Daily life of captives

After eating and drinking in the Purple Orchid Hall, Li Shao and Changsun Boyi went to the Taiwei to practice martial arts.

Taiwei Xin used to be a well-known general in the Li Kingdom. After he got old, the emperor gave him a idle position as a captain, but Taiwei Xin couldn't stay idle, so he offered to teach the prince's sons martial arts. The emperor was pleased. agree.And the eldest grandson Boyi abandoned his father since he became attached to Li Shao, and followed Li Shao to find Taiwei Xin to practice martial arts every day.

The emperor was free today, originally he wanted to take a nap in the Purple Orchid Palace, but after Li Shao and his eldest grandson Boyi left, the emperor couldn't sleep again, and after thinking about it for a while, he went to look for Li Shaohe with the company of Concubine Ji. Grandson Boyi went.

On the school field of the Yulin Army, 16-year-old Li Zheng, 13-year-old Li Ze and Li Shao of the same age stood in a row. Ten-year-old Li Hui, nine-year-old Li Lang and 11-year-old Changsun Boyi stood in a row. A man stood between two rows of huge weapon racks, with a straight body, but his eyes were all aiming around.

Taiwei Xin stood in front of the six people with a majestic face, and said loudly: "Except for His Highness, the rest of the Highnesses haven't chosen a weapon that is convenient for them. Today, I invite a few Highnesses to come down and choose one."

Upon hearing this, the nine-year-old Li Lang tugged at Li Hui's sleeve: "Brother Fourth Emperor, haven't we been practicing swords?"

"Hush—" Li Hui made a silent gesture to Li Lang.

Li Ze, who was standing in the front row, heard Li Lang's question, turned his head to Li Lang with a smile and said, "Where is the Taiwei asking us to choose weapons, he clearly wants to show off his skills, just watch."

"Second Highness, please come forward." Taiwei Xin looked at Lize with a benevolent smile.

Li Ze obediently took a step forward, and said to Xin Taiwei with a flattering smile: "Xin Taiwei, my highness doesn't need to choose? My highness only practices martial arts to keep fit, and it's good that I don't get beaten too badly when I go out. , such a dangerous thing as a weapon, His Highness should not want it."

Taiwei Xin said in a deep voice: "Then what should His Highness do if he encounters bandits armed with weapons when he is out?"

"Then there are still guards here."

Li Ze smiled nonchalantly, but when he smiled, he saw that Taiwei Xin was still expressionless, Li Ze scratched the corner of his mouth, so he had no choice but to turn around and walk to the weapon rack, pretending to be very serious to choose stand up.

Li Ze, who knew he was not good at martial arts, was just putting on a show, but Li Shao didn't pay much attention to him, and moved a step to the side, leaning against Li Zheng.

"What did the big emperor choose before?"

Li Zheng stood upright, glanced at Li Shao, and then said warmly: "I chose the sword. The swordsmanship that the Taiwei has always taught me has been practiced for so long, so the sword is naturally easier to use."

Li Zheng also chose the weapon at Li Shao's age. Taiwei Xin gave the princes the wooden sword to teach swordsmanship without asking about the weapons, but after two or three years of teaching, the princes will be like this Choose another weapon.Not everyone in this world is as gifted as Taiwei Xin and General Changsun. How can there be someone who can casually change out their usual weapons and learn a new one?

In the end, Li Ze only chose a sword, which he held in his hand carelessly.

Taiwei Xin didn't say anything, and let Li Ze go back to the team without making a fool of himself.

"It's time for the Third Highness."

Responding yes, Li Shao came out, and when he walked to the weapon rack, he was also lacking in interest.

Although he practiced martial arts seriously, it was only for the praise of his father and queen mother. He actually didn't like such physical exertion.

When Li Shao was hesitating and didn't know what to choose, he suddenly heard the majestic voice of the emperor.

"The third child is suitable for using a sword."

Hearing the sound, everyone turned to the emperor and knelt down to salute.

"Get up." The emperor was in a good mood, and said to Taiwei Xin with a smile, "The third child is handsome, and he must look good when he dances a sword."

"Your Majesty said that," Taiwei Xin glanced at Li Shao, "but I feel that the Third Highness has a high level of comprehension, so you don't have to use the sword. After all, there are too many people who use swords in this world, so you should use other people's swords." It’s not so easy to compare.”

The emperor smiled nonchalantly and said, "Others can't do it, but the third child will definitely be able to do it. Go, get the Mo Yang sword that I got a few days ago."

"Your Majesty?" Without waiting for the eunuch Liu An to answer, Ji Guifei spoke first, "The Mo Yang Sword is a famous sword handed down from ancient times. Your Majesty is willing to give it to Saburo. It is Saburo's blessing. But I am afraid that Saburo will not be able to afford it, so throw it away." If it hurts His Majesty's face, why not let him use an ordinary sword first."

His Majesty did not reward the First Prince with anything that year when the First Prince chose weapons, and now His Majesty only said to give to San Lang, but did not say that he would give anything to the other princes. If San Lang really accepted this reward, how many people would he attract? Jealousy?

The emperor only wanted to be the noble concubine Ji. This was a woman's idea, and she said proudly: "My son, what can't you afford? Liu An, go get it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu An went to get the Mo Yang Sword, and the rest of them didn't know what to do next, just when Taiwei Xin was hesitating whether to call Li Hui to choose a weapon to pass the time, the emperor spoke again.

"Zheng'er also wields swords, right? I happen to be free right now, so you brothers compare."

As soon as the emperor said this, Concubine Ji's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly looked at Li Shao.

Li Shao's heart skipped a beat, he smiled, and said warmly: "Father wants to see my son make a fool of himself, how can my son be better than elder brother in swordsmanship?"

After saying this, Li Shao hurriedly dodged from the weapon rack.

The emperor smiled and said: "It's not shameful to lose. If you are not as good as Zheng'er, just take this opportunity to ask for advice. Would Zheng'er give advice to the third child?"

Hearing the words, Li Zheng came out and turned to look at Li Shao: "Father's words are serious. If the third brother doesn't dislike it, I also want to compete with the third brother. Third brother, please."

He also wanted to see how capable the person Taiwei Xin talked about all day long.

"This..." Li Shao looked at Concubine Ji.

Concubine Ji glanced at the emperor next to her, seeing that the emperor was determined to let Li Zheng and Li Shao compete, so she could only nod to Li Shao unobtrusively.

Only then did Li Shao randomly draw a sword from the weapon rack: "Then I'll have Brother Lao give me some pointers."

The two wrestled together, the two sharp swords collided with each other and made a clanging sound, Li Ze just glanced down and chuckled, Li Hui and Li Lang couldn't see anything, the emperor and Taiwei Xin were both With a calm face, only Concubine Ji and Sun Boyi were extremely worried.

Li Zheng can't win against Li Shao, Li Shao knows it well, after all, after ten years old, Li Shao will not only have to accept the teachings of Tai Tuo and Xin Taiwei, Li Shao has learned a lot more than Li Zheng in the past three years So much so that even if Li Zheng is three years older than Li Shao, he is still inferior to Li Shao in every way.

Therefore, on weekdays, Li Shao never compares himself with Li Zheng, nor with anyone around him. He can secretly become stronger, but he can't be ostentatious. The principle of being big and attracting attention was deeply felt when Li Shao drank the first bowl of poison Understood.

But the sky didn't work out, the emperor seemed to be very happy that everyone knew that Li Shao was the best among the princes, so as long as he seized the opportunity, the emperor would use various methods to highlight Li Shao's excellence, and he was very proud of it.

After all, Li Shao didn't want to embarrass Li Zheng in front of so many people, so after fighting for half an hour, Li Shao deliberately showed a gap, allowing Li Zheng to win the competition.

"Your Highness!" Seeing that Li Shao fell to the ground and was pointed at by Li Zheng with a sword, the grandson Boyi was terrified, and ran to Li Shao at the fastest speed, threw himself on Li Shao, and hugged Li tightly. Shao, while turning his head and glaring at Li Zheng fiercely.

Protected by the eldest grandson Boyi, Li Shao was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but patted the eldest grandson Boyi's back lightly: "It's okay, Brother Huang won't hurt me."

Li Zheng was also taken aback by the eldest grandson Boyi who suddenly rushed out. Seeing the posture of elder grandson Boyi who wanted to bite, Li Zheng shook his head and laughed: "This kid! Are you afraid that I will kill you?"

Li Zheng deliberately poked Zhang Sun Boyi's back lightly with the tip of his sword.

"Brother Huang," Li Shao stretched out his hand and clamped the tip of the sword with two fingers, "Don't make trouble with him."

"Okay, you love each other." Li Zheng put away his sword with a smile, but when he turned to look at the emperor, the smile on Li Zheng's face froze instantly.

Li Zheng won, but the emperor's face was not happy, but gloomy.

Li Zheng turned his head to look at Li Shao who was coaxing Sun Boyi.

Is it because Li Shao lost, so the father is not happy?Is it really necessary to see him, the eldest son of the emperor, who is three years older than Li Shao, shame his father to be happy?

Coaxing Changsun Boyi to stand up, Li Shao naturally noticed the emperor's face, and immediately became nervous, and held Changsun Boyi's hand tightly.

His hand hurt a little from being grabbed, Changsun Boyi turned his head to remind Li Shao, but saw Li Shao's mouth was raised, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Thinking that Li Shao was getting scared at the beginning, Changsun Boyi wrapped Li Shao's hand with his two little fleshy hands and held it tightly.

"Saburo, come here."

Hearing the emperor's deep voice, Li Shao shuddered, but he still let go of Changsun Boyi's hand, turned around and walked towards the emperor.

"Father."

Staring at Li Shao, the emperor looked up at the crowd again: "Go ahead, I will take Sanlang to fetch Mo Yang."

After finishing speaking, the emperor turned around and left, but Liu An, who was going to fetch the Mo Yang sword, had already run into everyone's sight, and he was within sight, there was no need for the emperor to take Li Shao to fetch it.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Ji grabbed the emperor's sleeve, "San Lang, San Lang, he will definitely not lose again after studying for a few more years!"

Concubine Ji didn't know some things, but she understood the emperor's temper, and also understood how much the emperor valued Li Shao.

The emperor didn't say anything, he just turned around and held Concubine Ji's hand, patted it reassuringly, then decisively brushed Concubine Ji's hand away, and walked away.

"Your Majesty... Saburo!" Concubine Ji grabbed Li Shao again.

"Mother and concubine, I'm fine. At most, my father will punish me for copying books."

Li Shao didn't have time to talk to Concubine Ji, so he smiled at Concubine Ji and went after the emperor.

Seeing Li Shao left, Changsun Boyi wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Li Ze.

"You kid, why are you so attached to the third prince? You played with me this afternoon... ah!"

Before the end of Li Ze's words could be heard, his arm was bitten by Changsun Boyi. Despite the pain, Li Ze still did not let go of Changsun Boyi.

It is not easy to follow anywhere in this palace.