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Chapter 173 Five Ding Food or Five Ding Cooking?

"Brother Gao, why is this?" a person beside him asked.

The man fiddled with the wrench in his hand, and seeing that everyone present had their appetites whetted, he said: "You must not tell others about this, I passed it on."

Everyone laughed and said, "With Brother Gao's status today, I'm still afraid of it. Don't worry, we will never say a word." The other party lowered his voice and spoke in detail. He looked at Li Chongjiu and whispered.

"Even though a concubine's daughter is no better than a concubine's daughter, it's Duke Tang's good intentions after all. If such a good thing doesn't work out, it will disappoint Duke Tang's wishes. It's really unwise for the champion to act like this."

"Li's family has had hairpin tassels for generations, and this champion Hou once achieved his ambition, but he doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth. How many people in Jinyang want Tang Gong's daughter but can't, so what about the concubine's daughter? Who does he think he is?"

At this moment, the candles in the Jinyang Hall are brightly lit, each one is as thick as an arm, and the musicians on both sides are playing court music, with bells and drums beeping in unison.The palace maids came out in a file, with the gauze dancing in their hands like water.The dance was like rushing to the waves, and the silk and bamboo were melodious. Li Yuanzheng, who stayed behind in Jinyang, was smiling and sat on the main seat. All the people present were the second officials of the counties, and they were high-ranking and powerful people among the four counties in the Northland.

"I'm very interested today, gentlemen, don't disappoint, come and drink up this cup." Li Yuan's complexion was ruddy, obviously very happy, he raised his cup and drank it down.Everyone in the room toasted together and drank the wine.

Li Yuan put his hands on the table, and solemnly said to everyone: "I have been blessed by the emperor's grace, and I will stay in Taiyuan to stay in the mansion for a full year. To be loyal to the court, you can only do your best. At present, the Turks are constantly disturbing the border. It is a powerful enemy, but the bandits on all sides are becoming more and more powerful, this is our deepest worry. You are the herdsmen of the emperor, you must not take it lightly, you need to strengthen your vigilance, in case someone makes trouble, colludes with bandits, and has a heart of disobedience."

Hearing what Li Yuan said, everyone's faces were full of fear, and the soldiers with weapons all around the palace were all tense in their hearts.Li Yuan glanced at everyone's expressions, and said with a smile: "All of you here are loyal ministers of the imperial court, not like some second-rate ministers. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had a drink with you here. Come, have another drink." I breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time Li Chongjiu entered the main hall, seeing all the officials looking at him with cold expressions.At that moment, he took a deep breath, walked straight into the main hall, saluted Li Yuanyi, and said: "Mr. Tang, come a step late."

Li Yuan glanced at Li Chongjiu, and said without smiling, "Better late than never."

Li Chongjiu's eyes froze when he heard this, and at this moment, Wang Que, the governor of Yanmen County, held a wine glass and said: "I heard that Mr. Tang invited everyone from Dongdu to come here this time. I'm waiting for you." Long awaited."

Li Yuan looked at Wang Que and said with a smile: "Of course, today is a good show, so I naturally have to invite more people to watch it."

While speaking, the maid beside him guided Li Chongjiu to take his seat.When he came to the banquet, Li Chongjiu lifted his official uniform, knelt down on the pampas grass, and glanced at the food table in front of him. The food table had already displayed several dishes in a small Ding Sheng, all of which were delicacies from mountains and seas. There is a wine cup.It's just that the food and wine are all complete, but there are no chopsticks or any tableware.Li Chongjiu's gaze paused, and he turned his head to see Li Yuan looking at him.

An official at the table next to Li Chongjiu immediately shouted to the servants beside him, "Why are there no chopsticks on the table of the Champion Hou, and why are you being negligent?"

"Why are there no chopsticks on the Champion Hou's dining table!" The voice was repeated again, which immediately attracted everyone to look here.

"No need." Li Yuan stood up from the chair, and with a wave of his hand, the dancers at the side retreated one after another, and the musicians immediately avoided their seats.

Li Yuan looked around at all the officials present, and said: "All of you, today you eat sorghum and meat, and four horses make your carts. You and Yan are rushing to the ground, and bells are ringing for food. If you don't join the head of Guizhou, it's all thanks to the grace of the emperor. Now there are people who eat the king." Zhilu, but not loyal to the emperor, how can he be worthy of five tripods to eat!"
Li Yuan walked down the steps slowly while talking, and when he finally talked about eating from five tripods, his steps landed right in front of Li Chongjiu's case.At that moment, Li Yuan looked at Li Chongjiu, and said condescendingly, "Champion Hou, do you think the old man is right?"

Li Chongjiu's face remained unchanged, his eyes turned cold and he said: "I don't understand what Tang Gong said."

Li Yuan's face fell, and he sneered, and immediately pulled out a bright yellow silk imperial edict from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and said: "The emperor's edict, General Chaying Yanglang, general guard of Shanggu County, champion marquis Li Chongjiu, since he became the general guard of Shanggu County, has raised people from other countries as soldiers and held the army to be self-respecting. Cheng Chong of Feihu County in Shanggu was loyal to the emperor and was killed for no reason. If it is true, it is said that Li Yuan stayed in Taiyuan, took away the post of General Yingyanglang, Shanggu Tongshou, stripped of his official status, and took Li Chongjiu to Chang'an immediately, there must be no mistake."

As soon as Li Yuan's words fell, all the officials at the scene looked at Li Chongjiu with pitiful eyes and shook their heads. Who would have expected that less than a year later, they would be successful in rescuing him in Yanmen and assassinate the Turk Shibi Khan alone. Champion Marquis, but the holy family is not here today, plummeting.

Immediately, an official whispered to the people beside him: "It's the first time that the old man's son-in-law failed, but turned against each other. This is really a good show today, and this trip is worthwhile."

"Speak carefully, speak carefully." The official on the side reminded him solemnly.

With his hands behind his hands, Li Yuan squinted at Li Chongjiu, and said, "How can you eat the king's salary if you are not loyal to the king? For such a person, I, Li Yuan, will let him eat nothing. Someone come and remove this table." Food!" After saying that, two servants stepped forward to remove the table.

boom!
Before the servant approached, he heard a loud noise, and Li Chongjiu kicked the table in front of him to the ground, soup, water and food were scattered everywhere, and all the people present covered their sleeves and retreated away from Li Chongjiu.But at this time, the sound in the hall was heard, and hundreds of soldiers in yellow robes poured into the corridors on both sides, all pointing their knives at Li Chongjiu, and surrounded him.

"Arrogance! When death is imminent, you still don't obey the law!" An official stood up and scolded angrily.

Seeing Qianfu being cold to each other, Li Chongjiu laughed, looked at Li Yuan and said: "If you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse. I have seen the benevolence and righteousness of Mr. Tang today."

The king of Yanmen County on the side said with certainty: "You don't know what is good or bad. This matter was played to the emperor on the Sili platform. Tang Gong has ordered you to arrest you. What has it to do with him? You don't think about it. Instead, blaming others is really hopeless."

Li Yuan stopped his hand and said: "Champion Marquis, I cherish your talent and intended to recruit you as my son-in-law, but you made a mistake and made a big mistake. I am also responsible for this matter. Plead guilty to the Son of Heaven. But right now, the public outweighs the private, and this old man has no choice but to kill his relatives righteously."

"It's a good way to kill relatives," Li Chongjiu said with a sneer, "Killing a person who has nothing to do with it can show your loyalty to the emperor, and it can also be a coup for Megatron Xiaoxiao."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, Li Yuan looked coldly and said: "The old man has nothing to be ashamed of, and it is not your turn to criticize. I advise you not to make meaningless struggles, and go to Beijing to plead guilty to the emperor!" Press, the left and right soldiers stepped forward to take Li Chongjiu down.Li Chongjiu's official robe was stripped off, and his official hat was knocked to the ground, but he looked directly at Li Yuan with a stern expression.

"Put down!" Li Yuan turned around with his sleeves turned and returned to the main seat.However, hundreds of soldiers escorted Li Chongjiu straight out of Jinyang Palace. Seeing this scene, all officials, big and small, were dumbfounded, pointing and discussing.

"Wait a minute!" When walking outside the gate of the palace, a woman suddenly came chasing him, and the soldiers were about to stop her, but the maidservants beside the woman said: "This is Master Qu from the Eastern Capital." , you dare to offend, are you not afraid of being beheaded by Tang Gong?"

Qu Yanran came to Li Chongjiu and asked with concern: "What's going on?"

Li Chongjiu looked at the other party, laughed and said: "So you are Qu Yanran, you really are a rare beauty in your life, you are so beautiful in women's clothes, it's a pity that I can't see you dancing like a country!" Xuan Ran said: "If you see, Yan Ran can dance for you at any time."

"It's a deal." Li Chongjiu laughed loudly.The soldiers apologized to Qu Yanran and took Li Chongjiu under custody. .

The next day, on the official road from Jinyang to Chang'an, fifty or sixty officers and soldiers escorted a carriage and were driving slowly.Because Yang Guang's edict said that he would be escorted on the same day, so after Li Chongjiu was taken, he was taken directly to Chang'an without a day's delay.In the carriage, Li Chongjiu was wearing iron shackles on his hands and feet, which were very heavy. At the same time, there were two officials escorting him in the carriage.

Li Chongjiu glanced at them, and said with a smile: "The shackles weigh dozens of catties, Li will be very grateful if you can bother the two of them for convenience."

A chubby official with a fleshy face sneered and said, "The shackles are ordered by Mr. Tang. He said that you are a master of martial arts, so we must guard against them. So you should wear these shackles."

Li Chongjiu lifted the heavy shackles in his hands, and said with a smile: "It turned out that Mr. Tang ordered it, very good, very good, but I don't know if Mr. Tang ordered you, and he also took care of me on the way, so as to avoid future troubles?"

As soon as Li Chongjiu said this, the expressions of the two of them suddenly changed.At that moment, the fat official said with a forced smile: "Your Majesty, why do you treat the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain? What kind of person is Mr. Tang?"

Another official said: "What a gentleman, this guy is just a prisoner at the moment, why mention this?" After that, the two officials laughed, and Li Chongjiu also laughed in agreement.

Seeing this, the slightly fat official couldn't help being annoyed, and said: "Thief prisoner, what are you laughing at, don't you think your life is long?"

Li Chongjiu stopped laughing, and said: "Don't dare, dare not, it's just that ashes can be revived, you two don't think that I can't stand out as a prisoner right now."

The chubby official sneered and said, "You are not Han Anguo, nor are we Tian Jia. You have offended Duke Tang, and no one in the court has spoken to you. I want to see how this ashes can be revived?"

As soon as the words were finished, there was a sound of bowstrings breaking suddenly outside the carriage, and the soldiers ran away one after another, shouting: "No, someone has robbed the prisoner!"

PS: Happy Zongzi Festival everyone.

(End of this chapter)