Chen Cheng is well versed in ancient and modern times, and is well-informed. Although he is not as in-depth in the study of Confucian classics as today's great scholars, he has read a lot of various miscellaneous books, and when he puts down his posture, he can also speak very well. And He Miao and Queen He
They all happened to come from a small family and were not very interested in moral articles. On the contrary, they were more curious about official and rural history and rural essays.
Queen He had a frosty face at first, but she was unknowingly attracted by the conversation. She leaned forward and just stared at Chen Cheng with her eyes, not even paying attention to what he was saying. He Miao had a fever in his head.
After he came up with the good idea, he was a little absent-minded. The more he thought about it, the more wonderful his idea became. When he got an opportunity, he asked: "Can Marquis Julu get married?"
Chen Cheng laughed and said: "I behaved wildly when I was young, but I haven't gotten married yet."
He Miao perked up and said, "I still have several female gentlemen in my family, but I don't have any friends. If Marquis Julu is interested, you can meet me at my house."
Chen Cheng was stunned. He first raised his head and looked at the small palace queen Lin behind Queen He, and thought to himself: "Is it really like what Teacher Zhao said, spring is here, the glaciers thaw, everything revives, and it is the mating season again?"
His eyes swept over and unintuitively rested on the queen's chest for a few seconds. He was purely driven by instinct and had no other meaning, but both Queen He and the little maid behind him noticed it. Queen He
Her pretty face turned red and she thought to herself: This person is so rude.
Wang Lin's face tightened, and his mouth immediately pouted.
He Miao didn't see this. He looked at Chen Cheng eagerly and said, "What do Marquis Julu think?"
Chen Chengcheng had no intention of marrying and having children in this era, at least not yet, so he declined: "The Huns are not destroyed, so why should we have a family?"
These two sentences were said by Hou Huo Qubing, the champion he admired. When faced with Emperor Wu's offer of marriage, he made an impassioned statement: "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, so why should we take care of our family?"
Although the Xiongnu are no longer a trouble for China, rebellions are rising one after another in various places. The Qiang and Hu rebellions in the northwest have never been truly quelled. In other places, there are wars everywhere in the southeast, northwest, and even Yizhou, which has always been peaceful, has Zhang Lu
The Five Pecks of Rice Sect is active. If we want to pacify all these places, it will take more than ten years?
When Chen Cheng said this, it was obvious that he meant to refuse. However, He Miao did not give up. He just thought that he was a young man with a thin face, and thought to himself: Where is there anyone who is not lustful when he is young? Even Confucius would say: I have never seen good virtue.
Like a lustful person.
So he smiled and said: "It won't do any harm to have a banquet with Jinwu another day and meet him."
Chen Cheng didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, so he glanced at Queen He again and said, "Does the Marquis of Jiyang still remember what I mentioned before?"
He Miao was suddenly startled and said, "What does Marquis Julu mean?"
Chen Cheng didn't say anything more, just nodded, then stood up, cupped his hands and said: "It's getting late, so I won't disturb the queen's rest. I'll take my leave now."
After he walked out, He Miao also said: "I also want to leave."
Outside Changqiu Palace, He Miao walked quickly and was about to call Chen Cheng, but saw Zhao Zhong not far away, so he slowed down.
When Zhao Zhong saw Chen Cheng coming out, a smile appeared on his face again, and he said, "Is Marquis Julu still going to pay homage to the Queen Mother?"
Chen Cheng said: "Please also ask Zhao Changshi to lead the way."
Zhao Zhong smiled and said: "The Queen Mother has moved back to Yongle Palace."
Empress Dowager Dong is the biological mother of the current emperor and lives in the Jiade Palace. The Jiade Palace is also called the "Yongle Palace", but it is not in the North Palace. It is a little behind the north of the Mingguang Palace. There is the Jiade Gate in front of the palace.
It was originally a place where etiquette was formulated. Because the emperor's time was short, Empress Dowager Dong took Liu Xie to live in Yongle Palace, which was closer to the emperor.
Chen Cheng said: "In that case, let's say goodbye."
Zhao Zhong looked at Chen Cheng's retreating figure and couldn't help but sneer. He turned around, with a smile on his face again, and said to He Miao: "Marquis of Jiyang, I will take you out."
He Miao said: "I'm sorry for the long autumn."
Zhao Zhong walked in front and asked seemingly casually: "Zhi Jinwu met with the Queen today, but what important matters did he say?"
He Miao said calmly: "He was ordered to guard the palace, so naturally he came to see the queen, but he didn't say anything important."
"So that's it," Zhao Zhong sighed: "Zhijinwu is really trusted by the emperor. He is in a high position at a young age, but he is too good-looking. It seems inappropriate to enter and leave the palace."
He turned to look at He Miao and said, "Marquis Jiyang, do you think so?"
He Miao smiled and said, "I think so too."
Zhao Zhong smiled with satisfaction and said: "I heard that Yuan Wei, Yang Biao and others went to the general's house again, saying that they were the slaves of the emperor like us. I wonder if this is the case?"
He Miao said: "There is indeed such a thing, but I refuted it with all my strength. We are all working for the emperor, why do you have to fight to the death?"
He pointed to the wound on his forehead and said, "Please see, Great Changqiu, I was beaten like this just to speak for you."
Zhao Zhong's eyes turned red, he stopped, and choked with sobs: "I didn't expect to implicate the Marquis of Jiyang to this extent..."
He Miao also sighed a little, and said with a wry smile: "The general doesn't want to kill you, but the scholars are pressing hard, so I have to give in."
Zhao Zhongdao said: "I don't have any other skills. I have a village outside the city and I am willing to dedicate it to the Marquis of Jiyang."
He Miao was not polite, touched his forehead and said: "Then...it would be disrespectful to refuse."
After He Miao's car drove away, Zhang Rang emerged from nowhere. His hands were in his sleeves, his face seemed a little bad, and his eyes were bloodshot. Zhang Rang stood behind Zhao Zhong for a while.
Seeing that his companion was still looking at the direction where He Miao's car was leaving, he couldn't help but sneered: "He has already gone far, and he can't be seen even if he looks back, so why do he still act like this?"
Zhao Zhong said leisurely, "Although Marquis Jiyang can't see him, our family's thoughts are not entirely for him to see."
Zhang Rang cursed and said: "The situation is so urgent now, why are you still so pretentious?"
Zhao Zhong turned his head and his face turned into a smile again. He said to Zhang Rang: "Of course I know the situation is urgent, but what can we do? Most of the army is in the hands of that butcher He Jin. We can only accept it and accept it.
What else can be done?”
He smiled and said to Zhang Rang: "Zhongshu Ling, please be more open-minded. In the past decades, we have had great power, wealth, wealth, and good food and clothing. What have we not enjoyed? Even if we die immediately, this life will not be in vain!"
Zhang Rang looked at Zhao Zhong in shock, as if he didn't recognize him, and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? We have killed so many party members before, do you think they will let us go easily?"
Zhao Zhong was still smiling and said: "Of course they won't let us go, but why bother? It's His Majesty's will to kill those people. If you have the guts... go and question His Majesty.
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"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Zhang Rang looked around, lowered his voice and said, "How dare you say such a thing?"
Zhao Zhong smiled and said: "I am already old, and I probably don't have a few more days to live. What is there that I dare not say?"
He patted Zhang Rang on the shoulder and said: "Whether you die without a burial place or whether you can continue to keep your wealth depends on the next few days. Zhongshu Ling... Eat something good.
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Zhang Rang was silent for a while and said: "Did He Miao say something to you just now? Did the general have to kill us before he would give up?"
Zhao Zhong smiled and said: "Marquis Jiyang is a kind man, he didn't say anything."
"and you....."
"Zhijinwu didn't come long ago, but he came late. He came right after Marquis Jiyang entered the palace. What do you think it is?"
"You didn't go in and listen to them?"
Zhao Zhong shook his head and said: "No, I have been waiting outside."
"you!"
"Don't look at me like that. I guess Zhi Jinwu might have taken advantage of the limelight and defected to the general."
"That Zhuzi must want to use our heads in exchange for glory and wealth!" Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and said, "But he didn't even think about it. If we can kill the general once, we can kill him again!"
"Hehe, Zhongshu Ling is very courageous, but can the current situation be compared with that of twenty years ago? Twenty years ago, the scholars did not have an army in their hands. Naturally, we killed whoever we wanted, but now you have soldiers in various states and counties.
Do you know how many there are? Do you know how many tribes there are in each family? The emperor has already changed the governor to the state shepherd. If we really do it, we have no chance of winning. That is to say, the emperor is still here, so these people dare not act rashly. "
Zhang Rang was silent again. He stood with his former rival and later colleagues for a long time, and then said in a dry tone: "You said, if we liberate ourselves from military power, will the general let us go?"
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Zhao Zhong smiled and said: "Maybe, maybe not, who knows?"
Zhang Rang thought for a while and said: "In that case, Jian Shuo must die. He is the marshal of the Xiyuan Army. He Jin will not believe us unless he dies."
"Not enough," Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "At least we have to kill Chen Cheng as well."
"He is not one of ours, is there any use in killing him?"
Zhao Zhong smiled and said: "We know that he is not one of ours, and he also knows that he is not one of ours, but does the general know? Do Yuan Wei, Yang Biao and the others know? Kill one and both of them, why not kill them both?
clean."
"Then do you want to tell Duan Gui and the others?"
Zhao Zhong asked: "How dare you tell them this kind of thing? Aren't you afraid that the news will leak out?"
Zhang Rang understood and said: "We can't tell them, and we can't do it."
"There is no need for us to take action. As long as the emperor dies, there will be as many people as possible rushing to take action."
Zhang Rang's eyes wandered, and he suddenly stared at Zhao Zhong, gritting his teeth and saying: "Although the chance of winning is not great, I will never be willing to just sit back and wait for death!"
Zhao Zhong asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
"While the emperor is still alive, he summons He Jin into the palace, then takes the opportunity to kill him, and then subdues the armies with the imperial edict. What do those warriors know? As long as the leader is killed, there is no need to worry about the disobedience of others!"
Zhang Rang said: "You have to help me with this matter!"
Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "Let Jian Shuo do it. The Xiyuan Army in his hand is just used for this task. If he fails, we will say that he acted arbitrarily and use his head to calm the general.
