A dream of deep spring

Emperor Wendi, the emperor of Zhongxing, died young, leaving only one posthumous son. When this son was born, his mother Concubine Duan died of dystocia.Fortunately, the first emperor left a will, if Concubine Duan gave birth to a prince, Jin Wang Meng Chifeng and Prime Minister Duan Tingzhen will be in charge of the overall situation together before the new emperor comes of age.Both of them were loyal to Great Chu and did not disappoint the late emperor's expectations. In the past seven years, Great Chu has gradually prospered, even more than when the late emperor was there.

It was March of the fireworks, the warm wind was slightly intoxicating, and the trees were sprouting new shoots.In the Great Chu Palace, the doors and windows of Chongwen Pavilion were opened wide, so that the bright spring light could come in, and the tables and chairs were filled with vitality.

With a bitter face, the little emperor stood beside a young man, stuttering and reciting: "You and I are one, lead the guests back to the king, the phoenix sings in the bamboo, black... black..."

The young man said: "Baiju food court."

The five-year-old little emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore, and admitted his mistake with a slumped face: "Master, Xun shouldn't have done his homework, Xun knew he was wrong."

However, young men don't like him.Ever since he could speak, the little emperor knew the truth of having the courage to admit his mistakes and never repent. If you let him go today, he will dare to make a worse tomorrow, so his expression did not change at all, and he said calmly: "Since you haven't done your homework, then stretch out your hand. "

"Don't fight today. Uncle Huang is coming back today." He said with a smile, "It's not good to let Uncle Huang see it. When Uncle Huang is not paying attention, it's not too late for you to punish him quietly."

The young man smiled: "Is the emperor a fool when he is a minister?"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, he took his hand out behind his back slowly, and asked the young man to tap it three times with a ruler. Then he looked at the young man's face, and thought about it secretly. He felt that the young man was not angry, so he looked at him eagerly: "Xun'er's hand hurts."

The young man finally couldn't help laughing, bent down and hugged the little emperor in his arms, and sighed: "You."

The five-year-old child put his face on the young man's chest and secretly laughed.

This young man is Duan Tingzhen, Prime Minister of Great Chu.

Although Duan Tingzhen is a son of a family, his identity is somewhat different from other Duan's children.Because when he was young, he was ordered by a Taoist from a certain place, saying that he had no destiny with the Duan family.

The Duan family didn't believe it at first, but within a few days, he developed a high fever, so the Duan family had no choice but to bring the Taoist back.The Taoist patted him on the forehead, and the fever went away.

Since then, although his parents have treated him with love, what has happened to him?

Duan Tingzhen didn't think much of it. When he grew up, he followed his family's wishes and became a politician. He also accidentally got a job to help a child. Unfortunately, he had no interest in seeking to usurp the throne, so he concentrated on raising the little emperor.

In the past few years, his education has achieved initial results, and now the little emperor has shown a quality higher than that of his peers.That child was talented and likable, and Duan Tingzhen felt sorry for him because he lost his mother and father when he was born, so he treated him with more father-son friendship, and the little emperor was extremely dependent on him.

As the trustee of the late emperor, he has the ability and courage to live up to the late emperor's high hopes.Although young, his methods are extremely clever.The one who can be compared with him is Meng Chifeng, the King of Jin appointed by Emperor Wen.

At the beginning, in Duan Tingzhen's opinion, this person was unruly and presumptuous, if he was taught to have power, it would be to lure the wolf into the house.However, unexpectedly, after Meng Chifeng took control of the military power by means of thunder, he did not have the heart of disobedience.

Although the two have different political views, they are both for the sake of Chu, so for more than six years, Meng Chifeng guarded the border, Duan Tingzhen controlled the overall situation in Beijing, and the two lived in peace.

During the winter solstice last year, there were changes in northern Xinjiang. For the first time, King Jin showed his military talent and defeated Beiyi.

Now the border is finally at peace, King Jin set off to return to Beijing, and the army will return to the city today.

"Report to the emperor, the prince has arrived at the gate of the palace, do you want to announce?" The old eunuch Jin Bao saluted with a smile.

"Hurry up, hurry up and announce." The little emperor lay in the prime minister's arms, looking into the distance eagerly, as if that person would come in soon.

Duan Tingzhen was still hugging the little emperor at this moment, and didn't intend to let go.But the little emperor couldn't bear it anymore, jumped out of his arms, and looked at the door eagerly, but he was disappointed for a while, so he could only stand beside the child, waiting for the person to come in.

When Meng Chifeng came, he was wearing silver armor, with a murderous demeanor, he walked in with big strides, and bowed to the little emperor, "Meng Chifeng has seen the emperor."

To avoid suspicion, Duan Tingzhen took half a step back to the side, squinting at him with an unpredictable expression.When Meng Chifeng finished his salute and stood up, he took two steps forward, bowed slightly, and said, "My lord."

Meng Chifeng also politely replied: "President Duan."

The little emperor was too lazy to deal with the silent torrent in the adult world, so he ran forward a few steps and hugged Meng Chifeng's waist, and said in a childish voice, "Does the emperor want to Xun'er? Xun'er I miss the emperor's uncle."

Meng Chifeng's expression suddenly softened a lot. He picked him up and weighed him twice: "Fat."

The little emperor immediately frowned, as if extremely displeased.When his uncle lifted him high, he couldn't help giggling again.

The smile reached Duan Tingzhen's ears and made him feel a little sour, so he took a step forward and said, "It may be hard for the prince to travel all the way, the emperor should stop making trouble, and let the prince rest for a while and then come to talk with you?"

Hearing this, the little emperor came out of his uncle's arms reluctantly, and whispered: "Just rest in the palace and have dinner with Xun'er at noon, okay?"

Meng Chifeng smiled and readily agreed.

But he heard the little emperor say: "Master will stay at noon too?"

Although he had no interest, he couldn't bear to ignore the little emperor's kindness, so he had no choice but to accept it.In the final analysis, the two were at odds, and the one who felt the most sad was the little emperor.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He bowed and saluted, seeing the little emperor jumping up happily, he couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.He was in a high position at such a young age, he never wanted to be underestimated, so he seldom smiled, such an occasional smile, the charming look in his eyebrows and eyes made people a little dumbfounded.

Gee.

Meng Chifeng thought to himself, it was a waste that he didn't find out that such a beauty had been hiding by his side for all these years.

If he wanted to stay in the palace, it would be necessary for him to freshen up and get rid of the dust.When he came out with a little grapefruit leaf aroma, the little emperor was drowsy and dozing in Duan Tingzhen's arms.

It stands to reason that a child who was born to the throne should be young and mature, and he should be stern. But when the little emperor met two elders who treated him as his own, he really grew up to be a child. Kiss and hug, more pampered than ordinary children.

Duan Tingzhen put him on the soft bed, took the thin blanket from Jin Bao's hand, and covered him.Then he made a gesture, asking Meng Chifeng to sit down in the quiet room next to him, and asked, "Would the lord have a talk with Duan?"

Meng Chifeng: "I can't ask for it."

Jin Bao, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly asked someone to set up the chessboard. Meng Chifeng took the jar of chess pieces casually, and smiled when he saw it: "White chess, Duan Xiang first."

Duan Tingzhen remained calm, took another pot of chess pieces, took out one, and placed it in a seemingly random position, and said: "I heard from the palace people that the emperor missed the prince last night and fell asleep after the ugly hour. See you later After the prince, I won't be able to hold on."

"This child looks like the former emperor. He looks innocent, but he actually has a plan in his heart." Meng Chifeng smiled lowly: "What about that phase, did you sleep soundly last night?"

"Of course I can't sleep anymore." Duan Tingzhen lowered his brows, making it hard to see what his expression was: "The prince fought heartily in the front part, and we can't eat dry food in the back part. The battle has been fought for several months. The prince should have a good idea of ​​how much it will cost, because Duan has put in all his efforts and coordination to get together the military expenses. At this time, the prince will be able to retire when he comes back, but we have only completed half of our duties. We only talk about the wounded The compensation for the dead, I don't know where to come from."

Meng Chifeng said: "President Duan is crying poor?"

"If the prince can come up with a charter, it's okay to make Duan cry."

"Smart people don't speak dark words." Meng Chifeng was not polite, and his hands were not idle, and he ate several sunspots from Duan Tingzhen.Although he is in the army, he is not ignorant of the affairs in Beijing. He probably knows what Duan Tingzhen is referring to, so he sneered and said, "Master Duan is determined to kill the Xiao family? This king is fighting outside. Wouldn't it be chilling for Prime Minister Duan to mention the murder of my mother's family as soon as he returns to Beijing?"

Duan Tingzhen's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice: "This is why I want the Xiao family's life, it's just their own way out."

After saying that, Heizi fell down without making any sound.

The Xiao family is the family of King Jin, but they don't have much contact with Meng Chifeng.The reason is that Meng Chifeng's mother was born in the palace and was not very favored, so he was not taken seriously when he was young.In the palace, there is a strong wind of exalting the high and stepping down the low, so his life is not easy.It was the former emperor who felt pity for him and took him by his side to educate him, so that he has today's King Jin.

But the Xiao family never thought about him at all, because after the daughter gave birth to the prince and won the reward, she acted like a pheasant with peacock feathers, flaunting and domineering everywhere, and he was reprimanded by his father several times for this.After Meng Chifeng became the king of Jin, the Xiao family, who had been restrained in the early years, suddenly became so powerful that it became a cancer-like existence.

In the end, when Meng Chifeng went out to fight, he finally got into trouble that couldn't be dealt with.

Meng Chifeng said: "Before Duan Xiang said this, the witnesses and physical evidence must have been prepared. If the king wants to stop him, he will be a sinner through the ages of Da Chu. Now, what is the king's opinion that matters?"

"There is an old saying that it depends on the owner to beat a dog. If you do it rashly, the prince will think that Duan will not give him face. What should I do?"

Since Duan Tingzhen dared to say it, he would probably not stop him.

Sure enough, Meng Chifeng didn't say a word.To him, the existence of the mother clan is not very important, tolerating them to act in his name is already the bottom line, but Duan Tingzhen stretched his hand too far.

Baizi fell, like lightning splitting dark clouds.

Meng Chifeng leaned back in his chair, smiled lazily and said, "Duan Xiang's chess strength has been greatly reduced. I'm afraid this king is going to win."

Duan Tingzhen lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and said with a smile, "That's not necessarily the case."

Before the words were finished, the heart-piercing cry of a child suddenly came from the next door.The faces of both of them changed. Meng Chifeng threw the chess pieces and ran over first. Duan Tingzhen also felt worried. He hurriedly and accidentally moved the chessboard on the table. With a bang, the chessboard fell and the chess pieces scattered all over the floor.