Qizhou

Emperor Meng Wenyuan has been on the throne for ten years, the world is peaceful, the people are rich, and they live and work in peace and contentment.

These ten years seem to have diluted the hardships and ups and downs of Meng Yincheng's road to the throne. People looked at the young emperor and didn't quite remember him.

Meng Yincheng was ranked sixth, and his biological mother was only a favorite concubine in the palace, not the queen. The queen gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the only son born to the prince was the third, named Meng Zuoxiang.The first emperor reused Prime Minister Zhang Qirui, regarded him as his right-hand man, and consulted him on everything, only seeking the peace of the country and the people, and even asked the prime minister for advice on the matter of establishing a crown prince.Zhang Qirui has no relatives in the harem, and he can't say that he has a preference. He listed the princes in the palace on paper, pondered day after day, and finally came to a conclusion when he met the emperor: the position of the crown prince, It should belong to the only son of the third prince.

Tan Kui, who was already in the position of Taifu at that time, immediately objected. The reason is very simple. A son has blood, but he may not be able to become a wise king. We have to make concessions in front of us.And in the entire palace, the most intelligent and capable person is none other than the sixth prince Meng Yincheng.

Once this battle between the concubine and concubine begins, it will never end. The high expectations of the imperial concubine as a mother and the careful teaching of the Taifu as a master have made Meng Yincheng, who is still young, realize that this road does not matter whether he wants to take it or not. , have to go on.

It's strange to say that with the support of half of the court, the third prince actually thought that he had the chance to win, and he didn't pay attention to Meng Yincheng, the younger brother at all.He felt in his heart that the dragon chair that was placed on the court hall would belong to Meng Zuoxiang one day sooner or later. above people.

Just when he thought he had the chance to win, disasters hit him one after another. One wrong step, one wrong step, the throne changed from within easy reach to out of reach, and finally missed it.The voice of the third prince in the court became weaker and weaker, and the iron cloth shirt of this layer of son-in-law was finally broken. Just like this, Meng Zuoxiang was thrown out of Chang'an by the furious father and rushed to Jinyang.

In another two years, the sixth prince, Meng Yincheng, ascended the throne according to the imperial edict, inherited the Datong, and became the new generation of emperor of Dameng. The first thing this young emperor did after he ascended the throne was to bestow rewards on all his brothers, including this The unsuccessful third prince, now the third prince.

Meng Yincheng decreed to renovate the house for him, and gave him the authority to lead the party.Let everyone in the world see how this young emperor forgave his elder brother who had made a mistake, and how he treated others leniently.

But no one cares what Meng Zuoxiang, who has received this kindness from the emperor, thinks.

Ten years later, the country that was thought to be calm and peaceful once again appeared strange, but this time, Meng Yincheng was no longer the young man who needed to be reminded and helped in everything ten years ago. People talked less and less, and the jade pendant he always held in his hand became his only friend.In other words, the word emperor itself means loneliness and unpredictable.

After hearing this, Qin Ge nodded slowly: "So there's still such a thing...Then the third prince may not be simple. He has been dormant for ten years. If there is any movement..."

"Yes, so let's discuss this matter first. I will find an opportunity to explain to His Majesty, and you should arrange it quickly. If this matter drags on, it will be Chinese New Year. Everything is not easy to arrange..."

"Okay, let's do this first." Qin Ge drank the tea in his cup, and the meeting came to an end.

The two went downstairs and were about to say goodbye and go their separate ways so as not to arouse suspicion. Suddenly, a man in armor came running towards them from the other side of the street. He Qizhou was wondering, seeing this The man rushed to Qin Ge, raised his sword and bowed: "General Qin, why are you here? It's your turn to patrol today!"

Qin Ge was taken aback: "Why am I patrolling again? Isn't it my turn to rest today?"

The man was also taken aback, took out a notebook from his pocket, and showed it to Qin Ge page by page: "General, look, your day off is tomorrow, not today! The entire patrol team couldn't find you, so I came here Find me."

Qin Ge looked at the notebook, unable to stand still: "How did I get this wrong! Let's go back quickly!"

"I see that you are not here, and I can't find any traces. I have already led them on a round of patrolling, and they are resting now, so I rushed out to find you. There will be another patrol in a few hours. Remember to go!"

Qin Ge, as if he had been pardoned, grabbed the man's shoulder and patted him hard twice: "Thank you, thank you, I'll treat you to dinner sometime! My brain doesn't work well in winter, so I'll trouble you guys!"

He Qizhou was not surprised by Qin Ge's inattentive temper, but he did care about this shrewd general under him.Before the two of them had gone far, He Qizhou quickly stepped forward and stopped the two who were shoulder to shoulder: "Who is this?"

"This one? Hahaha, my right-hand man!" Qin Ge introduced him to He Qizhou without any exception, "You also know that I am a forgetful person, and I need him to help me with everything."

The man had excellent eyesight, and when He Qizhou asked, he immediately introduced himself: "My name is Bai Songzhi, and I am a captain under General Qin. I have met Mr. He."

He Qizhou wondered, "You know me?"

Bai Songzhi nodded, and said with a smile: "Why don't you know him? General Qin mentioned it occasionally. Since he is a close friend of General Qin, I have naturally heard about it."

He Qizhou also smiled and said, "It's good to remember a good friend in your heart, and you don't need to spread it around."

"Yes." Bai Songzhi nodded, and immediately understood He Qizhou's meaning, "I'm here to pick up General Qin, so I won't bother Mr. He. If you have free time in the future, you can come and sit in the camp, brothers. Everyone has heard that Qintian monitoring is like a god, but they have never seen it before."

"Okay, there is a chance." He Qizhou waved his hand, and was about to see the two of them off when he heard a sudden scream at the end of Zhuque Street. The three of them were masters with amazing hearing, and immediately turned their heads and looked towards the east entrance.

The crowded crowd was pushed away like water waves. A child who was no more than waist-high ran away at high speed. The child was dressed in coarse cloth and was out of breath. He turned his head from time to time, as if he was being chased by someone.

And behind him, there are indeed several strong and strong adult men who are sternly scolding and chasing after him.

He Qizhou just said "Excuse me", but he didn't expect that Captain Bai beside him was faster than him. He was tall, but exceptionally dexterous, and rushed forward with just one stride, like a swift light.Bai Songzhi hugged the breathless child with one arm, and picked up the umbrella sold at a stall beside him with the other. The oiled paper umbrella danced like a flower in his hand, which had the charm of a spear.

Sweeping the tip of the umbrella, a gust of wind passed by, and the few big men who were chasing up were stunned, but he was forced to retreat by him alone, and stopped in place and did not dare to go forward.

Bai Songzhi said loudly: "There are a lot of pedestrians on Chang'an Avenue, please have something to say, don't push and jostle people."

Those big guys sized him up for a while, and the leader suddenly sneered: "Which onion are you? Under this imperial city, you still have to meddle in other people's business?"

The people hiding behind laughed strangely, and echoed, "That's right, I'm afraid I don't know which house we belong to!"

Seeing more and more people gathered around to watch the fun, and the few people became even more arrogant, the big man in the lead gave a "tsk" and pointed to himself: "I am under Wang Quanfu, the name Wang Quanfu, don't you Have not heard?"

Bai Songzhi smiled: "Excuse me, who is he?"

The big man didn't expect to be able to choke himself back, and almost stuttered: "You...you don't even know him! Today I will give you a lot of insight. The chief butler of the prime minister, who manages the entire Xiangfu at once, such a powerful role, where did you come from, a countryman, and you have never even heard of it?"

Another person added: "That's right, we came out today to buy things for the prime minister's mansion. This little devil's house has a stall full of rough and cheap fabrics. These things are not suitable for the horse-tailored clothes of the prime minister's mansion. If you can be spotted by us, it is considered a glorious lintel! The adults in this family welcome you with smiles, but this brat is trying to figure out that the pile of rags is worth five taels of silver. , is it reasonable?"

The leader said again: "Isn't that right? If you don't believe me, let this brat take out the money in his arms, no more, no less, five taels, and snatch it from my money bag!"

He Qizhou stood aside, and the more he heard it, the more he felt it was unbelievable. He interrupted: "Am I not mistaken? You guys wrapped a whole stall of cloth for others, and you don't even plan to give it five taels?"

The big man said "Hey": "Where are you from, a villager? On Zhuque Street, what does the Prime Minister's Mansion want, and you have to pay? Those who want you think highly of you! Don't talk about this pile of rags. , I just fell in love with the proprietress of the store, she has to bridal with me!" After saying this, the rogue faces of the few people became even more obvious, regardless of how vulgar the words were, they couldn't close their smiles Mouth.

A servant's servant can be so arrogant and domineering, what kind of style is this prime minister's mansion on weekdays?

These few people laughed and cursed, and swaggered towards Bai Songzhi: "If you are sensible, quickly hand over that little devil to me..." Before they could finish speaking, the leader slapped him in the face. It was none other than Bai Songzhi, Xiaowei Bai put the child aside, Qin Ge hurried over to pick him up, turned around and coaxed him: "Don't look, it's not good for children, close your eyes. "

In the middle of Zhuque Street, a few big men surrounded a thin man who was quite strong. They wanted to hit him with random punches, but they didn't expect this man to be very dexterous. They beat up hard, except for their own After fighting so hard, I couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.Bai Songzhi laughed: "Everyone below the root of the imperial city is so arrogant, you really don't know what my Dameng's law looks like."

After saying that, he clenched the umbrella tightly in his hand, picked it up a while, and the tip of the umbrella pierced the big holes on several people's bodies fiercely. The few people who were extremely arrogant at first fell limply to the ground one by one, with only one mouth left and refused to open their mouths. stop.

One person said: "I am Wang Fa! You villager is so bold that you dare to fight on the head of Xiangfu!"

Bai Songzhi turned a deaf ear to these filthy words, and asked the store beside him to buy a few feet of hemp rope, and tied up the people on the ground one by one. Seeing that they couldn't scold him, they became even more violent, and all their fathers and mothers talked about it from their mouths. Jumping inside and out is as ugly as it sounds.

Bai Songzhi gave a "tsk", took out a piece of handkerchief from his pocket, and stuffed it into the leader's mouth so hard that he almost pushed it into his throat. When the man choked, he could only express his extreme anger whining.He tied them up, and smiled at He Qizhou who was standing beside him eating melon seeds: "Master He, I will send these people to the Yamen first, and you will remember to remind General Qin to go back to patrol later."

He Qizhou smiled and nodded: "It's easy to say, Captain Bai, go slowly."

Bai Songzhi nodded, and pulled hard with his hand, pulling several minions in disorder. If they walked slowly, they would fall to the ground one after another, and were dragged all the way to the yamen by the captain Bai.I don't know who among the onlookers started, and suddenly began to say hello loudly, applauding, cheering, one after another, and there was joy in the New Year.

Qin Ge put down the child in his arms, and patted the little guy's head again. The child thanked them both, and ran home excitedly.

He Qizhou said: "You general, you are interesting."

Qin Ge grinned: "That's necessary, and don't look at who led the soldiers!"

He Qizhou rolled his eyes at him, and knocked the melon seeds loudly: "If he is a trustworthy person... His Majesty's other concern, I'm afraid it will be resolved."