Li Ke is back! As soon as this news came out, it was like throwing a stone on the calm water. The atmosphere of Chang'an City immediately became subtle, and countless bright or dark eyes were staring at Li Ke. Of course, this was mainly because for the upper class of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary people would not pay attention to these things at all. At most, they would just chat a few gossips on the streets and alleys to add some topic of conversation to their lives.

When Li Xiu heard the news of Li Ke's return, he was also shocked. Because the opportunity for Li Ke's return was too subtle, Li Shimin appointed Wei Zheng as the crown prince's magistrate, thus making Li Chengqian's position as crown prince more stable. Li Tai also went to Luoyang for a temporary residence due to this incident.

But Li Tai just left, and Li Ke came again. Compared with Li Tai, who has a flawed personality, Li Ke can really be called both moral integrity and talent, and his political achievements in Yangzhou are also solid. For this reason, many people praised him as the "Sage King of the Tang Dynasty" and his ability to be the crown of princes. Li Shimin often praised his son, saying that Li Ke was the most similar to him in terms of personality and virtue.

If he comes from a background, Li Ke should be the best among the many princes. Of course, Li Chengqian would not be worse than Li Ke before. However, Li Chengqian was too chaotic in recent years, and his character and reputation were corrupted by him. So now many people think that Li Ke is stronger than Li Chengqian.

However, Li Ke's identity is too special. Firstly, he is not a legitimate son, and secondly, his mother is a princess of the former Sui Dynasty. This identity almost destined that he could not ascend the throne. He understood this truth when he was a teenager. Later, with the guidance of Li Xiu, he ran to the distant Yangzhou and did not come back, so as not to be involved in this battle for the throne.

Li Xiu and Li Ke have been maintaining communications over the years, and sometimes they will discuss the situation in the court with him. However, Li Xiu has never told Li Ke about the battle for throne between Li Chengqian and Li Tai. After all, it is really inappropriate to tell Li Ke about these things. However, Li Xiu estimated that with Li Ke's intelligence, he could definitely learn about Li Chengqian and Li Tai from some channels.

Li Xiu's latest correspondence was when he returned from Fengshan Mountain in Tai. At that time, Li Tai built a grotto for Empress Changsun in Luoyang. Li Xiu knew that it would definitely trigger a new round of struggle, so he wrote a letter to warn Li Ke that he would never return to Chang'an during this period, but he had never received a reply from Li Ke. He originally thought that Li Ke might have delayed his reply to him because of something, but he didn't expect that he suddenly ran back to Chang'an, which made Li Xiu a little confused for a while.

After Li Ke came back, he naturally went to the palace to pay homage to Li Shimin. The next day he ran to Li Xiu's mansion to visit. After all, they had not seen each other for many years, and he had to explain to Li Xiu when he suddenly came back this time.

"Meet sir!" As soon as Li Ke saw Li Xiu, he immediately saluted very respectfully. This is Li Xiu's study, not the living room where guests usually use, which is enough to show Li Xiu's importance to Li Ke.

"You have to be polite, sit down!" Li Xiu then stretched out his finger to the seat in front of him and said. He did not sit behind the desk, but was sitting next to the tea table. Because the time for stir-frying tea was too short and he did not form any tea art, so he also began to study the Kung Fu tea in later generations during this period, which can be regarded as increasing some interest in life.

Li Ke sat at the tea table very obediently, and then Li Xiu took water to make tea, using the method of Kung Fu tea in later generations. However, he was not very interested in drinking tea in his previous life. He had only seen Kung Fu tea a few times and could not remember some details, so he could only add some of his own understanding, but he also did it in a very good manner.

After the tea was brewed, Li Xiu brought the tea to Li Ke, and Li Ke hurriedly thanked him. After the two of them tasted the tea, Li Xiu then said, "It's not a wise move for you to come back this time. I still can't figure out why you are coming back at this time?"

Li Ke smiled bitterly when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then he explained: "Sir, I don't know. Actually, I came back this time to receive a letter from my father. Because my father's birthday is coming, and he hasn't seen me for many years. In addition, I have outstanding political achievements in Yangzhou, so I specially called me back to Chang'an to celebrate his birthday."

"What?" Li Xiu couldn't help but scream in surprise when he heard Li Ke's words. He had imagined various possibilities before, and even thought of the possibility that Li Ke might be moved by the position of the crown prince, but he did not expect that Li Ke's return to Chang'an was summoned by Li Shimin. As for birthday celebrations, it was just an excuse. After all, when Li Shimin celebrated his birthday, he rarely recalled princes from other places.

"I was also a little surprised when I first received my father's letter. I didn't know much about the situation in Chang'an at that time. In addition, I really missed my father and mother very much. Especially my younger brother was very worried and worried a lot. So I decided to go back to Chang'an, but I didn't expect that after I came back, I found that so many things happened between my elder brother and my fourth brother." Li Ke explained again at this time, and when he mentioned the incident between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, his face was full of wry smiles.

"You should have met your father yesterday. I wonder what your father said to you?" Li Xiu frowned and thought for a moment, then asked again.

"My father didn't say anything special when he saw me yesterday. He just praised me for doing well in Yangzhou. He also said many times that I looked like him the most, which made him very worry-free. In addition, it was some family affairs. Moreover, my father also asked me to stay in Chang'an for a while, and wait until his birthday is over before returning to Yangzhou, and by the way, I can spend more time with my mother." Li Ke also answered again.

"Do you think you look like him the most?" Li Xiu repeated Li Ke's words, and then the expression on his face became quite complicated, because he had already tasted a bit unusual from Li Shimin's words.

"By the way, I met my mother yesterday, but she was very unhappy about my return and kept asking me to leave early, but she didn't tell me why. She just said that Chang'an is a place of right and wrong. If I stay for a long time, I will only cause a big disaster." At this time, Li Ke suddenly thought of something and added immediately.

"Your mother is such a smart woman. If I were her, I would also advise you to leave early!" Li Xiu said with a wry smile.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Ke showed a confused look and was about to ask something, but at this time, Li Xiu's face suddenly changed and his expression became very serious and asked again: "Ke'er, tell me honestly, don't you really know about your elder brother and fourth brother before you came? Is there really no other thoughts when I come back this time?"

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