The Great Tang Dynasty's Trans-Dimensional Conference: Little Rhinoceros Arrives

Cheng Yaojin subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes from the blinding white light. Through his fingers, Li Shimin's figure instantly became radiant!

Upon seeing this, Cheng Yaojin knelt down with a thud and shouted, "Ah~ the gods have appeared! Your Majesty has become an immortal!"

"hiss!"

"hiss!"

"hiss!"

Upon seeing this scene, the once harmonious Taiji Hall was suddenly filled with gasps of astonishment.

"Damn it!"

As soon as Yuchi Gong opened his mouth, he covered his mouth tightly. Fortunately, everyone was focused on Li Shimin and no one paid any attention to what he said.

Looking at Cheng Yaojin's "carefree" attitude and the shocked expressions of his ministers, Li Shimin felt quite pleased.

This was exactly the effect he wanted; the grain he took out at the beginning was one, and the flashlight was the other.

Even if there are no gods in this world, he can create one through this incident.

Changsun Wuji was the first to react, and immediately cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, what kind of treasure is this? Could it be another gift from some 'deity'?"

Li Shimin nodded knowingly, then said, "That's right, this thing is called the Tang Dynasty Flashlight!"

Upon hearing Li Shimin mention immortals again, Cheng Yaojin finally realized what was happening, immediately stood up, and looked at Li Shimin with a fawning expression.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, you see, I, Old Cheng, have done a great service to the Tang Dynasty, haven't I? Could I have a look at this treasure for a while?"

Seeing Cheng Yaojin's shameless appearance, Li Shimin felt that this was a good opportunity to let his ministers see his talent and also to make the flashlight famous in advance.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin handed the flashlight to Wushe.

"Since you like it, my dear minister, it's alright to let you see it."

As Li Shimin finished speaking, the ministers below all looked at Cheng Yaojin with envy.

Only Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth, looking dissatisfied. "Cheng Yaojin is shameless! I was the one who spoke first!"

As Wushe approached, Cheng Yaojin was already rubbing his hands together, his eyes flashing with the ravenous light of a hungry wolf.

Before Wu She could offer it, Cheng Yaojin snatched it away in the next second.

Seeing this, Wu She shook his head helplessly. After all, the other party was the Duke of the Great Tang Dynasty, and even if he was dissatisfied, he dared not show it.

As soon as he got his hands on the flashlight, Cheng Yaojin studied it for a while, circling it three times to the left and three times to the right.

Recalling Li Shimin's loud shout just now, he immediately raised his hand and shoved the flashlight in front of Yuchi Gong.

"Hey, I said, let there be light!"

As Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, Yuchi Gong had already dutifully raised his hands, but the scene he had imagined did not appear.

"Wait a minute, why isn't this thing responding?"

Yuchi Gong glanced at Cheng Yaojin with disdain, then scoffed, "Tch, do you think you're the Emperor? You think you can just get whatever you want?"

"You...you..." Faced with Yuchi Gong's mockery, Cheng Yaojin was speechless for a moment and could only helplessly turn to look at Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with this treasure? Why is there no reaction when I hold it? Could it be that the incantation is wrong?"

Cheng Yaojin thought back for a moment. Li Shimin had said "I said..." but he was referring to himself. Could it be that if he wanted this treasure to light up, he had to refer to himself as "I"?

Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin felt a chill run down his spine. After all, even if he had a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare to speak recklessly.

If he dared to utter that word, Li Shimin wouldn't even need to lift a finger; the entire hall of civil and military officials could strangle him to death in the next second.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin smiled enigmatically, "Don't be hasty, Zhijie. This treasure doesn't actually need any incantations!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin took out another flashlight.

"Come on, look here. There's a raised button. You just need to push this button forward a little bit!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin immediately lowered his head and began searching for the button.

He turned the flashlight halfway around and saw the protrusion. Following Li Shimin's instructions, he gently pushed it forward!

I said, "Let there be light!"

"what!"

Yuchi Gong, who was standing to the side, was caught off guard and was completely different from the first time. He quickly raised his hand to cover his eyes.

In contrast, Cheng Yaojin immediately started dancing with joy, "Hahaha! It's so bright!"

The ministers all looked over with burning eyes, and some of them even began to be eager to try.

Ignoring everyone, Cheng Yaojin activated his invincible Wind and Fire Wheels, spinning around in place, and most of the ministers were unable to escape his clutches.

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was getting out of control, Li Shimin immediately reprimanded him.

"Alright, Zhijie, if you don't stop, I'm going to call for help!"

Upon hearing Li Shimin's voice, Cheng Yaojin stopped and immediately bowed, saying, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty for the reward!"

"What?"

"ha?"

"Damn it!"

As soon as Cheng Yaojin uttered these words, a burst of angry curses suddenly erupted in the hall.

Among them, Yuchi Gong cursed the loudest, "You good-for-nothing Cheng San, His Majesty only let you play with him for a while, when did he say he was going to reward you?"

"Even if there were to be a reward, there's no way it would be your turn!"

"Yes, Duke of E is right. As the esteemed Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, concurrently serving as Grand Councilor and in charge of the Secretariat, I have devoted myself wholeheartedly to the Tang Dynasty. I should at least be ranked ahead of you!"

Changsun Wuji was already dissatisfied with Cheng Yaojin, but this guy was so shameless that, as the saying goes, "an uncle can tolerate it, but an aunt cannot," and in the end, he finally exploded.

Just as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, a hand suddenly landed on his arm.

"Alas, Minister Changsun, you are mistaken. I am the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and concurrently the Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince."

Fang Xuanling's words made it very clear that, in terms of rank, he was more than half a head above Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji was displeased and stared intently at Fang Xuanling.

I thought to myself, "You old codger, how dare you use your position to pressure me? If that's the case, I'm still the Empress's own brother!"

However, Fang Xuanling completely ignored Changsun Wuji's gaze, instead looking at Cheng Yaojin with a smug and confident expression.

It was as if the treasure called a flashlight was already his for the taking.

Looking at the chaos below, Li Shimin, sitting on the dragon throne, was exasperated. He regretted giving the flashlight to Cheng Yaojin.

"Sigh, I underestimated the shamelessness of these old foxes!" Li Shimin shook his head helplessly.

If things continue like this, this large group of people might actually end up fighting. He was about to speak up when someone beat him to it.

"This is utterly absurd! Utterly ridiculous! Look what you've done to the morning court session!"

Wei Zheng's loud shout finally stopped the commotion in the court, and even Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were stunned for a moment.

Although there were many people present who held higher positions than Wei Zheng, under normal circumstances, no one would dare to offend Wei Zheng.

After all, Wei Zheng was someone who even criticized Li Shimin without hesitation, and he did so frequently.

A person who can make even Li Shimin often have to bow down and admit defeat is not someone that ordinary people dare to offend.

Seeing that no one in the court was speaking, Wei Zheng quickly walked up to Cheng Yaojin.

Then, to Cheng Yaojin's bewildered gaze, he "snatched" the flashlight from him.

"Hey hey hey, Wei..."

Cheng Yaojin wanted to speak, but Yuchi Gong pulled him back from behind.

Ignoring the bewildered crowd, Wei Zheng strode to the foot of the imperial steps, bowed, and presented the flashlight to Li Shimin.

"Such a divine artifact should be properly venerated by Your Majesty. How can you allow your ministers to handle it carelessly?"

"As the Son of Heaven, the Great Tang Dynasty still needs your leadership to reach its peak. Now that we have obtained this divine artifact, Your Majesty can illuminate our path forward!"

Wei Zheng's two short sentences immediately delighted Li Shimin, who couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Clearing his throat, Li Shimin said with a smile, "Minister Wei is absolutely right. Although I am the Emperor of the Great Tang, the development of the Great Tang is inseparable from the hard work of all of you."

At this point, Li Shimin paused and continued, "Although this treasure is extremely valuable, I have seen Wei Qing's sincere devotion to our Great Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I hereby bestow this treasure upon you today!"

"Whoosh!"

The crowd, who had initially looked disdainful, instantly turned to Wei Zheng with shock.

"You old Wei rascal, I never expected you to be like this, Wei Zheng! So you were waiting for this all along?" Cheng Yaojin became angrier the more he thought about it, his face turned red, and his breathing became more and more rapid.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji also looked at Wei Zheng with disbelief.

"This Doctor Wei usually seems so composed, but he criticizes His Majesty all the time when he's in court. I never imagined he was so cunning," Changsun Wuji thought to himself.

"So, besides criticizing Wei Zheng, he can also flatter the emperor so smoothly. It seems I still have a lot to learn!" Fang Xuanling shook his head regretfully.

Unaware of what everyone was thinking, Wei Zheng was still in a daze.

He was just thinking that such a wonderful treasure, no matter who His Majesty bestowed it upon, would surely cause resentment.

If that's the case, then it would be better to just let Li Shimin take it back and use it himself.

After all, Li Shimin's move of "lightning strike" just now surprised even the officials in the court.

If this were presented to ordinary people, it would be a miracle that only a deity could perform!

More importantly, if it were accidentally lost and fell into the hands of someone with malicious intent, the consequences would likely be even more unimaginable.

"Minister Wei, what do you think?"

"Ah! This...."

Wei Zheng was momentarily speechless, unsure whether to kowtow in gratitude or grit his teeth and refuse.

"Since His Majesty is willing to bestow this treasure upon me, it means that it is also a form of affirmation and training for me."

"In that case, how about I take on this 'trial' myself? Alas, I'm doing all this for your own good, and I hope you can understand my good intentions."

Thinking of this, the crowd, who were waiting for Wei Zheng to refuse, suddenly saw him kneel down with a "thump".

"Your Majesty, such a divine artifact is truly unworthy of my possession!"

Upon hearing Wei Zheng's words, everyone in the hall except Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. However, Wei Zheng's next words almost made them vomit blood from anger.

"But since Your Majesty has shown me such great favor, I thank Your Majesty for this reward!"

No? Are you kidding me? At this moment, Cheng Yaojin was like an angry Vajra, his teeth almost crushed.

Li Shimin, standing above, waved his hand slightly and smiled, "Your advice at the morning court every day has deeply moved me and touched me deeply."

"With this amazing device, attending court will be much more convenient for you. This thing is far more useful than lanterns or anything like that!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng showered him with compliments: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. If Your Majesty makes a mistake again in the future, I will certainly speak frankly!"

Li Shimin's previously beaming smile was instantly wiped away by Wei Zheng's words, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Forget it, forget it, I can't get angry. I'm not angry, I'm not angry at all."

"Pfft..."

Li Shimin, who was being mentally hypnotized by Wei Zheng's words, was suddenly interrupted by a burst of laughter in the hall.

Seeing Li Shimin's murderous gaze, Cheng Yaojin covered his mouth tightly and lowered his head, cold sweat pouring out.

Unlike Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked disappointed, regretting that they were a step too late, otherwise they should be the ones receiving the reward now.

Li Shimin, standing above, took in the expressions on everyone's faces and smiled slightly:

"Actually, I have another good news to share."

"Whoosh!"

Upon hearing the good news, the hearts of the ministers, who had just died, began to beat again.

Li Shimin didn't choose to keep them in suspense any longer, but continued, "You all like this flashlight, don't you?"

"Mmm-hmm!"

The ministers below nodded in unison, their uniformity so perfect that one might mistake them for soldiers who had undergone some kind of military training.

Li Shimin was very pleased with the ministers' reactions, and then he picked up the flashlight again and waved it in his hand.

"Do you all still remember the glass I gave you last time?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and Cheng Yaojin, who had been listless, immediately jumped up.

"Your Majesty, you...you mean...you also want to give each of us a flashlight?"

Facing the expectant gazes of Cheng Yaojin and everyone below, Li Shimin smiled and shook his head. "Are you kidding? Giving it away? You're dreaming! I'm counting on making money from this!"

Seeing Li Shimin shake his head, Cheng Yaojin reverted to his listless state, but in less than a second, he straightened his chest again.

"I definitely can't give it away as a gift, but if you like it, you can buy it yourselves!"

"Buy it yourself!"

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling said in unison.

"That's right." Li Shimin nodded with a profound smile.

"Where can I buy it, Your Majesty? Please tell me quickly! If I can't buy this treasure, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat for half a month!"

"Can you bear to see your humble servant grow thinner and thinner? Can you bear it? Can you bear it...?"

"Alright, stop!" Li Shimin couldn't stand Cheng Yaojin's "affected" manner any longer, and he couldn't help but miss the once incomparably brave Cheng Yaojin.

He really couldn't understand why Cheng Yaojin, after serving as the governor of Jiannan Road for a few years, had become like this.