After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

At night, it snowed again in the capital. The sky was frozen and the earth was closed. Everything was silent.

The red charcoal in the room was burning brightly. A purple figure was sitting lazily and leisurely on an official hat chair covered with tiger skin. His cold eyebrows and eyes were reflected with a bit of warmth by the charcoal fire.

Meng Qianqian turned over, opened her eyes and saw the man sitting opposite her. His expression was as calm as a pool of water without ripples.

She sat up slowly.

Lu Yuan flipped through the script in his hand and said, "This is so ugly. If I find out which candidate wrote this, I will make sure he can't even enter the Imperial College."

Does this Grand Commander know this?

Fortunately, they all used pseudonyms, otherwise, with all his talent, he would have missed the imperial examination and died unjustly just because he wrote some ridiculous works to make a living.

Meng Qianqian asked: "Where is Zhao Zhao?"

"Whoa!"

A little head wearing a tiger hat popped out from under her quilt, blinking its big black eyes and looking at her excitedly.

Meng Qianqian smiled knowingly: "When did you get under my quilt?"

Baoshu handed the hot water bag to Meng Qianqian, then crawled into Meng Qianqian's arms, lay down very skillfully, raised her chin, and lifted up her little feet proudly.

Meng Qianqian pinched her fair and tender little face.

Baoshu also leaned her right cheek forward, as if to say, pinch this side too.

Meng Qianqian smiled.

Lu Yuan sneered: "Lu Lingxiao has been arrested, and you have the leisure time."

"What does it have to do with me if he gets arrested?"

Meng Qianqian took out a clean handkerchief that she had prepared in advance on the bedside table.

Baoshu cooperated very well by raising her chin to make it easier for Meng Qianqian to use the handkerchief.

Lu Yuan sneered, his eyes still looking at the book in his hand: "You won't plead for him?"

"If I plead for mercy, will the Grand Commander be willing to release him?"

"Don't let it go."

Meng Qianqian gave a vague smile.

Lu Yuan continued reading the storybook: "If it were any other woman, she would definitely go to the Governor's Mansion to ask for mercy. Whether she succeeds or not, at least she won't give anyone a reason to criticize her."

Meng Qianqian asked: "Reputation, is it important?"

Lu Yuan smiled and glanced at her, his eyes were hard to tell: "It's really not important."

Meng Qianqian took the clean bowl and spoon from the bedside table, poured the goat milk into it, and scooped a spoonful: "Besides, the Grand Commander will not kill him."

Bao Shu couldn't wait to open her mouth: "Ah——"

Lu Yuan curled his lips and smiled: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Meng Qianqian carefully fed Baoshu: "He has made great contributions at the border. If we kill him now, people will be dissatisfied. Besides, this time we narrowly defeated Beiliang. Beiliang is not satisfied to begin with and may make a comeback at any time. Killing a general before the battle is a taboo."

"Do you still understand this?"

Lu Yuan's smile was charming and dangerous. The charm was natural and the danger was in his bones.

Meng Qianqian replied calmly, "The Lu family has a lot of military books. I have been a widow for five years and read some of them when I had nothing to do."

Lu Yuan retracted his gaze and asked casually, "What if I insist on killing him?"

Meng Qianqian paused and said, "Then I will have to wear mourning clothes for my husband for another three years."

Lu Yuan said indifferently: "Don't worry, I won't kill him."

"May I ask how the Grand Commander will deal with this?"

"The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be escaped. I will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane, demoted, and deprived of my reward—"

When Lu Yuan said the last sentence, Meng Qianqian pinched his sleeve with two fingers.

Lu Yuan: "What?"

Meng Qianqian: "Please show some leniency, Grand Commander."

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes: "Do you want to plead for him?"

Meng Qianqian looked at Lu Yuan and said seriously, "We were husband and wife, and I can't bear to see him end up like this... Grand Commander, please give me a grace - a reward - for my dedication to raising Baoshu... Can you change it to a stick?"

Lu Yuan: “…”

Before the morning court the next day, the young emperor met Lu Yuan in the imperial study.

Lu Yuan bowed to the young emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe.

The young emperor returned the greeting: "Father."

Lu Yuan smiled: "Your Majesty has grown taller again."

The young emperor glanced at the eunuch beside him and said, "You leave."

Several people looked at Lu Yuan, bowed and left the imperial study.

Lu Yuan asked with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, have you done well in your studies recently?"

The young emperor hesitated and said, "Can I not talk about homework today?"

Lu Yuan smiled gently: "Your Majesty is the emperor, you can talk about whatever you want."

The young emperor summoned up his courage and said, "Minister Lu came to the palace last night to ask for an audience with me. It was about... General Lu."

Lu Yuan said slowly, "Ah, General Lu wanted me to lie to Your Majesty in the court and commit the crime of deceiving the emperor. I ordered him to be arrested. Does Your Majesty think that I did something wrong?"

The young emperor clenched the Black Armor Guard token in his hand and said, "Everything that Shangfu did was for me and for the people of the Great Zhou...but..."

Lu Yuan came up to him with a smile, his tall figure looming over him: "But what, Your Majesty?"

Two days later, the news that Lu Lingxiao was arrested and taken to the Governor's Mansion spread throughout the city.

Green Radish asked anxiously, "Why is this happening, Miss? Is the token ineffective?"

Lin Wan'er gestured and said: No, the person the emperor respects most is Marshal Chu, the emperor will definitely ask the commander-in-chief to release the people.

There was one more thing Lin Wan'er didn't say. Lu Yuan controlled the government and brought disaster to the court. He had been delaying the emperor's decision to rule the country. The emperor must have been dissatisfied with Lu Yuan for a long time.

The Emperor needs the loyalty of the Black Armor Guards to help him eliminate Lu Yuan!

Mother Lu hadn't eaten for three days. The old lady couldn't stand it anymore and came to Haitang Courtyard with a depressed look on her face: "Why don't we go and see that boy..."

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "Listen to my great-grandmother."

The two of them came to the Governor's Mansion in a carriage.

Everyone thought that the old lady and the eldest young master's wife would be turned away. After all, this was a treacherous minister who dared not even give face to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the steward of the Governor's Mansion respectfully welcomed the person in: "Old Lady, Madam Lu, please take a seat."

"I recognize you!" The old lady looked at the butler and said, "I beat you before."

Manager Cen said with a smile, "The old lady has a good memory! Last time in the weekly journal, I was the one who didn't know what was good for me. Please don't blame me, old lady!"

"Ah."

The old lady raised her head proudly, indicating that she forgave him!

Lu Yuan came to the flower hall, glanced at the two of them with a smile, and bowed to the old lady: "I didn't know that the old lady was coming. I am sorry for not coming to greet you."

The old lady said seriously: "You are the one who caught that brat? I am here to pick him up, let him go!"

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Are you trying to kill yourself by talking to the commander-in-chief like this?

The idea of ​​respecting the elderly and loving the young doesn't work with the Grand Commander!

However, what shocked them again was that the Grand Admiral was not angry.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "General Lu violated military discipline and offended the emperor. According to the law, he was demoted one rank and given 300 strokes of the cane. The execution is in progress. How many strokes have been given?"

The last sentence was directed to the Jinyiwei outside the door.

The Jinyiwei replied: "One hundred."

The old lady counted on her fingers: "It seems that there is still a long way to go... How long will it take to beat him... Can we stop beating him?"

Lu Yuan cast a meaningful look at Meng Qianqian's face: "Of course you can, as long as Madam Lu is willing to kneel down and plead for General Lu."

The old lady gestured to stop: "You should continue to fight!"