It was snowing outside and the sky was gloomy. Candles had been lit in the hall. With the dim candlelight, you could see that Li Shimin's face was red and his eyes were a little confused. He and Cheng Yaojin had drunk most of the jar of wine. Now even Li Xiu couldn't tell whether he was really drunk or fake?

"Your Highness is probably asking the wrong person for this question. I have never cared much about the affairs in the court. What do you think?" Li Xiu said with a calm expression at this time. Li Shimin asked him about his opinion on the split of the Tiance Mansion, which was actually a test. It seems that he was still a little unwilling to give up on himself.

"Haha, that's true. Li Xiu, you are a free and wild crane. First, you are invincible, and then smile at the turbulent winds in the court. If you are interested, you will remind me. If you are not interested, you will stay at home to raise flowers and teach students. There is no one more leisurely person in the Tang Dynasty. Sometimes I really envy you!" Li Shimin was obviously pretending to be drunk at this time. It is impossible for a really drunk person to speak so well.

"I am a idle person, and it is not worthy of any envy. What's more, His Highness Qin has a heavy army, and the safety of the Tang Dynasty needs to be maintained by you. Naturally, I can't waste my time as idle as I am." Li Xiu smiled again at this time. He knew people like Li Shimin. Although he said he envied his leisure now, if he really let him relax, he would feel uncomfortable all over and even try his best to return to his original position, just like he did in his previous life.

"Hold heavy troops?" Li Shimin suddenly showed a sarcastic smile when he heard this. After a moment, he spoke, "This word is probably not suitable for me. My elder brother has long been very afraid of the military power in my hands. He had wanted to deprive me of the military power in my hands several times before. This time he even broke up and asked to split my Tiance Mansion. The father also began to favor the elder brother. After the military power in the Tiance Mansion was split, do you think there would be more military power in my hands?"

Hearing Li Shimin turned the topic to the split of Tiance Mansion again, and his words expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Jiancheng, and even Li Yuan also joined him, Li Xiu was helpless, and he didn't know how to interfere. Cheng Yaojin on the opposite side was even more awesome. He poured himself a few big bowls of wine, and then fell on the wine table with a "boom~". After a while, the snoring sounded.

"Old slick!" Seeing Cheng Yaojin's appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help but curse in his heart. The other party could live to be over 80 in the Tang Dynasty and survived several emperors without falling. Of course, he was not a reckless man. He was almost deceived by Cheng Yaojin's rude appearance just now. Now it seems that this guy is definitely an old fox.

"Your Highness, I don't know much about the things in the court, but life always has ups and downs, and no one can guarantee that he will laugh to the end. So why should you care about temporary gains and losses?" Li Xiu held it in a long time before he finally came up with a piece of spiritual chicken soup for later generations and fooled him. Anyway, he would not express his opinions on the split of the Tiance Mansion if he was beaten to death.

"Haha, the ups and downs are not because of someone else's words. Why should my destiny be manipulated by others!" Li Shimin also poured himself a bowl of strong wine, and then said with a sharp look. This sentence was a bit heartbroken, because the only person who could manipulate him was his father Li Yuan. This sentence was obviously expressing his dissatisfaction with Li Yuan.

"Ahem~, Your Highness... that..." Li Xiu was speechless when he heard this. Li Shimin was probably really drunk. He could even say such words. Moreover, it was obviously your family matter. Is there anything that could not be said at home? Why did he have to come to him to say it?

Although Li Shimin was a little drunk, he might have realized that he had a little distorted at this time. He suddenly showed a tired expression and changed the topic: "Actually, you may not believe it. When I was in Taiyuan, I had a very deep relationship with my elder brother. My mother passed away early and my father was busy with social engagements all day long. My elder brother was a few years older than us. He usually had to take care of us and was responsible for urging us to study. As the saying goes, the elder brother is like a father. In my heart and other brothers, the elder brother is indeed more like a father."

Li Xiu was a little silent when he heard this. He believed that Li Shimin did not lie because he also heard Princess Pingyang say that the relationship between their brothers and sisters was still very good in the past. Even now, Princess Pingyang and Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are still very deep because she has no conflict of interest with them. However, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are different. As an equally excellent prince, there is only one throne, so fighting is naturally inevitable.

At this time, Li Shimin picked up the wine jar and drank a few big mouthfuls. The drunkenness on his face became more obvious. Then he continued: "Before the rebellion in Taiyuan, in order to dispel the suspicion of the court, our family lived in Hedong, and planned to escape after the rebellion. When the eldest brother took the initiative to take on this dangerous responsibility, he kept me by my father's side. I was very grateful at that time. Even after the rebellion, the feelings between our brothers were still deep."

When he said this, Li Shimin drank a sip of strong wine again and continued: "But I don't know when it started. My elder brother began to fear me, and I also began to be jealous of my elder brother being older than me. When my father made my elder brother the prince, the relationship between us finally had a crack and was no longer as close as before. Now he is blatantly snatching the military power from my hands. What should I do?"

When Li Shimin spoke at the end, he also showed a painful and confused expression on his face. He showed his truest feelings when he was half drunk and half awake. This was something he could never see in normal times, but Li Xiu was even more helpless. He now doubted whether Li Shimin was drunk and expressed his thoughts on purpose. As a result, when he was in a bad mood, he habitually came to him to drink and talk to him. Anyway, he knew that he would not reveal his words.

Next, Li Shimin kept pouring wine into his mouth, and Li Xiu was too lazy to stop him. Anyway, he understood. Li Shimin just wanted to get himself drunk and relax completely. When he woke up tomorrow, he would become the wise and powerful King of Qin again, and then entered Chang'an City in high spirits to welcome the war between him and Li Jiancheng.

After drinking most of the jar of white wine, Li Shimin finally couldn't stand it. Finally, he fell on the table with a "bang~". Looking at the drunk Li Shimin, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh again. Others only saw Li Shimin's glamorous side outside, but they didn't know how much pressure he was under?

It is estimated that the prince in the Eastern Palace is similar to Li Shimin. In some ways, Li Jiancheng is under greater pressure than Li Shimin. At least Li Shimin can still come to him to vent his drunkenness, but Li Jiancheng can only carry it himself, and there is not even a person who can say his heart around him.

At that moment, Li Xiu asked Yuechan to call a few maids and helped Li Shimin down to the guest room to rest. As for Cheng Yaojin, who was also lying on the table, Li Xiu did not move. After helping Li Shimin down, he knocked on the table in front of Cheng Yaojin and said, "General Cheng, are you awake?"

Sure enough, as Li Xiu finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin finally sat up, and stretched his waist and yawned, saying, "What's wrong, is it dawn?"

Life is all about acting. Even though we know that everyone knows that he is acting, we still have to keep acting. Cheng Yaojin has learned the essence of it. Li Xiu did not point it out. He smiled and said, "It's not dawn yet. Your Highness, King Qin, is drunk. I wonder if General Cheng wants to go down to rest?"

"Oh, since it's still early, I, Cheng, will drink a few more glasses. Does Li Jijiu really not drink?" Cheng Yaojin obviously hadn't drunk enough. He just pretended to be drunk in desperation. Now he saw the wine jar showing a jealous expression again. He immediately took it over and poured a bowl for himself, and asked Li Xiu.

"No need, I am a person who is born to dislike the taste of wine. No matter how good the wine is, it looks like a bitter medicine in my mouth, and I can't taste it at all!" Li Xiu was speechless when he saw Cheng Yaojin's shameless appearance. It seemed that no simple person could leave a name in history.

"That's a pity. If you don't like drinking, you will lose too much fun!" Cheng Yaojin shook his head and sighed when he heard this, and then drank the wine in the bowl again. His alcohol capacity was even greater than that of Li Shimin. Almost all the small jar of wine left in his stomach.

"Hi, good wine, it's really good wine! There is such a hidden wine in Li Jijiu's house. I wonder how many jars can I give to Cheng Cheng?" Cheng Yaojin was also a self-cultivated person, and he didn't know what it means to be polite. After drinking the wine, he actually wanted to ask for a few more jars. Such a thick face is rare. Apart from Pei Ju who forced his daughter to him, there is probably no one to compare with Cheng Yaojin.

"It's gone, it's really gone. This is the last jar. It's a big deal to say that Uncle Ma took away all my stills. Now he can't make it if he wants to drink them." Li Xiu shook his head and said, "He wanted to use the remaining three jars at the wedding, so he naturally wouldn't give them to others easily, not to mention that he and Cheng Yaojin are not very familiar with him.

"Ma Sanbao? This guy is just the stone in the pit, which is smelly and hard, and he doesn't recognize any favors. Now the alcohol workshop is in his hands. I usually want to ask for more alcohol. I can't help but I even brought my uncle out to help, but he doesn't even give him the face!" When he mentioned Ma Sanbao, Cheng Yaojin shouted angrily. It seems that his resentment towards Ma Sanbao is not ordinary.

"Haha, you can't blame Uncle Ma. Although he is in charge of the alcohol workshop, he does not help him with the alcohol ratio, but is controlled by His Majesty's people himself. Therefore, General Cheng cannot blame him!" Li Xiu smiled and helped Ma Master explain.

When talking about Ma Sanbao, Cheng Yaojin suddenly thought of something and said to Li Xiu with a mysterious look on his face: "Li Jijiu, I have a business here and want to talk to Lao Ma, but I had a very unhappy relationship with him because of the alcohol. Now I feel embarrassed to find him. I wonder if you can tell me a little bit?" (To be continued.)
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