The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

Laughed.

Cheng Yaojin, Tang Songling, and Zhang laughed.

I was just angry.

This is truly the epitome of filial piety, it's absolutely heartbreaking.

Tang Songling tilted his head slightly: "Duke Su, you just watch, don't worry about me."

Zhang shook her head and said nothing.

"Good, good, good!" Cheng Yaojin said three times, unable to contain himself any longer.

He loosened his muscles, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Young Master Cheng, please forgive my rudeness!"

Cheng Chumo: ?

"Wait, what are you doing... Holy crap, don't..."

"Monk! Zhen'er, save me! Someone is trying to harm me!"

"..."

When Chen Huai'an arrived with Li Shimin and a large number of troops, he thought he would see Xiaojinshan first. However, he did not see Xiaojinshan. Instead, he saw Chang Wei beating Laifu.

Chen Huai'an and Li Shimin were immediately stunned.

What's going on here?

"Sir!" Cheng Chumo, who was being brutally beaten by Cheng Yaojin, saw Chen Huai'an and cried out as if he had seen a savior, "Sir, please save me! My husband is having a hysterical episode! Please help me hold him down! Today, I will put righteousness before family!"

Chen Huai'an: "..."

Fuck your mother!

Li Shimin felt a headache coming on and waved his hand, "Zhijie, why don't you... why don't you stop for a while?"

Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, you heard it too. I really can't swallow this insult. If I don't teach this brat a lesson today, he'll rebel against Heaven!"

Chen Huai'an coughed lightly: "Um... Duke Su, how about giving me some face and letting him off the hook? We have important business to attend to."

He was fine until he opened his mouth, and Tang Songling, Zhang Shi, and even Cheng Yaojin all stared at him.

"Giving you face?" Cheng Yaojin said quietly, "If I remember correctly, it's because of your lectures that these three brats have become increasingly unruly and defied the Heavenly Gang."

"You expect me to give you face?"

Chen Huai'an: "..."

With a stern face, he said solemnly, "Duke Su, you are mistaken."

"Cheng Chumo and the other two are good kids. Look how fearless and unyielding they are! They will surely grow up to be strong and upright men."

"Yes!" Li Zhen shouted at the top of his lungs, "We are good kids, we are tough and courageous men."

Zhang slapped him across the face: "You think you're a man? I'll show you what a man is today!"

"Don't hit my face..."

Li Shimin gave Chen Huai'an a meaningful look, and the latter awkwardly looked up at the sky.

Cheng Yaojin snorted and shoved Cheng Chumo aside: "Get out of the way, don't block the way."

Cheng Chumo covered his dark eye, feeling extremely aggrieved: "Old Deng, you better remember this: my childhood will be your old age. Fortune changes every thirty years, so don't underestimate a young man's potential."

"Today's shame will be felt tomorrow..."

Cheng Yaojin glared.

Cheng Chumo's tone suddenly softened: "...I might forget about it someday..."

Everyone: "......."

Li Shimin rubbed his temples and ordered someone to help Pei Ji, who was so frightened that his legs went weak and he couldn't stand up, into the house.

Chen Huai'an followed, and as he passed Cheng Yaojin and the other two parents, he always felt that there was a hint of resentment in their eyes.

He felt that these three parents must have misunderstood him.

Hey~

It's all due to the differences in the times.

They don't understand me, but that's okay, as long as the child is okay.

As a teacher, Chen Huai'an could tolerate this misunderstanding.

It's about teaching and nurturing students!

Entering the side room, Li Shimin looked at the moved bed, revealing the entrance to the underground cellar, and smiled. He then turned to Pei Ji and said, "Lord Duke of Wei, why are you silent?"

Pei Ji's back was already soaked with cold sweat, and he said tremblingly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is a little afraid to watch what is about to happen. This is all the sins committed by the people under my command. I am ashamed."

"Is that so?" Li Shimin chuckled. "Let's go in and see just how much money the men under the incorruptible Duke of Wei have embezzled."

After saying that, he went into the dark cellar first, followed by Pei Ji, Chen Huai'an, Cheng Yaojin, and Tang Songling.

Zhang, being a woman, didn't go inside.

When the mountain of gold and silver treasures came into view, Li Shimin was still taken aback, even though he had been mentally prepared.

Chen Huai'an wasn't exaggerating; calling this a mountain of gold and silver wouldn't be an exaggeration at all.

"Damn it..." Cheng Yaojin's eyes turned red. "You're telling me that this is all money a steward could embezzle?"

"Are you trying to fool idiots?"

Chen Huai'an stood beside Pei Ji: "Lord Wei, did you hear that? Duke Su seems a little skeptical that this is your steward's money."

"Do you think it's possible that someone deliberately hid so much money in your butler's private residence to slander him?"

Behind them, Tang Heshang, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, laughed upon hearing this: "Sir, are you joking?"

"What fool would take out so much money just to slander a mere butler?"

"Hmm?" Chen Huai'an disagreed, and said seriously, "Monk, you don't understand. That's the steward of the pure and noble Duke of Wei, whose status is comparable to that of a fourth-rank official."

"Have you forgotten that He Ming could so easily lead government officials to investigate your shop? Do you think a mere steward could accomplish that?"

"Is it that amazing?" Tang Heshang was stunned.

Seeing that Tang Heshang seemed to truly believe it, Li Zhen said irritably, "Silly monk, haven't you realized yet? The master is subtly criticizing Pei Ji."

"Even a fool would know with a grain of salt that a butler couldn't possibly have that much money."

"I see," Tang Heshang said suddenly, "It's because I didn't understand."

Hearing their conversation, Pei Ji's face turned even paler.

This is almost the same as saying he was the mastermind behind it all.

At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't quite describe his feelings. Was he angry?

Maybe not.

Happy?

Ah... maybe, possibly, probably... a little bit?

Li Shimin tried hard to suppress the ever-growing corners of his mouth, but it didn't seem to work. He coughed lightly and asked, "Huai'an, how many people know about this?"

Chen Huai'an knew perfectly well what Li Shimin was planning, and immediately replied, "No one knows except those present."

"Good!" Li Shimin pretended to be serious. "Such a big corruption case has occurred in the court. Now that we are in a special period, this matter should not be publicized."

"Therefore, you must never reveal this matter, understand?"

Everyone present was shrewd and intelligent.

Everyone understands Li Shimin's thoughts.

There's no reason why it shouldn't be publicized; it's simply because I want this money.

However, I definitely can't say that.

Cheng Yaojin looked around and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I, Cheng, have no idea. I've only come here to teach my ignorant son a lesson. I don't know anything else."

Tang Songling whispered, "I came out to look for my lost younger brother, and I don't know anything about it either."

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, but before he could say anything, the three little ones, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chumo, became anxious.

"How could we not know? Can't you see all this money? We found it; we've done a great service!"

"Can't you see? Even mud can be plastered on a wall!"

Li Shimin: "..."

"..."