Chapter 43: The prince signals the way to heaven
Zhu Zhan Longan sent the teacher of his youngest son Zhu An, and said to He Shangshu with satisfaction: "Xiao Wang has invited He Lao to come to Panhuan these days, just to make you the ......minister of my domain."
The biggest subordinate official of the palace is Changshi, the vassal king has no right to appoint and dismiss, and when King Yi mentions the minister of cloth, He Shangshu's eyelids are frightened, and he can't help but think of the strategist who helped King Yan seize the throne in the past, Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister of cloth. Are you trying to rebel?
Old man He coughed twice, bowed his back and pretended to be old and unbearable: "Thanks to the prince's wrong love, I am so decrepit and decrepit, how can I participate in the praise and painting of national affairs, no!" Not really! ”
King Yi saw that he couldn't carry it, as if he was going to die in the next moment, and he couldn't say any more, so he only said: "He Lao broke out of prison and judged the case in the past, so that Qingming had no ghosts, and the Jingshi had no unjust lawsuits, and the name of the iron-fisted Shangshu shook the officials of the six ministries, so that he could not recover, and it was a loss for the court!" ”
Old man He was overjoyed, and he was still happy to praise the prince. But to climb onto the ship of the Yi Wangfu, his old man does not want to do it for the time being. He is still looking forward to the emperor being able to restore him, and now that the new emperor is on the throne, it is the time for a shortage of people.
Next, the prince called people to put on a feast, which can be regarded as a thank you wine to Meng Yishan.
Zhu Zhanlong drank a few glasses with everyone, and then asked Zhu Ju, who was sitting on pins and needles at the table, very seriously: "I asked you to invite Mr. Yan, has the matter been done?" ”
Zhu Ju actually had something to do when he came over, but he was stupid by Lao Meng's arrow, and at this time he came to his senses, and then said very unhappily, "That crazy Yan Ji doesn't eat soft and hard, I think it's too famous!" ”
Marquis Weiyuan's eyes lit up, and he asked: "But that Mr. Yan Ji, who lived in seclusion in Xiaoyan Lane, once commanded the Xuanfu military and civilian army for thirteen days with a scholar in cloth?" ”
King Yi smiled and said, "It's him," and asked Zhu Ju, "How did you tell Mr. Yan what this king meant?" ”
Zhu Ju said angrily: "I have enough face, and I have said all the good things, saying that my father wants to ask him to go out of the mountain to help, but that man is so rude that he refuses to accept your gift, and says that he is willing to be poor and cheap, and he doesn't want to do things for the palace!" ”
The prince's hand holding the wine glass shook, glared at Zhu Ju and said, "So you came back like this?" ”
King Zhu Jun was speechless, and Luo Pinghai, who was standing behind him, replied on his behalf: "Back to the prince, later the king of the county took out his identity and reprimanded Yan Ji for his rudeness, and asked him to think about the consequences of offending the palace!" At that time, there will be a place for him in the whole of Luoyang. ”
King Yi listened expressionlessly, and Zhu Ju continued: "This madman still refused, saying that he had heard that King Yi had accepted the Magi, and he was so open-minded that he would forgive him." ”
"Shaft! Deficiencies and conspiracy! The prince said.
"yes, that's an unruly maniac." Zhu Ju said.
King Yi didn't want to see his son anymore, so he suppressed his anger and sighed and said, "It's you who is talking about Lone!" ”
Looking at Zhu Ju, who was a little stunned, the prince was angry and wanted to hold his forehead.
Meng Yishan deliberately praised: "This Yan Ji is a man!" ”
He Shangshu also knew Yan Jiqi's person, and said with deep feelings: "Mr. Yan is the sister-in-law of Yang Hong, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, who traveled all over the nine sides in his early years, wrote about mountains and rivers and geography, is good at military aircraft, and knows the art of war. ”
"In the past two years, he has lived in seclusion in the alleys of Luoyang, and he has written books and said that he is the first talent in Guanluo."
King Yi listened to everyone's discussions, why didn't he want to accept Yan Ji for his own use, but Zhu Ju had already failed once, did he want him, the prince, to go out in person? Identity is a trivial matter, and the staff in the palace will not be satisfied with his favoritism!
When he was having a headache, Meng Yishan relieved him. He said to King Yi: "Lord Wang, this Mr. Yan will be handed over to me, and I can invite it once!" ”
Lao Meng saw that King Yi wanted to invite this Yan Ji, he had the idea of a good thing, and he wanted to get closer to King Yi, so that he could pull the tiger skin, and he could invite Mr. Zhu Ju, the king of Xiaojun, who couldn't handle it, which was very impressive.
Zhu Zhanlong's expression was overjoyed, and then he asked, "Is Yishan really sure?" ”
Meng Yishan patted his chest seriously and said: "My family is good, Mr. Yizhou Wen Honggong is my grandfather, take out this relationship, then Yan Ji still doesn't introduce me as a guest!" ”
He Shangshu surged against the blood, he shouldn't have succumbed to the thief, and wrote a fake resume for the thief, this guy really dares to use it.
Old man He's face turned red, and he said to King Yi: "What Yishan said is good, the prince can let him try." ”
The prince saw that He Shangshu was "strongly recommended", so is it still wrong?
He handed over the matter of inviting Yan Ji into the palace to Meng Yishan, and asked him to convince people.
Lao Meng replied to Zhu Zhanlong: "I'll invite someone tomorrow!" Then he scratched his head and laughed: "I just don't know where this little Yan Lane is, and I have to let this Hao brother show me the way!" He pointed to the down-and-out man who had been standing at the foot of the steps, Hao Datong, the head of Baihuaquan, and said.
Meng Yishan was looking for love and wanted to get to know this person.
King Yi took it upon himself, and then talked and laughed with everyone in a happy mood, and talked about the wind and snow, and the movements of the court.
The winter days are short, and when the feast is received, it is already evening, and several people say goodbye to King Yi.
Meng Yishan promised the prince, except for Xiu Mu, he tried to come over and take two hours to teach Zhu An, and then went out of the palace with everyone.
Meng Yishan was about to take Old Man He's carriage back to Shangshu Mansion, Gao Changtai stopped him and said, "You accompany me for a while!" Lao Meng saw that Hou Ye seemed to have something to say, so he nodded and followed.
There was no one in the market, only the echo of the footsteps of the two people, Gao Changtai walked slowly, and said to Meng Yishan: "Today's palace will be a meeting, what do you think of King Yi?" ”
Meng Yishan couldn't figure out what this Hou Ye thought, but he was more in love with Gao Changtai, so he said truthfully: "Hehe, the prince is very bold, he can use people, and he is convincing!" ”
Marquis Gao nodded in agreement, and said to Meng Yishan in a low tone: "Zhan Long is a man of great talent, and the soldiers and armor of Luoyang City under his rule are sharp, and he is rich in money and food, and he is considered to be powerful among the kings. ”
Meng Yishan said tentatively: "Brother Gao is right! But it doesn't have much to do with me, a junior official, right? ”
Gao Changtai's round face tightened, and he looked at Meng Yishan and asked, "Do you really want to be the little official of the inspection department all the time?" ”
Meng Yishan's face also fell, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't want to!" Mrs. Li's contemptuous words were still in her ears, and the Monsan thieves would still be satisfied.
Gao Changtai raised his eyebrows and said: "Okay, the hero should take advantage of the situation, Zhu Zhanlong asked He Shangshu to be the cloth cloth Xiangguo, and ordered you to urge Yan Ji to be a strategist, do you know what it is for?" That is, it is necessary to divide the government from the lower levels, and take time out to go all out to reorganize the army and train the troops. ”
Meng Yishan stopped, there was no war in Henan, but King Yi wanted to reorganize the army, did he want to rebel?
Meng Yishan finally understood that on the day he got the Broken Army Treasure Sword, Li Zhifu did not like him approaching King Yi, Li Zhifu was the kind of person who respected Confucian orthodoxy and put the monarch first, so naturally he would not conform to Zhu Zhanlong's ambitions, and could only be incompatible.
Gao Changtai saw that Meng Yishan's face was cloudy, and he was obviously making a decision in his heart, so he stopped and waited for him, and the shadows of the two were cast on the long street, looking unpredictable.
Lao Meng respects Li Chongyi, but he will never go according to the prefect's expectations, he was stunned for a while, then laughed, and asked Hou Ye Gao: "Brother Gao seems to be on the side of the prince, right?" ”
Gao Changtai also laughed for a while, rolled up his sleeves to reveal half of his arm, which was full of red scars caused by knife wounds and arrows, which looked terrifying, and showed it to Meng Yishan and said: "Twenty-four years ago, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, rebelled, I am the commander of Gaoxu's army, and I met Zhu Zhanlong, who helped the court to quell the rebellion!" ”
Meng Yishan had a headache and thought, "What kind of bird friendship is this?" "But I finally know one thing, this high marquis's title must have been cut by a sword.
Gao Changtai smiled and mocked: "Back then, the offensive of the King of Han was fierce, and everyone in the court was afraid, and they were afraid of repeating the story of King Yan's seizure of the throne, but I didn't expect that Emperor Taishang and Emperor Xuande, the father of today, under the encouragement of Sanyang and other three old ministers, drove the expedition in person and defeated the King of Han in one fell swoop.
The Marquis of Weiyuan said with emotion: "At that time, Zhu Zhanlong was in charge of the trial of the war captives, and seeing that I had some ability to do war, he was drawn out of the capital crime, and sent to Liaodong to clear the Jurchen tribe with the local commander Shi, and fought for several years, because of the merit of capturing the falcon Haidongqing, the official position was promoted back. Later, he went to Luchuan, Yunnan Province to follow the army to fight Si Renfa, and finally came back alive. ”
You have fought a lot in this battle, Lao Meng looked at Gao Changtai blankly, he thought that if King Yi dared to rebel, Gao Hou Ye would almost follow, and he was the pillar of the army, and said in his heart: "He said these words to me, it is nothing more than spreading out the cards and asking Lao Tzu to express his position!" ”
Gao Changtai's open and honest words put Meng Yishan in a dilemma, Meng Shan's thief was not afraid of rebellion, but he was not stupid, and said: "Does the prince have a chance to win?" ”
Gao Hou Ye smiled unexpectedly: "The odds of winning are less than thirty percent, but fighting for the world is like gambling, as long as there is a chance of winning, you have to bet on it!" After a pause, he said: "But there is no need to overestimate the imperial court, the three major battalions of the Beijing Division were all lost to Tumubao, and the combat effectiveness of the re-recruited new army is not high. ”
The big gamble with the world as the lottery, these words were like a prairie fire, and they rushed into Meng Yishan's heart.
"Since the prince has a heart, I have to make a bet!" After Lao Meng finished speaking, he laughed at Hou Ye Gao, and immediately turned around and went out of the street.
Gao Changtai looked at Meng Yishan's back and shook his head, this man looked like a desperate and wealthy fighter, but he was much more cunning.
Meng Yishan returned to his residence, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw Mo Kui anxiously waiting there, and when Mo Tiexiong saw him coming back, he rushed forward and said to Lao Meng excitedly: "Big brother, it's done!" ”
Meng Yishan could be regarded as letting go of a stone in his heart, and easily saw that Mo Kui was wearing a brand-new green robe, and his whole body was wrapped tightly, and asked him: "What are you ......?" thinking that he was injured.
Mo Kui rolled up his robe, and the underwear he was wearing was full of bloodstains, and he sneered: "I killed too many people!" I'm in a hurry to see you report the news, and I don't have to change it in a hurry, and the kit robe will come out! ”
Meng Yishan said in his heart, look at you, the killing of the Fatian inspection family is over, and turned to ask his subordinates about the situation, "How are the brothers?" Is there any damage? ”
In the past, in the Black Tiger Village, he must have asked what happened to the treasure first? Now that I have been out for a few months, my horizons and insights have grown, and I have some leadership style.
Mo Kui's face was not happy, and he replied: "Two of us died here, and the Tian family didn't leave a living mouth, damn!" Li Ding of the Yunpeng Dart Bureau was also really evil, he was seriously injured by Brother Zhang and let this kid grab the horse and run away! ”
Although these subordinates are not high in martial arts, they are all bloody men, and they broke two as soon as they brought to Luoyang, and they touched the heart caused by the Marquis Gao, Meng Yishan said to Mo Kui: "Tie Xiong, my old Meng still wants to climb up, in the future, the brothers will have great wealth and great risks, you and they have thought about it, whether you are still following me." ”
Mo Kui's thick eyebrows were horizontal, and he glared at him and said: "Big brother, everyone knows more or less martial arts, can make swords and guns, let them go home to farm, eat that official errand and exploit, and after the service is finished, Na Te is also a nest, follow you into the world, and die is also a good man!" ”
"Good brother!"
Mo Tiexiong's answer made Lao Meng feel a lot more at ease, and now if he wants to go back to be a head catcher, there is no way out, he can only rely on the Inspection Division, make friends with the powerful, and follow King Yi to do a vigorous fight.
Meng Yishan instructed Mo Kui again: "There is nothing to do in the past few days, choose a place to bury the two dead brothers, and ask a few monks to be a dojo, don't look for the old way, Lao Tzu will be annoyed when he sees it." ”
Then carefully review the battle of today's daytime ambush of Yunpeng Dart Bureau.
After Li Ding escaped, the men of the dart bureau gave up resistance completely, and Mo Kui and his gang brought the prepared horses, carried the treasures straight to the Yellow River, disguised the property as goods and loaded them onto the ship, and sailed into the official treasury of the inspection department without any risk.
Things were done very neatly, except for the money room, which was not very satisfied with the fact that he had become a wanted criminal, everyone else was overjoyed.
After Meng Yishan learned that Zhang Fan was broken behind the horse team, he repelled a group of pursuing officers and soldiers, but he didn't meet Lu Yunpeng who was riding out of the city, which made him feel a little fly in the ointment.
The threat of provoking Hua Yue with guns seems to be unabated for a while.
Meng Yishan said to Mo Kui: "Call the money account room early tomorrow morning, and you accompany me to Yanjia Lane for a trip!" ”
Lao Meng thought to himself that Qian Lun could be regarded as having studied anyway, and I, the grandson of Confucianism, went to persuade Lao Qian to persuade people not to come to Yan Ji if they didn't believe it!