queen drama

Chapter 9

This time he entered the palace, but Director Wang personally welcomed him.

"Young Lord, it's not a coincidence that you came here. The emperor is discussing matters with Prince Jane in the imperial study..."

Manager Wang meant to take Meng Xuanyun to the Palace of Funing to wait, but the young Marquis felt that it was inappropriate for a foreign minister to always go to the emperor's bedroom, so he took the initiative and said, "My lord, I'll just wait outside the imperial study." That's right, to save the emperor from running around."

Director Wang thought about it for a moment, and said: "That's fine, I'll wait for the old slave to report first."

Manager Wang went into the Imperial Study Room alone, leaving Meng Xuanyun alone in the garden not far from the Imperial Study Room.At this time, Xiao Yan was in charge of guarding outside the Imperial Study Room. Meng Xuanyun recognized Xiao Yan and knew that this person had extraordinary martial arts skills. Meng Xuanyun also knew martial arts. He especially admired masters. I glanced twice.

He was dressed in fine clothes and had an outstanding appearance. If others were watched like this, they would definitely not be indifferent, but Xiao Yan seemed to have not noticed him at all.Meng Xuanyun couldn't help admiring the leader's determination, it was really not ordinary.

"Young Master, please follow me."

Director Wang turned around and waved at Meng Xuanyun.

Lord Meng Xiaohou took two steps at a time, and followed Mr. Wang into the room, but it was not the room where the emperor stayed. It turned out that the entire imperial study room was also divided into several rooms, and Wang Yongshun led him into the clean inner room.

Wang Yongshun whispered in Meng Xuanyun's ear: "The emperor asked the old servant to lead the young master to rest here, and the young master will just wait a while."

Meng Xuanyun originally thought not to mobilize the crowd, but it seemed that another back door was opened. The emperor was talking with Prince Jane in the next compartment, and he could even hear the conversation after a little concentration.

"This……"

Is this still a test?

Meng Xuanyun was sweating wildly, the emperor didn't take the usual way, so he was too defenseless...

Wang Yongshun put a finger on his lips, shook his head lightly, asking him to be calm, this is the meaning of the emperor.

The little marquis held his breath, only to hear Prince Jian Zhao Tingyan say: "Your Majesty, the scientific examination is a three-year event for students, and I think that experienced people should be used as examiners. Sir Wen Zhengyan, there is nothing wrong, why does the emperor want to change the candidate for the chief examiner?"

Zhao Zheng's voice was a little hoarse for some reason, he coughed a few times and said, "Yan Wenzheng is very prestigious in the court, but he has not made much achievements in his articles, while Zhang He was the number one scholar in the reign of the first emperor, he has profound knowledge, has been in the Imperial Academy for many years, and once Having studied the book, I think it would be better to choose a more knowledgeable examiner this time."

"No!" Zhao Tingyan categorically rejected it without even thinking about it, "It doesn't matter if Mr. Zhang is better educated. The first emperor didn't change Yan Wenzheng when he was in power. The emperor just came to the throne, so everything should follow the old calendar. Don't let your temper mess around. "

"Uncle Huang, the chief examiner has not changed for a long time, and it is easy for people to feel the habit of the questioner. Besides, I asked Zhang He, and he has good opinions on both the imperial examination and the examination questions. I think I can give it a try."

Zhao Tingyan still stubbornly said: "No."

The conversation was too loud, and it was difficult for Meng Xuanyun to pretend not to hear. Basically, the emperor was discussing with Prince Jane about the candidate for the chief examiner of this year's scientific examination, but Prince Jane disagreed with the person the emperor liked.Zhang He and Yan Wenzheng, the two adults, Meng Xuanyun, have also heard of it. The former is very knowledgeable, while the latter has a high official position and is Prince Jian's in-law. Such an attitude to openly talk back to the emperor?

Wang Yongshun had been tirelessly talking about the emperor's difficulties before, and it came in handy at this time.As we all know, Zhao Zheng inherited the throne as the grandson of the emperor. Generally speaking, the emperors of all dynasties appointed a prince as the prince, and passed the throne to the prince, and rarely directly established a grandson.The first emperor didn't have no princes, there was more than one, Prince Jian Zhao Tingyan was one of them, but the first emperor was stunned to surpass all the princes, and made Zhao Zheng the emperor's grandson with a strong attitude. There was a reason for this.

The first emperor had a total of eight sons. Excluding the fourth son who was adopted in the early years, there were seven remaining princes, but there was only one emperor. On top of that, the princes were divided into six divisions, with the prince as the chief, in order to let the other princes fully assist the prince and train them as assistant ministers. The late emperor took great pains.

In his whole life, he had the wisdom pearl in his hands, and he was decisive in killing and attacking, almost everything was counted, except for one thing, he was a very long-lived person, his body was still strong in his 70s, and the crown prince was almost [-] at this time. Having been a prince for more than fifty years, he has never been able to take a step closer. Year after year, day after day, he waits with no end in sight. How does he feel in his heart?

A life span of seventy is rare since ancient times, and not everyone lives as long as the late emperor. The crown prince is most afraid that he will not be able to survive the late emperor, and in the end he will benefit others. Suffering, looking forward to his father's return to the west every day, the relationship between father and son disappeared, especially after the crown prince fell ill and died, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The crown prince couldn't wait any longer and openly rebelled.

This rebellion exposed the murderous intentions that had been hidden under the blooming flowers one after another. The battle for the throne that the late emperor wanted to avoid never stopped.

The rebellion was finally put down by the late emperor. Six of the princes participated in the rebellion directly or indirectly. Except for the fourth prince who had been adopted and had nothing to do with the world, the only one who did not take action was the fifth prince who was still the king of Jianjun at that time. The prince Zhao Tingyan, the first emperor was furious and demoted the prince to be King Huai. Although the several princes who participated in the rebellion were still alive, they were cut down and imprisoned.After this coup, it seems that only Zhao Tingyan can inherit the throne.At that time, the first emperor had ordered Jian Junwang to lead six departments, and Zhao Tingyan's throne was almost secure.

Almost all the courtiers came forward to ask for King Jian to be the crown prince, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations. After all these twists and turns, the first emperor no longer intended to make a crown prince, but directly appointed a grandson. From the beginning to the end, there was no King Jian What's up.An imperial decree to establish a crown prince caught the courtiers and the clan by surprise. Even if the princes are not in their favor, it is fine to establish a grandson. The princes have plenty of sons, but the first emperor only took a fancy to the fourth prince who had been adopted long ago—Shenjun Zhao Zheng, the son of the king, also tried to adopt Zhao Zheng, who was still unknown at that time, and made him his grandson, teaching him carefully for the rest of his life.

It can be said that the late emperor's insistence on going his own way directly caused Zhao Tingyan to lose his position. Now that Zhao Zheng has ascended the throne, although Zhao Tingyan has been promoted to the prince, he is still the chief of the six ministries, with power in the court. But will his relationship with the emperor's nephew Zhao Zheng be good? Didn't he have any complaints about assisting Zhao Zheng wholeheartedly?

Just look at Zhao Tingyan's attitude.

Just now Zhao Zheng and Zhao Tingyan seemed to be discussing the candidate for the examiner, but in fact it was a contest between the new emperor and the powerful ministers. No matter how reasonable Zhao Tingyan was, if he were the former emperor, would he still contradict and refuse like this?

Since the new emperor is treated differently from the previous emperor, this person has selfish intentions.

Zhao Zheng had just ascended the throne and was fledgling. Even if Prince Jian contradicted him one after another, he couldn't just be Prince Jian's official. This was the first scientific examination for the new emperor after he ascended the throne.

Only this time, Zhao Zhenglong was ill and coughed unceasingly, Prince Jian didn't even ask half a word, just arguing with the emperor blindly.

Director Wang couldn't help spitting on the ground, and said in a low voice: "The emperor caught a cold a few days ago, and the dragon's body hasn't recovered yet. No matter what, Prince Jane can't be so rude and make the emperor angry!"

Manager Wang said that he had no intention, but the young master was taken aback: "The emperor, how could he catch the cold?"

A few days ago, wasn't it... the time to pretend to be Mr. Mei?

Mentioning the emperor's illness, Manager Wang was so distressed that he wanted to cry: "The emperor went out of the palace alone, and he was fine when he went out. When he came back, he was caught in the rain and had a high fever, which frightened the old slave and Xiao Xiazi. .Fortunately, the imperial doctor tried his best to treat him, and the fever subsided after drinking two doses of medicine... By the way, the young master, even though he was in a hurry at that time, the old slave still remembers clearly, the emperor still misses the young master when he is sick."

Mr. Wang seems to have no intention of mentioning it, but what he thinks in his heart is that this crucial sentence must not be left behind.

Meng Xuanyun: "..."

Cough, how do you feel, he is the one who caused the emperor to get sick, and I feel inexplicably guilty.

Listening to the debate on the other side, he couldn't help but hold the teacup on the table beside him in his hand. Prince Jane was indeed too much, couldn't he think of a way to tell that guy to shut up as soon as possible?

The young master's eyes fell on the teacup in his hand, and after curling his lips into a smile, he threw the teacup to the ground.

Prince Jane's aggression stopped abruptly, and he said vigilantly, "Who is it?"

Manager Wang covered his mouth and looked at the young master. The young master blinked and called out softly, "Meow."

Zhao Zheng: "..."

Zhao Zheng smiled: "My cat is waiting for me, maybe I'm impatient now. Since Uncle Huang insists, let's still be the original examiner."

Zhao Zheng didn't expect that a few words of argument would really work. He took a step back. It wasn't that he was afraid of Prince Jane, but that he created a false impression for Prince Jane. He was actually quite talkative and not forceful, so that Prince Jane could relax his guard. , When the time is right, I will clean it up carefully.

Zhao Zheng ordered someone to send Prince Jian out of the palace in good health. Meng Xuanyun could see Prince Jian's leaving figure through the window lattice.

When Zhao Zheng came here, the young master had completely calmed down from the urge to ask the emperor to reason with him after receiving the reward.

The young emperor's handsome face remained the same, he was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a decent smile on his lips, he nodded slightly, and said, "My son Xiaoyaohou, thank you just now."

It was just a little effort, Meng Xuanyun didn't dare to take credit for it, the emperor called him Meng Qing, Xiaohouye and Xuanyun, all of them showed a kindness that frightened him, and this call of "Xiaoyaohou Shizi" was finally flat, as he wished, he But surprisingly not happy.

He noticed that the emperor's complexion was morbidly pale, and his face was a little thin. Although the young master was not in tune, he knew that he should be loyal to the emperor. Mr. Wang was right, the emperor had not recovered from his illness, so he couldn't make him angry anymore.

The little marquis knelt down and said: "I also thank the emperor for the reward."

As for the other words, the original intention of entering the palace was a coincidence, and nothing was mentioned.

Zhao Zheng smiled: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be polite, get up quickly."

He also ordered Xia Linchun to bring over a square tray, and said in a warm voice: "A while ago, my palace servants accidentally broke the jade of the prince, now the craftsman has repaired it, so I will return it to the prince."

Meng Xuanyun picked up the jade lock from the tray and glanced at it hastily, thinking that it would be broken into pieces, but no trace could be seen, the craftsman's craftsmanship is really good.

Meng Xuanyun said sincerely: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Thinking that he still has the emperor's Moyun jade pendant, the emperor specially compensated him, and now that the originals have been returned, no matter what the young master thinks, the emperor's jade pendant should also be returned to the emperor.

He stretched out his hand into his bosom, but Zhao Zheng said at this moment: "I'm too busy discussing matters with the emperor's uncle, I haven't eaten yet, and my son has waited for a long time, why don't you come with me?"

Meng Xuanyun hesitated in his heart, and then remembered that he had promised Zhao Zheng that he would never shirk anything, so the young master had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Then I would rather obey orders than be respectful."

Director Wang immediately ordered the palace staff to deliver the meals that had been prepared earlier, and two pairs of silver chopsticks.Zhao Zheng and Meng Xuanyun sat across from each other in front of a huge Eight Immortals table, and the hot and cold dishes were put on the table after a while, and the servants who served the palace stood beside them, whichever dish Zhao Zheng looked at, the palace servants would serve it After the cloth was ready, the servants who tried the dishes for the emperor had tried them before sending them to Zhao Zheng.

Meng Xuanyun's father, Xiaoyaohou, was very particular about cooking skills. Being taken by Menghou, Meng Xuanyun was quite good at eating. He wanted to try the cooking skills of the imperial dining room. After watching the rules of the emperor's meals for a long time, he didn't have much appetite No, I didn't dare to move my chopsticks.

As if aware of his embarrassment, Zhao Zheng personally pointed out a piece of cherry meatballs, a piece of milk fish fillet, a piece of roasted roe meat, and a piece of Ruyi roll, and ordered the palace servants to bring them to Meng Xuanyun.

"My lord, try these."

Meng Xuanyun had a thought, the emperor was referring to his favorite food, it was really lucky.

He didn't know that the emperor could silently tell his preferences with his eyes closed.

The cooking skills in the imperial dining room are not bad, and the food is the top priority. The young master relaxed his vigilance a little bit, and he ate it very well, especially the cherry meatballs, which are sour and sweet, very pleasing, and he was full enough , raised his head and took a peek at Zhao Zheng, Zhao Zheng only used a few chopsticks for vegetarian dishes, and hardly moved anything else.

The young master was a little embarrassed, the emperor asked him to eat with him, but the dishes on this table seemed to be prepared for him alone.

"Your Majesty, are you... not too hungry?"

Zhao Zheng said indifferently: "I have always been like this. I used to have meals with the late emperor. The late emperor didn't like meat, so I am used to it."

It turned out that the emperor was not only a vegetarian.When the late emperor made Zhao Zheng grandson, Zhao Zheng was only seven years old, and the late emperor had been in a high position for a long time, so how could he deliberately take care of what a child likes to eat.

Everyone in the world said that it was a supreme honor to be raised under the knee of the late emperor, but who knew the hardships involved? His highness Taisun had to be obsessed with serving the late emperor at such a young age. When getting along with a grandson who is a generation behind, is there no suspicion?

Even now that he is enthroned, there are still strong ministers like Prince Jane watching over him. It is really not easy for the emperor.

The little marquis felt that he must have been under the evil spirit of the prince, stared at Zhao Zheng's well-articulated hand for a while, couldn't bear it for a while, and said: "The emperor is ill, use it a little more, it will also be good for the dragon's body. "

The emperor was the same age as him, and it was the time when he was growing up. He himself was full of flesh and blood, and he couldn't stand being a vegetarian all day long.

Meng Xuanyun thought about it seriously, and said: "If you haven't been eating meat for a long time, you might as well try some light meat first..."

As a reward for the dishes just rewarded, the young master reciprocated, and also carefully selected two dishes, fried shrimp with magnolia and stewed chicken with chestnuts, both delicious in color, fragrance and not greasy.

Zhao Zheng gave a soft "hmm", and the palace servants served these two dishes that had never been served before.

Zhao Zheng gracefully used a piece of magnolia, a shrimp, and a small spoonful of chicken broth.The little marquis stared at his thin lips and delicate fingers for a while, the emperor still eats too little, but people's eating habits can't be reversed immediately, if you eat too much all at once, it's easy to accumulate food. Just take your time.

Manager Wang, who was waiting by the side, was so excited that he was about to cry. The emperor was ill and his appetite was poor. He and Xia Linchun tried their best to make the emperor eat two more bites, but when the young master came, Just such a persuasion, the emperor will eat it.It seems that it's not that the emperor doesn't like food, but that he needs to find the right person to accompany him.

After finishing the meal, Zhao Zheng was in a good mood, Yan Ran calmly invited the young master to take a walk in the imperial garden, the reason was also ready-made, he always had to digest after eating.Meng Xuanyun had no choice but to accompany the emperor to visit the garden and enjoy the flowers again, and spent half a day in a daze, until a minister asked to see him, Zhao Zheng let him go back to the residence.

The young master wanted to cover his face when he was free, why did he come this time? ?

In the Hall of Funing, Zhao Zheng drank the concoction under the service of the prince, and his cold was almost cured.It was indeed uncomfortable to learn the truth a while ago, but he couldn't let it go because of it.He has been thinking about the little marquis for these years, even if there is no such thing, he still has to find ways to get this person, even if the other party has no intention of him, so what?

The young master cared about the Meng family very much, so Zhao Zheng encouraged him with a reward. Next, he took the young master to the imperial study, and forced his sick body to deal with Prince Jane, so that the young master could not bear it. Sure enough, the young prince Grandpa ticked it.There is an old saying that a child cannot be a wolf if he is reluctant, and there is some truth in it. With a word of concern, he knows that the young master is not completely without him in his heart.It doesn't matter if it's a point or half a point, it's been here for many years, anyway, the accumulation of time will always make the other party slowly develop feelings for him.

Young Master, I will never let you go.