Chapter 9: The Seal
Li Shimin returned to the palace.
It's just that his head is still dizzy, he invited the imperial doctor to come, drank a bowl of hangover soup, and the red light on his face still hasn't faded, and he can't help but say to the eldest grandson Wuji who followed: "This wine has a lot of stamina, it's really powerful." β
"Jiro." The eldest grandson Wuji licked his lips, to be honest, he really wanted to taste this wine.
"Chen Zhengtai worships Erlang as a teacher......"
"Hey!" Li Shimin couldn't help sighing: "Sure enough, drinking is wrong, if I drink again in the future, I will be unworthy of being a king, this is a lesson." β
"This thing...... Don't talk about it with anyone. β
The eldest grandson was silent.
Li Shimin lay on the soft collapse and touched his faint forehead: "Why don't you speak?" β
"Of course, the minister will not mention it to anyone, but the minister thinks that the Chen family has now known all about Chang'an."
Li Shimin felt that his blood was surging, and a mouthful of old blood was about to spurt out.
In this life, Li Shimin has been able to cross the horse with a knife and govern the people, but when he met this group of shameless Chen family, he actually had a sense of powerlessness that this group of people in his mother are all talents.
Chop them up.
said that I am narrow-minded and can't tolerate people, not to mention, Chen Zhengtai is just a child, and others have to say, you see, you are a dignified emperor, and you are more serious than a villain, what kind of hero are you.
Pinch your nose and admit it.
and unwilling.
Long......
Li Shimin sighed again: "Sure enough, it was a mistake to drink......"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......" A eunuch trotted in: "Your Majesty, General Cheng and Wei Chi both asked to see each other, saying that they had brought a jar of good wine, and they would drink it with Your Majesty." β
Li Shimin's face darkened, and at this time he felt a drowsy feeling coming, and he gritted his teeth and scolded: "Drink, drink, drink, know to drink, tell them, I don't see them, where do I come from and where do I go back with their wine." Wenchen and Wuchen, no matter how dare to drink, I will not spare it. β
Eldest grandson Wuji: "......"
"And that kid named Chen Zhengtai, I remembered it, and he kept saying that Liang Shi would be killed by his generals, this kid is really open-mouthed, I remember that he recommended Ma Zhou, so I won't hold him accountable."
When Li Shimin said this, he said: "As for his father, Chen Jiye...... This person is an old man in the East Palace, but he is idle all day long, and sooner or later he will cause trouble. Is he a councillor now? Then he will be the salt and iron envoy of Chang'an, and let the Chen family have something to do, and don't make trouble for nothing. β
Sighing, Li Shimin's face softened: "As for Ma Zhou, he is really a rare talent, and I listen to him for ten years." Proposed edict: Serve on duty in the province of Zhou Men......"
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Early the next morning, a eunuch from the Yellow Gate came to Chen's house and read out the will.
Chen Zhengtai is still immersed in the good deeds of becoming a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven inexplicably.
I have to say that the public opinion machine of the Chen family is still very powerful, and as soon as the emperor left, the Chen family has spread the news to every street and alley.
This is called buying and leaving, and the cannon you have made an appointment with you will be finished with tears.
Hey?
Why do you have such a dirty idea of dating a cannon?
Ay......
The ancients were a bit of a wave, and they broke me.
As soon as the eunuch arrived and read out the will, the Chen family was in an uproar again.
The province is on duty to serve......
Ma Zhou stood behind Chen Zhengtai, his face was shocked, the service on duty was a petty official, but it was just a mere eight or nine grades. But Menxia Province is the center of the world, every day to enter the palace, even the emperor may be summoned at any time, and the contact is all military affairs.
In this way, this position is not envied by others, as long as you work hard in the province and perform more in front of the emperor, you will have to rise to the top in the future.
But the most shocking thing was Chen Jiye.
I've been promoted.
changed from Yilang to Chang'an salt and iron envoy.
This salt and iron make the oil and water abundant...... It's a first-class fat shortage.
Chen Zhengtai reacted and saluted the eunuch: "Please reply to my father-in-law, and thank you." β
The eunuch nodded, and looked enviously at the salt and iron envoys from the Chen family and the servants on duty.
The former is fat, and the latter is extremely noble.
He nodded with a smile: "Then, let's go back to the palace and resume our lives." β
Chen Zhengtai waved his hand: "Wait." β
The eunuch's eyes squinted, and he glanced at Chen Zhengtai meaningfully.
Sure enough, the Chen family is still very knowledgeable.
He said slowly, nine times out of ten, he was going to give us a gift.
The eunuchs who announced the edict were actually fat, but whenever they went out, if they conveyed the edict, they often had filial piety.
So, the eunuch looked at Chen Zhengtai with anticipation and said, "I don't know what Chen Gongzi has to teach?" β
Chen Zhengtai said seriously: "Do Lux do me a favor, let Lux pass a word to the teacher on my behalf, just say that the student is at home, thank the teacher every day, and always be grateful, but the palace is forbidden, and it is a pity that he can't enter the palace at all times and listen to the teacher's teachings." β
The eunuch looked at Chen Zhengtai strangely: "Who is your mentor?" β
"It's His Majesty the Emperor today."
The eunuch originally thought that Chen Zhengtai would give him some benefits, but who knew that he was letting him pass on the word to others, and his face suddenly pulled down.
But as soon as he heard that Chen Zhengtai's mentor was His Majesty the Emperor, his legs suddenly became weak and he was scared to pee.
"Where...... Which Emperor Your Majesty. β
Chen Zhengtai straightened his face and shouted: "How many emperors in the world, you are so bold that you dare to slander my teacher?" β
The next moment, the eunuch knelt down without possessing his body: "Don't dare." β
"Go ahead, and remember to bring my words. Oh, yes, I have a letter here for my mentor, and I ask Lux to convey it on my behalf. β
As he spoke, Chen Zhengtai took out a letter and solemnly handed it to the eunuch.
If the eunuch was amnesty, his heart was full of questions, but he didn't dare to ask more, accepted the letter, and fled with a crawl.
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Chen Zhengtai looked at the back of the eunuch and sighed, it is really good to have an emperor as a master, and suddenly feel that his life is bright.
When Chen Zhengtai turned around, he had already seen Ma Zhou bowing down: "You are ......"
"Engong Dade, student...... The student ...... "Ma Zhou choked.
Just a few days ago, he was a groom.
And now, he has an official body, and his life has had countless ups and downs, and now he has finally seen the light of day, all thanks to Chen Zhengtai.
On the side, the third uncle's eyes were already straight. He has experienced anxiety, and now he sees that Ma Zhou, who is now hot, is worshipping at the feet of his nephew, grateful, and his nephew worships Li Erlang as his teacher, which is ......
The third uncle's body shook, and a strange thought popped up in his heart.
Chen Zhengtai couldn't help sighing, he knew that a Confucian disciple like Ma Zhou was extremely keen on being a scholar, after all, people had read books for decades, and what they were thinking about was governing the country and leveling the world, and now he finally had the opportunity to show his talents, and he recommended him, which completely changed his life.
Chen Zhengtai blinked: "I have a reluctant request."
"Eun Gong, please speak." Ma Zhou looked serious.
Chen Zhengtai said: "Can you help me take care of the pigsty after you get off duty, I think you are more good, after all, I don't worry about other people."
Ma Zhou: "......"
He thought he had carped into the dragon gate.
Who would have thought ......
Hard-headed, Ma Zhou said: "Dare not obey your fate."
Whatever, such a great kindness, even if it is to raise pigs for Engong, it is nothing. Anyway, after the next duty, I don't have much to do.
......
Ma Zhou went to the pigsty again.
Chen's father and third uncle were squeezing their eyebrows.
Chen Zhengtai noticed them.
Father Chen and the third uncle muttered something in a low voice: "Third uncle, what do you mean by Your Majesty?"
The third uncle stroked his beard and looked meaningful: "Oh, this ...... I'm afraid this is thanks to Zhengtai, our Chen family...... Oops......"
His eyes lit up, and he sighed a few times in a row, and then said: "The emperor's move is very meaningful, think about it, why did the emperor make you a salt and iron envoy?" You are an old man in the East Palace, why did such a good thing fall on your head?"
Father Chen blinked: "Yes, why?"