The princess's night banquet is noble and extravagant, and the lights of the inner palace of the Taoist temple are lit, reflecting the stars in the night sky. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Under the plum tree in the atrium, the low tables were already full of people, and with the arrival of the princes and princesses, the silent courtiers finally let go of their reserve and greeted each other, and the atmosphere gradually became lively and noisy.

The night banquet set up by Dongyang this time is quite elegant, and now the wine banquet in the family of the Tang magnates is usually in the front hall of the house, the same wine and food plus singing and dancing, the literati chant poetry and martial arts dance arrows, and then play the game of throwing pots when they drink up, saying that it is lively, it is indeed lively, but every household is such a process, which is inevitably interesting.

Tonight, Dongyang is ingenious, the banquet is set up in the plum forest outside the middle courtyard, the table is set up horizontally and vertically, and a platform of several zhang square circles is set up on the open ground in the distance, when the guests raise their glasses and change the lamp, they hear the faint sound of pipa and silk and bamboo from the distance, quite a bit of the uninhibited elegance of the Wei and Jin dynasties, so the arrangement is really refreshing.

When Li Su and Pei Xingjian walked into Meilin side by side, they immediately attracted the attention of all the princes, princesses and magnates.

Although the host of today's banquet is Princess Dongyang, the magnates of Chang'an City are aware of the relationship between Princess Dongyang and Li Su, and in everyone's minds, Li Su is the host of this banquet.

Soon, everyone rushed up and hugged Li Su in the middle, everyone scrambled to greet Li Su, and Pei Xingjian next to him was quickly squeezed out of the crowd and watched this lively scene blankly.

Seeing that Li Su was so popular, Pei Xingjian and Li Yifu, who followed closely behind, both showed a thoughtful look in their eyes.

Connections don't have to show off, they will naturally see it when they should see it, at this moment, Li Su, who is surrounded by the stars like a moon and moon, naturally shows his status in the circle of elites in Chang'an City.

Li Yifu pondered for a long time, suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Jingzong, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu said just now...... In front of Grandpa Li, I want to show up, forgive Li for being stupid, I don't know how to explain the word 'performance'? ”

Xu Jingzong thought for a while and said with a smile: "My virtuous nephew is lazy by nature, when he was on a mission in the Monk Book Province of the Firearms Bureau, he has always been lazy and lazy,...... It is said that it is scattered, but since he entered the court in the past few years, the holy family has become more and more generous year by year, and His Majesty has become more and more dependent on him, His Majesty has always been diligent and hates lazy people, but he looks at him differently, Brother Li knows why? ”

Li Yifu bowed to Xu Jingzong and said respectfully: "Li is stupid, and I hope that Brother Xu will not hesitate to give advice." ”

Xu Jingzong glanced at Li Su, who was surrounded by all the powerful people not far away, and said deeply: "Because of the person in my heart who is a virtuous nephew in my heart, the world is also, and the person who has the world in his heart will never do those tedious little things, Brother Li might as well think about it, over the years, which of the things that my virtuous nephew has done is not earth-shattering and beneficial to the common people?" From the initial creation of the earth-shattering thunder, to the bloody battle in Xizhou, to the Jinyang Rebellion, all the way to the layout design and introduction of the implementation of real rice seeds, all of them are major events that benefit the world, and each of them is done beautifully and perfectly, this is the fundamental reason why His Majesty is more and more dependent on him, a courtier who is lazy on weekdays, has no ambition, can be entrusted with important tasks when critical, and never disappoints, teach His Majesty how not to value him? ”

These words seem to have nothing to do with the question raised by Li Yifu, but Li Yifu is a very smart person, and after smacking his mouth, he gradually tasted the meaning of the words, so he smiled and said: "Grandpa Li is worthy of the reputation of 'Pillar of Talent', dare to ask Brother Xu, what is the big thing that Grandpa Li is concerned about now?" ”

Xu Jingzong glanced at him with a smile, chatting with smart people was really pleasant and worry-free.

Brushing his long beard, Xu Jingzong's eyes showed deep thought, and he said slowly: "Although I am his elder, I don't know much about his thoughts. Merely...... Now that the undercurrent is surging in the court, Brother Li must have also noticed it, in the final analysis, this undercurrent is all due to the vacancy of the East Palace, and the princes' competition for the prince is about to become clear, and my virtuous nephew's position in His Majesty's heart is very important, once the battle for the prince is opened, he will not be able to stay out of the matter, choose who to assist, who to deal with, who he is optimistic about, this is the most important thing he needs to face now......"

The corners of Li Yifu's eyes couldn't help twitching a few times, and he lost his voice: "Fight for ...... Heir? ”

His face was a little pale, Li Yifu's heartbeat was even faster, for a small agricultural young superintendent, the topic of "fighting for the reserve" was too high-end, before today, it was not at all something that a person of his status and level could mix, and he didn't even dare to think about it, it was something that only the big people who stood in the court class every day were qualified to participate, and the risk was extremely high, but the benefits in the gambling were also beyond imagination, Li Yifu didn't expect that he was actually lucky enough to participate indirectly today, this is really ...... Can the old man take a quick-acting heart-saving pill first?

Breathing unconsciously became heavier, Li Yifu took a deep breath, tried to calm his emotions, and his voice became softer and thinner: "Although Li is humble and light-hearted, I have heard some rumors about Chang'an City, I have heard of it...... Last time, His Royal Highness King Wei came to the door in person and wanted to recruit Grandpa Li, but was rejected by Grandpa Li? ”

Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "Yes, this is not a rumor, it is a fact. ”

Li Yifu said with a complicated expression: "If you talk about the best candidate for the prince, the court and the people unanimously feel that His Royal Highness the King of Wei has the highest chance of winning, but Grandpa Li rejected him, is His Royal Highness the King of Wei ......?"

Xu Jingzong shook his head: "I said, what my virtuous nephew thinks and thinks, very people can guess, to be honest, I still don't understand what he thinks, I can only say that his choice is my choice, and I believe in him, because his choice has never missed, as for Brother Li, you ......, hehe, think twice, after all, I am the uncle of his wife, my relationship with him is a loss, a glory, and Brother Li, you, after all, are a layer of ......"

After speaking, Xu Jingzong smiled reservedly, but his expression was quite shy, his relationship with Li Su was his capital to show off, and it was also his talisman in the workplace.

Li Yifu blinked, suddenly blessed to his heart, his expression was whole, and he said: "When it comes to relationships, Brother Xu doesn't know, the day before yesterday, I had nothing to do, I flipped through the family tree at home, and accidentally found that Grandpa Li was actually a clansman outside the five suits of my Li family......"

"Huh?" Xu Jingzong was taken aback, staring at Li Yifu in astonishment, and a thought flashed in his mind in an instant, not surprised by the relationship between Li Su and Li Yifu, but shocked by the thickness of Li Yifu's skin.

This guy ...... How thick does it have to be to have the courage to be shy and stubbornly involved with Li Su, how shameless is this, just because the surname Li is considered a clansman? You have the ability to pat your chest in front of everyone and say that Your Majesty is your relative today, try it, Your Majesty will send you to the sky in minutes, and you will be ranked in the immortal class......

Li Yifu was unaware of Xu Jingzong's strange expression, and said as if announcing the truth: "Don't dare to deceive Brother Xu, Grandpa Li is indeed a member of my Li family, huh...... Lost for years! ”

Saying that, Li Yifu suddenly realized that there should be tears here, so he raised his sleeves to make a tearful expression, and said with a sad expression: "Many years ago, my Li family was one of the Longxi Gate Valves, thousands of children in the clan, many branches, and then the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty, the lives of the miserable, my Li family is also like duckweed in the water, drifting with the tide, and finally gradually disappearing, lost in the world, these years I have been trying to find the people who were separated from all over the country, looking for it so hard, fortunately, I finally found Grandpa Li, according to the genealogy of the generation, Grandpa Li is still my uncle，…… I'm so happy! ”

Xu Jingzong's eyes widened and he gasped.

Why is it that you want to slap him wildly? With such thick skin, it shouldn't hurt to fan it, right? Not only shameless, but also found a theoretical basis for his shamelessness, which is clear and irrefutable.

Xu Jingzong asked himself that he was already a shameless person with a very high rank, but compared to the young agricultural supervisor in front of him, he was simply a fledgling innocent and cute baby who did not understand the world......

"Eh, Brother Li lives, this ......, Xu heard that Brother Li's ancestral home was Hebei, and later moved to Shuzhong, why did he become from Longxi again?"

Li Yifu rolled his eyes: "Didn't Li say it just now?" Lost! What is 'separation'? Of course, they are all over the world, each with its own home. ”

There is no proof of this, unless the ancestors of Li Yifu are dug up and tested for DNA......

Xu Jingzong nodded and said, "Xu understands, or ...... Brother Li personally confessed to my virtuous nephew in person? ”

Li Yifu's expression was stunned, and he laughed dryly.

It's okay to brag about it, you really have to think about it when you play, and somehow I found an ancestor for Grandpa Li to come back, with Grandpa Li's temper, I'm afraid that I will order the tribal to tie him up and throw him into the Jingshui River......

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The enthusiasm of the magnates made Li Su a little difficult to deal with, and after a wave of courtiers greeted him warmly, another wave of princes surrounded him.

"Ahhh Brother Zizhengxian, I want to be a brother! A sturdy figure rushed up, grabbed Li Su's arm and kept shaking.

Li Su was startled, turned his head to look, but saw Li Ke, the king of Wu, with a happy look on his face, tugging on his arm and not letting go.

Li Su hurriedly saluted: "The minister pays a visit to His Royal Highness King Wu......"

Before he bowed down, he was held by Li Ke's arm, and the salute could not be done.

"Why should you and my brother care about these false courtesies, but it seems to be angry." Li Ke patted him on the shoulder, looked Li Su up and down, and sighed: "After a year or two, the virtuous brother has become more and more handsome." ”

Li Su was puzzled: "I heard that His Highness was driven out...... Ahem, when did you return to Chang'an? ”

At the beginning, the Firearms Bureau was spied on, the case involved Li Ke, this case became an unsolved case, although Li Ke desperately pleaded, Li Shimin was still not at ease, sent him out of Chang'an, kicked to the fiefdom of Anzhou, and was called back two years ago, but the good times did not last long, after being recalled to Chang'an, Li Ke was still addicted to alcohol every day, erosive life, I heard that there was also a scandal of indecent women in the market, the days were simply spicy, the supervision of the imperial historians could not stand it, and they were impeached, Li Shimin estimated that he couldn't stand it, So Li Ke was recalled to Chang'an for less than half a year, and was kicked back to the fief by Li Shimin.

Unexpectedly, two years later, Li Ke returned to Chang'an City today, which was really puzzling to Li Su.

Li Ke's expression suddenly became lonely, and he sighed faintly, and said: "The reunion between you and my brother tonight is a happy event, why should the virtuous brother ask such a disappointing thing......

Li Su blinked: "Recalled to Chang'an by His Majesty...... It should be a happy event, right? ”

Li Ke sighed: "The recall of Chang'an is gratifying, but the reason for the recall is ......"

"You have scattered five stones in the fiefdom, or have you robbed the people's daughter?" Li Su asked.

Li Ke was stunned for a moment, and said unhappily: "Is the foolish brother so unbearable in your heart?" ”

Li Su hurriedly said: "Your Highness forgives the sin, the minister lost his words." ”

Li Ke sighed faintly and said: "You know that my fiefdom Anzhou is actually a Tuqila city, with only tens of thousands of people, and there are even fewer beautiful people's daughters, teach me where to start?" ”

Li Su suddenly realized that he didn't rob the people's girls because there were no women to rob.

Li Ke said dejectedly: "Since I can't indulge in lust, I have to place my affection on the landscape, so I went into the mountains to hunt in Anzhou all day long, and occasionally rode a horse and galloped, what was it ...... trampled on some of the people's crops and farmland, and was impeached by the imperial history of the city, and my father was angry, so he recalled me back to Chang'an City and reprimanded me. ”

Li Su suddenly said again, to put it simply, this guy in front of him is simply a scourge, after the scourge of Chang'an and the plague of the place, Chang'an can't tolerate him, and the place can't tolerate him, Li Shimin is very likely to have considered whether to throw this prince into the well to thank the world......

Skipping this unpleasant topic, Li Su asked, "It seems that His Royal Highness is going to live in Chang'an City for a long time?" ”

Li Ke's expression was gloomy, but a trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and he nodded hypocritically: "Yes, this time in Chang'an, let's talk about staying for a year and a half." ”

Li Su's eyes flickered.

Now that the position of the prince of the East Palace is vacant, seeing that the dispute between the prince is about to become clear, the princes of Wei and Jin are eyeing the position of the East Palace, Li Ke was recalled to Chang'an City at this time, and Li Su couldn't help but doubt it.

Is it that Li Shimin wants to muddy the water of Chang'an City more and more, or does Li Ke also have thoughts about the position of the East Palace? At the beginning, the case of the Firearms Bureau being snooped on is still an unsolved case, it is difficult to say whether it has anything to do with Li Ke, Li Shimin has also said in public that "King Wu is like himself", Li Shimin said this sincerely or casually, no one knows, but it is obvious that Li Ke is given endless hope, at this time back to Chang'an, I am afraid that I am not willing to be left behind in the position of the East Palace, and the fiefdom tramples on the farmer's crops, and it is difficult to say whether Li Ke did it on purpose.

Thinking about these things clearly, Li Su's heart became heavier and heavier.

The water is getting muddy, and the difficulty of Li Zhi's struggle for the throne is getting bigger and bigger, and some people are destined to be empty. Li Shimin has a lot of princes, and there are almost few good things, including Li Ke in front of him, however, Li Ke finally got acquainted with Li Su, and Li Su really couldn't bear to see him involved in such a dangerous chaos.

But how do you persuade an ambitious person to give up his ambitions? Do you know each other well?

patted Li Ke on the shoulder, Li Su smiled and said, "Your Highness returns to Chang'an, you and I can get together often, good...... I wonder how His Highness plans to spend the year and a half? ”

This topic is obviously more in line with Li Ke's appetite, Li Ke opened his eyes and smiled: "Chang'an has beautiful women, fine wine, poetry, paintings, confidants, and so many rich days, why can't you spend your pastime?" ”

Li Ke laughed, puffed up his chest and said loudly: "So, I decided to go out of the city every day to hunt!" ”

Li Su was stunned, he paved so much, it was both beautiful and wine, and he said that he had poetry, painting and confidant? Have something to do with your hunting? Where is the logic of the two?