Before dark, Li Shimin finally let Li Kuan out of Taiji Palace.

Li Kuan didn't ink, and directly took Xi Junmai and Wang Xuanwu and them straight to the Chu Palace.

And the news that Li Kuan had returned to Beijing was soon known by those who cared.

Those who are well-informed even know that Li Shimin summoned Li Kuan alone to talk in the back garden for most of the afternoon, which is a treatment that neither Li Chengqian nor Li Tai has.

"Is the message accurate? What did the father say to him? ”

Li Tai was the first person to get the news, originally he didn't pay much attention to Li Kuan's situation, but in the past year, there are too many things in Chang'an City that have Li Kuan's shadow behind them.

It's not something you don't care about anymore. Especially for Li Tai, who has the intention of competing with Li Chengqian for the position of prince, it is necessary to pay more attention to these variables.

"Lord, this is the news from a eunuch beside His Majesty, although he is too far away to know the content of the conversation, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu is deeply liked by His Majesty and the queen's mother, it should not be wrong."

"Humph! It's just a lowly palace maid, why does Your Majesty value him so much. Li Tai was very unhappy that someone robbed him of his favor in front of Li Shimin.

However, as Li Shimin's favorite son, Li Tai still has his own advantages.

"Send someone to the Chu Palace, and say that the younger brother congratulates the second brother on his triumphant return, and has the opportunity to invite him to come to the Wei Palace."

There is no irreconcilable contradiction between Li Tai and Li Kuan, instead of pushing Li Kuan to Li Chengqian's side, it is better to see if he can be used for his own use.

After all, the recent ability of the Chu Prince's Mansion to absorb gold is obvious to all, and if there is such a wealthy prince to support him, it will still play a great role.

However, Li Tai's actions are destined to be in vain, and Li Kuan will not bet easily.

……

In the spring of March, the tender yellow willow branches have already emerged, and shallow grass has grown on the ground.

The annex of the Chu Wangfu outside Chang'an City can be described as very lively during this time, and more than 800 guards are still training there.

According to Li Kuan's idea, the soldiers are not much more expensive, and after opening the mansion and building the teeth, although they can have 3,000 guards, if they really train 3,000 elites and put them in Chang'an City, many people will have trouble sleeping.

Therefore, Li Kuan simply did not expand the scale of the guards, but only strengthened training, preparing to build these guards into the Tang version of special forces.

"Hold on a little longer, and you'll be at the finish line! Work hard, the last ten have nothing to eat. ”

In the courtyard of the Chu Palace, Xue Li's loud voice shook the entire school field.

Xue Li was a training maniac, since he had been training in Liangzhou for a period of time, and found that the guards had a new mental outlook, he was full of interest in this training method proposed by Li Kuan.

He even selected a hundred outstanding personnel from among the guards and trained them according to the special method proposed by Li Kuan during casual chat.

Li Kuan stayed in the palace for a few days, and he was bored, so he planned to go to the other courtyard to have a look, on the one hand, to see if Sun Simiao had made any new things there, and on the other hand, to see Xue Li's training, by the way, let Xi Junmai and Wang Xuanwu also practice with the guards, and everyone cooperated more tacitly at the critical time.

"Although my subordinates don't understand the art of war, judging by the performance of these guards, even the elites of the left and right guards can't compare."

Chu Suiliang watched Xue Li train his troops, and his eyes were also full of energy.

As a child of half a family, Chu Suiliang's vision is actually quite high, and he can be regarded as a young and famous person, and he has seen a lot of influential figures.

However, since he entered the Chu Palace, he has been often attacked.

This His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Wen Taowu is very much of His Majesty's demeanor, and there are masters such as Xue Li, Xi Junmai, Wang Xuanwu and other masters around him, as well as Wang Xuance, who is a strategist, which is really beyond his expectations.

As for the movement of Northwest Trade in Liangzhou, not to mention.

So far, Chu Suiliang has basically made up his mind to do a good job in the Chu Palace.

"Not yet, there is still a big distance from the master I imagined."

Li Kuan was not fascinated by Chu Suiliang's compliments, but knew very well that these guards had only been trained for a few months, and they barely had a sense of discipline, and all kinds of skills still needed to be strengthened.

"Lord Wang, in fact, these guards are already very strong, I have been fighting with them in the past few days, one-on-one, no one can catch up with me for the time being, one-on-one five or six, subordinates can barely win; But against a dozen people, unless they fight to the death, their subordinates will definitely lose. And a few months ago, when my subordinates just followed the prince, I could fight dozens of these guards alone. ”

Xi Junmai felt that Li Kuan's requirements were a bit too high, which made Xue Li constantly improve his training standards, and some of the guards were resentful, so he hurriedly came out to explain.

"Hmph, these guards were originally carefully selected, and a dozen people together can't trap you, which means that their level is not up to par. Jun Mai, do you believe it or not, after a year, as long as seven or eight trained guards can trap you? ”

Li Kuan also has a preliminary understanding of Xi Junmai during this time, in general, his style is relatively close to Xue Li, but the way is a little wilder, more free and easy, a bit of a master of the rivers and lakes; With a little tuning, he is a general who can be on his own.

Of course, Xi Junmai still lacks command and combat experience, and even if Li Kuan recommends him, Li Shimin will not be able to give him a high position.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates have also participated in their training, to be honest, it's not that I boast, unless I select the most elite manpower from all the guards, with only seven or eight people, my subordinates are not afraid at all."

Obviously, Xi Junmai is very confident in his skills.

"Hehe, then you have to hurry up and improve yourself, otherwise any team of guards will be able to stump you at that time, and you will lose your face!" Li Kuan didn't care about the size, confidence is a good thing, Xi Junmai is still young, and there is still potential for improvement.

"Lord Wang, you're here."

It didn't take long for Xue Li to see Li Kuan appear on the training ground, and he also hurriedly ran over.

"How is it, after the training volume increases, can everyone still adapt?" Li Kuan looked at Xue Li's big winter, but he was sweating profusely, and it was obvious that Xue Li was also training with the guards just now.

"It's okay to adapt, it's just ......" Xue Li was hesitant, a little embarrassed to say.

"Yo, you Xue Rengui are also embarrassed to speak?" Li Kuan was amused by Xue Li's honest appearance, "Let's talk about it, if there are any difficulties, bring them up together!" ”

"Lord Wang, that ...... Did I really say that? ”

"Say it!"

"That's it...... It's ......"

Li Kuan was a little speechless, but Xi Junmai on the side spoke, "Lord Wang, Brother Xue hasn't thought about what to say yet, so I'll talk about the question I think of first." The guards have trained so much, but there is basically no meat for three meals a day, and many of the guards should feel hungry. ”

Xue Li breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xi Junmai speak, "Lord Wang, there is indeed this problem, everyone's physical consumption is very large, if there is not enough meat, there is no problem in a short time, but it should not work after a long time." ”

"Not enough meat?" Li Kuan was really surprised by this answer.