In the East Palace, Li Chengqian lay on the bed and gritted his teeth in pain. The imperial doctor had already come to apply medicine.
The wounds on the body are easy to heal, but the wounds on the heart are hard to remove. He didn't understand, didn't he just like the style of Hu people? Why is everyone against it? He was beaten in Xiaojiazhuang, and will he be beaten again when he returns to the palace? Just because I am the prince, am I not allowed to have things I like?
"Your Highness, Your Highness the King of Han wishes to see you."
"Uncle Qi? What is he doing here?" Li Chengqian wondered, waving his hand to let Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, come in.
Li Yuanchang was the seventh son of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan. He was granted the title of King of Lu during the Wude period. Li Er ascended the throne as the Zhenguan Dynasty and renamed him King of Han. Considering that he was still young at eighteen years old, he was not allowed to go to a fiefdom. He just held a casual position in Chang'an City, serving as a casual knight and serving as an advisor to the emperor.
It just so happened that this King of Han was incompetent in literature and martial arts, and he was a real playboy. The fact that Prince Li Chengqian likes the style of barbarians was most likely caused by his seventh uncle.
"Your Highness, what's going on? I heard that you were punished, so I rushed over immediately. What happened? The Queen's punishment was too harsh..."
Li Yuanchang trotted in anxiously, his face full of concern and worry.
Of course, Li Chengqian couldn't explain the reason, and complained: "The Queen Mother wants to beat me, it is natural and justified, no reason is needed. I wonder why Uncle Qi came to the East Palace?"
Li Yuanchang smiled and said: "That's right. I heard that the prince went away to study, and I missed him very much after not seeing him for many days. No, as soon as I heard that your highness was back, I came to see you. You don't know, before you left During this period, there are a lot more interesting things in Chang'an City. If you have the chance, you must go out and see them..."
This guy, looking at his behavior is not serious, his face is full of vulgarity. Taking your nephew to Chang'an to experience the local customs? Is this what an uncle of yours should do?
"No! After this beating, I won't be able to get out of bed for ten days and a half."
Li Yuanchang sent away the servants next to him, leaned closer and whispered: "There is a new caravan of barbarians, from the northeast, the Khitan tribe. A style you have never seen before."
Don't misunderstand, the two of them are not talking about going to a romantic place. Li Chengqian is only eleven years old and doesn't know the fun of this aspect yet.
Khitan tribe? I heard that the Khitan people were so poor that they couldn't even afford clothes. They all wore animal skins. What's so good about them? Li Chengqian expressed doubts.
"They have different styles. The Khitans are much more obedient than the Turks..."
The two of them whispered to each other and plotted, but Li Chengqian couldn't resist the temptation of the colorful world after all. The two parties agreed that after three days, when the injury was better, they would secretly leave the palace to play.
Unexpectedly, the next day, news came from the Li Zheng Palace that the prince was forbidden to step out of the East Palace! Close your door and reflect on your mistakes.
Li Chengqian's resentment grew even higher, and his original respect for his mother was gradually growing dissatisfied. This is my own mother, but she talks to Xiao Rui every time. If not, who in the world would dare to bully me?
Little did he know that this order was given by Empress Changsun to protect him. Ever since she learned that the emperor wanted to send his son to the countryside for training, the queen had always been worried about Li Chengqian's safety, fearing that the emperor would accidentally take her son away one day, so she issued a strict order.
What a pity, a loving mother has a rebellious son.
Li Chengqian was supported by someone and stood at the entrance of the East Palace, looking at the entire deep palace compound. For the first time, he felt so disgusted. This palace was not like a palace, but more like a terrifying beast, which made people dislike it.
This is similar to what Xiao Rui said. Xiao Rui once said that the palace is like a big coffin.
Three days later, with Li Yuanchang's cooperation, Li Chengqian slipped out of the palace.
Arriving at the bustling streets of the West City, Li Yuanchang proudly introduced: "This time it is a caravan specially sent by the Khitans. Usually the Khitans are the coolies accompanying the Goguryeo caravans. Of course, this time it is a caravan. It doesn’t matter, their Khitan specialties are really not valuable. They are more like performing to make money.”
"Performance? Do the Khitans dance?" Li Chengqian was confused.
"No, no, no, the Khitan dance is nothing like what I learned from the Tang Dynasty. They are all kinds of small animals they caught in the Khitan territory, including sika deer, tigers, silly roe deer, cunning white foxes, etc. They are similar to our Chang'an animals. There are some differences in the garden." Of course Li Yuanchang knew what his nephew liked, so he catered to his preferences and picked out what he liked.
This time he miscalculated. This nephew is no longer the same. After being beaten recently, he is no longer a simple child.
Li Yuanchang pointed to the camp in front of him and said, "This performance group costs ten bucks to enter. However, it occupies the ground of our West Market, so two of them have to be taken away to pay taxes."
"Go, go, go, this is our Highness the King of Han. How dare you ask for money from our Highness? Don't you want to live? Believe it or not, we can drive you out of Chang'an with just a word!" The entourage of the guard in front drove away the money-collecting guard at the door. How could the Khitan guards dare to argue with these Tang nobles? They could only hide behind them.
Watching Li Yuanchang and his party striding in, they were helpless.
Li Yuanchang had been here before, so he acted as a tour guide skillfully, but how could Li Chengqian be in the mood to watch the excitement today?
"Prince, why are you unhappy? Do you not like it here? It is indeed a bit dirty. How about we change places?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "Uncle Seven, this is the first time I have seen Khitan-style clothes. Go and ask if you can get some Khitan clothes for fun?"
"Hey, this little thing? It's easy." Li Yuanchang summoned a boy and quickly went to finish it. The boss of the performance troupe personally sent it to him and helped Li Chengqian find something that fit him well.
"Okay Uncle Qi, you don't need to accompany me anymore. It's fun to wander around alone and watch by yourself."
"Okay, okay, call me anytime if you need anything."
"By the way, Uncle Qi, give me your money bag. I came out without any money."
"Small question, are we short of money when we come out? There are ten taels of gold, fifty taels of silver, and a few copper coins in this bag. You can spend it as you like. If there is not enough, I will ask someone to get it outside." Li Yuanchang directly put his money bag Throw it to Li Chengqian. He said he would go get it if it was not enough, instead of going home to get it. He is obviously a man who usually runs rampant and steals money from the streets.
Although he is a biological uncle, he has lowered his status and is dedicated to coaxing the prince, pointing out that he will be able to benefit from the prince's rise to power in the future.
But he completely forgot, how old is the prince? He has been on the throne for only ten or twenty years. With this time, how good would it be for you to praise the current emperor?
Half an hour later, Li Yuanchang was puzzled, just this little thing? Have you finished reading it already? Why haven't you come back yet?
So they sent people to look for him, but the boys searched all over the performance troupe camp and found no one.
Li Yuanchang panicked, "No, it's not safe outside the camp, and he didn't bring any guards... Hurry, go and look for me, if you don't come back, I'll skin you!"
try to find? It's only when you find it that there's a ghost. As early as when they separated from him, Li Chengqian took the opportunity to slip away. Wearing Khitan service clothes, he happened to get mixed up with a Goguryeo caravan leaving the city. In half an hour, he had already left the city.
