This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

"you--"

Zhao Shida was furious upon hearing this, and he was about to retort with strong words.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Zhang Xingcheng in the crowd out of the corner of his eye, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Zhang Xingcheng stared at him sharply, holding a rabbit-hair brush in one hand and a memorial in the other.

Clearly, he was just waiting for Cheng Yaojin to curse back.

Zhao Shida immediately shut his mouth.

Cheng Yaojin also spotted Zhang Xingcheng in the crowd. Seeing Zhang staring intently at Zhao Shida, he chuckled, reached out, and nudged Zhao Shida's shoulder, saying:

"What, you're not happy about it?"

Zhao Shida was pushed back a step. When he came to his senses, he glared at Cheng Yaojin and said, "You dare to push me?"

Cheng Yaojin reached out and pushed his shoulder again, asking, "What's wrong with pushing you? You're not happy about it? If you're not happy, just say it. It's so uncomfortable to keep it to yourself."

Zhao Shida shouted angrily, "Try pushing it again!"

Cheng Yaojin decisively stretched out his hands and shoved him hard, saying, "So what if I shoved you? Come back here."

Zhao Shida stumbled and took a few steps back before regaining his footing. His face was ashen, but he dared not make a move against Cheng Yaojin.

Once he takes action, he loses all grounds.

Cheng Yaojin also had reason to fight him!

Besides, there's Zhang Xingcheng right next to him...

Seeing him frozen in place, his expression shifting between light and dark, Cheng Yaojin sneered:

"Look at you, so cowardly."

"You want me to explain myself? You think you're worthy? Get lost!"

Seeing his utter contempt, Zhao Shida gritted his teeth and said, "Cheng Yaojin! You just wait, I will definitely impeach you before His Majesty today!"

Cheng Yaojin impatiently raised his little finger, waved it at him, and sneered:

"If you're so capable, try reciting ten of my books. I'm not afraid of you. That's it."

Zhao Shida suppressed his anger, snorted coldly, and stormed off.

Watching his retreating figure, Cheng Yaojin spat on the ground, "Pah, what a piece of trash."

Yuchi Jingde laughed and said, "Why did you say so much to him?"

Cheng Yaojin snorted and said, "That's right, I should have just kicked him. He's given me too much face. Let's go, let's go eat."

The two arrived at the Linde Hall.

At this moment, civil and military officials dressed in red and purple robes entered the hall one after another.

Hearing their conversation, Cheng Jun roughly understood what was happening outside.

He glanced at Zhao Shida, who was already seated with a dark expression, then calmly stood up, walked to the door, and happened to see Cheng Yaojin walking side by side with Yuchi Jingde. He went up to him and asked:

"Father, what's going on? I hear everyone talking about you."

Cheng Yaojin snorted, "Nothing much, it's just that Zhao Shida who came here yelling that he wants me to give him an explanation."

Cheng Jun asked, "Is it because of Cheng Dong'e's matter?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin sized him up and clicked his tongue, saying:

“You know about this, Chu Mo, Chu Liang, they must know too, only I don’t know, you’ve kept me in the dark.”

Why didn't you tell me beforehand?

Cheng Jun shrugged and chuckled dryly, "We were afraid of causing you trouble."

Cheng Yaojin sneered, "What trouble? If I had known about this earlier, would Zhao Shida have come to me demanding an explanation? I would have stormed his residence long ago and made him give me an explanation first!"

The wicked accuse first, well done... Cheng Jun secretly gave a thumbs up and said with a smile:

"It's nothing, it's alright."

Yuchi Jingde laughed and said from the side, "It's not a big deal. That guy surnamed Zhao is threatening to impeach your father later."

Cheng Jun looked at him and asked, "Uncle Yuchi, why don't you lend a hand?"

Yuchi Jingde smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I can't help with this. I have no past grudges or recent feuds with that Zhao fellow, so I can't help him."

Cheng Yaojin said, "He's just Zhao Shida, why are we afraid of him? Let's go, let's go inside and eat."

Cheng Jun smiled, spread his hands, and gestured for people to come in, saying, "Then let's go in and talk."

With that, he led the two into the hall.

Cheng Yaojin glanced at the table and exclaimed in surprise:

"Tonight's dinner is a little different from before."

Yuchi Jingde nodded and asked curiously, "It is somewhat different. What's on the table?"

Cheng Jun said, "It's a sign."

"Signage?"

Yuchi Jingde casually picked up the sign on the table next to him, glanced at it, and saw that it read "Zhu Zishe, Junior Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies," which was obviously Zhu Zishe's seat.

He then picked up the sign on the table in front of him, which read "Imperial Censor Liu Xiangdao," indicating that this was Liu Xiangdao's seat.

"interesting......"

Yuchi Jingde put down the sign in his hand, looked at Cheng Jun, and asked, "Where is my position?"

Cheng Jun smiled and said, "It's up ahead."

"Uncle Yuchi has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Whoever arranges the seating will put you in the front."

"You flatter me, you flatter me."

As Yuchi Jingde spoke, he was already grinning from ear to ear, "I didn't do much, hahahahaha!"

Cheng Jun smiled, led him to his seat, pointed to the plaque on the table that read "Duke of Wu, Yuchi Jingde," and said:

"right here."

When Yuchi Jingde looked at his seat, he looked at the seat next to him and found that the seat below him was that of Prince Rencheng, Li Daozong, who was also the Minister of Justice.

At this moment, a burly, strong man in his thirties walked over. Upon seeing Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Jun, and others, he first nodded slightly and then sat down in his seat.

Seeing that he was sitting in front of him, Yuchi Jingde was very satisfied and said, "Not bad, not bad, the seat is indeed in the front."

After he finished speaking, he looked ahead, and the smile on his face immediately disappeared. He stared wide-eyed straight ahead.

When Cheng Yaojin saw his expression change, he followed the direction of his gaze and was taken aback.

There, sitting in front of Yuchi Jingde's seat, was a person.

It was Zhao Shida, the very person he had just argued with!

Zhao Shida was also looking at them, somewhat surprised that he was sitting in front of Yuchi Jingde.

But then he thought that the seat was arranged by the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and it wasn't his own request to sit in the front, so he felt relieved.

Seeing that he didn't move at all, Yuchi Jingde instantly became furious. He strode over, grabbed his shoulder, and stared at him, asking:

"Zhao Shida, who gave you permission to sit here?"

Zhao Shida said calmly, "How should I know? My seat was right here the moment I came in!"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde flew into a rage, grabbed Zhao Shida by the collar, pulled him up, and roared at him:

"You dare sit here after I've arranged your seat for you? Don't you think you deserve it? You worthless wretch, what have you done to deserve sitting in my seat of honor?"