Don't be a prince

"Tsk tsk."

Seeing the wooden sword that Li Yuanchang slashed, Li Chengqian cut it casually.

when!

Under the gaze of everyone who knew the result long ago, the wooden sword that was originally held by Li Yuanchang was directly hit by Li Chengqian.

And the wooden sword that Li Chengqian took back was just right across Li Yuanchang's neck.

One hit is the winner!

Although he had only practiced horizontal chopping during this period of time, under the torture of that wooden stake and that trace, Li Chengqian was almost 100% confident in just horizontal chopping.

Although Li Yuanchang is one year older than him, this year is not enough to bridge the gap between the two.

Feeling the touch of the wooden sword on his neck, the loser Li Yuanchang suddenly seemed to go crazy, hugging the wooden sword and was about to bully him.

However, he was unsuccessful.

Li Xiaogong didn't know when he left the table and appeared in the arena, grabbed his collar, and dragged him back like a chicken.

Chapter 73 Weak but not weak

Throwing Li Yuanchang back on the seat casually, Li Xiaogong said coldly: "The skills are not as good as others, and if you lose, you lose. As the Li family, you can't afford to lose like this? If you are not convinced, go back and continue practicing. At worst, you can challenge again next year." If you don’t even have the courage to know your shame and move forward, then you will become a waste!”

With Li Xiaogong's deterrence, Li Yuanchang could only suppress the anger in his throat, and after glancing at Li Chengqian angrily, he could only lower his head and ate vegetables to cover up his embarrassment.

Handing the wooden sword to the guards, Li Chengqian bowed to Li Yuan and Li Shimin: "Father, I am fortunate that my son did not disgrace his life. Grandpa, does your promise count?"

Li Yuan sighed: "Naturally, no matter what you ask me, I will promise you!"

Although he regretted making such a promise, in such a public occasion, Li Yuan could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

His son won the victory, so Li Shimin naturally wanted to show something.He stretched out his hand and pulled the jade pendant from his waist, and ordered his servant to give it to Li Chengqian.

After he put on the jade pendant, Li Shimin smiled and said: "I am very happy today. Although the crown prince is young, he has not neglected his martial arts. Although there is no war in the Tang Dynasty now, we must not slack off!"

Li Xiaogong, Cheng Yaojin and other generals naturally agreed loudly.

Li Chengqian, who received the jade pendant, pretended to be proud and returned to his seat.

As soon as he sat down, Chang Sun Chong excitedly took Li Chengqian's hand and said, "Chengqian, your swordsmanship is really good. Just now I saw that Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong all nodded their heads in praise."

In my two actions, bullying and bullying children are also effective. In a real life-and-death struggle, it becomes like a show.

Li Chengqian, who was very self-aware, smiled and shook his head: "Compared to those veterans, I really can't get on the stage these two times."

Among other things, as far as Li Xiaogong's displayed strength is concerned, Li Chengqian knows that even a hundred of himself before crossing may not be enough for Li Xiaogong to cook with a spoon.These generals are able to sit in the positions of county kings, state princes, etc., relying on their longevity.As for those who live a long time, which one has the same housekeeping skills?

It is not an exaggeration to say that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will dry up.

But Chang Sun Chong obviously didn't intend to end the conversation here.

After cautiously looking around, he pulled Li Chengqian's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Chengqian, since the Supreme Emperor has promised you anything, why don't you take this opportunity to let the old man move out of the Tai Chi Hall? I can hear you." It is said that some people claim that His Majesty is not an orthodox emperor on the grounds that His Majesty did not enter the Taiji Hall. You, a prince, have to find a way to help His Majesty!"

Putting down his chopsticks, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "Only a fool would threaten the Supreme Emperor with such a thing. Cousin, you must know that besides being the son of the emperor, I am also the grandson of the emperor's grandfather. Using filial piety to destroy filial piety is the same as moving What's the difference between shooting yourself in the foot with a stone? Even if Grandpa Huang promises to promise anything, I can't be too presumptuous."

"The prince is right, Chong'er. Although you have learned to be brave, you are still not as witty. It is your blessing to get closer to His Highness the prince and learn something."

Looking at the eldest grandson Wuji where the old god was, Li Chengqian laughed secretly.

What is Chang Sun Chong's identity, how could he come up with an idea.Most of his questions were instigated by his father.

Although he didn't know why Changsun Wuji was testing this, Li Chengqian was still a little vigilant in his heart.

Facing an old fox like Changsun Wuji, he couldn't be too wary.

The New Year banquet in the palace will be held until the time of Zi, so at the time of You, the foreign ministers will leave and go home to watch the year.

Although the singing and dancing in the hall was peaceful, Li Chengqian still felt very boring.Keeping the New Year's Eve, you have to interact with the family in various ways.This kind of scene of either eating and drinking separately, or huddling together to discuss things, is no less than the later generations of Shou Sui holding a mobile phone.

Born in an orphanage, he was actually eager to form a lively family.It is indeed a dreamlike start to time travel and possess the body of the prince-to-be.However, except for the few days when he just woke up, he couldn't feel the existence of family affection.

Is it true that the royal family has no family affection as the old man said?

Just when Li Chengqian was thinking wildly from drinking too much, two chubby little hands covered his eyes.

Don't even think about it, the one with such fleshy and oily hands must be Li Tai.

Without hesitation, he stretched his hand back and gave Li Tai a squeak. When he turned around and saw Li Tai and Li Ke, Li Chengqian said helplessly, "Aren't you two in the harem? Why are you here?"

The size of the Lizheng Hall was incomparable to that of the Taiji Hall, and the positions of Li Tai and Li Ke were replaced by Li Yuan's cheap sons.And because of Li Yuan, even the queen didn't show up.

After all, it is impossible for son and daughter-in-law to sit in a pile with the Supreme Emperor.

Li Tai chuckled, and said in a low voice: "Brother Huang, the Queen Mother knew that you are not interested in being here, so she asked us to pick you up. There were foreign ministers here just now, and you, the crown prince, need to be present. Now you are all members of the royal family. You Even if you leave for a while, it's okay."

After listening to Li Tai's words, Li Chengqian looked around and found that it was really no big deal for him to leave.Different from those royal members who formed their own groups, he, the prince, sat alone in the first position on the left, and he didn't even have anyone who dared to strike up a conversation.

Instead of being idle here, it's better to enter the harem and play with my old lady and brothers and sisters.

The three brothers looked at each other, and the tacit understanding of the short body, under the horrified gaze of the eunuchs and maids, the aboveboard short body left.

Li Shimin on the throne glanced at this side, but did not stop him.

This year's New Year's banquet is not so much a royal family's New Year's Eve banquet, but a deterrent to his relatives.Now that there are only his own people left, it is no big deal for the prince to leave the banquet and go to the harem.

Now it seems that the effect of this deterrent is not bad, except for Li Yuanchang, no one feels that he is stubborn.

This is good, as long as there are no problems in the nest, no matter what problems occur outside, it is a trivial matter.

After drinking the wine in his glass, Li Shimin smiled and glanced at the members in the hall.However, in this smile, there is also a trace of cruelty...

Taipingfang - Zhao Guogong's mansion.

The grandson's family's New Year's Eve activities are also very lively this year. Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, he has taken good care of the grandson's family. Changsun Wuji is not the only one who took the opportunity to rise to power.

While several drunk guys were dancing around, Changsun Wuji and Changsun Chong were only slightly drunk.

For Changsun Wuji, Changsun Chong has a kind of fear mixed with respect.No matter which son is sent to Orion's house by his father to undergo hard training, he will feel fear in his heart.

Taking the wine glass from Changsun Chong, Changsun Wuji whispered, "What do you think of the prince?"

Changsun Chong thought for a moment before replying: "I think the prince is quite approachable, and he doesn't mean to put on airs at all. In other words, his personality is a bit weak. If Li Yuanchang hadn't mentioned Li Jing, my son would think that he wouldn't even go out to fight, so I'll keep going." is the greatest possibility."

Changsun Wuji laughed out loud.

Chang Sun Chong looked at his laughing father in surprise, not knowing why he was laughing.

After laughing, Changsun Wuji leaned closer to Changsun Chong's ear and said, "Boy, you still misjudged. Although the prince has a soft personality, he is definitely not weak. What were you doing when you were seven years old? You didn't read all the words, but what about the prince? ? That question, only a thoughtful person can answer it like that. You are only seven years old, and you can see so profoundly. You are much older than him now, but you are still far behind!"

Chapter 74 The first year of Zhenguan

"Is it soft or not?"

The eldest grandson lowered his head and pondered.

His father seldom whispered to him, but every time he said it, he had to remember it firmly.

The prince gave him the impression that he was soft, as if anyone could get close to him, and anyone could tease him a little.However, his father said he was not weak?Which side does "not weak" refer to?

Miyagi - Hall of Two Instruments

Like the Lizheng Hall full of people, the Liangyi Hall is also full of people. This is a feast for the members of the harem.

Sitting at the top of the list is Empress Changsun.

In addition, there are many concubines.

Seeing his father's harem group with his own eyes, Li Chengqian couldn't help sighing, "What a blessing!"

I won't say anything about my old lady, no matter how you look at it, she is a beauty, and Concubine Yang is even more beautiful.The ordinary-looking ones are probably only those Zhaoyi who don't even have a place to sit and can only stand on one side.

The eldest grandson also drank a lot of wine. When he saw Li Chengqian, he immediately patted the place next to him and said, "Chengqian, come quickly, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Really, your father is intimidating the royal family in the Lizheng Hall. You I don’t know how to find an opportunity to escape.”

Hearing what my old lady said, Li Chengqian knew that she really drank too much, otherwise, she would never have spoken so bluntly.

Walking to the eldest grandson and sitting down, Li Chengqian took her cup casually and said, "Mother, you have a disease, so you can't drink too much, let's call it a day."

The eldest grandson said with a smile: "Today is a good day, so it is inevitable to drink a little more. Chengqian, if the front hall is not full, eat some more here."

Li Chengqian refused with a smile, half a fish, how can he be full.

When the emperor was away, the Hall of Liangyi was not so restrained. The concubines were talking and laughing, and a few who were full even took out embroidered stretchers to "discuss" with each other.

Li Tai and Li Ke had already eaten their fill, and the two brothers were playing chess around the chessboard.

The two brothers, who were engrossed in playing chess, didn't notice that Changsun and Li Chengqian walked behind them.

The chess skills of these two brothers are really not very good, and the eldest grandson and Li Chengqian have a toothache from watching them.

A slap slapped Li Tai aside, and the eldest grandson said angrily: "It's a good chess game, what did you make of it? Get out of the way, let mother come!"

How dare Li Ke play chess with the queen, he can only look at Li Chengqian with help-seeking eyes.

Li Chengqian smiled slightly and took Li Ke's place.

Seeing the prince and queen playing Go, everyone surrounded them.

There was no longer any need for this banquet, and the discerning maid ordered the banquet to be withdrawn and replaced with refreshments.

The mother and son didn't have a new start, so they played according to Li Ke and Li Tai's endgame.

Go is not the monopoly of gentlemen, and the concubines in the harem will also play a few games when they are free.After just a few chess pieces, Li Chengqian had a rough estimate of his mother's level of chess skills.

This is a female stream master!

Although the chess game left by Li Ke and Li Tai is chaotic, it is time to test the successor's ability.

Under the silent onlookers of the concubines in the harem, the mother and son went back and forth, and in the end the queen was slightly better and won the game.

"Hahaha, Chengqian, it's pretty good that you can go down to such a level."

After winning the son, the eldest grandson was so happy that he even clapped his hands.

It wasn't easy for her to win this game, but the more difficult it was to win, the happier she would be.

The concubines also congratulated the queen for winning this round, but there were two little devils who did not congratulate.

It's Li Tai and Li Ke.

The two brothers have seen Li Chengqian and Li Gang play chess. It is different from now. When the emperor played chess with the old man, he had to think about each chess piece for a long time, and even his forehead would sweat if he thought too much.

Obviously, Brother Huang is giving up his mother!

Li Tai, who saw through it, quietly walked to Li Chengqian's side, tugged at his sleeve: "Brother Huang, why are you playing fake chess? Didn't Master Li warn you that playing chess is like doing something, and you can't cheat? "

Looking at the eldest grandson who was content to accept the congratulations from the concubines, Li Chengqian smiled slightly: "So what? Qing Que, the queen mother is very happy, isn't she? Chess or filial piety, which is more important, I don't need to talk about it!"

Li Tai looked at the smiling mother, and seemed to understand something.

While the Hall of Liangyi was immersed in joyful faces and laughter, the bells and drums all over Chang'an rang together, which meant that it was already midnight.

The concubines, who were laughing together, dropped the things in their hands and stepped aside.

Li Chengqian took Li Tai, stood in front of the concubines, and led them to kneel down together.

It's time for New Year's greetings.

At this time, not only the palace, but all the families and family members in Chang'an knelt down to pay New Year's greetings to the elders.

Shou Sui is finally over at this time, and the new year begins.

This year, not only AD 627, but also the first year of Zhenguan, the year of Wu De, became the past tense together with Li Yuan, who left the banquet and returned to Taiji Hall after accepting the kneeling ceremony.

At the end of the New Year's Eve, Li Chengqian got up and left, and went to the Lizheng Hall to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor's father.After paying his respects, he still had to go back to the East Palace.Although he is only seven years old, he cannot stay in the harem like a child who leaves his parents to sleep in a separate room.When he becomes an adult, he will be the same as the general foreign ministers, even if he enters the harem, he has to be notified first before entering.

Li Shimin was not in a hurry to leave the Lizheng Palace, so the three brothers didn't miss out.

After the big ceremony, Li Shimin personally helped up the three sons.

Looking at Li Chengqian who was no longer drunk, Li Shimin said with a smile: "You don't need to ask me what the Supreme Emperor promised you, you can get whatever you want."

As Li Chengqian replied, the Supreme Emperor agreed, but if Li Chengqian used this trick to get the Supreme Emperor to move out of the Tai Chi Hall, both father and son would be accused of being unfilial.

Li Chengqian nodded knowingly.

Patting his son on the shoulder, Li Shimin said with satisfaction: "I'm very happy that you didn't waste your martial arts, and you should persevere in the future. When I practiced martial arts back then, I never abandoned them. Even now that I'm enthroned, my daily morning exercises still haven't fallen behind. I practiced it myself for my own use, and I have survived several times in the battlefield, relying on this."

This was the first time that Li Shimin had spoken so many words to him. Li Chengqian knew that supervision was actually a kind of paternal love.