Chapter 967: Monarch and minister, father and son (Part 1)
His Majesty Li Er was wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe, with a square face and a warm smile. He entered with his hands behind his hands. However, when he saw the ungraceful postures of Li Ke and Fang Jun, his steps stopped and the smile on his face froze.
Li Ke and Fang Jun were stunned for a moment, then recovered and hurriedly got up, hurriedly got down to the ground and put on their shoes, and saluted together: "My son (wei minister) has met my father (your majesty)."
His Majesty Li Er snorted, with a hesitant look on his face, and said angrily: "A prince, a marquis, so imageless and uneducated, it is simply unseemly! If he is bumped into by outsiders, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"
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He doesn't particularly care about rules. Is he tired of having to behave himself in his own home in private? He just got angry when he saw Fang Jun's lazy look. His third son, Li Ke, was an outstanding person with a calm and courageous personality. Now he was leaning on the kang and laughing without any image. It must be... After being abducted by Fang Jun, I started to go astray...
Fang Jun didn't know that he was "shot while lying down", and he said with a playful smile: "Your Majesty, you are not an outsider. I assume you won't go around praising and criticizing your ministers, right?"
As a result, His Majesty Li Er stretched out his leg and kicked it.
Li Ke's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself, Fang Jun, you are such a stick, you really dare to say anything, don't you know that when I see my father, I am like a mouse meeting a cat, my scalp is numb and my legs are weak?
The palace maids and chamberlains who came by chance stayed outside the door, and His Majesty Li Er sat down on the Kang with his hands behind his back.
Naturally, Li Ke wouldn't complain about why the servants in the mansion didn't inform him. He must have been stopped by his father. He quickly ordered the maid to serve tea and added some exquisite snacks.
His Majesty Li Er sat down and asked: "I just heard you laughing outside the door. I don't know what you are talking about?"
Just when Li Ke was about to reply, Fang Jun rushed to say: "Your Majesty, I would like to impeach His Majesty the King of Wu."
Li Ke looked confused. This guy actually wanted to sue him?
His Majesty Li Er wondered: "Why impeach him?"
Fang Jun said seriously: "His Royal Highness the King of Wu was impeached for making false claims. He just said that Wei Chen was 'talented but not moral'. This has greatly damaged Wei Chen's reputation and caused a deep blow to Wei Chen's reputation. Please pursue his slander." crime, and compensate Wei Chen for the loss of his reputation.”
Li Ke seemed to have seen a ghost, his mouth opened wide enough to fit a fist in.
You bastard, you just treated me well to you and my good brothers, but you turned around and gave me eye drops?
His Majesty Li Er was a little stunned. He paused and laughed and said, "Isn't that just calling you immoral?"
Fang Jun said angrily: "Exactly! How can you, a dignified prince, curse others at will? It would be detrimental to the royal dignity for a humble minister to impeach King Wu again."
Li Ke wished he could pounce on him and kick this guy to death!
Unexpectedly, His Majesty Li Er burst out laughing and pointed his thumb at Li Ke: "Ke'er is right, it's exactly what I wanted. This is called heroes seeing the same thing!"
Looking at the narrow smile on His Majesty Li Er's gentle face, Li Ke was a little distracted, but a warmth gradually rose in his heart.
Father... How long has it been since he talked to me so affectionately?
He also understood the purpose of Fang Jun's nonsense, which was to eliminate the gap between them in this seemingly nonsense way. Laughing and making trouble, many barriers between monarch and ministers, and between father and son seemed to disappear in an instant.
Li Ke's eyes were a little hot, and he smiled and said: "This person is not ashamed of his big words. He often boasts that he has both ability and political integrity, and he is not afraid of making everyone laugh."
His Majesty Li Er smiled and waved to Fang Jun: "You go back first, I have something to say to King Wu."
"No."
Fang Jun didn't have any dissatisfaction. He knew that the father and son were going to have a heart-to-heart talk, so he secretly gave Li Ke a "reassured" look and retreated.
Only the father and son were left in the flower hall.
His Majesty Li Er waved: "Come and sit."
When Li Ke sat across from him, His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "Is there any fine wine in the house?"
Li Ke was a little uneasy, not knowing what his father was going to say today, so he replied: "There are grape wines from the Western Regions, and there are also fine wines that Fang Jun gave to his son. I wonder which one my father likes?"
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"Fangfu's fine wine?" This is the best wine on the market. His Majesty Li Er has tasted it. It is very strong and mellow.
"No, it's a multigrain wine carefully brewed by Fang Jun using five kinds of grains: soybeans, rice, glutinous rice, buckwheat, and corn. It's called 'Wuliang Yuye'."
Li Ke said respectfully.
"Oh? I haven't heard of it. Give it a try." His Majesty Li Er ordered, and then said angrily: "What a stick! Don't you know how to honor me even if you have good things? It's a shame that I married my daughter to him. He is really a white-eyed wolf! ”
"Father, please calm down. It's not because Fang Jun doesn't know filial piety. This wine was accidentally thought of by Fang Jun when he was in Jiangnan, and he ordered his family's craftsmen to brew it. Fang Jun didn't interfere in the whole process, how could he dare to give it to his father rashly?" Drink? ”
Li Ke is a kind person. Although Fang Jun just "sued him", he still took the initiative to defend Fang Jun.
His Majesty Li Er was still unhappy: "Then I dare to give you a drink? You are also a prince, and he can't run away except for problems."
Li Ke was speechless.
Princes and emperors have different levels and completely different natures, okay?
Even if there is something wrong with this wine, as long as Li Ke doesn't die, it won't be a big problem. However, even if the emperor's stomach is broken for a few days because of drinking this wine, it will be a serious crime. A big meal is a light one. Those who are looking for trouble should be charged...
The consequences are simply unimaginable.
How stupid is Fang Jun to dare to take the new wine brewed by people and give it to you to drink?
After a while, the maid came quickly holding a porcelain altar, followed by several servants from Prince Wu's palace, preparing several ready-made dishes to go with wine. Remove the tea set from the tea table, place the side dishes, and pour the crystal clear white wine in the wine jar into a silver flask.
The maid held the pot in her delicate hands and filled the wine glasses for the father and son.
His Majesty Li Er picked up the wine glass, put it to his nose, sniffed, took a sip, and smacked his lips. His mouth was filled with the aroma of wine and a long aftertaste.
I couldn't help but praise: "Fang Jun's crooked ways are truly unparalleled in the world. I'm afraid those old winemakers who have been making wine for many years will never be able to make wine with such a taste."
Li Ke felt that these words were difficult to accept, because he couldn't figure out whether his father's words were praising Fang Jun for his talent, or hurting Fang Jun's lack of professionalism, or both...
There was a moment of silence.
There seemed to be an invisible and intangible barrier between father and son. It was neither distant nor close.
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er took a sip of wine and sighed: "Ke'er, are you still complaining about your father in your heart?"
Li Ke was silent, holding the wine glass in his hand, a little dazed.
Complain?
How could you not complain!
But...
After a moment of silence, Li Ke raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. The spicy wine was like a steel knife cutting through the throat and piercing the intestines, and everywhere it touched was as hot as a burning knife. After that unspeakable heat, my whole body felt relaxed and comfortable!
Li Ke said frankly: "I complained."
It's not "resentment", it's "resentment", which has absolutely the same meaning.
His Majesty Li Er did not comment, took a mouthful of delicious bamboo shoots, chewed them, and said slowly: "Tell me and listen."
The strong alcohol seemed to burn Li Ke's blood, giving him unprecedented courage. In front of his father, who had always respected, loved and feared him, he put aside all timidity and cowardice, poured out his bitterness and spoke freely.
"I have always been dissatisfied with the prince, Qingque, and all my brothers. From the beginning to the end, I think I am the one who most resembles my father! When it comes to talent, ability, and strategy for governing the country, I think he is The most outstanding of the father’s sons! What does the father think?”
His Majesty Li Er was silent and nodded slowly.
Indeed, the prince was cowardly and indecisive, the green bird was arrogant and arrogant, and the remaining sons were even worse. Only the third son, Li Ke, excelled in everything, surpassing all other kings. That's why His Majesty Li Er made the comment to Li Ke that "English and fruit are like themselves".
His Majesty Li Er cannot deny this, nor does he want to deny it.
Li Ke's spirit was shaken, and his handsome face was even more flushed by the alcohol: "So I am not convinced, is it because I am not the legitimate son, is it because I have the blood of the former Sui Dynasty, so I not only have to stay away from the throne, but also because I have the blood of the former Sui Dynasty. Isn’t it unfair to even stay away from the capital and live in a poor and smog-infested place like Anzhou? I won’t be able to see my father, my mother, my concubines, or my brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends again in this life?”
Later, his tone became increasingly agitated and his mood became high. (End of chapter)