"Well, what are you talking about, he doesn't come?"

In the study of the Xiande Hall of the East Palace, the crown prince Li Hong, who was sitting behind a few sons, immediately lowered his face after hearing Wang Dequan's reply, and said in an unkind tone.

"Yes, if you go back to Your Highness, the slave and maid are incompetent and failed to invite His Royal Highness King Zhou to come to the banquet."

Wang Dequan has been following the prince for a long time, and he knows that Li Hong is generally a gentle person, but once the fire starts, it is as fierce as a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

"Humph!"

Li Hong snorted coldly, his pale face was full of anger, but at the end he still didn't get mad, he just waved his hand in annoyance and motioned for Wang Dequan to retreat, but he himself stood up anxiously and paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, which could be regarded as barely suppressing the anger in his heart, and then turned his eyes to Yan Liben and Liu Xiangdao who were standing aside, and asked in a deep voice: "Yan Gong, Liu Gong, isn't that kid really going to take over the messenger of the river worker?" ”

Li Hong was obviously really angry, and his words were so unkind that even the not very elegant words such as "boy" came out of his mouth, in view of this, Yan and Liu did not dare to comment on this matter at will, and after looking at each other, they all put on a posture of frowning and thinking very tacitly, as for whether they were really thinking about this matter seriously, then only they knew it in their own hearts.

"What? Didn't the two Aiqing see anything about this? ”

The matter of the river work is too huge, Li Hongshi is difficult to hold a normal heart, this time seeing that the two confidants and ministers have not spoken for a long time, the irritability in his heart can no longer be suppressed, his face is gloomy, and he snorts angrily.

"Your Royal Highness, according to the old minister, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou may not really have the heart to take the river envoy, and the reason why he refuses to be summoned to come may be because he wants to capture the old man." Although Yan and Liu didn't want to say much about this matter, they were forced into a corner when Li Hong asked them like this, and it would be impossible to answer if they didn't answer, and in desperation, Yan Liben had no choice but to stand up and answer with a slight hesitation.

"Want to get away with it? What does this mean? ”

Li Hong's heart was obviously a little confused, and he didn't have the heart to think about the subtext in Yan Li's words for a while, so he asked directly.

"His Royal Highness Mingjian, according to the old minister's view, His Royal Highness King Zhou's move may be a small bargaining trick for businessmen, the matter of river work is so important, how can His Royal Highness King Zhou such a fledgling person can afford it, from the analysis of the situation, even if there is the intervention of the queen mother, it is impossible to fall into its hands, those who are really capable of winning the river work, except for His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness King Lu, there is no one else, this point must be in the heart of His Royal Highness King Zhou, just because of the sponsorship of the queen mother, His Royal Highness King Zhou's position now is extremely critical, which side he prefers, which side has a greater chance of winning, that is, waiting for the price to sell, the reason why he conflicts with His Royal Highness King Lu, and refuses His Royal Highness's invitation, are all from this, there is nothing strange at all. Seeing that Li Hong couldn't think about the problem calmly, Yan Liben had no choice but to try his best to explain the reason in detail, although he was unwilling.

"Well, I see, it's a pity that the seventh brother of Lone doesn't go to be a businessman, or not, he doesn't want to come, so Lone will go by himself." Li Hong is smart by nature, and he was confused before, but when he heard Yan Liben's analysis reasonable, his irritable heart immediately settled down a lot, and he was even in the mood to ridicule Li Xian.

"Your Highness doesn't have to go in person, send someone to invite you again, His Royal Highness King Zhou will come!"

The crown prince is the respect of the half-monarch, and he can't easily go out of the East Palace for half a step, the situation is complicated at this time, and it is not easy to move lightly, Yan and Liu are both old and serious people, and they don't dare to let Li Hong act so recklessly, they each glanced at each other, and almost exhorted in unison.

"It's okay, then I'll send someone to go on another journey." Li Hong thought about it, and also felt that as a prince, it was indeed inappropriate to appear in the palace of King Zhou at such a sensitive time, not to mention that it was not appropriate to go in plain clothes, so he did not be stubborn anymore, nodded, and agreed to the advice of Yan and Liu......

"Brother Minister, Brother Prince!"

As Yan Li expected, when Wang Dequan went to the Zhou Palace's mansion again to urge, Li Xian agreed very happily, without even the slightest delay, he immediately put on a guard of honor, and arrived at the East Palace with great momentum.

"Excuse me, the seventh brother's drive is really not easy to invite, but I want to wear it for my brother."

Li Hong was indeed angry in his heart, even if he knew that Li Xian was an important figure in the matter of river work, but when he thought that the younger brother in front of him actually played with him, the unhappiness in his heart surged uncontrollably, although his face was smiling and gorgeous, but there was obviously a thorn in his words.

Cut, this guy is really sour enough, so please fart, we're here to talk to you about business, and it's not called Hanako, just shout it, I don't know! Li Xian was going to make a big deal with Li Hong on the matter of river work, and this East Palace naturally had to go through, but if Li Hong himself was not psychologically prepared, this business would have to collapse, which was also the root cause of Li Xian's previous refusal of the invitation, and his intention was to pass on a message, that is, his Li Xian's asking price was not low, don't expect to take a random three melons and two dates out and want to fool the past, as for whether Li Hong will figure out the meaning of refusal, Li Xian is really a little apprehensive, but, In Li Xian's view, there are a lot of people around the prince, even if he can't think of it, there are always people who can think through, as long as Li Hong can understand the meaning, then he will definitely send someone to urge, which is also the reason why Li Xian dared to refuse Li Hong's first invitation. Sin. ”

"That's it, it's good to come, come here, sit down."

Li Xian is an important person to solve the problem of river engineering, Li Hongzi does not want to offend him too much, this time seeing that Li Xian has lost money, it is not good to use the topic to play, so he raised his hand, signaled Li Xian to be exempt, and then gave Li Xian the treatment of sitting, he gave the order, and a group of small eunuchs were busy carrying Zhang Jindun, Li Xian was not much polite, and he sued him, so he sat down, sat down without squinting, and waited for Li Hong's instructions.

"Have you heard of the seventh brother, Liu Yizhi, Zhou Simao, and the North Gate bachelors jointly sponsored the seventh brother to take charge of the river engineering affairs, I don't know what the seventh brother thinks about this?"

Li Hong's ability in government affairs is extremely outstanding, but in terms of eloquence, it is just average, not to mention compared with Li Xian, who is unparalleled, even compared to Li Xianlai, it is also very inferior, at this time facing the silent Li Xian, Li Hong actually had a feeling of not knowing where to start, and after hesitating for a while, he simply came straight in.

Idea? Ha, that's a lot, it doesn't matter what we think, what you think is the key! Li Xian didn't expect Li Hong to hold back for a long time, and he actually asked about the business so straightforwardly, and couldn't help but laugh secretly, but his face was full of humility, and he replied: "Back to the prince's brother's words, it is the ministers' love, and the minister's brother is actually difficult to bear this burden, ashamed, ashamed!" ”

Li Xian's mouth was ashamed, but there was no trace of self-shame on his face, but there was a faint sense of self-satisfaction, seeing that Li Hong was upset for no reason, and he really wanted to scold Li Xian, but unfortunately he could only think about it, and he couldn't do it, so he had to reply vaguely: "The seventh brother is talented, the so-called ambition is not old, what he is talking about is that the seventh brother is a talented person, and he has always admired him for his brother." ”

"Where, where, the prince's brother has a good reputation, and the minister's brother is just Pu Liu's posture, and he can't be called talented, let alone very talented, but the prince's brother is unparalleled in his ability, and he is also a model for his younger brothers." When it comes to talking about those high-sounding nonsense, there are few people in the world who can compare with Li Xian, and now seeing that Li Hong is reserved and unwilling to mention conditions, Li Xian does not plan to talk about business in a hurry, the left and right are just nonsense, and this set of nonsense has been rolling in.

"Seventh brother's mouth, it's true, it's just that, I can't talk about you for my brother, let's talk about business." Li Hong had already learned Li Xian's eloquence, and he didn't want to talk about those useless digressions, and after scolding with a smile, his face was solemn, and he looked at Li Xian with blazing eyes: "The seventh brother should know that the river fortifications are related to the safety of the society, and he must not be sloppy, and now there are many discussions in the court, but there is no conclusion, and it is really unfavorable to the court situation. ”

"Well, since the prince's brother said so, the younger brother doesn't dare to be perfunctory." When it came to business, Li Xian's waist immediately straightened up, and the hippie smile on his face disappeared, and he replied with a solemn expression: "The matter of the river work, Dali Sheji, the importance of this does not need to be said by the younger brothers, it is advisable to do it quickly, and now the key lies in who presides over its affairs, the younger brothers are young, and lack of experience, it is really useless, and now the court, can be in charge of this important task, except for the prince's brother and the sixth brother, there is no one else!" ”

"Oh? In this case, who does the seventh brother think is more suitable? ”

As soon as Li Hong heard that Li Xian pushed himself out side by side with Li Xian, not only was he not angry, but he was secretly happy, his eyes flashed, and he hurriedly asked a question, but Li Xian did not answer, but smiled with deep meaning, and the smile fell in Li Xian's eyes, and a slight chill rose in his heart for no reason......