My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Zhang Jiazhen's voice came from outside the door, and Chang An and others raised their heads and looked towards the door. But they couldn't see anything - it was lunch time, and according to the rules, the house had to be closed.

Looking at the door of the main hall again, Chang Qi had already left, and instead there was a slight sound of tiles moving overhead.

Gu Li's eyes suddenly darkened, and she stood up, holding up her skirt and was about to leave. This action frightened Chang An and he quickly pulled her back. Li Longji was a little confused at this time: "Marquis Dingkang, are you still entangled with Prime Minister Zhang?"

"Your Majesty, Zhang Jiazhen has insulted and slandered my husband several times before, like a street hooligan. Now during lunch, she is standing at the door and insulting my husband!" Gu Li said angrily at this time.

Then Chang An said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for making fun of you. I had several quarrels with Zhang Jiazhen before, which made my wife hate him very much."

He gently helped Gu Li sit down, then touched her face and said, "Mother Gu, don't go to see her. I'll go. Don't get angry and make yourself sick."

"Your Majesty, I will go deal with it first. You can have your meal first."

Li Longji nodded, and then Chang An stood up and closed the door of the main hall. Chang An walked out and looked back at the eaves of the main hall. The two sisters Chang Qi and Chang Qi were already sitting there. They seemed to be holding... their own food in their hands?

Chang An found it a little funny at this time, so he just let them go. When the time came, he would still have to rely on them to "be a human being".

He came to the door and opened it directly, showing the scene outside the door in full. When Chang An saw this scene, he raised his eyebrows - in addition to Zhang Jiazhen, there were several guards at the door, holding sticks in their hands.

"Have you eaten since you came here today? If not, come in and have a bite."

Zhang Jiazhen was furious at this point. He pointed at Chang An's nose and cursed, "Chang Yonghe, you are such a jerk. You actually dragged our personal grudge into His Majesty's presence and gossiped about me."

Chang An raised his eyebrows again, then laughed and said, "Oh no, I don't know what Prime Minister Zhang is talking about. I, Chang Yonghe, chew the root of your tongue, Zhang Jiazhen?"

"Did His Majesty come to see you yesterday?"

Chang An was stunned for a moment, then turned his head slightly to look in the direction of his main hall, nodded and said: "Yes, it is true."

"Then why do you say you didn't have it?" Zhang Jiazhen's eyes widened with anger.

Chang An found it even more amusing and said, "If you accuse me of gossiping just because your Majesty came to my house, then in two days I will impeach you for raping a woman because you are not a eunuch. Will you admit it?"

"You are so eloquent. Let me see if you would admit it if your wife was brought in front of you!" Zhang Jiazhen said at this time.

Chang An narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned back to look at the main hall. After confirming that everything was fine, he raised his head to look at the eaves. Except for the two bowls, the person was gone.

"What did you say happened to my mother Gu?"

Seeing Chang An suppressing his anger, Zhang Jiazhen was very proud and said, "Are you scared now? Don't worry, I'll let you know what your... that ...

Chang An took a deep breath, then turned slightly sideways and shouted into the main hall: "Can we beat him? Can we fight?"

"allow!"

"beat!"

Two voices came from the room, the first was a man's voice, and the second was a woman's voice. They were both very familiar, and Zhang Jiazhen's mind went blank as soon as he heard the first man's voice.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jiazhen found a fist in front of him. Before he could feel the pain, he felt himself flying backwards. The guards around him lost consciousness before they realized what was happening.

Chang An went up to Zhang Jiazhen's face and hit him several times with the "Ku Ku" punch. After these two punches, Zhang Jiazhen thought Chang An was going to finish, but unexpectedly, Chang An said:

"Help me lift him up, and you two will receive double...triple the reward this month."

As he said that, Chang An waved his hand, and then Chang Qi picked up Zhang Jiazhen with one hand and grabbed his neck. Chang An took two steps back, then suddenly jumped up and slapped Zhang Jiazhen in the face.

Zhang Jiazhen fell to the ground, feeling dizzy. Then, Chang Qi dropped two guards on the courtyard wall. Chang An heard the door of the main hall open. He waved to the two sisters Chang Qi and asked them to leave.

Zhang Jiazhen came out at this time and said, "Why, you want to kidnap the nobles of the court in front of me?"

"Chang Lang, are you okay?" Gu Li walked up and asked with concern.

"It hurts..." Chang An said, holding his hand.

Gu Li suddenly became more nervous. He didn't care that Li Longji was still here. He directly pulled up Chang An's sleeve and asked distressedly while checking: "Where does it hurt? Here?"

"My hand hurts." Chang An said with a mischievous smile.

At this moment, Gu Li's eyes fell on Chang An's hand, and then he came back to his senses.

As for Zhang Jiazhen, as soon as he saw the man in yellow clothes in front of him, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know you were here, so I offended you."

"Disobeying the Emperor?" Li Longji snorted coldly at this time, "Are you disobeying the Emperor? If I were not here today, it is really hard to imagine what you were going to do to Lady Zichuan County."

"If there weren't secret guards hidden in Marquis Dingkang's house, I really can't imagine how Madam Zichuan and her unborn child would be treated."

"Your Majesty, forgive me..."

Zhang Jiazhen was trembling at this time, and said so. If it was something else, if Li Longji was not there, then even if Gu Li was really in trouble, he would be fine. But now it is different, the witnesses are all there, and Li Longji really heard it.

At this time, Li Longji looked at Li Longji and said, "Marquis Dingkang, it is you and your wife who are going to be persecuted today. Do you have anything to say?"

Chang An smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Jiazhen just said that I was gossiping in front of you. I am a person who is more willing to give face to outsiders. Since Prime Minister Zhang said that I was gossiping, then I have to gossip."

Zhang Jiazhen's pupils shrank slightly, and then he kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"I agree!" Li Longji ignored Zhang Jiazhen's plea for mercy, looked at Chang An and said.

Chang An said, "I have a good friend in Luoyang, the eastern capital. He wrote to me some time ago and said: There is a chief clerk in Luoyang named Wang Jun. In order to seek the position of censor, he built a house for Zhang Jiazhen in Luoyang."

"It's just that I was so absorbed in reading that I didn't know how bribery was punished in Tang law. Of course, this is just hearsay from others, and I don't know whether it's true or not."

After hearing these words, Li Longji was stunned, while Zhang Jiazhen stood still.

Li Longji looked at Zhang Jiazhen at this time and asked coldly: "Zhang Jiazhen, is what Dingkang Hou said just now true?"

"Your Majesty, I..."

Zhang Jiazhen didn't dare to say anything at this time, and then Li Longji said: "Marquis Dingkang didn't say anything about you yesterday, and your brother's matter was also my own decision. What right do you have to come to Marquis Dingkang's house to threaten him?"

"I heard that you didn't own a farm, so I thought you were honest, but I didn't expect you to accept bribes. My position has always been filled by capable people. Now I want to ask you--"

"How dare you, Shuzi!"

Zhang Jiazhen's clothes were soaked, and Li Longji said, "You can become the prime minister now only because of a polite word I said at the beginning. Now that I see that you are really good at making decisions, I keep you as prime minister. Do you really think you have any real talent?"

"Everyone in the market says that you have a bad temper and are stubborn, but I protect you because I see that you are capable. As a result, all the officials are restricted by you now, and even General Wang Jun is away, but you are at odds with him!"

"In terms of steadiness and character, you are not as good as Prime Minister Yuan; in terms of responsibility in handling affairs, you are not as good as Song Sansi; in terms of strategic talent, you are not as good as Marquis Dingkang!"

Zhang Jiazhen was completely speechless, and then Li Longji said: "Zhang Jiazhen, you are trying to murder the nobles of the court. I will have someone investigate the matter of taking bribes. If it is true, you are guilty of the death penalty!"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Li Longji waved his hand with some disdain and said, "Aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to ask Eunuch Cheng to drive you back in a carriage?"

"I dare not..." Zhang Jiazhen hurriedly got up from the ground at this time, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Seeing Zhang Jiazhen trembling and leaving, Li Longji shook his head helplessly, then looked at the people on the ground and said, "Marquis Dingkang, I will have people send these people to the Dali Temple later, you don't have to worry."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Longji then turned around and entered the Dingkang Marquis's residence, and said, "We have only eaten half of our lunch, let's continue, Dingkang Marquis."

Then they returned to the main hall and continued to eat. They had been delayed for some time, and now after returning to the house, the maids also brought new food. Seeing Li Longji pick up the bowl, Chang An said:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"What crime has Marquis Dingkang committed?"

"Because of my personal grudge, I have ruined your Majesty's mood for dinner."

"Nothing, I forgive you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After dinner, Huaiqin and Zhener came in with two plates of mooncakes, and Changan said:

"Your Majesty, this is a mooncake, which is more suitable for eating during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This one is steamed, and the other one is baked. The steamed and baked ones have different tastes and textures." Chang An said.

"This is mooncake, and it looks a bit like the Hu cake presented as tribute by the Hu people." Li Longji picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

“It tastes really good.”

"Since Your Majesty likes it, I naturally cannot keep it to myself. I will tell Your Majesty how to make the mooncakes later so that Your Majesty can also taste them in the palace."

"I'm sure!"