Kawako's laughter was sonorous and powerful, and the aftermath echoed in the main hall.

Mao Cheng: "Queen Mother Xing, you are wrong, the throne of today is passed on from Emperor Wuzong, it is the elder brother and the elder brother, and the throne of Emperor Wuzong is passed on from his biological father, Emperor Xiaozong." Therefore, the inheritance of the throne today comes from Xiaozong, and Emperor Wuzong's mother is the Empress Xiaokangjing Zhang. By inference, Jinshang's mother should be the Empress Xiaokangjing, Zhang. This person is a big deal, and there is no chaos at all. Please Xing Queen Mother self-respect".

As soon as Mao Shangshu said this, not only the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were shocked, but even Sun Dan was shocked with goosebumps: This Mao Cheng is really hard-boned, even the emperor's mother dares to offend like this, isn't she afraid of death?

According to Mao Cheng, the emperor should have called Emperor Hongzhi's empress Zhang as his mother, but his biological mother could only treat her as a minister. When you calculate it this way, it's a bit messy. If Mao Cheng said so, then, shouldn't the Queen Mother bow down when she sees the emperor in the future? The mother kneeling to her son, this thing is really funny. But feudal ethics is like this, which makes him, a modern person, feel a little incredible.

Sun Dan was also surprised in his heart, he didn't expect the civil official group to make such a decision on the issue of the imperial examination. can even do this kind of thing, and I don't estimate the face of the emperor and the queen mother at all.

The Queen Mother is not a kind person, and I don't know what radical actions she has in return. Sun Idiot suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Sure enough, as he expected, when the Queen Mother heard Mao Cheng's ruthless words, she only felt a chill in her heart, and a stream of hot blood surged up her cheeks, not only was her face as red as cinnabar, but her eyes were also full of blood.

She clenched her silver teeth. Spit out a sentence from between his teeth: "Mao Cheng, do you mean that Your Majesty can't even recognize me as a mother?" small

Mao Cheng didn't realize that he was in danger, and his face was calm: "Exactly, Your Majesty's mother is the Empress Zhang of Xiaokangjing, and the Empress Dowager Xing, please respect yourself."

"Mao Cheng!" There was no teeth, and the friction "squeaked!" Sound.

Sun Dan's heart froze, and he looked over, only to see the queen mother's two hands tightly pinching the armrests of the chair, because of the force, the knuckles began to turn white. Sun Dan knew that it was not good. He was about to quietly flash to the side, so as not to suffer the disaster of the pond fish.

But there was a flash of lightning in his heart, and he still took a step forward very resolutely and stopped in front of Mao Shangshu.

It's too late, it's too fast, and I can only hear "Whoa!" With a sound, a teacup smashed towards Mao Cheng's head with the sound of the wind.

It turned out that the Queen Mother threw a teacup at Mao Cheng in a fit of rage.

Good Sun Dan, after all, after practicing martial arts for so many years, his body has formed a subconscious reaction, and he stretched out his hand to catch the teacup.

This hand is quite beautiful, the teacup falls firmly in the hand, and not even a little soup is spilled. Sun Dan was also in his heart the moment he caught the cup: "Now the cow is big, my hands and feet will be so flexible."

He also secretly screamed in his heart.

The queen mother's teacup was thrown quickly and urgently, and at Mao Shangshu's age, she couldn't hide from it. If it is really hit, this ugliness will be big. Although Sun Dan did not have the slightest affection for Old Man Mao, he was his deputy after all, and Old Mao was embarrassed. In disguise, it is also a shame on his Sun Dan's face. With Mao Shangshu's temper and the integrity of a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, he was so humiliated that he was afraid that he would die on the pillar. It doesn't matter if he dies, the Queen Mother's forced death of a six-part Shangshu is definitely a big scandal in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty, and if he is held responsible, he Sun Dan, the deputy envoy, will not be able to get out of it.

Sun Dan's beautiful hand made the Queen Mother obviously stunned. Then he shouted angrily: "Who are you, who wants you to be troublesome? ”

Sun Dan held the teacup in his hand and gave a slight salute: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, under Sun Dan, it is the magistrate of Fangshan, and this time I came with Lord Mao to pick up the Queen Mother into Beijing." He played a trick and only called her the queen mother, neither saying that she was the queen mother of Xing, nor counting her as the queen mother, so that she could not be offended.

He casually handed the teacup to a small eunuch beside him, and said gently: "The queen mother's tea is already cold, you can change a cup for her old man."

The little eunuch took the cup, trembling all over, and waited for Sun Dan to glance at him, then he woke up like a dream and ran out in a panic.

Mao Cheng also glanced at Sun Dan gratefully, and while crying out in his heart, he was also annoyed: Queen Mother Xing is simply a shrew, Mao Cheng is willing to give up this life today, and he has to fight with her.

The Queen Mother sneered: A little magistrate dares to have such a bold son to stand out for Mao Cheng, what is your background? ”

Sun Dan replied: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, Sun Dan is from a human background

The Queen Mother's laughter was even louder, and it was full of sarcasm: "Raise people, lift people," and you will become the magistrate of the county, you must be an official bought with silver, tell me, what are you from, and whose power is it fighting against?

Sun Dan was also helpless in his heart, and said: "Queen Mother, Sun Dan's position as the magistrate of the county was appointed by His Majesty, if you talk about the situation." Sun Dan is fighting the power of the current emperor

The Queen Mother was a little speechless, paused, and shouted: "Sun Dan, you are the deputy envoy, let me ask you, don't you want this palace to enter the city?" ”

Sun said lightly: "Queen Mother, Sun Dan and Master Mao came to Tongzhou to pick up your old man, how could they not let you enter the city." ”

When the Queen Mother heard Sun Dan say this, and was defeated by Sun Dan just now, she suddenly felt a little stunned in her heart. I was about to say something more. That Mao Cheng suddenly interjected: "Yes, I came here today because of the Holy Order, and I received the Queen Mother Xing into the capital to meet Your Majesty."

Sun Danxin called it bad, this Mao Shangshu, how can he be so decisive in doing things, and he doesn't leave anyone with any affection. After all, she is the emperor's mother and a woman. You can't just be sloppy

Sun Dan put a chess piece on the chessboard and said leisurely: "My lord, I'm afraid that this wine and food can't wait, and the palace hasn't prepared it for us at all." ”

"How can it be!" Mao Cheng sneered: "Do they still want to starve to death, no matter how you and I are also angels sent by the imperial court." ”

As he was talking, an official from the Ministry of Rites ran over to Mao Shang angrily: "Tell Master Shangshu that the courtyard where we live is controlled by the sergeant, and no one is allowed to go out." I was about to prepare dinner for the adults, but they wouldn't allow it. The subordinate argued with the group of soldiers for a long time, but it was still useless, and when he spoke, the official's face was full of indignation, and it was obvious that he had suffered a great loss in front of the soldiers guarding the courtyard just now.

This is the show that meets the soldiers, and it is unreasonable. What's more, among the officials of the Ministry of Rites, none of them were born as Gongsheng or even Tongjinshi, and when they met that group of Qiu Baye, they were even more confused.

It's strange to say, when he heard his subordinates' words, Mao Shangshu sat down calmly and said to him lightly: "I know, retreat, I don't believe that they still starve me to death, it's a joke." Spread my words to everyone, let everyone endure it for me, don't lose the face of my generation of scholars, and don't lose the face of my officials in the Ministry of Rites

Seeing that Mao Cheng was so calm, the official admired himself in his heart, and said secretly: Master Mao is still calm, worthy of being the pillar of the country, admire and admire.

Sun Dan heard a wry smile in his heart, what Mao Cheng just said was just speculation according to common sense, and when someone else met him Master Mao and brought the emperor's holy decree, he was naturally trembling. It's a pity that Jiajing's mother is not an ordinary person, and the previous scene in the palace fully shows that the woman is a shrew, and she doesn't have any such thing as a so-called royal system in her head.

Hunger is Mao Shangshu's business, and the Queen Mother naturally won't do it, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother will starve Mao Cheng for a few days first. Give him an immortal life to vent the anger in his heart. In this way, my grandson suffered from this pond fish in vain, and he was unlucky.

No, you still have to think about it first, at least you have to get something to fill your stomach first.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan didn't have the heart to stay here any longer, and hurriedly said goodbye to Mao Shangshu: "Lord Mao, it's already late at night, so the lower officials will leave and go back to the house to rest." ”

Mao Cheng sat upright on the chair and waved his hand: "Go ahead." ”

"Yes, the lower official retired

As soon as Sun Dan walked to the door, he suddenly heard Mao Cheng shouting: "Wait." ”

Sun Dan: "What else does Lord Mao have?"

Mao Cheng closed his eyes slightly, and said, "I recommend it in the hall first," thank you. ”

Sun Dan shook his head, stopped talking, and retreated out of Mao Cheng's room. The friendship between gentlemen was as light as water, and Mao Cheng didn't say anything in his mouth. But Sun Dan already knew that this Mao Cheng had already accepted his feelings.

Out of Mao Cheng's room, Sun Dan did not go back to his room first, but pretended to take a walk. Walk to the gate of the yard. As soon as I reached the gate, I heard a loud shout: "What people, stop!" ”

Sun Dan looked up, but saw a burly warrior standing at the door with a sword in his hand, with a rebellious face.

Sun calmly looked at it, but this person was an acquaintance of his own, not the head of the Tongzhou battalion, Guan Shanyue.

Sun smiled lightly: "It turned out to be Lao Guan, it's really a life where you don't meet!" ”

Guan Shanyue also recognized Sun Danlai and was startled. He was very afraid of Sun Dan, knowing that this guy was an old friend of Bi Yun from Dongchang, but he was a character who could not afford to offend.

He had suffered a big loss from Sun Dan in the robbery of the silver boat in the autumn of Pingping, but now he saw him busy flattering and smiled: "Who am I?" It turned out to be a gentleman. ”

Sun Dan: "Lao Guan, you are still serving in the 3,000 battalion, why did you come here?"

Guan Shanyue said: "It's still mixed in the three thousand camps, the day before yesterday, Guo Hou got the holy decree of today's son, and all the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou came to guard the palace where the queen mother and her old man were stationed, so I won't come with me." ”

Sun Dan pretended to be indifferent and said, "Lao Guan." Why are you still so bullish, did you know that I was here, and deliberately found someone to seal my yard, trying to find my bad luck? ”

Guan Shanyue was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again: "My lord, sir, what kind of character are you now, you are all angels." I'm a little boss, how dare I touch your old man's tiger buttocks, it's really, it's really "cough, it's not the order of the Queen Mother's old man, let's take care of Mao Shangshu and them, and don't allow them to run around, I'm shocked." small

Sun Dan: "Oh, I don't think you dare." He sneered, "Hmph, Lao Guan, Master Mao is a second-grade Shangshu, although my Sun Dan is not successful, but he is also a seventh-grade magistrate, where did I come from so boldly!" By the way, how long are you going to lock us up?

Guan Shanyue: "Where do I dare to lock up your old man's house, there are mostly six or seven big men in this courtyard, anyone who stretches out a finger can pinch me to death, there is really an order from the Queen Mother, I have to obey." In fact, the Queen Mother doesn't want to lock you up, as long as you go back to the capital by yourself, she will let you go. ”

"Back in the capital, will we go back empty-handed?" Sun Dan smiled and said in his heart: Sure enough, the Queen Mother is just fighting with Mao Cheng and trying to find him unlucky.

Sun Dan didn't get involved in the thoughts, but he still took care of his stomach first: "Lao Yue, I've been hungry all day, help me get something to eat."

Guan Shanyue was a little embarrassed: "There are so many people in the yard, I just have one hand, how can I get so many things in?" ”

"You". The Queen Mother glared at Mao Shang angrily: "What are you, white-haired old dog, toothless man, when I see your appearance, this palace is so disgusted that I want to vomit."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

Everyone didn't expect that the emperor's biological mother would be able to speak such foul language, what is the difference between it and the shrews in the market. I don't even want a minimum of decency.

Mao Shangshu was scolded by the Queen Mother like this, his face turned pale, and he didn't believe his ears. said in a trembling voice: "What did you just say, Queen Mother Xing?"

"White-haired old dog, unscrupulous old thief, looking at your lewd appearance, you are not a good person on weekdays. Hehe, he also pretended to be a decent gentleman, and he didn't know how many dirty things he had done behind his back, either stealing people or climbing ashes, I think the left and right are the masters who don't do people's business. ”

"Kill me angrily!" Mao Shangshu was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and said in a trembling voice: "Please respect yourself, please respect yourself!" ”

"Self-respecting fart". The Queen Mother's voice was even louder, and her scolding was like a rolling river, and there was no time to cut off.

Mao Cheng let out another cry of grief and indignation, and swooped towards the big pillar in the hall.

Sun Dan had already been on guard, so he hurriedly hugged Mao Cheng and shouted: "Someone, someone, Master Mao is tired, send him back to the room to rest."

Only then did the two eunuchs rush up. Holding Mao Cheng and dragging him out, Sun Dan also ran out with him.

Behind it was the Queen Mother's unbridled laughter: "Kill a talent who doesn't even eat a dog when he dies, what kind of thing?" ”

Coming out of the Queen Mother, Sun Danmao Shangshu actually had tears on his face. This second-class member of the dynasty, all the people he comes into contact with all day long are dignitaries, and all he hears in his ears are polite words, even if there is a fierce conflict, even if there is a dispute, he also uses elegant language, anyway, he is the kind of scolding people who don't spit out dirty words, and when have you seen this kind of dirty words?

He couldn't believe that Gui Wei, the biological mother of the current emperor of the Queen Mother Xing, was even worse than the shrews in the market.

Sun Dan also sighed in his heart, Lao Mao was embarrassed this time. Don't come back, if this thing gets out. Mao Cheng certainly has no face, but in fact, how can the emperor's face not be smeared?

The palace is very large, and Mao Cheng and Sun Dan have their own residences.

Seeing that Lord Mao was really sad, Sun Dan was not easy to persuade him, so he only instructed the servant: "Go, bring a basin of hot water to the adult to wipe his face." When the adult is tired, prepare some more food and drink

After this toss just now, the sky is completely dark, and I can only stay in the palace tonight.

Waiting for the hot water to come, Sun Dan wrung out the towel and handed it over. Mao Cheng covered his face with a towel and sat with his head up for a long time before taking it off. shouted: "It's tolerable, it's unbearable, I should play the Son of Heaven."

"Kick off, kick out what?. Sun asked lightly: "Complain to Your Majesty, accusing the emperor's biological mother of misconduct and dereliction of etiquette?" Or, contact a few officials to impeach the Queen Mother?

When Sun Dan asked, Mao Shang was also stunned. He still had water trails on his face, and the beads of water on his beard glistened in the light.

After a long time, he sighed: "Queen Mother Xing insulted the foreign ministers, and the old man couldn't bear it."

"What if you can't bear it? Sun Dan glanced outside, smiled and asked, "Master Mao, you and I haven't delivered the food and drink yet, don't you think it's strange?"

He had already seen a number of strange guards standing outside. And the officials of the Ministry of Rites who came with Mao Shangshu were also placed under house arrest in two large courtyards by those guards on duty, intentionally or unintentionally.

"What, how dare she do that? Mao Shangshu realized that something was wrong, and immediately shouted: "Someone is coming, take Lord Ben to see the Queen Mother Xing, and the official wants to reason with her." ”

It was several officials from the Ministry of Rites who ran over with angry faces and shouted, "Your Excellency. The people in the palace have insulted me too much, and this matter must not be stopped like this

"Or don't it, Sun Dan smiled bitterly: "People are fully armed, and I can't rush out at all."

"What a bold man, the harem actually commands the army, do you want to rebel?" Mao Cheng was furious: "Go, I'm afraid that they will do something, I don't believe they dare to kill the killer?."

"It's impossible to kill people." Sun Dan greeted Mao Cheng: "I said Lord Mao, the Queen Mother is just with you, it's good to wait for the weather to disappear tomorrow, there's no need to take it seriously." Besides, we came to Tongzhou here to take the Queen Mother into the palace, and it is impossible for the Queen Mother to do anything to us

As soon as Sun Dan said this, Mao Cheng suddenly came to his senses. If he really rushes out to reason with the Queen Mother now, he is afraid that he will immediately make a big deal about it, and it will seem that he is unreasonable. Now, the Queen Mother is courteous, and no matter where she theories in the future, she will always have the upper hand. But now when she rushes out, if she is offended by the samurai, she will say that she doesn't know if something happens, and she can't do anything with her.

said that this time in Tongzhou, the main task is to take the queen mother into the city. In other words, as long as the Queen Mother wants to enter the city, she will have to pass his Mao Cheng no matter what. In the final analysis, the Queen Mother will always ask for her head, what am I fighting for with her?

Thinking like this, Mao Cheng's heart settled, and he sat on the chair again, and said more: "The official is not going anywhere, I want to see what tricks they can play?" ”

Sun Dan: "Lord Mao is right to think so, I heard that the adult is a good player in Wenping, so it is better for us to play the last game." ”

That's fine, Mao Cheng nodded, and asked someone to spread out the chessboard and play chess with Sun Dan.

Both of them were not on chess, and played two games, one win and one loss. In the third game, Mao Cheng's stomach was "Goodong!" As soon as I got hungry, I felt that something was wrong, so I shouted: "What's the matter, isn't the meal ready yet?" ”