"Let them come in!" Li Yuan glanced at Yin Ashu, who was silent with his shackles on his head, and then waved his hand to Chang Bao, signaling Chang Bao to go out and let Lu Chen, Li Xiuning and Chai Shao come in.
After Chang Bao responded, he exited the Nuan Pavilion and went out to inform Lu Chen and the others.
Not long after, Chang Bao led Lu Chen and the others into the Nuan Pavilion.
As soon as Lu Chen, Li Xiuning and Chai Shao entered the Nuan Pavilion, they saw a thin old man sitting next to Zhi. This man glanced at Lu Chen and the others secretly and then turned away.
Lu Chen, Li Xiuning and Chai Shao looked at each other, then smiled slightly at the same time, and then saluted Li Yuan.
"My lord, Lu Chen, Duke of Chang'an County, has met Your Majesty!"
"I, Chai Shao, have met your Majesty!" Lu Chen and Chai Shao saluted Li Yuan in unison.
"Daughter, meet Aye!" Li Xiuning saluted Li Yuan.
"No courtesy!" Seeing the young faces of Lu Chen, Li Xiuning, and Chai Shao, Li Yuan felt much better immediately. Moreover, these three people were all meritorious officials in the government, so Li Yuan naturally waved off the courtesy with a kind face, " Please take a seat!" This time, there was no formal "offer a seat" in it, but a very direct sentence like an elder chatting about family matters.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After the three of them saluted Li Yuan again, they sat directly on the lingzi. Li Xiuning and Chai Shao naturally sat in the posture of sitting in the posture, while Lu Chen directly sat cross-legged on the lingzi.
Seeing Lu Chen's sitting posture, Yin Ashu's eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!" Seeing Lu Chen's sitting posture, Yin Ashu saluted Li Yuan directly.
"What do you say, abbot?" Originally, Li Yuan wanted to ask why Li Xiuning and Chai Shao were here, but before Li Yuan could say anything, Yin Ah Shu suddenly interrupted. Li Yuan could only endure his dissatisfaction and looked at Yin A Shu asked.
"I think that Mr. Lu, sitting like this is disrespectful to His Majesty!" Yin Ashu seemed to have found some "magic weapon" and directly pointed at Lu Chen and said to Li Yuan excitedly.
The result was beyond Yin Ah Shu's expectation. Not only Li Yuan looked at Yin Ah Shu like a fool, but also Li Xiuning and Chai Shao. Li Yuan naturally couldn't look at his "father-in-law" like this because of his face. ", but there was something strange in that gaze.
Seeing these looks, Yin Ashu suddenly became confused. Did he do something wrong? Sitting like this is really disrespectful to Li Yuan! Yin Ashu didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, but he still looked down at his clothes unconsciously and found that there was nothing strange about him.
"Yin Guozhang, Duke Lu is not used to sitting in the posture of sitting in the posture. Your Majesty has granted the permission to Duke Lu that he does not have to sit in the posture of sitting in the posture. Don't you know?" Li Yuan was speechless, while Chai Shao refuted Yin Shu without any courtesy, "You It is disrespectful to His Majesty that County Duke Lu is sitting like this. Could it be that you question His Majesty's decision?"
Chai Shao's words are much more serious than Yin Ah Shu and Lu Chen's disrespect. Even if Lu Chen's sitting and pecking issue is settled, he will only get scolded by Li Yuan. What's more, Lu Chen's sitting posture has already been approved by Li Yuan. , and if Chai Shao's label is firmly pinned on Yin Ah Shu, then Yin Ah Shu can be directly labeled as "resisting the imperial edict", and the result can be imagined.
"I don't know about this matter. As the saying goes, those who don't know are not surprised. I hope your majesty won't be surprised!" After hearing Chai Shao's words, Yin Ashu hurriedly saluted Li Yuan and said with an aggrieved face.
"Okay! Don't blame me if you don't know. I won't hold you accountable for your recklessness this time!" Li Yuan waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, I wonder why your Majesty summoned his ministers here today?" Lu Chen wanted to go find Qian Junnan later, but he didn't have time to accompany the old man Yin Ah Shu here, so he saluted Li Yuan directly and asked.
"Lu Aiqing, I called you here today because I have something to ask you!" Li Yuan looked at Lu Chen and said kindly.
"I wonder what your Majesty wants to ask me about?" Lu Chen looked at Li Yuan and asked.
"Today my king's father came to me to sue you!" Li Yuan looked at Lu Chen and said with a smile, "You are so arrogant and domineering that you let your subordinates hurt the servants in his house. Is this happening? "Li Yuan seemed to be asking about something very inconspicuous, or even a common question, which made Yin Ah Shu on the side look confused. What happened to Du Ruhui last time was not like this. At that time, Li Yuan's face was so long and gloomy that it was almost dripping with water. He scolded Li Shimin so much that it could be described as "bloody". Why did he become so talkative when it came to Lu Chen? ?
Although Yin Ashu felt very unhappy, he didn't dare to do anything, and judging from the current situation, it was probably a mistake for him to file a petition this time.
It's a pity that it's too late to ride the tiger now, and Yin Ashu can only bite the bullet and survive here.
"Yes!" Lu Chen answered in a straightforward manner, which confused everyone in Nuan Pavilion.
Even Li Xiuning and Chai Shao both turned to look at Lu Chen. Their eyes clearly said, "You don't want to explain or refute?" Just admit it so cleanly?
"Your Majesty, since Duke Lu has admitted it, please make the decision for me!" Upon hearing Lu Chen's admission, Yin Ashu felt a little unexpected, but he immediately seized the opportunity and saluted Li Yuan directly. , begged Li Yuan who looked very aggrieved.
"Are you sick?" Before Li Yuan could say anything, Lu Chen looked at Yin Ashu and asked.
"You... how dare you insult me?!" When Lu Chen shouted, Yin Ashu was so angry that his rat-like beard was pouted, and he pointed at Lu Chen with trembling fingers and shouted.
"Which of your ears heard that I was insulting you?" Lu Chen looked at Yin Ah Shu and asked, "I asked you if you were sick? He was obviously caring about your health, so how did he become insulting you? Why? Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!" Lu Chen saluted Li Yuan directly.
Li Yuan, Li Xiuning, Chai Shao, and Chang Bao all heard that Lu Chen was obviously scolding Yin Ah Shu. However, after Lu Chen explained this, the four of them looked at Lu Chen with helpless and strange eyes. Chen, all of them felt in their hearts that Lu Chen's mouth was really terrible. He was clearly scolding Yin A Shu, but he could still explain it in such a fresh and refined way.
The four of them all held back their laughter and looked at Yin Ah Shu, whose expression changed slightly. Yin Ah Shu didn't know how to refute Lu Chen, so he could only point at Lu Chen, shaking with anger.
"I think Mr. Lu's explanation is quite appropriate, so Mr. Lu is not suspected of insulting the abbot of the country!" Li Yuan suppressed a smile, tried hard to maintain a serious expression, and nodded.
"Your Majesty, since Duke Lu has admitted to beating up my servants, please ask your Majesty to hold Duke Lu accountable for his crimes!" After hearing Li Yuan's words, Yin Ashu tried to calm down. Since Li Yuan didn't hold Lu Chen accountable, He had no choice but to admit his guilt and hold back his anger. After trying to stabilize his mind, he saluted Li Yuan.
"I ordered someone to throw your servants back in front of your house. Why didn't you ask? Then you ran to His Majesty to complain about me? How busy is Your Majesty? What the hell are you doing? Are you all looking for your majesty? If you want me, your servants should be beaten!" Lu Chen looked directly at Yin Ashu and snorted coldly.
"The servants in my house were cleaning on the road and blocking Duke Lu's way, so they were thrown back in front of my house by the orders of Duke Lu. Isn't it that Duke Lu went too far!?" It was Lu Chen who was arrogant and domineering and killed Yin A Shu, he looked at Lu Chen and said coldly.
"Oh! But when I passed the highway, I didn't see the servants in the Guozhang's mansion with cleaning utensils! However, they stopped me and asked me to dismount and pass silently. Yin Guo didn't know about this. How do you want to explain it?" Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at Yin Ah Shu, and asked with a sneer, "Of course, I won't mention what happened to Du Ruhui last time. What happened in that matter? Don't think that others don't know. , If you want others to know, unless you do nothing yourself, can you deceive your majesty, and can you deceive all the subordinates?"
Originally, Li Yuan was sitting there calmly, but when he heard Lu Chen mention Du Ruhui's matter, Li Yuan's expression changed slightly. After all, Li Yuan already knew what happened to Du Ruhui afterwards, and Lu Chen had no scruples. The mention made Li Yuan somewhat unable to sit still.
However, Li Yuan still heard that Lu Chen was trying to save face for him, and it was Yin Ashu who deceived him. This made Li Yuan feel a little more comfortable, and Li Yuan could only pretend to be ignorant and sit there. Looking at Yin Ashu, his eyes were somewhat evil.
"Then Du Ruhui is his own problem. Now it's up to you, County Duke Lu, to spare me the trouble for injuring me. You have to give me an explanation for this matter!" Yin Ashu directly ignored Lu Chen's matter of Du Ruhui. Although he also noticed Li Yuan's unkind expression, he still refused to acknowledge Du Ruhui's matter and directly bit Lu Chen to death and beat his subordinates for mercy.
"Explanation? Do you want me to bring your servants here and ask them clearly in front of His Majesty?" Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at Yin Ah Shu, "I have been with your servants, and you must not bring them down to His Majesty. Pressure on me, I behave upright and sit upright. What is on your mind? You know it, I know it, and your majesty also knows it. Your majesty will not punish you for the crime of false accusation, just because you are the head of the country and give you face. If you keep making trouble like this, don't blame me for being rude!" Lu Chen looked directly at Yin Ah Shu with a sullen face. Lu Chen lowered his face. Li Xiuning and Chai Shao were not alone. Even Li Yuan was surprised. After all, this was happening at the time. In front of the emperor, Lu Chen dared to act like the abbot, but there was a hint of not giving Li Yuan face, even though Li Yuan didn't like the abbot much.
