Two days later, the middle of July, the Zhongyuan Festival.

The Zhongyuan Festival began in Buddhism and was also called the Ullambana Festival. It is a key day for Buddhism, which means to overcome all living beings in the six realms and pray for blessings to the deceased.

Therefore, Empress Changsun Wende was the most devoted to Buddhism, and she was less than a year of mourning. It was the first year of her life. Li Shimin specially invited a high monk to enter the palace and set up a meeting in the palace to pray for Empress Changsun.

Li Ke was favored by Empress Changsun and also known as the first concubine, so he was naturally indispensable. Li Ke cleaned up early and took Wu Meiniang and Xiao Li to the palace.

Li Ke came quite early and the ceremony had not yet begun. Li Shimin took King Li Zhi of Jin and Princess Li Mingda of Jin to copy Wang Xizhi's calligraphy in the palace.

"My son, Li Ke, Mei Niang pays homage to his father." Li Ke and Wu Meiniang carried Li Yu into the hall and worshiped Li Shimin.

The four most loved by Li Shimin and Li Shimin were Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai and Li Zhi, but Li Shimin's grandson, Li Shimin's most loved by Li Chengqian's prince Li Xiang, Li Jue, Li Tai, Li Xin, and Li Tai, were not as good as Li Xu. Only the clues could be seen from Li Xu's title of Wugong County Prince.

Li Shimin favored Li Yu so much that he even gave Li Yu the martial arts he had from. This was because of Li Ke, but there was another reason, that is, when Li Yu was born.

The day when Li Qi was born was the day when Empress Changsun passed away. Empress Changsun first came to pass, and then Li Qi was born, and only one stick of incense was missing. In Li Shimin's eyes, when he looked at Li Qi, he always thought of his beloved wife, so it was like this.

Li Shimin watched Li Ke bring Li Yu, raised his hand and signaled Li Ke and Wu Meiniang to get up, then smiled and said, "My grandson is here."

As he said that, Li Shimin took Li Yan from Wu Meiniang and hugged him in his arms.

Li Yu was also supportive. He was sleeping with half-squinted eyes when Wu Meiniang was in her arms, but when she got to Li Shimin's arms, she actually laughed "giggled". Her small palm grabbed Li Shimin's fingers, and her eyes were curved like crescent moons, which was very loving.

Looking at Li Yan's appearance, Li Shimin was very happy and picked up Li Yan and pecked him gently on his chubby cheek.

Li Shimin lowered his head, pecked Li Yan's face, and leaned against Li Yan's face. Only then did he realize that Li Yan's cradle was still stuffed with a water-blue and blue tassels in his cradle.

Li Shimin looked at the tassel tip and asked Li Ke: "What is this? Why did the boy even bring a woman's ornament?"

Li Ke glanced at it and replied, "When I say to my father, this treasure is not an ornament. This is a peace talisman. The monks from Daxing Temple opened the peace talisman of light, saying that this talisman is the most effective and can ensure that the talisman is healthy. The talisman is young and cannot hang things around his neck, so he is stuffed into his cradle."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "So that's it. It's good to carry the Ping An Talisman with you, but it looks fancy. If you don't say it, I will just treat it as an accessory on a woman."

Wu Meiniang, who was standing beside the desk, looked at the little Shizi lying beside the desk and smiled, "This talisman was specially asked for by Jing'er's aunt, and the tips were also chosen by her aunt."

Li Shimin didn't expect that this peace talisman was asked by Li Mingda for Li. After hearing Wu Meiniang's words, Li Shimin turned his head and smiled and asked Li Mingda: "You have never asked for peace talisman for your father, why did you suddenly remember to ask for a talisman for your talisman?"

Li Mingda replied truthfully: "My father didn't go on the battle, so naturally he didn't need a peace talisman. But in a few days, he would go to the north with his brother to go on the battle. I asked for a talisman for him while praying for his mother."

When Li Shimin heard this, he remembered this matter. As the governor of Bingzhou, Li Ke had to go north to Taiyuan every autumn. When Li Ke left, Li Jing naturally had to go with him.

Li Mingda only knew that Li Qi would go to the north with Li Ke, but she had never been to the north herself and thought that the north was extremely dangerous, so she asked for the peace talisman for Li Qi.

Li Shimin was naturally reluctant to leave when he asked Li Shimin to go to Bingzhou. Li Shimin immediately said to Li Ke: "I'm not fooling around, and I'm still in my infancy. How should I go to the north to suffer? Also, if you want to go to the outside town of Taiyuan, it's time to go, so why don't you report to me in advance?"

Li Ke said: "The matter of the son-in-law outside the town was originally ordered by my father earlier. I thought I would say goodbye to my father before leaving, so why should I report it?"

Li Shimin said: "The other princes are unwilling to leave Chang'an and want to stay in the capital. There is no one who will not delay for more than a month, that is, you always leave so simply."

The kings of the Tang Dynasty were all nobles. Even if they were released from the capital, they would always be surrounded by wealth and food. However, the places were still inferior to Chang'an. Therefore, whenever the kings left the capital, they would always make such jokes. Not to mention anything else, the fifth prince Li You was like this. Whenever Li You was released from the capital, he would either hurt his legs or get sick. He would not be able to do anything for ten days or half a month.

Li Ke said: "The son ministers are different from them. They are officials in the inner state and are naturally comfortable. How dare they be careless when the son ministers are in the border state?"

Li Shimin said: "That's the past, so there is no need for this time. If you are not in Bingzhou, there is still Li Ji in Bingzhou, so there will be no trouble. This time, you are not in a hurry to have a matter of Beizhen. And you are now staying in Beijing for two days, and it will be news in the first two days as soon as possible."

What was the news mentioned by Li Shimin? Li Shimin did not say it clearly, but how could Li Ke not know that besides being made the crown prince, what else could prevent Li Ke from being released from the capital?

In other words, the matter of Li Ke's establishment of the crown prince has been officially put on the agenda. If there is no accident, Li Ke will be able to enter the East Palace in two days.

"promise."

When Li Ke heard this message, his heart trembled suddenly, as if he had a slap, but Li Ke's face was still silent and pressed against the sound, making the sound appear stable, no different from usual, and responded.

After Li Ke responded to Li Shimin's words, he suddenly remembered something and said to Li Shimin: "Since my son doesn't have to leave the capital these days, I have something else to ask my father to be kind."

Li Shimin asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Ke replied: "Brother will set off for Qianzhou tomorrow. I want to leave the capital to see the emperor's brother. I wonder if it is possible?"

Li Chengqian was guilty, and Li Ke, as the prince, should have kept a distance from him, but Li Ke wanted to send him out of the capital in person, which was inevitable that the censors would impeach him. Li Ke still had to explain clearly to Li Shimin earlier.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "If you want to go, go. Although Chengqian is unfilial, he is my eldest son after all. I am not in a position to come forward, so it is good for you to send him off."

Li Chengqian was exiled from the capital, like a dog that was a broken family. Ordinarily speaking, if Li Chengqian left the capital in shame, he would inevitably be despised or even humiliated along the way. But if Li Ke went to see Li Chengqian off, it means that Li Ke was still taking care of him. The servants who escorted along the way would take advantage of Li Ke's power and dare not make things difficult for Li Chengqian.

Li Ke continued: "What about Qianzhou? The ministers in Qianzhou want to send a letter to Qianzhou Governor Tian Weikang and say hello to him and ask him to take good care of his brother. Don't neglect it, don't know if it's possible?"

Qianzhou is remote, and Li Ke said that he was afraid that Li Chengqian would suffer in Qianzhou, so he thought about having fun with the Qianzhou Governor's Office and asked Tian Weikang to take care of Li Chengqian, so he didn't make any mistakes. Li Ke's meaning was also clear.

Li Shimin patted Li Ke on the shoulder and said, "Chengqian was exiled for sin. You did something a bit broken by the rules, but it is not wrong for you to care about your brother. You can write a letter."
Chapter completed!