Chapter 388: Convincing or Not Convincing
The palace door of the apse was open, and the palace maids with their buns passed briskly in groups with things, all of them looking capable and neat, and they were preparing for the feast; The moon-white skirts worn by the palace maids looked elegant and graceful, lining their bodies slender.
There was laughter in the palace, and it was extremely popular. Fu Jinzhan was in a very happy mood, and a smile appeared very naturally in her crooked eyes, between her lips, and on her jade-white cheeks, as if she was soaking up a smile from the bottom of her heart. The expression on Guo Shao's face was stunned for a moment, but his gaze immediately looked away.
The second sister seemed to notice something, and looked back at Fu Jinzhan. Marigold had suppressed her smile and sat there quietly, nothing unusual. But she was slightly panicked in her heart, so she reached out and gently brushed between her ears and temples, and made a trivial movement.
Fu Jinzhan spoke at this time, with a clear speech, rhythmic tone, and a tactful voice, "Above the court, what a eunuch said is the most interesting, and when the treasury is full, I will be better in charge." You are thankful in the palace, but I want to say thank you even more. The last sentence of the word thank you became lower, like the aftermath of a melody, the smallest but the most amorous.
A serious and dignified tone, Fu Jinzhan seems to be very good at conveying emotions through the change of voice in serious speech. Guo Shao is also very cooperative: "The country is the country as the home. The Queen Mother cultivates benevolence and government, just like the clever women in the country, as the saying goes, 'It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice', and we martial artists naturally have to find a way to find rice back, which is a matter of duty. ”
Second Sister Fu said softly: "The husband is talking about benevolence, but he is talking about a good woman, it feels so strange to hear. ”
Guo Shao said calmly: "The eldest sister is the queen mother in the imperial court, aren't we a family here?" ”
Fu Jinzhan raised her hand, which was warmer and whiter than jade, and gently covered her mouth, laughed for a while, and said, "General Guo's analogy is quite interesting. But then Meng Chang is probably very unhappy when he sees you move his things? ”
Guo Shao nodded and said: "The country is ruined, how can you be happy that you have been driven down from the throne?" I've met him a few times, and between his words, he should be very unconvinced...... However, the minister said that Meng Chang does not seem to be a big thing, whether he is convinced or not, there is no threat, there is no need to care, he can be tolerated. This can show the Queen Mother's tolerance and benevolence. ”
"The capital of the country is destroyed, and you dare to disobey?" Fu Jinzhan said in a casual tone, and in the blink of an eye, she was full of calm and majesty, "Summoning him tomorrow, you come to the court to see if he is convinced." ”
Guo Shao was thoughtful.
Fu Jinzhan looked at his face and said with a smile: "General Guo has a way to fight, but how to deal with these people, the means are a little too little...... By the way, how is Madame Blossom's appearance? ”
Second Sister Fu had discussed Mrs. Hua Rui with her sister before, and at this time she had already shown a look of vigilance.
Guo Shao came back to his senses, turned his hand behind his back, gently groped and grabbed the hand of Fu Ermei who was standing beside him, and said: "There are tens of thousands of people in Meng Chang's harem, and Mrs. Hua Rui is beautiful and fragrant, otherwise she wouldn't be able to stand out from so many people." However, I feel that I have enough wives and concubines in my family. ”
Fu Jinzhan said in a low voice: "You haven't thought about tasting it?" ”
Guo Shao glanced at her, and only felt that Fu Jinzhan could see through his heart, and he didn't even have a place to hide a lie, so he said calmly at the moment: "I thought about it...... But it doesn't make much sense to think about it, there are many good things in the world, and you can't take a fancy to anything. So endure it.
Meng Chang has no ability to do big things, but he doesn't look like a bad person. It is said that he likes Madame Blossom, and specially pampered a crystal palace in every way, so it is better to fulfill them. Please ask the Queen Mother to give Meng Chang a knighthood so that they can live well. ”
Fu Jinzhan seemed to be smiling, and said casually: "What you see is only the appearance, including his disrespectful behavior. ”
With that, she turned her head and beckoned to Cao Tai at the door. That Cao Tai kept his eyes open, and Marigold only made a movement, but he reacted immediately, walked forward and bent his head over. Fu Jinzhan whispered a few words in his ear.
Cao Tai didn't have half a superfluous word, immediately responded and went out backwards.
Guo Shao couldn't help but glance back at Cao Tai.
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Meng Chang and his wife lived in the Imperial City Hall of the Zhou Dynasty, and many foreign envoys lived in this complex. Cao Tai led a few people out of the side door of Xuande Gate and went straight into the hall. Most of the people in this imperial city know Cao Tai, especially the officials who have been in the court, and they often see him coming and going around the queen mother, and no one will care about them, let alone stop them.
"Meng Chang, the lord of Shu?" Cao Tai stood in the doorway with his hands behind his back.
A eunuch hurriedly ran inside, and after a while, Meng Chang hurriedly walked out, frowning, "What is my father-in-law looking for me?" ”
Cao Tai didn't say a word, he walked in with his head held high, and the little eunuch behind him immediately took out a plate from the basket covered with cloth, and put it on a round table in the hall with both hands, and in the plate was a porcelain vase with a thin neck, a cup.
When Meng Chang saw it, his face changed greatly, he took a few steps back, and suddenly stumbled, and the eunuchs around him hurriedly supported him. Meng Chang exclaimed: "This ...... What does this mean? ”
"The Queen Mother said that the lord of Shu had been on the table several times before, but the mourning family did not reply. The number of etiquette is a little owed, and the lord of Shu has come to Tokyo in person to reward a little something. Cao Tai said coldly.
Meng Chang understood that he had called himself the Emperor of Dashu before, thinking that the mountains were high and the roads were far away, and the Central Plains had nothing to do with him, and his words were not very respectful when he wrote to the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty...... He was immediately angry and anxious, and when he walked to the table, he was about to make a gesture.
"Fall!" Cao Tai said angrily, "If there is a kind, you will lift it, and the Queen Mother will give you a good toast, and you won't eat it, right?" ”
Cao Tai stretched out his hand and pointed at Meng Chang: "The miscellaneous family is waiting outside, the lord of Shu has thought about it!" ”
Suddenly, several eunuchs and palace maids of Shu Kingdom in the room knelt on the ground and cried. After a while, Madame Hua Rui also came out of the bedroom, she first glanced at the kneeling attendant on the ground and the lost Meng Chang, and finally found the wine jug on the table, and her face changed.
"Your Majesty...... The king ...... "the attendant cried very sadly on the ground," and when he was in Chengdu, the slave family persuaded His Majesty that he could not come, and he could not come ......."
Meng Chang walked to the table in a daze, looked at it for a while, then reached out and poured out a glass of wine, only to see that the wine was purple and purple, his throat squirmed, and his hands gradually trembled.
"Fleur, you come to drink with me." Meng Chang put down his wine glass and turned his head and said in a trembling voice.
Madame Blossom's face was also pale, and she took a few steps back.
Seeing this, Meng Chang beat his chest and cried: "I treat you all well, why do you all treat me like this!" More than 100,000 forbidden troops did not defend the capital for me, and even my favorite concubine was so unkind. ”
Madame Blossom shook her head desperately in horror.
"Hahaha......" Meng Chang looked up and laughed. He suddenly suppressed his smile, picked up his wine glass again, and said coldly, "Everything is empty, I won't force you." This is the first step, this glass of wine, I finally see what the world is! ”
He said, tilting his head and drinking it all.
Madame Hua Rui hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, but Meng Chang had already drunk it, and she still sat at the table and didn't say a word again. Her tears flowed, "Well, I really don't have anything to pay off my debts...... so she poured a glass of wine and poured it down without hesitation.
The eunuch Wei Zhong almost jumped up from the ground, stared at Madame Hua Rui, his body went limp, and he fell to the ground again, looking dazed.
The room was dead silent, and even a needle could be heard. For a long time, Meng Chang and Mrs. Hua Rui looked at each other.
At this moment, Cao Tai and others walked in. "Drink the wine of your reward?" Cao Tai stepped forward and glanced at the wine cup, then waved his hand, asked someone to collect the things, and said, "The lord of Shu still appreciates it, remember the grace of the queen mother." Tomorrow there will be a reward of grace. ”
Meng Chang looked puzzled, stood up and walked two steps, touched his throat and said, "No poison? ”
The eunuch Wei Zhong suddenly burst into tears and laughed: "The joke made by the Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty ......"
Meng Chang suddenly sighed, his body softened, and he sat directly on the ground. Several people hurriedly helped him up, and he sat down on a stool and touched him.
Meng Chang was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, and turned his head to look at Mrs. Hua Rui: "Concubine Ai, I didn't see the wrong person, only you know how to repay your kindness." ”
"I'm not a walking dead, of course I can clear up grievances." Madame Blossom's face turned cold, and after a moment, a very charming and wicked smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Fortunately, I drank this wine." ”
Meng Chang frowned and said, "What do you mean by Ai Concubine?" ”
Madame Blossom gradually looked like she was normal, and said, "It means that I understand that the king has not treated me badly, so I will not have bad intentions towards the king...... What does the king mean by the pot of wine just now? ”
Meng Chang said: "The Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty sent someone to intimidate me? ”
Madame Hua Rui nodded: "The eunuch said a word, there will be a reward for Long's grace tomorrow." The Queen Mother should meet the king, you are right to listen to me, you must let go of those useless thoughts and be deferential to the Queen Mother; The court has decided to give the king a way to live, otherwise it would not have done this useless thing in one more move. ”
Meng Chang took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and nodded, "What Concubine Ai said is very true, I just woke up today, and what you said is very reasonable......
Mrs. Hua Rui held her hands in front of her abdomen, pursed her lips and said: "The king has to thank Guo Dashuai and Jing Niang, that day on the river, people kindly invited us to dinner, which is a sign of goodwill." Although the destruction of Shu was done by Guo Dashuai, it was not a personal grudge. Today's incident must be a compromise made by the Fu family in front of Guo Dashuai, because the approach seems very deliberate. ”
Meng Chang was silent.
Madame Hua Rui whispered again: "All the elite soldiers of the Zhou court dare to hand over to Guo Shao for an expedition, plus he is the brother-in-law of the empress dowager of the dynasty, if I guess correctly, the Guo and Fu families have formed an alliance with each other and divided the power equally, and even Guo Shao is the actual ruler of the Zhou Dynasty...... The king must have a plan in his heart. ”