The bearded guest looked at Li Shimin, Li Shimin looked at Princess Pingyang, Princess Pingyang looked at Li Xiu, but Li Xiu looked at the bearded guest again. The four of them stared at each other with big eyes for a long time, and no one spoke first.

"That..." Li Xiu was the master after all. Faced with such an embarrassing moment, he could only break this silence first. He turned his head and said to the bearded guest, "Uncle, this is His Highness, King Qin, you should know him, right?"

"Haha, of course I know, how could Zhang not know the famous young master of Taiyuan?" The bearded guest also smiled at this time, but his eyes at Li Shimin were quite complicated. It was because he saw Li Shimin's extraordinary heroism that he gave up his desire to fight for hegemony in shame, otherwise he would have ended up like Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others in the end.

Although Li Shimin only saw the bearded guest, he was also impressed by him. He recognized him as soon as he met. Now he heard the other party talking to him and called out his old name when he was in Taiyuan. This made Li Shimin laugh and said, "Brother Zhang, you are polite. I heard Shubao say that Brother Zhang has returned to the Tang Dynasty. As the master, I was about to invite Brother Zhang to a banquet in the mansion, but I didn't expect to meet him by chance here. This shows that our fate is really quite good!"

Li Shimin has always been a talent-loving person, otherwise he would not have tried his best to win over Li Xiu before. Moreover, compared with Li Xiu, who was a little famous just now, the Guest of Quebe has been famous for many years. Even Li Jingdu's military strategy was taught by him. From this we can see that the Guest of Quebe is the talent of this person. All of these have made Li Shimin attach great importance to the Guest of Quebe, and his words are full of appeal.

The bearded guest could naturally hear Li Shimin's win over, but he did not interfere. Instead, he laughed and changed the topic: "Haha, Your Highness, Your Highness, the King of Qin has made great achievements over the years. Even if Zhang lives overseas, he often hears the achievements of Your Highness. It seems that Zhang did not misjudgment at the beginning!"

Li Shimin probably was used to being rejected by Li Xiu, so he didn't care about the bearded guest who didn't answer his words. He immediately asked with a smile: "Brother Zhang is a ridiculous praise. I wonder if Brother Zhang is coming today?"

"Actually, there is nothing important. I just got the same thing with me, Li Xiu's nephew, the day before yesterday. I felt that I had a lot of benefits when talking to you all night. I happened to have time today, so I wanted to come to him to talk about overseas affairs. There were many problems I still didn't understand, but I didn't expect to meet His Highness the King of Qin!" said the bearded guest with a smile. He was an open and honest person and did not hide the fact that he was not as good as Li Xiu in his knowledge.

"Uh?" Li Shimin heard the words of the bearded guest for a long time and didn't react. He even wondered if he had heard it wrong. Finally, he said incrediblely, "Brother Zhang was wrong? I remember you seemed to come from overseas, but why did you ask Li Jijiu for advice on overseas affairs?"

"That, my new house has been built. Should your highness and uncle come in and visit it?" Li Xiu felt bad when he heard this, so he hurriedly interrupted and wanted to change their topic. He finally got rid of Li Shimin's entanglement before. If Li Shimin knew that he was knowledgeable and talented, he would even know about overseas affairs, and he would not know how much trouble it would cause in the future?

"Your Highness the King of Qin doesn't know anything. My nephew is almost all-round in astronomy and geography. He has been abroad for many years and has always believed that he is knowledgeable. However, since he chatted with Xiu'er for a night the day before yesterday, he felt that he was like a frog in a well before!" The bearded guest ignored Li Xiu and answered Li Shimin's words with a smile.

When Li Shimin heard that the bearded guest's evaluation of Li Xiu was so high, he couldn't help but look shocked. He even looked at Li Xiu again very seriously, as if he wanted to see something different from him?

Li Xiu just smiled at him and explained nothing, but at this moment he was smiling bitterly in his heart, because Li Shimin looked at him like a wealthy slave staring at a large piece of gold. It seemed that the last time he promised not to disturb him again might be a little overwhelmed.

Li Shimin quickly recovered from his shock. He glanced at Li Xiu with a meaningful look, and then laughed at the bearded guest and said, "Brother Zhang, it is better to meet him by chance than to invite him. It has been seven or eight years since we last parted in Taiyuan. Why not hold a banquet and drink with Brother Zhang? In addition, Li Jijiu is Brother Zhang's junior, so please be sure to accompany you!"

"Haha~, it's just my wish. Zhang rarely returns to the Central Plains. Heroes like His Highness the King of Qin naturally have to make friends!" The bearded guest laughed and agreed with a smile when he heard Li Shimin's invitation. Li Xiu next to him actually wanted to ask if he could not participate, but looking at Li Shimin's appearance, he might not be able to participate, so he could only nod in the end.

Seeing that the bearded guest and Li Xiu agreed, Li Shimin turned his head and said to Princess Pingyang who had been bowing his head and said, "San Sister, I will hold a banquet to drink with Brother Zhang and the others!"

"Well, second brother, wait a moment, I'll urge the servants to prepare a banquet for you!" Hearing Li Shimin's words, Princess Pingyang shook and raised her head. Then she saw her quickly glance at Li Xiu, then turned around and prepared to leave. Since she saw Li Shimin just now, she felt very embarrassed, but she couldn't get out, and now she can finally leave.

Seeing Princess Pingyang leave, Li Shimin invited the bearded guest to chat with Li Xiu while walking. Speaking of which, although Princess Pingyang is a hero among women, she is a woman after all, and the bearded guest is a stranger, so she cannot attend such occasions for treats.

It is actually very boring to eat with people with the identity of Li Shimin. For example, formal banquets like this must be divided into separate meals. For example, now, Li Shimin is sitting in the main seat, with a long table in front of him, Li Xiu and the bearded guest on both sides, and each with a long table in front of him. All kinds of dishes are served three times, and there is not even a chair, so he can only kneel on the cushion. After a long time, his legs and feet are unaware of it. In contrast, he still prefers the meat-chewing bones that he faces with Ma Ye yesterday.

This banquet was nominally set up for the bearded guest, so at the beginning, Li Shimin also showed great enthusiasm for the bearded guest. The two also had many common topics, such as military tactics, martial arts, current affairs, etc., which made them endlessly chat, and Li Xiu next to them couldn't even talk.

However, Li Xiu next to him was very keen to discover that Li Shimin seemed to have brought topics overseas intentionally or unintentionally, such as starting to ask about the life of Qiuyan Guest overseas and the interesting stories they encountered at sea. Qiuyan Guest also drank a few more drinks at this time, and overseas was even more proud of him, so he also had questions and answers to Li Shimin's words.

"Brother Zhang, you just said that you had chatted with Li Jijiu for a night. I don't know what they were talking about. Can you let me listen to it too?" Li Shimin asked again with a smile at this time, which made Li Xiu sigh helplessly. He knew that Li Shimin would definitely ask this question.

"Even if His Highness the King of Qin doesn't ask, Zhang will talk about this. I have been overseas for the past few years. I thought I had extraordinary experience, but after talking to my nephew, I realized that I was outrageously wrong. The world is far beyond my imagination..."

The bearded guest was a little drunk at this time and had no way to speak. He immediately told all the content he heard from Li Xiu that night. His memory was amazing. Even if he only heard it once, he could retell most of it. Especially in terms of geography, he said it well in the five continents and seven oceans, but he couldn't remember the history of some areas very clearly. This cannot be blamed for the bearded guest. It is only because Li Xiu said everything he said was messy, and it is normal for the bearded guest to remember it.

Li Shimin listened very seriously and occasionally showed a shocked expression, but it may be because of his youth that he has a strong ability to accept these new knowledge and would raise his own questions from time to time. Some bearded guests can answer, while others cannot answer, so he can only look at Li Xiu. Li Xiu had to answer this for him.

While talking, Li Shimin also advised him to drink, and the bearded guest was always here. He poured bowl after bowl of wine. When he finished talking about what he heard from Li Xiu, his whole body turned into a drunken look and sat there shaking. It was probably not long before he would get drunk.

After hearing this, Li Shimin sat there and was silent for a moment, then turned his head and smiled at Li Xiu, with a strange light emitting from his eyes and said, "Li Jijiu is really a good experience. This is the first time I know so clearly what the world he lives in is like!"

"Well~, that... Your Highness, I actually heard from others that these things are correct. I don't know whether they are correct, and you don't have to take them too seriously!" Li Xiu was startled by Li Shimin's gaze and said a little restlessly. At this time, he felt like a flesh bone. As for Li Shimin... cough~, it's good for everyone to know.

"Listen... I heard it? Where did I hear it? I have lived for so many years, why did I only hear this from you?" As soon as Li Xiu finished speaking, he saw the drunken bearded guest asking with his tongue wide open. After saying that, he poured another bowl of wine, and then he burped his head on the table and could no longer get up.

Seeing the bearded guest getting drunk, Li Shimin smiled faintly. He had intended to pour the bearded guest just now. Seeing that he had drunk most of the jar of wine, ordinary people would have been drunk long ago. Only when he was drunk, Li Shimin could say something.

"Li Jijiu, although Brother Zhang is talking about drunken words, it is what I want to ask. I have never heard anyone say this before?" Li Shimin asked in a gentle tone. Although he had promised Li Xiu that he would not force him to do things he didn't like, if Li Xiu's talent is far beyond his expectations, then he wouldn't mind being a fat person who broke his promise.

"This...hehe~" From Li Shimin's tone and better, Li Xiu also felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. He laughed dryly and suddenly said with a serious look on his face, "Actually, I really heard from others. I remember it was an early summer afternoon, and I met an old Persian on the road..."

Seeing that Li Xiu was going to talk nonsense again, Li Shimin almost turned his nose up and interrupted without hesitation: "Li Jijiu, if I remember correctly, the last time I presented the drawings of the water truck, you met an old craftsman, and this time I met an old Persian. Did Li Jijiu meet too many old people?"

"Ah? Is that right? Haha, my old man has always been popular!" Li Xiu couldn't help but sweat and said, "He told too many lies, and he couldn't remember it anymore. At this time, he could only hold on to the end with shamelessness.

Seeing Li Xiu so rogue, Li Shimin was too lazy to get angry anymore. He suddenly stood up and strode to Li Xiu, looking at Li Xiu with a complicated look. After a while, he spoke in a low voice: "Li Jijiu, do you know who the prince consorts of this dynasty are?"

"Ah? Who is the person?" Li Xiu didn't understand what Li Shimin's inexplicable words meant, and he was stunned for a moment and asked back.

"Haha, the candidate for the prince consort is either from a prominent family or has outstanding talents and has made great contributions to my Tang Dynasty!" When Li Shimin said this, a profound smile appeared on his face, and then he spoke again, "That's all, please think twice about Li Ji!"

After Li Shimin said that, he turned around and left here with great strides. Only Li Xiu sat there thinking about the meaning of his words. However, just as Li Shimin left the hall, he saw the drunk bearded guest who was originally drunk suddenly raised his head, which scared Li Xiu, who was thinking. Then he saw the bearded guest smiled mysteriously at him and said, "So that's it, you kid is really bold. It's not in vain to be drunk when you hear this news!"

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Chapter completed!