bastard seizes tang

Chapter 159
In the practice of martial arts, the most hard work is to practice three nines in winter and three periods in summer, so one day cannot be wasted.

Li Ke practiced martial arts with Qin Shubao, either at the Qin Mansion School, or at the Wang Mansion School, non-stop for half a day. In the blink of an eye, two years have passed, and Li Ke is already 14 years old.

In the past two years, Li Ke has stabilized a lot. Except for the Chu Palace, Cen Mansion, Qin Mansion, and the Imperial Palace, Li Ke rarely went to the east and west cities, and only cared about studying literature and martial arts.

At the beginning of the sixth year of Zhenguan, the fifteenth day of the first day.

Not only to celebrate the peace of the world, but also to commemorate the Shangyuan Festival, Emperor Li Shimin hosted a banquet in the Chengqing Hall, inviting concubines, princes and princesses to gather together.

Chengqing Hall is located in the northwest of Taiji Palace. Emperor Li Shimin and Empress Changsun sit on the south side of the table, at the top of the center of the hall.

Prince Li Chengqian sat on the left hand side of Li Shimin, and Li Ke was next to Li Chengqian, sitting on the second seat. Below Li Ke, were Wei Wang Li Tai, four-year-old Jin Wang Li Zhi, Yan Wang Li You, and Liang Wang Li Yin and other princes. .

On the right side of Li Shimin, the imperial concubine Yang Ruyi led the four-year-old Princess Gaoyang to sit in the first place, the second seat was the concubine Shu Wei Gui and the tenth prince Shen Wang Li Shen, followed by the concubine Yanxian, Concubine Yin and Princess Yichangle A group of princesses headed by Li Lizhi.

Before the big banquet started, Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Wei Wang Li Tai both looked like young adults, sitting on their seats with serious faces.

Maybe it was because they were sitting between the crown prince and King Wei, or maybe it was because of Li Ke's momentum and threat, the crown prince and King Wei always turned their heads quietly and took a look at Li Ke from time to time.

Li Ke has practiced martial arts for several years, and his eyes are alert, so he can naturally see the small movements of these two people, but Li Ke doesn't care about their actions. On the contrary, he is more interested in Li Zhi, the king of Jin who sits behind Li Tai.

Who would have thought that Li Zhi, who was only four years old and ten years younger than them, would become the final winner of the battle for the throne in the future, and they would have the last laugh. Brother, the one who dies in the end, loses and loses, nothing good ends.

It's just that in this life, Li Ke will not let this happen again.

Because now he is not only for himself, but also for his mother, concubine, younger brother, little Gao Yang, and all the courtiers who followed him.

After a while, everyone was seated, and the banquet officially began.

"I am usually busy with government affairs, and I seldom take care of my wife and children. Today is the Shangyuan Festival, and I have a rare leisure time. I specially set up this banquet for the whole family to get together. Come and drink with me." Li Shimin sat on the main hall, looked at His Highness's wife and children who were sitting raised their glasses and said.

When everyone sitting in the hall heard the words, they raised their cups one after another, and drank all the wine, honey, or tea soup in the cups.

Everyone poured their glasses, at this time Prince Li Chengqian stood up and said to Li Shimin: "My Tang Dynasty can have today's peace, and I can't live without the merits of the father. My sons and ministers congratulate the father."

After Li Chengqian's words fell, Li Ke and Li Tai, who were sitting under Li Ke's hands, looked at each other, they also stood up, followed Li Chengqian and said: "What the prince brother said is very true, and my sons and ministers congratulate the father and emperor. "

Li Shimin looked at his three oldest sons standing in the hall, with an unconcealable smile on his face.

Li Shimin said with a smile to the three people standing: "You brothers have a sincere heart, I have seen it in my eyes, but you are a little early, I just got the news from the northwest line half an hour ago, you may Guess what it is?"

Li Ke listened to Li Shimin's words and fell into deep thought.

On the northwest line, there are many countries in the Western Regions, but there are only two that can be regarded as the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, Western Turks and Tuyuhun.

Now that spring is not long, the ice and snow have not disappeared, Tuyuhun lives on the plateau, news will not come so soon, the most likely is the good news from the West Turkic side.

However, although Li Ke guessed it, he didn't say it immediately.

There are many princes sitting in the hall now, and many of them covet the throne. Li Ke doesn't want to show too much attention and become the target of public criticism.

However, although Li Ke didn't want to be too conspicuous, Li Tai beside him didn't think so.

Li Tai was smart, and just a moment after Li Ke guessed it, Li Tai also guessed it, and then he couldn't wait to say it.

"Father is so happy, could it be the news from the Western Turks?" Li Tai asked Li Shimin.

Li Shimin clapped his palms and smiled when he heard the words: "Qingque is smart and guessed well. It is the Western Turkic. The Western Turkic Yehu Khan was trapped and died in Kangju City. He She's son Nishu was granted the title of Tulu Khan. After Nishu ascended the throne, he specially Send envoys to Chang'an to pay a visit, wishing to be included."

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Tai showed a hint of embarrassment, after all, he was still a young man, how could Li Tai not be happy to be rewarded by Li Shimin in front of the princes.

But when Li Tai was happy, someone was unhappy, and this unhappy person was related to Li Ke, but it was not Li Ke himself, but his younger sister, Princess Gaoyang Li Fangling.

In his eyes, elder brother Li Ke was probably the most intelligent and capable, so how could he lose to Li Tai.

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Fangling stood up suddenly, raised her head and said to Li Shimin, "Father is biased, why did he only praise Brother Wei Wang alone, with a little more time, brother can guess it. "

Xiao Gaoyang said, as if to show the shortness of time, he stretched out two fleshy fingers to make a short gesture.

Xiao Gaoyang was called elder brother, so she was talking about Li Ke. If someone else said that, Li Shimin might be angry, but when the words came from Gao Yang's mouth, Li Shimin laughed out loud.

Princess Gaoyang has a very straightforward personality, and she is very congenial with Li Shimin, so Li Shimin loves this seventeen daughter very much, and goes after his first daughter.

Seeing Gao Yang's cute appearance, Li Shimin waved his hand to signal Princess Gao Yang to come closer.

Gao Yang was quite courageous, he had contradicted Li Shimin just now, and then walked forward.

Li Shimin took out a crystal-clear pear from the fruit plate in his hand, handed it to Gao Yang, and said with a smile to Gao Yang: "Gao Yang is right, the prince, the king of Chu, and the king of Wei are all my sons, and everyone is smart. , What I said earlier was wrong, this pear is my apology with you."

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Gao Yang laughed out of satisfaction, so he didn't bother Li Shimin, took the pear from Li Shimin's hand, and said: "Thank you, Father."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yang didn't go back to Concubine Yang's side, but sat with Li Ke who was opposite, and sat down next to Li Ke's arms.

Li Shimin looked at Gao Yang's appearance, and couldn't help laughing again. Perhaps in Li Shimin's view, this is what a family should look like when they get along. The previous atmosphere was a bit too formal, almost the same as in the court.

Gao Yang sat down in Li Ke's arms, Li Ke also took advantage of the situation to support her shoulders, and put little Gao Yang firmly on his Ender's lap, for fear that she would fall off.

"Brother, I want to eat this." Gao Yang just sat down in Li Ke's arms, and pointed to the vinegar celery on the table and said to Li Ke.

"Okay, okay." Li Ke pinched little Gao Yang's pink face, picked up a piece without any response, and stuffed it into Gao Yang's mouth.

(End of this chapter)