Chapter 796: The Princess's Night Banquet (Part II)

Li Su didn't understand why Pei Xingjian came together with Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, and the painting style was too inconsistent. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Of course, it is still the Zhenguan period, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu have not been relied on too much by Li Shimin, the two are not young, but they are still unwilling, the so-called "power in hand" realm is still far away from them, to put it mildly, even if they want to be a notorious traitor, there is no chance now, and the real power of the big people don't even bother to look at them.

Saying that the two of them are traitors can only be regarded as an idea at most, and at present, their status in the court is very small, and they belong to the nature of being indifferent to all living beings.

Pei Xingjian's status is similar, now he has empty ambitions and talents, but the pearl is covered in dust, hidden in the world no one knows, but anyone who is an official in the court, whether it is a good person or a bad person, has a desire for power after all, Pei Xingjian is good, Li Yifu is good, the psychology of climbing up is not good or bad.

Thinking of this, Li Su vaguely understood the purpose of these three people coming together, and they happened to meet him unexpectedly.

This is the world of the gate valve magnates, in order to get ahead, the poor men and scholars to the gate valve magnates to invest in the bank, small officials and officials have also actively invited the magnates, which has nothing to do with the so-called dignity of integrity, showing favor can not be regarded as clinging to the loss of moderation, but a means of self-promotion, feel that they do have outstanding talent, what is missing is only opportunities, so it is not wrong to be brave and take the initiative to sell themselves to the magnates, this kind of atmosphere is not a precedent for the Tang Dynasty, the means of self-promotion have been in place as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and they are popular" Jiang Taigong fishing", as well as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period "Mao Sui self-recommendation" and so on.

In the word "talent", of course, it includes how to sell yourself, let yourself find the most suitable position, up and down 5,000 years, how many people feel that they have no talent, so their lives are mediocre, depressed and ended, these people who do not know how to sell themselves, can they really be regarded as "Huaicai"? If you can't even sell yourself, what can you expect to do? Are you embarrassed to say that "Huai Cai is not met"?

This is an era that does not pay attention to low-key, it is unrestrained, open-minded, passionate, like a generous and heroic poem. Less than 30 years after the founding of the country, the world is in ruins, and truly talented people will never choose to hide their edge, Taoguang and obscurity, and the pursuit of power is one thing, and more importantly, they want to prove their own value in this rare peaceful and prosperous era.

Li Shimin has been on the throne for nearly 20 years, and most of the court forces have settled, people like Li Yifu and Pei Xingjian, in terms of talent, are not as shocking as Li Su, and they can't make too much movement, so naturally they can't enter the sight of the gate lords. Those who hold great power in the DPRK and China, such as the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others, are too high for them to climb, so they turn their attention to the emerging magnates, the emerging magnates are powerful and powerful, but the foundation is not stable, and the foothold is not long, what is needed is talents like Pei Xingjian and Li Yifu who are talented but not too outstanding, to give advice to themselves and expand the foundation.

Among the emerging magnates, Li Su is of course the most dazzling and the most fragile one, with Li Shimin suddenly becoming the county prince of Li Su a few days ago, in the eyes of many well-intentioned people, I suddenly knew that Li Su and his people would inevitably become dignitaries in the future, if they didn't seize the opportunity to hug his thighs, and when he would go up to the next level in the future, would he still be able to look at himself?

Princess Dongyang held a banquet today, and the invitees were all princesses and princesses or dignitaries in the court, but they specially handed invitations to these depressed little officials and officials, which is a very intriguing thing in itself, and the relationship between Princess Dongyang and Li Su is well-known, so behind this intriguing thing...... It's even more intriguing.

Therefore, this is the reason why Pei Xingjian, Li Yifu, and Xu Jingzong came together to create a "chance encounter" drama very bluntly and embarrassingly.

Looking at the undisguised flattering smile on Li Yifu's face, as well as the unnatural smile on Pei Xingjian's face that was not very accustomed to and was slightly nervous, Li Su also smiled.

Between the good guys and the bad guys, there is a layer of cheeky distance, and it is quite interesting to see the completely different performances of Li Yifu and Pei Xingjian.

Some things can't be pierced, and the interaction between people is not pierced through a layer of window paper, which can be regarded as a kind of realm, but it can only be understood and not spoken, and it is not beautiful to say it in person.

It was already evening, and most of the important guests had already arrived at the Taoist temple, and they could hear the laughter of the princes from a distance, interspersed with various greetings, greetings and other voices.

The time is not early, it is said that at this time Li Su should go out to greet the prince and distinguished guests, but Li Su looked at the three unambitious but very motivated people in front of him, and suddenly changed his mind.

Compared with those people outside who don't know the so-called hypocritical greetings, the three people in front of him are more important to Li Su.

So Li Suhan smiled and invited the three of them into the pavilion of the water pavilion, and after the four of them sat down, Li Su loudly ordered the palace maid standing in the distance to serve tea and snacks.

The original roasted tea is washed with boiling water, packed in a small and delicate teapot, several palace maids hold the teapot and the tea cup fired by the famous kiln, as well as a variety of dim sum offered by the palace into the pavilion, after arranging, the palace maids saluted Li Su and others, and retreated with interest.

In the pavilion, everyone looked at each other, and then each showed a meaningful smile.

Xu Jingzong was the most natural one, holding the pot in silence and pouring tea for everyone, then picked up the teacup, carefully sipped the hot tea, and showed an admiring expression.

"The nephew is not a mortal, not only has the talent of Anbang, but also the way of skill, even the tea can be created by you to create some new ideas, this way of drinking tea is really unheard of, the first taste only felt rough, lost the elegance of the tea ceremony, after a few more tastes, but more and more feel that this tea is secretly in line with the way of heaven, the world is complex and simple, but there is a bit of great ingenuity, back to the true Zen, the end is extraordinary."

When Pei Xingjian and Li Yifu heard this, they hurriedly picked up the teacup, regardless of whether it was hot or not, they each took a shallow sip carefully, and then praised it.

Well, with that, the topic is off to a good start.

Li Su smiled and said nothing, he liked this kind of hello and good praise to each other, which was pleasant.

Pei Xingjian here is a little shy, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu are fine, and their communication skills are particularly prominent, three or two sentences down, can make strangers have the urge to worship with them, not to mention that Li Su still has some classic deeds, and his ability is not small, from the original earthquake thunder to help Wang Shi recover Songzhou until now Shi Qiao's plan to set up agriculture and introduce real rice seeds, Li Su's various deeds have provided sufficient material for the two traitors, and his mouth is a gushing song of praise, touting Li Su to the sky. The two are full of tacit understanding, one is responsible for teasing, the other is responsible for teasing, and occasionally swapping roles with each other, which makes Li Sumei smile and be in a good mood.

knew that it was just a hypocritical sycophant, but Li Su was not disgusted at all. Everyone loves to listen to sycophants, the difference is that some people listen to it and take it seriously, throughout the ages, many early wise and martial arts, later dim and confused emperors have this problem, and some people are more sober, sycophants, just listen to it, love to make yourself happy, what should you do after filming, don't really think that you have become a martial artist, omnipotent, otherwise you won't live long.

Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu praised and praised hard, Li Su listened with a smile, and the happy and peaceful atmosphere between the guests and the host was extremely harmonious for a while. Only Pei Xingjian's face was a little red, and he kept looking around, looking like he wanted to pretend that he was not familiar with everyone in the pavilion.

Looking at Pei Xingjian's cramped appearance, Li Su's smile deepened.

I like this kind of person who is too embarrassed, if I take refuge in myself in the future, and extort him for a festival fee during the New Year's holidays, I guess I can't pull my face to refuse, right? As for Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, it is unlikely, with the thickness of their faces, maybe they will come to the door empty-handed to eat and drink, this kind of person is the least welcome of the Li family, after going home tonight, you must remember to explain to Steward Xue, and there will be similar objects approaching the door of your house in the future, first see if they have any gifts, all empty-handed will block the drive, Grandpa Li is very busy, how can empty-handed people be seen casually?

The chat became more and more pleasant, and there were more and more topics, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu showed their cheeks and conscience tonight, and praised Li Su to death, and the praise was almost to the end, Li Su showed an obvious smile of joy, and Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu changed the topic unsatisfied.

"The Hou family can get up this time, it is really unexpected, I didn't expect it, Hou Junji is so blessed, married such a strong and intelligent lady, His Majesty summoned Hou Junji back to Chang'an, and estimated that the kung fu of dipping garlic in Chang'an City is going to lead the army to the west, how can those small barbarian countries in the Western Regions be the enemies of the king and the master, this great achievement is considered to be firmly held by Hou Junji in the palm of his hand, it is really enviable." Xu Jingzong shook his head and sighed.

Everyone in the pavilion nodded in agreement, but Li Su frowned slightly.

Hou Fang's death touched him a lot, and he really didn't want to mention this topic at the moment, so he started a different conversation.

"The merit of the Western Expedition is not small, but it is a pity that the harvest of Sangyu is lost in the eastern corner, compared to the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, which His Majesty is about to launch, the merit of the conquest of the Western Regions is still a little small......"

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "Your Majesty's desire to conquer Goguryeo in the east is a matter known to the Manchu Dynasty, and all the generals in the court and the central government are all on the expedition with the imperial driver. ”

Pei Xingjian was not so restrained at this time, so he interjected: "What's more, the battle of the Eastern Expedition is much more difficult than the pacification of the Western Regions, Goguryeo relies on the geographical convenience, and the soldiers in the country are all fierce soldiers who are not afraid of life and death, my king is strong, and Goguryeo is not weak, whether Your Majesty can complete the battle in one battle, I'm afraid it ......."

Speaking of this, Pei Xingjian shook his head and didn't say any more, and everyone in the pavilion looked at him strangely.

Li Su smiled deeper, it seems that some people are born to be good people, and they can't change their nature by pinching his neck and forcing him to be in the same league with bad people, this is too upright to say, and Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu are replaced, and they dare not say it even if they die, but Pei Xingjian said it.

Looking at the faint worry on Pei Xingjian's face, and then looking at the strange expressions of Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, at this point, it is clear to all the beings in the pavilion that Pei Xingjian is a straight boy, and Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu are obviously scheming.

Whether the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo can succeed or not, in fact, there are many controversies between the DPRK and China, and people with real vicious eyes will not see the situation clearly, even if Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu in front of them, if they really blindly believe in the combat power of the Tang Army and have full confidence in the destruction of Goguryeo, I am afraid that even they themselves will not be able to convince them, whether they are really confident in their hearts or not, they will naturally tout and support them without discipline to the outside world, and wisely choose to stand in the same camp as Li Shimin, so as not to cause trouble for themselves.

And Pei Xingjian is different, silly and sweet, they are all solid eyes, or rather, they are a little lacking in heart.