Chapter 81 Xiang Zhuang dances the sword with the intention of Peigong
The four princesses were playing cards enthusiastically, while the four brothers were bored beside them. Playing cards by myself was very comfortable and enjoyable, but watching others play cards felt ordinary.
Li Zhiyun stood up and walked behind Yan Lipen and watched him paint.
I have to admit that Lao Yan's skills are still passable. At a glance, the faces of the characters on the drawings correspond to each of them, and they are all somewhat similar.
On the drawing paper, four princesses are sitting and playing cards. The prince, King Qin, King Qi, and King Chu are sitting behind their respective princesses. Everyone has a happy smile on their face, and no one can say "brother" after seeing it.
harmony'.
"Good painting skills." The prince came over at some point and praised him.
Li Shimin smiled slightly, with a hint of satisfaction on his face.
"Brother, please don't take away people's love. This painting was reserved for me and will be passed on to my children and grandchildren in the future." Li Zhiyun announced the ownership of this painting.
Li Jiancheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He just praised it casually, but he never thought about asking for the painting. "I know, I know."
Because Princess Qin had given birth not long ago, everyone did not get together for a long time and dispersed after an hour.
Before leaving, Li Zhiyun exchanged the deck of cards for Yan Liben's painting.
Of course, the card fell into the hands of Princess Qin. It would take some time to complete the painting. So Li Zhiyun asked Yan Liben to finish it and give it to him as soon as possible.
On the way back home, in the carriage, Princess Chu was still thinking about the wrong card she just played.
"Madam, don't read it anymore. After I return home, I will ask someone to make another one. Then you, Gui Niang, and Huaiyang will have time to slowly learn their card skills." Li Zhiyun helplessly held his forehead. He felt that he
It seemed like I had dug a hole for myself.
Princess Chu was delighted, "Really?"
"It's really true."
"Thank you, Lang." Princess Chu smiled sweetly and patted little Chengjing gently. The little guy had a great time playing with his cousins today, and now he is sleeping soundly.
Since Lao Li deliberately eased the relationship between the Crown Prince and the King of Qin, the two brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin have indeed been quiet for a while. However, this is compared to the quarrel some time ago. Small frictions are still inevitable, and they are still fighting fiercely.
Just when Li Zhiyun was lamenting that he couldn't eat melon, something unexpected happened.
The imperial censor impeached the King of Chu for playing with things, inventing gambling equipment, and killing the people.
Li Yuan also heard about the mahjong tiles, and he also bought a pair of mahjong from someone and played a few rounds with the wives, and then he found that it was really fun.
As a result, the censors discovered that the emperor was not doing his job and was playing cards in the harem.
Can this be tolerated?
Impeach!
Must be impeached!
The censor did not dare to impeach the emperor, so he had no choice but to approach the King of Chu.
Wude Hall.
"King of Chu."
"My son is here."
Li Yuan's eyes wandered and he said: "Is what the censor said true?"
Blame me?
Li Zhiyun looked at Lao Li with great resentment. It was obviously you who delayed your time to go to court by playing cards. Now you want me to take the blame?
"My son is guilty."
Li Yuan was very satisfied that his son had admitted his mistake, so he scolded him a few times, then symbolically confiscated a few sets of mahjong, and finally said: "Since you are so free, go to the Ministry of Officials and help Dugu Shangshu prepare for the imperial examination."
In fact, he also wanted to find something for Li Zhiyun to do. Since Wang Shichong was pacified, he found that Lao Wu seemed to be a little too relaxed. He was either writing stories or playing cards. How could this be done? The world was not unified yet, so how could he enjoy it at this time.
Gotta push him!
"Yes." Li Zhiyun said helplessly. He really didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the imperial court now, especially the imperial examination. Everyone knows that Dugu Sheng is in charge of the imperial examination. It is obvious that he is the meat in Dugu's bowl. What can others do?
Get a share of the pie?
Li Zhiyun went to help now, but it was just soy sauce.
Lao Li was still reasonable and did not punish Li Zhiyun too much.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Li Zhiyun found Dugu Sheng.
"Dugu Shangshu, I have been feeling unwell recently. The imperial doctor has told me to take a good rest. Please take a look at the imperial examination..."
"Understood." Dugu Sheng said knowingly.
Don't despise, don't pay attention. When Dugu Zhen died, he told him that the King of Chu was not simple, so Dugu Sheng naturally did not dare to neglect him easily.
Although he was a little uncomfortable with Li Zhiyun's interference in the imperial examination, now he is very happy to see that Li Zhiyun is so understanding.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely not trouble Your Highness about the imperial examination." Dugu Sheng added.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun laughed inwardly. The new head of the Dugu family is not calm enough.
How could Li Zhiyun not see the happy look on Dugu Sheng's face?
"Thank you." Li Zhiyun cupped his fists and saluted.
On the surface, Li Zhiyun seems to be quite leisurely, either playing cards or writing newspaper stories, but in fact he has a lot of things to think about.
Apart from anything else, he needs to pay close attention to the fight between the Crown Prince and the King of Qin at all times. Because you never know who they will target next time and who they will use as a knife.
The civil servants and generals under his command were not idle either.
Du Ruhui and others were speculating on the next move of the Crown Prince and the King of Qin, while Yuchi Gong and others had received the first batch of delivered light plate armor and began to train cavalry.
Li Zhiyun himself ran in two directions, not only to discuss court affairs with Du Ruhui and others, but also to discuss the techniques and tactics of light plate armored cavalry with Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong and others.
Being leisurely is just for others to see. Only he himself knows how busy he is.
Chang'an West City Gambling House.
Wearing clothes made of Sichuan brocade material, Yin Ashu walked slowly and leisurely towards the gambling house, followed by several healthy servants.
He is an out-and-out bad gambler. He has been losing money for the first half of his life and has never won money once. The most correct bet he made in his life was to marry his daughter to the King of Chu and make himself the father-in-law of the King of Chu.
people.
Although, he never dared to use this identity to bully others outside.
There was no way, the King of Chu had warned him when he was the Ling of Chang'an that if he dared to act recklessly, the King of Chu would never show favoritism.
Yin Ashu couldn't believe it, because his daughter was just the concubine of King Chu. Although she gave birth to a son, she was still a concubine.
What's more, the King of Chu is not the only powerful person in Chang'an, and he doesn't dare to do anything at will.
Now his daughter often takes money to support his parents' family, and his life is still good.
Arriving at the entrance of the gambling house, the boy in front of the door immediately greeted him with a cheerful smile: "Hey, isn't this Yin Shanren? Come on, come on, I will guide you, please!"
Everyone who comes to the gambling house is a fat sheep, not a kind person.
Yin Ashu smiled proudly, and then threw a broken piece of silver over.
"For your reward."
"Thank you, Mr. Yin!" the boy smiled more cordially.
When he walked into the gambling house, there was a lot of people inside and it was extremely noisy. But Yin Ashu felt very comfortable. This was the place where he should stay.
Just when he was about to go to his old place to gamble, there was a sudden "bang" in front of him.
The gamblers quickly gathered around.
"Liu, you can't get the money today, so you have to move your head. You can make your own choice." The owner of the casino touched the jade ring on his finger and looked at the young man who fell on the ground indifferently.
"I told you, I will give you money tomorrow. My eldest brother is the prime minister of the country. How can I give you that little money?"
The young man is none other than Liu Wenqi.
"Scaring me?" The owner of the gambling house sneered: "Liu Wenqi, do you think if I dare to open a gambling house in Chang'an, there will be no one behind me? I tell you, even if the king of the dynasty lost money gambling here, he would still have to pay!
Also, you lost thirty thousand taels."
When the voice fell, Liu Wenqi's face turned pale.