btmnovel Chapter 21 Having Meals with Li 21【2 more for collection】
Chapter 21 Having Meals with Li 21【2 more for collection】
Chapter 21 Having Meals with Li Er
Chapter 21 Dinner with Li Er
"Your Majesty, you should find another wise person to go to the land of Longxi! I am a humble minister with low martial arts skills and only an eighth-level master. There are so many masters in the emperor, so it is difficult for me to be able to hold a big position!"
Li Shimin stroked the little black beard on the corner of his mouth, and said frankly: "Su Ning, although you are now the head of the bodyguard of my palace, you can receive the salary of a first-rank official. Since its creation, which courtier can enjoy such glory? Why are you still not satisfied, kid!"
Su Ning said: "Your Majesty, I'm just a commoner. Only with the emperor's grace can I enter the palace and let me suppress the rioting peasant uprising army. I also have more energy than strength, so I can't do it!"
Li Shimin shook his head helplessly and said: "You boy, you are useless when I give you a chance! Although you are serving as the captain of the bodyguard in Chang'an now, you have no military exploits to speak of, but ministers in the court join you every now and then. Now I There are as many as twenty books pressed down for you, which shows that many veterans in this court are very dissatisfied with you."
"Since the emperor attaches great importance to this humble minister, Su Ning will go on the journey on behalf of the emperor, but the emperor has to find some experts for the minister. After all, this trip to Longxi is by no means an easy task. Even if the hidden weapon really meets a master of the eighth rank or higher, I am afraid that he will not survive, how can he come back and give the emperor his life!"
"As long as you agree to the task I give you, I will listen to you and tell me what you want?"
Your Majesty, it is a long journey. Firstly, I have to bring enough money for my ministers. There are too many places where money is used along the way. This is a waste of money.
Secondly, please ask the emperor to order Yuchi Gong and Li Mu to take care of the safety of the one hundred protectors of the emperor's Xuanjia Army.
Thirdly, the emperor allows me to bring my servants and female family members with me. After all, there are times when it is convenient for me.
Li Shimin laughed loudly after hearing this, and slapped his thigh, "Su Ning, Suning, only you dare to bargain with me like this. If it was someone else, I would have killed him long ago!"
"It's reasonable for you to bring your female relatives with you when you go to Longxi? If you really meet a bandit on the way, you still count on these servants to protect you!"
"Your Majesty, the servant girl accompanied by this minister, firstly, there is a careful care in the middle of the trip, why not a group of rude and stinky men take care of the daily life of the minister, and secondly, there are some things, it is easier for women to act!"
Li Shimin smiled slightly, "Your thoughtful boy, I agree, there are many women in this palace, who do you want to bring with you?"
Suning said: "Please ask the emperor to give me two personal maids!"
"Two are not enough, I decided to send ten court ladies to go with you, let you choose, is it possible?"
"Ten? Is that too much?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Not much, not much, as long as you can help me finish this matter, I will personally confer you an official title when you return triumphant!"
Suning said very politely: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Alright, if my Tang Dynasty has a few more talents like Aiqing, then the Tang Dynasty will prosper forever and stand upright!"
"The emperor praises it, and the minister is terrified!"
Li Shimin said quietly again: "Suning, did you ever resent me for taking away your first wife?"
Su Ning smiled awkwardly: "It's her blessing that Lin Wan'er can become the emperor's concubine. Besides, I couldn't give Lin Wan'er the rich life she wanted by selling tofu. Instead of running around, it's better to let her enter the palace. The emperor is generous and benevolent, I believe it will be fine." Will treat her well!"
"Haha, Suning, you have such a heart, I am very pleased! I am considering whether to betroth Princess Taiping to you in the future, and Princess Gaoyang is also fine. You can choose at that time, or I will betroth Changle to you!"
"The emperor's courtiers are really going to regenerate their parents. The princesses are golden branches and jade leaves. I, Suning, am a commoner. If you let me marry the princess, won't you lose the emperor's face? Is it absolutely impossible?"
"There is an old saying, the order of parents, the words of the matchmaker, I am their father and emperor, whoever I let them marry they have to marry? Among the many princesses, I love Changle very much, even though Changle belongs to me Ranked fifth, but he is born of the empress, but in my eyes, the eldest daughter, if you marry Changle in the future, then you will be my royal relatives, and you will be able to protect the glory and wealth!"
This is really drawing cakes to satisfy one's hunger, Su Ning thought to himself!
"Your Majesty, always think of me. I am so unforgettable!"
"You don't have to be polite to me, kid. I treat you as my best friend."
Wu Meiniang on the side said with a smile on her face: "The emperor thinks so highly of Mr. Su, it makes Meiniang so jealous, he is even closer than brothers!"
Li Shimin reached out and hooked Wu Meiniang's nose with his fingers and said: "One of you is the person I trust the most, and the other is the person I like the most. It is enough for me to have you two in my life!"
"At this time, I am also hungry, so you two will accompany me to have dinner. Today, a cook from the south has come to the palace and can cook some Jiangnan dishes. Come along with me to try!"
The maid next to Lin Wan'er came back and told her about the meeting between the three of them in the back garden.
Lin Wan'er threw the freshly stewed bird's nest on the ground.
"This damned Wu Meiniang can really charm the emperor. How can I lose to that lowly martial artist? Is it because my figure is not as good as hers, or my face is not as good as hers? Why does the emperor always let her go to bed? I haven't come to my bedroom for some days."
"Your Majesty, that vulgar woman, Wu Cairen, might always speak ill of you in the emperor's ears. We have to find a way to deal with that woman!"
"Xiu'er, don't act rashly. This Wu Mei Niang is currently favored by the emperor. You must not let the emperor find out. The consequences of that can be imagined!"
"Your Majesty's words are very true, but this servant has come up with a good way!"
"What way?" There was a hint of murderous intent in Lin Wan'er's dark eyes.
Wu Xiu'er signaled Lin Wan'er to attach her ears.
Looking at the food on the table, Suning instantly whetted his appetite.
"The food on the emperor's table looks really delicious. It's my honor to have a meal with the emperor and the warriors!"
"It's okay, in my heart, you are my brother of the opposite sex. Back then, I and Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong and a few brothers, traveled all over the world, gold and iron horses, sometimes I still dream of those days in my dreams! "
Suning said: "The emperor really regarded Suning as a brother. Suning was so grateful that he couldn't repay him. Dingdang bowed and died exhausted!"
"Okay! Well said, I am very pleased!"
"Come here! Let Yan Liben draw a picture of my meal today so that it can be passed down to future generations forever!"
"Why doesn't the emperor move his chopsticks!"
"I'm already tired of eating these delicacies! I have no appetite!"
Suning was not polite. While eating a chicken leg, he said: "Has the emperor ever eaten fish-flavored shredded pork?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand and asked, "What is fish-flavored shredded pork?"
(End of this chapter)