124 times, every day the empty table is looking forward to it, when the father and son meet

After the death of Taizong, Empress Wu cut her hair in Luoyang and became a nun, and the dark Chen Cang was admitted to the palace by Gaozong, and climbed to the throne of the queen step by step, until she monopolized power. After the death of Gaozong, Empress Dowager Wu named a monk as the master of the White Horse Temple, this monk was originally a scoundrel in the Luoyang area, surnamed Feng Xiaobao, born strong and handsome. Some people speculate that there was an adulterous affair with him when the Empress Wu became a monk, and the old love is rekindled at this moment, and there are rumors that he has an inferior body, which is comparable to the ancient concubine.

In any case, Wu Zetian named Feng Xiaobao as the master of the White Horse Temple, rewarded countless people, and gave him the surname Xue and the name Huaiyi. The Empress Wu is very interesting, she likes to change people's names, and she gives a monk a common name instead of a legal name, which is also in line with the intention of "monks are not monks".

Xue Huaiyi is the master of the White Horse Temple, and often goes in and out of the forbidden palace in the name of preaching, as for what scriptures are being taught, the court knows it well, and it is naturally a joy scripture, and Monk Xue is the queen mother's male favorite, which is an open secret.

Xue Huaiyi honestly served the Queen Mother, but this person had the habit of being a ruffian, and once he got carried away, he gathered idle people outside the palace to steal chickens and dogs and ran rampant in the market, and did a lot of bad things such as abduction, extortion, forcible robbery, and bullying men and women, forming an ancient gang with the nature of the underworld.

Because this group of people relied on Monk Xue, the owner of the White Horse Temple, many people simply took off their bald heads and lived in the White Horse Temple, so the people of Luoyang called them bald heads.

Just last month, there were more than a dozen burglaries in Luoyang City, and the bandits were very rampant, but the government never caught them. Not long ago, when Jin Wuwei was patrolling, he caught a monk who was robbing money in broad daylight. The monk was caught red-handed and didn't care, and said to Jin Wuwei: "I am a subordinate of Uncle Xue of the White Horse Temple. ”

Jin Wuwei was also very embarrassed, it was a violation of the law to let this monk go, and it was a crime to offend Xue Huaiyi if he didn't let this monk go, so he had to let the monk sign and draw a pledge. handed over to the White Horse Temple to let the temple owner "severely punish", and in the end, it was not over.

As a result, the skinhead party acted more fearlessly, and all kinds of public security cases in Luoyang City continued to occur, causing the people to complain, and the news of the political storm left and right, and summoned Dali Temple and Jingzhao Jinwuwei Yamen to speak.

In fact, the participating officials all understood what was going on, but Xue Huaiyi's ability to "reach the sky" was clear. is gaining the grace of the martial queen, and no one wants to provoke him to offend. In the end, Feng Siqiao, the emperor of the Right Suppression Stage, stood up and volunteered to personally lead people to clean up this group of lawless skinheads. Everyone applauded in favor and allocated hundreds of gold guards to be commanded by Lord Feng.

Feng Yushi said that he would do it, and the next night, hundreds of officers and soldiers with knives surrounded the White Horse Temple with lightning speed, and took down a group of scoundrels who were drinking and gambling in the temple, regardless of monks and laymen. That night, the temple master Monk Xue entered the palace to "preach". When he returned, the White Horse Temple was almost empty.

Some things have been the same throughout the ages, and there are unspoken rules when they are not on the stage, but once things are lifted. The one who is black cannot see the light. Xue Huaiyi interceded with Wu Wu, and only released a group of subordinates who committed minor crimes or had no evidence of crimes, and the rest of the skinhead members were convicted and imprisoned according to the law after being interrogated by Feng Yushi. Neither the spine nor the exile spared.

Most of the skinhead members were wiped out, and the public security situation in Luoyang immediately improved, and the people were happy, and Xue Huaiyi had nothing to do. Feng Siqiao, as the imperial historian, questioned the murderer according to the law, and had the evidence of signing and drawing the charge in his hand, even if he went to the Empress Wu to complain, it was useless. Besides, what Empress Wu needs is just a male pet, and she doesn't need a leader of the Luoyang bald party. Xue Huaiyi didn't dare to mention this kind of thing to the queen of heaven.

Xue Huaiyi held a grudge against Feng Simiao, but he had no choice but to resort to the means of hooligans in the market, and on the way home from Feng Simiao's dispersal court, he ambushed people and attacked, so as to let out a bad breath. This incident happened to be bumped into by Mei Zhenyi, and the perpetrators were arrested.

After hearing this, Mei Zhenyi sighed: "Lord Feng's move. Admired by the poor road. It is also in line with the way of cultivation in the world! As for the practice of never letting go of the murderers today, it is absolutely necessary. These ruffians rely on the shelter of the White Horse Temple to commit murder everywhere. It is nothing more than the appeasement of the yamen, not that he is not afraid of death. Today, Lord Feng gave a heavy punishment to truly deter and put an end to similar incidents. ”

After listening to the story, he said goodbye to Lord Feng, Mei Zhenyi did not tell his identity, and he did not want to leave his name Feng Yushi and did not ask. Back in the front hall, Qingfeng was still sitting there, and two maidservants from the Feng family were teasing him: "This little brother is so handsome, do you drink water, do you have any fruits to eat here?...... Alas, why don't you eat, such a poor boy, I don't know how the Taoist master is disciplined on weekdays, he doesn't dare to move when he sits here, he doesn't even dare to talk nonsense. ”

Fairy Child Qingfeng was actually molested by two maidservants, and sat there helpless with a straight face. Mei Zhenyi smiled secretly in her heart, and said with a majestic look: "Qingfeng, come with me!"

The two of them left Feng Yushi's house, and as soon as they walked a few steps, they found that someone was probing their brains at the intersection not far away, and they should be dressed in the same group as Fang Cai's gang of ruffians. Those people should have been unlucky, they just saw the Taoist priest come out with the boy, and then they lost consciousness as soon as they saw the flowers. Mei Zhenyi didn't want to take these tails to the Nanlu Mansion, so she knocked out a few stalkers and threw them on the trees next to the road for exhibition.

Through the streets and alleys, come to the Nanlu Mansion, this mansion is much more magnificent than Feng Yushi's family, although the area can not be compared with Jingwu Villa, but the eaves are tall and the Zhumen is strict, and the guards standing in front of the door are all strong men from a hundred miles, and their bodies are as straight as javelins.

Mei Zhenyi walked to the door, and before he stepped forward to report, he saw a big man walk out of the corner door, and when he saw him, he said "huh" and stopped.

Mei Zhenyi stepped forward and whispered, "Is it Uncle Mei Gang? We meet again!" The strong man looked to be nearly fifty years old, but his eyes were sharp and his demeanor was very sharp and neat, and his facial features were very similar to Mei Yi. I think that when I was in the Northwest Army, this person was by Mei Xiaolang's side, and Mei Zhenyi had a distant face-to-face, and if you see you at this moment, you can guess who he is at a glance.

"Young Master, it's really Young Master! You're so tall that you can recognize me?...... Come in, the master has already received a letter from Wuzhou, and has been waiting for you and this fairy child!" Mei Gang didn't say much, but his expression was very excited.

"Uncle Yi has always been very concerned about his brother in Wuzhou, and he asked me to come to Luoyang, and I must report safety. Mei Zhenyi first brought a sentence for Mei Yi. Sui Mei just entered the house. A subordinate had already rushed to the back to report to Mei Xiaolang that the young master had arrived.

Mei Zhenyi's journey to Luoyang was not fast, and she made a big circle, and Jingwu Villa had already sent someone to send a letter to the Nanlu Mansion, saying that the young master disguised himself as a wandering Taoist priest and rushed to Luoyang with a fairy child. The Nanlu Mansion had already made preparations for receiving the letter, and specially set up a quiet courtyard in the backyard for Qingfeng.

Qingfeng was not polite, and he didn't even go to see Mei Xiaolang. After entering the house, he went to the backyard and told the others not to disturb him.

In those days, filial piety was the first priority, and the son had to go to see his father when he entered the house, and there was no reason for the father to greet his son. But when Mei Zhenyi walked to the main hall of the inner house, she found that the family had arrived, and the scene was very grand, obviously she had received news and was waiting for the eldest young master.

Butler Mayan. There are also Mei Zhenyi's younger brother Mei Zhenyu, sister Mei Suzhi, and a group of subordinates and generals are all in the hall, among which there is a man in his early forties, with thick eyebrows like warm jade and three strands of long hair, which is Mei Xiaolang, the prince of Nanlu.

Teng'er ....... Nan Lugong's voice trembled a little. Looking at the son who walked in the door, his eyes were a little moist.

There was no need to be introduced, Mei Zhenyi walked in front of him and bowed: "Father, the child has kowtowed to you!"

Mei Xiaolang pulled his son up. Holding his shoulders, staring at his face left and right, his hands trembled slightly: "Teng'er, you have grown so big, you finally called me father." ......" His voice was choked up when he said this, and he couldn't hold back his excitement, and he couldn't say any more.

"Teng'er was wrong, it shouldn't have taken so long to come. Please forgive Daddy. ......" Mei Zhenyi's eyes were also wet, and her voice was as choked as her father.

Mei Xiaolang in front of him is really his father, as long as they meet, the indescribable familiarity and closeness between relatives will naturally flow from their hearts. Before the crossing, Meixi was an orphan and didn't feel deeply about the concept of his father, but after the crossing, he was Mei Xiaolang's son, although he had never met. Mae Hyo-rang's concern for him has always been pervasive.

The arrow in front of the two armies. There was a helpless estrangement between father and son, Mei Zhenyi kept thinking. When this moment really came, Mei Zhenyi found that those previous thoughts seemed so redundant, in fact, she had been looking forward to this moment.

The wound of that arrow, with this half of the question and answer between father and son, has disappeared and there is no need to mention it again. Mei Zhenyi inexplicably had the urge to cry, wanting to throw herself into her father's arms and cry, just like a child who found his father.

At this time, the housekeeper Mei An came over: "The eldest young master has been gone for so many years, and finally returned unharmed, this is a great joy for our Mei family, the master and the young master should be happy." ”

"Yes, you should be happy, it's a great joy. ...... Teng'er, you have already seen Zhenting and Sujie, and there are younger brother Zhenyu and younger sister Suzhi in Luoyang. Mei Xiaolang grabbed his son's arm tightly with one hand, as if he was afraid that he would run away, and personally introduced the rest of the family.

Mei Zhenyi found that in addition to her father, the rest of the family, including her younger brothers and sisters, looked at her with some awe. This is not surprising, although Mei Zhenyi has never been to Luoyang, many things about him in Wuzhou have long been spread in the Nanlu Mansion. The family admired this eldest young master very much, and at the same time they were a little in awe.

That night, a banquet was held in the mansion to catch the wind for the eldest young master, and the main seat was naturally Mei Xiaolang, and Mei Zhenyi was sitting on his right hand. Mei Xiaolang originally wanted to invite the fairy child Qingfeng to sit down, but Mei Zhenyi told his father that he didn't have to invite the fairy child to come, and he didn't have to send someone to serve him, as long as he didn't bother.

The wine is the old spring yellow specially brewed by Wuzhou Wanjia Hotel, and the dishes are Mei Zhenyi's usual favorite food, which makes him a little surprised. The housekeeper Mei An explained on the side: "The wine was sent by Zhang Guo, and the master will not open the seal until the eldest young master comes back, as for this dish, it is specially prepared for the young master." ”

Mei Zhenyi: "Butler, how do you know I'll be here today?"

Mei An smiled: "The old slave didn't know that the young master would arrive today, the old man ordered the kitchen to be prepared every day, and the young master would be the same no matter how he came." ”

Mei Xiaolang is the Duke of Nanlu, this is nothing, what is rare is that he knows what his son usually likes to eat, and he specially ordered his subordinates to prepare, which shows his expectation. This meal was very happy and emotional, Mei Zhenyi wanted to cry for a while, but also felt warm in her heart. I haven't felt this way in years. Mei Zhenyi couldn't help but think of the meal she had at Qu's house in a delusional realm.

Mei Xiaolang drank a lot of wine, and he didn't need other people to serve him, Mei Zhenyi kept adding warm old spring yellow to him on his right hand. After the dismissal, he was still unsatisfied, and ordered his subordinates to send two jars of wine to the study, and the old man and the young master had something to talk about in private.

"Son, you ordered Mei Yi to send a message from the earth, the knowledge is really extraordinary, this is something that has never been seen for eternity. You can think of it from far away in Wuzhou, and you really deserve to be a disciple of Donghua Shangxian. The father and son drank slowly and talked about the message sent by Mei Zhenyi at the beginning, which was to remind Mei Xiaolang that he wanted to be a female emperor.

After several years, Mei Xiaolang has completely pondered it, and what his son said is true. Empress Wu is a person who is both nepotistic and meritocracy, and she has promoted a large number of martial arts henchmen. At the same time, real talent is also emphasized. But during Empress Wu's reign, she disposed of a large number of important ministers, either killed or demoted or exiled. Even Pei Yan's old fritter in officialdom didn't see the real way in it, but Mei Xiaolang saw it.

After the military administration, both recruited talents. and purge the courtiers, this seemingly contradictory behavior actually has only one purpose, that is, to pave the way for his own ascension to the throne and the empress. The martial queen is good to reward people, as long as you are worthy of reward. But Empress Wu also had to clean up people, because those people were against her taking charge of the government. In the early days of Empress Wu's reign, there were a lot of cool officials, which seemed to abuse the punishment, but in fact, they were borrowing cool officials as swords.

Mei Xiaolang has been the first assistant over the years, on the one hand, he is indeed an all-round minister of civil and military affairs, on the other hand, he never interferes with matters related to the emperor's personal government, so he is safe and sound in the turbulence of the court. This cannot but be said to have Mei Zhenyi's reminder.

Mei Zhenyi asked tentatively: "Father, you have been in the court all these years." How do you evaluate Empress Wu?" can only be discussed in a private place like this between father and son.

Mei Xiaolang held the wine glass and muttered: "Although the Wu family is a woman, if she is a king, she is stronger than the first emperor, and she is much stronger than the two princes of Zhe and Dan. ”

Mei Zhenyi asked: "Listen to your father's meaning, you are the emperor of the Wu family." Don't object in your heart?"

Mei Xiaolang did not directly answer his son's words. Putting down the wine glass, he asked, "Son, I have been in charge of the Empress Wu all these years. You grew up in the people of Jiangnan and have been to many places, what is the people's livelihood, the rule of officials, and the state of the country today?"

Mei Zhenyi replied: "In addition to Xu Jingye's rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, the people are safe and prosperous, although it cannot be said that the officials are all virtuous and capable, but most of the officials are peaceful, and there is no trouble to disturb the people. ...... It's that Luoyang is a little messy. ”

He was telling the truth, and with the conditions at that time, the people's livelihood, public order, and the people's mental state were good, and in some respects they far exceeded those of the 21 st century before he traveled.

Mei Zhenyi was an orphan who grew up in the rivers and lakes before he crossed over, and he had experienced a lot of things, he was not an angry young man who took it for granted, and he would not detach himself from reality to dream about the modern set in Datang. Occasionally, he also had the idea that this rich and powerful country would continue forever and not experience the same decay as in modern times. But he is also a cultivator with a clear mind, and his delusion has been extinguished, knowing that everyone can only do everything they face.

Mei Xiaolang smiled: "The battle in the court, as long as it does not bring disaster to the country and the people, it is only a change of power." It is not easy for the Empress Wu to be able to keep it like this, and there is a dragon or a phoenix on the throne, and he doesn't care about his father. Listening to the meaning of this, Mei Zhenyi's father is still very "advanced", whether Obama or Hillary Clinton comes to power, the prime minister does not care.

Mei Zhenyi: "My father misunderstood, what I said about Luoyang is a little chaotic, not referring to the government, but the market." Today I met a group of ruffians who attacked Yushi Feng Siqiao, and inquired about the origin of the skinhead party, there is such a group of people in Luoyang, and it is also related to Xue Huaiyi, the male pet of Wuhou. ”

Mei Xiaolang was slightly taken aback: "I heard that it was a Taoist priest who helped Feng Yushi catch the murderer on the spot, it turned out to be you...... Since you mentioned this, then my father also asked you, Mei happened to be out of the door when you entered the door at noon, do you know what I sent him to do?"

Mei Zhenyi: "The child doesn't know, is it also related to this matter?"

Mei Xiaolang had a glass of wine: "I ordered Mei Gang to go to Jingzhao Yamen to supervise the punishment of the spine cane, and at sunset today, the twenty-seven gangsters who participated in the beating of Lord Feng have all been killed with the cane in court!"