Tento
Chapter 4
"His Royal Highness, the country has contributed to the state, the past emperor and the present are lenient, and giving him privileges is also a sympathy for the ministers." Duan Yuzi persuaded in a low voice.
"That Youchen is a bit small, but he is not worthy of the favor of the father and the third brother. Fortunately, he is a man, otherwise others would still regard him as the emperor."
"presumptuous!"
Luan Tiance scolded sharply, which shocked Luan Lingxuan.
Thinking of Luan Tiance's obedience to her in the past, Luan Lingxuan felt aggrieved and was about to retort, but the emperor's eyes suddenly became serious and full of majesty, which made her feel scary and strange, and couldn't help but shut her mouth.
"It's becoming more and more outrageous." Seeing her expression, Luan Tiance frowned slightly, "As a princess, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds than ordinary women."
"Third brother, you didn't restrain me before." Luan Lingxuan heard that Luan Tiance's tone softened, and then looked at the emperor carefully, and found that the Yingting emperor in front of him was still the third brother who doted on her more than the queen mother and the wet nurse. Only then did he let out a long breath.
"What nonsense did you say just now? Others are fine, but you are disrespectful to your father. It seems that I shouldn't have pampered you like that before!"
Luan Lingxuan wanted to defend, but couldn't find an excuse for a while.
At this moment, a servant girl knelt down outside the door, and the servant behind Luan Tiance went out to inquire. A moment later, he came in with a smile on his face and reported: "Congratulations to the emperor, Chen Mei gave birth to a little princess, and the queen mother asked the emperor to give her a name."
"This is my first princess, named Jiayue, and named Chen Meiren as the third-rank Ronghua (an ancient concubine's title)." Luan Tiance was slightly stunned, and laughed long: "I didn't expect her to give birth so soon. , It’s a pity that he’s not a little prince. Lin Fu, pass on the word, I’ll go sit down with Chen Ronghua later.”
"Yes." The servant named Lin Fu went down to pass the message, making the people in Chen Ronghua's palace ready to pick him up.
"Lingxuan, you go back first, I will talk to you later." Luan Tiance turned his head, and patted the imperial sister's head in a pleasant manner, feeling that he had been too harsh on her before.
"But the third brother and the third brother, go and see your beautiful Ronghua." Luan Lingxuan left angrily, making Luan Tiance, who couldn't do anything about her delicate temper, angry or blamed, so he couldn't help crying and laughing. Shake your head.
After walking out of Zixiao Palace, Luan Lingxuan turned her head and saw a row of maidservants holding gifts from Luan Tiance and walking towards Chen Ronghua's palace, a faint gloomy color appeared on her bright cheeks.
"Ma'am, why do those women get close to Third Brother and have children for him?"
"Princess, the duty of a concubine is to take care of your majesty and give birth to an heir for the emperor."
"There is no blood constraint, they can do whatever they want." Luan Lingxuan bit her cherry lips lightly, the gloomy look in her eyes turned to hatred, and then left without looking back.
A strange color appeared in Duan Yuzi's eyes, and then disappeared in a flash, and quickly followed the master's footsteps.
After all the commotion disappeared for the time being, Luan Tiance in Zixiao Palace put away his smile, and waved his hand to make Lin Fu, the confidant who came back from the message, also step down, so that no one would stand by his side.
Luan Lingxuan's words touched Luan Tiance's heart disease, the young emperor was very unhappy, but for a long time in Ming Youchen's eyes wearing a mask of indifference to world affairs, others didn't see what was on his mind at all.
The last time I saw Ming Youchen looking at his father with that gaze in Merlin, Luan Tiance kept persuading himself not to recall what happened later.
That night, the father and Ming Youchen were alone together for the only time, no one was allowed to stay in the emperor's palace to serve, only the most trusted servant of the father stood outside the closed palace door.
No one knew who the late emperor summoned to accompany him that night. Luan Tiance did not leave immediately because he was declined to go to the emperor's palace to pay his respects, so he saw Ming Youchen who avoided the eyes and ears of the palace and went to his father's side alone.
The emperor's father knelt down to ask him to leave with a respectful and unrejected attitude. Luan Tiance knew that the other party dared to treat him like this, and it was because it was the emperor's intention.
I don't know what the two people in the bedroom said that night?What did you do?Will they...
Every time he thought of this, Luan Tiance's chest felt sore and sore, as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and his whole body was paralyzed, and he could no longer experience other emotions except pain and sourness.Luan Tiance has been forcing himself not to pursue it, but unfortunately he seems unable to do so.
That unknown night has already become the deepest poisonous thorn in Luan Tiance's heart. It is impossible for him to disregard the identity and face of the emperor and ask his father's confidants, what exactly did he hear that night?It is even more impossible for him to get clues from Ming Youchen and his father.
The jealousy, pain, unwillingness, and anger at that time, just like the suppression of Ming Youchen who has been in power all these years, and he was not allowed to personally intervene in any important court affairs, made Luan Tiance suffer and feel extremely humiliated!
He asked himself that his knowledge of martial arts surpassed that of his father, but unfortunately Ming Youchen had never seen him last so long, and he seemed to have a faint heart to seize the throne, and he did not dedicate his loyalty to his father to him at all.
Trapped everywhere and under surveillance all the time, he even had to make a false appearance that he likes to have fun, and deliberately flattered Ming Youchen with his mother in exchange for temporary peace.
Maybe Ming Youchen has changed, or maybe he is changing, the young emperor feels that he is getting more and more incomprehensible to Ming Youchen, he doesn't know the other party's thoughts and he is not fully sure to turn the world around in one fell swoop.
When Luan Tiance's thoughts turned to this point, a bright and scorching light burst into his eyes again.
No matter what - there are some things, he must let go to do it, even if there is a possibility of failure, he will not regret it!
"Your Majesty." Song Zhenshan came back before Luan Tiance went to Chen Ronghua's palace, "My minister brought Mr. Wen into the palace. After Ming Xiangguo heard about this, he hosted a banquet for this famous person in the world, and asked me to send Mr. Wen to the palace. There he goes."
"Since Xiangguo has spoken, you and I will take Wen Yifeng to see him in person." Luan Tianji thought for a while, then turned to Lin Fu and said, "Tell Chen Ronghua that I will see her tomorrow, so you can comfort her on my behalf." A few words."
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is waiting for you at Chen Ronghua's place. Look at this..."
"I have my own opinion." Luan Tiance waved his hand.
"Slave obeys the order." Lin Fu didn't dare to persuade any more, and bowed away.
"Your Majesty, Xiangguo didn't invite the general to go. If he goes like this, is it wrong?"
"Zhenshan, when did your words become so tactful?" Luan Tiance understood that Song Zhenshan meant their trip, so he said with a smile: "After all, I am the emperor, Ming Youchen will not be stingy to invite a meal, right? Besides, I I think he might have expected us to go."
Song Zhenshan stopped talking, he and Luan Tiance walked out of a palace gate, took a young man who was waiting there, and the three of them ignored the guards and entourage, and walked directly to Yehong Palace where Ming Youchen was.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, a clear scent of wine wafted out from inside.
"Good wine! The skill of the wine cook is really good!" Before Luan Tiance could say anything, the young man behind him blurted out praise.
"Xiangguo knows that Mr. Wen loves wine, so he specially asked my second brother to cook wine for you. Yifeng, it's because of your face, it's not easy for me to get a good glass of wine under my second brother's hands." Luan Tiance explained with a smile: "You will know my second brother's craftsmanship when you smell the wine, but unfortunately the second brother is weak, Xiangguo is on good terms with him, and usually no one is allowed to disturb his cultivation."
"In this way, you, the emperor, are still in my favor today." Wen Yifeng said with a long smile.
Song Zhenshan frowned slightly upon hearing this.Luan Tiance knew early on that Wen Yifeng was proud of his talent and didn't take the emperor's generals seriously, so he didn't take it for granted, and led the two people behind him in.
The inner court of Yehong Palace did not have a servant or maidservant, even Gudeng and Shen Ye who had been with Ming Youchen for many years were waiting outside the palace, obviously this was a relatively secret banquet.
Ming Youchen and a young man in pale golden clothes were sitting across the round table, at this time the candlesticks on the walls around the palace were already lit.The candlelight was warm, and the hall was full of spring, Ming Youchen and the young man were talking in a low voice, and the two of them occasionally let out a low laugh, the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The young man was a handsome man with almost perfect appearance and elegant temperament.Holding a long, thin wooden spoon in his hand, he gently poured out the light mist from the porcelain vat in front of him, and poured it into the small jade bowl in front of Ming Youchen.
"Your health is not as good as before. Just half a bowl of wine is enough. Drinking too much will hurt your health."
This young man turned out to be a rare and handsome person, his voice was soft and melodious, his posture for serving wine was graceful, his technique was calm and neat, as if he was wrapped in the flickering candlelight and the steaming mist of fine wine. Like a banished immortal.
There was a faint smile in Luan Tiance's eyes, this was his usual look when he saw the second brother Luan Qingning, fourth younger sister and fifth younger brother.Not only because these three people have been close to him since childhood, but also because they are brothers and sisters in the royal family who have no ill intentions towards him.
Luan Qingning, who was named the king of Yan, was in poor health since he was a child. Luan Tiance granted him permission not to go to the fiefdom, and a few days ago he was allowed to enter the palace to recuperate.
After taking the people to the seat, the emperor's eyes still inadvertently glanced at Ming Youchen who was sitting opposite Luan Qingning.
Luan Tiance never felt that Ming Youchen was any different from ordinary people, but just now when he saw him sitting with the handsome Luan Qingning, he was not overshadowed, and even had a feeling of complementing each other. The presence of Youchen and Luan Qingning shines brightly.
The emperor had to secretly sigh, perhaps because he kept hinting to himself in the past that Ming Youchen was nothing special, so he ignored that the seemingly gentle person actually had a pair of sharp eyes, as if he could see through any station. The people in front of the other party, including him, the Ninth Five-Year Master.
Perhaps, Ming Youchen does have the magic power that makes people irresistible and instills fear and helplessness in their hearts?
"Mr. Wen, I have admired your name for a long time." Ming Youchen said loudly after Luan Qingning poured drinks for the people who were seated one by one.
"Before I entered the palace, I had poured a lot of yellow soup. If it wasn't for the skillful hands of the brewer, I really don't want to drink Xiangguo's glass of wine anymore." Wen Yifeng smiled and raised his glass and drank it down.
Song Zhenshan immediately calmed down, and only then did he believe that Wen Yifeng's words were so mean and arrogant.
Luan Qingning was quite surprised. He had never seen such a presumptuous person in front of Ming Youchen. He glanced sideways at Wen Yifeng, and saw that this world-famous talented scholar was wrapped in a fur fur, and his hair was slightly exposed. Messy, loosely resting on the side of the face, spit out a thick cloud of alcohol from the mouth while speaking, as expected, he had drunk enough wine.
But this wild and unrestrained man... that face is not annoying, but the other party's bold words and deeds don't match his elegant name, but it makes people feel a little weird.
Noticing Luan Qingning's gaze, Wen Yifeng put down his glass, slapped the table and praised the good wine loudly, and smiled at King Yan who carefully poured the wine for him, making him unexpectedly arrogant Luan Qingning, who was so close to him, was slightly stunned.
However, King Yan immediately nodded politely to Wen Yifeng in return.
Luan Tiance didn't pay attention to the eye contact between his elder brother and Wen Yifeng. He looked at the table covered with lavender silk, and saw several plates of exquisite dishes on it. There were six seats beside the table. It was expected that he would bring Song Zhenshan and Wen Yifeng here.
"Xiangguo, there is one seat left here. Could it be that you have invited other guests?" Luan Tiance asked with a smile.
"Xu Tianwei, the governor of the capital, happened to get a strange beast last night. He said that he was full of energy and ran wildly to hurt people, so the meat was very delicious, so he sent it to me." Ming Youchen replied softly: "I can't eat it alone. There are so many, today His Majesty and General Song accompanied Mr. Wen, just took them out for everyone to taste. There will be another adult coming later, I can't lose my hospitality."
"I heard that Mr. Xu is in charge of public security in the capital. He was personally promoted by Ming Xiangguo. He is charged with defending the capital. How can he have the time to find delicious food in his public office?" Wen Yifeng asked softly.
"Master Xu accidentally captured that thing during his inspection, and he did not dereliction of duty. Mr. Wen doesn't have to doubt his justice." Ming Youchen replied lightly, and then changed the subject, "I often heard about Mr.'s name in the palace, until today , because it is rare for the emperor to see Mr.
"Does Xiangguo blame me for being arrogant and not assisting the court with what I have learned in my life?" Wen Yifeng asked after hearing the words.
"Mr. Wen's quick response, the lower officials admire." Ming Youchen admitted frankly, "Before, Mister would rather be with the people in the market than step into the court. Isn't it a pity to waste his talent?"
"That's because I don't need to be in politics." Wen Yifeng looked directly at Ming Youchen, and said with a smile: "Ming Xiangguo, if you haven't managed the Tiandu in a harmonious manner, He Qinghaiyan, why should I go to the court to pick up an errand?" What are you doing?"
"In this way, Mr. Wen's political views coincide with the policies of the subordinate officials?"
Ming Youchen's words made Song Zhenshan's heart jump. He didn't expect Wen Yifeng, who was invited out of the mountain by Luan Tiance, to praise Ming Youchen's outstanding political achievements.
"You and I have quite the same views on governance. There are many rumors among the people that Xiangguo supports the army, controls the government, and has ulterior motives; but I only see Tiandu in the past five years. Neighboring countries do not dare to easily commit crimes. In these respects, the famous and prime ministers have contributed a lot, and there is really no need for an idler like me to enter the court as an official."
"Mr. Wen is absurd, you should have something to say?"
Ming Youchen looked at Luan Qingning whose expression turned a little worried, knowing that his friend also guessed that this arrogant Wen Yifeng would not have good things to say after he praised him uncharacteristically, so he shook his head slightly to Luan Qingning, expressing that he would not get angry and get angry Body.
"Xiangguo's thoughts are not slow, so I will make it clear. I never pay attention to laws and regulations, but the country's execution of laws and regulations should be different. No matter how great the merits of a minister, he is still a minister and cannot replace the monarch."
Wen Yifeng stared at Ming Youchen's eyes, and continued speaking loudly.
"Since ancient times, the country has no two masters, and the people have no two kings. If the court officials and the people have no emperor in their hearts, then even if the country is currently prosperous, if an accident happens to the minister who is in charge in the future, it will make some unscrupulous people despise the present day and have an excuse. Raising troops to rebel? But I see that Xiangguo is well maintained, and even the King of Yan cooks wine for you, so you will not have any accidents for a while, and you can still have a few years of peace in the sky."
"Mr. Wen is too worried. His Majesty will be in charge next year. I will let him get in touch with the government affairs slowly. As long as he learns more about military and political affairs and accumulates experience, I believe he will become a famous king in the future." Ming Youchen didn't let Wen Yifeng smile. He took the sarcasm he said to heart and responded lightly.
"Who doesn't know that the court affairs that Xiangguo has handed over to the emperor are all those..."
"Your wine is cold, do you need to warm it up again?" Luan Qingning suddenly interrupted this aggressive-sounding sentence.
King Yan, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the jade bowls in front of Luan Tiance and Song Zhenshan, and said with a soft smile, "The wine for His Majesty and General Song is also cold, and you usually don't dislike the wine cooked by this king."
"You don't need to bother the second brother, it's good to have a bowl of cold wine once in a while." Luan Tiance smiled and took up the bowl and drank it down, concealing the fact that he was so excited and forgetting himself.
Song Zhenshan acted accordingly, and the atmosphere in Yehong Palace returned to its previous peace.
Wen Yifeng took another deep look at Luan Qingning, and saw that the prince had a peaceful face, as if he was staying out of the matter, with a few smiles on his face.
Seeing that the jade bowl in front of Ming Youchen was empty, Luan Tiance couldn't help admiring him when he didn't know when this person drank the wine. If a high-ranking person heard Wen Yifeng's presumptuous words, he would definitely be murderous. Like Ming Youchen who tasted the wine carelessly, didn't take objections and sarcasm seriously?
This Youchen's scheming really is serious!
They exchanged knowing glances, but Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng didn't speak for the time being.
Gu Deng's voice came from outside the palace: "Master Liu Yan is asking to see Xiangguo outside the palace."
"Let him in quickly. He is a veteran of the three dynasties, and it's not good for his body to be frozen." Luan Tiance laughed.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall.Not long after, an old man with pale temples and wearing a red official robe walked in quickly. It was the same minister who persuaded Luan Tiance not to let Ming Youchen give the sacrificial speech at the sacrificial ceremony.This person was hale and hearty, and his steps were big and steady, without any sign of freezing that Luan Tiance was worried about.
"Old minister, kowtow to the emperor, kowtow to the Xiangguo."
As soon as this sentence fell, Wen Yifeng laughed suddenly, which made the anxious old minister who was about to kneel down and salute very puzzled, and looked at Luan Tiance and Ming Youchen suspiciously.
"Lord Liu is an important minister of the three dynasties, so he is exempted from the ceremony of kneeling." Ming Youchen knew that Wen Yifeng used Liu Yan's title to Luan Tiance and him to laugh at the fact that there was one emperor today, but the fact that there were actually two monarchs proved his Not bad as said before.
Liu Yan didn't understand why the ministers had been doing this for the past five years. It was wrong to add the title of Prime Minister after the emperor. He thanked him and stopped kneeling.
Ming Youchen ignored Wen Yifeng, he pointed to the vacant seat with his expression unchanged, "Please take your seat, sir, we can discuss things slowly."
"Thank you Xiangguo." Liu Yan thanked Luan Qingning and Song Zhenshan again and took his seat.
"I don't know why Lord Liu hastily entered the palace?" Luan Tiance asked.
"Back to the emperor, the old minister's grandson, Liu Junyuan, had a small misunderstanding with Mr. Xu last night, and was taken to the capital office by Mr. Xu. The old minister knew that Junyuan was messing around outside, but after all, nothing serious happened, so he went into the palace on purpose. I implore Xiangguo to let Mr. Xu hold his hand high and spare this child Junyuan."
After Liu Yan said this, he stood up and knelt down to Luan Tiance and Ming Youchen.
"The veteran is lax in discipline, and Junyuan should be punished. Please, the emperor and Xiangguo, for the sake of the little meritorious service that the veteran went out with the emperor, and the son of the minister who died for the country, give Junyuan a chance to let my Liu family Keep the blood."
"Master Liu, you don't have to worry, get up quickly. Well, Xiangguo, if Master Liu's grandson has not committed an unforgivable felony, you can ask Master Xu to show you extrajudicial kindness." Luan Tiance thought for a while, then frowned. Wen Yifeng of Yuyu took a look, turned around and said to Ming Youchen.
Ming Youchen didn't answer the emperor's words, but took a piece of meat from the large plate in the middle of the table and put it on the porcelain plate in front of Liu Yan.
"Master Liu, don't be impatient, taste the meat of this rare and rare beast first."
Liu Yan asked for Ming Youchen, and he dared not refuse to obey. He was so anxious that he had no choice but to sit back at the original place and eat with chopsticks.
Luan Qingning sighed softly, serving vegetables for the master of Yehong Palace for everyone present.Soon, everyone tasted the dish that Ming Youchen admired, and they all felt that the meat on the plate was delicious, tender and delicious, it was indeed a delicacy in the world.
"Xiangguo, what do you think about this matter?" Liu Yan was not in the mood to eat, and opened his mouth after reluctantly eating a few bites of meat.
"Since the emperor granted the grace of heaven, how dare I hold onto Mr. Liu's beloved grandson? Please rest assured, my lord, after this banquet is over, I guarantee that you will bring Mrs. Liu back."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was surprised, they didn't expect that Ming Youchen, who used to eliminate corrupt officials, never put any power in the court's eyes, and never showed favoritism, would be so easy to talk at this time.
Liu Yan was surprised but overjoyed, only Dao Ming Youchen was afraid of his prestige as a veteran of the three dynasties, and he wanted to sell the emperor's face on the surface, so he gave him a favor.He thanked him again and again, he listened to Ming Youchen's advice after resting his mind, and tasted the delicious food happily.
During the dinner, Wen Yifeng told some anecdotes about the mountains, and everyone listened fascinatedly and asked questions one after another.A group of people drank until the wine was dry, chatting all over the place.In the end, the topic turned to cooking.
Now that he was talking about the things he was interested in, Luan Qingning began to communicate with Wen Yifeng, the two of them unknowingly talked more and more speculatively, and each talked about a few delicious dishes that were extremely difficult to make, which made everyone in the banquet fascinated. I wish I could taste the delicacy that Luan Qingning and Wen Yifeng talked about immediately.
When the banquet was over, Ming Youchen picked up the fragrant tea offered by Gu Deng to see off the guests, which made Liu Yan uncontrollably worried.
"Did Xiangguo forget to ask Mr. Xu to release Junyuan?"
"What did Mr. Liu say? I have returned the order to you." Ming Youchen said calmly.
"But the old minister didn't see Junyuan?"
In desperation, Liu Yan took two steps towards the seat where Ming Youchen was sitting, but was startled and stopped immediately.The tall old man followed Ming Youchen's indifferent gaze to look at the empty porcelain plate on the table, his heart beat suddenly, followed by chills.
"It seems that Mr. Liu has already guessed Lingsun's whereabouts." Ming Youchen took a sip of the fragrant tea lightly, and spoke lightly.
"You mean, the dishes we ate before were made of Junyuan's meat?" Liu Yan was startled and angry at the same time, suppressing his fear and nausea, and asked sharply.
"Your Majesty, you often take General Song out of the palace to play. I think you and Mr. Wen know what the grandson who is still a child in Liu Da's population has done?" Ming Youchen didn't answer Liu Yan's words, but instead Slightly turned his head to look at Luan Tiance.
"Relying on his grandfather's power and his father's sacrifice for the country, Mr. Liu ran rampant in the capital. He disobeyed the court's laws and let his horse gallop through the streets. He killed and injured many people. He also robbed women and forced them to death. Her parents made the woman throw herself into the river after being humiliated."
Of course Luan Tiance knew that Liu Junyuan did all sorts of evil, Liu Yan relied on his elders to sell his elders, and formed a clique for personal gain in the court. He wanted to take care of his grandparents and grandchildren, so he intentionally pushed this problem to Ming Youchen.Unexpectedly, Ming Youchen retreated easily at first, and then made another move, the young emperor felt slightly embarrassed.
"Lord Liu, I think you also know that Xu Tianwei arrested Liu Junyuan last night because he killed a pregnant woman while riding a horse. Not only did the woman not get off her horse to check on the situation of the deceased, but instead took advantage of the wine to rein in the horse and let his mount trample back and forth. The woman's belly trampled the full-term baby in her belly until it was bloody."
At this point, Ming Youchen turned stern, with an irresistible cruelty and cruelty, "Your Majesty, Mr. Liu. If I pardon this heinous crime, I can restore justice to the world and appease the anger of all people." ?"
"That's why you cut this old man's beloved grandson into pieces, made it into food for others, and tricked this old man into eating it? You, you teased this old man like this, even if you kill you a thousand times, it won't be able to vent the hatred in my heart!"
Liu Yan was so angry that his beard and hair stood on end, he didn't care about the various evil deeds done by his grandson, he only hated Ming Youchen for killing his only relative and making it into a dish.
Just now he was happy to be able to save his family back home, but now he loves Sun's death so much, Liu Yan was so angry that his eyes turned red.
"A villain like Ling Sun is not worthy of being a human being! He can only be called a beast in human skin. I said he is a strange beast, treat him like he abused innocent people, peel his skin, eat his flesh, and drink his blood Blood, chewing his bones, why not?" Liu put Liu Yan's angry look in his eyes, Ming Youchen continued sharply.
Squatting down and holding his chest and abdomen, Liu Yan retched several times. Liu Yan was in pain and startled. He is a military commander with a strong temperament. How can he preserve his sanity under strong stimulation?With a roar, he stood up straight, stared at Ming Youchen firmly, and burst out laughing wildly.
The old man knows, Ming Xiangguo is not pleading for the people, he clearly hates the old man for inviting the emperor during the sacrificial ceremony, and you are not allowed to offer a sacrificial speech to the head of heaven!You cut off the blood of my Liu family because of your personal anger. Even if I were a ghost, I would not be able to spare you, a treacherous minister who deceived the emperor and committed crimes! "
After the words fell, Liu Yan jumped forward, stretched out his arms and grabbed Ming Youchen viciously.
Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng shot at the same time, clasped Liu Yan's arms one left and one right, and pressed Liu Yan who was so enraged that he lost his mind on the table with force, causing the cups, dishes and dishes to fall to the ground.
"This old man's anger is as strong as his strength. I think if we hadn't both shot at the same time, we wouldn't be able to control him!" Wen Yifeng felt that the person under his palm had extraordinary inner strength. Although he hated Liu Yan for being partial to his grandson, he couldn't help admiring him. This veteran has great martial arts skills.
"Where is the Habayashi guard?"
Ming Youchen didn't raise his eyes, as if he had expected that Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng would make a move.He put down his teacup, clapped his hands lightly, and hundreds of imperial guards poured in outside the gate of Yehong Palace.
"Liu Yan's assassination of the assistant minister appointed by the late emperor is tantamount to being disloyal and disrespectful to the late emperor. He also used force in front of the current majesty and King Yan, and the nine clans should be punished!"
A trace of unbearableness flashed across Luan Qingning's face, he shook his head and did not speak.
"You quickly order the Secretary of the Dali Temple to find out the crimes committed by the various clans of the Liu family, first put the offenders in the prison, and deal with them according to law after the evidence of the crime is conclusive!"
After Ming Youchen gave his orders, the guards of the Yulin had taken Liu Yan from Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng, bound him tightly with tendons, gagged him, and pushed him down.
After a while, the guards left cleanly, as swiftly as they had arrived.
"It seems that you have long wanted to deal with this foolish Mr. Liu who condoned his grandson to do evil." Luan Qingning sighed and looked at Ming Youchen, whose expression had not changed, and said softly.
"These old guys are usually restless and self-absorbed, and now they are ready to move before the emperor takes power, colluding secretly, with evil intentions. If I have my temper, I must investigate and dig out all the accomplices of the Liu family, but at this time nothing happened. Second, no one should be an official in the court, and third, you are soft-hearted, and often say that my hostility will damage my life. For the sake of cooking wine for me today, I don't want to pursue so much, just treat it as Give a warning to other people with ulterior motives in the court." Ming Youchen said slowly to Luan Qingning.
Luan Qingning nodded slightly to Ming Youchen with a smile, thanking him for his special look.
Luan Tiance looked at Ming Youchen who was talking to his second brother, and thought that this person dealt with the oldest political opponent in the court who was secretly opposed to him while talking and laughing, and also won the hearts of the people by the way, he couldn't help but feel a little shivering.
"Xiangguo's punishment of villains like Liu Junyuan is very satisfying. However, what we ate before was really the flesh of that villain?" Song Zhenshan couldn't help vomiting when he said this. nausea.
"Zhenshan, you are confused. With my second brother here, how could Xiangguo give human flesh to someone like him?" Luan Tiance laughed.
"Your Majesty understands this minister very well." Ming Youchen smiled lightly, he undoubtedly admitted that Luan Tiance's words were right.
Song Zhenshan breathed a sigh of relief, the discomfort that bothered him before disappeared, but then he felt a chill in his body.Ming Youchen only used a few false words to provoke Liu Yan to lose his mind, and committed the felony of being rude to the auxiliary ministers appointed by the former emperor, and was punished by the nine clans.
This method is really powerful.
"Ming Xiangguo, you act like the ancients. It's a pity that I haven't tasted the meat of that villain today. If those dishes are really made with the meat of the thief, I will definitely drink a few more bowls of wine!" Wen Yifeng clapped his hands Laughing, but there is regret in the words.
"Doesn't the king want to apologize to Mr. Wen for exhausting your excitement?" Luan Qingning took advantage of the situation to answer, with a faint smile on his face.
Wen Yifeng didn't expect that King Yan, who treats people with great courtesy, would joke with him?He was stunned for a moment, and then he and Luan Tiance standing beside him couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's not disturb Youchen's rest, let's leave earlier." After the two had laughed, Luan Qingning suggested softly after seeing Famous Youchen's rather tired face.
"In this case, we will stay soon."
Wen Yifeng took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to the solitary lamp that had come in with the guards and hadn't retreated, "Xiangxiangguo, I met you for the first time today, and I didn't prepare any presents, but you and I agree in terms of civil and military governance. Therefore, I have written ten methods on how to better expand farmland and deepen business exchanges between various places. If you find it useful, you might as well give it a try.”
Ming Youchen took the scroll from Gudeng's hand, opened it and glanced briefly, a touch of surprise flashed across his face, so he calmed down a little, "Mr. Blessed are the people."
"Xiangguo praised it. But please be sure to know that I have no intention of being an official, and now I only enter the palace to accompany the current emperor at first sight, so..."
"I know that my husband only wants to be the emperor's Muliao for the time being. To the outside world, I will implement these ten strategies to benefit the people in the name of the emperor." Ming Youchen interrupted Wen Yifeng's words and made a promise.
"It's not simple." Wen Yifeng looked at Ming Youchen again and again, as if he only put the famous Xiangguo in his eyes and regarded him as a remarkable person.
Ming Youchen smiled lightly, and didn't care about Wen Yifeng's attitude. He knew that if he hadn't dealt with Liu Yan's ancestors and grandchildren neatly, this arrogant Wen Yifeng would not have handed over the ten strategies that are beneficial to Tiandu.
"I see that Qing Ning and Mr. Wen hit it off very well. If you have time, you might as well accompany Mr. Wen around the palace to familiarize yourself with the environment. Your Majesty, please stay for a while. I still have something to say to His Majesty." Ming Youchen said lightly. .
"Xiangguo, there is one more thing. Mr. Wen is used to eating meals cooked by a servant who is proficient in cooking, but that person is timid by nature and dare not enter the palace to live. So I put him in the posthouse and asked him to wait three days. Cha Wu enters the palace to cook delicacies for Mr. Wen, please allow this person to enter and leave the palace while Mr. Wen is with me, and cook for him." Luan Tiance made a request.
"It's easy, please General Song to give Mr. Wen's servant a badge, allowing him to freely enter and leave the palace."
Ming Youchen agreed, Song Zhenshan bowed and said yes, he looked at Luan Tiance, and accompanied Luan Qingning and Wen Yifeng out of Yehong Palace under the latter's signal.
Luan Tiance watched as Shen Ye brought people in, and swiftly cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks that had fallen under the table. He didn't know what Youchen wanted to say to him, but a familiar gentle voice sounded in his ears.
"Your Majesty, please go to the nearby palace to talk."
Following Ming Youchen through a long profile hung with veils and entering a side hall next to Yehong Palace, Luan Tiance saw a pond about [-] feet wide and piled with several strange stones.Now the weather is cold, and the lotus in the pond is withered, which makes people feel cold when looking at it.
Unconsciously feeling a little bleak, Luan Tiance walked a few steps faster, side by side with Ming Youchen, walked around the pond built inside the palace, and came to the secluded inner room of the palace.
Luan Tiance saw that this place was full of bookshelves, densely packed with books, and there was a dark wooden plaque in the middle of the wall with two big characters "Study". It's strange, I don't know what the other party wants to say to him when he is called to this place where he doesn't like to be disturbed.
After the maid served the tea respectfully, she retreated far outside the study door, waiting for the summons.
Ming Youchen went to sit behind the table in the inner hall, looked up and saw Luan Tiance sitting opposite him, and the emperor took two cups of tea from the round table in the study to the table.
"Could it be that Xiangguo is planning to talk to me from such a distance?" Luan Tiance said with a smile, "How inconvenient."
"The minister saw that the emperor's desire to be pro-government is getting stronger, and he also said that the emperor finally has the feeling of being a monarch. I don't want the emperor to have a childlike heart." Ming Youchen saw Luan Tiance tilting his head and looking at him, with a bit of a smile on his face , and immediately spoke lightly.
"Xiangguo, you have no one else here. There has been no distinction between you and me for a long time. Why bother to pay attention to those red tapes?" Luan Tiance moved his eyes to the middle of Ming Youchen's face when he said this, "I don't know if Xiangguo has something important to tell?"
"I hope that your Majesty will get in touch with the affairs as soon as possible. After hearing what Mr. Wen said just now, I feel that it is reasonable for the emperor to accumulate more experience in handling major affairs."
When Luan Tiance heard Ming Youchen suddenly mentioning this matter, his heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained the same.
"Liu Yan's incident also proves that the ministers still think that the emperor is just a young man who doesn't understand anything, and they underestimated the emperor's ability; but the few things I saw the emperor dealt with in the court today were very beautiful. .The emperor is talented, talented and strategic, and he should take over the affairs of the court early, which is my fortune in heaven."
"Xiangguo really thinks so?" Luan Tiance put away his smile and asked seriously.
"The minister has been serving the government for five years. I am exhausted physically and mentally, and my body is not as good as before. I plan to go to Yulan Palace to rest next month." Ming Youchen raised his head slightly when he said this, and cast his sharp eyes between Luan Tiance's eyes.
"That Youchen is a bit small, but he is not worthy of the favor of the father and the third brother. Fortunately, he is a man, otherwise others would still regard him as the emperor."
"presumptuous!"
Luan Tiance scolded sharply, which shocked Luan Lingxuan.
Thinking of Luan Tiance's obedience to her in the past, Luan Lingxuan felt aggrieved and was about to retort, but the emperor's eyes suddenly became serious and full of majesty, which made her feel scary and strange, and couldn't help but shut her mouth.
"It's becoming more and more outrageous." Seeing her expression, Luan Tiance frowned slightly, "As a princess, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds than ordinary women."
"Third brother, you didn't restrain me before." Luan Lingxuan heard that Luan Tiance's tone softened, and then looked at the emperor carefully, and found that the Yingting emperor in front of him was still the third brother who doted on her more than the queen mother and the wet nurse. Only then did he let out a long breath.
"What nonsense did you say just now? Others are fine, but you are disrespectful to your father. It seems that I shouldn't have pampered you like that before!"
Luan Lingxuan wanted to defend, but couldn't find an excuse for a while.
At this moment, a servant girl knelt down outside the door, and the servant behind Luan Tiance went out to inquire. A moment later, he came in with a smile on his face and reported: "Congratulations to the emperor, Chen Mei gave birth to a little princess, and the queen mother asked the emperor to give her a name."
"This is my first princess, named Jiayue, and named Chen Meiren as the third-rank Ronghua (an ancient concubine's title)." Luan Tiance was slightly stunned, and laughed long: "I didn't expect her to give birth so soon. , It’s a pity that he’s not a little prince. Lin Fu, pass on the word, I’ll go sit down with Chen Ronghua later.”
"Yes." The servant named Lin Fu went down to pass the message, making the people in Chen Ronghua's palace ready to pick him up.
"Lingxuan, you go back first, I will talk to you later." Luan Tiance turned his head, and patted the imperial sister's head in a pleasant manner, feeling that he had been too harsh on her before.
"But the third brother and the third brother, go and see your beautiful Ronghua." Luan Lingxuan left angrily, making Luan Tiance, who couldn't do anything about her delicate temper, angry or blamed, so he couldn't help crying and laughing. Shake your head.
After walking out of Zixiao Palace, Luan Lingxuan turned her head and saw a row of maidservants holding gifts from Luan Tiance and walking towards Chen Ronghua's palace, a faint gloomy color appeared on her bright cheeks.
"Ma'am, why do those women get close to Third Brother and have children for him?"
"Princess, the duty of a concubine is to take care of your majesty and give birth to an heir for the emperor."
"There is no blood constraint, they can do whatever they want." Luan Lingxuan bit her cherry lips lightly, the gloomy look in her eyes turned to hatred, and then left without looking back.
A strange color appeared in Duan Yuzi's eyes, and then disappeared in a flash, and quickly followed the master's footsteps.
After all the commotion disappeared for the time being, Luan Tiance in Zixiao Palace put away his smile, and waved his hand to make Lin Fu, the confidant who came back from the message, also step down, so that no one would stand by his side.
Luan Lingxuan's words touched Luan Tiance's heart disease, the young emperor was very unhappy, but for a long time in Ming Youchen's eyes wearing a mask of indifference to world affairs, others didn't see what was on his mind at all.
The last time I saw Ming Youchen looking at his father with that gaze in Merlin, Luan Tiance kept persuading himself not to recall what happened later.
That night, the father and Ming Youchen were alone together for the only time, no one was allowed to stay in the emperor's palace to serve, only the most trusted servant of the father stood outside the closed palace door.
No one knew who the late emperor summoned to accompany him that night. Luan Tiance did not leave immediately because he was declined to go to the emperor's palace to pay his respects, so he saw Ming Youchen who avoided the eyes and ears of the palace and went to his father's side alone.
The emperor's father knelt down to ask him to leave with a respectful and unrejected attitude. Luan Tiance knew that the other party dared to treat him like this, and it was because it was the emperor's intention.
I don't know what the two people in the bedroom said that night?What did you do?Will they...
Every time he thought of this, Luan Tiance's chest felt sore and sore, as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and his whole body was paralyzed, and he could no longer experience other emotions except pain and sourness.Luan Tiance has been forcing himself not to pursue it, but unfortunately he seems unable to do so.
That unknown night has already become the deepest poisonous thorn in Luan Tiance's heart. It is impossible for him to disregard the identity and face of the emperor and ask his father's confidants, what exactly did he hear that night?It is even more impossible for him to get clues from Ming Youchen and his father.
The jealousy, pain, unwillingness, and anger at that time, just like the suppression of Ming Youchen who has been in power all these years, and he was not allowed to personally intervene in any important court affairs, made Luan Tiance suffer and feel extremely humiliated!
He asked himself that his knowledge of martial arts surpassed that of his father, but unfortunately Ming Youchen had never seen him last so long, and he seemed to have a faint heart to seize the throne, and he did not dedicate his loyalty to his father to him at all.
Trapped everywhere and under surveillance all the time, he even had to make a false appearance that he likes to have fun, and deliberately flattered Ming Youchen with his mother in exchange for temporary peace.
Maybe Ming Youchen has changed, or maybe he is changing, the young emperor feels that he is getting more and more incomprehensible to Ming Youchen, he doesn't know the other party's thoughts and he is not fully sure to turn the world around in one fell swoop.
When Luan Tiance's thoughts turned to this point, a bright and scorching light burst into his eyes again.
No matter what - there are some things, he must let go to do it, even if there is a possibility of failure, he will not regret it!
"Your Majesty." Song Zhenshan came back before Luan Tiance went to Chen Ronghua's palace, "My minister brought Mr. Wen into the palace. After Ming Xiangguo heard about this, he hosted a banquet for this famous person in the world, and asked me to send Mr. Wen to the palace. There he goes."
"Since Xiangguo has spoken, you and I will take Wen Yifeng to see him in person." Luan Tianji thought for a while, then turned to Lin Fu and said, "Tell Chen Ronghua that I will see her tomorrow, so you can comfort her on my behalf." A few words."
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is waiting for you at Chen Ronghua's place. Look at this..."
"I have my own opinion." Luan Tiance waved his hand.
"Slave obeys the order." Lin Fu didn't dare to persuade any more, and bowed away.
"Your Majesty, Xiangguo didn't invite the general to go. If he goes like this, is it wrong?"
"Zhenshan, when did your words become so tactful?" Luan Tiance understood that Song Zhenshan meant their trip, so he said with a smile: "After all, I am the emperor, Ming Youchen will not be stingy to invite a meal, right? Besides, I I think he might have expected us to go."
Song Zhenshan stopped talking, he and Luan Tiance walked out of a palace gate, took a young man who was waiting there, and the three of them ignored the guards and entourage, and walked directly to Yehong Palace where Ming Youchen was.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, a clear scent of wine wafted out from inside.
"Good wine! The skill of the wine cook is really good!" Before Luan Tiance could say anything, the young man behind him blurted out praise.
"Xiangguo knows that Mr. Wen loves wine, so he specially asked my second brother to cook wine for you. Yifeng, it's because of your face, it's not easy for me to get a good glass of wine under my second brother's hands." Luan Tiance explained with a smile: "You will know my second brother's craftsmanship when you smell the wine, but unfortunately the second brother is weak, Xiangguo is on good terms with him, and usually no one is allowed to disturb his cultivation."
"In this way, you, the emperor, are still in my favor today." Wen Yifeng said with a long smile.
Song Zhenshan frowned slightly upon hearing this.Luan Tiance knew early on that Wen Yifeng was proud of his talent and didn't take the emperor's generals seriously, so he didn't take it for granted, and led the two people behind him in.
The inner court of Yehong Palace did not have a servant or maidservant, even Gudeng and Shen Ye who had been with Ming Youchen for many years were waiting outside the palace, obviously this was a relatively secret banquet.
Ming Youchen and a young man in pale golden clothes were sitting across the round table, at this time the candlesticks on the walls around the palace were already lit.The candlelight was warm, and the hall was full of spring, Ming Youchen and the young man were talking in a low voice, and the two of them occasionally let out a low laugh, the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The young man was a handsome man with almost perfect appearance and elegant temperament.Holding a long, thin wooden spoon in his hand, he gently poured out the light mist from the porcelain vat in front of him, and poured it into the small jade bowl in front of Ming Youchen.
"Your health is not as good as before. Just half a bowl of wine is enough. Drinking too much will hurt your health."
This young man turned out to be a rare and handsome person, his voice was soft and melodious, his posture for serving wine was graceful, his technique was calm and neat, as if he was wrapped in the flickering candlelight and the steaming mist of fine wine. Like a banished immortal.
There was a faint smile in Luan Tiance's eyes, this was his usual look when he saw the second brother Luan Qingning, fourth younger sister and fifth younger brother.Not only because these three people have been close to him since childhood, but also because they are brothers and sisters in the royal family who have no ill intentions towards him.
Luan Qingning, who was named the king of Yan, was in poor health since he was a child. Luan Tiance granted him permission not to go to the fiefdom, and a few days ago he was allowed to enter the palace to recuperate.
After taking the people to the seat, the emperor's eyes still inadvertently glanced at Ming Youchen who was sitting opposite Luan Qingning.
Luan Tiance never felt that Ming Youchen was any different from ordinary people, but just now when he saw him sitting with the handsome Luan Qingning, he was not overshadowed, and even had a feeling of complementing each other. The presence of Youchen and Luan Qingning shines brightly.
The emperor had to secretly sigh, perhaps because he kept hinting to himself in the past that Ming Youchen was nothing special, so he ignored that the seemingly gentle person actually had a pair of sharp eyes, as if he could see through any station. The people in front of the other party, including him, the Ninth Five-Year Master.
Perhaps, Ming Youchen does have the magic power that makes people irresistible and instills fear and helplessness in their hearts?
"Mr. Wen, I have admired your name for a long time." Ming Youchen said loudly after Luan Qingning poured drinks for the people who were seated one by one.
"Before I entered the palace, I had poured a lot of yellow soup. If it wasn't for the skillful hands of the brewer, I really don't want to drink Xiangguo's glass of wine anymore." Wen Yifeng smiled and raised his glass and drank it down.
Song Zhenshan immediately calmed down, and only then did he believe that Wen Yifeng's words were so mean and arrogant.
Luan Qingning was quite surprised. He had never seen such a presumptuous person in front of Ming Youchen. He glanced sideways at Wen Yifeng, and saw that this world-famous talented scholar was wrapped in a fur fur, and his hair was slightly exposed. Messy, loosely resting on the side of the face, spit out a thick cloud of alcohol from the mouth while speaking, as expected, he had drunk enough wine.
But this wild and unrestrained man... that face is not annoying, but the other party's bold words and deeds don't match his elegant name, but it makes people feel a little weird.
Noticing Luan Qingning's gaze, Wen Yifeng put down his glass, slapped the table and praised the good wine loudly, and smiled at King Yan who carefully poured the wine for him, making him unexpectedly arrogant Luan Qingning, who was so close to him, was slightly stunned.
However, King Yan immediately nodded politely to Wen Yifeng in return.
Luan Tiance didn't pay attention to the eye contact between his elder brother and Wen Yifeng. He looked at the table covered with lavender silk, and saw several plates of exquisite dishes on it. There were six seats beside the table. It was expected that he would bring Song Zhenshan and Wen Yifeng here.
"Xiangguo, there is one seat left here. Could it be that you have invited other guests?" Luan Tiance asked with a smile.
"Xu Tianwei, the governor of the capital, happened to get a strange beast last night. He said that he was full of energy and ran wildly to hurt people, so the meat was very delicious, so he sent it to me." Ming Youchen replied softly: "I can't eat it alone. There are so many, today His Majesty and General Song accompanied Mr. Wen, just took them out for everyone to taste. There will be another adult coming later, I can't lose my hospitality."
"I heard that Mr. Xu is in charge of public security in the capital. He was personally promoted by Ming Xiangguo. He is charged with defending the capital. How can he have the time to find delicious food in his public office?" Wen Yifeng asked softly.
"Master Xu accidentally captured that thing during his inspection, and he did not dereliction of duty. Mr. Wen doesn't have to doubt his justice." Ming Youchen replied lightly, and then changed the subject, "I often heard about Mr.'s name in the palace, until today , because it is rare for the emperor to see Mr.
"Does Xiangguo blame me for being arrogant and not assisting the court with what I have learned in my life?" Wen Yifeng asked after hearing the words.
"Mr. Wen's quick response, the lower officials admire." Ming Youchen admitted frankly, "Before, Mister would rather be with the people in the market than step into the court. Isn't it a pity to waste his talent?"
"That's because I don't need to be in politics." Wen Yifeng looked directly at Ming Youchen, and said with a smile: "Ming Xiangguo, if you haven't managed the Tiandu in a harmonious manner, He Qinghaiyan, why should I go to the court to pick up an errand?" What are you doing?"
"In this way, Mr. Wen's political views coincide with the policies of the subordinate officials?"
Ming Youchen's words made Song Zhenshan's heart jump. He didn't expect Wen Yifeng, who was invited out of the mountain by Luan Tiance, to praise Ming Youchen's outstanding political achievements.
"You and I have quite the same views on governance. There are many rumors among the people that Xiangguo supports the army, controls the government, and has ulterior motives; but I only see Tiandu in the past five years. Neighboring countries do not dare to easily commit crimes. In these respects, the famous and prime ministers have contributed a lot, and there is really no need for an idler like me to enter the court as an official."
"Mr. Wen is absurd, you should have something to say?"
Ming Youchen looked at Luan Qingning whose expression turned a little worried, knowing that his friend also guessed that this arrogant Wen Yifeng would not have good things to say after he praised him uncharacteristically, so he shook his head slightly to Luan Qingning, expressing that he would not get angry and get angry Body.
"Xiangguo's thoughts are not slow, so I will make it clear. I never pay attention to laws and regulations, but the country's execution of laws and regulations should be different. No matter how great the merits of a minister, he is still a minister and cannot replace the monarch."
Wen Yifeng stared at Ming Youchen's eyes, and continued speaking loudly.
"Since ancient times, the country has no two masters, and the people have no two kings. If the court officials and the people have no emperor in their hearts, then even if the country is currently prosperous, if an accident happens to the minister who is in charge in the future, it will make some unscrupulous people despise the present day and have an excuse. Raising troops to rebel? But I see that Xiangguo is well maintained, and even the King of Yan cooks wine for you, so you will not have any accidents for a while, and you can still have a few years of peace in the sky."
"Mr. Wen is too worried. His Majesty will be in charge next year. I will let him get in touch with the government affairs slowly. As long as he learns more about military and political affairs and accumulates experience, I believe he will become a famous king in the future." Ming Youchen didn't let Wen Yifeng smile. He took the sarcasm he said to heart and responded lightly.
"Who doesn't know that the court affairs that Xiangguo has handed over to the emperor are all those..."
"Your wine is cold, do you need to warm it up again?" Luan Qingning suddenly interrupted this aggressive-sounding sentence.
King Yan, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the jade bowls in front of Luan Tiance and Song Zhenshan, and said with a soft smile, "The wine for His Majesty and General Song is also cold, and you usually don't dislike the wine cooked by this king."
"You don't need to bother the second brother, it's good to have a bowl of cold wine once in a while." Luan Tiance smiled and took up the bowl and drank it down, concealing the fact that he was so excited and forgetting himself.
Song Zhenshan acted accordingly, and the atmosphere in Yehong Palace returned to its previous peace.
Wen Yifeng took another deep look at Luan Qingning, and saw that the prince had a peaceful face, as if he was staying out of the matter, with a few smiles on his face.
Seeing that the jade bowl in front of Ming Youchen was empty, Luan Tiance couldn't help admiring him when he didn't know when this person drank the wine. If a high-ranking person heard Wen Yifeng's presumptuous words, he would definitely be murderous. Like Ming Youchen who tasted the wine carelessly, didn't take objections and sarcasm seriously?
This Youchen's scheming really is serious!
They exchanged knowing glances, but Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng didn't speak for the time being.
Gu Deng's voice came from outside the palace: "Master Liu Yan is asking to see Xiangguo outside the palace."
"Let him in quickly. He is a veteran of the three dynasties, and it's not good for his body to be frozen." Luan Tiance laughed.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall.Not long after, an old man with pale temples and wearing a red official robe walked in quickly. It was the same minister who persuaded Luan Tiance not to let Ming Youchen give the sacrificial speech at the sacrificial ceremony.This person was hale and hearty, and his steps were big and steady, without any sign of freezing that Luan Tiance was worried about.
"Old minister, kowtow to the emperor, kowtow to the Xiangguo."
As soon as this sentence fell, Wen Yifeng laughed suddenly, which made the anxious old minister who was about to kneel down and salute very puzzled, and looked at Luan Tiance and Ming Youchen suspiciously.
"Lord Liu is an important minister of the three dynasties, so he is exempted from the ceremony of kneeling." Ming Youchen knew that Wen Yifeng used Liu Yan's title to Luan Tiance and him to laugh at the fact that there was one emperor today, but the fact that there were actually two monarchs proved his Not bad as said before.
Liu Yan didn't understand why the ministers had been doing this for the past five years. It was wrong to add the title of Prime Minister after the emperor. He thanked him and stopped kneeling.
Ming Youchen ignored Wen Yifeng, he pointed to the vacant seat with his expression unchanged, "Please take your seat, sir, we can discuss things slowly."
"Thank you Xiangguo." Liu Yan thanked Luan Qingning and Song Zhenshan again and took his seat.
"I don't know why Lord Liu hastily entered the palace?" Luan Tiance asked.
"Back to the emperor, the old minister's grandson, Liu Junyuan, had a small misunderstanding with Mr. Xu last night, and was taken to the capital office by Mr. Xu. The old minister knew that Junyuan was messing around outside, but after all, nothing serious happened, so he went into the palace on purpose. I implore Xiangguo to let Mr. Xu hold his hand high and spare this child Junyuan."
After Liu Yan said this, he stood up and knelt down to Luan Tiance and Ming Youchen.
"The veteran is lax in discipline, and Junyuan should be punished. Please, the emperor and Xiangguo, for the sake of the little meritorious service that the veteran went out with the emperor, and the son of the minister who died for the country, give Junyuan a chance to let my Liu family Keep the blood."
"Master Liu, you don't have to worry, get up quickly. Well, Xiangguo, if Master Liu's grandson has not committed an unforgivable felony, you can ask Master Xu to show you extrajudicial kindness." Luan Tiance thought for a while, then frowned. Wen Yifeng of Yuyu took a look, turned around and said to Ming Youchen.
Ming Youchen didn't answer the emperor's words, but took a piece of meat from the large plate in the middle of the table and put it on the porcelain plate in front of Liu Yan.
"Master Liu, don't be impatient, taste the meat of this rare and rare beast first."
Liu Yan asked for Ming Youchen, and he dared not refuse to obey. He was so anxious that he had no choice but to sit back at the original place and eat with chopsticks.
Luan Qingning sighed softly, serving vegetables for the master of Yehong Palace for everyone present.Soon, everyone tasted the dish that Ming Youchen admired, and they all felt that the meat on the plate was delicious, tender and delicious, it was indeed a delicacy in the world.
"Xiangguo, what do you think about this matter?" Liu Yan was not in the mood to eat, and opened his mouth after reluctantly eating a few bites of meat.
"Since the emperor granted the grace of heaven, how dare I hold onto Mr. Liu's beloved grandson? Please rest assured, my lord, after this banquet is over, I guarantee that you will bring Mrs. Liu back."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was surprised, they didn't expect that Ming Youchen, who used to eliminate corrupt officials, never put any power in the court's eyes, and never showed favoritism, would be so easy to talk at this time.
Liu Yan was surprised but overjoyed, only Dao Ming Youchen was afraid of his prestige as a veteran of the three dynasties, and he wanted to sell the emperor's face on the surface, so he gave him a favor.He thanked him again and again, he listened to Ming Youchen's advice after resting his mind, and tasted the delicious food happily.
During the dinner, Wen Yifeng told some anecdotes about the mountains, and everyone listened fascinatedly and asked questions one after another.A group of people drank until the wine was dry, chatting all over the place.In the end, the topic turned to cooking.
Now that he was talking about the things he was interested in, Luan Qingning began to communicate with Wen Yifeng, the two of them unknowingly talked more and more speculatively, and each talked about a few delicious dishes that were extremely difficult to make, which made everyone in the banquet fascinated. I wish I could taste the delicacy that Luan Qingning and Wen Yifeng talked about immediately.
When the banquet was over, Ming Youchen picked up the fragrant tea offered by Gu Deng to see off the guests, which made Liu Yan uncontrollably worried.
"Did Xiangguo forget to ask Mr. Xu to release Junyuan?"
"What did Mr. Liu say? I have returned the order to you." Ming Youchen said calmly.
"But the old minister didn't see Junyuan?"
In desperation, Liu Yan took two steps towards the seat where Ming Youchen was sitting, but was startled and stopped immediately.The tall old man followed Ming Youchen's indifferent gaze to look at the empty porcelain plate on the table, his heart beat suddenly, followed by chills.
"It seems that Mr. Liu has already guessed Lingsun's whereabouts." Ming Youchen took a sip of the fragrant tea lightly, and spoke lightly.
"You mean, the dishes we ate before were made of Junyuan's meat?" Liu Yan was startled and angry at the same time, suppressing his fear and nausea, and asked sharply.
"Your Majesty, you often take General Song out of the palace to play. I think you and Mr. Wen know what the grandson who is still a child in Liu Da's population has done?" Ming Youchen didn't answer Liu Yan's words, but instead Slightly turned his head to look at Luan Tiance.
"Relying on his grandfather's power and his father's sacrifice for the country, Mr. Liu ran rampant in the capital. He disobeyed the court's laws and let his horse gallop through the streets. He killed and injured many people. He also robbed women and forced them to death. Her parents made the woman throw herself into the river after being humiliated."
Of course Luan Tiance knew that Liu Junyuan did all sorts of evil, Liu Yan relied on his elders to sell his elders, and formed a clique for personal gain in the court. He wanted to take care of his grandparents and grandchildren, so he intentionally pushed this problem to Ming Youchen.Unexpectedly, Ming Youchen retreated easily at first, and then made another move, the young emperor felt slightly embarrassed.
"Lord Liu, I think you also know that Xu Tianwei arrested Liu Junyuan last night because he killed a pregnant woman while riding a horse. Not only did the woman not get off her horse to check on the situation of the deceased, but instead took advantage of the wine to rein in the horse and let his mount trample back and forth. The woman's belly trampled the full-term baby in her belly until it was bloody."
At this point, Ming Youchen turned stern, with an irresistible cruelty and cruelty, "Your Majesty, Mr. Liu. If I pardon this heinous crime, I can restore justice to the world and appease the anger of all people." ?"
"That's why you cut this old man's beloved grandson into pieces, made it into food for others, and tricked this old man into eating it? You, you teased this old man like this, even if you kill you a thousand times, it won't be able to vent the hatred in my heart!"
Liu Yan was so angry that his beard and hair stood on end, he didn't care about the various evil deeds done by his grandson, he only hated Ming Youchen for killing his only relative and making it into a dish.
Just now he was happy to be able to save his family back home, but now he loves Sun's death so much, Liu Yan was so angry that his eyes turned red.
"A villain like Ling Sun is not worthy of being a human being! He can only be called a beast in human skin. I said he is a strange beast, treat him like he abused innocent people, peel his skin, eat his flesh, and drink his blood Blood, chewing his bones, why not?" Liu put Liu Yan's angry look in his eyes, Ming Youchen continued sharply.
Squatting down and holding his chest and abdomen, Liu Yan retched several times. Liu Yan was in pain and startled. He is a military commander with a strong temperament. How can he preserve his sanity under strong stimulation?With a roar, he stood up straight, stared at Ming Youchen firmly, and burst out laughing wildly.
The old man knows, Ming Xiangguo is not pleading for the people, he clearly hates the old man for inviting the emperor during the sacrificial ceremony, and you are not allowed to offer a sacrificial speech to the head of heaven!You cut off the blood of my Liu family because of your personal anger. Even if I were a ghost, I would not be able to spare you, a treacherous minister who deceived the emperor and committed crimes! "
After the words fell, Liu Yan jumped forward, stretched out his arms and grabbed Ming Youchen viciously.
Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng shot at the same time, clasped Liu Yan's arms one left and one right, and pressed Liu Yan who was so enraged that he lost his mind on the table with force, causing the cups, dishes and dishes to fall to the ground.
"This old man's anger is as strong as his strength. I think if we hadn't both shot at the same time, we wouldn't be able to control him!" Wen Yifeng felt that the person under his palm had extraordinary inner strength. Although he hated Liu Yan for being partial to his grandson, he couldn't help admiring him. This veteran has great martial arts skills.
"Where is the Habayashi guard?"
Ming Youchen didn't raise his eyes, as if he had expected that Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng would make a move.He put down his teacup, clapped his hands lightly, and hundreds of imperial guards poured in outside the gate of Yehong Palace.
"Liu Yan's assassination of the assistant minister appointed by the late emperor is tantamount to being disloyal and disrespectful to the late emperor. He also used force in front of the current majesty and King Yan, and the nine clans should be punished!"
A trace of unbearableness flashed across Luan Qingning's face, he shook his head and did not speak.
"You quickly order the Secretary of the Dali Temple to find out the crimes committed by the various clans of the Liu family, first put the offenders in the prison, and deal with them according to law after the evidence of the crime is conclusive!"
After Ming Youchen gave his orders, the guards of the Yulin had taken Liu Yan from Luan Tiance and Wen Yifeng, bound him tightly with tendons, gagged him, and pushed him down.
After a while, the guards left cleanly, as swiftly as they had arrived.
"It seems that you have long wanted to deal with this foolish Mr. Liu who condoned his grandson to do evil." Luan Qingning sighed and looked at Ming Youchen, whose expression had not changed, and said softly.
"These old guys are usually restless and self-absorbed, and now they are ready to move before the emperor takes power, colluding secretly, with evil intentions. If I have my temper, I must investigate and dig out all the accomplices of the Liu family, but at this time nothing happened. Second, no one should be an official in the court, and third, you are soft-hearted, and often say that my hostility will damage my life. For the sake of cooking wine for me today, I don't want to pursue so much, just treat it as Give a warning to other people with ulterior motives in the court." Ming Youchen said slowly to Luan Qingning.
Luan Qingning nodded slightly to Ming Youchen with a smile, thanking him for his special look.
Luan Tiance looked at Ming Youchen who was talking to his second brother, and thought that this person dealt with the oldest political opponent in the court who was secretly opposed to him while talking and laughing, and also won the hearts of the people by the way, he couldn't help but feel a little shivering.
"Xiangguo's punishment of villains like Liu Junyuan is very satisfying. However, what we ate before was really the flesh of that villain?" Song Zhenshan couldn't help vomiting when he said this. nausea.
"Zhenshan, you are confused. With my second brother here, how could Xiangguo give human flesh to someone like him?" Luan Tiance laughed.
"Your Majesty understands this minister very well." Ming Youchen smiled lightly, he undoubtedly admitted that Luan Tiance's words were right.
Song Zhenshan breathed a sigh of relief, the discomfort that bothered him before disappeared, but then he felt a chill in his body.Ming Youchen only used a few false words to provoke Liu Yan to lose his mind, and committed the felony of being rude to the auxiliary ministers appointed by the former emperor, and was punished by the nine clans.
This method is really powerful.
"Ming Xiangguo, you act like the ancients. It's a pity that I haven't tasted the meat of that villain today. If those dishes are really made with the meat of the thief, I will definitely drink a few more bowls of wine!" Wen Yifeng clapped his hands Laughing, but there is regret in the words.
"Doesn't the king want to apologize to Mr. Wen for exhausting your excitement?" Luan Qingning took advantage of the situation to answer, with a faint smile on his face.
Wen Yifeng didn't expect that King Yan, who treats people with great courtesy, would joke with him?He was stunned for a moment, and then he and Luan Tiance standing beside him couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's not disturb Youchen's rest, let's leave earlier." After the two had laughed, Luan Qingning suggested softly after seeing Famous Youchen's rather tired face.
"In this case, we will stay soon."
Wen Yifeng took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to the solitary lamp that had come in with the guards and hadn't retreated, "Xiangxiangguo, I met you for the first time today, and I didn't prepare any presents, but you and I agree in terms of civil and military governance. Therefore, I have written ten methods on how to better expand farmland and deepen business exchanges between various places. If you find it useful, you might as well give it a try.”
Ming Youchen took the scroll from Gudeng's hand, opened it and glanced briefly, a touch of surprise flashed across his face, so he calmed down a little, "Mr. Blessed are the people."
"Xiangguo praised it. But please be sure to know that I have no intention of being an official, and now I only enter the palace to accompany the current emperor at first sight, so..."
"I know that my husband only wants to be the emperor's Muliao for the time being. To the outside world, I will implement these ten strategies to benefit the people in the name of the emperor." Ming Youchen interrupted Wen Yifeng's words and made a promise.
"It's not simple." Wen Yifeng looked at Ming Youchen again and again, as if he only put the famous Xiangguo in his eyes and regarded him as a remarkable person.
Ming Youchen smiled lightly, and didn't care about Wen Yifeng's attitude. He knew that if he hadn't dealt with Liu Yan's ancestors and grandchildren neatly, this arrogant Wen Yifeng would not have handed over the ten strategies that are beneficial to Tiandu.
"I see that Qing Ning and Mr. Wen hit it off very well. If you have time, you might as well accompany Mr. Wen around the palace to familiarize yourself with the environment. Your Majesty, please stay for a while. I still have something to say to His Majesty." Ming Youchen said lightly. .
"Xiangguo, there is one more thing. Mr. Wen is used to eating meals cooked by a servant who is proficient in cooking, but that person is timid by nature and dare not enter the palace to live. So I put him in the posthouse and asked him to wait three days. Cha Wu enters the palace to cook delicacies for Mr. Wen, please allow this person to enter and leave the palace while Mr. Wen is with me, and cook for him." Luan Tiance made a request.
"It's easy, please General Song to give Mr. Wen's servant a badge, allowing him to freely enter and leave the palace."
Ming Youchen agreed, Song Zhenshan bowed and said yes, he looked at Luan Tiance, and accompanied Luan Qingning and Wen Yifeng out of Yehong Palace under the latter's signal.
Luan Tiance watched as Shen Ye brought people in, and swiftly cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks that had fallen under the table. He didn't know what Youchen wanted to say to him, but a familiar gentle voice sounded in his ears.
"Your Majesty, please go to the nearby palace to talk."
Following Ming Youchen through a long profile hung with veils and entering a side hall next to Yehong Palace, Luan Tiance saw a pond about [-] feet wide and piled with several strange stones.Now the weather is cold, and the lotus in the pond is withered, which makes people feel cold when looking at it.
Unconsciously feeling a little bleak, Luan Tiance walked a few steps faster, side by side with Ming Youchen, walked around the pond built inside the palace, and came to the secluded inner room of the palace.
Luan Tiance saw that this place was full of bookshelves, densely packed with books, and there was a dark wooden plaque in the middle of the wall with two big characters "Study". It's strange, I don't know what the other party wants to say to him when he is called to this place where he doesn't like to be disturbed.
After the maid served the tea respectfully, she retreated far outside the study door, waiting for the summons.
Ming Youchen went to sit behind the table in the inner hall, looked up and saw Luan Tiance sitting opposite him, and the emperor took two cups of tea from the round table in the study to the table.
"Could it be that Xiangguo is planning to talk to me from such a distance?" Luan Tiance said with a smile, "How inconvenient."
"The minister saw that the emperor's desire to be pro-government is getting stronger, and he also said that the emperor finally has the feeling of being a monarch. I don't want the emperor to have a childlike heart." Ming Youchen saw Luan Tiance tilting his head and looking at him, with a bit of a smile on his face , and immediately spoke lightly.
"Xiangguo, you have no one else here. There has been no distinction between you and me for a long time. Why bother to pay attention to those red tapes?" Luan Tiance moved his eyes to the middle of Ming Youchen's face when he said this, "I don't know if Xiangguo has something important to tell?"
"I hope that your Majesty will get in touch with the affairs as soon as possible. After hearing what Mr. Wen said just now, I feel that it is reasonable for the emperor to accumulate more experience in handling major affairs."
When Luan Tiance heard Ming Youchen suddenly mentioning this matter, his heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained the same.
"Liu Yan's incident also proves that the ministers still think that the emperor is just a young man who doesn't understand anything, and they underestimated the emperor's ability; but the few things I saw the emperor dealt with in the court today were very beautiful. .The emperor is talented, talented and strategic, and he should take over the affairs of the court early, which is my fortune in heaven."
"Xiangguo really thinks so?" Luan Tiance put away his smile and asked seriously.
"The minister has been serving the government for five years. I am exhausted physically and mentally, and my body is not as good as before. I plan to go to Yulan Palace to rest next month." Ming Youchen raised his head slightly when he said this, and cast his sharp eyes between Luan Tiance's eyes.
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