The Poor Son-in-Law of the Tang Dynasty

"No la……"

Li Yurou lowered her head in embarrassment.

Afterwards, Li Yurou handed Yu Ruyi directly to Ye Chen, saying: "I would like to bet and admit defeat, you win! I will give you Yu Ruyi!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for successfully eating soft rice. You will get a soft rice value of +500, and the system will draw once."

The long-lost system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind, and Ye Chen felt happy.

Can't think of coming to have a meal, and there are unexpected rewards?

The eldest grandson Wugou smiled sweetly, without saying anything, walked directly to the main seat, and said to all the officials in the audience: "Everyone, His Majesty has something to do today and cannot come, so I will do it for you. Everyone, please sit down!"

"Thank you Your Majesty, thank you Queen!"

All the ministers said, and sat back one after another.

At this time, all the officials had almost arrived, but Qin Qiong hadn't arrived yet.

Some people seemed to be in a hurry, and they were all restless.

Ye Chen was not in a hurry, sat down according to the queen's wishes, and drank by himself.

"Ye Chen."

Suddenly, Changsun Wugou looked at Ye Chen and said with a smile, "As the greatest hero in conquering Tuyuhun, Your Majesty said that for today's banquet, I need to give you wine, come here."

Saying that, the two maids came to Ye Chen with a jug of wine and a wine glass.

Ye Chen was also polite, took the wine glass, asked the maid to pour a glass of wine and held it up high, saying neither humble nor overbearing: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Madam!"

After speaking, he drank the wine in one gulp.

"Okay! It's really heroic!"

There was a trace of appreciation in the eyes of the eldest grandson Wugou.

At this moment, a long cry suddenly came from the door.

"General Zuo Wuwei, Lord Yi Qin Qiong arrived—"

Hearing the voice, Changsun Wugou's expression immediately turned serious.

Qin Qiong's status is unusual, not because he has more arms than others, but because Qin Qiong is seriously ill now, but still insists on being in power, and even asked to take the initiative to fight for the country several times.

Li Shimin was deeply moved by such loyalty, so he was granted many privileges.

Although he was late now, Li Shimin didn't blame him at all.

Li Shimin didn't blame him, so how could his grandson Wugou have any resentment?

Not only did he not complain, but he also respected Qin Qiong.

Seeing Qin Qiong coming, Changsun Wuji and the others were overjoyed, and immediately stood up and went to help Qin Qiong.

"Old Qin, why are you so slow?"

Changsun Wuji said with some complaints.

Qin Qiong's complexion was pale and a little weak: "You beg me to do something, and you still blame me for walking slowly? If it weren't for our friendship for many years, this matter, ahem... I wouldn't help!"

"I know, I know!"

Changsun Wuji nodded and smiled: "Go in quickly."

The whispering between the two did not attract the attention of others, they were just old friends talking about the old days.

Pulling Qin Qiong to sit down in his seat, Changsun Wuji glanced at Ye Chen sinisterly.

"Duke Yi, thank you for your hard work."

The eldest grandson Wugou said respectfully.

"It is Qin Qiong's wish in this life to be loyal to the country."

Qin Qiong said something seriously.

"Your Majesty, I'm sick today, and I have something to report. Please inform Your Majesty..."

Although Qin Qiong is weak, he still speaks neither humble nor overbearing, showing his majesty.

Back then, he was also a tiger general, straddling horses and fighting, killing all directions!

Although he is ill now, he still refuses to let others see his downcast side.

"Your Majesty has something to do, so you can't come here. Duke Yi has something to do, just speak to me directly."

Changsun Wugou became a little vigilant.

Li Shimin had already received the news, so it was impossible for him to come out. If he came out, he might be caught in a dilemma.

There are some things that Li Shimin knows very well, and the reason why he doesn't say anything is because he cares about the power of the family.

Of course he attached great importance to Chai Shao's death, so he asked Liu Hongji about it.

On that day, Chai Shao deliberately dragged the army not to advance into the territory of Diezhou. No need to think about it, he wanted to kill Ye Chen.

It's fine if he wants to kill Ye Chen, his actions will easily put Diezhou in trouble and turn Diezhou into a purgatory on earth.

For Li Shimin, if something like this happened, he naturally couldn't cover Chai Shao.

But the aristocratic family who had a good relationship with Chai Shao didn't think so.

They don't care about the life and death of the people, the safety of the bottom soldiers, and only consider their own interests.

Chai Shao's incident sounded the alarm for them. Of course, they can't let Ye Chen sit in his current position safely.

Among them, Changsun Wuji is the most vigilant.

Because the eldest grandson's family intended to marry with the royal family originally, and eldest grandson Wuji and eldest grandson Wugou are brothers and sisters, the marriage between the two families is naturally more intimate.

But now, everything is blocked by Ye Chen.

If he hadn't been the one who found the sachet for the princess by inserting a bar in the Chunyue Tower that day, it must have been Chang Sun Chong.

As a result, because of such an incident, the princess's mind completely changed.

Although she didn't show her admiration for Ye Chen, she also completely lost her feelings for Chang Sun Chong.

Originally, it was fine, let Changsun Chong work hard, and Changsun Wuji ask Changsun Wugou to do ideological work, and the situation can be saved.

But later, Li Shimin took Changle to contact Ye Chen again, and even before the expedition, Changle came to see Ye Chen off and gave Ye Chen an amulet.

How can he, Ye Chen, get this favor?

Changsun Wuji became more and more resentful. In addition, he and Chai Shao had known each other since they were young, and they shared the same master. After years of fighting, they established a deep friendship.

So he can be said to hate Ye Chen to the core.

Ever since Ye Chen came back, they collected evidence, even fabricated it out of thin air, and united with other families to put pressure on Li Shimin and drive Ye Chen out of their system.

As a result, Li Shimin doesn't show up now?
Changsun Wuji was so depressed.

"The Empress!"

Seeing that Li Shimin refused to come out, Changsun Wuji had no choice but to keep Qin Qiong from coming out for the time being. Instead, he stood up and said in a serious tone: "I think that Your Majesty's reward for Ye Chen is extremely inappropriate!"

"Oh? Why did Mr. Zhao make such a statement?"

Changsun Wugou has always prided himself on benevolence, and although he was dissatisfied with Changsun Wuji's blunt words that offended Tianwei and questioned His Majesty's behavior, he did not act too aggressively.

In addition, he is her elder brother, so she will not say too harsh words.

"Ye Chen's achievements may seem grand, but they are actually insignificant! In addition, he recruited the army without authorization. Although it was a helpless move, it was still an offense against Tianwei. If this is the first, everyone will follow suit. How else to manage the army?"

Changsun Wuji gave his reasons.

As he took the lead, the officials of the aristocratic families who had negotiated also stood up one after another.

The first is Cui Mingan of the Cui family. Cui Mingan is the head of the five surnames and seven Wangs, and his prestige is self-evident.

"Empress, I also feel that Ye Chen comes from a humble background, and now he is the son-in-law of the Duke of Dai. It is really inappropriate to be named a high-ranking official with this status!"

"That's right! There are many poor families in the Tang army. If Ye Chen sets this example, it will definitely cause their dissatisfaction! Ye Chen can be a high-ranking official, why can't they? But there are only so many official positions in my court, and everyone can't be named a five-year-old. Is it a casual job?"

"That's right, there are so many mid-level generals who have contributed as much as Ye Chen, why can he do it?"

A group of people became more and more dissatisfied, and for a while, Ye Chen fell into the cold-eyed criticism, which made many people who remained neutral began to worry about Ye Chen's situation.