Yipinxuan, a teahouse located in the bustling downtown area. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info However, walking into it, the hustle and bustle just now seemed to be cut off by someone, and suddenly it came to an abrupt end, making people feel unusually clean and comfortable, as if they were in two different worlds.

"It's a pretty nice place." When Zheng De stepped into this teahouse, he couldn't help but praise it sincerely when he looked at the elegant and concise layout of the entire teahouse.

"I don't know how many guest officers there are, a private room or a private room?" At this time, a woman in her early thirties wearing an emerald green collared shirt and a bandeau inside walked over gracefully.

Zheng De has been in this world for so long, and it is the first time he has seen a woman dressed so openly, and she is also a relatively beautiful woman. couldn't help but look at the snow white exposed on her chest again, and he looked at it twice, and his eyes were about to be spent, and he almost didn't have enough control to reveal his foreign appearance.

Reluctantly retracting his reluctant gaze, Zheng De looked at the woman in front of him, "Are you the proprietress here?" ”

"Boss?" The woman was stunned for a moment, but then reacted and said with a smile, "The proprietress is an interesting name, but I am the shopkeeper here." ”

Zheng De nodded, "Find me a private room, a bigger one, otherwise it really won't be able to accommodate so many people." ”

The proprietress glanced at these people behind Zheng De, and saw that their clothes and clothes were all available to rich and noble families, so she naturally didn't dare to slack off, and led these people to the second floor.

"Cao Qian, Yang Ling, you work hard, stand outside the door and don't let people in." After Zheng De entered the private room, he gave an order to the two of them.

Zheng De looked back at the layout inside, but he was stunned, if he hadn't known that this was Daming first, he would have thought that he had arrived in Japan. The interior is elegantly furnished and simple, except for a tea table and two cushions in the middle, there is not even a chair in the empty space.

He had no choice but to kneel down on the cushion beside the tea table, but he was extremely unwell. With a wry smile, he said to Wang Tingxiang on the side, "What the hell is this, I wouldn't have come to drink tea if I knew it." ”

Wang Tingxiang couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "Didn't Your Majesty say that you want to drink the most authentic tea?" ”

Zheng De shook his head helplessly and made a gesture of invitation to him, "Ziheng, please take a seat!" ”

After the royal court sat down, he was about to say something.

Two young women walked in, one holding a zither in the corner, and played it gently, although I don't know what it was. But it's also quite good, and it makes people feel extremely comfortable.

The other woman bowed to the two and knelt between them. Pick up the tea set and pour the boiling water into the pot, and pour it out quickly. The boiling water is poured into the pot again, and the spout "nods" three times during the pouring process, and the tea powder is brushed off with the lid. Cover the pot with a lid and pour boiling water all over the body. Then pour the tea soup in the pot into the cup, pause for a moment, and pour the tea soup into the two cups respectively, which can be poured until it is seven points full.

Zheng De was dazzled by this series of actions, he really didn't know that there were so many ways to drink tea. It wasn't until the woman handed the teacup to her and said, "Guest officer, please taste tea," that he reacted.

I took a sip, the mouth was slightly bitter, and then it was fragrant and rapped, which made people feel quite comfortable.

"Yes, it's authentic." Zheng De put down the teacup and said with a smile to Wang Tingxiang, "Ziheng is quite good at finding a place, unlike Liu Jin, an old thing." The last time I took me to a restaurant, it was really boring. ”

Wang Tingxiang smiled indifferently when he heard this, but he secretly said in his heart, these are places where literati and elegant guests will come, especially how can eunuchs like Liu Jin know?

After the song was played, Zheng De ordered the two of them, "You guys go down first." ”

"Yes."

The two women were well-trained, and they did not delay in answering the call, and quickly withdrew.

Seeing that the two were there after leaving, Zheng De turned his head to look at Wang Tingxiang, and couldn't help but complain, "What do you say about the ministers and officials of the imperial court, I have already received the support of the three elders of the imperial court and Jiuqing in the implementation of the retirement system among the civil and military officials, why do they still hold on to this matter?" ”

"It seems that I forced them to agree yes, and what I said about purging the old ministers of the former court, saying that the country will not be a country, and so on. I was so bored with hearing it that I had no choice but to run out to relax. ”

Thinking of this, he suddenly shattered his good mood that he had finally recovered.

Hearing Zheng De's complaint, Wang Tingxiang also smiled bitterly. Who made you so ruthless, a retirement system will purge the old ministers left by the first emperor There are few left. Besides, the three princes and nine ministers are easy to speak, it doesn't mean that other ministers in the court are also easy to talk, you force people to give up high-ranking officials and return to their hometowns, it's no wonder if nothing happens.

Even Wang Tingxiang, who did nothing in this turmoil, was innocently accused of being a traitorous minister who planned all this for the emperor because he was a close person to the emperor. There are even more radical people who play the banner of "Qingjun side", and he was shot even while lying down.

"I heard you've been threatened for this?" Zheng De raised his head and looked at Wang Tingxiang, with a playful smile on his face.

Wang Tingxiang also showed a helpless smile, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is just a rumor, and it should not be true." ”

"Rumors? I don't think so! Zheng De smiled and teased again, "Do you want me to send you a bodyguard to protect you in an all-round way for twelve hours a day?" ”

When Zheng De heard Jiao Fang, the left attendant of the ministry, say, "I want to assassinate Wang Tingxiang, the traitor villain next to the emperor, for the people of the world", he couldn't help laughing on the spot. An old man in his early seventies is going to assassinate a young man in his early thirties, and even now it is quite interesting to think about it.

Wang Tingxiang also looked depressed, but he wouldn't really dwell on it. Not to mention that what Jiao Fang said was just a momentary anger, even if he really wanted to assassinate himself, he would not be afraid of it.

"Your Majesty, the wind direction of the court is a little wrong now." He changed the subject directly and said with a little concern.

"Oh?" Zheng De raised his eyes to look at him, "What did you find?" ”

"Although the three princes and nine kings have agreed to retire, they cannot represent all the civil and military officials of the court. In particular, the kind of officials who are not up to age and are quite embarrassed must be quite unwilling to return to their hometowns. If the fermentation continues, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable, and may even cause them to run to the palace to cry. Wang Tingxiang said worriedly.

"Isn't that just a scoundrel?" Zheng De frowned when he heard this, he really didn't want things to get to that point. I had to look at Wang Tingxiang, "What do you think we should do now?" ”

"Didn't Your Majesty divide the age of the officials into three grades according to different ranks? From now on, according to these three grades, you can give priority to officials who have reached the retirement standard of 65 years old below the third rank and above the fourth grade, after all, the biggest opponents of this matter are this group of officials. Then gradually let the other two levels of officials go to the office in batches, so as to eliminate the trouble. ”

Zheng De nodded, feeling that what Wang Tingxiang said was not unreasonable. However, he still said helplessly, "But I have already promised the old ministers of the imperial court that the retirement system will be implemented in the first month of next year, so I am afraid it is not appropriate to go back on your word." ”

"It's not that hard to solve." Wang Tingxiang said this confidently.

"Oh?" Zheng De glanced at him suspiciously, "Ziheng really managed to help me solve this matter?" But I can say it in advance, I won't do anything that goes back on my word. ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, how dare Weichen let you make something that repents your promise and damages the prestige of the Son of Heaven." Wang Tingxiang paused, and then continued, "Your Majesty can let the three pavilion elders and Jiuqing Shangshu petition to implement the retirement system from now on." If you can't resist them, you can only reluctantly agree to this in the end. What can the courtiers say? ”

Zheng De was stunned when he heard this, this thing can still be done. couldn't help but admire Wang Tingxiang, and gave a thumbs up, "You are shameless enough!" ”

Wang Tingxiang suddenly smiled bitterly when he heard this, and he didn't know whether the emperor's words were praise or sarcasm. He couldn't help but touch his nose and looked a little embarrassed.

However, this is not unusual, in the past, those powerful ministers who plotted to usurp the throne forced the former emperor to abdicate this trick. Let the people under him persuade the emperor of the previous dynasty to abdicate, and persuade himself to ascend the throne as emperor. In order to show that he was loyal to the previous dynasty, this powerful minister would repeatedly refuse, and finally "stubbornly" but cried and cried and ascended the throne, saying that he was also forced to do so!

In a word, it is to be a **** and set up a memorial arch!

"Isn't that contrived?" Zheng De hesitated and said this. After all, he had never stepped into officialdom in his previous life, and there was a natural rejection of this kind of acting on the spot, and he felt indescribably hypocritical.

"Is Your Majesty willing to kneel outside the palace alone in front of hundreds of civil and military officials and cry, or will you quickly understand this matter before this incident happens?" Wang Tingxiang did not continue to persuade him with any more painstaking words, but threw out two multiple-choice questions to him.

"This ......" Zheng Desi thought about it, and finally did it according to Wang Tingxiang's idea, "Then I will let it go." ”

Wang Tingxiang couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and people who didn't know thought that your old man was going to do something generous and righteous!

"But ......," Zheng De raised his head and looked at him, "how could the three pavilion elders and Jiuqing agree to this?" ”

"Just make it clear what's at stake." Wang Tingxiang said without worry, "Actually, they don't want the court to be in chaos, especially at this time when they are about to become officials." If such a thing really happened, it would simply put a stain on their life's career that could never be washed away, after all, this was what they promised. ”

Zheng De nodded subconsciously, feeling that what he said was indeed not bad.