Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 394
"Uh..." Liang Xiao was very depressed, I said so well, why are you still punishing me?Although instead of sweeping the courtyard, it was changed to holding a halberd—that is, leading troops to protect it—in short, it was still uncomfortable.

Liang Xiao originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the emperor's face, he swallowed the words back.Although he doesn't have much interest in Jinkou Yuyan, but it is not a good habit to contradict his boss face to face.If you have anything to say, let's talk in private.

The Son of Heaven kept looking at Liang Xiao's face, seeing that although Liang Xiao was dissatisfied, as if he had something to say, but he still didn't say it, he was secretly relieved.He turned his head and said to Dong Zhongshu with a pleasant face: "Dong Gong, Liang Xiao is a loyal and brave man with a little wit. However, he was a young man who had never had the opportunity to study. Please forgive Dong Gong. I want to keep Dong Gong in Beijing for three months." , to teach this son, to raise talents for the country, I don't know what Dong Gong wants?"

Dong Zhongshu was overwhelmed by being robbed by Liang Xiao, turned into anger from embarrassment, and was about to leave with his full name.Hearing what the emperor said, he turned his anger into joy.Although he didn't like Liang Xiao either, the emperor asked Liang Xiao to guard him with a halberd, acknowledging in disguise that his theory was correct.He also said to keep him in Beijing for three months, and he must be reused after three months. Naturally, it was exactly what he wanted.

Isn't the countermeasure of Shangshu just to re-enter the official position? Now that his wish has been fulfilled, he still cares about those details.

Dong Zhongshu was satisfied. "only."

"Liang Xiao, it's time for you to study." The Son of Heaven said again: "Master said: If you don't study "Poetry", you can't speak; if you don't study "Li", you can't stand. If you want to be a minister, how can you not study."

Liang Xiao had no choice but to bow to his orders.

"Meigao, lead him to the Jiaofang Palace, and plead guilty to the eldest princess and the empress." The emperor gave Liang Xiao a majestic look. "It's only been a few days since you returned to Beijing. You first offended the prime minister, and now you offended the eldest princess and the queen. You were rude to Mr. Dong. You have committed all the crimes you can and cannot do. If you don't study anymore, what a deal. Good job. Self-examination, if not, your achievements in the Western Regions may not be enough to cover your crimes."

Liang Xiao was very depressed.It's obviously you who made a fool of Tian Fu, so it's my fault anyway.

Although he was upset, Liang Xiao followed Mei Gao out of the main hall and walked along the north-south avenue towards Jiaofang Hall.The distance between Xuanshi Hall and Jiaofang Hall is four to five hundred steps, and the two of them are walking again, which will take a while.Seeing that Liang Xiao was in a bad mood, Mei Gao couldn't help laughing.

"Ah Xiao, the emperor favors you so much, why are you dissatisfied?"

"Favouring me? I didn't see it." Liang Xiao said, "I obviously don't like Dong Zhongshu's theory behind closed doors, but he still asked me to carry the halberd for him. Is this still favoring me?"

"Dong Zhongshu is a great Confucianist in the world, and his disciples are all over the government and the public. If he didn't have real talents and learning, so many people would worship him as his teacher?" Mei Gao said with a smile: "Do you know how many people have worshiped him for several years, but even Can’t even see him? The emperor asked you to hold the halberd for him, not only to show respect for him, but also to give you a chance to listen to him face to face. With such a teacher, who will dare to underestimate you in the future?”

Liang Xiao understood.These days, people are still connected. Dong Zhongshu has many disciples. Learning from Dong Zhongshu is equivalent to creating a huge circle of friends out of thin air.The emperor had good intentions and asked him to plate gold, but he had other ideas.

"But I can't talk to him about going together. How can I argue with him in the future if I worship him as a teacher?"

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without imperil." Mei Gao smiled. "Be patient, you've made a lot of money by switching from holding a halberd to being a minister for three months. You didn't see how ugly Yan Zhu's face was just now."

"Minister?" Liang Xiaopin smacked, as if he had some meaning.

"What kind of courtier can be called a minister?" Mei Gao asked retortly: "Only a minister who goes out of the general and enters the prime minister can be called a minister. The emperor has high expectations of you, so don't disappoint the emperor's wishes."

Liang Xiao didn't say anything, but secretly raised his middle finger in his heart.Coming and going?None of the prime ministers of Emperor Wu's dynasty could die well.I'm pretending to be crazy and stupid, but I just don't want to be the prime minister.The emperor's intentions are probably doomed to fail.

The two chatted all the way, and when they came to Jiaofang Hall, a waiter came to the hall to report.Mei Gao said to Liang Xiao in a low voice: "We will see the eldest princess and the queen later, don't talk, what I say, you just answer, I will keep you safe."

Liang Xiao glanced at Mei Gao, smiled and nodded.He is more knowledgeable than Mei Gao in major matters, but in these details, he is really not as good as Mei Gao.They have a good relationship, and Meigao got another mission to go to Qiangzhong and explore the source of Heyuan, and they became an alliance in the future. I believe Meigao will not cheat him.

Dou Taizhu and the queen were worrying in the palace, and they were relieved when they heard that the emperor ordered Mei Gao to bring Liang Xiao to plead guilty.It seems that the emperor still remembers their kindness and cares about their face.The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled, relieved.The queen gave Taizhu Dou a wink and said, "Let them in."

Liang Xiao followed Mei Gao into the hall, walked to the queen's seat, and bowed down to worship.The queen straightened up, bowed to return the salute, without any airs of a queen.Although Mei Gao was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised after seeing this scene.But thinking of the empress coming back from Changle Palace, he wanted to see what kind of person Liang Xiao was, so he roughly understood what the empress meant.

"Your Highness the Empress, Your Highness the Eldest Princess, I have brought Liang Xiao here to plead guilty by Your Majesty's order. When Liang Xiao first arrived in the palace, he was not familiar with the etiquette, so he offended His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. Please forgive me for his first crime. Your Majesty said, if you can't let me If Her Highness the Empress and the Eldest Princess are satisfied, they will use their achievements in the Western Regions to make up for the crime."

Mei Gao turned around and gave Liang Xiao a wink, and said sharply, "Liang Xiao, why don't you plead guilty to Her Highness the Empress and His Highness the Eldest Princess?"

Although Princess Guantao has been arrogant for a long time, she is not stupid. From the oral order conveyed by Mei Gao, she knows that she has nothing to do with Liang Xiao. Absolutely not.Besides, even if he didn't reward him this time, it would be easy for the emperor to find other reasons to reward Liang Xiao.They offended Liang Xiao for no reason, and indirectly swept the emperor's face, making life even more difficult in the future.

Princess Guantao was depressed, but she had to force a smile on her face. "Your Majesty misunderstood. It wasn't Mr. Liang who offended me, but it was my lack of control that caused the servants to mess around in the palace. Thanks to Mr. Liang Yingwu, he taught them a lesson on my behalf, so that they wouldn't offend His Majesty. I'm discussing with the Queen about To plead guilty before His Majesty, I didn't expect you to come first."

Mei Gao smiled slightly: "The eldest princess understands righteousness deeply, and His Majesty will be very happy. In that case, I will take my leave."

The Queen straightened up again. "I heard that Mr. Liang came back from the Western Regions, and I wanted to hear Mr. Liang talk about the customs and customs of the foreign land. However, His Majesty is busy with government affairs and cannot leave you, so I will not let you talk. I will thank you later for today's feelings."

Liang Xiao agreed, followed Mei Gao out of the hall, and returned to Xuan Shi Hall.He was a little puzzled.Didn't it mean that the empress mother and daughter are arrogant and lawless, and their EQ is very low, why did they meet today, they are very reasonable, at least they are very knowledgeable about current affairs, not as silly as the legends say.

"Princess Guantao and the queen...have always been so humble?"

Mei Gao was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly. "How can these noble relatives be humble people. The Empress Dowager is so kind to Huang Lao, and all the children of the Dou family have to study Lao Tzu. They also understand the principle of keeping a low profile. Now the Empress Dowager has passed away, the Empress has no children, and Wei Qihou is at home again. Well, inside and outside the palace, they have nothing to rely on, if they are not humble, they are just asking for trouble."

Liang Xiao secretly nodded.This may explain why the Empress Dowager passed away for so many years, and Chen Ajiao was still able to sit firmly as the queen even though Chen Ajiao was childless.Of course, for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the emperor's husband, humility and understanding can only last for a while, and cannot solve the fundamental problem.Just a quick glance, although the queen is still young, after all, she is a few years older than the emperor. In a few years, the youth will fade away, and the emperor will probably not have such a temper.

This is a big tragedy.

Liang Xiao inexplicably felt a little sympathetic.Now the emperor is so kind to him, who knows if he will be so unfeeling in the future.Thinking about it carefully, this is probably a high probability thing.

Back at Xuanshi Hall, Dong Zhongshu had already left, and the emperor was in a good mood.Hearing Mei Gao's report, the emperor seemed to have been prepared for a long time, he didn't say anything, just smiled faintly.

"Liang Xiao, will you take a rest tomorrow?"

Liang Xiao froze for a moment, then nodded repeatedly.He has been in the palace for a few days, and it's time to take a rest tomorrow.

"Recently when the kings came to court, there are many people in Chang'an, so you should stop running around, stay at home and be with your family, so as not to cause trouble again."

Liang Xiao was puzzled, but he didn't want to ask more questions, so he nodded in agreement.

"If there's nothing else, you can go now. Your horse is fast, and you still have time to go home for dinner."

Liang Xiao glanced at the sky, and was about to agree, when he suddenly remembered the agreement with Sima Qian, and hurriedly said: "I'd better leave tomorrow morning, I have a small agreement with Sima Qian, the son of Taishi Ling, and I have to go to the appointment tonight."

"Sima Qian?" The emperor was also deeply impressed by Sima Qian. "What agreement do you have?"

Liang Xiao told what happened.The emperor's interest increased greatly, and he said with a smile: "You have finished attacking Dong Zhongshu's unification, and are you going to attack his heaven and man sense?"

Liang Xiao couldn't help but laugh. "Your Majesty, I don't care about those theories at all, and I'm not interested in targeting him. I just think that Sima Qian has great ambitions and may have a chance to add a grand event to the dynasty, so I'm willing to discuss with him."

"You have such a big tone." The emperor curled his lips, a little disapproving. "Is this day... really different?"

"Your Majesty, please follow me." Liang Xiao led the emperor outside the hall. "Can Your Majesty see the people in Tianlu Pavilion?"

The emperor looked up and shook his head.Tianlu Pavilion is a thousand steps away, he can only see an outline, and it is impossible to see the people inside.

"Then Your Majesty thinks, is there anyone in Tianlu Pavilion?"

"Of course there are people." The Son of Heaven said, and then he realized something, turned to Guo Sheren and said, "Take clairvoyance."

Guo Sheren trotted away, and after a while he brought back the clairvoyant.The emperor took it, put it on his eyes, looked at Tianlu Pavilion for a while, raised his brows, and then raised his clairvoyance, aiming at the sky.

After a while, the emperor put down his clairvoyance, turned to look at Liang Xiao, and laughed silently.

"Okay, you go home and take a rest. Remember, don't go out tomorrow."
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