Chapter 103: Big Leaf

After Li Xiang returned to the East Palace, he told Li Jue about "The Three Kingdoms of Jin" for several hours before he forgot the unsightly sight of Li Shimin jumping rubber rope.

Imagine a bearded man skipping rubber rope with a twelve-year-old girl.

Anyway, Li Xiang is a little tired of love.

The next morning, Li Xiang went to the food bureau early.

The sausages made a few days ago have almost dried out. Li Xiang roughly estimated that they weighed several hundred kilograms.

There are two types of sausage, one is air-dried sausage and the other is red sausage.

He took off several sausages and planned to take them to Lizheng Hall for his aunt to taste.

Take half of it with you during the autumn hunt, it should be enough for those old generals and playboys to eat.

The rest... should be enough for him to eat for the whole winter.

The people of Longjiang cannot lose red sausage, just like the 3D zone cannot lose Tifa.

Li Xiang held a red sausage in one hand and the rest in his arms, just like Qin Qiong in the door god portraits of later generations.

But Qin Qiong holding two maces is just an artistic creation. In fact, Cheng Yaojin did not use the Xuanhua axe. They actually used horse lances, just like Yuchi Gong.

As for the lance...well, it looks a bit like an elongated shit brush.

After passing through Qianhua Gate and greeting the guards at the gate, he heard a roar coming from Lizheng Hall.

"It's better to give birth to a Hu pancake than to give birth to you!"

A question mark floated over Li Xiang's head. Who is Aung talking to so early in the morning?
Fortunately, Master Sun's recent conditioning treatment for him has been very effective, at least his high blood pressure is not as severe anymore.

He hurriedly walked into the Lizheng Hall and found two people kneeling inside the main hall.

The man on the left looks handsome and heroic, and has a somewhat elegant temperament. He is a model of a gentleman like jade.

Judging people by their appearance is a common problem among people. Li Xiang really couldn't understand how this person could have made the old man so angry.

The guy on the right doesn’t look…ugly, actually quite handsome, but there’s a bit of dullness in his eyes.

Both of them knelt on the ground with their heads down, allowing Li Shimin to scold them angrily.

Old Li pointed at the dumbfounded one and cursed: "Beasts can be tamed and used by humans; iron and stone can be engraved and made into square and round tools. As for you, are you no better than beasts and stone?"

Hearing this, Li Xiang immediately knew the identities of these two people.

The person who was pointed at and scolded was his sixth uncle, King Li Yin of Shu.

There is no doubt that the person next to him is his third uncle, Prince Wu Li Ke.

The cause and effect are clear without asking. It must be that Sixth Uncle made a mistake, and Third Uncle was hit by an unknown AOE and was called into the capital to be scolded together.

Ever since Old Li wrote a letter to Li Ke in the 12th year of Zhenguan, Li Ke miraculously corrected his bad habits and never made any mistakes again. But Li Yin was different. Li Yin...his behavior was recorded in the history books.

After all, he was a man who had been crowned the King of Liang. It was true that he had a clear mind. He was obviously a big shot at first glance.

Looking at his wise eyes, one can tell that this man is a little confused.

"Aung, what's wrong?" Li Xiang stepped forward to interrupt Lao Li's spell. He couldn't let him stay so angry, right?
Hearing Li Xiang's voice, Li Shimin finally came back to his senses from his anger.

Oh...it's our eldest grandson who is here.

Li Ke did not dare to look back, but knelt obediently on the spot; Li Yin was different, he even twisted his body like a seal and turned around, intending to see clearly who was so bold as to interrupt his father's anger and save him.

Seeing that Old Li was about to get angry at Uncle Six again, Li Xiang immediately shook the sausage in his hand and said, "Aunt, I brought you something good!"

Sure enough, Lao Li's attention was immediately attracted by the red sausage. It must be said that the sausage looked very pleasing to the eye.

"Oh? What is this?" Old Li, whose attention was attracted, really ignored Li Yin and asked with interest.

"Red sausage." Li Xiang said concisely.

"Oh, it's sausage." Li Shimin nodded and asked, "Why is it this color?"

Li Xiang was a little confused as to why Li Shimin knew about sausage. However, what he didn't know was that the method of stuffing sausage was recorded in the Qi Min Yao Shu in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

But Li Xiang has a good point, which is that he never talks too much when he shouldn't. He smiled and said, "This should be different from the sausages you usually eat, Aung. Would you like to try it?"

"Hmm." Li Shimin took a sausage, broke it open, and put it to his nose to sniff it.

A mixture of smoky aroma, meaty fragrance, and the unique flavor of red sausage instantly spread.

Old Li couldn't help but feel hungry and took a bite.

"Well, delicious." Li Shimin praised.

Li Xiang said, "Aunt, you'd better not be angry. We are all family. What mistakes can't be made?"

It would have been better if he didn't say it. Once he said it, Li Shimin became anxious again.

"Don't you see what kind of person your sixth uncle is?" Li Shimin pointed at Li Yin with half a sausage and cursed: "You hunt without restraint and even trample the rice fields of the people on your horse. I really wish I could stuff you back into your mother's womb!"

As he said this, he threw the half sausage out.

The red sausage swirled and hit Li Yin on the head.

Li Yan was worthy of being a hunter with many years of experience. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the half of the sausage that bounced above his head, and stuffed it into his mouth without thinking.

He was starving because he didn't eat breakfast.

Mm...it's delicious indeed.

Seeing how angry he was, Li Shimin was about to pull at his belt.

"Aunt! Aunt!" Li Xiang hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Li Shimin's waist, trying to dissuade him, "No, no, no, let's talk it over. At least people should have eaten first in the morning, right? Third uncle and sixth uncle probably haven't had breakfast yet, right? It just so happens that I brought some sausages to go with the meal..."

"Great! I'm just hungry!" Li Yin clapped his hands and cheered.

Originally, he was not familiar with Li Xiang, but when Li Xiang urged him to eat, Li Yin's first impression of him suddenly became very good.

It was not until then that Li Ke raised his head and looked at Li Xiang with flashing eyes.

It is rumored that this nephew is favored, and now I see that his reputation is indeed well-deserved...

Even someone as favored as Li Tai at that time would never dare to make jokes and persuade Li Shimin when he was furious.

"I smoke..."

"Aunt, eat first." Li Xiang looked at Li Shimin sincerely and said, "After eating, you will have the energy to fight, right?"

Li Yin suddenly felt that he didn't like Li Xiang that much anymore.

Li Ke, who was standing next to him, almost couldn't help laughing out loud. He turned around and glared at Li Yin, warning him not to talk nonsense.

Old Li was really at a loss, but he had no way out for the time being.

Just when he didn't know what to say, Li Mingda, who heard Li Xiang's voice, also walked out from the side hall.

"Aye, Xiang'er is right. We have to eat first."

"Since Sizi is begging for you two, then come and have dinner!" Li Shimin snorted. "Thank you!" The two of them stood up immediately.

Li Yin scratched his head and thanked Li Mingda innocently, "Thank you, Sister Sizi."

Li Mingda didn't hate Li Yin, who wasn't very smart. He just smiled at him.

"This is your eldest brother's son, a talented young man from our Li family." Li Shimin took Li Xiang and introduced him to them, "You didn't see him much before, so it's good to get to know him again now."

After hearing Li Shimin's evaluation, Li Ke began to look at his nephew in front of him again.

His father had never praised a child as a talented person in front of anyone, and even Li Tai had never been treated like this.

"Nephew." Li Yan's single-cell aspect is even more innocent than Li Chengqian's single-core and single-thread aspect.

He didn't think much about it and took the initiative to greet Li Xiang.

"Sixth Uncle." Li Xiang greeted him with a smile. Unlike Li You, the sinister person, Li Yin did not give him a sinister feeling.

"What are you still standing there for? Come and eat." Li Shimin asked everyone to take a seat and glared at Li Yin again: "After dinner, I will beat you up to vent my anger!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Yin immediately shrank his neck.

How horrible! Oh my god!

Li Ke was sighing beside him. He really suffered an unprovoked disaster.

Originally, it was Li Yin who made the mistake, so he was recalled to the capital and reprimanded, and then dismissed from office and his fiefdom was reduced; but they were both born of the same mother, and when Li Yin got into trouble outside, he, as the elder brother, naturally had joint responsibility.

Under Old Li's anger, Li Ke also had to return to Beijing to be reprimanded.

"Why do you have to be angry, old man? As the saying goes, 'Don't be angry. If you get angry, no one can replace you.' Anger is harmful to your health." Li Xiang advised.

"You don't know what he did! In the capital, he was under my control, and he still acted like a human being." Li Shimin cursed angrily: "Once he leaves the capital and is no longer restrained, he will no longer be the same person!"

"Then why did you ban him out?" Li Xiang looked at him strangely and said, "Since you know that you are the only one who can control Uncle Six, and you still ban him out, if he makes a mistake without supervision, isn't it your responsibility, Uncle?"

Li Shimin choked.

This rebellious grandson...

But there is some truth in what he said.

In fact, Li Yin really didn't want to leave the capital. Chang'an was so nice. The ladies in Pingkangfang were as gentle as water. What about Qizhou? It was a deserted place, and he could only kill time by hunting...

"Ah..."

Just as Li Yin was about to speak, Li Ke stepped on his foot.

"Brother, why are you stepping on me?" He looked at Li Ke in confusion.

Li Ke took a deep breath and slapped himself in the face.

Damn, I can’t carry it…

Seeing Li Yin like this, Li Shimin's anger suddenly subsided.

Why do you have to get angry with a fool?

"Then according to you, if it were you, how would you deal with your sixth uncle?" Li Shimin said, glancing at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang looked at Li Shimin in confusion. Is it inappropriate for you to ask me to comment on this matter?

But now that you've said it, I won't hide it anymore.

"It's almost the end of the year now, why not let Third Uncle and Sixth Uncle spend the New Year in the capital before returning to their fiefdoms." Li Xiang said with a smile, "It's a good opportunity to show filial piety to Grandfather, and by the way, you can also see if Sixth Uncle is honest under your eyes."

Actually, there is something wrong with what he said. After all, the Chinese New Year is still three months away.

When Li Shimin heard this, he thought it made sense.

Li Yan couldn't help but feel happy. Isn't this the perfect pillow for me when I'm sleepy?
But he also knew that now was not the time to talk. If he spoke too much and said something wrong, which made his father unhappy, he would not be able to stay in the capital.

Old Li was also quite satisfied with Li Xiang's plan.

This child still cares about blood ties after all.

"In that case, then let's do as Xiang'er said." Li Shimin picked up a piece of red sausage with chopsticks and put it in Li Xiang's bowl: "Stay in the capital for the next two or three months."

"Thank you, Aye!" the two said immediately.

Li Ke didn't care, as he would stay wherever he went anyway, but Li Yin was different.

Li Yan really didn't want to go back to Qizhou, that remote place. His mind was now full of the young lady from Pingkangfang.

"Thank you too, nephew." Li Ke thanked Li Xiang warmly.

Seeing that his brothers thanked Li Xiang, Li Yin also said "oh" and thanked Li Xiang.

"You are all uncles, why do you need to thank the juniors for no reason?" Li Shimin said with a groan.

Li Ke raised his head and glanced at Lao Li's expression. Although he said so, he looked extremely satisfied.

He couldn't help but complain in his heart, no one would believe what you say.

After the meal, Li Shimin's anger subsided and he no longer insisted on asking Li Yin to recall his childhood.

After all, he is his son. It’s just hunting. You can’t really kill him, right?
Besides, the compensation for trampling on crops had already cost Li Yin's palace a lot of money, so based on the principle of out of sight, out of mind, Old Li chased the two brothers out of Lizheng Hall like flies and sent them to visit Concubine Yang.

It was Li Xiang who went out to see people off again. Besides, as a junior, it was reasonable for him to go and see them off.

"I would like to thank my nephew for saving me this time. Otherwise, I would be in big trouble." Li Ke said with lingering fear and expressed his gratitude to Li Xiang.

"Uncle San, you are being polite. You are my uncles. It is reasonable and moral that you should plead for mercy." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Hmm..." Li Ke was still a little worried. He turned his head to look at Li Yin who was grinning while holding two red sausages, and sighed, "My brother is just like that. I hope my nephew won't take it as an offense."

"Sixth Uncle has a clear mind, and I don't hate him," Li Xiang said, trying to hold back his laughter.

Li Ke glanced at him and knew that it was not a good thing to say, but he didn't say much.

Li Ke felt a little worried when he thought about the boring days he was going to spend in the capital and the trouble that the bastard Li Yin had caused him.

How can I reform this idiot? Li Ke really wants to shout to the sky now. If anyone can reform this idiot, I am willing to promise him anything!

Li Xiang saw his worry and asked with concern: "Uncle San, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Li Ke smiled, but the melancholy between his brows could not be dispelled.

"Don't worry, Third Uncle. The autumn hunting season will begin in a few days. Wouldn't it be wonderful to hunt with Grandfather?"

Li Xiang smiled and comforted him, he knew that Li Ke was also very passionate about hunting.

When Li Ke heard this, his eyes lit up.

"Really?" His voice was urgent.

(End of this chapter)