[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

Among the prisoners led by General Huang to Beijing, the third prince was particularly prominent.

Those barbarians probably didn't know many people, but because the three princes were really arrogant when they came to Beijing to meet them, they also made a lot of troubles, so they knew a lot of people in the capital.

At this moment, he lowered his head desperately, wishing he could bury his head in the soil, his brows drooping, he didn't have the arrogance he had when he first entered Beijing.

"Look, isn't that the third prince?" Someone pointed at him and shouted loudly.

The third prince lowered his head firmly, his neck and cheeks were flushed with anger.

"Isn't it him! When he came to Beijing, he showed off his might, boasted that he was the third prince of a barbarian, and acted all kinds of arrogance, but now he is fine, and he is not a prisoner of our Da'an." Someone said with deep relief.

The third prince lowered his head even lower.

Wishing there was a crack in the ground for him to get in.

General Huang didn't care about the commotion in the ranks behind him at all, he saw Zhang Heng coming out of the palace gate from a distance.

Although General Huang is a general, he is as meticulous as a needle. Before he came to Beijing, he had already inquired about the situation in the capital. He knew that Zhang Heng was Tu Yuan's uncle and an important minister of the court. The truth of the prime minister.

Tu Yuan sent Zhang Heng to pick him up, already promoting him.

But General Huang knew that it was one thing to praise Tu Yuan, but another thing if he didn't know what to do.

General Huang turned over from his horse with a heroic smile, walked towards Zhang Heng, and said politely with a smile: "Master Zhang, long time no see."

With a smile on the corner of Zhang Heng's mouth, he greeted him, "General Huang is really old and strong, and he is still as majestic as I remember in my memory. You have made a great contribution this time!"

"Where?" General Huang said with a smile, "Without His Majesty's sympathy, your lords' support in the rear, and the contribution of the Thunderbolt, it would have taken many months to defeat the Manzi."

Zhang Heng smiled, it is always easier to talk to a smart person than to a stupid person.

"General Huang, please move, these people will be dealt with later, His Majesty has set up a banquet in the Imperial Garden to entertain General Huang." Zhang Heng smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

General Huang nodded and took half a step first.

in the Royal Garden.

Civil and military officials, Tu Yuan and the others had long been waiting for General Huang's arrival. When he saw General Huang's figure, Tu Yuan showed a smile on his face.

General Huang hurriedly knelt down, "My minister Huang Jinzhong bows to His Majesty, and may Your Majesty live long and live long!"

"General Huang please get up quickly." Tu Yuan said with a smile.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Huang Jinzhong got up, and sat down on the seat in the front row under the guidance of Xiao Huangmen.

Today's banquet is not only to celebrate General Huang's triumphant return, but also to celebrate the New Year with the court ministers in advance.

Tu Yuan said with a smile: "General Huang contributed a lot to this battle against the barbarians. I specially bestowed on General Huang the Duke of An, and rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver."

Everyone looked at Huang Jinzhong enviously, even Huang Jinzhong himself was surprised and delighted.

He originally thought that this time when the class teacher returned to Beijing, his meritorious service was so great that he would be promoted secretly, but he didn't expect that Tu Yuan would treat him with such a great gift, Huang Jin was very grateful in the center, and hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

"I am grateful for this great kindness. I will be your majesty in the future, and I will stabilize the territory for me." Huang Jinzhong said in a trembling voice excitedly.You must know that no one has ever received such a generous reward since the first Emperor Taizong, and this title can last for three generations.Compared with any gold, silver and jewelry, this title is priceless.

"With General Huang's words, I feel relieved." Tu Yuan said with a smile.

Both Jia Amnesty and Zhang Heng knew that Tu Yuan treated Huang Jinzhong favorably, not only because of Huang Jinzhong's own merits, but also because he wanted to buy a horse's bone with a lot of money.

Although the barbarians are now extinct, the Wa Kingdom and overseas countries are still a major hidden danger, especially the Wa Kingdom near Da'an.

It is necessary to start a war in the future, and Da'an has been emphasizing civility over military affairs for a long time. To deal with future wars, it is necessary to properly reverse the atmosphere.

Huang Jinzhong returned to his seat almost full of tears.

At this time, there was neither Sheng Xiao, drum music, nor singing and dancing at the banquet. Everyone was wondering, but they heard Tu Yuan slowly say: "My lords must be wondering why today's banquet is so boring, right?"

Although everyone thought so, they didn't dare to nod their heads in agreement.

Tu Yuan didn't want them to answer, he just wanted to use this as an example to start his next words, "My lords, although it is the new year, but what I have heard recently, I am not at all happy. It was so angry that he tossed and turned, and he couldn't fall asleep until dawn."

His voice fell.

Everyone's heart tightened, and they looked at each other and exchanged glances. The emperor was furious, and his corpse floated for thousands of miles.

Recently, I haven't heard of anything that can make His Majesty so angry.

Many people looked at Jia Amnesty and Zhang Heng. Both of them were important ministers of Tu Yuan. If they didn't know, it would be even more impossible for others to know.

The banquet suddenly fell silent.

The silence was so unbearably frightening.

For some reason, Fujian Admiral's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a strong ominous premonition in his heart. Before he could figure out why this ominous premonition came out, he heard a voice from the top: "Li road."

His heart seemed to be grasped by someone in an instant, he got up from his seat short of breath, and knelt down facing Tu Yuan, "Wei, Weichen is here."

"How long has Master Li served as Admiral of Fujian?" Tu Yuan slowly took a sip from his wine glass and asked.

Li Dao trembled. If Tu Yuan was furious, he would still have a sliver of life. Such a peaceful tone was simply creepy. He said with a trembling voice, "Wei, Weichen has served as Admiral of Fujian for two years."

"It's been two years." Tu Yuan said quietly, "It's not a short time. Speaking of which, when Master Li was serving as the admiral of Fujian, the late emperor urged you to work hard so that you could treat the local people well and do a good job. Here comes the credit."

"Yes, yes!" Li Dao's face was dripping with sweat, and he stammered, "My minister, I always keep it in my heart."

"Really?" Tu Yuan laughed back angrily, he put down the wine glass with a light smile, with a thud, Li Dao shuddered, almost turned pale with fright.

Tu Yuan said: "I thought Lord Li's memory is not very good, and I have already forgotten this sentence."

"Wei, I don't dare." At this time, Li Dao realized the reason why the people in the Ministry of Rites did not dare to accept the New Year gifts when they gave them. The people in the Ministry of Rites have always been good people. Be the first to receive a message.

Li Dao glanced to the left and right of the banquet, and found that when Fujian governor Luo Yinghao was not at the banquet, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Even Luo Yinghao had an accident, it seems that this time he was close to death!

"Oh, you don't dare." Tu Yuan sneered, he slapped the table, and the bang made many people turn pale with fright, "I see why you dare not! Such things as Japanese pirates slaughtering villages, You all dare to hide it! I see, there is nothing you people can't do!"

Li Dao's face turned pale all of a sudden, his legs went limp, his head thumped, and his vision went dark, as if someone pushed him down from the abyss, his body swayed, and he almost fell over.

Everyone couldn't help changing their colors in an uproar, and looked at Li Dao in amazement and hatred. Li Dao was so courageous that he even dared to hide such a big event!

How could Tu Yuan make it so easy for Li Dao, he snorted and clapped his hands.

Several guards dragged Luo Yinghao over.

Luo Yinghao's face was full of frustration, and he knelt beside Li Dao with his head downcast.

The two looked at each other, and both felt that the time of death was approaching.

"Luo Yinghao and Li Dao, one of you is the governor of Fujian and the other is the admiral of Fujian. You are supposed to be considerate of the people and let them live in peace and contentment, but neither of you has fulfilled your duties. For their own merits, they dared to conceal the matter of the Japanese pirates, and framed the matter on other innocent people, making the common people miserable, suffering unspeakable, and grievances hard to complain. Do you really think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away? Fujian is you The world will be destroyed!" The more Tu Yuan said, the angrier he became, the more ruthless his eyes became, and he wished he could behead the two of them on the spot.

"Sin, I don't dare!" Luo Yinghao and Li Dao said hastily.

"Don't dare, why don't you dare! Huh?" Tu Yuan squinted his eyes, his temples throbbed with anger, and directly picked up the jug on the table and threw it at the two of them.

Luo Yinghao and Li Dao didn't dare to dodge, they suffered the blow abruptly, their heads were badly smashed.

"I didn't want to mention this on this happy day, but I can't bear it. I will never allow anyone to hurt my people in Da'an." Tu Yuan solemnly said: "General Huang!"

"The end is here!" General Huang had already heard that his heart was burning with anger. He has always loved the people like a son, how could he tolerate the actions of such wolf-hearted people like Luo Yinghao and Li Dao!

"If I allow you three thousand elite soldiers, ten warships, and one hundred thousand military pay, can you seek justice for my people in Da'an?" Tu Yuan looked at Huang Jinzhong, his eyes were like torches, and no one dared to look directly at him.

Huang Jinzhong met his gaze straightly, and said solemnly: "The last general will be able!"

"Okay!" Tu Yuan felt relieved immediately, "Don't worry, General Huang, I have already prepared my lieutenant general, Mr. Dao."

"The minister is here!" Dao Qiming came out from his seat.

Tu Yuan pointed at Dao Qiming and said: "General Huang, Mr. Dao is from Fujian. He is good at water, and his subordinates are also heroes in the water. If he cooperates with General Huang, I think this time we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

Huang Jinzhong glanced at Dao Qiming, his eyesight was very sharp, and he immediately saw that Dao Qiming's face and neck were of different colors, which was the imprint left by frequent swimming, and Huang Jin's heart was half relieved.

"The final general will surely fulfill his mission."