Chapter 21: A Surprising Overture

There was only such a person in the house, Liu Yi also hurried over and saluted respectfully, "I don't know if it was summoned by His Royal Highness the Prince, it will be too late in the end, so His Highness has been waiting for a long time!"

It was the crown prince Li Xian who was waiting for Liu Yi in this private room.

Seeing the mysterious appearance of the people in the mansion who came to invite him, Liu Yi's first thought was that Li Xian came to invite him, and when he went to the outside of the restaurant, he saw those people who looked like palace guards, and even a few people that Liu Yi had inadvertently seen, and he was basically sure that Li Xian invited him to come over to talk.

Liu Yi, the guard of the East Palace, didn't have much to deal with, only a few people had seen each other, and they couldn't talk about acquaintance, but Liu Yi remembered their general appearances, and when he saw them at first glance, he thought about them, and there was no surprise in everything.

There are no ordinary diners in the whole restaurant, those who pretend to be diners should be Li Xian's guards, Liu Yi is a little disagreeable with Li Xian's behavior that looks hidden, but in fact it is easy to notice, if you meet a character like him, you can immediately detect that it is a special person who is the prince of the dynasty who has a private meeting outside the palace.

Liu Yi didn't bother to break these things, and waited for Li Xian's question after saluting, and now Li Xian summoned himself, there must be something to say.

After Li Xian returned the salute, he asked Liu Yi with a smile: "Yi An just came back from Pei Shangshu's mansion?" ”

"Pei Shangshu cares for the last general, and several battles in Anbei this time have made a detailed analysis of the last general, which has benefited people a lot, and the last general has time to listen to his teachings!" Liu Yi lowered his head and said, Li Xian is still paying attention to his actions.

The crown prince of the current dynasty, Liu Yi also talked to him once when he returned to Chang'an from Luoyang for his father's anniversary, which is regarded as a relatively close contact, and there is not much contact in other times, Liu Yi's understanding of Li Xian in reality is only known from his mouth, especially from Shangguan Wan'er's mouth, this Li Xian should be about the same surname as recorded in history, which is good among Wu Zetian's sons.

"Yi'an went to Anbei this time, and when he participated in the war for the first time, he made great achievements, which made Gu very admired. In the end, after being a famous general, he has such great ability at a young age, and he has been passed on to Pei Shangshu, he is really an extraordinary person," Li Xian still said with a smile, "The person who can be treated like Pei Shangshu is really unique in the world, thinking that when Yu Gu and Yi An hurriedly said a few words, there are not too many communication opportunities so far, I am very sorry, I know that Yi An is still on vacation, but I still can't help but want to disturb Yi An's Yaxing," Li Xian said with a pretentious apology on his face, "Today, Yu Gu is here to prepare a little thin wine, I want to talk to Yi'an once! You may be seated..."

"Don't dare to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to praise like this, the last general is very ashamed, the prince, please!" Li Xian's performance of such a courteous corporal was a little unexpected to Liu Yi, and he didn't dare to be rude, and after Li Xian sat down, Liu Yi sat down on the side.

Li Xian personally poured a full glass of wine for Liu Yi, then filled the cup in front of him, and raised his glass to Liu Yi: "Come, Yi'an, I salute you with a glass, congratulations on your great achievements in this battle and the reward of the imperial court!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!" Liu Yi hurriedly raised his glass and worked with Li Xian.

Li Xian poured a full glass of wine for Liu Yi again, but did not raise a glass, but looked at Liu Yi and said: "When Yi An said to Gu Yan, 'Mu Xiu is from the congregation, the wind will destroy it...' This words are like an initiation, so that Gu suddenly woke up, Yi An is young, but he knows that there is a way to advance and retreat, this time he has made such a great achievement, but he is not ostentatious at all, the house does not receive visitors, nor does he visit the palace of other ministers of the DPRK and China, and he does not complain if the rewards and merits do not match, and he does not quarrel with other ministers, such a low-key move is really admirable, and it is better to sigh alone!"

Li Xian said so directly, it was beyond Liu Yi's surprise, but he still said quietly: "Your Highness has praised it, the last general just thinks that this expedition, the merits made by other generals are really not comparable to those of other generals, how can they compete, plus the original last general is to bring filial piety to the army, determined to serve the country with loyalty and filial piety, reward his father's unfulfilled ambitions, merits and rewards, I really don't dare to take it too seriously, otherwise my father under Jiuquan will be blamed... Also, the last general is a person who likes to be idle, and he doesn't like some complicated things, so he doesn't go out when he goes home, just to seek a quiet!"

"It's a good one to seek a quiet, haha," Li Xian laughed a few times, and then said: "There are really few people in the court who look at fame and fortune so lightly, especially like Yi An, who is in a high position at a young age, and there are even fewer people with such a bearing... Ran Gu didn't believe that Yi An was just seeking peace, but must have other plans, so he deliberately didn't participate in the entanglement of all parties..."

Liu Yi was shocked in his heart, Li Xian's mind is really not simple, he can actually see some of the purposes of his actions, this person has not had much contact with him, has he been paying attention to himself? At the moment, he still said unhurriedly: "Your Highness thinks highly of the last general, and the last general, who is now in the fourth rank, has already felt that he is not competent, so he is trembling in his actions, trying not to make mistakes and avoid being punished, not as the prince said... The last general doesn't dare to do anything!"

Faced with Liu Yi's behavior of playing Tai Chi, Li Xian didn't seem surprised, and still said with a smile: "Isn't Yi An willing to talk to Gu Fang Xinghuai for the last time?" ”

Liu Yi hurriedly made a respectful gesture, "I don't know what the prince means by saying this, but if the prince asks, the general will not dare to hide it in the slightest!"

"Yi'an, my sister often praises your courage and extraordinary mind in front of Lone, she has never praised a person like this, even if it is Lone and Lone's brother Li Hong, and even Father, you are the first person to be appreciated and loved by her like this, Lone is also in front of his father and mother, repeatedly asked that you be a peaceful horse, presumably the father and mother should agree..."

"The last general is from a low background, but he is really not worthy of a princess, and he doesn't dare to expect to be married by His Majesty and Niangniang!" Liu Yi was depressed, even Li Xian was involved in this matter, Li Xian showed favor to himself like this, of course, he had a plan.

"Alas, that's all I have said, now the eunuchs in Chang'an City who have a woman to marry don't want to marry their daughters into Liu's mansion, if it weren't for Liu Shangshu's filial piety, presumably the threshold of Liu's mansion would be flattened by the people who proposed marriage, hehe!" Li Xian said a little jokingly, "If Sister Ling can marry you as a wife, presumably this is also her biggest wish in this life, and I also hope that one day you Yi'an can become my brother-in-law, then we will be a family," Li Xian said with a meaningful look, "A family, you have to say the words of a family..."

"His Royal Highness is serious, in front of His Highness, the last general must know everything!" Liu Yi still said respectfully, Li Xian is quite good at tricking, no wonder the ministers of the court and the central government have a good impression of this prince.

Li Xian put away his smile and stared straight at Liu Yi and said, "Yi'an, I want to ask you, what is the easiest way to survive in front of a strong person?" ”

Li Xian asked so directly, Liu Yi was a little caught off guard, after looking at Li Xian a few times, he turned his eyes away, and said in a low voice: "If you can't fight against it, avoiding its edge should be a method, many times, the tip of the needle is against Maimang, often one side will be stabbed, or even seriously injured and cannot be recovered, then there is no chance to turn over..."

Li Xian asked him like this, Liu Yi can no longer talk about it, since he has already spoken out last time, he definitely needs to say something more this time.

Li Xian's eyes became aggressive, and he looked directly at Liu Yi, "Is there anything else?" ”

"For now, hibernation and looking for an opportunity to move may be the only way!" Liu Yi still didn't look at Li Xian, and said in a flat tone: "Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future, presumably His Royal Highness also understands this truth..."

Hearing Liu Yi's words, Li Xian was suddenly shocked, and there was a slight fear in his eyes, but it was gone immediately, and the aggressive sharpness just now was gone, he was a little frustrated, his eyes also moved from Liu Yi's face, and he said to himself: "Yi An really looks at things and is really different..."

Liu Yi knew that his words reminded Li Xian of Li Hong, the former prince who was said to have been killed by Wu Zetian, when Li Hong was the prince, he was not satisfied with Wu Zetian's interference, and he had a lot of complaints, and he died in the palace inexplicably, and it is impossible for a smart person like Li Xian not to know what the reason for Li Hong's death was.

Liu Yi saw that Li Xian had been touched, and he also felt a big heart, but he still said in a flat tone: "The last general is just talking nonsense, this is also the habit of the last general, please don't think too much..."

"There aren't many words that Gu and Yi An talk to, but Yi An's words are thought-provoking, and his mind is very different from others," Li Xian had already returned to his normal face and squeezed out a smile, "I hope I can often talk to Yi An about things in the future!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invites you, and the last general will not dare to disrespect!" Liu Yi saluted, and at the same time raised his glass and toasted to Li Xian, "The last general also toasts His Royal Highness, thank Your Highness for hosting a banquet!"

"Come on, it's done!" Li Xian and Liu Yi clinked their glasses, dried them all, and then wiped their mouths covertly, and said with a natural smile: "A character like Yi An, his literary and martial arts are so extraordinary, Lone is the first time he meets you, and the women in the world will like you, if Lone is a woman, he may also fall in love with an outstanding person like you, hahaha!"

"Your Highness is laughing!" Liu Yi is a little sneering, Li Xian's analogy is too inappropriate, right? I vaguely heard rumors that Li Xian had raised a child, is it true?

"Yi'an, I know that the lawsuit is also in love with you, a tall and arrogant woman like her, almost never pretends to be a color to ordinary men and women, but now she has poured all her feelings into you, which really makes Gu envious and even jealous!" Li Xian unabashedly showed a look of regret, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Since ancient times, heroes have been matched with beauties, if Wan'er can also marry Yi'an as a wife, it will definitely be a romantic story of my Tang Dynasty. Hahaha, presumably my little sister won't mind..."

(To be continued)