Chapter 65: Meng Ming's Sudden Scandal
It is said that Zhao Zhen's birthday is May 12, and the emperor's birthday is called Wanshou Festival, and celebrations are held every year on this day, and Liao and Western Xia and some vassal states have sent envoys to congratulate. Similarly, on the Wanshou Festival of the Liao Emperor, the Song State also congratulated the envoys.
This year, the third year of Tiansheng (1025 AD) to celebrate is Zhao Zhen's sixteenth birthday, this time the Liao envoy is Liu Shenxing, Hejian people (now Cangzhou), deputy envoy Zheng Hongjie, Xiao rival. This time, Yelu Yanni also visited the Empress Dowager Liu E as the imperial daughter and came with the mission.
Last time Meng Ming saw Yelu Yanni on the bus again, this time Yelu Yanni also made Meng Ming look foreign, after the propaganda of Kou Shan'er's big tongue, in the circle of high-ranking officials and nobles in Tokyo, it was rumored that Meng Ming had a personal affair with the third princess of Liao. Later, with false rumors, the more he depicted it, the darker it became, and he portrayed Yelu Yanni as an infatuated and resentful girl who was abandoned by Meng Ming from the beginning, and then came to Tokyo to find a husband regardless of her identity. Later, there were rumors that Meng Ming had made the three princesses' bellies bigger, and later their children were born.
No, Meng Ming is in a hurry now, and there is a fire in the backyard. The jade cicada didn't say anything, but she also seemed curious, knocking on Meng Ming's words from time to time; Not to mention Zhao Mingyue, she was a tigress, jumping up and down in front of Meng Ming, interrogating him anytime and anywhere all day long. Meng Ming has explained many times, and has always shown that he is innocent, and he has no personal relationship with Yelu Yanni, and the family, including Jade Chan, does not believe it. In the end, Meng Ming's father and mother came to him, saying that if he and Yelu Yanni had a child, they would have to take the child back, saying that the children of the old Meng family could not be left behind, which made Meng Ming very annoyed.
Meng Ming doesn't dare to stay at home now, and has been accompanying Zhao Zhen on a private visit these days. Zhao Zhen secretly saw Liu Yunniang a few times during this time, at this time Liu Yunniang was guarding filial piety for her father, Liu Yunniang was wearing a white filial piety dress on her body, pear blossoms with rain, and her pitiful appearance was in response to the sentence "Women should be pretty and filial", which made Zhao Zhen feel pity. Meng Ming advised Zhao Zhen to pay attention to the wind and not to see Liu Yunniang frequently, after all, her father had just died, and she had a three-year filial piety period, which was actually twenty-seven months. Confucius believed that the pursuit of happiness during the mourning period will not be at peace, but only by crying and grieving, the heart will be at peace, which is the remembrance and respect for parents and filial piety. Meng Ming's words reminded Zhao Zhen that he was the emperor and had to set an example for the people of the world, Zhao Zhen was a little ashamed, and felt that he was Meng Lang, which would also affect Liu Yunniang's reputation. Not to mention being accepted by the imperial court and harem. So Zhao Zhen wrote a letter to Liu Yunniang, asking her to mourn and change, and vaguely said her feelings, saying that for her reputation, it would not be common in the future, but he could wait for him for three years. Meng Ming handed over the letter to Liu Yunniang, which gave Liu Yunniang's miserable heart some comfort.
On this day, Yelu Yanni was in Meng Ming's house, and at this time, Meng Ming was at the invitation of Yan Shu and was discussing with him in the Ministry of Transport. The railway from Tokyo to Yangzhou has been completed in its entirety, and various commissioning, drills and other finishing work are being carried out, and it has been decided to choose a day for trial operation in June, which is less than a month away. The imperial court decided to organize officials to take the acceptance, and Lu Xianggong and Vice Minister Qian of the Political Affairs Hall would lead the team, so there was a lot of preparation to be done. The parties involved in the construction of the railway: the Tokyo side is the meritorious family headed by the Cao family, specifically: the Cao family, the Gao family, the Shi family, the Murong family, the Wang family, the Yang family of Tianbo Prefecture, the Chong family, the Pan family, and the Meng Ming family; Yangzhou is the Liang family of salt merchants, the Yuan family of grain merchants, and the Lin family of silk merchants; Xuzhou is a horse gang; the grain and oil merchants of Shunde Prefecture; The Li family, a tea merchant in Sizhou. Representatives of these fifteen companies were also invited to participate in the meeting of the Ministry of Transport, after they collectively resolved to establish the Great Song Jingyang Railway Transportation Company, the name was still given by Meng Ming, Meng Ming put forward the rules and regulations of the joint-stock company, and drafted the rules and regulations of the Great Song Jingyang Railway Transportation Company, covering all aspects from safety management, employee management, financial management, post management, locomotive scheduling and interval train schedules. The most important thing is the introduction of a board of directors system. He wrote a booklet, printed it, and sent it to all shareholders for reference, so that they could put forward different reference opinions and try to complete the company's rules and regulations. These systems are advanced systems that transcend the millennium, and they can't think of them. So all of them passed.
Speaking of Meng Ming's mansion, Yelu Yanni was sitting at the table in the guest hall drinking tea and did not speak. Zhao Mingyue was standing opposite her angrily at this time, glaring at her viciously and saying, "What does the third princess mean?" We don't know each other very well, do we? Yelu Yanni smiled and said, "Princess Qixia is right, but we don't know each other well, and we haven't met at all, but I know Meng Ming very well." Today I am here to see him, not to you. After she finished speaking, the corners of her mouth curled, and she glared back at Zhao Mingyue. Zhao Mingyue, who was angry on the spot, was smoking, and she was just about to sneer at each other, only to see the jade cicada wave her hand at him, and then said to Yelu Yanni: "Third princess, to be able to come to my house is to make the cold house shine, I don't know what the third princess is doing when she sees my father-in-law, this house is handled by me and Sister Mingyue inside and out, you tell me something, I will definitely tell you." My sister is the princess of Liao, representing the dignity of Da Liao, so it is a little inappropriate to come here, which can not only affect the reputation of my family, but also affect the reputation of the princess. Please also ask the princess to think twice. ”
The jade cicada said and looked at Yelu Yanni, Yelu Yanni was speechless, and she also felt that she was Meng Lang. But I feel that my momentum can't be left behind. She said with a smile: "What Madame said is very true, but this palace is the daughter of the grassland, and she doesn't understand the red tape of the Central Plains. She looked at Zhao Mingyue again and said, "I heard that Princess Qixia was also impressed by Meng Lang's talent, and she secretly promised to bend down to marry, and her courage is commendable." Although there have been twists and turns, there are still lovers who have finally become married, and it is gratifying to congratulate them. Then he said: "Our sons and daughters of Da Liao, dare to love and hate, even if Meng Ming doesn't like me, but it is my right to like Meng Ming, and it has nothing to do with others." After saying that, he turned to leave, and when he walked to the door of the house, he said, "Two sisters, I'm still back." Then he chuckled and walked away.
Zhao Mingyue felt provoked, and said angrily: "It's really shameful, sister, how can a woman say such explicit words?" It's really a barbarian country. The jade cicada didn't seem to hear it, as if she was thinking about something. Zhao Mingyue called her a few more times, and the jade cicada came back to her senses and smiled apologetically at her. Zhao Mingyue said: ", you see that Xianggong is too, leaving some romantic debts, all of which are made people come to the door, how is this good." Sister, the Queen Mother often said that you are beautiful and wise, you have to think of a way. Jade Cicada smiled slightly and said: "Our husband, it's quite a daughter, what can I do, my sister wait and see what happens, don't worry about yourself" After speaking, she got up and went back to the house, she said to herself on the way: "My husband is the same as in his previous life, he is a good man, what do others want, I am embarrassed to refuse, and in the end I will be wronged and carry it." This time, I won't be able to resist Yelu Yanni's stalking. ”