Chapter 53: watch aftermath

Two officials meet on Suzaku Street

"Lord Liu!"

"Master Zhang!"

"I heard that the Sixth Prince gave Mrs. Liu a fetish called a watch as a gift a few days ago. Can you let me watch it next time!"

"Master Zhang, please!" Master Liu said proudly.

Master Zhang took the watch, "Master Liu, you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, can Master Liu regard me as a brother?"

"That's natural!"

Master Zhang put on his watch, "Since you are a brother, you can lend me this watch for a day!"

Master Liu: "Didn't Master Zhang borrow it yesterday?"

"Borrow again!"

…

In a restaurant in Chang'an City, a young man sat with his arms folded in front of a wine table, surrounded by dozens of noble young masters: "Do you know what this is?"

All the noble young masters shook their heads together.

Young Master smiled disdainfully: "This is called a watch. It was bought by the Sixth Prince from a place called Huaxia Kingdom, which is 100,000 miles away. The entire Tang Dynasty costs a hundred yuan, and a watch is worth thousands, you know?"

The noble young masters gasped, "It's so expensive, so what's the use of this watch?"

Brother Young Master took out his handkerchief and carefully wiped the saliva on the watch, "The function of this watch is to tell the time?"

"What time is it?" the noble young masters asked in confusion.

The young master said, "Does anyone know what time it is?"

The noble young masters looked at the cloudy sky and shook their heads: "I don't know!"

"Tell you, it's the third quarter of Mao!" said the young master.

"Wow! It's really a fetish!" The noble young masters sighed endlessly.

Brother son was even more proud. At this moment, a servant ran over, sweating profusely: "Master, the master has found it!"

"What!" The son was shocked, and ran away under the astonished eyes of the noble children, but unfortunately, he was blocked by officials who looked like officials as soon as he reached the door.

"Little bastard, you dared to steal your watch out and missed my morning time, let's see how I deal with you!"

"Dad, I was wrong!"

…

Tai Chi Palace, Tai Chi Hall, morning time.

"Hey, Master Cui, this watch is on!"

Cui Shao cleared his throat, "Yesterday, the sixth prince personally delivered it to the door!"

"Let me just say, you are the father-in-law of the sixth prince, why wouldn't he give you one!"

"That's natural!" Cui Shao couldn't hide his complacency.

The official saw that the time had come, "Then, can Lord Cui bring the official down and ask the sixth prince for one too!"

Cui Shao broke out in cold sweat instantly, and when he didn't know what to do, Li Shimin, accompanied by the eunuch, walked into the Tai Chi Hall, Cui Shao hurriedly said: "Let's talk about it later, later!"

Sit down on the dragon chair, Li Shimin looked at his watch, then at the officials below, frowned and said, "I'm ten minutes late today! The morning time is half an hour and fifty minutes, let's start!"

As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, a minister in red official uniform came out: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the sixth prince Li Yin!"

"Impeach the sixth prince? Impeach him for what!" Li Shimin showed displeasure, he probably guessed something!

"The minister impeached the sixth prince for bribing the high officials of the court with a watch, forming a party for personal gain, and plotting wrongdoing!" said the official.

"What a big charge, what evidence do you have?" Li Shimin said suppressing his anger.

"Now the things worn by the ministers of the DPRK and China are the evidence!" The official's words were powerful, as if he had a chance to win.

Changsun Wuji standing in front glanced at the officials who impeached Li Yin, and then at Li Chengqian. Seeing Li Chengqian's smile, he suddenly felt a little sad. He had been with Li Shimin for many years, so how could he not understand that this watch was sent by Li Shimin? It was given by Yin, and when Li Yin gave the gift, he also revealed that it was the emperor's intention, couldn't Li Chengqian hear it? Or did Li Yin put Li Chengqian on purpose?

"My lord Wang's words are wrong. I think the sixth prince is not a bribe!" Wei Zheng stood up at this moment, "The function of this watch is to let the ministers know the time and avoid delaying political affairs. Just like this early court, people used to be late. The person with this watch, how many people are late!"

"Hmph, Mr. Wei, Wang admired you for your honest words and outspoken advice, but I never thought that you would change your nature after accepting the gift from the sixth prince. How ridiculous!"

Wei Zheng said angrily: "Even if the sixth prince is offering bribes, then he is bribing for the Tang Dynasty. I would rather the sixth prince bribe every day like this. I think you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour!"

"Such a gift, Wang would rather not!"

Li Shimin has been watching this farce coldly. He glanced at Li Chengqian, feeling faintly disappointed. He knew exactly which minister and which prince in the court approached him, so how could he not understand that Li Chengqian was using this incident Suppress Li Yin.

"Enough!" Li Shimin shouted, "I asked Li Yin to give you this watch!"

"What!" The officials in the court who didn't understand were in an uproar, while those with watches were as silent as water.

"Originally, this watch was a gift from the sixth prince to me and the empress. After I used it, I thought that if the ministers also wear this watch, it would be much more convenient for you to do things, so I discussed it with the sixth prince. This matter, but this watch is worth a thousand guan, and it would be a huge expense for every court official to have one, so I selected some officials in important positions to give to the sixth prince, and the sixth prince, in order to support I have borne half of the price for my decision, and now you are still slandering him like this, if this word reaches his ears, he will be heartbroken!" At the end of the speech, Li Shimin was furious.

When Li Shimin said these words, Li Chengqian's face instantly turned crimson purple. Seeing that everyone in the court received watches, but he, the crown prince, did not, he was already jealous. After discussing, Wang Renbiao, Minister of the Eastern Palace, was asked to join Li Yin, but he did not expect this to be the final result.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what you mean!" Wang Renbiao turned pale and knelt down!

"Those who don't know are not guilty. Let this matter go like this. Originally, I was worried that the officials who didn't get the watch would have opinions, so I used the name of the sixth prince. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. However, I also want to It’s clear, there’s nothing worth covering up, this watch is worth promoting, and this watch should be regarded as a reward from you, a reward for your hard work and dedication to political affairs!” Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers who put on their watches said in unison.

"As for not getting an official, if you think that your credit is comparable to these one hundred officials, I will also match you with one!"

"I dare not!" The other officials said, jokingly, most of the officials in that group were purple-robed officials above the third rank, would they dare to offend?

After the unpleasant episode, the morning court continued as usual, and Li Shimin's business was as usual, but Changsun Wuji understood some things from Li Shimin's eyes that occasionally passed over Li Chengqian. He vowed never to kill a blood brother again, but Li Chengqian, as an older brother, treats his younger brother like this, how can he not feel chilled.