The noble dragon chariot went out of the hunting ground under the escort of hundreds of guards with knives, and headed in the direction of Chang'an City, but the Yulin army, which was originally holding a strong crossbow, fell to the end, and a team of thousands of people pulled extremely long on the post road.

Most of those princes and ministers followed Long Yuan away, and many meritorious children also left.

Li Mu was reluctant to follow behind to eat ashes, so he pulled Xu Mingyuan to wait first, and Lan Xianwu saw that the two of them did not leave, so he also stopped to gossip with the two. Lan Yuechan and Li Mu didn't deal with each other, so they had already left with their two female companions.

Li Mu saw that there were two pheasants and two hares on Lan Xianwu's horse, and his eyes lit up, and he wanted Xu Mingyuan to roast them. At the beginning, he caught a few wild things on the road, and now he still remembers Xu Mingyuan's craftsmanship.

Today, Li Mu can be said to have made a lot of efforts for Xu Mingyuan, not to mention being remembered by His Majesty, just that elk got ten high-grade silk horses and one thousand taels of silver, which is not a small amount.

There is everything in the palace, and as Li Mu and Lan Xianwu, it is very simple to get some seasoning from the back kitchen, and then get two pots of wine.

The three of them roasted rabbits and pheasants directly on the hillside, and ate happily with wine.

After being full of wine and food, the sky was already a little dark, and the people under the mountain were almost gone, so the three of them led their respective horses, went out of the hunting ground, and rode towards Chang'an City.

Outside Chang'an City, at the gate of Jinguang Gate, Lan Xianwu arched his hand at Li Mu and Xu Mingyuan and smiled: "I didn't expect Brother Xu's cooking skills to be so good, this pheasant and hare are roasted are really delicious." After a few days, I will invite the two of you to get together, and you will not get drunk or return. ”

"Okay, somebody's got a drink. That's definitely going to go. Li Mu replied with a smile. Xu Mingyuan also smiled and nodded.

"Then I'll leave today, I still know where Li Shangshu's Mansion is. I'll see you next time. Li Mu smiled and rode into Chang'an City.

Xu Mingyuan and Li Mu also rode horses and slowly entered Chang'an City.

The two rode on horseback over the wide streets. It was getting dark, and although it was not yet time for the shops to close, there were not many pedestrians on the streets.

"What do you think of the eldest prince?" Li Mu suddenly looked at Xu Mingyuan and asked.

Xu Mingyuan was slightly stunned, and after thinking about it, he said: "There is more than a little wisdom, but there is not enough wisdom, if you look at it from today, it is still a little affectionate, but it will not win people's hearts, and it is difficult to achieve great things." But he was only ten years old. It's not easy to do that. ”

Li Mu nodded with a smile and said, "You can see it very accurately, but since you were born in the emperor's family, you should know how to advance and retreat at the age of ten, and understand people's hearts." ”

"You don't think well of him either?" Xu Mingyuan looked at Li Mu and asked. Behind Li Mu is the Li family, and his attitude may be the attitude of the Li family.

"The Li family never needs to be optimistic about anyone, as long as they wait for the results. Who sits in that seat does not make much difference to the Li family. Li Mu understood what Xu Mingyuan meant, shook his head and said.

What a confidence. What a background to dare to say such a thing.

Li Mu paused, and then continued: "The Li family has been a Jiangnan clan since the previous dynasty, and they looked at Dawan from a corner of Guannei Dao. Up to now, such a huge territory is still standing. No one in this world can win all the time, and this kind of thing once lost. That's a catastrophe.

So the Li family never put the bet on anyone, but watched as a bystander. Whoever wins, then the Li family will recognize whoever is the master of Dawan. ”

"Then why do you want to save the eldest prince and princess Yi today? Isn't it pushing yourself and them together? Xu Mingyuan said softly.

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Today's facts are a coincidence. My aunt likes this sister and brother very much, and I really can't do it if I don't save them. Besides, my attitude doesn't mean anything, I don't think anyone is stupid enough to treat me as the entire Li family.

There are a few people in this world who dare to be ministers like Bai Mo Lou, as long as you enter the court, you must choose a party to stand on, according to your temperament, you will definitely not be able to do Bai Mo Lou. ”

Xu Mingyuan frowned slightly, thinking carefully about Li Mu's words, but it was not unreasonable.

Although His Majesty is still in the prime of life, he will still grow old after all, and the ownership of that position has become the most important thing in the court.

Today's incident was met by the two of them, which was purely a coincidence, but Xu Mingyuan is not Li Mu, he saved the eldest prince and Princess Yiyuan today, which represents his attitude. He entered the court one day, and he was invisibly imprinted with the mark of the great prince.

This is a choice that has to be faced, Bai Molou made his choice with Huayi's distinction, it is a road of Zhengchen, destined to be lonely, but there are also fewer of those complicated choices.

But as Li Mu said, Xu Mingyuan can't do what Baimolou does, so he inevitably has to face these choices.

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan's expression was not very good, Li Mu said again: "You don't have to worry, the eldest prince is not a fool, and Princess Yi has made a lot of young talents over the years." Although these people are not yet in a high position, in a few years, maybe this court will be their world.

And it's still early, Your Majesty hasn't revealed the intention of establishing a prince yet, if you can make steady progress in the next few years, then the initiative will be in your hands. ”

Xu Mingyuan nodded slightly, looked at Li Mu's eyes and asked, "The Li family doesn't show an attitude, so what about your attitude?" ”

"The Li family has ancestral training, and the woman who marries out is not from the Li family, but my aunt treats me very well." Li Mu was silent for a while, and then said something for no reason.

Xu Mingyuan nodded slightly, and when he saw that he had arrived outside Buzheng Fang, he said to Li Mu: "Then I'll go back first today." ”

Li Mu nodded slightly, turned the horse's head, and turned back again: "After the things rewarded by Your Majesty come down, I will have someone send you to the mansion." ”

Xu Mingyuan knew that Li Mu didn't care about those things, so he answered and rode his horse towards Yongxingfang.

By the time Xu Mingyuan returned to Yongxingfang, it was already dark, and Fang was directing the closing of the door, and Xu Mingyuan had just entered.

Back in Qi Mansion, Xu Mingyuan tied the horse to the tree outside the door, lifted the road on the horse's back, and knocked on the door.

Xiao Xia asked in the door, and when he heard Xu Mingyuan's voice, he opened the door.

"Young Master Xu, are you going hunting?" Xiao Xia followed behind Xu Mingyuan with a lantern, looked at the elk in his hand and asked.

"Yes, this elk is enough for us to eat for a few days, you and Miss have already had dinner, right?" Xu Mingyuan replied with a smile.

Xiao Xia nodded and said, "We've already eaten, I thought you wouldn't come back to eat, there is still food in the kitchen, I'll go and heat it up for you." ”

"No need, I've eaten it too, I'll put this deer in the kitchen, and I may have to go out with Yi later, so you can go and rest first." Xu Mingyuan shook his head and said.

"Okay, then you should be careful, I heard from the young lady that it is quite dangerous for you to go out." Xiao Xia nodded, and said again.

"Yes, it will." Xu Mingyuan smiled and nodded, this little girl has a heart. (To be continued.) )