I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 10 Bloody Guards
Summer, the sixty-first year of the Qing Dynasty.

August 14th is auspicious for getting married, consecrating a ceremonial offering, building a stove, raising the beam, planting, moving into a new house, and moving.

Sunny weather.

Just as the sun rose, Li Chengzong was awakened by Xingzhi: "Your Highness, a guest has arrived."

"Who is it? So early?" Li Chengzong was a little annoyed.

If he remembered correctly, the invitation stated that the banquet would start in the afternoon. Who came to the banquet so early in the morning?
"It's the eldest son of the Qin family."

"Big cousin?"

Li Chengzong was slightly stunned. He got up and washed up briefly. When he came to the main hall, he saw Qin Shan leisurely eating breakfast.

"Your Highness."

"Cousin, your address is a bit too distant." Li Chengzong shook his head and smiled. While drinking porridge, he asked vaguely, "Cousin, are you happy with your job in the Ministry of War?"

Qin Shan, who was originally going to die at the hands of the Black Cavalry commander Jing Ge, was saved by the guards sent by Li Chengzong. Unfortunately, although his life was saved, he became a disabled person and now serves as a military officer in the Ministry of War.

"pretty good."

"That's good. Why did cousin come so early?" Li Chengzong could hear the disappointment in Qin Shan's words, but in his opinion, it was good enough to be able to save his life. People should know how to be content.

"This is your first time hosting a banquet, and I have nothing else to do, so I came to help you. You are a prince, and some of the nobles' children are not qualified for you to host."

Seeing Li Chengzong yawn, Qin Shan immediately said, "After breakfast, go and do your own thing. I'll call you when you are qualified to have the receptionists come to visit."

"Thank you very much, cousin." Li Chengzong didn't bother to be polite with Qin Shan. He practiced martial arts too late last night, so it would be nice to go home and take a nap.

I slept until noon.

When I woke up, most of the guests had already arrived.

Almost all of them were young men of 17 or 18 years old, full of energy. In addition, there were many entertainment programs in the palace, so after paying their respects to Li Chengzong, they all went about their own business.

Li Chengzong did not join in the fun. He sat cross-legged in the main hall and practiced his internal energy. He waited until Xingzhi came in and said that the young master of the Duke's Mansion was visiting, then he stood up and walked towards the gate.

After receiving four or five dukes' sons in a row, a familiar carriage appeared at the gate.

Two young men jumped off the carriage. They looked to be about ten years old. One of them called Li Chengzong "Third Brother".

Obviously, the person who came was the future emperor - Li Chengping.

As for the young man who got off the carriage with him, he had never seen him before. However, since he was riding in the same carriage with Li Chengping, was of similar age, and looked a little familiar, it was obvious that he was Fan Sizhe.

"Third brother, this is Fan Sizhe, the son of Si Nanbo, my cousin."

Li Chengping pulled Fan Sizhe closer to introduce him to Li Chengzong, and Fan Sizhe hurriedly bowed: "Meet the Third Prince."

When seeing Fan Sizhe, Li Chengzong thought of his sister Fan Ruoruo, not because he liked Fan Ruoruo, but because he thought of a joke - Song Tie.

Unable to help but smile, Li Chengzong said, "You and Xiao Si are cousins, and you and I are also relatives. We are all family. There is no need to be so polite. You can go in and play."

Li Chengping shook his head and pulled Li Chengzong's sleeve, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"what happened?"

"Third brother, can I stay in your palace for a few days?"

Concubine Liu and Qin Yu had also known each other since childhood. When Concubine Liu had nothing to do, she would take Li Chengping to Yuxiu Palace to hang out. This led to Li Chengping running to Yuxiu Palace whenever he made a mistake after growing up. So as soon as he saw Li Chengping's expression, Li Chengzong knew what had happened and said with some amusement, "Did you make your mother angry again?"

"I pretended to be sick and didn't go to school yesterday, and my mother found out." Li Chengping said depressedly.

Li Chengzong could understand that she didn't want to go to school.

After all, studying in the Imperial College means having no holidays all year round, with only a few days of annual leave during the Chinese New Year. Even adults can't stand it, let alone playful children.

"Okay, I'll let you rest for half a month."

Think about Li Chengping, he is quite pitiful, he met a mother who likes to use corporal punishment.

In the words of Concubine Liu, beating children on a rainy day is a way to kill time, fishing is a way to kill time, and beating children is also a way to kill time.

"Thank you, third brother."

Li Chengping was delighted, and in his heart he was very envious of his third brother. He knew that his third brother had not been to the Imperial College for a year, and Aunt Qin never said anything, let alone hit him. "Brother, you don't have to be polite, but you must study hard after returning to the palace, understand?" Li Chengzong rubbed his brother's head and smiled, "Okay, take your cousin out to play."

Li Chengping shook his head: "No hurry. When I came here, I met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and my second brother's carriage. They should be here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, two carriages appeared at the intersection and slowly drove towards this side.

"Third brother, congratulations."

Li Chengqian was the first to get off the carriage, followed closely by Li Chengze.

"Third brother, congratulations."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and greetings to Second Brother (Second Prince)" the people present saluted.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and handed Li Chengzong a box: "I promised to give you a big gift, see if you are satisfied?"

When I opened the box, I saw seven red pearls as big as longan, which had a very soft color and luster under the sunlight.

Pearls are already precious in this world, not to mention this kind of extremely rare red pearls, so everyone present showed surprise, and the two little kids Li Chengping and Fan Sizhe even screamed in surprise.

But for Li Chengzong, who had traveled through time, this pearl was just so-so. He had seen pearls more exotic than this one, so he just pretended to be surprised and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness. I like it very much."

Li Chengze was more generous and gave away silver notes directly.

"Thank you, second brother."

"Why should we be so polite to each other, brothers?"

Just as a few people were greeting each other, the sound of horse hooves came from the side of the street.

I saw a group of cavalry slowly coming towards the palace, stretching out in two black lines with no end in sight. Each horse was unusually tall and strong, and they were all top-quality war horses that were rarely seen in the army.

The soldiers on horseback were all dressed the same, with green clothes inside and dark brown armor outside. Reflecting the scorching sun in the sky, they emitted a faint, soul-devouring glow, and their iron horses and golden swords, with their sharp blades sparkling.

Li Chengzong stepped forward quickly, and the cavalry team of nearly 400 people stopped instantly. Their movements were uniform and even the movements of turning over and dismounting were as neat as if they were one person.

The whole team is like a sharp sword, which will hurt people once it is unsheathed.

Li Junxin, who was already a third-rank military commander, took the lead, half-knelt and saluted, and shouted respectfully: "Your servant Li Junxin greets the master of the family!"

"I'll wait to meet the master!"

The roar of nearly four hundred people reached the sky and shook people's hearts.

Li Chengzong helped Li Junxin up and shouted, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone has worked hard, let's get up!"

This is the palace gate.

Li Chengping tugged at Li Chengze's sleeve and asked, "Second brother, who are those people? Why do you call third brother the head of the family?"

Li Chengze retracted his envious gaze, lowered his head slightly to look at Li Chengping, and asked, "Have you heard of the Bloody Army?"

"Of course I have heard of it. The Blood Shirt Army was invincible at the border and terrified everyone. No one dared to challenge them. In the Battle of Beihe, they slaughtered tens of thousands of enemy cavalry, while they only had 400 people. I also heard that most of the soldiers of the Blood Shirt Army have never died on the battlefield. They are immortal."

Li Chengze nodded, then shook his head: "They are the Blood Clothes Army, but they are not immortal. The so-called immortality is just a rumor."

Li Chengqian also came back to his senses at this time, and took over Li Chengze's conversation and said: "As for why I call your third brother the head of the family, it is because they are your third brother's retainers. The Blood Clothes Army was formed by these people."

"My third brother is so awesome?" Li Chengping was completely stunned.

"What does awesome mean?"

"It means very powerful."

"Where did you hear such strange words?"

"My third brother said so."

"Third brother always says some weird things that are hard to understand."

Li Chengze smiled slightly, and turned to look at the cavalry team on the street again, with indescribable envy in his eyes...

(End of this chapter)