Chapter four hundred and eighty eighth night talk around the fireplace
In the eyes of outsiders, Li Er favored Du He and indulged Li Ke.
But few people know that Li Er did it on purpose because he keenly felt that this matter was unusual.
He wants the truth.
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Chang'an.
Heavy snow.
The goose-feather-like snow fell from the sky and fell to the ground, making a soft pattering sound.
On the People's Avenue, a carriage passed by at high speed. The wheels picked up the snowflakes and splashed them, leaving thick axle marks. Not long after, it was covered by heavy snow again.
The carriage screeched to a stop in front of a remote mansion, the curtains were opened, and a figure in a gray robe walked down. He was wearing a bamboo hat, his head lowered, and slowly walked into the open door.
Outside the door, the carriage drove forward, turned a corner, and disappeared into the wind and snow.
The man wearing a bamboo hat walked into the mansion, and the door slammed shut.
He walked forward and came to a pavilion.
The weather is extremely cold.
There is not even a brazier in the pavilion.
There was only a lantern hanging on the pillar, giving off a dim light.
In the center of the pavilion, there are two figures.
One of them said dissatisfiedly: "You are late!"
"It's snowing, and there are more Wuhou patrolling the city. We were delayed for some time on the road. My Lord asked me to come down and ask you two, why do you not attack Du He anymore at such a good opportunity?" the man in gray robe said cautiously.
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"Humph, idiot," said the shadow, "Your Majesty allowed Quan Wanji to fall ill and tacitly approved the King of Shu's apprenticeship with Du He. This matter is already unusual. Don't you understand, Your Majesty? It only took us half a day before.
This news has been spread over time and has aroused his suspicion. Go back and tell the Lord, before Prime Minister Du retires, do things less openly. Du He is full of wings and has the favor of His Majesty, so it is better not to show off your flaws easily.
That’s good!”
"But……"
"No buts!"
The secret negotiation between several people broke up unhappy.
Not long after, the man in gray robe left, and the two black figures also left one after another.
Soon after, the house was engulfed in flames.
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Dream Group.
Li Ke and others stared at the stove in front of them with wide eyes.
This is indeed a stove.
But it is different from the stoves you have seen before. This stove has a long iron pipe leading to the outside, and the shape of the stove is a square table. It is hollow inside and burns charcoal. There is a lid on top to add more.
The whole stove was burning hot due to the charcoal, and the heat was felt in the huge room. It was much more powerful than the hot water tablet.
This is another good thing, everyone’s eyes are shining.
Of course, when I saw the steaming good wine in the iron pot on the stove, I couldn't help myself.
Du He, Li Ke, Lu Yuan, Zhang Jian, Xu Zhengdao, Guishen, Ma Zhou and Xiao Shen sat together.
By the time I saw it, the wine was already hot.
Du He waved his hand: "Drink!"
Everyone took out bowls one after another, and Du He poured wine for everyone personally.
When it was Xu Zhengdao's turn, Du He discovered that this guy had, at some point, replaced the other fist-sized bowl with a casserole that could hold two-thirds of the wine in the big iron pot.
Xu Zhengdao originally had two hobbies, drinking and picking up girls.
Being transformed into one by Du He, although he is not as arrogant as before, drinking is still a big hobby.
Finally, Du He filled half the pot for this guy.
Xu Zhengdao took a sip while holding the casserole cow, put down the casserole, wiped the corners of his mouth, and shouted: "It's so enjoyable, so enjoyable..."
In this cold weather, being able to drink warm wine is one of the great pleasures in life. In a short time, everyone was drinking all kinds of meat and vegetables.
Du He suddenly smiled and asked: "Everyone, have you ever thought about what we are going to do in the future while we are sitting here?"
Xu Zhengdao was the first to raise his hand: "I want...I want to drink."
Plop.
Before he finished speaking, the man was already lying down.
Looking at the casserole in his hand, it has reached the bottom.
Zhang Jian said proudly: "I am just a rough man. I will do whatever the young master wants me to do. If it were not for the young master, I might have starved to death on the street."
"..."
Lu Yuan thought for a while and said shyly: "I want to renovate the imperial city!"
This guy is a man with lofty ideals.
The ghost curled his lips and said: "It's useless to repair a house... I want to practice martial arts. One day, I will defeat Lu Bu."
This guy was scared of being beaten by Lu Bu.
Xiao Shen thought for a while and said: "I want to run the Banshan College first. Mencius said that there are three joys in life. To get the world's talents and teach them is one joy. I want to defeat the Imperial College and let Kong Yingda wash my feet!"
Everyone was stunned.
Then bursts of laughter broke out.
If Kong Yingda knew about it, he wouldn't be so angry that he would suffer from stomach problems.
Ma Zhou was the last one to say, and he seemed very cautious: "I am a sinner, and it is really a tribute to Du He that I can go to Banshan College. I have thought about the future many times, but I have found nothing. I am really ashamed.
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Du He patted him on the shoulder and said: "Old Ma, don't be discouraged, you are still young."
Ma Zhou: "..."
It seems that I am the biggest among those present!
The topic of ideals is actually too heavy and can easily be ridiculed.
But everyone present had thought about it seriously, and what they said was true.
At this time, Li Ke suddenly turned to look at Du He and said, "Old Du, why don't you ask me?"
Du He thought for a while, shook his head and said: "You are a prince, what is a prince? A prince is born with fine clothes and fine food, and has no worries about food and clothing. Then he is a waste, just waiting to die, you don't need ideals."
Everyone couldn't help but want to laugh.
Li Ke's face turned red: "Old Du... you are looking down on others, my king... no, I am not such a waste. I don't want to wait to die."
"Is it possible that you are thinking about the throne? Let me remind you, if you have this heart, get out of the Dream Group as soon as possible, so as not to implicate this young master." Du He drank the wine, got up, and naturally spoke unkindly.
Li Ke raised his head and said seriously: "No, no, no, I'm not interested in the throne. I... I want to study science with you. How interesting it is. Recently, Qingfeng discovered that dead frogs will move after inserting copper nails into them.
After a few strokes, I felt very powerful and I will devote myself to science in the future..."
What this guy said was extremely serious.
Du He's eyes lit up.
In history, Li Ke was too smart and was not willing to live his whole life as a prince waiting to die, so he was involved in Fang Lao Er's rebellion and was killed.
What would happen if Li Ke was influenced by himself and really devoted himself to science?
Du He was looking forward to it.
Li Ke looked at Du He and suddenly asked: "Old Du, tell me, what do you want to do in the future? You are now the Marquis of the Founding County, and the next step will definitely be the Duke of the country, and then..."
Yes, everyone has said it. Even the King of Shu took the initiative to express his ideal, but the young master has not said it yet.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Du He.
Seeing this posture, Du He thought he couldn't escape, so he coughed and said a little embarrassedly: "I... I want to go out and have a look..."