Chapter 680: Debt Repayment

Although the meaning of Li's gossip was not too obvious, except for Pei Xingyan, who was a little straight in the eyes of the people who followed him, where did the others not understand? Especially the old ministers in Li Yuan's court, they glanced at each other, and they all stopped their eyes on Xiao Yu for a while.

Speaking of which, among the many former ministers of Li Yuan present, only Xiao Yu was a little different.

Pei Lian, Liu Zhenghui, and Yu Shinan, although they did not open the city gate to greet King Yan, nor did they come out to show their obedience on the day King Yan entered the city, but they were just making a show, and they could not be said to be ungrateful. Li Xian personally went to invite them, which was to give them this step.

They will not bear the infamy of being a traitor, and Li Xian has a good reputation as a corporal of Lixian. To each according to what he needs, this is something that everyone knows.

But Xiao Yu is not, he is the one who stood up against King Yan from the beginning. When Li Yuan was in power, he was even a representative of the anti-Yan faction in the court. Everyone knows that he is on the side of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and now that the king of Yan is in power, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, is a traitor, and his situation is naturally extremely embarrassing.

And to everyone's surprise, Li Xian also went to the Xiao Mansion in person.

Therefore, those who know about this matter have to praise King Yan's good bearing.

But in today's words of King Yan, there is obviously something to refer to.

Xiao Yu's face was a little ugly, and he wanted to walk away, but when he thought about it, he would undoubtedly fall behind by doing so, and he would give King Yan an excuse to clean him up, and it would be even more unreasonable. If he does, public opinion will not do him any good. The reason why he returned to the court was to not give Li Xian an excuse to get rid of him. As long as he is still in the imperial court, as long as he does not make mistakes, it is not so easy for Li Xian to get rid of him even if he wants to.

After all, he is in a high position, if he kills him for no reason, then the original old ministers will be panicked, this is by no means a scene that Li Xian wants to see.

"The Daming Palace must be built before the year."

Li Xian took a deep breath, and after sweeping his eyes, he said with some emotion: "It won't take a few days to use troops against Dou Jiande, if it goes well, the construction of Daming Palace will be just right to be a congratulatory gift for a big victory after the completion of the construction of the palace a few years ago." ”

"Desperate for the military!"

At this time, a small but extremely harsh voice suddenly sounded in the crowd. Because everyone was listening to Li Xian's words, the scene was extremely quiet, so although these four words were not loud, they still made everyone easily hear clearly. As soon as these four words came out, the faces of everyone present immediately changed.

Li Xian looked sideways slightly, and found that everyone was unanimously focusing their eyes on a person wearing a purple official uniform from the fourth grade.

This man is not very old, but his beard is quite rich. If he hadn't been wearing a civilian uniform, at first glance everyone would have thought that he was a general leading troops.

Wei Zheng, the waiter of the Ministry of Works.

When Li Xian saw him, he couldn't help but think of how Wei Zheng survived in the hands of Li Shimin. So Li Xian couldn't help but smile, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly with some coldness.

"Bold!"

Chen Guogong Xiong Broad Sea, Baoguo Gong Pei Xingyan, Zhao Guogong Luo Shixin, An Guogong Chen Qi'er several people roared almost at the same time, and the green-shirted swordsman who followed Li Xian's side put his hand on the handle of the knife behind his back, no one doubted that as long as Li Xian whispered, Wei Zheng would be divided into dozens of pieces of minced meat.

"Wei Zheng, the squire of the Ministry of Works."

Li Xian looked at the guy who actually had a somewhat apprehensive face, some fear in his eyes but pretended to be calm, walked over slowly, stood only about a meter away from Wei Zheng, looked at Wei Zheng's eyes and asked, "You were talking about loneliness just now?" ”

Wei Zheng waited for a long time to wait for this opportunity, although he was apprehensive and scared, but more excited and nervous. He knew that he had gambled a little big this time, in case King Yan didn't give him a chance to speak, then he was afraid that he would be the new object of King Yan's prestige, and killing him would be too simple for King Yan.

"Exactly!"

He mustered up the courage to say, "That's exactly what you said, Your Highness!" ”

He waited for Li Xian's next sentence, as long as Li Xian asked him why he said this, he would be able to say the words that he had thought about in his mind, which he had been thinking about for many days. For the current Yan King, these words are all beneficial words. It's not that he doesn't really think that King Yan is a reckless soldier, but that he needs such a special way to express himself.

"Oh......"

Li Xian didn't ask him as Wei Zheng expected, just let out a faint oh and then ordered: "Pull out the palm mouth twenty, if the mouth has not been broken, then go to the Tiance General's Mansion and say what you want to say to Gu, if the mouth is rotten, then you can write what you want to say and hand it over." If what you say or write doesn't make you feel useful, then you can resign. ”

Li Xianji waved his hand indifferently, then turned his head and continued to walk out.

amazed

A crowd was dumbfounded

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The buildings in the northeast corner of the imperial city are not very impressive, but this place was formerly the residence of the Empress Dou. Now there is no queen here, but there is always a emperor.

Speaking of the three words "Taishanghuang", it seems that they have not been a good title since ancient times.

The queen chose to live here because it was clean enough. It is also close to the prince's east palace, and the prince Li Jiancheng can come to see her at any time. But one of the most disappointed things for the Dou family is that Li Jiancheng has rarely come here to see her since he was named the crown prince.

Li Yuan stood on the edge of the desk, looking at a blank piece of rice paper on the table, a little stunned. He had become accustomed to the thick stack of folds on the table, and now there was nothing on the table but pen, ink, and paper, which made him feel a little empty and uncomfortable.

Originally, he planned to write a few words to kill time, but he just stood for half an hour looking at the blank rice paper, but he hadn't thought about what words to write and what words he could write......

After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, lifted the brush and dipped it in the inkstone, and then wrote two big characters in one fell swoop. It seems that the pen is a dragon and snake, but it has a bit of unbeatable charm.

Quasi-play

After these two words were written, Li Yuan himself was stunned, and he immediately smiled bitterly and threw the brush on the ground. Then he grabbed the rice paper and tore it to shreds in a frenzy. Shredded paper flies, like a butterfly in the sky...... When the shredded paper was gone, he sat down in his chair in a gloomy manner, as if all his strength was drained of all his strength by those two words in an instant.

"I ......"

He muttered a word, and his eyes were full of sadness and helplessness.

I don't know how long he sat like this, but he slowly got up and walked outside. Lying down on the bed where Queen Dou was scared to death, his eyes looked at it in a daze, his eyes were empty. In fact, there was nothing in his vision, only a blank space. Just as his mind was blank, he lay here like a piece of dead wood.

The noon meal was still on the low table, and it was already cold. Because he lost his temper and scolded the waiter, no one dared to come in again and take away the food. The weather was hot in July, and there was a rancid smell in the house for only half a day.

Li Yuan's fingers rubbed gently on the bed, and suddenly remembered that the queen was lying here when she died, her eyes were wide open, full of unwilling anger and fear, and his heart became even more sad.

"Maybe you didn't expect that I would be in this position now...... You said when you discarded the second child that I wouldn't end well, and now it seems that you have answered your words...... Queen, I don't know if you still blame me in your heart when you get down. ”

"But it's okay if you blame me, maybe it won't be long before I go down to find you."

After saying these two words to himself, he fell silent again.

When the sky outside the window was getting darker and darker, Ni Huatian, the newly transferred eunuch in the dormitory, cautiously leaned in from the outside to look, looking a little nervous. He first glanced at the Emperor Taishang, who seemed to be asleep on the bed, and then looked at the untouched food on the low table, and then sighed. He beckoned when he entered, and several eunuchs came in with their heads hung down to put down the new meal and take away the noon meal.

"Your Majesty, it's time to eat."

"Your Majesty?"

Li Yuan opened his eyes violently, and his eyes lit up after hearing the two words Ni Huatian said. He turned his head to look at Ni Huatian, and soon the joy in his eyes was replaced by anger.

"Are you mocking me?"

He looked into Ni Huatian's eyes and asked.

"How dare the slave."

Ni Huatian hung his head in fear.

Li Yuan, who wanted to be angry, suddenly sighed again, waved his hand and said, "Forget it...... I'm mad at you, you're just a eunuch...... Take the food away, I don't eat it, it's disgusting to watch. ”

"Your Majesty...... Rice always has to be eaten, and only after eating can you have strength and strength...... to be able to do things. ”

"Doing things? What else can I do now but lie here in a daze? ”

Li Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly and said, but soon, his eyes became bright again, he suddenly got up and sat up straight, looking at Ni Huatian with some incredulity.

"You say it again?!"

He said in a somewhat hurried tone.

"The slave maid is saying that as long as Your Majesty is well, people outside will have the confidence to do things...... Although His Majesty now lives here, His Majesty has never lacked loyal courtiers. ”

"Who?"

Li Yuan asked in a low voice, "Who told you to say this to me!" ”

"Shangshu's left servant shot Lord Xiao and said, please let Your Majesty be wronged for a few more days."

Ni Huatian raised his head and said with a smile, the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it.

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Although King Yan has entered the city, Wu Ji's steamed bun shop is still open. So far, few people know that this bun shop is a secret stake of the Military Inspectorate, and the secret spies also need this place to do things.

The weather is getting hotter, so the business in the bun shop seems to be deserted. Few people can still fill the hot soup dumplings into their mouths with impunity, and after opening the door in the morning and working for a while, there is not a single customer in the bun shop. Wu Bushan, who has not been back here for many days, leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and a few guys were a little bored and chatting about women.

Because there were no guests, the stove in the kitchen was sealed, so the room was not so stuffy.

Just when a few guys were chatting and drowsy, the door curtain was suddenly opened, and a big fat man walked in with a fat belly and a smile, wiping his sweat while walking: "Finally, when it cools down in the evening, quickly give me three drawers of dog meat buns to relieve my hunger, and then have some wine and food!" ”

Hearing this, seeing this person, all the people in the store came to their senses violently, and Wu Bushan, who closed his eyes and recuperated, stood up with an excited face.

"I've finally got you!"

Wu Bushan walked over quickly, held Wan Yulou's hand, and said excitedly: "Wait for me to die!" ”

Wu Bushan was flattered, and said with some anxiety: "You see that we haven't seen each other for a few days, as for thinking about me like this......"

"Yes!"

Wu Bushan said categorically: "Since the last time the lord summoned me, I have been thinking about you. ”

"Why?"

"The lord asked me what reward I wanted, and I thought about it for a long time and finally thought of one, and I specially asked the lord for it, and I took it out and shared it with you today."

Wu Bushan said with a smile.

"What's good?!"

Wan Yulou suddenly came to his senses, waiting for Wu Bushan to take out the things.

Wu Bushan smiled, carefully took it out of his arms and unfolded it in front of Wan Yulou. It was a piece of silk cloth, and after Wan Yulou saw it clearly, his expression froze, and his face immediately became extremely exciting, looking at the words on the silk cloth, the corners of his mouth twitched and said: "How scoundrel you have to think of this, how boring the lord is to give you this ......"

Four words on the silk cloth, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances.

Debt repayment.