Chang'an City Taiji Palace, in the main hall of the East Palace, a team of beautiful Hu girls are dancing Hu Xuan dance, the musicians are also playing cheerful music, the delicate palace maids are holding all kinds of dishes, and there are also several East Palace ministers who came to participate in the banquet on both sides of the palace, but the atmosphere of the whole hall is not easy at all.

I saw Li Chengqian sitting on the main seat in the middle, holding a wine jar with both hands, the clear wine kept pouring into his mouth like a waterfall, and the clothes on his body were all wet with wine. Seeing Li Chengqian drinking so desperately, Zhao Jie and the others below did not dare to persuade each other, and they could only shake their heads and sigh secretly.

"Zhao Jie, why don't you drink, such a cheerful dance music, wouldn't it be too disappointing if there is no wine, come and drink with this prince!" Li Chengqian drank most of the wine in one go, then suddenly stopped, turned his head and shouted at Zhao Jie and the others in the audience.

Seeing Li Chengqian let them drink, Zhao Jie and the others also looked at each other one by one, if it was at the usual banquet, it would be nothing if they accompanied Li Chengqian to drink, but today's situation is special, and they all know that Li Chengqian is uncomfortable now, don't look at the banquet so cheerful, but he actually just wants to use wine to kill his sorrows, and they are also uncomfortable in their hearts now, where do they still have the desire to drink?

"Your Highness, don't drink anymore, although King Wei took advantage of it in the name of praying for the queen, it was just a small fight, and there was no big threat to the prince, and the more times like this, the more you had to calm down!" At this moment, he suddenly saw a young man sitting next to Zhao Jie, Huo Ran, get up, strode forward and persuaded Li Chengqian.

Seeing this young man come out, Zhao Jie and the others behind him were also relieved, speaking of which, these people in the hall today are Li Chengqian's henchmen, but even if they are confidants, they are far and near, Zhao Jie is Li Chengqian's playmate who grew up together, and he is also his cousin, so he is naturally Li Chengqian's henchman, but in addition to Zhao Jie, there is another person who is more trusted by Li Chengqian, and that is the young man who stood up in front of him.

This young man's name is Du He, it is Du Ruhui's second son, he, like Zhao Jie, has also grown up with Li Chengqian since he was a child, and the relationship between the two is quite deep, and it is also worth mentioning that Du He and Li Chengqian's sister Princess Chengyang have also been engaged, that is to say, he is Li Chengqian's brother-in-law, with this relationship, he is naturally more trusted by Li Chengqian.

Princess Chengyang is also the daughter of the eldest grandson queen, two years younger than Lizhi, but older than Li Zhi, but compared to Lizhi and her son, Princess Chengyang is not very conspicuous among the princesses because she is in the middle, and her personality is also very quiet, and even sometimes Li Shimin ignores her daughter, but even if Princess Chengyang is not taken seriously, she is also the daughter of the eldest grandson queen, so Li Shimin married her to Duhe, but the two are just engaged, after all, Princess Chengyang is still young, and her sister Lizhi is not married, It is estimated that if you want to get married, you will have to wait a few more years.

"Duhe, you don't have to persuade me, I know what I'm doing, but look at the current situation, what else can I do besides drinking?" At this time, Li Chengqian was half-drunk and half-awake holding the wine jar, and his tone of voice was also full of complaints, as for who to complain about, it is needless to say.

Although Li Chengqian was five or six points drunk, he was indeed very sober in his mind, but he hated this kind of sobriety very much now, so he was in a hurry to get himself drunk, so that he could feel better, because the news from Luoyang today hit him too hard.

Before Li Shimin went to Mount Tai to seal the Zen and left Li Chengqian in Chang'an to guard, Li Chengqian was very happy at first, after all, the emperor traveled, and he was the prince in charge of the country, which also shows that his father's trust in him has not decreased.

But what Li Chengqian never expected was that Li Shimin actually took his younger brother Li Tai to Mount Tai together, and deliberately reduced the power in his hands, which made Li Chengqian also dissatisfied, after all, Feng Chan is such an important matter, as the emperor or not a son, if you want to take yourself, you should also take yourself, but what does it mean to take Li Tai to go?

What Li Chengqian didn't expect was that his good brother had even prepared a big move to dig a grotto for their deceased mother at Longmen in Luoyang, although Li Chengqian also missed his mother, but he was almost certain that Li Tai's approach was not out of longing for his mother at all, but to win his father's favor, thereby increasing his prestige in the struggle for the throne.

Although Li Tai's approach annoyed Li Chengqian, it didn't make him suffer such a big blow, after all, he knew his younger brother too well, but what really made him sad was his father's approach, he not only saw Li Tai's true purpose, but also rewarded Li Tai for this matter, and wanted to tell the world about his "filial piety", even after being dissuaded by Wei Zheng and others, he still rewarded Li Tai with the land of Luoyang Liangfang as a mansion, so that among all the princes, I am afraid that in addition to his own East Palace, Li Tai's Wei Wangfu occupies the largest area.

Thinking of the above, Li Chengqian felt extremely wronged, he was made a prince when he was eight years old, and has now been a prince for more than ten years, and in order to live up to his father's expectations over the years, he has always warned himself to work hard, at least not to let other brothers compare, in fact, he has also done it, and almost all the Chinese military officials of the dynasty were very satisfied with him.

But I don't know when Li Chengqian suddenly found that his father was more and more fond of his younger brother Li Tai, and even this favor had surpassed himself, which made Li Chengqian angry and helpless, and what made him even more sad was that after his foot was disabled, his father actually wanted Li Tai to live in the Wude Palace, and Li Chengqian felt that the whole person was about to collapse, and even the persistence of more than ten years became a little ridiculous.

It was precisely under this circumstance that Li Chengqian began to become a little self-defeating, but he didn't even realize that the outrageous actions he made were actually trying to attract his father's attention, just like a child deliberately crying to attract the attention of his parents.

But what made Li Chengqian feel desperate was that no matter what he did, his father's love for his younger brother would not be transferred to him, and when the events in Luoyang came over, it was more like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and all of Li Chengqian's grievances over the years broke out, so he borrowed alcohol to eliminate his sorrows, I am afraid that only after drinking can he temporarily forget the harm caused by his father's partiality.

It was precisely with the above thoughts that Li Chengqian didn't pay attention to Du He's persuasion at all, and then took a few sips of the wine jar at the moment, and even he was thinking in his mind at this time, maybe he drank and died here now, which is a good thing for Datang, his good brother can sit on the throne of the prince as he wishes, and his father may be sad, but at least he won't have to be as entangled as he is now in the future.

Seeing that Li Chengqian didn't listen, Du He was also a little anxious, and at that moment he strode forward, snatched the wine jar in Li Chengqian's hand and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Prince!" What's the point of a little setback, if you really drink your body, won't it only make the people on King Wei's side more proud? ”

"Drink bad, drink bad, no one cares anyway, give me the wine!" Li Chengqian's face was also drunk and red at this time, and he reached out to support himself and wanted to snatch the wine jar over, but he didn't expect that his feet were unstable and he almost fell, but fortunately, Zhao Jie's eyes were quick, and he immediately rushed forward to support Li Chengqian, which didn't make him ugly.

"Brother Du, don't persuade you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not happy, maybe it's a good thing to get drunk!" After all, Zhao Jie was a few years older than Du He, and he immediately helped Li Chengqian to open his mouth to Du He.

"But ......" Du He was a little hesitant when he heard Zhao Jie's words, after all, if he drank like Li Chengqian, he might get sick from drinking.

"It's okay, Your Highness has a rare indulgence, wait until he sobers up, let's persuade him again, and now our words The prince can't listen to it at all!" Zhao Jie spoke again at this time, after all, now that Li Chengqian is already drunk, it is useless for them to say anything, it is better to let Li Chengqian get drunk, maybe he can use this to vent the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart.

Hearing Zhao Jie's words, Du He also felt reasonable, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing at the moment, and then returned the wine jar in his hand to Li Chengqian, who was already a little unconscious, but as soon as Li Chengqian hugged the wine jar, he immediately raised his head and drank loudly.

Seeing that Li Chengqian deliberately wanted to get drunk, Zhao Jie, Du He and others were also uncomfortable, and it was not interesting to stay here at this time, so they got up and said goodbye, Li Chengqian also only cared about drinking, and ignored them at all, and finally he was the only one left in the entire hall drinking stuffy wine, except for the palace maids, as well as dancers and musicians.

Li Chengqian drank alone, he didn't speak, and the dancers and musicians below didn't dare to stop, but the dancers couldn't dance all the time, fortunately, there was already a group of dancers in the East Palace who could sing and dance, so a group of dancers were tired of dancing and changed to another batch, so I don't know how long it was, the sky outside also darkened, and Li Chengqian was also drunk at this time.

However, although Li Chengqian was very drunk, he was not sleepy at all, he just felt that his brain was swelling, but listening to the beat of the song, he actually felt that his whole body was happy, which made him also let go of his previous reserve, and even stood up with the table and danced with the servants below.

In the end, Li Chengqian didn't remember what he had done, but he felt in a daze that he was being helped, and when he opened his hazy drunken eyes, he found that he was holding himself a very beautiful servant, which made him drunken and asked, "Are you ...... What is your name? ”

"The slave is satisfied!" I saw the servant reply shyly.