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Chapter 14 Official's forced palace (for collection)

When Ouyang Xiu saw Zeng Qingfeng, his heart twitched, he came out so soon, the refining must have failed!

This is a fifth-grade elixir!

Where can it be successfully refined so quickly?

He was already mentally prepared, so he didn't blame Zeng Qingfeng, but took the initiative to say:
"Brother Zeng, it's okay to fail, let's continue to collect medicinal materials next time."

"Who said it failed?"

Zeng Qingfeng showed a bright smile, turned his palm over, and a dozen or so radiant pills appeared in his palm.

Ouyang Xiu swept his consciousness and said excitedly:

"It's really a mysterious ice pill, a total of twelve, and they're all at the perfect level! Brother Zeng, did you really refine it with a stick of incense?"

"Of course, if it wasn't for wasting some time arranging the medicinal materials, my refining time would be even shorter."

Zeng Qingfeng's words made Ouyang Xiu feel like an adult, he had heard before that not only the refining time of elixirs above the fifth grade was long, but also had a high failure rate.

The higher the elixir, the higher the failure rate!

He had already mentally prepared himself for the failure of refining, even if he succeeded, even if it was just a low-grade Xuanbing elixir, he would still accept it.

Unexpectedly, Zeng Qingfeng not only succeeded in refining it once, but also all of them were of the perfect level, and the quantity was astonishing.

In terms of the success rate and quality of this refining, Zeng Qingfeng absolutely killed all alchemists of the same level in seconds.

The most important thing is - Zeng Qingfeng is still very young, and has unlimited potential in the future

He didn't know that Zeng Qingfeng also surpassed him in strength, otherwise he would definitely suspect that he had cultivated dogs hundreds of years ago.

Zeng Qingfeng didn't feel complacent either, because these were normal things for him.

He is only a seventh-rank alchemist now, and there are eighth-rank, ninth-rank, master, and god-rank above him.

So he still has a long way to go, and he has nothing to show off at all.

But he didn't know that even if a master-level alchemist refines a fifth-grade elixir, he can't guarantee that he will be able to refine a perfect-level elixir!

"Brother Ouyang, you put away the elixir first, and then take the elixir to practice when you come back from the Marshal's Mansion!"

"I understand! Brother Zeng, I'm going to court now to see if my siblings need help!"

Ouyang Xiu always felt that he wanted to do something for Zeng Qingfeng and Wu Meier, otherwise he couldn't express his gratitude at all.

Zeng Qingfeng didn't stop him either, now there are not many loyal ministers in the court, let alone dare to confront the prime minister face to face, one can imagine how much pressure Wu Meier is under.

"Then I would like to trouble Brother Ouyang to help my wife as much as I can!"

"It should! Brother Zeng will protect you from now on. Brother Zeng, I won't send you off. I'll go first."

After Ouyang Xiu finished speaking, he cupped his hands, and disappeared in a teleport the next moment.

But he didn't know that Zeng Qingfeng's strength had already surpassed him, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to say something to cover up their couple.

"Brother Ouyang is really impatient."

Zeng Qingfeng couldn't help smiling, then turned and walked towards the bedroom.

Of course he won't go back to sleep. To help Wu Meier, he still has a lot to do.

At this time above the main hall, Wu Meier's face was a little livid.

Prime Minister Lu Shangrong was pressing every step of the way, and he didn't show any respect to Wu Meier:
"Your Majesty the Empress, you should make an order as soon as possible about the allocation of food and military salaries to the border that you just said! Without enough food and grass, how can soldiers fight against foreign enemies?"

"Let me think about this matter again!"

Wu Meier was a little annoyed. What Lu Shangrong was talking about was allocating military pay and food to Marshal Mu's army in the north, but he had just allocated a large amount of military salary and food to the army half a year ago.

The same armies on the east, west, and south sides did not need so many military supplies!
Moreover, the current treasury is empty, and she can't give so much military supplies to the border.

If you agree, you must deduct it from the military supplies of the Imperial City Guard Army, and the Imperial City Guard Army will definitely lose their morale.

If he refuses, the prime minister will definitely take the opportunity to attack and lead the officials to continue forcing the palace
Sure enough, Lu Shangrong saw that she didn't agree immediately, so he stepped forward two steps and said:
"Your Majesty, the so-called battle between the two armies is preceded by food and grass. You can consider it, but the enemy will not give us time to think about it! You should give the order as soon as possible!"

Behind him, a group of civil and military officials also took two steps forward, asking to play:
"Your Majesty, please order as soon as possible!"

This is almost like forcing the palace, Wu Meier was furious, but I can't take down all these officials, can I?
Just when she was in a dilemma, a deep voice sounded, causing all the officials to change their expressions:
"The empress said to think about it, do you not understand the words or want to resist the order?"

The next moment, a figure appeared in front of the official.

Some officials are well-cultivated, especially some military officers. They were all shocked when they saw the old man in front of them.

The prime minister's face turned pale. He had seen Ouyang Xiu before, so he quickly saluted and said:
"Ouyang worship, I didn't expect to alarm you!"

Ouyang Xiu served three generations of emperors, of course he has seen such a big man.

But I also heard that Ouyang Xiu had thought of leaving Chang'an City a long time ago, and he would not listen to Wu Meier's orders on weekdays. How could he appear here today?
A bad premonition arose in his heart, and Ouyang Xiu's sudden appearance broke his previous plan.

Sure enough, Ouyang Xiu snorted coldly and said:
"I've encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation recently, so I want to come out and do some activities. I told girl Meier last night that she has arranged some things for me to exercise my hands and feet recently."

Hearing this, Lu Shangrong and all the officials changed their expressions. Is this priest who has attained enlightenment coming out from behind the scenes to officially help the Empress?

Lu Shangrong was not sure what Ouyang Xiu was thinking, so he could only look at Wu Meier and said:
"Empress, what do you mean?"

Wu Meier saw Ouyang Xiu standing like a mountain in front of her, and she became confident in her heart:
"Didn't I just say that I will consider the matter on the border for a few days! If Marshal Mu can't hold on, it can only show that he is incompetent!"

"According to the order!"

Hearing this, Lu Shangrong had no choice but to retreat with a dark face and salute. Ouyang Xiu disturbed the drama of coercing the palace, and Lu Shangrong and the other officials could only grit their teeth secretly.

But even if Ouyang Xiu stood there without speaking, no one dared to think about it.

Seeing that everyone had nothing important to do, Wu Meier quickly announced her resignation.

After all the officials had left and only Chang Rongsheng was left waiting for orders, Wu Meier stood up and walked in front of Ouyang Xiu and said:
"Thank you, Brother Ouyang, for your help. If you hadn't appeared in time, I really don't know what to do."

If the prime minister's request is agreed, the national treasury will be seriously short, and these money and materials can only be deducted from the imperial city guards.

Over time, it will definitely cause instability in the army.

If the private sector is taxed to fill the national treasury, it will also cause public instability and social turmoil.

At this time, someone suddenly rebelled. Who would give their lives to the emperor in the guards of the imperial city?

So the prime minister's tactics are very vicious. He just wants to empty the treasury and make Wu Meier lose the morale of the army and the people.

Ouyang Xiu waved his hands and said:
"We are all on our own, brothers and sisters, you are welcome! Now let's discuss yesterday's plan"

(End of this chapter)