Chapter 424. Morning and Night - Emperor and Empress Extra (3)
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Li Muzheng listened with great interest, but was abruptly interrupted, furrowing his brows and looking up, "If it wasn't intentional, then it's simply being clueless!"
King Su choked.
"Will you admit it or not?"
Before King Su could decide, the Emperor continued, "You cannot distinguish right from wrong, nor can you discern the importance of matters. How can I trust you to defend the capital city?"
"Now I will temporarily remove Li Qing as the General of the Right Guard. Reflect on your mistakes and observe the consequences!"
The fierce winds and torrential rain hit him hard, leaving Su Wang stunned.
Finally, he was not even given the chance to refute and was ordered to "step down!"
Just like that, Su Wang's military position was taken away, which was something Tang Xiaobai never expected.
"Whether or not Su Wang's situation qualifies as a case of seizing on an opportunity is hard to say, but our emperor is truly skilled at seizing on opportunities."
Li Mu shrugged indifferently, "He brought it upon himself," touching the bruised area on his right arm, "The imperial physician said I need to apply hot compress every night."
Tang Xiaobai eyed him with annoyance, "It's not even evening yet," maliciously poking at his injury, "No kicking the ball until you've recovered!"
Li Mu frowned and asked in a low voice, "Can I take a look?"
Tang Xiaobai chuckled and said, "Sure, but I want to go too!"
……
Tang Xiaobai didn't realize until she went that the emperor had already organized a Juju team behind her back.
Two groups are facing off on the jueju field, with four people in each group.
Li Mu formed a team of four for himself, including Li Xingyuan, Tang Ziqian, and Gu Yuan, all of whom are familiar faces.
Facing off against this group of royal and noble family members is a team of jueju experts selected from the imperial guards, many of whom are also acquaintances of Tang Xiaobai, such as Gu Wei, Gu You, and others.
"So how did you end up facing off against Li Xiao?" Tang Xiaobai asked.
It looks like His Majesty the Emperor only wants to play with familiar faces.
"He came up to challenge me himself," Li Mu replied, keeping his eyes fixed on the game of cuju on the field, sparing some attention to talk to her.
But after saying this, he drew his thoughts back from the field of kickball, turned his head and looked at Tang Xiaobai: "It seems that he is very resentful towards me."
Tang Xiaobai naturally still remembers the inexplicable proposal from Li Xiao, but at this time, she can only pretend to be innocent.
"Maybe His Majesty hasn't completely subdued him yet!" Tang Xiaobai said seriously.
"A'jiao is right," Li Mu said with a hint of killing intent at the corner of his mouth.
Tang Xiaobai mourned silently for Li Xiao for a minute, then turned his attention back to the court.
Today, because Li Mu did not play, his team of royal relatives and nobles was short of one person, so they temporarily pulled in a guard from someone else's team to play.
Although Tang Ziqian, Li Xingyuan and others were strong in martial arts, they did not show overwhelming advantage in football skills. In addition, with the last-minute substitution, their combat effectiveness was inevitably reduced. So on the field, the game was very intense with back and forth exchanges.
Tang Xiaobai watched for a while and said, "When the Tubo envoy enters the capital, there will surely be a competition."
"Our cuju team will never lose."
Tang Xiaobai laughed, "No wonder my brother has been delaying his departure for the official position."
Tang Ziqian's appointment and Qin Xiao's appointment came around the same time, but Qin Xiao left in the first month of the lunar year.
At first, Tang Ziqian didn't leave because of Tang Jiaojiao's wedding.
Now that the wedding is over, he still hasn't left. He probably wants to stay until after the Tubo envoy leaves the capital.
“If the Tibetan envoy group includes skilled players of cuju, if necessary, my brother, Xingyuan, Gu Si, and I will personally meet them in battle!”
“It's a pity that Qin Xiao left in such a hurry.” Tang Xiaobai sounded a bit regretful.
If Qin Xiao was still here, their team would be truly top-notch.
After saying so much, the Emperor's gaze was fixed on the court, until he heard this sentence, then turned to look at Tang Xiaobai.
"Who do you think out of the four of us is not as good as Qin Xiao?"
This is so weird...
Tang Xiaobai just turned his head, and he turned his face away, still staring at the court without blinking.
In the sunshine, the handsome profile looks surprisingly gloomy.
Tang Xiaobai suppressed a smile and reached out to hold his hand.
The young man's fingers pretended to break free from her palm, but then turned around and held her fingers tightly.
Don't be angry, Tang Xiaobai. If you want to personally join the battle, your team of four won't be enough. You'll need two more substitutes!
Li Mu approached her, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly, and said, "Keep looking, it's just a matter of time."
Tang Xiaobai eagerly offered ideas, "We can organize more friendly matches, not just limited to the Imperial Guard. I've heard that many aristocratic children in the capital are fond of cuju... We can form several teams. You're the emperor, you can't just jump in from the beginning..."
……
There are few of Empress Dowager's suggestions that Li Mu Shao does not adopt.
As soon as the news was released, there was a keen response from the children of the nobles.
In the first day's confrontational selection match, there was also the Crown Prince Li Xiao of Su Wang.
In Tang Xiaobai's impression, besides the title of the Prince of Su, there is nothing else worth mentioning about Li Xiao.
I didn't expect that on the jiju field, his skills were unexpectedly agile.
Once he grabbed the ball, he quickly dribbled fourteen times, dodging left and right, and then went straight into the goal, leaving Tang Xiaobai marveling at the sight.
"If he had passed the ball to Liucou in the east just now, it would have been a goal already," the Emperor next to him snorted disdainfully.
Tang Xiaobai couldn't help but smile and agreed, "Your Majesty is right, teamwork is more important on the football field, showing off individual skills is not acceptable!"
Although Li Xiao has serious suspicion of showing off his skills, it cannot be denied that he is indeed the most dazzling player in this match.
After the game, when the two teams saluted in front of the emperor, Li Xiao finished his salute and then raised his head, looking provocatively at Li Mu.
According to previous custom, His Majesty the Emperor should say a few words of praise.
But facing Li Xiao, His Majesty the Emperor didn't even want to say half a word, and didn't even want to lift his eyelids.
In this situation, Tang Xiaobai had to stand in for him.
"I didn't expect the Crown Prince of Prince Su to have such extraordinary ball skills," Empress Niangniang praised with a charming smile.
After hearing the praise, Li Xiao lowered his head a little, blushing on his face and not daring to look at her.
"I wonder who won the ball from His Majesty last time?" Tang Xiaobai asked with a smile.
Li Xiao's face stiffened: "Y-yes, Your Majesty..."
In that moment, Tang Xiaobai clearly felt the emotional fluctuation of the Emperor beside her.
She may be childish, but besides helping, what else could she do?
Li Xiao glanced at Li Mu, not convinced: "It's normal to make mistakes on the jueju field!"
Tang Xiaobai asked with a smile, "So who won in the end?"
Li Xiao's face was almost burning, but his voice was loud: "General Tang, Prince Li, and Lord Gu are all skilled players. I lost with admiration and respect!"
With that, he intentionally gave Li Mu a sidelong glance.
Just not talking about you!
Li Mu raised his eyelids: "You dropped three balls in my hands."
Li Xiao: Can I swear?
……
Putting aside personal grievances, Li Xiao's ball skills are really good, at least Tang Xiaobai thinks it shouldn't be a problem to choose him as a substitute.
But His Majesty the Emperor refused: "I do not wish to be in the same group as him."
"I" have come out, Tang Xiaobai could only smile and nod: "Li Xiao is impulsive and lacks stability, indeed he is not suitable."
Li Mu saw her approval, and he felt much more comfortable in his heart. He said again, "He and Liu Song and others cooperate tacitly, it is better to maintain the status quo, which is also the face of the court."
Tang Xiaobai was somewhat surprised: "Do you want these people to compete with the Tubo envoys?"
There is no technical problem with Li Xiao's team, but there is a slight anti-royalist political element.
Li Xiao, the Prince of Su, the grandson of Prime Minister Zheng Shidao, and the son of the trusted general of the late emperor, General Liu Tai, Liu Song.
Originally, their fixed team also included Li Shu, the Prince of Jin, but Li Shu was busy attending the funeral of the late emperor and couldn't make it.
These few were all part of the same circle of friends in the late emperor's court, especially prominent.
But after Li Mu ascended the throne, they were marginalized.
Compared with the Tubo envoy, if you win, it would be a great honor!
"It's just Cuju," His Majesty the Emperor said indifferently, "I'm not so attached to this little credit!"
……
The two substitutes for the emperor's team were also decided within two days.
One is the son of a certain princess, and the other, Tang Xiaobai is somewhat familiar but not too familiar, is the renowned literary scholar and mid-level official Xiao Yan.
After the team was filled, Li Muban's injury was almost healed, and he finally got the permission from the queen to return to the field.
"I haven't seen you play cuju yet!" Tang Xiaobai removed the hot compress from his arm, pinched the arm that he couldn't even pinch, and the image of the young man riding a horse and waving a club had already appeared in his mind.
But at this moment, Li Mu's words were hesitant: "Tomorrow... maybe you shouldn't go after all?"
King Su choked.
"Will you admit it or not?"
Before King Su could decide, the Emperor continued, "You cannot distinguish right from wrong, nor can you discern the importance of matters. How can I trust you to defend the capital city?"
"Now I will temporarily remove Li Qing as the General of the Right Guard. Reflect on your mistakes and observe the consequences!"
The fierce winds and torrential rain hit him hard, leaving Su Wang stunned.
Finally, he was not even given the chance to refute and was ordered to "step down!"
Just like that, Su Wang's military position was taken away, which was something Tang Xiaobai never expected.
"Whether or not Su Wang's situation qualifies as a case of seizing on an opportunity is hard to say, but our emperor is truly skilled at seizing on opportunities."
Li Mu shrugged indifferently, "He brought it upon himself," touching the bruised area on his right arm, "The imperial physician said I need to apply hot compress every night."
Tang Xiaobai eyed him with annoyance, "It's not even evening yet," maliciously poking at his injury, "No kicking the ball until you've recovered!"
Li Mu frowned and asked in a low voice, "Can I take a look?"
Tang Xiaobai chuckled and said, "Sure, but I want to go too!"
……
Tang Xiaobai didn't realize until she went that the emperor had already organized a Juju team behind her back.
Two groups are facing off on the jueju field, with four people in each group.
Li Mu formed a team of four for himself, including Li Xingyuan, Tang Ziqian, and Gu Yuan, all of whom are familiar faces.
Facing off against this group of royal and noble family members is a team of jueju experts selected from the imperial guards, many of whom are also acquaintances of Tang Xiaobai, such as Gu Wei, Gu You, and others.
"So how did you end up facing off against Li Xiao?" Tang Xiaobai asked.
It looks like His Majesty the Emperor only wants to play with familiar faces.
"He came up to challenge me himself," Li Mu replied, keeping his eyes fixed on the game of cuju on the field, sparing some attention to talk to her.
But after saying this, he drew his thoughts back from the field of kickball, turned his head and looked at Tang Xiaobai: "It seems that he is very resentful towards me."
Tang Xiaobai naturally still remembers the inexplicable proposal from Li Xiao, but at this time, she can only pretend to be innocent.
"Maybe His Majesty hasn't completely subdued him yet!" Tang Xiaobai said seriously.
"A'jiao is right," Li Mu said with a hint of killing intent at the corner of his mouth.
Tang Xiaobai mourned silently for Li Xiao for a minute, then turned his attention back to the court.
Today, because Li Mu did not play, his team of royal relatives and nobles was short of one person, so they temporarily pulled in a guard from someone else's team to play.
Although Tang Ziqian, Li Xingyuan and others were strong in martial arts, they did not show overwhelming advantage in football skills. In addition, with the last-minute substitution, their combat effectiveness was inevitably reduced. So on the field, the game was very intense with back and forth exchanges.
Tang Xiaobai watched for a while and said, "When the Tubo envoy enters the capital, there will surely be a competition."
"Our cuju team will never lose."
Tang Xiaobai laughed, "No wonder my brother has been delaying his departure for the official position."
Tang Ziqian's appointment and Qin Xiao's appointment came around the same time, but Qin Xiao left in the first month of the lunar year.
At first, Tang Ziqian didn't leave because of Tang Jiaojiao's wedding.
Now that the wedding is over, he still hasn't left. He probably wants to stay until after the Tubo envoy leaves the capital.
“If the Tibetan envoy group includes skilled players of cuju, if necessary, my brother, Xingyuan, Gu Si, and I will personally meet them in battle!”
“It's a pity that Qin Xiao left in such a hurry.” Tang Xiaobai sounded a bit regretful.
If Qin Xiao was still here, their team would be truly top-notch.
After saying so much, the Emperor's gaze was fixed on the court, until he heard this sentence, then turned to look at Tang Xiaobai.
"Who do you think out of the four of us is not as good as Qin Xiao?"
This is so weird...
Tang Xiaobai just turned his head, and he turned his face away, still staring at the court without blinking.
In the sunshine, the handsome profile looks surprisingly gloomy.
Tang Xiaobai suppressed a smile and reached out to hold his hand.
The young man's fingers pretended to break free from her palm, but then turned around and held her fingers tightly.
Don't be angry, Tang Xiaobai. If you want to personally join the battle, your team of four won't be enough. You'll need two more substitutes!
Li Mu approached her, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly, and said, "Keep looking, it's just a matter of time."
Tang Xiaobai eagerly offered ideas, "We can organize more friendly matches, not just limited to the Imperial Guard. I've heard that many aristocratic children in the capital are fond of cuju... We can form several teams. You're the emperor, you can't just jump in from the beginning..."
……
There are few of Empress Dowager's suggestions that Li Mu Shao does not adopt.
As soon as the news was released, there was a keen response from the children of the nobles.
In the first day's confrontational selection match, there was also the Crown Prince Li Xiao of Su Wang.
In Tang Xiaobai's impression, besides the title of the Prince of Su, there is nothing else worth mentioning about Li Xiao.
I didn't expect that on the jiju field, his skills were unexpectedly agile.
Once he grabbed the ball, he quickly dribbled fourteen times, dodging left and right, and then went straight into the goal, leaving Tang Xiaobai marveling at the sight.
"If he had passed the ball to Liucou in the east just now, it would have been a goal already," the Emperor next to him snorted disdainfully.
Tang Xiaobai couldn't help but smile and agreed, "Your Majesty is right, teamwork is more important on the football field, showing off individual skills is not acceptable!"
Although Li Xiao has serious suspicion of showing off his skills, it cannot be denied that he is indeed the most dazzling player in this match.
After the game, when the two teams saluted in front of the emperor, Li Xiao finished his salute and then raised his head, looking provocatively at Li Mu.
According to previous custom, His Majesty the Emperor should say a few words of praise.
But facing Li Xiao, His Majesty the Emperor didn't even want to say half a word, and didn't even want to lift his eyelids.
In this situation, Tang Xiaobai had to stand in for him.
"I didn't expect the Crown Prince of Prince Su to have such extraordinary ball skills," Empress Niangniang praised with a charming smile.
After hearing the praise, Li Xiao lowered his head a little, blushing on his face and not daring to look at her.
"I wonder who won the ball from His Majesty last time?" Tang Xiaobai asked with a smile.
Li Xiao's face stiffened: "Y-yes, Your Majesty..."
In that moment, Tang Xiaobai clearly felt the emotional fluctuation of the Emperor beside her.
She may be childish, but besides helping, what else could she do?
Li Xiao glanced at Li Mu, not convinced: "It's normal to make mistakes on the jueju field!"
Tang Xiaobai asked with a smile, "So who won in the end?"
Li Xiao's face was almost burning, but his voice was loud: "General Tang, Prince Li, and Lord Gu are all skilled players. I lost with admiration and respect!"
With that, he intentionally gave Li Mu a sidelong glance.
Just not talking about you!
Li Mu raised his eyelids: "You dropped three balls in my hands."
Li Xiao: Can I swear?
……
Putting aside personal grievances, Li Xiao's ball skills are really good, at least Tang Xiaobai thinks it shouldn't be a problem to choose him as a substitute.
But His Majesty the Emperor refused: "I do not wish to be in the same group as him."
"I" have come out, Tang Xiaobai could only smile and nod: "Li Xiao is impulsive and lacks stability, indeed he is not suitable."
Li Mu saw her approval, and he felt much more comfortable in his heart. He said again, "He and Liu Song and others cooperate tacitly, it is better to maintain the status quo, which is also the face of the court."
Tang Xiaobai was somewhat surprised: "Do you want these people to compete with the Tubo envoys?"
There is no technical problem with Li Xiao's team, but there is a slight anti-royalist political element.
Li Xiao, the Prince of Su, the grandson of Prime Minister Zheng Shidao, and the son of the trusted general of the late emperor, General Liu Tai, Liu Song.
Originally, their fixed team also included Li Shu, the Prince of Jin, but Li Shu was busy attending the funeral of the late emperor and couldn't make it.
These few were all part of the same circle of friends in the late emperor's court, especially prominent.
But after Li Mu ascended the throne, they were marginalized.
Compared with the Tubo envoy, if you win, it would be a great honor!
"It's just Cuju," His Majesty the Emperor said indifferently, "I'm not so attached to this little credit!"
……
The two substitutes for the emperor's team were also decided within two days.
One is the son of a certain princess, and the other, Tang Xiaobai is somewhat familiar but not too familiar, is the renowned literary scholar and mid-level official Xiao Yan.
After the team was filled, Li Muban's injury was almost healed, and he finally got the permission from the queen to return to the field.
"I haven't seen you play cuju yet!" Tang Xiaobai removed the hot compress from his arm, pinched the arm that he couldn't even pinch, and the image of the young man riding a horse and waving a club had already appeared in his mind.
But at this moment, Li Mu's words were hesitant: "Tomorrow... maybe you shouldn't go after all?"