In Duke Lu's estate, a shocking roar shook the door so much that it almost fell off. The servants hurriedly covered their ears to prevent their eardrums from being affected.
"Where did my python carriage go?!”
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that his hair stood on end. He had just woken up from his afternoon nap and wanted to take a carriage out for a walk.
Unexpectedly, the servant said that his carriage had disappeared.
This made Cheng Yaojin furious!
That horse was a purebred ferghana horse given to him by Li Er, and the carriage was also a python carriage given to him by the emperor. This was a treasure.
The imperial bestowment of the python pattern was an honor that only those who had made great contributions could have.
There weren't many generals in the current dynasty who had been bestowed with the python pattern.
Cheng Yaojin was a person who cared a lot about his face. He usually liked to take this carriage out for a walk when he had nothing to do.
Whenever he met someone, he would pull up the curtain of his carriage with the pattern of a python and show it off. Only when the other party's face turned ashen did he leave in satisfaction.
After waking up from his afternoon nap today, he was in high spirits. Cheng Yaojin was just about to go out and load his fork under the setting sun when the carriage disappeared?!!
"Phew!"
Cheng Yaojin found the old butler in charge of the carriage and lifted him up with one hand. He glared at him and roared,
"Tell me quickly! Where's my carriage? If I don't say it, I'll scrape off your old skin!!!”
"Yes, yes, yes…"
The old butler trembled in fear and said in a panic,
" Second Young Master took the carriage away. He said that he wanted to go out for a stroll in Chang 'an. I, I didn't dare to stop him..."
Cheng Chuliang had inherited the Old Demon King's personality. He was reckless and liked to act cool. He also liked to show off his carriage when the Old Demon King was sleeping.
"That little bastard hasn't returned yet?"
"You, you're back?"
" Where's the carriage?!"
"No, I don't know…"
"Bang!"
"Bastard!"
Cheng Yaojin threw the old butler aside and went to find Cheng Chuliang, who was hiding in the room with his back to the door and secretly eating roasted sweet potatoes.
This idiot was happily munching on the sweet potato and did not notice the old demon king who had come in.
"Hmm?"
Cheng Yaojin wanted to come in and beat Cheng Chuliang up, but he suddenly sniffed.
It smells so good!
There were also a few roasted sweet potatoes on the table. They were pitch black. Cheng Yaojin stuck his head out and looked at them carefully.
The fragrance coming from this thing?
Pa!
He slapped his hand across Cheng Yaojin's face.
"Hmm? Why is the roasted sweet potato so big…"
Cheng Chuliang turned around in a daze. Suddenly, his legs trembled and he fell from the stool. He said in horror,
"Father, father, father…why are you here?”
Cheng Yaojin's old face contorted. He lifted Cheng Chuliang up like a chicken and slapped him.
"You brat, you even dare to hit me? You're looking for a beating!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a round of beating, Cheng Chuliang knelt on the ground with a bruised face, while Cheng Yaojin held the sweet potato and started eating it.
"Who is the other party?"
" A tenant farmer from Kaoshan Village, Lanshan County, Northern Suburbs…"
"You followed him?"
"I used the carriage to exchange for some information. I promised to spend a lot of money to buy it from them.”
"You used my python carriage to exchange for these roasted sweet potatoes?”
"Father's roasted sweet potatoes are really fragrant and delicious. This…"
"Idiot! Do you know that my carriage is a gift from His Majesty? It's a priceless treasure in the world. How can a vulgar thing like a sweet potato compare to it?”
Cheng Yaojin kicked Cheng Chuliang away and pointed at him angrily.
"Tomorrow, when those farmers come to sell roasted sweet potatoes, you have to take back my carriage. Otherwise, I'll skin you alive!”
"Yes, yes, yes…"
Cheng Chuliang didn't dare to say anything. He got up from the ground and ran away in a hurry. Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly and picked up another sweet potato to eat.
"It smells so good."
As he ate, Cheng Yaojin suddenly remembered that Li Er probably hadn't eaten this roasted sweet potato before. He must like it very much.
This was a good opportunity to curry favor. To be able to take up the position of Duke, other than that old boorish Yuchi Jingde, who wasn't a clever person?
"No more?"
Cheng Yaojin suddenly realized that the sweet potato was gone. The roasted sweet potato that he had just taken two bites of was the last piece.
This…
Cheng Yaojin sneakily wiped the sweet potato teeth marks, then put it in his pocket and left.
"Men, prepare the horses!"
……
It was already sunset in Xuanzhen Hall. Li Er was still discussing state affairs with the officials. At this moment, the hall was noisy, causing the former to have a headache.
It was tough to be an emperor. On the surface, he was glorious. No one dared to offend him.
However, she woke up earlier than a chicken and slept later than a dog. She was busy all day and did not have a moment of leisure.
Li Er was a person with aspirations. If he wanted to be a wise ruler for eternity, he would do everything himself, but it was not easy.
"Your Majesty! Now, the locust plague had lasted for more than half a year. The crops that should have been harvested this summer had been destroyed, and famine was everywhere!”
"I think that we need to buy some food from Tubo to relieve the disaster. Otherwise, if we don't help, I'm afraid the hearts of the people won't be stable.”
The Minister of Revenue wrote an invitation, and beside him, Old Foolish Yuchi said angrily,"
"Your Majesty! The war on the border was urgent, and the remnants of the Western Turks and the resurgent Eastern Turks were constantly invading. The soldiers inside the pass and Longyou were in dire need of military support!”
Hearing this, the Minister of Revenue was immediately enraged. His neck turned red as he said angrily,
"Duke of E, the national treasury is limited. The most urgent thing now is to solve the locust plague and famine. We have to defend against foreign aggression and stabilize the country first.”
"Bullshit! If the Turkic dogs took advantage of the situation to attack, it didn't matter if you were to feed the people outside or inside, the people would suffer.”
Foolish Yuchi spat out a mouthful of saliva.
This was a real old boorish man, a one-track-minded person who even dared to beat up the royal family. He had never restrained himself in front of Li Er.
Since ancient times, it had been difficult for civil and military officials to get along and look down on each other. Immediately, the civil officials beside them were furious and wanted to get angry.
"Shut up!"
Li Er angrily slammed the table and stood up. He pointed at the officials and scolded,
"The Xuanzheng Hall is like a shrew cursing in the streets. What a disgrace. Other than Xuanling, all of you retreat!”
Everyone could feel Li Er's anger and quickly cupped their hands and retreated. Although Old Foolish Yuchi was unwilling, he could only leave obediently.
After a while, Li Er sat down and looked at Fang Xuanling.
"Xuanling, come up with a plan for me, what should we do about this?”
Fang Xuanling was usually the one who offered the most advice, and Li Er liked to listen to his advice.
However, Fang Xuanling was in a difficult position now. It was indeed difficult to pile all these things together. He thought that he should settle down, but what Foolish Yuchi said made sense.
"Your Majesty, I, I don't have a good plan…"
Fang Xuanling said bitterly. Li Er could not help but sigh heavily. The voice of the chamberlain came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Duke Lu requests an audience."
"Send it in."
Cheng Yaojin came in with a roasted sweet potato in his pocket. He bowed to Li Er and said happily,
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has brought good food for you to eat!”
Li Er saw the black lump in Cheng Yaojin's hand and could not help but frown.
"This thing can be eaten?"
"Yes! Your Majesty, smell it, it smells so good!"
Cheng Yaojin rolled over, and Li Er immediately smelled a fragrance. The latter's eyes lit up. He was already hungry after such a long meeting.
Li Er naturally trusted Cheng Yaojin very much. He took it and bit down on it, frowning slightly.
" It's a little bitter, hmm…and a little sweet…"
"Your Majesty, it hasn't been peeled!"
Cheng Yaojin took it and peeled off the skin, revealing the golden sweet potato meat, and handed it to Li Er. The latter took another bite, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"It's indeed delicious. It's fragrant and sweet. I've never eaten such a delicious thing. Zhijie, where did you get this?”
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