On a ship that was sailing south along the river, Li Shimin stood in the cabin and looked at the sand table placed in the cabin.
All the civil servants and generals around him seemed a little worried.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready now. We are just waiting for the incident in Luoyang to happen.
All the armies can march hand in hand towards Luoyang."
"It's just that now, Luoyang and the surrounding prefectures and counties all think that His Majesty... well, they are all disturbed by rumors."
"Once all the armies invade Luoyang, they may even make Luoyang and the surrounding counties think that they are invading rebels."
"Your Majesty, this is indeed a difficult problem. After all, those aristocratic families have now controlled the public opinion in Luoyang and confuse the military and civilians of Luoyang."
"Then what should we do? We can't let His Majesty come to the battle in person and let the rebels know that His Majesty is still there, right?"
"But if Your Majesty doesn't show up, how will the soldiers and civilians know that we are the troops of justice, and how will they break down the stubborn resistance of the rebels?"
"If Your Majesty is here, you can make those rebels lie down on the ground and ask for surrender by shouting from the top. But the difficulty lies in how to let them know that Your Majesty is still here."
Li Shimin, who was focusing on the sand table, heard the arguments among the ministers and workers, rubbed his brows and raised his head.
"Since you are worried about this, do you have any good ideas to solve it?"
"Your Majesty, I think we should send more people to sneak into Luoyang City to inform the people..."
"Haha... You must not forget that in Luoyang City, from the court to the market, people from aristocratic families are everywhere."
"Including Zuo Jinwu Guards and the following Luoyang government offices, they have all been controlled by those rebellious officials and traitors."
"If you want to cause trouble in Luoyang City, you will be discovered immediately. In this way, you will lose more than gain."
"Okay, gentlemen, I am thinking carefully about this matter. Please go down and rest first.
In a few days, we will land at Maojin Ferry, and I have already issued an order to Chai Qing that he will move from Tongguan to Maojin Ferry and join me."
The attendants who had been arguing for a long time all retreated. Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Zhao Kun, who had returned from his karma.
"By the way, where is Cheng Sanlang?"
"Your Majesty, Cheng Sanlang and His Highness King Wu are on another ship. Do you need me to call them over?"
"Go ahead, that kid has the most clever ideas, maybe he can find a way to solve this problem..."
Zhao Kun nodded, quickly left the cabin, and went to greet the two shrewd and capable demon moths.
Zhao Kun got on the boat and quickly arrived at the ship where Cheng Sanlang and Li Ke were in the middle of the fleet.
When we boarded the ship, we happened to see the soldiers of the Cheng family and the guards of King Wu sitting cross-legged at the door of the cabin, each holding a bowl and eating happily.
King Wu Li Ke was sitting across from Cheng Sanlang at this moment, with a small charcoal stove in front of him, and a small iron pot placed on the charcoal stove.
In the iron pot, the fried small crucian carp was stewed until it was very soft and delicious. Li Ke, who was glowing with red face, picked up one, put it in the bowl and blew it for a long time before stuffing it into his mouth.
The whole fish almost melts in your mouth after being eaten, and the taste is so delicious and salty, and because of the large amount of spices added, it makes people sweat all over when eating it.
"Oh, it's a pity. It would be more complete if we had some wine. It's really unscrupulous to have such delicious food without wine to accompany it."
Cheng Chubi happily sucked in the fried and stewed fish until it was crispy and delicious. Hearing this, he almost burst into laughter.
"Brother Xian, it's good to have such a mouthful of food. You still want to drink. Do you think your father hasn't spanked you during this time and your skin is itchy?"
With a creak, the cabin door was pushed open. Cheng Chubi raised his head and saw Zhao Kun entering the cabin, and subconsciously shuddered.
"Zhao Kun, is your Majesty here?"
"Dad?!" Li Ke was so frightened that he almost dropped the kuaizi in his hand, and turned his head while shouting.
Smelling the alluring fragrance, Zhao Kun couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and Xingzi said seriously.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not here, but Your Majesty has something to do, and I would like to invite His Majesty and Cheng Sanlang to come over and discuss it."
It had just started, and Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel a little confused after eating a few mouthfuls.
"Ah, this... if this fish is simmered any longer, it will all rot in the pot. Why don't Uncle Zhao eat some together and finish it quickly? Let's leave quickly, otherwise it will be too wasteful."
"...Is this appropriate? Your Majesty is still waiting." Zhao Kun took a deep breath desperately, this stuff is really fragrant.
"Sing Xin, come quickly with a bowl, come here, Uncle Zhao, hurry up, let's eat quickly without any delay."
"Yes, General Zhao. My father is definitely not in a hurry. Xiao Wang and Brother Chu Bi haven't even had dinner yet in order to wait for this pot of fish."
Seeing that the two of them were so hospitable, Zhao Kun was too lazy to be polite anymore. After all, if he helped, he would be able to get them to see His Majesty as soon as possible without losing a few shivers.
After all, the craftsmanship of this boy Cheng Sanlang is here. From the Supreme Emperor to the ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty, when it comes to the Cheng family banquet, oh no... it is a dish produced by the Cheng family, and everyone will say it with a thumbs up.
With the addition of Zhao Kun, a big-bellied man, and the fact that they didn't dare to keep the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty waiting, the three of them ate and drank wildly, finishing the pot of fragrant fish in just a few clicks.
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Then he took a full breath and left with a glowing face, heading straight for the ship where His Majesty was.
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After waiting for a long time, Li Shimin, who could not wait for Zhao Kun, simply walked out of the cabin. Before he had time to ask whether Zhao Kun was back.
They saw Cheng Sanlang nimbly turning over and jumping onto the deck, and even saw Li Ke carefully tipping over the side of the ship with a protruding belly.
"Ke'er, Chu Bi's virtuous son-in-law, why have you taken so long?"
Cheng Chubi quickly saluted his father-in-law, pointed to Li Ke beside him and explained.
"My son-in-law has met my father-in-law. When General Zhao came over to call my son-in-law and His Highness King Wu, we were having dinner, so we were delayed for a while."
After hearing this answer, Li Shimin stopped saying anything. At this time, Zhao Kun, who quickly turned over the side of the ship, suddenly couldn't help but let out a big sigh.
"...Huh?" Li Shimin looked at Zhao Kun, who was a little embarrassed.
Haha, needless to say, this guy definitely saw something delicious and licked it hard.
Li Shimin didn't pay too much attention to such a small detail, so he snorted and walked straight into the cabin.
Cheng Chubi looked at Zhao Kun and had fun, and he said it with hindsight.
"Uncle Zhao, my nephew just told you not to drink that fish soup. You still don't believe it when he said that it's easy to hiccup..."
After all, the various seasonings in the fish soup are relatively heavy, especially pepper. If there are too many of them, it will easily make people hiccup.
Chapter completed!