The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 346
The emperor picked up the pen on the table, lowered his head and wrote the words "I have read it, I will hand it over to the Supervisor of Rituals" on a booklet, and then raised his head.

"When the empress and I mentioned this matter, I was also inexplicably surprised. Qian Ge has always worked hard for the country, and he is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. He has always been very measured. Princess Dun is virtuous and transparent, and she is not an unreasonable person. There must be something in between. Misunderstand."

Qian Minzhong's cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, then he knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty understands my difficulties, this old minister is inexplicably ashamed!"

"I heard from the queen that the maids sent by the Ministry of Rites to Prince Dun's mansion are beautiful and well-educated, which shows that the Ministry of Rites cares about King Dun. I think Princess Dun is young and ignorant, so she misunderstood the good intentions of the Ministry of Rites. I don't blame you."

When the emperor said so, Qian Min's appointment was even more relaxed, and he thanked the emperor again and again.

When Qian Minzhong stood up, the emperor looked at him with a smile on his face.

"By the way, the girl you sent over was taken by Princess Dun to meet the queen. This girl claimed to be Gu Menglong's daughter. I have some impression of Gu Menglong's name. It seems that she was the number one scholar of the late emperor, and she was also the same as you. Is it the same year as the list?"

Hearing the name "Gu Menglong", Qian Minzhong's cloudy eyes suddenly cleared up.

This person who had made him anxious and lost his mind was young and successful, and was once regarded as the best candidate for the cabinet and worship minister. He was an extremely eye-catching existence in the court.

After Jinshang succeeded to the throne, he pushed aside those prominent families and devoted himself to supporting his cronies.

But Gu Menglong, who was innocent and known for his talent, fell into the eyes of the emperor.

Because of the same surname as Gu Yingtai, the chief assistant of the first emperor, Gu Menglong is nominally Gu Yingtai's distant descendant.Many of Gu Yingtai's disciples cared about the favor of promotion, even if they were to succeed to the throne today, some people were willing to give Gu Menglong some convenience.

With the support of the emperor and the care of the top and bottom, within five short years, Gu Menglong has risen all the way, from the editor of the Imperial Academy to the position of Minister of Rites.Not only did he overwhelm Qian Minzhong in court affairs, but he also competed with him for the position of Minister of Rites.

However, Gu Menglong, who was born as a commoner, has no foundation after all, and cannot be compared with the Qian family, a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. After several contests, it was Qian Minzhong and his people who had the last laugh.

Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong, and Gu Menglong's downfall was just an introduction. The aristocratic family headed by Qian Minzhong did not aim at Gu Menglong.

After that, there were several power disputes, and the cabinets changed and changed, and the current court situation was gradually formed.

Times have changed, and for Qian Minzhong, the name Gu Menglong has long been nothing special.

After all, as early as nine years ago, the former political opponents were ruined.

Gu Menglong's daughter is living in Jiaofangsi, his son is still suffering from the wind and sand at the border, and Gu Menglong himself has been turned into a pile of loess, and there is no room for turning over.

But nine years later, when the name was uttered by the emperor, the meaning was quite different.

As a veteran of two generations, Qian Minzhong thought he knew a thing or two about the current emperor's temper.

Qian Minzhong knew that the emperor had always had a prejudice against him, and although he was given the position of Chief Assistant, it was just forced by the situation and had to be used.

Once there is a suitable candidate, he still has to abdicate for others.

A trace of dissatisfaction flitted across Qian Min's heart, and he raised his eyes to look at the emperor, trying to see some clues from the emperor's face.

The smile on the emperor's face did not change, "Old Qian Ge, I was young and energetic back then, and I did a lot of wrong things. Now that I think about it, I regret it very much. Tell me, did I punish Gu Menglong a little harder? Do you have any complaints against me?"

"Your kindness is like a mountain, and the death of a minister is not enough to repay in case, how dare you have complaints?"

"Look, there are still some after all."

The emperor stood up, walked to Qian Minzhong's side, and said with a smile: "Today, it's just you and me, the monarch and my ministers, and you don't need too much red tape, just tell me what's on your mind."

After the emperor finished speaking, he raised his head and looked outside the hall, his eyes were full of chill.

Winter in the capital city came very early this year, but it was the end of October, and the first snow had already fallen.

A piece of whiteness in the sky floated to the ground one after another.

The snow drove the chill, and the streets and alleys in central Beijing were deserted, and even the beggars sought shelter from the wind.

In the Shangshu Mansion in Xicheng, it was extremely lively, with more than a dozen officials in casual clothes sitting in the flower hall.

Unlike the north wind howling outside the hall, the hall was as warm as spring, mixed with a few voices of greeting each other, a scene of joy and harmony.

There was originally a screen between the Dongci Room and the flower hall, but it has been removed at this time. Qian Minzhong sat on the warm couch in the Dongci Room, but his eyes stayed on the ancient shelf in the corner of the flower hall, dazed.

There is a copper stove in the flower hall, and the charcoal fire inside is booming, and there are occasional crackling sounds.

I don't know when, the greetings faded away, and the flower hall returned to silence.Only then did Qian Minzhong come to his senses. He leaned on the back of the chair and changed into a comfortable position, and said to the flower hall, "I can't accept my old age. Since I was 50 years old, my body has various problems. No, When it's cold and cloudy, I feel uncomfortable all over, I'll make you laugh at me."

A fat middle-aged man stood up and bowed his hands to Qian Minzhong, "Mentor, this is to relieve your worries, and you are sick from overwork. The student knows a genius doctor in Jiangnan who is best at difficult and miscellaneous diseases. If it is convenient for your mentor, The student invites him to come here to treat the teacher."

"That's it!"

Qian Minzhong waved his hand and sighed: "The Master said, at forty, you don't get confused, and at fifty, you know the destiny. After living for so many years, I can be considered to have realized some truths. Birth, old age, sickness and death, when the time comes, you can do it. Immortal Da Luo descended to earth, and there was nothing he could do."

"The teacher said so."

The middle-aged man saluted respectfully again, and then sat back, only to hear Qian Minzhong say leisurely: "When people are old, there are some things, and it is inevitable that they think more. Today you braved the wind and snow to visit Old man, it's enough to show your heart, there is nothing left and right, so let's talk with this old man."

Everyone in the flower hall responded with a smile, only the middle-aged man who had just spoken had a serious face, and bowed his hands to Qian Minzhong again, "Please teach me, teacher."

Qian Minzhong stroked his gray beard, and said with a smile: "Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. You must have heard about it. A few months ago, when His Royal Highness King Dun sealed the vassal, the old man ordered someone to give you a gift in the name of the Ministry of Rites. Prince Dun's mansion sent a few girls over. I was just thinking about it just in case, and didn't intend for them to be of any great use. I never expected that Princess Dun would use this excuse to cry to the empress and sue the old man. .”

(End of this chapter)