Wang De's face was very dark.
It wasn't entirely because Kong Yan's performance was too levitating that he had the urge to leave.
It was really hard for him to understand Kong Yan's train of thought!
Wasn't it natural to kneel before the emperor? Why did it become so difficult for this person?
He even pretended that his leg was broken?
Moreover, he was acting so perfunctorily!
Yes, Wang De could feel Kong Yan's perfunctory attitude.
"Young Master Kong, are you sure you want to meet His Majesty like this?”Wang De smiled insincerely. Kong Yan's entire body was on top of him.
Kong Yan sighed and said," I donated five million taels of silver to solve the urgent problem of the imperial court. However, I was surrounded and beaten up by a group of second-generation heirs. No matter how you look at it, I'm a victim, right?"”
"Sigh, then this old servant will help Young Master enter.”Wang De was helpless.
"Thank you, but may I know your name? Do you have any family outside? Do you have any children?"
Wang De's face darkened. He didn't say anything and quickened his pace.
After arriving at the main hall, Kong Yan met Li Shiming once again.
The meeting was brought forward a few hours earlier than Kong Yan had expected. Perhaps he had already had a premonition when he taught those silkpants of the Zhangsun Clan a lesson.
He had seen the black-faced Li Shimin in the Yi Mansion of the capital, but now he didn't have much respect for him.
While Kong Yan was sizing up Li Shiming, Li Shiming was also looking at him.
Their gazes met in the air, and countless sparks seemed to burst out.
"Do not look directly at His Majesty." Wang De reminded him in a low voice.
"Oh." Kong Yan retracted his gaze.
"Are you injured?" Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows and asked.
Wang De secretly curled his lips and quickly left when Kong Yan was not paying attention.
"This commoner is fighting against six people at the same time.”Kong Yan staggered and looked like he couldn't stand steadily.
"Why did this one hear that you had beaten Chong-er and the others to a miserable state?”Li Shiming looked at Kong Yan with a playful look.
"I heard that Lord Wei Zheng once said: Listening to both sides is wise, and partial belief is dark." Kong Yan sighed and said," Those six people aren't trash. Why would they let these commoners beat them up?
They would definitely fight back. If they were to suffer a tragic sight, His Majesty should also understand how serious the internal injuries they had suffered were.”
Wang De's face was covered in cold sweat as he knelt down."This old servant is terrified."
"You're quite cunning." Li Shi Min laughed lightly.”
Kong Yan lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. He would rather pretend to be injured than to kneel. It was not because he did not want to kneel, but because he wanted to test Li Shiming's attitude.
Zhangsun Dan was beaten up badly, but his words actually made some sense.
The current Kong Yan was indeed a fat sheep in many people's eyes.
The fat sheep had entered Chang 'an, and those who truly understood knew that the fat sheep had been reserved by the owner of Chang' an, Li Shimin.
However, very few people understood that if one was so fat that an emperor coveted it, they might not be sheep.
It was a wolf in sheep's clothing!
"I heard that your business is very big. Even the Turks have your caravan?”Li Shi Min spoke again.
The hall was dim, and the candlelight flickered. Li Shiming's face was dark.
"It's not easy to do business with the Turks. It's too chaotic there."”
"Chaos? You know the internal situation of the Turks?" Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows and asked.
Kong Yan thought for a moment and said,"I only know a little."”
"What about Goguryeo?"
"I know about six or seven out of ten.”
"How much money do you have in total?" Li Shi Min asked faintly.
Kong Yan's eyelids twitched. After a moment of hesitation, he asked,""Why is Your Majesty asking this?"
Li Shimin sighed and said,"The treasury is empty. I'm poor!"”
" Cough, cough, cough…" Kong Yan coughed heavily.
"Tell me, as the ruler of a country, why am I not as rich as you?”Li Shi Min asked.
"His Majesty hides wealth among the people and is a great sage king. How can a commoner be compared to him?”Kong Yan praised Li Shimin.
He definitely wouldn't say something stupid like 'my money is your money'!
"Hide wealth among the people? My national treasury is empty. Isn't this hiding too much?”Li Shi Min sneered.
Kong Yan sighed and said,""I just donated five million taels of silver.”
Li Shi Min's forehead was filled with black lines as he said angrily,"Did I force you?"
"Your Majesty, do you know why I fought with those six people?" Kong Yan sighed again.”
"Why?" Li Shi Min's tone was unfriendly.
" They said that once I come to Chang 'an, I will be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. The five million taels of silver is the wool collected by His Majesty. The next four legs of my lamb will be distributed to the Crown Prince, the King of Yue, the King of Shu, and the Zhangsun Family. As for the tendons of my body, they will be given to the Duke of the State, some bones and blood will be given to the other relatives of the Emperor. As for the last mutton soup, it will be distributed to the civil and military officials of Chang' an.”
" It's hard for a commoner. When I was a businessman, I never had any dealings with the government. I didn't expect that I was a fat sheep raised by the dignitaries in Chang 'an. Now that I'm fat enough, I'm going to slaughter them."”
"They also said that they would slaughter the commoners and cook a lamb feast to celebrate the Empress 'birthday?”
"Your Majesty, how can a commoner not hit people?”
Kong Yan tilted his body at a 45-degree angle and looked at Li Shiming with grief and indignation.
“……”
"Which little bastard said that?" Li Shi Min's face darkened.
Kong Yan looked at Wang De.
"Young Master Kong, this old servant didn't hit you. Why are you looking at this old servant?"”
"I want to ask, who was beaten up the most among the six?" Kong Yan explained.”
Wang De's face twitched and he snorted. After thinking for a while, he said,"Reporting to Your Majesty, the most seriously injured is Lord Zhangsun's sixth son, Zhangsun Dan.”
"That should be what this bastard from the Zhangsun family said.”Kong Yan looked at Li Shiming and explained kindly," This little bastard from the Zhangsun family said from the very beginning that this lowly one stank of money, then he said that this lowly one was a fat sheep. In the end, this lowly one just wanted to know his name out of goodwill, but he got angry and wanted to beat this lowly one up!”
Li Shi Min's face twitched as he said in a sinister tone,"Aren't you afraid that I will slaughter you like a fat sheep?”
Kong Yan lowered his eyelids, and a cold light flashed.
"Your Majesty, will you kill the Retired Emperor?" Kong Yan suddenly asked.
"Hmm?" Li Shi Min's face darkened.
Wang De's expression changed drastically and he immediately knelt down, his face covered in cold sweat.
He couldn't understand why this Young Master Kong, who didn't look stupid, would ask such a treasonous question!
Kong Yan's expression was calm as he said,"
"The son of the Retired Emperor is far stronger than the son of His Majesty. Could it be that His Majesty would be jealous of the Retired Emperor and kill him?”
"Li Jing is known as the God of War, and his strategy is not inferior to Your Majesty's. Could it be that Your Majesty is jealous of Li Jing and will kill him?”
"Qin Qiong is brave and powerful in the world, and is also far stronger than Your Majesty. Could it be that Your Majesty will kill Qin Qiong because of jealousy?”
"It's better to cut off the plot than Your Majesty. Could it be that Your Majesty is jealous of the talents of the two servants and will kill them?!”
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