Sometimes Li Xiu, the teacher, is looking forward to a rare rest day more than a few students, but Li Chengdao and other children like to go to class very much, and sometimes they come to Li Xiu, even if they don't go to class, they can chat with him, so every time they go to October, Li Xiu will go out early, so as not to be blocked by the little ones at home. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The bearded guest is about to leave, so today Li Xiu decided to visit him, and in the afternoon he will go to Princess Pingyang, and then dig out some sweet potatoes to estimate its yield, if the yield is good, you can give it to Li Yuan openly, so as to invite merit and dissolve Princess Pingyang's marriage.

The distance of two miles can be reached by walking, and after a while, Li Xiu came to the door of the bearded guest's house, and when he knocked on the door, a servant immediately opened the door, although this house was built by Li Xiu, but the servants in the house were all brought by the bearded guest from home, and they all knew Li Xiu, so they hurriedly let him in.

"What are Uncle and Eleventh Brother doing at home?" Li Xiu asked the servant as he walked.

"The young master accompanies his wife in the inner house, and the old master meets guests in the front hall!" The servant said very respectfully, the bearded guest had already instructed that Li Xiu was half a master in this family, so he came and went very freely, and he would not hide anything from him.

"Visitors? Who is it? Li Xiu couldn't help but be very surprised when he heard this, there are not many acquaintances in Chang'an, except for their family, it seems that there are only Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl, could it be that Li Jing is here?

"The villain doesn't know, it's just that when this person came, the pomp was not small, there were a lot of guards, and he called himself the prince of Taiyuan, and the lord was very happy to greet him in person after hearing it, and then the villain didn't know!" The servant replied again respectfully.

"It was him! I see, I'll go to the front hall to see Uncle! Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he heard the title of "Taiyuan Prince", this is Li Shimin's old name when he was in Taiyuan, and it is also his identity when he met the bearded guest for the first time.

At that moment, Li Xiu came to the front hall, and before he went in, he saw a few guards guarding the Qin Palace's mansion outside, although he couldn't name them, but they were all acquaintances, after all, Li Shimin didn't run to his house, so he nodded to a few guards, and walked in directly, and a few guards didn't stop him.

As soon as he entered, he saw the bearded guest and Li Shimin sitting in the hall and talking, and when they saw him, they were also stunned, among which Li Shimin immediately stopped talking, and said with a smile: "Li Xiu, you are really coincidental, you actually came with me to visit Brother Zhang!" ”

"Hehe, His Royal Highness King Qin is a busy man, did you also hear the news that the uncle is leaving, so you came to see the uncle off?" Li Xiu also smiled at this time, and after speaking, he stepped forward and saluted the bearded guest, and then sat opposite Li Shimin.

"Brother Zhang is leaving Chang'an?" Unexpectedly, after Li Shimin heard Li Xiu's words, he asked the bearded guest with a surprised face.

"Haha~, I did plan to leave Chang'an in the next two days, but since King Qin proposed that matter, then I will do my best, and it is nothing to delay for a few days before leaving, but I am not sure if it will succeed!" The bearded guest laughed at this time, he didn't expect Li Shimin to come to beg him to do things in person, the current situation is very unfavorable to Li Shimin, but he still decided to help Li Shimin.

"Thank you Brother Zhang, I will never forget Brother Zhang's kindness in this life!" Li Shimin couldn't help but stand up when he heard this, and then solemnly saluted.

Li Xiu next to him saw this, and he was also very curious, and he wanted to ask Li Shimin what he was asking the bearded guest to do now, but from the conversation between the two of them, Li Xiu could feel that the two didn't want others to know about it, and it seemed a little rude to ask Li Shimin about it, so he could only hold back his curiosity and didn't speak.

"King Qin's words are serious, you and I are gentlemen's friends, don't mention kindness or anything, it just so happens that King Qin has a rare trip today, and the virtuous nephew is also here, I brought a few cooks from my hometown, and I will make some overseas delicacies, although it is not elegant, but it is also quite flavorful, why don't you invite the king of Qin and the virtuous nephew to taste it?" The bearded man smiled again at this time, in the world, the two young people who could make him look at him were here, so his interest was also quite high.

"I can't ask for it!" Li Shimin naturally agreed when he heard this, and then looked at Li Xiu with a smile. Li Xiu had nothing to do, so he nodded and agreed.

With the order of the bearded guest, the subordinates in the house also immediately took action, and after a while, a lot of exotic dishes were placed in front of the three of them, some of which even made Li Xiu feel familiar, as if he had seen it in some Nanyang travel guides in later generations, but it was very different.

The bearded guest's illness has actually recovered, but he has long made up his mind not to drink anymore, and Li Xiu is even more drunk, so only Li Shimin drinks alone, but he doesn't mind at all, and frequently toasts with the two, chatting about some gossip in the court or some interesting anecdotes in Chang'an City, but even from these gossip, he can hear Li Shimin's dissatisfaction with his father Li Yuan, especially the military power in his hands is being deprived little by little, which makes him full of resentment.

People who are in a bad mood always like to use wine to drown their sorrows, Li Shimin is even more so, even if no one accompanies him, he is also pouring cup after cup into his stomach, and after a while, Li Shimin was already drunk and staggered, and finally fell on the wine table all at once, which also made Li Xiu and the bearded guest can't help but shake their heads and sigh, and then someone helped Li Shimin to the guest room to rest.

Seeing that Li Shimin had just left, Li Xiu immediately asked the bearded guest: "Uncle, what is the King of Qin coming to you for?" ”

"Hey, haven't you always disliked the matter between King Qin and the crown prince, why did you take the initiative to ask about him today?" I saw the bearded guest smiling and taking a sip of tea.

"I don't want to care, but you see the current situation, I can't get out of it at all, so I still have to understand the direction of things, and I should prepare in advance!" Li Xiu said helplessly, since he fell in love with Princess Pingyang, he was destined to not be able to get out of the rivalry between Li Shimin's brothers, so he often learned about the situation in Chang'an City through Ma Ye.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, the bearded guest couldn't help but shake his head, then put down the teacup in his hand and sighed: "Actually, you definitely don't like to hear it, and it has something to do with you, to be exact, it should be your father, my second brother!" ”

"Huh? How could he have a relationship? Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he really couldn't think of what the relationship between Li Shimin and Li Jing would be?

"Haha~, don't think about it, in fact, the matter is very simple, King Qin is now suppressed everywhere, but he is unwilling, so he still wants to win over the people in the court, especially the generals in the army to form a group, in order to support him, and your father is an important general in the army, but he has always maintained a neutral attitude, and Xu Shiji and others have not expressed their position, King Qin went to see your father several times, but he avoided him, so he wants to meet your father through me!" The bearded guest explained with a smile.

"I see, King Qin's tenacity is really surprising, if I were him, I'm afraid I would have given up a long time ago!" Li Xiu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, knowing that he couldn't do it, this is not the courage that everyone has.

"King Qin is also in the game now, if I think according to my thoughts, I'm afraid this world would have been his a long time ago, but unfortunately he hasn't jumped out of the game yet!" At this time, the bearded guest suddenly spoke again, but when he spoke, the smile on his face was a little gloomy, which made people shudder.

"Uncle, don't make a mess, if King Qin really goes that far, even if he really succeeds, he will set a bad example for future generations, and the battle for the throne of the Tang Dynasty in the future may be even more bloody!" Li Xiu glanced at the bearded guest at this time and said.

"I didn't add to the chaos, but you yourself have seen that King Qin has become more and more dissatisfied with his father, I am sure that with His Majesty depriving him of military power little by little, I am afraid that King Qin will wake up sooner or later, and what will happen at that time, I am afraid no one can predict it!" The bearded man stroked his beard and squinted his eyes at this time, he was now suddenly very glad that he had withdrawn from the battle for hegemony in the Central Plains, otherwise if he won the world, with the virtues of his sons, I am afraid that the world would have been in chaos long ago.

The last sentence of the bearded guest was wrong, because Li Xiu knew very well the development of things in the future, but when he thought of this, he felt extremely upset, and even he suddenly thought that the early death of Princess Pingyang in history was not necessarily a bad thing, at least she didn't have to see her own brothers killing each other, but now that he saved Princess Pingyang, and he liked each other, then he had to bear this terrible consequence.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu also had no intention of staying here for a long time, and then left after chatting a few words, he wanted to walk around at will, but in the end, for some reason, he unconsciously came to the vicinity of Princess Pingyang's courtyard, which made him smile helplessly, just this afternoon Princess Pingyang said that he wanted to see the yield of sweet potatoes, so he stepped to the door of the princess's courtyard.

Li Xiu has long been a frequent visitor to Princess Pingyang's house, and said unceremoniously that there is no difference between this and his family, and the people in the mansion are closer to him than they are to Ma Ye, because he is generous, not as strict as Ma Ye, and sometimes when the subordinates make mistakes, he will also help them intercede with Ma Ye, so his popularity in the princess's mansion is also quite good.

It is precisely because of this that Li Xiu never needs to report when he comes to the princess's courtyard, and no one will stop him, but what Li Xiu didn't expect was that he had just stepped to the door of the courtyard today, but he was suddenly stopped! (To be continued.) )