Chapter 49 Forty eight

After Li Chengqian was canonized as the prince, he was named King of Han, and in the second year of Zhenguan, he was promoted to King of Shu.In the past few years, he has been secretly sad that he was not able to enter the East Palace, and often said to his long history Quan Wanji in private, if the prince does not go to the East Palace, he will only be a foil for the rest of his life!Wearing a prince's big hat is just a decoration in the court, not as good as a spanking board in the hands of the county magistrates, which can make people think about pain.A few times, Li Ke actually cried while talking. This kind of feeling of being alive made him wish to die.

However, Quan Wanji hinted to him many times that the canonized prince may not be effective, and often told the details of Li Shimin's struggle with Jian Jian and Yuan Ji.Li Ke is a talented and intelligent person, and he understood right away that Quan Wanji was using the past to enlighten him, so that he should not lose heart.Li Ke was encouraged by Quan Wanji's consolation, and he no longer complained about others. At a young age, he began to study hegemony with lofty ambitions, and gradually formed a small circle around him. The Qin Palace is the same, but these people can be called daring people, plus the feelings towards the Yang family hidden in the heart of some former Sui veterans, the Shu Palace seems to have some climate.

Fan Xin has made a long history of Li Chengqian, and many people in the court know that Li Shimin admired him very much. His death is of course a great thing for the Shu kings who secretly competed with the Eastern Palace.Therefore, this day Li Ke was so happy that he stopped reading the military books that he had to read every day, and took his long entourage, An Heihu, to wander around the horse market. He wanted to choose a good horse for himself to celebrate this event. The horse market was crowded with merchants and merchants from all over the place, and they walked all the way, most of them were vulgar goods, of course they couldn't catch the eyes of people like Li Ke who were used to seeing good horses.After strolling for half an hour, Li Ke's eyes lit up with a dozen horses being sold by a few barbarians in a corner of the horse market. He waved his hand and said to An Heihu, "Let's go and have a look!" The two hadn't arrived yet. Not far away, a group of rough men rushed past from the market, carrying sticks and guillotines in their hands, aggressively surrounded those barbarians and horse dealers, and beat the first broad-faced man who caught a barbarian horse dealer.Those barbarians didn't seem to be willing to bow their heads, and they stood back to back in a small circle and resisted vigorously.But after all, they were few in number, so they were at a disadvantage, and soon the broad-faced man kicked a barbarian horse dealer to the ground, and he raised a guillotine to chop it down.

Suddenly, there was a sound of the whip, and a bloodstain appeared on the wrist of the broad-faced man, and the guillotine fell to the ground with a "dang".When he looked back, he saw a big man holding a horsewhip and leading a handsome young man in bearded clothes standing behind him. Respectfully. The broad-faced man covered his wrists and shouted: "You are the shopkeeper of the barbarian Da Ma?" The young man in the Hu suit replied loudly: "Exactly!" The wide-faced man took a step forward and said aggressively: "We are going to settle accounts with you. Well. There are rules in the industry, you sell Huma so cheaply, and let us sell Central Plains horses how to live?"

The young man in Hu suit sneered, looked at the sky and said, "I am Ashina Yun. Settle the score! What kind of score? The horse is mine. I am willing to sell it and others are willing to buy it. I need you to tell me what to do!" Wide-faced The man was furious when he heard the words, and shouted: "It seems that you have to try my big guillotine to be honest!" After saying that, he picked up the big guillotine from the ground and lifted it into the air.The group of men behind him didn't move at all. The broad-faced man turned his head and saw Chang'an County Chancellor Liu Yisheng riding over with a group of yamen servants. All the yamen servants were looking at the guillotine in his hand. With a bang, the guillotine in the broad-faced man's hand fell to the ground.

Liu Yisheng ordered: "Tie up this troublemaker!" The young man in Hu suit cupped his hands: "Wait a minute, my lord, this is just a small misunderstanding among our colleagues." Liu Yisheng glared at the broad-faced man: "Mr. Yun is here for you!" I beg you, why don't you get out!" Then he got off his horse and cupped his hands to the young man in Hu Fu, "Young Master Yun, I am a hard worker in Chang'an County, I have too many things to do, let's go first." The young man in Hu Fu: "My lord, stay on your feet. Didn't you ask me for a copy of the "Horse Classic" last time?" Liu Yisheng looked confused: "The "Horse Classic"?" When I unfolded it, there was a piece of gold leaf inside.Liu Yisheng put the scroll on, and said with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Mr. Yun, my brother is leaving. If you have any troubles on the ground in Chang'an, just speak up."

The young man in Hufu called Mr. Yun looked at Liu Yisheng's back and left. Suddenly someone behind him said, "Mr. Yun is really good at business!" It was Li Ke, King of Shu who spoke.Mr. Yun turned his head and looked him up and down, his eyes fell on a jade pendant on Li Ke's waist, his face changed slightly, and he said: "If you guessed correctly, Mr. Yang must be the same as Concubine Yang in Ningxin Palace. Is there any connection?" Li Ke was taken aback when he heard the words, and praised: "Mr. Yun has good eyesight! You still have good horses here. I want to choose a few horses. They must be better than these." That Mr. Yun said with some regret: "What a coincidence, you came a step late. A few people came to the palace just now and bought all the good horses." Li Ke showed surprise on his face. The people who came from the palace naturally It was sent by the emperor, but Li Ke knew that there was no shortage of good horses in the palace. Even if there was any shortage at any time, he could go to the government-run horse farm to choose. Why buy horses at the private horse market?

Mr. Yun's temperament seemed very forthright. Seeing Li Ke groaning silently, he continued: "Your Highness wants to pick horses, it's best to come another day. I still have two or three thousand horses on the way to Chang'an, and there are many good horses in it." Ji." This surprised Li Ke even more, two or three thousand horses is not a small number, and it is impossible to see that Mr. Yun in front of him has such strength. Li Ke was about to continue chatting with him, when a man who looked like a family member hurried over and muttered something to Quan Wanji, Quan Wanji's face changed, and he pulled Li Ke aside and whispered: "Your Highness, the emperor sent someone to When you arrive at the palace, I will inform you to enter the palace." Li Ke gave up the idea of ​​continuing to chat with Mr. Yun, and said to Quan Wanji: "Then what are you waiting for?" He led a group of people and left the horse market in a hurry. Hit the horse and gallop towards the palace gate.

After entering the palace, the waiting eunuch led Li Ke to the Chengqing Palace. Li Shimin was sitting on the couch. The crown prince, Wei Wang Li Tai, Qi Wang Li You and other princes had already arrived, kneeling and sitting opposite to his father. Several ministers including Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Cen Wenwen also sat on the side.Li Ke knelt down, greeted his father, and then knelt down in an empty space between Li Chengqian and Li Tai.