Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 308 The Emperor’s Mental Technique
Shan said that after Huang Yuanwai and the old man came down the mountain, a group of well-dressed warriors came out of a dense forest on the roadside with a carriage.

Huang Yuanwai got on the carriage without saying a word, followed closely by the old man.

After the two of them sat down in the carriage, the old man whispered: "Get off and drive back to the palace!"

All the warriors immediately secured the carriage and headed to the capital together.

Huang Yuanwai closed his eyes and meditated for a moment in the carriage. Suddenly he opened his eyes with cold flashing eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Cao Daban, what do you think of Ma Ji?"

The old man replied respectfully: "Reporting to your majesty, I believe that this son has both literary and military talents. He is the leader of both Taoist and martial arts families, and his scheming and courage are also good. If he can be used by your majesty, he will definitely become a pillar." "

The so-called "Huang Yuanwai" is naturally the current Longqing Emperor Li Hui, and the old man is the eunuch chief Cao Jirong who is most trusted by him and relies on him as the last barrier around him.

After listening to Cao Jirong's words, Li Hui said in surprise: "I have seen Ma Ji's literary talent and martial arts, and I can also see his cultivation of the fifth level in both Taoism, law and martial arts. How can I talk about this 'scheming and courageous' rise?"

Cao Jirong smiled apologetically and said: "Your Majesty was moved by his words, so he didn't pay attention. However, the old slave took advantage of the bystander and secretly peeked into some details of his behavior, and guessed that he already knew His Majesty's identity."

Li Hui suddenly smiled and said: "If he really guessed my identity, but still said those words calmly, his scheming and courage are indeed extraordinary."

Only then did Cao Jirong realize that His Majesty had been pretending to be shocked when he heard Ma Ji's words.

Cao Jirong asked again: "So, will Jin and Qilu really be in chaos as he said?"

Although he complained about both the "Huntian Supervisory Yuan" and the "Xiu Yiwei", in the end the blame only fell on the "Xiu Yiwei".

Unknowingly, the vehicle had entered the capital and drove to the palace gate.

The accompanying warrior raised a waist badge and entered the forbidden palace unimpeded.

Cao Jirong asked tentatively: "In your Majesty's opinion, what Ma Ji said just now was a pretentious statement to attract His Majesty's attention, or was it true and sincere and tactful?"

Li Hui said: "I see that this son has a temperament of both external and internal arrogance. He will not disdain to seek career advancement through persuasive rhetoric. His intention should be the latter."

Cao Jirong responded hurriedly: "I obey the order!"

He was not surprised at all that the Emperor had let the "Huntian Supervisory Authority" off lightly. After all, he had witnessed the difficulty and unreasonableness of the Grand Master Supervisor Zhengyuan many times. If the emperor asked him to come to the house to hold him to account like he did to the embroidered guards, he should consider how to excuse his illness and refuse this unlucky job.

Li Hui seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and sighed: "I'm not completely pretentious. At that time, I was surprised that what Ma Ji saw coincided with me, and I really didn't expect the resurgence of the White Lotus Sect. Humph, the Huntian Supervisory Office and the Xiuyi Guards, one overseeing the cultivation world and the other overseeing the government and the public, were not even aware of the changes in the White Lotus Sect, and did not know what they were monitoring? Daban remembered that after returning to the capital, he drafted an edict to warn Xin Jing and ordered him to do so. Immediately find out the movements of the Lotus Sect. If it is still unclear, the commander of his embroidered clothes guard will stop doing it!"

Li Hui nodded and said: "Actually, I have already predicted what will happen in these two places. When Han Lei and Du Heng were appointed earlier, they were placed in Taiyuan and Qingzhou respectively. After this victory, Wang Lie was still stationed in Datong Town. He only asked his daughter to go to Beijing to accept the reward, which was a pre-arrangement for this purpose."

Li Hui and Cao Jirong got off the car outside the Imperial Study Room.

Li Hui was about to go to the imperial study room to deal with some unapproved memorials, but when he saw a group of eunuchs approaching, he frowned slightly and stood still.

The team of eunuchs came closer and led an old eunuch who was about the same age as Cao Jirong but was as skinny as a stick and bowed down: "Old slave Pang Derong pays homage to Your Majesty!" Li Hui waved his hand and said: "I don't have to pay tribute to you, but the Queen Mother has something to do." ?”

The person in front of him was the eunuch in charge of the "Cining Palace" who served Li Hui's biological mother, the Empress Dowager Yan. Because there was some gap between Li Hui and the Empress Dowager Yan, they never liked this old man.

Pang Derong seemed not to feel the emperor's displeasure towards him at all, and said with an apologetic smile: "His Royal Highness King Cai Rui entered the palace just now to pay his respects to the Queen Mother. During the chat, he mentioned a happy event, and I would like to invite your majesty to come and decide."

Hearing this, a hint of gloom flashed in Li Hui's eyes.

King Rui Li Xun was the tenth among his brothers. Although he and he were both descendants of the Yan family, during the battle for the throne, he was second only to King Li Yu of Yue in power.

As the biological mother of their brothers, Yan always favored the younger son, which caused a lot of trouble for Li Hui.

The estrangement between their mother and son mostly stems from this.

Now that I heard that the Queen Mother wanted to see her because of Li Xun's affairs, I felt sick in my heart.

However, Dayu ruled the world with filial piety. As the leader of the world, he must set an example for all people, and he could not make any deviation in his filial piety to discredit the people. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he still had to move to the "Cining Palace" where the Queen Mother lived.

Arriving at the "Cining Palace", Queen Mother Yan, who was over sixty years old but as well-kept as a forty-year-old, was still sitting peacefully. Beside her, Prince Li Xun of Rui, who had a similar appearance to Li Xun but was much stronger, was busy. Get up and bow to the emperor and his ministers.

Li Hui let Li Xunping stand behind him, then stepped forward to salute Mr. Yan.

Mrs. Yan asked Li Xun to stand up and sit aside, while Li Xun stood beside him with his hands down.

Li Xun glanced at Li Xun, put on a smile and asked: "The queen summoned me, but I don't know why?"

Mrs. Yan has never been close to her eldest son, who has had an awkward temper since childhood. She said with a faint smile: "Just now, your tenth brother mentioned that the eldest son of his family, Mei'er, is already eighteen years old and has reached the age to get married. This time I enter the palace to ask you, as the emperor, to grant him a marriage."

Li Hui was wary in his heart, but there was no strange color on his face. He still smiled and said: "Mei'er is my nephew. I am naturally willing to see him get married and start a career early, but I don't know if he has the woman he likes?"

Li Xun on the side said: "Brother, you should know that Mei'er's favorite thing in his life is to dance with swords and sticks. Not long ago, he heard about Pinglupp's Queen Heng, and since then he has been determined to marry her. I heard that the emperor intends to grant Miss Wang a title and a military position, so I don't dare to make the decision without permission, so I came here to ask the emperor for an idea."

Li Hui almost couldn't keep the smile on his face, gritted his teeth and said: "What idea does the tenth brother want me to make?"

Yan said calmly: "It is proper for a daughter's family to take care of her husband and raise her children. Since the emperor wants to reward his father and daughter for their service, is there any greater honor than letting her marry into the royal family?"

Li Hui's heart flashed, and he suddenly thought of Ma Ji, whom he had just met. He had an idea in an instant, and then smiled and said: "What the mother said makes sense, but Uncle Pinglu and his daughter have made great contributions to the country, so it's not easy for me to ask." Directly issue the marriage decree. If not, Wang Heng will be in Beijing soon. I can arrange for Mei'er to meet her during the Lantern Festival. I think Mei'er's status and appearance will surely impress me then. If you take advantage of the opportunity to get married, it will be a beautiful thing."

Yan and Li Xun thought for a moment, thinking that appearance was secondary. As long as Wang Heng knew Li Mei's identity, he would not and would not dare to refuse the marriage, so they did not raise any objection.

After Li Hui left the "Cining Palace", his face immediately darkened, and he whispered to Cao Jirong beside him: "Before the Lantern Festival, I must arrange for Wang Heng and Ma Ji to meet!"

(End of this chapter)