It was already afternoon, and there was still a court meeting.
Zhao Chen felt that there was something wrong with Old Li Tou's mind.
But no matter how bad Lao Li felt, he still had to go.
After all, Wei Zheng is now all pointing at him.
It is not a special situation for the emperor to hold a court meeting in the afternoon, but it is not a common thing either.
Officials who really have something to do will ask for leave from the emperor.
He and Wei Zheng rode to the palace and met many people along the way.
Unlike before, there were not many people saluting the two of them today.
He glanced at the two of them, then walked forward with his nostrils pointed upward.
Especially Wei Zheng, many people looked at him jokingly.
"Zhao Chen, it's only now that I understand how many people I have offended before!" Wei Zheng rode on horseback and laughed with Zhao Chen.
As an admonishment official, Wei Zheng had the responsibility of supervising all officials, and he often offended these officials.
Nowadays, it is reasonable to be treated like this by officials.
"That's not true. No one can bear your temper except me." Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Wei Zheng blew his beard and glanced at Zhao Chen angrily.
It's not that Zhao Chen can't stand his temper, it's that Zhao Chen's temper is worse than his.
Wei Zheng can't defeat Zhao Chen.
…
Ganquan Hall.
The afternoon court meeting was not held in Tai Chi Hall.
The emperor was not wearing court clothes, but was lying on his side on a soft couch in casual clothes.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Prince Li Chengqian and others lined up at the front of the queue.
Zhao Chen and Wei Zheng ranked last.
Poor old Wei Tou hasn't experienced the feeling of standing at the end.
"Old Wei, do you feel anything when you are standing here today?" Zhao Chen and Wei Zheng asked with a smile.
"I don't feel anything. I just feel that what I said before has nothing to do with me." Wei Zheng said slowly.
If you stand behind you, whatever you say in front of you has nothing to do with you.
I just came here to top up the numbers.
"Isn't that right? Every time I come to a court meeting and see you arguing in front of me, I find it particularly interesting."
"Do you know what I thought of when you were arguing with Old Li Tou?" Zhao Chen whispered.
"What do you think of?" Wei Zheng was a little curious.
"The monkey show in Sichuan is just a monkey king and a group of little monkeys croaking and quarreling."
"puff--"
When Old Wei heard this, he really couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.
The voice was not loud, but it suddenly came out when the emperor was about to speak.
Lao Li's train of thought was immediately disrupted.
"Wei Xuancheng, what's so funny?" Li Shimin said to Wei Zheng expressionlessly.
Old Li was so angry.
How come you, Wei Zheng, are also an old minister in the court, so you just do what you want because you were demoted?
I also want you to teach Zhao Chen well and make him calmer.
The result is good, you old guy is even more frivolous than Zhao Chen.
Dare you laugh out loud at this meeting?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Duke Zhao just said that your Majesty's meeting with his colleagues is like a monkey show in Sichuan."
"The Monkey King and the little monkey were arguing endlessly, and I realized something, so I couldn't hold it back, laughed out loud, and asked Your Majesty to punish me." Wei Zheng was also a good guy, and he sold it to Zhao Chen directly.
"absurd!"
"How dare you, a yellow-mouthed boy, to ridicule the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty like this."
"A mere county magistrate, relying on his own abilities, speaks out like this!"
Wei Zheng's words immediately offended the ministers.
It’s like a monkey show!
Who is the little monkey?
In the eyes of Zhao Chen, these people from the Tang Dynasty are just monkeys, right?
Li Shimin was also annoyed.
I know that you, Zhao Chen, feel uncomfortable, but you are undoubtedly humiliating me by saying this.
"Zhao Chen, what are you doing?" Old Li Tou glared at Zhao Chen, but in his heart he wanted to calm down the anger of the officials without dealing with Zhao Chen.
"Your Majesty, please don't be upset, everyone, please don't be angry. Your Majesty, have you ever remembered what Zhao Chen once told you - Journey to the West." Zhao Chen lightly kicked Wei Zheng, but said to everyone with a calm expression on his face.
Zhao Chen felt that Old Wei might be a spy sent by Li Chengqian to trick him from time to time.
I'm just telling you a joke to make you happy, and you can just watch it for fun.
You just laugh out loud.
Is that true?
"Remember, how about that?" Lao Litou frowned.
When they were collecting green salt by the Wei River, Zhao Chen did tell them the story of "There is a stone monkey in Dongsheng Shenzhou".
It was also the first time for Old Li Tou to hear that story.
It was very strange at the time.
But after that, there was no more content, and there were only a few chapters in the storybook in Wangyou Bookstore.
"The Stone Monkey is the Monkey King, and he is invincible in the human world. All the monkeys under his command also have their own magical powers."
"Your Majesty is like the Monkey King, who is powerful all over the world, and all the ministers are like the monkeys around the Monkey King, helping the Monkey King unify the world." Zhao Chen explained to everyone with a smile.
"Then what Wei Xuancheng said just now is like the monkey show in Shu?" Old Li Tou didn't believe Zhao Chen's lies.
"What Shuzhong is, it's in the book, the storybook." Zhao Chen said loudly.
"Yes, yes, it's in the book, in the script." Wei Zheng hurriedly told the emperor.
Old Li Tou didn't believe a word of Zhao Chen's words.
But he had no intention of dealing with Zhao Chen.
As for the other ministers, their faces looked a little better after hearing Zhao Chen's explanation.
However, there were also cold snorts.
"Huh -" Wei Zheng let out a breath, gave Zhao Chen a thumbs up, and said: "Zhao boy, you, this old man who made up lies, believed it, that's awesome!"
Zhao Chen didn't even bother to talk to Old Wei.
The old guy must be an undercover agent sent by Li Chengqian.
…
"I'm calling you all here now. I have something important to announce." Old Li Tou said to everyone in a loud voice.
Everyone raised their ears, ready to hear what the emperor had to say.
Zhao Chen looked at the tips of his shoes and thought it was time to change his shoes, they were a bit dirty.
"The prince's performance during this spring hunt won my heart..." the emperor's voice sounded.
Li Chengqian looked happy.
Sure enough, as he expected, Zhao Chen was driven out of Chang'an, which was the moment when Li Chengqian rose to power.
"Although he has never won the first place, his efforts are commendable and I am very pleased."
"Now the Tang Dynasty is at peace and the people are at peace. According to my will, the prince oversees the country, and Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jing are assisting." The emperor's voice sounded in the Ganquan Palace.
The prince oversees the country?
These words suddenly reached Li Chengqian's ears.
Li Chengqian felt like he was dreaming when he heard it.
Since Zhao Chen appeared last year, as the crown prince, his power to supervise the country has been taken back by the emperor.
Unexpectedly, today I can supervise the country again.
"My son, I will live up to the expectations of my father and the emperor, and will do my best." Li Chengqian quickly knelt on the ground and shouted loudly with the emperor.
His voice was trembling with excitement.
"Since the spring hunting, my dragon body has been in poor condition, so I would like to take this opportunity to take a good rest. Soon, I will go out to Chang'an with the Queen. I will leave Chang'an and the Tang Dynasty to you all." Li Shimin threw out another explosive message.
news.
The emperor and the empress are leaving the palace and leaving Chang'an?
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling frowned at the same time, and looked at Zhao Chen at the same time.?