I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 8 This brat is too idle!

Running and trotting all the way, and caring about the Huainan tangerines stuffed all over his robe, Liu Sheng finally stepped on the point of the palace ban, and returned to the Weiyang Palace.

At the same time, at night when the palace gates were closed and the curfew had begun in Chang'an City, Emperor Liu Qi welcomed a 'guest' in the apse of the Xuanshi Hall.

The guest had mottled white hair and beard, looked to be nearly half a century old, and had a square face with Chinese characters;
The gray and white beard is cut into the most popular appearance in Chang'an today. There is a hint of bookishness in his demeanor, but there is a determination in his brows that is incompatible with the "bookishness";

The silver seal tied around the waist and the turquoise ribbon tied around the waist indicate the identity of the 'guest', who is the two thousand stones of the imperial court with the 'silver seal and green ribbon'.

When they came to the hall, the 'guest' first bowed his body and saluted the emperor Liu Qi.

Almost at the same time, Emperor Liu Qi also slowly got up from the couch, and bowed his hands to the visitor in return.

"teacher."

The person who came was none other than the emperor Liu Qishang when he was the prince, he was the confidant of the prince Zhan Shi's hidden residence, the internal history of the court: Chao Cuo.

Prince Zhan Shi, also known as the Prince's Family Order, is considered to be the one with the highest start among the ministers in the prince's hidden residence.

As early as the time of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Chao Cuo, who was the prince's family order at that time, won the trust of the late emperor because of his ability to speak well;

Even Liu Qi, who was the crown prince at that time, trusted his teacher Chao Cuo in every possible way, and he obeyed his advice.

After the death of Emperor Taizong, the new emperor Liu Qi also appointed Chao Cuo as the internal history almost immediately, ranking first among the nine ministers!
But today, Chao Cuo entered the palace, but not because of Liu Qi's summon...
"It's been several months since I've been in office, is the teacher still used to it?"

With a relaxed expression, he greeted Chao Cuo to take his seat, and the emperor Liu Qi also sat back on the imperial couch, staring at the dossier in front of him without squinting, and seemed to ask a random question.

Hearing this, Chao Cuo only sat down with a slight smile, and sighed with an immodest smile.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's trust."

"The responsibility of the internal history, I think I can still bear it..."

"hey-hey!"

Hearing the self-confidence in Chao Cuo's tone, Emperor Liu Qi couldn't help laughing, raised his eyebrows, and cast his eyes at Chao Cuo's faintly arrogant face.

Looking at Chao Cuo with a smile, he lowered his head again, and finished processing the file in his hand. Liu Qicai finally raised his head, rubbed the corners of his eyes tiredly, and then let out a short sigh at Chao Cuo.

"that matter······"

"Still not working?"

The fluttering words caused Chao Cuo's complexion to change a little, and a cautious look suddenly appeared on his relaxed and comfortable face.

"Most of the court officials, ministers, nobles and relatives of the court have already paid a visit."

"Except for Yuan An, a doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yuchen, who have a long history of personal grievances, most of the others are not too stubborn."

"Only the prime minister..."

In the middle of speaking, Chao Cuo wisely stopped talking and gave Liu Qi a helpless look.

As expected, as Chao Cuo expected, the Emperor Liu Qi's complexion suddenly darkened almost at the same time he heard the word 'Prime Minister'.

After thinking for a long time with a cloudy complexion, Liu Qi stood up slowly, put his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth for a while.

"Yuan An, a Chinese doctor, once served as the king's minister to the king of Wu;"

"I heard that at that time, the King of Wu treated Yuan Ang very well, and even gave generous gifts many times."

"The prime minister of princes and kings is originally the duty sent by the court to monitor and supervise the princes and kings, and to advise the princes and kings to behave."

"Yuan An served as Prime Minister of Wu, but he received gifts from the King of Wu several times..."

"Ok?"

Saying something meaningful, Emperor Liu Qi frowned again, and handed Chao Cuo a "You know what I mean?" ' look.

Feeling sorry, Chao Cuo hurriedly cupped his hands, and said with a smile on his face, "I understand."

"Um······"

Seeing Liu Qi lightly "hmm", nodded slowly, as if he wanted to say something more, but he didn't speak again.

Seeing this, Chao Cuo also secretly let out a sigh, then shook his head to himself.

The prime minister, Shen Tujia, is an old stubborn bull who is 'renowned' both inside and outside the government and the field, with an outstanding temper, so he can't get into it!
In addition, not long after the death of the first emperor, Liu Qi had just succeeded to the throne, and the royal family felt at ease;

Under such circumstances, for Shen Tujia, an old prime minister who is famous for his 'stubborn temper', even Liu Qi, who is the emperor, may not have a good solution.

Seeing that Liu Qi seemed to be in a dilemma, Chao Cuo stood up quietly and was about to leave.

But at the moment when he bowed his hands to say goodbye, recalling what happened to Zhonglang Zhidu in the court today, Chao Cuo thought over and over again, and finally bowed to Liu Qi cautiously.

"His Majesty."

"What happened today..."

"Young master, I'm afraid it's a bit too much..."

"Ok?"

The cold abruptness caused Liu Qi's face to stagnate immediately, and he turned his head full of doubts.

After seeing the stiff smile on Qing Chao Cuo's face, Emperor Liu Qicai gave a clear smile, turned around, and sat back on the imperial couch.

Seeing Liu Qi's posture, Chao Cuo couldn't help but panic, and hastily bowed his hand again.

"His Majesty."

"Even if General Zhonglang is guilty, he is still a courtier with two thousand stones after all;"

"Emperor Taizong Xiaowen once said: A general will not be humiliated, and Xu courtiers will keep their dignity with two thousand stones."

"No matter what the young master is, he shouldn't punch Chaogong two thousand stones, and he will fall into the dignity of Han officials for nothing?"

As he said this, beads of sweat were already dripping on Chao Cuo's forehead.

——For things like pleading for mercy, the most fearful thing is getting burned!

Especially in front of an adult emperor like Liu Qi, who is in his prime, has countless life experiences, and has extremely mature three views, every little thought of his subjects cannot escape the pair of eyes that the common people call 'wisdom eyes like torches'.

But the words had already been spoken, so Chao Cuo could only bite the bullet, put on a gesture of 'Your Majesty is aware', and quietly waited for Liu Qi's verdict.

Seeing Liu Qi staring deeply at Chao Cuo's face, he didn't know how long it took before he let out a moderate smile.

"If I remember correctly, Zhonglang Zhidu is also from the Legalist family?"

"Teacher, is this...?"

One word explained what Chao Cuo was thinking, and seeing Chao Cuo panicked again, Liu Qi couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.

After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Qi finally smiled and leaned back his upper body.

"The teacher is right."

"Xiao Jiu is indeed a bit..."

In the middle of speaking, Emperor Liu Qi suddenly stopped talking, and his face froze again!
After being so dazed for a while, Liu Qicai seemed to remember something, raised his head hesitantly, and looked at the student Chao Cuo who was still sweating in front of him.

"I actually think that this kid, Ah Sheng, is too free on weekdays, so he has time to make trouble;"

"As for the prime minister~"

"Um······"

"The teacher thinks, if you find something to do for the prime minister..."

(End of this chapter)