When Li Shimin was very young, he was considered different.

Li Yuan has high hopes for Li Shimin.

When he was four years old, a scholar visited Li Yuan, and after seeing Li Yuan, he said: "From the perspective of physiognomy, Guogong is the face of a nobleman, and there must be a noble son." ”

Li Yuan didn't think about it, and said: As a prince of the country now, am I not a nobleman?

The scholar said: "Judging from the physiognomy, it is more valuable than the Guogong." ”

At this time, Li Shimin came to find his father, and the scholar said:

"Ling Lang has the posture of a dragon and a phoenix, the watch of the sky, and when he is twenty years old, he will be able to help the world and the people."

After speaking, the scholar said goodbye and left.

After the scholar left, the more Li Yuan thought about it, the more uneasy he became, afraid that he would go out and talk nonsense, and cause trouble with false rumors. Immediately someone was sent to look for the scholar, but the scholar was never found.

Li Yuan thought that this was a god-man, so he gave Li Shimin the name "Shimin".

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Li Shimin grew up in the martial arts annex since he was a child.

At the age of five, he learned to read privately at home, and at the same time learned chess and calligraphy from his mother Dou.

When he was seven years old, he began to follow his eldest brother Li Jiancheng to practice basic martial arts such as fists and feet.

Under the influence and guidance of the Dou family, Li Shimin has great ambitions since he was a child, and he is determined to help the world and the people when he grows up, so he works very hard.

The Wugong Annex is not a mansion, it is just a second-entry courtyard in the Li manor in Wugong County, and it is the place where the Dou family led a few children to live temporarily when Li Yuan was not at home.

Here, the Dou family can avoid the hustle and bustle of the Beijing master and devote themselves to raising children.

Li Shimin was too diligent, he got up every day when he smelled the chicken, practiced his fists and feet, and recited poetry and books.

Because he was afraid of arguing with his family, he begged the Dou family to build a cave on the slope of the south two miles of the Li manor, accompanied by two domestic servants, where he studied and practiced boxing.

Li Shimin, who was only seven years old, lived in a simple cave with the support and encouragement of his ambitions, and got up every day on the fifth watch and rested late at night.

Most of the children of wealthy families are pampered, and they eat and drink all day long, stretch out their hands for clothes, and open their mouths for food. How many people can be like Li Shimin, at what age did they voluntarily endure the hardships of hard study and practice?

No one could believe that this was a seven-year-old's own choice.

By the time he was nine years old, Li Shimin had attainments in Go and calligraphy, and his martial arts had also laid a foundation.

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I heard that Li Shimin got up early every day to read and practice boxing in the cave, Guanyin looked at him puzzled and said:

"Brother Shimin, why are you doing this? Isn't this self-inflicted? ”

Li Shimin said: "The motivation for people's struggle comes from hobbies and ambitions. When you like something, you are willing to put in the best effort, even if it is hard and tired, you are willing to do it. ”

He then asked Guanyin: "Sister Wan, are you born to play chess?" How did you learn chess? ”

Guanyin said: "I only started playing chess two years ago, and I just started to practice playing music, and I sat in front of the chessboard for a day. ”

Li Shimin asked: "Do you feel hard to sit in front of the chessboard for a day?" ”

Guanyin said with a smile: "How can it be hard to study? I find it a lot of fun. ”

Li Shimin said: "You don't think it's hard to learn chess because you like it." I don't think it's hard to study and practice boxing, and it's because I like it. ”

After this discussion, Guanyin suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand that when a person does what he likes, he will not feel bitter and tired, but a kind of enjoyment." ”

Li Shimin said: "Sister Maid is smart, this is the reason. ”

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Guanyin then asked:

"Brother Shimin, what is Jishi Anmin? Will the people of Jishi have to get up to study and practice boxing? ”

Li Shimin sat up straight and said: "Helping the people of the world is to let the people of the world live a good life and live and work in peace and contentment. The big husband should take the world as his own responsibility, the prosperous world should assist the king to make meritorious contributions, and the chaos should sacrifice his life to save the people from fire and water. ”

"If you want to help the world and the people, you have to have a skill, and if you want to have a skill, you have to practice martial arts and study."

Guanyin still didn't understand what Li Shimin said, but seeing Li Shimin's vigorous and impassioned appearance, she thought in her heart, it is estimated that a man is going to do something big.

Guanyin and Li Shimin are different, Guanyin learns things based on preferences, and Li Shimin learns things driven by lofty ambitions.

Since he was a child, Dou instilled in Li Shimin the idea that he should do great things when he grows up, that he must have the ability to do great things, and that if he wants to have skills, he must study hard and practice hard.

In Li Shimin's young heart, Dou has planted an inspirational seed for him, giving birth to a sprout with the world in mind.

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Guanyin felt that there was something in this Shimin brother that the fourth elder brother Sun Wuji did not have.

He is more cheerful and cheerful than the eldest grandson Wuji, and has more affinity, giving people a feeling that they want to be close when they are with him.

When she first got acquainted, she was thinking if she could play with Li Shimin often in the future, so she asked Li Shimin: "Brother Shimin, will you come over to play often in the future?" ”

Li Shimin said: "My father said that my eldest grandson's strategy and archery skills are unparalleled in the world, and he wants me to learn the art of war and archery from him, and if my uncle agrees, I can come over often." ”

Guanyin said happily: "Really? I'm going to go to Grandpa and ask him to agree now. ”

Li Shimin dissuaded: "Sister maid, don't worry, the eldest grandson uncle is in charge of the palace guards, there are a lot of things, I don't know if you can find time to teach me, wait for my father to tell him, see how he decides." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "You are a little child, how do you know what the adults think, don't go over to make trouble." ”

Guanyin saw that Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji did not agree with her thoughts, and she was unhappy, and sat with her mouth pouted and did not speak, as if she was angry.

Li Shimin was unhappy when he saw Guanyin, so he changed the topic and said, "Sister Auntie, are there any other fun places in this garden?" ”

Guanyin said: "Let's go to the Perak Hall, I didn't lead you over from there just now." ”

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The three of them walked north along the west path of Chengxin Lake, passed the rockery, and saw three tall halls.

In front of the hall is a small square.

The eldest grandson Wuji told Li Shimin that this hall was the Thunderbolt Hall.

Pushing open the door of the hall, there are couches and several tables against the wall opposite the door, and low couches are placed on both sides.

The east room is against the wall, and there are weapon shelves on three sides, on which are various weapons such as swords, guns, halberds, axes, and lances, and several bows are hung on the wall.

On the ground in the west room, there are large and small stone locks, and shields and arrow targets are placed against the wall.

Li Shimin walked to the east room, took a bow from the wall and pulled it hard, but he didn't move.

The eldest grandson Wuji stepped forward and said with a smile: "The hardness of the bow on this wall ranges from sixty catties to six stones. The one you take requires 300 pounds of strength to pull it apart. ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said with a slight smile: "How hard can Uncle Eldest Sun pull a bow?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "When my father practiced, he used a six-stone bow, and he used a three-stone bow on the battlefield. ”

Li Shimin said in amazement: "It takes six hundred catties of strength to open the six-stone bow, and I can barely pull a one-hundred-twenty pound bow when I am at home, is it that the eldest grandson uncle is born with divine power?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "It's not that you are born with divine power, it mainly depends on practice. ”

Li Shimin knew that his father Li Yuan had excellent archery skills and had a reputation for hitting a hundred shots, but he could only pull out a three-stone bow, and he usually only used a two-stone bow.

Hearing that Changsun Sheng could pull out the six-stone bow, Li Shimin couldn't help but revere him in his heart, and the idea of learning archery with him became stronger and stronger.

He thought secretly, I don't know what his father and the eldest grandson uncle said, if the eldest grandson uncle disagrees, it may not be a feasible strategy to let Guanyin beg.

Then the eldest grandson Wuji told Li Shimin the origin of the name of the Thunderbolt Hall, as well as the story of the eldest grandson Sheng's clever plan to break the Turks, support the Qimin Khan, and defeat the Turks.

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As mentioned earlier, Li Yuan likes Li Shimin the most.

Therefore, Li Shimin is carefully cultivated.

After Li Yuan returned to Beijing to take up his post, he only took Li Shimin with him.

First, I want him to experience more and make more friends, after all, being in the martial arts countryside will limit his horizons.

The second is to find a famous teacher for him to guide Li Shimin's martial arts and talents.

Now, listening to Changsun Wuji's introduction to Changsun Sheng's outstanding martial arts and unpredictable strategies, Li Shimin's admiration for Changsun Sheng arose spontaneously.

He was infinitely fascinated by the martial arts and strategies of Changsun Sheng, and he wanted to worship under Changsun Sheng's door immediately and let him be accepted as a closed disciple.

Li Shimin couldn't wait to ask the eldest grandson Wuji: "Do you think the eldest grandson's uncle will agree to teach me archery and the art of war?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "I don't know, because my father has never accepted apprentices, he is not at home all the year round, and even I only teach a little bit." ”

Hearing the eldest grandson Wuji say this, Li Shimin also felt that there was little hope, and he was immediately extremely disappointed.

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Where does Li Shimin know? At this time, Guanyin's mood was even more urgent than Li Shimin's desire to let Changsun Sheng teach Li Shimin.

Since meeting Li Shimin, Guanyin has felt that she is very close to Li Shimin.

In the eldest grandson's mansion, she didn't have any particularly compatible children, and she always felt that she couldn't say a word.

Although the fourth brother, Sun Wuji, is knowledgeable, he is always unsmiling, and the two rarely have a common topic together.

A few nephews are always careful in front of themselves, as if they are afraid of annoying themselves.

Or Guanyin is too young, she doesn't understand that several nephews are only afraid of themselves, because there is a gap in generation and status between them, and invisibly, they are not speaking on an equal footing.

Today, when she met Li Shimin for the first time, Guanyin found that he was too different from his fourth brother, Sun Wuji, and several nephews.

They can speak as equals, there are topics to talk about, and their relationship is like that of a brother and sister, more like a close friend.

Guanyin saw Li Shimin's somewhat lost appearance, and she couldn't bear it, she liked to see him heroic, free and handsome, so she had the heart to comfort him.

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She asked, "Brother Shimin, is practicing martial arts the same as playing chess, mainly relying on your own hard practice?" ”

Li Shimin said: "No matter what skills you practice, you mainly rely on yourself. But with the guidance of a famous teacher, you can take fewer detours, and with the same effort, the results will be better. ”

Guanyin nodded: "Well, that's right." When I learned to play chess, I basically played music by myself from morning to night, and only when I didn't know how would I ask my mother. ”

Speaking of this, she seemed to have a new idea, her two bright eyes stared at Li Shimin without blinking, and said, "Brother Shimin, do you think you can do this?" ”