Meng Cheng did not wait too long before he saw Zheng Yuheng in his official uniform, coming to see him in a gentle and respectful manner.
　　The little emperor glanced at him and saw that the other party was very calm and steady. He did not want to show too much pettiness, so he said: "No need to be polite, stand up, give him a seat."
　　The attendant brought a chair and placed it next to Zheng Yuheng.
　　In fact, according to his official position, it would be fine if Meng Cheng did not give him a seat, and it was reasonable for him to stand and listen to the lecture, but the little emperor gave it to him, which made Zheng Yuheng feel a little uncomfortable, and he sat down in a daze.
　　Meng Cheng sat on the throne and looked at his submissive face. He didn't know what he was thinking. He examined him for a long time before saying, "Do you know what Minister Xu meant by arranging you to be the governor of grain and grass at Heguan?"
　　Zheng Yuheng glanced at him, then said helplessly, "This is all thanks to your majesty's holy brilliance."
　　Meng Cheng was surprised and said, "What does this have to do with me? When have I ever mentioned such a thing?"
　　Zheng Yuheng reminded him slightly, "The Minister is considering that I am calm and composed in front of your majesty."
　　Meng Cheng's face changed a little, and he said unhappily, "Are you blaming me?"
　　Zheng Yuheng stood up and said, "I dare not."
　　"Sit down," said the little emperor, "What don't you dare? Zheng Junzhi, what don't you dare?"
　　Zheng Yuheng didn't know how to reply, so he had to sit down again as he was told, and said in a friendly manner, "Your majesty, calm down." Meng
　　Cheng didn't come to quarrel with him specifically. He had something serious to ask, so he said, "The Ministry of Personnel selects officials, and it must be verified layer by layer. Not to mention the place of origin and name, even the fact that your ancestors were gangsters is included in the verification. You can actually change your name and identity and stand in the court. You didn't follow the conventional way, right?"
　　Zheng Yuheng said: "Your Majesty mentioned the Ministry of Personnel. You should also know that there are many examples of selling official positions and titles in the Ministry of Personnel."
　　"Yes, my subjects always have ways that I don't know about." Meng Cheng took a sip of tea, and the tea moistened his throat. He also calmed down a little. Talking about the corruption in the court, he could talk calmly, "Small officials have various channels, and they all know what 'leniency' means. It is easy for Xu Xiang to arrange you to be a small chief... Who can think that a small chief is inspected under the order of the empress dowager?"
　　Zheng Yuheng replied, "I was not ordered to inspect, I just went there to learn. I just happened to meet them. There must be more such filth in the six departments, but they are hidden in the mud and are not reported or corrected." Although
　　his words were unpleasant to hear, Meng Cheng also understood this kind of thing. When the court employs people, it is best to have both ability and virtue. People with ability but no virtue will also be selected and recruited. If they are incompetent, no matter how virtuous they are, they are just a person who eats dry food, and Meng Cheng will have to think twice before keeping him.
　　The young emperor added, "It's OK if others don't recognize him. Imperial Censor Zheng..."
　　"Your Majesty has forgotten." Zheng Yuheng said, "My father has submitted a petition to retire. When Your Majesty approved it a year ago, he also allowed him to recuperate in Beijing and leave after the spring." Meng
　　Cheng thought that this was indeed the case, but there were more than one or two resignation letters submitted to the court at that time. He had been unable to find a clue about the Northern Expedition all day, so he looked at the name and official position and approved it, and handed it over to the Secretariat for disposal.
　　"Although the Zheng family is not a famous family in Beijing, they have been a family of scholars for generations, and you are the legitimate son of Zheng Qing." Meng Cheng said, "If your father knew that you could stand in the court, he would be very happy for you."
　　In response, Zheng Yuheng just smiled slightly, bowed his head and saluted, without making any statement.
　　After Meng Cheng finished talking about all this, he reminded: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother must have her own ideas and intentions when she put you into the court. With this in mind, even I will not easily interfere with your career. You can rest assured about this."
　　Zheng Yuheng no longer put his economic career first, he did not care about it, but the fact that Meng Cheng could promise this showed that he at least put aside the jealousy of a man and did not do anything shady because he was afraid that Zheng Yuheng would surpass his position beside his mother. This made Zheng Yuheng subtly feel that Meng Cheng had changed as well, and he was indeed more tolerant and tolerant than before.
　　After he thanked her, Meng Cheng asked again: "My mother approved you to go to the north again this time, which was beyond my expectation. Let's not talk about other things first. If you leave, will there be anyone to treat my mother's old illness for many years?"
　　Zheng Yuheng said: "I have asked the female doctor of the palace pharmacy to take the medicine according to my prescription and rest. It should be fine. If Your Majesty is still worried, you can summon another imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital."
　　Meng Cheng said: "The Queen Mother's illness is also my concern. I know that my mother values ​​you. You are... Although you are arrogant, you can relieve her boredom. I don't want to change another one."
　　Change another one? If he changes another one, not only will the emperor go crazy, he will also be heartbroken to death. Zheng Yuheng said silently, complaining in his heart that his noble emperor seemed to be used to it and had established a mature tolerance mechanism. Although he always said that he was arrogant and unreliable, he disliked him but did not do anything substantial to get rid of him.
　　After all, this trip out of the capital was actually a great opportunity for Meng Cheng. If he put his mind on intrigue, he might be able to find an opportunity to wipe out this young and annoying man from the world.
　　Fortunately, the little emperor has not reached this point yet. He is essentially very obedient.
　　After Meng Cheng finished speaking, he took out a small square seal from the brocade bag at hand. He first stamped it on the side, swept across the white paper with the four words "Chui Xun Chi Ming" printed on it, and then picked up the pen and wrote a few lines on the blank paper. When it was dry, he ordered Zheng Yuheng to come forward.
　　Zheng Yuheng stepped forward to take a look and saw that what Meng Cheng had written was: "In case of an extremely urgent matter, you may use this order to mobilize 2,000 cavalrymen from the imperial camp. Seeing them is like seeing me."
　　He was silent for a moment, then asked, "Your Majesty, this is..."
　　"This is to allow you to come back alive." The little emperor's words were not very pleasant to hear. He rolled up the order and stuffed it into Zheng Yuheng's hand, saying, "You are the supervisor of grain and grass transportation. The Shenwu Army is fighting head-on. General Geng and his subordinates, with 100,000 soldiers, will most likely not be able to take care of you. On the contrary, the imperial camp has more people escorting grain and grass. There are always things that cannot be mentioned when talking about military affairs on paper. In case of an attack, only these two thousand cavalrymen are considered elite. Even if they are pursued by the Jurchen cavalry, they may run away... I am not doing this for you, I am doing this for the Queen Mother."
　　Zheng Yuheng was shocked and said, "I am really ashamed that I have never contributed to the country, and I have to trouble Your Majesty..."
　　"I said it was for the Queen Mother." Meng Cheng raised his voice.
　　"Even if there is such an order, I will never use it to escape and live, and I will report it to the country..."
　　Dong Lingjiu understood this very well. She did not give Geng Zhe such a difficult problem. First, the military generals were away from home, which was a major matter related to the fate of the country. Second, Zheng Yuheng was such a person. Not to mention two thousand, even if it was twenty thousand, he might not be willing to abandon the food and turn around and run away. This was a question and humiliation to his personality.
　　"Why don't you understand!" Meng Cheng frowned and said, "Take it!"
　　It was hard to refuse such a kind offer. Zheng Yuheng could only accept the order.
　　Meng Cheng was relieved and said, "Zheng Junzhi, I can't go to the battlefield in person. This is a regret in my life. After crossing the river pass is the northern border. What is the current situation and what happened on the land of Great Yin in the northern border? In addition to military information, you must give me and the queen mother a clear report."
　　Zheng Yuheng immediately responded solemnly.
　　Of course, the emperor and the empress dowager have more than one person available in the army. It's just that his identity and status are quite special. He is the one recognized by the empress dowager as "not to be bought with money" and "not to be tempted by power and status". This kind of pure loyalty is the rare one.
　　After what happened before, the little emperor gradually realized that Zheng Yuheng didn't care about his reward at all. He couldn't even use this to attack the other party, so Meng Cheng simply regarded this as his advantage.
　　"I will open a channel for you to send letters directly to Kyoto, and you should hurry up." Meng Cheng said here, and then asked, "Has the empress dowager asked you anything?"
　　Because of the goodwill expressed by Meng Cheng so far, Zheng Yuheng relaxed his vigilance for a while, and said casually: "Tan Niang also..."
　　Meng Cheng raised his eyes suddenly.
　　The words suddenly stopped, and there was silence all around. The little emperor stared at his face and slammed the table: "What did you call her?!"
　　"Your Majesty..."
　　"Your shit!" Meng Cheng was directly pushed up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head by a stream of air. He turned around and pulled out the Shangfang sword hanging in the hall. With a swish, the sword light was so bright that it dazzled people's eyes. "Who the hell do you think you are? Is that what you called her? Ah? Zheng Yuheng!!"
　　It's over. Their journey as a monarch and a minister has come to an end. Zheng Yuheng's scalp was numb, and he didn't know how to explain. He quickly took back the other party's words that he didn't care about his head, and hurriedly said: "I said something wrong, I said something wrong, I have never called the
　　Queen Mother like this..." "Do you think I believe it?" Meng Cheng said with a dark face. He was so angry that the few attendants who knew the inside story hurried forward to stop him. When they couldn't stop him, they knelt down and kowtowed, shouting: "Oh, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down..."
　　The little emperor pushed him away with his foot. He had said in his heart that he was not angry a thousand times, but he was still furious. He wanted to cut Zheng Yuheng into slices and put them on his father's altar.
　　Zheng Yuheng saw that he was really angry, so he quickly stepped back to avoid it. As a result, Meng Cheng chopped the chair with a sword, and the corner of the chair that Zheng Yuheng had just given was cut off with a snap.
　　The chair was broken, and Meng Cheng also calmed down for a moment. He held the Shangfang sword, pulled it out, and stabbed it into the center of the chair, as if he had pierced Zheng Yuheng who was sitting there. He held the handle and lowered his head to slow down, and then he suppressed his murderous intent.
　　"Oh, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down..." The eunuch beside him pulled a corner of his dragon robe. At the same time, all the Ziwei Guards outside rushed up, opened the palace door, and pressed their swords with one hand, ready to protect the emperor at any time.
　　Meng Cheng glanced at Zheng Yuheng and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "All of you retreat." The
　　Ziwei Guards received the order in unison. Looking around, they saw that there was no one else except Lord Zheng, His Majesty, and the eunuchs. They thought that this was an ordinary dispute between the emperor and his ministers, but it was just that the emperor was too angry, so they retreated again.
　　Once the palace door was closed, the eunuchs trembled, carefully persuaded, and frequently winked at Zheng Yuheng.
　　Zheng Yuheng was also a little frightened. After all, the little emperor was a young dragon, but he was also a young dragon with a temper. Being obedient did not mean that he had no temper.
　　He bowed his head and said humbly, "I am a humble and unworthy person. These are all extravagant fantasies that have never come true. Just now... I was just thinking about it and violated the rules. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
　　Although Meng Cheng did not believe him, he was much more rational. He threw down the imperial sword, turned around and took a sip of tea, then said coldly: "You are not allowed to call her that. My mother's nickname is not allowed to be called by anyone except the late emperor. If I hear it again, I will kill you."
　　Zheng Yuheng sighed first, then said with emotion: "We are really a model of monarch and ministers."
　　Meng Cheng frowned and said: "Don't be shameless, who says you are a model? I wish I could demote you out of the capital."
　　Zheng Yuheng explained: "Your Majesty is so angry with me and so dislikes me, but you can entrust military and grain transportation matters to me. It can be seen that you trust my character. I am so afraid of Your Majesty, but I can still serve the Queen Mother. It shows that Your Majesty is kind and tolerant."
　　Meng Cheng glanced at him and thought, this guy is really used to pretending to be a little white rabbit. When he is not with his mother, he talks nonsense. He snorted and said, "My beloved minister has not appeared yet. What talents and achievements can you, a person who has no reputation in the imperial examination, have? You still want to be a suitable subject to me. Even if I jump off Ziwei City, I will not write you down in a history book!"