Chapter 8 [In the palace, the mysterious old servant]
"Let me buy salted fish?"
In the Tang Dynasty Palace, Li Shimin sat alone in the study. The new generation of Emperor Tang Dynasty frowned slightly, holding a piece of paper in his hand in a daze.
After a long time, Li Shimin turned his eyes to the shadow of the room and said curiously: "Did Cheng Chumo say this or the boy say this?"
There was no one in the room, but a respectful voice sounded softly and he replied in a low voice: "Reply to Your Majesty, this statement did not come from Mr. Cheng. Mr. Cheng was also very excited at the time. I couldn't say whether he agreed or opposed it in his heart..."
Li Shimin snorted, and suddenly put down the paper heavily, and said with a look of regret: "This boy Cheng Chumo has never been worry-free. It was fine before Zhangtai was ridiculed, but I endured it even if I was wrong. I just thought he was a child who was not as good as the crown. Now, he was degenerate and fell to hang out with a group of refugees!"
Speaking of this, he slapped the table hard, and said again: "The eldest son of Duke Lu's mansion actually worships a refugee who fled to famine and beg for food as his master. What does this matter look like? Is Cheng Zhijie's face still worth it?"
When the emperor had a big temper and was about to say it, Li Shimin suddenly became furious and the room suddenly became silent.
The emperor's study was huge, and there was only the emperor's own panting.
After a long time, Li Shimin's anger seemed to calm down. The emperor suddenly picked up the piece of paper again and snorted coldly while reading: "It's fine that he is a refugee. I just think he is a child ignorant, but is this kid really not a brain? He dares to comment on my Tang Dynasty law on the street. He also said that he would advise me to speak, "It's great, I'm waiting for the day when he is qualified to go to court, hum."
An old eunuch walked out of the shadow of the room, holding a white mist-stained ice water in his hand, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the weather is hot, drink a glass of ice water to relieve the fire. Xiao Cheng'er is underage and has always been straightforward. He is still young, so you don't have to be angry about him."
"No matter how young you are, you are my son-in-law..."
Li Shimin glared at his eyes and snorted coldly: "Since I have been watching the big ones since I was a child, we can tell that all my life say that a tree is big and straight, but I don't have the confidence to see that the day he will be straight."
As he said that, he picked up the paper again, and suddenly he smiled angrily, saying, "Look at what this is called. A dignified Duke's legitimate son, who is a refugee of unknown origin, is fine if he becomes a disciple. I just think he is greedy for fun, but look at what this kid wants to do? He, he actually wants me to buy it for them, buy it..."
“Buy salted fish!”
The old eunuch coughed and whispered to the emperor.
"Yes, buy salted fish!"
Li Shimin slapped the table heavily, and the glass of ice water was shocked and subverted. The emperor seemed to feel that his back teeth were itchy again, and he cursed with hatred: "Although I advocate frugality on weekdays, Changsun also saves the palace, but my three meals a day are not bad. How could I be fooled by the fact that I went to buy salted fish for the children?"
As he said that, he glanced at the old eunuch and said, "I don't even eat fresh fish, let alone salted fish. Cheng Chumo, a little bastard, is he so stunned that he can say such words? As long as I think of his stupid face, I feel that my chest is getting angry. This brat needs to be beaten..."
The old eunuch seemed to be smiling, and he held back: "Cheng Zhijie pretended to be a fool for a lifetime, and he always hated everyone's teeth. But we can't do anything to him, so we can only hold it in our hearts and be angry. Now the retribution has finally come, and his legitimate son has really become a natural fool."
Li Shimin suddenly glared at his eyes and snorted coldly: "No matter what Cheng Chumo said, he is my son-in-law. Is there anyone who slandered my son-in-law like this?"
The old eunuch quickly bowed and begged for mercy, but there was no fear in his expression. Instead, he laughed: "Your Majesty treats me as brothers and sisters, so I dare to speak too much."
Speaking of this, he slowly stepped forward and carefully helped Li Shimin wipe the subverted ice water on the table. He laughed and said, "Now it seems that Your Majesty still loves Xiao Cheng'er very much. Since that's the case, what kind of fire did you make?"
"snort!"
Li Shimin snorted lightly, turned his head and pretended not to hear.
The old eunuch laughed again and said, "Your Majesty, letting you buy salted fish is not what Xiao Cheng'er said, but the young man of unknown origin. Since ancient times, wise kings have not discussed the crime. You cannot blame Xiao Cheng'er for not doing anything that he has never done."
Li Shimin snorted again, suddenly raised his hand to point at the old eunuch, and smiled helplessly, "You, you have always been like this. Every time you have something to do with the old people in Wagang Village, you will secretly change your concept... I know that you are worried that they will provoke me, I understand that you are planning for the future and want to protect others. But I have also told you many times that I am not the kind of ruthless emperor, and I can't do the dirty things that fly birds and bows. In the future, I advise you to throw them away as soon as possible..."
"Yes, Your Majesty is right!" The old eunuch nodded and agreed, but his face clearly disagreed.
What a person Li Shimin is? How could he not see what he was thinking? The emperor suddenly stood up and stood up, and said with emotion: "Old Zhai, I know that you were seriously injured in your early years and almost died due to injury. You are destined to have no children in this life, so you regard the children of the old people of Wagang Village as your own offspring. No matter whether those little bastards or not, you must protect them when they are handed over to me. This is the kindness of your elders. In theory, I should praise and encourage you, but I still have to give you a few words carefully so that your kindness will harm those children."
The old eunuch quickly bowed and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please speak."
Li Shimin sighed slightly, looked out the window slowly, and said softly: "Since ancient times, no playboys can produce filial sons without loyalty. If you spoil those babies too much, you will actually harm those babies. If you want to say that Cheng Zhijie did a good job in this matter. If he has something to do, he will hang Cheng Chu to mourn it. Once he makes a mistake, he will draw one, twice, and twice, and the little bastard is trembling. He panics when he hears Cheng Zhijie's voice."
The old eunuch disagreed, but instead felt a little angry and said, "Cheng Zhijie himself is not reliable, can he still expect his children to be reliable? He beats his children every day, and I have always wanted to beat him..."
Chapter completed!