"Dad, look at you. I told you not to drink so much.”
The young girl saw her father spouting nonsense and then saw Zhao Yi staring at the three of them in a daze. She could not help but feel ashamed.
Old Sun also hurriedly helped Old Li turn around. He hooked his head and whispered something into Old Li's ear. Then, he turned around and smiled dryly at Zhao Yi with an ugly expression.
"My master has such a temper. Once he drinks too much, he dares to say anything. Fortunately, this is Young Master Zhao's place. Young Master Zhao is a reasonable person.
If it was someone else, we would not be able to clear our names even if we jumped into the Yellow River.”
Zhao Yi knew that Old Sun was reminding him not to tell on him. He chuckled and said,"Butler Sun, don't worry. I'm not the kind of person who gossips.”
Old Sun seemed to be relieved, but he did not seem to take Zhao Yi's promise to heart. After saying that, he lowered his head to check on his master's condition.
Zhao Yi thought for a moment and added," But I still have to give you a piece of advice. It's not good for your master to slip up after drinking like this. This is Chang 'an, the foot of the emperor."
If someone really heard your master's rebellious words and spread it, it would be troublesome.”
"Yes, yes, yes."
Old Sun whispered to Old Li, who was a little drunk and in a bad mood, while squeezing out a smile in response to Zhao Yi.
"Master, you drank too much. Let's go back.”
Old Sun helped Old Li up and was about to ask Zhao Yi how much this meal cost.
But he suddenly remembered that his master had said something he shouldn't have.
And it was in front of a young man whom he didn't know very well.
He immediately glanced over the money bag on the table and prepared to leave with the girl.
Zhao Yi had his own principles. He only took what he deserved from the money bag, then grabbed the money bag and followed.
He handed the purse to the girl and showed the few strings of money he had already taken out."I've already collected what I should. You can take the rest back.”
The girl was stunned and looked at Old Sun.
Old Sun still had a fake smile on his face. He replied somewhat unnaturally,"Miss, then let's keep it. Young Master Zhao is a person who knows his limits.”
Before he left, Old Sun did not forget to praise Zhao Yi subtly and remind him not to speak nonsense.
Zhao Yi admired Old Sun's shrewdness, but he also found it funny.
In order to tease Old Sun, Zhao Yi deliberately said when the three of them had already reached the door,
"Actually, in my opinion, what your old master said is right. In terms of what the current emperor is doing to the people, there are indeed some areas that are not up to par.
Also, this winter is indeed abnormal and will be very difficult. After you go back, you'd better make more preparations for the winter. It's better to be prepared.”
The three people who had already reached the door stopped in their tracks at the same time.
Old Sun's face was filled with anger. He had just comforted his drunken master, but who would have thought that Zhao Yi would not play by the rules? Just now, he looked like he did not want to talk, but before he left, he suddenly fanned the flames.
There was more!
Zhao Yi actually dared to criticize Tian Zi!
Old Sun was about to turn around and scold Zhao Yi when Old Li, who had regained his senses, grabbed his arm.
"Could it be that Brother Zhao also feels that the current emperor has lost his virtue and that this disaster was brought by the emperor to the people?”
Old Li stood in front of the door and asked.
Zhao Yi shook his head.
"It's not immoral. It's even more ridiculous to say that he brought this disaster to the people.
However, since he was in his position, as the ruler of the Nine Provinces, he had indeed neglected his duty and failed to make the people of the world worry about food and clothing.”
"You!"
Old Sun was furious and was about to fly into a rage, but the hand on his arm once again controlled him tightly like an iron hoop.
And it was his master.
Old Li lowered his head, his back still facing Zhao Yi. With a complicated expression, he sighed and said,"In that case, he is still not capable enough. Isn't it unfortunate that we have such an incompetent emperor?”
Zhao Yi saw that Old Li's words were filled with resentment and dissatisfaction towards the current emperor. In order to prevent Old Li from continuing to spout nonsense and getting into trouble in the future, he could only enlighten him from the perspective of a friend.
"Old Li, you can't blame the current emperor for this. I heard that in order to reduce the burden on the people, the current emperor has repeatedly reduced taxes, dredged water irrigation, and reclaimed wasteland.
As a result, the army was running out of rations, and they were unable to wipe out the ambitious Goguryeons, Turks, and Tuyuhun.
It was not that he had not done his best, but that the people, economy, and military of the Great Tang needed some time to recover and develop.
So don't always say bad things about this emperor after you get drunk in the future. Remember, trouble comes from your mouth.”
When Zhao Yi finished his sentence, Old Li, Old Sun, and the young girl, who were standing still in front of the door, had a strange look in their eyes at the same time. They looked at each other.
Old Sun did not expect Zhao Yi, a tavern owner, to have such an objective and rational opinion.
The young girl didn't expect that her father would criticize her in a disguised manner. In the end, it was Zhao Yi, an irrelevant person, who put in a good word for her father.
After hearing Zhao Yi's words, Old Li was like an extremely wronged person who had finally found a confidant who could understand him. He was so excited that the muscles on his face kept trembling.
More importantly, this person who understood him was not only a seemingly ordinary person, but he also understood the reason why he had not taken any major actions against the Goguryeons, Turks, and other foreign races.
This was an incredible thing!
"Brother Zhao, is this really how you view the current emperor?
Do you really think he is a good emperor?
Don't you want to be like me and call him useless?”
Old Li, who was about to leave, turned around and stared at Zhao Yi with a burning gaze.
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