First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 452 Change of Changlin Gate
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The Cheng'en Hall, the front hall, the clan and royal relatives were all together, it was very lively, and everyone greeted each other in small groups.

The tenth birthday of the eldest grandson of the emperor is naturally very important. After all, Li Jiancheng is still the crown prince, and his status is still there.

As for the prince, Li Zhiyun was the only one present. Among Li Yuan's sons, Chu Wang Li Zhiyun was the fifth and was 22 years old this year, while the sixth Zhao Wang Li Yuanjing was only seven years old this year, and the youngest nineteenth man Li Lingkui was only a few months old. Not yet crowned king.

Li Zhiyun was talking about bows and arrows with Li Daozong enthusiastically, while Li Daoxuan was bored aside, knocking on the desk one by one, showing a lack of interest. He didn't like this kind of occasion at all. In his opinion, the most interesting thing is It was a battle, among the clan kings, the one who admired Li Shimin the most was Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan.

Following the arrival of the servants, Li Daoxuan stood up awkwardly and walked to the door, "Second brother, you are here."

Li Shimin punched him in the chest, and asked with a smile: "What are you doing in the house these days, why don't you come to find me?"

Li Daoxuan scratched his head and smiled, "There is no battle to fight, and I just ride horses and practice arrows every day, which is really boring."

Several people around laughed when they heard the words, and stepped forward to salute one by one.

"Brother-in-law Youzhi, are you a qin?" Li Zhiyun leaned forward and patted the qin case, "Do you want to play a piece?"

Gao Chong slapped his hand off, feigned anger and said, "Don't touch it."

Everyone laughed and sat down, Li Shimin looked around and asked Li Daozong: "Chengfan has come early, why don't you see the prince?"

Rencheng King Li Daozong, styled Chengfan, and Li Shimin are cousins ​​of the same age, caring and close.

After finishing the words, only Li Jiancheng's hearty laughter was heard, "Erlang came a bit late, and I will punish myself with a drink later."I saw Li Jiancheng coming out of the apse in high spirits.

Li Shimin got up and saluted and said with a smile: "The banquet hasn't started yet, so it's not too late."

"Second brother, please sit here." Li Yuanji came up from behind, frowned when he saw the seat where Li Shimin was sitting, and extended his hand to the right to ask.

Li Shimin paused when he heard the words, and smiled: "I haven't seen Chengfan for a long time, so I'll just sit here next to him today."

"That can't be done," Li Yuanji said directly: "That seat is reserved for Uncle Wang of Huai'an."

Li Shentong, king of Huai'an, is Li Yuan's cousin with a high seniority. Li Shimin's face showed joy when he heard the words: "Uncle Wang is coming too? That's very good." He immediately nodded to Gao Chong and walked to the seat on the right.

"Gao Youzhi sits here," Li Yuanji said expressionlessly, pointing to the second seat on the right.

Gao Chong was quite surprised, nodded in response, and just said with a smile: "It's up to the owner, but I'm curious, when will King Qi also serve as the prince's family order?"

The prince's family order is equivalent to the housekeeper of the East Palace, in charge of criminal law, food, warehouses, etc.

Li Yuanji's face darkened, he flung his sleeves and walked away.

Seeing this, Chai Shao smiled wryly, "Why do you need to tease him?"

After everyone was seated, Li Jiancheng got up and said a few words casually, and then started the banquet. Gao Chong said bluntly, "Didn't King Qi just say that King Huai'an would also attend the banquet? It would be inappropriate to hold the banquet in advance before the elders arrive."

Li Jiancheng was startled when he heard the words, and looked at Li Yuanji, who said bluntly, "Uncle Wang of Huai'an just sent a message. He is busy with business, so he won't be here for the time being. Brother, let's have a banquet."

Li Jiancheng nodded and signaled the start of the banquet. When the maid served the delicious food and wine, his hands under the desk trembled, and his eyes drifted unconsciously to Li Shimin.

Gao Chong, who had been watching Li Jiancheng's reaction, was very sure in his heart that this was a Hongmen banquet.

"Today we are all brothers and sisters. My family doesn't need to be polite. We haven't been together for a long time. Let's have a drink today," Li Jiancheng said with a toast.

Gao Chong was here to act as a stabbing head, he shook his head and said with a smile: "We just got together a few days ago, the prince may have forgotten."

Everyone was stunned, because they naturally understood that Gao Chong was talking about Concubine Wan Gui's birthday.

Li Jiancheng's face darkened, and then he said very ashamedly: "I was busy with business that day, and I was really ashamed that I didn't show up. Come, I will punish myself first."

This rhetoric is simply shameless, Li Zhiyun, the king of Chu, looked unhappy when he heard the words, and turned his head to the side. It is considered that he has self-restraint if he didn't explode on the spot.

Li Shimin watched with a smile from the beginning to the end, and did not speak. Next, Li Jiancheng continued to toast, and after a grandiose speech, he raised his head and drank it down.

It's just that Li Shimin and Gao Chong were still indifferent, they just toasted and pretended not to enter.

Seeing this, Li Jiancheng felt a little apprehensive, and just asked, "Erlang, Youzhi, why don't you drink?"

"That's right, today is Chengzong's nephew's birthday party. As an elder, what does it mean for Second Brother to toast here and not drink?" Li Yuanji said in a strange way.

"Recently I feel unwell, and the doctor told me to stop drinking," Li Shimin said with a smile.

Li Jiancheng was stunned, a little angry, and looked at Gao Chong, "Then why doesn't Youzhi drink? Could it be that you don't give Gu face?"

"Don't you dare?" Gao Chong said solemnly: "It's just that I plan to have another child, and I'm preparing for pregnancy, so I don't drink alcohol."

Everyone was overwhelmed when they heard the words, what kind of shit excuse is this.

Li Jiancheng showed displeasure, and just said: "Since that's the case, then don't force it. I found some high-quality river fish today. This is a river fish feast. You don't need to be too polite, just use your chopsticks."

Looking at the delicious fish and shrimp served, Gao Chong pretended to be pleasantly surprised and said, "It's actually fresh fish from the river, so it would be nice to try it, but Your Highness, I have a heartfelt request. I have a pet cat outside the hall. Let me hug it in and taste it together."

Li Jiancheng was very speechless, he didn't understand why Gao Chong was having a convulsion today, so he waved his hands impatiently and said, "Unexpectedly, you love cats, so let me do whatever you want."

Li Yuanji suddenly thought of something, and his face changed, but Gao Chong had already ordered his servants to go outside the hall to find Gao Xiong to bring the cat.

"When did you raise a cat?" Chai Shao came forward and asked curiously.

Gao Chong smiled mysteriously, "I just raised it this morning."

Li Yuanji clenched his fists tightly and looked nervous. At this moment, Li Jiancheng also realized that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

I saw Gao Chong laughing to himself: "Give my precious cat a taste of this fish first, I don't have this kind of treatment at home", while talking, he picked up the fish with his chopsticks and fed it to the little white cat.

"Bold", Li Yuanji rushed up suddenly and knocked off Gao Chong's chopsticks, "This is specially prepared by the prince for the guests to enjoy, how can you feed this beast?"

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and they didn't understand why Li Yuanji reacted so strongly. It's very normal for a nobleman to have a pet. In Chang'an City, there are all chickens, dogs, cats, crickets, and parrots. It all depends on personal preference.

"King Qi, what do you mean?" Gao Chong was furious, and intentionally or unintentionally put the cat on the ground, "How can you be so rude?"

"Anyway, this king doesn't eat like animals." Li Yuanji behaved as perverse as ever.

At this time, Chai Shao exclaimed, "Yuzhi, your cat...".

(End of this chapter)