Chapter 191 I am absolutely devoted to His Majesty
This is not the first time Meng Changqing has come back to the imperial study. In the past, whenever there was a matter related to the East Palace, it was mostly Meng Changqing who was called for questioning.
Ordinarily, Meng Changqing should be much more relaxed in this place than before.
But she didn't know whether it was the prince's words that made her too defensive, or whether she had witnessed the emperor's majesty on the throne with her own eyes. In short, Meng Changqing still felt the same tension in her heart.
As soon as Meng Changqing entered, he heard the emperor say: "Give me a seat."
After making sure that there was no one else inside and that this seat was given to him, Meng Changqing bowed down and thanked him, "Thank you for your grace."
The waiter placed the stool very far forward, where she had been sitting before.
When Meng Changqing sat down, the emperor stood up instead.
Meng Changqing wondered what was going on and quickly stood up.
"Sit down." The emperor came to Meng Changqing, "They all said that you have lost weight. Now that I see it, it is true. I look at you and feel that you are much more energetic."
"Wei Chen feels the same way."
The emperor asked: "Do you feel aggrieved by the three-year salary penalty?"
"I dare not report back to Your Majesty."
"Don't dare?"
Meng Changqing knelt down towards the emperor. Normally she should be on the safe side and could not say some words anymore, but then she thought about it. In case the emperor felt that she had changed too much, she had to keep her previous persona. "Wei Chen did something wrong and will be punished." Normally, he was only punished with three years' salary and suffered no physical pain. Chang Qing secretly felt that his Majesty was protecting this humble minister. "
"It's good to know." The emperor sat back down, and then asked: "Then why are you still aggrieved?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that although rules are important, special matters should be handled specially and should be understood."
"What you, Meng Changqing, want to do is something special?" "I dare not have such an idea." Meng Changqing said: "It involves border relations, and everything should be based on safety and stability. Why not relax the rules of the officialdom."
"If you think like this, how do I want to govern this world?" the emperor said, "You are young and you still can't figure out some things. I don't care about you. Don't kneel down, get up and sit down."
While speaking, the emperor motioned to Eunuch Qian to bring a roll of paper to Meng Changqing.
Meng Changqing took it himself and realized that it was a test paper, and it was a test paper for the Qi Renli Tribute Examination.
"What you do when you use my people cannot be hidden from my eyes. You want him to go to Beishan County to be the county magistrate, and I agree."
Meng Changqing didn't even have time to read the contents of the test paper, so he quickly stood up to thank him.
"I have my intention in letting you go to Beishan County. You can manage Beishan County to what it is today. I know I have seen you right." The emperor spoke to Meng Changqing in a relaxed manner.
During this back and forth, Meng Changqing's nervousness gradually dissipated, as if time had gone back and she had become the prince's companion who was standing here again.
"I have never forgotten what you said back then. It's just that there is no ready-made place in Daliang for you to display your ambitions, so I promised you Beishan County.
You have proven to me that you are capable enough to turn those words into reality, so I promise you today that your future will not only be in Beishan County.
Don't worry about those three years of salary. ”
"Changqing will never let down His Majesty's trust. From now on, he will do things carefully and never make mistakes that would embarrass His Majesty."
The emperor smiled and said, "Are you going to embarrass me or the prince?"
"Your Majesty." Meng Changqing didn't even remember how many times he knelt down today. "My loyalty to Your Majesty can be learned from heaven and earth."