Flattery was a kind of knowledge. Cheng Chuyou naturally had to learn how to flatter without leaving a trace.
Don't underestimate the vanity of every emperor. Even the absurd Yang Guang left a deep mark in history with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Of course, the premise was that he didn't have to think about how much manpower and money were wasted at that time.
Cheng Chuyou's exaggerated flattery obviously tickled Li Shiming's itch. Everyone knew that Li Shiming loved Wang Xizhi's running script and often copied it.
However, because there were honest officials like Wei Zheng in the court, Li Shimin often heard some unpleasant words. It was rare to hear such "fresh and refined" compliments like Cheng Chuyou.
"Alright, you brat, this is written by me. It's far inferior to the Sage of Calligraphy!”Li Shi Min waved his hand.
Li Shimin was very good at this. In the first and middle years of his reign, he could listen to harsh advice and not indulge in these compliments.
"What is it? This is actually written by His Majesty. Can you give it to me? I'll take it home as a family heirloom!”
The surprised expression on Cheng Chuyou's face became even more prominent. He quickly picked up the piece of paper and began to admire it while shaking his head.
"Get lost, get lost! Don't even think about lying to me! Do you think that I will let you off just because you say a few good words?”Li Shi Min asked with a smile.
Cheng Chuyou scratched his head in embarrassment, his expression harmless.
Li Shiming looked at Cheng Chuyou, and he actually had a hint of admiration for him.
He was so talented at such a young age. Although he liked to flatter, he could not be called a sycophantic official.
If properly nurtured, he would become one of the pillars of the Great Tang!
More importantly, Cheng Chuyou was born innocent and was the son of Cheng Yaojin. Compared to the sons of other old ministers, none of them were as promising as Cheng Chuyou!
"You are now a minister of the court and want to work for the country. When will you go to the army to work for me?”
Li Shiming glanced at Cheng Chuyou. Although his expression was serious, Cheng Chuyou could tell that this guy was definitely doing it on purpose!
The old man was very evil!
"Your Majesty, the weather is good today.”
Cheng Chuyou looked up at the sky.
Just as he finished speaking, thunder suddenly sounded out of thin air!
Boom!
Li Shiming looked at Cheng Chuyou with a strange expression, then looked at the rainstorm. He opened his mouth several times, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
Cheng Chuyou's face was full of black lines. Was it true that he would be punished for lying?
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that the weather today is not bad. It looks like it's going to rain. The farmers must be very happy.”Cheng Chuyou quickly explained.
Boom!
Another deafening thunder!
"Your Majesty, this humble subject!" Cheng Chuyou wanted to say something else!
"Alright, stop talking. Zhen believes you!”Li Shimin quickly interrupted Cheng Chuyou.
However, Li Shiming's expression didn't look like he believed it. He felt like he was afraid that Cheng Chuyou would be struck by lightning and implicate him.
As expected, Li Shiming's actions confirmed this point.
Li Shi Min seemed to be walking slowly towards his throne, but in fact, he was walking so fast that he didn't even care about the emperor's manners.
"Zhen admires your talent very much. Poetry is to express one's aspirations, and songs are to express one's feelings. Zhen absolutely believes this saying.”
"I didn't learn from King Wen of Zhou. I only discovered Jiang Shang's talent when he was old.”
"You can't learn from that Jiang Taigong and take the bait.”
"In the entire poem, Zhen only appreciated the last line.”
"There will be a time when the wind blows and the waves break.”
"You don't have to wait until one day. If you have talent, start now!”
"In short, Cheng Chuyou, you have to remember! In this dynasty, it would definitely not be like the previous dynasty that used crafty sycophants and let talented people wander among the people.”
"If you have talent, then use it to your heart's content. Our Great Tang is so vast that it cannot not accommodate talented people!”
Li Shi Min's words were loud and clear, and his expression was unusually solemn.
An official appeared out of nowhere and was quickly writing down notes.
Cheng Chuyou knew that this person was in charge of recording the emperor's daily life and reporting to the officials. From the looks of it, this matter would be recorded.
Cheng Chuyou also put away his smile, tidied up his clothes and appearance, and cupped his hands with a solemn expression.
"I often heard my father say that His Majesty is a wise ruler. When he was the King of Qin, he had to personally handle everything and fight first.”
"As a ruler, you have to eat and sleep every night, and all the ministers in the court praise you.”
"This lowly subject is lacking in talent and knowledge, but Your Majesty does not think this lowly subject is despicable!”
"This subject is willing to serve the Great Tang…"
"I'll do my best until I die!"
This was the first time that the only person with a different surname in the Great Tang, Wang Cheng Chuyou, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had a face-off in the palace. At that time, the palace servant responsible for recording recorded this historic scene.
Later generations would describe this memorial as "the starting point of the Tang Dynasty's march to the world!"”
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[Don't think I'm despicable: The despicable here refers to my low status. It's the same as giving my all until I die. It comes from Zhuge Liang's "List of Entrymen."]
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