The old fox who married into a wealthy family

At the moment when Tang Li kissed him, Zhang Zheng didn't react at all, he just felt that the pleasant scent of agarwood on Brother Tang's body was suddenly close at hand, covering him completely, and then a little warmth and wetness passed over his lips.

When he realized it, his heart was beating like a drum, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, it reached out to cover its mouth, and took a big step back in panic.

Zhang Zheng never expected that Tangli would take the opportunity to kiss him.

It's true that he has been secretly yearning for Brother Tang for the past ten years...but now, no matter in terms of status or appearance, he is definitely not worthy of Brother Tang.

So his first reaction was to run away in a panic.

Because the study room is not spacious, and there is a large shelf of books behind him, this jump just knocked over the books, and even the porcelain vases, inkstones and paperweights on the bookshelves fell to the ground one after another. , making a series of loud bangs.

After this series of noises, the original bright and clean huanghuali floor was knocked off in several places, with ink stains on it, scattered books, broken porcelain pieces, etc., in a mess.

Standing in this mess, Zhang Zheng looked at Tang Li who was still sitting on the armchair, and the scene was very awkward for a while.

"Cough...Tang, brother Tang, I'm sorry." Zhang Zheng is over 30 years old anyway, and has been a magistrate for more than ten years. She blushed like a young man.

On the one hand, it is really embarrassing and embarrassing, on the other hand, it is hard to suppress the emotion.

At this moment, in his left chest cavity, his heart was beating violently, and he could not rest for a moment.

Although Tang Li has not met Zhang Zheng in recent years, she has actually been paying attention to him.

He knew that Zhang Zheng's life as county magistrate was busy and fulfilling, and he was deeply loved by the local people, but he also lived on the meager salary of the imperial court, and never took any filial piety... He was really poor.

So Tangli stood up from the armchair, walked slowly in front of Zhang Zheng, and teased him, "I'm sorry, so forget about it, huh?"

After finishing speaking, Prime Minister Tang picked up a piece of celadon shards from the ground, and shook his head: "It's nothing more than other items. The three-legged brush washer from the former official kiln is worth a thousand gold."

Although Tang Li has never accepted bribes and gifts, his salary is dozens of times higher than that of a seventh-rank official like Zhang Zheng, and he doesn't have any big expenses. Moreover, during the reign of the late Emperor, he was favored by him, and he was rewarded openly and secretly. There are a lot of gold and silver playthings, and his net worth is much richer than that of Zhang Zheng.

"How does Yue Ling want to compensate?" Between Prime Minister Tang's jade-white fingers, the expensive piece of celadon dangled in front of Zhang Zheng, its color pleasing to the eye and shining brightly.

"I, I don't have that much money now, but I can pay it to brother Tang slowly." Zhang Zheng made up his mind and proposed a compensation plan, "A part of the salary will be deducted every month..."

Tang Li gave a short laugh, threw away the piece of celadon between her fingers, and approached Zhang Zheng until they could hear each other's breath: "Based on your salary of the sixth-rank secretary, even if it is all deducted and paid for five or sixty years, it will still be worth it." Not worth the wash."

"It's better, Yue Ling pays me for himself."

"Tang, brother Tang, don't..."

Zhang Zheng only had time to call tremblingly before Tang Li pressed him to the corner of the wall, leaned over and kissed his slightly parted lips again.

At this moment, Zhang Zheng's heart was already jumping into his throat, and he felt that from his cheeks to the roots of his ears, it was hot like a fire.

"Why, isn't Yue Ling willing?"

Tang Li's voice was like fine wine, lingering in his ears pleasantly.

Zhang Zheng couldn't utter any words from his mouth, couldn't make any movements, he could only stare blankly at Tang Li, and at Brother Tang whom he had been thinking about for more than ten years.

He, he is not worthy.

He knew that he was poor and dull, and he was easy to get stubborn when things happened, and his years had passed, and now he was just a middle-aged man who had been polished to rough and ugly by time and experience.

"Hehe, I was joking with Yue Ling."

Tang Li and Zhang Zheng looked at each other for a while, then suddenly let go of Zhang Zheng, pulled back his sleeves, and said in a cool manner: "I was wrong just now, and I broke the pen wash only after I frightened Yue Ling, how can I ask Yue Ling to compensate? "

Tang Li knew that her final ending would be a bad death, and she didn't intend to develop too deep entanglements and feelings with Zhang Zheng, leaving him alone in this illusion to be sad.

This level of intimacy and teasing is enough.

Zhang Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, feeling a little disappointed in his heart, and replied dully: "Brother Tang still likes to tease people like that..."

"I know the reason for Yue Ling's visit." Tang Li sat back on the armchair and turned to the topic, "But I can't stop."

"Yue Ling remembers Brother Ma, Ma Ke? When we first entered the imperial examination, the few of us became friends. We listened to books, watched flowers, drank tea and chatted every day. We got along very well. He even gave you the idea of ​​staying in Beijing. on."

"Brother Ma became the black crow of Yushitai, and he fell in love with folding bullets to impeach me when he had nothing to do. Although it didn't hurt the fur, I was impatient to hear him making noise every day, so I demoted his whole family to Lingnan a year ago. gone."

"Until now, I still think that Brother Ma is a good person."

"However, a gentleman has his own way, and he should not be afraid to go against the world and go alone, but he should also have the ambition of martyrdom. If the way is different, we should not conspire with each other."

Tang Li looked at Zhang Zheng, and paused every word: "This truth was told to me by Yue Ling back then, Brother Yu has never forgotten it in the past 14 years."

Zhang Zheng and Tang Li looked at each other, wanting to say something, but they didn't say anything, only sighed in the end.

He still can't understand what brother Tang's "Tao" refers to.

But he clearly knew that brother Tang's mind was fixed, like a rock that could not be shifted——

A gentleman is not afraid to go against the world and walk alone, and sacrifices his life for his way.

Brother Tang has not changed, he is still Brother Tang.

We are confidantes of each other, exalting our spirits, never regretting a hundred deaths.

Although he was heartbroken and unwilling to do so, he could only respect brother Tang's choice, bowed to Tangli and wanted to leave.

Tang Li's voice came from behind——

"Yue Ling, don't come here again in the future."

Zhang Zheng stopped and turned to look back.

I saw brother Tang sitting in an armchair, looking at him with crooked smiling eyes, wearing purple clothes and jade belts, turning all living beings upside down.

It was like meeting for the first time.

Zhang Zheng's nasal cavity suddenly became sour, and he burst into tears involuntarily.

……

The short meeting with Zhang Zheng was just a small episode for Tang Li.Because he knew too much about Zhang Zheng, he could easily deal with Zhang Zheng.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Li continued to walk the world line seriously for his little vixen, but gradually began to feel something was wrong.

Why did he discipline the little emperor so severely? He may have beaten the little emperor thousands of times over the years, and he has never given a good face. The little emperor has reached the age of rebellion, but there is no sign of confrontation, but obedience Obedient as hell?

That's fine, the key is that the little emperor refuses to follow the plot!

He remembered that in the fifth year after Ma Ke was demoted to Lingnan, the little emperor found a reason to reinstate him. He was promoted to a noble, took charge of the entire Yushitai, and became the captain of a combat team that was dedicated to fighting against Zhang Zheng. He often pinched each other in the court hall. Get up and running.

But now it’s the eighth year, and Brother Ma’s family is still eating lychees in Lingnan.

It's not just Ma Ke, he remembers being supported by the little emperor and often confronting Zhang Zheng's political opponents, and now he can't even see half of them.

Tang Li had encountered several assassinations, but they were all powerful and noble organizations suppressed by him, not only had nothing to do with the little emperor, the little emperor even took the initiative to assign him a team of martial arts fighters because he was worried about his safety. Guard, take him with you when you go out.

It was autumn this year, and the 45-year-old Prime Minister Tang was sitting face to face with the 21-year-old emperor in the imperial garden. The emperor was peeling pears with a shiny wooden knife.

Then he handed the plump, snow-white pears that had been carefully peeled to Tangli, his eyes were soft and full of emotion: "Father Xiang, try Xingong's Laiyang pears, they are crispy, sweet, juicy, and very fresh."

Tang Li took it and took a bite, desperately finding that it was not poisoned, it was a real, fresh, sweet and juicy pear.

The emperor looked at him and smiled contentedly.

Tang Li turned her eyes to look at such an emperor, and there were several thoughts in her heart at the same time.

With the situation developing to this point, can he still complete the plot?

If this continues, the emperor will be more respectful to him, and he will not fight or grab, and he will probably monopolize the power until the end of his life... Wouldn't he become a real power minister and treacherous minister?

No, no, no, Zhang Zheng's political ideal has always been to return the imperial power to the holy order and make the world clean and clean. For this reason, he did not hesitate to live alone and take the blame until death.

This world happened in reality, and it has its own logic and laws of operation. He has already replaced Zhang Zheng's position by a clever trick. If even the ending is rewritten, who knows what will happen.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about killing your minister?" Tang Li finally asked.

The emperor was startled, and the half-peeled pear in his hand rolled to the ground, and said in a pale voice, "Why did Xiangfu say that?"

"The subject dominates the court, acts arbitrarily and recklessly, kills too much, has no emperor, and his evil deeds are too numerous to record..." Tang Li wrung her fingers and counted the crimes that the imperial historians had participated in him, "I always feel that no emperor wants to keep it. Such a servant."

"It's because they don't understand Xiangfu." The emperor shook his head sincerely, "Xiangfu taught me to read, taught me to understand rules and etiquette, and there are punishments in it. To become a qualified king, one should not be mediocre."

"As for matters above the court, Xiangfu is upright and upright, and it will inevitably touch the interests of some people, so these unpleasant words are spread. I just trust Xiangfu, what do they say?"

The emperor smiled shyly again, showing his snow-white teeth, and the sun was shining brightly: "To be honest with my father, when I was young, I was punished by my father many times, and I misunderstood my father... Whenever the night is quiet, I really grit my teeth and think about it." I used to want to kill Xiangfu. But now that I am an adult and understand Xiangfu's good intentions, how can I have such ignorant thoughts?"

Tangli was speechless for a moment——

Emperor, emperor, why have you become so sensible and obedient?

Ling Gu is desperate for the next development of the world line.

After thinking about it, Tang Li continued: "But, Your Majesty has a reason to kill the minister."

According to the world line, he should be imprisoned and killed by the full-fledged emperor eight years later, but right now the main plot of the world line is crooked like this, and I don't know what will happen in another eight years.

Anyway, the power of most of the nobles has been wiped out and taken back, so let's just retire early and finish the job.