Chapter 725: Being both a referee and a player, am I so shameless? (Please subscribe and vote)
Li Shimin was happily enjoying the improved cream version of Sushan using the recipe provided by Cheng Chubi.
I couldn't help but feel happy when I saw Cheng Chubi standing in a daze at the door of the palace with a complicated expression.
"What's that expression of yours? Why do you feel like you've seen a ghost when you see me?"
"No, no, no, how could you look like a ghost, uncle?" Cheng Chubi quickly shook his head and walked forward, explaining seriously.
"..." Li Shimin's laughter faltered. Does this little brat know how to speak well?
"I asked someone to call you. I was thinking that you had never tasted Sushan, so I specially asked them to make a plate today. How about it?"
Li Shimin raised his hand and saw that the exquisite carving looked like a mountain of jagged and strange rocks, dotted with flowers and pruned branches.
Cheng Chubi looked at it twice and had to admit that it was indeed beautiful, but he still raised his own questions.
"It's indeed very beautiful and artistic...but are the flowers and branches on it real or edible?"
Li Shimin was stumped by Cheng Chubi's words for a long time, and then he glared at the kid with a dumbfounded look and said angrily.
"...You can eat it if you want. As long as your teeth are good, this branch belongs to you, and Mr. Sushan can eat it himself."
This Sushan is good, because Li Shimin has improved the ice cream recipe brought by Cheng Chubi, so the taste is almost the same as ice cream.
After taking a few bites, Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi eating happily, and then he put down the silver spoon in his hand.
"Xian Nephew Chu Bi, today, the imperial examination list has been submitted by the examiner. Come, take a look for yourself."
Cheng Chubi wiped his mouth, took it and turned it over in his hand, and couldn't help but feel happy. "Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Lu to be so smart."
"This also shows the viciousness of His Majesty's vision. General Xin Mao is indeed at the top of the list."
"Do you think this is the final result?" Li Shimin laughed.
"What, is there a problem with the list of impeachment officials?" Cheng Chubi couldn't help but be stunned, and then continued to attack Sushan with a spoon.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi's devouring look. In a short time, the originally beautiful Sushan Mountain became a ruin.
He looked away with some disgust and continued speaking.
"Those ministers proposed to me that they should imitate the emperor's five-year palace examination and select the number one scholar. I have already agreed..."
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"Did you know... if someone comes, please get this out of here right away."
Li Shimin was about to continue talking, but the sound of Cheng Sanlang sucking ice cream could be heard in his ears, and he suddenly became unhappy.
Cheng Chubi could only put down his spoon without feeling satisfied and watched the collapsed Sushan being taken away.
After Sushan withdrew, Li Shimin cheered up and carefully explained to Cheng Chubi the turmoil at today's court meeting.
Only then did Cheng Chubi suddenly realize that the fat face of Changsun Libu, a shameless and despicable old driver, who always acted very upright, flashed in his mind.
"I asked you to come here just to remind you to inform the talented people who submitted their papers to you."
"Your Majesty, do you want to tell my nephew about the content of the imperial examination?" Cheng Chubi's eyes suddenly lit up, he rubbed his hands and said impatiently.
"???" Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Cheng Chubi, who had an impatient expression on his face, and his whole body was about to become messy in the wind.
"Are I that kind of person?" I couldn't help but lower my face and scolded. Is I that shameless? He is both a referee and a player.
"Yes, yes, no, no, no, my nephew means uncle, and you definitely are not."
Cheng Chubi met Uncle Li's righteous gaze, hehehe in his heart...
"Hmph..." Li Shimin was too lazy to pay attention to Cheng Chubi, but... Cheng Chubi's words gave Li Shimin a wake-up call.
It's just that this guy Cheng Sanlang is a bit unreliable. Well, Li Shimin admitted that Cheng Chubi's medical skills are very reliable.
But other things, haha... He is a first-class troublemaker, if he really wants to do this.
Li Shimin felt that he, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, might die in society.
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel suspicious when he saw Li Shimin's expression changing and looking at him from time to time, as if he was very hesitant.
"Uncle, what are you thinking about?"
"Yeah, it's nothing. I called you here just because I want you to inform those four talented people so that they know about the palace examination and make preparations in advance."
After hearing Li Shimin's instructions, Cheng Chubi felt a chill in his heart, and immediately nodded and replied.
"Uncle, don't worry. My nephew will go find them in person soon and explain to them personally. Don't let down His Majesty's expectations."
Seeing Cheng Chubi like this, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, okay, you go quickly... By the way, remember to tell your second brother to let him have time to come to the palace, I want to see him."
After hearing this, Cheng Chubi, who had just stood up to say goodbye, sat back down again. "Your Majesty, is it for my second brother's marriage?"
"Not bad." Li Shimin nodded and replied.
"..." Cheng Chubi looked at Li Shimin and wanted to say it, but he hesitated. After all, this was his second brother's marriage.
But aside from that, Cheng Chubi could not pass the threshold of his own inner professional ethics.
"Xian Nephew Chu Bi, is there something wrong?" Seeing Cheng Chubi's hesitant look, Li Shimin couldn't help but wonder.
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After hearing Li Shimin's question, Cheng Chubi gritted his teeth and saluted Li Shimin while pushing up the golden mountain and the jade pillar.
"Your Majesty, can my second brother's marriage be delayed for another two years?"
"What's wrong with your second brother?" After hearing this, Li Shimin's expression suddenly became serious.
"No, no, no, my second brother is fine, but my nephew feels that getting married too early is not a good thing." Cheng Chubi replied seriously.
"..." Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi blankly and said dryly after a long time.
"The boys from other families are eighteen or nineteen years old, and they are already their fathers. What are you doing?"
Cheng Chubi shook his head and looked at Li Shimin seriously.
"Uncle, you have misunderstood me. I am not talking about my second brother, but Her Royal Highness Princess Qinghe."
"...What, what do you want to do?" Li Shimin's face darkened.
"Uncle, I am thinking about your daughter's health and have absolutely no other thoughts." Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel anxious.
"What's wrong with my daughter?" Li Shimin asked unhappily.
"Her Royal Highness is only thirteen years old this year, and she is still in the growth and development period. It is easy for major problems to occur if she gets married at this age."
"Growth and development period..." Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi who was a little anxious in front of him, twirling his long beard, and it took him a long time to repeat this strange word.
Cheng Chubi rolled his eyes and easily found the best example.
"Uncle must also know that when my aunt married you, she must not be as tall and beautiful as she is now, right?"
Chapter completed!