C107

Chapter 107 - Unchanging Heart

The imperial court had already ended, and all the ministers had left the palace. At that moment, Zhao Chen brought Li Gang to the Dry Clear Palace!

Lin Bao followed beside Zhao Chen, quietly observing the movements and gazes of Zhao Chen and Li Gang!

The moment Zhao Chen entered the palace, the two black puppies pounced on him! After a month, the little mutt had grown a lot, almost a foot long! Because Zhao Chen had raised them everyday, they were incomparably attached to him! As they pounced at Zhao Chen's feet, Zhao Chen caressed them gently!

"Teacher, these two puppies are so cute!" Zhao Chen stroked his dog as he smiled at Li Gang.

"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. How can you raise dogs in the harem for fun?" Li Gang frowned.

"Xiao Linzi brought these for me! I really like it! " Zhao Chen laughed.

"You eunuch! How dare you provoke His Majesty?! You deserve to die a thousand times for your crimes!" Li Gang glared at Lin Bao and said.

"His Majesty has been busy with national affairs every day. It's only right for him to take a break and have some fun!" Lin Bao lowered his head and said.

"Alright!" Teacher, don't blame him, Xiao Linzi is doing this for my own good! I am very satisfied with what he has done! " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty! You can't do this! You were out hunting a few days ago, and these days I heard that you were learning carpentry from a carpenter. How could that be allowed? Is this still an emperor? Is there an emperor who has been a carpenter since ancient times? " Li Gang said bitterly!

He didn't know whether all that Zhao Chen had done was to reap the benefits of his own defeat or to show weakness, but no matter what, he had to remind Zhao Chen that he absolutely couldn't let Zhao Chen become addicted to these things!

"Haha!" Teacher, when you talk about woodworking, let me show you something! "Come on, bring me that table!" Zhao Chen laughed.

Immediately, two guards moved to the back. After a while, two guards brought out a square table! This table was made in an exceptionally exquisite manner. The table legs were engraved with countless patterns and were extremely beautiful! The surface of the table had been carefully processed and was extremely smooth. However, there was no paint on it, and it was made purely of solid wood!

"Master, this is a table that Master Wang Pu and I made together. This can now be considered the most perfect piece of work for me! Do you like it? " Zhao Chen pointed to the table in front of him and laughed.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" Li Gang said in pain.

"Today, I will eat with teacher on this table! Come on, prepare the food! " Zhao Chen spoke towards the outside.

Immediately, someone came forward and spread a thick layer of cloth on the table. After a while, countless dishes were served by the guards one after another!

"Teacher, please take a seat!" Zhao Chen laughed.

He already sat down, so Li Gang had no choice but to sit!

"Your Majesty, I still want to advise you! "You are the Son of Heaven, you cannot do these things!" Li Gang said.

"This Emperor likes to do these things?" "Then what should we do?" Zhao Chen said.

"As the Son of Heaven, His Majesty must control himself and not let himself do as he pleases!" Li Gang said.

"You must be joking, Lord Li. His Majesty is the Son of Heaven. He can do whatever he wants!" Otherwise, is he still the Son of Heaven? " Lin Bao said with a charming smile.

"You damned eunuch, you are the one who tricked His Majesty! Your Majesty, I request that you issue an order to kill this eunuch! " Li Gang suddenly stood up, and said angrily.

"Teacher, sit down and talk!" Xiao Linzi is an extremely good person, you have never interacted with him before, so you do not know it! " Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, how can you say such words …" Li Gang said in disbelief.

At this moment, he had already sat down. At this moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his foot! Li Gang's face revealed an astonished expression, but that expression instantly disappeared!

"In the future, when you return from Chen Cang County, I will let you and Xiao Linzi get along well for a few days! "Then you will know how diligent he is!" Zhao Chen said nonchalantly, and at the same time, used his foot to stomp on Li Gang's foot!

The tip of his foot was gently moving. Slowly, he used the tip of his foot to 'write'!

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has always been a matter of trusting eunuchs and losing the kingdom. Please be careful!" Li Gang was listening to the words that Zhao Chen wrote at the same time! He slowly tried to discern the difference in his mind!

The thick layer of cloth covering their legs covered the table, so even if Lin Bao was standing at the side, it would still be difficult for him to see the situation under the table! In Lin Bao's eyes, the two of them were just talking! Upon hearing the words "trust the eunuch and you will lose the country", Lin Bao's face showed a mixture of anger and humiliation!

Chen Cang is not very far from Middle Han Area! If I am free, I might even visit Chen Cang to see you! " Zhao Chen said.

At this moment, his feet had already written two words "will not change!", and he continuously wrote them several times to confirm that Li Gang was able to discern these two words!

"Yes!" This humble subject is looking forward to His Majesty's arrival at Chen Cang! " Li Gang said.

At this moment, Li Gang had already recognized the word "won't change", it was just that he was still not sure what it meant by "won't change"!

"After you arrive at Chen Cang, you can no longer be like this, forcibly seizing the land and the women!" Zhao Chen laughed while he continued to write.

"Your Majesty, this humble subject did not do that! Furthermore, this humble subject is not a madman, to like that kind of woman! " Li Gang said.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about these things today! When you get to Chen Cang County, if you find anything interesting, bring it to me! " Zhao Chen laughed again.

His feet were still writing softly!

"Your Majesty, this humble subject cannot let you be infatuated with a pervert!" Li Gang answered absent-mindedly!

At this moment, all of Li Gang's attention was on the words that Zhao Chen wrote!

After a while, Li Gang finally understood what Zhao Chen had written; it was the word "heart"! To connect with the previous "immutable", that was to say, "the true heart is immutable"!

"This will not change! His heart didn't change! His Majesty is telling me that his heart has not changed! He was still the same person! He who fled Kaifeng with me, who suffered the entire way, who swore to take back the Central Plains and drive out the Tataru! His Majesty's heart did not change. He still wanted to fight with Zhe Keqiu, he still wanted to fight with Emperor Kang! In the past few days, he was hunting and working as a carpenter just to numb Zhe Keqiu! "

"Although His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, although in name he is the one who reigning supreme, the truth is that His Majesty can't do anything by himself! Under Zhe Keqiu's oppression, His Majesty had no choice but to humiliate himself in order to make Zhe Keqiu lower his guard! "

"Your Majesty has put so much thought into this, but I still suspect your majesty!" I deserve to die! "

For a moment, Li Gang was both excited and guilty! Thinking of Zhao Chen's painstaking efforts, thinking of how Zhao Chen had actually disregarded him to make Zhe Keqiu let his guard down, Li Gang didn't feel good in his heart! This youth in front of him was originally the most respected existence in this world. But now, in order to control his own destiny, this youth did not hesitate to become the target of ridicule under the heavens! In that moment, Li Gang felt that his eyes were moist!

"Your Majesty … You. "You …" Li Gang had already forgotten what Zhao Chen was saying, and spoke while feeling choked with emotions.

"Teacher, I know that you are advising me for my own good! Rest assured, I will do as you say! From now on, I will do less carpentry work and hunt less! At that time, I will definitely become a good emperor in the Song Dynasty! " Zhao Chen laughed.

"Yes!" Your Majesty, you have to do this! " Li Gang controlled his emotions and said.

"Alright!" Eat! After dinner, I will personally send you out of the Middle Han Area! " Zhao Chen said.

"Yes!" Thank you, your majesty! " Li Gang said.

Following that, the two of them started to focus on eating and did not speak again! During this time, Lin Bao stood at the side and quietly observed the two people. Seeing that Li Gang did not say anything special, he secretly relaxed!

Waiting until noon, Zhao Chen personally sent Li Gang out of the city!

Li Gang's identity was precious, he was once the prime minister, so he was renowned throughout the world. Therefore, when Zhao Chen sent him out, the guards did not stop him! The truth was, these guards had already received Zhe Keqiu's order, and thus they smoothly let him pass!

Outside Hanzhong City, Zhao Chen held Li Gang's hand and said: "Teacher, I will not send you off! When you get to Chen Cang County, send me a letter! In the future … We still have to rely on teacher for our country's affairs! "

Zhao Chen said the last sentence in an incomparably solemn voice, almost as if he was saying it one word at a time!

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this humble subject will not disappoint Your Majesty!" Li Gang said resolutely!

"Very well, please!" Zhao Chen sighed softly and said.

"Go!" Let's go to Changchun View! " Zhao Chen laughed.

That day, Zhao Chen stayed in Changchun View for the entire afternoon, and only when night fell did he return to the palace!

In the following period of time, Zhao Chen was still immersed in working as a carpenter!

He learned carpentry from Wang Pu, and his skills became more and more brilliant! Gradually, Zhao Chen was able to make some small toys and animals out of the wood.

On October 20th, Zhao Chen unexpectedly went to court early again!

Above the imperial court, Zhao Chen did not discuss national affairs with these ministers. Instead, he distributed these toys and animals to the ministers!

"My dear sirs, what do you think of the artifact that I have made?" Zhao Chen laughed.

"The things that His Majesty has done are extremely exquisite. Even Lu Ben couldn't compare to His Majesty!" Zhe Keqiu was the first to stand out and say.

"The artifacts made by His Majesty are exceptionally exquisite. This humble servant will keep him at home and admire him every day!" Imperial Censorate's Han Ping said.

"These things are all extremely fast! Your Majesty, to be able to create such an exquisite item, this humble subject is impressed! " Zhe Keqiu's trusted aide Wei Ming said.

"This humble subject is impressed as well!"

"This humble subject is truly impressed!"

"His Majesty has done too well!"

… ….

The ministers stood out one after another, praising Zhao Chen's excellent work!

"I haven't done very well, at least not as well as Master Wang Pu! As for Master Fold saying that he surpassed Lu Ban, that was even more of a joke! I still need to improve my skills! Master Fold, this palace lacks good lumber. Go and find us some sandalwood and yellow pears that are thousands of years old! The more the merrier! " Zhao Chen said.

"This humble subject will immediately do this after leaving the imperial court!" Zhe Keqiu said.

Purple sandalwood and yellow pear were both extremely valuable wood, but at that moment, Zhe Keqiu did not have any hesitation! He wished that Zhao Chen would study carpentry everyday and truly become a carpenter! In order to achieve this goal, he would rather send all of the country's best timber to Zhao Chen!

"Alright!" Go on with your discussion of the state's affairs! We still need to return immediately and continue learning carpentry from Master Wang Pu! " Zhao Chen said.

"Since Your Majesty is so meticulous, everything you make in the future will definitely become more and more exquisite! This humble official shall send you off, your majesty! " Zhe Keqiu knelt down and said loudly.

Seeing Zhe Keqiu kneeling down, all the officials kneeled down!

At that moment, as if impatient to go back and research on the carpentry, Zhao Chen actually ran out of the imperial government!

Seeing Zhao Chen leave, Zhe Keqiu revealed a mocking smile, and said: "Your Majesty has left, let us continue discussing national affairs! This year's taxes, we need to spend a large portion of it on the newly recruited army, I'm afraid the salaries of the ministers will be slightly reduced! I wonder if my lords would agree to it? "

Han Ping immediately said: "Master Fold is doing this for the nation, so in order to deal with the female True Tataru and the Conan's traitor, I have no choice but to recruit and spend silver! We naturally agree with Master Fold's idea! "

All of the ministers stood up to support Zhe Keqiu, not mentioning anything else!