Chapter 76: Praise (Asking for a Reward)
No one lamented Xuandu's death.
On the contrary, there were many people who praised Lin Meng for taking such a bad breath for the Great Liang Empire.
The news soon spread throughout Jinling City.
Recently, Lin Meng's reputation can be described as booming.
The Imperial Palace.
The emperor sat on a chair, and on the table were melons, fruits, pears and peaches, as well as a pot of rare Biluochun.
He took off his dragon robe, took off his shoes and socks, and shouted outside: "Okay, no, come in quickly, I can't wait." β
In a moment, a servant girl crept in, carrying a golden basin with steaming water.
Placing the basin of water at the emperor's feet, the emperor put his feet in the water, his eyes were confused, and he exclaimed:
"Cool!"
In the past few days, there have been too many affairs in the imperial court, and Jiangnan has flown into the capital like snowflakes due to the plague.
His head was going to blow up.
Now that the affairs are almost done, soaking your feet is the most pleasant thing, the emperor squinted, half asleep.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, Zhang Yu, a close eunuch, walked in, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to report." β
"It's funny, don't talk about the boring, I have a terrible headache. β
Gonggong Zhang is the person who has been with the emperor for the longest time, and he knows what His Majesty is thinking, so he naturally knows how to make His Majesty happy.
He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, a young man suddenly appeared in the imperial city today, threatening to challenge Shen Yue. β
"Shen Yue!?, who is it?"
Lin Meng's marriage was already a few months ago, and the emperor was in charge of everything every day, and he couldn't remember his name and appearance for a long time.
Zhang Yu's explanation of 1510:
"It's the princess of the East China Sea, the girl who was rewarded to Lin Meng by His Majesty. β
The emperor was thoughtful, and he guessed the key at once, and said with a smile:
"Come to my Great Liang Empire and challenge the princess of the East China Sea, this young man is also from the East China Sea, right?"
"Your Majesty, the guards came to report that this person was the former senior brother of the Crescent Moon Sword Sect of the East China Sea Kingdom, and later defected to the rebels. β
"My Great Liang Empire has always been pro-Donghai and not pro-rebels, and they actually came to provoke them, which is really bold. β
In the end, he is worthy of being the king of a country, and he can understand everything he thinks and thinks thoroughly.
Obviously, the rebels in the East China Sea wanted to use the hatred between Xuandu and Shen Yue to test the attitude of the Great Liang Empire.
Zhang Yu took a step forward, he basically knew how to do this matter, but it still needed to be decided by His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, that young man's name is Xuandu, he is extraordinary, he killed Xia Guang of my Liang Kingdom, and also injured Bai Tongxi. β
White Eyes... Also hurt?
Xia Guang died for the country, and ordered him to go down, bury him well, and give his parents a pension and a real estate. β
"Yes, the old slave obeys. β
"I've heard of this kid Bai Tongxi, he is a descendant of the great merchant Bai Gui, and his attainments are good, how could he have been defeated by that one called Xuandu?"
"Your Majesty may not believe it, the swordsmanship of Xuandu is very weird, where have the children of my Great Liang Empire seen such a fierce swordsmanship. β
"And then?"
"Later, it was Lin Meng's kid who made a move, this kid is really a god, he can imitate Xuandu's swordsmanship moves, and treat his body with his own way, and the last finger pierced Xuandu's head. β
Pierce the skull, with just one finger?
To be honest, the hardness of the skull is very good, and Lin Meng's ability to use this trick shows that the fingering is well practiced.
This kid, his cultivation is really changing with each passing day, even when the emperor was young, he is probably not as powerful as him.
Soon, the emperor seemed to think of something.
"What a Lin Meng, he dared to bully the king. β
Zhang Yuhu was suspicious: "Your Majesty said that you are bullying the king?"
The eunuch didn't understand, but the emperor figured it out, that day in Lingyun Pavilion, Lin Meng wouldn't use that set of boxing techniques at all.
Instead, he used today's methods and fabricated the same moves.
Is there any technique in the world that can fabricate other martial arts moves?
The emperor thought about it for a moment, but it didn't seem to be.
However, his thoughts quickly retracted, no matter what means were used, Lin Meng won after all.
Such a young man is what the emperor wants, otherwise, in the future, will the world say that there is no talent in my Great Liang Empire?
"Your Majesty, is that the matter of the provocation of the East China Sea Kingdom just settled?" Zhang Yu asked again.
The Emperor shook his head and said with a smile:
"Forget it, I don't agree so much, this group of rebels seems to have forgotten who is the overlord of this land. β
"Then Your Majesty intends toβ" The eunuch stopped talking.
The emperor suddenly asked, "How is Yang Qing's cultivation?"
What he mentioned was Zhou Yangqing, the chief disciple of the Star Picking Palace, who claimed to be an alchemist.
In fact, Zhou Yangqing was a killer secretly trained by the emperor, and few people knew about it.
Even if it was Zhou Yangqing's teacher in the Star Picking Palace, he didn't know.
It's hard to imagine that the girl with that handsome face, watery skin, and a face as delicate as jade is a killer.
Moreover, it is also a royal killer.
Zhang Yu replied: "Unfathomable!"
The emperor immediately decided: "Secretly order Zhou Yangqing to infiltrate the East China Sea Kingdom, cut off a few of the heads of those high-ranking rebel generals and throw them into the barracks." β
"Is Your Majesty trying to terrify those rebels?"
The emperor sneered: "The fear in the dark is the most terrifying, this East China Sea Country, sooner or later, it will belong to my Great Liang Empire." β
After chatting for a long time, the water was cold.
The swishing coldness began to rush to the brain along the soles of his feet, and the emperor shivered, and the maidservant came up to wipe the emperor's feet.
"Lin Meng has served my Liang Empire this time, and he deserves to be rewarded!"
The eunuch shook the dust and admonished:
"Hubu Shangshu is rich and rivals the country, this gold, silver and jewelry naturally does not need to be rewarded; calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, the two of them are rude and do not understand the appreciation; the minister thought about it, this back and forth, there is only a panacea..."
Pills are the best choice.
But the emperor's thoughts were naturally a little different from Zhang Yu's, he came to the bookcase, picked up the brush, and ordered his subordinates to grind.
The rice paper was spread out, snow-white and snow-white, and the emperor was stained with ink and began to draw finely on the rice paper.
He has good calligraphy and is known throughout the dynasty.
Calligraphy contains swordsmanship, and the emperor used calligraphy to practice swordsmanship.
It's just that this time, what the emperor wrote, Zhang Yu couldn't understand.
It's kind of incredible.
Zhang Yu is very old, has served the previous emperor and the current emperor, and has been a Ming monarch for two generations.
This kid is what he grew up watching.
Slowly, he finally understood that the emperor was not writing, but drawing.
When there is more ink and brushwork, the outline will be revealed.
It was a huge fist with a thumbs out.
The emperor looked at his masterpiece, put away the brush, and said:
"It's done, put this away and send it to Lin Meng, this is my reward for him. β
"Your Majesty, what is your reward, the minions don't understand!"
"Praise, I give him a thumbs up..."