Chapter Ninety-Two: The Lonely Minister
Gao Ming never thought that Cheng Yanjin was a reckless person.
Cheng Yanjin, as a powerful general, if he is really the kind of reckless person who doesn't know the severity, can he still have a good death after three dynasties?
Therefore, Cheng Yanjin is not only not reckless, but also a first-class smart person among the Tang military generals.
And just because he seemed to have an argument with Gao Ming just now, but in fact, he asked Gao Ming to guard against Hou Junji, which can be seen from here how delicate his mind is.
At that time, Cheng Yanjin said to Gao Ming, "Be careful of Hou Junji", although this was only five words, but it revealed three pieces of information.
First, Cheng Yanjin knew that Gao Ming and Hou Junji were close.
Second, Cheng Yanjin thinks that Hou Junji has bad intentions.
Third, Cheng Yanjin wanted to take advantage of this matter to befriend Gao Ming.
Maybe Cheng Biting Jin has more meanings, but Gao Ming can only guess so much, so at this time, Gao Ming smiled slightly, and then shook his head gently at the man beside Cheng Biting Jin.
"In my eyes, Lu Guogong is not reckless at all, right, Uncle Cheng!"
In a blink of an eye, "Lu Guogong" became "Uncle Cheng", and hearing the change in Gao Ming's title, Cheng Yanjin suddenly smiled even more happily.
"Your Highness is really an interesting person, if Your Highness is free, you can go to my old Cheng's house to have a drink!"
Hearing that Cheng Yanjin had invited him, Gao Ming immediately smiled and arched his hand at him.
"Thank you Uncle Cheng for being magnanimous, my little nephew was offended a lot before, and I will definitely come to apologize another day!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Cheng Yanjin immediately laughed.
"Hahahaha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say, then I'll go first!"
After speaking, Cheng Yanjin arched his hand to Gao Ming, and then walked away very chicly, and after he walked away, Gao Ming arched his hand towards the middle-aged man standing next to him.
"If I'm right, you're probably the famous English duke, right?"
Seeing that Gao Ming saluted him, the man hurriedly bowed to Gao Ming in return.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, he is indeed Li Ji in the next place, but he can't afford to be famous!"
Hearing his words, Gao Ming immediately smiled and shook his head.
"The British Duke is humble, you followed my father to pacify the Quartet in your early years, and then broke the Turks, and made great achievements for my Tang Dynasty, if there is no you, I don't know how much blood of my Han people will be shed, your exploits are destined to be remembered by history."
After speaking, Gao Ming bowed to Li Ji.
Seeing this scene, Li Ji's face was also a little moved, and he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Gao Ming's hands.
"Your Highness, please hurry up, the old minister is just doing his duty as a minister, Your Highness is tormenting the old minister!"
With Li Ji's support, Gao Ming also straightened up, and then smiled at him.
"You and Lu Guogong have very different personalities, but they can get along well, which really makes me curious!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Ji immediately shook his head, and then sighed.
"Alas, Zhijie has a bad temper, and only we rough people can stand him."
Speaking of this, Li Ji also looked at Gao Ming with curious eyes.
"Speaking of which, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be different from what others say, it seems that the rumors really can't be believed!"
Gao Ming understood the meaning of Li Ji's words, so he immediately showed a wry smile.
"I don't dare to deceive the British public, in fact, I don't remember everything that happened before, and now I have a feeling that everything is like a dream, believe it or not, now I am really cleaning up the mess for me who I used to be."
Speaking of this, Gao Ming shrugged his shoulders at Li Ji again, revealing a helpless look, and seeing this scene, Li Ji also laughed.
"Haha, this old minister can't help Your Highness, so the old minister will retire first!"
After speaking, Li Ji arched his hand towards Gao Ming, and then left.
Looking at Li Ji's departing back, Gao Ming's face suddenly showed a thoughtful smile.
"This Li Ji, really be careful!"
Like Cheng Biting Jin, Li Ji is also one of the very few powerful generals in the Tang Dynasty who have a good death, if Cheng Biting Jin's way of survival is seemingly reckless, then Li Ji's way of survival is to be cautious.
In fact, in general, whether it is Cheng Yanjin or Li Ji, they have chosen a "lonely minister" path.
Lonely ministers, to put it bluntly, are ministers who have no friends, they are not salty and indifferent to anyone, neither easy to make enemies with, nor to be too close to anyone.
Even Cheng Yanjin and Li Ji rarely interact with each other, and this is also their way of survival as powerful generals.
Of course, this is also a helpless thing, who made Li Shimin, the emperor who made his fortune by rebellion, so suspicious?
Thinking of this, Gao Ming could only shake his head slightly, and then sat on the chariot and went back to the East Palace.
As soon as he entered the East Palace, he found that the two brothers, Li Ke and Li Su, were already waiting for him there, so when he came down from the step, the two immediately greeted him.
The first to run over, of course, was Li Su, who shouted as he ran over.
"Ah, big brother, are you back? I heard that you are majestic in the court today, but it's a pity that I slept in a daze today, or I really want to go and see it, it's a pity......"
Before his words fell, he was slapped on the back of the head, and he was about to get angry, but when he looked back and saw that it was his brother Li Ke who did it, he immediately became dumbfounded.
"Brother, why are you beating me?"
Looking at his aggrieved look, Li Ke immediately glared at him fiercely.
"Humph! It's light to hit you, do you know how much trouble you have caused this time? ”
Speaking of this, Li Ke walked in front of Gao Ming again, and then solemnly bowed to him.
"It's all up to Big Brother this time!"
Looking at this immediately, Gao Ming suddenly shook his head with a smile, and then patted him on the shoulder.
"Third child, I said before, we brothers don't have to be so polite, okay, don't say more, it's time to eat soon, let's talk while eating."
"Yes, big brother!"
is different from the respectful Li Ke, Li Su, this kid is a typical self-cooked, and when he heard Gao Ming talk about eating, he suddenly became happy again.
"Hehe, I'm hungry when it comes to eating, the food here seems to be more palatable, by the way, big brother, just now I saw a little wild boar with stripes running over from your yard, or let's slaughter it and send it to the Shangshi Bureau, let people coat it with honey and roast it, it will be fragrant and tender!"
Speaking of this, he immediately swallowed a mouthful of saliva, revealing a particularly slanderous look.
Seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately smiled.
"Haha, in fact, I think so too, but that little wild boar is the treasure of the son, or the sixth child you go and slaughter it and send it to the Shangshi Bureau, big brother, I can also touch your light and feast your mouth!"
As soon as Li Su heard Li Mingda's words from this wild boar, his expression immediately changed, and he immediately shook his head like a rattle.
"No, no, my son is my father's baby, if she goes to my father to sue me, then I will be miserable, this wild boar is still forgotten, if the eldest brother wants to eat, when the spring of the next year comes, I will personally take someone to hunt a few heads back!"
After speaking, he also showed a scared look, Gao Ming knew at a glance that this product must have learned a lesson, and immediately couldn't help laughing.
At that moment, a voice came from one end of the courtyard.
"Huh? Big brother, you are smiling so happily, is there something good? ”
Hearing this familiar voice, Gao Ming looked back and found that it was Li Mingda who came back, so he immediately nodded.
"Yes, your sixth brother said that he would slaughter your general and send it to the Shangshi Bureau, so we can eat barbecue little wild boar today, do you think the eldest brother can be unhappy?"
As soon as Li Mingda heard Gao Ming's words, his eyes immediately widened and he glared at Li Ming.
"Sixth brother, you bully me, I want to tell my father!"
Li Su: "......"
Li Ke: "......"