Chapter 21: The Emperor's Meditations
Guangroji Temple.
Li Cheng strode in.
When many ministers saw the emperor arrive, they walked out one after another and knelt on the ground.
"See Your Majesty!"
Li Cheng walked in quickly and sat down at the top of the inner hall.
When he sat down, he waved his hand to the many ministers who were kneeling on the ground and said, "The Qing family is exempt from etiquette, today is a banquet, and there is no need to be bound by etiquette." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When the ministers heard this, they returned to their seats.
"Although this banquet is held for General Han, General Han's Eastern Expedition is also inseparable from the logistical support of the ministers, so this banquet is not only for General Han, but also for the family of the ministers!"
Li Cheng stood up and raised his wine glass expressionlessly, even if he was bitter in his heart and wanted to cry, he held back.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
All the ministers stood up, raised their glasses above their heads, and shouted loudly.
"After the Qing's family drinks this glass of wine, even if the banquet starts, don't pay attention to etiquette, don't care about it today."
Li Cheng took a sip of the wine in the glass, and then sat down weakly.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
The ministers shouted again.
Since the emperor said it, they also rarely let go of etiquette, began to eat and drink, chatted with their colleagues and farted.
This banquet was held for Han Yu.
Naturally, there were many ministers who toasted Han Yu.
For a while, Han Yu drank more than a dozen glasses of wine in a row, and his whole face turned red.
As for Emperor Li Cheng?
No one dared to toast the emperor at all.
Didn't you see the emperor holding the wine glass in his hand, motionless, frowning and thinking about the problem?
If you disturb the emperor, it will be a crime, even if the emperor says that he doesn't care about etiquette, but this is just that the courtiers don't have to care.
In the face of the emperor, what was supposed to be, and what is going to happen now.
Zhuge Wuming sat down and looked up at Emperor Li Cheng.
His brow furrowed similarly.
Your Majesty......
What is this thinking about?
I didn't even think about the celebration banquet, I kept thinking about it......
Is it the latest discovery of the country that worries His Majesty?
Alas.
This is the case with the emperor.
Enjoy the most prosperous in the world, but also suffer the greatest pressure in the world.
Maybe when ordinary people are sleeping late at night, Your Majesty is watching the music, and when ordinary people are having fun, Your Majesty is laying out the world and stabilizing the country.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
You're so hard.
Zhuge Wuming had an incomparable admiration for Li Cheng who was sitting above.
An inexplicable fighting spirit burned in his heart.
Seeing His Majesty working so hard for the country, they were happily eating, drinking and having fun here.
I don't want to go.
Thinking about it like this, Zhuge Wuming suddenly felt that the food in front of him was tasteless.
……
Li Cheng, who was sitting at the top, was indeed thinking about things.
He has been thinking about the defeat of the country.
Damn.
Han Yu won a big battle this time, and his life was not easy in the future......
I'm afraid that next week's national strength test, his national strength value will increase by at least more than 100.
In other words, his life span will start next week, and he will be more than a hundred.
That's a long life!
But he didn't want to.
He wanted to go back!
Defeated and defeated......
He really doesn't understand how to defeat the country.
Could it be that he has done something wrong these days?
The treasury was wantonly consumed, all the loyal ministers were transferred, only traitors were left in the court, and all the officials were raised......
Even when fighting a war, a small soldier is randomly ordered to command.
What did he do wrong?
I can't find anything wrong, and while playing, he really wants to live forever.
But he doesn't want to live forever!
Li Cheng roared in his heart.
If it weren't for the presence of so many courtiers, he would have knocked over the table in front of him.
……
A banquet in Guanglu Temple lasted until late at night.
Many courtiers left the palace one after another.
Li Cheng also left Guanglu Temple, but he did not return to the dormitory, but went to the Taiji Temple.
He felt that all along, his thoughts were wrong.
He shouldn't have failed to look at these twists and turns.
Most of these twists and turns are the official's response to the situation in various places, and if he can clearly understand the disasters in various places, then he can accurately 'fall into the well' and make the national strength decline.
Li Cheng sat in front of the table, leaning on the candlelight, looking at the folds in his hands.
It probably took a while.
"Your Majesty."
Father-in-law Xu's voice came from outside.
Li Cheng didn't raise his head, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Come in." ”
Gonggong Xu came in with a bowl similar to soup, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother heard that Your Majesty is still reviewing the folds late at night, and the ginseng soup sent by the specially appointed person has been tried, it is non-toxic, and the temperature is acceptable." ”
He was the emperor's personal eunuch.
He did this kind of work like testing drugs or something.
Li Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, the Queen Mother would actually pay attention to him, he didn't care, put down the fold, and drank slowly.
Father-in-law Xu stood aside, bowing his head and being silent.
Li Cheng quickly finished drinking, looked at Gonggong Xu, his heart moved, and asked, "Gonggong Xu, I ask you a question, you have to answer honestly." ”
Gonggong Xu trembled, thinking of Master Shen last time, and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please ask, the old slave must know everything." ”
You can't lie to the Emperor!
Must be honestly answered!
Li Cheng took out the fold and asked leisurely: "What kind of king do you think can be regarded as the king of a defeated country?" ”
Gonggong Xu thought carefully for a while before replying: "Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that the king of the defeated country is nothing more than a pro-villain, a distant virtuous minister, who does not know the situation, and has to mess up the country and defeat the huge country." ”
This is exactly the same as me, huh?
Why can't I lose my national strength?
Li Cheng was suddenly depressed, and he asked again, "Then what do you think, how about me?" ”
Gonggong Xu glanced up at Li Cheng and said: "Your Majesty is the king of the country, and the king of expanding the territory, and the merit is better than the ancestor, but Your Majesty's appearance is really not very good, a few days ago, a new batch of little eunuchs entered the womb, and their appearance is much better than Your Majesty......"
Hey.
How did this father-in-law Xu survive until now?
How many times has he been scolded for being ugly?
Li Cheng stared at Gonggong Xu with murderous intent, and said through gritted teeth: "Gonggong Xu, isn't my knife disadvantageous?" ”
Father-in-law Xu looked confused and said, "Your Majesty, which is your saber?" Is it the saber that the emperor gave him? Wasn't it thrown away by His Majesty a long time ago? ”
"The old slave still remembers that when His Majesty got the knife, he wanted to try that the blade was not sharp and kill a duck, but he cut his neck for a long time and didn't kill the duck, and the duck was still screaming, as if he was laughing at His Majesty, and His Majesty was angry, didn't he throw the knife away?"
As he spoke, his face flashing with memories, he did not see the emperor's gloomy face.
"Father-in-law Xu, your duck call, imitate it quite similarly?"
Li Cheng looked at Gonggong Xu with unkind eyes, waved his hand, and walked towards the outside of the hall.
As he walked, he said: "Spread my will, from now on, cancel all the roosters in the palace, and let Father-in-law Xu use a duck to crow as a rooster, if it affects anything, Father-in-law Xu is responsible for everything!" ”
Father-in-law Xu: "??? ”
What's the matter, Your Majesty?
How did he preach this will? Could it be that he went out to tell others that he would pass on His Majesty's will and cancel all the roosters in the palace, so that I would let the ducks crow and call you to get up?