"The prince sent you something?" Li Shimin's face was gloomy and about to drip water, and he seemed to be very disgusted by what Li Chengqian had done.

Chen Fei was overjoyed when he saw Li Shimin's reaction. There are two reasons for this.

First: The prince is bad, it is Chen Fei's good thing! He doesn't have a good relationship with the crown prince, and he will have the opportunity to pull King Wei into the water later.

Second: Li Shimin doesn't know about it yet! That is, there is room for maneuver in everything! Chen Fei made the right bet this time!

Chen Fei deliberately pretended to look like Vino, lowered his head and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's just a few boxes of souvenirs, not anything valuable, and the prince is also kind, but Weichen really can't stand it, but the thing is lost again, Weichen is afraid of being misunderstood by someone with a heart, so he came to admit his mistake to His Majesty, and I will make up for it to His Royal Highness the Prince, a total of three boxes of gifts, there have always been a lot, return it!" ”

Chen Fei's attitude was very sincere, and in the end, he swore to the sky to express his determination, Li Shimin's face softened a little when he heard this, and he nodded and praised: "Well, yes, you can not be tempted by the interests in front of you at a young age, you have done a good job, since you have accepted it, then accept it, only once, not as an example, if there is a next time, Chen Fei, don't blame me for being polite!" ”

At the end, Li Shimin almost gritted his teeth and said angrily, "scared" Chen Fei nodded again and again. "Yes, yes, yes! Wechen will never accept anything from anyone again, but..."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Just what?" ”

Chen Fei suddenly became squirming, and said after a long time: "It's just... It's just that... That, His Royal Highness the King of Wei also gave gifts, and they were accidentally thrown away, most of them were stolen by someone, Your Majesty, you also know, my family is relatively poor, and the thief turned over and came in, so..."

"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped Chen Fei and asked with a frown, "You mean that King Wei also gave gifts?" What did he send? ”

Chen Fei smiled bitterly, pretending to be embarrassed, and finally opened his mouth, "It's about the same as His Royal Highness the Prince......"

"Almost?" Li Shimin sneered, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as sending some souvenirs, right?" Chen Fei? Still not honest with me? Don't you want me to send you to a prison cell for a few years before you know the truth? ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was angry, Chen Fei immediately knelt down in front of Li Shimin, pretending to be aggrieved, lowering his head, telling the whole story from beginning to end, and swearing at the end that these things were all accepted without his knowledge.

Li Shimin has not been the emperor for so many years, and after a little thought, he understood the beginning and end of the matter, and he also knew what was going on when he saw Chen Fei's submissive appearance.

Most likely Chen Fei didn't want to get involved in the fight between the two princes, so he simply came to himself as a shelter.

"You get up first." Li Shimin relaxed his tone, and Chen Fei responded, but he still didn't dare to raise his head.

Li Shimin saw that Chen Fei seemed to be frightened, and secretly said that this kid was really too young, it was too early to raise him to a high position, and even his current position was a little difficult to protect when he encountered something. But after thinking about it, this kid's political understanding is not bad, at least he knows how to take the initiative to admit things, and express his meaning euphemistically in this way, wanting to get shelter, which is beyond Li Shimin's expectations.

"This kid is smarter than he imagined, but he still has to take care of it, don't let him learn some crooked ways and become an old fritter in officialdom!" Li Shimin muttered to himself in his heart, and then looked at Chen Fei, his tone a little more coercive.

"Chen Fei?"

"Wechen is here."

"Since the gifts of the two princes have been lost, forget it, I will not believe your nonsense. Also, whether you mean it or not, I have to warn you not to play any tricks on me, if I know..."

Li Shimin showed him a mouthful of white teeth. "Do you know how I'll punish you?"

"Wechen... Ignorance. ”

"Hehe, that is, to make your head move, it's not a big deal." Li Shimin said it lightly, but it really scared Chen Fei.

Isn't it a big deal to move your head? Why don't you move one and try it? Lao Tzu is here to admit his mistakes, do you want to be so scary?

Even though he was dissatisfied, Chen Fei was still very respectful on the surface, and responded in fear: "Weichen... Can't. ”

Li Shimin nodded, and suddenly laughed again: "Haha! Chen Fei, calm down, you still did a good job in this matter, I know that you are caught between the two princes, and I can understand it, so, Chen Fei, what is your final choice? Is it the crown prince? Or the King of Wei? ”

"Goo!" Chen Fei didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief as soon as he stood up, he was asked such a question, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and secretly said that Jiang was really still old and spicy.

This is a proposition, and answering any one of the options may cost you your own life. Whether it is the choice of King Wei or the crown prince, it is not something that Li Shimin is happy to see.

Because he himself snatched the throne and clearly knew the final fate of the first emperor, the two princes competed with each other, and their power became bigger and bigger, which was also a thing that Li Shimin was more disgusted by.

No matter what Chen Fei chooses, it is a dead end.

However, Chen Fei's answer was very witty, and a poem blurted out. "Repay the king's will on the golden platform, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king."

"Repay the king's intention on the golden platform, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king?" Li Shimin read it carefully, his eyes couldn't help but shine, and he clapped his hands in praise.

"Good! Ha ha! What a jade dragon to die for the king! Sure enough, I am a young genius in the Tang Dynasty, and my mouth is poetry! It opened my eyes. ”

After a pause, Li Shimin added: "Chen Fei, remember what you said today, in the same way, I can also promise you, as long as you are uneasy and loyal to me, I will not be stingy with my official position!" ”

Chen Fei looked bowed and bowed: "Weichen must bow to death after doing his best!" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Shimin smiled very happily, laughed enough, pointed at Chen Fei and scolded: "Little slippery head! ”

After a while, Li Shimin chatted with Chen Fei about work for a while.

Chen Fei is going to work as a young eunuch in the Strange Workshop, specializing in the manufacture of thunderbolts. Li Shimin has selected a group of craftsmen, and they are currently on standby in the Qi Workshop, if they can, I hope Chen Fei can go to the Qi Workshop to report as soon as possible.

"I have only one request! The thunderbolt was made for me! Try to overcome the difficulty of not being able to use it on a rainy day, at least, and don't ruin so many thunderbolts with one rain! And the recipe of the thunderbolt must be kept absolutely secret, only you know it, and no third person is allowed to know!

It doesn't matter if you want money or anything, I'll give it to you! However, you have to make sure that no one is allowed to hide in the Thunderbolt! Whether it's you or your craftsmen, if you show up, I'll definitely ask you! ”

Chen Fei's expression was solemn and he bowed down to promise. The creation of the thunderbolt is a major event, which is not only related to his political future, but also related to the development of the Chinese nation in the next thousand years!

This is a very serious matter!

If it is used well, it will definitely make China one of the largest empires in the world, and if it is not used well, it will only plunge the world into war, and he will be a sinner for the ages.

Therefore, even if Li Shimin doesn't say this, he will definitely complete it with his heart!

After Li Shimin and Chen Fei explained in detail, Chen Fei said goodbye and left.

Li Shimin's face on the chair became darker and darker, and finally, he commanded the eunuchs beside him in a deep voice. "Come on, go and invite Kong Yingda, Wei Zheng and other ministers in charge of the prince's teaching, I have something to discuss!"

The eunuch didn't notice Li Shimin's face, and asked more: "Your Majesty, it's so late, why are you still calling these adults?" ”

Who knew that Li Shimin was angry with annoyance, stood up and gave the eunuch a kick: "Less nonsense!" I'll let you go! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! The slave knows that she is wrong, and the slave and the slave will go! The eunuch was terrified and left in a hurry, the palace was destined to be unpeaceful on this night!

What, going out to dinner with my family today, it's also a guilt, I haven't been with my family much for so long, so today... Three watches, I owe it next weekend to make up for it~

(End of chapter)