Feeling the silence in the room, Yaya and Princess Jin Yang could not help but stop what they were doing. They looked at Li Er and the others. The expressions on their faces were too strange.
"Come, Yaya, eat more." Meanwhile, Li Chen calmly picked up a piece of goose covered in glutinous rice and handed it to Yaya as he said dotingly, as if he had just said it casually.
A moment later, Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji regained their senses, and the way they looked at Li Chen changed.
As the behind-the-scenes helmsman of the Tang Empire, no official knew the value of the Jimi policy better than Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji.
Wasn't this what they had always dreamed of?
This young man had actually come up with a policy that could stabilize the Tang Empire for the next hundred years! This was too terrifying!
" Your Majesty, Your Majesty…" After a long time, Zhangsun Wuji coughed lightly. He patted Li Er's thigh under the table, and Li Er finally came back to his senses.
"What were you saying just now?" Only then did Li Er realize that he had just been stunned by the details of the Jimi policy.
"Mr. Li Chen, please accept my bow.”Fang Xuanling stood up guiltily and was about to bow.
Li Chen quickly stopped him,"Lord Fang, please don't kill me."”
Zhangsun Wuji immediately stood up and bowed,""This bow is for the previous disrespect. Lord Fang is already old, so let me do it for you.”
After getting up, Zhangsun Wuji explained,""Previously, when we heard that His Majesty had praised Mister Li Chen, we thought that Mister Li Chen was proud of his talent and that our thoughts were just empty castles in the air. However, Mister Li Chen's 'Jimi policy' is extremely difficult to obtain for our Great Tang. It is a truly great matter and a great merit.”
"Since ancient times, heroes come from the young. Unknowingly, I'm already old bones.”Fang Xuanling said sadly.
"Milords, you flatter me. The Tang Dynasty is flourishing day by day. Lord Fang and Lord Zhangsun have worked hard and made great contributions. This is just a suggestion.”Li Chen said modestly. He had also received the wisdom and support of his descendants, so he naturally did not dare to be arrogant.
"Mister's plan is enlightening and outlines the blueprint for the Great Tang in the next few decades. I am willing to set up a Jimi Order, which is equivalent to the position of the Secretary of State. Mister will take over the power of each province and manage the governors and provincial governors of each province.”Li Er looked at Li Chen expectantly and said sincerely.
He had the authority over all the protectorates, including politics, military, and economy. This showed how much Li Er valued and trusted him.
In fact, Li Er had always been an Emperor who was willing to give up his power. However, in the eyes of Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji, this was the first time he had given up so much power. The two of them could not help but look at Li Chen in shock.
"My daughter is still young, and I can't split myself up. I'm afraid I can't do this. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.”However, unexpectedly, Li Chen bowed and refused.
Such an important position was the dream of many people. Even the two of them were moved, but this young man was actually unmoved!
This was really a strange person! Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji were shocked once again.
The room fell silent again.
Li Er smiled awkwardly. The imperial examination system that he was so proud of was still unable to discover true talent. Now, he had actually failed to invite them personally.
Yaya took the pastries and asked softly,""Daddy, I'm full. Can I go out and play?”
"You can only go as far as outside the room. Don't leave the sight of those guards. Father will find you soon.”Li Chen gently reminded.
"I'll go too, I'll go too." Princess Jin Yang shook Li Er's arm and begged.
"Alright, take Sister Yaya with you. Just don't go too far.”Li Er immediately agreed. The two children's voices broke the awkwardness in the room.
Yaya and Si Zi both received their father's approval and immediately looked at each other with a smile, just as they had agreed before.
Seeing Si Zi and Yaya getting along so happily, Li Er could not help but feel gratified. Si Zi was clever and clever, but a little introverted. Other than his younger brother, he had almost no playmates in the palace.
"Oh right, since Mr. Li Chen is a scholar, let's have a drinking game?”Li Er seemed to want to ease the atmosphere. He looked at the wine in his cup and had an idea. As for letting Li Chen become an official, he would find another opportunity.
"This humble subject can't hold his liquor. I think it's better to take my leave first.”Fang Xuanling stood up and prepared to leave.
The four main points of the Jimi policy that Li Chen had just mentioned were extremely precious. He just wanted to quickly write them down with a pen and paper.
"A thousand cups of wine is too little to meet a bosom friend." Li Chen smiled and said.
"Good! Good! Good poem." Zhangsun Wuji's eyes lit up. At this moment, he was completely impressed by Li Chen. He sighed and said,"What a good saying! To be able to gather together with a person like Mr. Li Chen, no matter how much wine you drink, it would be difficult to enjoy. To be able to have the honor of seeing Mr. Li Chen's talent, for us scholars, we probably have no regrets in our lives.”
"This toast is to Mister Li Chen. It is said that heroes are born from the young. With such a figure in our Great Tang, why should we worry about not being able to unify the various tribes of the world?”After Zhangsun Wuji finished speaking, he set an example and raised his porcelain cup to drink the entire cup.
Only then did Fang Xuanling realize that Zhangsun Wuji must have a good memory. He must have already memorized the policies. What was there to worry about?
"This old man hasn't had a drinking game for many years. Since Mr. Li Chen is so interested today, this old man can't hide his strength.”Fang Xuanling sat back down and said loudly,
"When I was young, I didn't have any worldly charm.”
Fang Xuanling was referring to Tao Yuanming's famous poem " Returning to the Garden and Living in the Field ". The meaning of the poem was referring to Li Chen, who was hiding in the city.
"Good poem, just like Mr. Li Chen who is indifferent to fame and fortune. However, I still have one sentence to say, so I will say this sentence.”Li Er volunteered,"
"There are trees on the mountain, and trees have branches."
Li Er's intentions were obvious. Of course, it was his regret that he couldn't bring Li Chen into the court. Even now, he was still unwilling to accept it.
Zhangsun Wuji pondered for a moment before continuing,""The trees shake and the ice falls; The branches are high and the hands are cold.”
"The wine of the guests in my humble abode is especially fragrant, and there are a pair of people by the wooden door.”Li Chen looked outside the door. Yaya and Si Zi were laughing together. He was immediately inspired and smiled without hesitation.
"What a humble abode? What a pair of children. However, compared to my bedroom, your humble abode is even more of a summer resort.”Li Er did not hide his admiration.
For a moment, the room was filled with laughter.
Just as Fang Xuanling was about to blurt out the next poem, Yaya dragged the unconscious rhinoceros in and shouted anxiously,"
"Daddy, daddy, hurry up and save Si Zi, save sister Si Zi!”
Hearing this, the porcelain cup in Li Er's hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered into pieces.
(It's been updated again. It's another 2,000-word chapter. Many people in the public release are 1,340 words. However, as the saying goes,"A book that meets a confidant has less than a thousand chapters." I won't deliberately compress the number of words. Please accept it and support me.）
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