"Little Master Li Yi, may I know which temple you came from? Master is that Zen master?"
Li Shi Min asked Li Yi.
"Your Majesty, this commoner is not a monk."
Li Yi shook his head.
"You're not a monk?"
Li Shi Min was surprised.
He had always thought that Li Yi was a monk.
Moreover, according to Zhangsun Wuji, who had met Li Yi before, and the rumors in the outside world, Li Yi seemed to be a monk.
"Your Majesty, I don't think I've made it public or admitted to being a monk in front of anyone, right?”
Li Yi said.
Li Shiming turned his gaze to Zhangsun Wuji and Li Chunfeng, who had interacted with Li Yi before.
Li Chunfeng and Zhangsun Wuji recalled that when they were in contact with Li Yi, although they addressed him as little master, Li Yi had never admitted that he was a monk. Hence, the two of them nodded lightly.
"Since you're not a monk, why do you have short hair and wear monk robes?”
Li Shi Min looked at Li Yi's attire.
" Before I came to Chang 'an, I had a skin disease on my head. I needed to shave my head and apply medicine to cure it. The clothes I was wearing were not monk clothes, but ordinary scholar clothes.”
Li Yi explained.
The matter of pretending to be a monk shall end here!
Previously, when others thought he was a monk, he did not clarify it because he had just transmigrated and needed the identity of a monk to cover up so that no one would find out.
However, after a few days of hard work, he had gained some reputation in Chang 'an, so he no longer needed this identity.
"I see. Previously, I was still wondering how a monk like you could write so many high-quality love poems that could be passed down through the ages with no emotional experience! Since you're not a monk, it makes sense.”
Li Shi Min suddenly understood.
As for Li Chunfeng, who was standing at the side, he suddenly realized something and thought to himself,""No wonder in the two ghost stories that Brother Li told on the street, the one who came out to subdue the demon was not a monk but a Taoist priest.”
"How dare you! You're clearly not a monk, yet you didn't tell His Majesty immediately. You've committed the crime of deceiving His Majesty.”
At this moment, Yuchi Jingde, who was standing at the side, suddenly stood up and pointed at Li Yi.
Of course, Yuchi Jingde didn't stand up for no reason.
There was a reason why he stood out and criticized Li Yi.
He had committed a grave crime because he had kidnapped Li Yi and the Emperor had issued an edict.
His following punishment would probably be much lighter.
However, Yuchi Jingde was still a general. He might be very good at leading troops in battle, but he was barely good at political struggles, scheming, and framing. Otherwise, he would not have been so proud of his achievements and did not know how to advance or retreat. He ended up being hated by Li Shimin and demoted to a foreign official.
Seeing that Yuchi Jingde was still trying to use this kind of low-level framing to reduce his guilt, Li Shimin's face darkened and he was about to speak.
However, Li Yi spoke first. He glanced at Yuchi Jingde indifferently and said,""Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I said just now? It's always been others who think I'm a monk. I've never admitted it.”
Li Yi's attitude towards him and such rude words immediately made Yuchi Jingde's face turn red. He said angrily,""If you don't admit it or deny it, isn't that equivalent to tacit consent? This is the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Li Yi smiled and said,""According to what you said, if you call your father and your father doesn't agree, he is still your father. Why don't you call me too and I won't agree?”
Previously, when Li Yi was kidnapped by Yuchi Jingde, he had been so calm and obedient because he was afraid of angering Yuchi Jingde. If Yuchi Jingde called the soldiers over and he accidentally killed them, he would probably become a wanted criminal of the imperial court.
However, with Li Shiming by his side, Li Yi had nothing to fear.
How could he allow Yuchi Jingde to be so impudent in front of him?
Moreover, Yuchi Jingde, this fellow, had a heart that could be punished. In order to reduce the punishment, he actually wanted to press the crime of deceiving the emperor on his head that was enough to kill him.
If he wanted to compete with a transmigrator, even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who were ancient civil officials, might not be able to compete with him, let alone Yuchi Jingde, a general who only knew how to lead troops to battle and had a bad mouth.
Puchi ~
Li Yi's eloquent words immediately made Li Shiming, who was sitting on the dragon throne, laugh.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Gao Shilian, Zhangsun Wuji, and Li Chunfeng, who were standing at the side, all had smiles on their faces. Their faces were twitching violently, and it was obvious that they were trying hard to hold back their laughter.
He believed that if they were in a different place and were not in the Imperial Palace, they would definitely laugh out loud.
"Bastard child, how dare you take advantage of me?”
Li Yi's words were a little profound. Yuchi Jingde thought about it for a while before he reacted. However, his face was red and his right hand was trembling slightly as he pointed at Li Yi.
"Why don't you try calling me and see if I'll agree?”
Li Yi looked at Yuchi Jingde with a faint smile on his face.
"You…you little brat…you're simply not fit to be a son.”
Yuchi Jingde pointed at Li Yi, but he really couldn't think of a way for Li Yi to scold someone without using vulgarities. He was born in the military, so he knew a little about the vulgarities used in the military.
However, if he dared to say those dirty words in the palace, Li Shi Min would not let him off, let alone Li Yi.
Furthermore, this was the Imperial Palace, and he couldn't make a move. Yuchi Jingde felt so aggrieved that he almost vomited blood.
"Yuchi Jingde, don't embarrass yourself in front of Li Yi. He was a storyteller with an extraordinary eloquence. If you wanted to frame him, he could scold your ancestors without a single curse.”Li Shi Min said.
"Li Yi, why don't I confer you an official position?”
Li Shi Min suddenly changed the topic.
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