The crowd dispersed one after another, and in a moment, only Li Shimin and Xia Yu were left. Even Yin Yuan was pulled out by Chai Shao.
Xia Yu did not leave.
He knew that Li Shimin must have something to say to him. This was a tacit understanding between the two.
Li Shimin looked at the tent, and the clever Zhang Ananda was already quietly guarding there, leaving a safe space.
"Military advisor," Li Shimin said with a look of self-blame: "I've hurt you because of my loneliness!"
When Xia Yu heard this, she immediately asked: "But the prince?"
The military master is so calculating!
Li Shimin admired in his heart and said with a wry smile: "There is also a fourth brother!"
Xia Yu was furious.
He vaguely guessed that Li Yuanji might be involved! This King of Qi seemed to be born with a distaste for him and was always against him.
"I know that the military advisor must be very angry."
"I owe you this."
"However, I would like to ask the military advisor to put the overall situation first and be patient. This incident happened suddenly and is irreversible."
"But Gu can assure the military advisor that he will be treated fairly for his future military exploits."
Li Shimin took Xia Yu's hand with a guilty look on his face and held it tightly.
In addition to apologizing, it is also a statement that as a boss, he still has the confidence and strength to protect the interests of his subordinates.
"Haha!" Xia Yu suddenly laughed.
"?" Li Shimin was stunned: The military advisor wouldn't be so angry, would he?
"Your Highness, you think I will be angry?" Xia Yu said with a relaxed look, "No, no, I'm not angry at all, on the contrary, I'm very happy."
"Because such a narrow-minded prince is not worthy of being a king at all."
"This also proves that I was not wrong about Your Highness."
"Besides, I, a member of Guigu Clan, do not care about power and position. What I care about is to show my ambitions and strive for a lasting legacy."
"So, your Highness, there is no need to mention any debts."
"Isn't there a saying that goes well? The one who laughs last is the winner. Does Your Highness think so?"
Xia Yu is not telling lies.
He originally planned to retreat after achieving great fame, and follow the example of Sun Bin and Zhang Liang, wandering in the forest and teaching people.
Therefore, since power and position must be thrown away sooner or later, why can't we look away?
Besides, temporary losses are nothing, as long as you hold Li Shimin's thigh tightly, what can't be made up for after the Xuanwu Sect?
Let them be proud of the jumping of some post-autumn grasshoppers.
Li Shimin was very moved. He was also worried that Xia Yu would be too young and energetic to think clearly. Unexpectedly, the other party persuaded him instead.
Where can I find such a minister who has no self-interest and is devoted to the Lord?
"I know my loyal ministers when I am in a rough place, I know my strong grass by the strong wind, and I am lucky to have a military advisor. I will never let you down in this life." Li Shimin said with emotion.
Xia Yu was stunned: This poem seems to have been written by Comrade Li Er to Xiao Yu in history. I have cut it off!?
"Your Highness has given you the award."
"Well, I'm hungry right now. How about giving His Highness another lunch?"
Xia Yu looked happy. With this extremely high evaluation, his goal of being famous throughout the ages has taken another big step forward.
Make a lot of money!
Of course, Li Shimin arranged for Zhang Anan to prepare meals, and also called Yin Yuan and Chai Shao who were outside to accompany him.
At this time, everyone knew that Xia Yu and Yin Kaishan had become in-laws quietly.
Everyone is smart, so who doesn’t know what Yin Kaishan is thinking? Everyone secretly praises Lao Yin: He is so cunning and cunning, and he strikes so quickly!
After congratulating him, Li Shimin immediately made his decision and agreed to Yin Yuan staying.
However, because Yin Yuan was too young to be given an official position, he was given the status of a personal guard and asked to always follow Xia Yu.
Yin Yuan laughed innocently and agreed happily.
Anyway, Yin Kaishan explained that he was in the army and could just listen to the arrangements of King Qin and Xia Yu.
In the afternoon, when he heard that Yin Yuan was coming, Li Daoxuan gave Xia Yu a rare half-day leave and asked him to settle down Yin Yuan.
This made Xia Yu extremely happy, and she quickly arranged a small independent tent for Yin Yuan next to her.
After all, he is a young prince, so he will be treated favorably and no one will gossip.
Hu Sanyi was pitiful, with eleven men crammed into a big tent, but he was much happier than ordinary soldiers who had twenty men in a tent.
Afterwards, Xia Yu led Yin Yuan on a tour of the camp, where nearly 100,000 people were stationed, to familiarize themselves with the environment.
An hour later, as soon as Xia Yu returned, Zhang Yu hurriedly greeted him: "Military advisor, we have a visitor."
"who is it?"
"Cui Hao, the doctor in the household department, said that after the military advisor was ennobled, there were matters concerning the residence and the fief, and he needed to confirm with the military advisor in person."
Zhang Yu looked unhappy.
Xia Yu was suppressed, but he, Hu Sanyi and others were not angry, and even Cui Hao, who came to announce the decree, was very unhappy.
Poor Cui Hao waited in the tent for a long time, but no one even offered him a cup of tea.
"I got it." Xia Yu dismounted and handed the reins to Zhang Yu: "I'll go see him right away. By the way, have you served him tea?"
"No." Zhang Yu curled her lips and said with a sinister smile: "We are all very busy."
Yin Yuan was happy when he heard this: "Yes, I'm thirsty for him. Dad even entertained them a dinner in Xin'an. If I had known this, I should have starved them."
This kid is really careless and has very simple emotions.
Xia Yu couldn't laugh or cry: "Childish! I'm just following orders, why are you so angry? Go get some tea." He turned around and walked towards the tent.
"Master Cui, I'm sorry, I took the young prince for a walk. I've been waiting for a long time." Xia Yu quickly clasped her fists and apologized, showing enough etiquette.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's just Cui who came by chance." Cui Hao had a happy face and didn't seem to mind.
On the way together, he had known for a long time that Xia Yu and Yin Kaishan were married, so it was reasonable and reasonable to accompany his brother-in-law around.
At this time, Zhang Yu brought tea in and offered a cup to everyone.
Cui Hao smiled bitterly in his heart: How easy is it to have a cup of tea?
"Master Cui, please." Xia Yu raised her hand to signal.
"Okay, okay." Cui Hao agreed. As soon as he picked up the cup, he realized that what was in front of Xia Yu was not tea, but a glass of water.
"Uh, why don't the military advisors drink tea?" he was surprised.
In ancient China, drinking tea was an elegant thing, and it was an important means of socializing among literati and officials, and it became a fashion.
Therefore, Xia Yu only drank water, which surprised Cui Hao.
Xia Yu was helpless.
As for herbal tea, he likes it very much. It is a must-have in summer to escape the heat and quench thirst.
But he really couldn't enjoy the tea that the ancients drank normally, because ancient tea was not the same thing as modern tea at all.
Modern tea is all pure tea, soaked in boiling water, with a natural fragrance and a sweet aftertaste.
But in ancient times, tea was always boiled, and eighteen kinds of seasonings such as peppercorns, scallions, ginger, garlic, and mutton oil were added.
Can you believe this?
You can only imagine what kind of magical flavor the tea brewed at the end will have.
(Trust me, you won't have the guts to try it.)
"Uh, Mr. Cui, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Xia Yu blinked.
"..." Cui Hao was stunned and laughed dryly: "Military advisor, do you have anything else to say? A gentleman of this class is of course straightforward."
"The truth is, it tastes too bad!" Xia Yu said with a look of disgust.
Anyway, when he tried it for the first time, his expression changed drastically, his face was distorted, and he almost lost his composure on the spot and spit it out.
From then on, he was indifferent to tea and would rather drink water.
ah!?
Cui Hao was stunned and thought that Xia Yu's servant was not good at making tea, which was why Xia Yu hated tea so much.
He picked up the teacup and took a tentative sip, feeling the complex taste and endless aftertaste.
“Great tea!”
Cui Hao applauded and asked puzzledly: "Except for the poor quality of the water, the tea leaves and ingredients of this tea are of good quality. How can it be so bad to drink?"
Nonsense, Xia Yu’s tea and ingredients were all given by Li Shimin, so of course they’re not bad.
It is true that the water quality is not good. Now we are marching and fighting, and there is really no place to find good mountain spring water.
Hearing this, Xia Yu looked slightly sad: "Master Cui, I don't know that I, Guigu, only drink clear tea instead of such turbid tea."
"Tea?"
"Military advisor, what do you mean by this?"
Cui Hao looked confused. He was a son of a noble family and had never heard of this so-called 'tea'.
Xia Yu thought for a while and recalled with an expression: "Qing tea is fried using a secret method, without adding any seasonings, and only brewed with boiling water. In this way, the original flavor of the tea can be extracted, fresh and natural, with endless aftertaste, just like a gentleman.
Generally speaking, it is frank and without any cover-up, so it is also called 'green tea'!"
Good guy, Cui Hao and Yin Yuan were stunned when they heard Xia Yu's theory.
After a long while, Cui Hao came back to his senses and said with admiration: "Gui Valley is really extraordinary, even the tea tasting is so particular and a gentleman's style!"
"Commander, is there any tea here so that Mr. Cui can enjoy it?"
"Master Cui, please forgive me. I came out of the mountain in a hurry, but I didn't have time to carry it." Xia Yu looked regretful: "I brought it back to Chang'an. I have time to fry it for a while, and then invite Master Cui to come over and taste it."
"It seems that Mr. Cui is not blessed."
When Cui Hao was disappointed, he suddenly felt that the tea in front of him was no longer fragrant. Turbid tea, muddy tea, just hearing it would undermine his status as a gentleman.