Chapter 14 What a troublesome kid!
The Eastern Palace.
Li Chengqian smashed the vase on the ground, furious.
Feng Chou knelt on the ground, not daring to even lift his head.
"Ten thousand strings of cash! You actually lost ten thousand strings of cash!"
Li Chengqian's eyebrows twitched, his anger reaching its peak: "Guards, drag Feng Chou away and chop him up to feed the dogs!"
"Your Highness, please wait," Du He quickly stopped him, saying, "Although Feng Chou has made a mistake, he has still worked hard even if he has no merit. Please give him a chance to redeem himself." Du He pleaded.
"You're going to plead for a gambling addict?" Li Chengqian's eyes revealed a strong murderous intent.
"Du He was only thinking of His Highness's best interests."
Du He bowed politely, then kicked Feng Chou: "Aren't you going to say anything?"
Feng Chou suddenly realized: "Please give me another chance, Your Highness. From now on, I am willing to pay an extra 20% of my profits every month!"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian's anger subsided considerably.
Whether or not Feng Chou is killed is irrelevant; the most important thing is that it can make him money!
"I can spare you this time, but if there is a next time, your whole family will be buried with you!" Li Chengqian threatened.
"I will never gamble again." Feng Chou trembled, cold sweat pouring down his face.
"Um."
Li Chengqian nodded, then seemed to remember something: "Have you found out who was with Choi Shin-ki?"
"Your Highness, that man is Wei Zheng's son, Wei Shuyu!" Du He replied.
It's the Wei family again, father and son?
Li Chengqian's eyes burned with rage.
Just a few days ago, because of Wei Zheng's impeachment, he was reprimanded by Li Shimin in front of all the civil and military officials.
Yesterday, because of Wei Shuyu's matter, Li Shimin whipped him again.
Unexpectedly, Wei Shuyu almost ruined his source of income again today.
Am I going to make things difficult for the Wei family father and son?
“Your Highness, Wei Zheng is now deeply trusted by His Majesty and should not be made an enemy. Our greatest enemy now is the King of Wei!” Du He calmly analyzed the situation.
Upon hearing the name of the Prince of Wei, Li Chengqian became even angrier.
If he hadn't been vying for the emperor's favor, why would I have been in such a passive position!
The Duke of Lu's Mansion.
"Have you found out who that boy is?" Cheng Yaojin asked a soldier.
Upon hearing that his son had been beaten, he flew into a rage.
He had originally intended to avenge his son, but upon hearing that the person who beat him was Choi Shin-ki, he immediately grabbed a lance and shouted that he would beat his useless son to death!
It's not shameful to get beaten up; what's shameful is being beaten up by a peer, especially by Choi Shin-ki, who is even younger than his son.
It should be noted that Changsun Chong and Cheng Huailiang were both fifteen or sixteen years old.
Choi Shin-ki was only eleven years old!
When they are young, the difference in physique and strength is not small.
He still got beaten up by the other party, how could he not be angry?
Cheng Yaojin was a warrior!
His son will definitely join the army in the future.
Now that he's been beaten up by the son of a civil official, won't he be laughed to death when he gets to the army?
"He is Wei Shuyu, the son of the Duke of Zheng."
Was it him?
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but picture Wei Shuyu's face... Just yesterday, Wei Shuyu had clashed with His Majesty.
"What a Wei Zheng! He actually secretly taught his son martial arts!" Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth.
Is this guy trying to develop us into military generals?
This seems like a good idea.
Wei Shuyu is only eleven years old, yet he has already demonstrated superb martial arts skills. His future prospects are undoubtedly limitless.
No, I have to recruit him.
"Men, prepare the horses, I'm going to the palace."
Cheng Yaojin was calculating; whether his son got beaten or not was unimportant, as long as he wasn't killed.
If we simply recruit Wei Shuyu and claim that we taught him his skills, then all the rumors and gossip will fall apart on their own.
The Duke of Zhao's Mansion.
Changsun Wuji was also in a great hurry to enter the palace.
Unlike Cheng Yaojin's scheming.
He went to the palace to ask Li Shimin to make a decision.
If it were just a matter of losing a fight, he wouldn't have acted this way.
Damn it, Changsun Chong got slapped hundreds of times on the head by Cui Shenji, and he's almost gone mad from the blows.
After returning home, he started yelling and screaming like a madman, constantly shouting that he wanted to tear Choi Shin-ki to pieces.
Even his father's advice was useless.
The only recourse is to go to the palace and ask His Majesty to uphold justice.
The Imperial Palace!
Li Shimin was also extremely anxious. Just now, a eunuch came to report that his two beloved daughters had gone missing.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that the two had secretly slipped out of the palace.
"Your Majesty, please do not be anxious. The Tang Dynasty is now peaceful and prosperous, and Chang'an is right under the emperor's nose. No bandits would dare to make a move." Wei Zheng stroked his beard, looking calm.
“Xuancheng is absolutely right, but I’m still worried,” Li Shimin sighed. “Those two have never left the palace. What if they get bullied?”
"Who dares?" Wei Zheng's face was full of anger: "If they dare to bully the princess of the court, I will personally lead men to kill them!"
“Xuancheng, you don’t know, daughters and sons are different.”
Li Shimin began to share his parenting insights: "Daughters are sweet and can please me, but sons are different; they will only annoy me all day long."
“Your Majesty is absolutely right. My son Shuyu is the same. He got into a fight yesterday and always manages to cause trouble,” Wei Zheng replied angrily.
But his hand involuntarily picked up the jade pendant at his waist and then casually waved it in front of Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's eyes twitched as he watched.
Damn Wei Zheng, would you die if I didn't show off my jade pendant one more time?
"Xuancheng, I heard your wife is pregnant again?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am still quite vigorous despite my age." Wei Zheng straightened his back as he said this.
Being able to have another child at the age of 54 is something to brag about for a long time.
“Yes, your Uncle Yu is too impulsive. Having another child provides more security,” Li Shimin said meaningfully.
Wei Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
He knew he had gone too far and offended His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will discipline Shuyu properly from now on," Wei Zheng bowed and begged for forgiveness.
"Xuancheng, what are you doing?" Li Shimin quickly helped him up: "It was my slip of the tongue, I didn't pay attention to my words."
Wei Zheng was a loyal minister who made significant contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin would never actually take action against Wei Zheng, especially not over something as trivial as Wei Shuyu.
What followed was another round of harmonious conversation between the emperor and his ministers.
As they were talking, Wang De came to announce that the Duke of Lu and the Duke of Zhao were requesting an audience.
"Announce."
Li Shimin agreed to the meeting.
"Your Majesty, you must do justice for Chong'er!" As soon as he saw Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji immediately began to plead.
"What's wrong with Chong'er?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty, he was beaten to the point of losing his mind by Cui Shenji and Wei Shuyu..." Changsun Wuji's eyes were red as he stared intently at Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng felt a chill run down his spine.
What's going on?
Didn't we agree not to fight?
I just scolded him yesterday, and now it's happening again.
"What do you mean by being mentally confused?" Li Shimin asked again.
Changsun Wuji tearfully recounted Changsun Chong's symptoms.
"Wang De, summon the imperial physician to the Duke of Zhao's residence to visit Xia Chong'er," Li Shimin immediately ordered.
The most important thing now is not to hold people accountable, but to treat Changsun Chong.
Turning his head, Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin: "Zhijie, what brings you to see me so late?"
"Your Majesty, my son Huailiang has also been beaten by Wei Shuyu."
Cheng Yaojin glanced at Wei Zheng, seemingly unintentionally.
Wei Zheng kept his eyes down, seemingly focused on his own thoughts, but inwardly he was cursing Wei Shuyu.
What a troublesome kid! Are you planning to beat up all the sons of the court officials?
We just beat up Choi Shin-ki yesterday, and now there are two more?
You said you hit someone because you were in a bad mood, and Dad can understand that.
Then pick some easy targets to hit.
What's the meaning of specifically targeting the sons of high-ranking officials in the imperial court? Don't you think your father already has enough political enemies?
"Your Majesty, we have found information about the princesses."
Just then, Li Junxian rushed in.
Where?
Li Shimin asked anxiously.
"They are at the Duke of Zheng's residence."
The Duke of Zheng's Mansion?
Isn't that my house?
Wei Zheng's legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.
It's over.
This damn kid isn't complaining that I don't have enough political enemies, but rather that I've lived too long and he wants me to go to the underworld to join his grandfather...
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