"Rokuro, this competition was held in too hasty, and many ideas could not be realized at all!" Li Ke held a fox fur robe to block the rain, and turned his head to complain to Li Ke.

Although the rain is not heavy, but in this cold early winter, it is a kind of bone-chilling feeling, the nearest city gate to them, it is estimated that it will take half an hour, and there is no one nearby, so the two of them are too lazy to run again, wearing leather robes to block the rain, and letting the horses walk and chat. Fortunately, concrete roads have been built around the city, so you don't have to worry about your feet.

"Third brother, you also know that I will leave Chang'an for a period of time after the New Year, so before I leave, I have to determine the rules of the entire competition!" Li Su said helplessly, "In addition, the military academy will be built almost before the year, and it will open after the year at the latest, so that Brother Huailiang and Jingye also have to stay in the military academy every day, and they can't get out at all, so whether they can participate in the competition is also a problem, so everyone wants to have a game before the year to have a good time." ”

"I naturally know these, but a month of preparation time, even if the venue and competition items are solved, but the number of people who come to participate in the competition must be limited, at most only some people from Chang'an and the surrounding areas will come, and it is estimated that some people will come from Luoyang, Taiyuan and other big cities, after all, there are branches of Datang Daily and Industrial and Commercial Daily, and it is relatively fast to get the news." Li Ke sighed and said, as the organizer, he naturally wanted to make this sports meeting grander, but due to time constraints, he could only hold a hasty event to accumulate experience.

Li Su also sighed after hearing this. Shake the leather robe on top of his head and shake off the water on it. Only then did he speak: "This is also a helpless thing, so I can only try to let the newspaper publicize it." And the news of the official sports meeting next year has also been published, this time I can't catch up and can wait until next time, and we set such a high prize for each champion, presumably someone will do everything possible to come! ”

When Li Su talked about bonuses, his face also showed a hint of eccentricity, Datang is not like later generations. If the Games are like the Olympic Games, and the champion only gets one medal of honor, then it is estimated that there will not be many athletes willing to participate in the Games, at least in the beginning, it will be difficult to reach a certain scale. Therefore, Li Su had to add another bonus on the basis of the medals, marking the bonuses of the top three in each competition according to the difficulty of the competition, and some of the championship bonuses even reached 500 yuan. Presumably, under the temptation of fame and fortune, there must be many people who are willing to come to Chang'an to participate in the competition.

After chatting about the Winter Games, Li Su suddenly changed his words, waved away Xi Junmai and other guards behind him, and then said with a solemn face: "Third brother, you have been in Chang'an for several years. During the time I left, you helped me deal with the business affairs of Chang'an, and when I ran the newspaper, you went to work in the newspaper again, and now you have a sports meeting, and you have become the organizer again, for which the younger brother has always been very grateful, but today I want to ask, do you really want to keep messing around like this, third brother? ”

Li Su's words were very straightforward. There is even a hint of accusation. And Li Ke was also the first time to hear his younger brother talk to himself like this, his expression was stunned, and after a while, he turned his head and looked at Li Ke a few times, only to see that the other party had a serious face, not like he was joking, so he smiled bitterly: "Liulang, I don't want to spend my time in Chang'an, but you look at the current situation, what else can I do except stay in Chang'an?" ”

After hearing this, Li Su was disapproving, his third brother has outstanding points in both literary talent and martial arts, but no one is perfect, and he also has great shortcomings. In the past, Li Su thought that the reason why Li Ke in history could not succeed to the throne was because he had the blood of the former Sui, but after such a long time of observation and thinking, Li Su suddenly found that this was not the case. …,

For example, if he is willing, then he has a great chance of ascending to the throne, and even Li Shimin will not object, from this point it can be seen that bloodline is not the key to hindering their brother from ascending to the throne. Now Li Chengqian and Li Tai are fighting to the death in secret, and Li Shimin also sees it in his eyes, and he is quite disappointed in these two sons, but even so, Li Su can still be sure that even if Li Shimin abolishes Li Chengqian, he will definitely not consider letting Li Ke succeed to the throne.

Li Su looked at Xi Junmai and the others behind him, and found that they were a few feet away from him and Li Ke, and it was a headwind, so it was impossible to hear their conversation, so he said with confidence: "Third brother, I have already told you before, I will never want the position of my father!" ”

Li Ke was shocked when he heard this, he had indeed heard Li Su say such things before, but at that time he didn't know whether his younger brother was sincere or false, so he didn't care too much, and now he heard his younger brother mention it again, and with his understanding of Li Su, this time it was definitely not a joke, which made Li Ke really a little overwhelmed.

However, Li Ke is not an ordinary person after all, among the princes, no one can compare with him in terms of calmness, so although he was shocked by Li Ke's words, he still reacted quickly, and asked with the same solemn face: "Liulang, you really don't want that high throne?" ”

Seeing the trace of ambition that flashed in Li Ke's eyes when he mentioned the throne, Li Ke smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Third brother, it's not that I don't want it, but I have more important things to do, although I will get some convenience by taking over the throne of the Tang Dynasty now, but it will leave endless hidden dangers for the younger generations, and if I do my own thing, as for the throne ......"

When Li Su said this, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, but he didn't want to say anything more, but smiled and turned his head to Li Ke and asked, "Third brother, do you really want to inherit your father's throne?" ”

Suddenly, hearing Li Ke's straightforward question, Li Ke's face was also pale, and he just wanted to deny it, but when he saw the other party, he smiled again: "Third brother, you and I are my own brothers, and I have already expressed my heart just now, for my brother who is so frank, can you bear to lie, third brother?" ”

After Li Su finished speaking, he looked at Li Ke with a smile.

Under his younger brother's calm gaze, Li Ke couldn't help but feel a burst of shame on his face, and after a long while, he lowered his head and said: "Liulang, what you said is right, I really want to inherit the throne of the Tang Dynasty, after all, a manly man, if you don't make a career, then this life will be in vain!" Besides, I am also the prince of the Tang Dynasty, if I can inherit the throne and become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, then I, Li Ke, will definitely become a better emperor than my father! ”

This is the first time Li Ke has revealed his ambition in front of others, and under the emotion, he almost said all the words that had been held in his heart for nearly ten years. It's just that after Li Su heard this, he shook his head, and said to him with a gloomy expression: "Third brother, you want to do better than your father, I admire this very much, and I also know that the reason why you have been staying in Chang'an is to make your father think of you, especially now that the eldest brother and the fourth brother are fighting so seriously, you are fighting for nothing, so you seem to be more calm and sensible than the eldest brother and the fourth brother, so that the father can see your benefits!" ”

Hearing his brother's words, Li Ke, who was still emotional just now, immediately calmed down, and his face showed a little embarrassment, as Li Su said, he was indeed staying in Chang'an with a non-fighting mentality.

"But third brother, you are wrong!" Li Su didn't care about Li Ke's expression, and still said a little gloomily, "The so-called knowing son Mo Ruo's father, with the wisdom of his father, how can you hide his thoughts, the eldest brother won't talk about him first, take the fourth brother as an example, in addition to his talent in literature, his talents in other aspects are almost impossible to compare with you, but he has one thing that makes the third brother willing to lose, that is, if you want to actively fight for it, even if you pay the price for it!" ”…,

Li Ke's words were like five thunderbolts, and they shook Li Ke out of the fog at once. No wonder he is stronger than Li Tai everywhere, but he still can't get the favor of his father, it turns out that the real reason is that he is smart and shows his stability by not fighting, but in the eyes of his father, it has become a city with a chest, and it can even be said to be hypocritical, if he is his father, I am afraid he will not be chosen to inherit the throne.

"Rokuro, I understand, but is there a remedy now?" Li Ke asked anxiously.

"Sixth brother, it's too late to remedy, and this is just the internal reason why you can't inherit the throne, and don't forget, Datang also has a powerful eldest grandson clan, and they will never sit back and watch a prince other than a descendant sit on the throne, unless that prince has the strength to suppress them!" When Li Su said this, his face also showed a trace of helplessness, among all the princes, I am afraid that he is the only one who can have the strength to suppress the Changsun clan, and the strength is not like clothes, you can borrow people to wear it casually, even if he mobilizes his strength to support Li Ke, I am afraid that in the end it will not have any effect, after all, people are looking at him, not Li Ke.

After listening to Li Su's analysis, Li Ke finally lost confidence, and sat on the horse with a disillusioned face, his eyes full of confusion. Originally, because of Li Su's relationship, he had given up the battle for the throne, but when he heard that Li Su would not inherit the throne, he immediately rekindled his hope for the throne, but he didn't expect it to be empty in the end.

Looking at the appearance of his third brother, Li Ke shook his head secretly, no matter how good Li Ke is, but due to the vision of the ancients, he still didn't understand his intention to say these words to him, and it seemed necessary to give him another touch.

Thinking of this, Li Su just wanted to speak, but before he knew it, they had already crossed the Yong'an Canal and were about to arrive at Anhuamen. And at this moment, suddenly on the avenue outside the city opposite the Anhua Gate, there was a team of thousands of people rushing towards the city gate, and what surprised Li Su even more was that these more than 1,000 people turned out to be an alien cavalry, and from the perspective of clothing, it even made him feel very familiar. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )