Chapter 618: Feng Qing, how do you think I handed over the position of the crown prince to the King of Qin?
Feng Deyi lowered his head and walked into the front hall of Renzhi Palace with trembling steps. He danced in the dust and paid homage to His Majesty Li Yuan.
"I conferred the title of Deyi to become a saint!"
"Feng Qing, you came just in time!"
Li Yuan, who was sitting a few tables behind, was holding a wine glass in his hand. He raised his head and glanced at Feng Deyi, then waved towards him and pointed at a table beside him.
"Come! Sit down and have a drink with me!"
"yes!"
Feng Deyi agreed, then walked to the position indicated by Li Yuan, straightened his robes, and sat down upright.
"Feng Qing, come and have a drink!"
Li Yuan raised his wine glass, gestured towards Feng Deyi, then raised his neck, and went in hard. Feng Deyi looked at Li Yuan's movements, blinked silently, and also picked up the wine glass.
I drank a lot with him.
"Okay, Feng Qing, please be happy!"
After watching Feng Deyi raise his neck and drink a toast, Li Yuan vigorously patted the table in front of him, and then pointed at him with his finger.
"Come here, please fill Qing Feng's head again, and then keep doing it!"
Feng Deyi looked at the waiter next to him who came to pour the wine, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.
Saint, it’s okay for us to drink, but can you allow me to take a few bites of food first? I’m getting older now, and I really can’t bear to drink on an empty stomach like this!
Fortunately, His Majesty Li Yuan was very measured. After having three drinks with Feng Deyi, he temporarily let him go! Feng Deyi also took this opportunity and quickly raised the kuaizi to take two bites of food.
As a result, before he could take the first bite of food, he heard His Majesty Li Yuan, who was sitting at the top, sigh suddenly.
"well……"
Feng Deyi took a breath and put down the kuaizi and the vegetables in his hand with great perseverance. At the same time, he showed a sincere smile and said to His Majesty Li Yuan.
"Sage, why do you sigh like this?"
"It's not Da Lang's business..."
His Majesty Li Yuan put down his wine glass and sighed again.
"I just went to take a look at the place where he was imprisoned. The child now looks haggard and has a panicky expression, just like the expression on his mother's face when she died. I can't help but feel touched!"
As he spoke, Li Yuan shook his head gently.
"Except for Queen Mu, I have never owed anything to anyone in my life. The reason why I have always indulged Dalang Erlang and the others is that I cannot bear to treat these children too harshly, which makes Queen Mu feel uneasy. As a result, this time...
"
Having said this, Li Yuan shook his head again and sighed.
"well!"
After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, Feng Deyi rolled his eyes slightly and spoke tentatively.
"Since the saint has such a benevolent heart, why not give His Highness the Crown Prince another residence? After all, although he has had a past, he is also the eldest son of you and Queen Mu, the saint. Even if it is just to comfort Queen Mu, you still have to save some face.
of."
"Um!"
After hearing his words, Li Yuan nodded heavily.
"Feng Qing, what you said is indeed a mature opinion, whatever! Let's do it this way..."
With that said, Li Yuan raised his wine glass again and raised it towards Feng Deyi.
"Come! Feng Qing, for your public-minded idea, I offer you a glass of wine."
The corners of Feng Deyi's eyes twitched slightly, but a grateful expression appeared on his face. He tremblingly raised the wine glass in front of him and answered respectfully to His Majesty Li Yuan.
"How can I deserve to be offered wine by a saint? Why should I offer wine to wish a saint eternal life!"
"Drink victory!"
Li Yuan nodded drunkenly, raised the wine glass in his hand towards Feng Deyi, and then raised his neck.
Tons tons tons...
Looking at His Majesty Li Yuan's movements, Feng Deyi couldn't help but grit his teeth, then raised his wine glass with a fearless movement, and followed His Majesty Li Yuan's lead.
Tons tons tons!
Even though the alcohol content was low in the early Tang Dynasty, Feng Deyi, who was almost 60 years old, was still a little overwhelmed by drinking four large glasses of wine. So after drinking this glass of wine, he immediately put down the glass.
I picked up the kuaizi.
As a result, before his kuaizi could reach the plate, His Majesty Li Yuan's voice came from above.
"Feng Qing, just now I went to Si...Pei Jieyu's room and found that she was making a scabbard for an ancient sword from the Han Dynasty. Oh! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have known that she had this thing.
What a skill!"
Feng Deyi raised his head and looked at His Majesty Li Yuan, put down the Kuaizi in his hand again, smiled, and answered with his hands raised.
"I think Pei Jieyu's move is to make tribute items for the saint, which can be said to be a blessing to the saint. I would like to congratulate the saint first..."
"no!"
Before Feng Deyi could finish what he said, he heard His Majesty Li Yuan interrupting him. Then Feng Deyi saw Li Yuan say with emotion.
"The scabbard she made was not for me at all..."
Although Feng Deyi has experienced three dynasties and is rich in experience, and usually his expression control will not be affected by any changes, but when he heard His Majesty Li Yuan's words, he almost stopped in Bengbu.
Saint! Can we not be like this when we talk... If your concubine has other plans, or has her sights on other outstanding talents, let's not discuss it, okay?
But then, he heard His Majesty Li Yuan's explanation.
"She said it was for Erlang!"
oh!
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Feng Deyi nodded silently.
Let me just say, if there is really a problem, the saint will probably not discuss it with me. It turns out that it was intended to be given to King Qin, so that’s not surprising... That’s not right! The relationship between your concubine and your son, saint
There is no need for you to discuss this matter of exchanging tokens with me, a foreign minister!
"I asked her why she gave Erlang a gift..."
Li Yuan held the wine glass with an emotional look on his face and said to Feng Deyi.
"Feng Qing, can you guess how she responded to me?"
"This...sage, you are making things difficult for me."
Feng Deyi lowered his head, coughed lightly, and tried to keep his tone as calm as usual.
"I have been dull since I was a child. After I got married, I was told by my wife that I don't understand my daughter's family's thoughts. I don't even know what my daughter is thinking. How could I guess what Pei Jieyu meant?"
"Feng Qing, you are hiding your clumsiness again. How could you not guess it?"
Li Yuan put down the wine glass in his hand, raised his finger and pointed at Feng Deyi, and said with a half-smile.
"I just don't dare to say it! It doesn't matter, you don't dare to say that I dare... The fourth lady made that scabbard because Da Lang was suspected of treason this time, and Er Lang returned victorious from Changsha, so everyone has already
She felt that Erlang would definitely become the crown prince, so Pei Jieyu planned to take precautions and show her goodwill to Erlang in advance..."
Having said this, Li Yuan showed a strange smile.
"Furthermore, the fourth lady also said that Erlang had already achieved great achievements before, but because he was not the eldest son, I have been suppressing him and not letting him become the prince. But this time the prince lost his virtue and was not worthy of the East Palace, but King Qin once again established
He has achieved unparalleled meritorious deeds, so both emotionally and rationally, I must use this prince to reward my merits, otherwise everyone in the world will think that I am unfair..."
Snapped!
Li Yuan slapped his palm on the table and shouted in a stern tone.
"Feng Qing, listen...if I don't let King Qin be the crown prince, everyone in the world will say I'm unfair, but don't I have the final say on who should be the crown prince? What does it have to do with the people of the world! Feng Qing
…”
Li Yuan stared at Feng Deyi with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
"Tell me, do you think so too? If I still don't let Erlang be the crown prince, you will think that I am doing something unfair?"
"The saint's appearance..."
Facing His Majesty Li Yuan's eyes, which looked like he wanted to eat people, Feng Deyi was not confused at all. He first raised his hands and saluted Li Yuan, and then said calmly.
"I think that if the prince and the King of Qin are not the same flesh and blood as the saint, then it is indeed unfair for the saint to act like this. After all, although it is the master's right to reward merit and punish crime, if you want all the ministers to be convinced, you must do it.
To be impartial…”
Having said this, Feng Deyi saw in his eyes that His Majesty Li Yuan's face began to look ugly, so he immediately made a 180-degree turn.
"But... both the prince and the King of Qin are the sons of the saint, so this matter cannot be judged simply by fairness and injustice, because although this matter looks like a state matter, it is actually the saint's family matter, similar to a certain
You can listen to the opinions of foreign ministers, but it is better for you, the saint, to make the decision yourself!"
"Um!"
Hearing what Feng Deyi said, His Majesty Li Yuan's somewhat ugly expression softened a lot.
"Feng Qing, you really hit the nail on the head when you said that, that's right! Who I appoint as the crown prince is my family's business and it has nothing to do with the world!"
"exactly!"
Feng Deyi quickly nodded in agreement.
"So the saint doesn't have to think about things like the people in the world, he can just make his own decisions!"
After finishing speaking, Feng Deyi looked at His Majesty Li Yuan who seemed to be thinking. He quietly picked up Kuaizi again and reached for the dish in front of him.
"Feng Qing..."
Just when Feng Deyi picked up a piece of fish meat, he heard His Majesty Li Yuan's voice coming from above.
"Then tell me, what if I really hand over the position of crown prince to King Qin this time?"
The corner of Feng Deyi's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the fish meat on the tachyon with a regretful look, then put the tachyon down again, and replied with a serious face.
"Sage's appearance, if we talk about state affairs, His Majesty the King of Qin is talented in both civil and military affairs, and is familiar with government affairs. His prestige in the military is not second to anyone's, and his influence in the court is spread all over the place. If he can be established as the prince, he will definitely
We must do better than the current Crown Prince."
While Feng Deyi was talking, he took a peek and realized that when he was talking about King Qin's civil and military talents and his proficiency in government affairs, His Majesty Li Yuan's expression was normal, but when he mentioned King Qin's prestige in the military, he did not think twice.
, when the influence of the court was also spread up and down, His Majesty Li Yuan frowned visibly and looked a little unhappy.
As a result, Feng Deyi suddenly understood, and his conversation took another 180-degree turn.
"But the old minister is a minister of the saint, not the king of Qin. Therefore, the old minister thinks that if the saint feels ill now and is unable to handle the affairs of the government, the king of Qin will be the best candidate to be the prince. And if the saint is in good health now, then someone like the king of Qin will
Yingjie, if you become a prince, you will inevitably have some problems, after all..."
Feng Deyi bowed and lowered his voice.
"There is no day like this!"
"Um!"
After listening to Feng Deyi's words, Li Yuan once again showed a gentle smile on his face.
"Although what Feng Qing said is inappropriate, I can see your sincere heart. Come!"
With that said, Li Yuan once again raised the wine glass in his hand.
"For your loyal advice, I will give you a glass of wine!"
The corners of Feng Deyi's eyes twitched fiercely, then he raised his hand tremblingly, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and looked at His Majesty Li Yuan sitting on it with a moved expression.
"The saint is so generous, I dare not repay him with my life!"
Just when Li Yuan and Feng Deyi were arguing with each other, neither of them noticed that the figure of Liu Hongji, the general of the Right Xiaowei, had been standing in the corridor of the front hall of Renzhi Palace.