After Fang Xuanling and others left, Li Shimin's head was filled with the lantern riddle Zhao Chen had given him.
Thinking about it made his head hurt, and Li Shimin couldn't think of a reason.
This made Li Shimin a little anxious!
Thinking about tomorrow's court meeting, if the ministers couldn't solve the lantern riddle, how would I tell Zhao Chen?
It's impossible to admit defeat!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but pace back and forth.
Until Queen Changsun came in from outside.
"Your Majesty!" Queen Changsun and Li Shimin shouted.
"Guanyin Maid is back, please sit down and rest first!" Seeing Empress Changsun coming over, Li Shimin forced a smile on his face.
"What's wrong with your Majesty? You look so ugly!" Queen Changsun asked softly.
It was rare for her to see the emperor look like this.
I couldn't help but feel a little surprised at the moment.
I thought something big had happened!
"Just now I called Fang Xuanling and others, and even Chu Suiliang, to help me guess the riddles of that boy Zhao Chen, so that I can breathe a sigh of relief!"
"Who would have known that there are two of them, and they usually behave like everyone, but they can't even guess a lantern riddle, which really disappoints me!" Li Shimin sat next to Empress Changsun and said some complaining words.
Li Shimin was indeed disappointed just now.
He was even thinking that if none of the ministers in his court tomorrow could solve the lantern riddle.
Where will you put your face?
If Zhao Chen knew about this, would he still want to be a human being in the future?
"Zhao Chen just likes to do these weird things. Fang Xiang and the others rarely come into contact with each other, so it's normal that they can't figure it out!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you tell me about the lantern riddle? Maybe I can help you think about it!" Empress Changsun said with a smile.
She didn't dare to tell the emperor directly. Zhao Chen knew that he couldn't guess it, so he told himself the answer and asked himself to remind the emperor.
If Li Shimin knew this, he would definitely make a fool of himself.
"That's fine, Guanyin Maid, you read a lot on weekdays, maybe you can really solve this lantern riddle!" Li Shimin nodded.
On the paper, he wrote the lantern riddle that Zhao Chen gave him: If you are four years old, you can make pears.
"Guanyin's maidservant, Kong Rong was able to make pears when he was four years old. This is just an allusion. How can we decipher the word?"
"Even if it's to dismantle the characters, there's no way to start!" Li Shimin looked at the puzzle and frowned tightly again.
He has tried every method he knows, but can't think of anything.
Li Shimin even doubted whether his IQ was really as low as Zhao Chen said?
"Your Majesty, I am thinking, if this guess is not a word, but a word, it will be easier to understand!" Empress Changsun said to Li Shimin.
I know the answer in my heart, but I still pretend to think about it.
"What Guanyin Maid said is that this guess is not a word at all?" Li Shimin frowned.
He had never thought of solving lantern riddles like this.
"Rong is four years old. When I say Kong Rong is four years old, I may mean that he is not very old." Empress Changsun said slowly, frowning and looking unsure.
Empress Changsun felt that it was really difficult to pretend to be confused while pretending to understand!
"You're not too old, that's right. Kong Rong is four years old, so he's not too old at all!" Li Shimin nodded in affirmation.
"Then how can we explain why it can make pears?" Li Shimin still didn't fully understand, so he continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, think about it, we usually tell Cheng Qian and others the story of Kong Rong Rang Li."
"If Chengqian and the others did the same, how would Your Majesty praise them?" Empress Changsun felt that she was not pretending to be anything like them.
All I have to do is give the answer directly to His Majesty the Emperor.
But the emperor still didn't seem to react at all.
"How to praise them? Of course I mean they are sensible!" Li Shimin blurted out.
"Wait a minute, so the answer to the lantern riddle that Mr. Zhao gave me is not big, but sensible!"
"Together, it means that you are not very sensible?"
"You little bastard, you are scolding me secretly!" Li Shimin reacted suddenly.
Emotional Zhao Chen gave him such a riddle just to scold him secretly?
It’s too much, it’s simply unreasonable!
Li Shimin was so angry that he even wanted to bring someone over right now to tie Zhao Chen to a pillar and beat him up.
"This kid not only talks about me in front of me, but now he treats me secretly."
"Mr. Guanyin, I have decided that after the meeting tomorrow, I will go there again. I will lay out the answer to the riddle in front of that boy. Then I will give him a good punishment!"
"Let's see if he dares to play dirty tricks with me in the future!" Li Shimin clenched his fists, looking like he was going to run away.
The eunuch outside the palace who was about to ask the emperor if he wanted to have dinner was startled when he heard the emperor's loud shout from inside the palace.
The hand that was stretched out to knock on the door also retracted.
"Your Majesty, how about forgetting it? Zhao Chen..."
"Guanyin Maid, Zhao Chen must be beaten hard so that he won't embarrass me in the court in the future!" Li Shimin said angrily.
Why was Li Shimin worried about this?
After Zhao Chen returned to the court, the ministers begged Zhao Chen not to deal with them.
Who dares to offend him?
It's just that Li Shimin finally found an opportunity to deal with Zhao Chen, so how could he let it go so easily?
If I don't take a deep breath, wouldn't I miss this God-given opportunity?
Empress Changsun opened her mouth several times, but she seemed very happy to see the emperor and did not want to hit him at the moment.
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The next morning, the court meeting began.
"Where is Chu Suiliang? Why didn't you see him coming today?" Li Shimin sat on the dragon couch and glanced at the ministers in front of him, and saw that Chu Suiliang did not come today.
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Chu Suiliang said that he is ill and cannot attend the court meeting these days!" Fang Xuanling stood up and said to Li Shimin.
In fact, Chu Suiliang was sick.
But after returning home yesterday, Chu Suiliang thought about it all night, but still couldn't figure out the answer to the mystery.
After spending an entire night, he still couldn't figure it out. How could he dare to attend the court meeting with Ali today?
It would be so embarrassing if you were asked a question and you couldn't answer it.
So claiming illness became his best way to escape.
"Chu Suiliang is just right for his illness!" Li Shimin said in a calm voice.
But everyone in the court could hear the dissatisfaction expressed by His Majesty the Emperor.
No one dared to speak at the moment.
"At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, I said that I wanted to reform the imperial examination system. Do you have any opinions?" Li Shimin seemed not to want to pursue Chu Suiliang, so he changed the topic and talked about the reform of the imperial examination system.
Originally, Li Shimin wanted to confirm this matter with everyone today and then hand it over to the Ministry of Rites.
The five surnames Qiwang controlled the imperial examinations, and many of the ministers in the court were from them.
Whenever the emperor did something that was detrimental to the interests of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, a large group of people would stand up to oppose him.
This has long made Li Shimin feel very annoyed.
He is an emperor who holds great power alone. How can he endure his power being trampled upon by others?