Chapter 47 The sensational result

The grand opening of the Cuju drill competition was like a snowy snow. The falling streets and alleys made Cuju a hot spot for street talks. That night, many guests in the tavern in Chang'an City were obviously a little more than usual. They were all three or five people at a table, talking about the daytime competition with relish. Words such as "wonderful" and "stimulating" were spoken from time to time from time to time from drinkers.

The same topic has also floated to the palace as the first game ended. Although Li Tai did not go to the competition site, he sent a few confidants to follow the competition throughout the whole process. Throughout the morning, Li Tai locked himself in the study room, looking at the words on the book, but his mind couldn't help but slip out of the study room, crossed the palace, and ran to the Weishui River. Although he had a lot of imagination, he could not imagine the scene of the Cuju drill competition by the Weishui River.

When the confidants came back, Li Tai was paced back and forth in the study. When he saw his confidants, he didn't care about being reserved and asked them to explain the Cuju drill game carefully. One of the confidants was a Cuju fan. After reporting to Li Tai, he couldn't help but praise: "It's a pity that your highness didn't see it. In the first game, the teams of the Hanwang Mansion and Qin Mansion played very well." After hearing this, Li Tai's face darkened and said unhappily: "I asked you to investigate the event, not to praise the Hanwang and the others." After that confidant said that he had actually realized that he had said the wrong thing. Seeing Li Tai angry, he quickly slapped himself and said: "Your Highness, I will forgive me. I will not talk nonsense again in the future." Li Tai said in a deep voice: "You all go out." "Yes!" Several people replied carefully and gently exited the study.

Li Tai sat down, and in his heart, he hoped that the Cuju competition would not be successful, even if it was a small mistake. However, the news brought to him by his confidant was contrary to his wish. Unexpectedly, Li Ke's first game would be so sensational and so smooth. Li Tai thought, and casually pulled the books on the table to the ground. After Li Chengqian was appointed as the crown prince, Li Tai once regarded Li Ke as a brother who was sympathetic, but now, he was envious and jealous of Li Ke being favored by Li Shimin and being entrusted with important tasks. For him, the stronger Li Ke was, the more capable he had to compete for the crown prince, and it would be more difficult for him to plan the position of the crown prince in the future. This made Li Tai feel a vague sense of a threat. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, stood up from the chair, looked around left and right, but responded to him only in a room of silence.

Li Tai sat down again and said fiercely: "Third Brother, I won't let you have a smooth life."

Li Chengqian didn't go to the new Cuju drill. He was the prince of the Eastern Palace, with a noble status and disdain to go to the open-air venue. But like Li Tai, he secretly sent people to pay close attention to Li Ke and his actions. Unlike Li Tai, Li Chengqian had a very powerful backing, that is his uncle Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji was due to his fear of the Sui Dynasty. He didn't like Li Ke, the son of the Sui Dynasty princess Yang Concubine. In addition, Changsun Wuji followed Li Shimin to fight in the south and north, and saw many strong winds and waves, so he naturally guessed Li Ke's thoughts, so he had to strongly support Li Chengqian as the crown prince.

Otherwise, his ending would be as destruction as the previous dynasty as Li Ke ascended the throne. It would be fine if Li Ke was a cowardly and incompetent person, but Li Ke was proficient in both literature and martial arts, which made Li Shimin particularly fond of it, but it put Changsun Wuji in great pressure. This morning, Changsun Wuji sent two groups of servants to observe and inquire by the Weishui River. When the servants came back, they told him the grand occasion of the drill competition, and his heart suddenly became heavy. It seemed that Li Ke's ability was even better than he thought. Changsun Wuji could not sit still. He wanted to go to the East Palace. He knew that Li Chengqian could no longer sit still for Li Ke's success in the first Eye League so smoothly. He gave him generous and encouraged him.

When he came to the East Palace, Li Chengqian appeared in front of Changsun with a panic look on his face. When Li Chengqian saw Changsun Wuji, he seemed to have seen a savior and hurriedly said, "Uncle, you have heard of it, your third brother's Cuju drill competition is very outstanding. What should we do?"

Changsun Wuji pretended to be indifferent and said: "Chengqian doesn't need to panic. No matter how hard Li Ke has to do it, he is just playing Cuju. You are the prince of the Tang Dynasty."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian calmed down a little and then asked, "Then uncle, will we let Li Ke continue to torture like this?"

Changsun Wuji swept his beard and thoughtfully said, "Let him make a lot of trouble for now. The emperor attaches great importance to the promotion of Cuju in the Tang Dynasty. We cannot stop it rashly. Let him have a few days to see who can laugh to the end."

"Uncle, do you have a way?" Li Chengqian asked expectantly. Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Chengqian, if you have time, you should urge your Cuju team to train more, don't wait for the Chang'an City Tournament to be too cowardly."

Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Wuji in confusion and asked, "Can we beat Li Ke's Han Palace?" Changsun Wuji smiled again and said meaningfully: "Win and lose are not important to you. What is important is to let the emperor see that you are also trying hard to respond to Li Ke's game and let the emperor know that you attach great importance to brotherhood."

"Uncle, I understand." Li Chengqian realized.

Changsun Wuji nodded and said to himself: "Li Ke and Li Ke, you showed surprisingly steady when you were appointed as the crown prince. You discussed the year number in the court meeting and showed your talent again. It seems that I can't underestimate you too much in the future."

Although Li Shimin is busy with everything, he has been paying attention to his progress since Li Ke wrote a letter to plan a new Cuju competition. Today, Cuju drill competition almost spread throughout the city. As the king of a country, Li Shimin naturally learned it quickly. "Li Ke, you really didn't disappoint me." Li Shimin exclaimed, and he loved his prince a little more. Suddenly, Li Ke thought of Concubine Yang, so he set out to Qianqiu Palace. He had not come to Concubine Yang's residence for many days, and he couldn't help but miss him.

Because Concubine Yang was concerned about Li Ke's affairs, she also sent eunuchs to watch the competition in the morning. When Li Shimin arrived, Concubine Yang had just heard the eunuch praise the Cuju drill competition, and was still in excitement. When she saw Li Shimin, she hurriedly came forward and bowed: "I am participating in Your Majesty."

Li Shimin helped Yang Fei up and said happily: "Today's Ke'er's first Cuju match received a good response!" Yang Fei said: "It's all your Majesty who teaches you well."

Li Shimin laughed and said, "You mother has also made a great contribution." As he said that, Li Shimin had already pulled Concubine Yang into his arms.

After watching the game, Li You looked down on his way home. Through the ball game, Li You felt that Li Ke was outstanding talent and powerful force. This made him full of envy and jealousy towards Li Ke like Li Tai. Why is Li Ke so capable as the same prince? Isn’t it just because of your personality and father that you imagined being favored by your father? Li You thought unconvincedly, then sneered and cursed: “Li Ke, I will let you see my strength, I will let my father look at me with admiration.”

At this moment, Li Ke was celebrating the success of the premiere with his brothers Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui, Su Dingfang, Chen Qi and Chai Zhewei in Juyi Hall. At the same time, Li Ke also invited all the members of his Dinghan team, including Sun Fu.

Everyone chatted about the morning competition, and they were all laughing and the banquet atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant. Ma Zhou explained the situation for a long time and was already dry. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Ma Zhou's voice regained his confidence and said to Li Ke: "Congratulations to Your Highness, today's Cuju drill competition went very smoothly."

Li Ke smiled and said, "This is all the credit of you and Zhengze and others. As the saying goes, "A good start is equal to half of success." What we have to do in the future is to ensure that there is no mistake in the competition."

"I understand!" Ma Zhou said.

"I will listen to your highness's orders." Liu Rengui and Su Dingfang also said.

Chai Zhewei was quite appreciating Ye Xi, and asked Qin Huaiyu curiously: "Brother, what is the name of the No. 11 in your team who was replaced? It looks sick and vulnerable, but it plays so well in Cuju." When Chai Zhewei asked, Li Ke and others' eyes were pulled on Qin Huaiyu, especially Ye Xi, whose eyes were very urgent. The appearance of No. 11 made him feel like he met a chess opponent, so he really wanted to know some of the situations about No. 11. With his keen sense of smell, Li Ke also felt that No. 11 was comparable to Ye Xi.

When Qin Huaiyu saw the question, he saw that everyone was waiting for him to speak, and introduced: "He is called Shi Yang, a native of Linzi, Shandong. He was born in a wealthy family. He was obsessed with Cuju since he was a child. However, his parents believed that Cuju was a folk juggling and it was difficult to enter the elegant hall. Therefore, he tried every means to stop him from playing Cuju. Shi Yang was forced to run away from home and visited folk Cuju masters. He learned Cuju skills from his masters and learned Cuju skills from time to time. From time to time, Shi Yang became famous. After hearing about Shi Yang's hometown, Qizhou, I happened to be forming a Cuju team, so I asked Shi Yang and introduced him to my mansion. For Shi Yang, being able to play football in a regular team is like fish in water."

After hearing this, everyone sighed frequently, "What a rare talent!" Ye Xi couldn't help but feel a sense of mutual appreciation for Shi Yang.
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