In the early years of Zhenguan, Chang'an City, the residence of the King of Chu.

The old man dressed as a butler served held a letter, followed by two subordinates carrying a box, and walked excitedly to the place where the king of Chu dined, and the maids he met along the way greeted one after another.

Li Kuan, who had just woken up, yawned, supported his face with his hands, and sat behind the table boredly, stirring the porridge in the bowl.

The maid combed his hair behind him.

Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps, Li Kuan looked out the door and saw an old man appear at the door excitedly.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, good news, news from our caravan in the north, news from our caravan in Youzhou, this time we bought five thousand acres of fertile land over there in one go,."

The butler's face was full of excitement, Li Kuan raised his head, took the letter, skimmed it quickly, and asked his subordinates to carry the box to the table and take out the title deed.

It is a formal title deed issued by the Tang Dynasty government.

After reading it, Li Kuan sighed faintly: "After all, I still live as I hate it." ”

His words stunned the people around him, huh? What does that mean.

Waving his hand and signaling everyone to go down, Li Kuan continued to stir the porridge in the bowl with a spoon, not in a hurry to drink it at all, and just played there.

After playing enough, and people were in good spirits, Li Kuan came to the garden of the Chu Palace, took a book, leaned back on the chair, and looked at it leisurely.

His leisurely manner continued until the messenger arrived.

The palace came, Youzhou won a big victory, and successfully won the traitor Li Yi and his gang, His Majesty was happy and invited the Li royal family to the palace for a banquet in the evening.

In the evening, under the service of the maid, Li Kuan changed into a regular robe of the king of Chu, got into a carriage, and went to the palace leisurely.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Li Kuan got out of the carriage and walked in the palace with his short legs, and the eunuch who was in charge of leading the way deliberately slowed down, for fear that Li Kuan, who was only nine years old, would not be able to keep up.

As he walked, Li Kuan pondered in his heart the reason why Li Shimin invited the prince of the Li family to the banquet.

As for saying that it was okay to invite everyone to dinner, Li Kuan said that he didn't believe it.

At the same time, he also looked at the changes in the palace, which was much better than the last time he came to participate in Li Shimin's enthronement hall, at least, the damage caused by the Xuanwu Gate change had recovered.

When he came to the palace of the banquet, Li Kuan greeted his uncles and uncles one by one, and then sat in his place and waited for Li Shimin to appear.

Pinching the point at the beginning of the banquet, Li Shimin came in accompanied by the eldest grandson Wuji.

Seeing Li Shimin come in, the princes of the Li family, who were talking, saluted Li Shimin under the leadership of Li Shentong.

After returning the salute, everyone sat down one after another, and Li Shimin said a lot of nostalgic words about the past and thanking everyone for their efforts for the Li family.

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Shentong hurriedly stood up and said that this is what they should do, this country belongs to the Li family, and everyone should pay something.

As he spoke, talking about the people who died in the battle in each room, Li Shimin began to wipe his tears, and Li Shentong also began to wipe them.

The atmosphere between the monarch and the minister suddenly rose.

Li Kuan sat on the seat, tightly clutching the clothes on his body, it's too fake, you Li Shimin went to the battlefield with an eighteen year, forced his father to abdicate at 28, and killed his brother and slaughtered his brother, and he would miss the clansmen who died in the Li family, I don't believe it.

After remembering the hard work of the Li family, Li Shimin said: "Everyone, now our Li family's country is difficult. ”

As soon as the word "difficult" came out, Li Kuan's heart suddenly felt that something bad was about to happen.

The other princes of the Li clan were still immersed in grief.

Li Shentong was still immersed in the grief of his brother who died in battle, and when he heard Li Shimin say the word difficult, he convulsed and said: "Your Majesty, is there still someone peeping into our Li family, you said, the old minister is willing to personally lead the troops to quell the rebellion." ”

The princes of the other Li clan also spoke one after another, Li Kuan looked at their big shoulders and round waists, and then looked at their small arms and legs, sorry, I am nine years old this year, and it is not yet time to go to the battlefield, Li Kuan tightened his clothes again and quietly stepped back, so that Li Xiaogong in front of him could block his body.

Li Shimin has acting skills, and he cried to the princes of the Li family, from the Turkic invasion, the emptying of the treasury by the Weishui Alliance, to Li Yi's rebellion, which made people quell the rebellion, and Youzhou was beaten to the end.

In the middle, Li Shimin was talking about being pitiful and desolate, and he said that he was really difficult and hopeless.

He also said that all the families in the world are digging the corners of the Li family, and he only has everyone to rely on now, and I hope everyone can donate some money for the sake of the empty treasury.

As soon as the three words of donating some money came out, the princes of the Li family, who were originally sad, widened their eyes, and they were all forcibly pressed back.

Li Kuan looked at the food on the table, and then looked at the gate not far away, especially the row of Praetorian Guards standing at the door, in a low mood, Mom, it seems to be cold today.

Sure enough, Li Shimin was greeting the chickens in the weasel, and he didn't have a good heart.

However, Li Kuan thanked him for his age, Li Shimin was shameless, and it was impossible to ask him for money directly, Li Kuan thought, and then picked up the chopsticks to pull the food on the table, bored and waiting for them to end.

The Li family already had a prince kneeling on the ground and crying, crying that the family was already poor and couldn't open the pot.

Several heavyweight princes such as Li Daozong, Li Xiaogong, and Li Shentong were still immersed in sadness, and Li Kuan felt that they were pretending.

Anyway, this tug-of-war has begun, and Li Kuan is holding his chin and watching all this, giving full play to his own advantages.

It's a pity that he hasn't watched the fun for long, and the eldest grandson Wuji, who has not spoken, took out a piece of paper from his arms and read: "Chu Wangfu, Youzhou enclosure of 5,000 acres." ”

"The king of Hejian County, 18,000 acres of Youzhou."

"The king of Jibei County, 7,000 acres of Youzhou."

"The king of Xinxing County, 9,000 acres in Youzhou."

.........。

One name after another was pronounced, and even Li Kuan's name was included, and it was the first one.

The scene was a little embarrassing for a while, Li Kuan scratched his head, this thing doesn't seem to be easy to do.

After the eldest grandson Wuji finished reading, he retreated, and Li Shimin looked at everyone with a smile with a wine glass, without any sadness on his face.

At this time, everyone realized that Li Shimin was here to beat them.

As an old fox, Li Shentong smiled bitterly and arched his hand: "The Li family's title deed in Youzhou will be sent to the palace tomorrow morning." ”

There were a few county kings who were not convinced, and they wanted to speak, but they were glared back by Li Xiaogong at a glance, don't be stupid, Li Shimin first said the merits of the Li family, and then bluntly said the Li family's enclosure behavior, which is obviously to tell everyone that the situation is limited.

The next song and dance danced beautifully, but the prince of the Li family was not in the mood to watch, only Li Kuan, who watched it with relish.

After the song and dance, after eating, and a few sips of wine, everyone left.

Back at the Chu Palace, Li Kuan brought the old housekeeper over: "Uncle Yi, you are the old man sent to me by my grandfather, can you tell me who bought the 5,000 acres of land in Youzhou from?" ”

Uncle Yi, the housekeeper, looked at Li Kuan's faint eyes, his heart sank, and he quickly explained: "If you go back to Your Highness, it is from my former comrade-in-arms, who is now fighting under General Cheng. ”

Li Kuan smiled, his smile was very bitter, he shook his head, and said helplessly: "Uncle Yi, I will send someone to send the title deed of 5,000 mu of land to King Huai'an Jing later, and he will hand it over to Your Majesty tomorrow." ”

Li Yi was stunned, why?

Li Kuan told what happened at the banquet, gritted his teeth and said: "Obviously, we have suffered calculations, the land in Youzhou was deliberately released by the old fox of the eldest grandson Wuji, and he collected our money, and then asked His Majesty to take the land back, which is a proper white prostitute." ”

"These people who play politics have really dirty hearts."

Li Kuan remembered that the main person in charge of Ping Li Yi was the eldest grandson Wuji.

At first, he thought that his housekeeper Uncle Yi was just following Li Shentong to pick up some cheap, but now it seems that this is a collective trap.

Uncle Yi, the housekeeper, also reacted, clenched his fists, and exuded a murderous aura on his body, this group of bitches raised even a nine-year-old doll like King Chu of his own family is pitted, it is really stinky and shameless.

Li Kuan smiled bitterly a few times, and said helplessly: "Uncle Yi, it's useless to be angry, then you go and sell the rest of our own land except for Zhuangzi outside Chang'an City and exchange it for cash." ”

Li Kuan felt that he had to create a situation where he was very poor.

Moreover, the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin cheated him, so he had to retaliate back.

Take the righteous awe-inspiring revenge and go back.

This night, many princes of the Li family couldn't sleep all night, and everyone reacted that they had been trapped.