When we meet on a narrow road, the passing year is unfavorable.

The owner of the laughter is naturally the cold and unreasonable demon king of the world.

Li Su felt that he must have done a lot of evil in his previous life, so he suffered retribution in this life.

Without waiting for Li Su to turn around, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, and a giant spirit palm slapped on his shoulder, and half of his body suddenly lost consciousness.

"What a little baby, when you go back to Chang'an, you won't say that you will come to visit my old man, will you wait for the old man to visit you?" Cheng Yanjin asked unhappily.

Li Su couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The kid came back to see Uncle Cheng last night, and he was anxious to see his father, wife and children at home, so he rushed to Chang'an City early this morning, and just entered the palace to meet His Majesty, isn't this going to Uncle Cheng's mansion to meet you......"

Cheng Yanjin hummed suspiciously, then looked behind Li Su, and saw that more than a dozen subordinates, including Li Su, were all without long things, and there was no grand pomp and circumstance of driving several big ox carts to give gifts in the past, Cheng Yanjin was unhappy.

"Fooling the old man, isn't it? Is there a rule for visiting elders empty-handed? As you get older, why don't you grow? ”

"Next time, the kid will definitely make up for the gift next time, and go out in a hurry this morning......"

Cheng Yanjin didn't mind, and said with a smile: "That's it, the old man is joking with you, do you really think that the old man has fallen into the eyes of money like you?" ”

Li Su let out a long sigh of relief.

Of course, it turned out that Li Su was happy too soon. How could the Demon King of the Mixed World be so easy to dismiss? As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, Cheng Biting Jin slowly made up for it.

"The old man doesn't pay attention to the politeness of the old man, as a junior, of course he can't really kick his nose in the face, right? There is no need to give gifts, the old man deducts 2,000 yuan from the profit of the liquor business, and you will be regarded as your filial piety to the old man,...... Alas, the old man has a hard time this day, the younger generation doesn't know the etiquette, and the old man has to be cheeky to deduct it himself, it's really a bleak evening, and it's boring......"

Li Su was stunned: "Two ...... Two thousand? Yes! No way! Uncle Cheng, Uncle Cheng's subordinates are merciful! ”

"No mercy, that's it!" Cheng Yanjin made no doubt about it, and then hooked Li Su's neck affectionately, and said with a smile: "Boy, to be honest, who are you going to visit?" The old man will go with you, just to move his hands and feet and eliminate food. ”

Li Su said in a low mood: "The kid originally planned to meet His Royal Highness the King of Jin, but just now after the kid lost two thousand yuan inexplicably, he suddenly felt a little unhappy, and wanted to go home to calm down and slowly digest the bad news......"

Cheng Yanjin's eyes lit up: "Oh? His Royal Highness the King of Jin? Yes, after returning from the Eastern Crusade, the old man became more and more sure that this prince should be the future prince of the East Palace, and yesterday the old man also went to see His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and talked with His Royal Highness the King of Jin very happily, and the guests and hosts were happy and said goodbye......"

Li Su glanced at him expressionlessly.

It's incredible, Li Su really doesn't know who in this world will be able to "talk happily" with the old rascal who robbed the younger generation of money in front of him, did King Jin take the wrong medicine?

"Uh, Uncle Cheng, the kid asks a lot, ...... Are you sure to have a 'good conversation' with His Royal Highness King Jin? ”

"Of course I'm sure, after talking yesterday, King Jin personally sent the old man out, the old man also saw the tears of reluctance in his eyes, very sincere, the old man was very moved, and decided to visit again today, it happened that Zizheng also went, it was better to go with the old man."

Li Su's face changed a little, he realized that Cheng Yanjin's words may have elements of artistic processing, or rather, all of them are ingredients of artistic processing, Li Su couldn't believe that Li Zhi would be "reluctant" to such an old rascal who was disrespectful, and "tears"......

In my lifetime, I guess only at the funeral of the old rascal will you see everyone's reluctant tears.

It's not appropriate to travel today, let alone visit the old people, Li Su feels that it is better to avoid a little, as for how the old rascal will harm Li Zhi, this has nothing to do with him, just don't harm yourself.

Looking up at the sky decisively, Li Su showed a look of surprise: "Oh, it's not good!" There was soup on the stove before I went out, and I forgot to turn off the fire......"

was just about to turn around and run away, but was hooked by Cheng Yanjin's neck.

"Baby, I am reluctant to change this rotten excuse for many years, how perfunctory are you? Can you consider the old man's feelings? ”

"Cheng, Uncle Cheng let go, the kid is really stewed at home!" Li Su struggled.

When the Li family members saw that their grandfather fell into the hands of the old hooligan, they couldn't help but look at each other and wanted to come forward to save the driver, but the old hooligan Cheng was too heavy, and the subordinates really didn't dare to brush the tiger's whiskers, so they could only choose to watch sympathetically.

Cheng Yanjin took Li Su under his arm, and strode towards the Jin Palace, Li Su sighed secretly, and had to cover his face with his hands skillfully.

It doesn't matter, it's not important, cover your face and you're not afraid of losing face......

In front of the Jin Palace, Cheng Yanjin ignored the warrior on duty in front of the door, and swaggered into the door as if Li Su was carrying a humanoid mace, and the warrior in front of the door hesitated, after all, he still didn't dare to stop this old bully who was famous in Chang'an, so he had to pretend not to see it, and let him and Li Su enter the door.

After entering the door, Cheng Yanjin put down Li Su, and then the old horse walked towards the atrium in a knowing way, shouting as he walked.

"Where is His Royal Highness King Jin? The old man and the prince of Jingyang County came to visit, just greet the good wine and good food, come to a large portion, don't be afraid that the old man will not be able to eat, and the kabuki will not be on the list, and the ugly ones will not come out to show their eyes! ”

Li Su sighed, followed Cheng Yanjin without shame, watching the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids running in a panic, Li Su wanted to find a crack in the ground more and more.

The two walked to the atrium and found that Li Zhi was in the middle of the courtyard of the atrium, the same pattern as the Li family, there was a ginkgo tree planted in the courtyard, and under the ginkgo tree, there was a recliner exactly the same as the Li family, Li Zhi was lying on the chaise longue, and the two palace maids next to him were massaging his legs.

Li Su saw everything in his eyes, and couldn't help but be angry.

Shameless plagiarism! From ginkgo trees to recliners, and even massages, can't this guy live a little more creatively?

Hearing the movement, Li Zhi opened his eyes, and when he saw Li Su for the first time, Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed, his body bounced off the recliner, and he jumped up and rushed towards Li Su happily, like a golden retriever who saw his long-lost master.

"Brother Zizheng, you want to hurt me! You're finally back! ”

When he opened his arms and ran happily, Li Zhi inadvertently saw Cheng Biting Jin next to Li Su, and his rushing footsteps braked hard, and Li Su could even see the soles of his shoes rubbing two lengthy brake lines on the ground......

Li Zhi, who stopped, changed his face greatly, and looked at Cheng Yanjin in great horror.

"Oops! There was soup in the kitchen and I forgot to turn off the fire! The two of them are at their own convenience, and Zhi You is in a hurry to deal with it in advance......" Li Zhi turned around on the spot and ran away like a desperate escape.

Cheng Yanjin laughed: "Since Your Highness let the old man take care of himself, the old man is not welcome!" ”

Li Zhi's footsteps of escaping for his life stopped, and he came back with a sneering face, as if he had only recognized Cheng Biting Jin at this moment, revealing an extremely hypocritical expression of surprise.

"Oh, isn't this Uncle Cheng? The juniors have bad eyesight and are rude......"

Cheng Yanjin smiled: "Finally recognized the old man?" Can I serve snacks? ”

"Yes, Uncle Cheng, please take a seat." Li Zhi smiled wryly.

Cheng Yanjin was not polite, and approached the middle hall first.

Li Zhi and Li Su deliberately fell a few steps behind.

Seeing Cheng Biting Jin entering, Li Zhi's expression suddenly became mournful, and he looked at Li Su with resentment.

"Why did Brother Zizheng put this old ...... Ahem, the old uncle has been recruited? ”

Li Su said gloomily: "Don't mention it, the passing years are not good, creation makes people, and the long song should cry ......"

Squinting at Li Zhi, Li Su said leisurely: "I met Uncle Cheng on the street just now, I heard that I was coming to the Jin Palace, Uncle Cheng strongly asked to go with him, he said that when he visited you yesterday, the two of you talked very happily, and when he left, you personally sent him out of the house, and shed reluctant tears, Uncle Cheng was very moved, and decided to give you a chance to shed reluctant tears today......

When Li Zhi heard this, he immediately exploded: "I'm 'reluctant'? Still 'tears'? I...... Hit the pillar in front of him and die now! ”

Grabbing Li Zhi's collar, Li Su said: "Wait a minute, hit the pillar again, satisfy my curiosity first, what did you talk to this old guy about yesterday?" I feel like there's a communication problem between you......"

Li Zhi said with grief and indignation: "Uncle Cheng...... Phew, this old thing! Yesterday inexplicably brought some gifts to visit me, I was quite happy at the time, I was simply flattered, Brother Zizheng, you know, I have no connections in the court, especially those generals, in order to avoid suspicion, before the selection of the prince of the East Palace is decided, they dare not have too close contact with me, this old man is the first general to visit me, so I naturally want to be hospitable......"

Li Su glanced at him sympathetically: "So, you were robbed by this old thing?" ”

Li Zhi said in surprise: "Why is Brother Zizheng so clear? Don't you ......?"

Li Suban raised his face: "Don't go off-topic, go on." ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Although I wasn't robbed, it's actually similar to being robbed." After this old man entered the door, I ordered a banquet, this old man strongly asked to drink your family's liquor, I naturally couldn't refuse, but the result was two glasses of wine, I was a little dizzy, this old man was drunk, said that just drinking is not interesting, to play games, not only to play games, but also to add some color, I was a little confused, naturally agreed without hesitation, and the old man said to play the game of throwing pots......"

Li Su looked at him with more and more sympathy.

"Throwing the pot" is a more popular game during the Tang Dynasty banquet, the rules of the game are very simple, stand outside the specified distance, hold the arrow with one hand, throw it into the quiver not far away, every ten arrows for a game, according to the number of shots to determine the winner.

This kind of game is more elegant, mostly popular among the literati, as for what the generals like to play when drinking, just look at the family banquet of the Cheng family, play with axes, the demons dance wildly, hold Kabuki and gnaw and touch, hang their own sons on the tree with whips, etc., the gameplay is innovative, eclectic, very colorful.

Cheng Yanjin is a military general who has led the army for many years, and he practices archery on weekdays with archery and horse riding, and his head is naturally not weak, he swaggered to Li Zhi's house, proposing to play this kind of soft sissy game played by literati, and the opponent is still a stupid prince who is drunk and dizzy, and his intentions can be described as very sinister.

"Okay, I roughly understand, let's be straight, how much valuable thing did you lose to this old thing?" Li Su sighed.

Li Zhi's tears were about to fall: "All the silverware, bronze, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and unique books in the front hall of the house...... I'll just say this, after this old thing is gone, the front hall of my house is empty, as if it has been looted by robbers, and it is very clean......"

Li Su thoughtfully: "So, you personally sent him out yesterday, and the tears you shed were ......"

Li Zhi choked up and said: "That's the tears of regret that I led the wolf into the room, and those are the tears of begging him to let me go......"

Li Su, who satisfied his curiosity, sighed comfortably, and then stroked Li Zhi's dog head with a smile: "Okay, I don't have anything to ask, you just said that you were going to hit the pillar and die, well, go quickly." ”

Li Zhi wiped away his tears: "I don't want to die, I want to live well!" ”

In the atrium hall, Cheng Biting Jin Dama Jin Dao sat in the guest seat, calmly waiting for the wine to be served.

Li Zhi saluted Cheng Biting Jin with a bitter face, and then ordered a banquet.

It didn't take long for the wine and food to be served, and the wine was still Cheng Yanjin's favorite liquor, and Cheng Yanjin picked up the wine cup when the wine and food were served.

Li Su glanced at the liquor in front of him in embarrassment, and said, "Uncle Cheng, you can enjoy it, the kid wants to drink grapes to make ......."

Li Zhi was busy on the side, nodding in agreement.

Cheng Yanjin glanced at Li Su with disdain: "Male husband, it's not enough to lose money by drinking that kind of soft wine!" ”

Li Sudao: "That's the case, Uncle Cheng, what about the spirits, the kid can drink with you, but in the middle of drinking, you can't prevent the kid from stealing and playing tricks, and ruining your interest......"

Cheng Yanjin waved his hand in disgust: "Hurry up and change the wine!" Drink whatever you like, the old man loves this knife-like spirit, haha! ”

After speaking, he drank a full glass and sighed contentedly.

Li Su and Li Zhi also drank a glass of grape wine, well, it was really soft, sweet and sour like juice, but it was delicious.

Cheng Yanjin drank three spirits in a row, and then he stroked his messy beard unsatisfactorily, looked at Li Suyou and said: "From yesterday when I returned to Chang'an to today, I'm afraid I've heard a lot of praise for you, right?" What do you think? Happy not? Happy? ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I'm not too happy, after the kid was ordered to break off, the reason why he led the army to go the opposite way and attack Pyongyang in the south was actually forced to be in a hurry, and he used 20,000 light horsemen to snipe Quan Gai Suwen's 150,000 army, which is no different from sending him to death, the kid has always been greedy for life and afraid of death, and he only dares to pick soft pinching on the battlefield, so he simply ignored Quan Gai Suwen and turned around and went south to fight Pyongyang......"

Cheng Yanjin laughed: "Well said, well explained, it sounds like the temperament of a person like you, as if you just made a big contribution in a daze, well, it is reasonable, but what about it...... Did you take the old man for a fool? ”

"Uncle Cheng misunderstood, the kid didn't mean that......"

Cheng Yanjin sneered: "You are not the only one who has been ordered to be broken, Li Ji is also there, you said that you are greedy for life and afraid of death before you chose to go south, is Li Ji also greedy for life and afraid of death?" ”

Li Suyu lags: "............"

Cheng Yanjin drank a glass of wine again, and sighed leisurely: "The battle of the Eastern Expedition is not smooth, if it were not for the credit of you and Li Ji in breaking Pyongyang, Your Majesty will probably be scolded by the gate lord family when he returns to Chang'an this time, fortunately, you and Li Ji's great achievement has saved a lot of face for Your Majesty, and also saved face for our generals who went with the expedition, speaking of which, the old man wants to thank you......

Li Su hurriedly said: "Uncle Cheng, it is not me and my uncle who have made the contribution, it is Your Majesty!" Before the army was ordered to break off, His Majesty announced me and my uncle into the tent of the commander, and gave me a lecture in person, explaining that we would wait for Keqingzhou to obtain grain and grass first, and then turn south to attack Pyongyang, and Quangai Suwen would inevitably return to the army to rescue, and the danger of our army's main force being pursued would be solved without a fight, it was His Majesty's idea, the boy and his uncle just acted according to the plan, and the boy did not dare to be greedy for the merits of heaven. ”

Cheng Yanjin raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and then seemed to understand something, oh, glanced at Li Zhi next to him meaningfully, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is the future prince who you assist wholeheartedly, and the old man is the elder you respect and love from the bottom of your heart, and you can't tell the truth in front of the King of Jin and the old man?" Is Zizheng too careful? ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "No matter what the facts are, the kid can only say this in front of anyone, Uncle Cheng forgive me......"

Cheng Biting Jin pondered for a moment and said: "Although it is a bit redundant, but it is not wrong to be careful in everything, you have not done anything wrong in this regard, in the future, you can say this in front of anyone, one can avoid trouble, and the other is to save face for Your Majesty completely, and Your Majesty will not treat you badly......"

Li Zhi listened to the clouds and mountains on the side, and his face was puzzled, however, it didn't take long for Li Zhi to seem to have realized it, and his face showed a sudden look.

Li Su had been quietly observing his expression, and seeing Li Zhi like this, Li Su couldn't help but feel quite pleased.

The experience of being in charge of the country for more than half a year has obviously improved the political consciousness of this little kid a lot, and he has really grown.

Cheng Biting Jin didn't continue this topic here, Li Zhi's identity is more sensitive, and the two of them are talking about his father behind their backs, and it is really inconvenient to say some heartfelt words in front of Li Zhi.

After drinking a glass of wine, Cheng Biting Jin laughed and said: "No matter who makes meritorious contributions, you and Li Ji have always made meritorious contributions to enter the capital of Goguryeo, Your Majesty should be rewarded heavily, when the old man met you, you just came out of Taiji Palace, let's talk about it, what did Your Majesty reward this time?" Is it possible to promote your knighthood to the county duke? It's almost on an equal footing with the old man, haha, the young man is really amazing! ”

Li Su said embarrassedly: "Uncle Cheng, you guessed wrong, Your Majesty has no reward for me, and there is no ...... at all."

Cheng Yanjin's laughter stopped, and his eyes widened in shock: "No reward? This...... I can't say it! Boy, are you in trouble? ”

Li Su said innocently: "No, Uncle Cheng, you have always understood me, the kid is honest and honest, and rarely gets into trouble, besides, the kid only returned to Chang'an yesterday, even if he wants to get into trouble, it's too late." ”

Cheng Yanjin sneered: "'Honest duty'? It doesn't matter if the little baby talks nonsense, how innocent is the person who is really honest and responsible in the world, and he is in the same category as you, and he is insulted for no reason......"

Scratching his head, Cheng Yanjin was extremely puzzled: "It shouldn't be, Your Majesty has always rewarded merit and punishment too clearly, and the reward and punishment of merit and merit are cashed out immediately, with little delay, you and Li Ji have made such a great contribution, Your Majesty has no reason not to reward you......"

Li Su smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't give a reward, maybe Your Majesty forgot, after all, Your Majesty has been sick since he came back from Goguryeo......"

Cheng Yanjin shook his head: "Your Majesty is only in his early forties, but he is not an old fool, why didn't he reward you, there must be a deep meaning behind it......"