"It's true, but it's useless. The emperor asked them to welcome them grandly, so they deliberately made it so grand. In the end, they were acting according to the order. The emperor can't blame them. At most, they did bad things out of good intentions." Xiao Chen said .
While talking, he walked over quickly. When he got closer, the sound of drum music suddenly became louder. Maybe it was because the musicians' hands were cold, and the tone they played was always weird...
Xiao Chen pushed Li Qiu gently from behind. Li Qiu understood, took two steps forward, and knelt down directly towards Li Shi and Li Feng.
In fact, we are all brothers, and Li Qiu is still an imperial envoy, so there is no need to give this gift. But since the two older brothers are in the first year of junior high school, I can only do the fifteenth year of junior high school!
At least it shows that although I have made great contributions, I am not arrogant...
"Oh, fourth brother, what are you doing?" Li Feng didn't expect Li Qiu to come out like this, so he hurried over and helped him up with his own hands, "I haven't seen you these days, and you have lost a lot of weight."
"I'm a little thinner, but people can also show their energy. Unlike me, who is so thin and sickly." Li Shi said with a smile while sitting in a wheelchair.
"Second brother, are you feeling well?" Li Qiu said, "How dare you two brothers come out so far to meet me in such a cold weather? Second brother is even more inconvenient... Please come in quickly."
Li Qiu exchanged a few words of greetings, and then bowed his hands to the civil and military officials in an extremely courteous manner.
Zhang Heng and others paid homage to the prince and other gentlemen again, and then they made their way into the reed shed. The banquet was ready. As expected, the display of dried and fresh fruits, water and land delicacies was extremely luxurious, and they were all of imitating banquet standards...
Li Qiu just talked to everyone, didn't eat a bite, and didn't even move his chopsticks. Zhang Heng and the others also noticed something was wrong. When they saw Li Qiu not moving his chopsticks, even though they were very hungry, they didn't dare to eat.
Only Xiao Ye, Ouyang Yunyi, Shangguan Wuji, Gongsun Shenjian, Sun Changshan and the brothers of the Xuanyi Guards, who were all brave cavalry guards, paid no attention to them and ate with their heads down as if no one else was watching.
The banquet had just started when Li Qiu said that he had a stomachache and stopped eating and resting. He had to rush back to the palace to see his father. It would be bad if he stayed here for too long...
The reason was sufficient, but the big guys couldn't persuade them, so they had to stop and end this weird welcoming ceremony hastily.
It was already dusk when we returned to Fengyang City. Li Wanjiang heard that they had arrived and greeted them immediately, but it was just a small undressing ceremony.
Because everyone has just come back, they must be tired from traveling, so it’s better to go back and have a good rest first. It’s not too late to give me three days and three nights of sleep!
Xiao Chen and the others were really tired. After saying a few words to Fatty and others, eating a few mouthfuls of food, they went back to their room to sleep. The heated room was so hot...
I woke up the next morning and felt very good, except for the pain in my thighs and buttocks. This was caused by riding a horse for too long, and the sequelae left behind were not worth mentioning.
"Brother, are you injured?" Ling'er had been sitting in the room waiting for him to get up early. When he saw him getting up and grinning, he hurried over to show concern.
"My butt hurts so much!" Xiao Chen said.
"Then lie down and I'll rub it for you!" Ling'er said.
"Go, go, is it okay for a big girl like you to rub your butt for me?" Xiao Chen pushed him away.
"You are my brother, and I am your sister. What's wrong? We have all slept in the same bed!" Ling'er said, "By the way, Eunuch Gong is here, saying he is here to deliver the order, and he insists on asking you to take it. , I saw that you were sleeping soundly and I didn’t want to scream, so I asked Xiao Ye and the others to block him in my room."
"Aren't you just joking? How can you neglect the Emperor's decree?" Xiao Chen quickly dressed up and asked Ling'er to call Gong Shouli quickly.
"Xiao Chen accepts the decree!" Gong Shouli pretended to be shouting as soon as he entered the door. He did not hold the imperial edict in his hand. It seemed to be an oral edict.
"What's going on with the Emperor so early in the morning?" Xiao Chen ignored him at all.
"You're getting more and more jealous now!" Gong Shouli said, "The Emperor has an edict, but you don't even kneel down?"
"If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, how will the emperor know?" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "Besides, even if you tell the emperor, the emperor won't believe it."
"You are hypocritical in your words, and you are firm in your deeds. I am talking about you, kid!" Gong Shouli said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? I haven't eaten either, so hurry up and get them something and I'll eat with you!"
"What the hell, are you here to deliver the message or to have a meal?" Xiao Chen said.
"The Emperor said that you don't have to go to the audience today and rest at home for three days first. I'm afraid you'll go early, so I'll tell you first. The Emperor really loves you. You can't live up to the Emperor!" Gong Shouli said.
"It doesn't matter if we don't meet in person. Has the young prince gone?" Xiao Chen asked.
"You don't know yet? The young prince stayed in the palace last night. He just came out early in the morning. I saw that his eyes were red. He probably talked for a long time last night. Now he went back to catch up on his sleep. He also asked I tell you there is no need to see him in these two days." Gong Shouli said.
"The Emperor didn't praise you? You performed your duties as soon as you came back." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"I didn't say a word of praise, but the eyes he looked at me were gentle." Gong Shouli said, "I'm afraid I might be able to make a second-class Yunqi Lieutenant this time."
"The emperor definitely wants to seal you, but you must resign!" Xiao Chen said, "It's not a lie, it has to be true!"
"What the hell?" Gong Shouli said in shock, "Although I don't have as much merit as you, I was also seriously injured! I deserve to receive the reward."
"In your position, it is of no use whether you are granted a title or not. Apart from being jealous and being stabbed in the back, there is no benefit at all! Even if you become a marquis, aren't you still the emperor's confidant? You just It’s good to be a small grass under the protection of the emperor, but don’t let a big tree attract the wind!”
"But I really wanted to be granted the title of Marquis. Now I am no longer a eunuch. I am just like you. You can be granted the title of Marquis, but I can't?" Gong Shouli said.
"Can your little achievements compare with mine?" Xiao Chen said, "If you can be made a marquis, I can be made a king! You have worked hard this time, but after all, you have the position of overseeing the army and the status of eunuch , if you can give our emperor a long face, you have completed the task, so don’t think about being granted the title."
"What about your boy?" Gong Shouli asked.
"I won't be granted a title. No matter what reward the emperor gives, I have to resign. If the emperor grants you the title, then he must grant me the title. Therefore, we two brothers must advance and retreat together. No one will be granted a title. In this way, the emperor will It's easy to handle." Xiao Chen said.
"Actually, to be honest, I don't really care about the title..." Gong Shouli said.
"So, how about you leave all your achievements to your son." Xiao Chen said.
"Damn it, you are such a roundworm in my belly. You know everything I think!" Gong Shouli was surprised.
"You have done a lot of evil in your life. You were originally destined to have no children, but fortunately the fat man helped you a lot and you finally had a son. So you should do more good deeds in the future, and don't always think about getting promoted and making money, and do whatever you want." Xiao Chen said.
