The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 248
Seeing that Song Yingxing was so solemn, Zhu Linmei hurriedly said: "Mr. Song is too modest. This Mu girl is right, you are indeed a great talent born in the Ming Dynasty."

Mu Zhiqing heard that Master Song called himself a "student" in front of the assistant king, and she preconceived that this was a courtesy to her superiors.He also heard Zhu Linmi call Song Yingxing "Sir", but felt that this was the affirmation of Song Yingxing's knowledge by the assistant king, and he nodded in agreement with the assistant king.

Song Yingxing saw Xu Erlu struggling to hold back his laughter from the corner of his eyes, sighed in embarrassment, turned to Mu Zhiqing and said, "Miss Mu Er, in fact, this old man has always respected His Highness as his teacher, and your high reputation just now really hurts me."

"Respect... as a teacher?"

"Exactly, Your Highness is a master of Gezhi, far better than me by a hundred times."

Seeing that she still had a skeptical expression, Song Yingxing continued, "Do you remember the two-color quadratic equation that I told you about?"

"I remember."

"Your Highness can calculate the answer just by flipping your palms."

Mu Zhiqing's beautiful eyes immediately widened. This two-color quadratic equation was a problem that had troubled her for many years. Even Master Song didn't have a clue.

"This, really?"

Zhu Linmei was a little embarrassed by this situation. What they were talking about was quadratic equations in two variables, the content of ninth graders in later generations.He also just applied what he learned, but he made it look like he invented it, so he coughed dryly and said to Mu Jing: "Hey, Mu Tong knows what's going on here?"

But Xu Erlu whispered to Mu Zhiqing from the side: "It's not a big deal. Your Highness is proficient in physics, chemistry, arithmetic, geometry and even biology. Mr. Song's school is to teach the techniques taught by His Highness."

Mu Jing hurriedly said: "The lower official and his younger sister, Princess Meng Tai, are invited, so I came to bother you."

It was only then that Zhu Linming remembered that two days ago, an officer in the palace seemed to have mentioned to him that the Grand Concubine was going to entertain the Mu brothers and sisters, but she forgot about it when she got busy recently.He hurriedly signaled to the mansion, "Then come in quickly."

Mu Zhiqing said goodbye to Mr. Song and Mr. Xu, and followed her elder brother to the palace, but her eyes never left Zhu Linming's back.

She had thought that this was just a vassal king who could lead troops to fight, at most he had a more flexible mind, but unexpectedly, this man was tolerant of both civil and military affairs, and his knowledge of western learning was terribly advanced.

How did he do it so young?Why have I never heard of such a powerful clan before?
For a moment, she felt that she was becoming more and more curious about the co-principal king, and thinking of Master Song saying that he could easily calculate the quadratic equation of two colors, she couldn't help thinking of asking for advice.

But she suddenly thought that she would not be able to stay in Tianxing Mansion for a few more days.When I return to Yunnan, I will soon marry into that family, I'm afraid there will be no chance.

Immediately, her future husband-in-law appeared in her mind, the third son of the Na clan who had taken six concubines.Rumor has it that he weighs more than two hundred catties, and he can't even write his own name.

She raised her eyes to look at the back of the assistant king, and sighed silently in her heart, why don't I have such a handsome husband...

Over there, the Concubine Tai Wang heard that the Mu brothers and sisters had arrived, so she immediately sent someone to lead them all the way to her courtyard, and also asked someone to invite the assistant king to attend the meeting.

When Zhu Linmi and the Mu brothers and sisters entered the Grand Concubine's courtyard, the maidservants on both sides knelt down and said, "Master, the Grand Concubine is waiting for the three of you in Baoxia!" Then another senior servant girl came to lead the way.

In the middle of Baoxia, there is a mahogany Eight Immortals table, which is full of delicacies such as steamed lamb with milk and fire-roasted elk meat.

Tai Wangfei wore a female crown and black clothes, Chief Yu stood up, smiled and said to Mu Jing and Mu Zhiqing: "You guys are here!"

The Mu brothers and sisters bowed their bodies and saluted, "I pay my respects to the Tai Wangfei, and pay my respects to the Tai Wangfei."

"Get up, get up." The Empress Dowager motioned to the woman next to her to help them, "Speaking of which, you are the benefactors of the palace, oh, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are kind to the entire Daming."

As she spoke, she made a slight salute, "The old man should thank you first."

The Mu brothers and sisters kept shouting that they dared not take the blame, and bowed down again to return the gift.

Mu Jing continued: "The grand concubine Tai Wang gave me many important gifts a few days ago, which has flattered me and my younger sister, how dare I accept your thank you?"

Zhu Linmei smiled and said, "If you keep being so polite, the food will be cold."

Concubine Chen nodded and said, "Yes, please sit down!"

The Mu brothers and sisters waited for Zhu Lin to take their seats, and then they sat quietly at the end.

The princess nodded slightly, and a servant girl filled the wine glasses in front of everyone.

She raised her glass and said: "I wanted to go to thank you for your righteous deed early in the morning, but there was a sudden change in the palace. The emperor's dragon body is not in good condition, and the queen mother is also quite depressed. I went into the palace to accompany her for a while. I just returned to the palace yesterday. That's why I prepared a thank you banquet today to invite you to come and talk.

"This glass of thin wine is a toast to the two benefactors first."

Zhu Linming also drank wine together and said: "The Mu family is so loyal to the country, I admire it very much! I also respect you."

The Mu brothers and sisters hurriedly held cups to express their gratitude, and then everyone drank it all in one gulp.

After a few rounds of persuasion during the banquet, Shi Lin walked up to Zhu Linmi's side and said in a low voice, "My lord, General Zhen came to bid farewell and is waiting outside the hall."

"Here, let her wait a moment, I will come later."

Zhu Linming planned to ask Gu Yanwu to set up the Ming military intelligence agency. After all, he was in charge of contacting the rebel army before, and he already had a ready-made network, and he was quite familiar with this method.

But the Polu camp was still in Quzhou to help defend, and he couldn't get away for a while, so he could only let Zhen Zhen go to Quzhou to replace Gu Yanwu.The formation of this intelligence department is also a top priority.

Shi Lin was about to turn around, but was unexpectedly stopped by the Empress Dowager, "Is there any important military matter, why can't my son have a whole meal?"

Shi Lin had no choice but to report the truth.

The Crown Princess immediately waved her hand and said: "General Zhen followed the assistant king to fight north and south, and he is not an outsider, so he called her to the table, how can we do it outside the hall?"

Shi Lin was taken aback for a moment, then peeked at Zhu Linming.Although the latter recalled that Zhen Zhen and Mu Zhiqing seemed to have had an argument in Yanping, then he thought that they could resolve their misunderstanding by having a meal, so he nodded to Shi Lin.

After a while, Zhen Zhen entered the mansion in military uniform, first greeted the princess, and then gave a military salute to Zhu Linmi, "Your Highness, I will go to Quzhou tomorrow morning, and I will bid you farewell." His tone was slightly melancholy.

She originally thought that she would be able to see each other often when she was in Tianxing Mansion with the assistant king, but she didn't expect His Highness to be in charge of the government for the first time, and was extremely busy with official duties, so she never saw each other.

Looking at her expression, Zhu Linmei already guessed a thing or two in her heart, and said: "The Polu camp has been fighting one after another, it is very hard work, it should be repaired. I will arrange Guangxin troops to deploy to Quzhou as soon as possible."

Only then did Zhen Zhen feel relieved, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Mu Zhiqing who was sitting beside her, immediately frowned slightly, and said loudly: "It's hard to say that it's hard to break the barracks and serve the country."

(End of this chapter)