[Rat cat] Long live the emperor

The next day, after the rain, the sky cleared up, and everyone packed up and set off.

When Meng Ke heard that Zhan Zhao was going home, she also clamored to visit his uncle.

Zhao Zhen's character is very unpredictable. If you say easy-going, you are really easy-going.

Zhao Zhen on the Dragon Throne is the emperor, he must plan before making moves, and must behave smoothly, and he cannot show obvious hostility towards anyone.If you get along, chat a few more words, and if you don't get along, you seldom embarrass others. If you are happy or not, you will smile all over your face.

Zhao Zhen felt relaxed after leaving the palace.No need to smile, no need to take it easy, no need to intrigue...

Kaifeng City likes so many women in Zhanzhao Baiyutang, and I haven't seen Zhao Zhen meddling in his business like he did to Chen Feifei.In the court hall, there are more ministers who dislike Zhao Zhen, and I don't see him like to talk to Meng Ke, just like Meng Ke...

Meng Ke grinned as he climbed into the carriage, Zhao Zhen squinted at him, "What are you doing here?"

Meng Ke smiled and said, "Don't be so stingy, there is still a long way to go, and riding a carriage is much more comfortable than riding a horse."

Zhao Zhen showed no expression, "Then I'll leave it to you. It's much more comfortable for one person to ride in a carriage than two people." After speaking, Zhao Zhen jumped out of the carriage and asked Chengying to unload a horse pulling the carriage. That posture—— She would rather give up the carriage to Meng Ke than ride in the same carriage with him.

Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang rarely saw Zhao Zhen running on people like this, and when they looked at each other, they could see the doubt in each other's eyes.

Don't look at Meng Ke as stupid, ignorant, and a pampered young master at home. He was raised by everyone since he was a child. How has he ever suffered from such a useless attitude?Meng Ke curled her lips and was not happy anymore, so she jumped on her horse and left alone.

Only then did Zhao Zhen show a satisfied smile.

Zhan Zhao looked at it strangely, "It's really rare, you hate Meng Ke so much?"

"It's very annoying!" Zhao Zhen paused every word. "Master, you are not familiar with him."

"I'm close to his father." Zhan Zhao said: "Uncle Meng is a well-known silk merchant in this area, and he always wanted Meng Ke to inherit his father's business. But Meng Ke devoted himself to learning martial arts. I just came back for the holidays, I only saw him a few times."

Zhao Zhen said: "I don't hate people who are full of heart, nor do I hate people who are heartless. I only hate people who are clearly full of heart but pretend to be heartless. This kind of person is like a poisonous snake entrenched around me. , I don’t know when it will jump up and bite you, making it difficult for you to sleep and eat. You can’t guard against poisonous snakes. The best way is-stay away from him!”

Cheng Ying thought: No wonder the emperor was so honest last night, he didn't turn over and hit anyone all night, it turned out he didn't sleep well.

Bai Yutang wondered, "You just met Meng Ke, so you can be sure that he has bad intentions?"

"The ability to know people is all practiced." Zhao Zhen pointed to Zhan Zhao, "For example, when master was a knight in the past, he met ten people, and only one or two had malicious intentions. Master probably didn't feel much about it; If there are ten people, three or four have malicious intentions, the master may feel that the investigation has exposed many bad people; after being worshiped by me as the emperor teacher, when meeting ten people, five or six have malicious intentions, and you can clearly feel the difference .”

Zhan Zhao deeply agrees—ever since Wu Kong was accepted as his apprentice, all the flatterers and sycophants have jumped on him!

Zhao Zhen finally pointed at himself and asked Bai Yutang. "Since becoming emperor, I have met ten people, and nine and a half of them have plans for me. How do you think I feel?" Zhao Zhen grinned, "Although you always bully me, you don't want to plot against me, so I am magnanimous and bear it~"

The corners of Bai Yutang's mouth twitched, his eyes filled with disgust - who is bullying whom?Who bears who?

Zhan Zhao turned his back, his shoulders trembled with a smile.

Zhao Zhen shrugged, "As soon as that Meng Ke appeared, I knew he had bad intentions. If he had no heart, he would have jumped down to say hello when he saw the master, so why hide from him? , why pretend to be stupid in front of us? He first observed us on the Buddha statue, and then deliberately imitated the way Master and I get along. For such a person, it is wrong to say that he has bad intentions?"

Zhan Zhao stroked his chin, "You really say that..."

Bai Yutang was puzzled, "Didn't you usually treat those corrupt officials as hypocrisy?" The implication was that you turned your face against Meng Ke.

"Ha." Zhao Zhen grinned, "Do you think the corrupt officials who can hang around me are ordinary people? Although Meng Ke has a heart, he hasn't reached that level. A really powerful poisonous snake doesn't need to hide its toxicity, he will slow down. Slowly approaching you, softening you, disintegrating you... until one day, you knew he was a poisonous snake, and you were willing to wrap him around your neck."

Zhan Zhao sighed, "It's a pity, Uncle Meng is quite a nice person."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Why don't we gamble again."

Zhan Zhao was very interested, "What are you betting on?"

Zhao Zhen rubbed his chin, "Just bet on Meng Ke's next move."

Bai Yutang asked suspiciously, "What else can he do after he's gone?"

Zhao Zhen shook her finger, "Since he has other plans, we will meet again sooner or later."

Zhan Zhao thought and thought, "I bet he will pretend to be stupid next time he shows up."

Zhao Zhen squinted at him, "Master, you have learned badly. He has been pretending to be stupid for more than ten years. Of course, he must continue to pretend."

Zhan Zhao shrugged and said, "You didn't say you can't bet on this."

Bai Yutang also joined in, "I bet he will tell you the truth."

Zhao Zhen looked at Chengying, "What about you, what are you betting on?"

Cheng Ying said with a blank face: "He will put on a face that doesn't care about children, and go on the road with us cheekily."

The three said in unison: "How do you know?"

Chengying pointed forward with the whip, "Look with your eyes."

When the three of them turned their heads, they saw Meng Ke leaning on the side of the road with a stick in his mouth, as if nothing had happened, just as Cheng Ying said—putting on a face that didn't care about children, as if he was about to brazenly go on the road with them...

Zhao Zhen covered her mouth silently—oh, crow's mouth is at an advanced stage, I wonder if Gongsun can cure it?

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Everyone judged that Meng Ke had malicious intentions based on Zhao Zhen's speculation without any actual evidence.Meng Ke cheekily followed, but couldn't beat him away...Zhao Zhen was very wary of Meng Ke, and reached out to Zhan Zhao for a hug~ The two were riding on horseback, chatting with each other.

"Master, who is in your family?"

Zhan Zhao scratched his chin, "My father's name is Zhan Qingfeng, and he is a famous blacksmith. Don't mention his name outside, or you will attract many martial arts people begging for weapons..." Thinking of that scene, Zhan Zhao still Some have lingering fears. "My father is an old prodigal. He bought materials with his own money and finally made a good weapon. If you give him a thousand taels of gold, he won't sell it. He will give it away when he is interested."

Zhao Zhen blinked: Should it be said that Master treats money like dung?Or spend money like water?

The corner of Bai Yutang's mouth twitched: Qing Feng, the number one blacksmith master in the world, is a prodigal blacksmith in Zhan Zhao's eyes?How retarded!

Zhan Zhao continued to introduce, "My mother's surname is Li, and my grandparents have been cooks for generations, and the cooking is super delicious! By the way, Li Jiayao, the shopkeeper of Linjianglou, is my cousin." With a knowing smile, Zhao Zhen said, "You must try the master's handicraft!"

Bai Yutang frowned: Cousin, cousin, Li Jiayao is even more displeasing to the eye.

Meng Ke raised her forehead silently: In Zhan Zhao's eyes, the century-old family of master chefs is a chef who cooks delicious food?How retarded!

Zhan Zhao was still introducing, "I also have an uncle named Zhan Qingmang, he hardly ever goes out, he is more beautiful than a lady. Then there is my elder brother Zhanhui who is very good at making money, my sister-in-law is surnamed Wang, and his family runs a grain and oil shop. My brother There is a pair of twins in the family, the elder brother is called Zhan Xinrui, and the younger sister is called Zhan Xinru, they are round, round, lively and cute..."

Bai Yutang only knew about Zhan Zhao's father, he didn't know about the rest of Zhan Zhao's family, and thinking of Zhan Zhao's dull personality, he didn't believe a word.

Poor Zhao Zhen's famous name was deceived to death by Zhan Zhao, an honest man!

Meng Ke didn't have much contact with the Zhan family, but his father often had business dealings with the Zhan family.Every time he went home, his father would babble about how wonderful Zhanhui was, that he had earned money at such a young age that he could never spend in several lifetimes, and married a wife who was the eldest daughter of the Tianxia Granary Wang's family.

Meng Ke looked down on Zhan Hui, who smelled of copper all over his body, and Zhan Zhao, who didn't seek to make progress. He didn't expect to be mistaken this time!

Zhan Zhao has good looks, good popularity, good martial arts, and it's rare that he's so lucky!There are many people entering the officialdom from martial arts, and Zhan Zhao, who has become the emperor's teacher, is the No. 1 in the ages!Not only Meng Ke is jealous of Zhan Zhao, but who can maintain a normal heart among the rising stars in the martial arts? ╮(╯_╰)╭

Meng Ke originally thought that Zhao Zhen was young, so he must like heroes with good martial arts and people to get close to him, so he was tricked by Zhan Zhao.So Meng Ke deliberately got close to Zhao Zhen, deliberately looking for opportunities to show off her martial arts skills, and wanted to provoke Zhao Zhen's favor.Unexpectedly, being slightly bettered by Cheng Ying first, and then easily subdued by Zhan Zhao, Meng Ke was greatly ashamed...

Zhao Zhen's attitude is also strange, he was guarded like a thief when they met for the first time, and Meng Ke was in a dilemma, so he could only lie dormant secretly.

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Entering the boundary of Changzhou Prefecture, Zhan Zhao didn't take them into the city, but went straight to the deep mountains and old forests.

Meng Ke had been to Zhan's house before, and asked suspiciously, "Brother Zhan, isn't this the right way?"

Zhan Zhao turned his head and said, "This is the shortcut." Walking around in the forest, he soon saw a house with a single family.

Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment—oh, this style has caught up with the Royal Courtyard!

Before everyone reached the door, they saw a group of maids in uniform rushing out, chattering around Zhan Zhao calling for the young master.The maids were nimble, rushing to help Bai Yutang lead the horse, rush to help Chengying drive, rush to help Zhan Zhao hold the child...

Cough cough, Zhao Zhen was snatched by a group of little maids, so she hugged Ceng~ Ceng~ Ceng~

Zhao Zhen is very helpless——Ganqing Zhan's family members like to tease children, is this considered a family inheritance?

Zhao Zhen was in the center of the storm, and could only feel the aroma of twittering in his ears, and he couldn't tell the difference between the south, the north, and the north.Chengying wanted to pounce on the Savior, but the little maid was too enthusiastic, and he was surrounded and molested himself.It was Zhan Zhao who saw that the little apprentice was pitiful, so he carried him back and hugged him.

Zhan Zhao is also helpless, the family is too enthusiastic, and every time he goes home, he is very troubled, thankfully he brought so many people today! ==+

Zhao Zhen asked Zhan Zhao embarrassingly, "Master, your family is really a blacksmith cook or something?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "Yes, my father is in charge of the prodigal, my brother is in charge of supporting the family, and my brother is more powerful, making more money than he spends."

"Xiao Zhao, you are back, mother has been nagging about it for half a month!"

A frail young man with a bright smile walked over, his appearance was [-]% similar to Zhan Zhao, probably Zhan Zhao's elder brother Zhan Hui.The brothers of the Zhan family have a clear temperament. If Zhan Zhao is a ranger who strayed into the officialdom, then Zhan Hui is a Tanhualang who abandoned literature and went into business.

"Brother..." Zhan Zhao was embarrassed.Xiaozhao or something, after he was five years old, his family members were not allowed to call him.

Zhan Hui is very smart, Zhan Zhao said in a letter that he would bring a few people home for the holidays.Good friend (Bai Yutang), apprentice (Zhao Zhen), guardian of the apprentice (Cheng Ying), and several accompanying secret guards.The hidden guards have long been instructed by Zhao Zhen not to show off their hidden skills, but to visit politely and report Zhan Zhao's itinerary.

Noticing Meng Ke who came together, Zhan Hui asked suspiciously, "Isn't this Brother Meng Xian?"

Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "Meng Ke wants to see his father, you can take him there, I'll go see my mother first."

Zhanhui realized instantly, "Then you go." Unwelcome people, big brother will help you out!

Meng Ke was blocked and had nothing to say. She couldn't say that I wanted to see my aunt too. The women in the backyard don't just see each other.

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