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Concubine De's vulgar remarks of "more monks and less meat" did not attract the attention of the queen dowager and the emperor. In addition, Duke Meng was about to return to the court soon. The Meng family was in the same spotlight, and the concubines gradually lost their minds of fighting for favor. Secretly comforted myself: The emperor's favor on Concubine De is all for Duke Meng's sake, and after a while, it will fade away!
The concubines tolerated the jealousy in their hearts, and then doubled their vent on Shen Huiru. Various brutal and inhuman punishments appeared one after another, making her life worse than death. Look at her stripped nails, her bloody fingertips, and look at her body without a good piece of flesh, she curled up on the dirty bed, her eyes shining with crazy and spiteful light.
On this day, the long-awaited Meng's army finally moved into Beijing and stationed in a large camp on the outskirts of Beijing. It was welcomed by the people on the road where it passed, and Emperor Zhou Wu personally boarded the tower to welcome it. After setting up the soldiers, several generals stepped into the majestic Forbidden Palace holding a black box. The Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs stood on the left and right, looking at the group with respect and awe.
This battle established the prestige of Duke Meng's first fierce general, and the emperor's move to kill 100,000 people in one fell swoop, almost annihilating the barbarians, left an indelible impression in the hearts of the soldiers. After several fierce battles, no one hates the barbarians more than them, and is convinced of the determined young emperor, and his heart of awe is no less than his own coach.
"Come up." Seeing the black box in Duke Meng's hand, Emperor Zhou Wu's eyes flickered and he spoke lightly.
Duke Meng accepted the promise and handed the box to Changxi. His eyes quickly swept over the son of the military commander. He was full of energy and energetic, and his mood was suddenly complicated and unspeakable. He didn't know whether he should be happy or worried.
Changxi opened the black box, and the ministers under him, especially the ministers, took a breath. It is not a rare treasure, but a skull made of lime sheath. With his head and eyes wide open and his expression distorted, he was indeed King Yeluhan who was beheaded before the battle.
The expressions of the ministers were shocked, and they all lowered their heads together, highlighting the excited and proud Meng Yanzhou and several generals who had just returned, covered in blood and evil spirits.
Emperor Zhou Wu’s eyes were dark, staring at the head in front of him for a long time, and finally he laughed loudly with his palms. "Okay! I once swore that I will step down on the Yelu imperial court in my lifetime and use the blood of barbarians to pay tribute to the hundreds The soul of the people who died in vain. This vow is finally fulfilled today!"
"The emperor Shengming, so God bless me Da Zhou!" Duke Meng stepped forward and replied. The young emperor has enough ability to make him admire.
"It's not my sages, but the brave soldiers! Without you, where would I be Antai?" Emperor Zhou Wu laughed loudly and motioned to Changxi to promulgate the decree of rewarding the three armies.
Duke Meng stood still with his head down, with a solemn expression on his face. He has been ranked as a prince, with a heavy soldier in his hand, it is really no reward. Now that the prestige goes further, Yu Meng's family is misfortune, and it is time for the rapids to retreat.
Thinking of the daughter in the deep palace, thinking of her recent rumors that she was quite favored, Duke Meng smiled bitterly. After the imperial decree was promulgated, he really only had some property, so he stepped forward and said, "Going back to the emperor, the minister was robbed and hurt If you lose your roots, and no matter how difficult it is to hold the post of General Jianwei, I implore the emperor to be a minister.
Emperor Zhou Wu took the tiger-shaped soldier amulet from Changxi and said nothing for a long time. The hall was surprisingly quiet, and everyone speculated on the young emperor's mind, and secretly admired Duke Meng's decision. Retiring at this time is undoubtedly the best time.
The exact news had already been obtained from the dark guard, that Duke Meng's body was fine except for some minor frostbite. Emperor Zhou Wu rubbed the cold tiger charm in his hand with an unpredictable expression. This is something he has always wanted from Duke Meng, but it is not rare for him to get it. Ruling the army depends on the human spirit and courage, not a dead thing.
Looking at the generals with anxious expressions in the seat, Emperor Zhou Wu smiled sadly, handed the tiger charm to Changxi, and slowly said, "Duke Meng is physically stronger than a young man, with a little frostbite. Why is it that he has reached the point of being an official? An imperial doctor is good for the grandfather, and will soon be able to lead the army. The grandfather is the soul of my great Zhou army. Only with the grandfather can I be at ease, and the people of Da Zhou can be at ease. Take this tiger charm back."
After receiving the tiger charm from Changxi, Duke Meng looked at the King of God in disbelief. Isn't this military power something he has always been thinking about? How come back again? At this moment, Duke Meng's brain was filled with thousands of intrigues, and his back felt cold.
Seeing the vigilance behind Duke Meng's eyes, Emperor Zhou Wu chuckled and immediately waved his hand to announce the dismissal.
Duke Meng walked out of the temple side by side with his son, with a hesitant expression on his face, but he didn't want to be stopped by Changxi, saying that the emperor allowed him to meet Concubine De Niangniang, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Meng Yanzhou also kept up.
When the father and son walked into Bixiao Palace, they were immediately stunned, because the pattern in Bixiao Palace was very similar to Meng Sangyu's boudoir, but the area was enlarged. The furnishings in the hall are not luxurious and exquisite, but the unpretentious texture can hardly conceal their preciousness. There are many green potted plants dotted among them, and the spring is full of the hall. The rich incense is replaced by the light plant fragrance, which makes people unconscious. Just relax.
Meng Sangyu sat on the main seat, dressed in luxurious first-grade court clothes, looking impressive from a distance. The father and son stopped, tolerated the excitement in their hearts, and prepared to kneel and bow.
"Get up!" Meng Sangyu couldn't wait, and hurriedly stepped forward to help his father. Seeing the frostbite on the back of his father's hand, his eyes immediately turned red, and big tears fell down. Renqian said again, and when she was in front of Father Meng, she was still the little girl who had not grown up.
"What is the silly child crying? Isn't this coming back for my father!" Father Meng frowned, trying to wipe away the tears for his daughter. He saw his rough fingers pause again, and his daughter's cheeks were ruddy, her brows were flush, and her posture was not better. The front of the palace is still full, obviously I'm living well, I feel relieved, and my eyes are slightly red.
Mother Feng hurriedly stepped forward and handed out a handkerchief. Meng Yanzhou followed the gag. The father and daughter calmed down their excitement.
"Why would the emperor refuse to pick up your tiger charm?" Asking briefly about his father's return from the calamity and his brother's situation in the Imperial Guard, Meng Sangyu sipped his teacup with a solemn expression.
"For his father, he just returned to the court, the emperor immediately took over the military power of his father, for fear of being criticized by the uncle Asuka to hide his bow." This chilled the hearts of the soldiers. The father has shown him that he does not want to fight for power. His fear of the Meng family should be slightly reduced. After a while, he will mention it for his father, and he will agree to it." Duke Meng slowly analyzed when his daughter sent the palace away.
"I think it should be like this." Meng Sangyu nodded.
"How come? The emperor is such a hero, saying that he trusts his father must be true. I don't think he has any plans to regain military power. You think too much!" Meng Yanzhou waved his hand indifferently, his face was full of the emperor. respect.
I was trained so quickly to become a loyal dog. It's true that you have muscles in your head! The blue veins on Meng Sangyu's forehead twitched, but he didn't say anything. She knew that the simple-minded, pure-minded, and loyal person of her brother was the subordinate who satisfied the superior. With his mentality in the Imperial Guard, his career is definitely good. Instilling more conspiracies into him would damage his nature and not be beautiful.
Obviously Duke Meng thought the same way, and the father and daughter looked at each other and bypassed the topic tacitly.
Meng Sangyu saw that Father Meng's face was unremarkable, turned the tea cup in his hand, and said confidently, "My father must have not received the letter from me before he was trapped in Mud Flat?"
"Family letter?" Duke Meng frowned, and said in a deep thought, "Really not. After being rescued, he was busy with the war. The clerk didn't mention it to his father. It should have been mixed in the official document. Wait for his father to find it. "
Meng Sangyu's high-hanging heart immediately put down, no matter if his father didn't see it, this kind of royal secrets should be left to rot alone, the less people know the better. She waved her hand in a cautious tone, "Father will burn the letter when he finds it, and don't open it for inspection." Fortunately, she used a password to write it, so it won't hurt others to see it.
Father Meng's face changed slightly, but because of his trust in his daughter, he didn't ask much, and only nodded his promise. Now that his father agreed, he would do it, Meng Sangyu was completely relieved, a slight smile appeared on his face. The second monk Meng Yanzhou couldn't figure it out, but he also knew that his father and sister always had a lot of things to hide from him.
The three narrated for a while. Father Meng hesitated for a while, and finally told his daughter about the worries that lay in his heart, "Yu'er, this time he was killed for his father, and there is also your second uncle's handwriting. If it weren't for him Father’s mount moved his hands and feet, and he would not be trapped in Mud flat for his father and almost died. He united with Xie Zhenghao, and wanted to get rid of his father and Han Changping and seize his father’s title and military power."
Meng Sangyu twisted his eyebrows, two clusters of anger ignited in his eyes, and Meng Yanzhou almost shot the case. The second uncle was spoiled by Mrs. Meng since he was a child, and because he was also an aunt, he coveted the title of his elder brother more than once. I didn't expect Mrs. Meng to go, he lost support, not only did not constrain, but intensified, and he didn't look at who got his military merits, glory and wealth.
Meng Sangyu clenched a fist and said coldly, "Collusion with Xie Zhenghao? This is the crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country! If the emperor knows about it, the Nine Clan of the Meng family will be affected by him!" Disgusting, Meng Sangyu really has no family affection.
"Mother and sister are right, the second uncle is a scourge, and it should have been separated long ago!" Meng Yanzhou was filled with righteous indignation, his teeth rattled.
Seeing his children's heart toward him, Father Meng's dignified expression slightly relaxed, and he said solemnly, "My father has dealt with him before the battle, and he has a good reputation for loyalty when he died. Only your second aunt and a pair of children I don’t know how to arrange it for my father.” As the head of the army, how could Duke Meng be a soft-hearted person? He will abide by the general ethical affection, but if he touches his bottom line, he cannot give in. After choosing between the whole Meng clan and Erfang, Meng's father chose the clan without hesitation. Afterwards, there was no grief except relief. His patience with Erfang has already exceeded the limit. I believe that under the nine springs, the ancestors of the Meng family will also understand his approach.
"Buy a Zhuangzi outside and let them live in." The culprit is dead, Meng Sangyu breathed a sigh of relief, his tone extremely cold.
Father Meng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The two rooms have not yet been separated. They are now loyal orphans anyway. The people all over the capital are watching. They are too bad for their father, so I should take them back to the house first. Let's talk about it in years."
"That's good." Meng Sangyu nodded in agreement. Meng Yanzhou had no room for interruption, and no one would listen to his opinions, so he could only snorted dullly.
At this moment, the eunuch's announcement sounded outside the hall, and Emperor Zhou Wu opened the bead curtain and strode in.