Datang's journey to death

Chapter 50

This one is not the other's, the real one should be the boy's younger brother.Recalling that when Xinxin died, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Li Ke felt that Li Chengqian probably had no pedophilia, so he had to choose the elder brother who was really Xinxin. .

Li Ke asked people to take Yixin down to learn something useful. Back then, Xinxin was a Le Tong from Taichang Temple. Apart from being handsome, he also played the piano well, otherwise Li Chengqian wouldn't have been so fascinated.

Because of having such a secret weapon, Li Ke has been silent recently, while Li Min was very happy after the censor joined Hedong County. Although Li Ke never told him, it is not ruled out that he guessed This is what Li Ke did.

The fact that Li Ke was protecting him and confronting Pei Xuan made him extremely excited. The result of his excitement was that he would give Pei Xuan a disdainful squint whenever he was around.

Li Ke has been observing Li Yin recently. He doesn't know if Pei Xuan will talk nonsense, but he also feels that Li Yin is too clingy to him, and he also has a headache and doesn't know how to teach his younger brother. Provoked Pei Xuan.

Li Ke: ...

If this dead child is put in a TV series, he will never survive three episodes!Is it really okay for you to be so reckless?If Pei Xuan is in a hurry and he adds the prince, even Li Ke may not be able to keep Li Yin!

So Li Ke directly took Li Yin to his mansion for a lecture.

Li Yin looked at Li Ke indifferently: "Pei Xuanjue is nothing more than that, thanks to everyone saying that he is a gentleman, isn't it true that his subordinates are not clean?"

"That's his subordinate, not himself." Li Ke said coldly.

At most, the book written by the imperial censor gave Pei Xuan a label of lax governance, but when he thought about his background and thought about his biological father's early death, oh, it wasn't considered premature death, but he didn't teach him anything. Whatever he does, everyone will forgive him, after all he is still young, even Li Shimin thinks so.

Li Yin pursed his lips and noticed Li Ke's dissatisfaction, and said obediently: "I see, I will definitely walk around when I see Pei Xuan in the future!"

Li Ke was about to be laughed at by him, it's one thing to make you be careful, you go around... Where is the majesty of the prince?You must be stupid if you die, you know that? !

The question is, is Li Yin really stupid?Perhaps a little bit, but not so stupid, he just enjoys the feeling of Li Ke scolding him, scolding him means caring about him, he still understands this, and Li Ke will be sad if he ignores him.

Li Ke gave Li Yin a few words and threw him out. As soon as he turned his head, he saw a fiery red fox squatting not far away, staring at him with dark eyes.

Li Ke couldn't resist such gazes, the longer he stayed in the political vortex, the more he would be attracted by such innocent gazes.When Li Ke thought that he really hadn't paid much attention to this little fox recently, he couldn't help waving at the little fox a little softly.

Oh, this fox should not be called a little fox now, it has grown into an adult fox, and its fur is smooth and smooth. It seems that life is more comfortable, and it does not have the aggressiveness of wild foxes.

After seeing Li Ke beckoning, the fox immediately ran over and made two laps around Li Ke's legs, rubbing against him vigorously.

Li Ke who was rubbed with fox fur: Are you a dog?

This fox is indeed about to be raised as a dog by him. Li Ke bent down and hugged the fox, and then his face was licked with saliva. He wiped his face with his sleeve helplessly and sighed: "Hey, I seem to find Ojuku quickly and go back. ah."

He knew that Li Yin was hostile towards Pei Xuan, but he felt guilty towards Li Yin.Li Yin didn't have such a temperament originally, his appearance caused Concubine Yang Shu's psychological changes, and also caused Li Yin's originally happy childhood to disappear without a trace.Li Yin has become what he is now, he is responsible.

Li Ke's little conscience left him unable to leave Li Yin alone, wouldn't he be confronted with Pei Xuan?Fighting against a reborn person who appeared out of nowhere and suspected of time travel, especially if the other party is still in a group, the pressure is really not ordinary.

I don’t know if Li Shimin knew about Li Ke’s pressure. In February of the eighth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian added Yuanfu. In March, Li Shimin decided to go to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat. However, the prince didn’t have the good fortune to follow him. He wanted to stay and supervise. country!

Li Tai was very anxious about Li Shimin's heavy use of Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian was only one year older than him, and now he started to supervise the country, but what about him?There are no positions, even Li Ke has the title of Yongzhou Mu!

Li Ke seemed to know Li Tai's anxiety, so he took a chance and said to Li Tai, "It's a very good opportunity for Li Chengqian not to go to Jiucheng Palace, it depends on whether you can seize this opportunity."

Li Tai felt a little frustrated. He exhausted all his strengths and seemed to be able to outperform the two brothers only in terms of literary talent. However, what's the use of such a good literary talent as a cover?It's not as good as bowing and horse proficiency to satisfy Li Shimin.

Li Tai tried his best to please his parents, and of course he did the work that his father gave him seriously.As a result, before he could produce any results from his hard work, Empress Changsun suddenly fell ill at this time.

It may not be appropriate to say suddenly. After all, Empress Changsun has been in poor health since she gave birth to Princess Jinyang in the seventh year of Zhenguan. According to Li Ke, Empress Changsun's body is purely because she started giving birth at a young age. Having given birth to three sons and two daughters in a row, the root cause of the disease was not treated in time.

It is true that Empress Changsun's living environment is the most favorable in this era. However, this kind of debilitating disease is the most difficult to cure.Li Ke did the math, and found that the life of Empress Changsun had also entered a countdown, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Li Ke's feelings towards Empress Changsun are average, but it cannot be denied that she is a very smart woman. She noticed Li Tai's ready to move almost immediately. She found her son to talk to, but Li Tai was naturally very cunning. won't admit it.

Empress Changsun sighed, but she never approached Li Ke. Li Ke's aloof literary youth is now deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Just because Empress Changsun did not seek Li Ke, it does not mean that Li Shimin will not seek Li Ke to discuss this matter.

Li Shimin ascended to the throne after experiencing blood and fire. He didn't want to doubt his son in his heart, but that didn't mean he wouldn't doubt it, especially when what Li Tai had done was very obvious.

After Li Shimin had a conversation with Li Tai, he had a clue in his mind. He didn't plan to care too much about his sons' struggle for power. Of course, this also had something to do with Li Tai's lack of competitiveness. Neither Wen Tao nor Wu Lue Li Tai can compare to Li Chengqian.

It's just that if it was Li Ke, it would be hard to say. Li Shimin compared in his heart and had to admit that the abilities of the two sons were almost the same.

Li Shimin felt that he needed to take precautions, or talk to his son, so he called Li Ke.Li Ke had long thought that under Li Tai's actions, Li Shimin would definitely not be able to sit still, so he straightened his clothes and went directly.

Li Ke stood there quietly after the ceremony, and he was not the kind of talkative person in front of Li Shimin.But Li Shimin was more straightforward when facing his son: "What are you and Shiro doing together recently?"

Normally, Li Ke would definitely talk about his recent living conditions, but today he opened his mouth for the first time, and then lowered his head without saying a word.

Li Shimin knew at a glance that Li Ke had something on his mind, and said softly, "Why are you so depressed? What happened?"

Li Ke lowered his head and thought for a long time, then looked at Li Shimin seriously and said: "Father, I am not young now, and it is time to go out as an official."

Li Shimin frowned directly after hearing this, and said for a while, "Why do you do this?"

Li Ke suddenly became a little excited, knelt down and hugged Li Shimin's leg and said: "Father loves his son, how can the son not know? I, I also want to stay in Chang'an, always by my father's side, just... tree desire It's quiet but the wind doesn't stop, even Liulang... If Father loves me, let me go."

Li Shimin's brain skills are top-notch, and he can imagine many possibilities in an instant. Li Tai's restlessness, Li Yin's impeachment, and Pei Xuan's impeachment can be summed up. He can easily find many problems.

And Li Ke is probably a pure little white flower among them. After all, he has always been so indifferent to the world, but because he is favored, even if he is indifferent to the world, he will be used by those who want to.

"What are you going for? Are you so promising?" Li Shimin hates iron for being weak. He has never known what a concession is in his life. In many cases, even if he backs down, it is a stopgap measure. In the future, the other party must "make up" for it. .

So in the face of Li Ke's useless behavior, his first reaction was to hate iron for nothing.

Li Ke was dumbfounded by his scolding, and after a while he lowered his head and said, "My son just doesn't want to make things difficult for Dad, after all, we are brothers."

Li Shimin didn't say anything more. Indeed, from the perspective of an emperor, it is really a very good solution to let Li Ke go out to be an official for the stability of the court. Li Ke is gone, and Li Tai can't afford it alone. In the wind and waves, Li Yin will not be targeted by the prince because of Li Ke.

Li Ke looked at Li Shimin's serious thinking and heaved a sigh of relief. Although he didn't say anything, he had already blackmailed both the prince and Li Tai. Now he is playing the role of being in a dilemma among brothers The one who was in the middle of the night simply left Chang'an.

Although it is correct to take the initiative in political struggles, what Li Ke has to do is to plant a thorn in Li Shimin's heart, making him feel that Li Chengqian is no longer satisfied with this little power in his hand.

Now that Li Shimin is in his prime, if he can still suppress his son, he will definitely not feel that there is anything wrong. Sensitive nerves.

"Go back first, I'll think about it later."

Li Ke stood up obediently, saluted and withdrew, Li Shimin shook his head helplessly, this son is good in everything, but his temper is too soft, but soft temper also has the benefits of soft temper, so the courtiers probably won't doubt Sanlang, right?

Yes, how could Li Shimin not know about the imminent move in the court?It's just that he doesn't care, as long as they don't fight for power to the point of ignoring it, then Li Shimin won't interfere too much. In which era is there no party struggle?As long as you can suppress it, it's not a problem.

After Li Ke came out of the Jiucheng Palace, he went to Li Tai's place on the way. Li Tai had just been secretly mentioned by the eldest grandson, and he was sulking in his heart. Hearing that Li Ke was called over by Li Shimin, he was about to ask himself out to be an official. Almost blown out of anger: "How can my father and mother be so eccentric!"

Li Kexuan sat down and took a sip of tea, swallowed the smell of onion, ginger and garlic in his mouth before he said: "If I were you, I would be dormant for a while recently. You are too obvious, otherwise I wouldn't have to ask myself out of Beijing."

Li Tai looked at Li Ke and asked seriously: "Will Daddy really let you go out of Beijing?"

Li Ke pondered for a while: "If my guess is correct, yes."

Li Tai's face darkened. Li Ke's biggest help now is Li Ke. Li Ke gave him some ideas before, making him more comfortable in the court. If Li Ke left... well, he didn't think so. Li Ke himself can't do it, but he still feels that Li Shimin and Empress Changsun prefer Li Chengqian.

Of course I am biased. If I have such a son who is anxious about IQ, I will also favor Li Chengqian. Li Ke thought irresponsibly, and then said: "It may not be a bad thing for me to go out. If I were you, I would just take advantage of this time Walk around with my uncle's family."

Li Tai looked at Li Ke blankly: "Huh?"

Tsk, if Li Chengqian would definitely understand what he meant, he would have to explain it clearly when he got to Li Tai.

Li Ke had no choice but to say: "The eldest grandson Sikong is favored by father, and he is also an uncle's family. You should be more respectful."

Li Tai is not stupid after all, he immediately understood that Li Ke wanted him to win over Changsun Wuji, Li Tai smiled wryly and said, "How can he help me?"

Li Chengqian is also his nephew, no matter who is the emperor, he is the same, why would he take the risk of abolishing the crown prince to support him?

Of course it will help you, because you are stupid enough. For powerful ministers, the emperor's IQ is not so high to make them feel at ease.

"Could it be that you are not close to your uncle's family because of this? This will only make you more disappointed." Li Ke said earnestly: "Have I ever harmed you? Why don't you just listen to me once?"

Li Tai also thinks this is not a problem, but he and Li Ke have a different way of thinking. Li Ke asked him to make friends with Changsun Wuji because Changsun Wuji has energy, while Li Tai thinks that Changsun Wuji will not help It doesn't matter to him, but the eldest grandson Wuji has a son, and his title can only be inherited by the eldest son, so what about the second son?What about the other sons?Will you be willing?

Li Tai felt that they would definitely not be reconciled, but Changsun Wuji's son is not very old now, and the eldest son is about the same age as Li Chengqian. It will take a while for Changsun Chong's younger brothers to come in handy, but it doesn't matter.

Changsun Wuji itself represents that his sons will not lose their official positions-changsun Chong is now Zongzheng Shaoqing.

Li Tai thought of this and smiled and said: "That's fine, it happens that eldest sister is going to marry Changsun Chong, I'll go and have a look soon."

Li Ke paused, almost forgetting about it, but Changsun Chong didn't care, because he was a man without ambitions, with a gentle temperament, and he had never been arrogant and domineering just because he was the son of Changsun Wuji.

Seeing that Li Tai had listened to his advice, Li Ke got up to leave, thinking in his heart that if Li Shimin granted his request, he would at least wait until Princess Changle got married before he could leave Chang'an.

During this period of time, he had to work harder to muddy the water, especially to prevent Li Chengqian from playing tricks on his departure from Beijing.

It's just that before he could do anything, Empress Changsun fell ill. After Li Chengqian knew about it, she directly called to apply to be sick, and it happened that Empress Changsun also missed Li Chengqian very much, so Li Shimin agreed to Li Chengqian's request without much thought.

Li Ke, who has just been relieved for two days without seeing Li Chengqian: ...

As a result, Li Yuan also fell ill at this time.However, Li Yuan was not in Jiucheng Palace. It is recorded in history that Li Yuan was reluctant to come here when he got older because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty died here. However, as far as Li Ke knew, Li Shimin had no intention of bringing Li Yuan with him.

And Li Yuan's illness this time is nothing more than the sweltering heat in Chang'an. He is not in good health when he is old. In addition, Li Yuan has been a soldier all his life, and he has various hidden injuries on his body, which is even more difficult.

Li Ke immediately submitted a request to return to Chang'an to serve the sick. Of course, he also wrote with sincerity, why father is busy with government affairs, so it is inconvenient to leave the court, why Tian Tian has to share the worries of his father as a son, and more importantly, Ah Weng is kind to him. Sincerely love, anyway, after all, I want to go back to Chang'an.

As for the unbearable heat, Li Ke said that it's not a problem, he is a prince, and it's not that ordinary people can't afford ice, even in Chang'an, he won't be too hot.

However, this letter, together with Li Ke's self-invitation to go out of Beijing, and the fact that Li Chengqian just came here, he will go back to see, Li Shimin made a lot of brainstorming, and for a moment he was a little suspicious of what the prince had done to scare Saburo like this , They didn't even dare to get along together.

Li Chengqian was also very wronged. He didn't do anything recently. He is the prince, or the prince who was left in Chang'an to supervise the country. With so many things going on every day, how can he have time to fight with Li Ke?And he didn't expect that Li Ke had already dug a hole for him. After he came, he heard that Li Ke was going back to serve Li Yuan, and he smiled lightly: "He has a conscience."

After hearing this, Pei Xuan snorted coldly and said, "No more than you."

Li Chengqian: ... Are you praising me or scolding me?

Pei Xuan is also very annoying recently. Since the last time he broke up with Li Ke, he and Li Ke have not seen each other very much. Li Ke sticks to Li Tai or Li Yin every day, which makes him want to be with Li Ke. I don't have time to explain.

Huh?Why should I explain to him?Pei Xuan felt a little angry when he thought of this, if you want to misunderstand, you can misunderstand, anyway, Li Yin is so important to you.

When Li Ke returned to Da'an Palace, he went straight to Li Yuan's dormitory. Li Yuan was actually suffering from a cold, and he couldn't use too much ice when he was too old, but because of the extreme heat, he used more iced food, and ended up with vomiting and diarrhea and food poisoning. Similarly, when Li Ke came over, he was almost healed.

The arrival of Li Ke made Li Yuan feel better. Li Yuan asked him how he was doing recently. After Li Ke finished speaking briefly, he said: "Aunt, I have already asked Father to release me as an official. After you leave, you must take care of yourself."

Li Yuan was a little strange. In the early Tang Dynasty, there were rules for princes to be released as officials, but no one ever invited them to be released. What's wrong?He asked, but Li Ke didn't say anything, just shook his head with a wry smile.

Li Yuan was the one who fought against each other for the throne through his son, so he made up a lot of things in his brain in an instant, and then said with a bit of disinterest: "You are right, Da Lang is a good boy, and you are also a good boy."

Li Ke took a deep breath: "I hope my elder brother understands me."

Although Li Ke doesn't like the image of the white lotus, but since he has done it, he must let everyone around him have the impression that he invited himself out to avoid a fight with Li Chengqian, and he has no ambitions.

Princess Changle got married in autumn, and the weather happened to be cool, and the army returned to Chang'an from Jiucheng Palace.And just as Li Ke expected, after Princess Changle got married, Li Ke's appointment to go out came down.

Li Ke was granted the title of governor of Fuzhou and the governor of Xia, Sheng, Beifu, Beining and Beikai, and he took office after the New Year.

After Li Chengqian knew about this, he turned to look at Pei Xuan and asked, "What the hell do you think he's doing?"

Recently, Li Ke has been very quiet and didn't do anything. Pei Xuan was a little uncomfortable for a while, and said after a while: "Is he giving in on his own initiative?"

Li Chengqian sneered, not believing it at all, but Pei Xuan was thinking whether Li Ke did this to find him outside, thinking that under such circumstances, Li Ke still remembered to look for him, no matter how angry he was, he could Calmed down a bit.

It's just that Pei Xuan was unlucky. Whenever he felt that Li Ke was worthy of forgiveness, Li Ke would always do something that challenged his nerves.

During the New Year, Li Ke hosted a banquet for his brothers at his home, saying that it was to make up for the last housewarming banquet, and Li Chengqian would go there if he and Li Ke were at odds, but to his surprise, Li Ke also invited Pei Xuan.What Li Ke said about this is: "Anyway, Pei Xuanjue and I are close neighbors, and we grew up together with our brothers, not outsiders."

It's just that soon he didn't have time to think about why Pei Xuan appeared at their brothers' banquet, because he saw a familiar face, so familiar that even after so many years, as long as that person appeared in front of him , he will be able to recognize it.

And this person is Li Ke's servant, he heard Li Ke call him: "Satisfactory."