The atmosphere of the banquet is generally relaxed and casual, because of the living treasure of Princess Gaoyang, there is no lack of jokes and fun. Originally, these local officials in Xiangzhou were still a little panicked and nervous about the arrival of the prince. But after a while, everyone relaxed. Even the most humble officials present dared to laugh out loud with joy.

Because, Li Chengqian is obviously not the kind of person who is majestic and oppressive.

But there are two people who have been very indifferent, and they have not relaxed and laughed, and they have always maintained their reserve and arrogance during the banquet.

It is Li Ke and Li Daozong.

In fact, the officials present were a little more afraid of Li Ke.

Although Li Ke is generous and easy-going, he is quite similar to Li Chengqian, but he also has times when he is strict and iron-fisted. When he first came to Xiangzhou to vigorously rectify the state capital yamen, the gentry and officials in Xiangzhou had all suffered a lot from him. Compared to the current formal occasion, Li Ke will never lose his reserve and majesty as a superior in front of many subordinates. Because in his view, this is not the norm of "rejoicing with the people", but self-deprecating majesty.

This subtle discrepancy and contrast made Qin Mubai come to a conclusion: Li Chengqian is more than generous and not more powerful. Although it does not lose its affinity, it lacks the "prestige" that a human monarch should have. As a monarch, to be tolerant and mutually beneficial, such as water and fire, is the way to control people.

If you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing goods. Looking at Li Chengqian alone, at least on the surface, it may be difficult to find out what is wrong with him. But put him and Li Ke together, make a little comparison, and judge the merits!

Qin Mubai shook his head secretly: Even I can see it, Li Shimin can't see it? Those ministers with old eyes above the court can't see it? It is no wonder that rumors have been circulating in recent years that the emperor has the intention of abolishing the reserve. Li Chengqian, as if he has such a "soft energy" in his bones, this is definitely not in line with the taste of Li Shimin, who established the country by force and was strong and majestic!

Qin Mubai was eating a meal and drinking lightly, while slowly thinking about these questions. When he was in a trance, Princess Gao Yang came to his couch and said with a smile: "Hey, General Qin, can you have a drink with this princess?" ”

Everyone was present, and Princess Gaoyang said it so vividly, Qin Mubai glared at her angrily and funny, and had to get up and raise a glass to greet her: "Your Majesty is better to obey your orders, Your Royal Highness Princess, please!" ”

"Please!" Princess Gao Yang smiled and covered her glass with her sleeve, and drank a full glass of wine.

Qin Mubai was suddenly a little stunned - this is the Qin Immortal Imperial Wine brought by the prince from Chang'an, the spirits!

"Ahem, ahem!" Princess Gaoyang really coughed loudly, her face was about to turn red, and she even jumped to the side and drank a bowl of tea.

Qin Mubai shook his head: This stunned girl!

Unexpectedly, after a while, Princess Gaoyang came over with a smile again, still holding her glass: "General Qin, as the saying goes, good things come in pairs, let's have another drink?" ”

"Uh, still drinking?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but be stunned, then looked at her cup suspiciously, and her eyes rolled.

"Look at what, Qin Immortal Imperial Wine!" Princess Gaoyang deliberately said loudly so that many people heard it, and said, "Could it be that you give this palace a face, and you won't drink it when I come to toast?" ”

Qin Mubai hated it so much that he wanted to laugh very much, so he had to shake his head: "Okay, your subordinates drink." Her Royal Highness the Princess, please! ”

"Please!" Princess Gaoyang did the same, drank another full cup, and jumped and ran again.

"Ah, Her Royal Highness the princess is really massive, massive!" Many officials present immediately exclaimed in amazement, and of course there was no lack of flattery and flattery.

Qin Mubai drank half a glass of wine and sat down, his face turned red as the wine shook. He knew too well in his heart that no matter who it was, it would be impossible for him to drink such a large two full cups of Qin Immortal Wine in a row. Among the people he has seen, his father Qin Shubao, Li Shimin, and Cheng Zhijie are considered to be massive, but they can't do it, and they don't dare.

There is no doubt that the cup of Princess Gaoyang is definitely not wine. She also pretended to be choked, and she looked very similar.

"This guy is getting naughty and naughty!" Qin Mubai couldn't help but glance to the side, only to see Princess Gaoyang triumphantly gesturing to Wu Meiniang, and the two daughters looked at him together, snickering maliciously.

"If these two people work together to figure out a prank, it will really be difficult to prevent immortals." Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Miserable! How can they get together in Xiangzhou? ”

Soon after, the feast was dispersed. After all, the prince and the others were a little tired from a long journey, so they were ready to rest early. Qin Mubai, Li Ke and others resigned.

Just a few steps out of the main hall, Li Chengqian followed out again and called Qin Mubai: "General Qin, wait a minute, I have something to say to you." ”

Qin Mubai and Li Ke were walking together, the two glanced at each other, and Qin Mubai promised: "Yes."

Back in front of Li Chengqian, he did not shy away from Li Ke, but said: "Gu drank two more cups, and almost forgot one thing. That is, when my father asked me to bring you a sentence temporarily. ”

"What is Your Majesty's command?" Qin Mubai hurriedly asked.

"Actually, it's not my father's dictation, but a death row prisoner, and I ask His Majesty to pass it on." Li Chengqian smiled, "How is it, interesting, right?" ”

"Indeed......" Qin Mubai also thought of it, it must be Zhao Chong.

Now that it is the autumn of the Double Ninth Festival, Zhao Chong must have already made a ghost under the knife in Chang'an. But every year before the autumn queen asks for beheading, Li Shimin, the emperor, will personally patrol the prisoners to see if there are any death row prisoners crying out for grievances. At that time, Zhao Chong was able to ask the emperor to pass the word...... It's really talented!

"That death row prisoner's name is Zhao Chong, General Qin must be familiar with it." Li Chengqian said, "At that time, His Majesty the Emperor went to inspect the prisoners, but he did not cry out for injustice, but asked his father a question in an absurd manner, and later made a request. What's even more incredible is that the father also answered his questions and agreed to his request. ”

"What's the problem? What request? Qin Mubai asked.

"That question is about Emperor Yang's Mausoleum. Why, my father didn't tell me, anyway, my father told Zhao Chong, you cracked the secret of the drawings, recovered the jade seal of the country that had been missing for decades, and also told him about the bones and puppets under the tomb. Li Chengqian said, "Later, Zhao Chong's request was to dig up his grandfather's bones, make them into bone dolls, and stand in the palace hall there." Moreover, he entrusted my father to convey Zhao Chong's gratitude to you. He also said, "If there is an afterlife, be your friend." Stick a knife in your ribs, and don't hesitate to do anything! ”

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled: "Since Your Majesty has agreed, it seems that Weichen has no choice but to do so." ”

Li Chengqian nodded and smiled, and said approvingly: "When a person is about to die, his words are also good." General Qin, you can get the respect and gratitude of a dying person, proving that you are indeed extraordinary. ”

His Royal Highness Xie praised. Your Highness is tired from the journey, so please rest early! Wechen didn't bother and took his leave. Qin Mubai resigned.

"Okay, General Qin is leaving." Li Chengqian glanced at the backs of Li Daozong and Li Ke, who were slowly moving forward not far away, and said softly, "If you have some free time, why don't you come here to play a game and drink tea?" ”

"The prince has a call, does Wei Chen'an dare to come? The prince, please go back, Weichen retired. "Qin Mubai salutes, retreat.

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile on his face, and watched Qin Mubai walk out of Xu Yuan with his hands cut behind his back before retreating into the gatehouse.

Qin Mubai quickly caught up with Li Daozong and Li Ke, and said with a smile: "Strange things, do you want to hear it?" ”

"The prince whispered to you, you don't have to rush to confess to us, right?" Li Daozong deliberately quipped.

"Hehe, how confidential can it be to stand on the steps and say it? Mu Bai, you say it! Li Ke said with a smile.

Qin Mubai said the meaning of the emperor as relayed by Prince Fangcai.

Li Daozong and Li Ke couldn't help but feel quite funny, and said with a joking smile: "Your Majesty really loves the house and Wu." Just because of a jade seal, he also made a wish for the prisoner, and asked the prince to run errands and pass the word. ”

Qin Mubai shook his head and sighed: "It's just a pity, you have to be friends with Zhao Chong in the next life." ”

Li Daozong couldn't help but smile, turned his chin at Qin Mubai, turned his chin at Li Ke, and said, "You can be content!" ”

Li Ke also smiled with a helpful smile: "Yes, Uncle Huang, I am very content." Because Qin Mubai, a friend, is obviously much stronger than Zhao Chong! ”

"If you can't talk about you, you have to make fun of me." Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled.

"Heh, we're already very benevolent and easy to deal with, right?" Li Daozong smiled wryly, pointed to the gate of the prince's line, and said, "After a while, the two ruthless characters over there are the real big troubles." Obviously, they're still 'together' now, see how you deal with it! - Haha, Ke'er, let's go! No matter how good a friend is, he can't help but is in debt, look at how this kid ends! ”

After that, Li Daozong and Li Ke laughed with bad intentions and left.

These two people even bluffed, and they really made Qin Mubai's scalp a little numb. As soon as he thought of stepping out of this line of work, he encountered the pair of "black wind and double evil" between Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang, and Qin Mubai felt a little drumming in his heart.

Being alone with them one-on-one, there are always endless whispers of tenderness and sweetness, how comfortable it is.

But women are born with vinegar, as long as there are more than or equal to two women together, it is impossible not to "repel the same sex". The result of this rejection is either the PK of their teeth and claws with each other, or the turbulent secret fight. But there is another "special situation", that is, they have sublimated this "repulsion" to a new level, and reached an incredible "strategic alliance" in the name of sympathy, not only do they hate each other, but they will turn love into grief and indignation, and in turn "deal with" that man with the same hatred.

In short, they are jealous and have eaten the "Transformation Realm", and the ideological realm is not the same, and they have cultivated new tricks!

Qin Mubai, who used to boast of being a master of the love field, always thought that this kind of "transformation realm" would only appear in legends. I didn't expect to see it alive now.

Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang, one is smart and the other is eccentric. There is probably no one in the world who is more suitable for interpreting such a thing as "legends" than them.

"What to do? Originally, either of the two of them would not be quite easy to deal with. Now that they are mixed together, there is a chemical reaction, and their IQ and power have increased geometrically, how can I, a mortal, compete with it? Qin Mubai thought to himself in distress, but scratched his head in amusement.

"Qin Mubai, what are you doing there slowly, your toes touching your heels, are you measuring the size of the courtyard of the prince's line?"

At the door, there was the shouting of Princess Gao Yang.

Qin Mubai looked up, and the little girl's vibrant hands were crossed on her chest, glaring at him quite defiantly! Next to her, stood Wu Meiniang, who also had a wicked smile on her face.

"Now I understand why the 21st century law allows men to join the military at the age of 18, but they are not allowed to marry until they are 22. It turns out that it is much harder to deal with one wife than against hordes of enemies! Qin Mubai shook his head and walked over with a sigh, muttering in his mouth, "What's more, it's still two wives!" ”

"Hey, what are you muttering about? It's too much! Princess Gaoyang said angrily, "I know that the two of us are waiting for you outside, and I don't come out for a long time, I am more shy than the eldest girl getting on the sedan chair!" ”

Wu Meiniang didn't speak, and looked at Qin Mubai with a smile.

Qin Mubai is not stupid. He knew that if he dared to ridicule Princess Gaoyang at this time, it would be like lighting a lantern in a pit and looking for death. Now, they wished for him to fight with them, and when he made a move, he was greeted by a storm that had been prepared for a long time.

"Don't get on this thief ship, or you're sure to die a tragic death." Qin Mubai said to himself. So, he was not angry at all, but said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness the princess deigned to wait for Weichen here, what are you doing?" ”

Princess Gaoyang waited for Qin Mubai to fight back, and then fought with him happily, but she didn't expect a punch to hit the cotton, so it was not easy to attack, so she said angrily: "Waiting for you...... Arrange for us to be afraid and guarded! ”

"Residence and guards?" Qin Mubai blinked a few times and said, "Shouldn't Her Royal Highness the Princess live in Jiangxia Wang Xingyuan?" ”

"I'm not happy to live with that little old man, it's boring. I'm going to live with Mei Niang. Princess Gao Yang said, "Don't be long-winded, go and arrange it for us!" ”

"But......" Qin Mubai scratched his head in embarrassment, "King Jiangxia has told you not to return at night." Say, This is the decree of God. ”

"I don't care, don't use the holy decree to press me. Even if my father is here, I have to rely on me, hum! Princess Gaoyang said arrogantly and coquettishly, "Hurry up, hurry up!" Arrange a comfortable place for us to stay. There must be a big courtyard and a flower garden rockery and flowing water, oh, there must be a bamboo and wood building on the stream of Jingxiang, which must be clean and secluded. The cook's handyman and maid don't have to hire outside, and I and Mei Niang's entourage can't be missing, and they all live in. The guards must be a hundred horsemen. Okay, just a little request, you can do it! ”

Wu Meiniang laughed out loud when she heard it.

"Talent...... Such a little request? Qin Mubai grinned and blinked bitterly, "Your Highness, I want to ask, what will happen if Your Majesty refuses to carry out this order?" ”

"So!" Princess Gaoyang was really prepared, pulled Wu Meiniang's elbow, and the two said in unison-

"Let's leave you together!"