"Master, get up, it's time to go to court." Cheng Yaojin's wife, Mrs. Cui, pushed him hard.
"Huh?" Cheng Yaojin opened his eyes. Although he felt like he had a splitting headache, he still got up.
Ms. Cui said complainingly: "Why do you think you drank so much alcohol? You still smell like alcohol."
Cheng Yaojin chuckled: "Madam, I will definitely not drink so much next time."
"If you still want a next time, then you can sleep in the study room." Ms. Cui said with eyes wide open.
Cheng Yaojin didn't answer her words and said quickly, "Madam, I'm going to court. I won't say any more and will leave first."
The early morning dynasty in the Tang Dynasty started around five o'clock in the morning. In addition, in winter, when the sun rises late in the morning, it was even darker.
Cheng Yaojin was riding a horse, and when he was blown by the cold wind, he became more awake and felt that his head ached less.
When he came to the gate of the palace, many people were already waiting there.
Cheng Yaojin went up to greet his acquaintances. Many people smelled the smell of alcohol coming from Cheng Yaojin's body and couldn't help but feel speechless. How could he be the same as Yu Chigong?
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong both smelled the smell of alcohol on each other's bodies and smiled at each other.
At this time Qin Qiong arrived, and Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong hurriedly greeted him.
Qin Qiong smelled the smell of alcohol on Cheng Yaojin and the two of them, frowned slightly, and scolded in a low voice, "What's the matter with you two? You even drank when you came to the morning court."
If others said this to them, they would definitely get angry, but it was Qin Qiong who spoke.
"We didn't drink in the morning, we drank last night." Cheng Yaojin explained.
Yuchi Gong also said: "Yes, second brother Qin, we didn't drink in the morning."
Qin Qiong felt relieved after hearing this. Although Cheng Yaojin and the two were a little confused, they would not lie to him.
Drinking wine early in the morning to attend the morning court is contempt of the emperor and will definitely lead to impeachment.
Although Li Shimin was broad-minded and would sometimes joke with Li Shimin towards his close friends, they were all within a certain limit.
Wang Zezheng was chatting with several familiar officials. When he heard people around him talking about Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong drinking in court, his eyes lit up, and he leaned into the ears of several officials to explain a few words.
As soon as the morning court time arrived, the palace door opened wide and a eunuch shouted, "Go to court!"
The ministers quickly lined up in two teams according to their standing positions and walked in.
When they entered Tai Chi Palace and stood up, Li Shimin walked in from the side door.
"See Your Majesty!" The ministers bowed and saluted.
After Li Shimin came to the desk and sat down, he waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, dear ladies, do you have anything to report."
Because nothing major happened recently, and although there were frictions at the border, it was generally calm, so the ministers reported only minor matters, which Li Shimin dealt with easily.
Li Shimin was very happy to see that no one was attending the memorial ceremony. This proved that the Tang Dynasty was peaceful and peaceful under his governance.
Just when Li Shimin was about to announce his resignation, a man stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Duke Su Guo."
Wang Ze was not stupid and did not ask anyone to impeach Yuchi Gong. He did not want to offend Yuchi Gong for no reason.
"Liu Aiqing, what's the point of impeachment?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
He didn't care. He was used to Cheng Yaojin being impeached all the time. He would still find it strange if no one impeached him for a long time.
"I want to impeach Mr. Su for drinking before going to court, despising the imperial power, and despising His Majesty."
The official surnamed Liu was not afraid of offending Cheng Yaojin at all because he was an official.
In order to open up more channels for public opinion, Li Shimin stipulated that officials should not be held responsible if they hear rumors about his actions. Even he himself, who was often criticized by Wei Zheng for being out of temper, did not do anything to Wei Zheng.
Cheng Yaojin would not do anything to him just because he impeached him.
"Oh, Zhijie, is what Liu Aiqing said true?" Li Shimin asked calmly.
Although Li Shimin didn't show anything, others didn't know what he was thinking. After all, the emperor's heart was unpredictable.
Cheng Yaojin stood up, bowed to Li Shimin first, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, this person is just farting. I drank that last night."
"Impossible, you have such a strong smell of alcohol, how could you have drank it last night? Mr. Su Guo, you are trying to deceive me." Mr. Liu said with a sneer.
At this time, Yuchi Gong stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I can testify that I drank it last night, because I drank the same wine as him."
"Knowing integrity and respecting virtue, come forward."
Li Shimin was far away from them and did not smell the smell of alcohol.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong stepped forward quickly.
Li Shimin frowned, and he smelled the smell of alcohol when the two were still a few meters away from him.
"Since you drank yesterday, why do you still have such a strong smell of alcohol?" Li Shimin asked.
Cheng Yaojin chuckled and said, "Has your Majesty forgotten the wine that I mentioned earlier?"
"You mean the smell of alcohol persists all night long because of that fine wine?" Li Shimin asked.
"Exactly!" Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.
Except for the people who attended the dinner together last time, everyone else was confused and didn't know what was going on.
"Okay, I know about this. I will send people to investigate and retreat from the court!" Li Shimin said.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
After Li Shimin left, Cheng Yaojin glanced at Master Liu proudly and said, "You are the only one who still wants to impeach me, just wait for me."
Mr. Liu said righteously: "It is your Majesty's decision to talk about the official affairs. What does Su Guogong want?"
"I, Old Cheng, hold a grudge very much, just pray that I don't catch you." After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he left with Yu Chigong and the others.
Mr. Liu suddenly thought, since he was ordered by Wang Ze, his butt would not be clean.
As soon as Cheng Yaojin left the Tai Chi Palace, he was stopped by a eunuch and said, "Mr. Su Guo, Your Majesty has invited me."
"Please, father-in-law, please lead the way!" Cheng Yaojin said.
Cheng Yaojin followed the eunuch who led the way to Li Shimin's study. The eunuch went in to report and came out to inform Cheng Yaojin to come in.
"Join Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin saluted.
"Didn't you say that the wine came out and was brought to me? Why did you drink it alone? If someone hadn't impeached you, I wouldn't have known about it!" Li Shimin said in a questioning tone.
"Hey, Your Majesty, it was just last night. I am planning to bring it to you in the morning." Cheng Yaojin said quickly.
"Really?" Li Shimin glanced at Cheng Yaojin with a half-smile, and then said: "I remember you said you wanted to treat us last time. I think it will be tonight. Do you need me to help you notify the others?"
"I dare not bother Your Majesty. I will send invitations from house to house as soon as I get back." Cheng Yaojin knew that he would not be able to escape after this meal.
"Okay, then I'll go try your wine tonight." Li Shimin said.