Li Ye stood in the garden without amazement.

Song Jiao left, took a sip in shame and flew away without looking back.

Seeing the twilight falling, Li Ye spontaneously felt a sense of loneliness.

The master is lonely.

After so many years of suffering from being teased by Song Jiao, his flirting skills have also been honed more and more skillful, and now Song Jiao has not taken advantage of him at all, and often has to hide his face in shame when he is teased like now.

Thinking of the various experiences since the crossing, Li Ye has a sense that things are not human.

I think that when he was still in Chang'an, facing Wei Baoheng, a treacherous minister in a small qi training period, he needed to be careful to deal with it;

And now, even the Immortal Court can't help him.

At the moment, even Song Jiao, who watched him pee and play with mud when he was a child, could only be bullied by him and had no power to resist, Li Ye felt that this world was really boring.

"None of them can fight. Li Ye sighed.

Shaking his head, he left the garden and walked deeper into the palace.

The lanterns of the palace have long been lit, and the twilight is getting thicker and brighter.

The terrain of the house is not flat, the hills, ditches, lakes, flowing water are not bad, all kinds of buildings are dense and not crowded, the high place is built on the platform, the lake side is standing, there is a pavilion in the quiet place, the lights of the distance and the high and low are like stars, and the hazy shines with different scenery, making the palace at this moment quiet and picturesque, and there is a sense of warmth.

From the path paved with warm stones to a secluded courtyard, Li Ye had already smelled the fragrance of the food, and when he looked up, there was still curling smoke in the chimney that was faintly recognizable, and the dim lights in the courtyard reminded people of the naughty years when they returned late in the countryside.

Walking through the hand-copying verandah hung with various fancy lanterns, and pushing open the side door of the second courtyard, Li Ye saw the vegetarian lady serving food to the stone table in the courtyard. The other party still has an apron tied around his waist, the sweat on his lotus-like face has not faded, a wisp of green silk is attached to his sideburns, and his eyes are as clear as a pool of water.

Li Ye walked straight to the stone table and sat down on the stone bench.

Seeing Li Ye, Su E's eyebrows showed slightly, and she didn't speak, turning around and going to serve the food again.

The dishes on the stone table were steaming white, and the fragrance slipped from the nostrils into the stomach, arousing people's appetites from the bottom of their hearts, but Li Ye did not move his chopsticks immediately, but looked at the various dishes on the plate and fell silent. The dishes are too rich, don't say that one person can't eat it, even three or five people are enough.

Li Ye did not inform Su Emei in advance that he would come today.

In fact, since returning to Qingzhou, Li Ye has not come to Su Emei to eat here, and he can count it on one hand, and the government and military affairs are too busy for one reason, but not the most important one.

Su Emei, who appeared again, took off her apron and had an extra wine pot and glass in her hand. She came to the stone table and sat down, poured a glass of wine with a gentle and unhurried movement, and when she handed it to Li Ye, the sleeves of her wrist slipped off an inch, revealing her white and flawless skin, which looked attractive even in the dim light.

"Your Highness, please. The corners of Su Emei's mouth smiled when she spoke, revealing a neat pair of rice teeth slightly.

Li Ye took the wine glass and drank it all, and couldn't help but praise: "Good wine!

Speaking of this, he put down his wine glass and looked at Su Emei, who was sitting there with peace and tranquility, "Since the Yellow Nest Disaster Guanzhong, the trade routes in various places have been greatly affected, and the soju in Jiannan West Road has rarely appeared in Kanto. I can't imagine that you can still taste such authentic Jiannan wine here today. ”

Su E smiled quietly and said: "I heard from the businessmen in Xishi that after Wang Jian took office as the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu, he attached great importance to commerce and trade, and sent envoys to help re-dredge the joints of Guanzhong and the Central Plains. ”

Li Ye nodded suddenly, thoughtfully, "It seems that Wang Jian has indeed not been idle in Shuzhong." ”

The Xichuan Festival is the envoy of Yizhou Chengdu, and the full name is the Xichuan Festival of Jiannan Road. At the same time, there is also a Jiannan Province Dongchuan Jiedu envoy in Shuzhong, who governs Mianzhou, but now it has been annexed by Wang Jian. As a result, the entire Shu was in the hands of Wang Jian.

The so-called Jiannan, take the meaning of Jianmen Guannan, the south of the big and small Jianshan.

The big and small sword mountains are isolated from Hanzhong and Shuzhong, and it has always been the moat of Shuzhong to defend against foreign enemies, and the Jianmen Pass built here is one of the few male passes in the world.

Su Emei didn't answer, but her hand was not idle, and she handed the porcelain bowl with rice to Li Ye.

While eating the meal, Li Ye remembered the situation in Shuzhong: "Hanzhong has been a rich land since ancient times, and Liu Bang has achieved the imperial industry according to this. According to the investigation of the Tsing Yi Yamen, he has sent many spies out of the Jianmen Pass to the Xingyuan Mansion in Hanzhong to spy on the military defense. ”

"Xingyuan Mansion is the seat of the governor of Shannan West Road, and there are fourteen states in the entire Shannan West Road, and there are many people in the territory. After Li Maozhen leveled the river, broke Chang'an, and won Guanzhong, he also intended to capture Shannan West Road, and sent people over to explore the truth. Now that Li Maozhen and Wang Jian should have known each other's intention of coveting Shannan West Road, the spies on both sides may have met each other.

Li Ye drank a glass of wine and continued to think: "Wang Jian's way out of Shu is nothing more than two roads, from the northeast out of Jianmen Pass, from the southeast out of the Yangtze River, and if he wants to participate in the battle of the Central Plains, he must go from Jianmen Pass to Hanzhong. Taking a step back, even if Wang Jian does not choose to leave Shu from Jianmen Pass, he must guard against Li Maozhen from attacking Jianmen Pass and getting involved in Liangchuan. ”

For Li Maozhen, Shuzhong and Hanzhong are both backyards, and if he wants to send troops to the Central Plains, he must guard against Hanzhong and Shuzhong. If Li Maozhen sent troops out of Tongguan to the Central Plains, but was stolen by Wang Jian or the envoy of Shannan Xidao Jiedu, it would be difficult to speak. ”

"After Li Maozhen got Guanzhong, there were only two roads to choose for development, Tongguan and the Yellow River in the east, and Hanzhong and Shuzhong in the west. Now that he and Wang Jian both have to plot against Hanzhong, this is my chance. If I don't want to compete with Zhu Wen by myself, Li Maozhen will cause me trouble, and choosing to make a fuss from Hanzhong is the best strategy. ”

"Speaking of which, I took advantage of the opportunity of the conquest of Li Keyong in Hedong to quickly subjugate the entire Hebei, and also killed many Khitan Divine Sect monks, so that I had no worries and avoided the predicament of Wang Jian and Li Maozhen. ”

Thinking of this, Li Ye gradually had a plan in his heart.

Originally, he had already sent an envoy to Shuzhong to discuss with Wang Jian about jointly dealing with Li Maozhen, but now because of a pot of Jiannan Burning Spring, combined with the recent intelligence of the Tsing Yi Yamen, he got a lot of inspiration, figured out a lot of joints, and suddenly became a lot more cheerful.

Li Ye was secretly thinking about these so-called family and country timers, so he didn't care about Su Emei, and he didn't hear Su Emei's movement. After he initially smoothed out the train of thought in his mind and had a roughly feasible plan, when he looked at Su E's eyebrows again, he saw the other party stretching out his white and tender hand, which came to his eyes.

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, and looked at Su Emei in confusion.

Su Emei chuckled and said, "Your Highness, when you finish eating the rice in your bowl, I'll serve you something." ”

Li Ye looked down and saw the empty rice bowl, and suddenly realized that Fang Cai should have been too involved in the problem, and unconsciously finished the rice in the bowl. Su Emei didn't want to disturb his thoughts, so she reached out and prepared to take over his rice bowl and serve him food quietly.

If Li Ye hadn't restrained his thoughts because he had finished thinking about the problem, he would probably not have realized that he had been served by Su Emei.

Thinking of this, looking at Su Emei's gentle eyes, Li Ye couldn't help but feel a little touched when he handed over the rice bowl.

is different from the lively and agile Wu You and the charming Song Jiao, Su Emei is much more demure and quiet in terms of temperament and daily behavior, even if she is next to Li Ye, she is always quiet.

In Li Ye's impression, she doesn't seem to have anything special to do except practice and take care of her one-third of an acre of vegetable garden—at least compared to the busy Song Jiao.

Taking the porcelain bowl full of rice handed over by Su Emei, Li Ye thought to himself: "Maybe it's because I have nothing to do with that I can have time to cook a table of dishes every day, whether I come or not." ”

Looking at Su Emei, who lowered her eyebrows and picked up vegetables, Li Ye had a hint of realization in her heart: "Of course she is not sure that I will come, but she can be sure that when I come over when I am interested, I will definitely be able to have a sumptuous dinner." ”

In all fairness, Li Ye was moved.

But now is not the time to be moved.