Man Tanghong

Chapter 353
"Father calm down..."

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin made an apology to Li Yuan together as if they had discussed it in advance.

Li Yuan scolded them as rebels in public, so they naturally had to express their opinion to Li Yuan.

Otherwise, if it gets out, others will think they are not filial.

Li Yuanji originally didn't want to talk to Li Yuan, but seeing that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin made amends to Li Yuan together, he could only hastily bow to Li Yuan.

As for admitting his mistakes, he didn't say a word.

Anyway, among Li Yuan's rebellious sons, he is not the most rebellious one, and he doesn't need to live too humblely.

"Humph."

Seeing the obedience of his sons, Li Yuan became even more angry.

He should have noticed that the more obedient the sons are, the more bad water will be in their stomachs and the more ferocious the Nigu in the back of their heads.

But he couldn't deal with his sons cruelly, so he could only be incompetent and furious.

"Brother, it's time for the banquet. The juniors are already waiting anxiously."

Li Deliang, the sick king of Xinxing County, was coughing and looking for steps for Li Yuan.

Li Yuan glared at Li Yuanji and the others viciously, then hummed and ordered Liu Jun to announce the opening of the banquet.

Liu Jun stretched his neck, said a lot of auspicious words that normal people can't understand, and then announced, "Have a feast!"

One by one, the palace servants walked into the hall with various delicacies, presenting a sumptuous set of delicacies to everyone in the hall.

When Liu Jun was speaking auspicious words, Li Yuanji took Yang Miaoyan up to the second step of His Majesty, and sat on Li Shimin's lower head.

Sitting next to Li Shimin is his grandson, Li Jiancheng and his wife. Li Jiancheng is still the same, and Zheng Guanyin has become more and more beautiful.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng's sons and daughters sat behind them.

Those who are a little older and able to be independent live alone in front of a desk, while the younger ones are served by personal maids and palace maids.

After Li Yuanji sat down, he pouted in Li Yuan's direction, and asked Li Shimin very bluntly, "Why did you offend father?"

A smile curled up on the corner of the eldest grandson's mouth, but he didn't speak.

Li Shimin's eyes widened, and he began to throw the blame unceremoniously, "It's the elder brother who disobeyed his father's orders and annoyed him, that's why father got angry."

Li Jiancheng didn't know whether it was because his ears were sharp, or he had been paying attention to this place. Not long after Li Shimin's voice fell, Li Jiancheng immediately opened his mouth to excuse himself, "Shimin, what do you mean I disrespected my father's orders and annoyed my father? It's obviously you Disobeying father's orders annoyed father, and father got angry."

Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng, and said indifferently: "Whoever offends father knows in his heart."

Li Jiancheng said indifferently: "Of course it's the father you annoyed."

Li Yuanji's eyes lingered on Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng for a while.

How old are you, why are you still arguing like a child.

"So how did you guys annoy your father?"

Li Yuanji continued to ask.

Li Shimin glanced over, "Didn't I tell you that it was the father that the elder brother offended?"

Li Jiancheng followed without hesitation, "It was Shimin's rude remarks that annoyed father."

Li Yuanji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"Can none of you give me a straight line?"

Li Yuanji questioned angrily.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were silent, only Changsun and Zheng Guanyin were laughing somewhere.

Li Yuanji had no choice but to focus on his eldest grandson and Zheng Guanyin, "Two sisters-in-law, who can help me out?"

The eldest grandson and Zheng Guanyin looked at each other, they were very polite, and said in unison: "You'd better ask your eldest brother (second brother) about this matter."

Li Yuanji pursed his lips and said, "Well, I won't ask any more."

The smiles on the faces of Changsun and Zheng Guanyin grew stronger.

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, and Li Jiancheng played the virtuous prince again.

Li Yuanji picked up the knife and chopsticks on the desk, and happily divided a lot of delicious food for Yang Miaoyan, kept some for himself, and ate it on his own.

Li Yuan was still dividing the mutton with a knife.

According to the rules, everyone should not eat until Li Yuan has finished dividing the mutton. Everyone can eat only when Li Yuan has finished dividing the mutton and ordered everyone to eat.

But Li Yuanji wouldn't care about that.

He not only ate it by himself, but also asked Yang Miaoyan to eat it with him.

Yang Miaoyan looked at the delicious food, and didn't know whether to eat it or not.

"Fourth brother really doesn't stick to the rules."

Li Jiancheng's faint voice came.

Li Yuanji put down the half-gnawed venison, rinsed his oily fingers in the wine cup, and then ordered the palace guards on the side to change a wine cup for him, then raised his head and glanced at Li Jiancheng. He said nonchalantly: "You can directly say that I don't obey the rules, there is no need to beat around the bush and accuse me."

The corners of Li Jiancheng's mouth twitched, and he said in a bad tone: "I heard that the fourth brother is very prestigious recently, and Dou's head is almost overwhelmed. If the queen mother is alive, knowing that you bully her relatives like this, I won't Know how it feels."

Li Yuanji straightened up and looked Li Jiancheng squarely, "Are you trying to help the Dou family get ahead?"

Li Jiancheng also looked at it squarely, and said in a calm tone: "I didn't say that I must stand up for the Dou family, I just want to remind you that the Dou family is our uncle's family after all, so don't force it too much.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to visit our mother during Qingming and Chongyang. "

Li Yuanji stared at Li Jiancheng, "After all, you are still standing up for Dou Shi. But Dou Shi's servants have already got on top of me, so I can't let it go just because of you, right?
Then where do I put my face?
Where is the majesty of my Li Shi? "

Li Jiancheng frowned, "Mr. Dou can give you some compensation."

Li Yuanji was delighted, "It turns out that in the eyes of my elder brother, it is enough to give me some compensation for provoking me. Is my elder brother thinking that I have no temper?"

Li Jiancheng frowned even tighter, "Just ask what you want, as long as it's not too much, Dou can agree."

Li Yuanji leaned back slowly, and said sarcastically, "I want the lives of everyone in Dou Gui's house, can they give it?"

Li Jiancheng frowned all of a sudden, and shouted with sharp eyes, "Don't go too far!"

Li Yuanji sneered and said: "Is it me who went too far, or did my elder brother go too far? I will tell my elder brother again, and my elder brother can hear clearly. It was Dou's servant who rode on my head."

Li Jiancheng's face suddenly darkened.

Li Shimin, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said without hesitation: "If what the fourth brother said is true, then Mrs. Dou really has to give an explanation to the fourth brother, and also to us. "

Where is the majesty of the royal family if the servants deceive the master without an explanation?

Li Jiancheng glared at Li Shimin, "Ms. Dou said, this is just a misunderstanding."

Li Yuanji laughed and said, "Misunderstanding? Xue Wanshu of my mansion entered Zhaozhou with a clear identity. It's fine for the Dou's people to show his face, but also to support the people of Zhaozhou's Li's, so that Zhaozhou's Li's The man threw the broken teacup in his face.

Now the wound on his face is still clearly visible, you tell me this is a misunderstanding? "

When Li Shimin heard this, he also frowned, and said in a deep tone: "If that's the case, then the people from the Dou family are indeed going too far, and the people from the Li family from Zhaozhou deserve to die."

Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and said, "The Dou clan didn't know about this matter, it was all done by that evil slave."

Before Li Yuanji could speak, Li Shimin asked without hesitation: "Is this their reason for provoking my royal dignity?"

Li Jiancheng shut his mouth in an instant, and Li Shimin raised the matter to the level of royal dignity, so there was no room for discussion, and there was only one thing to do.

"Fourth brother, if you need any help, just ask, and don't be polite to me."

After Li Jiancheng, who was hated by Li Shimin, had nothing to say, he began to sell favors.

Anyway, Dou is now supporting Li Jiancheng, not him, and he doesn't mind helping out.

Li Yuanji arched his hands and thanked Li Shimin for speaking uprightly, but declined Li Shimin's kindness.

Li Shimin's favor is so good that it's hard to repay, so it's better not to borrow it.

While the three brothers were bickering, Li Yuan had already divided the mutton.

Although Li Yuan looked upset at the three brothers, he still distributed the fattest mutton to the three brothers.

Li Yuanji looked at the mutton that had condensed out of mutton fat, and had no interest in eating it at all.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng ate deliciously.

They probably regarded the mutton given to them by Li Yuan as their authority as in previous years, so they ate it up.

After eating the mutton, people began to present gifts to Li Yuan.

All kinds of rare treasures emerge in endlessly.

In order to please Li Yuan, the people of the clan have racked their brains.

Even Li Yuanji, a well-informed descendant who saw the rare treasures presented by some people, was vaguely amazed after seeing them.

However, Li Yuanji's status determined that he didn't have to try to curry favor with Li Yuan.

So the gift he presented was a little ordinary, and it was more like garbage when it was placed among a pile of rare treasures.

Li Jiancheng took the opportunity to speak sour words.

Li Yuanji resigned himself to it.

Li Yuan just stared at Li Yuanji, but didn't blame him.

After the gift, it was Li Yuan who gave back.

The clansmen are generous, and Li Yuan is also generous.

In order to show the majesty of the leader of his clan, the value of the gifts Li Yuan gave back was almost several times that of the gifts presented by his clan relatives.

And the ones who received the richest rewards were naturally the three brothers Li Yuanji.

Although when Li Yuan gave gifts back, it was based on the value of the gifts offered by everyone, but it also depended on the identity and closeness.

There is no doubt that the three Li Yuanji brothers are the highest-ranking people under Li Yuan, and they are also the closest people to Li Yuan.

Even if they offer a straw to Li Yuan, Li Yuan will reward them generously.

After distributing the rewards, Li Yuan began to give food to a group of confidant officials, as well as the ministers and workers who made great contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

The specific dishes and how many dishes to give to the ministers and workers have already been prepared by the people of Shangshi Bureau according to Li Yuan's instructions.

As long as Li Yuan gave an order, the Beishen mansion guarding the left and right sides of the palace, as well as the eunuchs carrying the food boxes, would all be dispatched and rush out of the palace.

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