Chapter 104 There are only misplaced treasures, no absolute garbage

It is recorded in history books that Li Ke liked hunting.

In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Li Ke was impeached by the censor Liu Fan for excessive hunting and damage to crops. He was removed from his post as governor of Anzhou and his fiefdom was reduced by 300 households.

After all, he and Li Yin are brothers, and their hobbies are exactly the same.

However, the difference is that Li Ke corrected his bad habits after receiving the "Admonitions to My Son", while Li Yin refused to change despite repeated admonitions.

Li Ke was a little depressed because of being implicated by Li Yin, but when he heard that there would be an autumn hunt in two days, he suddenly became energetic.

"Of course it's true." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Ah, hunting is good, hunting is good..." Li Ke's eyes sparkled with anticipation: "Hey, I haven't been happy for a long time, this hottie..."

"Hot goods" refers to Li Yin, and when these two words were mentioned, Li Yin obviously raised his head and looked at Li Ke innocently.

"I won't bother you two uncles any more. See you in a few days." Li Xiang said goodbye with a smile.

"Okay, see you in a few days." Li Ke nodded.

"Nephew, don't forget to bring some sausages!" Li Yin shook the sausages in his hand like he was spinning a pen.

"No problem, Sixth Uncle." Li Xiang said with a smile.

When the two of them walked out of Xianqiu Gate, Li Yin suddenly said, "Brother, this nephew said something different from what the fifth brother said."

"Are you in contact with Li You?" Li Ke's voice rose eight octaves.

"No, my fifth brother wrote me a letter a few days ago, saying that this nephew is very domineering and asked me to be careful when I return to the capital during the New Year."

As Li Yin spoke, he struck two red sausages against each other, as if he were sharpening a mace.

"But today, it seems that this nephew said something different from what Brother Wu said... Brother, do you think Brother Wu was lying?"

Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this guy didn't believe it too much.

"That bastard Li You is trying to sow discord." Li Ke pressed Li Yin's shoulder and said, "This guy must have had some unhappiness with my nephew, and he got humiliated, so he..."

"Then why did you only repair the book for me and not tell you?" Li Yin raised his head, his eyes clear and insightful.

"Because you are a hot commodity." Li Ke rubbed Li Yin's head and said.

Li Yin: …

"I'll go complain to my mother soon." Li Yin said indignantly.

Li Ke didn't take it seriously. Anyway, his mother thought he was a hottie.

He became more wary of Li You than ever before. No matter who was right or wrong in the conflict between him and Li Xiang, Li Yin should not be involved.

This BYD definitely has bad intentions.

"Stay away from Li You in the future. He is not a good person!" Li Ke looked worried.

Li Yin obeyed his elder brother 100%.

After all, they are born of the same mother and there is no conflict of interest. They will definitely not harm me.

"Okay brother, I'll stay away from him."

Concubine Yang was a gentle and quiet woman. When her two sons came to her bedroom, she was holding a pair of scissors and preparing to arrange flowers.

Seeing her two sons walking together, she dropped the scissors and walked over without caring about the reason for their sudden return to Beijing.

"Ke'er, Yin'er, why are you back?" Concubine Yang's eyes were sparkling and full of joy.

"This bastard hunted excessively in his fiefdom, and was called back by Aye to be reprimanded."

Li Ke glanced at Li Yin, and got so angry that he kicked him in the butt.

"If it weren't for my nephew pleading for him, he would have been severely beaten."

Concubine Yang grasped the key point and asked, "Xiang'er? But is it the eldest son of the crown prince, Li Xiang?"

"Yes." Li Ke said.

Before Concubine Yang could say anything, Li Yin came forward holding two sausages.

"Mother, this is what Xiang'er gave me. Try it, it's delicious."

As the saying goes, the eldest son and grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady.

Although Concubine Yang was only in her early thirties and not an old lady, her youngest son was also her life.

She reached out to take a sausage, put it under her nose and sniffed it. It was indeed very fragrant.

"Mom, do you know about the conflict between Li You and my nephew?" Li Ke suddenly asked.

After hearing this, Concubine Yang's expression froze.

"Did Li You try to win you over? Or did he try to win Yin'er over? Hmm..."

As she spoke, she confirmed who Li You was trying to win over.

She reached out and grabbed Li Yin's ear.

"Tell me! Did that fellow Li You try to win you over?"

Even though she loved Li Yin, Concubine Yang was not willing to tolerate such a matter of principle.

"Your Majesty... I didn't, I didn't, I didn't agree to him..." Li Yin was pinched in pain and struggled to beg for mercy.

"Humph." Concubine Yang let go of her hand angrily.

She looked at her two sons and said earnestly, "You two must be on good terms with Li Xiang and never offend him!"

"Why?" Li Yin rubbed his ears, feeling a little rebellious.

He has been pampered by his mother since he was a child. Now he suddenly feels jealous when he sees his mother praising others.

"Do you know how King Yuanchang of Han and Hou Junji died?" Concubine Yang's eyes were filled with worry.

The two brothers looked at each other and asked in unison: "How did he die?"

The two of them had no intention of competing for the throne, and they didn't have many spies in the capital, so they didn't know much about what was going on.

But since my mother said so, could it be that... these two people offended Li Xiang?

Thinking of this, he was also impressed by the position Li Xiang held in his father's heart.

"These two people were personally handled by Li Xiang!" Concubine Yang said in a deep voice.

"What?" Li Ke was shocked. "Xiang'er is only twelve years old..."

"It is precisely because he is only twelve years old that his future is limitless." Concubine Yang sighed and said, "Because of him, the crown prince's position as heir is becoming more and more stable. Even the relationship between the crown prince and the King of Wei is gradually easing..."

The two brothers looked at each other again and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"As for Li You, when he returned to the capital the other day, he offended Li Xiang and was severely humiliated by him." Concubine Yang glanced at Li Yin and warned, "Remember, you two should only befriend Li Xiang and not offend him. Do you understand?"

"He's a loyal child. As long as you build a good relationship with him, when he comes back... you two will definitely not suffer any loss."

"Yes, I understand." Li Ke said immediately, pressing Li Yin's head.

……

Li Xiang didn't know what happened to Concubine Yang, but he also had a preliminary understanding of Li Yin.

This uncle is simply a fool.

How did that saying come about? There are only misplaced treasures, but no absolute garbage.

Li Yin is just stupid, not inhuman. If used well, he can play a positive role. It’s just that he hasn’t found a suitable track yet.

But this matter has nothing to do with him right now. He is just the eldest son of the crown prince, not the crown prince. Why should he worry about it?

Now in his heart, the most important thing is his father's position, followed by his aunt's health.

Putting other things aside, Li Xiang selected more than a dozen round pig bladders, inflated them, and had leather sewed on the outside.

After kicking it twice, I felt that the feel of it was not much different from the footballs of later generations.

Well... he didn't think much about it and just treated the football as a little game to play with Li Jue.

Despite his young age, he had good physical coordination. He played with Li Juefeng in the East Palace for the entire afternoon, and their happy laughter echoed throughout the palace.

Li Chengqian stood in front of Lizheng Hall holding Su Yi in his arms, feeling extremely happy as he watched his two lively sons playing.

"Da Lang, look how good they are." Su Yi looked at Li Xiang and Li Jue with bright eyes, his heart full of joy.

She was happy from the bottom of her heart to see her two sons so united and harmonious.

As a lady from a prominent family, she certainly understood the importance of harmony among brothers. She never intended to let Li Jue compete with Li Xiang for anything. After all, the current status of the Eastern Palace and the prince's concern for her were inseparable from Li Xiang's efforts.

What's more, Li Xiang's mother passed away when he was born. Since she entered the Eastern Palace, Li Xiang has been raised by her. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is her biological son.

After hearing what his wife said, Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, "Why play Cuju? Men should play horse football!"

What he said makes sense. After all, polo is the most popular sport in the Tang Dynasty today.

Jockey matches were also frequently held between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Jockey was not only a sport for the emperors and aristocrats to keep fit and strengthen their bodies, but also played an important role in foreign cultural exchanges.

Moreover, starting from Emperor Xuanzong, horse football has become one of the military training subjects.

Li Xiang got this football mainly because he took into consideration that Li Jue was only four years old. He couldn't play polo, right?
When the two brothers have nothing to do, they can run around in the East Palace and exercise, which is good.

……

It was already evening when they came out of the palace. At noon, Concubine Yang invited them to have a meal, but before dinner, Li Yin started to clamor to leave.

Li Ke knew what this bastard was thinking, but he had no choice. He was too embarrassed to say anything in front of his mother, so he walked out with him.

As soon as he left the palace, Li Yin immediately became active.

"Brother, brother, I want to go to Pingkangfang!" Li Yin shouted.

"You insisted on coming out, so you want to go to Pingkangfang?" Li Ke took a deep breath. This bastard brother is such a good-for-nothing!
I finally get to see my mother a few times a year, and you're already clamoring to leave before we've even said a few words?

It would be fine if your mother didn't love you, but you are the most favored one.

"Qizhou is too boring, a place with poor mountains and bad water, and the girls are not good-looking." Li Yin complained: "I still miss Pingkangfang. I haven't had tea from Madam Wei's house for a long time."

"You want to go for tea? I don't even want to expose you!" Li Ke said angrily.

"Why am I not going to have tea?" Li Yin retorted. He could not admit to being improper no matter what.

Li Ke sighed and said, "Don't you think about it? You were just called back to Beijing by your father-in-law because you were impeached. It would be fine if you didn't stay at home to reflect on your mistakes, but you even went to a place like Pingkangfang to hook up with prostitutes. Even if you don't think about your own butt, you should think about your mother, right?"

"If you were impeached for going to that place of fireworks and your mother was scolded by your father, I think you would be happy!"

Li Ke said so, Li Yin could only pout and say, "Then I won't go. I can't let my mother be punished by my father again."

"I'm glad that you think this way." Li Ke smiled. This child has finally grown up.

He reached out and rubbed Li Yan's head, and said with a smile: "Go home first. After this period of time has passed and Aye is not so angry anymore, you can go out and play again."

"Okay, brother." Li Yin said dejectedly.

He also wanted to go out and play, but he had no choice. He was worried that if he played too much, his mother would be implicated and punished.

He is truly a fool and filial piety is also true.

After sitting at home for a whole afternoon, Li Yin felt uncomfortable no matter how he sat.

"Lao Liu! Lao Liu!"

He was really bored, so he called out.

"Liulang." The man called Lao Liu walked in from outside.

Although he is called Old Liu, he is actually about the same age as Li Yin this year.

He was Liu Ye, the son of Liu Lan, the chief secretary of Li Yin.

When they were not officials in Chang'an, they had a very good relationship.

"Any good places to go in Chang'an recently? I feel so anxious staying at home." Li Yin asked, touching his thigh.

Some time ago, Liu Lan had something going on at home, so she asked Liu Ye to return to Chang'an first, so Li Yin also had to ask him what was new in Chang'an recently.

"Pingkangfang?" Liu Ye asked. This Liu Lang used to like to go to Pingkangfang to play.

Who knew that after hearing this, Li Yin immediately shook his head and said, "No, I was scolded when I returned to Chang'an this time. I must not cause trouble to my mother again. I must not go to Pingkangfang."

"If you can't go to Pingkangfang, there is a good place to go." Liu Ye suddenly said.

"Oh? Tell me quickly!" Li Yin asked immediately with a smile.

"Sixth Prince, you may not know that recently the eldest grandson of the Emperor, the Prince of Hengshan, Li Xiang..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Yin.

"Prince of Hengshan? Wasn't that the title given to my eldest brother before he became the crown prince? Why was it given to Li Xiang?"

"It's because Prince Jian is in the emperor's favor and has made many contributions, so he was given this title." Liu Ye said.

"Oh, then you continue." Li Yin didn't say anything, but just asked Liu Ye to continue.

"The Prince of Hengshan and the Prince of Wei's son Li Xin, as well as many sons of noble families, have opened a restaurant in the East Market called 'Jianghu Restaurant'. The dishes there are exquisite and the taste is unique. If Liu Lang has nowhere to go, he can go to the restaurant." Liu Ye said with a smile.

"Oh?" Li Yan immediately became interested.

Not only were they there for the restaurant, but there was also a group of noble children of similar age.

It’s not that Li Yin wanted to make friends with them to help him do something, but he just liked to join in the fun and wanted to blend in and have some fun together.

It is better to expect a sow to climb a tree than to expect this scoundrel to have any improper thoughts.

Concubine Yang only taught Li Ke that he should not have any inappropriate thoughts. As for Li Yin... she was too lazy to teach him. In Concubine Yang's opinion, a certain position in Li Yin's eyes was not as tempting as a sausage.

"If Liulang wants to go, I will ask someone to prepare the carriage and horses." Liu Ye said immediately.

"Okay! Let's go and play now!" Li Yin said excitedly.

After all, sitting at home is not his type, he always wants to go out and have some fun.

(There will be another chapter later. I got up late today...I didn't get up until 11 o'clock)

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