Qi Huang

An important minister like Li Jin, even if the emperor sees him, must speak kindly. This little boy is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

Li Jin had a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of coldness.

If it was in private, he would be able to follow the wishes of this little Highness.But the people sitting here are not only the royal family members, but also those who are dissatisfied with the Li family openly and secretly.If he lowered his head today, tomorrow someone would preach on the streets of Bianliang that no matter how broad and powerful the Li family was, he was just a dog who needed to see the face of the Xie family.

But what if you don't bow your head?I am afraid that the memorials to him will appear in the emperor's case one after another.

Since he dared to break into the family banquet in the palace openly today, he concluded that the Empress Dowager would not dare to do anything to him.Unexpectedly, his goal has not been achieved yet, and he was disturbed by the little brat who rushed out halfway.

Li Jin thought for a while, then reluctantly took half a step back, and bowed invisibly with his hands behind his back: "I...see Your Highness the Thirteenth."

"Huh." Xie Xuan laughed arrogantly, "Your Excellency is much older than me, and he is the mainstay of my Great Zhou. If it doesn't work, this gift is actually not a problem."

Li Jin paused, and then smiled: "Courtesy cannot be discarded."

"What your lord said is true," Xie Xuan said, "Your lord is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and you must know all these etiquettes well. I just had a question, and I wonder if your lord can answer one or two of them."

"Your Highness, please speak."

Xie Xuan looked at him indifferently: "When I was studying the "Book of Rites: Autumn Officials and Masters of Ceremonies", I vaguely remembered that there was a record that when a low-level person salutes a person of high status, he should put his hands together and raise his arms, and his body should be folded. The disparity in status is huge. The bigger the chime, the greater the degree of folding of the chime. I wonder in which document is the bowing gesture recorded in the salute?"

The corners of Li Jin's eyes twitched.

Although he didn't look around, he could still feel a lot of eyes falling on him presumptuously, which made him feel offended, so he hated the people in front of him even more.

The two stood one high and the other low, but gave way to Li Jin, who had been at the peak of power for many years, giving birth to a slight illusion of identity replacement.

When the atmosphere was stagnant, the Queen Mother, who had not moved for a long time, finally spoke slowly.

"Xinglan, don't be rude. Master Li is an important minister of the imperial court. Your father has granted you permission. When you are with Master Li, you don't have to worry about these red tapes."

Xie Xuan seemed unwilling: "Yes."

He retreated to the middle of the banquet, and exposed the Queen Mother, who was sitting in a high position, to Li Jin's sight again.The two sat and stood, one of them was calm and composed, and the other was probably already bored with anger. Their eyes crossed in the air, sparks bursting out silently.

The Queen Mother smiled invisibly, and said briskly, "Lord Li, sit down as you please."

Li Jin glanced at Xie Xuan coolly: "The minister will not sit down, looking at His Highness Thirteen as if he doesn't welcome me very much."

The Queen Mother said: "Where is the word, the boy has no shape, let Master Li see a joke."

This time and again, it's really like talking about sympathy between the monarch and his ministers.It's just that there was an episode ahead, and Li Jin was impatient, so he couldn't help but walk away because of his affection.

"Is there any important business for Mr. Li to come here?" Mrs. Wang said, "I heard that Mr. Li is busy with government affairs, so I still need you to remember the small family banquet set up by this palace."

Speaking of which, Li Jinruo cast a vague glance at Xie Xuan.Unexpectedly, just now Xie Xuan restrained a little, as if his temper was seen by this glance, he suddenly said: "Master Li wants to say that it has something to do with my mother and concubine?"

Li Jin twitched the corners of his mouth, already aroused by Xie Xuan's attitude, even though the Queen Mother was still there, a sneer could not help but appear on his face.

"Your Highness is smart."

"Don't dare." Xie Xuan retorted, "I'm not as good as Lord Li. Lord Li manages everything every day, and still has the energy to interfere with the affairs of the harem. I don't know how my mother and concubine are, or how the people who are close to the mother and concubine are. What's the matter, my lord?"

Li Jin had been humiliated several times by a brat, and Li Jin had never had such a moment of being ignored by others. He immediately stood up and walked away.

"It seems that the old minister is not welcome in the palace today, so I will leave now, so as not to hinder your eyes!"

He passed the crowd all the way, and when he passed by Xie Xuan, he waved his sleeves fiercely.

Everyone in the banquet watched a good show, and they didn't dare to make a sound. Some even wanted to take advantage of the chaos and sneak out through the side door.Before leaving, they raised their heads, looked at the culprit who caused the dispute, and shook their heads.

This Xie Xuan is really brave.

Everyone doesn't know who doesn't know, Master Li Jin is very majestic in the court, even the emperor has to look at his face.

The lessons learned were just yesterday.Mr. Zhu from Yushitai impeached Li Jin and wrote three thousand words eloquently, but was he suppressed in the end?Not long after that, Master Zhu retired and returned to his hometown. Since then, he has disappeared without a trace, whether he is dead or alive.

Now that Xie Xuan dares to keep him from stepping down in public, I'm afraid the future will not be easy.Someone thought in his heart.

As soon as Li Jin left, the rest of the banquet bid farewell to the Queen Mother one after another, wishing to fly out of this place of right and wrong in the blink of an eye.Everyone dispersed, only the tenth prince was left in a daze - he was still hesitating whether to pull Xie Xuan away so as not to hurt himself, when he saw this man lifted his robe and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother.

"Xinglan is guilty, please punish the emperor's grandmother."

The Queen Mother glanced at Xie Xuan lightly: "What's your crime?"

"Xinglan contradicts the important officials of the court in public, and treats the emperor's grandmother and the emperor's brothers as nothing. It is really a crime of disrespect."

The Queen Mother slowly stood up from the tumbler.

From the beginning of the banquet, she has been sitting in a high position calmly.At this time, the style is moving, and the manner is even more graceful.With the movement, the trailing tail with complicated patterns behind her also followed the steps down one by one, like slowly growing flower branches.

"Oh?" Queen Mother Wang came to Xie Xuan, her voice turned cold suddenly, "How does Xinglan think this palace should punish you?"

Hearing the Queen Mother's tone, the Tenth Prince's heart suddenly rang an alarm - this was a precursor to the emperor's grandmother's anger!

Unexpectedly, Xie Xuan was not in a hurry, and even raised his head calmly, and said confidently: "But before the emperor's grandmother punishes Xinglan, Xinglan still has something to say, and she can't say anything!"

Tenth Prince: "..."

Having been persecuted by Xie Xuan many times, when he saw Xie Xuan's expression like this, he knew that this guy was about to display his superb acting skills again.

Xie Xuan: "The sage said, there is no king's land in the whole world, and no king's minister on the coast of the land. Although Mr. Li has worked hard for my great Zhou, he is a minister after all. To be a minister is not for the king or for the people. The world is so bad. Today I saw Master Li for the first time. I saw him so arrogant that he broke into the palace banquet without paying respects. He didn't pay attention to his father and grandmother. I was angry for a while, so I couldn't hold back and confronted him on the spot. Confrontation."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes: "You mean you have a reason?"

"No." Xie Xuan shook her head, "Xinglan doesn't want to defend herself, she just wants to say something, now that I'm done talking, I will leave it to the emperor's grandmother."

The hall was silent.

After the lively voices dissipated, the huge palace seemed extremely deserted.The Queen Mother turned around, picked up the steps and returned to the high place, her tail touched the ground, making a slight rustling sound.

"That's all." After a long time, the Queen Mother said, "You are also sincere, so I won't punish you."

She looked down at Xie Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground, with emotions that others could not understand in her eyes, and she didn't know whether she believed it or not.

She always does.

The tenth prince walked out of the hall, with the sun above his head and his feet on the ground, only then did he feel that he had really returned to the world.He caught a glimpse of Xie Xuan walking forward with his hands in his sleeves out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but sneer: "You used such eloquence to persuade the emperor to bring you out of the cold palace?"

Xie Xuan raised her head: "What? Envy?"

Tenth Prince: "..."

"Do you think the imperial grandmother really believes your nonsense?!" The tenth prince was once again impotent and furious, "She just read your words in a high-sounding way, so it's not good to punish you face to face!"

"But I did express my anger for the emperor's grandmother." Xie Xuan twitched the corners of his lips, "Only talking about the fact that Mr. Li broke into the palace banquet, the emperor's grandmother has a reason to punish him. But the emperor's grandmother did not say anything, even Talking to Master Li in a nice voice, I think the emperor's grandmother will also feel unhappy, and she has to thank me."

Hearing these outrageous words, the Tenth Prince's eyes widened: "You...you are bold!"

"Brother Ten is going to sue?" Xie Xuan took his hands out of his sleeves and stood lazily opposite the Tenth Prince, "Go and see whether the emperor's grandmother will punish you for wanting to murder your brother first, or punish me first. A crime of disrespect."

Tenth Prince: "..."

He threatens me!

The tenth prince was anxious and angry, his mouth shrunk, and he wanted to shed tears in aggrieved manner.

It wasn't until this time that the Tenth Prince realized belatedly that Xie Xuan was a man comparable to the Lord of the Underworld. He was usually gentle and gentle without any edge, as if anyone could step up and step on him. In fact, this man It's a beast in sheep's clothing!

He was full of anger, but Xie Xuan changed his expression again, and stepped forward with a smile to hook his shoulders.

His thirteenth brother had a fair complexion, and when he kept silent and only looked at people and smiled, his blue eyes were like waves reflecting the moon, full of charms.

But with such a nice face, she wanted to speak.

"I was just joking, brother ten, don't be afraid. You see you were foolishly used by someone to try to kill me a few days ago, didn't I care about you? Brother ten has a lot, so forgive me for this Just once."

Tenth Prince: "..."

He shook off Xie Xuan's hand and rushed forward several steps.

When I looked carefully, I saw a suspicious blush on his side face. I don't know if he was pleased by Xie Xuan's kind words, or he was offended by the sarcasm in his words.He walked in front aggressively, his posture seemed to be able to stamp out many holes in the floor tiles.

Just not far away, the tenth prince suddenly stopped and looked back at Xie Xuan who was standing there.

Xie Xuan: "?"

The tenth prince came back aggressively again, stood in front of Xie Xuan, his lips twitched for a moment, and finally choked out three words: "Sycophant!"

Xie Xuan: "..."