Although the matter has passed, Hou Junji is still a taboo topic in the court after all.

Although the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is open, it is impossible to talk about a person who has rebelled all day long, Li Shimin can mention Hou Junji, but others cannot, including Li Su.

The first key to being an official is to be a person, to put it in layman's terms, to have high emotional intelligence, always know what to say and what not to say, especially in front of the emperor, but also to tighten the strings in your head, "disaster comes from the mouth" This kind of thing has the highest incidence in front of the emperor.

Therefore, after Li Shimin mentioned Hou Junji, Li Su hung his head and did not say a word, as if he was a clay sculpture and wood carving, his eyes were blank, and his face was distracted, which was really ethereal.

Li Shimin talked for a long time, but when he saw that Li Su didn't react, he couldn't help but be a little angry, so he glared at him fiercely.

"Zizheng, why are you silent?"

Li Su lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, whether General Hou can enter the Lingyan Pavilion or not, the minister cannot speak, this is a matter for His Majesty's Sacred Heart to decide." ”

Li Shimin smiled and said: "You have a lot of friendship with Hou Junji, even if you don't dare to say it, you still want him to enter Lingyan Pavilion in your heart, right?" ”

Li Su smiled: "Yes, Your Majesty." After all, the minister has a friendship with General Hou, so it is inevitable to have selfishness, this is also human nature, if General Hou can enter the Lingyan Pavilion, it is naturally the best, and the minister's selfishness is also wishing, if he can't enter, it is also normal, after all, General Hou has participated in the rebellion......"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Although you speak out, I promise you, no matter what you say today, I will not add to the crime." Let's talk about it, whether Hou Jun gathers into Lingyan Pavilion or not, what are the pros and cons of the two? ”

Li Su always felt that these words were digging a pit for himself, and carefully looked at Li Shimin's face, of course, with his slight skills, he couldn't see any clues, thought about it, and said: "If Your Majesty allows Hou Jun to gather in Lingyan Pavilion, it will naturally be good for Your Majesty's reputation if it is spread out, and everyone in the world will say that Your Majesty is broad-minded and generous, and the courtiers who rebelled back then were not only not killed, but Your Majesty let him enter the portrait of heroes regardless of previous suspicions, and this matter has spread all over the world, Your Majesty." The word "benevolence and righteousness" is a decisive plan that can't run away, not to mention, Hou Junji has handsome talents, commanding troops and generals, but he can worship the general, one person can be worth 100,000 heroes, but what he needs is just a piece of grace from His Majesty, why not do it? ”

Li Shimin smiled meaningfully: "In this way, Zizheng still hopes that Hou Junji can enter the Lingyan Pavilion?" ”

Li Su shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister hasn't finished talking yet, what he said just now is 'pros', and the minister hasn't said 'disadvantages' yet." If Hou Junji enters the Lingyan Pavilion, of course, His Majesty will leave a good reputation of 'benevolence and righteousness' to the people of the world, but it will inevitably make people despise the laws of the Tang Dynasty, a person who rebels can be easily forgiven, and he can also enter the portrait of the hero of the Lingyan Pavilion, then the people of the world will inevitably suspect that the cost of rebellion is so low, and the price paid is so slight, why can't it be effective? Anyway, if there is a case of death in the first place, it will not be a good thing for the community in the long run, and this is also a disadvantage. ”

Li Shimin showed a surprised expression and said, "It's rare to hear Zizheng speak so impartially, I thought you would be desperate to say things for Hou Junji......"

Li Su said with a smile: "The society is important, personal relations are light, the reason why the minister saved Hou Junji at the beginning was that he didn't want to see the Tang Dynasty lose a good general due to internal friction, and what the minister said today is also for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, do the duty of the courtier, analyze the pros and cons in front of His Majesty's steps, and how to decide that he has His Majesty's Sacred Heart Dictatorship." ”

This sentence really said to Li Shimin's heart, although the current situation in the court seems to be a monarch and a sage, but in the decades since the founding of the country, there have been some not very good signs in the court, such as blindly catering to the wishes of black and white, such as corruption and bribery, etc., Li Su stood in Li Shimin's position and said this, which undoubtedly made Li Shimin feel extremely gratified.

"Zizheng has really grown up, compared to the Li Zizheng who often got into trouble and had sharp edges and corners, today's Zizheng makes me especially happy, very good." Li Shimin smiled happily.

"The minister is just doing his duty."

Li Shimin suddenly sighed: "The word 'duty', there are not many people in the court who can remember it now, less than 30 years after the founding of the country, I have noticed that the court is gradually becoming twilight, and in the long run, how do you know that the country is comparable to the former Suihu?" There are some things that my generation may not have time to solve, so I can only hope for the next generation of emperors. ”

Li Su hung his head and didn't answer, this is not easy to answer, it is completely nonsense to say it shallowly, and it is direct to the disadvantages of the court when it is said deeply, and it will make enemies unintentionally.

Li Shimin didn't expect Li Su to talk, the two were silent for a moment, Li Shimin's expression suddenly became a little excited, he waved his hand lazily, and said: "The hour is not early, the city gate is closed, I will give you a tooth card, and let the Yulin guards send you out of the city." ”

"Yes, the minister retired."

Li Shimin paused, and said: "Whether Hou Junji can enter the Lingyan Pavilion or not, I will think about it for a few more days, the portrait of the meritorious hero was proposed by you, if there is any suitable candidate, you may wish to prepare a recital and submit it, and I will refer to it in detail." ”

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A few days later, the portrait of the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion inevitably spread among the powerful circles of Chang'an City.

One stone shook a thousand waves, and the magnates of Chang'an City suddenly exploded.

The portrait of the meritorious hero is not ordinary, this is the glory that will be passed on from generation to generation, aside from the personal reputation and title of the meritorious heroes, to put it more practically, the merits of the founding heroes affect the rise and fall of the family, as long as the Tang Dynasty is not destroyed, the descendants of these founding heroes are destined to enjoy the glory and wealth from generation to generation, and the portrait of the meritorious heroes is a talisman to protect future generations from being removed from the lord and cut the official, the portrait of the ancestors is offered on the Lingyan Pavilion, how can the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty be ungrateful to the descendants of the meritorious heroes? Even if he commits the crime of rebellion, this portrait alone can avoid the death penalty.

This talisman is too important for the powerful people in Chang'an City today.

As the proposer of the portrait of the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Su also rubbed the heat of the topic, the guests at home have been inexplicably more in the past few days, and the guests are very polite, none of them came to the door empty-handed, under the guise of celebrating the pregnancy of the Li family's wife, a cart of gifts was sent into the Li family's treasury, and the Li family inexplicably made a windfall.

After another two days, Cheng Chumo came.

Compared with the polite and polite guests in the past few days, Cheng Chumo can be described as a clear stream among the guests, not only empty-handed doorman, but also shouted loudly to drink wine and serve food, the wine must be spirits, the dish must be the specialty of the Li family's chef, the uncle-like horizontal knife immediately sat in the front hall of the Li family, shouting five and six very under-smoking, if it weren't for the fear that Cheng Biting Jin's old hooligan would come to the door with an axe to talk to him about life, Li Suzao ordered the subordinates to throw Cheng Chumo out to beautify the environment.

Sitting cross-legged in the front hall, looking up at the scorching sun in the sky, Li Su squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Come to my house early in the morning to drink, you will really be in a hurry." ”

Cheng Chumo was sweating profusely after eating, almost without chopsticks, picking up the plate and pulling it towards the big hairy mouth, and a plate of vegetables went into his stomach, and then picked up the wine jar with one hand, poured a big sip of wine, bared his teeth for a long time, exhaled a long breath, and hummed comfortably.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Cheng Chumo buried his head in eating, and said, "Prepare, I'll eat a few more bites and stop, let's go to Chang'an City." ”

"What are you going to Chang'an City for?"

Cheng Chumo raised his head and grinned at him: "My father asked you to talk about it, with a big face, and asked me to come and invite me in person." ”

Li Su was taken aback: "Uncle Cheng, he ...... Looking for me? ”

Cheng Chumo rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, I invited you all the way to Chang'an City, couldn't it be that my father invited you into the city to bask in the sun?" ”

Li Su blinked, Cheng Biting Jin took the initiative to invite, it is certain that it is not a pleasant thing to see, since the day he met Cheng Biting Jin, Li Su found that he was not Cheng Biting Jin's opponent in all aspects, such as reasoning or coaxing, extortion, etc., so once Cheng Biting Jin released the summoning technique, Li Su first had to prepare himself for being robbed.

"Bring a gift?" Li Su blinked cutely and stared at Cheng Chumo with big eyes.

"What?" Cheng Chumo looked confused.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival just gave you a bloody ...... No, if you give a gift, Uncle Cheng won't ask for another gift, right? To be honest, my family has been very poor lately...... "Li Su cried weakly and poorly.

Cheng Chumo waved his hand and said boldly: "No, my father said before I came, our two families are on good terms, and red tape can be avoided......"

Li Sugang breathed a sigh of relief, but who knew that Cheng Chumo said again: "...... But my dad said again, he is polite to come to the door without gifts, and the younger generation can't climb up the pole, or a little more interesting, your green vegetables grow well, pick a few pleasing things to pull two cars, and a few days ago in the Mid-Autumn Festival you sent to my family Hu cake, my dad said that the taste is OK, pull half a car for him to cool off, well, and your cook, open a price, the Cheng family bought it, let her come to my house to cook, in the future, my father will not have to go all the way out of the city to sweep your house......"

The more Li Su listened, the greener his face became, and finally glared at Cheng Chumo, his gaze was very resolute, and he had the posture of dying to show him in person.

Cheng Chumo also felt a little weak-hearted, his old face turned red, and he said: "It's not my idea, it's my father's order, if Brother Zizhengxian thinks it's not suitable, the cook doesn't have to send it for the time being, but green vegetables and hu cakes are must, otherwise my father will interrupt me...... Our doglegs. ”

The old rascal has lived to this age, and he may have no care about his face or something, robbing the younger generation is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he can still live to the end of his life if he lacks virtue, which is really the most powerful slap in the face to the sentence "evil has evil retribution".

"Uncle Cheng has what he ordered, so I'll follow it......" Li Su sighed helplessly, then glanced at Cheng Chumo and said, "Also, that thing is not called 'Hu Cake', it is called 'Moon Cake', and eating it during the Mid-Autumn Festival is considered a scene......

Cheng Chumo waved his hand: "How can delicious things only be eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival?" This is not suitable, if you don't pick it, it's called Hu Cake, and you can eat it whenever you want. ”

Well, it's very good, it's in line with the pragmatic family style of the Cheng family.

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When you can't beat a robber, you have to learn to be honest and try to convince yourself to enjoy the process of being robbed.

Two ox carts loaded with green vegetables followed Li Su and Cheng Chumo into Chang'an City.

When the car arrived at the gate of Cheng's house on Zhuque Street, Li Su and Cheng Chumo had just dismounted, and a wild laugh was heard inside the door.

"Hahahaha, the little queen was born to come, and he was so polite, but the old man was disrespectful, so he rewarded you with face and accepted it."

Cheng Yanjin, dressed in a short shirt with his chest open to reveal black chest hair, strode out of the door, ignored Li Su's salute, skipped him as if he was transparent, ran to the ox cart, and began to ...... Inspection.

Green vegetables, moon cakes, after inspecting the goods, Cheng Yanjin nodded with satisfaction, and then swept behind Li Su and Cheng Chumo, and found that there was no woman in the entourage, Cheng Yanjin's face changed, and he turned his head to look at Cheng Chumo: "...... What about the cook? ”

"Huh?" Cheng Chumo looked at Li Su pleadingly.

Li Su looked at the sky with two eyes and ignored it.

Neither of them is a good product, and suddenly I really want to see the picture of father and son cannibalism......

Cheng Biting Jin really didn't disappoint Li Su, seeing Cheng Chumo cowering, he suddenly became angry, and suddenly got up and slapped his whip legs, and everyone at the door watched Cheng Chumo scream and then let go of himself.

Clapped his hands, and Cheng Yanjin showed a warm smile like a spring breeze on his face again.

"The next generation doesn't pay attention to him, the little beast has been jumping happily recently, the old man has long wanted to find a chance to pick him up, today is the right time, haha, let's go, let's go in."

Li Su looked frightened, and involuntarily followed Cheng Yanjin into the door.

The front hall knelt down and sat down, and before his buttocks could sit firmly, he heard a report from a subordinate under the corridor of the hall that several old generals were visiting.

Cheng Yanjin squinted his eyes and smiled, waved his hand, and said, "I don't see!" Let them! ”

"Huh?" Li Su was taken aback.

The high-level generals of the ceremonial state can still operate like this?

In the future, Cheng Lao hooligans will come to Taiping Village, can he also operate like this?

After a few hesitations, Li Su decided to make a fortune in a muffled voice, and entering the Cheng Mansion was equivalent to becoming a bandit's meat ticket, so don't talk more about making trouble for yourself when it is difficult to protect herself.

Obviously, what Cheng Yanjin said was not very effective, and soon there was a burst of angry shouts and scolding from the front yard of Cheng Mansion.

"Cheng Lao Pifu An dares to be so rude, thinking that the old man's horse lance is not good?"

"Get out of here, old horseman! Chasing guests outside the door is not a gift of hospitality, and a young dog is in the belly! ”

Cheng Yanjin was not angry, but laughed and said, "Which old man outside the door is arranging the old man?" Dare to be presumptuous in my Cheng family, aren't you afraid that the old man will split you alive? ”

As soon as the words fell, there were several angry shouts outside the hall one after another, and then, several burly and sturdy figures appeared outside the front hall door.

are all old acquaintances, Li Ji, Niu Jinda, and an old man with a black face and beard, but Chi Gong, the public lieutenant of Hubei who doesn't come and go often.

Wei Chigong is also the founding veteran who followed Li Shimin to fight the country, and he is Li Shimin's hardcore favorite general, not only that, Wei Chigong's fame has been prosperous for more than 1,000 years after the Tang Dynasty, and it can be said that he will never be angry with the old Internet celebrity.

Li Shimin not only took advantage of the time and place, but more importantly, he collected a large number of heroes and heroes in the world, and the generals under his command were fiercer than one another, and Wei Chigong was undoubtedly one of the leaders. Of course, one of the prerequisites for being cited by Li Shimin as a hardcore general is to participate in the Xuanwumen Revolution without hesitation.

Wei Chigong not only participated, but also Li Shimin's number one thug, during the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin's younger brother Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was shot by Wei Chigong himself.

As the number one hero, Wei Chigong's temper is not small, Zhenguan repeatedly collided with Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji in the early years, and later even dared to make a move on Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, and almost abolished one of Li Daozong's eyes with a punch, it was because of this turmoil that Li Shimin almost killed Yu Chigong, and Wei Chigong also realized that he had violated the emperor's taboo by his merits, and was scolded by Li Shimin and finally changed his mind, and since then he has been a low-key man.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Wei Chigong was old and frail, so he told the old man, Li Shimin agreed to his request, and named him "Kaifu Yi Tong Sansi", allowing him to go to court once in five days, and now Wei Chigong is a retired senior cadre.

Wei Chigong said that he was low-key and restrained, but in fact, he was only in front of Li Shimin, and his temper was still not small in front of others. Li Su knew him many years ago, and his uncle and uncle were also called sweet, but most of the time Li Su didn't dare to have too much contact with him, because this person's temper was really ......

"Old man Cheng dares to treat me slowly, and go to the old man for three hundred rounds before talking!" Yu Chigong stepped into the front hall with one foot, pointed at Cheng Jin's nose and shouted angrily.

Cheng Yanjin laughed and said: "The old man's own mansion, who he wants to see and who he doesn't want to see, it all depends on the old man's mood, today the old man is not in the mood to see you old people, what's the matter?" ”

Yu Chigong was furious, and punched towards Cheng Yanjin, Cheng Yanjin was also angry, raised his arms, and blocked Yu Chigong's fist road, and the two old Buxiu, who were more than 100 years old, fought in the front hall like this, and the scene was extremely exciting.

Li Su wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a few steps back with great awareness, away from the center of the storm, and saluted Li Ji and Niu Jinda, who were watching the battle.

Li Ji and Niu Jinda were obviously much better than Wei Chi Gong, the two stood side by side calmly, and Li Ji even smiled and discussed with Niu Jinda about Cheng Jinjin's boxing loopholes.

As for the housekeepers and subordinates of Cheng Mansion outside the front hall, they were more calm than Li Ji and the others, and it seemed that the fights and brawls in Cheng Mansion had hardened the nerves of Cheng Mansion to be very tenacious.

After watching the battle for a while, Li Ji turned his head to look at Li Su and said with a smile: "Is your wife okay?" The old man's former ministry gave some gifts a few days ago, including a few old Poria cocos, as well as some tangerine peel and sand kernels. ”

Li Su hurriedly responded.

Li Ji said again: "This is the firstborn of your Li family, you can wait carefully, don't jump out if you have nothing to do, there will be no descendants to inherit the huge title in the future, do you say you are wronged?" ”

Li Su smiled bitterly and pointed to Cheng Biting Jin, who was in the midst of a fierce battle in the hall, and said softly: "My nephew doesn't want to go out, Uncle Cheng forcibly invited me here today, and I don't know what to ......do."

Li Ji's eyes flashed, and he suddenly showed a look of surprise, and scolded with a smile: "This old horseman, when he is old, he still counts his juniors, and the more he lives, the more he goes back!" ”

Li Su was confused and said, "Uncle knows what is going on?" ”

Li Ji shook his head and didn't say it explicitly.

While the uncle and nephew were talking, the battle situation between Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong in the hall had fallen into a stalemate, but this kind of "stalemate" picture was ugly.

A good fight and brawl are palm exchanges, it is the wonderful moves and the skills are wonderful, and it is also pleasing to the eye in the eyes, who knows the few words of Li Su and Li Ji chatting, the two people who are fighting in the hall have changed their moves for some reason, only to see Cheng Biting Jin pulling Yu Chigong's hair fiercely, and Yu Chigong is desperately dragging Cheng Biting Jin's beard, the two of them grinning in pain, it is the relative tear-eyed speechless and choking, living like a pair of old friends who have been in love for many years and ended in tragedy.

"Old horseman, let go!"

"Are you ashamed to make such a move? You let go first! ”

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