Li Ji's life in the past two days was very leisurely, in addition to handing a fold to the palace at a fixed time every day, either watching Gongsun Helan and Li Zhen practice martial arts, or generously welcoming visitors from all over the world, this kind of day is much more exciting than when he was in Caozhou.

Some important ministers in the court, the eldest grandson Wuji sent someone to come, Fang Xuanling sent someone to come, Gongsun Wude also sent someone to come, as for Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin, it is needless to say, they were all brothers who came out of Wagang back then, and they would not be left out in the cold, on the day they learned that Li Ji came back, except for Qin Qiong who did not come over due to physical inconvenience, Cheng Yanjin took several sons and Qin Qiong's son Feng Xiaoyi, and went directly to the Li Mansion, that night, the group was drunk.

The gifts given by these people are not valuable, but mostly some calligraphy and paintings, inscriptions and weapons, which belong to the category of courtesy and affection, especially Cheng Biting Jin, who directly brought a cart of wine, which made Li Ji feel happy.

Some of the big gate valves in Chang'an City, Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng have no shortage of big gate valves, and they all sent people to send heavy gifts, gold, silk, and even women over. For the things sent by these people, Li Ji has always been incompatible, whether it is silver money and jewelry, or silk weaving women, and they are all in their pockets.

As for the prince's side, basically everyone who should have come has already sent people, the crown prince Li Chengqian, the king of Yue Li Zhen, the king of Jiang Li Yun, except for the king of Wu Li Ke, all the princes who are old enough and have a certain amount of power have sent people to send congratulatory gifts.

The congratulatory gifts are not valuable, except for some food and pastries, that is, some personal accessories, of course, there are also some tactful invitations to Li Ji, and I want to invite Li Ji to the East Palace or the palaces to sit down.

things, Li Ji still did not refuse to come, and accepted all of them, but for these invitations, Li Ji smiled, shirked and declined, and then politely sent these chamberlains or housekeepers out of the house.

As for the reason why the emperor has always refused to meet him, Li Ji can also guess one, two, three, the emperor is waiting, waiting for Li Ji's temperament to be more mellow, and waiting for his sons to have their own actions.

Therefore, Li Ji is not in a hurry at all now, he has rarely come to the door again, and three days is enough for most of the forces in Chang'an to go back and forth, so the Li Mansion is very quiet now, and there is often one less visitor in the morning.

"Young master, what about them? Why did it disappear early in the morning? Sitting alone in the hall of the front yard, Li Ji tasted tea, baked the stove, and asked Li Xuan, the housekeeper behind him, softly.

"Back to the old man," Li Xuan replied in a respectful voice: "The young master and the young master Helan had already left the mansion together half an hour ago, saying that they had not come back for a long time and were going to go shopping on the street." ”

"Zhen'er is willing to go out?"

Seeing Li Xuan nodding yes, Li Ji couldn't help but feel a burst of joy on his face, it seems that bringing Gongsun Helan's kid over is right, and in just a few days, Li Zhen, who has not been willing to go out for a long time, can be brought out? If he was allowed to stay with Li Zhen for a longer time, he couldn't say that Zhen'er's silent strange illness would really slowly heal itself.

"The young master looks very excited, and when he goes out with Young Master Helan, he always has a smile on his face." Knowing what their master was thinking, Li Xuan said softly: "The villain was also taken aback when he saw it, counting the days, I'm afraid I haven't seen the young master so excited and happy for two or three years." ”

"Yes," Li Ji also sighed casually, and said, "Since the old man brought him to the barracks five years ago, I have rarely seen him as happy and noisy as before." I thought that his temperament was becoming more and more calm, which was a good thing, but I didn't expect it to be like this. ”

"The master is also thinking about the young master," he persuaded softly, and Li Xuan said: "Besides, isn't the young master already a little better now?" Listening to Young Master Helan say, Young Master, this is just a small problem, as long as you take him out for a walk more, it will be unconsciously healed between playing and playing. ”

"I hope so." Nodding lightly, Li Ji then asked, "Do you know where they went?" ”

"Young Master Helan refuses to talk about it, and the eldest young master doesn't say a word, so the villain doesn't know," Carefully looking up at their master, Li Xuan said softly: "However, the villain has already ordered his subordinates to follow quietly, if there is any incident, he will come back to report it, and the master does not have to worry." ”

"These two boys, I'm afraid they're going out to mess around again." Li Ji sighed helplessly and said, "However, according to their current skills, there are few opponents among the younger generation, and they can't suffer any big losses anyway, so let them go." ”

Although Li Zhen's current temperament Li Ji is a little unclear, but the temperament of Gongsun Helan, Li Ji still sees it very thoroughly, in Chang'an City, there is nothing he dare not do, and there is no one he dare not provoke, it was because of this kid that Gongsun Wude was a scoundrel and grovelling to wipe his ass.

But now, both of them are close to adulthood, and they should have some sense of proportion in their words and actions, who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked, thinking that their hearts are already clear, so Li Ji is not too worried.

It's up to them to make trouble, anyway, it's not the first time, it's a big deal to wipe their butts afterwards, just say a few nice words to someone. If it really doesn't work, let Gongsun Wude's old guy go over and stir it up, play a rogue trick for a while, and see who dares to say the first half of the sentence again?

"Master," at this time, the porter of the mansion came over to report: "There is Steward Li from King Wu's Mansion asking to see him outside." ”

"Wu Wangfu?" Li Ji's eyes lit up, and then he chuckled again: "This last one, I finally can't bear it." ”

"This king is the last to pass, and I think it will definitely impress Li Ji." In King Wu's Mansion, after ordering the housekeeper to go to Li's Mansion, King Wu Li Ke smiled and played with Cen Wenwen in the warm pavilion in the backyard.

"Although it may not be a good impression," Cen Wenwen picked up a few white seeds on the plate, and said lightly: "But as long as he can remember His Highness and keep a curious mind about His Highness, this is enough." ”

"Mr. is reasonable," Li Ke unceremoniously counterattacked, filled in the loopholes of Fang Cai, and said softly to Li Ji: "But there is one thing that the student doesn't understand very well, and I ask Mr. to give me advice." ”

"Your Highness, please speak." Cen Wenwen looked down at the chessboard, his expression unchanged.

"It's that since my father has summoned Li Ji back from thousands of miles away," Li Ke said disapprerovingly: "But why did Li Ji stay in Chang'an for three days, but his father still didn't have the slightest intention of passing him into the palace to meet him?" ”

"This is the mastery of the emperor's old man's mastery of people," Dropping the sunspot in his hand, Cen Wenwen glanced up at Li Ke and said, "The emperor has two purposes for doing this. ”

"Please sir!"

"This is the first," Cen Wenwen picked up another sunspot, waited for Li Ke to fall into the son, and said: "Li Ji has left Chang'an for five years and has been staying in Caozhou, where he can be said to be the highest commander in the local area, and few people can contain it." ”

"This person is like this, after a person has been in charge of the house for a long time, his heart will inevitably become a little wild, arrogant, and no one in his eyes, the emperor has always refused to see him, just to forgive him for a while, so that he can recognize his current identity."

"Sir, you have been taught!" Li Ke's face showed a hint of abruptness, if it weren't for the current Cen Wenwen's proposal, he really couldn't have imagined that his father would have such a meaning.

"This second," Seeing Li Ke's fall, Cen Wenwen also casually followed the sunspot in his hand, and said loudly again: "The emperor also intends to take this opportunity to test the temperament of the courtiers in the court, as well as the attitude of the various gates in Chang'an, to see how deep and turbid the water in this imperial city is. ”

"Huh?" Li Ke's heart is another pang, this is all about the second, but he still didn't talk about the reason in his own heart, compared to his father and the emperor, compared to the old ministers of the court like Cen Wenwen, is this king so far behind?

"Of course," Cen Wenwen said, "There is no lack of meaning that the emperor wants to use this to test the prince and His Royal Highness. The emperor doesn't mind that several highnesses go down to woo Li Ji, what the emperor cares about is whether the means of several highnesses when they win over are clever. Also, can Li Ji really resist the temptation of several highnesses. ”

"If that's the case, why did the gentleman let the king send someone?" Li Ke said in a confused voice: "Wouldn't this be known to my father?" ”

"Your Highness thinks that if you don't go, the emperor won't know?" Cen Wenwen shook his head lightly and said, "Today is the fourth day, and the emperor's goal of drying Li Ji has already been achieved, but why is he still unwilling to summon Li Ji into the palace?" ”

"That's because this king hasn't sent someone to look for Li Ji yet," Li Ke's face changed suddenly, and he said: "Father, he is here, are you waiting for this king to pass?" ”

"In the case that everyone has been there, if His Royal Highness is the only one who does not go, it is not a smart move, such an abnormal move will only make the emperor more suspicious." Cen Wenwen said: "So, even if he knew that there was a trap ahead, Wei Chen still suggested that His Highness step up. Only in this way will His Highness be safer. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Li Ke bowed, admiring Cen Wenwen's vision and strategy, and at the same time secretly rejoicing that such a powerful gentleman was on his side Li Ke.

"If it weren't for the fact that Mr. had mentioned these two points," Li Ke sat down on his knees and said: "Ke has always thought that the reason why my father didn't see Li Ji was completely blaming Li Ji for accepting congratulatory gifts, and he didn't have the honest style and *** guard for being an official and a general, and he lost his old man's face." ”

"Li Ji is a person who should not be underestimated." Speaking of Li Ji, Cen Wenwen's face turned pale, and Zheng Sheng said: "Weichen suspects that his actions in Chang'an are completely showmanship. In other words, he has already seen through the emperor's mind and understood the emperor's true intentions, so he is so cooperative. ”