In the small study room of Taiji Hall, there were only two people, Li Er and Xiao Rui.
No one said anything, and Li Er didn't ask why he came only in the afternoon? Xiao Rui knew what the other party wanted, but he just didn't say anything.
Li Er was so angry that he wanted to go over and kick his son-in-law. He thought to himself that this guy must have done it on purpose. He still had time to drink tea? I sent someone to call you here specifically for tea?
Who among the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty dares to disrespect me? Who dares to sit on a whole chair in this small study? Who dares to drink tea in front of me so calmly? Who didn’t guess the holy intention and speak first?
But this kid has done everything! Is he sent by God to harm me?
"Ahem..."
"Huh? Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell? I will help you feel your pulse." Xiao Rui put down his tea cup and stood up to help diagnose the disease.
Li Er saw the mean smile hidden at the corner of the other party's mouth, glared fiercely, and said angrily: "I have no disease!"
"Oh? Is this an allusion to Bian Que meeting Duke Huan of Cai and hiding his illness and refusing to seek medical treatment?" Xiao Rui pretended not to understand.
Poof... Li Er really wanted to vomit blood.
"That's enough! Boy, do you know why I asked you to come?" Li Er patted the table and finally exploded.
Xiao Rui looked confused, "Didn't you say you have something to give me? Wei Chen has been waiting for your instructions."
You...hum! Li Er turned his head and said nothing.
Xiao Rui tentatively asked, "Is it for Xiangcheng? I understand etiquette and will send you back to Xiangcheng tomorrow. After all, we are not married yet and cannot get along with each other for a long time. Don't worry, I will not act recklessly."
Li Er is so angry. It's already this time, and he's still being careless?
"Boy, are you sincere?"
Xiao Rui said blankly: "Isn't it for this? What's that? The court is short of money? Yes, a big battle involving 200,000 soldiers and horses was fought. The treasury may not be able to withstand it for a long time. Let me think of a way …”
Li Er slapped the table again, this time with greater force, "That's enough! Don't be careless with me. Your kid hid deep enough and caught the former Sui Empress Xiao. After so many days, there were so many people along the way. , no one reported to me. Now that you have captured Queen Xiao and instead of reporting to the court, she was detained privately in your village, what do you want to do?"
Xiao Rui explained with a bitter face: "Your Majesty is unjust! That's not a prisoner, that's not Queen Xiao, that's my aunt. My aunt was unfortunate in her early years and was kidnapped by Jieli to the grassland and suffered a lot. This time we raided Jieli's royal court. , I was lucky enough to meet my aunt and rescue her. It was not easy to reunite my aunt with my father, sister and brother. Of course I have to serve my aunt well. As for not reporting it, it is just my personal matter..."
Li Er laughed, he was so angry that he had such an iron mouth and teeth, he could really confuse right and wrong and tell lies with his eyes open! Am I a fool?
Staring at Xiao Rui with sharp eyes, Li Er said solemnly: "Boy, you know the seriousness of this matter. Do you think it's useful to mess around like this on your own?"
Xiao Rui smiled and murmured in a low voice: "It is always right for me to support the elderly and fulfill my filial piety."
Li Er rolled his eyes and asked coldly: "Tell me, how can you let him go?"
Xiao Rui waved his hand quickly, "Your Majesty misunderstood, I didn't, no..."
Li Er raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that you are planning to hide the old man from the former dynasty secretly, and then secretly train and support him to help the former Sui Dynasty in the future? Xiao Rui, I treat you and your son very well, even my beloved daughter I already promised you and allowed you to marry two more, is this how you treat me?"
Forehead……
No one can afford to wear the label of rebellion.
Xiao Rui knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, my loyalty to the Tang Dynasty can be seen from the sun and the moon. If you are because of Yang Zhengdao, then I will go back and send the people here. You have the final say whether to kill or scrape me. Absolutely nothing!"
Li Er understood and went around and around, this guy was trying to protect Queen Xiao.
"What did the former Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty say?"
Xiao Rui raised his head and glanced at the other party. Li Er's eyes were firm and cold, as if he was determined to win, and all men understood.
Thinking of this, Xiao Rui secretly complained, and at the same time scolded Li Er in his heart, are you an old pervert? Even a sixty-year-old lady is not spared?
After a moment of silence, Xiao Rui simply stopped evading and said forcefully: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a favor for my aunt. There is no longer the former Sui Dynasty Queen Xiao in the world. The former Sui Dynasty has long become a thing of the past, and now we are the Tang Dynasty."
"My aunt has been wandering around for half her life. She was captured several times and suffered a lot of pain and humiliation. Now she is an old man in her sixties, with no children and no one to rely on. Now she can finally return to her parents' home. A place to stay and enjoy a peaceful life for a few days. Please have mercy on Your Majesty and allow her to spend her old age peacefully in Xiaojiazhuang."
"If it's for etiquette and status, I'm willing to trade for the title of champion marquis."
Hiss...this boy, are you using filial piety to punish me?
After thinking about it for a while, Li Er decided to make a fuss, pretending to be angry and said: "In exchange for a title? Is my champion so worthless?"
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "We in the Tang Dynasty govern the country with filial piety. If I can exchange for my aunt to spend her old age peacefully, I think it's worth it."
Seeing that Li Er didn't say anything, Xiao Rui stood up on his own, with a gentle tone, and came closer to persuade him in a low voice: "Father-in-law, you don't know, my aunt is already over sixty years old, and the grassland is bitterly cold, but she has suffered a lot. She looks haggard and old, and she doesn't look good. I don’t know how many more years of good life I have left. Alas...life is so miserable! My father almost fainted from heartache. My mother also cried unconsciously several times."
"Your Excellency, why bother with an old woman who is not a threat? The arrangement is in Xiaojiazhuang, and the Emperor is also there. Aren't you still worried?"
"To be disrespectful, the Supreme Emperor and my uncle, Emperor Daye, are cousins. My aunt is Emperor Daye's first wife. Now that she has given up her identity as the former queen, she is no longer a threat to you or the Tang Dynasty. You and your aunt You can actually let go of your grudges, we are all relatives, if you do too well, outsiders will gossip about you."
Li Er listened quietly, with a sneer on his face that Xiao Rui couldn't understand, "Haha, done? Is this what you think? Is this how you see me? I am a foolish king who bullies old women?"
Xiao Rui opened his mouth slightly, wondering what does this mean? Aren't you?
Li Er changed the subject and kicked Xiao Rui: "I asked you to come, not to ask for someone else from you. As long as you, Xiao Rui, don't betray Tang, you can take him in as an orphan of the Yang family."
"You are right. Queen Xiao is my cousin after all. It is a good thing that she can spend her old age peacefully and have a good death."
"But from the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, it involves the transfer of national destiny. Since the death of Emperor Daye, there have been more than ten years of chaos. Although the Tang Dynasty has unified the world, some people still say that our position is unfair. If the name is not correct, then the words will not go smoothly. What’s missing here, do you know?”
Xiao Rui scratched his head, "What's missing? People's hearts? No, people now think highly of the Tang Dynasty. Is it cruelty? Murderous heart?"
Li Er couldn't bear it anymore and slapped Xiao Rui hard on the back of the head: "Idiot, Xinqiu, idiot, Guawazi! It's Yuxi, Yuxi, Chuanguo Yuxi!"
...Good guy, as expected of the Qin King Li Er who conquered half of the Central Plains, he was actually proficient in many local dialects. This scolding made Xiao Rui stupid. It turns out that the emperor can also curse and use swear words!
After calming down for a moment, Li Er said in a deep voice: "Emperor Daye died, and many rebel kings dug deep and searched Yangzhou but could not find the imperial seal. People speculate that the imperial seal has always been in the hands of Empress Xiao, but no one has seen it."
"You can grant Empress Xiao her freedom if you want. It's all up to you to get the imperial seal!"
