"Power is precious, but money is even more valuable. If it's for freedom, you can give up both.”
" I want freedom, I want you to practice harder--
Practice, practice, and die--
If not, get lost! Get lost! Get lost! Get lost!"
"Look over here, look over here, look over here, there's a great guy here…"
"How embarrassing, how embarrassing!" Cheng Yaojin stood at the main gate and looked at a group of unlucky children with bare arms by the Jingshui River three hundred meters away. Sometimes they carried logs and ran, sometimes they threw them away, and sometimes they crawled on the ground with their hands to support themselves.
Sometimes, in the middle of winter, he would jump into the unfrozen river.
He was singing a ballad that even a bandit like him would feel ashamed to hear to the women and girls washing clothes by the river.
Cheng Yaojin felt that all the nobles had been humiliated by this unlucky child.
The women in Guanzhong were also bold. As they giggled, they echoed each other with a crisp Kansai accent.
"Go, pass the order to that unlucky child of Jinghe. If he dares to act recklessly again, this general will execute military law!”Cheng Yaojin shouted angrily.
However, after waiting for a while, no one answered. He could not help but turn his head.
Alright!
The generals beside him laughed foolishly. They stared at the woman from the west of the river with their eyes wide open.
At some point, the training in the camp had also ended. The soldiers of the Right Military Guards were all climbing on the railings and staring straight at them.
All of them had envious looks on their faces.
Do you really think I don't exist?
"Old Cheng, why are you so angry? This is Wu Wang's training method. You can't interfere without permission before the one month period is over.”Just as Cheng Yaojin was about to fly into a rage, Left Military Guard General Hou Junji appeared behind him.
The left and right military guards were in two camps, but they were not far from each other and were back-to-back.
" Hou, you sly old man, your unlucky child isn't among them, so of course you don't have to worry.'
Cheng Yaojin cursed inwardly, but when he saw Hou Junji's smug expression, he suddenly understood.
"Old Hou, do you really want Wu Wang to make a fool of himself in a month?”Cheng Yaojin asked jokingly.
"You bandit!" Hou Junji's face turned cold.”
Even so, Hou Junji's lips curled into a smile. He, Hou Junji, was going to be the Crown Prince's father-in-law, but he wanted to make Wu Wang, who had been in the limelight for the past few days, fall.
Of course, if there were no changes, with Li Ke's current training, it would be a disgrace!
Cheng Yaojin spat on the ground as he watched Hou Junji return.
"Let's go to the military camp next door and take a look." Cheng Yaojin didn't want Li Ke to lose.
He just didn't like Hou Junji, that old bastard.
Ever since the Zhenguan period, the military generals had started to band together to fight against the civil officials.
But Hou Junji had always been wandering outside, and he was getting closer and closer to Zhangsun Wuji. He was a classic traitor!
Cheng Yaojin entered Li Ke's camp and saw the wooden stake forest in the camp. There was a ten-meter-high rope net hanging on the frame. He couldn't help but curl his lips."Child's play! This is child's play!"
In Cheng Yaojin's opinion, the training equipment that Li Ke spent a lot of money on was no different from children playing house.
Since ancient times, training soldiers had never been such a joke!
"General, His Majesty has reminded us that we are not allowed to interfere within a month.”A general reminded him carefully.
"I know!" Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but feel irritated.”
He listened to the four, five, and six random songs coming from afar and knew that Li Ke and the others were going back to the camp.
It had been like this for four or five days. He had also figured out the training time for Li Ke and the others.
"Return to camp!" Cheng Yaojin said angrily, turned around, and left quickly.
After entering the camp, hot water and high-energy hot meals were already prepared.
After bathing, drinking ginger soup, and eating, another round of play-style training began.
Climbing, crossing obstacles, balance training…
Li Ke divided the four hundred people into a dozen pairs and competed with each other.
From time to time, laughter and curses could be heard from the small camp to the right guard camp.
The soldiers of the Right Guards secretly watched and discussed enviously.
"Our training is too boring. It would be great if we could do the same.”
"Stop dreaming. What status do Wu Wang and the other young dukes have?”
"These nobles aren't here for training at all. They're just going through the motions.”
"I heard that in a month, they are going to compete with our Right Guards. Can we be ruthless then?”
"Of course. In our Great Tang, when it comes to military competitions, there is no distinction between high and low. The only thing that matters is whose fist is stronger!”
"I want to participate in the competition next month. I want to beat up this group of young dukes.”
"Hey, good idea. I want to participate too!”
"Let's go and ask the general to select the most outstanding soldiers!”
"Let's go!"
……
While Li Ke was training for entertainment, the right guard also held a selection.
The proud soldiers of the Great Tang were very enthusiastic. This was a rare opportunity to beat up the second generation of the military!
Time passed day by day.
A month seemed to pass by unusually quickly.
As the appointed time approached, the second-generation soldiers who had to return to the city every day consciously stayed in the army.
There was also less and less playfulness during training.
There were only two days left before the competition.
In the Eastern Palace.
"Uncle, do I have to take Hou Haitang as the Crown Princess? Moreover, regarding the matter of taking in concubines, Imperial Father has already handed it over to Imperial Mother and the other consorts to choose. We can't make the decision.”Li Chengqian frowned, his words mixed with a trace of resistance.
"Crown Prince, the Crown Princess is related to your future support. With Hou Haitang, the Left Guard will be your greatest support in the future.”Zhangsun Wuji tried his best to speak in a calm tone as he earnestly advised.
He then mocked,"Li Ke thought that by interfering in the military affairs, he could be one step ahead. Little did he know that the Crown Prince could obtain the entire Left Military Guards in one step!"”
Li Chengqian became interested when Li Ke was mentioned.
" I heard that Li Ke's training is very lively. The whole Chang 'an is talking about it."”
"How can it not be lively? Across the Jing River, he flirted with a woman in Guanzhong. This matter has spread all over Chang 'an.”Zhangsun Wuji's expression became even more mocking."Crown Prince, don't worry. Hou Junji said that Li Ke will definitely make a fool of himself! Their so-called training was child's play.”
"The Crown Prince does not need to worry about the selection of the Crown Princess. Everything is under Uncle's control. You should now focus on receiving the Tibetan Zampu Songzan Ganbu.”
" Songzan will enter Chang 'an one day later. It is said that the King of Wei has made a lot of preparations. It is the first time that the barbarians have come to pay their respects, so it is inevitable that they will test the power of the imperial court. Only you, Crown Prince, can have this opportunity to shine!”
"I understand."
At the Wei Manor.
"Is the King of Wei worried that the King of Wu will win the competition?”Li Yifu asked with a smile as he watched Li Tai write the two words Li Ke.
Hearing this, Li Tai raised his head and glanced at Li Yifu.
This person was a scholar from a poor family who had entered Chang 'an to wait for the imperial examination.
Because she was short of money, she took the initiative to serve him.
He saw that this man was talented and took him in.
"This King is no longer worried about Li Ke. This King is just thinking about how shameful and miserable Li Ke will lose."”
"By the way, have you investigated the origin of this dirty book?”Li Tai picked up a book on the table and flipped it open. There was a small character with a few short sentences inside.
The paper was rough, obviously from those small workshops.
The cover was printed with an extremely vulgar title: Sweet Critical Hit: Courage to Pursue Love! Season 1.
"Other than the lifelike portraits, the story in this dirty book is simply an insult to the culture!”
Li Yifu cupped his hands and said," Your Highness, the source of this item has not been found. However, it was first circulated in the boudoir of a noble family. It is said that it was first spread by a few young ladies of the Duke Lu Mansion. Then, it became popular in Chang 'an."”
" As for the painter, it was Yan Liben of Chang 'an. It is said that Yan Liben liked this story very much and volunteered to paint it. Yan Liben liked to hang out in brothels, so this book spread among brothels.”
"This lowly one…This lowly one is guessing that this book is very likely to be written by the King of Wu.”Li Yifu lowered his head.
Li Tai pondered for a moment, then smiled and said," Yes, this item was made by Li Ke. We must spread the news in Yi Mansion and let the women in Chang 'an know that the author they admire is the King of Wu!"”
Li Yifu smiled.
This book was too vulgar.
In the book, the woman would rebel against her family, elope, and do all kinds of outrageous things for the sake of love.
Moreover, the words in the accompanying picture were completely saliva and vulgar.
If this news were to spread, the reputation of this Prince Wu would be tarnished.
The women of the boudoir worshipped him, but the scholarly faction could not tolerate it, and the various clans could not tolerate such an unethical thing!
"Yi Manor understands!"
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