Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 174 Zhao Zongquan’s luck is gone
When Wei Yuan dropped his first fist, the Japanese warrior was still struggling.

But soon, his legs became stiff and there was no longer any hope of life.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said quickly: "Quick, pull them away!"

"Wei Qing is drunk, pull them away quickly!"

Some generals stood up one after another,

"What, General Wei drank too much? General Wei drank too much!"

"General Wei drank too much and became delirious!"

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For fear that others would not know, Wei Yuan was drunk.

When others confirmed that the Japanese warrior was really dead, they pulled Wei Yuan away.

Queen Cao, the British princess, and the master of Pingning County were sitting in the pavilion, watching many young women chatting and playing outside.

At this time, there was a pavilion at the end of the corridor outside Shengping Building.

Zhang Guifen, Minglan, Rong Feiyan and others stood in an open space outside the pavilion to watch the palace ladies setting off fireworks.

Ping Zhongsheng looked at the warrior's corpse, his face was almost disfigured, and frowned:
"We, the Japanese country, have no enmity with you, right?"

At this time, outside the palace.

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For a time, news of the death in Daqing Hall spread like wildfire.

The Japanese state was weak, and Ping Zhongsheng urgently needed the help of the Zhou Dynasty to obtain a batch of weapons, and then the Ping family could completely dominate the Japanese soil. How could they dare to create any gap with the Zhou state?

After a while, two guards covered the body with a white cloth and quickly carried the body out.

Bao Xiaosu and others did not stop the Japanese envoy Ping Zhongsheng.

At this time, he should choose to pretend to be drunk.

The samurai's death can only be left alone.

Wei Yuan bowed to the emperor and said: "I was drunk for a while and could not control my strength. I accidentally killed a Japanese warrior. I am guilty. Please convict me!"

"Go back and sit down, don't drink anymore, don't cause any trouble with me again!"

Then immediately there were eunuchs carrying buckets and rags to deal with the blood stains.

At this time, the civil servants who had never seen blood couldn't bear it any longer, and they walked out of the palace and vomited.

Many palace maids were timid when they saw dead people, lowering their heads and not daring to speak.

Zhao Zhen said quickly: "Why don't we let people clean up this body quickly? It's the Chinese New Year, why is it like this, why is it like this!"

"General Wei? It can't be Zhongyong Bo Weiyuan, right? He dares to kill in front of His Majesty."

"I have never killed an envoy before in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It's all because you were drunk and caused trouble!"

And many officials and their families are enjoying the fireworks outside the Daqing Hall and many other halls.

This year, these central ministers seem to be drinking more than in previous years?

It's only been a while, but I've already drank until I vomited.

Military generals were used to seeing bloody scenes, and Zhao Zhen was sitting high on the dragon chair. He was too old to see clearly the miserable condition of the corpse.

"what's up?"

Zhang Guifen said with a doting look on her face: "If you think it looks good, I will take you to see it on the Lantern Festival."

Inside the palace.

Minglan almost jumped up with excitement.

Many people saw the palace guards carrying the body covered with white cloth and walking away. For a while, there was a lot of discussion:
"Is there someone dead in Daqing Palace?"

After saying that, he winked at the eunuchs around him.

"I just passed by the Daqing Palace and heard many people saying that General Wei was drunk."

"Auntie, look, those fireworks are so beautiful. They are so beautiful. I have never seen such beautiful fireworks when I was in Yangzhou."

At this time, when she turned around, she suddenly saw an eunuch coming to Queen Cao in a hurry and whispering in a low voice.

Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Yuan again and scolded: "Stop drinking!"

However, he can't pretend.

Zhao Zhen looked at the Japanese envoy and said, "It's normal to be drunk and have no serious skills in the martial arts competition. I hope you don't take it personally."

Wei Yuan bowed deeply, "No!"

When they saw many high officials running out of the hall to vomit, they were quite curious.

Manager Zhu nodded, "Yes, yes, I will let someone clean it up right now."

Because he had pretended to be drunk twice before, if Zhao Zhen found out that he was similar to when he was not drunk, he would inevitably be suspicious.

"I don't know. There are so many ministers in the Daqing Palace. How could something happen there?"

Afterwards, Queen Cao looked slightly surprised, but quickly regained her composure.

Zhang Guifen subconsciously felt that it was nothing.

Not long after, two women came to watch the fireworks. They talked while watching:

"Are you saying that it was really Uncle Zhongyong who killed him? No matter how much he drank, he couldn't kill someone in front of His Majesty?"

"It is said that the envoy was killed."

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Minglan also heard it, and her expression immediately changed, "What did you say? Killed someone?"

One of the women said, "You don't know yet? Just now, two guards carried out a corpse from Daqing Hall."

Minglan quickly looked at Zhang Guifen.

The latter remembered that a eunuch was talking to Queen Cao, and immediately went to the Queen's side.

Minglan followed, and when she almost reached the pavilion, she stopped and did not dare to move forward.

Zhang Guifen bowed to Empress Cao and then said:

"Your Majesty, Guifen heard from two sisters that there was a murderer in the Daqing Palace? Maybe it was Uncle Zhongyong? Is this really the case?"

Empress Cao saw her anxious face and smiled at the British duchess.
"This daughter, before she gets married, already knows that she cares about her future husband."

Zhang Guifen bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, Guifen has exceeded the rules and shouldn't have inquired about this matter."

Empress Cao nodded and said: "I know what you are thinking. Wei Yuan did kill someone. The person he killed was the Japanese envoy. However, he killed someone on the orders of the official family. The Japanese envoy should be killed. He should be killed."

"It's just that today is the New Year's banquet after all. Seeing blood is always a bad omen, but the officials don't pay much attention to this. It's not a problem." Hearing this, Zhang Guifen breathed a sigh of relief.

Queen Cao looked at a girl standing outside the pavilion and asked Zhang Guifen:

"Who is that girl? She looks a bit pretty and cute."

The latter responded: "She is Uncle Zhongyong's niece."

Queen Cao said: "That's her, Sheng Minglan, the granddaughter of the only daughter of the old Marquis Yongyi, right?"

The British duchess accosted her: "It's her."

"Guifen, why don't you bring Ming girl over to pay homage to the Queen?"

Zhang Guifen lowered her head repeatedly and pulled Minglan to Queen Cao.

Minglan was frightened when she saw such a big shot for the first time. For a moment, she was stunned and at a loss.

Zhang Guifen reminded in a low voice: "Hurry and pay your respects to the Queen."

Only then did Minglan come to her senses and quickly gave her a big gift.
"The daughter of the people. The daughter of the people, Sheng Minglan, pays her respects to the Queen. She is a thousand years old."

Empress Cao smiled and said: "Get up, my dear, let me have a look."

Minglan stood up slowly.

Queen Cao looked up and down.
"No wonder your uncle loves you so much. Even I, who have been in the palace for a long time, have heard about this."

"If I have such a beautiful niece, I have to pamper her."

Minglan was very reserved and didn't dare to say anything.

The British princess said: "Minglan, why don't you quickly thank me for your compliments?"

Queen Cao said: "We don't pay attention to these customary etiquette at the New Year's banquet. We can avoid them if we can."

"This is my first time meeting Uncle Zhongyong's niece, so why don't I give her something as a gift? I happen to be wearing a ring today, so I'll give it to you."

Originally, rings were worn by archers to prevent injuries to their fingers while shooting arrows.

Later, many women gradually began to make beautiful rings to wear.

The Queen is no exception.

Minglan was flattered, and the British princess quickly reminded her,
"Tomorrow, if you don't accept the ring yet, please thank the queen."

With that said, a maid brought Queen Cao's ring and handed it to Minglan.

Minglan took the ring with both hands, knelt down and kowtowed again:

"The daughter of the people thanks the Queen and wishes her happiness and success every day."

Happy and smooth?
Queen Cao was stunned. It had been a long time since anyone had congratulated her like this.

This girl from the Sheng family is quite interesting.
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Inside the Daqing Hall.

About an hour later, I heard dancing music outside the hall.

Zhao Zhen led a group of ministers outside the palace.

In previous years, when this stage was reached, it was time for free activities.

Only within the front hall.

Officials can go and have fun as they please.

If you want to stay in the temple and drink, you can continue to drink.

This is also what Zhao Zhen meant.

The purpose of the annual banquet is to relax. If the ministers are all restrained and not having fun, then what is the purpose of holding the annual banquet every year?
Zhang Fu and others followed the emperor out, and Wei Yuan didn't want to drink anymore, so he simply went outside the palace to take a look at the excitement.

Not long after Wei Yuan walked out of the hall, he heard a voice,

"May I ask who you are, General Wei?"

Wei Yuan turned around and saw an amiable middle-aged man. When he saw that the pattern on his clothing was actually a three-clawed python robe, he immediately did not dare to underestimate him.

The man announced his home address,

"Zhao Zongquan, the envoy of the Yuzhou regiment, met General Wei."

Zhao Zongquan?
Wei Yuan was slightly stunned when he heard this name.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of me was actually him.

In 'Do You Know', the next emperor after Zhao Zhen.

Now, with the two kings dead and exiled, and the prince in good health, Zhao Zongquan should have no chance of becoming emperor.

Although Zhao Zongquan is a descendant of the clan, he does not have a royal title. He is just a founding viscount. In terms of title, he is slightly inferior to Wei Yuan.

But after all, he is a member of the clan and can wear a python robe.

Count Weiyuan's dress is embroidered with a unicorn.

Although Zhao Zongquan is wearing a python robe, it has to be said that the unicorn robe is much more majestic than the three-clawed python robe.

Wei Yuan asked curiously: "How does the training envoy Zhao Tuan know my name?"

Zhao Zongquan smiled and said: "In the entire court, it seems that the only person in his twenties who can wear a unicorn robe is Zhongyong Bo Weiyuan."

Wei Yuan suddenly realized, "Why did Zhao Tuanlian stop me?"

Zhao Zongquan said: "I just want to get acquainted with you, General Wei, and have no other intentions."

Just as Wei Yuan was about to say something, he heard someone calling him from behind. It was Yanda, the commander of the Imperial City Division.
"Brother Wei, let's go have a drink?"

Wei Yuan looked at Zhao Zongquan.

The latter cupped his hands and said, "General Wei, please help yourself."

Subsequently.

Wei Yuan was pulled into a pavilion by Yanda, and he laughed and asked, "Why is General Wei still acquainted with the Yuzhou regiment training envoy?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "I just wanted to say hello when we met."

Yanda said with a smile: "Tell me a story to Brother Wei. This is just a story heard by my brothers and cannot be taken seriously."

"On the day His Majesty enthroned the crown prince, Zhao Zongquan was touring Yuzhou Township. For some reason, he suddenly became dizzy and fell off his horse."

"Then he got a serious illness, and there was no cure for it. Then, a wandering Taoist priest who claimed to be from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain came to Zhao Zongquan's house and asked Zhao Zongquan whether his life had been taken away or whether A fate of great magnitude.”

"The Taoist priest from the Zhang family passed away not long after he rescued Zhao Zongquan."

"If this story is true, Brother Wei, you might as well take a guess, what kind of fate is it that caused the master who figured it out to die suddenly for no reason?"

(End of this chapter)