The old rules that Liu Xian casually mentioned were certainly not simple. Several famous chefs from Zhulou took charge of the dishes themselves and prepared a perfect table of noodles in less than half an hour.

According to Liu Xian's usual habit, the head shopkeeper of Zhulou came to the elegant room with two pots of spring bamboo leaves, but heard Liu Xian say: "This wine is too soft, please change it to something stronger."

The shopkeeper felt bitter in his heart. Nowadays, the famous spirits are the first to be sold. The problem is where can he get them? If he takes out the Pingjiang Shuangzhuang like he did in the past, he is afraid of offending the calm-looking Pei Yue on the other side. He is in a dilemma.

At this time, I suddenly heard Pei Yue say: "Since Your Highness wants to drink strong wine, then bring two jars of Pingjiang Shuangshuang."

The shopkeeper, as if he was being pardoned, said with tears of gratitude: "I will obey the instructions of the prince and the marquis. I will go and get the top-grade double steamed rice."

He was obviously extremely cautious and did not even dare to say the word "Pingjiang". After all, the wine was shipped from the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Although it went through formal channels allowed by the imperial court, who can guarantee that the nobleman did not care?

Suddenly, the food and wine were all ready, and all the people in the bamboo house were kicked out by Liu Xian. There were still only the two of them in the room.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Xian's face looked a bit drunk and he sighed: "Actually, I envy you very much."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Your Highness, you can't say this nonsense."

Liu Xian shook his head slightly and said: "Don't misunderstand, or admiration is a more appropriate word. I think I am not an indecisive person, but I still fall into a dilemma when faced with a choice, so I admire your determination. Looking back on your journey.

In the process of getting here, you have experienced countless dangerous situations, but you can make the most correct choice every time. Who doesn't envy this ability? Who doesn't admire it? "

Pei Yue raised his glass to signal to him, and then said calmly: "Your Highness, many times I am like you, forced to make a choice, but I have better luck, so I can survive by chance."

"luck?"

Liu Xian smiled, drank half of the Pingjiang Shuangzong in the wine cup, and sighed: "Once or twice is luck, ten times or a hundred times is also luck? Pei Yue, I just listened to your analysis, although I have already done it

I'm mentally prepared, but there's something I still can't figure out. Nan Zhou's request for marriage, can't my father refuse it?"

"Yes." Pei Yue nodded, looked at Liu Xian's doubtful eyes, smiled and asked: "Your Highness, do we want the army to go south to attack Zhou now?"

Liu Xian actually thought about this reason, but he couldn't think clearly, so he continued to ask: "But we have the initiative in this matter, and whether we fight or not has nothing to do with Southern Zhou. Even if the time is not ripe now,

Does the Southern Zhou Dynasty dare to cross the Tiancang River and go north? Now agreeing to the south's marriage request is tantamount to putting a layer of shackles on oneself."

Pei Yue tasted the fish meat in front of his chopsticks, then frowned slightly and said: "It turns out to be sea fish, but it's a pity that the cooking method is wrong and the materials are wasted."

Looking up and seeing Liu Xian looking at him steadily, Pei Yue said calmly: "Take His Highness and me as an example. At the beginning, I knew that Xu Song from Qibao Pavilion belonged to His Highness. If Your Highness had not taken action, I would have fallen into uneasiness.

At that time, compared with His Highness, I was just an ant on the roadside. Your Highness only needed to remain silent for a period of time, and the people around me, such as Sun Qi, would definitely be shaken."

Liu Xian was not stupid at all, he nodded and said: "I see."

Pei Yue said slowly: "Your Majesty has never explicitly stated that he wants to attack Zhou, and the southern border troops have not made any moves. If he agrees to Southern Zhou's request for marriage at this time, it will definitely affect the judgment of many people. Of course, like the Southern Zhou emperor,

People like Fang Xiexiao and Xian Chunqiu must have deceived them.

No, but what about other people in the Southern Zhou court? The most important thing is to use military force to attack the heart. The Southern Zhou court and opposition will fall into chaos under this external pressure and internal suspicion. Without strong means to suppress it, they will never be able to unite.

Rope against our army."

Liu Xian was immediately convinced. He raised his wine cup and said, "You can stand out in the war in the Western Region. It shows that there are no empty warriors under your reputation. I respect you."

The two drank at the same time, and Pei Yue smiled and said: "Actually, I am just picking up people's wisdom. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he stayed away from specific military affairs, but from this clever and skillful response, it can be seen that His Majesty was able to get so much military support back then.

It was no fluke.”

"This is natural." Liu Xian was in awe of Emperor Kaiping and did not want to discuss this topic in depth, so he added: "So in the end we only have..."

Pei Yue thought for a while and said calmly: "The princess of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is willing to marry far away, so she must not be an ordinary person. I suggest that your highness grasp the sense of proportion to avoid putting yourself in a dilemma in the future."

Liu Xian said gratefully: "Thank you for helping me clarify these things. In fact, my mother and concubine have asked me to ask you for advice many times. It's just that I'm worried that you won't want to speak. After all, I have done something sorry for you before."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Your Highness, it's boring to keep talking about the same old things."

On the surface, his attitude was calm and indifferent, but in fact, he felt funny in his heart.

Concubine Wu is such a person. Although Pei Yue has not had direct contact with her, he can understand this nobleman's scheming methods just by looking at the past few events. He does not believe that Concubine Wu cannot see through Emperor Kaiping's intentions, so he just mentions Liu Xian casually.

A few words are enough. The reason why she asked Liu Xian to come to her specifically was because she probably guessed what Emperor Kaiping was thinking, so she paved the way for her son in advance.

Pei Yue knew that he had boarded the emperor's pirate ship. If he kept indifferent to Liu Xian, there would be many crises in the future. On the way to Zhulou today, he thought calmly that he could only follow the trend, but after seeing it clearly

Before Liu Xian's true intention, he would definitely not be able to cheer for the eldest prince to charge into battle.

Ministers must cherish their own identity.

In any case, the two of them enjoyed the meal quite smoothly. Liu Xian would not deliberately put on airs after getting familiar with it. At least it was more pleasing to the eyes than Liu Zan. Pei Yue was also willing to teach him some principles.

After the banquet was over, both the guests and the host were happy. The two of them walked out of the private room and walked out along the corridor on the third floor.

The internal layout of the Bamboo House is different from that of Liyuan. The latter built seventeen small buildings on the lakeside with the purpose of creating luxurious and elegant independent spaces. The Bamboo House only has two buildings, the front and rear, and the difference lies in the guests in the back building.

The status is more noble, and there is no luxury like Liyuan. After all, the most important selling point here is all kinds of fine wines in the world.

Pei Yue and Liu Xian walked along the corridor with a few guards. When they came to the east corner, they suddenly heard a lot of noise in the elegant room.

This kind of thing is not unusual. Most of the people who come here to drink are martial arts, and loud voices can be seen everywhere.

But the few words that came out of it made Liu Xian stop suddenly.

"...Pei Yue? Bah!"

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