381, The Guest of Honor
381, The Guest of Honor
The soup on the stove was bubbling in the pot, filling the room with fragrance.
The table was filled with many small plates filled with various meat dishes, but these meat dishes were still well placed on the plates and had not been touched.
Lu Mingfei sat at his seat, holding a small bowl in his hands, sipping the steaming soup in the bowl. Hearing the familiar footsteps coming from outside, he knew who was coming.
Then the door of the house was pushed open from the outside.
Seeing the person stepping into the house, he smiled and said, "I was wondering if you were going to wait until I was full before coming over."
"I'm here, aren't I?"
Hearing the sound of a door closing behind him, Zhao Lang did not turn around to look behind him. He took off his cloak and casually threw it on a chair beside him.
Then he walked step by step towards the young man who was looking up at him. He looked at the young man steadily, raised his hand to touch the side of the young man's face, smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Lu, for waiting for me."
"Hehe, who waited for you? Didn't you see that I was already eating by myself?" Lu Mingfei took away his hands that were touching his face and asked the Regent to sit down and eat with him.
He would never admit that the weather was too cold today. He was afraid that Zhao Lang would come back too late and not have a hot meal, so he specially chose hot pot.
"Master Lu, do you know what it looks like when you lie?"
“…”
Zhao Lang glanced at Lord Lu, smiled, and sat down where the bowls and chopsticks were placed.
After sitting down, he first picked up the soup spoon and poured himself a bowl of soup, then poured all the meat and meatballs in several plates into the soup.
"Fu Lianxin is back?"
"Yes, he arrived this morning. I set up a table of wine and food at Xianglai Pavilion to welcome him. While we were eating, I also chatted with him about the current situation in the court."
Lu Mingfei was not surprised that Zhao Lang knew his daily whereabouts and who he met. He knew that there must be Zhao Lang's spies around him who would inform their former master of his whereabouts.
Of course, the guards following him only dared to do this with his permission.
If he didn't want Zhao Lang to know his daily whereabouts, he would have plenty of means and methods to cover it up.
However, he felt it was unnecessary.
Because Zhao Lang would never hide his whereabouts from him, and even the Regent would take the initiative to report to him where he was going and what he was doing every day before leaving.
Although the two were in the same capital, they were busy with their own affairs during the day. Since he returned to the capital, Zhao Lang had left the affairs of the court to him and went to the military camp to train the troops.
In the current situation, whoever holds the military power has the right to speak, and they all understand this. Having a strong army is very necessary for them.
The two reached a consensus on this point. Zhao Lang was responsible for handling external affairs, and Lu Mingfei was responsible for internal affairs. The two divided the work and cooperated with each other.
However, Lu Mingfei felt overwhelmed by his multiple responsibilities, so he transferred some of his friends back to Beijing to help. He first transferred Fu Lianxin back because he was the only one who could be transferred back at the moment.
His eldest brother was currently in charge of the affairs in Tong County and couldn't leave for the time being. He was unsure about who to leave the affairs there, so he had no choice but to let his eldest brother stay in Tong County for the time being.
Zhang Lingxuan would not be able to return to Beijing to report on his work until next year. When he returned, he would bring Ye Zhuoran with him. He planned to leave his two friends in Beijing by then, but that would not happen until half a year later.
"Where are you going to arrange him?" Zhao Lang now took it for granted that he was a hands-off boss, and left the trivial matters of arranging people to Lord Lu.
Seeing the meat floating up in the soup, Lu Mingfei reached out to grab the soup spoon. However, before his hand touched the spoon, it was grabbed by another hand and taken back.
"I'll do it, you sit down and eat." Zhao Lang then reached out to pick up the soup spoon, scooped out the cooked meat from the soup, and poured it into Lord Lu's bowl.
Lu Mingfei looked at the meat in the bowl, glanced at the Regent with a smile, and said, "Let's put him in the Ministry of Rites first."
"Given his personality and ability to handle affairs, the Ministry of Rites is the most suitable place for him. If it weren't for the incident with the Fu family, he would have been very successful in the Ministry of Rites by now."
"When the situation stabilizes next year, I want to resume the imperial examinations. The court needs some fresh blood."
"Well, you can arrange these things." Zhao Lang didn't have any big objections to this. Whatever their Lord Lu said was the truth.
"What do you think about me organizing a martial arts competition in the army?"
"Sure, but I suggest that in addition to martial arts competitions, you can also add strategy..." At this point, Lu Mingfei paused and said, "How about we hold a martial arts imperial examination in the capital together next year?"
"I remember there was a military examination in the past, but it was later discontinued. We will restore it and give those who learn martial arts a chance. Then the soldiers in your army will be able to participate in the competition.
This way, we can kill two birds with one stone. We can give the soldiers in the army a chance to stand out, and we can also recruit some ambitious people from outside to serve the court."
Hearing this, Zhao Lang thought about it seriously and felt that it was feasible. "Then I'll leave this matter to you to arrange. How about it?"
"..." Lu Mingfei looked at the man speechlessly and asked, "Do you think I have three heads and six arms?"
"Haha, those who are capable should do more work, Lord Lu." Zhao Lang quickly picked up a meatball and put it into Lord Lu's bowl, looking like a lackey trying to please Lord Lu.
Lu Mingfei shook his head in anger, thinking that he really should let the people outside see what their majestic Regent looked like at this moment.
After finishing his meal, he was about to go back to his study to continue working overtime. However, before he could even step out of the door, Zhao Lang stopped him.
"Lord Lu, you go to the study every day when you come back. Have you ever thought about spending some time with me?" Zhao Lang surrounded Lord Lu from behind, preventing him from going to the study.
"Are you a child? Do you need someone to accompany you? Don't you think about why I am so busy?" Lu Mingfei turned his head and glared at someone and asked.
"Okay, it's all my fault. How about I apologize to you, Lord Lu, tonight?" Zhao Lang lowered his head, rested his forehead against Lord Lu's forehead, and asked with a smile.
"It's nothing." Lu Mingfei thought with his toes. He knew that even if Zhao Lang admitted his mistake, he would be the one who suffered in the end.
Facts have proved that his premonition was correct.
…
When Lu Mingfei got out of bed the next morning, holding his waist, he wanted to beat Zhao to death.
"Why don't you not go to the morning court this morning?" Zhao Lang asked with a guilty conscience, looking at Lord Lu who was sitting on the bed and glaring at him.
When Lu Mingfei thought about the rumors about him outside, he wondered what those old guys in the court would think of him if he didn't attend the morning court.
"I can, I want to go!" Even if he had to crawl, he had to get up and attend this morning court!
In the end, Zhao Lang had no choice but to take clothes and help their stubborn Lord Lu put on them, and personally helped Lord Lu wash up.
After washing up, Lu Mingfei sat in front of the mirror and let His Royal Highness the Regent comb his hair.
One thing that must be admitted is that His Royal Highness the Regent has a pair of skillful hands and his hair-combing skills are much better than his clumsy ones.
Through the mirror, Lu Mingfei looked at the man standing behind him combing his hair.
When the two people's eyes met through the mirror, smiles appeared on their faces.
Zhao Lang's hand slid to the young man's face, slid down along his jawline, and finally stopped at his chin.
Then he slowly bent down and kissed Lord Lu's lips.
The half-twisted position was a bit uncomfortable, so Lu Mingfei moved himself, turned around, and changed to a more comfortable position to kiss Zhao Lang.
“Knock knock—”
Just as the two were kissing passionately, there was a knock on the door. The guard outside reminded them, "Master, breakfast is ready."
“…” Zhao Lang.
When Lu Mingfei saw Zhao Lang's expression, he couldn't help but smile. He pushed the man's face away, turned his head to look in the direction of the gate, and said to the people outside: "Pack up the breakfast, pack it into two portions, and we will take it to the carriage to eat."
"Are you going to leave me later?" Hearing this, Zhao Lang grabbed Lu Mingfei's hand and asked.
"What else? If we get off the carriage together, won't that tell everyone that your Highness the Regent spent the night at my house?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Isn't it possible? Just announce to the public that I, Zhao Lang, am the lover of your Minister Lu." Zhao Lang knew very well why Lu Mingfei was living well at his place, but suddenly ran back to live in his own house.
He didn't care about his reputation and wanted to tell the world that he, Zhao Lang, was Minister Lu's man.
"..." Lu Mingfei put his hand over the man's mouth, "I beg you, let's just talk about this in the room, don't go out and yell."
"Prime Minister Wan and his men are just worried about not being able to find any evidence against us, and you're actually handing a knife into their hands."
Zhao Lang looked into Lord Lu's eyes and finally had no choice but to listen to his Lord Lu.
That morning, he left Lu Mansion first, returned to Dingwang Mansion, and then took a carriage out from Dingwang Mansion.
Lu Mingfei took a carriage from his home and headed for the palace.
Finally, the two of them met at the gate of the palace and entered the palace together.
At the morning court session that day, Lu Mingfei proposed the restoration of the imperial examination system. However, in addition to the civil examination, he also proposed the restoration of the military examination.
The second option was naturally opposed by many civil servants in the court, all of whom were officials on Prime Minister Wan's side.
But at today's morning court session, the military generals also came out to argue with the civil officials.
When it comes to verbal combat, the military generals naturally cannot win over the civil officials, and they were so angry that they wanted to chop the civil officials to death with their swords.
In the end, it was His Royal Highness the Regent who made the final decision to restore the civil and military imperial examinations.
In the words of His Royal Highness the Regent, if you do not agree to reinstate the military imperial examinations, then I also do not agree to reinstate the civil imperial examinations. If we want to take the exam, then we can take it together; if we don't want to take the exam, then we can not take it together.
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