Opposite the two princes, there are two identical arrow targets.

Emperor Yuanqing said lightly: "Let's start." ”

The second prince raised the bow in his hand, the arrow had been set, he squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the arrow target, and let go without hesitation after aiming.

With a "whoosh", the arrow of the second prince hit the red heart.

At the same time, the prince's arrow landed at the junction of the blue and yellow circles outside the red circle on another target.

The contrast is stark.

The second prince retracted his bow calmly, and the prince glared at him unhappily, complaining in his heart that his father was two years older than him, so it was not fair at all!

Emperor Yuanqing looked at the four companions beside the crown prince: "Is anyone confident that his archery kung fu can beat His Second Highness?" ”

The four of them all lowered their eyes.

The prince's temperament can't tolerate companions who are stronger than him, so every time they compete in archery, they deliberately let the prince go.

At this time, he stood up and competed with the second prince, and if he won, he would be disgusted by the prince.

Emperor Yuanqing smiled and looked at Li Xian, who was also called by him: "You go and compare with His Second Highness." ”

Li Xian received the order and walked straight into the martial arts field.

The second prince is thirteen this year, and Li Xian is fourteen, both of them can shoot red hearts with arrows, but Li Xian's strength is obviously more sufficient, and every arrow is deeper than the second prince.

Emperor Yuanqing asked Li Xian to compete with the second prince.

Li Xian went all out as he did when he was sparring with the crown prince, and soon locked the arm of the second prince.

The second prince couldn't break free, and he was happy to admit defeat.

Emperor Yuanqing asked Li Xian in front of everyone: "You are so ruthless, aren't you afraid that His Royal Highness will hate you?" ”

Li Xianzheng said: "The emperor wants to see me show martial arts, if I don't go all out, I will be bullying the king." ”

Emperor Yuanqing: "If I am not here, what will happen to you?" ”

Li Xian: "His Royal Highness is respected, and I will not hide my strength to deceive him." ”

Emperor Yuanqing smiled: "Then who will you lie?" Protect them? ”

Zhang Hu's four teenagers all looked at Li Xian.

Li Xian lowered his eyes and looked at the ground under his feet, and said loudly: "My grandfather taught me to be an honest and honest person, unless the battlefield tactics require it, I will not lie to anyone." ”

Emperor Yuanqing nodded approvingly: "Such a good son, it's a pity to put it outside the palace, the prince's side is full, I will transfer you to the second highness to accompany the reading, are you willing?" ”

Li Xian knelt down on one knee and arched his hand: "The minister obeys the order." ”

After the second prince was surprised, he hurriedly saluted and said, "The son has thanked his father." ”

Emperor Yuanqing excused the two of them and looked at the prince.

The prince's face was still a little childish, but now it was pale, and his eyes looked at his father in disbelief.

Emperor Yuanqing didn't say anything more, and left the martial arts field with the cat in his arms.

Only then did the crown prince look at the second prince with hatred.

The second prince looked at his nose and nose, but he was in a cold sweat behind his back.

Does his father want him to become a knife, or does he want him to be the whetstone of the crown prince?

Chapter 44 "No matter what the future holds, with me, I will not let you be wronged."

Yunzhu has been staying in her mother's courtyard for almost the past two days, excited that she will have a sister-in-law with a similar personality.

Therefore, when Li Xian came back from the martial arts field and looked at them with a rare look of wanting to speak, Yunzhu and his mother were very surprised.

You must know that yesterday Li Xian heard that the eldest brother might marry Gu Min, but he didn't show any special expression.

Meng Shi teased his youngest son: "Is it possible, you are also a hero outside to save the United States?" ”

The youngest son is only fourteen, and Meng Shi estimates that he can easily start worrying about his little daughter-in-law for several years.

Li Xian paused and asked, "Where did my father and my eldest brother go?" ”

Meng Shi: "Your father and Changxinghou went to compete with each other, and your eldest brother went fishing." ”

Li Xian: "Fishing? "Where does the big brother have the patience to fish.

Meng Shi smiled: "If Gu Lao wants to drink fish soup, it must also be the fish that your eldest brother caught." ”

Even the Meng family often dislikes his eldest son, and Gu Lao must also dislike it, of course, he has to think of cleaning up this prospective grandson-in-law.

Gu Lao's method of tossing his brother reminded Yunzhu of his deceased grandfather, and there was concern and expectation hidden under the stern dislike.

She asked her younger brother: "My mother said that you were called by the emperor, but what did the emperor say?" ”

Li Xian looked at his sister, told the maids to step back, and said in a low voice: "Just now on the martial arts field, the emperor asked me to be a companion for His Royal Highness." ”

Meng Shi was stunned, and Yun Zhu couldn't say a word for a long time.

But all the princes will arrange a few companions around them, and they are all smart people selected from the sons and daughters of the noble family.

The crown prince has it, the lame eldest prince has it, and of course the second prince has it, but the companion of the latter two will definitely not exceed the prince's side.

Although Li Xian is not the prince, the background of the Ningguo Mansion also made Emperor Yuanqing the first to pick him when he chose a companion for the prince, coupled with the relationship between Emperor Yuanqing and Li Yong, everyone can see the double expectations of Emperor Yuanqing's move, not only hoping that the Li family will wholeheartedly support the prince, but also hope that the prince will continue to reuse the Li family, which Emperor Yuanqing is extremely favored in the future.

It is equivalent to the arrangement of kissing and kissing, which is a good thing for the prince and the Li family.

But something went wrong in the middle, because of Li Yong's three defeats, the prince looked down on Li Xian.

It can be said that the relationship between the crown prince and the Li family has cracked, and at this time, Emperor Yuanqing arranged Li Xian to the second prince's side, who can not think about it?

This was a major event that shocked the entire Nanyuan.

Li Yao was still scolding and scolding and fishing by the lake, and after Li Yong, who was fighting with Xie Zhen, got the news, he came down in a cold sweat, and left in a hurry with Xie Zhen's gloating smile.

Li Yong went to the palace first and asked to see Emperor Yuanqing.

When he walked into Emperor Yuanqing's study, he found that Gu Shoufu was actually there, probably because he hadn't drunk the fish soup and had not fully recovered from the heat stroke, Gu Shoufu's face was a little haggard, but he still had to play chess with Emperor Yuanqing.

Emperor Yuanqing finished losing a son, saw Li Yong, and said with a smile: "You compete with Xie Hou, who won?" ”

Li Yong said with a bitter face: "It's not over yet, Your Majesty, what kind of trouble are you making here?" ”

There are no outsiders in the study, he and Emperor Yuanqing almost wear a pair of pants, when he was young, he often took the blame for Emperor Yuanqing and dealt with the aftermath, for Li Yong, today's Emperor Yuanqing is another wayward Hu again. Gu Shoufu, he is a courtier, but in the heart of Emperor Yuanqing, he is also a close person of half teacher and half elder, so he does not need to avoid suspicion.

Emperor Yuanqing was dissatisfied: "Why is it nonsense?" The older the prince is, the more ignorant he becomes, I have to give him a tight skin, and if he is really a difficult person, I will not ......"

Gu Shoufu raised his hand to interrupt him: "The emperor must not be impulsive, the prince is still young, and it is inevitable that some children will have a temper, and they will never let you think about it." ”

Emperor Yuanqing: "I don't expect him to have much ability, but he must always have the wisdom to know people, and he can't even distinguish between good and bad and loyal and traitorous, how can I rest assured that I will give him this great country?" ”

Li Yong spoke for the prince: "Brother Xian'er is an ordinary child, not as good as the emperor praised, his temperament, at best, is upright, but in fact, he is stubborn and does not know how to be flexible, not to mention the prince, even the ministers are often angry with him, the emperor must not have such a big prejudice against the prince because the prince abandoned Brother Xian'er." ”

Emperor Yuanqing sneered: "You can't even see where your own skills are, and you still teach me to see people?" ”

The old thing was brought up again, and Li Yong's face turned red.

Emperor Yuanqing reasoned with him: "Your Li family has been fierce generals and loyal ministers for generations, although you can't fight, you are also loyal to me, and the most commendable thing is that you are upright and loyal to the king's heart, so that he can trust the general with all his heart, he still dislikes it, and only likes those sycophants who fool him, isn't it faint?" ”

The so-called virtuous ministers and good generals, loyalty and talent are indispensable, as long as these two points are met, some small tempers can be endured, harmless.

Emperor Yuanqing himself is a person who does not have much ability, but he does not need a lot of knowledge and martial arts, as long as he can choose people, there will naturally be Li Laoguogong, Cao Xun father and son, Xie Zhen and other generals to train him in Anbang, there will be Gu Shoufu and other virtuous ministers for him to rejuvenate the people, what should be done have someone to do, the emperor can sit back and enjoy leisure.

Li Yong sighed: "The prince is still young, you can teach him these truths slowly." ”

Emperor Yuanqing: "Do you still need to teach me?" I chose so many good gentlemen for him, and Shousuke also taught him himself, could it be that he didn't teach these things? Besides, I also taught him, and even showed him in person, he is not that piece of material, what can I do? ”

Li Yong: "......"

He suddenly thought of his own son, and he had to say that the same parents can give birth to children with completely different temperaments, and sometimes it is really not a matter of whether parents teach or not, otherwise he would have taught the eldest son to be as stable as the third child.

Gu Shoufu said earnestly: "The emperor can be dissatisfied with the prince, but he must not easily move Yi Chu's heart, the prince is not a big mistake, and Yi Chu is difficult to convince the public." ”

Emperor Yuanqing: "I didn't think about it for the time being, but I just gave him a tight skin first." ”

He wanted to see how the prince coped with the matter.

Gu Shoufu: "I'm afraid that the ministers will figure out the holy will without authorization, and the people's hearts will be unaligned." ”

Li Yong: "Or, the marriage contract between the two of us will be settled?" ”

Just the suspicion that the Ningguo Mansion might support the second prince is messy enough, and if the Gu family is really involved, Li Yong has a headache now.

Emperor Yuanqing: "What's it?" Mrs. Shoufu said to the queen in person, your two families are about to get married, and if you change your words now, what will the queen think? ”

Empress Cao would think that Gu Shoufu would not dare to go against the prince, and the prince knew that his position was very stable, and he would not be able to learn a lesson at all.

Gu Shoufu sneered at Li Yong: "Miss Amin, do you think there is any other lady who will take a fancy to your reckless man?" ”

Li Yong's face was full of embarrassment.

Gu Shoufu: "If you just want to save your worries, then forget it, I don't want Amin to be wronged." ”

Emperor Yuanqing also advised Li Yong: "What to do and continue to do something, I don't doubt you, it's useless for others to be jealous." ”

Gu Shoufu is not afraid of trouble, and Li Yong is even more afraid, the loyalty of the Li family is exchanged for blood by more than ten generations of men, and the sun and the moon can be seen.

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"The emperor just cherishes his talents, and asks Brother Xian to be a companion to His Royal Highness."

"The body is not afraid of crooked shadows, and it doesn't matter what outsiders say."

"We will take care of the affairs of officialdom, you just take care of yourself and Fushan, don't worry."

These are all Li Yong's words to his daughter, if Yunzhu has any guesses, she will be interrupted by her father before she finishes speaking, telling her not to speculate about the affairs of the court.

Women are not allowed to interfere in politics, this is an old rule that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Yun Zhu understood that her father was afraid that she would know too much and it would be easy for her to come out of her mouth, but that attitude of coaxing children still annoyed her.

"Yes, the water spilled by the married daughter, I am now a member of the Cao family, and I am still worried about what you do, I will worry about me and your son-in-law in the future, and I will not come back if I have nothing to do."

Yunzhu threw a long string of angry words at his father and was about to leave.

How could Li Yong mean this?