In the evening, Pei Xingjian came.

At this time, Luo Taisui had already doubted life for a long time.

Can you believe that he actually chatted with a little girl whose hair has not yet grown up for a day about national affairs?

It's just a ghost!

But in retrospect, it makes sense.

After all, apart from national events, what else is there to talk about with a little girl?

"Why is this little beauty again? Big head, you won't ......"

Pei Xingjian saw a gap, and asked in Luo Taisui's ear with a fuss on his face.

Luo Taisui glanced at him: "This is Miss Li." ”

"Which Li family?" Pei Xingjian asked again.

Luo Taisui was stunned: "I haven't asked this, is it important?" ”

"You don't even know which girl it is, so you dare to leave someone in the house, and you're not afraid that someone will come to your door?"

Pei Xingjian stretched out his hand to touch Luo Taisui's head, and he still muttered: "Big head, are you a fool who hasn't recovered well before?" ”

"Get out!" Luo Taisui slapped his hand away, "Is it necessary to be so clear about the child's world?"

Keep the covenant, are you already impure? ”

"That's called simple ......," Pei Xingjian put his hand on his forehead, "They all said that you should go to study for a few years." ”

"Save it, I'm afraid I'll be stupid." Luo Taisui scoffed at him.

"Son! Not teachable! Pei Xingjian directly closed the coffin, and then changed his words, "By the way, what to eat tonight?" ”

"Hot pot." Luo Taisui thought about it, but decided to be lazy.

"Okay, I'll help." Pei Xingjian said easily.

Then the two began to get busy, and Li Lizhen went to the backyard to hang out alone.

Pei Xingjian was the second son of Pei Renji, the secretary of the Sui Dynasty's Ministry of Rites.

In the second year of Wude, Pei Renji and his eldest son failed to assassinate Wang Shichong and were killed in Luoyang.

Luo Taisui's father, Luo Shixin, had received Pei Renji's courtesy in his early years, and felt the kindness of his confidant, so he funded Pei Renji's father and son and buried them on Beibi Mountain, and once said: "After I die, I will also be buried next to this tomb." ”

And then it came true.

With this bond, the relationship between Pei Xingjian and Luo Taisui is naturally not bad.

Especially when Luo Taisui was still a fool, Pei Xingjian took care of him a lot.

Now Pei Xingjian has been appointed as Hongwensheng because of his family's merits, and the future is promising.

Woo la la......

Heat the oil, add various spices and stir-fry the fragrance, then add the bean paste to fry the red oil, then add the ginger slices and green onions, add water and salt......

In these years, there are no chili peppers, so they can only be replaced with spicy seasonings such as pepper and dogwood.

Fortunately, there are peppercorns.

So after the various hot pot ingredients are ready, a spicy hot pot soup base is freshly baked and poured into the copper pot.

At this time, Li Lizhen also came back from wandering and stood aside to look curiously.

"What is this?"

Pei Xingjian laughed: "This kid invented a way to eat, called hot pot."

As the name suggests, this is a pot that sits on the fire......"

"Let's just cook and eat at the same time." Li Lizhi was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, so she directly broke it down.

"I didn't ...... That's right. Pei Xingjian touched his nose in embarrassment.

Luo Taisui saw that he was deflated, and he gloated and laughed.

Although Li Lizhi is not very old, she is talented and intelligent, and her receptivity is also super strong, and she quickly adapted to the spicy taste of the hot pot soup.

The three of them ate in the late spring coolness.

"By the way, have you heard, the Turkic Khan of the Eastern Turks asked to enter the court, and it seems that this Turk is about to die."

Pei Xingjian wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and took the initiative to open the conversation.

But I didn't expect Luo Taisui and Li Lizhen to be unmoved at all, as if they hadn't heard it.

Luo Taisui even gave Li Lizhen a piece of mutton with his own hands.

"Hey, did you hear what I said? The most ferocious Turks have softened, isn't it new? ”

Pei Xingjian studied in Hongwen Hall, close to the imperial court, and often had access to some information that ordinary people could not reach.

So every day when I come back, I will talk nonsense in front of Luo Taisui.

Usually, Luo Taisui is still in the mood to listen to it, but today there is too much talk about national affairs, and it is boring.

As for Li Liqian, she already knew about it, so naturally she didn't have any special reaction.

"The Turks can't live if they do their own evils, and they have to play themselves to death in less than three years, it's not new."

Luo Taisui can be regarded as a spoiler for him in advance.

"Why do you say that?" Li Lizhi suddenly became interested.

She only knew that the continuous heavy snowfall in the north had frozen countless cattle, sheep and livestock, and people had also suffered, which had led to internal instability in the Eastern Turks.

The Turki Khan and the Jieli Khan had long been suspicious, and they were persecuted by the Jieli Khan, so they had to decide to join the Tang Dynasty.

"That's right, big head, why did the Turks play themselves to death?" Pei Xingjian was also curious.

Luo Taisui saw the two of them asking questions together, and had no choice but to put down the chopsticks and prepare a cup of tea for himself.

"The disagreement between the Jieli Khan and the Tuli Khan is only one of them;

Partial belief in Han Zhao Deyan, many subordinates are dissatisfied, which is the second;

delegating power to the Hu people's departments, but not reusing the people in their own clan, is the third;

Words are not believed, and the order is changed day and night, and it is difficult to convince people, which is the fourth;

Years of famine, heavy levy, reckless military force, all tribes have two hearts, is the fifth ......

Of course, none of the above is nothing. ”

Bang!

Pei Xingjian slammed his head on the table.

Li Lizhen and Luo Taisui didn't get along for a long time, and they were confused by his honest and honest appearance, so they didn't figure out his way for a while, and they couldn't help but open their mouths in astonishment.

Luo Taisui smiled innocently, and continued: "Jieli Khan's most fatal mistake is that he should not make an alliance with the Tang Emperor.

When the Son of Heaven first ascended the throne, in order to recuperate, he had to accept this so-called alliance under the city.

But I am ashamed in my heart, and sooner or later I will take revenge for this arrow.

If I expected it to be true, in another two or three years, when the Tang Dynasty freed up its hands and feet, it would be the time when the Eastern Turks were destroyed. ”

When Li Lizhen heard this, she suddenly remembered Luo Taisui's evaluation of her father before.

Patience and ruthlessness.

The Weishui Alliance was set for forbearance, so why not take advantage of the opportunity of the split of the Eastern Turks to destroy it in one fell swoop?

"It's going to take two or three years...... Are you sure that today will not immediately send troops to attack the Turks? Pei Xingjian was skeptical.

"There is a famine in the north, and it is not peaceful inside and outside the Guan, and the time is not ripe to destroy the Turks, besides, it is ......"

Luo Taisui took a sip of tea and said: "Shuo Fang and Liang Shidu, the lackeys of the Turks, exist, and if you want to use troops against the Turks, you must first pull out this nail!" ”

"So you think you should destroy the Liang division first, and then plan to use troops against the Turks?" Li Lizhi was thoughtful.

Pei Xingjian couldn't help but hold his chin and think deeply.

Luo Taisui nodded and said: "The location of Liang Shidu is very important, it is in the Yellow River Bay, that is, the Hetao area.

If you want to say that this Hetao area is a battleground for soldiers, and it can be in the hands of my Datang, it can be said that there are many benefits......"