Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong each returned to Jiulongtan Mountain with full of doubts.
Li Yuanji ordered the chef to prepare sumptuous food and wine, and also ordered the guards of the house to set up secret sentries throughout Jiulongtan Mountain.
Kan Leng's sword-beating soldiers and long-sword soldiers performed well today, which has attracted the attention of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.
They might send people to Jiulongtan Mountain at any time to spy on Prince Qi's palace, so they had to set up more sentries to prevent their spying.
By the time the food and wine were almost ready, it was already afternoon.
Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong, one on the left and one on the right, each holding an iron fork, were grilling the mutton themselves.
The pavilion not far from them was already filled with all kinds of dried fruits, pastries, and drinks.
The ingredients for the other meals have already been prepared, and they will only be cooked a little before the guests arrive.
"Da da da……"
Yu Wenbao didn't know where he heard the news and was the first to arrive on horseback.
After entering the pavilion, he simply bowed to Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong, took the iron fork from Li Yuanji's hand, took over Li Yuanji's work, and boasted, "When I was in Qizhou,
The roasted sheep is a specialty in Qizhou, and today is just the time for Your Highness to have a taste of my craftsmanship."
Li Yuanji leisurely picked up a cup of scented tea, leaned against the pillar of the pavilion, and sipped it carefully.
Li Xiaogong held an iron fork in his hand, blowing his beard and glaring at his mother, scolding Yu Wenbao for not being able to see, not being able to flatter, and having no future, and so on.
He is now Yu Wenbao's direct superior, and he is pinching Yu Wenbao's pigtails. Yu Wenbao doesn't know how to flatter him, but instead keeps doing everything for Li Yuanji. He really feels that he is losing face.
That is to say, Yu Wenbao's son is practicing archery on the loess not far away. He can see this place anytime and anywhere, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.
"Your Highness..."
"..."
Three brothers, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche, came together. They were accompanied by a young man in Confucian attire. He did not ride a horse. Each of them carried a jar of fine wine in their hands, which they said was a fine wine that their ancestors had collected for sixty years.
Li Yuanji vaguely remembered that when he first met the Xue brothers, he had never seen any fine wine in the things they brought, and he did not know whether the fine wine they talked about was real or fake.
Li Yuanji chatted with Xue Wanbei, who was dressed in Confucian attire. After learning that Xue Wanbei had just come from Hebei Province with Su Dingfang, he asked about the current situation in Hebei Province, gave some encouragement, and asked him to go to the library of his house first.
After walking around, he said to Xue Wanshu: "Let him stay here and serve as a teaching assistant to Di Xiaoxu. After the Tanshan Literary Museum is built, let him study with a group of doctors."
Xue Wanshu said happily: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I will prepare a big gift tomorrow and go to Duke Di's Mansion to express my gratitude."
He is worthy of being a fastidious person with a family background.
It's not a waste to learn from others, the etiquette is very good.
Unlike a certain guy from the Yuwen family who did not want to be named, his son relied on his diligence to catch Luo Shixin's eye and became his disciple. So far, he has not sent a single hair to Luo Shixin.
If Luo Shixin hadn't known that he was a fool and didn't care about him, his son would have been beaten every day.
After Xue Wanche took over Li Xiaogong's barbecue job, Li Yuanji took the remaining people to sit down in the pavilion and said to Xue Wanshu: "How did you know that I would hold a banquet at my house today?"
Li Yuanji didn't think Ma Sanbao was a talkative person, so he spread the news indiscriminately, so he was curious about where Yu Wenbao, Xue Wanshu and others got the news.
When Yu Wenbao came just now, Li Yuanji wanted to ask.
I was just afraid that Yu Wenbao couldn't explain clearly, so I didn't ask.
Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanjun looked at each other and said with a smile: "We followed the triumphal procession and walked halfway, but we didn't see His Highness. After asking someone, we found out that His Highness was back, so we went back to our house to get a few bottles of fine wine.
Came here."
"If you don't go to the palace to celebrate the victory of the army and come to me, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by my father?"
Li Yuanji questions.
Xue Wanshu smiled and said nothing.
Li Yuanji realized that he had asked a stupid question.
Everyone here regards him as the leader and respect him. If there is any problem, it will be his fault and it will not be anyone else's turn.
However, he couldn't curse.
Because he is expressing his stance and showing that he is willing to advance and retreat together with him and face any difficulties.
So he can't be ignorant.
"Since we are all here to feed you, then don't just sit here and come together to help."
Li Xiaogong didn't know when he got two more whole sheep and greeted them in the pavilion.
The more people there are, the more food there is to eat.
Although each of the two sheep could get a little bit, it was not enough to fill their stomachs.
After all, everyone is a pot-bellied man trying to make a living on horseback. It is normal to eat half a sheep in one meal.
When Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanjun started roasting the sheep together.
Xie Shufang came with a beautiful girl in his arms. The beautiful girl was dressed in purple and made everyone stare.
Li Xiaogong shouted from a distance, "You and Huaide are not married yet? How did you bring Huaide out?"
Xie Shufang looked embarrassed and shy, while Huaide was young but generous.
Xue Wanche was outspoken and kept mumbling, "It's a waste... it's a waste..."
Xue Wanjun glared at him twice before reluctantly closing his mouth.
Although Huaide has just grown, she is a beauty. Not only is she good-looking, but she also has a good temperament. In addition to her high birth, she is a rare beauty.
Xie Shufang looks good and has a good figure, but he lacks a bit of temperament. In addition, Xie Shufang is almost a round older than Huaide, so when the two of them get together, they always feel a bit unfair.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in Datang, so no one makes a fuss.
Just like Xue Wanche in history, when he had already begun to fight on the battlefield, his official wife had not yet been born.
Therefore, Xue Wanche should not dislike Uncle Xie for ruining Huaide.
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Li Xiaogong rubbed his big oily hands on Yu Wenbao's robe, put his hands behind his back, stopped in front of Xie Shufang's horse, and questioned Huaide with a serious face.
Huaide has already been engaged to Xie Shufang, and some of the necessary etiquettes have been completed. The only remaining thing is to go to the church to get married.
According to etiquette, during this period, Huaide could not meet with Xie Shufang, let alone sit on a horse.
This is about the royal family's face and etiquette.
So Li Xiaogong seemed very serious and strict.
Huaide got off the horse with the help of Xie Shufang, bowed to Li Xiaogong politely, called his cousin, and then began to explain the reason.
"I heard that there was a banquet here, but it was not convenient for me to come here, so I sent me to come."
Huaide's voice was soft and weak.
Li Xiaogong frowned subconsciously, and his heart started beating wildly for no reason.
Something's wrong, something's wrong!
One or two of them ran here when the saint was hosting a banquet to entertain the victorious soldiers.
Something is really wrong!
If it were just a subordinate of Prince Qi's Mansion, that would be fine.
But Li Xiuning and Li Shentong are also involved, so that's not good.
Although Li Xiuning's status is noble, it does not represent much.
But Li Shentong is different.
Li Shentong was the Zong Zhengqing of the Tang Dynasty. He was in charge of all the Li clan members and could also represent a large part of the Li clan clan.
With his status, it is not convenient for him to attend Li Yuanji's banquet, and he went out of his way to break the etiquette and send his daughter to express his attitude. This is very wrong.
Li Xiaogong always felt that his joke had come true. Li Yuanji and Li Xiuning seemed to be planning something big in private, and Li Shentong was also involved in this matter.
He seemed to have gotten involved without even realizing it.
Li Xiaogong no longer had the mind to pay attention to Huaide's violation of etiquette. After casually teaching Huaide a few words, he returned to the pavilion with deep thoughts and looked straight at Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji didn't know what to say anymore, because he also felt that something was wrong.
He was just following Li Xiuning's 'coercion' to prepare for Li Xiuning's death at his house. How come it turned out to be like a gathering of some secret organization?
Li Yuanji ordered Xie Shufang to take Huaide to find Yang Miaoyan, and then met Li Xiaogong's gaze.
"Yuanji, I've been to your house three or four times, but I haven't seen my Chongyi yet. My Chongyi still doesn't know how to blame me in his heart. Why don't you take me to see you?"
Li Xiaogong took the initiative to invite with a deep tone.
Li Yuanji nodded and took Li Xiaogong out of the pavilion. However, he did not go to the Youyi Tongjunfu camp where Li Chongyi was located, and it was impossible to go to the Youyi Tongjunfu camp where Li Chongyi was.
A side house.
When he reached a deserted place, Li Xiaogong couldn't wait to ask: "Yuanji, do you want to rebel?"
Li Xiaogong's face was full of struggle, and he didn't know what he was struggling with.
Li Yuanji said dumbfounded: "Cousin, you're already high before you even drink. The country belongs to our family. I want to rebel against my own family?"
Li Xiaogong realized that he had said something wrong and immediately corrected him: "Are you trying to seize the throne?"
Li Yuanji shook his head without hesitation.
Li Xiaogong paused, stared at Li Yuanji and said seriously: "Then why did you, Third Sister, and Uncle Divine Power get together, and what are you planning?"
Li Yuanji was silent for a while, stared at Li Xiaogong and asked: "Cousin, do you really want to know?"
Li Xiaogong opened his mouth, but didn't speak.
If you know it, you have to join the gang. If you don't join the gang, let alone brothers, you won't even be friends.
I don't know if there is any room for maneuver.
Li Xiaogong didn't know what Li Yuanji was going to do, so he didn't dare to speak easily.
Li Yuanji sighed slightly when he saw that Li Xiaogong was silent.
Sure enough, Li Xiaogong's previous encouragement to him to fight for the throne was a test.
Even today when I went to greet Li Xiuning, everything I said was a test.
Li Xiaogong had no intention of helping him fight.
In other words, Li Xiaogong didn't want to put himself and his family in danger.
No wonder that when Li Yuan summoned Li Xiaogong back to Beijing, Li Xiaogong came back without saying a word.
Li Xiaogong never had the intention to risk his own life and that of his family.
