Li Shimin's cultivation was difficult to continue until the early morning of the next day, and the Son of Heaven returned to Beijing by royal drive and entered the city today. As a member of the forbidden army, he can't help but enter the palace guard duty to welcome His Majesty.

Fortunately, they Chongwendu were not arranged by the above to meet them outside the royal road or the city gate, so they only had to wait in the palace.

However, while they were waiting near the gate of Miyagi under the sun, from time to time colleagues from the forbidden army came to him for questioning.

"Virusha, can you win those two Turkic minuses?"

- This is the eldest grandson Shunde.

"Li Erlang, I don't know what the odds are tonight?"

- This is Gongsun Wuda.

"Li Duyu waits, the recent rumors are not very good, I heard that a few days ago at the night banquet of the Jade Pavilion, you Li Shimin lost to Qi Bi He Li made a move?"

- This is Pei Qiantong, the prison gate.

"Viruja, have you heard about the market this time? I'm going to make some extra money this time, and I want to ask you what your chances of winning are. What kind of friendship do we have? You can't fool me. ”

- This is Dugu Sheng's nephew Dugu Yanyun.

All of them came for the battle that night, intending to test the tone from him.

Li Shimin always answered these colleagues in a confident way.

"It's won! I won't let these foreign princes look like each other in my Central Plains. ”

"How can you lose? Don't listen to those people. ”

"Martial arts competition, not a single competition of strength?"

"Just bet, the more the better, and you'll be able to get back full. ”

After all, these are his comrades in the forbidden army, and it is impossible for Li Shimin to act and deceive again. There is no reason to offend a colleague for the sake of Yu Wenshi and that little money, it is not worth it.

Li Shimin thought to himself, how could this take three or five million yuan-

However, although he looks like he is confident and sure, the effect is not very good.

Even the eldest grandson Shunde and Gongsun Wuda, who were more confident in him, were also suspicious when they left.

This is probably because the effect of the Jade Pavilion was too good that day, and the rumors of Yu Wenshi and concoction spread in the capital.

Some people say that he Li Shimin has been saddened by the death of his third brother in the past few months, and the martial arts have long been abandoned in the past few months, and it is not as good as before.

Some people said that General Dong Chun was not very optimistic about him, but he, Li Shimin, disregarded dissuasion and was bent on fighting with those three.

It is also said that although Dong Chun and others are optimistic about him, the true strength of Qi Bi He Li is beyond the expectations of these people, and they can't get it if they want to regret it at this time.

In addition, it is believed that after Li Shimin was attacked near Tongguan before, there have been voices that have not healed from dark injuries, and there are not a few.

There are even rumors that Her Royal Highness Empress Xiao was angry and hated the birthday banquet of Xiaofu that day, and was bewitched by someone, and wanted him Li Shimin to vent his evil anger for her on the day of the Thousand Autumn Festival.

In short, there are all kinds of theories, how realistic and how to come, and strive to make people believe that he Li Shimin has more defeats and fewer victories in this battle, and his future is worrying.

Therefore, in today's black market betting market, the odds of betting on him winning one game are 1 to 2.7, winning two games is 1 to 3.5, and winning all is 5.3 to 1.

In addition, there are more details, betting on how many rounds he can survive the defeat, the odds are even more exaggerated, in short, the market of the three foreign princes has risen again.

Zhang Yurou said that on the black market, there are at least millions of bets that he will lose within 50 rounds.

Li Shimin was speechless about this, regretting that he had placed the bet too early, and at the same time thinking that Yu Wenshi and this guy were really dead. Fortunately, he is the son-in-law of the heavenly family, and he is deeply valued by the emperor and queen. Otherwise, just arranging the crime of the queen will make this guy suffer.

Li Shimin also wanted to ask these people how much they had bet on those foreign princes, and if they were bankrupt, he wouldn't care.

"People are all stupid, don't pay attention to them,"

The eldest grandson Wuji always stood by Li Shimin's side, watching these people come and go with cold eyes.

"I have great confidence in you, so I bet 150,000 guan on you to win all three battles! Don't let me down tonight. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but be speechless, thinking to himself, uncle, what is the difference between you and these people.

"I have borrowed a lot of money for this, and whether I can save some family business for my brother this time depends on you!"

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Shimin with an earnest and fiery gaze: "But I'm still not as good as the second sister, but she has invested all the 100,000 yuan of private money." ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise: "There are so many?"

He knew that the eldest grandson brother and sister had always been sent to the fence, and his hands should not be very spacious.

"It's all left behind by my father, and he knows my brother's temperament very well, so he made some arrangements in advance. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly, and then patted Li Shimin's shoulder heavily: "So don't lose this battle." ”

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In the evening, the car of the Son of Heaven finally entered the palace. Inside and outside the city wall, there was a tsunami-like shout of 'long live'.

In the spring and autumn period, 'long live' is another name for the heavens, that is, the eternal and omnipotent heaven. When the army returned victorious, they raised their arms and shouted long live to express their praise to the heavens, showing that they were invincible with the support of the heavens.

But by the time of the Warring States and the Qin and Han dynasties, it had evolved into a congratulatory statement to the monarch and the Son of Heaven.

——During the Warring States Period, the King of Qin saw that Lin was like Fengbi, Tiandan made a false appointment to descend Yan, Feng Tan burned Meng Weijun's bonds, and the left and right and the people shouted long live. When the Seven Kingdoms were built, all those who rejoiced in the monarch shouted long live. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, his subordinates have congratulated Yu Jun and congratulated him, taking it for granted. ”

——When Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was in the court, all the ministers in the palace shouted long live.

Li Shimin shouted praise, and bowed to the ground with many comrades, and behind the gate of this palace, he instantly fell down in black.

But the Son of Heaven's car drove a full half a quarter before slowly driving into the palace. After arriving here, the chariot, which was pulled by thirty-six white dragons and had twelve pairs of wheels, suddenly came to a slow stop. In the wide car, Yang Guang's hearty and dignified voice came.

"Where is the Li family Erlang of the Tang State Mansion? I have something to say to him. ”

On the side of the body, Wang Chonggu, the embroidered ambassador who was standing solemnly, immediately turned his eyes and looked at the direction where Li Shimin was worshipping.

"Yi Tong Sansi, a thousand cattle prepare Li Shimin, you can take a hundred steps forward!"

Li Shimin's expression was solemn, and he got up in the envious and jealous gazes of others. He had gone a hundred paces, and had reached ten feet before the chariot, and fell to his knees again.

"The ministers are the same as the three divisions, and the thousand cattle are ready for Li Shimin, see Your Majesty!"

"You are Li Shimin, turning the tide and saving my wife and people in danger? ”

Yang Guang glanced at Li Shimin fixedly behind the curtain of the chariot: "I heard that tonight, you plan to make an appointment with the two wolf cubs of the Ashina family?"

Ashina compares itself to a wolf, which means "noble wolf" or "noble wolf" in Turkic language, and also means "blue".

Legend has it that the Turks were originally a branch of the Xiongnu, and were later destroyed by neighboring countries, when there was a 10-year-old boy, and the soldiers saw that he was too young to bear to kill him, so they cut off his feet and threw him into the grass. Later, the child was rescued by a she-wolf, and when she grew up, she was united with the wolf and impregnated. When the king of the neighboring country heard that the boy had grown up, he was afraid that there would be trouble, so he sent for him to be killed, and when his killer saw that there was a wolf beside him, he also wanted to kill him together, but the wolf fled and fled to a cave north of Gaochang. In that cave, the wolf gave birth to 10 young boys, and they gradually grew up, started their own families, and reproduced. One of them, living in the Altai Mountains, resembles a helmet during battle, and the locals call it Turkic, so they take the Turk as their clan name and the wolf as their totem.

Therefore, Yang Guang's 'wolf cub' does not have any insulting meaning, but has the meaning of appreciation. For the descendants of the Ashina family, if they are compared to wolves, it is a very high praise, and they consider themselves to be the descendants of wolves.

"Returning to the Son of Heaven, the minister is full of confidence!"

Li Shimin smiled slightly, still calm and relaxed, and his expression of ambition: "The three princes are rare young heroes in the grassland, but the minister is confident that within ten rounds, he will definitely be able to take down the three of them!"

When he said this, there was an 'uproar' on the school field in the entire palace city. Many people even looked up in the direction of the wheel.

This is an extremely rude move in front of the Son of Heaven, and afterwards it may be impeached and punished by the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial History, but at this time, everyone can't bear it.

Even the eldest grandson Wuji, who had deep confidence in Li Shimin, was knocking in Li Shimin's direction in disbelief at this time.

Ten rounds?This guy is too arrogant, isn't he?

"Ten rounds? It seems that my thousand bulls are prepared, and they really think they have the chance to win. ”

Yang Guang laughed: "However, the exchanges between the two countries are valued by peace." I would like to see you and the wolf cubs of the Ashina family, and from now on they will turn hostility into jade silk. The people of the two countries can also live in peace. How about this battle at night, why don't you stop there?"

"You have to do it!"

Li Shimin thought to himself that he really deserved to be the Son of Heaven, which occupied the word of etiquette and the word of reason, highlighting the state of etiquette in the Great Sui.

So he replied very simply: "If the three princes can retract the preface and apologize in public to the Great Sui warriors who lost to them, the ministers can give up the battle." ”

"Let them take back the preamble? I wish I could. ”

Yang Guang sighed softly, and then his voice was condensed, and he suddenly became cold: "If this battle is really inevitable, then I hope you will never lose!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he bowed deeply again: "The ministers will not disappoint the officials!"

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven was called a 'county official', and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Son of Heaven was also called a 'country'.

Since the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, courtiers have mixed these two titles, often calling the Son of Heaven an official.