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Chapter 372 The Mahjong Addicted Supreme Emperor, Wu Dechao?When did that happen?

Da'an Palace.

"Dongfeng!"

"south wind!"

"Huh!"

Crackling, crackling, bursts of sound came, Great Tang Taishang Li Yuan touched the cards in his hand and smiled.

"Good card, good card, hahaha!"

He knocked down the jade mahjong tile in front of him with a bang, proudly said,
"Come, come, pay, pay!"

In front of Li Yuan, there are several old men who are also the same age, all of them are wearing brocade hats and ermine fur, and they are very luxurious.

"Wow, the Supreme Emperor, your luck with this card is also very good."

Li Fu, Duke of Lishan County, smiled bitterly and said,
"Our old brother is not your opponent..."

"After these few rounds, you have eaten all the chips."

On the opposite side, Li Kan, the Duke of Huayang County, waved his hands again and again and said:

"Don't play, don't play!"

"If this goes on like this, I will lose all my salary! It's not that you don't know, the Supreme Emperor, that we are now a duke, and we don't have much wealth."

"Hold your hands high, hold your hands high..."

For a moment, both of them wanted to get up and leave the table.

Both of these two were once county kings, one Lishan County king and the other Huayang County king, and they were also well-known figures back then.

However, under Li Shimin's imperial decree, except for Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong, who have military merits, the titles of the clan and princes remained unchanged, and the rest were all downgraded by several ranks and became dukes and marquises.

These two are pretty lucky.

Among the clan, there are many people who were relegated to grandma's house!
"Hey, don't go, don't go!"

Li Yuan was in high spirits right now, so he was not willing to let the two of them go.

He hurriedly waved:
"It's fun, it's just fun, take back half of your chips, take it back."

"Let's continue! Feng Shui takes turns, there is always a time for you to play cards!"

"Come on……"

The two father-in-laws looked at each other, both a little speechless.

This Taishanghuang is really going to be entertained to death. I don't know when this round of mahjong will end!

"Come on, shuffle the cards!"

Li Yuan rubbed his hands and said with a smile,
"Don't worry, I'm not a black-hearted person, and I won't let you guys lose everything."

"Erlang also sent me some good things two days ago, and I will send you some later, enjoy the tribute."

"Come on, draw your cards!"

Hearing that there was a reward, the three clan princes cheered up and played their cards.

clap clap!

The sound of mahjong beating was continuous, and to Li Yuan's ears, it was simply the most beautiful music in the world.

"The emperor, the emperor."

A eunuch ran in and reported to Li Yuan,

"Mr. Pei Ge is begging to see you, and there is a large group of ministers outside, all wanting to see you."

"Three!" Li Yuan took a piece of mahjong tiles and waved his hand, "See you! What old Pei Ge, Ba Ge, did you see that I am busy at the moment? Find someone else if you have something to do! Don't come to me to find it. !"

The eunuch showed disbelief, and only said yes.

Outside Da'an Palace.

Pei Ji stretched his neck to see through his eyes, but he couldn't see any movement in the palace.

Behind him, all the veterans of Wude also showed eagerness on their faces.

The Supreme Emperor is their expectation and their only backer!
However, they waited thousands of times, but what they waited for was the eunuch who sent the message shaking his head and sighing.

"Old Pei Ge, senior officials, His Majesty said that he is busy now and does not want to see anyone."

he sighed softly,

"You guys still... go back."

When this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"How come? Is the Supreme Emperor not even willing to meet?!"

"That's right, even if you don't want to see us petty officials, but Mr. Pei Ge has come to ask to see him, can't he give him some face?"

"My lord, are you so cruel..."

"..."

Several ministers looked gloomy, showing unwillingness.

And the one with the most complicated mood was undoubtedly the leader, Pei Ji.

"Impossible, he can't even see me..."

"Eunuch, is it true that the Supreme Emperor won't meet me?"

He took two steps forward and said anxiously,

"What is the old man doing now? How did you report it?"

"The maid said that Mr. Pei Ge asked to see..." the eunuch who sent the message responded.

"You help me ask again!"

Pei Ji raised his voice an octave, and said firmly,

"Just say Pei Ji, Pei Ji asks to see you!"

"If he doesn't see me, a courtier who has served him for more than ten years, I... I will kneel here until he sees me!"

After all, he bent his knees and fell straight down on his knees.

"Oh, Mr. Pei Ge can't do anything..."

It was said that the eunuch hurriedly helped him up, and said,

"The servant girl will go and talk to you again, please wait a moment, wait a moment."

Righting Pei Ji upright, he ran into the Da'an Palace again.

"The Supreme Emperor..." Pei Ji looked at the eunuch's back and murmured in a daze, "Don't tell me you really don't miss our old relationship?"

……

Inside the hall.

"Three barrels."

Li Yuan threw down a card, frowned and said,

"This feng shui seems to have taken turns. Why is this card so stinky?"

Unlike his frowning, Lishan Gong Li Fu's brows stretched.

"Yea, haha……"

he replied,
"Bar!"

With this sound, Li Yuan frowned even more. He caressed the cards in his hand and began to think.

"The Supreme Emperor."

It was said that the eunuch came in again and said respectfully,

"Mr. Pei Ji is still standing outside begging to see him. He said that if you don't see him, he will keep kneeling outside."

Li Yuan snapped his fingers.

"Ok?"

He looked up and said,

"Pei Ji? What is he doing here?"

Send a message to the eunuch; "..."

Well, just now the old emperor really didn't listen to what he said!

"The servants don't know, but Mr. Pei Ji and all the ministers are waiting outside."

he replied,
"Maybe it's something important."

Hearing this, Li Yuan moved his buttocks and adjusted to a relatively comfortable sitting position.

"Oh……"

he waved,

"Then tell him to come in."

"Yes." The messenger eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left.

"Two."

"Five barrels."

"bump!"

During the conversation, the people at the table fought in a circle again.

Until the sound of footsteps came.

"Old minister Pei Ji, see His Majesty the Supreme Emperor."

Pei Ji walked to Li Yuan's side and rear, saluted respectfully and bowed,
"How safe is the Supreme Emperor?"

"Ninety thousand." Without turning his head, Li Yuan laid down a card and responded casually, "I bow to Shang'an, Pei Ji, why do you think of coming to my place today?"

Pei Ji's face turned bitter, and the grievance in his expression almost overflowed.

Although Li Yuan couldn't see it right now.

"Supreme Emperor...you have to decide for the old minister!"

Like an old woman, he murmured with endless resentment,

"Yesterday in the political affairs hall, the old minister just wanted to sit in the top spot, but Yu Chigong humiliated the old minister in front of the hall, trying his best to insult him! He said that the old minister was not worthy of sitting, but His Majesty still sidelined him, and completely turned to that Yuchigong! Woooooo ..."

"Also, Your Majesty wants to change the law! As you know, the Wu De Law was formulated by the old minister. It has been working well for so many years without any fault. But he suddenly derogated the Wu De Law, saying that it was too complicated and too strict. Harsh, not suitable for the court, and saying that Zhenguan should have Zhenguan's own things, this is obviously to erase all the achievements of the veteran!"

"The Supreme Emperor! You... you have to say something for the old minister..."

As Pei Ji spoke, tears flowed down her face.

He felt that he was really wronged!
However, Li Yuan remained expressionless.

pat, pat.

"Nine barrels."

He threw down the mahjong tiles and muttered,

"I'm afraid I'm going to lose this card..."

"Pei Ji, that's all? Is there any more?"

Pei Ji was taken aback.

These...isn't it why they haven't attracted enough attention?
"Yes, yes, and..."

Although he didn't know what Li Yuan meant, Pei Ji still complained bitterly,
"Your Majesty will also assess the officials. All the officials in the world will be called to Chang'an for the assessment, including those in Beijing."

"This time, it is clear that all the old officials of Wude are going to be exterminated!"

"Your Majesty! Many of those old ministers were single-handedly promoted by you. They have worked so hard for the Tang Dynasty for so many years. You can't let them be eliminated like this. This will chill everyone's hearts!"

There were tears here, but the sound of mahjong continued over there.

"Six."

"Hey, it's finally my turn, let's go!"

Li Yuan broke the mahjong tiles in his hand, smiled and piled the three tiles in the corner, then glanced at Pei Ji, and said casually,
"Pei Ji, don't speak so harshly."

"Killing everything out, the official assessment is what it should be, and the survival of the fittest is also the rule of the court. It is also right for the emperor to dismiss a group of useless ministers."

"As long as you have real talents, you won't be afraid of being dismissed. Tell me, isn't that the reason?"

Pei Ji's face froze.

"Yes...but..."

He responded, and wanted to argue, but was stopped by Huayang Gong Li Kan with a wave of his hand.

"Pei Ji, you'd better save yourself, it's useless for you to come to the Supreme Emperor."

Li Kan curled his lips and said,
"I think at the beginning, our clan princes were more important than you few old Wude officials? But what happened later?"

"Your Majesty issued an imperial decree, and all of them became county magistrates and lords. Don't we have no temper at all?"

"You can struggle a bit, but listen to my advice, it's useless to struggle. The sky is big, and the emperor is the biggest. You can't stop his footsteps. Be safe, do you understand?"

"Four tubes!"

Pa, throw down a piece of mahjong tiles, Li Yuan was about to touch the tiles, but saw Li Fu beaming and saying:

"Haha, you're crazy, I'm crazy!"

"Damn, it's been a day of fighting, and I finally got off to a good start!"

"Do the math!"

Li Yuan rolled his eyes.

"Just a few slices, what a fart!"

He said angrily,

"Lucky shit, come on, shuffle the cards and pour tea!"

The servants standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward to shuffle the cards and refill tea for a few old things.

"Huh-tsk tsk."

Li Fu took two sips of tea, and persuaded Pei Ji with a smile,
"Pei Ji, it's not my brother, I said you, you are so old, why are you arguing?"

"Be smart, give in when you need to give in, retire when you need to retire, play cards like us, how good is it for a pastime? It's better to keep the last dignity, isn't it?"

"You're the one who begs, but in the end you're the one with a dull face, you're not yourself."

"Come on, why don't you come down and play two rounds too? Although this mahjong is small, there are endless fun in it. Let the Supreme Emperor teach you, including teaching and learning!"

Pei Ji: "@#￥%...&#!!!"

"I'm an old bone, it's time to retire, but I..."

He looked gloomy, but gritted his teeth and said,
"But I'm not reconciled!"

"The Supreme Emperor, you are the founding emperor! Wude Dynasty, your Wude Dynasty! Although you have retreated, we veterans of Wude are still fighting! Never retreat!"

"But now...the Wu De Dynasty is really about to pass away, so you...you?"

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Li Yuan slowly stacked the cards, waved his hands and said softly:
"Wu De Dynasty? When did that happen?"

"It's too far away, I don't even remember it, it's fine now, I'm quite satisfied."

"Go, go... oh."

Pei Ji froze in place, transfixed.

Wude Dynasty...

When did that happen?
Just a few words, but made his heart feel like falling into an ice cellar.

"Old Pei Ge, please have some tea."

A servant girl stepped forward and handed Pei Ji a cup of hot tea.

"No need, no need..."

Pei Ji's eyes were empty, he waved his hands, and murmured,
"Old minister...Old minister knows."

"I'm bothering the Supreme Emperor, the old minister resigns, resigns..."

After finishing speaking, he turned around slowly, paused for a few breaths, then bowed his head and left.

On the poker table, Li Yuan's expression was as usual, even if there was a flash of displeasure in his eyes, it disappeared quickly, and he was once again immersed in the poker game.

"East wind."

"south wind."

"Nonsense again!"

……

Outside Da'an Palace.

All the ministers were looking forward to it, but Pei Ji was looking forward to it with his head drooping.

"Old Pei Ge, what did the Supreme Emperor say?"

"Old Xiangguo Pei, has the Supreme Emperor made a statement? He must be on the side of us veterans of Wude, right?"

"Old Peige..."

They surrounded him and asked questions.

But Pei Ji waved his hand impatiently.

"It's gone, it's all gone!"

He said angrily,

"Wu Dechao, it's over! It's over long ago!"

"Now it's Zhenguan Dynasty, Zhenguan Dynasty! Alas!"

After finishing speaking, Pei Ji walked away with a flick of his sleeve, leaving only the stunned faces of the ministers.

……

Go to the study.

"His Majesty."

The attendant brought tremella and lotus seed soup, and said respectfully,

"The empress cooked it herself, and asked her servants to bring it over."

Li Shimin put down the memorial and took a sip.

"Well, there is progress."

He said without changing his expression,
"Talk to her again, and I will put less sugar in the future. I have a bad taste recently."

"Yes." The near waiter said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Pei Ge took a group of ministers to Da'an Palace."

Li Shimin frowned and put down the dessert in his hand.

"Oh?"

he said,

"and then?"

"The Supreme Emperor only met Mr. Pei Ge for a short time, but none of the other ministers." The servant responded, "I heard from the guards of Da'an Palace that Mr. Pei Ge seemed to be very frustrated, and the other ministers also dispersed in the end."

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"I know."

He waved his hand,

"You go back."

"Yes." The valet stepped back obediently.

The door creaked shut, and Li Shimin's eyes gradually became deep.

"Pei Ji, Pei Ji...you'd better be quiet and don't be a mantis arm blocking the traffic, otherwise..."

He twisted the pen in his hand and said softly,

"I still remember Liu Wenjing's death, I remember it firmly..."

(End of this chapter)