Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 176 Shocked Shangguanyi

When Liu Bing came to Shangguanyi's mansion, he was eating lunch. When he heard Liu Bing say that Li Shimin had passed him to the imperial study, he was so surprised that he almost choked on the food in his mouth.

The reason why Shangguanyi was so surprised was entirely because Li Shimin's attitude towards him had always been lukewarm since he was Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He would not even take the initiative to call him in the court. Why did he suddenly let him go? Is it the Royal Study Room?

Strange, this is so strange!

You know, the Imperial Study Room is usually the place where the emperor's important ministers discuss state affairs. Those who can go to the Imperial Study Room are at the level of prime ministers. Even if they are not prime ministers, at least they are ministers that Li Shimin trusts very much. I feel that I have met this requirement.

Seeing Shangguanyi's tangled look, Liu Bing couldn't help laughing.

"Master Shangguan, you don't have to worry, from our family's point of view, this is a good thing!"

Hearing Liu Bing's words, Shangguanyi was even more puzzled.

"Good thing? Where did you start talking about this?"

Seeing the astonishment on Shangguanyi's face, Liu Bing immediately nodded with a smile.

"Master Shangguan, you may not know that the reason why you were able to sit in the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments was because His Royal Highness recommended you. This time His Majesty invited you to the Imperial Study Room because of His Highness's recommendation, so this time you will definitely It’s a blessing, not a disaster, so let’s congratulate Mr. Shangguan first.”

After finishing speaking, Liu Bing bowed his hands towards Shangguanyi.

But Shangguanyi was completely stunned after listening to Liu Bing's words.

"I was able to become Minister of the Ministry of Justice because of the recommendation of His Highness the Crown Prince? I don't know about this, and when I was in court last time, I even contradicted His Highness the Crown Prince. Isn't this revenge? Oh, I'm so confused! "

Speaking of this, Shangguanyi's face was flushed with shame, but after hearing his words, Liu Bing laughed again.

"Haha, Mr. Shangguan is worrying too much. Apart from me, the only people who know about this matter are His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince. Since Mr. Shangguan doesn't know, there is no need to feel guilty, and His Highness the Crown Prince is not such a fussy person. , you can rest assured."

It's okay if Liu Bing didn't say anything, but when he said this, Shangguanyi felt that he was a villain even more, and he was a little at a loss at this moment.

"This...I...I..."

Seeing Shangguanyi's helpless look, Liu Bing smiled and shook his head again.

"Sir Shangguan, don't delay, His Majesty is still waiting in the Imperial Study Room!"

Hearing what Liu Bing said, Shangguanyi immediately reacted, and he quickly bowed his hands to Liu Bing.

"Eunuch Liu, please wait a little while. I'll come right after I change my clothes."

After finishing speaking, Shangguanyi ran to get dressed, and after changing, he followed Liu Bing into the palace.

The two soon came to the imperial study room. After seeing Li Shimin, Shangguanyi immediately stepped forward and bowed to Li Shimin.

"My humble minister, Shangguanyi, see Your Majesty!"

It was noon at this time, and Li Shimin was eating in the courtyard of the Imperial Study Room. When he saw Shangguanyi coming, he immediately smiled at Shangguanyi.

"Shangguan Aiqing hasn't had lunch yet, has she? Liu Bing, ask someone to prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks."

"Yes!"

Liu Bing smiled slightly at Shangguanyi, and ran to get the bowls and chopsticks.

When Shangguanyi heard that Li Shimin asked him to eat together, he was immediately flattered, and he immediately saluted Li Shimin again with an excited expression.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Seeing Shangguanyi's excited expression, Li Shimin laughed again.

"It's just a lunch, Ai Qing is polite, please sit down!"

"Yes!"

After Shangguanyi sat down, Liu Bing also came over with bowls and chopsticks. Under Li Shimin's greeting, the two began to eat.

After the two of them finished eating, the court ladies immediately came up to clear the table, and then brought the tea. Looking at the tea in front of him, Shangguanyi couldn't help but speak first.

"I don't know what your majesty's order is for calling the humble minister into the palace?"

As soon as Shangguanyi finished speaking, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, Ai Qing don't need to be so nervous, this time I asked you to come, just to talk to you, come, drink tea!"

Although Shangguanyi had a lot of doubts in his heart, when he heard what Li Shimin had said, he could only nod his head, and took a sip from his teacup.

After taking this sip of tea, Shangguanyi's eyes lit up.

“Good tea!”

Hearing Shangguanyi's words, Li Shimin laughed immediately.

"This tea was brought back by the prince. I think it's pretty good. I didn't expect you to like it, Aiqing!"

Having said this, Li Shimin immediately turned his head and raised his chin towards Liu Bingyang.

"Liu Bing, go to Zhen's study and get a box of royal tea, and let Shangguan Aiqing take it away."

"Yes!"

Seeing the scene in front of him, Shangguanyi was stunned.

He just praised "good tea", why did Li Shimin reward him with tea directly?This is the kind of treatment that can only be enjoyed by cronies. I'm afraid even a big man like Changsun Wuji can't enjoy this kind of treatment, right?
Shangguanyi was flattered again.

"Your Majesty... this... this humble minister, how can He De be able to..."

Looking at Shangguanyi who was so excited that he couldn't speak easily, Li Shimin smiled and waved to him.

"Aiqing is the pillar of our Tang Dynasty, any reward is not too much, not to mention that this is just tea, Aiqing don't need to care."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Shangguanyi immediately stood up, and then bowed to Li Shimin again.

"The salary of a humble minister who eats the emperor must be a matter of loyalty to the emperor. Even if his body is smashed to pieces, he will never dare to bear the grace of the emperor!"

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin couldn't remember how many times he had listened to words like Shangguanyi's loyalty, so he didn't care anymore, but when Shangguanyi said this, Li Shimin smiled happily.

"Aiqing's words, I believe it!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Shangguanyi's eyes were moistened immediately.

"His Majesty……"

Just at this time Liu Bing came over with tea leaves, and Li Shimin took the wooden box containing the tea leaves from him, and then put it in Shangguanyi's hand.

"Aiqing, you can drink this tea. If you feel good, I will ask Liu Bing to bring it to you again."

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Shangguanyi nodded quickly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, that humble minister will be ashamed!"

Seeing Shangguanyi put away the tea leaves, Li Shimin burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Aiqing is too modest, don't stand and talk, sit down!"

"Yes!"

After Shangguanyi sat down again, Li Shimin nodded.

"Does Aiqing have grandchildren now?"

Hearing that Li Shimin was chatting with her suddenly, Shangguanyi froze for a moment, then shook his head towards Li Shimin.

"Little Tingzhi is not yet married, so I don't have any grandchildren."

In fact, Li Shimin also knew about the situation in Shangguanyi's family, so asking this question at this time was just to pave the way for what he would say later.

When Shangguanyi said that he had no grandchildren, Li Shimin immediately laughed.

"I know that Aiqing's family is well-educated. If Aiqing has a granddaughter, what do you think her name should be?"

"This……"

Obviously, Li Shimin's question was somewhat unexpected to Shangguanyi, so he was stunned again, but since it was the emperor's question, Shangguanyi didn't dare to be careless, and he immediately bowed his hands to Li Shimin.

"This humble minister really didn't think about it before, please allow this humble minister to think about it!"

Hearing what he said, Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands.

"It's okay, Ai Qing, don't worry, just think slowly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Immediately, Shangguanyi frowned and began to think about it. He didn't speak for a long time, and Li Shimin was not in a hurry. He waited for him to finish his consideration while drinking tea.

After about a cup of tea, Shangguanyi nodded immediately, and then bowed to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I have thought about it!"

Hearing Shangguanyi's words, Li Shimin immediately put down the teacup in his hand, then smiled and nodded at Shangguanyi.

"Then Aiqing will tell me what name she plans to name her granddaughter."

Seeing Li Shimin smiling, Shangguanyi also laughed.

"I heard that the Crown Princess is virtuous and gracious, and she is a model among boudoirs, so I also hope that my granddaughter can follow the Crown Princess as an example. After thinking about it, I decided that my granddaughter's name will also be called Wan'er."

If someone else said this, Li Shimin would definitely think that he was flattering. Of course, Shangguanyi might be flattering now, but at this time, Li Shimin didn't have the heart to think about these things anymore. He was completely stunned by Shangguanyi's answer .

"Wan'er? Shangguan Wan'er?"

At this time, what Gao Ming said in the morning seemed to echo in Li Shimin's ears again.

"...The one I remember the most is Shangguanyi. This guy is the worst. Except for his granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er, the whole family was killed by Wu Mei."

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's eyes narrowed immediately.

"Is it a coincidence? If it's a coincidence, it would be amazing. First there was the Jindan case, then there was Li You's rebellion, and now even the name of Shangguanyi's granddaughter has been verified. It seems that Gao Ming's dream is really extraordinary!"

Li Shimin specially called Shangguanyi to the imperial study room. Naturally, it was impossible to just chat and drink tea with him. The most important reason was to verify what Gao Ming said before. Now that Li Shimin had got the answer he wanted, he couldn't bear it immediately. Live laughing.

"I guessed right, this is the blessing of my Li ancestors, hahahaha!"

Seeing Li Shimin laughing loudly, Shangguanyi was stunned.

"Your Majesty, this is... Could it be that this minister chose a bad name..."

Before Shangguanyi could finish speaking, Li Shimin interrupted him directly.

"No, I also think this name is very good, let's call it Wan'er, I have decided, after your granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er is born, I will confer her the title of princess, with three hundred households in the city, what does Ai Qing think?"

"Uh……"

When Li Shimin said this, Shangguanyi was dumbfounded again.

The surprise came too fast!
Is it too good to be granted the title of princess at birth, and to pay [-] households in the city?
He, Shangguanyi, has been ups and downs in the officialdom for so many years, and now he has finally got the position of a minister, but now he is compared to a girl who has not yet been born. What's the reason?
For a while, Shangguanyi suddenly had a feeling like a dream.

(End of this chapter)