Yi Qingqing, who was feeding the golden tiger to drink fish soup, shook his wrist, and the soup was sprinkled on the golden tiger's fluffy belly, and the little guy tried his best to hug it into a ball, wanting to add fish soup on his belly.

Yi came back to his senses, hurriedly took out his handkerchief, and wiped the soup stuck to the little guy's hair.

Li Daozong looked at Zong Xiu and sighed for a while, I don't know if he was jealous that Zong Xiu had such a loyal maid, or he was shocked that Zong Xiu was too easy to trust people.

Zong Xiu didn't say anything, just looked at Li Daozong quietly.

He was waiting for an answer to confirm his suspicions.

Because Li Daozong has admitted that there is no grudge between him and the Boling Cui clan, and he has never heard that Cui Xianwen has offended Li Daozong, it is impossible for Li Daozong to want to kill Cui Xianwen for no reason.

If it was the reason he guessed, it would be a great favor owed to Li Daozong.

"Actually, I want to kill him because I want to return you a favor." Li Daozong said lightly: "Last time in the Lin De Palace, if it weren't for your appearance, our father and daughter would be separated. ”

Zong Xiu sighed in his heart: Sure enough, he wants to help me.

Li Daozong's voice was sad.

"Wanqiu's mother went early, and when she was dying, she held my hand and asked me to take good care of this daughter. However, Tubo and Tuyuhun sent a letter to the Tang Dynasty a few months ago, saying that they would send envoys to worship, and the letter contained the meaning of marriage proposal. ”

"But Your Majesty ......"

Li Daozong sighed, there were some things that he couldn't say even if he knew.

"The queen mother has the intention of accepting Wanqiu as a righteous daughter, so let me take Wanqiu into Beijing."

"Hey, although this king doesn't want to marry his daughter far away, he can't help it. Fortunately, your appearance broke the thoughts of His Majesty and his relatives. This kindness is naturally repaid by the king. ”

"The king has been living in Chang'an for several months. I heard that you and Cui Xianwen had a holiday, and you have neither net worth nor background, offending him will not end up sooner or later. This king knows that Cui Xianwen will come to the lake today, so he asked you to come......"

"Huh? So you're not fishing with me at all? I deliberately hid in the cabin and didn't come out before, and I waited for us to make a fuss before I came out. ”

Zong Xiu reacted instantly, it turned out that all this was planned by Li Daozong earlier.

Li Daozong explained: "I heard that Cui Xianwen will be revenged, he and the eldest grandson's daughter swim in the lake, and when they meet you, there will be a quarrel. If you can't hold back, he will tell your family to get on my boat. In this way, it is the assassination of the prince, which is enough to lose his head. ”

“…… Isn't it too much? Zong Xiu was speechless.

Li Daozong laughed: "The most disliked thing in this king's life is to owe favors. An iron-eating beast repaid the favor, which was a joke. Anyway, this king is afraid that he will not be able to go back to Beijing this time, so he will simply help you kill Cui Xianwen, forgive Boling Cui and the Cui family will not dare to make trouble with this king, and Your Majesty will also be guilty of leaving this king in Chang'an, and he will not move me. ”

"Use my last power to repay your personal favor, this deal is not a loss. You kid has a gap in his chest, and his future achievements will definitely not be low. I will help you kill Cui Xianwen, so it can be regarded as selling you, and if you climb up in the future, it will be convenient to take care of me, the prince of Anle, who is trapped in Chang'an. Haha......"

Speaking of this, Li Daozong smiled, but the laughter was bitter and desolate.

Zong Xiu sighed faintly, the same as he guessed: Li Daozong wanted to help him, so he deliberately wanted to kill Cui Xianwen.

No wonder the timing is so good, he and Cui Xianwen had been arguing for so long before, and Li Daozong didn't show up until Cui Xianwen asked the guards to board the boat.

And Zong Xiu finally understood that when he first got on the boat, he always felt something strange - it turned out that there was no 'Jiangxia King Flag' on the painting boat, and there was no mark of identity.

Since ancient times, everyone in a wealthy family, powerful and wealthy businessmen has a family emblem and a family emblem, but there is nothing on the painting boat where Li Daozong asked Zongxiu to fish, so that Cui Xianwen did not recognize Li Daozong's boat.

This is clearly digging a pit and waiting for Cui Xianwen to jump.

Seeing that Zong Xiu didn't speak, Li Daozong asked, "Now can you tell me what decision you made?" ”

Zong Xiu picked up the wine jug on the table and personally got up and poured a glass of wine for Li Daozong: "Coincidentally, like the prince, I don't like to owe favors. ”

"What do you mean?" Li Daozong looked puzzled.

Zong Xiu grinned: "If I remember correctly, the prince is a native of Chengji, Longxi." Taizu's great-grandson and the cousin of Emperor Taishang. He made outstanding achievements in his life, made great achievements for the unification of the Tang Dynasty and the expansion of the territory, and was called the Virtuous King together with Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun. ”

Seeing that Zong Xiu treasured his past one by one, Li Daozong nodded. The fact that he is a member of the royal family is well known to the world, and it is not a big deal for Zong Xiu to say it, but I don't know what Zong Xiu means by saying this?

Zong Xiu picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "Lord, you have the heart to help me, I have written down this kindness, so the following words, every sentence, if you don't like it, you should be drunk and chatter; If you have heard and received it, then I will repay your kindness. ”

Li Daozong pinched the wine glass with two fingers and played with it in his hand, he didn't drink it, and stared at Zong Xiu with a pair of Danfeng eyes.

"I have heard that Master Zong has the talent of the world, and the last time I saw it in the Lin De Palace, I found that Master Zong also has a long-term vision. Whatever you say tonight, I promise it will only be in the ears of the three of us. ”

"Good!" Zong Xiu asked violently: "I want to ask the prince, what are you pursuing in this life?" ”

This is too general a question, what is the pursuit of this life? Li Daozong hesitated, what was he pursuing?

In terms of status, he is already a prince, and His Majesty has more than ten men, if he wants to go further, unless he does that great rebellion.

In terms of wealth, although he is not as rich as the Chai family, his money is enough for his children and grandchildren to squander for generations.

So, what else is he after?

Li Daozong's hand turning the wine glass stopped.

Zong Xiu lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty recruited the prince into Beijing, what is it for, presumably the prince also knows. ”

Li Daozong's face changed slightly.

Zong Xiu said again: "There are some things Your Majesty didn't say, it doesn't mean that he didn't think so." Now His Majesty's refusal to let the prince return to the fiefdom is actually waiting for an opportunity. Of course, I believe that sooner or later the prince will return to the fiefdom, but even if you return to the fiefdom, what if the prince returns? Your Majesty is not happy, and you are not having a stable life. ”

"What about you?"

Li Daozong took a sip of the wine glass, and looked at Zong Xiu's eyes with deep thought.

Zong Xiu smiled: "In my opinion, if the prince does not have a greater pursuit, it is better to let it go." ”

"Let go?"

Li Daozong was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes, just let go." Zong Xiu smiled: "The prince has great achievements, he is a very popular minister, and now he has been recruited into Chang'an by His Majesty, if he can take the initiative to let go, His Majesty will definitely be happy, and maybe he will give the prince a generous reward after a few kind words." ”

"You have offered to stay in Chang'an, is Your Majesty embarrassed to take back your fief? The prince does not lack sons, pick one out to manage, the fief is still yours, and the money is not short of yours. And the prince's status in His Majesty's heart will also rise. Therefore, I feel that if the prince does not have a greater pursuit, it is better to let go. ”