Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 164

The King of Qin scolded angrily: "Yuanji! Lord Xue is a hero who has contributed to the country and society. Why are you so offended? Apologize!"

After King Qin finished cursing, a look of astonishment flashed across Li Yuan's face, and he said sharply, "Yuan Ji, I apologize to Duke Xue!"

The prince caught up belatedly: "Yuanji!"

Xue Lang sighed silently in his heart, and took the initiative to say: "Please calm down the sage, the crown prince, and the King of Qin. Such trivial matters are not worth mentioning. Why should the King of Qi apologize! Besides, this matter did happen. Tell me why."

This question should never have been asked!
Asking out is to provoke the relationship between the prince and the King of Qin, and trap Xue Lang into injustice.Apart from other things, Xue Lang is a meritorious official who has just been appointed. Although he is not a meritorious service like military merits, but such merits as offering high-yielding grain seeds can be said to be meritorious in the present age and benefit in the future. Li Yuan has courage, how could he allow his son to question Xue Lang like this!

This behavior, if you say it lightly, is an insult to the hero, and if you say it more seriously, it is framed Zhongliang. What do the rest of the ministers think?Co-authoring and working hard to make contributions to your Li Tang Dynasty, is this the treatment?Isn't it chilling!To put it seriously, Datang has just established a country, so doing so will shake the foundation of the country!
Another one, use the newly named hero to provoke the relationship between the crown prince and the king of Qin, not to mention that the crown prince and the king of Qin are both brothers of the same mother of the king of Qi.
Insulting heroes, framing Zhongliang, and shaking the foundation of the country are regarded as disloyalty; the emperor is his father, and shaking the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is to shake his father's throne. relationship, as unrighteous!

Disloyalty, filial piety, inhumaneness and injustice are such an earth-shattering crime, but the only thing missing is inhumaneness!

It is also very simple to find this inhumanity. I heard that the king of Qi's favorite game is to divide his soldiers into two parties, attack each other, and play war games until one party becomes disabled or even dies.Also, when he was the governor of Bingzhou, he also liked to shoot arrows at the crowd, watch the crowd avoiding them for fun, etc. There are countless unkind behaviors.

It wouldn't be easy for Xue Lang to argue with him!It's just that King Qi is the son of the sage Li Yuan, one of the first sons. If Xue Lang does this, Li Yuan will punish Li Yuanji for his crimes today due to the situation, but what about in the future?

It's very boring to care about someone who doesn't live long.Xue Lang was willing to be magnanimous and not to argue with him, but it didn't mean he agreed with Li Yuanji's contemptuous behavior today.

Therefore, Xue Lang said: "Why does my minister have different attitudes towards the King of Qin and the prince? It is because the content of the conversation between the prince and the king of Qin is different. What the prince asked me about the minister is a matter of business. Since the matter is official, treat it seriously; the king of Qin and the prince are serious. What I said was a private anecdote, so naturally there is no need to deal with it. Xue Lang is clumsy, he does not have the talent of being slick and good at dancing, all he can do is stick to principles and distinguish between public and private. The reason is nothing more than that, I don’t know Is King Qi satisfied?"

Li Yuanji sneered, and before he could say anything, he looked up and found that not only King Qin, but even the sage was looking at him coldly. Seeing the crown prince shaking his head secretly, he felt awe-inspiring, and said resentfully, "Thank you, Duke Xue, for clarifying the confusion."

Xue Lang said politely, "Don't dare!"

Li Yuan snorted, and said: "King Qi is presumptuous, his words and deeds are rude, and he will be fined for three years as a warning. And go back to the mansion first, there is no need to participate in today's banquet."

Li Yuanji refused to accept it: "Aye!"

Li Yuan sternly shouted: "Back off!"

Only then did Li Yuanji bow and leave, and before leaving, he even took a look at Xue Lang.The old god Xue Lang was there, unafraid.

The sage drove away the disappointing Li Yuanji, turned to Xue Lang, and praised: "Xue Lang is a loyal and upright man with a precious character, which is very rare. I will reward you with a thousand pieces of silk as an encouragement!"

"Thank you saint."

This is throwing money at a disagreement!It's cool to have a rich father, you don't have to take responsibility for your mistakes, just pay for it and it's over!I hate the attribute of local tyrants the most!Xue Lang complained silently in his heart, this is still a local tyrant who cannot refuse!Stuffed!
After Qi Wang Li Yuanji made such a fuss, the atmosphere naturally couldn't keep up with the enthusiasm and interest at the beginning. However, all the people present here are human beings, so naturally they won't express their true thoughts in their hearts. Everyone is still talking and laughing. The conversation seems to be very lively, but smart people can see that the atmosphere is not as good as before.

Xue Lang sat kneeling on his seat, savoring the court dishes with a natural expression. Compared with the dishes in the Princess Mansion, the taste and preparation were similar, except that there were more dishes and wine was served.

After Li Yuan toasted, all the officials also toasted. After that, the crown prince and King Qin congratulated the saint on today's grand event, and then the officials.When it was Xue Lang's turn, Xue Lang said: "My humble minister congratulates the saint. My humble minister is clumsy and can't speak. I only have three glasses of fine wine. I salute the saint and congratulate the saint!"

After finishing speaking, he drank three cups straight away, his face didn't turn red, he couldn't breathe, and he didn't move his eyebrows.In fact, the wine in this palace is much weaker than that outside.

Li Yuan smiled and said hello three times in a row, and took a drink with him to save face.The King of Qin said cruelly: "Sage, Xue Jungong has already performed his magic, please be careful, Sage, don't get drunk."

Xue Lang suffocated, Li Yuan burst into laughter, and said jokingly: "What Shimin reminds is, Xue Qing's family, Wanwang is merciful."

Afterwards, whether it was toasting Xue Lang's wine or Xue Lang reciprocated, they would all be teased. People always teased him and told him not to use his magical powers indiscriminately.

Xue Lang laughed so hard that he was speechless, the people he wanted to drink had already been driven back by the sage, and those who stayed were all quite restrained people, they couldn't drink at all.If King Qi stayed, with King Qi's arrogance and youthful vigor, Xue Lang would still be sure to get him drunk. Unfortunately, he was driven back by the saint.Is the sage protecting his son or appeasing the hero?It feels totally inconsiderate.

Just kidding, just kidding, how many people will really get drunk at the banquet in the palace, everyone is paying attention, of course, we can't stand the capsized boat in the gutter, and accidentally get drunk, but don't worry, there are servants by your side , the servants at home also follow when they go to court, and someone will send it out.It's basically impossible to get drunk and molest concubines, or molested court ladies, as they often appear in TV dramas. You are a dead man as a guard!
In the end, Xue Lang drank a jar of wine by himself, except that he felt like going to the bathroom, he was not even half drunk, and left the palace very sober. At this time, the crescent moon was like a hook, and it was curfew time.

Li Yuan specially issued a warrant to the ministers attending the banquet. Xue Lang was authorized to live in a hotel in the inner city for foreign guests. After the court meeting tomorrow, the sage would send someone to take him to the mansion given to him.

(End of this chapter)