Hurry up, Shen Leng and Meng Changan and the three of them still didn't catch up with Chang'an for the New Year, but fortunately, they entered the city before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, of course, they couldn't go home directly, according to the rules, they had to go outside the Weiyang Palace first and wait for His Majesty to summon them, probably because His Majesty was too busy today, and the three of them waited outside the palace for half an hour, and the people who came in and out looked at the three of them, and their eyes were a little complicated.

Shen Leng and Meng Changan had already arranged for someone to send the things they bought halfway home first, while those from Bohai Kingdom secretly followed.

Outside Weiyang Palace, the weather is cold, so the iron armor is cold.

Shen Leng looked at Meng Chang'an: "Why does Your Majesty summon everyone who returns to Beijing from the war to wear armor?" ”

Meng Changan: "I haven't heard of any clear rules, but everyone seems to be like this, and they don't take off their armor when they return to Beijing." ”

Shen Leng looked down at the black armor on his body, the blood stains had already been wiped clean, but the knife marks on it were still there, no matter how strong the armor was, it was impossible for it to be cut by a heavy knife without a trace, so this armor was a little more solemn.

Meng Changan looked at his dark iron black armor, and Shen Leng was a little embarrassed: "Your new armor was already being made by the people of the martial arts workshop before I left Chang'an, and it has been almost two years now, so it should have been done a long time ago." ”

Meng Changan snorted: "Same as yours?" ”

"It's different."

Shen Leng said: "Of course it doesn't have my majesty." ”

Meng Changan: "Hmm. ”

Shen Leng: "But the material used to build the iron armor is the same, I asked Lin Luoyu and the others to help find the materials, it should have cost a lot of money, when do you plan to settle the account?" ”

Meng Changan raised his head to look at the sky.

Shen Leng sighed: "It seems that it can't be recovered." ”

The corners of Meng Changan's mouth hooked.

At this time, Dai Fangzhou ran out of the palace gate quickly, and when he saw Shen Leng, his eyebrows and eyes smiled: "Why are the three generals still waiting, Your Majesty has ordered before, if the three generals return triumphantly, they can enter the palace directly." ”

Shen Leng and the three of them greeted each other at the same time, and Shen sneered: "The rules are the rules, and they can't be messed up." ”

Dai Fangzhou led the three people into Weiyang Palace, and when he arrived outside the Dongnuan Pavilion, Dai Fangzhou whispered: "Your Majesty has been thinking about the three generals, and you will ask the three generals about their itinerary every day, knowing that they will enter the palace today, Your Majesty has been busy preparing things, the three generals, please wait a while, and the slave maid will go in to pray." ”

"Let them in."

The emperor's voice came from the Dongnuan Pavilion, and Dai Fangzhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty invites the three generals in." ”

When I entered the temple gate, I smelled a fragrance, and the corners of Shen Leng's eyebrows were raised: "Hot pot? ”

When I turned into the Dongnuan Pavilion, I saw that His Majesty was cutting meat with his cuffs, he asked people to set up a table in the study, the vegetables had been washed, the meat slices had been cut a lot, the hot pot in the middle of the table had been opened, bubbling, the aroma of the bottom of the pot was permeated throughout the study, the smell made people want to cry kindly, and they had not eaten a serious meal in the Northeast Frontier for a long time.

"I think about it, the three of you shouldn't be able to eat well in the Northeast Frontier, so I went to the imperial dining room to search, I haven't done it in person for many years, and I'm rusty, so you can make do with it."

The three of them looked at each other, and the warmth in their hearts was warmer than the stove in the East Warming Pavilion.

"At first, I asked someone from the imperial dining room to prepare it, but the things they made were too delicate, they looked okay, and they didn't taste like it."

The emperor pinched up a piece of meat: "It's still a little thicker and refreshing." ”

In addition to the emperor, there are two heavyweights in Daning in the Dongnuan Pavilion, one is the old dean Lu Congwu, and the other is the general of the forbidden army, Yuan Shu, Shen Leng and the three of them saluted the two important ministers, but the emperor waved his hand and said: "Where are there so many rules, go and move the stool yourself." ”

Shen Leng and the three of them hurriedly went to move the stool that was prepared on the side, he found a place to wash his hands, leaned over to the emperor and looked at it, and said in a low voice: "Why don't you come?" ”

The emperor handed him the kitchen knife: "You can come, you can come, my waist is sore." ”

He got out of the way, looked at Shen Leng and said seriously: "Don't be better than me, otherwise you will be pulled out and killed." ”

Shen sneered: "Chen Lingzhi has a fart to shoot. ”

The emperor said, "Take a picture." ”

Shen Leng cleared his throat: "Your Majesty said that if the minister is better than Your Majesty, then cut off the minister's head, the minister doesn't care at all, even if the minister goes all out, it is impossible for the minister to surpass His Majesty, and he can't do it now and in the future, so naturally he doesn't worry about moving his head." ”

The emperor pouted: "The traces of this sycophant are too heavy and exaggerated." ”

Shen Leng: "......"

The emperor said, "Punish you for pouring wine for everyone." ”

Shen Leng said while cutting the meat: "I'm scared to death, I thought I was going to deduct Yu Lu again." ”

"You reminded me."

The emperor pulled a chair and sat on the edge of the table and watched Shen Leng cut meat: "Tell me yourself, it's okay to deduct you for a few years?" ”

Shen Leng: "......"

The emperor looked at Yan Kaisong a little restrained, and said with a smile: "It's not the first time you've seen me, and it's not the first time you've eaten with me, why do you look like a new daughter-in-law who has just passed the door, if you feel uncomfortable sitting like this, then go over there and bring white tofu, the old dean's favorite food." ”

Yan Kaisong hurriedly got up: "The minister is just panicked in his heart. ”

"What are you afraid of?"

The emperor waved his hand, and the servants in the study immediately retreated, and he smiled: "I didn't plan to punish you, but I also planned to mention the three products to you, I plan to punish those two guys, do you see that the two of them are panicking?" ”

Meng Changan was actually a little uncomfortable, after all, he was not in the capital all the year round, and he had too little contact with His Majesty, but he was sitting there with a calm face that made people feel that he was more relaxed than Yan Kaisong, he heard the emperor say that he would punish him and Shen Leng, thinking about how to answer the phone, after thinking for a while, he felt that he still had to come out of his heart, so he asked: "Isn't it okay to punish only Shen Leng?" ”

The emperor snorted and laughed: "Sure enough, it's a good brother." ”

Meng Changan didn't know how to answer again.

Shen Leng cut the meat, and then took the white tofu that Yan Kaisong handed him: "Tofu is not easy to cut, the knife should be smeared with a little water, so that the knife will not stick to the knife and will not be too broken, not only will it not feel troublesome to eat, but it will also look more comfortable." ”

Old Dean: "Even if you cut out the flowers, I won't help you intercede, for the crime of starting a war without authorization, how should you be punished?" ”

Shen Leng looked at Yuan Shu, who shook his head: "You didn't cut tofu for me, you see what I do." ”

The emperor was in a good mood, and the people in the room were all people he would not be disgusted no matter how he looked at them, and each one of them was someone he could put his heart to, Meng Changan and Yan Kaisong were restrained, and the emperor did not feel that the two of them were estranged.

Shen Leng cut all the meat and dishes in an orderly manner, and then washed his hands again and put the ingredients into the hot pot for everyone: "The affairs of the Northeast Frontier are all temporary intentions of the ministers themselves, and they forcibly pulled the two of them to fight the Bohai Sea, if Your Majesty wants to punish them, it would be good to punish the ministers, anyway, the ministers are used to it." ”

Emperor: "Huh? ”

Shen Leng: "No...... The courtiers are happy and convinced. ”

The emperor snorted: "Since you take all the blame on yourself, then I will fulfill you, and after eating this meal for a while, I will go to the vegetable market and wait, I will let Han Zhaozhi go to the prison to behead." ”

Shen Leng: "Lord Han is also working hard, let him take a good rest, the minister is not in a hurry." ”

The emperor glared at him, but the smile on his lips could not be contained.

Shen Leng said: "This matter really has nothing to do with the two of them, it is the ministers who are rolling around and playing scoundrels, and they are forced to participate in it...... Otherwise, the punishment will be ten years? Twenty years, twenty years. ”

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "I have already drafted the decree of the cabinet, you have been demoted to the third grade for the time being, and the punishment is inevitable, so I will be punished for five years, and I will order you to think about it behind closed doors after you go back, and you will not be allowed to go out without my will within ten days, and you will also hold back a plea of guilt, your words must be earnest, your writing must be serious, and I will be circulated to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty." ”

Shen Leng was taken aback: "Everyone wants to see it." ”

The emperor snorted, and suddenly reacted to where Shen Leng's fear was, so he laughed: "I asked you to practice calligraphy well, but you just don't listen, but don't worry too much, no one in the Manchu Dynasty knows that your words are broken." ”

Shen Leng: "......"

The Emperor raised his glass: "I will first give you three a glass." ”

The three of them hurriedly stood up and held the cups in both hands.

The emperor was silent for a while and then said: "I know your hard work, and I can imagine how dangerous it has been for you to fight in the Bohai Sea for a few months, without my will, but you have to gamble your own net worth and life, I have to thank you, do you know why I let you wear armor into the palace?" Do you know why I deliberately asked you to wait outside the palace gate for a while? I want more people to see the marks left by the slashing and stabbing on your body. ”

He let out a long breath: "I am proud of you. ”

Yan Kaisong choked up, and actually shed tears.

Shen Leng and Meng Changan were also touched in their hearts, but they were younger, but they held back their tears.

The emperor said, "You understand me, I understand you. ”

He drank all the wine in the cup: "After tomorrow morning, you will all have a good rest at home for a few days, as for what the courtiers say, I will deal with it, Yan Kaisong is promoted to the third grade plus the first class marquis, Meng Changan is also promoted to the third grade, Shen Leng has no reward." ”

Shen Leng said sincerely: "It would be better if you didn't punish it." ”

The emperor was amused by him again: "After eating, we will all go back to rest, take a good bath and reunite with the family, no matter what anyone says when you go to court tomorrow, you can just endure it." ”

"Obey."

The three men leaned over.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside, and Dai Fangzhou came in: "Your Majesty, Lai Cheng, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, asks to see you." ”

"This guy's nose is really smart."

The Emperor smiled, "Let him in." ”

Lai Cheng came in with two folds in his hand, and as soon as he entered the door to give a salute, he couldn't help laughing: "It's really a coincidence." ”

Emperor: "Is it really a coincidence?" ”

Lai Cheng: "It just so happens that the ministers are accurate in calculating the time." ”

The emperor gave him a blank look: "Move the stool and sit on it yourself." ”

Lai Chengdao: "Let's get down to business first." ”

He handed the two copies of the recital in his hand to the emperor with both hands: "The first recital, including the ministers, the twenty-three members of the cabinet jointly participated in the crime of Shen Leng, Meng Chang'an, and Yan Kaisong for starting a war without authorization, disregarding the law of the country, disrespecting the court, and disrespecting Your Majesty, please punish Your Majesty heavily." ”

The emperor's face changed slightly, although he knew that the people in the cabinet would still play, but at this time, it was obvious that he didn't even give the emperor's face.

"The second part, including the ministers, the cabinet of twenty-three people jointly played, Shen Leng, Meng Chang'an, Yan Kaisong and others for the country's opening up of the territory and the expansion of the territory, the destruction of the Bohai Sea, the merit in the Qianqiu Sheji, the benefit of the people of Li, please Your Majesty rewarded."

The emperor was stunned.

Shen Leng and they were also stunned.