area51novel Chapter 169
Chapter 169
"Lord Li, I wonder if there has been any news from the Imperial Master recently?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, my senior brother has been practicing Taoism in Mount Zhongnan, and we haven't been in touch for more than two months." Li Chunfeng replied respectfully.
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Lord Li, please withdraw for the time being. If you find an opportunity, please send my regards to the Imperial Master on my behalf."
"I, on behalf of my senior brother, thank Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng bowed and returned to his original position.
Just as Li Chunfeng retreated, he noticed that Su Chen was staring at him, like a hunter staring at his prey.
Li Chunfeng was startled. He had never seen this young man before, so why did the latter look at him like this?
At this time, Su Chen also found that Li Chunfeng was looking at him, so he smiled and bowed.
Li Chunfeng also smiled and bowed in return.
"Hmm? Could it be that this kid knows that charlatan?"
Li Shimin sat above and saw the "flirting" between Su Chen and Li Chunfeng.
He still remembered Su Chen's special ability. Su Chen knew some secrets of the ministers in the court.
"Boy, have you ever heard of Li Aiqing?"
Su Chen turned to Li Shimin and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have never heard of Taoist Li."
"It's better to say less, so as not to cause trouble."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Humph, this kid can't even lie. He has never heard of him but calls him Taoist. Since he doesn't want to say it in the court, there must be a reason."
Li Shimin was not in a position to expose Su Chen's lies. He glanced at the ministers and said, "You may have known that there are about 30,000 people outside Chang'an City, building a The cement road leading to Shanxi. "
"Those people, most of them are disaster victims from Shanxi. Although everyone who participated in the road construction received a salary, it was not easy to work outside in the hot summer. "
"Therefore, I decided to send the prince to express my condolences to show my appreciation for his contribution. The Imperial Medical Bureau must discuss a good prescription for summer heat relief today, and try to collect enough medicinal materials within two days, without worrying about the cost. "
"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is so caring for the people, this is a model of a wise monarch!"
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Wei Zheng stepped out and shouted that Your Majesty was wise. Wei Zheng's actions were rare.
"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers followed closely and shouted!
Li Shimin was overjoyed by Wei Zheng's praise. He had never heard Wei Tietou praise him sincerely in the court. He was called a tyrant several times, and he was scolded by name.
Li Shimin was about to say a few humble words, but suddenly found that Wei Zheng was staring at him with a faint smile on his face.
Li Shimin only felt his ears burning. According to past experience, this was a sign of being scolded.
"This matter is not simple. There must be a trick!"
Li Shimin frowned and thought. After a moment, he figured it out.
"The old man in the field, you are deceiving me too much!"
Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng unkindly.
"My dear ministers, to be honest, this matter is not my intention. It was proposed by the prince and that kid." Li Shimin raised his hand and pointed at Su Chen and said.
"This old man in the field is extremely hateful. If I hadn't made this clear, he would have scolded me for being a tyrant who coveted a good reputation."
When Wang Defa reported last night, Wei Zheng was also present. If Li Shimin accepted Wei Zheng's praise, Wei Zheng would definitely expose him and then scold him.
Seeing that Li Shimin did not fall into the trap, Wei Zheng retracted his eagle eyes and pretended to be indifferent.
Fang Xuanling and others also knew the whole story of this matter, but they would not be like Wei Zheng.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Although the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, he has now learned from Your Majesty. He has become a wise ruler, which is a great honor for the Tang Dynasty!"
Fang Xuanling saw that Li Shimin's face was dark, and he had an idea. It depends on whether Li Chengqian can catch it. He can't praise Li Chengqian directly.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" The ministers are very familiar with this process, and they must follow the good words.
Li Shimin's face improved slightly,
"Uncle Fang, ministers, Gao Ming dare not take this praise." Li Chengqian turned to the ministers and said with a bow.
Li Shimin has always asked the crown prince to learn from the younger generation and listen and see more during the court. Therefore, Li Chengqian did not call himself "this palace".
"The matter of comforting the people outside the city to build roads was mentioned by my father in private with Gao Ming a few days ago, and Gao Ming and...this kid discussed the plan together."
Li Chengqian felt that since his father did not mention Su Chen's name in public, it should not be wrong for him to call him 'this kid'.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others looked at Li Chengqian. They smiled and nodded slightly to show their praise.
Wei Zheng was the same. Today, he looked at the crown prince with new eyes.
Li Shimin was overjoyed again when he heard this. His face suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny.
Looking at Li Chengqian, he nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, Chengqian has finally grown up!" Then he looked at Su Chen beside Li Chengqian.
"Prince, do you know your mistake!"
Li Shimin suddenly asked him a question, Li Chengqian hadA little confused, "It's good to praise each other in politics, isn't it? What's wrong with me?"
"I don't know, please tell me clearly, father!" Li Chengqian replied respectfully.
"How can you call that kid casually?" Li Shimin asked Su Chen with a nod.
"Uh, son, I know I'm wrong!"
Li Chengqian admitted his mistake, "He is my brother-in-law, I am two years older than him, what's wrong with calling him kid?"
The person involved, Su Chen, didn't care, anyway, he just didn't say anything.
"Everyone, that boy's name is Su Chen, you can call him "Marquis"" Li Shimin didn't mean to question the prince, but he was unlucky and happened to hit the knife edge.
Li Shimin said this with a purpose, meaning to tell everyone present that no matter how high your official rank is, you have to call Su Chen Marquis when you see him.
Su Chen, he is one level higher than the official!
Except for those who are familiar with Su Chen, other ministers were shocked. When did the Tang Dynasty have such a powerful Marquis?
"Hmm? Everyone, is there a problem with what I just said?"
Seeing that everyone had no reaction, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Hello, Marquis!"
"Hello, Marquis!"
Everyone reacted from the shock and hurried to greet.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
"You pillars are too polite, the boy can't bear such a heavy gift, just call me Su Chen. "Su Chen turned around and bowed.
"You are too polite, my Lord!" The ministers replied politely.
Didn't you see that the prince was blamed by His Majesty because of you, so he admitted his fault?
Su Chen turned around and looked at Li Shimin with dissatisfaction.
"You are putting me on the fire!"
"My dear ministers, do you have a memorial?" Li Shimin didn't care about Su Chen's eyes at all.
"I have something to report, I hope Your Majesty will allow me to report!"
After a while, an official named Wang came out and bowed respectfully.
"Lord Wang, if you have anything to say, please tell me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. What I am reporting is related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's condolences to the people who are building the road. I ask Your Majesty to allow my Wang family to do a little bit of help for the people who are building the road.
There are tens of thousands of people participating in the road construction, and it may be difficult to gather so many medicinal materials in a short time. I have heard that boiling white winter melon or mung beans in soup is very effective in removing summer heat and reducing internal heat.
Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to allow the Wang family to collect the necessary materials together. As a small token of my gratitude."