Tang's dining table

Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi's back for a long time. The more she looked at him, the stranger the man in front of her felt.

Li Zhi was not like this in the past. He was just a boy who had not grown up. She still remembered the way Li Zhi was hunched in her arms under the ancient cypress of Ganye Temple. Li Zhi at that time was not only kind, but also kind. Long love.

For Li Zhi, Wu Mei's feelings were very confusing. She didn't know what to say. She only knew that the moment Li Zhi sent someone to take her back to the palace from Ganye Temple, Wu Mei was grateful to him for the rest of her life.

Things are different now. The man in front of him has become unpredictable. How should I put it... He has become a bit like his father.

Wu Mei's first memory of a man was Emperor Taizong. However, she didn't like that man because he was more like a volcano of interests and a dead sea of ​​power than a living person.

Li Zhi is different. Even if it is a mountain, it is a mountain where all things grow. Even if it is a sea, he allows all kinds of swimming fish in the sea...

Thinking of this, Wu Mei took Li Zhi's hand and put it on her cheek.

Li Zhi stroked Wu Mei's face and smiled. He knew that whenever Wu Mei did this, it was time for her to become emotional.

However, look at Wu Mei’s huge belly and pinch her nose...

When Li Hong came over with a bamboo hat on his head, straw sandals on his feet, and two ungrown onions in his hand, he saw that his parents were looking at him, so he washed his hands by the canal and said: " The kid is trying to figure out how much work he can do under the scorching sun."

Li Zhi looked at Li Hong's sunburned face and said, "So, how long have you persisted?"

Li Hong said shyly: "One hour."

"So, how long can the farmer hold on?"

Li Hong said: "At least four hours."

Wu Mei smiled and said: "I think you still have the energy to joke with your father, why don't you persist?"

Li Hong looked at his mother on the brocade couch and said puzzledly: "My son is the prince of the Tang Dynasty. He just knows the hardships of farming and mulberry trees. He knows that farmers can work non-stop for four hours. How much work can they do in four hours?" That’s enough, there’s no need to waste precious time on such meaningless farm work.”

Wu Mei said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, I see clearly that your son will definitely become a person who has to compare everything with money in the future. He wants to know all the knowledge in the world, and then use this knowledge to make those who work for him , don't even think about having a moment of leisure.

As a result, the people under his command who work for him must be working very hard. "

Li Zhi looked at Li Hong and said, "You don't have to work so hard to show off your poor skills in front of your grandpa and grandma. As long as you understand benevolence, filial piety and benevolence and forgiveness, you will be a good son in your grandpa's eyes."

Li Hong said respectfully: "What I taught you is that the child will remember it."

At this time, Wu Mei sat up with the help of the palace servants and said to Li Hong: "I heard that the eldest grandson rushed into the East Palace and had a meal?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "It's true. Changsun Chong wanted to resolve the conflict with the child first. The child agreed, and he was relieved of the Changsun family's previous conspiracy against me."

Wu Mei said: "Do you think this is appropriate?"

Li Hong looked at Li Zhi, who was looking at Qu Jiang with his hands behind his back, and whispered: "From the current point of view, this is good for the child."

Li Zhi smiled when he heard this and said to Li Hong: "You only consider interests?"

Li Hongdao: "Master Shangguan said that the Tian family is ruthless, but I think this is wrong. A child's love for his parents is destined by nature, and his filial piety towards his brothers and sisters is acquired.

Since love is something we are born with, it means that people simply cannot be ruthless and unjust.

Since the killing is endless, the child might as well trap the love in the flesh and blood of his close relatives. Even if he makes some mistakes because of love, the child thinks that even if he loses, he still wins.

As for the court, it is better to talk about the pros and cons. "

Li Zhi smiled and said: "This is very similar to Yun Chu's argument."

Li Hong shook his head and said: "Father, this is exactly the argument of Master Xu Jingzong. His arguments and those of Master Shangguan are sometimes very different. Father does not allow his children to disobey these two masters, so he has to choose what he wants to hear. If you don’t want to hear it, just give up.”

Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi, and then at the nine-year-old Li Hong, who was as strong as a calf, and suddenly sighed, feeling that she was really worthy of his Longxi Li family, even though she had served Emperor Taizong before, and would never serve him in the future. Seeing it underground, Emperor Taizong must have nothing to say.

Who nine-year-old has such insight?

Thinking of this, Wu Mei caressed her belly. She suddenly felt that there was no need to work so hard to have a child, because having one more child would just add trouble to Li Hongduo.

Li Zhi said: "Since you have your own ideas, then go ahead and give it a try. Whether the benefits of having a Sun family will be in your hands depends on whether you have the destiny."

Li Hong shook his head indifferently and said: "The child is not that ardent. It doesn't matter whether I can get the child. Anyway, no matter what happens, the meat will eventually rot in the pot of my Datang. As long as there are many children, If you drink the broth from my Datang pot for a few years, sooner or later you will eat the meat rotten in the pot."

Li Zhi looked at his son with undisguised admiration in his eyes.

What my son said is not wrong at all. There is still a long time. There is no need to worry. Eating one more bite is almost the same as eating one less bite. The meat is still in the big pot of Datang, and it is qualified to be beside this pot. The people grabbing the meat with a spoon and eating it were just their father and son.

Everyone likes to go to Yunchu's official office in Wannian County.

Without him, just because Yun Chu set up an iceberg in his official office.

In the hot summer, the icebergs in the house emit curls of white smoke, and countless cold water droplets slowly flow down from the icebergs, making the whole room extremely cool.

Wen Wen stood on the ladder and poured a jar of blood-red grape wine into the pit on the iceberg. In a moment, there was a red spring water, winding down along the winding canal carved on the iceberg. Di Renjie held a The bowl caught the red ice spring at the outlet of the water under the iceberg. Just when I was about to drink it all to get rid of the heat, a big hand came out from behind and grabbed the wine bowl with two gurgles. , drank the bowl of cold grape wine in one gulp, and then placed the wine bowl under the ice spring to continue drinking the ice-cold grape wine.

Pei Xingjian had just walked in from outside. The rolling heat wave in Chang'an City made his body still feel hot even after entering this ice room.

Looking at the tall iceberg, Pei Xingjian exhaled and said: "When it comes to the level of extravagance, there are actually few people in Chang'an City who can compare with you.

With such a tall iceberg, others are only willing to show it off when entertaining guests. You just display it here for nothing and watch it melt? "

Yun Chu said: "In winter, icebergs like this can be seen everywhere, and I don't see you packing them up. But in summer, you come here and talk about them with sour and vinegary words."

Pei Xingjian sat on a chair with great dignity, opened his clothes, exposed his hairy chest, and said to Yun Chu, "I have something to tell you today."

After he finished speaking, he took a special look at Wen Wen who was standing high up, and Di Renjie who had just gotten a bowl of ice wine to drink.

Yun Chu said: "If you have something to say, just say it. If you feel that outsiders should not know some secrets, then don't tell me at all. Anyway, even if you tell me, I will tell them everything in detail when you turn around." indivual."

Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment and said: "People are impeaching you in droves. The left and right departments, the cabinet, the officials, the officials, the secretaries and the supervisors have almost been buried under the documents to impeach you."

Yun Chu looked at Pei Xingjian and said, "Can you burn all the memorials that impeached me?"

Pei Xingjian spread his hands and said, "I have no ability."

Yun Chu said disdainfully: "What can you say if you don't have this ability?"

Pei Xingjian looked into Yunchu's eyes and said, "So, you really don't care?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "They won't have time to impeach me soon. Maybe they will be grateful to me for my reckless actions."

Pei Xingjian said: "That's not what Cui Zhen said."

Yun Chu laughed out loud and said to the two brothers: "What can a doctor from the Criminal Department do to me?"

Pei Xingjian rubbed his hands and stood up. He took another bowl of ice wine from Bingquan and drank it. He opened his mouth several times but never revealed his true intention.

If he didn't say anything, Yun Chu wouldn't ask. Wen Wen even talked about the cotton disaster this year. They discussed together to see if there was a good way to get rid of the aphids.

On this day, Pei Xingjian drank eighteen bowls of grape wine, fermented glutinous rice, and rice wine in Yunchu's official office.

Yunchu's attitude made it clear that he was not prepared to get involved in Pei Xingjian's troubles.

Like a lazy cat, Wen Wen sat on the chair with her butt half pulled up on her right side and said to Yun Chu: "You just robbed a few people from the Cui family. What Pei Xingjian and the others are doing now is to dig out five people besides the Li family." For Genmiao from the Qiwang family, His Majesty's wishes have been very firm anyway. Pei Xingjian and Li Jingxuan were put on the fire.

Speaking of which, His Majesty is the gentlest to you. Mr. Cui wants to eat your flesh at most now. After what Pei Xingjian, Li Jingxuan and others have done is known to the world, those people in the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes will probably want to use them. Human skin is used as a mattress to sleep on. "

Di Renjie smiled and said: "This matter has advantages and disadvantages. The poor family should be able to stand out. In the long run, it will be able to change the bad governance that the nobles control the way to promotion. It can make the official class of the Tang Dynasty more balanced and not one-sided."

Yun Chu looked at the two people in front of him and said, "Do you still remember how I got into trouble?"

Wen Wenwen was stunned for a moment and said: "Du Chongming, Cao Hui, Zhao Ting, Qu Tianming, Feng Zheng?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "None of these five people came from a poor family. However, you and I both know that all five of them are lackeys of the Cui family."

Di Renjie said: "Are you worried that even if His Majesty introduces a new method of scientific examination and eliminates the drawbacks of test papers and recommendation, the children from poor families who pass the examination can still be used by the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Are you surprised?"

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "It's not surprising, but how can we solve this bad government?"

Yun Chu chuckled, patted Di Renjie on the shoulder and said, "There are two ways. One is to implement the "encompassing order" among the five surnames and seven looks. However, I guess people have already had a way to deal with it.

If you want to completely solve the bad governance of the nobles controlling the government, you can only use ruthlessness. "

She smiled softly and said, "What kind of cruel move?"

Yun Chu took a sip of ice wine and said indifferently: "Fight the local tyrants and divide the fields."

See you tomorrow