Xu Ge left the palace later and wanted to go back to the house to pack his things. When he went to lead the horse, he saw that there were already people waiting for him.

"Why are you here?" Xu Ge asked.

"You're leaving tomorrow and want to get you for a drink." The one who answered was Xu De's groom Li Tie.

The two rode around Tianjing City, because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, most of the restaurants had a good business. Along the way, I saw a lot of famous people who wanted to ask, but they were stopped by Xiao Er at the door, and said apologetically: Second master, it's full.

The two of them walked like this, and it was already dark before they found a tavern with no people. Maybe it's because of leaning into Xicheng, maybe it's because there is too much water in the wine. At a good time like the Mid-Autumn Festival, this tavern didn't sit at a few tables.

The shopkeeper was wiping the table, and when he saw that someone came to the door, he was polite, came up to lead the horse, and said: "My second master of wine likes it, please inside." ”

Xu Ge and the others entered the door of the tavern.

The tavern was dimly lit, the tables and chairs were worn, and the grease stains on the tables reflected the dim light.

"Another, right?" Xu Ge looked at the appearance of the tavern and retreated.

"It's coming." Li Tie wore patched clothes today, which was quite appropriate, and walked in with a grin, "Shopkeeper, bring wine." ”

The middle-aged man who was keeping accounts at the counter should be the shopkeeper, glanced at the two of them, continued to make calculations, and said, "What kind of wine do you drink?" That person's voice was not as enthusiastic as Xiao Er.

"What's the best wine you've ever had?"

"I only have two kinds of wine here, one mixed with water and one without water."

"Can you sell it with water?" Xu Ge felt amused and asked out loud.

"Someone who mixes it with water will drink it." The shopkeeper's voice was still flat.

"Let's come to two jars without water, how much is it."

"Two-two."

"Two taels?" Xu Ge was stunned, can such a store sell one, two, and one jar?

Li Tie was quiet, took out two taels of silver, put it on the counter, and said, "Hurry up, what snacks do you have here." ”

"The only appetizer is beef." It was Xiao Er, who had just gone to lead the horse, who spoke, and the shopkeeper was too lazy to speak.

"Cut two pounds too." Li Tie took out another tael of silver and said, "Hurry up, I'm still hungry." ”

The shopkeeper took the money, looked at the two, turned around and opened the curtain and entered the back kitchen, while the shopkeeper pulled them to sit down at the table by the window. Xiao Er took a not very clean handkerchief to wipe the oil stains on the table, but he felt that the table became more and more reflective the more he wiped it.

"How about here." It was Li Tie who spoke.

"Forgive me for my short-sightedness, there are such strange shops in the capital this day."

"The owner of this shop has been distributing porridge in Xicheng for seven or eight years." Li Tie said intentionally or unintentionally.

"You've been here before?"

"I have just returned to Tianjing City and have come often, but I haven't been here for a few years."

The shopkeeper's actions were quite quick, and he brought two jars of wine without water, and the bowl of wine was quite clean, and the wine was poured into the bowl with a bright color.

"Wait a minute, the beef will be here soon." Xiao Er turned around and left.

Xu Ge took a sip from the bowl, tsk, how much wine is in this water.

Li Tie took a sip, but he didn't have any expression, and said as if he was nostalgic: "The taste of this wine hasn't changed at all." ”

"Did you come to me just to take two sips of this wine?" Xu Ge said with a smile.

"Of course not." Li Tie poured another bowl of wine for Xu Ge and said, "I want to talk to you and give you something." ”

"Send me something? What to send me? Xu Ge was curious, it seemed that the impoverished Li Tie could come up with something good.

"This." As he spoke, Li Tie slapped the long knife on his waist on the table with a "snap", which made the few guests in charge of it put their eyes on this table.

Xu Ge looked at the worn-out scabbard, obviously some years, he took the knife, pulled it out of the scabbard, a cold air came to his face, the blade was so bright that it could shine through the cobwebs on the ceiling of the tavern. Xu Ge checked it, it was about forty pounds, which was heavier than his big knife.

"Does this knife have a name?" Xu Ge couldn't put it down and asked.

"Yes, it's called a flask."

"Wine jug?" Xu Ge frowned, such a good knife, called a wine jug, was too aggrieved.

Xu Ge put the wine jug back on the table and said, "Tell me, why did you give me a knife." ”

Xu Ge and Li Tie don't have a deep relationship, but they know each other's origin is unknown, so it's not easy to ask, and they also do things under the prince, so there is no need to care so much.

"You're like me when I was younger, the flask is a good knife, although the name is a little worse, but it doesn't affect the use of him to kill people."

"How long have you been with the prince?"

"I can't remember, eighteen or nineteen years." Li Tie smiled.

When Xu Ge heard this, he said, "Tell me your secret and let me accept this knife." ”

"Before this knife was called a sake jug, it was called Akao."

Xu Ge looked at the handle of the wine jug, although it was seriously worn, a trace of red could still be seen on it. Akao is a famous sword, it was once the saber of a famous general, and followed that famous general from birth to death. That famous general is called An Ruhai.

"Then you don't have the surname Li Liu?" Xu Ge touched the melon.

"My surname is Ann, Anjin." Li Tie's voice was flat, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him.

"The prince of Wei." Xu Ge looked around and said loudly.

"The prince of Wei has long since died, and there is only one coachman Li Tie in the world." Li Tie's smile was honest.

The shopkeeper brought a big bowl of beef, and Xu Ge took a piece with chopsticks, although it tasted good, but it was cold. Li Tie also took a pair of chopsticks and nodded: "It's still the same taste." ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper went out to greet customers, Xu Ge said in a low voice: "Does the princess know?" ”

"Don't dare let her know. No one can recognize my face. Neither can she. ”

After Li Tie said this, he took the bowl of wine and drank it all, and did not speak again. Xu Ge didn't know how to speak, so he could only be silent. The two were in an awkward position.

"If there is no accident in the palace, if the prince goes to the west, I should follow." Li Tie seemed a little lost.

"He's your nephew."

"He is His Royal Highness." Li Tie corrected.

"You want me to protect him, with an family's knife? Someone who settles in instead of a home. ”

"There are some things that can't be explained too clearly. I didn't show up before, and I can't now. ”

Xu Ge picked up the wine jug again and rubbed the grinding marks on it.

"I don't have the surname Xu, my surname is Zhang, and I was picked up by Mr. Feng. This is my biggest secret, we evened it out, and I took the flask. ”

"Protect the son. I will protect the prince. ”

"I know, the An family will be revealed."

After saying this, the two of them drank again in a sullen voice.

Xu Ge glanced inadvertently, and the full moon outside the window seemed to tell of a peaceful reunion. Li Tie also seemed to notice, but he didn't look up, humming an inexplicable tune.

After the two drank the water mixed with wine, there were only two of them left in the store, and the shopkeeper went to bed early, leaving only Xiao Er to support him crookedly on the counter, waiting for them to leave and then close the door.

Xu Ge got up, put down the knife on his waist, tied the wine jug, and said, "Let's go." ”

Li Tie hung Xu Ge's knife on his waist and said, "Let's go." ”