There are not many guests at the banquet in the Jin Palace, Li Su, Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, and Pei Xingjian are just four people.

Today is different from the past, with the gradual tilt of the balance in Li Shimin's heart, and after releasing an obvious signal to the people of the world, Li Zhi's weight is getting heavier and heavier day by day, and there are not many courtiers in Chang'an City who want to see through it, hoping to get the favor of King Jin and be invited into the palace to drink this banquet.

But Li Zhi only invited Li Su four people, the meaning of which is that Xu Jingzong and the other three know best, in other words, from now on, the four of them will become the most trusted team of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, if you take a long-term view, in the future, Li Shimin will die, Li Zhi will ascend the throne and become the emperor, the four of them will be the greatest, and it is not a problem to be promoted and knighted, and even if you want to add your name to the portrait of the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, it is not an impossible dream.

Compared with the utilitarianism of Xu Jingzong and the others, Li Su is very indifferent.

It doesn't matter how many miles the Long March has completed, what matters is that every step must be taken steadily and there is no room for mistakes. Even if there is only one last step from the end, if someone dies at this last step, this long march will be in vain.

Li Zhi's current situation can only be said to have an advantage, far from the time when the dust has settled, since ancient times, the emperor drove the imperial expedition in person, leaving the prince to supervise the country, and Li Zhi is still only the king of Jin until now, if Li Shimin really intends to decide to make Li Zhi the prince, before the expedition, Li Zhi's status should be corrected, and he should be canonized as the crown prince quickly, instead of a Jin king's identity is not justified in the prison country.

From this detail, it can be seen that Li Shimin's final decision on the choice of the crown prince is actually still vacillating and hesitating, and the position of the crown prince is not a guarantee for Li Zhi.

Li Zhi was drunk and slanted, already seven points drunk, shook his body and patted Li Su's shoulder, and then gave a lengthy wine burp, Li Su bounced away with a disgusted face, and slapped the part of his shoulder that had just been touched by Li Zhi, he couldn't live, and went home and threw away this clothes.

"Brother Zizheng, ...... I haven't thanked you well, I can have today, Brother Quan Tuozi is planning for me, my gratitude to Brother Zizheng in my heart is really ......" Li Zhi said and his eyes were red, I don't know if it was because of his true feelings or drunkenness.

"If you want to thank me, you can drink more, and I will be relieved to drink until the wall is gone......" Li Su said casually.

What he wants to do most now is to get this guy drunk, and then pat his ass and leave, as Li Zhi's auxiliary, Li Su can share his worries and solve problems and give him advice, but it does not include putting up with this guy's drunken madness.

Li Zhi drank a little high, and when he heard this, he immediately smiled: "How difficult is it to drink!" If Brother Zizheng likes to see me drink more, I will obey my fate! ”

Saying that, Li Zhi picked up the cup, really took a big sip, and mumbled three taels of spirits into his stomach.

Xu Jingzong and the other three people next to him watched silently, and their eyes were straight.

The bad guy is also the future prince of the Tang Dynasty, is it really good for you to pit people in front of you like this?

Seeing that Li Zhi drank it all in one gulp, Li Su said quietly: "Your Highness, you drank it wrong, what you drank just now was not wine, but water, didn't you taste the wrong taste?" ”

Li Zhi's eyes were dizzy, he only felt that the world was spinning, and his drunkenness became stronger, and he said with a blank face when he heard this: "I...... Is it drinking water? ”

"That's right, water! Doesn't Your Highness feel dull and tasteless in your mouth? Li Su continued to play the trick with a righteous face.

Li Zhi's IQ at this time was not much higher than that of an idiot, he staggered and personally picked up a jar of spirits, stared at the jar of wine for a long time, and finally determined that it was the drunk, under the stunned gaze of Xu Jingzong and the three, he raised the jar with both hands and grunted into his mouth, after pouring a few sips, Li Zhi's body shook a little, his hands loosened, the wine jar fell to the ground and shattered, and then he smirked twice at Li Suhe, and finally like a javelin, his body fell straight up, completely drunk.

There was silence in the hall, and the three of Xu Jingzong seemed to have been immobilized, staring at Li Su with dull eyes, speechless for a long time.

Li Su breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and patted his buttocks, and waved his big hand.

"I declare that this is the end of the royal banquet, now everyone goes back to their respective homes, go!"

Three: "............"

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Walking out of the Jin Palace, Xu Jingzong's mood was still not calm, and everyone had a little resentment on their faces.

What a precious feast! It was a great opportunity to compete for performance and show loyalty in front of His Royal Highness the future Prince, who knew that the thousand-word sycophant draft prepared in advance had not yet had time to perform, and in a blink of an eye, Li Su drunk His Royal Highness the King of Jin and fell to the ground unconscious......

So willful, let us be full of loyalty, where to complain?

Li Su also seemed to feel the resentful gaze of the three of them, turned his head to look at them, and said with a blank expression: "What kind of expression do you have?" ”

The three of them barely squeezed out a smile, Pei Xingjian finally returned a little ashamed, and soon his face returned to normal, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu were thick-skinned, so they unabashedly showed a lost expression and sighed.

"Grandpa Li, you ...... Pour down His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and then throw him there and leave him alone, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right? Shall we go back and take care of him? Li Yifu did not give up.

Li Su Yangtian snorted: "No need, there are so many people in the palace, it's not our turn to take care of it, besides, it's obvious that he got himself drunk, what's the matter with me?" ”

Li Yifu reluctantly turned his head to look in the direction of the palace, and had to give up.

The four of them left the palace and walked slowly in the direction of the city gate side by side.

"Grandpa Li, the lower officials heard a news today, Wei Wangtai knelt at the palace gate last night and asked His Majesty to go with the army, and His Majesty has promised him." Li Yifu said in a low voice.

Li Su was stunned, and then frowned.

This is not good news, he knows that Li Tai is not dead to the position of the prince, and taking the initiative to ask to go out with the army is his last chance, the Eastern Crusade is a long time, and I am afraid that it will not end without a year and a half, in this year and a half, Li Tai gets along with Li Shimin day and night, even if he is a straw bale coward, this battle has not been established, but every day before and after the saddle to serve and please Li Shimin, after a long time, it is difficult to say whether the prince candidate in Li Shimin's heart will be shaken.

"Is the message confirmed?" Li Su asked in a deep voice.

Li Yifu nodded affirmatively: "It's true, many people in the palace know that it is said that after King Wei left Taiji Palace last night, his expression was very relaxed, it seems that His Royal Highness King Wei is still not giving up on the position of the crown prince, and is eager to make a last fight in the Eastern Expedition, Grandpa Li, we have to guard against it......"

Li Su was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "It's okay, it's just that it doesn't change, although King Wei can accompany His Majesty every day to invite pets, but don't forget, I am also by Your Majesty's side every day, if he is honest, if he wants to make wind and rain, I am not a vegetarian, I have my own way to deal with it." ”

Li Yifu smiled and nodded.

Pei Xingjian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Grandpa Li will go out with the army tomorrow, and the three of them will stay in Chang'an to assist His Royal Highness the King of Jin. ”

Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu's eyes were also firmly fixed on Li Su, and the expressions of the three of them were very solemn, it seemed that they were all tense in their nerves, knowing that in the treacherous Chang'an City, its sinister did not have to be low on the front line of Goryeo.

Li Su pondered for a moment and said slowly: "In this Eastern Crusade, Your Majesty left the King of Jin to supervise the country, but at the same time, he also made the eldest grandson, Fang Xiang, Gao Shilian and others as auxiliary ministers to jointly assist His Royal Highness the King of Jin and help him deal with court affairs...... Uh, neutral, Gao Shilian is quite observant, the two will never participate in the battle of the palace, but the eldest grandson Wuji can not be sure, you also know that the eldest grandson Wuji values the King of Wei and tends to set up the King of Wei as the crown prince, now the King of Wei has lost power, and the King of Jin has suddenly risen up, which has disrupted the plan of the eldest grandson Wuji, so when assisting the King of Jin to deal with political affairs, I am afraid that he will deliberately embarrass the King of Jin, the three of you may wish to pay close attention to it, and walk around with the King of Jin's mansion more, if the eldest grandson Wuji is in trouble, the three of you can also help the King of Jin come up with ideas, I know a saying,' Three stinkers, the top Zhuge Liang', it is just right to use it here, and you can encourage you with this sentence......"

Three: "............"

Which bastard came up with this saying?

I'm so tired of chatting, I really want to go back to my own home......

"The lower official obeys the orders of the grandfather, does the grandfather still have anything to explain?" Li Yifu asked respectfully.

Li Su thought for a while and said: "The eldest grandson Wuji is powerful, if he really fights with the King of Jin, I am afraid that the three of you will not be able to deal with it, the three of you may wish to interact more with the Shandong Shi clan these days, especially the Taiyuan Wang family, the Wang family is the in-law of the King of Jin, and now the King of Jin has hope to win the position of the East Palace, the Wang family will definitely help each other with all his heart, with the Taiyuan Wang clan as a link, the Shandong Shi clan and the Jin King will be closely linked together, forming an alliance of both losses, so that even if the eldest grandson Wuji is in trouble, the King of Jin can also calmly deal with self-preservation, As for how to make the king of Jin form an alliance with the Shandong scholars, it is necessary to rely on the three of them, the king of Jin ascended to the high position, but the court was weak, and the Shandong scholars could be used by him. ”

The three of Li Yifu nodded and wrote down.

Li Su pondered for a while, and then said with a smile: "That's probably all I can say, Your Majesty left Jingdong Expedition, the real contradiction is no longer in Chang'an City, but on the battlefield of Liaodong, what we really have to pay attention to is the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and the biggest trouble is the King of Wei, fortunately, I also went out with the army, and the King of Wei left me to deal with." ”

With a faint sigh, Li Su's face was full of sadness: "...... That dead fat man is not good to enjoy happiness in Chang'an City, he has to fight with the army, why do you join in this excitement? There is so much meat on his body, no matter how strong a horse is, he can't carry him unless he lies in a coffin......"

Three: "............"

I can't answer this, it's too poisonous.

However, Li Su's poisonous tongue was not finished, he rubbed his chin and frowned and muttered: "Also, you always have to wear armor when you go out with the army, right?" This fat man is so fat, it's like a rolling ball of meat, you say, where to find him the right armor? Unless the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are temporarily customized, the problem is that this guy doesn't look good in armor, he originally looked like a white and fat pig walking upright, and he became a wild boar alive when he wore armor, tsk......"

Three: "............"

Thoughts diverged infinitely, and a picture inexplicably appeared in Li Su's mind: the two armies faced each other in front of the formation, Li Shimin gave an order, and a huge meat ball wearing armor suddenly appeared in front of the Wang Division, rolling towards the enemy like a bowling ball, and knocked down the wooden bottles everywhere with a ping pong, and the enemy was so frightened that he was urinating, thinking that this was a new weapon developed by Datang......

Li Shimin was happy and renamed the King of Wei to the King of Balls......

"Hahahahaha......" Li Su thought of this picture and couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh wildly.

The three of Li Yifu looked at Li Su, who was laughing wildly, in confusion, with a blank and cold face.

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The ninth day of October in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan.

Chang'an outside the city camp school field.

In the early morning, the school field was hunting with flags, waving in the wind, and 100,000 people in armor were quietly arrayed on the school field, and with the low whimpering horn blowing, the atmosphere was invisibly rendered more tragic.

A platform was set up on the east side of the school field, Li Shimin was wearing golden armor, standing on the platform in a military uniform, with one hand behind him, and the other hand pressing the hilt of the sword on his waist, the image was very powerful and tall.

There is a row of old generals standing under the stage, Li Ji, the general manager of the Liaodong Road March, and Zhang Liang, the general manager of the Pingyang Road March, stand side by side in the first place, followed by Niu Jinda, Cheng Yanjin, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche and other generals, looking around, they are all famous generals in the world, this battle not only pours the country's military and material resources, even these generals who have experienced a hundred battles are also dispatched, the Eastern Crusade can be described as a lion fighting rabbit, determined to win.

When the time came, a low drum beat sounded on the school grounds, and the drum rumbled, low and intensified, and everyone's heartbeat seemed to become excited with the rhythm of the drums.

Li Shimin looked up at the sky, then took a step forward, and said in a deep voice: "Xuantai Shicheng Li Chunfeng divined the auspicious battle of this battle. ”

Li Chunfeng, who was dressed in a Taoist robe, stood out, and the appearance of the fairy wind and Dao bones attracted the attention of all the soldiers.

The drum stopped, Li Chunfeng stood on the stage, holding a peachwood sword in one hand, making a decision in the other, stepping on the palace position, closing his eyes and reciting words for a long time, and then bowed respectfully to the Quartet in a hurry, took out two pieces of yellow paper full of runes from his arms, and gestured towards the yellow paper in the air for a while, and finally opened his eyes and threw the yellow paper into the sky......

Rumble!

The two pieces of yellow paper burned inexplicably, causing a burst of surprise among the soldiers in the audience.

The yellow paper quickly burned to ashes, Li Chunfeng suddenly raised the peach wood and stabbed it forward, and when he withdrew the sword, there was a piece of rune paper with blood-red cinnabar handwriting on the sword.

Li Chunfeng took off the rune paper, glanced at the cinnabar rune on the paper, then knelt in front of Li Shimin, presented the rune paper with both hands, and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, God has shown that this battle is auspicious and invincible!" ”

Li Su, who was standing with a middle-level general in the army, couldn't help but pout.

It's really an unexpected answer without suspense, this old god stick is too uncreative, there is a kind of "this battle is dangerous, there is no return" to try?

Li Su secretly complained, but the 100,000 soldiers in the audience clearly bought it, and when Li Chunfeng said this, the audience suddenly thundered with joy, and the sound shook the sky.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, pulled a small bright yellow order flag, threw it at the stage, exhaled and shouted: "The army is pulling out Liaodong!" ”