After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 495 Taming the Horse King
For the first time ever, officials in the Prince of Jin's camp did not submit any memorials, aiming to shorten the duration of the morning court session and quickly sentence the emperor's eldest grandson to an unexcused absence.

The Minister of Agriculture held up the tablet and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Emperor Liang said, "It is approved."

The Grand Minister of Agriculture cleared his throat.

The King of Qi laughed and said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, you are not deliberately stalling for time, are you?"

The Minister of Agriculture sighed and said, "Your Highness, Prince of Qi, do you know how many places in Daliang have not seen a heavy rain in the past few months? If this continues, Daliang will be covered with cow hooves and carp tracks, and ten miles of barren land."

The King of Qi's smile froze.

Meng Ge Lao stroked his beard and said: "Spring rain is as precious as oil. Without spring rain, how can there be autumn harvest?"

The King of Qi was so embarrassed that he felt ashamed.

What does it mean to shoot oneself in the foot? This is it.

He thought that the Grand Minister of Agriculture was buying time for the sake of the emperor's eldest grandson, but he never imagined that the Grand Minister of Agriculture really had important matters to report.

Now, he has become a person who does not care about the people's feelings because he judges others by his own mean character.

Prince Rui whispered, "Didn't I tell you not to be impulsive? You are on Big Brother's side. If you behave badly, Big Brother and Qi'er will be questioned."

King Qi glanced at King Jin who was standing on the other side of King Rui and said in a muffled voice, "I understand, Third Brother."

Zhang Qufeng pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mr. Meng, you actually went to court for two consecutive days. This is a rare thing!"

Meng Ge Lao was old, so Emperor Liang exempted him from the morning court. He only attended the court occasionally, at most three or five times a month.

Meng Ge Lao asked, "Is Lord Zhang dissatisfied with my attendance at court?"

Zhang Qufeng held the tablet in his hand and said with a fake smile: "Look at what you said, I am just worried that you are getting old and it is inconvenient for you. Your health is more important."

Meng Ge Lao brushed his sleeves and said, "Don't worry about it, Master Zhang. I advise you to spend less time on intrigues and think more about how to do practical things for the people! Master Zhang, do you have any countermeasures for what the Minister of Agriculture has mentioned?"

"I……"

Zhang Qufeng choked violently.

With just a few words, he turned the situation around. Otherwise, how could he be the head of the cabinet?

Meng Ge Lao glanced at the master and asked the master, "Do you have something to say to me?"

“Students don’t dare!”

The tutor immediately became obedient.

The place where Lord Meng was standing was not conspicuous. Like Zhang Qufeng, he also thought that Lord Meng would not come today. After all, he could still vividly remember how Lord Meng looked shaky yesterday. It seemed that he would need to rest in bed for a while.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Lord Meng said.

Emperor Liang: "Approved."

Meng Ge Lao said sternly: "The Ministry of Revenue has delayed the payment again. The 10,000 taels that were supposed to be sent to repair Wenyuan Pavilion at the beginning of last month have not been paid."

The Minister of Revenue was shocked: You can fight your own battles, what does it have to do with me?
The Grand Master said, "Your Majesty, I also have something to report."

Prince Rui lowered his voice and said to Prince Jin, "Brother, these people are all neutrals that we cannot win over, but now they all start to speak for Lu Linyuan. With just two competitions, Lu Linyuan has won over so many people. If we don't get rid of this boy, there will be endless troubles."

Prince Jin narrowed his eyes.

One after another, civil servants came out with tablets in their hands and reported on which street had a missing manhole cover.

If this continues, the morning court will never end.

Prince Rui glanced at the officials who were trying to buy time for Lu Yuan, then glanced at Emperor Liang who was listening attentively, and said calmly: "Brother, we can't wait any longer, make a decision."

They have plenty of experts outside, and with just the order from the eldest brother, they can completely trap Lu Zhaoyan and his son halfway.

He just didn't believe that these old guys would still have anything to say after dark.

King Jin's fingertips moved.

"Oh, it's so lively."

Accompanied by a familiar voice, Lu Yuan entered the Golden Palace in high spirits.

Everyone looked at him at the same time.

He looked like he was in a hurry and was a little out of breath, but his clothes and hat were not in disarray, and it was obvious that he had tidied his appearance before entering the Golden Palace.

He walked to the center of the hall, stood side by side with Lu Qi, and bowed respectfully to Emperor Liang on the dragon throne: "Grandfather."

Emperor Liang nodded: "Where is your father? Is he well?"

Lu Yuan said, "Thanks to Miss Yan from Qianji Pavilion, my father is no longer in danger. My grandson will go to the palace first. My mother is accompanying my father in the carriage and will arrive later."

These words not only explained the reason for his lateness, but also found a suitable excuse for his mother's lateness.

Meeting with Emperor Liang was important, but taking care of the patient was more important. What's more, the patient was Emperor Liang's own son. His mother had left his father behind and entered the palace, which was a violation of Emperor Liang's taboo.

Prince Fu said, "You came so late, do you know that you almost lost?"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan sighed helplessly: "Father suddenly had a high fever and couldn't get up. As a son, I should put my father's health first. Winning or losing is not as important as my father's safety."

The Minister of Agriculture said with emotion: "His Royal Highness Changsun not only understands the people's sentiments, has a broad mind and is well-educated, but is also a man of noble character, pure and filial, and truly admirable."

Meng Ge Lao stroked his beard and said, "Filial piety comes first among all virtues. Your Highness Changsun is right. If he can't even treat his own parents well, how can we believe that he can treat the common people well?"

Lord Jiang said, "Yes, yes. For a competition, he even ignored his father. Isn't he a beast?"

After saying this, he thought of something and hurriedly said to King Qi, "Your Highness, I'm not talking about you."

King Qi: “…”

Lu Qi said to Lu Yuan: "After the competition, I will go to the mansion to see my second uncle."

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "No need, we'll see each other in a while."

"Where's Mr. Ziwu?"

Emperor Liang asked.

A trembling hand stretched out from the steps: "Your Majesty... I am here..."

Emperor Liang asked curiously, "Sir, what are you doing..."

Lu Yuanfeng said calmly: "Oh, I was in a hurry to enter the palace, so maybe there was a bit of cold wind on the way."

Mr. Ziwu: You climbed walls and climbed rooftops without my knowledge, and you said you only blew a little?
Emperor Liang asked, "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report?"

Everyone shook their heads: "No more!"

Emperor Liang stood up and said, "Let's go to the horse farm."

Emperor Liang was once a military general. The first thing he did after becoming emperor was to build a spacious horse farm in the imperial palace.

The foal chosen for Baozhuzhu was born by a horse in the farm.

Emperor Liang fell in love with it at first sight.

Today, thanks to the competition between the two imperial grandsons, the empress and several concubines and female family members were also qualified to watch the competition.

In order to take care of the precious concubines, the Ministry of Internal Affairs built a shed overnight.

The queen sat in the main seat.

In the two pergolas beside her sat Concubine Hu and Concubine Jiang Hui respectively.

In the shed on the other side of Concubine Jiang Hui were Concubine Yu and Prince Ming's biological mother, Concubine He.

In the shed on the other side of Concubine Hu was the Prince of Qi’s biological mother, Shen Zhaorong.

Surprisingly, Concubine Hu’s two daughters-in-law also arrived today - Princess Jin and Dou Qingyi.

Normally, only the principal wife would be qualified to attend such an important occasion, but Prince Jin actually brought along his concubine Dou Qingyi, who did not sit below the wife of Prince Jin, but accompanied Concubine Hu on her left and right.

This shows how much Concubine Hu valued her.

Princess Jin rolled her eyes.

His Majesty and the ministers sat far away opposite them and hardly saw them face to face.

"Why aren't you coming?"

Concubine Hu asked with a frown.

The young eunuch behind him said, "I heard that the prince is not feeling well, so your majesty needs to attend the court early."

Concubine Hu snorted, "He's the one who has so many problems!"

Concubine Jiang Hui sneered, "Do you have more trouble than me?"

The queen said sternly, "It's fine if you two make trouble in the harem, but don't embarrass His Majesty in front of the civil and military officials."

Concubine Jiang Hui picked up the teacup and stopped talking.

Concubine Hu muttered, "He's not her grandson, so why are you so proud?"

Concubine Jiang Hui laughed and said, "As long as it's not your grandson, I will be proud of whoever wins!"

The Queen said coldly, "Didn't I tell you two to stop arguing? If you continue to argue, you will be sent back to me!"

The two of them fell silent. Amid the anxious waiting, Emperor Liang finally led the civil and military officials into the racecourse.

At this time, Lu Zhaoyan and Liu Qingyun also arrived.

"I'll take you there."

Lu Zhaoyan said, "I have already greeted Concubine Hui. You sit next to her."

Liu Qingyun stretched out her hand to refuse: "I can go there by myself."

Lu Zhaoyan was worried: "You don't know Concubine Hui."

Liu Qingyun raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Leave it to me, I'm leaving!"

Just as Lu Zhaoyan moved his feet, Ji Feng stopped him: "Your Highness, you can't go over."

"understood."

Lu Zhaoyan looked at Liu Qingyun deeply, and it was not until Xiao Dezi came to urge him that he took a deep breath and went to the civil and military officials.

The horse riding and archery competition is divided into three rounds: horse training, archery, and horse riding and archery.

Emperor Liang stood on the imperial platform and looked at Lu Yuan and Lu Qi who were ready for battle: "Are you ready?"

Lu Qi said respectfully, "I'm ready, Grandfather."

Lu Yuan said: "Yes, Royal Grandfather."

Emperor Liang retracted his gaze: "Go up to the fence."

The civil officials were just wondering how big the fence would be since the horse farm was so big, when they saw the imperial guards in black armor carrying the fence and surrounding Emperor Liang and the civil and military officials.

Everyone's mouth twitched.

After all this time, they are not surrounding the horses, but surrounding them...

Wait, why do I suddenly feel a chill on my forehead?

After climbing up the fence, the Royal Guards held a spear in one hand and a shield in the other, and built a circle of iron wall outside the fence.

Civil servant: It feels even more dangerous...

Emperor Liang said to the two grandsons, "There will be a group of wild horses that have not yet been tamed. You can each choose one to be your next war horse."

Lu Yuan touched his chin. Training a wild horse is interesting.

This royal grandfather is indeed much more interesting than the emperor emeritus.

The King of Jin and Gongsun Yanming were sitting in a pergola.

King Jin asked, "Lu Yuan is a horse boy. He has been raising horses since he was young. Does he have any skills in training horses?"

Gongsun Yanming said: "Your Highness has been prepared for this, hasn't he?"

King Jin laughed.

Gongsun Yanming then added: "But I advise Your Highness not to act rashly."

King Jin said calmly, "In the first round, I will not touch him. Qi'er."

Lu Qi walked up to him and said, "Father."

King Jin whispered, "Remember to pick a pure black horse."

Lu Qi's eyes moved: "Yes, father."

Seeing that the two were ready, Emperor Liang winked at Eunuch Yu, who said, "Let the horses go—"

Xiao Dezi struck the gong.

After hearing the sound of the gong, the groom in the stable immediately opened the fence and a group of wild horses scattered out.

Unlike well-trained horses, they are fierce, strong, and run as fast as lightning.

The military officers all stared with wide eyes.

What a good horse!

The civil officials were so frightened that their legs went limp.

Crazy Horse, Crazy Horse!

Seeing the herd of horses rushing towards them, everyone held their breath.

Lu Qi found the pure black wild horse among the thirty-six wild horses at a glance.

It rode away at a great speed, leaving all the other horses far behind.

"Horse King."

A thought flashed through Lu Qi's mind.

He finally understood why his father had let him choose it.

"Well, it's you!"

Lu Qi used his Qinggong skills, jumped up, and pounced hard on the wild horse.

It is not easy to tame a wild horse, let alone the king of horses.

But only by taming the Horse King can he prove that he is the future king of Daliang.

"Your Highness, this is too dangerous."

Gongsun Yanming said inadvertently in agreement.

The King of Jin said indifferently, "You can't get a tiger cub without risking the tiger's den. This is the horse king that even my father couldn't tame. If Qi'er can tame him, my father will definitely look at him with new eyes!"

Gongsun Yanming looked at Lu Qi who was thrown off the horse by the horse king and said, "But if something happens to the prince, will His Highness regret it?"

After Lu Qi fell, the horse king aimed his horse hoof at his head and stomped hard.

Lu Qi dodged by rolling over, then jumped high again and rode on the horse king's back.

King Jin smiled and said, "Master, you are too cautious. Qi'er's martial arts skills are higher than you think."

Gongsun Yanming paused while drinking tea.

Prince Jin changed the subject: "That's strange, why hasn't Lu Linyuan moved yet? Hasn't he made his choice yet?"

King Qi in the next shed said, "I think he is frightened silly, right?"

"Hey, look! The emperor's eldest grandson...he..."

A civil servant broke out in a cold sweat because of Lu Yuan.

King Ming ran to the horse farm breathlessly, sat down next to Lu Zhaoyan, picked up Lu Zhaoyan's cup and drank it all in one gulp: "Second brother, why didn't you wait for me? Where is my nephew?"

After he finished his tea, he glanced around and was shocked. "So many horses? I see them! Over there! Oh, why is he in a daze? Is Lu Qi almost able to tame that horse?"

Lu Zhaoyan frowned.

He also couldn't understand what was wrong with his son.

Thirty-six horses, all ran past.

he……

"Father, can I grab the horse?"

King Ming asked Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang said, "Okay."

King Ming quickly stood up and shouted to Lu Yuan: "Seize his horse! Seize his horse! His horse is the Horse King!"

The King of Qi slammed the table and said, "Sixth Brother!"

King Rui said: "If he has that ability, just let him rob it, but I'm afraid it's too late."

Everyone looked towards Lu Qi.

After countless hugs and throws, the injured Lu Qi finally tamed the horse king. He rode on the horse king's back with his head held high and his chest puffed out like a victorious king.

"Qi'er won!"

Prince Jin stood up excitedly.

Zhang Qufeng was also very excited: "The prince won! The prince won!"

Everyone stared at the triumphant Lu Qi.

However, at this moment, a white horse suddenly flew over his head. Its high-leaping hooves looked like iron hooves that could trample through mountains and rivers. Its strong muscles were filled with shocking power.

It even passed Lu Qi easily without any effort.

"It's His Royal Highness Chang Sun!"

Duke Jiang shouted excitedly.

Even Concubine Jiang Hui, who was far away, could hear her brother's screams like a pig being slaughtered.

Lu Yuan rode on a white horse, stepped on Lu Qi's head and jumped down, then stopped suddenly and turned sharply, and slammed into Lu Qi!

Lu Qi was caught off guard and knocked away!
Then the white horse rushed up and suddenly pounced on the black horse!
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