After being chatted by Zhao Chen for a while, the emperor and the queen actually forgot for a moment that Zhao Chen had lied to them by pretending to be seriously injured.
"belch--"
Li Shimin let out a long burp, touched his belly, and wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth with a brocade handkerchief.
"Well, seeing as your attitude towards admitting your mistake is pretty good, I won't pursue you for pretending to be sick."
"Now tell me, why are you pretending to be sick?" Li Shimin leaned on the soft cushion.
I had eaten too much just now, and now it was difficult to even stand up.
"It is a serious crime to deceive the emperor. What is the reason that makes you do such an impulsive thing?" Empress Changsun also asked Zhao Chen.
This morning, she didn't even take out the ruler for many years, just to deal with this guy Zhao Chen.
If he takes care of him himself, the emperor will not punish him any more.
"The border is too painful. I don't want to go there anymore." Zhao Chen looked at the two people and said.
"Cough cough cough -" Li Shimin choked on Zhao Chen's words at once.
Is the border too bitter?
Who doesn’t know that the border is too painful, so who would want to go there?
"What did you just say?" Li Shimin stared at Zhao Chen with an unkind look.
If he hadn't eaten too much just now and couldn't stand up now, he would have slapped him away.
Everyone is like him, Zhao Chenzhen, who is indolent, greedy and fearful...
Then wouldn’t his Tang Dynasty collapse long ago?
Li Shimin knew very early that Zhao Chen was a guy who wouldn't let him go and would push back.
But I never expected that he would be so hopeless.
Li Shimin thought to himself, if you, Zhao Chen, were not my legitimate son, if you, Zhao Chen, were an incompetent boy.
I don’t care about you!
"Aunt, look." Zhao Chen pulled down his collar a little, revealing the wound inside.
"Just a little bit, just a little bit, you'll never see me again."
"You don't know, military doctors say that as long as the wound is one inch deeper, it will be hopeless."
"I don't want to give people the impression of being greedy for life and afraid of death, but I don't have any skills at all."
"This time I barely managed to save my life against the Tibetan assassins, but what about next time?"
"I'm not married yet, and I don't have any children yet. I'm the only one in the family. If I die, there will be no descendants in the family." Zhao Chen's voice was so loud that he almost screamed out.
The eunuchs, palace maids, and imperial guards on duty outside the palace all heard Zhao Chen's voice.
"My lord, it's quite difficult for me. I almost died outside, so I had no choice but to come up with such a move."
"Oh, I just heard from the Duke that someone stole things. I guess the Duke is talking about me. I hate that shameless guy for stealing from the Duke."
"My lord, the Duke, is young and appears to be very prosperous, but secretly he is also so difficult."
Li Shimin didn't hear the discussion outside, but Empress Changsun was in tears at this moment.
He hugged Zhao Chen with tears in his eyes.
Looking at the faintly proud look on Zhao Chen's face, Li Shimin was so angry that he couldn't help but feel angry.
He received the memorial from Niu Jinda.
We also know how Zhao Chen got the injury on his neck.
Indeed, he was injured by a Tibetan assassin.
But if Zhao Chen hadn't used his body as bait, could he have been injured?
When it comes to Zhao Chen's mouth, it turns out that he, Li Shimin, wants the Zhao family to have no heirs?
Li Shimin will not take the blame for this.
"Boy Zhao, Niu Jinda and I submitted a memorial, saying that it was you who made your own arbitrary opinions and used yourself to lure the enemy, and that's why you did this. You..."
"Luring the enemy with your body?" Queen Changsun's expression changed again.
"The reason why I used my body to lure the enemy is not because you threw me into that mess in Songzhou."
"What kind of place is that? It's a barren land. Why don't you go there yourself? You will let me go."
"You, Old Li Tou, will be sitting in Chang'an City, enjoying this comfortable life."
"Why don't you go there and stay there for a month and see if you can handle it?"
"If I don't find a way, who knows how long I will stay there?" Zhao Chen stood up and sneered at Li Shimin.
Good guy, I just didn't drool all over the place.
"I'm a good boy, your Majesty, how dare you talk to your Majesty like this?"
"Oh, what does this mean? Once again, I heard the Duke chasing His Majesty and beating him?"
"What?"
"Chasing His Majesty and beating him?"
"No...no way, that's Your Majesty."
"Why not? So, even if it offends His Majesty, don't offend the Duke."
"Yes, yes, that's for sure."
Everyone outside the hall nodded repeatedly.
Li Shimin in the palace was stunned by Zhao Chenxun.
Didn't you come to trouble him, Zhao Chen, today?
How come now, this guy comes up and beats himself up?
He is the emperor and has to do everything by himself, so what should others do?
But Li Shimin knew that he couldn't say this.
The boy in front of him just wanted to leave the court and enjoy his free life.
If he said this, wouldn't it be exactly what he wanted?
Li Shimin would not be fooled.
If you want to run away, it's impossible. Don't even think about escaping in this life.
"Are you finished?" Li Shimin twitched his face twice and looked at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen was really surprised that Li Shimin was so calm and relaxed.
In the past, this guy would basically jump up if he sprayed himself with a few sentences.
Why are you so calm this time?
Zhao Chen had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Ten days ago, envoys from various countries came to Chang'an. You have received the Tibetan envoys before. This time I will promote you to the rank of Doctor of the Ministry of Rites, from the fifth rank."
"Do it well and don't lose the face of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin continued with a smile on his lips.
Don’t you, Zhao Chen, dislike going to the border?
That's just right, we will officially enter the court from now on.
A doctor in the Ministry of Rites, with an official position in the fifth rank, not too big or too small, just enough to go to court to discuss matters.
"No, I still have to recuperate!"
"As for this injury, it is quite serious. It will take more than ten or twenty years to recover."
"When my injury is healed, I will definitely receive these foreign envoys for you." Zhao Chen shook his head and refused without thinking.
Furthermore, Wannian County, which he had worked so hard to take care of, was already making wedding clothes for others in just a few months?
It's just that the words in his mouth are full of nonsense.
Empress Changsun couldn't help laughing at this moment.
If it were anyone else, would they dare to talk to the emperor like this?
Don't say you need to recuperate. Even if you have to be buried tomorrow, you still have to climb out of the coffin and work for the emperor today.
Li Shimin opened his mouth.
There was really nothing he could do against Zhao Chen at this moment.
After raising him for more than ten or twenty years, you, Zhao Chen, want to torture Li Shimin to death.
"Boy Zhao, I will give you a chance. As long as you become the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette, I will not pursue your collusion with Yuan Tiangang..."
"I don't even know him, so why are we colluding with him?" Zhao Chen was a little confused. This was not the first time he heard that he was colluding with Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang and Zhao Chenke have never met each other.
How could this be collusion?
"Since there was no collusion, why did Yuan Tiangang Bu calculate that you were seriously injured and died of neglect, but you actually acted out such a situation for me?" Li Shimin looked at Zhao Chen and said in a deep voice.