Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

The grand opening of the Cuju rehearsal game, like a flurry of snow, falling down in the streets and alleys, made Cuju suddenly become a hot topic of discussion in the streets. That night, there were obviously more guests in many pubs in Chang'an City than usual. It's a table of three or five people, talking about the day's game with relish. Words like "wonderful" and "exciting" come out of the drinkers' mouths from time to time.

The same topic, with the end of the first game, has also drifted to the palace.Although Li Tai didn't go to the game site, he sent several cronies to follow up the game.Throughout the morning, Li Tai locked himself in the study, looking at the words on the book, but his mind couldn't help slipping out of the study, crossing the palace, and ran to the Weishui River.Although he has a very rich imagination, he can't imagine the scene of the Cuju practice game by the Weishui River.

When the cronies came back, Li Tai was pacing back and forth in the study.When I saw my cronies, I didn't care to be reserved, so I hurriedly asked them to go over the Cuju rehearsal match carefully. One of the cronies was a Cuju fan. In this match, the teams from Hanwang Mansion and Qin Mansion played really well." After hearing this, Li Tai's expression darkened, and he said angrily, "I want you to find out about the match, not to praise Hanwang and them." That After the confidant finished speaking, he actually realized that he had said something wrong. Seeing that Li Tai was angry, he quickly slapped himself and said, "Your Highness, forgive me, and the villain will stop talking nonsense in the future." Li Tai said in a deep voice, "You all go out!" ""Yes!" Several people replied cautiously, and exited the study gently.

Li Tai sat down, in his heart, he hoped that the cuju competition would not be successful, even if there were some small mistakes.However, the news brought to him by his cronies ran counter to his wishes.I didn't expect Li Ke's first match to be so sensational and smooth.Thinking about it, Li Tai casually pulled the bookmarks on the table to the ground.After Li Chengqian was established as the crown prince, Li Tai once regarded Li Ke as a brother in the same situation, but now, he is envious and jealous of Li Ke being favored by Li Shimin and entrusted with important tasks.For him, the stronger Li Ke is, the more he has the ability to compete for the crown prince, so it will be more difficult for him to plan for the crown prince in the future.This made Li Tai faintly feel a threat, he couldn't help but gasped, stood up from the chair, looked around from left to right, but only the silence of the room responded to him.

Li Tai sat down again, and said harshly: "Third brother, I won't let you live too smoothly."

Li Chengqian didn't go to the new Cuju rehearsal match either, he thought he was the prince of the East Palace with a noble status, and he didn't bother to go to that kind of open-air venue.But like Li Tai, he secretly sent people to closely watch Li Ke and his actions.Unlike Li Tai, Li Chengqian has a very powerful backing, that is his uncle Changsun Wuji.The eldest grandson Wuji stemmed from his fear of the Sui Dynasty. He didn't like Li Ke, the son of the Sui Dynasty princess Yang Fei.In addition, Changsun Wuji followed Li Shimin to fight in the north and south, and saw a lot of strong winds and waves, so he naturally guessed Li Ke's thoughts, so he must do his best to support Li Chengqian as the prince.

Otherwise, his ending can only be destroyed like the previous dynasty with Li Ke's ascension to the throne.It would be fine if Li Ke was a cowardly and incompetent person, but Li Ke is proficient in everything, which makes Li Shimin very fond of him, but puts great pressure on Changsun Wuji.Early this morning, Changsun Wuji sent two batches of attendants to investigate by the Weishui River.After the attendant came back and told him about the grand rehearsal match, his heart suddenly became heavy. It seemed that Li Ke's ability was even better than he imagined. Changsun Wuji couldn't sit still. He was going to the East Palace. He knew Now Li Chengqian couldn't sit still for Li Ke's successful completion of the first league game, so he gave Li Chengqian great spirit and encouragement.

When they came to the East Palace, it was Li Chengqian who appeared in front of the eldest grandson with a flustered face. When Li Chengqian saw the eldest grandson Wuji, he seemed to have seen a savior, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, you have also heard that the third brother's Cuju rehearsal match is very good. What should we do?"

Changsun Wuji pretended not to care and said: "Chengqian, don't panic, no matter how much Li Ke tosses, it's just playing Cuju, you are the prince of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Chengqian calmed down after hearing this, and then asked: "Then uncle, shall we let Li Ke go on like this?"

Changsun Wuji plucked his beard and said thoughtfully: "For the time being, let him have a hard time. Your Majesty attaches great importance to the promotion of Cuju in the Tang Dynasty. We can't stop it rashly. Let him have a good time for a few days. Let's see who can have the last laugh."

"Uncle, do you have a solution?" Li Chengqian asked expectantly.Changsun Wuji smiled, and said: "Chengqian, you have more time to supervise your Cuju team's training, don't wait for the Chang'an city competition to be too useless."

Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Wuji puzzled, and asked, "Can we beat Li Ke's Han Palace?" Changsun Wuji smiled again and said meaningfully: "Winning or losing is not important to you, the important thing is to let The emperor saw that you were also working hard to respond to Li Ke's competition, and let the emperor know that you value brotherhood."

"Uncle, I understand." Li Chengqian understood.

Changsun Wuji nodded, and said to himself: "Li Ke, Li Ke, you were surprisingly stable when you were appointed as the crown prince, and you showed your talent at the court meeting to discuss the title. It seems that I can't underestimate you too much in the future. .”

Although Li Shimin has a lot of things to do every day, since Li Ke wrote a letter to plan the new Cuju competition, he has been paying attention to his progress from time to time.Today's Cuju rehearsal match almost moved the whole city. As the king of a country, Li Shimin naturally learned about it very quickly. "Li Ke, you really didn't disappoint me." Li Shimin admired, and loved his prince even more.He suddenly thought of Concubine Yang from Li Ke, so he got up and drove to Qianqiu Palace. He hadn't been to Concubine Yang's residence for many days, and he couldn't help but miss her a little.

Because Concubine Yang was concerned about Li Ke's affairs, she also sent eunuchs to watch the game early in the morning. When Li Shimin arrived, Concubine Yang had just heard the eunuch praise the Cuju rehearsal game, and she was still in a state of excitement. He went forward to salute and said: "The concubine joins His Majesty."

Li Shimin helped Concubine Yang up, and said happily: "The first round of Ke'er's Cuju competition was well received today!" Concubine Yang said, "It's all because of His Majesty's good teaching."

Li Shimin laughed, and said: "You are a mother who deserves a lot of credit." As he spoke, Li Shimin pulled Concubine Yang into his arms.

On the way back home after watching the game, Li You looked depressed.Through the game, Li You felt Li Ke's outstanding talent and powerful influence.This made him, like Li Tai, full of envy and jealousy towards Li Ke.He is also a prince, why is Li Ke so capable?Isn't it just because of your character and your father, imagine being favored by your father?Li You thought unconvinced, then sneered, and cursed secretly: "Li Ke, I will let you see my strength, and I will make my father impress me."

At this moment, Li Ke, Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui, Su Dingfang, Chen Qi, Chai Zhewei and other brothers are celebrating the success of the premiere in Juyi Hall.At the same time, Li Ke also invited all the members of his Dinghan team, as well as Sun Fu.

Everyone chatted about the game in the morning, all chatting and laughing, the atmosphere of the banquet was relaxed and happy, Ma Zhou explained the game for a long time, his mouth was already parched, after a few glasses of wine, Ma Zhou's voice regained his confidence, and said to Li Ke: "Congratulations, Your Highness, today The Cuju rehearsal match went very smoothly."

Li Ke smiled slightly and said: "This is all thanks to you, Zheng Zheng and others. As the saying goes: 'A good start is half the battle.' What we have to do in the future is to ensure that there are no mistakes in the game."

"I understand!" Ma Zhou said.

"The last general would like to listen to His Highness's orders." Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang also said.

During the conversation, Chai Zhewei admired Ye Xi quite a lot, and asked Qin Huaiyu curiously: "Brother, what is the name of the No. 11 in your team who was replaced? He looks sick and vulnerable, but he is so good at kicking Cuju." Superb." When Chai Zhewei asked, the eyes of Li Ke and others were drawn to Qin Huaiyu, especially Ye Xi, whose eyes were very urgent. The appearance of NO. some situations.And Li Ke, with his keen sense of smell, also felt that NO.11 was on par with Ye Xi.

When Qin Huaiyu asked, and saw that everyone was waiting for him to speak, he introduced: "His name is Shi Yang, from Linzi, Shandong, he was born in a wealthy family, and he was obsessed with Cuju since he was a child, but his parents thought that Cuju was a folk juggling, and he would never make it to university. Therefore, Yazhitang tried every means to prevent him from kicking Cuju. Shi Yang was forced to run away from home, visiting folk Cuju masters, learning Cuju stunts from teachers, and competing with Cuju lovers among ordinary people from time to time. Gradually, Shi Yang became After I became famous, the relatives in Qizhou, my father’s hometown, heard about Shi Yang’s incident. I happened to be forming a Cuju team, so I asked around to find Shi Yang, and introduced him to my residence. Playing football is like a fish in water."

After listening to it, everyone sighed frequently: "What a rare talent!" In Ye Xi's heart, he couldn't help feeling a sense of sympathy for Shi Yang.