Chapter 689: Replacing wine with tea

It rained overnight and a half, and the weather outside was a bit cool like late autumn. The windows of the study were closed, and the damp and cool air outside could not enter, but there was no doubt that there was not a trace of boredom and heat in the room.

Li Yuan asked Li Chengde a word, do you want to live your life like this?

As soon as these words came out, the room was not only cool, but the air was stiff, and Li Chengde's heart was like falling into a large piece of ice, so he couldn't help but tremble.

In any case, in this period, he is in this capacity again, and this sentence is indeed too scary.

"Grandchild ......"

Li Chengde opened his mouth, but his mouth was full of bitterness, and he couldn't say a word anymore. He is cowardly, but definitely not an idiot. The meaning of Li Yuan's words was not vague, and it didn't take too smart people to detect a bit of something strange from it. Li Chengde heard it clearly, and he understood it clearly...... But at this point, he would rather he be an idiot and a fool, and he would rather not hear a word.

"What a heroism your father has!"

Li Yuan glared at him, and said hatefully: "Our Li family, although we are cautious and cautious before turning our family into a country, there is no cowardly and timid person in our bones, and I don't know where this fear in your temperament comes from!" ”

"My grandson knows my mistake!"

Li Chengde bowed his head respectfully, not daring to refute. It's just that he can't help but smile bitterly in his heart, where is the courage he has in this position now? Flirting with the palace maid every day is a day, although it seems to be a nest, but it is so merry. If he really had any bold thoughts, he knew how sharp the black knife in his imperial uncle's hand was.

Cowardice...... He wished he had been more cowardly. He only looked forward to the day when King Yan would return to the throne, and he would be thankful that he would not end up with the two brothers of Emperor Tai and Emperor Yining of the Great Sui. Yang Jiong and Yang Tong were both sent to the Netherworld with a cup of poisoned wine to meet Yang Guang's ancestors.

But looking at this posture now, his grandfather is more like forcing himself to die earlier than him.

"Do you know what's wrong?"

Li Yuan smiled coldly and asked, "Then tell me, what is wrong with you?" ”

"It's ...... wrong"

Li Chengde was stunned for a moment, where could he think of anything to answer.

Seeing that he didn't dare to speak, Li Yuan looked at him with awe-inspiring eyes and said: "You are wrong, just like Liu Chan, the queen of Shu, there is no trace of male blood at all, I know that you are in your current position, and you are walking on thin ice every day...... That's why I'm coming to you today. ”

Li Yuan looked at the empty table, and then sighed and said, "Not many days ago, this table was also full of folds. I ......"

He paused, a little annoyed at the word that came out of his mouth so naturally. As soon as this word came out, he felt that he had been slapped in the face by Li Xian again.

"If I'm a little slacker, I'll be half a man's tall on the second day! Look at you again, what you're doing all day! ”

"Grandson...... Grandson Duofu, there is King Yan to share the worries, and it is also very safe to hand over the power of the government to King Yan, now the world of the Tang Dynasty, there are millions of soldiers, and now more than half of the Yan Yun army of the King of Yan is ......"

Li Chengde couldn't help but remind.

Li Yuan was slightly stunned, and the anger in his heart almost burned out.

"He's a minister, just a minister after all!"

Li Yuan looked at Li Chengde's eyes and said word by word: "I came today, but I didn't plan to hide anything from the temptation. After all, you are also the heir of Jiancheng, my grandson, and it is not difficult to accept that the throne has been passed on to you. But if you continue to be so muddy, it is difficult to ensure that the country I have worked so hard to win will fall into the hands of others! ”

Li Yuan stood up, walked to Li Chengde's side and said, "Today's words, if you are afraid of cowardice, you can go and tell Li Xian immediately after I leave, I can't blame you for protecting yourself in this way." But you have to think clearly, I ...... Your grandfather, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is now the only one who can help you secure the throne. Not a puppet like now, but a real emperor! ”

"Grandson doesn't dare!"

Li Chengde was so frightened that he took a step back, not daring to look up at Li Yuan's eyes.

"Don't you dare, what?"

Li Yuan took a step forward, still staring at Li Chengde's eyes and asked, "Don't you dare to betray me, or don't you dare to think about being an emperor who really stands at the pinnacle of power?" Don't dare to think about being a famous gentleman in history? Don't dare to think about holding this vast empire firmly in your own hands? ”

After asking this question, the atmosphere in the room almost froze.

Ni Huatian, who was standing at the door, looked back at the grandfather and grandson, and quickly left, he stood at the door of the imperial study with a few guards, and the others couldn't approach at all, and in this rainy weather, no one would come to the imperial study.

"I won't ask you to answer now, if you think about it, you can find a confidant to talk to Ni Huatian, I hope you don't let me down. You are my grandson, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, don't insult the blood in your bones. ”

After saying this, Li Yuan turned around and walked out of the imperial study. Ni Huatian hurriedly opened the oil-paper umbrella and respectfully followed behind Li Yuan. Li Chengde has seen Gao Liansheng and Wu Yinghai, and when these two eunuchs were by Li Yuan's side, he once had a delusion. That is, the two chief chamberlains before and after, when they followed Li Yuan, they seemed to be loyal dogs.

It's just that Gao Liansheng was a loyal dog who was beaten to death by King Yan without the slightest mercy.

Wu Yinghai is a vicious dog, but he didn't make up his mind to bite back after all.

The current Ni Huatian is one of Li Yuan's dogs.

When Li Yuan's back disappeared from sight, Li Chengde actually sat on the ground, the sweat on his back was already soaked through his clothes, and he had no strength all over his body.

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Pine and Cypress Building

It's still in the innermost private room on the third floor.

Li Xian looked at the table full of dishes in front of him, and couldn't help but smile and said to Pei Lian: "Before no one in this building knew that it was you, no one here would pay the bills." Even if he is alone, he has never owed money for a meal...... But now that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, how many people don't know that this pine and cypress building is your property? Now that everyone knows, when you come to eat again, you have to be polite, or free of charge, or charge less, and you don't know how much money you will make in the long run. ”

Pei Lin smiled and said freely: "Actually, the minister still earns it." ”

"Why?"

Li Xian asked.

"If the news that the ministers often invite the ministers to the banquet in the Songbai Mansion spreads, I don't know how many people will crowd in, just to be able to see you from afar. At that time, even if you can't think about the business of Songbai Building...... The money is rolling. ”

"Haha!"

Li Xian couldn't help laughing out loud, the first time he found out that Pei Lin was not speaking seriously, he turned out to be a wonderful person.

"In this way, Lone is going to draw dividends!"

Li Xian said with a smile.

"If it doesn't count as a bribe, the minister will be very willing."

Anyway, everyone already knows about Songbai Building, and Pei Lian, who let go, speak more and more naturally. And he has already planned it, and after a while, he will retire after doing that big thing, even if he doesn't go to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to be Tian Shelang, it is always okay to be a rich man.

And since these days, he has a new understanding of the temperament of Yan King Li Xian. When I wasn't familiar with it in the past, I felt that there was an iceberg between the two people. Now he felt that the new master of the empire was better off than the founding emperor.

Speaking of which, after Li Yuan ascended the throne and before he ascended the throne, it was like two people.

"Since we told everyone below that we are not allowed to drink alcohol at noon today, we naturally can't break the rules."

Li Xian smiled and said, "Take all the wine down." ”

Xiao Yu, who had been sitting next to him and had never spoken, had planned to watch coldly, he didn't know about King Yan's romance with Pei Lin and others in Songbai Tower last time, King Yan invited everyone but left him, the meaning of which is self-evident. So his disgust and disgust for Li Xian was even stronger, and he didn't plan to speak today, but when he heard Li Xian let him withdraw the wine, he said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "If I don't wait, naturally no one will know." Isn't it boring to have good food but no good wine? ”

Li Xian glanced at him and said, "What's the difference between this and covering your ears and stealing the bell?" ”

"The upper part is not right and the downward slope is slanted, and the officials below look at the faces above. You and I sit here today and drink, and tomorrow someone will follow suit. If you say this to Gu today, it will be natural that someone will say these things to you tomorrow when you are honored at the banquet. In the long run, the rule of officials will rot. ”

"Panic"

Xiao Yu lowered his head slightly and said, he didn't expect Li Xian to take such a trivial matter so seriously, he persuaded him just now just to see Li Xian's jokes. If Li Xian listened to his advice and drank alcohol, then everyone present would naturally have some thoughts in their hearts.

"You don't need to panic."

Li Xian looked at Xiao Yu and said seriously: "A few days ago, I invited many people to eat and drink here, all of them were old ministers in the court, and everyone here was there on the same day, but you were missing...... Do you know why? ”

Without waiting for Xiao Yu to speak, Li Xian continued: "Because I don't like you. ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the banquet changed suddenly.

But immediately after Li Xian's words, everyone was in awe.

"On that day, I invited them to drink, and I didn't talk about state affairs, I didn't talk about government affairs, I only talked about personal relations...... Lone doesn't have to pretend to be anything, to be honest, Lone has no personal relationship with you. What you don't like is that you are strict and rigid. If you are in the middle of the banquet, you may not be happy drinking...... But what you respect is also your rigidity. All the officials in the DPRK and China know that you are first-class in terms of talent and learning, and you are even more first-class in terms of official reputation. ”

"Drinking can be accompanied without Xiao Yu, but the national policy decision is categorical that it can't be without Xiao Yu!"

Li Xian picked up the teacup and said, "Today, I will replace the wine with tea, and I will give you a cup." ”

Even if Xiao Yu had a prejudice against Li Xian in his heart, these words were enough to touch his heart.

"Minister...... Thank you, Your Highness! ”

Xiao Yu picked up the teacup and drank it all!

During the banquet, everyone felt something, and some people almost couldn't help but cheer!

To be so frank and straightforward, how many people can there be throughout the ages?