Southerners

Chapter 136: Wolf's Postscript 2

sell?Song Zhi didn't understand those dogs in the court, and she didn't want to understand, so she shook her head.

Meng Huan said to himself.

"A few days ago, the emperor's grandson Tie Mu'er was ordered to lead all the troops to attack the rebel kings Huo Lu Huosun and Hadan Tulugan. In the past few days, there are frequent success reports, and the frontline situation is very good."

In recent years, the Yuan court has conquered east and west, expanded its territory, and expanded the territory of Dayuan a lot. However, the west is still facing the threat of the Wokuotai Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate, and the Kamakura Shogunate in the east has attacked many times. not down.

Inside, there are constant wars and rebels.At the beginning of April, Zhong Mingliang, a thief from Xunzhou, rebelled. At the end of April, Huo Lu Huosun and Hadan Tulugan rebelled. At the beginning of May, the kings Chahezi also rebelled.

But in the court hall, the Holy One is already old, more than a few years old, and the crown prince has not yet been established. Every day, the papers presented to the Holy Lord to ask for the establishment of the crown prince are like snowflakes, one after another.There are those who invite Li Huang's fifth son Zhennan Wang Tuohuan, some who invite Li Huang's eldest grandson, and some who invite Li Tie Mu'er.

In March, the King of Zhennan returned to the court from the Annan class. He has made great military exploits over the years and is undoubtedly a strong contender.The eldest grandson of the emperor won the Sacred Heart in the past two years, and Tie Mu'er has gradually grown up in the past two years, and has shown that his talent is not weaker than his elder brother's.

"Then who do you think can ascend to the high position?" Song Zhi asked lightly.In fact, this has nothing to do with him, it's just a casual answer to Meng Huan's words.

Meng Huan smiled faintly, peeled a lychee and fed it to Song Zhi's mouth, and said, "I'm a general, what do I care about those? The world belongs to His Majesty after all, and His Majesty will make the final decision on who will succeed. The coaxing team is so stupid."

Song Zhi didn't know if she was listening, so she gave a soft "huh" and said, "You never thought about why your Yuan court has such internal and external troubles like it is now?"

Meng Huan frowned slightly, looked at Song Zhi's nonchalant eyes, and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Besides, what do you call Yuan Ting?"

There was a bit of mockery in Song Zhi's eyes, and she didn't know who she was mocking, so she just said, "I'm from Song Dynasty."

"No matter what happened in the past or what will happen in the future, I am still from Song Dynasty."

Meng Huan frowned impatiently, and with a flick of his sleeves, knocked down a plate of lychees on the table, and the maid standing at the door came in immediately.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Get out!" Meng Huan didn't turn his head, "Get out of here!"

The servant girl looked at the situation in the house and knew that Song Zhi had provoked Meng Huan's anger again. They responded tremblingly, and hurriedly retreated and closed the door.

"Song people?" Meng Huan asked back, "You keep saying that you are from Song Dynasty, but except that your parents are from Song Dynasty, what do you look like from Song Dynasty?"

In these years, Song Zhi moved closer to Meng Yuan step by step, and even kowtowed to the emperor of the Yuan court, flattering her, in order to survive.From these points of view, he is indeed not a Song person.

The bloody desire to save Chen Diaohua at all costs in the early years has been gradually worn away.

Song Zhi understood it very well, but he couldn't forgive himself for being like this, so he refused to admit it.Meng Huan pierced his shell, leaving him nowhere to hide, his face suddenly turned pale a little bit, his eyes stared straight at Meng Huan, like the unwilling last glance of a dying person, looking straight into the bottom of Meng Huan's heart. Chill.

Meng Huan understood that he had said something he shouldn't have said, but he couldn't bear to admit his mistake.

"The tyrannical dynasty will eventually fall." Song Zhi's lips moved, and after saying this sentence, she looked away and stopped looking at Meng Huan.

From this day on, Song Zhi became more and more indifferent to Meng Huan, even refusing to eat properly, the maid brought it to him in person, and finally took it back as it was, and lost weight in a short time.

Meng Huan went to coax him, but he could only say "I don't have an appetite." Many times, Meng Huan was distressed at first, and annoyed at the second, so he threw all the bowls and chopsticks on the ground, and said coldly, "If you don't eat anymore, I will eat these Everyone was dragged down and beaten to death with sticks!"

The maidservants knelt down on the ground, with tears in their eyes, begging Song Zhi with a cry.

Song Zhi didn't believe it at first, but when one of the maidservants was really dragged out and beaten to death, Song Zhi became afraid, took the newly prepared meal from the maidservant, and ate it slowly, without looking at Meng Huan any more. .

Song Zhi felt that Meng Huan seemed to be becoming more and more tyrannical.

The jade pendant of Maitreya Buddha was tied back to his waist by Meng Huan, and Meng Huan ordered him to carry it every day.

At the end of May, the Yellow River broke its embankment in Kaifeng. Meng Huan was ordered to take people to control the water, which was very effective. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Meng Huan returned to the capital to report on his duties.

In the last ten days of August, An Tong led the Qixue Mongolian army of his headquarters to patrol the north. In the spring and February of the following year, Boyan knew the affairs of the Privy Council and led all the troops in the north.The two ex-officials who most disliked Meng Huan had left, and no one blocked Meng Huan's way.

Hu Duhu is now in charge of Wanhu Mansion in Pizhou, and he brought Bayar and his youngest son there, and he no longer cares about Meng Huan.

On the first day of the seventh month in the autumn of 26, Haidu entered the bandits, and Meng Huan and Helin Tuntian beggar Jisi and other troops fought against Haidu and won a big victory.

After the triumphant return, His Majesty bestowed some beauties on Meng Huan, gold, horses, etc., and also gave a set of blue and white porcelain from Fuliang Porcelain Bureau, including porcelain vases, porcelain bowls, and porcelain plates, with the pattern of mandarin ducks in a lotus pond painted on them.

A few years ago, the old emperor granted Chuo Man and Meng Huan a marriage. Unexpectedly, within a few years, the husband and wife were at odds and they reconciled voluntarily.After such a long time, Meng Huan never remarried. The old emperor was annoyed at the beginning, but now he has a heart for him. He intends to point out a good girl to Meng Huan, but Meng Huan politely refuses.The old emperor couldn't force it, so he gave this set of blue and white porcelain with profound meaning, wishing Meng Huan a good match as soon as possible, that's all.

Fuliang Porcelain Bureau is a porcelain bureau established by the old emperor more than ten years ago to supply porcelain to the royal family. It is located in Fuliang County. At that time, Zhao and Song Dynasties were about to die but not dead. In terms of aesthetics, white is noble and auspicious, white is like pure white sheep and clouds, while cyan is like the sky and grassland.

In recent years, the porcelain of Fuliang Porcelain Bureau has been deeply loved by the palace. Only a few court officials are lucky enough to receive awards, and Meng Huan is one of them.

After Meng Huan obtained this set of blue and white porcelain, he took it back to the Meng Mansion and presented it to Song Zhi.

It is indeed a very exquisite porcelain, the white is translucent, without a trace of variegation, and the green is so green that it looks like water. On the water ripples, lotus flowers are blooming, koi are jumping, and in the center of the design are two mandarin ducks crossing their necks. cuddle.

Song Zhi accepted it calmly, neither happy nor unhappy.

Song Zhi's indifference made Meng Huan repeatedly frustrated, until one time, Meng Huan returned to his room after finishing his official business. It was already late at night, and he lay on the bed with cold and tired clothes, and reached out to hug Song Zhi, but was caught. Song Zhi dodged, and he said in a low voice, "Don't touch me."

Meng Huan's hand froze there, and he asked softly, "Is that why you hate me so much? You can't even touch me."

Song Zhi turned her face towards the wall, she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, and said vaguely, "Unless you can return Man'er to me."

Bai Man'er was someone Song Zhi cherished very much. Her death was a hurdle that Song Zhi couldn't get past.

"That's impossible." Meng Huan's voice was faint and cool in the dark night.

After that, Meng Huan really didn't touch him anymore, and the two of them shared the same bed and dreamed differently. After a long time, Meng Huan didn't come back anymore.Sometimes I sleep in the study, sometimes I sleep outside, and sometimes... I sleep in the rooms of those beauties that His Majesty rewards.

By the beginning of the spring of 27, Meng Huan had his second child. Before the child was born, Meng Huan received an order to fight everywhere.

This year, the Mongol and Yuan Dynasty suffered even more internal troubles. From the south to the north, from the Han people to the Mongols, rebels rose up one after another.

In the first month, there were three rebellions, in addition to the Quanzhou earthquake, there were two man-made disasters in February, and two more in March.In April, Hadan was in constant chaos. In May, June, and July, Wuzhou, Quanzhou, Sangzhou, Hangzhou, Jianping, and Wuhu were in turmoil, and wars broke out everywhere.

On the first day of June, the Yellow River burst its embankment in Taikang. In mid-August, the Wuping Road earthquake killed 220 officials and civilians. In September, the Wuping earthquake resumed.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters followed one after another, and the old emperor's health deteriorated day by day. It seemed that all these things foreshadowed something.An ominous atmosphere enveloped the hearts of the people.

In October, the emperor's grandson Gan Lama was made King of Liang, and he left the town of Yunnan. After Gan Mala's departure, the young Tie Mu'er received more support from courtiers.

When Meng Huan's second son was born, it was December. At that time, he was resisting Hadan in Liaoyang Province. It was not until May 28 that he defeated Hadan and returned to Dadu. At this time, the child was able to sit still, but still no name.

Meng Huan named him and called him Meng Tao. Meng Huan had placed high hopes on Pingjiang, because he was named Pingjiang. After Pingjiang died, Meng Huan was sad for a long time, so this time, Meng Huan only hoped that his The child is safe and happy.

At the same time, the battle in the court became more and more fierce.

In the spring of this year, Prime Minister Sang Ge was impeached for embezzlement, perverting the law, and forming a party for personal gain. The former Crown Prince You Zhan Shi Wanze replaced him as Prime Minister Shang Shu. Soon after Zhennan Wang Tuohuan left the town of Yangzhou, he basically missed the throne, and Sang Ge was also beheaded by all the families.

In May, the old emperor dismissed Shangshusheng and established Zhongshusheng. He promoted a group of pure officials, one to clean up the court, and the other to deter unruly people, showing that he still has the ability to control the overall situation.

Meng Huan didn't want to stand in line, and followed the emperor wholeheartedly, and soon he was promoted from a second-rank counselor to a second-rank Zhongshu Youcheng.

In May, there was another matter related to Song Zhi.Liu Yin, the friend Song Zhi made a few years ago, was conscripted by the imperial court again, and the emperor personally appointed him as a Jixian bachelor, but Liu Yin still avoided his illness and stayed in Baoding.

When Song Zhi was planning to go to Lin'an in 24, she wrote to Liu Yin. In the past two years, Liu Yin wrote several letters, and it is believed that they all passed through Meng Huan's hand.Because of the poems in "Baigou", Meng Huan was very vigilant about Song Zhi's relationship with Liu Yin. He didn't expect to see another article "Wei Nuo Shuo". Only those who can live for a long time will not be as miserable as they are, implying that he and Song Zhi are in a dilemma between the remembrance of Song and the persecution of the Yuan court, and they can only promise to survive in order to survive.

Meng Huan was furious when he saw it, and he didn't allow Song Zhi to associate with him anymore.

After the downfall of Prime Minister Sang Ge, the rest of the party were punished one by one.

At the beginning of 29, because Lian Shen was found to have an affair with Sang Ge, the old emperor ordered his house to be ransacked.

Bai Man'er's friend at the Jiaofang Division had been with Lian Shen for the past few years. When Lian Shen's house was ransacked, she was injured and died of illness not long after.Because of this, Song Zhi thought of Bai Man'er again.

Unexpectedly, soon after, Meng Huan brought a child who looked quite similar to Bai Man'er.