I Open a General Store in Early Tang

Zhuang Zhou, unemployed at home, unexpectedly obtained a time-space gate that could travel to the Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan era, and could also carry items with him. Thus, Zhuang Zhou embarked on...

Chapter 288: No more pretending, let’s show our cards!!!

"You're the goblin!"

Cheng Yaojin pursed his lips, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

Because at this time Li Er was staring at him.

From the first time he met Zhuang Zhou, Li Er gave him orders.

Let him not reveal his identity.

In order to have more contact with Zhuang Zhou and get to know this person more carefully.

Today, Li Er summoned several top officials from the court to have dinner.

It was obvious that he wanted to introduce Zhuang Zhou to a few people.

But look what happened now!

Cheng Yaojin was so engrossed in eating Eight Treasure Porridge that he revealed his identity.

Zhuang Zhou took the lead and asked:

"Brother Qin, these friends of yours are all bigwigs in the court, right?"

"What is a boss?"

Li Er looked at Zhuang Zhou and asked in confusion.

"He's a top-ranking official, who usually discusses military and national affairs with the emperor."

Li Er shook his head and chuckled:

"If you put it that way, these guys really are the big guys."

Zhuang Zhou said "oh" and then stared at Li Er and asked:

"Then you are not the emperor?!"

"this……"

Li Er was exposed and felt a little embarrassed.

Struggling with whether to confront the issue.

Cheng Yaojin immediately stared with wide eyes and whispered:

"Hush! Speak softly, His Majesty is on an incognito visit, don't alarm him."

Li Er: “…”

It was you, a dog, who revealed your identity.

Now you blame others!

Do you still have any shame?

Li Er was completely speechless!

But now that things have come to this, there is no need to worry about it anymore.

No more pretending!

Just show your cards!

"Brother Zhuang, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hide this from you."

But after he really said it, Li Er felt relieved.

Zhuang Zhou looked at Li Er and felt a little uncomfortable:

"Well... Your Majesty, you should just call me Zhuang Zhou. It sounds safer to me."

Li Er curled the corners of his mouth and felt a little embarrassed.

So you feel very dangerous when I call you brother, right?

After thinking about it, I realized that my identity had been exposed.

It is indeed not appropriate to call him my younger brother.

"Okay! I'll call you that in private when we're alone."

Zhuang Zhou did not refuse again. After thinking for a while, he asked again:

"By the way...should I kneel down for you?

What kind of ceremony is this between the emperor and his subjects?"

The others burst into laughter after hearing this.

Li Er also smiled heartily and waved his hand:

"Of course not, just sit back and relax!"

"Oh, that's good!"

To be honest, Zhuang Zhou used to think it was nothing.

But now I think about it, this guy is actually the famous Li Er.

I felt a little scared and my legs felt a little weak.

This is a living thing!

"By the way, Zhuang Zhou, let me introduce you."

Li Er didn't notice any change in Zhuang Zhou, and continued to introduce him with a smile:

"I don't need to introduce this person. It's the Duke of Lu you mentioned, Cheng Yaojing."

Cheng Yaojin twitched his lips and retorted:

"Your Majesty, how could there be such a dark demon as me, Old Cheng?"

"Yes, I have!"

Zhuang Zhou blurted out:

"Black Bear Demon."

Cheng Yaojin: “…”

Okay, okay, thank you so much!

Ignoring Cheng Yaojin, Li Er continued to introduce with a smile:

"This is Duke Zhangsun Wuji of Qi."

Zhuang Zhou nodded in response:

"Greetings, Duke of Qi!"

Wow, this is Changsun Wuji, who is the best at playing dirty tricks.

Finally, Li Zhi was placed on the throne of emperor.

He looks like a little old man, but I didn't expect him to be so mean.

After greeting, Li Er said:

"The person you have met is Fang Qiao, the Left Servant."

Zhuang Zhou bowed again.

Fang Qiao is Fang Xuanling, and Qiao is actually his name.

Xuanling is just his name.

So it is more reasonable to call him Fang Qiao.

Wait until the last one.

Li Er's expression was obviously much colder:

"This is Wei Zheng, the Minister of the Court."

Zhuang Zhou heard this and blurted out:

"Are you the famous Wei Duidui?"

Wei Zheng's face twitched and he looked very embarrassed.

Everyone here knows that Wei Zheng likes to argue with people.

Especially when it comes to Li Er.

It's always that sentence:

"Your Majesty, you are wrong!"

Or: "Your Majesty, you are wrong again!"

It is said that Li Er was the one who was criticized the most by Wei Zheng.

Several times he was so angry that he drew his sword and wanted to kill Wei Zheng.

They were all stopped by Empress Changsun.

Everyone knows what happened later.

Li Er uttered the famous line:

"Using a bronze mirror, one can straighten one's attire."

This mirror refers to Wei Zheng.

So much so that some historians say that the Zhenguan Reign was actually brought about by Wei Zheng.

It was thanks to Wei Zheng's constant reminders and advice.

This pair of king and minister who loved and hated each other eventually formed a story of king and minister that has been passed down through the ages.

"Wei Duidui?"

Hearing Zhuang Zhou's words, Li Er couldn't help laughing:

"Wei Zheng, I think Zhuang Zhou's way of addressing you is quite fitting! Haha~~~"

Li Er laughed loudly, and the others also laughed.

Zhuang Zhou wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare!

I have a big mouth, so I blurted it out so quickly.

"Well... Your Majesty, and all the others, please enjoy your eight-treasure porridge first. I'll go get you two more dishes."

Soon, Zhuang Zhou brought a plate of cold cucumber salad.

This is the famous "Small Green Dragon" in the restaurant.

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