Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 518 Prince Yu's Visit and Prince Jing's New Assignment

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. I'll start cooking tomorrow." Prince Yu said directly.
Mei Changsu nodded after hearing this, and then continued, "My Lord, besides this, you have another thing to do, and that is the matter of the black fire."

"Well, don't worry, sir. I have already asked someone to investigate the matter of the black fire. I believe there will be results soon. Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Prince Yu said
Mei Changsu shook his head after hearing this, and Prince Yu then got up and left. After he left, Mei Changsu went to the secret room through the secret passage, where Prince Jing was already waiting for him.

"The position of deputy commander of the Imperial Guard is very important. I want you to take it. What do you think?" Mei Changsu said directly.

"What? You want me to compete for the position of deputy commander of the Imperial Guard? Let's not talk about whether I am qualified or not. Even if I am qualified, I will have to give up my military power if I join the Imperial Guard." Prince Jing said
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that I asked you to settle the military camp? That was in preparation for now. Don't worry, I have my own way to get you to the top."

"You just need to settle the barracks and make sure that no matter who replaces you, they can't take away your control." Mei Changsu said directly.

After hearing this, Prince Jing nodded, although he was not very satisfied. Seeing this, Mei Changsu did not continue speaking, but nodded as well.

At the same time, Emperor Liang was having a headache about this matter. That's right, because of Qiu Yuan, he not only had to find a position for Qiu Yuan, but also had to choose someone to replace him.

This really worried him, so he called Meng Zhi in and asked, "Meng Zhi, you should have heard the recent rumors. Who do you think is suitable?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't know who would be the right person, but I do know one thing: the selection of the imperial guards must naturally be based on Chunchen." Meng Zhi clasped his fists and said
"Well, what you said makes sense. The thoughts of the imperial guards really shouldn't be too complicated. But are there any clean generals among them?" Emperor Liang pondered.
Meng Zhi naturally didn't dare to respond to such words, but Emperor Liang didn't let him leave, so he could only stand there and wait obediently.

"Meng Zhi, I am asking you a question. Are there any clean generals among these generals?" Emperor Liang asked
"Well, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I, Chen, really don't know." Meng Zhi hesitated.
"Haha, you don't know, or you don't dare to say it? Don't worry, I forgive you, just say it boldly, is there or not?" Emperor Liang said directly
"Your Majesty, there are certainly such loyal ministers, but they are not suitable because their positions are not high enough to take over the position of deputy commander." Meng Zhi said in difficulty.
"Well, this is a problem. Isn't there anyone among them who has a high enough status? Wait? Status? Isn't Jingyan also a military commander? What do you think of him?" Emperor Liang suddenly asked
"This, Your Majesty, this is probably inappropriate, right? His Royal Highness Prince Jing is a prince, there has never been a precedent before. Moreover, if Prince Jing serves as the deputy commander. Then what about you, minister?"

"Then I am afraid that it is not easy for me to be the commander?" Meng Zhi asked in a difficult tone.
"You, you are still so rigid. Although Jingyan is a prince, he is still the deputy commander. What are you afraid of? This matter is settled."

"But don't worry, I will give you a reassurance. Take this token. If Jingyan goes too far, just take it out and deal with him." Emperor Liang took out a token and said
Meng Zhi looked embarrassed after hearing this. After a long while, he reluctantly took the token and expressed his gratitude.

Emperor Liang naturally would not waste time having made up his mind, so shortly after Meng Zhi left, the imperial edict had already left the palace, and the news soon spread.

Before the imperial edict arrived at the camp outside the city, the news had already reached the Eastern Palace and Prince Yu's Mansion.

"What? What did you say? Jingyan? How could it be him? Is father crazy? How could he do this? Has he forgotten how he treated Jingyan all these years?"

"Crazy, crazy, I think he is really old and confused, no, I have to go see my father." said the prince
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you can't go. If you go now, you will be dead. If you really want to stop him now."

"Then you have no choice but to try to win him over with great fanfare. Only by making His Majesty afraid of him can you truly stop him. Otherwise, it will be impossible." Xie Yu advised.
"But, but it's too late to go now, isn't it? The imperial edict is about to arrive. If I do this now, wouldn't that be a slap in my father's face?" The prince hesitated.
"Your Highness, there is nothing we can do. You can't stop this now. We can only wait for the right opportunity." Xie Yu said
"What bad luck! How could it be him? Why would the emperor choose him?" the prince said.
This time Xie Yu did not answer, because he did not understand why His Majesty chose Prince Jing. Prince Jing could be said to be the least suitable person, but His Majesty chose him anyway.

This made Xie Yu a little confused. Could it be that His Majesty suddenly had an idea that he shouldn't have? No, no, it's impossible. If His Majesty did so, wouldn't that mean he was admitting that he was wrong?
This is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty will never admit it. It seems that I am overthinking it.

At this time, Prince Yu was having a pleasant conversation with Qiu Yuan at the residence of Marquis Wenyuan.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you would come to see me, a carefree wanderer." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"Haha, General Qiu, please don't say that. Father just wants you to have a rest. Sooner or later, the emperor will issue an imperial decree. Don't worry." Prince Yu said hurriedly.
"Thank you for your kind words, Your Highness. Your Highness, what do you think about His Majesty letting Prince Jing take over my position? I heard that you have been trying to win him over before, but has it been effective?" Qiu Yuan said
"This, there is no effect yet. I was thinking of taking it slow. Who could have thought that the changes would come so quickly? It's actually inconvenient for me now." Prince Yu shook his head after hearing this.
"Your Highness, I think we can do this in two ways. You see, after Prince Jing was transferred, there will be no one left in the suburban camp. Who is the candidate?"

"Also, Prince Jing has been in charge for many years. It is impossible for this newcomer to control the situation. You can make some moves when the time comes." Qiu Yuan said directly
"Great, wonderful, wonderful, why didn't I think of it before? General Qiu, you are really, really amazing, amazing." Prince Yu said in surprise.

"Your Highness, please don't bother me. You are just confused by the situation. When you are in the middle of the situation, it is natural that you can't see some things clearly." Qiu Yuan hurriedly said
At this time, as the center of the entire storm, Prince Jing was also very shocked. He never thought that his father would actually appoint him as the deputy commander of the imperial guards.

Originally, when Mei Changsu told him about this, he didn't take it seriously. After all, in his opinion, no matter how capable Mei Changsu was, he couldn't influence the selection of the imperial guards.

But the results now clearly told him that all this was true. Mei Changsu actually did all this. This made him feel a chill down his spine for a moment, but at the same time he was full of confidence.

After all, Mei Changsu, who can even do such a thing, should not lie to me. In other words, he should be able to do what he promised me before.

However, unlike Prince Jing who was full of confidence, Emperor Liang was really in a dilemma at this time, because after Jingyan was transferred to the position of deputy commander of the imperial guards, the camp outside the capital was empty.

There were signs of unrest in the court because of this incident, and Qiu Yuan, who was now unemployed at home and had nowhere to go, was in an even more difficult situation for him.

Originally, it would have been the most appropriate decision to let Qiu Yuan take over Jing Yan's position, but the reason why he wanted to replace Qiu Yuan was to prevent him from leading the troops.

If he was just replaced like this, what was the point of all this trouble? Qiu Yuan was in the Imperial Guards before, and Meng Zhi could still keep him under control. If he went to the Jingjiao Camp, wouldn't that be like a tiger out of its cage? It would be better to let him stay in the Imperial Guards? Why bother with all this trouble? But if he is not placed in the Jingjiao Camp, where else can he be placed? You can't just let him go back to the Border Army, right?

So he was in a dilemma at this moment. In his heart, it would be best if Qiu Yuan could stop leading troops, but he couldn't let Qiu Yuan stay idle at home.

That would make things too obvious and would be detrimental to his next move.

Just when he was in trouble, he suddenly remembered something, and then he looked sharply at the memorial on the table, then he started searching for it, and soon he found it.

After seeing the above content, a bright smile appeared on his face, and then he began to write his instructions. Not long after, the Ministry of Justice received the imperial edict, and the retirement memorial of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was approved.

"Hmm? What did you say? What does Father mean by this? Why did he approve it this time?" Prince Yu said
"Yes, Your Highness, I don't understand either. I submitted so many memorials before and they were all retained. Why was it approved this time?" Qi Min asked puzzledly.
"Well, since it has been approved, let's not talk about it anymore. Clean up the mess as soon as possible and don't let the new minister find any flaws." Prince Yu said directly
"Yes, Your Highness. I will do it right away. But Your Highness, regarding the selection of the new assistant minister, do you think we should prepare in advance?" Qi Min said
"Alright, don't think too much about this. If the emperor approves it now, he must have already made up his mind about a candidate. Don't waste your energy on it."

"Otherwise, if we are targeted by the Crown Prince's men, it will be a big trouble." Prince Yu said directly
After hearing this, Qi Min could only suppress his thoughts and stop talking.

At this time in the Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion, Qiu Yuan had already arrived at his father's study. As for the reason why he came, it was naturally because of Prince Jing's succession.

"Yuan'er, you said that His Majesty has appointed Prince Jing as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards this time. Will your position be the same as his current camp outside the capital?" Wen Yuanbo asked

"Father, you are so bold. Why would His Majesty let me take that position? Wasn't it because of the military power that I was relieved of my post as a member of the Imperial Guard?"

"Do you think, Your Majesty, will give me another chance to command the army?" Qiu Yuan asked directly
"Then, what does your Majesty mean? The position has been given to someone else, so what are you going to do? You can't just stay at home idle forever? How can this be possible?" Wen Yuanbo said

"Don't worry, father. His Majesty will not forget me. If he really forgets me, I have a way to make him remember me." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"Hmm? Yuan'er, what are you up to? I'm telling you, you can't do anything rash. You must think twice before you act." Wen Yuanbo said

"Haha, don't worry, father. I know what I am doing and I won't do anything rash. Don't worry, within ten days, I, your son, will definitely take over." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"Haha, you are full of confidence. Well, since you have succeeded, forget it. I won't care about you anymore. By the way, is it time for your brother to go home?" Wen Yuanbo said

"Father, this, I mean, let's let my brother stay at Hongxiu's hospitality for a few more days, and when we get news about my new job, let him come back."

"After all, you know his temper. He will cause trouble if you are not careful. At this critical moment, we should not let him come back to cause trouble." Qiu Yuan said directly.
"Well, what you said makes sense. Let him stay for a few more days. OK, I don't have anything to do now, you can go back and do your own thing." Wen Yuanbo waved his hand.

After hearing this, Qiu Yuan naturally bowed, then left his father's room and went straight back to his own room.

"Madam, I'm back. Did you miss me?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile as he pushed open the door.

Nihuang did not respond to his words, but rolled her eyes at him. Qiu Yuan seemed not to see it and walked over to sit next to him.

"Madam, is there any place you want to go recently? Tell me and I'll take you there?" Qiu Yuan said
"Hmm? Something's wrong. What did your father-in-law say to you? What happened?" Nihuang asked

"Okay, okay, what can go wrong? I'm just asking, don't think too much. If you really don't want to go out, then I, your husband, can play with you, okay?" Qiu Yuan said and was ready to take action.

"Hey, let me go. I'm telling you something serious. What happened?" Nihuang said seriously.
"Haha, alright, alright, Madam, don't be so nervous, it's nothing, really, I just have a feeling that my errand will be coming soon."

"If there's somewhere you want to go, hurry up, otherwise you won't have time in the future." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"Hmm? An assignment? Wait, you don't think that since Prince Jing has replaced you, you will be in charge of the camp outside the city, right? You shouldn't be so naive, right?" Nihuang asked back.
"Haha, Madam, you are still so direct in your words, but I like it. Of course, I am not so naive, but now Prince Jing has taken my place."

"Then your majesty must make my arrangements as soon as possible, otherwise there will be problems." Qiu Yuan said directly
"Haha, I'm curious, if His Majesty doesn't make any arrangements for you, what problems can arise?" Nihuang said with a smile

"Haha, Madam, if I have nothing to do, is it okay for me to go on a long trip? Isn't it reasonable for me to go to your parents' home?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

(End of this chapter)