The 38th Thunderstorm with Small Raindrops

  38th episode: [Thunder rumbles, but the rain is small] (If the previous content made you laugh and delighted, dear reader, please put this book on your shelf. The following plot has already made me spray my rice, I think it won't disappoint you!)

  Old Li's face turned black and then red again.

  This rascal actually uses his mother as a shield. The matter of Old Li rebuilding the temple for the empress's blessing was originally kept from the empress, and with her temperament, she would naturally not want Old Li to do such things, so asking her would certainly be met with disapproval. This is also not a good time to ask the empress, if she gets angry and her body becomes even more unwell, that would be terrible.

  The queen is particularly fond of this little rascal, and on this small matter, the queen will unhesitatingly stand on the side of the little rascal. Even if you ask yourself, it won't work.

  Of course, all of this is just speculation from various perspectives, and Old Li would naturally never go so far as to ask the Empress such a childish question directly.

  So things have entered a dead end, and it's not possible to ask the empress dowager about this matter, nor can we say in front of all officials that we don't need to ask the empress dowager, which would be somewhat disrespectful to her.

  Old Li's eagle eyes stared at the cute-looking Li Chengqian below, took a deep breath and said: "Alright, this matter... let's discuss it after asking the Empress." Although he said so with his mouth, but in private, whether to ask or not was Old Li's business, who dared to uncover Old Li's secrets?

  Good! Li Chengqian exclaimed in his heart.

  No wonder it's Old Li, one sentence gave himself an excuse to step down, and also gave Li Chengqian, who was depressed to death, a chance to step down. He hurriedly saluted and shouted: "Father, you are wise!"

  What a clever move, Li Chengqian hastily sat down, leaving room for others to imagine.

  This interlude is over, and the morning court will continue. All sorts of national affairs, big and small, are read out from the mouths of various officials. The matters that officials need to report are all recorded on a book hidden in their large sleeves. When each person needs to report, they take out a book from their sleeve and read it against the draft. It seems that this habit is not only unique to modern officials, but also ancient officials did the same.

  However, Li Chengqian believes that a speech is not something bad, but a humanized product of civilization.

  Like the officials standing in front of Taiji Hall now, facing the great Emperor Li and Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, Vice Chairman Li Jing, Minister of National Defense, and other high-ranking officials... In front of these dignitaries, the officials had no script, suddenly forgot what to say, and their minds went blank due to nervousness. What should they do? Would a major national affair be neglected just because an official was too nervous to speak up?

  Having a speech script makes all the difference, even if you're extremely nervous, reading from it in a straightforward manner will do!

  So before Li Chengqian traveled through time, he always heard some arrogant young people mocking village officials, county officials, and mayors for reading from scripts during speeches. He wanted to tell them that officials are not actors, and they would still get nervous in front of cameras. Is it enjoyable to see officials stumble over their words? Are you happy about this? Officials reading from scripts doesn't mean they're incompetent, but rather they want things to go more smoothly. Please put away your ** mentality and anti-official mentality.

  Whoa, got sidetracked! Li Chengqian's eyes glazed over and his mind wandered off!

  But this is exactly his current state, only listening and not speaking out, active thinking will naturally wander off!

  It wasn't until much later that Li Chengqian suddenly heard someone giving an impromptu speech, oh no, looking at him, he didn't even have a script!

  That person is Cheng Yesha!

  "Your Majesty, I, Cheng Zhijie, believe that the Crown Prince has contracted a case of losing his soul and is no longer capable of being the Crown Prince. Please, Your Majesty, appoint another Crown Prince!" Cheng Yexia said, sticking her neck out.

  This sentence was like a thunderbolt that struck Li Chengqian's head, he looked up in astonishment, never expecting that someone would actually want to depose him as the crown prince.

  A hand patted Li Chengqian's shoulder, and when he turned around, it was Li Xiaogong. He shook his head slightly with a faint smile, indicating that he should not be impulsive.

  "Cheng Zhi Jie, I am currently advising His Majesty not to take military action against Goryeo. Why are you intercepting me?" An old official pointed at Cheng Ye with a trembling hand and asked.

  Cheng Yasha straightened his neck and hummed, "Is that so? I also have a story to tell. We each say our own thing. You say I'm blocking you, but I can also say you're blocking me. Why are you blocking me?"

  The old man's face turned red with anger, "Where did I stop you, I..."

  "Who says no? Aren't you interrupting me? I was halfway through speaking and you cut me off!"

  "You interrupted me first!"

  "I didn't see anything, I just saw you interrupting me."

  "You first!"

  "You first."

  "You first..."

  "You first."

  Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, what's going on?

  He looked at Li Xiangong and gave Li Chengqian a slightly calm gaze.

  Cheng Ye Sha and the old man quarreled for a long time, but the old man's lung capacity was not as good as that of the villain, and he soon became breathless. At this point, Old Li finally spoke up: "Wang Xiang, don't be angry, Cheng Qing, don't quarrel. This matter should be discussed in detail, let's stop here for today."

  The prime minister with the surname Wang was now too weak to continue speaking and, unable to resist Old Li's gentle persuasion, sat down.

  Li Chengqian saw something strange happen, Old Li only let this old and useless Wang Zaixiang sit down, but didn't let Cheng Yexia sit down. Just as Old Wang hadn't sat down yet, Cheng Yexia plunked down with a loud thud, which made the helpless Old Wang so angry that he almost couldn't catch his breath, his wide-open mouth making "huff huff" sounds.

  Is... is that it?

  Li Chengqian's forehead was full of question marks. Wasn't Cheng Yesha dissatisfied with himself? Didn't he propose to abolish himself? How could he make up with an old man after a quarrel?

  He scared me to death, and he just patted his butt and that's it?

  Is the thunder loud but the raindrops small?

  "Don't be too surprised, Crown Prince." Li Xiaogong said in a low voice beside him.

  Li Chengqian stretched his mouth and finally didn't go find Li Xiaogong to break the pot and ask.

  "Is there anything else, gentlemen? ... Then let us adjourn." Old Li asked and then announced the dismissal.

  "We withdraw!" The officials stood up and bowed.

  Old Li stood up and was about to leave Long Chuang when Cheng Ye shouted: "Your Majesty, I have a request."

  Old Li stopped and looked at him strangely.

  "I heard that Your Majesty has obtained the divine tea, which makes people feel refreshed and invigorated after drinking it. Yesterday, you bestowed it upon Old Fang and Old Wei, I wonder if Your Majesty still has some in stock, and would also give me, Old Cheng, a taste of that divine tea!"

  As soon as this was said, all the officials who were about to leave stopped and whispered a few words to each other, gazing at Old Li.

  As the second protagonist mentioned by Cheng Ya, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng stood in their original position with a smile on their faces, stroking their beards, and the air of complacency and superiority on their faces was visible to everyone.

  "What's going on?" Li Chengqian looked around in confusion at the gloomy face of Old Li, the thick-skinned Chen Yexia, the condescending Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, as well as over a hundred officials with fervent eyes. What was all this about?

  "Not bad," said Li Xiaogong.

  Li Chengqian turned his head and saw that this uncle's gaze was also as scorching hot as the officials.

  "It is said that Your Majesty has obtained the divine tea, and both Fang Xiang and Wei Zheng have received rewards from Your Majesty after drinking it, all saying that it is indeed divine tea. I guess it was obtained from Yuan Daozong!" Li Xiaogong said.

  Is it a Taoist? I heard that ancient Taoists practiced alchemy and made elixirs, could it be some swindling Taoist who's trying to deceive people with this tea?

  Old Li was furious and wanted to tear apart the despicable Cheng Yaojin. You scum, is this how you beg the Emperor for things? Even if the Emperor has something good to give you, can't you just ask privately? In front of so many people, I'll only give it to you and not others, is that okay? Do you think I'm as shameless as you? What if the officials rebel because they didn't get any tea?

  Wouldn't I become the only emperor in history who was overthrown because of uneven tea distribution, and be ridiculed for eternity?

  Cheng Yexia was still muttering away below, and Old Li took a deep breath and said: "The Empress Dowager gave me a package of good tea yesterday, now there's hardly any left. Which of you consorts likes it can take some for yourself."

  A eunuch has already, under Old Li's direction, placed a package of tea on a plate and carried it down.

  Old Li lifted his buttocks and quickly walked away.

  Old Li had not yet passed the screen when he heard a sudden commotion among the officials, who surrounded the eunuch serving tea.

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