Chapter 456: The Monarch and the Ministers Reminisce
The laughter is very familiar, and when Li Su heard this laughter a few years ago, he would always have an urge to press the head of the owner of the laughter into the gong bucket involuntarily.
"That's it, get up, come forward and let me take a good look at you."
Li Su looked up and saw Li Shimin dressed in a yellow robe, sitting cross-legged behind the low table in the hall with a smile and a happy look in his eyes.
Li Su got up, took a few steps forward, stood still about a foot in front of Li Shimin, and then looked up at His Majesty the Heavenly Khan in front of him.
Li Shimin seems to be much older, when he left Chang'an more than three years ago, he was still full of black hair, it was the high-spirited prime-aged son of heaven, only three years have not seen, Li Su suddenly found that Li Shimin's sideburns actually gave birth to a circle of white hair, and the wrinkles on his face were much more than before, and his outstretched hands were pressed on the table, the skin on his hands gradually became loose, and he was thinner than before.
The only thing that is not unfamiliar is probably his eyes.
Those eyes seemed sharper, more unpredictable, and more penetrating than before.
Li Su stared straight for a moment, and quickly lowered his head.
Li Shimin seemed very happy, since Li Su entered the hall, the laughter has not stopped, holding his long beard and looking at Li Su carefully, nodding from time to time, looking at it, and even standing up and walking around the low table to Li Su, stretched out his hand to the top of his head, and then laughed: "Haha, yes, I actually grow taller, eat more meat, and in a few years, I will look like an adult, haha, good!" ”
"Minister...... Thank you for your majesty's praise. ”
Li Shimin laughed again, and raised his voice: "Come on, prepare a banquet, serve wine!" ”
Li Su's face suddenly became bitter.
When I first arrived in Chang'an, I didn't even go home, so I planned to go home to see my father as soon as I went into the palace to thank him. But looking at the posture in front of him, Li Shimin didn't seem to plan to let him go so quickly.
…… Everyone has been separated for a few years, so they shouldn't be very familiar with each other, how can there be so much to talk about.
Several eunuchs bowed their waists and silently entered the hall with wine and food, which was still the old rule. Divide the meal system, and each of them has an identical meal in front of them, and each eats its own.
Li Su loved the Tang Dynasty's meal system, it was too hygienic, and there would never be a mess of chopsticks to the plate, and after the food was put in his mouth, he took the chopsticks in his mouth, licked his tongue a few times, and then continued to stretch out the chopsticks......
The dishes were royal meals, but not much. The eunuch diligently poured Li Su full of wine, and the smell of wine wafted into his nose, well, a very familiar taste, this wine was still brewed by him...... Cheng Lao hooligan is very good at war, and he is also a good hand at business, so he actually put his business into the palace? Amazing, I don't know how much dividends I can share this year. The Li family has been very poor lately.
Li Shimin seems to be in a very good mood today, and his face is full of red light before he has even drunk. This state is the legendary "Dragon Face Dayue" full of blood and blue state, no matter what you ask at this moment, as long as it is not a rebellion against him, you will generally agree.
Holding the lacquer ear cup, Li Shimin laughed twice more and said, "Li Su." …… Hehe, I have forgotten that you have done the crown salute, come, Zizheng, and I will drink this cup. The bento is that I am washing the dust and catching the wind. ”
"Huh? Full of ......" Li Su's forehead suddenly oozed sweat, and he looked at the lacquer ear cup in front of him in embarrassment, this lacquer ear cup has the bold charm of the Cheng family's big opening and closing, a glass of wine is not much or less, about half a catty, pour it down, don't do anything today,...... In other words, did the Cheng family even do the business of lacquer ear cups into the palace by the way?
"The minister is still young, and that one is not strong enough to drink...... Your Majesty really wants to drink to your heart's content? Li Su estimated his age, and felt that he could still hold back his nausea and pretend to be tender for the time being.
Li Shimin smiled very happily, lowered his head and looked at the half-catty lacquer ear cup in front of him, his smile suddenly stiffened, and he groaned for a while, as if he felt that he should not be able to dry half a catty in one bite, so he immediately found a step for himself.
"Then let's just drink it, don't say that I bully children, today I mainly reminisce about the old days, ah, reminiscence."
I admire it very much, I don't even blush after finding the steps.
So the two of them had a very tacit understanding to transform from the arrogant faction to the graceful faction, took a shallow sip of the wine cup, the liquor entered the throat, grinning at each other, and the painful look, Li Su vaguely felt that the blue sky outside the hall floated a capitalized and bold word "cowardice".
"Good wine!" Li Shimin praised it, anyway, no matter whether the wine is good or not, it must be praised according to the convention, otherwise it is unfamiliar and tasteless.
Li Su didn't want to go along with his conscience, although the liquor was invented by him, he really didn't like the taste of this wine, it was too strong, and it was still delicious to make grapes.
Li Shimin put down the wine cup, and then said slowly: "Zizheng, although you have grown taller, you have lost a lot, you must have had enough of suffering and grievances in that wild place in Xizhou, I transferred you to Xizhou for three years, you ...... Hate or hate? ”
Li Su hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are serious, and the transfer of the minister to Xizhou is Your Majesty's love for the minister, and the minister is too late to thank His Majesty, how can he hate Your Majesty?" ”
Li Shimin smiled, a pair of eagle-like eyes suddenly stared at Li Su, Li Su seemed to be aware, raised his head and looked directly into his eyes, calm, fearless, pure.
Li Shimin stared at it for a long time, suddenly smiled, and sighed: "It seems that I really don't hate me, when I transferred you to Xizhou, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military thought that it was because of the Afang Palace Fu, and it was said that I had revenge, so I belittled you, Zizheng, what do you think?" ”
Li Su said with a smile: "Your Majesty is the true son of the dragon, what you say and do is like the sun and the moon, dignified, if you really have the intention of revenge, you will never do this means, Your Majesty will send the minister to Xizhou, because Xizhou really needs ministers." ”
Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he said, "Do you really think so?" ”
Li Su smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the minister is not yet twenty years old this year, he does not have so many calculations and scheming, and he has no ambitions. ”
It was only at this time that Li Shimin's expression was completely relaxed, and Li Su was keenly aware that from the time he entered the hall to this moment, what Li Shimin showed was the truest smile.
His expression remained unchanged, and Li Su even showed a smile on his face, but his back was unconsciously soaked with cold sweat.
If his expression showed a hint of resentment just now, how would Li Shimin react? No matter how broad the mind of the Great Tang Tian Khan is, will it be broad enough to allow a person who has hatred for him to jump around in front of him?
"I haven't seen you for a few years, but my speech is stable, hehe, it seems that I have indeed grown, I haven't seen you for a few years, today you go back to Chang'an, I am really happy in my heart, come, Zizheng, and I have a few more drinks."
said that it was "drink a few more cups", but in fact, the two monarchs and ministers drank happily with cups...... After taking a small sip, and then twisting his face into a painful twist, Li Su vaguely noticed that the capitalized word "cowardice" in the sky outside the hall had not yet dissipated. (To be continued.) )