"Virtuous son-in-law!" As soon as Pei Ju saw Li Xiu speak, he almost made him fall off the horse, and then he saw Pei Ju continue with a bitter face, "Virtuous son-in-law, you were too impulsive just now, even if General Li is not right in every way, but he is your father after all, it is better to go back with me to admit your mistake, I think General Li will definitely forgive you!" ”

Pei Ju's words are almost the same as Li Shimin's, but what is even more excessive is that he actually called out a virtuous son-in-law, which was simply taking advantage of Li Xiu, but at the age of the other party, Li Xiu couldn't be too rude, so he could only say helplessly: "Thank you Pei Gong for your kindness, but is it a little inappropriate for you to call him below?" ”

"Wrong? What's wrong, I've already agreed with your father on the date of marriage, and then we'll be a family! Pei Ju was obviously pretending to be confused, even if Li Xiu had a falling out with his family, he was still determined to stuff his daughter over, anyway, he was just a concubine with no feelings, and it was enough to be able to win over a talented Li Xiu.

When encountering an old scoundrel like Pei Ju, if Li Xiu retreats half a step, he will definitely immediately confirm the marriage, Li Xiu had met a lot of such people in the business field in his previous life, so he simply said with a cold face: "Pei Gong, this marriage has not been approved by me from the beginning, and I am no longer a member of the Li family, so who promised you this marriage at the beginning, you should go to him!" ”

After Li Xiu finished speaking, he turned the horse and left, not giving Pei Ju a chance to speak again, at this time, Ma Ye also caught up and said to Pei Ju who was in a daze: "Pei Gong, what Li Xiu said is right, this marriage was promised to you by General Li, then you should go to General Li, and as far as I know, General Li has several other sons who have not married, why don't you just take it and choose one of them!" ”

After Ma Ye finished speaking, he also beat the horse to follow, leaving only Pei Ju and a horse standing on the road. Looking at the back of Li Xiu leaving, Pei Ju's old face also showed an unwilling look, and finally suddenly patted the horse's back and said loudly: "Hmph, the words of the matchmaker of the parents' order, since Li Jing has agreed to this marriage, don't want to get rid of it easily, you son-in-law and old husband have decided it!" ”

Got rid of Pei Ju, Li Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then he looked at Li Shimin next to him, hoping that he would be able to leave quickly with interest, but Li Shimin obviously planned to send him home, which made Li Xiu a little helpless, and finally looked at Ma Ye for help, hoping that he could help himself, but unfortunately Ma Ye showed a helpless expression at this time, after all, he couldn't drive Li Shimin away.

In desperation, Li Xiu could only speed up as much as possible, and when he finally returned home, it was already slightly dark, and then Li Xiu finally had the opportunity to ask Li Shimin: "His Royal Highness King Qin, it is getting late, and the city gate is estimated to be about to close, doesn't His Highness need to go back early?" ”

"No, this king will go to visit the third sister in a while, so just rest at the third sister's place tonight, General Ma, don't forget to ask someone to prepare a room for me!" Li Shimin smiled at this time, which directly shattered Li Xiu's hopes.

In desperation, Li Xiu had no choice but to take Qi Niang off the car first, let Yuechan and Liu Er take care of her, and then go to the living room to talk to Li Shimin and Ma Ye, I thought that with Ma Ye here, Li Shimin should not mention the matter of solicitation again, but what Li Xiu didn't expect was that just after chatting a few words of gossip, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Captain Li, the question that this king asked you just now, I wonder if you can give me an answer?" ”

Li Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, it seemed that Li Shimin was determined to let him make a statement. Although Ma Ye next to him didn't hear their previous conversation, he could guess a thing or two from Li Xiu's expression, but he really couldn't interfere in this matter, so he could only look at Li Xiu helplessly again at this time, and now he could only look at himself.

I saw Li Xiu ponder for a moment, and finally suddenly sighed and said, "Compared to this insignificant little person below, isn't Your Highness not worried about your current situation at all?" ”

"Oh? What is there for this king to worry about? Li Shimin was stunned at this time.

"His Royal Highness relies on nothing more than more lucrative military exploits than His Royal Highness the Prince, but now that the prince defeated Liu Heimin in Shandong, and captured and beheaded him in one fell swoop, when the prince returns from military exploits, will His Royal Highness the King of Qin ......?"

"Wait a minute, who said that the prince has captured Liu Heimin?" Before Li Xiu could finish speaking, Li Shimin suddenly stood up and interrupted him.

"Huh?" Li Xiu was also stunned when he heard this, according to the records of later generations, Liu Heimin was beheaded by Li Jiancheng at the beginning of the sixth year of Wude, he thought that this matter should have been spread to the capital a long time ago, so he wanted to remind Li Shimin that Li Jiancheng would definitely increase his prestige after returning from military exploits, and Li Shimin would be at a disadvantage at that time, so he should focus on this matter, rather than staring at himself.

"Boy, don't talk nonsense, yesterday I also read the battle report from Shandong, only mentioning that Liu Heimin fled to Hebei after the defeat, but did not mention that the prince captured him, you kid won't be a blind guess, right?" Ma Ye also said with a puzzled face at this time.

"Oops! It's too early to tell! Li Xiu also secretly screamed when he heard it, it seems that the news of Li Jiancheng's capture of Liu Heimin has not yet reached Chang'an, but he said it in advance, how can he fulfill this lie?

Fortunately, when Li Xiu was flustered in his heart, Li Shimin suddenly sneered and said: "The performance of the eldest brother in government affairs is indeed good, but when it comes to fighting with soldiers, I'm afraid it is difficult to say, Liu Heimin was first defeated by the hands of this king, and then gathered a group of rabble to attack, and it is reasonable to be defeated by the eldest brother, but Liu Heimin is extremely cunning, as long as the situation is not good, he will immediately flee thousands of miles, and he has the support of the Turks behind him, so it is difficult to capture him!" ”

Li Shimin is belittling Li Jiancheng's military talent inside and outside the words, obviously extremely confident in his military talent, and his words are not unfounded, Liu Heimin is indeed very cautious, although Li Shimin defeated Liu Heimin before, but he couldn't catch him, every time Liu Heimin was defeated, he could escape, and then made a comeback like a small strong man who couldn't be killed, even Li Shimin couldn't do anything about him, so in his opinion, Li Jiancheng, whose military talent was far inferior to his own, was even more unlikely to catch Liu Heimin.

Seeing Li Shimin so confident, this made Li Xiu have an idea, and he suddenly smiled and said: "Your Highness's words are wrong, although I have no solid evidence, but in my opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be able to capture and behead Liu Heimin on this trip, so as to never suffer in the future!" ”

"Isn't Captain Li a little too confident?" Li Shimin was a little angry at this time, he had always been conceited about his military talents, which was also the capital for him to compete with his eldest brother for the crown prince, so he didn't believe Li Xiu's words at all.

"Then Does His Royal Highness King Qin dare to make a bet with Li?" Li Xiu said with a smile.

"What bet?" Li Shimin was also aroused.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not capture Liu Heimin, then he will admit defeat in the bet and let His Highness drive him in the future!" As soon as Li Xiu said this, Ma Ye next to him also changed his face, and it was too late to stop him, and then he saw Li Xiu speak again, "But if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince captures Liu Heimin and wins by luck, then His Royal Highness the King of Qin will promise me that he can't force me to do anything I don't like in the future!" ”

"Okay, I'll make a bet with you, but if you lose, don't regret it!" Li Shimin's conceit almost made him agree without hesitation.

"Haha~, His Royal Highness King Qin is really a cheerful person, if he loses, he will definitely not lose his words, it just so happens that Uncle Ma can be a witness!" Li Xiu stretched out his palm as he spoke, and Li Shimin did not hesitate to high-five him three times, and there was Ma Ye next to him as a witness, and this bet was established.

However, after the high-five, Li Shimin saw Li Xiu's confident appearance, and he couldn't help but have a little doubt in his heart, if his eldest brother really captured Liu Heimin and did something that even he couldn't do, then this would directly affect the prestige he had accumulated in the court, and even caused many courtiers to fall to the side of the prince, which was definitely a heavy blow to him.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't sit still anymore, and got up to say goodbye after chatting absentmindedly for a few words, and even forgot about visiting Princess Pingyang, and finally Li Xiu and Ma Ye sent Li Shimin out of the door together, looking at the back of him leaving in a hurry, they also looked at each other and smiled.

"Boy, are you really sure that the prince will catch Liu Heimin?" However, Ma Ye quickly frowned and asked, if Li Xiu loses, then he will become the Qin Wang Party.

"Uncle Ma, don't worry, King Qin is determined to lose this time!" Li Xiu said with a smile, although he changed the fate of some historical figures, such as the early death of Princess Pingyang, history still has a huge inertia, and some things are not something he can affect at all.

"You kid is really getting more and more incomprehensible!" Uncle Ma couldn't help but sigh when he saw Li Xiu's confident appearance, he knew that Li Xiu never said something that he was not sure of, now that he is so sure, it seems that King Qin is really lost, but he can't figure it out even if he wants to break his head, how could Li Xiu know that Liu Heimin will definitely be arrested?

If you don't understand, don't think about it, Ma Ye is very similar to Li Xiu, I saw that his face suddenly changed at this time, and he pointed at Li Xiu and shouted: "Boy, there is no one else now, shouldn't our accounts be settled!" ”

"Huh? Uncle Ma, are you okay, what accounts do I have to settle with you? Li Xiu looked at Ma Ye, whose face changed like a flip book, and said with a confused face.

"Why not, I was pulling your father in the hospital just now, and you yelled at Lao Tzu and ordered Lao Tzu to let go, you are really kind to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs, how do you say to compensate me?" Ma Ye said loudly in a serious manner.

"This ......" Li Xiu was also speechless when he heard this, and finally had to say helplessly, "Uncle Ma, how do you want to compensate, as long as the juniors can do it, they will definitely not refuse!" ”

"That's what you're waiting for!" After Ma Ye finished speaking, he smiled slyly, turned around and entered the courtyard, then picked up Li Xiu's newly made recliner and left, "This is compensation, Lao Tzu has long taken a fancy to it, you can make another one yourself!" ”

"Uncle Ma, that ......"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm going to set this chair!" Li Xiu just wanted to say something, but was forcibly interrupted by Ma Ye, and then saw him stride out of the courtyard, and disappeared at the end of the road after a while.

Looking at the back of Ma Ye leaving, Li Xiu also shook his head helplessly, in fact, he wanted to say that the rocking chair was originally made by the craftsman he asked the princess to make, and if Ma Ye wanted it, he could let the craftsman make another one, there was no need to run back and forth with dozens of catties of rocking chair on his back like a fool.