Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

It was already late when Li Ke and Chen Qi came out of the palace, and the streets of Chang'an City were deserted.The cold wind in the evening blew on pedestrians, making their frail bodies look even weaker.Therefore, there were few pedestrians on the street, and the inn was already closed.

And Li Ke was sitting in the car, stroking Yuan Hong with his hands, thinking about the conversation with Li Shimin in the study all the time.After carefully thinking about what Li Shimin said to him, he finally made it clear that Li Shimin did not want him to focus on Cuju either.It's okay to hold a few games occasionally, but for a long time, Li Shimin will definitely get reprimanded.It is an example and a signal that Li Shimin asked him to focus on learning in the imperial study today.

Therefore, he will definitely not be able to participate in the Cuju competition in the future.However, the ministers of the DPRK and China have different opinions about his participation in the Cuju competition.Some people think that the prince doesn't learn the way of governing the country well, and playing these ingenious and acrobatic tricks is indeed putting the cart before the horse.There are also some ministers who are not optimistic about Li Ke's behavior, thinking that he does not have what a prince who is competing for the reserve position has.And this is exactly the result Li Ke wanted, because the cuju game gave Li Ke a few gains and epiphanies:

First, looking at Li Shimin's life, from the rise of troops in Taiyuan to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and then to the wars everywhere, it can be said that half of the country in the Tang Dynasty was laid down by him.Then through the Xuanwumen coup, he won the emperor. It can be seen that he is a strong emperor.Therefore, he attached great importance to military power and the army.It is almost impossible for me to accumulate military merits and cultivate military power in the future competition for reserves.Therefore, the best way is to take the line of being close to the people. Just like the two ruling parties in Taiwan, they both gave speeches on the street during the campaign, speaking by themselves, in order to let the people accept him.Therefore, Li Ke believes that he created Cuju and held competitions to make up for Datang's inability to effectively promote himself due to traffic information obstruction.Common people have a kinship mentality, that is, they are easy to accept people with similar status or status to them.The cuju competition organized by Li Ke is more suitable for the common people. When people know that the cuju they play is the new cuju kick created by Hanwang Li Ke, will people accept a superior prince?Or do you like a prince who likes Cuju as much as yourself?

Li Ke doesn't think that the people can play any role in his struggle for heirs, but throughout history, the ultimate power for the replacement of each dynasty is not the powerful ministers, nor the aristocratic families, but precisely these people.Therefore, although Cuju competition has its disadvantages, speaking in the court is not worth the loss.However, his long-term benefits are immeasurable.

Second, Li Shimin's dominance made him particularly sensitive to power and the throne. Li Ke provided Li Shimin with several strategies for governing the country in less than half a year.Although Li Ke is young now, Li Shimin will not be suspicious or wary of him.However, as Li Ke grew up, one day Li Shimin also became suspicious of Li Ke because of his intelligence, because he himself took the throne by forcing Li Yuan from the palace.Therefore, Li Ke wants to plant a seed in Li Shimin's heart that he doesn't like to participate in government affairs or study.Cuju competition is a better means of performance.Li Shimin is dissatisfied with his Cuju competition and will definitely urge him to study.In this way, Li Shimin kept urging Li Ke to study, and Li Ke grew slowly under Li Shimin's supervision. When Li Ke made amazing achievements one day, Li Shimin would not care too much, but would have a sense of accomplishment.Because, Li Ke was able to achieve such a result because he grew up under his constant supervision.He will not have too much suspicion of Li Ke because of his excellence.

Third, when a smart person is the smartest, he does not let his cleverness be envied by others, but his stupidity is also envied by others.Li Ke's Cuju competition was exactly like this. He made Li Chengqian jealous of himself, Li Tai jealous of himself, and Li You jealous of himself.However, in Li Shimin's mind, cuju is just a way for fun, not a factor to assess a prince's political ability.However, Li Ke's prominence in this aspect and the jealousy of Li Chengqian and others will make Li Shimin feel that Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others do not want to make progress, and they are also dissatisfied with others' not thinking about making progress.If this is the case for a long time, Li Shimin will be disappointed with the unbearable performance of Li Chengqian and others.The ultimate beneficiary is actually Li Ke himself.

Li Ke thought of these three points in the car, and a lonely smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then, he thought that since Li Shimin didn't like powerful princes very much, why didn't he influence the court situation from other places?For example, economics, technology, and culture.After all, for the developing Datang in the future, the most important strategy is to develop the economy, strengthen science and technology and improve the cultural level.Thinking of this, Li Ke made a decision in his heart.

With a decision in his heart, Li Ke has a clear positioning for his future development direction.At this time, he leaned comfortably on the brocade quilt in the carriage, and turned out the half-read "The Analects of Confucius" to continue studying.Because, he decided that the first shot to enter the field of culture should be "The Analects of Confucius".

Just when Li Ke saw something wonderful, the frame suddenly stopped.Li Ke was also cushioned, "Chen Qi, what's going on?" He asked.

"Your Highness, the general feels as if someone is watching us?" Chen Qi's serious voice came from outside the car.

Li Ke in the carriage put away the book, held Yuan Hong tightly, and squatted in silence for a moment, "Let the guards be vigilant and send someone to check. Let's go on and try to go back home by the main road." Go back home early, the last assassination left him with lingering fears.

After a while, the investigating Eagle Guard came back and found no suspicious person, and the frame began to move slowly again.Li Ke felt relieved a lot, and sat down again.However, when he just sat firmly, he heard Chen Qihao say outside the car, "Protect Your Highness, be careful of hidden weapons." Before he could get up, his head had already been thrown on the door frame of the car.His frame also ran wildly on the street, and the driver who drove the cart was nailed to the side of the cart by a feathered arrow.

Chen Qi saw Li Ke's carriage running into the distance, and wanted to chase after him, but the arrows shot down from the opposite roof prevented him and the eagle guards from moving forward. Don't shoot off the horse.

Li Ke was swayed here and there in the bumpy carriage, and his figure was unstable. He could only hold on to the inner wall of the carriage so as not to let his head hit the beams and ceilings inside the carriage again.Let the left hand tightly hold Yuanhong in the hand, and the right hand tightly grasp the crossbeam in the car to try to keep your body balanced.He knew that the enemy must have shot the horse driving the carriage, and the horse would gallop in pain and make the carriage so bumpy.In this way, it is estimated that the carriage ran away for a while, and he suddenly felt his body leaning forward uncontrollably, and fell out of the carriage.

Li Ke, who was thrown out of the carriage, got up and found himself in an unknown alley, and looking at the piles of wood and rags beside him, he knew that this was a secluded place where some very poor people lived.Looking at the carriage behind him again, he couldn't help being surprised.At the end of the carriage, the horse was already dead, and the body of the coachman driving the horse was indeed nailed to the strip of the carriage by a feathered arrow.

Li Ke was startled, this certain enemy had premeditatedly assassinated him, who was it?

Suddenly, he felt something flying from the left. Relying on his strong physical fitness, he leaned up and managed to dodge it, but the speed of the thing did not slow down, and it was firmly nailed to the wall beside him.It turned out to be a feather arrow, and Li Ke was startled. This is the feather arrow of a five-stone hard bow that can only be equipped by the elite army of the Tang Dynasty. How could it appear here?

"Qian Ning, come out, there's no point in hiding." Li Ke suddenly thought of Qian Ning. Among his enemies, he was the only one who could be so strong.And it's still so accurate.

The alley was eerily quiet, and a long figure at the end of the alley slowly walked in.