In July of the fourth year of Zhenguan, this was the first rain since the beginning of summer in Chang'an.

The heavy rain stopped for an hour. On the second day, the new business order issued by the court was soon implemented.

The price of goods dropped at a very fast pace.

Merchants did not dare to sell too much and immediately returned to normal prices.

The workers are slowly coming back.

The business in Chang'an City has returned to normal again.

The new merchant order was issued from Chang'an and was immediately sent to various counties and counties in the Tang Dynasty.

"I just said that Your Majesty will not ignore us now."

"How could the wise king of the world watch those merchants do evil?"

"No, Your Majesty is a good Majesty now."

...

The people of Chang'an City also regained their smiles.

Li Shimin sat in Tai Chi Hall listening to the reports of each tribe.

Sure enough, the problem was solved as soon as Li Zheng took action.

Although I was not very happy.

But this new order really works.

Apart from being cheated by this kid Li Zheng, I was in a good mood.

Li Shimin returned to Ganlu Palace and looked at the war report coming from Liangzhou.

Jie Li and 30,000 cavalry surrounded Tuyuhun troops from the flanks, Li Daliang guarded Liangzhou City, and Yumen Pass echoed each other.

Seeing that Tuyuhun had been unable to capture for a long time, they had withdrawn their troops. They encountered Tubo's troops and horses intercepted him in the rear of Tuyuhun.

Now Tuyuhun has been attacked from three sides and has finished reading the report.

Li Shimin felt that the opportunity to counterattack Tuyuhun was coming.

The eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, the prince is asking for a meeting."

"No see! Call Li Ke here." Li Shimin said decisively.

The eunuch bowed and reported to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian stood suspiciously outside the Tai Chi Hall, why did his father no longer see him?

After standing outside the Ganlu Hall for a long time, I was still wondering why my father didn't see him, but I saw a eunuch leading Li Ke into the Ganlu Hall.

Li Chengqian left here in a disappointed mood, and was still curious why his father didn't see him when he saw Li Ke?

Li Ke walked into the Ganlu Palace and faced Li Shimin, "Father."

Li Shimin put away the military newspaper and asked, "What have you been doing these days?"

"Son-in-law..."

Li Ke thought for a while and said, "I have been in Zuowuwei and General Qin Qiong today, reorganizing the army and transferring the troops to patrol the streets."

Li Shimin smiled and asked, "I heard you have become Li Zheng's guard?"

Hearing this, Li Ke immediately bowed and said, "It was a moment of impulse at that time."

Li Shimin then asked, "Since you are Li Zheng's escort, why haven't you gone to Jingyang these days?"

"Aren Chen... In fact, he rarely goes to serve as a guard for Li Zheng. He just asks him to dig earthworms and hand him tea. That's all..."

These jobs don't seem like the guards should do.

Li Ke went to escort Li Zheng, but Li Zheng actually regarded Li Ke as his servant.

After looking at Li Shimin's face, Li Ke quickly saluted and said, "Father, my son knows that he is wrong."

"You are right." Li Shimin said calmly: "Since you want to be Li Zheng's escort, do it well."

"But my son..."

Looking at Li Ke who was a little timid, Li Shimin shouted loudly: "A real man can't regret it after he says something. You don't have to worry about Zuo Wuwei's affairs and be a guard beside Li Zheng."

Li Ke nodded in disappointment, "My son understands."

Leaving the Ganlu Palace, saying goodbye to his mother.

After leaving the palace all the way, Li Ke thought to himself that what his mother said was indeed correct.

It’s really not worthy of competing with Li Chengqian and Li Tai and the others.

Li Chengqian, who had just returned from the Secretariat, was walking and seeing Li Ke who was about to leave the palace. He stepped forward and asked, "Li Ke, I just saw my father summoning you."

"Nothing." Li Ke shook his head and said, "Thank you, my brother, for your care these days."

After saying that, Li Ke walked out of Chengtian Gate and left the palace.

Li Ke's words had some profound meaning. After several inquiries, Li Chengqian, who returned to the East Palace, found out that Li Ke had dismissed his father from his military post as the Zuo Wu Guard.

Li Chengqian was also thinking, could Gu ask Li Zheng to help solve his father's urgent need? Is Gu doing something wrong?

Jingyang

Just as he was about to play cards with Li Tai, Li Zheng saw that Li Ke was coming and waved and said, "Come on! Play cards together."

Li Ke also sat cross-legged, and the three of them sat around.

The card game just started, and Li Tai talked about the game with Li Ke while playing cards.

Li Ke did not lose a single card in the first hand.

Li Zheng grinned and said, "One person costs five cents, should you give it or write an IOU?"

"Let me get familiar with the rules first." Li Ke said with a puzzled expression.

"If you lose, you have to pay. This is the tuition fee!"

"Tui, what tuition?" Li Ke looked confused.

"You have to pay tuition fees for studying, losing money on playing cards is a tuition fee, and you have to admit it."

Li Zheng finished speaking seriously.

Li Ke was still confused and looked at the side, Li Tai was writing an IOU.

I was also stunned for a moment.

Why is Qingque so skillful in writing IOUs?

Li Ke sat down and said, "Li Zheng, I have no money."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have money, it doesn't matter if you write an IOU first, and you will pay it back to me if you have money in the future."

After saying that, Li Zheng handed Li Ke a bamboo slip and said, "Like the fat man, just write the IOU."

Li Ke still wrote down the IOU.

After several games of cards, Li Ke gradually understood the rules.

Li Zheng has been winning almost all the time, but he has been losing money himself. Li Tai has also won, but he has lost more.

Seeing Li Tai staring at his card with bloodshot eyes, Li Ke said, "Brother, I have lost thirty cents."

Li Tai played a card and said to him: "It's okay, I owe Li more than a thousand coins."

Li Ke took a deep breath, more than a thousand guan?!

Growing up with his mother since childhood, his mother lived a difficult life, and Li Ke was also very frugal in daily life.

Li Tai already owed more than a thousand coins, and Li Ke secretly thought in his heart that he had owed Li Zheng thirty months now.

If this continues, wouldn’t it be the same as Li Tai?

Suddenly I wanted to go back to Chang'an, but Zuo Wuwei's life was still good.

Li Zheng asked, "By the way, why did Your Highness the King of Shu come to me today? On weekdays, you are always the dragon who sees the head but not the tail."

Li Ke explained, "Father will not let me be in Zuowuwei."

"Where will you go?"

"The father said that a real man could not regret it after he said something. He said that since he agreed to be your guard, he should do it well."

Li Zheng looked at the two sons of Li Shimin in front of him.

Could it be that Li Shimin regarded his place as his son's nursery?

Will more of his son be sent in the future?

One is not enough for Li Tai to eat and drink for free, and the other is Li Ke.

It seems that it is necessary to play a few more games. Li Zheng packed up his cards and started dealing again, and another game began.

After more than an hour, Li Ke lost more than 100 articles in a blink of an eye.

Following Li Tai, Li Ke asked in a low voice: "Qingque, we owe Li Zheng so much money, what if we can't afford it?"
Chapter completed!