Li Ke is back! As soon as this news came out, it was like throwing a pebble on the calm water, and the atmosphere in Chang'an City immediately became subtle, and countless bright or dark eyes were also staring at Li Ke, of course, this is mainly for the upper echelons of Datang, ordinary people will not pay attention to these things at all, at most they will chat a few words of gossip on the streets and alleys, and add some talking points to their lives.

When Li Xiu heard the news of Li Ke's return, he was also surprised, because the timing of Li Ke's return was too delicate, Li Shimin appointed Wei Zheng as the crown prince and prince, so as to make Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince more stable, and Li Tai also went to Luoyang to live temporarily in frustration because of this incident.

But just left a Li Tai, but another Li Ke came, and compared with Li Tai with a defective personality, Li Ke can really be called both ability and political integrity, and his political achievements in Yangzhou are also real, for this reason, many people praise him as "the Tang Dynasty Virtuous King", in order to be the crown of the princes, and Li Shimin often praises his son, saying that Li Ke is most similar to him in terms of personality and virtue.

If you don't care about your background, Li Ke should be the best one among the many princes, of course, Li Chengqian will not be worse than Li Ke before, but in the past few years, Li Chengqian has been too foolish, and his character and reputation have been ruined by him, so now many people think that Li Ke is stronger than Li Chengqian.

It's just that Li Ke's identity is too special, firstly, he is not a son-in-law, and secondly, his mother is a princess of the former Sui, this identity is almost destined for him to be impossible to ascend the throne, and he understood this truth when he was a teenager, and later under the guidance of Li Xiu, he went to distant Yangzhou and did not come back, so as not to be involved in this battle for the throne.

Over the years, Li Xiu and Li Ke have maintained correspondence, and sometimes they will discuss the situation in the DPRK and China with him, but Li Xiu has never told Li Ke about Li Chengqian and Li Tai's struggle for the throne, after all, it is really inappropriate to talk to Li Ke about this, but Li Xiu estimates that with Li Ke's cleverness, he will definitely learn about Li Chengqian and Li Tai from some channels.

Li Xiu's last correspondence was from Mount Tai Feng Zen back, when Li Tai built a grotto for the eldest grandson queen in Luoyang, Li Xiu knew that it would definitely lead to a new round of fighting, so he also wrote a letter to warn Li Ke not to return to Chang'an during this time, but he has not received Li Ke's reply, originally he thought that Li Ke might have delayed his reply because of something, but he didn't expect him to suddenly run back to Chang'an, which made Li Xiu a little puzzled for a while.

After Li Ke came back, the first time he naturally entered the palace to meet Li Shimin, and the next day he came to visit Li Xiu's house, after all, they had not seen each other for many years, and he came back suddenly this time, and he had to explain to Li Xiu.

"Meet the sir!" As soon as Li Ke saw Li Xiu, he immediately saluted very respectfully, this is Li Xiu's study, not the living room that he usually uses to meet guests, which is enough to show that Li Xiu values Li Ke.

"You're welcome, sit down!" Li Xiu stretched out his hand at this time and pointed to the seat in front of him and said, he is not sitting behind the desk now, but sitting at the tea table next to him, because the time for roasting tea is too short, and there is no tea art, so during this time, he also began to study the kung fu tea of later generations, which can be regarded as adding some interest in life.

Li Ke sat at the tea table very obediently, and then Li Xiu took water to make tea, using the technique of kung fu tea in later generations, but he was not very interested in drinking tea in his previous life, and kung fu tea had only seen it a few times, and some details could not be remembered clearly, so he could only add some of his own understanding, but he also did it well.

After the tea was brewed, Li Xiu sent the tea to Li Ke, Li Ke also hurriedly thanked him, and after the two of them tasted the tea, Li Xiu said: "It's not a wise move for you to come back this time, and I still can't understand why you want to come back at this time?" ”

I saw that Li Ke smiled bitterly when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then he explained: "Sir doesn't know, in fact, I came back this time to receive a letter from my father, because my father's birthday is approaching, and he hasn't seen me for many years, plus I have excellent political achievements in Yangzhou, so I specially called me back to Chang'an to celebrate his birthday." ”

"What?" Li Xiu couldn't help but shout in surprise when he heard Li Ke's words, he had imagined all kinds of possibilities before, and even thought of the possibility that Li Ke might be tempted by the position of the crown prince, but he only didn't expect that Li Ke's return to Chang'an was actually summoned by Li Shimin, as for the birthday celebration, it was just an excuse, after all, when Li Shimin had a birthday in the past, he rarely recalled the prince from other places.

"When I first received a letter from my father, I was also a little surprised, I didn't know much about the situation in Chang'an at that time, and I really missed my father and mother, especially my younger brother was also very uneasy, which made my mother worry, so I decided to go back to Chang'an, but I didn't expect that after I came back, I found that so many things happened between the eldest brother and the fourth brother." Li Ke explained again at this time, and when he mentioned the matter of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, his face was also full of wry smiles.

"You should have met your father yesterday, I don't know what your father said to you?" Li Xiu frowned and thought for a moment at this time, and then asked again.

"My father didn't say anything special when he saw me yesterday, but praised me for doing a good job in Yangzhou, and said many times that I was most like him, which made him very worry-free, in addition to some family affairs, and my father also let me live in Chang'an for a while with peace of mind, and then return to Yangzhou after his birthday, and by the way, I can accompany my mother more." Li Ke also replied again.

"Do you think you're most like him?" Li Xiu heard Li Ke's words but repeated them, and then the expression on his face became quite complicated, because he had already tasted a bit of unusual taste from Li Shimin's words.

"By the way, I also saw my mother yesterday, but my mother was very unhappy about my return, and kept asking me to leave early, but she didn't say anything when I asked her why, she just said that Chang'an is a place of right and wrong, and if I stay for a long time, it will only cause a big disaster." At this time, Li Ke suddenly thought of something again, and immediately opened his mouth to add.

"Your mother is such a smart woman, if I were her, I would also advise you to leave early!" I saw that Li Xiu said with a wry smile at this time.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Ke showed a puzzled look, and just wanted to ask something more, but at this time, he saw that Li Xiu's face suddenly changed, and his expression became very solemn and asked again: "Ke'er, tell me honestly, did you really not know about your eldest brother and fourth brother before you came?" I really don't have anything else to think about when I come back this time? ”