disappeared. Most of it.

When they arrived at Lening, the capital of Yue, they had already received news that the Minister of Honglu Temple and the six princes had all gone ten miles to the north gate to greet them. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the reason.

Once the prince died, this position became vacant. The second prince Meng Zhao was the most likely candidate to become the prince for the time being, but the other five brothers probably also wanted to compete.

What's more, not only the girl is back, but also the envoys of the Xia Kingdom who are in full swing. Appearing on such an occasion is also a process of accumulating capital.

It also gave a signal to the civil and military officials who supported him that they wanted to compete for the crown prince position.

"I've met six brothers!"

Xia Guozhaoyi's guard of honor stopped at the roadside. Meng Yuyin was helped out of the carriage by the palace maid Xiao He, and she stepped forward to pay homage to the six brothers one by one, namely the second brother Meng Zhaolin, the third brother Meng Ximao, the fourth brother Meng Jintai, Meng Youyuan, the fifth lao, and Meng Lingjin, the sixth lao.

Only the other sisters did not come. After all, they were women and such an occasion was not suitable.

Here, the Minister of Honglu Temple of the Yue State, Wang Lang, the envoy, and Qin Hui, the deputy envoy, performed the courtesy of the two countries, and then brought the two people over to meet with the six princes. After a brief greeting, they were escorted by soldiers and horses from the Yue State. , entered Lening together with Zhao Yun and Pang De.

However, generals Zhao Yun and Pang De could only bring 500 people into the city each. After arriving at the imperial city, a thousand Youyan and Qingzhou soldiers could only stay in the imperial city, and the generals from Yue were responsible for receiving them. Zhao and Pang Then he followed Wang Lang into the palace to meet Emperor Meng Dong of Yue.

Meng Yuyin went to the harem, first to visit her mother.

Although she was saddened by her brother's sudden death, she felt indescribably happy when she returned to the Yue Kingdom and saw her father and mother. She married into the Xia Kingdom in the Central Plains at the age of fourteen and was left out in the Luyang Palace. , the longing for loved ones can almost be described as tears.

Now that I am reunited with my loved ones, my happiness has diluted a lot of my sadness.

This return was a personal promise from the emperor, representing not only herself, but also her husband. Two envoys accompanied her back to Yue Kingdom, which showed that Su Chen attached great importance to her father and the emperor. Respect for the deceased brother.

Therefore, there are various issues that need to be taken into consideration. It is not enough to just burst into tears and cry loudly when you come back. You must also do enough to show the face of the Emperor of Xia Kingdom for Su Chen.

At the same time, the Yue Emperor Meng Tong also gained face in the court. When his son passed away, the Xia Emperor not only asked his daughter to come back to express his condolences, but also sent a very important envoy to express his condolences.

This made him smile constantly when he met Wang Lang and Qin Hui, and straightened his back in front of the civil and military ministers. It can be seen that Su Chen's move made Meng Tong feel extremely comfortable.

In fact, a lot of people's life is about human feelings and sophistication.

After summoning the Xia State envoys, there was a banquet to welcome the wind and wash away the dust. The banquet was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Taiqiu Mountain, northeast of the Central Palace. In addition to civil and military officials of the third rank and above, six princes also attended to accompany them.

Perhaps due to Su Chen's relationship, Meng Yuyin also attended the banquet as Xia Guozhaoyi. Zhao Yun and Pang De who were accompanying him were naturally present, sitting on the left and right of Meng Zhaoyi, Wang Lang, and Qin Hui.

"These two generals are so majestic. I don't know their surnames?"

The banquet had been going on for a while. When Meng Tong put down his wine glass and asked the eunuch to pour the wine, his eyes fell on Zhao Yun and Pang De who were escorting the envoy.

"I'm Zhao Yun." Over there, the figure in silver armor slightly arched his hands on the table.

Pang De also handed over his hand and said in a deep voice: "My emperor's unknown general, Pang De!"

When facing the monarchs of other countries, his tone should not be so harsh, but as a general of China, he had many glorious achievements in his previous life, and now he has conquered a huge territory with Su Chen.

For the emperor of another country, his tone was somewhat arrogant. But Meng Tong didn't care above him. When he heard the word Zhao Yun, he knew who it was.

He was a well-known general, and he had heard many stories about him in the Yue Kingdom. He never expected that Su Chen would send Fang to protect his daughter.

Not only was he not angry, but he felt that it would save him face. Meng Tong chuckled twice and was about to raise a toast. Naturally, some people in the civil and military circles couldn't stand it and snorted: "I, the Emperor of Yue Kingdom, am also the Emperor. When I get here, It’s time to be polite.”

Zhao Yun looked at the other party. He was a civil servant, about thirty years old, sitting behind the second prince Meng Zhaolin. He was about to speak when a hand suddenly stretched out to stop him.

I saw Wang Lang whispering: "The general is a warrior. This kind of sharp tongue comes from me. I have been waiting for this scene for a long time."

Qin Hui next to him put down his chopsticks expressionlessly, but the corners of his mouth twitched.

Immediately, Wang Lang put down his drink and looked at the person who had just spoken. He smiled and arched his sleeves. There was no flaw in this courtesy.

"Your Excellency, when you talk about etiquette, Haha, Lang Ke has something to say. The general beside me is capable of fighting. He broke through the Yan army's 150,000 rear formations in the Yushan Plains, and repeatedly broke down the Wei army in the Central Plains south. He is very famous. Today I dedicate myself to the rank of general protecting the army and escort Zhaoyi back to the country to express my condolences. This can be said to be the most polite thing, so how can I say it is inappropriate?"

The civil servant was stunned by this statement. He was speechless and lowered his face.

"The banquet here is a banquet for a great nation. My Majesty asked why his tone was so low." At this time, someone stood up and asked, obviously not happy with what Wang Lang had just said.

"People have six desires and six sounds. How can they all be flattering words?"

"You!" The man's face turned red at Wang Lang's words.

A military general stood up and shouted: "Arrogant!"

"Bold!" Wang Lang flicked his wide sleeves, stood up, his beard waving, and glared: "We and the envoys of the Xia Kingdom are guests here. Your emperor has not yet spoken, but you are rushing out one by one to look at you. Is the emperor of the family nothing?"

These words brought Meng Tong out, and the civil and military officials of Yue State were immediately speechless. They all blushed and did not dare to speak anymore.

But just because they didn't speak doesn't mean Wang Lang didn't speak.

The old man walked out of his seat, first bowed his hands to Meng Tong who was on the imperial steps, and then glanced at the people opposite him, "We are going to be envoys to the country of Yue, because my majesty is married to the country of Yue, it is the love of a son-in-law, and I don't want to treat other countries like that. We have launched an army to attack them. Now, we have come with courtesy. Your Majesty is in front of us. You have not yet asked us if we are rude, but you are chattering incessantly, like dogs barking."

"It is disloyal for you to be disrespectful to the emperor; it is rude to treat distinguished guests indifferently! You are so disloyal and rude, and you accuse us envoys of being disrespectful..."

Wang Lang's eyes were majestic, and every word he spoke was sonorous and powerful.

"I've been in my seventies, and I've never seen such a shameless person like you!"

The old man was a master of Confucian classics and studied literature deeply. He did not want to be defeated by Zhuge Liang, so he was so angry that he thought there would be a new world after resuming his life. He never expected to come to Luyang in the Central Plains and work with Zhuge Liang for two years, but he was beaten everywhere.

Even though he was angry, he had nothing to do with the other party. Knowing that Emperor Su Chen was going to send him as an envoy to the country of Yue, he had already made plans in his heart.

Before entering the city, he taught Zhao Yun and Pang De how to do this in the court. He took the opportunity to show off his words and give the Yue civil and military officials a show of strength, letting them see that the Xia Kingdom not only had strong soldiers and horses, but also sharp-tongued civil servants.

Now, as soon as he said these words, the civil and military officers of the Yue Kingdom on the opposite side were unable to deal with it. Seeing the harsh tone of the other general's military commander, they wanted to take the opportunity to show off the power of the Yue Kingdom's civil and military officers, but with this opening, they directly hit a nail. From rudeness to remarks that nailed them to the point of being ungrateful. The people who had just exited immediately walked out of their seats and hurriedly knelt in front of the imperial steps to apologize to the emperor.

"That's all. This is a banquet between two countries. I don't blame you."

Meng Tong was not a fool. He knew in his heart that his group of civil and military officials were trying to show his face by killing the civil servants and generals of the Xia Kingdom. Unfortunately, their words were not as good as others, so they were manipulated by the other party.

"Haha, the civil and military forces of the Xia Kingdom came to our Yue Kingdom to show their dominance, huh!" The sudden words came, causing Wang Lang, who had just sat back, to frown. When he looked around, it was the third prince of the Yue Kingdom, Meng Ximao. He He picked up a chopstick and stuffed it into his mouth, looking directly at Wang Lang without any fear.

The old man was about to get up when suddenly there was a 'bang'.

At an independent seat on the right side of the imperial steps, Meng Yuyin clapped one hand on the table, "Third brother, what you said is a bit too much. Ordinary people believe that visitors are guests, let alone the royal family? With such words, it would be unreasonable for my father to say so. Where!"

As the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, you will follow a dog; if you marry a crab, you will walk sideways. It is true that Meng Yuyin is a princess of the Yue Kingdom, but now she is also Zhaoyi of the Xia Kingdom, Su Chen's concubine. She loves and protects her very much. When she comes back this time, she Sending envoys and escorting soldiers and horses gave her the illusion of returning home in fine clothes.

Coupled with this period of time, when I read the book "My China", I became more and more looking forward to the concept of a unified world above, and for the people to have enough food and clothing and enjoy peace.

When I came back, I saw hungry people in rags along the way, soldiers setting up roadblocks to ask for bribes, and a two-year border dispute with the state of Wu that left many people with their families ruined.

In the carriage, Meng Yuyin sometimes thought that if the situation of world unification in this book appeared, there might be no need for frequent wars. Whether it was Wu, Yue, the Central Plains, or the North, everyone would speak the same language. When reading the same book, there is no distinction between this country and that country.

Thinking of this, looking at the civil and military affairs of the DPRK today, the girl suddenly felt that her husband, the emperor of Xia Kingdom, was the real one.

The kind that unifies the world and allows people to no longer have national boundaries.

"OK OK."

On the imperial steps, Meng Tong sat on the dragon chair, put down the drink, and pressed his hand on his daughter, "You brothers and sisters are at odds with each other as soon as they meet. The boss has just died, so why can't you save your father some trouble?"

The beaded curtain on the crown swayed, and he looked around both sides, with his hands on the two corners of the dragon table filled with dishes: "Today's banquet, please don't say any unhappy words to disturb my interest."

Meng Tong waved his sleeves: "Let's continue the banquet and sing and dance!"

As the banquet continued, Qin Hui raised his glass and bowed to Wang Lang. He was really impressed by Wang Lang's sophistry and quick response. ,

He was from the Song Dynasty, and he might have been a little contemptuous or even hostile to military generals, but Zhao Yun and Pang De on his left and right were famous generals in the late Han Dynasty, and he was new to the scene.

Naturally, he would take this opportunity to curry favor.

When the banquet was over, he stayed at the post house, where he more or less took the initiative to make friends with three famous generals and officials from the late Han Dynasty. As for Su Chen's explanation, that would have to wait until the condolences were over.

The funeral of the Yue Crown Prince Meng Zhuowen has long passed. Even if the palace has a way to properly preserve the body, it is summer, and Meng Yuyin still can't wait for Meng Yuyin, who has come all the way back. At the moment, the only way to express condolences is to take a carriage out of the city to the northwest of the city. Over there at the Imperial Mausoleum on Wangyang Mountain in the suburbs.

Upon entering the imperial mausoleum, the tombs are as high as hills. Although they are piled up like mountains, most of the tomb chambers are open underground. There is only an inscription outside, recording the name, identity, and life events.

Because Meng Yuyin was coming back, a memorial shed was set up next to the newly built tomb. When the condolence team came over, the six princes had been waiting for a long time, and then they went to pay homage to their brother with their younger sister.

Perhaps she was thinking about people after seeing things. When she saw the inscription, the girl knelt on the futon and burned paper money, and finally cried.

Wang Lang and Qin Hui, as envoys, also went over to pay their respects. They had lived such a long life, and many people had sent them away, not to mention that they had died once, and they no longer felt much about such things.

After the memorial ceremony was over, Meng Zhaoyi had cried enough, and then headed back home. On the third day after arriving, Meng Yuyin led Wang Lang and Qin Hui to visit the royal family. Her six brothers were naturally among the princes who came to express their condolences.

Because Wang Lang was exhausted, he stopped visiting and only socialized with the officials of Honglu Temple. The deputy envoy named Qin Hui continued to follow Meng Zhaoyi.

Later, Wang Lang didn't know what was going on. Qin Hui didn't know what to do. Later, he actually got involved with the princes. Sometimes, the other princes even sent people to invite them.

At night, he also saw Qin Hui sitting at the table alone, writing something, his expression focused and unlike a person who could only flatter.

Wang Lang asked him several times how to act, but Qin Hui laughed and said nothing. He even folded what he wrote so that he wouldn't read it.

Instead, I entrusted someone to hand it over, and I don’t know who it was given to.

But Wang Lang could guess that it should be one of the six princes, but soon he discovered that Qin Hui was actually related to all six princes and even got together.

Except for him, Zhao Yun, and Pang De, who were often around each other, no one else, not even Meng Zhaoyi, knew about this behavior.

As Meng Zhaoyi's condolences and visits to relatives ended, and it was time to leave the country of Yue and return to the Central Plains, the atmosphere in Lening, the capital of the country of Yue, gradually became weird.

The six princes in the court appeared to be harmonious on the surface, but privately they were quarreling with each other. At this moment, a group of officials began to take sides and criticize each other. Who was dismissed from office today, who was exposed for corruption tomorrow, had his head and property confiscated, and the whole court was full of chaos.

However, each official seemed to be working hard to target each other, without any fear of dismissal from office and confiscation of their homes.

As the emperor, Meng Tong also noticed that the atmosphere in the court was different from the past, but he could not stop it.

Those officials who were exposed were indeed guilty and should be killed, but as more and more people were killed and more and more officials were dismissed, he could no longer intervene when he wanted to stop them.

On the fifth day of August, the Xia State envoys left Beijing. At this time, the Yue State court was no longer just a simple open and secret fight. As the third prince Meng Ximao gained the support of two generals, the entire Yue State situation began to change.

……

"What method did you use?"

On the way back, Wang Lang glanced at the carriage driving slowly in front of him, and then asked Qin Hui in a low voice. The guards Zhao Yun and Pang De also looked over.

I was very curious about this man who disturbed the court of the Yue Kingdom without revealing anything. Of course, I was also wary.

"secret."

Qin Hui squeezed out a smile and smiled at the old man. In fact, he knew best in his heart that these were nothing, they were just the tricks of being a sycophant that brought harm to the country and the people, and they were not worthy of publicity.

"I'm very optimistic about you." Seeing that he didn't say anything, Wang Lang kept his identity and didn't go into details. He smiled and shook his sleeves, "You are a little weaker than me. You will have to work harder in the future."

"Yes."

Qin Hui lowered his head expressionlessly.

(End of this chapter)