Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 149 The Queen Mother is angry

After the first game, there is half an hour before the middle of the second game.After the red team members came down, Li Ce hurriedly gathered them together, and then pointed out their deficiencies one by one. These actual combat experiences are extremely valuable experience, and we must learn as much as possible from a game and sum up the experience , the only way to become stronger in the shortest possible time.

"Young Master Li, Your Majesty wants you to come over." A young eunuch came over and passed on a message.

Li Ce followed the young eunuch to meet His Majesty, only to realize that almost all civil and military officials had come, and some even brought their family members, such as his teacher Chen Yaozuo. At this time, his wife was reaching out to greet him, so he secretly waved his hand in return. Mrs. Chen was very happy to see him and see herself.

However, Chen Yaozuo pressed his wife's hand, and said: "Madam, the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and all the adults are here, this kid is not formal, and you are greeting him openly like this, how dare that kid stop talking to you?" Beckon, so many people are watching!"

"Hmph, the older you are, the more timid you are!" Mrs. Chen complained. She also knew that she could no longer greet Li Ce, but Li Ce specially replied to her just now, which made her extremely happy.Mrs. Chen has never had children, and Chen Yaozuo did not marry a concubine. She liked Li Ce very much when she saw him, and Li Ce was very good at coaxing people. Mrs. Chen seemed to treat Li Ce as her own son.

As soon as Li Ce appeared, all civil and military officials discussed, some had seen him in the court, and some had not.

"Xiyuan, this guy is quite talented, and he is your student. Why do you let him hang around in these street jugglers? Wouldn't this ruin his future? He is young and ignorant. You, a teacher, how can you do that?" You don’t want to be supervised?” Zhang Shixun was the one who spoke, and Xiyuan was Chen Yaozuo’s nickname.

Chen Yaozuo said slightly: "Deng Guogong doesn't know something. My student has always been free and undisciplined. He never cares about his background and future. It was the same when he was awarded the title for his meritorious service. I was also helpless. There is another matter. Your Majesty got to know him by accident, and His Majesty appreciates him very much, if I try to lure him into an official career, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive, so it's better to let him do it himself."

Zhang Shixun nodded slightly, looked at Li Ce and said, "This boy is really extraordinary. I have read countless people and I can't guess this boy."

"Haha, Deng Guogong, we are all old, don't worry too much about young people's affairs, they are free to go their own way."

"Xi Yuan is right. Kou Zhun was so talented back then, he made a fortune as a young man, and his official career was even higher. In the end, he still couldn't beat Ding Wei, and died of depression. Young people have their own way, so we don't have to forcefully intervene." Zhang Shixun With a casual smile, he is almost seventy years old, and he suffered a serious illness not long ago, so many things have become bearish now.

"My humble minister Li Ce, I have met the Queen Mother and Your Majesty." Li Ce bowed respectfully.

"No need to be too polite, get up quickly." Zhao Zhen smiled.

"Mother, my son won the Cuju team this time, it's all thanks to Li Ce." Zhao Zhen turned his head and said to the queen mother.

"Oh? You know how to play cuju?" the queen mother asked, she was leaning on the chair, and a little maid beside her was rubbing her temples on both sides.

"Knows a little bit." Li Ce said modestly, not daring to make mistakes in front of the queen mother.

"Then why didn't I see you on stage? The old man didn't seem to see you just now." Queen Mother Liu asked again.

"Eh..." Li Ce glanced at a young man in a python robe next to the queen mother. This young man seemed to have a luxurious temperament, and he seemed to be not very good at dealing with Zhao Zhen.This person, together with Zhao Zhen and Zhao Qin'er, was by Liu E's side. He must be Xiao Yuan Wang Zhao Ji, but he seems to be a little older... He didn't want to let Xiao Yuan Wang know the details of his Cuju team in advance. It's not the time to fully reveal your strength.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Zhao Ji after seeing him pondering, and immediately thought of the crux of the matter. He secretly thought that Li Ce was careful, so he hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "Mother, I asked him to do something just now, so he came back late. Didn't catch the start of the game."

Empress Dowager Liu nodded, and seemed to remember something and asked, "Didn't you go to Cao Wei's a while ago? What position did he give you?"

When Empress Dowager Liu asked such a question, Cao Wei couldn't sit still when she heard it from behind.He later heard about Yuchi Junmai's tricks, and in all fairness, he still liked Li Ce, so he specially called Yuchi Junmai to scold him and ordered him to bring Li Ce back. .Later, Yuchi Junmai did look for Li Ce, but he couldn't find him at all, because Li Ce had been staying in the Nanyuan Cuju team for the past few days, so the matter was delayed. Now the Queen Mother asked again, Cao Wei With a guilty conscience, I feel a little ashamed.

"Oh, I have been busy with cuju these days, so this matter has been postponed. Let's wait until the cuju match is over." Li Ce replied, seeing Cao Wei's threatening gaze, he thought, you old man Guy, I know I’m afraid now, but he also knows that Yuchi Junmai tripped him up, Cao Wei probably doesn’t know, and the old guy is nice and saved himself, so this time he should pay back the favor, it’s not bad, haha .

Seeing his sly look, Cao Wei knew that this kid had seen through his own thoughts. Damn it, this kid is a ghost, he needs to find a time to tidy up and scare him, otherwise he won't be able to restrain him in the future.

"Hmph, you actually disregarded important national affairs for the sake of Cuju, you are abolishing the public for personal reasons." Xiao Yuan Wang said.

Li Ce thought to himself that this person was indeed King Xiao Yuan, and he really wasn't a good bird, he made a dead face when he saw him.

"Zhao Ji, isn't your hat too big? Aren't you also keen on Cuju?" Zhao Zhen asked rhetorically.Zhao Ji knew that Li Ce belonged to him, and even scolded him face to face, obviously it was aimed at him.

Zhao Qin'er also looked at Zhao Ji angrily, this Zhao Ji always likes to pick things up, the emperor's elder brother has tolerated him enough, but he always likes to contradict the emperor's elder brother, what a nuisance!
"Your Majesty, although I also play cuju, I know that I can't delay my business because of this. I really don't like this cuju from the bottom of my heart. These are no different from street juggling. They are all playing wild. If you get to a high position, you will not be able to sit on the table with dog meat, and you will be laughed at after all!" Zhao Ji sneered.

"Presumptuous!" Suddenly shouted angrily, and the empress dowager Liu sat up, who was leaning on it, and glared at Zhao Ji with an angry face. Because of her extreme anger, her whole body trembled a little.

Everyone was shocked and looked at the queen mother in astonishment. They didn't know why the queen mother was so angry. The little maid who was massaging her had already fallen to her knees in fright, her body was shaking non-stop. The little maid thought that It was his own attack that hurt the Queen Mother.

Zhao Qin'er was also taken aback. It had been a long time since she had seen her queen mother so angry. She hurriedly signaled the little maid to go down, and walked behind Liu E by herself, stroking her back to soothe her anger.

Zhao Ji was shocked. He looked at the queen mother with some trepidation. He didn't know why the queen mother blamed him, and he was so angry. He often contradicted Zhao Zhen in the past, and the queen mother always ignored her. What happened today?
"Don't kneel down yet!" The queen mother scolded angrily with a livid face. She doesn't get angry easily, but once she gets angry, it will definitely be thunderous.

Zhao Ji panicked and knelt down on the ground, not daring to speak.

Li Ce stood there in embarrassment, seeing Zhao Zhen secretly winking at him, he quickly bowed and stepped aside.

"Mother's queen..." Zhao Qin'er called softly, but the queen mother didn't look at her.

"Hmph! You are getting more and more presumptuous." Liu E seemed not as angry as before, but her face was still ashen.

Zhao Ji panicked and said, "Queen Mother, what did my nephew do?"

"Hmph! Street juggling means that dog meat can't get on the table? Do you know that I used to perform street art before I became the emperor? If I was a juggler, I would be laughed at. Why do you still want to laugh at Taizu?" Liu E pointed at him. Angrily said.

Zhao Ji felt aggrieved, he dared not mirror Taizu, and the queen mother was making too much of a fuss, but he didn't try to quibble, "Queen mother, my nephew never thought of that at all, my nephew admires the great ancestor's brilliance and martial arts, I just said something inappropriate, and I hope the Queen Mother will make amends."

"Hmph!" Empress Dowager Liu snorted coldly but didn't speak. She didn't tell Zhao Ji to get up, and Zhao Ji just knelt there.

Zhao Zhen was also surprised, Zhao Ji had always liked the queen mother more than himself, what happened today, the queen mother made him so embarrassed, although Zhao Ji made a fool of himself, he was very happy, but he was puzzled, why? , to say that the queen mother is to maintain the image of the great ancestor, this is a bit unreliable...

The old officials were taken aback, but they immediately thought of the crux of the problem. When Liu E was young, before she entered the palace, she followed her adoptive father around the world to perform in the rivers and lakes. It was commonplace to juggle and sing on the street. She had been doing these things for a long time. I haven't recalled it for a long time. After becoming a queen, these memories have been deliberately dusted. She doesn't want to mention it, and others dare not mention it. Decades have passed, and many people have forgotten about it. I didn't expect Xiao Yuan to Wang Yu's speech was rude, which annoyed Liu E.

(End of this chapter)