Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

Hey!How do you talk?

Zhao Zewu felt that he was deeply despised and insulted. In order to express his anger, he threw the teacup on the ground quite boldly, and the thin porcelain cup shattered in response.Zhao Zewu got up suddenly, stepped forward, his index finger almost touched the tip of Rong Youtang's nose, furious: "What did you just say? Say it again?"

Outside the door, several servants wandered anxiously, whispering to each other, but they couldn't get past the obstacles.Soon, a servant came out of the Jinghe Palace and ran to rescue the soldiers.

Rong Youtang knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and was very annoyed, and apologized in a low voice: "Your Majesty, calm down, I'm sorry, it's a villain who doesn't know the rules, so he made a slip of the tongue for a while." He was very worried about King Qing's safety: This is the palace, and His Majesty ordered people to die , who can not die?Concubine Shu is dead, if King Qing angers His Majesty, there will be no mother to deal with it, and it will be very disadvantageous.

As long as Zhao Zewu's index finger moved forward a little bit, he would be able to touch the opponent, but he struggled and hesitated for a while, but finally did not dare, mainly because the occasion was too wrong!He admired the other party's long black eyelashes and pointed nose for a moment, reluctantly withdrew his hands, and said coldly: "For the sake of third brother, I will forgive you again! But little Ronger, remember, Master Wu's patience Kindness is limited, don’t know what’s good and what’s wrong!”

patience?Kindness?

tsk~

"Thank you, Your Highness Qi." Rong Youtang lowered his brows and looked down, forcing himself to count the floor tiles seriously, so as not to look up and lose control of his emotions.

Seeing the little rabbit who finally knew how to be afraid stood up obediently, Zhao Zewu's mood barely improved, but the remaining anger still persisted, and he said arrogantly: "I'm so stupid! Why don't you hurry up and make tea for Lord Wu? This is how you usually serve His Royal Highness King Qing." What? It seems that the third brother really dotes on you. If you want to change to Master Wu, you must first teach the rules!"

Rong Youtang swallowed his anger, his whole figure was like a wooden stake that could walk, serving tea again with hands and feet.Slowing down, he tried his best to calm down and asked again: "Your Highness Seventh, has our Highness really been punished by His Majesty? Is he all right?"

Zhao Zewu held his toes high and looked contemptuously: "Is it necessary for my Highness to lie? In the case of the Qiyuan Temple, you can find out at the scene that the murderer has another plan. He originally wanted to deal with Lord Wu! This is very good. Didn't you get injured by the bombing?" Master wanted to come and have a look, but the third brother was stingy and refused! Hmph!"

Where did you go?

"..." Rong Youtang lost his temper, he could only bring the topic back: "Thank you for your concern, His Royal Highness, the villain's injury has almost recovered. But why did His Majesty punish our Highness this morning?"

Zhao Zewu finally felt that he had saved some face, and he said kindly: "It's nothing to tell you, everyone knows about it. It's like this—"

Rong Youtang hurriedly listened:

At the beginning of the new year, on the morning of the fourth day of the lunar new year, all the ministers stood in a row. Emperor Chengtian put a stack of memorials on the case with no expression on his face, and asked in a flat tone: "Yonger, tell me, why did you kill Li Mo and Zhang Tingshi?" people?"

Zhao Zeyong reported neither humble nor overbearing: "Returning to my father, in the middle of November last year, the Mongolian army invaded the border, and Li Fuke led [-] cavalry to attack Hecheng on the border of Chengguo. Riga sent to Beijing urgently. Li Mo is the post officer of the Liangzhou military station. He should have arranged for the urgent delivery quickly, but he actually led the crowd to feast and have fun because of marrying a concubine. Beheaded. The ministers deal with Li Mo according to the law, so as to rectify the court's laws and regulations, and the rest of the accomplices, I ask the father to decide."

Emperor Chengtian was noncommittal, with deep law lines under his drooping eyebrows and eyes, his majesty could not be looked directly at, and asked: "Then, what about Zhang Tingshi? He is a third-rank official appointed by the imperial court."

"Li Mo deserves to die, and Zhang Tingshi deserves death!" Zhao Zeyong pointed out forcefully.

All the courtiers held their breath and concentrated their attention, lowering their heads cautiously, but they all glanced at King Qing from the corner of their eyes—ah, that god of killing, the cold face of Hades!It's only the fourth day of the new year, how many days have you just had the New Year's Eve dinner?I don't know when to look!Is he trying to anger His Majesty again, and pull everyone down?

"It was also during last year's Mongolian invasion of the border." Zhao Zeyong stood tall and straight, restraining his anger and said: "After the imperial court received the urgent military situation, Father Huang Shengming was worried about the northwest, so he immediately allocated food, clothing, and other military supplies, and ordered Zhang Tingshi Escort the front line—but what about him? He dared to exchange one-tenth of the cold clothes for inferior cotton to fill his own pockets! Fortunately, he was discovered in time. No, how to kill the enemy and fight?" Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't help raising his voice in the end.

The atmosphere became more and more tense.

The second prince, Zhao Zexiang, came out to smooth things over: "Third brother, if you have something to say, please speak up, and the emperor's holy candle will illuminate, and there will be a judge."

Zhao Zeyong took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down, and sighed: "Father didn't know something. He was exposed in the court that day, pleaded guilty on the spot, and confessed a series of accomplices, but he still didn't feel guilty, and he even uttered nonsense! He said he only moved. Clothes, unused food and wages, the crime is not enough to die, he said that he has already settled it - Father, listen, there is such a corrupt official! It was the time when the Northwest Army attacked Meng Rong, and as the commander-in-chief, Erchen, We can only kill Zhang Tingshi on the spot to comfort the soldiers."

Emperor Chengtian sat on the dragon chair on the high platform and remained silent for a long time.Li Deying stood beside him quietly like a palace decoration that could not breathe.

The father and son stood one high and the other low, and looked at each other for a moment: the father was old, his eyes were slightly cloudy, but still sharp; the son was young, his eyes were firm and upright, with seven points of uncompromising, two points of helplessness, and one point of hope.

How many years have you been getting along like this?

From the death of Concubine Shu?

Emperor Chengtian slowly withdrew his gaze, and glanced at the corner of the table from the corner of his eye.Li Deying suddenly came back to life, walked quietly, and delivered the ginseng tea to the emperor.

"Third brother," Emperor Chengtian took a sip of tea to moisten his dry heart, and said without hesitation, "Li Mo and Zhang Tingshi really deserve to die. If you kill them, you will kill them. I also know that it is not easy to lead troops on the front line. But those few The officials who escorted the military supply together, they jointly filed a letter, saying that you... detained Zhang Tingshi's body?"

As soon as this remark came out, the courtier couldn't believe his ears:

You killed everyone, but still detained the body?Is it possible to flog the corpse?

"It's a bunch of nonsense! Father, Zhang Tingshi knew that he violated the law, was greedy and dereliction of duty, and he was completely responsible for his own fate. But all his colleagues cried bitterly and begged for mercy? I'm so stupid, I really don't understand." Zhao Zeyong retorted with a frown, and then explained seriously: " As for the corpse of the corrupt official, why did the minister detain it? There was no need to cause trouble for the soldiers. It was because the military affairs were busy at that time, and there were frequent battles, so there was no time to take care of it, so it was delayed when it came and went."

Knowing son Moruo father.

Emperor Chengtian smiled back in anger, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then how long are you going to delay?"

Zhao Zeyong slowly glanced at the officials with white faces and sweating coldly, and said with an iron fist: "Wait for the imperial court to distribute the spring supplies in March, and when the new escort officer arrives at the Northwest Military Camp, please take Zhang Tingshi's coffin back to Beijing along the way. Father, don't worry. , although my son is a martial artist, he is also reasonable."

I would like to see, who else would dare to attack the Northwest Military Supply in the future!

What?Ask the next escort officer to bring Zhang Tingshi's body with him when he returns to Beijing?

The court was suddenly silent, and some officials were even more silent!

The northwest border has not caused the imperial court to be overwhelmed in recent years, and it has an inseparable relationship with the commander-in-law Qing, who is famous for his iron-blooded uprightness and strict rule of the army!

"Don't worry? How can you make me feel at ease? It's just nonsense!" Emperor Chengtian slapped the table angrily, but he couldn't hide the satisfaction in his eyes.As an emperor, of course he hated corrupt officials, but unfortunately driven by profit, corrupt officials can't be killed--only a few can be dealt with abruptly, to make an example of others.

Therefore, Zhang Tingshi, who was originally in charge of dispatching military supplies to the Southwest, was transferred to the Northwest. He was used to greed, his heart itched, and he couldn't help tentatively touching a tenth of his clothes, but was executed mercilessly by King Qing!

In this matter, the father and son tacitly agreed: Emperor Chengtian deterred corrupt officials and rectified the court; King Qing swung his sword and won sufficient high-quality supplies for the Northwest Army in the next few years.

The best of both worlds.

So Zhao Zeyong said dryly: "Father, calm down, please take care of the dragon body."

Some smart people have already recalled it.Those cunning and good at drilling camps began to speak for Zhao Zeyong: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The old minister dared to think that His Royal Highness King Qing is a pillar of the country because he is able to run the army well, handle things fairly, and is brave and resolute. Li Mo, Zhang Tingshi People like this will damage the reputation of the court and endanger the peace of the country, and death is not a pity."

"Master Ding's words are reasonable, and the minister seconded his opinion."

"Father, the third brother is dedicated to serving the public and the country. Even if he kills him first and then plays it later, it is because of the emergency of the military situation, so he has to do it as a last resort."

"What His Majesty said is very true."

"..."

Zhao Zeyong is tall and tall, allowing a group of courtiers who don't agree with each other to defend and praise him in every possible way.

——It’s all about what you like, they are actually flattering the emperor.

After a while, Emperor Chengtian was really happy, with a smile on his face.

"Although the circumstances are understandable, we still need to be careful in the future. After all, the imperial court has a system." Emperor Chengtian warned lightly.

Zhao Zeyong bowed his head: "I would like to follow the teachings of my father."

Even if the matter of killing first and playing later is over.

Emperor Chengtian successfully whipped all the corrupt officials with King Qing's hand. He was in a good mood and said with a smile: "It's only the fourth day of the lunar new year. It's a big festival. You don't have to be so serious, and it's not a big deal, but the court will start as usual. That's all. Oh, right, for the plan to build the Northern Suburb Camp, you have to choose a commander first, and it will be easier to act later when you have a leader. Zhuqing, do you have any suitable people to recommend?"

One stone caused a thousand waves!

The hall suddenly became lively, and the courtiers were "buzzing~ whispering.

The princes were exceptionally quiet.Eighteen years after Zhao Zening, Wang Zhaoyi cried and begged the queen for half a day, after a long time, he was finally able to enter the Golden Palace today.

Emperor Chengtian was very interested, and patiently listened to more than a dozen recommended candidates, but did not express his opinion.In the end, he looked at Zhao Zeyong, who was staying out of the matter, with a look of "what do you have to do with me", and suddenly asked: "Old man, don't just stand there, I want to hear your opinion, who do you think will be the leader of the Northern Suburb Camp?" Is the commander suitable?"

The hearts of the other princes present were raised high.

Zhao Zewu said this in one breath, but stopped on purpose, coughed a few times, knocked on the empty teacup, and glared at Rong Youtang angrily: "Do you really think Master Wu is a storyteller? Even if you are a storyteller, you should Take a break and have some tea?"

Can't you finish the key point first?

Rong Youtang was in a hurry, but he couldn't, he could only refill the tea first, staring at the people and drinking the tea slowly, he wished he could hold the teapot and pour the water directly into Zhao Zewu's mouth!

"Your Highness Seventh, what next?" Rong Youtang asked nervously, "Did His Highness King Qing recommend you to His Majesty?"

can't you?How can it be!

Rong Youtang repeatedly denied it in his heart.

Zhao Zewu was upset again, and made a gesture to throw the teacup to the ground——

"Your Highness the Seventh Highness has worked hard! Just drink slowly." Rong Youtang immediately dissuaded him.

"Hmph." Zhao Zewu curled his lips, stood up, stretched his waist, and looked down at Rong Youtang condescendingly: "You little rabbit, you seem to be really worried about the third brother. Alright, Master Wu will tell you: third brother I don't know what to think, but I recommended two people to my father!"

Rong Youtang was surprised: "Two people? Commander and deputy?"

"Father didn't say, he suggested it himself." Zhao Zewu shrugged: "Third Brother recommended Fifth Brother as the envoy——hell, he actually recommended the bastard, the eighth brother, as the deputy envoy!"

"The eighth prince?" Rong Youtang also had the look of "seeing a ghost".

Zhao Zewu was indignant: "I have no objection to Fifth Brother's appointment as the envoy. In fact, as long as he is not an old bastard, Master Wu has no objection! Why? What virtue can he do? Wang Zhaoyi cried to the queen for several days. Her son was stuffed into the Golden Luan Hall and stood there without any experience! The third brother actually said that the fifth brother should take him with him for two years, and after the imperial court approves, he will be nominated as a deputy envoy."

"..." Why did His Highness do that?Rong Youtang fell into deep thought, speculating about King Qing's intentions.

"What do you call that?" Zhao Zewu complained and said angrily: "If you want to choose from among the princes: the eldest brother and the second brother are extremely capable; the third brother forgets, he is the commander of the Northwest Army; the fourth brother is not good, he is not healthy. Good; the fifth brother is also very good, and my brother is even better—what is the old eighth? It's not his turn!"

Pfft~ Ahaha, you are quite self-aware and have excluded yourself.

Rong Youtang almost laughed out loud.

"Master Wu couldn't understand it, so he naturally wanted to speak up, so he reminded the third brother, who knew that the father suddenly became angry!" Zhao Zewu was extremely aggrieved, and said in anger: "The father first scolded me, and then the third brother , saying that he doesn't care about government affairs, only knows how to fight wars, and doesn't promote talents—"

A light flickered at the door, and King Qing turned around.

Zhao Zewu's eloquence came to an abrupt end.

"What else? Let's continue." Zhao Zeyong took the time to urge.

"Third, third brother, you're back." Zhao Zewu smiled flatteringly: "Have you met Huang Jie? Is she still crying? In fact, there is nothing wrong with marrying the Zhou family. From now on, she will be an absolute golden Buddha."

Rong Youtang took the opportunity of serving tea, and quickly observed King Qing's face: As usual, there was no resentment after being reprimanded by the emperor.

"Lao Qi, except for Xiao Jiu, our brothers have all grown up." Zhao Zeyong reminded lightly: "The eighth brother is going to court for the first time today, and I just want to help him with an errand so that he can practice and practice. You embarrass him in public and say those goddamn things."

"What's wrong with me?" Zhao Zewu called Qu, habitually contemptuously said: "Third brother, how subtle is the camp in the northern suburbs? Once the construction starts, the porridge and even the pot will be smashed and divided up! Ordinary people who serve as commanders can control the town. Live? Behind the Fifth Brother is an uncle who is the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials, what does the eighth have? His mother is just Han Guifei's maidservant! Even if he is an envoy, he can only be a puppet!"

However, Zhao Zeyong didn't like to hear such words: "Lao Qi, Wang Zhaoyi is the father's man and an elder. What are you doing with her all day long? It's too disrespectful! Besides, the eighth brother is also the son of the father. As a prince, how can you be better than him? What kind of words do you say against your younger brother! "

"I—" After all, Zhao Zewu was wronged and had nothing to say. In fact, he regretted making trouble in court in the morning, otherwise he wouldn't have babbled to Rong Youtang for a long time.

"Go back and reflect on yourself!" Zhao Zeyong lowered his face, and tried to persuade him with kind words: "Brothers and brothers, you are the one my father always likes to see, so think about it yourself."

After seeing off the naughty brother, Zhao Zeyong couldn't help sighing, and kneaded between his eyebrows with a headache.

"Your Highness, Mr. Guo and Da Pang did not come, but Concubine Chen came to visit His Highness Ninth Highness." Rong Youtang informed in time.

"This king knows." Zhao Zeyong replied in a low voice.

"Why would you recommend His Highness the Fifth Highness and the Eighth Highness?" Rong Youtang asked proactively.

Zhao Zeyong raised his eyes and said calmly: "The courtiers recommended more than a dozen, and the emperor listened with a smile, but he didn't express his opinion. Only when the king recommended the fifth and eighth younger brothers did he comment on a lot. What do you say? Woolen cloth?"

"My heart is moved." Rong Youtang said bluntly, "The military defense forces in the capital have long been solidified. Now that His Majesty is planning to build a new camp, how can he not consider checks and balances?"

"Very good." Zhao Zeyong nodded, "Just wait and see, father will definitely not accept the candidates from the two factions of General Han and Marquis Pingnan, and those who are on the sidelines will not be allowed."

Rong Youtang nodded approvingly, and then asked for instructions:

"Your Highness, Eunuch Zuo said that the sixth day is the queen's birthday, what should His Royal Highness do?"

On the queen's birthday, there will definitely be people from Pingnanhou's mansion, and Zhou Renlin's wife should bring her daughter into the palace.

Rong Youtang was inexplicably looking forward to it!

"Xiao Jiu needs to recuperate from his injuries, so it is impossible to attend." Zhao Zeyong announced first, and then changed his voice: "But the gift cannot be discarded. You ask Zuo Fan to pick two suitable birthday gifts, and I will bring them together when the time comes, and sit for a while. Just sit."

"Yes." Rong Youtang felt a little excited, and went out with a smile.

Zhao Zeyong was keenly aware and wondered: what is he happy about?

-

In a blink of an eye, it was the evening of the sixth day.

Even if the birthday of a country is not extravagant and extravagant, it is enough to show off according to the ancestral system.The wives of the third rank and above in Beijing all bring some family members into the palace to celebrate their birthdays.

"Your Highness, the birthday banquet is about to begin, even His Royal Highness King Rui is present." Zuo Fan reminded with a smile.

King Rui?Rumored to be suffering from congenital heart disease?Rong Youtang couldn't help being very curious, because he had only seen the fourth prince.

"What about birthday gifts?"

"It's already ready." Zuo Fan hurriedly pointed to the gift box and replied, "His Highness Nine is the book of blessings written earlier, and your side is the Eastern Sea Coral Bead String."

Pretty average.

"Very good, let's go." Zhao Zeyong nodded in satisfaction, took Zuo Fan with him, and told Rong Youtang before going out: "You don't understand palace rules, stay in Jinghe Palace and don't go out.".

"Yes, Your Highness, go slowly." Rong Youtang watched the two leave.He had expected that he would not be able to go with him, first of all his identity was embarrassing: he was neither a servant nor the son of a prince.

Hey, it looks like I won't be able to see Zhou Renlin's family tonight.

Rong Youtang shook his head and smiled, feeling a little regretful, and decided to play chess and chat with the Ninth Prince to pass the long night.

The chess skills of these two people are quite similar, both of them are average, they stumbled, and they talked and talked.

"Your pawns can't take that step, they will be trampled to death by my horse." Zhao Ze'an reminded kindly.

"Oh, that's right." Rong Youtang changed from being kind to a straight car, and said, "Pay attention to your cannon, the front of it is empty."

"Oh!" Zhao Ze'an lay on the bed, turned his head, stared at the chessboard seriously, raised his unburned right hand, and quickly moved the cannon away.

The servants and maids gathered around to watch, and some of them who knew a little bit were laughing so hard that their stomachs ached.

In the warm and playful room, the door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang~", which alarmed the whole room!

Rong Youtang hurriedly turned his head:

A tall and slender woman in fiery red palace attire rushed in angrily, with a dark pink face and fierce eyes.

Who is she?

Not bad at first sight!

Rong Youtang lowered his head in time, and followed the maid in the palace to salute, and a voice sounded in his ear: "See Your Highness the eldest princess, and the princess is blessed."

It turned out that she was the eldest princess, and it was rumored that she would marry Zhou Minghong.

"Are you blind? Kneel here to block the way of this princess!" Zhao Yilin kicked her foot and scolded angrily: "You dog slave, you want to die!" The little eunuch was kicked in the nose, and his nose bleeds profusely, he hurriedly gave way Opening the way to the bed, tremblingly begged for mercy: "Princess, spare me! Princess, please forgive me!"

unacceptable!

Rong Youtang's impression of the eldest princess immediately fell to the abyss.

"Big sister, don't make things difficult for him, I asked him to come and watch the chess game." Zhao Ze'an hastily pleaded.

"Hmph, why don't you get out?" Zhao Yilin sat down heavily in the armchair, obviously expressing her anger: "How dare you come to make fun of this princess?"

"Big sister, who messed with you?" In front of the eldest princess, Zhao Ze'an couldn't look like a brother at all, but like a brother who cared about his pretty sister.

Zhao Yilin wore a set of red jade head-masks. Under the candlelight, half of her face was glowing bright red. She gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Father is really old and confused! The queen's nephew is three years younger than me! Xiao Jiu, How do you think my sister can marry?"

Zhao Ze'an was recuperating recently, so he didn't know about it at all. He was at a loss, thought for a while and said, "But doesn't your mother have two nephews? The older one, this year...?" Zhao Ze'an really didn't know how old the man was, so he looked Xiang Rong Youtang asked: "Brother Rong, do you still remember Zhou Mingjie, the eldest son of the Zhou family? How old is he?"