Xu Da heard the housekeeper's reply, sighed slightly, and asked, "It seems that there is really something, whether it has something to do with the fact that Master Song was deposed by the Holy Lord and returned home." ”

According to General Li Xin, I came here to visit the prince and your condition, and I really came here to visit the prince and your condition, and it was really related to the fact that Bachelor Song Lian was reprimanded by the lord and returned to his hometown to retire." The housekeeper didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly said to Xu Da.

When Xu Da heard this, he sighed and said: "Li Xin is my former subordinate after all, and it is really difficult for him to be so attentive this time." You can ask about the inside story of the incident when the Song scholar was sent back to his hometown by the emperor. ”

"This, the subordinates asked, but General Li seems to have something unspeakable, looking at the situation is inconvenient to talk to his subordinates, he has to wait until the prince goes to meet him before he can let go, the subordinates deliberately tested it, General Li is very tight about this matter, and he is not willing to tell his subordinates at all." The housekeeper said to Xu Da.

When Xu Da heard the butler's words, his heart moved, and he turned a few thoughts, and for a while he couldn't think of why General Li refused to say anything to the butler, but he knew in his heart that General Li was open-minded by nature, and he was not a person who hid his words.

Thinking of this, Xu Da felt in his heart that this was the case, and it was obvious that this matter was extraordinary, and Li Xin came to inform himself of this matter this time, obviously there was still a situation that was not humane to outsiders. Xu Da threw the handkerchief in his hand into the copper plate, and said to the housekeeper behind him: "In this way, General Li Xin came to see this king this time, obviously there is an extremely important matter, this matter must not be delayed, this king will go to see him in the flower hall." ”

Li Xinzheng raised his glass to taste tea, and the two maids just gave a pot of the best Longjing that the emperor gave him, which was sweet and delicious, and after drinking, he felt that his teeth and cheeks were fragrant, and the aftertaste was endless.

He felt very happy in his heart, he knew that this kind of superb Longjing tea was produced by the number of three tribute teas on Shifeng Mountain on the edge of the West Lake, at most seven or eight catties a year, the quality was superb, and it was the best tea that everyone in the world envied by tea drinkers, but the output was too small, and only the emperor could enjoy it as usual. In the past, I heard that the emperor gave Xu Da, Chu Liuyan and Chang Yuchun three catties of the best Longjing tea, and other court officials with a good taste of official residence had no chance to see it, let alone taste it.

I didn't expect the prince to take it to entertain him, it seems that the prince really values himself.

Thinking about it like this, Li Xin couldn't help but feel grateful to Xu Da, and then remembered the heroic years when he followed Xu Da to conquer the city and charge into battle in the past, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and stopped drinking.

At this moment, Xu Da turned out from behind the screen, smiled at Li Xin and said, "General Li, the last time I said goodbye, you and I Brother Pao Ze haven't seen each other for a few days." ”

Hearing this cordial and familiar greeting, Li Xin suddenly came back to his senses, hurriedly stood up, stumbled to Xu Da, and then knelt down and said to Xu Da: "The last general Li Xin, see the prince, I heard that the prince is not in good health, and the last general kowtows to the prince to say goodbye, and I hope that God will bless the pillars, and the prince will be able to take no medicine as soon as possible." ”

Saying that, Li Xin was about to kneel down and kowtow to Xu Da to say goodbye.

Xu Dazi didn't allow him to do this, so he stepped forward, grabbed Li Xin's arm quickly, lifted it up, and pulled Li Xin up from the ground, and said: "General Li is too polite, now this king is neither your commander nor your cousin, there is no need to make this big gift." Moreover, this king is only occasionally infected with a small illness, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

Li Xinwen had Xu Da's words, and said with a shy smile: "Others and I Li Xin don't dare to say it, it's not enough for me Li Xin to be the prince's subordinate in this life, no matter what happens, Li Xin has always regarded the prince as the old boss who promoted Li Xin, and his subordinates are grateful." ”

"General Li's words are wrong, the title of Yu Lu is the name of the imperial court, and it is definitely not something that this king dares to give and accept privately, if General Li wants to be grateful, he should also be grateful to the emperor and the court for this matter." Xu Da said idly.

"The prince's words are true, but Li Xin's ability to get today's status and glory is due to the appreciation and promotion of the prince back then. The prince's deep kindness and kindness will not be forgotten in the end. Li Xin said to Xu Da very respectfully.

Xu Da smiled slightly and said: "General Li is too modest, whether he can make meritorious service is also a personal ability, this king has no other help, besides, this is all the current old thing, General Li doesn't have to be too nostalgic." ”

Li Xin hurriedly said to Xu Da: "The prince really has nothing at all, and he has never taken any credit. Now that you are the prince, you still have the temperament you had when you were in the army. ”

Xu Da bowed his head and said: "The same is true of General Li, seeing General Li today reminds me of those Pao Ze brothers in the Navy Army. By the way, brother, this person has no clothes with his entourage? ”

Li Xin was a little puzzled when he heard Xu Da's words, but he still replied: "This time, I only brought a henchman and did not carry a bag. ”

When Xu Da heard this, he smiled and took Li Xin's hand and said: "It's better than this, General Li's figure is about the same as this king, so I ordered someone to get a set of civilian clothes worn by this king, let the general replace it in my mansion, and then go to the banquet with me." is not only a private residence, but also a former good friend of the robed brothers, why bother to meet each other in public service. ”

Hearing this, Li Xin looked down at himself and found that he had come in a hurry today and came over in official clothes. When meeting in public service, it is natural to take into account the etiquette system of the imperial court, and it is inconvenient for both guests and hosts to be unrestrained.

Thinking about it like this, I feel that Xu Da has made this statement, and his feelings are different. I was overjoyed, so I said to Xu Da: "The prince has an order, how dare the last general disobey, the prince undresses me, the hospitality is palpable, and the subordinates obey the order." ”

Xu Dahaha laughed and said, "The general is really a wonderful person. ”

Saying this, Xu Da exclaimed and said, "Someone's coming." ”

The housekeeper hurriedly ran out and asked Xu Da for instructions: "What does the prince command?" ”

Xu Da didn't talk nonsense, so he said to the housekeeper: "Take out the clothes I wear at home on weekdays, let General Li choose a set to wear, and I will set up a family banquet." ”

The butler agreed, and led General Li to the back hall to change his clothes.

When the housekeeper led General Li to the banquet, Xu Dazhao wore a dark gauze shirt and a snow-white fox fur, looking extremely self-beautiful, like a noble son.

Xu Da smiled slightly and said: "People are matched with clothes and horses with saddles, and my brother is really a young talent when he wears my clothes, Qingjia is gratifying." ”

Hearing Xu Da's praise, Li Xin also looked forward to it for a while, and then said to Xu Da with a happy face: "The prince's words really hurt the villain, this dress is worn on the last general's body, it really doesn't have the prince's chic and elegant attitude, and it is too bad compared to the prince." ”

Xu Da took Li Xin's hand and pulled him to the banquet, pointed to the dishes in front of the table, and said to this person: "Brother is here, he didn't say hello to the elder brother in advance, he was in a hurry, although it was a thin wine, it was inevitable that the greeting was not thoughtful, and the elder brother didn't mind." ”

Li Xin touched the fox fur on his body, and said to Xu Da: "The prince is really polite, this undressing and benevolence of my subordinates have already made my subordinates grateful, not to mention the current table of bird's nest shark fin, delicacies from the mountains and seas, where is the greeting is not good, even if the subordinates let go of their belly, it is estimated that they will not be able to eat these good things even after three meals." ”

Xu Da smiled and pulled Li Xin to sit down, and then said to the butler and several attendants who were serving next to him: "Today, this king and the former robes and subordinates gather together to have a good time, you don't have to serve in front of you, and you don't have to disturb in front of you, so as not to sweep the Yaxing of your guests, if you have any orders, this king will call you to come and serve." ”

The housekeeper and the attendants under his command glanced at each other, and knew in their hearts that Xu Da didn't want them to be in front of him, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he said to Xu Da and then said to Xu Da: "Since the prince has this order, it is inconvenient for us to disturb the Qingxing where the prince and General Li meet, the old slave waits in the room far ahead, if the prince has any instructions, just greet him, and the old slave will serve himself." ”

Xu Da bowed his head and said, "That's very good." Wait and disperse first, and if the king has any command, he will call for him. ”

The butler led the guards under his command to salute, and then said to Xu Da: "Since this is the case, the subordinates will retire first." ”

With that, the butler led a few of his attendants to leave Xu Da and General Li quickly, and walked quickly towards the room in front of him.

Li Xin heard Xu Da's command, but it was exactly what he wanted, and he looked at Xu Da with a smile.

After Xu Da saw the figure of the people in the mansion disappearing, he turned his head and sighed to General Li beside him, and whispered: "What my brother said is not bad, but this abbot is hesitant and difficult to lift." ”

Li Xinshu heard Xu Da's words, and said in surprise: "The prince is leaning on the four seas, the voice is heavy in the universe, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, so there is still something unsatisfactory in his heart." ”

Xu Da heard Li Xin's question, so he sighed and said: "A hundred years of life, such as morning dew, is like a white horse passing through a gap, Shaohua is white-headed, success or failure, and fame is empty in a blink of an eye." Nine times out of ten, things are unsatisfactory in life, even if this king is now in a high position, it is inevitable. Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say what they want! ”

Li Xin opened his mouth and said: "I don't know what is uncomfortable in the prince's heart, you might as well come and listen." ”

Xu Da exhaled a sigh of relief and said: "There are often inappropriate things, and in the past few days, I have encountered an unpleasant thing, Song Lian Song University Scholar has extensive knowledge and has many years of Xuanli, but he suffered this bad luck and was reprimanded by the saint to return to his hometown, which is really suffocating and sighing." ”

Li Xin heard Xu Da's words, his face changed suddenly, and he said to Xu Da: "When it comes to this matter, his subordinates are powerless, and they sigh empty." However, when Bachelor Song Lian was belittled by the lord, his subordinates knew some inside information, but they were just ....... ”

When Xu Da heard this, he saw General Li's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, and knew in his heart that General Li must know some hidden secrets.

Thinking like this, Xu Da's eyes lit up, and then he stared at Li Xin and asked, "Is there anything that is suffocating in this matter?" ”

"Originally, I didn't inform the prince about this matter, but this matter was related to the ...... of the prince's mansion, and my subordinates didn't know whether to mention this matter to the prince when they didn't know it."

"If General Li still thinks that this king is a brother of Paoze, he should be outspoken, no matter who is involved in my mansion in this matter, this king will not tolerate it." Xu Da asked Li Xin.

Li Xinqing knew that Xu Da had said this, and if he didn't say anything about it, he would offend Xu Da, so he sighed and said to Xu Da: "It's not that the last general is unwilling to tell the prince, it's just that this matter is only afraid that it will involve the prince's wife." ”

When Xu Da heard this, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

However, what kind of person Xu Da is, even if he was so shocked in his heart, he still forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart, and pretended to speak to Li Xin as if nothing happened: "Oh, this matter is a matter of clumsiness, you can tell me what is going on." ”

Li Xin saw that Xu Da's face was as usual, and he couldn't help but feel a lot more relieved, so he spoke to Xu Da: "The subordinates have been rewarded by the emperor to preside over the major affairs of the mountains, and the prince should have heard of it." ”

Xu Da nodded, and said with a slight smile: "The Holy Lord once issued a clear decree to the people of the world to announce this matter, and ordered General Li to be responsible for such important events as the camp and the mausoleum. ”

When General Li Xin heard this, he didn't see any joy, but sighed slightly: "The world only knows that his subordinates are deeply favored and the curtain is extremely prosperous, but they don't know that the emperor is like a tiger, and the emperor's temperament is not as good as it was back then." ”

Xu Da was quite surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Li Xin with admiration, Xu Da remembered that although Li Xin, the general of the Marine Division, was brave in battle, but he had no wit, and his military exploits were eventful because there was a Fu Youde under his hand to give him advice. Later, Fu Youde won several battles with Yuanmeng, as Fu Youde's master, Li Xin was sheltered, and Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he was sincere and loyal, and he was repeatedly promoted and promoted, which can be regarded as an outlier in the court.

Now I didn't expect that even Li Xin had complaints about the emperor.

However, Xu Da was reluctant to say what was right and wrong, not to mention that the person Li Xin criticized was the current saint Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da did not dare to say a word. just shook his head and closed his eyes and said: "Eating the king's lu, loyal to the king's matter, this is the law that will not be replaced for eternity, General Li is certainly sad, but the emperor is the emperor after all, after all, his temperament is a little bad, and he can't slander it, let alone talk to outsiders, so as not to cause trouble in vain." ”

Li Xinwen got Xu Da's admonition, and he was very vigilant in his heart, and he was very afraid, so he got up and hugged his fist at Xu Da and said: "What the prince taught is that Li Xinzi should keep this golden and jade good words in mind, never forget, and always be vigilant. ”

When Xu Da heard Li Xin's words, he smiled and said: "General Li can adopt the good words, and this king is also very comforted in his heart. May the general keep it in mind and never forget. ”

Li Xin replied with an extremely solemn face: "Don't worry, the discrepancies in this matter are very important, and the subordinates have already saved this matter." ”

When Xu Da saw him say this, he turned to Gu Others and said, "The general is careful about this matter." Sit down first, what is the matter of what you just said? ”

Li Xin hurriedly picked up a seat next to Xu Da and sat down, although he said: "Because his subordinates lead the construction of the royal mausoleum, they need to report the progress to the emperor from time to time, so they often go in and out of the palace. The day before yesterday, his subordinates entered the palace because of the situation related to the return of the saint to the mountain mausoleum, but overheard a woman talking to the saint, and the words involved the prince and the Chu military division in the prince's mansion to discuss the matter of saving Song Lian. When I first saw him, I had to see his back, but I couldn't see his face, and my subordinates were surprised in their hearts, and they didn't know who could say such things in front of the emperor. Later, the person turned around and wanted to go out, but the villain saw Xie Cui'e, the wife of the real prince, from the window, and he was shocked in his heart, and he didn't dare to stand for a long time, and he didn't even bother to report to the emperor, so he hurriedly left the palace. When he returned home, news came out from the court on the second day that the emperor dismissed Song Lian from Beijing, and his subordinates realized that this matter might have something to do with the prince's wife's whistleblowing. ”

When Xu Da heard Li Xin's words, he couldn't help but feel a dull pain in his heart, and the boils on his back also flared up again, and his eyes turned black, and he fell into General Li Xin's arms.

Seeing this, Li Xin was horrified, and hurriedly shouted: "Butler, come here, the prince has fainted." ”

The housekeeper and a cadre were waiting, and when they heard the call, they hurried over.

Xu Da woke up and turned around, looked at the housekeeper and said, "This king is fine, this king is fine, this king and Brother Li are drinking ......." ”

Before he could finish his words, Xu Da fainted again.

"It's bad, I'm afraid that the boils on the prince's back will attack again, hurry, hurry up and carry the prince into the house to rest, and quickly send someone to find the doctor." The housekeeper has rich experience and is not chaotic in the face of danger, but he is a little anxious to order the people under him.

Li Xin and the attendants lifted Xu Da up .......

The news of Xu Da's recurrence spread very quickly, and Chu Liuyan learned the news the next day, and was quite worried about Xu Da's condition, so he personally visited and visited Xu Da's condition.

Yesterday, I heard that Li Xin said that Xie Cui'e had told Zhu Yuanzhang about it, Xu Da was sad and angry for a while, which led to the recurrence of the old sores. Xu Da didn't expect that Xie Cui'e, the person next to him, would do such a thing, and he was extremely depressed in his heart, feeling that the world was vast and his heart was difficult to know.

Suddenly hearing that the door reported that Chu Liuyan was visiting, Xu Da was overjoyed, and tried his best to cheer up, so that he could go out to greet him in person, but he was so sick that he couldn't support it, so he only got up half of his body before he wanted to get out of bed, but he saw that Chu Liuyan had already entered the room like a shock.

The two families are known to be good families, so Chu Liuyan comes and goes freely in Xu Mansion without restraint.

"Brother Xu's illness has not healed, so he can't move easily." Chu Liuyan stepped forward and pressed Xu Da's body and said.

The jade palm touched the body, and Xu Da only felt a warmth flowing from Chu Liuyan's palm to his body, and he felt a lot more relaxed in his body for a while.