The most difficult skill to practice martial arts is to practice three nine years of winter and three summer days of summer, and it will be abandoned for a day.

Li Ke practiced martial arts with Qin Shubao, either at the Qin Mansion School, or at the Wang Mansion School. Half a day was spent. In a blink of an eye, two years had passed, and Li Ke was already fourteen years old.

Li Ke has been much more stable in the past two years. In addition to the Chu Prince's Mansion, Cen Mansion, Qin Mansion, and the Imperial Palace, Li Ke has very few places to visit both the east and west cities, and just cares about learning literature and martial arts.

At the beginning of the sixth year of Zhenguan, the fifteenth day of the New Year.

To celebrate the peace of the world and to remember the New Year's Day, Emperor Li Shimin held a banquet at Chengqing Hall and invited the concubines, princesses and princesses to gather together.

Chengqing Hall is located northwest of Tai Chi Palace. Emperor Li Shimin and Empress Changsun sit on the south side of the table, sitting in the upper head in the middle of the hall.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian sat on Li Shimin's left hand, Li Ke next to Li Chengqian, sitting in the next seat, and at the lower head of Li Ke were King Li Tai of Wei, four-year-old King Li Zhi of Jin, King Li You of Yan, and King Li Yan of Liang.

On Li Shimin's right hand, the imperial concubine Yang Ruyi led the four-year-old Princess Gaoyang to sit in the chief seat, followed by Shu Wei Gui and the tenth prince Shen Prince Li Shen, followed by Yan Xian Concubine Yan, Yin Concubine and a group of princesses led by Changle Princess Li Lizhi.

Before the banquet began, Crown Prince Li Chengqian and King Li Tai of Wei both looked like a young man and sat on the seat with a serious smile.

Perhaps because they were sitting between the prince and the King of Wei, or perhaps because of Li Ke's momentum and threat, the prince and the King of Wei always quietly turned their heads from time to time and glanced at Li Ke.

Li Ke has been practicing martial arts for several years and his eyes are alert, so he can naturally see the small movements of these two people, but Li Ke is also distracted by their actions. Instead, he is more interested in Li Zhi, the King of Jin who sits behind Li Tai.

Who would have thought that Li Zhi, a young man who was only four years old and ten years younger than them, would become the last winner of the future throne battle. He laughed to the end, but they, the brothers who are now fighting back and forth, died in the end, lost in the end, and did not end up losing.

But in this life, Li Ke will not ask this situation to happen again.

Because now he is not only for himself, but also for his mother, brother, Xiao Gaoyang, and a group of ministers who follow him.

After a moment, everyone was asked to sit down and the banquet officially began.

"I am busy with the government affairs on weekdays and rarely care about my wife and children. Today is the New Year Festival. I have a rare leisure time. I specially set up this banquet for the whole family to gather together. Come and raise my glass with me." Li Shimin sat in the hall, looked at His Highness's wife and children sitting, and raised his glass and said.

When the people sitting in the hall heard this, they raised their cups in their hands, and drank them all in one go.

Everyone fell to the cup. At this time, the Crown Prince Li Chengqian stood up and said to Li Shimin: "If I can achieve peace in the Tang Dynasty today, I will never be able to live with my father's contribution. My son will congratulate you on my father's wishes."

Li Chengqian's words were just right. Li Ke and Li Tai, who were sitting while Li Ke, looked at each other, and stood up, followed Li Chengqian behind and said, "What the prince said is so true, my son and ministers congratulate him together."

Li Shimin looked at the three oldest beloved sons standing in the hall, and a smile appeared on his face.

Li Shimin smiled at the three people standing and said, "You brothers are full of sincere hearts. I see it in my eyes, but you congratulate me a little earlier. I just got the news from the Northwest Line half an hour ago. You may guess what happened?"

Li Ke listened to Li Shimin's words and fell into thought.

There are many countries in the northwest, but there are only two who can be regarded as enemies of the Tang Dynasty, namely the Western Turks and Tuyuhun.

Now that spring is not long, the ice and snow are not gone, Tuyuhun lives on the plateau, and news will not come so quickly. The most likely thing is the good news from the Western Turks.

However, although Li Ke guessed it, he did not say it immediately.

Now the princes are sitting in the hall, many of whom are coveted by the throne. Li Ke does not want to show too much attention and becomes the target of public criticism.

However, although Li Ke didn't want to be too conspicuous, Li Tai, who was standing beside him, didn't think so.

Li Tai Conghui, just a moment after Li Ke guessed, Li Tai also guessed it, and then couldn't wait to say it.

"My father is so happy. Could it be the news of the Western Turks?" Li Tai said to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin heard this and smiled and said, "Qingque is smart and guessed it well. It is the Western Turkic. The Western Turkic Khan was trapped in Kangju City. He Shi's son Nishu was granted the title of Dulu Khan. After Nishu ascended the throne, he sent a special envoy to Chang'an to visit, hoping to be attached."

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Tai showed a hint of pride on his face. After all, he was still a young man. He was praised by Li Shimin in front of the princes. How could Li Tai not be happy?

However, Li Tai was happy, so naturally some people were unhappy. Moreover, this unhappy person was related to Li Ke, but it was not Li Ke himself, but his younger sister, Princess Gaoyang, Li Fangling.

In his eyes, brother Li Ke thought he was the smartest and most capable one, how could he lose to Li Tai?

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Fangling suddenly stood up and raised her head to Li Shimin and said, "Why did my father be partial, why did he only praise Brother Wei, just? You can guess it even if you have a little time."

Xiao Gaoyang said, as if to show the short time, he stretched out two chubby fingers and gestured for a short time.

Xiao Gaoyang called her brother, so she was naturally talking about Li Ke. If someone else said this, Li Shimin would be angry, but when he said it from Gao Yang, Li Shimin laughed loudly.

Princess Gaoyang is very straightforward and has a very similar personality to Li Shimin, so Li Shimin is very fond of this seventeenth daughter and is chasing her daughter.

Li Shimin looked at Gao Yang's cute appearance and waved to signal Princess Gao Yang to approach.

Gao Yang was very brave. He had just contradicted Li Shimin, and then walked forward.

Li Shimin took out a crystal clear pear from the fruit plate in his hand and handed it to Gao Yang. He smiled at Gao Yang and said, "Gao Yang is right. The prince, the king of Chu, and the king of Wei are all my sons. Everyone is smart. What I said before is wrong. This pear is considered to be my apology with you."

Gao Yang laughed with satisfaction after hearing Li Shimin's words. Then he disagreed with Li Shimin's entanglement. He took the pear from Li Shimin and said, "Thank you, Father."

After saying that, Gao Yang did not go back to Concubine Yang, but sat down at Li Ke on the opposite side, and sat down next to Li Ke's arms.

Li Shimin looked at Gao Yang's appearance and couldn't help laughing again. Perhaps in Li Shimin's opinion, this is what the family should be together. The previous atmosphere was really too formal, almost the same as going to court.

Gao Yang's Li Ke sat down in his arms, and Li Ke also held her shoulders with the flow and put Xiao Gaoyang steadily on his Ende's lap, for fear that she would fall down.

"Brother, I want to eat this." Gao Yang sat down in Li Ke's arms, and pointed to the vinegar celery on the table and said to Li Ke.
Chapter completed!