On August 14, 628 AD, the expeditionary force led by Qin Qiong returned from Liaobo, and although this triumph failed to completely annihilate Goguryeo, it also played the majesty of the Tang Empire.

As the commander of the three armies, Qin Qiong naturally contributed a lot.

The army set up camp thirty miles outside the city of Chang'an, while the main general and deputy generals entered the city through the east gate, and the people on both sides of the road cheered for the expeditionary force.

With the blessing of hundreds of people, Qin Qiong rode to the gate of the imperial city, reined in the horse, and after unloading his weapon, he entered the court.

Qin Qiong tiger back bear waist, although it is the twilight, but the pace is sonorous, he entered the palace from the Chengtian Gate, under the guidance of the eunuch through the Xuande Gate, arrived at the Taiji Gate, and finally climbed the steps, after stepping on the ninety-nine stone steps, it is to enter the temple hall.

Fang entered the court gate, and the civil and military officials were already lined up in rows and waited for a long time.

Qin Qiong entered the court, bowed and bowed, he presented the battle report, raised his arms above his head, and said forcefully: "Your Majesty, this expedition to Liaodong, a total of 36 enemy generals were killed, 2,569 enemy troops attacked 18 cities, and thousands of cattle, sheep and horses. ”

After reading the battle report, Li Shimin was overjoyed and said: "Brother Qin has been here for half a year, and he has played the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, which is really happy. ”

Li Shimin knew that Qin Qiong was not in good health, so giving him a seat could be regarded as a kind of respect for him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Subsequently, Li Shimin said to the officials: "This crusade against Goguryeo, the commander of Qin has made great contributions, and I announced that I will take the wind and wash the dust for the boss in the Liangyi Hall tonight." ”

"And the soldiers who have made meritorious deeds in battle will be rewarded one by one."

Although everyone knows about the wind and dust, it is still necessary to talk to people from the outside world, and the rules must not be messed up.

……

Time flies, the day recedes, the earth is covered with a layer of black veil, the stars dotted with the night sky are twinkling, and the lanterns on both sides of Chang'an City are lit, like two long dragons parallel in the downtown area.

The army triumphed, the whole world celebrated, and the imperial court ordered that there would be no curfew tonight.

In the Liangyi Palace, the lights are transparent, and the banquet will start at the unitary hour, and at this moment there are many ministers of the court and the central government.

Before the start, the ministers were in groups of three or five, talking and laughing freely, and the atmosphere was very comfortable and natural.

Not long after, many princes led by the crown prince also came to the palace, and all the officials saw it and saluted respectfully.

Today's protagonist is Qin Qiong, Li Chengqian is not stupid enough to dominate the guests, and he intends to win him over today, so naturally he will not do those showy things.

However, it's also fun to take the opportunity to humiliate someone.

Soon after Li Chengqian arrived, Li Yun also came in a hurry, and after seeing Li Yun coming, Li Chengqian led the princelings to find trouble with him.

Although Li Yun was his eldest brother, Li Chengqian never regarded him as a sibling.

When he came to the palace, Li Chengqian blocked Li Yun's way, Li Yun didn't want to argue with him, so he wanted to bypass, but there were so many of them that he couldn't bypass it at all.

I only heard Li Chengqian say in a weird manner: "Yo! Isn't this the Cloud King? Now participate in the boss commander's reception banquet, but empty-handed? Don't you think it's wrong? ”

The person who came to this banquet did not bring a grand gift, only Li Yun came with empty hands.

Knowing that he deliberately made things difficult for himself, Li Yun didn't bother to argue about anything, and said: "Courtesy is light and affectionate, as long as you are satisfied, even if you are rude, it is better to be polite." ”

"Cut! No money is no money, what to pretend? Do you want the palace to lend you some silver taels, at least be decent, but don't lose the royal face. Li Chengqian said deliberately.

"Would you be so kind?"

"It's fine if it's someone else, but what about you? As long as you kowtow to the palace three times, you can have as much money as you want, who makes the palace not bad money? You say yes, right? Ha ha! ”

"As much as you want?"

"That's nature."

Li Chengqian tilted his head, looking very conceited.

"Then you give me 100 million taels first, as long as you take the money now, I will kowtow immediately."

Li Chengqian's face was stunned, and he said angrily: "One hundred million taels? Are you kidding me? ”

When people ask for money, they either say that they will give 200,000 or 500,000, and Li Yun will open his mouth and say 100 million, even if Li Chengqian has money, he will not be able to take it out.

"Hehe, you played me first."

"You ......"

Li Cheng gritted his teeth angrily, knowing that he was in his way again, he waved his sleeve and hummed: "Li Yun, don't be too happy, tonight's banquet will ruin your reputation." ”

"Really? It depends on your ability. ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't give Li Chengqian a chance to refute, he just knocked him away, entered the hall, and said when he hit someone: "I don't bend my way." ”

Watching him leave, Li Chengqian's fists clenched, his whole body trembling with anger, and he asked Lawyer Pei beside him, "Is Mr. Wang here?" ”

Lawyer Pei said with a wicked smile: "The person has received it, and tonight will definitely make Li Yun completely ruined and expose his hypocritical villain." ”

"Good."

……

Li Yun came to the Liangyi Palace, and his arrival did not attract too many people's attention, after all, few people like him who had no power and no power were willing to deal with him.

Fewer people does not mean that there is no one, Li Yun stood alone on the side, and Qin Huaidao walked towards him.

"Your Highness is really leisurely and elegant, and he is alone in his leisure." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Yun smiled bitterly: "Don't make fun of me, the commander, I also want to talk to someone, but no one wants to talk to me." ”

Qin Huaidao had a good impression of Li Yun, thinking that he was a true temperament, not like other princes, and he was a little less sincere.

"Oh yes, you haven't had time to congratulate you yet." Li Yun said

"Where does the joy come from?"

"The boss commander has returned from a great victory, and you are the only son under the knee of the boss, so naturally I want to congratulate you." Li Yun said.

Qin Huaidao didn't think so, waved his hand and said, "You and I don't have to be polite." ”

"That's the case, but I still have to say, this is the sachet I made for the boss, knowing that he is not in good health, I hang this sachet on my body, which has the effect of invigorating the blood, and it also helps to sleep at night, although it is not as valuable as other people's, but it is also a part of my heart."

The sachet prepared by Li Yun has nothing valuable in it, it is just that ordinary herbs and flowers are mixed together, which has the effect of invigorating blood and calming the nerves.

Holding Li Yun's cheap gift, Qin Huaidao did not dislike it, but said: "Your Highness has a heart, my father always has insomnia and dreams every night, and this sachet is indeed very useful, which is much better than those precious jade real gold." ”

The Qin Mansion is not short of money, such as real money and silver, and it is no wonder that Qin Huaidao likes such a heartfelt gift like Li Yun.

"If you like it, it's fine."

In return, Qin Huaidao secretly told Li Yun a piece of news: "The last general heard that the prince has invited the masters of the Langya Wang clan to deal with you, don't pay attention to the banquet tonight." ”

"Thanks for the reminder."

At the banquet, the prince will inevitably make a move, which is expected, Li Chengqian will lose the great help of the eldest grandson Wuji, he will definitely not let go of the opportunity to win over Qin Qiong.

Li Yun thought of this, and the prince was not a fool, so he naturally thought of this too.

The best way to pursue yourself is not to sell yourself and boast, but to step on one by one and take advantage of the situation to improve your majestic image, so as to achieve the purpose of leaving a good impression on Qin Qiong.

"It's a good trick to 'encircle Wei and save Zhao', Li Chengqian, since you want to play, then Lao Tzu will play with you to the end, and see which of us has the last laugh." Li Yun snorted coldly in his heart.

Then he told Qin Huaidao about some things that he didn't have, most of them were talking about drinking and chanting poetry.

At the beginning of the unitary time, I heard a message from outside the palace: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

When the officials heard this, they all bowed on their knees, and Li Shimin and Qin Qiong came side by side.

"Get up as a minister, today is a feast, there is no need to restrain the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers, everyone can speak freely." Li Shimin said.

"Thank you, Emperor Longen."

Everyone said in unison.

Li Shimin sat down, Qin Qiong sat first on the left, the Tang Dynasty banquet was not like today, everyone sat together, but each person had a table, and they ate separately.

After everything was ready, Li Shimin announced the start of the banquet: "All the ministers are here, the banquet begins." ”

At the beginning of the banquet, the singers of the church played the piano and danced, and there were bursts of pleasant sounds in the Liangyi Palace.

The ministers drank and enjoyed a rare time of entertainment in the atmosphere of singing and dancing.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, most of the banquet has passed, and everyone is enjoying drinking and playing.

Of course, tonight's protagonist can't be forgotten, that is Qin Qiong. In order to express his respect for him, Li Shimin asked all the princes to come forward one by one to toast.

After the princes gave the order, they didn't dare to disobey, and stepped forward with their wine glasses one after another, and everyone behaved fairly decently, and there was nothing wrong.

Among them, the crown prince performed the most eye-catching, he not only toasted, but also wrote a poem for Qin Qiong, praising the merits of the boss, and the most important thing is that he knew that Qin Qiong was weak, so he specially offered the ten perfect tonic pills made of a hundred years of ginseng, which can be described as full of sincerity.

In contrast, Li Shimin also nodded slightly, revealing an appreciative look.

There are the best, naturally there are the worst, Li Yun's performance is unsatisfactory, when he stepped forward to toast, the prince secretly used means to almost make Li Yun fall to the ground, and the wine in the cup spilled Qin Qiong's body.

It can be said that it was a joke, which attracted ridicule from many people, but Li Shimin couldn't help but shake his head, very dissatisfied.

Fortunately, Qin Qiong didn't mind, and the matter was revealed.

Halfway through the banquet, Li Chengqian, who was very proud, said: "Boss, the pill I just gave you has a miraculous effect, and you are out of breath, why don't you take this one, it may relieve your suffering for a while." ”

Qin Qiong's old mistake was indeed a little uncomfortable, but he was embarrassed to say it, and the prince was careful, and when he noticed the changes in himself, he couldn't help but have a better impression of him.

"Since it was the prince's invitation, the old man was disrespectful."

Qin Qiong took out the pill given by the prince and ate it.

Then, just before the banquet ended, the crown prince suddenly stood up: "Father, the son has something to say." ”

"Prince, what do you say?"

"What Erchen wants to say is that the poem "Ascending", which was popular in Chang'an before, was not written by Li Yun at all, but copied by him."

The poem ascending was very popular in Chang'an and was regarded as a classic by countless people, but now Li Chengqian said that Li Yun copied it, which instantly caused a boil.

If this is the case, Li Yun's reputation will inevitably be discredited, and King Yun, who was originally crowned as a genius, is a thief, who is shameless, and even Li Shimin's face will be swept away. No wonder Li Shimin's face turned cold: "Is there any evidence?" ”

"The son has witnesses."

"Please."

Li Chengqian shouted: "The witness Wang has entered the hall." ”