Zhenguan three years.
The palace, the residence of the King of Shu.
Li Ke was lying on the chair in boredom, his eyes looking at the big banyan tree in front of him without focus.
"Damn the weather. How can we stand such hot weather without air conditioning?”
Li Ke was a transmigrator.
He was an outstanding youth of the 21st century.
It was his birthday two months ago, and it was also the third year after he graduated from university. It was a great day for him to own his own house in Shanghai.
In order to celebrate his birthday and to celebrate having his own home in Shanghai, Li Ke invited some close friends to celebrate together that night.
Three years after graduation, many people had just stabilized their jobs, but Li Ke already had his own house in Shanghai.
His friends were envious and poured a lot of wine for Li Ke. In the end, Li Ke didn't even know how he fell asleep.
When he woke up, he found that he had transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty and became Li Shimin's third son.
He had the same name and surname, the King of Shu, Li Ke!
Li Ke, who was familiar with history, knew that his identity was very awkward and his ending was very sad.
Because he had the bloodline of the previous dynasty, he was cut off from the throne.
However, many ministers of the previous dynasty supported Li Ke, causing Li Ke to become a thorn in the side of the Crown Prince Li Chengqian and was eventually played to death by Zhangsun Wuji.
Among them, Emperor Li Er's attitude was the key factor that caused all of this.
According to historical records, Li Er had intended to pass the throne to Li Ke twice, and it was also recorded that he had a strong father-son relationship with Li Ke.
However, after Li Ke transmigrated and accepted the memories of this body, he felt that the so-called historical records were all nonsense and were all used to glorify Li Er's image.
Why did he say that?
From Li Ke's memories, he knew that he had met Li Er very few times.
They would either meet during the royal family's dinner or bump into each other in a hurry.
It was three years ago that Li Er personally came to the residence of the King of Shu to visit Li Ke.
How could such feelings reflect the strong father-son relationship between Li Er and Li Ke? How could he have thought of giving the throne to Li Ke?
Li Ke, who had transmigrated, was very open-minded about this.
It would be better if there were no feelings between father and son.
"Little Wu, do you still have ice in the Imperial Residence? Bring some for me to cool down.”
Li Ke lay on the chair and did not move.
He really couldn't stand the heat without air-conditioning, so he called out to the eunuch butler of the Prince's mansion.
Every winter, the royal family would store some ice cubes in the cellar to cool down during the hot summer.
However, due to technical problems, the ice cubes that could be used every summer were very few. The amount of ice that was distributed to the princes was pitifully small.
Most of the time, the ice would be used up before the summer was over. Even Emperor Li Er found it difficult to enjoy the coolness brought by the ice throughout the summer.
"Your Highness, the head guard went to the Inner Residence to get ice yesterday, but…But "
A chubby middle-aged eunuch walked over and bowed respectfully to Li Ke.
"But what?"
Li Ke turned his head and calmly looked at Butler Xiaowu.
This eunuch had been sent by the nominal mother of his body, Consort Yang Shu, and was very loyal to him.
At this moment, Xiaowu's head was lowered, and he looked troubled. He stammered and did not continue.
"But when I came back, I came back empty-handed. I didn't give the ice to this old servant.”
"According to what this old servant knows, on the way back, the chief guard of the wang fu first went to the eastern palace."
Xiaowu lowered his head and whispered.
As he spoke, he secretly looked up at Li Ke.
He noticed that Li Ke was looking at him calmly, but his eyes were so deep that it made people afraid. He quickly lowered his head.
"Haha!"
"That is to say, the ice cube that belongs to me was given to the Crown Prince by my head guard?”
Li Ke laughed coldly.
His smooth and fair face was cold and handsome.
The corners of his mouth that were slightly raised looked wild and unruly, evil and sexy.
"Yes... That's right."
Xiaowu lowered his head even more.
He felt very aggrieved and uncomfortable in his heart. He secretly cursed himself for being useless. He did not manage the affairs of the Imperial Residence well and caused his master to be humiliated.
However, he could not be blamed for this. He only had the power to manage the affairs of the Prince's mansion. The security of the Prince's mansion was the responsibility of the head guard. The two sides did not interfere with each other.
The guards of the manor were under the direct control of the Imperial Army. The Emperor had never paid attention to the situation in the Shu manor. He simply could not find anyone to deal with these matters.
"Go and get the head guard to come over."
Li Ke said indifferently.
"Your Highness, the Head Guard is the Crown Prince's man. You…"
Xiaowu hurriedly spoke, wanting to persuade Li Ke to endure if he could.
After all, the Crown Prince was powerful and favored by the Emperor. He also had the support of a huge force behind him.
However, Li Ke was not liked by the Emperor. If there was a conflict between the two sides, Li Ke would definitely suffer a huge loss.
"Do you have any objections?"
Li Ke raised his eyebrows slightly and did not show his anger.
"This old servant doesn't dare."
"This old servant will go and call him now."
Xiaowu's heart trembled and he did not dare to disobey Li Ke's orders.
He retreated and quickly returned, standing respectfully beside Li Ke.
A moment later, the chief guard of the King Shu Residence arrived late, followed by four guards.
"Subordinate Xu Xingxiu greets His Highness the King of Shu.”
Xu Xingxiu bowed, but he looked at Li Ke without respect.
"Where's my ice cube?"
Li Ke said calmly.
"I gave it to the Crown Prince."
"His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to tell His Highness that as a younger brother, it is only right for him to show filial piety to his elder brother. He will remember His Highness 'filial piety.”
Xu Xingxiu said bluntly.
He revealed a faint smile as he looked at Li Ke.
The person in front of him had long and slightly curly eyelashes, and his dark and deep ice eyes made people feel a chill in their hearts.
He had a sharp nose bridge, pink lips like rose petals, and handsome facial features. He gave off the aura of a king that shook the world.
Such a person should have been a dazzling king.
Unfortunately, he was not born well and had the bloodline of the previous dynasty. He was not liked by the Emperor and was even hated by the Crown Prince.
Since the two most powerful figures in the Great Tang did not like him, he would naturally have to seek refuge with the Crown Prince.
"In other words, you gave my things to the Crown Prince without my consent?”
Li Ke slowly stood up and walked towards Xu Xingxiu with a calm expression.
The innate aura of a king slowly rose, and the scene became somewhat oppressive.
"Your Highness, you must be joking. It was the Crown Prince who took the initiative to ask for it, not this subordinate.”
When Xu Xingxiu saw Li Ke walking towards him, he felt a huge pressure pressing on him. He felt that the King of Shu today was very different from the King of Shu in the past.
But soon, he shook his head and chuckled, thinking that it was an illusion because of the hot weather. At the same time, he cursed himself for being frightened by a powerless prince. It was really embarrassing.
"You dare to speak to me like this just because you've pledged allegiance to the Crown Prince?”
Li Ke said indifferently.
He came before Xu Xingxiu and reached out his right hand to the Mo Sword at Xu Xingxiu's waist.
Xu Xingxiu was stunned at first and instinctively wanted to stop Li Ke's actions.
However, he quickly smiled contemptuously and had Li Ke pull out the Mo Sword.
The four guards who followed Xu Xingxiu put their hands on the hilts of their swords at their waists, but Xu Xingxiu stopped them.
On the other hand, Xiaowu clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth as he looked at Xu Xingxiu and the others.
"Your Highness, do you want to kill me?"
"Does Your Highness not know that the Crown Prince has been looking for an opportunity to chase Your Highness out of the Imperial Palace?”
Xu Xingxiu chuckled.
He concluded that Li Ke would not dare to kill him.
On one hand, Li Ke did not have the guts.
On the other hand, the Crown Prince would definitely take the opportunity to drive Li Ke out of the palace.
Once they left the palace, it meant that they would no longer have the chance to meet the Emperor and would be completely out of favor.
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