Chapter 174 Zhao Zongquan's Luck Is Gone

When Wei Yuan landed his first punch, the Japanese warrior was still able to struggle.

But soon, his legs froze and he had no chance of survival.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen hurriedly said, "Quick, pull them apart!"

"Wei Qing is drunk, pull them apart!"

Some generals stood up one after another,

"What, General Wei is drunk? General Wei is drunk!"

"General Wei is drunk and unconscious!"

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For fear that others would not know, Wei Yuan was drunk.

When others were sure that the Japanese warrior was really dead, they pulled Wei Yuan away.

Bao Xiaosu and others did not stop the Japanese envoy Ping Zhongsheng.

Wei Yuan bowed to the emperor and said, "I was drunk for a while and could not control my strength. I accidentally killed the Japanese warrior. I am guilty. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

At this time, he should choose to pretend to be drunk.

But he couldn't pretend.

Because he had pretended to be drunk twice before, if Zhao Zhen found out that he looked similar when he was drunk when he was not drunk, he would inevitably be suspicious.

Taira Tadamori looked at the body of the samurai, whose face was almost disfigured, and frowned:

"We Japanese have no grudge against you, right?"

The military commanders were used to bloody scenes, and Zhao Zhen was sitting high on the dragon throne. He was old and could not see the miserable state of the body.

At this time, the civil officials who had never seen blood could not help it and vomited outside the hall.

Many officials' families were watching the fireworks outside the Daqing Hall and other halls.

When they saw many high officials running out of the hall to vomit, they were quite curious.

This year, these central ministers seemed to drink more than in previous years?

It was only a few days, and they had already vomited.

In the hall.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said, "Why don't you let someone clean up the body quickly? It's New Year's Day, why do you have to do this?"

General Manager Zhu nodded, "Yes, yes, I'll have someone clean it up right away."

After that, he winked at the eunuchs around him.

After a while, two guards covered the body with a white cloth and quickly carried it out.

Then immediately, eunuchs came with buckets and rags to deal with the blood stains.

Many palace maids were timid when they saw the dead body, lowered their heads, and dared not speak.

Zhao Zhen looked at the Japanese envoy, "It's normal for him to be drunk and not be careful in the fight. I hope you don't take it to heart."

The Japanese country is weak, and Taira Tadamori urgently needs the help of the Great Zhou to obtain a batch of military weapons, and then let the Taira family completely dominate the Japanese land. How dare they have any gaps with the Zhou country?

The death of the samurai can only be left alone.

Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Yuan again and scolded him, "Don't drink anymore!"

"There is no precedent of killing envoys in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it's all because of your drunkenness!"

"Go back and sit down, don't drink anymore, don't cause any trouble with me again!"

Wei Yuan bowed deeply, "Yes!"

At this time, outside the palace.

Many people saw the palace guards carrying the corpse covered with white cloth to other places. For a while, there were discussions:

"Someone died in Daqing Palace?"

"What happened?"

"I don't know, so many ministers in the court are in Daqing Palace, how could something go wrong there?"

"Just now I passed by Daqing Palace and heard many people saying that General Wei was drunk"

"General Wei? Could it be the loyal and brave Earl Wei Yuan? He dared to kill in front of your majesty"

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For a while, the news of the death of people in Daqing Palace spread like wildfire.

At this time, at the end of the corridor outside Shengping Tower, there was a pavilion.

Empress Cao, Lady of the Duke of England, and the Master of Pingning County were sitting in the pavilion, watching many young women chatting and playing outside.

Zhang Guifen, Minglan, Rong Feiyan and others stood in an open space outside the pavilion and watched the palace maids set off fireworks.

"Aunt, look, the fireworks are so beautiful. They are so beautiful. I have never seen such beautiful fireworks when I was in Yangzhou."

Minglan was so excited that she almost jumped up.

Zhang Guifen said with a doting look: "If you think it's beautiful, I will take you to see it on the Lantern Festival."

At this time, when she turned her head, she suddenly saw a eunuch coming to Empress Cao in a hurry and whispering.

Afterwards, Empress Cao was slightly surprised, and quickly regained her composure.

Zhang Guifen subconsciously felt that it was nothing.

Not long after, two women came to watch the fireworks. They talked as they watched:

"Are you saying that the loyal and brave earl really killed people? Even if he drank a lot, he couldn't kill people in front of His Majesty?"

"It is said that the person who was killed was an envoy."

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Minglan also heard it, and her face changed immediately, "What did you say? Murder?"

One of the women said, "You don't know yet? Just now, two guards carried a body out of the Daqing Palace."

Minglan quickly looked at Zhang Guifen.

The latter remembered that the eunuch was talking to Queen Cao, and immediately went to the Queen.

Minglan followed, and when she was about to reach the pavilion, she stopped and dared not move forward.

Zhang Guifen bowed to Empress Cao, and then said:

"Your Highness, Guifen heard from the two sisters that someone was killed in Daqing Palace? Maybe it was the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery? Is it true?"

Seeing her anxious face, Empress Cao smiled at the Lady of the Duke of Yingguo,

"Your daughter, before she got married, already knows how to care about her future husband."

Zhang Guifen bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, Guifen overstepped her bounds and shouldn't have asked about this matter, but..."

Empress Cao nodded and said, "I know what you are thinking. Wei Yuan did kill someone. The person he killed was the Japanese envoy, but he killed him according to the emperor's will. The Japanese envoy should be killed."

"It's just that today is the New Year's banquet after all. Seeing blood is always a bad omen, but the emperor doesn't care about these things, so it doesn't matter."

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Cao looked at a girl standing outside the pavilion and asked Zhang Guifen:

"Who is that girl? She looks pretty and cute."

The latter responded: "She is the niece of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery."

Empress Cao said: "That's her, the granddaughter of the only daughter of the old Marquis of Yongyi, Sheng Minglan, right?"

Lady Yingguo said: "It's her."

"Guifen, why don't you bring Ming girl here to see the Queen."

Zhang Guifen bowed her head repeatedly and pulled Minglan to Empress Cao.

It was the first time Minglan met such a big shot, and she was afraid. For a moment, she was stunned and at a loss.

Zhang Guifen reminded in a low voice: "Hurry up and see the Queen."

Minglan came back to her senses and quickly performed a great ceremony,

"Commoner. Commoner Sheng Minglan, greets the Queen, long live the Queen."

Empress Cao smiled and said: "Hurry up, child, let me see you."

Minglan slowly got up.

Empress Cao looked her up and down,

"No wonder your uncle dotes on you so much. Even I have been in the palace for a long time and have heard about this."

"If I had such a beautiful niece, I would have to dote on her."

Minglan was very restrained and dared not say anything.

Lady of the Duke of Ying said, "Minglan, why don't you thank the queen for her praise."

Empress Cao said, "New Year's banquets don't require these customs, and they should be avoided if possible."

"This is the first time I meet the niece of the loyal and brave earl, so I can't help but give her something. I happen to be wearing a ring today, so I'll give it to you."

Originally, rings were worn by archers to prevent their fingers from being injured when shooting arrows.

Later, gradually many women began to make beautiful rings and wear them.

The queen was no exception.

Minglan was flattered, and Lady of the Duke of Ying hurriedly reminded her,

"Ming'er, why don't you accept the ring and thank the queen."

As she said that, a palace maid handed Empress Cao's ring to Minglan.

Minglan took the ring with both hands, knelt down and kowtowed again:

"Thank you, Queen, and wish you happiness every day."

Happy?

Queen Cao was stunned. It had been a long time since anyone had congratulated her like this.

This girl from the Sheng family was quite interesting.

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Inside the Daqing Palace.

About an hour later, the sound of dancing and music was heard outside the palace.

Zhao Zhen led a group of ministers to the outside of the palace.

In previous years, at this stage, it was free time.

Limited to the front palace.

Officials can go out and play at will.

Those who want to continue to stay in the palace to drink can continue to drink.

This is also what Zhao Zhen meant.

The annual banquet is to relax. If the ministers are restrained and can't have fun, what is the purpose of holding the annual banquet every year?

Zhang Fu and others followed the emperor out. Wei Yuan didn't want to drink anymore, so he went outside the palace to see the excitement.

Not long after Wei Yuan walked out of the hall, he heard a voice,

"Excuse me, is this General Wei?"

Wei Yuan turned around and saw an amiable middle-aged man. Seeing that the pattern on his clothes was a three-clawed python robe, he did not dare to underestimate him.

The man introduced himself,

"I am Zhao Zongquan, the commander of the Yuzhou militia, and I would like to meet General Wei."

Zhao Zongquan?

Hearing this name, Wei Yuan was slightly stunned.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of him was him.

In "Do You Know?", the next emperor after Zhao Zhen.

Now, with the death of the two kings and the exile, and the good health of the prince, Zhao Zongquan should have no chance to become emperor.

Although Zhao Zongquan is a member of the royal family, he does not have a royal title, but a founding viscount. In terms of title, he is slightly inferior to Wei Yuan.

But he is a member of the royal family after all, and can wear a python robe.

The embroidery on the Earl Wei Yuan's dress is a unicorn.

Although Zhao Zongquan was wearing a dragon robe, it must be said that the Qilin robe was much more majestic than the three-clawed dragon robe.

Wei Yuan asked curiously: "How did Zhao Tuanlianshi know my name?"

Zhao Zongquan smiled and said, "In the entire court, it seems that the only person in his twenties who can wear the Qilin robe is the loyal and brave Earl Wei Yuan."

Wei Yuan suddenly realized, "Why did Zhao Tuanlian call me?"

Zhao Zongquan said, "I just want to get to know you, General Wei, nothing else."

Wei Yuan was about to say something when he heard someone calling him from behind. It was Yan Da, the commander of the Imperial City Division.

"Brother Wei, shall we go for a drink?"

Wei Yuan looked at Zhao Zongquan.

The latter bowed and said, "General Wei, please help yourself."

Then.

Wei Yuan was pulled into a pavilion by Yan Da, and he asked with a smile: "How come General Wei is acquainted with the Yuzhou Tuanlianshi?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "We just met and said hello."

Yanda said with a smile: "Let me tell you a story, brother Wei. This is just hearsay from my brothers, don't take it seriously."

"It is said that on the day when your majesty canonized the prince, Zhao Zongquan was inspecting the countryside in Yuzhou. For some reason, he suddenly felt dizzy and fell off his horse."

"Later, he got a serious illness and could not be cured. After that, a wandering Taoist who claimed to be from the Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain came to Zhao Zongquan's house and calculated with his fingers, saying that his own destiny was taken away by someone, and it was a huge destiny."

"Not long after the Taoist of the Zhang family saved Zhao Zongquan, he died."

"If this story is true, brother Wei might as well guess what destiny it was that caused the Taoist master who calculated this matter to die suddenly for no reason?"