The ministers looked at the two foreign envoys and were extremely embarrassed by the wit of the king. Their faces turned red and they couldn't help laughing. At the same time, everyone also deeply admired the wit of this generation king. He was only three or four years old, but his reaction was so fast, and they couldn't help but feel full of love for him.
Even Changsun Wuji, who kept secretive and had no expression all the time, couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly when he saw Li Hong making such a fuss. His love for the little guy grew in his heart, and he wished he could have such a smart and witty grandson. Son.
Wu Mei shook her head helplessly. This little monkey was simply a lawless master. I'm afraid he was the only one who came up with this bad idea.
But before everyone could fully enjoy it, when King Dai was teasing the foreign envoys, they heard the foreign envoys cheating and King Dai firmly saying, "I can."
"Hong'er, please don't mess around. Sit back quickly." Wu Mei couldn't help but trembled when she heard Li Hong said I could, and said sternly.
Now this little skinned monkey was her darling. Wu Mei was very fond of Li Hong, but she couldn't bear to put the little guy's little arms into the hot oil pan.
The ministers were even more stunned. This king really dared to say anything. He was so childlike. If his little arm was put into a hot oil pan, he would not be able to eat it directly after taking it out.
The old face of the Western Turkic envoy was even more ugly at the moment. Being laughed at by the officials of the Tang Dynasty made him want to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Then looking at the giggling face of the king, he felt as if his whole body had been stripped naked. The deputy stood in front of everyone and endured the naked humiliation of the Tang people.
So he felt a sudden change in his heart, and regardless of the fact that being angry with a child would make his old face even more embarrassing, he snorted and said: "If the king dares to take something from the boiling oil pan, then I will immediately return to the Western Turks to report Khan, persuade him to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and continue to respect His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the Khan of Heaven!"
When Li Zhi, Wu Mei, Changsun Wuji and other ministers heard the Western Turkic envoy say so firmly, their expressions froze and their hearts moved. This suggestion is so tempting!
If the Western Turks can continue to respect the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the Khan of Heaven, it will not only restore the prestige and intimidation of the Tang Dynasty to the countries in the Western Regions when the late emperor was still alive, but it will also be a supreme honor for the Tang Empire today! Such fame and wealth are much more important to people in this era than any gold and silver treasures.
But when everyone thought about the fact that they had to fish something out of the hot oil pan, their expressions suddenly turned gloomy, because this was simply impossible. No matter whose arm entered the hot oil pan, it would not be intact. before taking it out, not to mention taking things out of the oil pan.
Suddenly, the entire Linhu Palace was silent, and even Yale couldn't help but stop because of the words of the Western Turkic envoy.
"Giggle... Are you telling the truth? A gentleman's words are hard to follow." Li Hong's childish voice sounded extremely loud in the Linhu Palace at this moment.
"Hong'er! Don't mess around anymore. Come here, mother." Wu Mei nervously threatened and intimidated, looking at Li Hong and said.
Even if you don't have the reputation of the Khan, you can't let your child take such a big risk of disability.
"Yes, if you can do it on behalf of the king, I will immediately return to the Western Turks to persuade the Khan to surrender." The Western Turkic envoy said proudly despite Wu Mei's obstruction.
He didn't believe in such a dangerous or even fatal thing, and he couldn't scare a three or four-year-old child. As for the fact that the court was almost humiliated today, compared to the battle between the two armies, it didn't seem to be a big deal. .
Li Zhi suddenly spoke slowly and said: "This Western Turk envoy, in an adult manner, made such a bet with my three-year-old prince, and he is not afraid of spreading the news and making people laugh? Where will you put your Western Turks' face in the future? It is really shameless. . You can go back and tell Sha Bo Luo that I will not withdraw my troops. Also, tell him what happened in the court today and I will take it back."
"Your Majesty..." The Western Turkic envoy panicked. He had just been focusing on how to recover his face from being humiliated by a three-year-old child, and had forgotten the main purpose of his visit. Now he heard such a domineering and cold reply from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, The Western Turkic envoy's heart sank. It seemed that the peace negotiation would be difficult to achieve.
Li Hong's bright eyes darted around. While they were talking, he called Hua Meng aside and hurriedly explained a few times in his ear. Hua Meng nodded blankly while listening, and then hurried to Linhu Palace. He ran away from behind.
"Father, Emperor and Mother, today is a happy day for the canonization of the Queen Mother, and it is also a happy day for our Tang Dynasty. Why do you bother with him? This envoy does not believe that the Tang Dynasty can produce many people, and does not believe that his sons and ministers can get out of the hot oil pan. If you want to get something out, just show it to him..."
"Just what?" The Western Turkic envoy hated Li Hong to the core at this moment. He wished he could quickly set up the oil pan and throw this little thing in for frying.
"As long as I prove what you just said, I will make a bet with you. Do you dare?" Li Hong continued to challenge.
While provoking the Western Turkic envoy, Wu Mei, with her brain filled with dark thoughts, clenched her silver teeth and exposed blue veins on her hands, made an OK gesture.
Li Zhi also liked this prince very much. Especially when he helped the prince to rescue the siege today, he liked Li Hong to the core. Otherwise, he would not have said those domineering and mighty words to the Western Turkic envoy just now. The words that protect the calf come.
Now that he heard that Li Hong still refused to give up, he was about to speak to stop him, but Wu Mei gently suppressed him with his hand.
Wu Mei's ok gesture to this little guy still doesn't understand what it means, but in the harem, every time the little guy leaves her palace and she has something to tell him, she will see the little guy making this gesture with his back to her. gesture.
Now that I saw that the little guy had been reluctant to treat the Western Turkic envoy, I couldn't help but feel reassured. I was not sure what tricks this little guy was going to play again, so he motioned to Li Zhi to wait and see what would happen.
When the ministers in the Linhu Palace saw that His Majesty and the Queen were no longer trying to stop him, they all frowned and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, no, the king is so smart, lovely and witty, you must not let this happen..."
"Wait a minute, if anyone doesn't believe it, you can bet with me. If you don't believe me, just stand..." Before Li Hong finished speaking, the ministers in the court suddenly became quiet, and they all shook their heads. They all had their heads down and were concentrating on studying the food on the table.
There was a vague voice coming from below: "Hey, today's dish is good. It tastes much better than the last time we had a banquet."
"No, and this wine is much better than last time."
"Yes, look at this dish..."
Li Zhi couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene. The ministers reacted like this. How could he not understand that these must be the ministers? He also remembered the bet he made with Li Hong in the Tai Chi Hall that day about making ice. With that experience in mind, it seems that ministers will not be fooled by little things today.
Wu Mei looked at the reactions of the ministers and felt determined. Li Zhi vividly described the bet with the ministers in the Tai Chi Hall that day. Because of this, she made the little skin monkey kneel at the gate of the palace. She was an hour younger, and the money she had bet with the ministers was still with her.
At this moment, Hua Meng came over from behind with a frying pan. After moving some tables and tables in the middle of Linhu Palace, he ordered someone to put the frying pan on a stove.
Li Hong stood up from Prince Li Zhong, walked slowly to the oil pot, stood side by side with the Western Turkic envoy, looked at the fire burning under the oil pot, and said to the Western Turkic envoy: "It's not too late to regret now."
"On behalf of the king, I will never regret it." The Western Turkic envoy stood proudly. He believed that all this was a bluff. After a while, the oil in the oil pot boiled, and the king would definitely admit defeat.
It must be that this is just a three or four-year-old child. He must have been spoiled by the ministers, so he is like this. Otherwise, the ministers all became silent after he spoke just now. They must be afraid of this king. Speak ill of them in front of his father.
The Western Turk envoy thought he was smart, and after guessing the silent reactions of the ministers just now, he strengthened his reasoning, raised the bet written in his hand, and signaled that the king could start.
Li Hong asked Hua Meng to pick up a spoon, scoop a spoonful of oil from the oil pan and pour it into the fire. The fire, which was originally burning, suddenly burst out with long tongues of flame when it encountered the oil, making people's cheeks shudder. hot.
"See clearly. Do you understand it?" Li Hong asked.
"Look... see clearly." The Western Turkic envoy did not expect that there was really oil in it. The tongue of fire just now made him startled.
"Did you bring any copper coins? Lend me some." Li Hong said to Xu Jingzong next to him casually.
Xu Jingzong hurriedly took out a few copper coins and held them in his hand. Li Hong picked five and held them in his small hand, then handed them to the Western Turkic envoy: "Please throw the copper coins into the oil pan. I will fish them out when the time comes." You said I was cheating."
When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but start to be worried and nervous again. They didn't expect that the little acting king was not bluffing, but he really wanted to withdraw money from the frying pan.
The reason why I wasn't nervous just now was because I didn't see the oil pan. Now looking at the raging fire roasting the oil in the pan, everyone in the palace suddenly became nervous. Wu Mei and Li Zhi also sat at the top and watched this scene nervously. Wu Mei's delicate hands were sweating a lot because of her nervousness, and her heart was in her throat. She held Li Zhi's hand tightly. His hands were still shaking involuntarily.
The Western Turkic envoy threw the five copper coins into the oil pan as instructed. The oil in the oil pan began to bubble and roll slowly. It was obviously hot, and it would become scalding hot in a short time.
Everyone looked nervous and solemn, their eyes wide open, and they watched motionlessly as the oil in the oil pan began to boil, and green smoke rose straight up from the oil pan.
(End of chapter)