Chapter 19 If you are a man, fight (2) (Literature Network)
Li Zhendong is not too tall, that is, he is about middle-aged, but he has a good appearance. When he comes out, he walks with ease and ease. Although he has not yet spoken, the appearance of this divination can't help but make everyone in the hall watch.
As soon as the light was turned on, a buzzing discussion immediately started quietly. Most of them were rumors about his charm in the south of the Yangtze River. This situation made Fatty Tang extremely unhappy. No matter where he was, he sarcastically said:
"It's ridiculous for a man to pretend to be a woman, it's really ridiculous!"
Fatty Tang's words were indeed very vulgar, but because of his loud voice, all the discussions in the hall were drowned out by Fatty Tang's voice. All the ministers and ministers were stunned, and immediately all their eyes were focused on
Everyone in Li Zhendong wanted to see how Li Zhendong would counterattack Fatty Tang's provocation, but unexpectedly, Li Zhendong acted as if he had never heard Fatty Tang's words. He walked up to the prince's table with a smile, bowed and held up the wine bottle and said, "Chen Zhenhai."
Li Zhendong congratulates His Royal Highness on the birthday. I would like to offer a bottle of water and wine to wish His Royal Highness all the best and happiness in the East Sea. I would like to pay tribute to you." As soon as he finished speaking, he raised the wine bottle in his hand to his mouth, raised his head, and
He drank all the wine in the bottle in one gulp, and then raised the bottom of the bottle to indicate that the wine was gone.
"Well, Li Aiqing is indeed a cheerful person. He has been famous for a long time. Today, seeing Aiqing's demeanor comes to light." The Zhenhai navy was nominally part of the Dayin Dynasty, but in fact it was an independent small kingdom.
, was not subject to the control of the imperial court at all. Although Xiao Ruhai was the prince, he did not dare to be too rude to Li Zhendong. Seeing that Li Zhendong was treating him with great respect, he was very happy and picked up the wine bottle with a smile.
Drink it all in one gulp as well.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. I can't thank you enough." Li Zhendong saw that the Prince had accompanied him for a bottle. He quickly bowed and thanked him again, and then continued: "Your Highness, I have an unkind request.
, please give your Highness a clear warning.”[
"Oh? It's okay, Li Aiqing." Xiao Ruhai already knew that Li Zhendong was going to say something serious, but he asked with a look of surprise on his face.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Zhendong straightened his body and said politely: "So that His Highness the Crown Prince will know that the minister has some connections with Xiao Wei, the third son of King Xiang, and they agreed to fight in the palace for fun. This is an unkind invitation.
I hope His Highness will give you permission."
"Oh? Is this the case?" Xiao Ruhai pretended to be surprised and looked at Li Zhendong for a while, then turned to look at where Xiao Wei was and asked with confusion: "Xiao Wei, you and Li Aiqing
What exactly is the connection? Let me tell you about it. If possible, let me be the middle man. How about we laugh and let go of our grudges?"
"My brother has met the prince brother." The prince spoke. Xiao Wei couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and said with a smile: "I want the prince brother to know that this matter is actually very big."
The problem is that brother Li Shi has too much money in his family and wants to give three hundred thousand taels of silver to my brother. Haha, although I am not greedy for money, if someone wants to give it to me, I will accept it with a smile."
Xiao Wei gave everyone the impression of a frivolous character. He had been silently pretending to be cool before, which made everyone in the palace feel strange. With this opening, his true identity was immediately revealed, causing everyone to be stunned.
I couldn't help but burst out laughing, completely forgetting that I must not be rude before you.
"You, Xiaojiu, it's true." Xiao Ruhai was made trouble by Xiao Ji earlier, and he really wanted to persuade the two of them to make peace. But now when he saw Xiao Wei joking on the spot without caring, he was immediately
He choked for a moment, but there was nothing he could do with Xiao Wei's thorn in the side, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile.
As soon as Xiao Wei said these words, Li Zhendong's face turned livid and he wished he could strangle Xiao Wei to death on the spot. However, this was the East Palace, and Li Zhendong did not dare to be presumptuous. He gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger in his heart.
He suppressed himself, glared at Xiao Wei angrily, then withdrew his gaze, looked at Xiao Ruhai and said: "Your Highness, the cause of this matter is not what the young prince said. In fact, both the minister and the young prince love
If we fall in love with the same person and refuse to give in, we should decide by fighting, and I hope that Your Highness will uphold justice on his behalf."
"Fuck your mother's bitch, Li Zhendong, you are a thief. My sister has been betrothed to a mistress for a long time. How can you come here to mess with me? If you talk nonsense again, I will slap you to death..." Li Zhendong said just now
Xiao Wei didn't say anything, but Fatty Tang who was sitting next to him couldn't help it. He smacked his hands a few times, jumped up and cursed loudly. His words were vulgar, just like a shrew scolding the street. Listen to
Everyone present frowned.
"How dare you, Your Highness, be here, and you dare to speak obscenely. How brave you are!" Upon hearing the curses made by Fatty Tang, Fang Minwu, the highest-ranking official present, raised his eyebrows, shouted, and interrupted.
The curse of Fatty Tang.
"Humph, young master, I..." Fatty Tang was just a rough guy. He didn't care about Fang Minwu's majesty at all. He opened his mouth and planned to scold Fang Shangshu together. Fortunately, Xiao Wei saw the opportunity quickly and jumped in.
He stepped forward, stood in front of Fatty Tang, and shouted: "That's enough, sit down!"
The fat man of Tang Dynasty was not afraid of anything. Even the King of Heaven and I dared to scold him. However, he listened to Xiao Wei's words. When he saw Xiao Wei standing up, he did not dare to make any more noise. He sat down obediently, but his words remained the same.
He muttered reluctantly. Although he couldn't hear clearly what he was talking about, he knew that this guy definitely had nothing good to say.
"Brother Prince, my brother is just a fool. His temperament is a bit straight, and I am rude. Please forgive me." Xiao Wei ignored Fatty Tang's mumbling and strode to the Prince's door.
In front of the seat, he bowed and confessed with a solemn expression.
"That's it, that's all, don't mention this matter again." Although Xiao Ruhai hated Fatty Tang's courtesy, he also knew the origin of Fatty Tang and didn't want to really fall out with him. At this time, seeing Xiao Wei apologize,
I just used the donkey field at the foot of the slope to get through.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your generosity." Xiao Wei meticulously saluted again and thanked him.
"Xiao Wei, Li Aiqing said he wanted to fight with Er Jue. Is this true? Haha, if it's true, it would be a good story." Xiao Ruhai raised his hand in vain to signal Xiao Wei to stand up, and then asked with a smile on his lips.
road.
Fight for your mother's beauty! Hearing the strong bias in Xiao Ruhai's words, Xiao Wei felt furious and scolded Xiao Ruhai fiercely in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face. Instead, he smiled slightly and said
: "Brother Prince is joking. Xiao Wei has already made it very clear to Brother Li Shi that Tang Yueyu is a human being, not a commodity. How can he let others fight over him? Such nonsense is nothing more than Brother Li Shi's own imagination and is not worth mentioning.
Mention, I just made an appointment with him for a fight, and the winnings are not much, the bet is only 300,000 taels of silver."
Look at what Xiao Wei said, three hundred thousand taels of money is still not much. God knows how many taels of silver is enough. Although all the officials in the palace have heard about the battle between Xiao and Li before the banquet,
But most of them didn't know the details. When they heard Xiao Wei talk about three hundred thousand taels of silver for the first time, everyone thought that Xiao Wei was just joking. But now seeing that Xiao Wei said it so seriously, they thought it couldn't be a lie.
, everyone was shocked immediately, and for a while, the entire hall was filled with gasps.
"This..." Seeing Xiao Wei's tone of voice being so confident, Xiao Ruhai's heart skipped a beat. He felt that his original idea might not be so smooth. If Xiao Wei defeated him and became famous,
Maybe the position of Crown Prince Xiang would fall to him, so wouldn't his efforts to win over Xiao Ji become a hard work? He hesitated for a while and looked at his face hesitantly.
The livid Li Zhendong asked after careful consideration: "Li Aiqing, what Xiaowei said is really serious. From Yigu's point of view, the two of you are not mortal enemies. How about just laughing it off?"
"Since His Highness has spoken, I should have obeyed it, but... haha, just keep your word and do what you say. This is the motto of our minister. Now that I have fulfilled my promise, my actions must be resolute. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Li Zhendong.
Seeing the confident look in Xiao Wei's words, he felt a little nagging in his heart. However, he didn't think that a playboy like Xiao Wei could compare with him. After thinking for a while, he politely rejected Xiao Ruhai's offer.
To persuade peace.[
"Well, that's it." Seeing Li Zhendong insisting on fighting, Xiao Ruhai's originally wavering heart became a little firmer. He frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Xiao Wei who was standing nonchalantly in front of the table again, cautiously
Di said: "Xiaowei, three hundred thousand taels is nothing to play with, and there may be injuries in a fight. You and Li Aiqing are both pillars of the country, and it won't be good if you hurt anyone. Do you really want to fight?"
"It is a man who is ready to fight. How can he look forward and look back?" Xiao Wei smiled calmly and replied proudly.
"Okay! What a magnificent statement!" As soon as Xiao Wei finished speaking, before Xiao Ruhai could say anything, someone in the banquet cheered loudly. Everyone looked at him and saw that the man with a white beard and a bright head was Sun Xuanwang, the Minister of the Ministry of War -
-Sun Xuanwang is a well-known general in the court. He was under the command of King Xiang Xiao Rui in his early years. However, he and Xiao Rui have always been at odds with each other. Every time they argue with each other, when Xiao Rui takes charge of the army, Sun Xuanwang is suppressed miserably.
, it was not until Xiao Rui was raised that the superiors reused him, and Lei Guan was promoted to the high position of Minister of the Ministry of War. His life was aloof and arrogant, and he had always been independent in the court. Except for the current emperor, who else had his account?
He didn't buy it, and he never paid attention to the courtship of the princes. He was a rare neutral among the big shots in the court. But because of this, his prestige in the court and the public was extremely high. At this time, he spoke out his words and said,
Some bad ministers agreed one after another.
"This is true, and Sun Shangshu should not praise it." Xiao Wei and Sun Xuanwang were not familiar with each other, and they had interacted with each other in the past, but they had heard of his name for a long time. When he heard his words and cheers, he did not look flattered.
He just cupped his hands and replied lightly, and then, without waiting for Sun Xuanwang to say anything, he turned around and looked at Fatty Tang who was still mumbling in a low voice, and said calmly: "Tang Zhan, take the banknote."
Submit it for the lottery!"
"Ah..., yes." When Fatty Tang heard that he was about to pay, he felt so distressed that it felt like his heart was being cut. He jumped up and pressed his hand on the stack of banknotes in his arms. He hesitated for a long time.
He was willing to take it out, but when he saw Xiao Wei's eyes widening, he reluctantly took out the bank note, dragged his huge body, and moved to the prince's seat almost step by step.
With great reluctance, he handed the banknote to a young eunuch who came forward. He looked at the banknote pitifully with a pair of bull's eyes, swallowed, hesitated for a while, and then turned around and moved away.
Returning to his seat, at the same time, Li Zhendong also took out a stack of banknotes from his wide sleeves and handed them into the hands of a young eunuch. As the voices of the two young eunuchs counting continued to sound, the whole hall