Meng Ming already knew that Liu E and Zhao Zhen had begun to have contradictions, and there were cracks in the intimate relationship between the two, of course, Meng Ming knew that as Zhao Zhen grew older and had his own opinions, he would no longer obey Liu E.

The current Zhao Zhen is not the Zhao Zhen in history who was suppressed during Liu E's curtain listening to politics, Zhao Zhen in history is a person who is "lenient and less decisive", soft and indecisive.

At this time, his temperament is already much stronger, with the assistance of Kou Zhun and other auxiliary ministers, although he is still a little immature and young in handling political affairs, but the court's evaluation of him is getting higher and higher, saying that he is "a British Taizu with a pioneering heart." ”

But this is a little displeasing to the Queen Mother Liu E, after all, what she needs is an obedient Zhao Zhen, so as to maintain her power.

Liu E knew that she had too many constraints in the court, after all, there were many important ministers who supported Zhao Zhen, and they were headed by Kou Zhun and were quite hostile to her, and they had a strict posture of guarding against her.

Meng Ming is not far from intervening in the gradual dispute between the emperor and queen in the imperial court, he has been on the battlefield for more than three months, and has suffered a lot of crimes, he has made up his mind that he must retreat into the background, play the role of Zhao Zhen's military advisor, and no longer show his face, after all, Liu E has also taken precautions and suspicions of himself, so he should be an otaku, or make a fortune in a muffled voice.

When he returned to the house, he first went to visit his parents, and finally set up a family banquet in his house, and set up two large tables, one table was the elders, accompanied by parents, fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law, uncles, and aunts; My wife, sister, sister, and cousin sit at the same table.

The family is all pulling the family routine, a group of harmony, Meng Ming's heart feels very warm and content, in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, with a calm temperament.

At the table, Meng Cheng asked: "Ming'er, this battle of Liao and Song Dynasty is quite smooth, right? ”

His father-in-law Li Zhenju also said: "The virtuous son-in-law led the army to the battlefield to kill the enemy this time, and the old man was also worried for a long time, after all, you and General Yang were too hasty in organizing and training the new army, these recruits have not been tempered, and they have no war experience, everything is like "talking on paper"; When you suddenly go to war, you must be in danger and your future is uncertain.

This must have been framed by the old ministers of the DPRK and China, who want to roast you on the fire; You have won the victory, because they have the wisdom to know people and have the merit of supporting;

If you lose the battle, then slander, framing, and falling into the well will follow one after another, not only the virtuous son-in-law will be suppressed, but the ministers who are good friends with you will also be implicated, and even deposed, and then the official family will also lose his ministers, and he will inevitably lose his right to speak in the court, and will be suppressed and suppressed by the queen mother. ”

Meng Ming also said: "Yes, I have been a little too sharp during this time, and I have been hated by many people; I think that I am thinking about the imperial court, and I have no selfish intentions, I just want to make the Great Song Dynasty strong; But I didn't expect to be regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and I wanted to get rid of it quickly. ”

Teng Qianniang said worriedly: "I don't know anything big about it, but from your mouth, I know that Ming'er has just walked away from the ghost gate at this time, if that's the case, we might as well go back to our hometown in Beihai, what high-ranking officials, what glory and wealth, what is the difference compared to my son's net worth?" ”

At this time, there was a sudden report from outside, saying that Kou Zhun and Fan Zhongyan were visiting, Meng Ming hurriedly went to greet them, he welcomed them to the banquet, and then they took their seats, at this time the dishes were not yet served, and the banquet had not yet opened.

At this time, Kou Zhun smiled and said: "It's better to come early than to come by chance, it just happened to meet Meng Xiaozi's family banquet, and coming here is like going to your own home, and the old man is not welcome." ”

Fan Zhongyan also said: "I have the same idea as Master Kou, and today we should be revealed." ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed, and the atmosphere at the banquet became full, and they no longer thought about unhappy things.

After a while, the dishes were ready, and Meng Ming took out a jar of spirits from the study, which he used to distill repeatedly with those light liquors of more than 20 degrees on the market, and made a total of three jars, the degree was about 50 degrees, and each jar was about fifteen or sixteen catties; He put the three jars of wine in the cellar of the study, and the mouth of the jar was sealed with beeswax, and it had been sitting for nearly two years.

He poured wine for everyone on the table, and immediately smelled the aroma of wine, Kou Zhun called out "good wine" at this time, but you were not welcome, without waiting for Meng Ming to react, he picked up the wine glass, and was about to kill it as soon as he raised his neck, he took a sip, and immediately saw that his face was distorted, he hurriedly put down the wine glass, then covered his mouth with his hand, turned his back and coughed violently, and forcibly did not squirt the wine out of his mouth.

He suddenly felt that his tongue was numbed by the spicy, but he could taste a hint of sweetness, and his throat felt like a fire had been drunk, and the heat seemed to come out of the warp, and after a while his stomach felt warm.

Meng Ming was a little gloating on the side, he wanted to tell the drinkers at the banquet that when drinking, don't drink like a cow, but drink in small sips, this is not enough to say, Kou Zhun did it directly, this wine glass is not big, but it also looks like more than three taels of wine.

Seeing that Kou Zhun's face was flushed, like a Guan Gong, he also felt a little confused, so he hurriedly sat down and calmed down for a while, and after a while he came back to his senses.

He pointed at Meng Ming and scolded with a smile: "What a Meng boy, you are determined to make the old man make a fool of yourself, and you don't say anything about such a strong wine." But it's still enjoyable to drink, and the wine used to be like water, and it didn't taste like a little sweet, and this wine was the wine that men should drink. ”

When everyone heard this, they took their wine glasses, and because there was Kou Zhun in front of them, they all took a sip on the side of their mouths, and then tasted it, and they all applauded after drinking.

Among them, Fan Zhongyan said: "This wine is very strong, but not spicy, it has a long aroma, mellow taste, sweet taste, clean throat, and harmonious flavors." Good wine, good wine, the wine that I drank before should not be called wine compared to this wine. ”

Meng Ming also said: "Elders, it's not that I feel sorry for you to drink, this wine can only be drunk for two glasses at most." If you drink too much, you will easily get drunk. ”

Kou Zhun drank two glasses and felt that it was not enjoyable, so he begged for another drink, and after drinking, he was still sober, not drunk, and looked like he had nothing to do, Meng Ming suddenly praised Kou Zhun's amount of wine, these three glasses of wine have to be more than a catty, and the degree is more than 50 degrees.

Fan Zhongyan also drank two glasses, but seeing that he was also unsatisfied, Meng Ming knew that his remaining two jars of wine were not guaranteed.

At Meng Ming's banquet, all the drinkers ate and drank profusely, shouting happily, but Meng Cheng was so drunk that after everyone was full of wine and food, they withdrew from the table to drink tea.

Kou Zhun glanced at Meng Ming, and Meng Ming got up and led him to the study, followed by Fan Zhongyan.

After coming to the study, Meng Ming gave the two of them a pot of green tea that he made by himself, the tea was two leaves and one bud before the rain, Meng Ming was brewed with boiling water at 90 degrees, and he couldn't drink the soup tea of the current Song Dynasty.

The soup tea of the Great Song Dynasty is to grind the tea bricks into fine powder, just like flour, people add onions, ginger, salt and other condiments to the tea, and generally add dates and mint to taste, but this can not taste the true fragrance of the tea, at this time the tea is prevalent.

And Meng Ming used the method of steaming green loose tea. When drinking loose tea, it is not crushed into pieces, but brewed with whole leaves; Do not use salt to taste, pay attention to the original fragrance of tea.

The tea is brewed, it exudes wisps of fragrance, both of them feel that this way of making tea is very strange, so they pick up the cup and taste it, the tea entrance tastes a wisp of bitterness on the tip of the tongue, and when it reaches the root of the tongue, it becomes an elegant sweet taste, refreshing in the throat, there is no strange taste of soup tea, this is the original natural taste of tea.

At this time, Kou Zhun said to Fan Zhongyan: "Meng Xiaozi is an elegant person, you see that this method of making tea is also unique, first bitter and then sweet, sweet and refreshing in the throat, I don't want us to drink tea soup usually, there is a strange smell, just like drinking medicine; I like this tea brewing method, this is the original taste of tea, which is called the original source. ”

Fan Zhongyan also praised again and again, and the two asked Meng Ming for tea, and asked for the burning knife to drink at the banquet, Meng Ming agreed with a wry smile, and each of them gave two catties of green tea and five catties of burning knives.

Kou Zhun sat down at this time, and then said to Meng Ming: "Meng boy, as soon as you come back, you want to be a deserter, isn't this all a mess." Now the officials are quite annoyed with you. ”

Meng Ming hurriedly explained: "Uncle Kou, you see that I can't help it, there is a big family affair here and outside, and the second lady is about to give birth." ”

Fan Zhongyan asked, "I heard that the princess of the Yue Kingdom of Liao is also waiting to give birth in your mansion, right?" She's pregnant with your child, right? ”

Meng Ming's face suddenly turned unnatural when he heard this, and he said in a sneering voice, "This is purely an accident. ”

Kou Zhun also quipped: "Who in Tokyo doesn't know that the three princesses of Liao Kingdom have a deep love for you, men chase women in the mountains, women chase men in the veil, Meng Xiaozi also has seven emotions and six desires, and it is normal to not be able to grasp it." As the saying goes, "people don't be romantic, teenagers". ”

Fan Zhongyan hurriedly said: "Senior Kou, this matter is not trivial, if it is known by people with ulterior motives, it will inevitably cause criticism, and even bring about attacks." ”

After hearing this, Kou Zhun said: "This matter seems to be no big deal now, after all, the Great Song Dynasty won a complete victory and occupied the land of Nanjing Dao in Daliao. The matter of Princess Nayelu, as a target for attacking Meng Xiaozi, is of little significance, if it spreads, it will leave a good reputation among the people, after all, it is Da Liao, not Da Song, who is humiliated. ”

Meng Ming said: "Now above the court, although the situation is a little turbulent and seems to be tense, the official family and the queen mother have reached an agreement, and the two are in a delicate balance, so the court has stabilized." ”

Kou Zhun said: "Having said that, the unstable factor is that Xia Zhu is the same as Pingzhang, who is very good at drilling camps at this time, and he is quite selfish, so we still have to beware of him turning against the water." That's what I'm here for today. ”

He said: "Now that the Queen Mother and the official family have reached an agreement, it is because the Great Song Dynasty has recovered the land of Youyan, and the prestige of the official family has risen, and she wants to suppress it. So the two had a four-year agreement, and the official family would withdraw the curtain and return to government after the crown ceremony at the age of 20. However, conventions are conventions, not written things, and there are many variables.

At present, we should pay attention to Xia Zhu's every move, Xia Zhu likes to accumulate wealth and live a luxurious life; So I came this time to let Meng Xiaozi use the benefits of money to stabilize him. ”