Li Gang glanced at Li Chengqian strangely, and asked in a low voice, "What are you betting on?" ”

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "If the disciple wins, you should work harder, and by the way, teach Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, how about it?" Just our master and apprentice, it's weird and boring, and two more people are also lively. ”

Li Gang agreed without hesitation: "Okay, but if you lose, boy, the old man wants you to take half of the money you earn this year to help the people, is it feasible?" ”

Li Chengqian stretched out his palm and high-fived Li Gangsan.

Half the money, what's it? If something outside the body can make the old gentleman smile, it will be worth it.

The master and apprentice who made the agreement no longer paid attention to Feng Deyu, but looked at Chengtianmen and waited to open the door.

I don't know what time it was, but the Chengtian Gate was opened, indicating that I was able to enter the court.

The door opened, but the ministers of civil and military affairs did not enter directly, but stood in the order of martial arts left and right, high grade before low grade, and then began to enter.

As a highly respected old man, Li Gang naturally did not need to follow the hundred officials into the house, and the emperor who learned that Li Gang was coming directly ordered the eunuchs to carry the soft sedan chair and carried the old gentleman to the door of the main hall. In this way, it can be described as the most courteous treatment.

Seeing the old gentleman arrogantly ride into the court in a sedan chair, the officials invariably cast envious glances.

This is the advantage of being old and old! Even if he is not in a high position, the emperor still has to show respect for such an existence.

In contrast, they had no preferential treatment and had to walk into the temple.

The Lizheng Hall is a large hall in the palace group of Taiji Palace.

Because the Taiji Hall was occupied by Emperor Li Yuan, the court meeting could only be held here.

Holding a Hajj meeting in an informal location has resulted in a lack of space.

Although the officials in the hall were already crowded, there were still many second- and third-grade officials who could only stand outside the door aggrievedly.

Li Chengqian, who is the crown prince, and Li Gang, who is the crown prince and prince, will naturally not be squeezed outside. On the contrary, the master and apprentice were in a position near the throne, higher than Fang Xuanling and the others.

The emperor had not yet appeared, but a group of eunuchs appeared, carrying large and small cushions, which were distributed among the ministers of civil and military affairs.

In the Tang Dynasty, except for the emperor who needed to bow down when he appeared, he basically knelt and sit, and only when he had something to do to start playing, he needed to stand.

Inside the hall are the largest bunch of heads in the court, so even the cushions are much more preferential than the outside. Li Chengqian saw with his own eyes that Cheng Biting Jin had brutally taken away the two cushions, but the eunuch who distributed the cushions dared not speak out.

As if noticing Li Chengqian's gaze, Cheng Yanjin looked over here, revealing a slightly embarrassed look.

Looking at this lawless guy, Li Chengqian was in awe.

In the history of people like Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng who have fallen into blood mold, only Cheng Yanjin lived all the way to Wu Zetian's dynasty, and mixed up to the extent of "chasing the longevity of King Lu", which is not unreasonable.

As the "thorn head" of the Zhenguan Dynasty, Cheng Biting Jin has always been a big mistake, and small mistakes are constant. It may seem annoying, but in fact those in power like such people the most. There is a reward for merit, and there is a punishment for mistakes. As for the offsetting of merits and demerits, it is even better.

It wasn't until the cushions were distributed that Li Shimin appeared, and sat neatly in the position that countless people coveted.

The civil and military officials and Li Chengqian all stood solemnly, and then saluted respectfully. Although he is the crown prince, Li Chengqian's identity is still a "son-in-law", and since he is a courtier, he naturally has to give gifts together in the court.

As for Li Gang, who is in a wheelchair, he doesn't have to pay attention.

After the ceremony, the officials all knelt down and began to check what was recorded on their wat boards. At this time, only these people in the temple can speak, and the officials outside the temple have no chance to speak unless they are summoned.

The majestic voice of Li Shimin, who was wearing a flat crown, sounded: "Do you have a music?" ”

Fang Xuanling stood up, as a Zhongshu order, he usually spoke first after the emperor finished asking.

After the ceremony, Fang Xuanling said: "The ministers have a good performance, the Turks invaded the territory in the past, and even broke Gaoling Jingyang, and the people everywhere they went were not happy. The minister asked His Majesty to send officials to appease the people of the two places, organize production, and let the two places return to normal as soon as possible. ”

The day before yesterday was the day when the Turks invaded the border, and yesterday because of the art of military training, the court meeting was not held.

It is customary to appease the people after the war, so Fang Xuanling was the first to talk about this matter.

Li Shimin nodded: "The Turks invaded the territory, but the border army failed to distance the enemy from abroad, it is the sin of the imperial court!" Auxiliary, I will send you as a pacification envoy of Liangzhou Road, to appease the people of Gaoling and Jingyang, organize production, and if the local reserves in the two places are not enough to survive the winter, I will withdraw money and grain from the treasury. It is important that there are no people dying of cold and starvation. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji came out of the class and said: "Obey the order!" ”

Looking at the eldest grandson Wuji, who had retreated to his original position lightly, many people showed envious looks.

As the eldest grandson of the emperor's former friend and uncle, Wuji can be said to be like a fish in water in the court. Although the work of pacifying is busy, it can be said that it is powerful in the local area, and the credit is also very high after the fact. Such a duty cannot be performed by non-emperor's confidants!

The first thing was dealt with, and Fang Xuanling returned to his position.

The Zhongshu order has finished speaking, and the next time is really for whoever wants to start playing.

Almost at the same time, Dali Siqing Dai Xuan and Cheng Yanjin both stood up.

After the two looked at each other, Dai Xuan chose to sit back down.

Although Dali Siqing is one of the nine qing, his status is extraordinary, but in front of Cheng Yanjin, the prince of the country, he can only be polite.

After leaving the class, Cheng Yanjin did not bow down to salute, but knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty sent your ministers to Gaoling to resist the enemy army, which is a trust and favor for your ministers, but the ministers lived up to Your Majesty's expectations and were defeated in Gaoling, and their subordinates suffered heavy losses. Please surrender your majesty! ”

Cheng Biting Jin's voice was very loud, but no one spoke at this time.

"Everyone who understands knows that Cheng Zhijie's failure this time is for a reason, although it is a big crime to lose his teacher and humiliate the country, but in the case of the Turkic retreat, there is no black pot that he needs to carry. It can be said that he is guilty, but only a symbolic punishment is needed. ”

Although he squinted his eyes and pretended to sleep, Li Gang still explained the rules of the court to Li Chengqian on the side in a whisper.

Sure enough, Li Shimin spoke: "Although Qing was defeated, it was for the sake of the enemy. Moreover, Qing led the crowd to fight back and killed thousands of enemy heads, which can be called atonement. In that case, I will punish you for a year. ”

Although he was deducted from his salary for a year, Cheng Yanjin breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good to have a punishment, even if it's a symbolic punishment, he has the face to go out.