The emperor slowly sat up from the steps, rubbed his aching back with his backhand, turned his head to look at Li Si who was sitting beside him, and said, "The Honglu Temple has been lively in the past two days, have you ever gone to see it when you are free?"

Like other courtiers, Li Si also thought that there was no need to discuss this matter, and said: "If you go back to Your Majesty, it is the duty of Honglu Temple to receive and negotiate foreign guests, and the minister did not go. ”

The emperor nodded slightly and asked, "Does the Prime Minister also think that there is nothing to talk about in this matter?"

The prime minister stood up and saluted, and said, "The minister does not dare to deceive Your Majesty. ”

The emperor laughed twice, his drooping eyelids were implicated in a thrilling arc, and his eyes stared at each other tightly and said, "I heard that Jiang Shui'er, the king of Qi, has a daughter, who is as gentle as tea, and the country is unparalleled. In fact, I also think that there is nothing to talk about, Qi State can't give us anything, money and food are all necessary in wartime, and it is difficult for them to guarantee that they can supply it in the event of war, and all they can give is this son. ”

Li Si was slightly surprised in his heart, he never thought that this emperor would be so honest.

It stands to reason that even if you are selfish, you have to say that you are helping Qi for the great cause, but I didn't expect the other party to directly pick it out and never hide it.

In fact, this is something that everyone knows, some people say that this emperor is obsessed with lust, and some people say that it is more popular and ugly to say that he wants the old cow to eat tender grass.

But Li Si felt that the matter of aiding Qi did not seem to be so simple, if he understood that his emperor was not a mediocre and lustful person as a courtier, let ordinary people say that there were so many lovely girls in the palace, how could he be the worse one?

The emperor stood up, took the other party's hands and patted them lightly twice, and said with a smile on his face: "The only son of the prime minister has also reached the age of marriage, and a father can't patronize state affairs all day long, and family affairs have to be careful." ”

For the first time, Li Si Shenyi's face changed, and his brows furrowed slightly and he asked, "Your Majesty, is this a marriage?"

The emperor held the other party's hands, patted them again, nodded slightly, and said, "Adults work hard for state affairs, and I also have to feel sorry for the adults." ”

Li Si hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the honor of the minister's family, but the grace of the saint is above, the dog is extremely mediocre, and he cannot afford the mighty grace, and I hope Your Majesty will consider it again." ”

The emperor bent down to help the other party up, couldn't help but curse this old fox in his heart, raised his right hand and pointed out the hall with a smile and said, "Your Excellency is serious, please take a look." ”

The prime minister turned around and looked in the direction of his indication, it was getting late, the lights in the hall were swaying, and the slightly thin moonlight outside the hall did not illuminate Li Si's vision, and his lips gently hummed to reveal his speechlessness and curiosity.

The Emperor asked, "Have you seen it?"

Li Si looked confused, obviously not knowing what it meant, and his lips moved: "Dare to ask Your Majesty to make it clear." ”

The Emperor closed his eyes with a look of intoxication, put a finger between his lips and shook his head slightly, and then pretended to speak: "I heard the wind blowing through the city, and the inhabitants fell asleep. I saw prosperity enveloping the city, and the yards were drying meat to be dried. Above the eaves were the raindrops that had fallen yesterday, dripping down the ground along the impermeable red bricks. Does the Prime Minister like this rhythm?" His Majesty the Emperor himself couldn't help but laugh for a moment, and then opened his eyes and asked.

Li Si frowned, thinking that he had heard of an animal that could see things that people couldn't see.

Hearing the other party's question, and seeing the waiting in the other party's eyes, he hurriedly turned around and waved his hand and replied: "Your Majesty governs the country well, so that there can be such a rhythm, and the minister does not dare to pretend to be meritorious." ”

The emperor waved his hand, shook his head and replied, "The Prime Minister has made a lot of contributions, how can he say it in vain?"

Li Si's lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to say something more but was interrupted by the other party, so he had to swallow the unspoken sentence.

The Emperor tapped his head, as if thinking of something, and said regretfully, "I almost forgot, the inhabitants are asleep, and the adults should have rested earlier." ”

Li Si bowed his head and saluted, and stopped talking: "Your Majesty, this refers to the marriage..."

The emperor patted the other party on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister doesn't have to worry, at this time, I am in charge and I will ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

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Li Si suddenly felt that his lips were a little dry, and he hurriedly spoke: "No, no, no, Your Majesty has misunderstood what the minister meant." ”

The emperor couldn't help nodding, and said with interest: "Don't worry, my lord, even if there is any loss of our dynasty's national strength due to the aid of Qi, it will be mediocre and incompetent, and the people and soldiers can't blame the adults." I just pity the hard work of my courtiers, so I should be sympathetic to my ministers. ”

Li Si wanted to speak and stopped, but once again saw the inquiry in the other party's eyes, lowered his head and did not speak.

The emperor was somewhat satisfied and said, "Alas, that's right. Come! Send the prime minister out of the palace. ”

Li Si flicked his sleeves, waved his hands and saluted, wanting to prepare the wording in his heart to speak again.

A father-in-law walked with small steps, bowed respectfully and said softly, "My lord, please." ”

Li Si turned his head slightly with anger and glared back at the other party without a trace, and his father-in-law trembled and hurriedly lowered his head.

The emperor looked down at Li Si with slightly narrowed eyes, stretched out a hand and gently pressed it on his father-in-law's shoulder, the father-in-law stabilized his mind, reopened his mouth and repeated softly: "My lord, it's getting late, go back and rest early." ”

Li Si noticed the emperor's expression and movements, hurriedly waved his hands and saluted, bowed his head and said, "The minister is leaving." ”

Then he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the hall.

His Majesty the Emperor walked up the steps, took the glass again, poured a glass of wine, and did not drink it immediately, but took a pen stained with ink and hung it above the glass, watching as a drop of ink fell into the glass, spreading rapidly but never escaping. Lang laughed, raised his wine glass and threw it down the stage, put his hands behind his back and left, shouting, "Someone!

A carriage outside the palace gate was waiting quietly, Li Si got into the car with the support of the other party, suddenly moved slightly, pushed away the other party's hands and said, "You go to the front and prepare to drive." ”

The coachman's face was puzzled, Li Si glanced at it slightly, and asked rhetorically, "What?"

The coachman hurriedly saluted, and then hurried to the front to catch the car.

Li Si sat in the car, put down the hem of his clothes, pulled down the curtain, and said, "Let's go." ”

The coachman moved the stool and put it in front of the car, and the carriage ran over in the city, Li Sifang lowered his voice and said angrily: "When has this been, and the behavior is still so unscrupulous." ”

The coachman seemed to notice something, hesitated for a moment, and then asked behind him, "Is the master talking to the villain?"

Li Si coughed lightly twice and said, "Hurry up." ”

The carriage was a little faster and louder.

A middle-aged woman with a long knife in her arms beside her spoke: "Childe is afraid that something will happen to adults. ”

Li Si continued to lower his voice, and said angrily: "Bastard, what can happen to me?" and then thought of something and sighed softly, his tone calmed down, and said, "Go back and tell him that it is not easy to help Qi." ”

A black shadow flashed out of the carriage and soon disappeared into the night, ghostly and undetectable.

The carriage stopped outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, and a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old had been waiting for a long time, and when he heard the voice early, he hurriedly came to greet him, and he was anxious to hide in his heart and not show his color, it was Li Shen, the only son of the Prime Minister.

Seeing that the prime minister returned to the house, Li Shen's face was still calm, and he saluted and said, "Father is back." ”

Li Si stepped on the stool, glanced at it slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go back and talk about it." ”

The boy was silent, but he felt that something was wrong, and he had never seen his father look so cautious.

The two entered the house one after the other, and when they walked into the hall, the young man poured a glass of water for the prime minister and asked, "But what happened?"

Li Si took a sip of water, put the cup on the table, sighed lightly and said, "Your Majesty wants to marry you." ”

Li Shen began to think in his heart, if he simply said that the marriage would not make his father look like this, thinking about some things that had happened in the past few days, he asked, "It has something to do with the aid of Qi?"

Li Si nodded slightly, poured another glass of water, looked at his son and sighed lightly: "The object of Qi Guo's harmony is you." ”

It is not difficult to guess the stakes here, although Li Shen is still calm, but there are big waves in his heart, and he asks, "Father has not refused?"

Li Si was furious: "Holy grace is above, how can I refuse?"

Li Shen hurriedly saluted, "The child lost his words, and I hope that my father will forgive me." ”

Li Si let out a sigh, drank a glass of water, and said, "Tell me, what does Your Majesty's marriage mean." ”

Li Shen thought for a moment and replied: "Qi and Chu are about to fight, and I will do all kinds of harm to Qi and no benefit. The Prime Minister's Mansion marries Qi Guo and his relatives, and if the teacher is not good, this crime will fall on the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

Li Si shook his head, sighed deeply and said, "You think of our majesty too simply, how can you deal with me as a prime minister, so hard and money." ”

Li Shen said: "The child is puzzled. ”

Li Si looked at his son and said, "No matter what the purpose, as long as this matter spreads, everyone will think that Your Majesty chose to help Qi for your marriage." ”

Li Shen was a little puzzled: "My father is too worried, I think that the eldest prince will not be confused so easily. ”

Li Si slapped the table angrily, "Bastard! How dare you say such suggestive words!"

Li Shen hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "The child knows his mistake. ”

Li Si waved his hand, held his forehead and sighed again: "That's it, go back and find a time, I will talk to Your Majesty again, thinking about how to refuse this marriage." ”

Li Shen got up and said, "It's late at night, please ask your father to rest early." ”

His son's words reminded Li Si of the conversation in the palace again, frowned, and said, "Tomorrow, I will find out where Doctor Yu Shi went and what he said last night." ”

Li Shen first received the order, and then asked puzzledly: "Does this matter have anything to do with the Imperial Doctor?"

Li Si got up with the support of the other party and shook his head slightly, "I can't be sure, but I can't do nothing." ”