Chapter 2468: A Pile of Loose Sand

From Tianjin Wei to Beijing, everything we saw along the way was gray.

The gray doesn't refer to the weather, but to the land.

Whether it is an empty land or a forest with almost a bird's nest on a tree; whether it is dense or empty, the first sight is gray.

The south is already full of spring, but the north seems to be still sleeping.

Meng Ying hurriedly entered the Governor's Mansion and reached the lobby, which was already full of people.

Xue Lu, who was the most senior, asked, "Did Marquis Baoding get scolded by His Majesty?"

Meng Ying said angrily: "What are you scolding? Your Majesty is calm and composed. By the way, have you written your memorial?"

The prince is about to be crowned, but the atmosphere outside is a bit strange. At this moment, the military must pay allegiance to the emperor in a timely manner.

"Sent it away long ago."

Xue Lu glanced at the martial artists present and said: "The rehearsal in the palace has been completed. Your Majesty has ordered all ministries to alert the capital. This is a great trust. If anyone goes wrong, you don't need to say anything to Your Majesty, just find a rope to hang yourself." "

Chen Zhong was sitting at the outermost corner and saw Meng Ying and Xue Lu stirring up the atmosphere. Everyone was discussing the upcoming canonization ceremony enthusiastically.

"It's so lively!"

Xu Jingchang came outside. His face was rosy, but his expression was a little angry.

"Who provoked Mr. Ding Guo?"

Meng Ying had just entered the palace. When he reported to the emperor the alert and defense situation of the capital, the emperor did not express his approval, which made him not in a good mood.

When Xu Jingchang came in and saw that there was no seat for him, he cursed: "Does this mean that the Xu family is not regarded as a martial artist? Who did this?"

Xu Jingchang was in a bad mood. The reason was that the Duke of Wei in Jinling used the excuse that Duke Wei was in poor health, so all the people who came to attend the crown prince canonization ceremony were women.

This was news that the Xu family quickly delivered through their own channels, news that put Xu Jingchang in a bad mood.

What's worse is that I don't know what Qin Tianjian is thinking, but the auspicious date set is only one month later, which means that Wei Guogong's congratulator will definitely not be able to make the trip.

Xu Jingchang knew that this was the difference between the emperor's closeness and distance.

The canonization of the crown prince was definitely not decided this year. In other words, if the emperor valued the Duke of Wei, he should have given a signal before the year so that they could rush to the capital in advance.

Both of them were very angry. Xue Lu coughed and said: "What are the martial arts and honorary relatives? As long as they can share the worries of His Majesty and the country, they are in the same group."

These words were very lofty, but Xu Jingchang was very angry today and choked out: "Marquis Yangwu is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai!"

Xue Lu was not afraid of any relatives of the country. He said coldly: "Did Duke Ding be bitten by a dog?"

puff!

Some people couldn't help but laugh.

There was a cold look in Xu Jingchang's eyes, and he said calmly: "Is Marquis Yangwu going to be against my Xu family? Then please, if Xu is soft, he will not enter the ancestral grave after his death!"

These words are decisive and sonorous.

But Xue Lu was a veteran and was deeply trusted by three generations of emperors, so how could he admit defeat.

He jumped up suddenly, pointed his halberd at Xu Jingchang and shouted: "Xu Jingchang, if you have the ability, come and have a fight with me. It's the women you're afraid of!"

This was to capitalize on strengths and avoid weaknesses. Wu Xun, who was watching the excitement, praised Xue Lu's quick reaction in his heart, but he was trying to persuade him.

However, Xu Jingchang abandoned his old playboy behavior and stood up and said: "Come on, Xue Lu, if you can't kill me, I will kill your whole family!"

"alright!"

Meng Ying slapped the table hard and said: "Your Majesty has appointed Xing Hebo as the Crown Prince's Young Master, and you, Marquis Yangwu, are also the Crown Prince's Young Master, so don't say that Your Majesty doesn't value martial arts people. I will definitely wait until His Highness the Crown Prince is older. I want to practice martial arts like His Majesty did back then.

Familiar with the battle formations, there will be plenty of time to teach them when the time comes, so why rush now! "

Xue Lu settled down and sat down when he saw that he was good. He was also afraid that Xu Jingchang, an old dandy, was really desperate. When the time came, the Xue family would not be able to compete with the Xu family, who was the first hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty and relatives of the emperor.

Meng Ying looked at Xu Jingchang and said: "Ding Guo Gong, don't think that he is not valued. When the prince is established, he must learn both civil and military skills. If Ding Guo Gong goes to ask your Majesty, can't he get a place as a companion?"

Xu Jingchang stared at Xue Lu and said: "Xu never worries about being valued, he only worries about making a mess."

Meng Ying smiled bitterly and said: "The British Duke is inspecting the border wall, Uncle Xinghe is in Shandong, and Meng is the taller among the short ones."

At this moment of showing loyalty, the military was missing two leading figures, so it seemed a bit messy and seemed to be doing its own thing.

"Those civil servants are seeing our jokes. People say that we are a group of warriors who never know what the rules are and only like to talk with our fists."

"Those people are laughing at us!"

Xu Jingchang roared angrily, but most of the warriors were numb.

Are you laughing at it? As long as it doesn't harm my interests, it's none of my business.

Xu Jingchang shook his head, turned around and left.

"Just take care of yourself."

There were a few sneers in the lobby, and someone said: "He has no dependence on civil service and no military honors. He can only survive by staying close to the royal family. Now that the prince is coming out, what will happen to his relationship with the Xu family in the future? It's hard to say. ! So he is anxious, but what is the use of being anxious?"

Xue Lu cursed: "Shut up!"

He stood up and said: "The crown prince will be crowned tomorrow, and today is the last moment. It's time to speak out about who belongs to whom, and who you think belongs to. Xu Jingchang at least knows how to come here to express his position, which proves that he doesn't want to settle with civil servants. That’s absolutely true!”

Someone said: "If a civil servant cannot get the position of Prince's teacher, it means failure. Why should they be embarrassed?"

Meng Ying turned back to look at him and said coldly: "Before Confucianism fails, at least the ancestors will become dust first, dust that can be swept away by a gust of wind."

"Marquis Baoding, don't be alarmist."

Meng Ying said: "If His Highness the Crown Prince decides to take Xing He as his teacher, then it will be science. What does science teach? What does martial arts teach? What do we know?"

Three consecutive questions made these warriors, who had long lost their ambition, ponder.

Chen Zhong said: "So Xing Hebo becoming the prince's teacher will do us the greatest harm?"

These words are very tempting.

Someone in Wuxun shouted: "Then pull him down!"

"Who said that?"

Xue Lu asked with eyes wide open.

Someone said: "He's not as good as us when he goes up. Why don't we pull him down?"

Xue Lu scolded: "Now I know why not only the civil servants look down on us, but also the reason why His Majesty thinks we are useless. Just like you, you don't succeed enough, you fail more than you do, and you still occupy the manhole and don't shit!"

Someone wanted to refute, but Meng Ying said: "I am not saying that I should pull Xing Hebo down, but I want to tell you that it is time to work hard. Otherwise, in ten or twenty years, none of you will have the nerve to claim it." Those Juelu?"

Chen Zhong sneered: "What if Confucianism wins?"

Meng Ying said calmly: "If Confucianism becomes the teacher of the prince, then no one will say anything. Even if you should stay away from Xinghe, no one will say anything."

Xue Lu said with a headache: "The dispute over the foundation of the country is never amicable. Once a conflict breaks out between science and Confucianism, which side do we stand on? That's why Baoding Marquis asked everyone to strive for success, otherwise the Wuxun lineage will not last long. It’s about to fall!”

The unruliness and dissatisfaction disappeared.

Seeing that they were all thinking, but mostly depressed, Meng Ying and Xue Lu looked at each other, shaking their heads and smiling bitterly.

Chen Zhong was the first to have the answer. He asked in a deep voice, "What does Fang Xing mean?"

"Yes, what does Fang Xing mean? Does he also want to destroy my martial arts lineage?"

"It's not Wu Xun, it's Jiangmen!"

"The former Song Dynasty suppressed the generals, and in the end even the emperor and concubines became prostitutes. It was a pleasure to receive customers every day..."

"Shut up!"