As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Chang'an City becomes increasingly lively.

Li Ke stayed in Yizhou for more than a year and finally found a suitable excuse to return to Chang'an City.

Although Yizhou is good, it is far away from Chang'an after all. It is not a good place for a prince with ideas.

In the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, it is simply impossible for any prince to rely on rebellion to ascend the throne.

The only chance is to get Li Shimin's approval!

Li Ke naturally has a deep understanding of this.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Wu has returned to Beijing and said that he wanted to present an auspicious beast to His Majesty."

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Zhong came to Li Shimin with a strange expression.

As someone close to Li Shimin, Li Zhong naturally knew what was special about Li Ke, King of Shu.

Among Li Shimin's many sons, Li Ke is the only one who can truly say "English and fruit are like me".

Historically, even when Li Shimin re-established Li Zhi as the crown prince, he once thought about changing the throne for a second time, and the object of the change was Li Ke.

It is conceivable that Li Ke's status in Li Shimin's heart is no worse than that of Li Tai.

"Auspicious beast?"

Li Shimin looked unhappy.

After being brainwashed by Li Kuan for so many years, he is no longer interested in all kinds of auspiciousness.

Now that my favorite third son has returned to Chang'an all the way from Yizhou in order to pay tribute to auspicious beasts, this naturally makes people a little dissatisfied.

As the saying goes, the higher your expectations, the less you want to see things that disappoint you.

"Yes, His Highness King Wu is already waiting outside the palace with the auspicious beast! I heard that the carriage is carrying a very special auspicious beast, and none of the guarding soldiers knows it."

"Then let him come in. I want to see what's going on with Ke'er and what kind of auspicious beast he can present to you."

Soon, someone went to notify Li Ke to enter the palace, and a carriage containing auspicious animals also came in.

"Ke'er, is this the auspicious beast you are talking about?"

After a brief exchange of greetings, Li Shimin followed Li Ke to the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall.

After the curtain of a carriage was lifted, a huge cage appeared inside. In the cage, an animal that had never been seen before was sitting there with an innocent look on its face.

"Father, look! There are two circles of round black spots around the eyes of this auspicious beast, just like the dark circles left by not sleeping well; there are also those lifelike black ears, black nose and black lips. But...

The fur in other places is all snow-white, isn’t it very special?”

Li Ke pointed at the auspicious beast in the cage and introduced it with saliva flying around.

This auspicious beast was brought back after he unexpectedly bought a piece of fur when he was traveling in Yizhou. He felt how special it was, and then specially arranged for the palace guards to inquire about it and capture it.

He had been unable to find a suitable reason to return to Chang'an, but now he found one.

"Those big eyes look a lot like wearing big sunglasses."

As Li Shimin said this, he took out a pair of special sunglasses from his arms.

This was accidentally made by the Chu Prince's Glass Workshop before, and it quickly spread among the escorts and the crew of the East China Sea Fishery.

Of course, this thing is expensive and most people don’t have the chance to own it.

"Father, I have examined many documents and feel that this auspicious beast is probably the legendary Pixiu!"

"brave troops?"

Li Shimin was stunned.

Dragon, phoenix, turtle, unicorn and Pixiu have been recognized as auspicious animals since ancient times.

But except for turtles, no one can really tell the reason for several other animals.

It is generally believed that these things should not exist and are fiction.

Now Li Ke told himself, this monster in front of him is Pixiu?

"Yes, Pixiu can protect the wealth and is one of the symbols of the imperial family. When I was in Yizhou, I tried to raise Pixiu for a while and determined that this auspicious beast could be easily raised, so I immediately sent it to Chang'an.

Yes. Father, now that the Tang Dynasty is powerful, an auspicious beast appears again. No one has discovered this Pixiu for thousands of years. Now it appears in the world during the reign of my father. If this is not an auspicious beast, what is it?"

The more Li Ke talked, the more excited he became, feeling that he had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

look!

No one in the past dynasties has found such an auspicious beast as Pixiu, but I found it myself.

This auspicious beast is not like the auspiciousness reported in some places, and there is no proof of death.

He personally delivered the actual auspicious beast to Chang'an City, and also found a method of breeding it. If anyone dares to question it in the future, just take him to have a look and that's it.

"Li Zhong, go and ask Kuan'er to come and take a look. Maybe he will have a different view on such strange things."

Li Shimin suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Li Ke's words spoke to his heart.

However, he was also afraid of making an own mistake.

However, as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Ke felt a huge shock in his heart.

During his absence from Chang'an City, has Li Kuan become so protective of his favor?

You have to find a way to get him to support you.

No matter how difficult it is, you still have to build a good relationship.

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"Aniang, hurry up! Go to the front of Xuanzheng Hall to see the auspicious beast Pixiu!"

In the harem, Sizi came to Queen Changsun excitedly.

There were almost no places in the Daming Palace that Si Zi could not go to.

She was originally bored today and wanted to go to the Xuanzheng Hall to see what Li Shimin was up to, but she heard the news that her third brother had come all the way to deliver the auspicious beast.

At this time, Sizi naturally ran over immediately to join in the fun.

Just after glancing at the auspicious beast, she ran away without even having time to talk to Li Shimin and Li Ke.

Li Ke was still a little puzzled, thinking that Si Zi was frightened by the auspicious beast.

Who knew that she came to the harem to see Empress Changsun to enjoy this rare auspicious beast together.

"Auspicious beast? Sizi, where did the auspicious beast come from?"

Empress Changsun glanced at Si Zi, and then continued to look at the "Dream of Red Mansions" in her hand.

As a relatively rational queen, Queen Changsun has never believed what Rui Shou said.

"The Xuanzheng Hall is right in front of the Xuanzheng Hall. The third brother personally sent it from Yizhou. I also went to see it. It does look very strange. It is somewhat similar to the legendary Pixiu."

Sizi's own name itself refers to a legendary beast, and he is more interested in this legendary beast like Pixiu than most people.

"Ke'er sent it from Yizhou?"

Queen Changsun frowned slightly.

With her delicate mind, she keenly sensed a special flavor in this matter.

Li Shimin liked Li Ke very much, and many ministers in the court supported Li Ke. Queen Changsun naturally knew about this.

As the son of the princess of the previous dynasty, Li Ke was naturally noble in blood. There were many ministers in the court who had been ministers of the Sui Dynasty, and they had a special affection for Li Ke.

Of course, Xiao He succeeds and Xiao He loses.

Just because Li Ke's bloodline is relatively noble, some people support him and others will oppose him.

How could those who relied on rebellion to get to where they are today want to see Li Ke come to power?

When the time comes, will the world be Li Tang’s or Yang Sui’s?

When the time comes, will Li Ke find an opportunity to liquidate these people who rebelled?

Once this kind of worry arises, it is very difficult to get rid of it.

Even if you pat your chest and say you don't know how, someone still needs to believe it.

"Yes, this auspicious beast, um, this Pixiu, was discovered by the third brother in Yizhou by chance. He said that it was a sign of a prosperous age. In the past, there were so many emperors on the throne, but no Pixiu appeared, but now it appears.

, isn’t it a symbol of prosperity?”

Si Zi was happy to hear this statement.

After all, in her mind, Li Shimin was not only a kind father, but also an emperor worthy of her respect.

"Then I want to see if this Pixiu looks the same as the legendary one."

Empress Changsun did not hesitate any longer. After putting down the "Dream of Red Mansions" in her hand, she followed Si Zi to Xuanzheng Hall.

Similarly, in the Daming Palace, many people who heard the news rushed to the Xuanzheng Palace.

Even some of the ministers on duty on both sides came out out of curiosity to see what the legendary Pixiu looked like.
To be continued...