The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 268 A Banquet Is About Two Emperors

The emperor mourned, and Luoyang imposed a curfew. In the night, several knights escorted a carriage with lanterns across the empty long street, and stopped in front of the Liangwang Mansion. There were mossy stone lions and red lanterns hanging high.

Geng Qing got out of the car, walked up the stone steps with Jiuyu, and was welcomed in by the steward waiting at the door, presumably he had been told by the master before.

"Shang Shuling, this way please." The old steward took a half step slowly, leading the way around, bypassing the Fengshui wall, far and near, and could hear the noisy voices of people in the middle hall receiving guests in the front yard.

The lanterns under the eaves are swaying, and according to the beautiful figures of maids carrying dishes, they walk through the light and enter the nave, and put the dishes one by one.

"King Liang, Shang Shuling is here."

The guard at the door saw the figure coming from the path ahead, turned around and bowed his hands in return. The noisy middle hall gradually quieted down. Zhu Wen, who was in the first place, was talking with several court officials below. Hearing the words, he put down the teacup and called beckoning.

"Go and bring my brother in and take a seat."

Over there, the guard stepped forward to greet him, "Shang Shuling, please come inside."

Geng Qing nodded to him, carried Jiuyu straight across the threshold, the light fell on his dark face for a moment, and the next moment, he smiled, raised his sleeves, and congratulated the officials he knew and didn't know around him.

It made Jiuyu, who was following behind, roll his eyes, and Geng Qing used the trick of acting on the spot, which was called a ruthless green, and a few words made a group of Korean and Chinese martial artists who were attending the banquet embarrassed, and they all smiled at him. Return the salute.

Zhu Wen, who is at the top of the list, is most satisfied with this point. He asked some North Korean soldiers to come to the banquet, just to divide the forces in the North Korean and Chinese, and let Geng Qing go to the house with Li Xinjun's objection. atmosphere.

"Brother!"

Before Geng Qing came to the first place, he bowed his hands respectfully in front of the people around him. He was not an idiot, he was invited to come here, and he probably guessed what the King of Liang wanted him to do on the way. I still have something to ask the other party.

If you want to talk about your own face, Geng Qing didn't know what face was when he was a salesman. As long as he can earn enough profits, it doesn't matter whether he wants it or not.

"I'll just wait for you. Is the carriage not good? Tomorrow, I'll send you a good one from the house." Zhu Wen glanced at the expressions of the people around him from the corner of his eye, and he was full of face, and he held Geng Qing's shoulders very comfortably. , walked side by side to the table in the middle, and waved for everyone to sit down together.

But everyone didn't move, they sat down one by one after the Liang Wang monk Shuling took his seat.

The chopsticks were just placed by the side of the bowl, Zhu Wen didn't move, and the people around him didn't dare to reach out. After a while, Zhu Wen smiled and said, "It's really nothing important to ask you to come here. On the way to Luoyang, I was exhausted on the way, had a meal and slept in the open, went to the house to have a banquet, improved the food, and made contact with each other along the way."

Geng Qing pursed her lips and just stared at the mouth of the bowl. Most of the leader's words had to be listened backwards. If there was nothing important, there must be something important to say later.

Sure enough, after a few polite words, Zhu Wen asked everyone to pick up chopsticks to eat and drink, and he picked up a piece of fatty meat and threw it into his mouth, holding the chopsticks and shaking them boldly.

"The chef was called by a famous restaurant in Luoyang. Everyone can eat with open stomachs. If it's not enough, let the chef cook some more."

"Enough is enough." Everyone quickly responded.

"What is enough, they are all seven-foot men, how can this be enough. Alas, Zhu is still worried that the food sent to the palace is not enough. The guards, eunuchs, and queen, she is too sad, and her physical strength must not be enough. , Alas, after all, she is also a woman, suddenly without a man to rely on, it must be very hard in the future."

When Zhu Wen said this, his tone paused.

".It's hard to lose a husband. In the future, this family and country will have no support. Let me speak openly. A country cannot live without a king, especially in the current world, where there is no emperor in charge. Kyushu is about to fall apart. A few days ago, Zhu received a report that after Li Ke used Youzhou, he colluded with Khitan and wanted to do something wrong. After all, you are also a barbarian, and your mind must be different, you and I, as high officials in the court and in charge of state affairs, must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

The tables in the hall were quiet, no one dared to make a statement, they were all silently serving food and drinking.

Geng Qing saw it, and knew it was time for her to sing her red face.He gently put down his chopsticks, "What King Liang said is wrong!"

The sudden sentence stunned Zhu Wen for a moment, he looked at Geng Qing, his eyes widened, he turned quickly, gestured to him, and mumbled his mouth, as if to say: What's wrong, I asked you to play against me!

Geng Qing smiled and ignored him, looked at the officials at this table, and then got up to leave the table.

"The king of Liang said it was wrong. How could it be that Li Keyong colluded with the Khitan? It is clear that the Hu people united with the Hu people and formed a family of their own. What has it to do with my Han people? You can see my Han people's mountains and rivers, and it is a bit threatening, just like the Five Hus in the past. , so that Shenzhou Lu Shen, such a situation, really cannot be reproduced."

Zhu Wen exhaled secretly, and gave Geng Qing a thumbs up under the table.

In the hall, Geng Qing walked between several tables, and the words continued:

"The wise God Lord Liang Wang was able to discover the clues because he planned for the Tang Dynasty. It is true that a new king should be established now to deal with future accidents."

The figure stopped, and cupped his hands towards the King of Liang Zhu Wen: "Qing, thank you King Liang. I also hope that King Liang will lead me to Chaowenwu to recover Kyushu and glorify Huaxia."

The latter sentence did not mention the word "court", which made Zhu Wen's face almost die from laughter. He nodded and glanced at the crowd. Most of the people who could be invited were able to speak in the court. of.

"Your Majesty's new death, the country will continue, and the people will still live. No matter how the court disputes, you and I and other ministers agree on the establishment of a new emperor. As for who to establish, it should be the heir of the previous emperor. Going to Huazhou, many sons and heirs have suffered, and six of them have gone, and now there are only eleven princes left, including the crown prince Li Yu, the emperor Li Yu, the god king Li Yu, and the Yi king Li Yu. Do you have a favorite choice?"

Geng Qing turned around: "The king of Liang is in charge of the overall situation, who should the king of Liang prefer."

"Hehe. Zhu is interested in the Nine Kings Li Jue. Although he is young, his brows are full of heroism, which is the appearance of a monarch. What do you think?"

Zhu Wen took a sip of his wine with a smile, said lightly, and glanced around. Among the lights, everyone was silent for a moment, and got up one by one.

"I'll wait for King Liang's will."

"Hehe, haha!" Zhu Wen nodded in approval, and put the cup on the table with a ding. Outside the middle hall, there were faint footsteps and the sound of weapons clashing away quickly.

"Since everyone agrees with Zhu, then it's decided. We will discuss it at court tomorrow. Alright, don't let the banquet go to waste tonight. Continue to eat and drink, and leave after eating!"

Immediately, he beckoned and asked Geng Qing to go outside. When he arrived at a place where there were few people, he elbowed Geng Qing, "If it wasn't for Ji Chang tonight, these people would have to see blood. What you do, really Comfortable."

"It's about saving people in distress. Why doesn't Qing devote himself to the matter of giving birth to Buddhas in thousands of families?"

"Haha."

Zhu Wen felt happy today, the banquet in the front yard was tasteless to him, so he dragged Geng Qing to the side room, and someone quietly called his daughters-in-law to accompany the wine.

In fact, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhang have heard the news and waited for a long time. They come as soon as they are called. They especially know what happened in Zhongtang. Mr. Li Xin has his own father-in-law to make decisions, so naturally he will flatter him in every possible way. Wen Ai, feeling drunk, dragged Wang to the back hall.

"Shang Shuling, I heard about the concubine's concubine appointment with my father-in-law in the middle hall today."

Mrs. Zhang also served Geng Qing in the past, so naturally she didn't have any feelings for her. Most of what she did was for her husband to do something in the future.

Gently stroked Geng Qing's chest with his fingers.

"The concubine's husband is a coward. She is often ridden on the head by Zhu Youwen, and the Wang family is beautiful, and the concubine's body is even worse. Only the matter of the bed can compete with her. Father-in-law dislikes it, and Shang Shuling also knows that my husband is my real son. But father-in-law obviously likes an adopted son more than his own son, there is no such reason in the world, Shang Shuling tells you whether it is true."

Good guy, a night banquet involved another emperor.

Zhu Wen didn't want to be the emperor, Geng Qing must have looked at Zhang Shi who was almost leaning towards him in disbelief, touched the other's fragrant shoulders, and pondered for a moment.

"This is Liang Wang's family matter, and I can't help you."

"If Shang Shuling helps, I can come to your house in the future." Mrs. Zhang put her hands on Geng Qing's shoulders, leaned against her ears and exhaled like blue, and then was pushed back politely by Geng Qing.

"Let's talk about it, I'm taking care of my health recently, so it's inconvenient to have a good time."

Enduring Zhang's resentful gaze, Geng Qing drank a few glasses of wine, pulled him into his arms and kneaded him a few times, whispering: "How can these things be said like this, let's talk later when I have time. "

Some things should not be said, especially when it comes to women. After all, in some stories, there are many bad things about women. Geng Qing doesn't want to bury the root of the disaster by rejecting a woman.

After teasing the other party a few times, Zhang's eyes widened and he smiled.

Late at night, after Zhu Wen came out of the back hall rubbing his hem, Geng Qing was almost drunk, so he said goodbye to him, and there was still a supper waiting for him when he went back later.

The two left the house together, taking advantage of Zhu Wen's happiness tonight, they took care of Zhao Hongjun's uncle Zhao Jing's affairs together.

"It's a trivial matter. When the new king ascends the throne, he will be given a place in the court. Anyway, it is Ji Chang's people, that is, Zhu's people. When he comes to the court, the more family members he has, the better."

"Then Qing thanked brother!"

Geng Qing bowed his hands to thank him, and was urged by Zhu Wen to get into the carriage, and gradually drove into the night, walked through the streets, and returned to his residence. He asked Dachun to go back to the mansion first, and he waited for Zhang Hu and others to go to the next door to ask Zhao Hongjun to eat Night snack.

Soon, the door of the mansion opened and the steward led him in.

Lanterns are swaying in the wind, the night is still long tonight
(End of this chapter)