Chapter 1706 Grandpa ordered Brother Cheng San to catch the cicada monkey (please subscribe and vote)
Cheng Chubi is not boasting, but he is what those people call him a talented person from a wealthy family. Maybe they have read a lot of the Four Books and Five Classics.
But if it’s talent, there really aren’t many of them. At least, who are the talents at this year’s Luoyang Peony Festival?
A few days before the Peony Pavilion event, Cheng Chubi sent his men to various buildings and venues in Luoyang, wanting to see the strength of those talented people.
As a result, based on the masterpieces collected by those subordinates who are said to be unparalleled talents.
In Cheng Chubi's eyes, it was just an ordinary piece of nonsense.
Even Li Ke disliked it very much, thinking that his own poetry could be better than the poetry of these talented people from the Central Plains.
Listening to Brother Cheng San explaining the interesting things about the Luoyang Peony Festival, Li Mingda really wished that time would go slower.
However, no matter how slowly the two of them walked, they were already getting closer and closer to the carriage of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was leaning on the railing, swaying by the carriage, closing his eyes and dozing off. At this moment, Eunuch Zhongbao's gentle reminder came to his ears.
"Your Majesty, Princess Jinyang is here, along with Cheng Sanlang."
"Uh-huh?!"
Li Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight, and saw the charming little Sizi with picturesque features, walking side by side with the tall Cheng Sanlang, smiling broadly.
"Oh, I was just talking about you, kid, why did you rush up to me?"
Cheng Chubi looked at the smiling and unruly emperor, who was stroking his long beard, and quickly bowed obediently.
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor. It has been a long time since I last saw him, but the Emperor is still in high spirits and full of energy."
Li Yuan, who has become a mature man, saw Cheng Sanlang's appearance and said with a smile.
"Hey, you are flattering me here. Is it because the construction of the palace is not going well and you are afraid that I will turn against you and find fault with you?"
Cheng Chubi smiled a little shyly.
"Your Majesty, you are indeed wise and powerful. I pout... um, yes, something is not going well, but please don't worry, Your Majesty."
"Now it has become much smoother, and the construction progress has begun to accelerate."
While grandpa was talking to Cheng Sanlang, Li Mingda whispered in his grandfather's ear.
Li Yuan couldn't help but feel overjoyed and nodded with deep approval. "Okay, okay, you are indeed my good granddaughter. This is a good suggestion."
"Cheng Sanlang, well, these are all trivial matters. Well, you are going to follow the emperor to the camp today, right?"
"Exactly. I wonder what the emperor's orders are?"
Li Mingda raised his eyebrows and said with eyes closed.
"Brother Cheng San, my grandpa is tired of eating small dried fish these days. I want you to take me to catch cicada monkeys so that I can drink with him."
Hearing this, Cheng Chubi burst into laughter and slapped his chest with a big hand.
"Since His Highness is destined, of course there is no problem. I will catch more for His Highness and the Emperor to taste."
"Well, brother Cheng San is the best..."
"Um?……"
"Grandpa loves little Sizi the most, right?"
"Um……"
Looking at the old man and the young man, Cheng Waibi felt very happy. I have to say that Li Mingda is really a cute little girl who is very contagious.
It is like a warm little sun, which seems to make people around you feel the warmth and sunshine in every possible way.
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When they started setting up camp, Cheng Chubi finally found out where his biological father was and hurried over to see him.
However, except for the two eldest brothers and their biological father, who went to the Eastern Capital with His Majesty, the rest of the old Cheng family still stayed in Chang'an.
Because my fourth and fifth children are currently studying in the Imperial College, while my sixth and seventh children are still young.
I am not part of the wandering team, so I still stay there.
There were a bunch of little kids at home, and it would be okay if there were no elders to control them, so my mother stayed in Chang'an to take charge.
General Cheng patted his own son who was becoming more and more promising with great comfort, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad. When I arrived in Luoyang, I didn't embarrass my father. I did a good job this time. Not only did I lead a group of brothers to sweep the Central Plains literary world."
"What's more, those guys who look down on us from the Dong'a Cheng family have learned how good our old Cheng family is at inheriting poems and books."
The eldest brother Cheng Chumo glanced at the proud second brother beside him, and at the third brother in front of him who was beaming with praise, he couldn't help but feel evil in his heart.
After his biological father finished giving instructions to the third brother, the eldest brother pushed the second brother aside on the grounds that he wanted to send the third brother away.
"Third brother, we are blood brothers, the kind who can break bones but still have tendons attached.
This time, brother, I thought the second brother was pitiful, so I gave him a special move so that he could have a chance to go to Dongdu and make a name for himself."
"When you get the next chance, don't forget that I am your eldest brother."
Seeing his eldest brother's face distorted by jealousy, Cheng Chubi nodded his head rapidly, patted his chest and blew nonsense.
"Brother, don't worry, this time it's the second brother, and the next time it will definitely be you, the eldest brother.
No matter what, little brother, even if I engage in behind-the-scenes operations, I will ensure that you, big brother, rise to the top and be proud of all the talented people in the world."
Hearing this, the eldest brother smiled happily and was deeply pleased. "Okay, okay, you are indeed my good third brother."
Just as the two brothers were walking forward arm in arm, they saw Zhao Kun, the leader of His Majesty's trusted bodyguards, already riding his horse.
Cheng Chubi could only say goodbye to his eldest brother in a hurry, and rushed to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who wanted to go to Dongdu to eat and drink.
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Li Shimin inquired in detail about Cheng Sanlang's experience in Luoyang, not only the progress of the palace construction, but also the reactions of those Central Plains aristocratic families.
As well as the attitude of the local people in Luoyang regarding the palace, and even the influence after Cheng Sanlang led a group of rough men to sweep through the literary world of the Central Plains.
Although Cheng Chubi didn't know what the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to do, he still answered honestly.
Time passed bit by bit, from dusk to the lights in the camp being lit up one after another.
At this time, Empress Changsun reluctantly opened the curtain.
Behind him was naturally Li Mingda, a young and energetic little cutie, who obediently followed his mother into the tent.
It's just that at this time, Li Mingda was not wearing a long skirt, but a crisp Hu suit with a futou on his head.
The whole person is simply like a cross-dressing woman in a costume film and television drama.
When Li Shimin saw his daughter's dress, and then looked at the helpless smile on Guanyin's face, his face darkened, and he couldn't help but glared at Cheng Sanlang who was sitting beside him.
"Well, my dear, why are you dressed like this?"
"My daughter met her father. Grandpa said that the cicada fried by others was not as delicious as the one made by brother Cheng San.
So grandpa ordered brother Cheng San to catch cicada monkeys. My daughter saw that it was getting late, so she came over to remind her that she didn’t disturb her father, right?"
Chapter completed!