Datang traitor

Li Shimin laughed enough, so he took a bite of the peach and ate it.

Qin Yuan didn't know why Li Shimin was so happy because of this incident, it was probably a low point of laughter.But no matter what, as long as Li Shimin is happy, that's a good thing.

Therefore, in order to make Li Shimin happy for a while, Qin Yuan discussed with Li Shimin pretending to be suspicious, why Yuchi Jingde must fart twice after drinking water in the morning, and whether it is because of some physical discomfort.

Li Shimin laughed again, and sighed that what Qin Yuan said was reasonable, he should ask an imperial doctor to show Yuchi Jingde, and take care of his body, after all, he had made great contributions to the great Tang Dynasty before.

Li Shimin immediately ordered Yuchi Jingde to enter the palace for pulse diagnosis.

Qin Yuan didn't expect that Li Shimin didn't send the imperial physician to Yuchi's mansion, but asked Yuchi Jingde to come by himself.

In order to avoid the escalation of the conflict, Qin Yuan wanted to make an excuse to retreat.

Li Shimin suddenly said: "Just let's see together what's going on with his body."

Li Shimin's belly was so dark, Qin Yuan felt that he must have done it on purpose, and wanted to see him confront Yuchi Jingde tit for tat.

Qin Yuan had no choice, so he pretended to agree cheerfully.

A while later, Yuchi Jingde came to see him, and Li Shimin ordered Sun Taiyi to diagnose Yuchi Jingde's pulse.

When Yuchi Jingde was called suddenly, he felt very baffled, but seeing Qin Yuan in the Liangyi Hall, he immediately became vigilant.After taking the pulse, the imperial physician said that Yuchi Jingde was fine, and the reason why he felt uncomfortable when he drank cold water in the morning was probably because his spleen and stomach were more sensitive when he drank water on an empty stomach in the morning.The imperial physician advised Yuchi Jingde to drink hot water, or drink water after breakfast.

Yuchi Jingde immediately understood that Li Shimin knew about his farting after drinking water in the morning, his face immediately darkened, and he glared fiercely at Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan expected that Yuchi Jingde must have mistook him for being talkative and told Li Shimin about it.

"It's good to listen to the doctor's words. If you don't take care of minor illnesses, you will easily get serious illnesses."

Li Shimin earnestly told Yuchi Jingde to take care of his health, after all, there are still many important state affairs that need his assistance.

If Li Shimin hadn't seen Li Shimin kicking his legs and making fun of Yuchi Jingde's farting a moment ago, Qin Yuan would have almost believed Li Shimin's "virtuous king and sympathetic ministers".

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion." After Yuchi Jingde saluted Li Shimin respectfully, his stern eyes swept over Qin Yuan again.

The murderous look in his eyes was enough to sweep away thousands of troops.

Qin Yuan thoroughly experienced a "eye kill".

"Both of you are courtiers who are valued by the widow, and you should get along well." Li Shimin looked at the two with a smile, "Today, the two of you have opened up the conversation, and it is commonplace to eat peaches and chat together!"

Qin Yuan politely responded to Li Shimin's words.

Yuchi Jingde tilted his neck stubbornly, insisting that he did not respond to Li Shimin's words.

Li Shimin's order to send peaches was stopped at this point, and he first asked Yuchi Jingde what opinion he had.

"I feel that a scum like Qin Yuan should not be an official in the court, please Your Majesty remove Qin Yuan from his official position!" Yuchi Jingde's tone was sonorous and very strong.

Li Shimin chuckled, put his hand on the table, grabbed a peach, and asked Yuchi Jingde why he was playing with it.

Yuchi Jingde said: "He has no official virtue!"

"Excuse me, Mr. Yuchi, what exactly do you mean when you say that I have no official virtue?" Qin Yuan asked politely, clasping his hands together, his whole person began to become gentle again, speaking in an orderly manner, as gentle as jade.

"First, you are flattering your superiors and deceiving your subordinates, forming a clique for personal gain, using the fruits and wine in your hands to bribe officials everywhere, and your majesty!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately sat up straight, blinked, thought for a while, and put down the peach in his hand.

"Secondly, you failed to keep your promises. You made promises twice, and then turned around and spread the word everywhere, slandering my Yuchi family! Thirdly, you bent the law for personal gain, and handled the case without equal treatment. Yesterday, you released Sui Shengyuan who committed the crime!" Yuchi Jingde Turning up the volume to Qin Yuan, he counted Qin Yuan's three crimes in detail.

Yuchi Jingde saluted Li Shimin again, begging Li Shimin to punish Qin Yuan.

"It can be understood that he has made great contributions in solving the case, so that he can be spared the pain of flesh and blood and the disaster of prison. He can only be removed from his post and returned to his life as a commoner."

Li Shimin listened to Yuchi Jingde's words, he advanced and retreated, thinking that he had prepared these words a lot recently, probably he wanted to join Qin Yuan long ago.He happened to be called today, and he took the opportunity to have a fit.

Li Shimin reached out and grabbed the peach again, took another bite, and then looked at Qin Yuan's attitude.Qin Yuan's face was indifferent, and he also seemed to be prepared.Li Shimin felt relieved and ate peaches with peace of mind.

Still have to praise, the peaches Qin Yuan gave are so delicious, the flesh is thick and juicy, sweet and soft, the most important thing is that his peaches are not clogged.In the past, when Li Shimin ate soft peaches, there would always be "silk" in the peach flesh caught between his teeth, which would halve the pleasure of eating peaches.

Qin Yuan could see that Li Shimin was planning to eat peaches and watch a show, so that he could confront Yuchi Jingde himself.That's fine, it's safer to quarrel with Yuchi Jingde in front of Li Shimin, at least in Liangyi Hall Weichi Jingde dare not do anything.Perhaps it was the real intention of the black-bellied Li Shimin to call Yuchi Jingde under the excuse just now.

"The three points that Duke Yuchi said are not true."

Now that there is a guarantee of safety, Qin Yuan immediately refuted Yuchi Jingde, and the other party's fierce gaze struck again.

Yuchi Jingde snorted coldly and asked Qin Yuan to continue talking, after all what he said was wrong.

"It just so happens that His Majesty can give us a testimony today, so that he can comment on it for us."

"May I ask Mr. Yuchi how he understands bribery?" Qin Yuan asked Yuchi Jingde.

Yuchi Jingde was afraid that there was something in Qin Yuan's words, so he caught him in, and directly scolded Qin Yuan without beating around the bush, just say what you have to say.

"The so-called bribery refers to buying others with property. Can Mr. Yuchi agree to this?" Qin Yuan explained calmly, and then asked Yuchi Jingde.

Yuchi Jingde carefully thought about this explanation and nodded.

"My first point, Minister Counselor Yuchi, was wrong because he didn't understand the difference between reciprocity and bribery. Bribery is to lure others with valuables in order to satisfy one's own desires. Reciprocity is an etiquette that has been passed down since ancient times.

For example, on the birthday of the British princess, I sent someone to deliver some fruit and fine wine.Are these fruits and wine considered wealth?Am I buying people to do things for me with these snacks?Can this count as bribery?

If it is insisted that this is a crime of bribery, then no one in the entire Chang'an city will be innocent.It can be said that everyone who participated in the birthday party at that time was guilty, and the gold, silver and jade articles presented by those guests were more valuable than mine.If this is considered a bribe, then didn't Duke Yuchi send someone to give something to other ministers?I believe that the gifts that Mr. Yuchi gave to others over the years must be more valuable than these melons and fruits. "

Qin Yuan's explanation made Li Shimin, who was eating peaches, nod his head in approval.

"It's common for neighbors and friends to give melons and fruits. It's just a matter of getting something delicious and sharing the joy together. If you don't take this kind of behavior out and rely on the word 'bribe', the whole big Tang is afraid that there will be panic, and everyone is in danger and dare not make friends. But the governance of a country is actually inseparable from the concerted efforts of everyone, and the unity of the will is the city." Qin Yuan sighed.

Yuchi Jingde was irrefutable and snorted to himself.

"Well said!" Li Shimin picked up a peach and placed it in the direction of Qin Yuan, as if to indicate that Qin Yuan won this round, so he got a peach.

Li Shimin turned to Yuchi Jingde and said: "The 'bribery' you said is not true, but you have framed others, and you should apologize to them."

Yuchi Jingde was reluctant, but he still handed over his hands and reluctantly apologized to Qin Yuan.

"But for the second point, he is absolutely irrefutable. That day in front of His Majesty, he clearly stated that he refused to marry my Yuchi family, so that it would not be spread outside the public, but this guy secretly publicized it and humiliated our Yuchi family." Yuchi Jingde went on to talk about today's farting. Qin Yuan used his official position to spy on his secret, but broke his promise and refused to keep it secret.

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when Yuchi Jingde said fart.

Yuchi Jingde blushed with shame and anger.

"You can't blame him for this, it's not what he said." Li Shimin helped Qin Yuan speak, "It was Changsun Wuji who told the widow."

"What about the previous one? I didn't say it, and His Majesty wouldn't say it, it could only be him!" Yuchi Jingde condemned Qin Yuan for refusing to marry.

It's hard for Li Shimin to admit it, and if he admits it, he's going back on his word. With Yuchi Jingde's temper, every time he comes to see him, he will remind himself to pay attention and owe him.Li Shimin didn't want to make a fuss and be threatened by Yuchi Jingde, and then be played by Yushitai in various ways, saying that he was untrustworthy for the king.

Li Shimin held the unfinished peaches in his hands, and looked at Qin Yuan with a slightly sad look.

"It is indeed what I said." Qin Yuan said immediately.

When Yuchi Jingde heard this, he immediately scolded Qin Yuan for being unscrupulous and not like a man at all.

"Why can't I say this? When Ling Ai posted a notice on Zhuque Street, offering a reward for the whole city to arrest me, did she ever think about my feelings? Why can she spread the word to find me all over the city? When you ask me what I have to do with her, refuse me?" Qin Yuan asked back.

"A word of refusal? You just say a word of refusal, and the city will be full of trouble?" Yuchi Jingde naturally didn't believe it, and believed that Qin Yuan was shirking responsibility.

"Then I don't know. This kind of news always spreads quickly. After all, there are too many women who like me. Mr. Yuchi should have seen it when he went out some time ago. At least half of the women on the street are coming towards me." In order to refute Yuchi Jingde, Qin Yuan did not hesitate to turn on the narcissism mode.

"You—" Yuchi Jingde blushed even more angrily, scolding Qin Yuan for being shameless.

"Whether it is true or not. Mr. Yuchi knows it well. If there is a fight between the two parties, whoever strikes first will be held accountable. The one who strikes first is the one who made the mistake first, and I am not the one who publicized it first." Qin Yuan immediately turned on the irresponsible mode again.

Yuchi Jingde was so angry that he pointed at Qin Yuan with shaking fingers, "Slick tongue!"

"Mr. Yuchi has no reason to say that I can't beat me, so he said that I am eloquent, which doesn't seem very good." Anyway, it has been torn like this, Qin Yuan is not afraid of anything, and he refute when he should.

Yuchi Jingde killed Qin Yuan with his eyes again, and snorted heavily.

Li Shimin nodded with emotion and praised Qin Yuan, and took another peach and put it on Qin Yuan's side.

Yuchi Jingde's face was getting bluer and bluer, if he got within three feet of him, it seemed that he would be burned to ashes by his raging anger.

"Let's talk about the third article, it's easy to explain. Everything is dealt with according to the law, and there is nothing wrong with it." Qin Yuan explained.

"There's nothing wrong with it? Are you kidding me!" Yuchi Jingde asked Qin Yuan according to which rule he let the child go.

Qin Yuan: "I'm a victim, if you don't sue, don't pursue it, this matter will be over."

"Indeed, you are a victim. If you don't sue, small matters can be reconciled. He used the name of me, an imperial court official, to throw an ax at your house! This is a serious crime and should be executed. You can forgive me, but I can't!" Yuchi Jingde corrected.

"But yesterday, when Mr. Yuchi was in court, he said on the spot that this case had nothing to do with you. You didn't care about it, and then left. Therefore, I have the right to decide whether to appeal this case, and it has nothing to do with Mr. Yuchi who has given up. .” Qin Yuan explained.

Yuchi Jingde's eyes widened in anger, "You——you are so forceful!"

Yuchi Jingde handed over immediately, asking Li Shimin to make a fair decision.

Li Shimin hesitated, then looked at Qin Yuan, and Qin Yuan also looked back at Li Shimin.From the way Qin Yuan looked at him, Li Shimin felt something strange.Li Shimin glanced at the peaches on the table, silently picked up the third peach and put it on Qin Yuan's side, coughing.

Seeing this, Yuchi Jingde understood that Li Shimin's position was completely in favor of Qin Yuan.He was so angry that he couldn't get any more angry, and finally laughed angrily.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, emperors have favored treacherous people, and none of them will end well!" Yuchi Jingde said righteously.

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows silently, and did not immediately respond to Yuchi Jingde.

Of course Qin Yuan didn't agree, and instead asked Yuchi Jingde what he meant by this, "Who are you talking about being a traitor?"

"You! Confuse the county king with your clever words and tricks!" Yuchi Jingde pointed at Qin Yuan

Qin Yuan: "I'm upright here, I act upright and sit upright, because what I say is justified and well-founded, no one can refute me. Why should Mr. Yuchi be so concerned?"

"You dare to call me a villain?" Yuchi Jingde approached Qin Yuan two steps angrily, trying to grab Qin Yuan's collar.

Qin Yuan immediately took four steps back cleverly, resolutely keeping a distance from Yuchi Jingde.

"I didn't say these two words, it was Mr. Yuchi who said it himself."

Li Shimin looked at the posture and was about to stop him, the eunuch Zhang De hurriedly told Li Shimin loudly that Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji had been waiting outside the hall for a long time.

Li Shimin agreed, pretending to be considerate and said: "It's just right, let the three of them talk about it."

Yuchi Jingde agreed immediately.

Qin Yuan was even less afraid, the more people came, the safer he would be.

Not long afterward, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji entered the room, and when they heard about Yuchi Jingde's three crimes against Qin Yuan, they looked at each other with different expressions.

The first two are fine, but Wei Zheng disagrees with the last one, he frowned and looked at Qin Yuan: "You——"

Li Shimin coughed.

Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin puzzled.

Changsun Wuji said: "I think that Mr. Yuchi is domineering and bullying Qin Yuan for a long time, so he should reflect on himself and learn a lesson."

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin, at Yuchi Jingde, then at Qin Yuan and Changsun Wuji, frowned and thought for a moment, then echoed what Changsun Wuji said.

Wei Zheng was stunned, he didn't understand how Fang Xuanling, who was usually very thoughtful, would take Qin Yuan's side so quickly, the important thing now should be to coordinate, not to stand in line.

"you--"

Li Shimin coughed again.

"Since your majesty has a bad voice, why don't you announce the imperial physician to come and see?" Wei Zheng asked Li Shimin angrily.

"Come here, Imperial Physician Xuan!" Li Shimin got up and said as he walked out, "I'm exhausted, and you share the remaining five peaches! I have a bad voice, I can't eat them anymore, and I'm not in the mood to eat them. I really don't know how to support you." What are you doing, come to me every day to find something."

After Li Shimin complained, he went out and turned around, but the figure disappeared.

All five ministers in the hall were left alone.

According to Li Shimin's instructions, the eunuch distributed the remaining five peaches to Changsun Wuji, Qin Yuan, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Yuchi Jingde.

Yuchi Jingde looked at the peach in his hand with complicated emotions, and wanted to throw it away casually, but this peach was a gift from a sage, so he couldn't throw it away.If you lose it, it is tantamount to offering a handle to the enemy with both hands.

Seeing Yuchi Jingde's expression, Changsun Wuji suddenly remembered himself back then.At that time, he had just met Qin Yuan, and he didn't have a good impression of him. The saint rewarded him with melons, and his expression when he received the melons was exactly the same as that of Yuchi Jingde at the moment.

Changsun Wuji suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Yuchi Jingde, and patted him on the shoulder, telling him to think about everything and not limit himself.

Yuchi Jingde immediately turned his shoulders, avoiding Changsun Wuji in disgust.

"What are you doing? I haven't settled my account with you yet."

Changsun Wuji originally had good intentions, but when he saw Yuchi Jingde rejecting him, he immediately turned black, "What account?"

"I asked you what you said in court yesterday, did you tell the saint?" Yuchi Jingde asked.

"So what if you say it, the saint is not an outsider." Changsun Wuji said indifferently.

Yuchi Jingde's words were choked in his throat and he couldn't speak, he couldn't reprimand Changsun Wuji for telling the emperor that his behavior was wrong, and he couldn't say that the emperor was an outsider.

"Okay, you'd better not have any scandal fall into my hands in the future." Yuchi Jingde glared at Changsun Wuji, then at Qin Yuan, and walked away angrily.Even Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling called him, but he ignored them.

"Look at his temperament." Changsun Wuji sighed to Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, "You two shouldn't talk to him."

"Mr. Yuchi's temper has become more and more irritable recently." Wei Zheng sighed while twisting his beard, and turned his head to let Fang Xuanling have time to persuade him.If anyone in this dynasty can persuade Yuchi Jingde, Fang Xuanling must be one of them.

"It depends on what to persuade, small things are fine. If it's a big matter between Qin Shaoqing and Mr. Yuchi, it's useless to break ten mouths." Fang Xuanling immediately called Qin Yuan over and asked him if he was in front of the saint today. Didn't he quarrel with Yuchi Jingde again.

"Yes." Qin Yuan agreed.

And - what?

Wei Zheng asked Qin Yuan: "Why do I hear your tone, you seem to be very happy?"

Qin Yuan shook his head, "No."

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and understood each other.Qin Yuan already had confidence in his heart, otherwise he would have panicked by now, how could he respond to them with 'what'.

It seems that they don't have to deal with it.

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling held peaches in each hand, and then said goodbye to Qin Yuan and Changsun Wuji.

Qin Yuan looked at the backs of them leaving in a hurry, and complained to Changsun Wuji: "No one will help me, it seems that I can only rely on myself."

Changsun Wuji snorted coldly and looked sideways at Qin Yuan: "Use it if you have the ability, there is no need to pretend to be confused here."

"I'm not pretending to be confused, I really don't know what to do." Qin Yuan asked Changsun Wuji, "Eldest Grandson should do me a favor. For my eldest grandson, I gave up the chance of being recommended and promoted."

Changsun Wuji didn't bother to take Yuchi Jingde's troubles on him, "As long as you still have your life, and you are not beaten to death by Yuchi Jingde, I will not take action. You make troubles and solve them yourself."

"But I have already given up the chance of being recommended for the sake of my eldest grandson. Is my eldest grandson so cruel that he won't help me?" Qin Yuan repeated what he had said before.

Changsun Wuji was extremely annoyed when he heard him repeat the matter twice, and sent Qin Yuan away: "Go away! Do you think I care about being the minister of Dali Temple? The affairs of the official department are enough for me, and Dali Temple is just a temporary post. You can't care about any practical matters. If you can solve Yuchi Jingde's troubles, you will love to do it."

"Is it true?" Qin Yuan asked.

"It's true."

After Changsun Wuji agreed, he met Qin Yuan's shining eyes and suddenly realized that something was wrong.Did he fall into Qin Yuan's trap after a little carelessness?But thinking about it, Yuchi Jingde is not easy to deal with, wait for Qin Yuan to get through Yuchi Jingde first.

……

Qin Yuan left Tai Chi Palace happily, ready to ride home.

Halfway through the drive, Fang Xi poked his head and told Qin Yuan that there was a carriage following them, which looked like Mr. Yuchi's carriage.

Qin Yuan ordered his servants to stop the carriage, and Yuchi Jingde's carriage also stopped abruptly behind him.

Qin Yuan got out of the carriage, and led his people to greet Yuchi Jingde's carriage directly.

At this time, here, Qin Yuan is not afraid of Yuchi Jingde's attack on him.

There are many guards with strong martial arts around him who can protect him, and now in the downtown streets, if he is accidentally beaten by Yuchi Jingde, there are many people who can testify.In this way, Yuchi Jingde's crime will definitely not escape, even if he has meritorious service, he will still be dealt with under the public opinion.

"Mr. Yuchi, can you find an official?" Qin Yuan asked politely.

A hum came from inside the carriage.

"It seems that Mr. Yuchi is still resting, and I have business to do, so I won't bother Mr. Yuchi."

After Qin Yuan finished speaking, he cupped his hands and said goodbye.

Qin Yuan turned to leave, and heard another low hum from inside the carriage, and there was no more movement after that.

Qin Yuan felt something was wrong, according to Yuchi Jingde's temperament, he would not just let him go.Qin Yuan turned around again and asked Yuchi Jingde's servant if Yuchi Jingde himself was in the car.

The servant nodded.

Qin Yuan lifted his feet and got into the carriage. The servants didn't expect Qin Yuan to be so offensive. They froze for a moment and tried to stop him... At this time, Qin Yuan had already lifted the curtain and stepped into the carriage.

"Mr. Yuchi?"

Qin Yuan saw Yuchi Jingde collapsed in the carriage, and the half-eaten peaches were thrown aside, his face turned red and he had difficulty breathing.Qin Yuan hurriedly pulled him out, called for help, and carried Yuchi Jingde off the carriage.

Yuchi Jingde made a weak panting sound, he tried hard to breathe, but couldn't breathe.

Qin Yuan immediately bowed his front legs, hugged Yuchi Jingde, squeezed the part below his chest and above the navel with his fists, exerted strong pressure, repeated several times, and finally made Yuchi Jingde cough up a piece of peach flesh.

After Yuchi Jingde regained his breath, he firmly grasped the chance of regaining his new life and panted heavily.

Seeing this, the onlookers on the street clapped and applauded Qin Yuan's wonderful response, and praised Qin Yuan for his greatness in saving Duke Yuchi's life.

After Yuchi Jingde regained his steady breathing, he naturally understood the situation in front of him. He gave Qin Yuan a complicated and embarrassing look, then got into the carriage with his hands behind his back and a cold face, and ordered his servants to drive away quickly.

Seeing that Yuchi Jingde left just like that, the common people didn't even thank him, they all thought he was rude, so they admired Qin Yuan even more.Everyone in Chang'an City knew that Qin Shaoqing had a grudge against Mr. Yuchi, and Qin Shaoqing was able to rescue him quickly just now, which shows that he has an extraordinary stomach.

The common people cheered Qin Yuan even more.

Qin Yuan smiled and nodded to everyone, saying hello and goodbye, and Fang left in a car.The common people saw that Qin Yuan was so approachable and didn't put on airs, but the most important thing was that he was so handsome, really extraordinary, and they praised Qin Yuan even more.

Not long after, news of Qin Yuan saving Yuchi Jingde's life spread throughout Chang'an City.

Yuchi Jingde sat at home and asked his servants to inquire about the rumors outside, feeling angry and helpless.

Because Qin Yuan saved him, his reputation spread far and wide.

From then on, if he taught Qin Yuan face to face, he would be said to be repaying his kindness, and if he secretly dealt with him secretly, he would not be able to do it.

Qin Yuan is his savior, and he should repay his favor.But Qin Yuan humiliated their Yuchi family's enmity before, he didn't want to let it go.

Now you have to repay your kindness and revenge, you can't be sneaky, you must be famous as a teacher, what should you do?