"Sun Cheng, there will be a banquet in the East Palace in a few days. I will invite several foreign ministers to the banquet. I will also invite my fourth brother."
Sun Cheng raised his head and glanced at the prince. He didn't understand the meaning of the prince's banquet with Li Tai.
However, it might be the Hongmen Banquet!
"Yes, I must be well prepared."
Li Chengqian stood at the door, his hands in his pockets, facing up at a 45-degree angle, looking at it for a long time, thinking about many things in his mind.
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The king of Shu, Li Ke, fell, and everyone's life became dull. After this storm, the entire city of Chang'an suddenly fell silent.
The king takes care of everything every day, his ministers work conscientiously, and the people work as the sun rises and rest as the sun goes down.
Prince Shu's Mansion.
After Concubine Yang arrived, she lived in the Prince of Shu's Mansion and took care of her son Li Ke day and night.
Two days later, Li Ke finally couldn't pretend anymore!
Although the imperial doctor Wang repeatedly emphasized that Concubine Yang should not disturb the King of Shu's rest, Concubine Yang refused to listen and insisted on taking care of her son herself.
"Mother, why are you here?" Li Ke sighed longly, his hands shook, and his eyes opened.
"Ke'er, Ke'er, you finally woke up, but you're worried about your mother!"
"If you don't wake up, mother won't be able to survive."
Concubine Yang cried and took Li Ke into her arms, holding Li Ke and crying loudly.
She was a princess of the former dynasty. Her father Yang Guang was forced to death in the palace. Her country was stolen by rebellious officials and traitors, but she could only watch helplessly as her relatives died in front of her.
She was imprisoned by Yuwendu. On the way to escape, she met her childhood sweetheart Li Shimin. Li Shimin rescued her. In order to survive, she married Li Shimin, who was still the king of Qin at the time.
In this way, he survived the war with difficulty and had his own child, Li Ke.
However, since Li Shimin became emperor, her life has not been pleasant, especially after giving birth to two sons one after another. She knew that the royal family was ruthless and began to worry about her two children every day.
After all, something happened to Li Ke!
She blamed herself, felt guilty, and hated herself for not educating Li Ke well, which led to what happened today.
"Mom, don't cry. Isn't my son okay?"
Li Ke struggled out of his mother's arms. After all, he was fifteen years old. He was held in Yang Fei's arms, but he strongly opposed it. After all, his soul was not Li Ke's.
Concubine Yang sniffed, wiped her tears, and said, "Live a good life from now on and never get involved in other political affairs."
"Mother knows that your heart is as high as the sky, but mother is a princess of the former dynasty, and your fate is destined to be thinner than paper. That position does not belong to you..."
Li Ke's eyes widened and he asked: "Mother, when did I fight for that position? No dog wants that position. Wouldn't it be nice for me to be my King of Shu?"
"You can rest assured that you will go to the harem to take care of your old age. When your son grows up, he will take care of his own affairs. When your son is sealed, I will take you to Shu to take care of your old age."
Concubine Yang finally showed a smile on her face and scolded: "You, mother is your father's concubine. She can only die in the palace in this life. How can I go to Shu with you? Mother went with you, you What should I do, Father?"
"Well, if he wants to go then, take him with you!"
"Nonsense..."
Li Shimin stood outside the door and heard clearly what Yang Fei and his son said.
Hearing Concubine Yang persuade King Shu not to worry about that position, and hearing that his son disliked that position, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
How? He is despised for his throne, and even if he is a dog, how can he, Li Shiming, be worse than a dog?
Listen, listen, this son actually wants to abduct his beloved concubine, how can he bear this?
"Sir, do you dare to take your mother away?"
Ga?
Li Ke was stunned, you Li Shimin, as the emperor, you still eavesdropped on the corner?
Concubine Yang also didn't expect that Li Shimin would stand at the door and eavesdrop on the conversation between mother and son. Fortunately, he didn't say anything excessive, otherwise things would have been difficult to handle!
"I have met your Majesty!"
"My dear concubine, no need to be polite!"
Li Shimin quickly helped Yang Fei up, looked at Yang Fei's thin face, and then looked at Li Ke who was lying on the bed and did not get up to salute at all.
He said angrily: "You are such a traitor. Look at how your mother has been tortured by you these past few days just to take care of you."
"Your Majesty, my son has just recovered from a serious illness, so don't worry about it."
"My son is fine, it's all thanks to our ancestors' blessing!"
"Sit down and I'll take care of him..." Li Shimin pulled Concubine Yang to sit down, fearing that one day she would really be abducted by this traitor.
Li Ke can't stand it anymore. You and your wife are showing off your affection. How about going to the harem to show it off? Is it okay in front of your son?
"Father, okay, my son is just saying, just kidding, my son also said, when you retire, I will take you with me!"
Li Shimin: "..."
Retirement, when can he retire?
He also wanted to live the life of an ordinary person, but the reality did not allow him to live it. He gave birth to a group of rebellious children. Look at that, it makes people worry-free. Who can he leave this world to?
Li Ke coughed!
"Physician Wang, come quickly, Ke'er is coughing again!"
Wang Yuyi is very tired. The King of Shu is a dramatist. He has been worried these days, fearing that he will accidentally show his flaws.
His crime of deceiving the emperor was to punish the nine clans.
"Father, I'm fine, my son is much better!"
"You can go to the field tomorrow, and you will be a lively young man again!"
He was about to get out of bed and move around. He felt like he was really seriously ill after lying on the bed for the past two days. It was really uncomfortable to pretend to be sick.
"Lie down first and don't move around." Li Shimin quickly scolded Li Ke with a cold face.
Doctor Wang stood aside for a while. Seeing that King Shu was pretending to be a real patient, he felt more relieved and slowly retreated outside the gate to wait.
After the three of them talked for a while, Li Shimin asked Li Ke about the situation on the day of the accident.
Li Ke knew that Li Shimin would send people to investigate carefully, but he had already thought of countermeasures.
Concubine Yang was driven away by Li Shimin, leaving only the father and son in the room.
"Father, I've been hit in the head and some things are very blurry."
"My son only remembers that after he came out of the firearms prison, he got into the carriage. At the water bridge, the horse suddenly went crazy, the reins were broken, and the carriage lost control..."
"Later the carriage hit a crossbar and I was thrown off."
"However, Erchen did not faint at that time. Instead, he saw a group of Japanese people surrounding him. They spoke broken Chinese and searched for things from Erchen..."
Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Do you know what they want?"
"I don't know this. My father arrested them and tortured them. I didn't believe them. They won't confess?"
"These foreign barbarians, I think they have had enough life. When I get better, I will make them look good."
Li Shimin looked at Li Ke's angry look and said lightly: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you!"
Li Ke looked at Li Shimin in confusion: "Why? Does my father still want to favor them?" biquge.biz
Therefore, Li Ke said with hatred and indifference: "Father, I wonder if you have ever heard of such a saying, people who are not of my race must have different hearts!"
"When dealing with foreigners, only when a sharp long knife is placed on their necks will they be in awe, fear, and completely surrender!"
"Tuyuhun is an example! The better you treat him, the more he feels that our Datang is easy to bully."
As the emperor, Li Shimin also agreed with what his son said.
But from the king's point of view, the son's situation is a bit small.
Sitting in this position, I have to think much more than the average person. The best strategy is to subdue others without fighting. The culture of the Central Plains is broad and profound. Only by assimilating them with culture can we achieve long-term peace and stability.
However, as my son said, absolute power is also indispensable.
"After your accident, the people of Japan were killed by a mysterious force overnight, leaving only Inugami Odaaki, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and he was also crazy."
Li Ke's eyes widened and he said after a long time: "Who did it? This is too weird!"
"Father, I want to thank him!"
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