The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

"Cough cough cough cough..."

Mr. Meng sat on the bed and coughed violently.Seeing this, Zheng Xilin hurriedly raised his hand and patted the back of his hometown to help him feel better.

When the old man stopped coughing, Zheng Xilin was busy picking up the hot tea on the table and feeding Mr. Meng carefully.

Mr. Meng doesn't even have the strength to serve tea now.He lowered his head and drank the hot tea slowly.After drinking half a cup, old Mr. Meng felt a little better, and his chest became much smoother.

Zheng Xilin put down the teacup, and raised his hand to help Mr. Meng calm down.

Mr. Meng smiled slightly at Zheng Xilin.His face was extremely pale, without a trace of blood.The pair of piercing eyes in the past are also cloudy now.There is a strong twilight look between the eyebrows, and the cheeks on both sides are very thin and sharp.Before the Chinese New Year, his condition was still good, but after the Chinese New Year, his condition suddenly worsened, and his whole body instantly aged and declined.

"You don't have to worry about me so much, my body can last for a while."

Zheng Xilin was not comforted by Mr. Meng's words at all.He knew in his heart that Lao Meng didn't have much time left, and he could last more than a month at most.

"You old and young, worry about it and spend less effort, your body will get better and you can live longer." Even after being ill for the past few months, Mr. Meng has been busy all the time.He knew he couldn't survive this time, so he wanted to arrange everything before leaving.

"Well, I don't have much time, but there are still many things I haven't explained. I have to make arrangements for these things before I leave." Mr. Meng's pale face wore a very weak smile, "Fortunately, you are here , saved me a lot of worry.”

Zheng Xilin asked: "What else is bothering you now?" Sure enough, the person who understands Mr. Meng's temperament best is Zheng Xilin.In the past few days, he could see the worry in Mr. Meng's heart.Mr. Meng didn't say anything, and he didn't ask.

Mr. Meng said bluntly: "The imperial examination."

Zheng Xilin also guessed, "Are you worried that the local imperial examinations will not go smoothly?"

Mr. Meng was worried about being told by Zheng Xilin.He slightly nodded and said, "That's right, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Local officials secretly manipulate the imperial examinations. The emperor who is far away in the capital will not know."

Zheng Xilin let out a chuckle when the old man said this: "You really underestimate the emperor."

When Mr. Meng heard what Zheng Xilin said, his eyes lit up immediately, and his expression became a little expectant.

"You mean the emperor has a solution?"

"Do you think the emperor would not have thought that local officials would make small moves in the imperial examinations?" Zheng Xilin picked up the teacup, took a few sips of tea slowly, and then he continued, "Our emperor is very sophisticated and very good at it." Calculations. Whether it is the officials in the court or these people in the local area, they are all in his calculations."

After hearing this, Mr. Meng showed a look of surprise on his face.

"Based on what you said, the emperor is playing with everyone in his hands."

Zheng Xilin said meaningfully: "Exactly."

Old Mr. Meng was slightly startled, and immediately thought of something, he suddenly said: "The reason why you no longer want to be an official in the court is because you were also plotted by the emperor."

"The emperor has plotted against me a lot." Zheng Xilin couldn't help but feel angry when he thought of some things in the past.However, he didn't show half of it on his face.He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "I also plotted against him back then."

Old Mr. Meng laughed teasingly: "Now it seems that you didn't plot against the emperor, otherwise you wouldn't be in front of me."

"I've done everything I should do, there's no need to stay in the court." Zheng Xilin smiled lightly, "Besides, now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe in the Great Zhou Dynasty, all my ambitions have been realized, so there is no need to continue to soak in power."

Mr. Meng also knew Zheng Xilin's temperament, and he knew why he didn't want to be an official in the court.He deliberately laughed and scolded: "You are just lazy, you don't want to worry about so many things anymore."'

Zheng Xilin followed Mr. Meng's words and said, "You hit the mark."

"You mean the emperor will be wary of local officials tampering with the imperial examinations?" Old Mr. Meng brought the topic back, "What will the emperor do?"

"Send imperial envoys to various places to monitor." Although Zheng Xilin is far away from the court and does not participate in the affairs of the court, he knows the affairs of the court like the palm of his hand. "We will also send the ministers of the court and the central government to various places to invigilate the exam."

After Mr. Meng heard this, he felt relieved a lot.

"The emperor attaches great importance to the imperial examinations, and he will never let anyone destroy the imperial examinations." Zheng Xilin knew that what Mr. Meng was really worried about was not the imperial examinations in other places, but the ones in Jinling and Suzhou. "Officials in Jinling and Suzhou dared to cheat in the imperial examinations. Yangzhou so many years ago was their fate."

Mr. Meng was worried about this.He frowned slightly, and said with a serious face: "They have the support of the crown prince and acting king behind them, I'm afraid they will still play tricks."

"If the crown prince and Dai Wang are smart, we should stop their people from playing tricks in the imperial examinations." Zheng Xilin had a casual smile on his lips, "If they are not smart, connive or order their people to act recklessly, and wait for their decision." It's just abolished."

He added: "It just gave the emperor an excuse to abolish them, which is exactly what the emperor wanted."

"Then do you think the crown prince and Daiwang will mess around?" Old Mr. Meng was concerned about chaos, and he didn't want anything to happen in the imperial examination.

"It depends on whether the crown prince and Dai Wang are smart or not." After Zheng Xilin finished speaking, there was a playful smile on his face, "However, according to my opinion, the crown prince and Dai Wang are not smart people."

"So you say, the crown prince and Dai Wang will still do it?" Old Mr. Meng was anxious, and coughed again, "cough cough cough cough..." Coughing and coughing, he coughed up blood.

Zheng Xilin hurriedly took out a towel from his arms, and helped Mr. Meng wipe the blood from his mouth.

"What are you in a hurry for? Didn't I just say that the emperor will have countermeasures."

Mr. Meng was panting violently, and said in a weak tone: "There must be no accidents in the imperial examination. It must go on smoothly, so that all scholars in the world have hope."

"The emperor knows the importance of the imperial examination in his heart, so he will never allow accidents in the imperial examination just like you, so don't worry."

Mr. Meng was not relieved because of this, he still frowned and said: "The crown prince and Dai Wang are the emperor's own sons after all, do you think the emperor will really punish them then?"

"If you think the emperor is an emotional person, then you are very wrong." Zheng Xilin comforted Mr. Meng and said, "In the heart of the emperor, no one is more important than Da Zhou Jiangshan. Besides, he has many sons, lost the prince and Dai Wang, he has other sons." The emperor's favorite person is neither the crown prince nor Dai Wang.The prince and the acting king are just two pawns in the hands of the emperor.

"Alas...it's a pity that I don't have much time." Mr. Meng's face was full of regret and regret, "Before the imperial examinations did not appear, I thought I would die without regret. Now I want to live for a while longer, at least until The college examination is over." He wanted to see the imperial examination.

"If you want to live until June and July, then you can't bother yourself as much as you are now." Zheng Xilin understood the reason why Mr. Meng wanted to live until the end of the hospital examination.

"If I'm alive, I can suppress these people so that they don't dare to do bad things in the imperial examination." At this point, Mr. Meng sighed again, "Unfortunately, I can't even survive the county examination."

"Relax your mind and recuperate well, and you will definitely survive the county examination." Zheng Xilin encouraged Mr. Meng and said, "You should watch the grand occasion of the imperial examination carefully."

"I want to, too, but my body doesn't allow it..." Mr. Meng's words suddenly stopped, and his face was full of sadness, "I knew there would be an imperial examination, so I didn't go out to give lectures, and just recuperate honestly. "

Zheng Xilin scolded the emperor deliberately and harshly: "It's all because the emperor proposed the imperial examination too late."

Mr. Meng was amused by Zheng Xilin's words: "Didn't you say that the imperial examination was the idea of ​​His Majesty the Tenth Highness? Why are you blaming the emperor?"

At the mention of the Tenth Highness, Zheng Xilin's face immediately softened a lot.

"He's coming soon. When he comes, your place will become lively." Thinking of Zhao Yao's crackling words every time, Zheng Xilin's mood improved unknowingly. "This kid is very good at making people happy. He can talk about a very small thing with joy."

"Although I haven't been in contact with His Highness the Tenth Prince for a long time, I can see that he is a pure person, and such a person will live a very happy life." Mentioning Zhao Yao, Mr. Meng's face also unconsciously appeared. Smiling, "His Majesty the Tenth Highness is quite scheming. He actually kept something as important as the imperial examinations under wraps until last year."

"Like a father, like a son, there are many things he conceals, and the imperial examination is just one of them." Zheng Xilin said again, "It's just the most insignificant one of them."

"Is the imperial examination the most insignificant one?" Mr. Meng's face was full of shock, "The imperial examination is..." Because the breath was too urgent, it was stuck in his throat, making him speechless for a while.

"His Tenth Highness has many things in his mind that are more powerful than the imperial examination."

Only then did Mr. Meng recover his breath, and his expression was very excited: "Really?"

Zheng Xilin did not answer Mr. Meng's question directly, but said something meaningful: "You are born to know it."

When Mr. Meng heard the words, his face was full of horror at first, and then suddenly, he murmured: "So, so..."

"Ah!" On the river not far from Jinling, Zhao Yao, who was sitting in the boat, sneezed suddenly, startling Tong Xi who was dozing off.

"Your Highness, what's the matter with you, did you catch the cold?"

"I'm fine, someone must be talking about me." Zhao Yao rubbed his itchy nose and said, "Third Uncle must be missing me."

"Tomorrow we will be able to reach Jinling." Tong Xi was very curious about the third uncle that Zhao Yao often mentioned.

"Yeah, it's finally here." Zhao Yao curled his lips in disgust when he thought of being on the boat for a long time, "If I don't come, I'm going to get seasick."

When it comes to seasickness, I have to mention Song Jicai and the others.At the beginning, the four of them got seasick when they took the boat, and they finally got over it later, but just a few days ago, the four of them started to get seasick again, which was worse than the first time.If he didn't come to Jinling again, Zhao Yao felt that his four good brothers would vomit to death.

Hearing the word "seasickness", Tong Xi felt sick and couldn't help retching.He quickly covered his mouth and said, "Your Highness, please don't say these two words."

"Okay, you go back to your room and rest."

"Your Highness, what about you, are you still awake?"

"I'll sleep again later." Zhao Yao waved his hand towards Tong Xi, then continued to look down at the books in front of him.

The book in front of him was written about Japanese pirates, and it was the people on the coast of Soochow who wrote this book based on their own experience in dealing with Japanese pirates.

At this time, the Fusang people were still barbarians and did not have their own written language.It is said that in the past few years, Fusang's domestic wind and rain have not been smooth, and their emperor is cruel and benevolent, which has made people's lives difficult.In order to survive, many Fusang people became Japanese pirates.

This book is well written, but it is a pity that there is no map of Fusang country.If there is a map of Fusang country, then his people can easily go to Fusang country.

Although I don't know the specific situation in Fusang Kingdom, it must be similar to the previous dynasty.It is a good time to go to Fusang country at this time, and then you can conquer Fusang country.

The more Zhao Yao thought about it, the more he felt that it would be a pity if such a good opportunity was missed.He quickly picked up a pen and wrote a letter to He Lianfang, asking his second uncle to send some people to Fusang as soon as possible to make Fusang even more chaotic.

After he finished writing the letter, he asked Xiao Jin to send it back to the capital.

"By the way, Xiaojin, after you go to Second Uncle's, go to my starling's again and ask Xiaoqing about my starling."

Xiao Jin raised one paw and stretched out three fingers.

Seeing Xiao Jin's action, Zhao Yao couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, no problem, I'll give you two more."

After hearing this, Xiao Jin let out a cry of satisfaction, then flapped his wings and flew away.

Zhao Yao tapped the book in front of him lightly with his fingers, his expression thoughtful.

After disturbing Fusang, take the opportunity to take down Fusang and turn Fusang into a state capital of Da Zhou. However, Fusang people are mean and dark in nature.For such people, it is only useful if they are frightened, and there is a shadow in their hearts, and the fear engraved in their bones and blood will be useful.

To scare the Fusang people, the only way to beat them is to torture them severely.In the dream, the people in Zhao Yao's world had been tortured by the Fusang people, so they would return it a thousand times to the Fusang people.

If Tongxi was still there, seeing Zhao Yao's gloomy and bloodthirsty face at this moment, he would definitely be frightened.

Before going to bed, Zhao Yao had already planned how to deal with the Fusang people in the future.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yao's official ship arrived at the wharf in Jinling.

Zheng Xilin personally led some people to meet Zhao Yao and the others at the pier.

Although Zhao Yao had never met Zheng Xilin, he recognized Zheng Xilin as his third uncle at a glance.

He never expected that the third uncle was a handsome man, and he was also immortal, with the appearance of an immortal.

The second uncle is also a fairy-like figure.

How lucky he was to meet two god-like figures.

Zheng Xilin saw that Zhao Yao's eyebrows were full of aura, and there was a sense of agility all over his body, which made people couldn't help but like it.

The uncle and nephew, who had never met before, but had been communicating with each other for several years, were very familiar with each other, and there was no sense of strangeness.

On the way to Mr. Meng's house, the two talked a lot.

Zhao Yao's heart became very heavy when he learned that Mr. Meng was terminally ill and his time was running out.When Zhao Yao saw Mr. Meng, he realized that the old man was already in a haggard shape, and he was completely different from the man he saw in the capital last year.

At this time, Mr. Meng's whole body was full of death, and it was obvious at a glance that his time was numbered.

Mr. Meng was very happy to see Zhao Yao, but he was too weak and passed out after talking to Zhao Yao for a while.

Seeing that Zhao Yao looked tired, Zheng Xilin told him to go and have a good rest first, and talk about it later in the evening.

Zhao Yao, who had slept all day, regained his former spirit, and ate with Zheng Xilin at night.After eating, follow Zheng Xilin to visit Mr. Meng.

Perhaps because of Zhao Yao's arrival, Mr. Meng's complexion became better.

The old man held Zhao Yao's hand all the time, carefully asking him if there was any accident or if he was in danger on the way to Jinling.

Zhao Yao held Mr. Meng's withered hand tightly and told him that everything was fine on his way to Jinling.

He also told some interesting things that happened on the way here, which made Mr. Meng laugh very happily.

After Mr. Meng chatted with Zhao Yao for a while, he talked about the imperial examination.

The old man straight to the point asked Zhao Yao how he came up with the imperial examination.

When Zhao Yao heard this, he was stunned at first, and then quickly waved his hand to deny it, saying that the imperial examination was thought up by the emperor and had nothing to do with him.

Zheng Xilin sat aside and said with a smile: "Don't hide it, the imperial examination was not thought up by the emperor, but by you."

Mr. Meng didn't speak, but he had a see-through expression.

After Zhao Yao was slightly stunned, he realized: "Third Uncle, Second Uncle must have told you." Second Uncle and Third Uncle are good friends, so they must have told Third Uncle about this.

Zheng Xilin didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

He Lianfang never told him about it.His relationship with He Lianfang was not very good, and He Lianfang didn't say anything to him.

"Your Highness, I thank you on behalf of the scholars in the world..." Mr. Meng said, struggling to stand up and thank Zhao Yao, but Zhao Yao stopped him quickly.

"Old Meng, you don't have to be so polite."

"Your Highness, the imperial examination...cough cough cough cough..." Mr. Meng wanted to say something, but coughed again.

Seeing that Mr. Meng was coughing up blood again, Zheng Xilin helped the old man to lie down quickly, and advised him to rest quickly, and we can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything to do.

Mr. Meng had a lot to say to Zhao Yao, but because his body was too weak, he couldn't hold on after talking for a while.

Zheng Xilin took Zhao Yao out of Mr. Meng's room, and immediately went to his room.

Seeing that Zheng Xilin kept smiling and watching him without speaking, Zhao Yao felt a little puzzled.He touched his face and asked suspiciously, "Third Uncle, is there something on my face?"

"No." Zheng Xilin picked up the teacup, took a few sips gracefully, and then said, "Jinling is the prince's territory, do you know that?"

Zhao Yao nodded and said: "I know, Suzhou is the territory of the Daiwang people." He continued, "Because of the presence of Mr. Meng, Jinling has been relatively peaceful these years. Now that Mr. Meng is not in good health, the prince's people have changed. Get ready to move."

Seeing that Zhao Yao was clear in his mind, Zheng Xilin suddenly became serious, and asked, "Do you know what will happen to Jinling after Mr. Meng leaves?"

Zhao Yao: Nothing will happen to me when I go to Jiangnan this time, right?

Author: You guessed it.

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