The banquet in the palace is very different from ordinary people's, and there are many more rules and etiquette.

Even though this East Palace has been simplified a lot, the Confucian etiquette is still annoying.

Liu Ye obviously didn't like this tedious thing either, but he had been used to it for so many years, but fortunately, Yuan Zhishan and the crown princess Zhou Yan also came out at this time.

Although as a woman, it is inconvenient to receive foreign guests, but that is the rule of ordinary people, and it is naturally not applicable to this East Palace.

And this is a family banquet, Zhou Yan, as the hostess of the East Palace, naturally wants to come over, and he really wants to see it

For a moment, this Li Wenshuo and Li Daxia, who were talked about by Liu Ye all day in the first half of the year.

As for Yuan Zhishan, it is secondary to see who he sees, he has seen a lot of people after coming to the East Palace, he is mainly here to eat, since he came to the East Palace, he has basically not been absent from the family banquets of a little scale in the house.

Thanks to Li Wenshuo's blessing, Xue Renhai and Li Fugui also sat at the dinner table, but looking at the restless appearance of the two of them, it was like a thorn under their buttocks.

I don't blame them, I don't know what to say when I see the prince, I have to salute, and when I see the princess, I don't know what to say, or salute. As for seeing this Yuan Zhishan, he stared at him with big eyes, he didn't know who this person was, he was fortunate to have dinner at the same table with the prince, and he didn't shy away from it, fortunately, Yuan Zhishan waved his hand, signaling that the two of them didn't have to salute at all, so he was a little relieved.

"This is my brother and sister, she looks really smart, Xiao Ye, you are really blessed. ”

Zhou Yan frowned slightly, and said in her heart, how can this person be so ignorant of etiquette, if it is an ordinary lady, such words are no different from flirting, but he is a dignified prince and concubine, this person dares to be like this, and he is still a brother and sister, the prince treats you as a brother and looks up to you, do you really dare to treat the prince as a brother?

"Brother Shuo, you're not right. ”

Hearing the prince's words, Zhou Yan said in his heart, you see that the prince is angry.

But Liu Ye's next words shocked her, and her face flushed with shame.

"The younger brother has already married a wife, and it is estimated that it will not be long before he can have a son, but you, brother, are still alone, do you want me to introduce one to you?"

At this moment, even Yuan Zhishan no longer paid attention to the food on the table, looking at the Jianghu man in front of him who called the crown princess his younger brother and sister, he only felt that it was extremely interesting.

Li Wenshuo waved his hand and said with a smile: "What do you say these things for when you eat, and you may not be able to find the girl I like." ”

Liu Ye nodded, and thought about it carefully, the women he knew, those ministers who were known as the ladies of the family, were beautiful and versatile, and there were not a few who even captivated the country and the city, but if he really could match his brother, there was no one in his heart.

Seeing Liu Ye's reaction like this, Zhou Yan is also serious at the moment, she has been very good at observing words and emotions since she was a child, and she no longer dares to underestimate this Li Wenshuo in the slightest.

But when it comes to how to get along with people, she is far inferior to the Mr. Yuan Zhishan Yuan who is sitting next to her.

Yuan Zhishan glanced at Li Wenshuo a few times, and listened to what he said, that is, he roughly figured out Li Wenshuo's temperament, and like the prince, he was the kind of unruly.

Liyang's national strength is strong, the people are simple and strong, although there are still people affected by disasters in the world, but the whole world is quite rich.

But after all, it has only just become rich in recent years, and the people in China are still not very interested in those rare things, but especially love meat, and the palace is no exception.

The rosewood table is not large, and it seems congested when seven or eight dishes are stacked, except for a few pastries, all of which reveal the greasy smell of meat.

is silent when eating, even Yuan Zhishan, who is the most idle on weekdays, is no exception, not to mention that he is here to have a meal.

The stewed minced meat is sandwiched into the cake, and the soup splashes in the mouth, which is delicious and delicious, but it looks a little indecent to eat like this.

If she had seen Li Wenshuo like this in the past, Zhou Yan might have shown a little disgust and disdain, but at this time, Mr. Yuan Da, who came to eat every day on the table, had always been like this, which made her a little accustomed to it.

A group of people only care about eating, except for this virtuous and quiet princess, several people have a lot of food, and after a while, a table of food is swept away, and after the next person cleans up, Liu Ye looked at Li Wenshuo in front of him and said: "There is no news about you in the rivers and lakes during this time, I don't know which deep mountain and old forest Brother Shuo is hiding in to study martial arts?"

The rest of the people were also staring at him, and even if they didn't understand these anecdotes about the rivers and lakes, the master's cultivation location and method, they were all full of curiosity, and Yuan Zhishan and Zhou Yan were no exception.

Li Wenshuo smiled and said, "I walked north for a while, and I saw a different scenery on the grassland, which is not a kind of cultivation. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Zhishan's voice rang out.

"Brother Li has been to the grassland, so there are some things that I want to ask for advice from Lao Yuan. ”

"Oh, if Mr. Yuan has anything to ask, he must know everything and say everything. ”

Yuan Zhishan threw the folding fan in his hand on the table, and no longer pretended to be a superior, and asked with a serious face: "What is the distribution of the major forces on the grassland, and do you think Your Excellency is a threat to my Liyang Imperial Court?"

Looking at the two who opened the conversation box for the first time, Liu Ye felt strange in his heart, and always felt that he, the prince of the East Palace, was sitting here like an ornament.

Although the tribes on the grassland are weak, a slightly larger city in Liyang has the same number of people as a large tribe on the grassland, but even so, Liyang has not ignored the power on the grassland, and will send a large number of spies every year, but the answer is the same every year, the forces on the grassland are too scattered and vulnerable at all.

Moreover, the Turks and the Western Continents, who were so powerful back then, were defeated in front of Liyang's iron cavalry, and now the Western Continents bow down and pay tribute every year, and the Turks have been wiped out, not to mention the steppe people.

Suddenly thinking of something, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "You talk first, I'll go get some wine." ”

After speaking, he got up and left, seeing this, although Zhou Yan is the crown princess, she is only a female stream after all, and it is inconvenient to show her face alone outside, so she also retires.

In the face of this Yuan Zhishan, Li Wenshuo also felt quite close, without the condescending atmosphere of the people in the palace, even if Liu Ye had deliberately restrained, it was still easy for people to notice, after all, this kind of extravagance was innate.

"On the grassland, to be honest, the cavalry battle is not weaker than my Liyang border army, but the major tribes are too scattered, if they are united, they may still pose a slight threat to my Liyang. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Zhishan also smiled, how difficult it is to unite more than a dozen tribes that have been fighting for many years and unite with the outside world, after thinking about it for a while, he also knows, and said with a smile: "In this case, it is still unreasonable for Yuan to worry about the sky." ”

"Where is Mr. Yuan's concern for the country and the people, it is really ashamed. ”

Yuan Zhishan shook his head and said, "Don't talk about these things, I see that Li Gongzi is also a free and easy Jianghu person, but he has time to visit friends in the capital, which is really benevolent and righteous." ”

Yuan Zhishan had something to say, even Xue Renhai and Li Fugui, who were sitting behind him, frowned, and Xue Renhai, who was relatively straight, couldn't help but say loudly: "We came here just to see the scenery of Chang'an, and as for coming to this prince's mansion, it is only because Brother Wenshuo misses the good brother of the prince, but there is no superfluous thought." ”

"Haha, where did Xue Gongzi say, it was Yuan Mou's speech, there is no wine at the moment, otherwise he would really have to punish himself with a glass. ”

Li Wenshuo waved his hand, leaned back in the chair indifferently, and said with a smile: "If there is wine, I really want to grab it with Mr. Yuan, as for the reason for coming to Chang'an City, I don't miss the prince like Brother Xue said, I have no interest in men, if I really want to say a reason, maybe just like Mr. Yuan said, it is my great benevolence and righteousness." ”

This was said seriously, the air was suddenly quiet for a moment, and the warm spring breeze on the face actually brought a bit of autumn breeze.

Immediately after, everyone in the audience laughed.

"What a great benevolence, who just said that you want to drink?"

Liu Ye's voice sounded again in the field, and everyone followed the reputation, only to see Liu Ye'er carrying a clay pot full of soil in his hand, putting it on the table, reaching out to tear off the sealing mud on it, and there was a smell of wine coming to his face.

The peach blossoms are in full bloom and the fragrance is wafting

The rich fragrance is sweet and mellow in the heart

The peach blossom wine is mellow and fragrant, without the throat-burning hotness of northern spirits, and not as mellow as the monkey wine made of hundred fruits, but with a unique softness in the south of the Yangtze River, people can't help but want to take a second sip after taking a sip.

After drinking for a while, everyone's faces were already slightly drunk.

Except for Yuan Zhishan, after drinking, his eyes became brighter.

The clouds of low pressure were mixed with misty rain, and the sun was gone.

"I don't know what Gongzi Li thinks of the Central Plains under my Liyang system. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and a little bit of alcohol gradually dissipated.

Because if you don't answer this word well, it will be a great sin to kill your head if it gets out.

Liu Ye frowned slightly, he didn't know what Yuan Zhishan was thinking, and he had never seen him so aggressive on weekdays, why did he have such an attitude towards Li Wenshuo, who had only met once.

Li Wenshuo didn't react, he poured the wine glass in his hand into his mouth, laughed twice, and said, "Liyang, it's a very interesting court." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

Yuan Zhishan was also interested, and asked with a smile.

His eyes focused on Li Wenshuo's body again, only to see that he poured another glass of wine, gently shaking the wine glass in his hand, the jade-colored elixir swirled in the narrow cup, and it had already jumped out of the cup, but it was miraculous that not a drop spilled out of the cup.

"The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies, what he is talking about is the iron bones of my Liyang. ”

Speaking of this, Li Wenshuo poured the wine into his stomach, and as soon as he spit it out, a trace of wine gas drifted into the air, turning into a dense sword qi, leaving a thin scratch on the table.

An old eunuch waiting beside him stiffened, and his eyes when he looked at Li Wenshuo instantly became vigilant, and the same Li Wenshuo also noticed him, but he didn't react, but he didn't expect that a good-looking servant in the palace actually had the cultivation of the Xuantho realm.

"Liyang has been founded for more than 200 years, and the emperors he has experienced are good, fun-loving, and absurd, but none of them are soft-boned. ”

The words were rude, but Liu Ye was extremely happy when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Brother, what he said is a bit of a Jianghu atmosphere. ”

Li Wenshuo smiled, turned his wine into pride, spit out, and then said: "Just reason, I heard that Emperor Wu drove the imperial expedition, and when the class teacher returned to the dynasty, he said: The respect of our dynasty is beyond the ancient times, and it controls the Western Zhuyi of the North Luxi Pannan Island, without the harmony of the former Wei Dynasty, the alliance of the Tang Dynasty, the thin coins of the Song Dynasty, and the gift of brothers and enemies. ”

"This is my Liyang's temperament!"