Chapter 388: Corner
In the main hall, the captain of the imperial guards, Shedugan, looked with disdain at Wang Fobao, who was also tall and strong not far away.

Shedugan was a Qiang and Di man. He was brave by nature, could eat five pounds of meat in one meal and had extraordinary physical strength. In the 13th year of Tiansheng, he followed the Di King Yao Feng to Chengdu to wrestle with the King of Jin. He was the Qiang and Di warrior who was closest to defeating Li Sanlang, but Li Sanlang won because of his agility. He used a clever move and was defeated by Shedugan, the Qiang and Di strongman.

Shedugan used to think he was strong and powerful, so he looked down on people from the Central Plains. After being defeated by Li Sanlang, who was much smaller than him, he was convinced and later joined the Tang army, where he made several military achievements.

Last year at the winter solstice, Li Yuan went to the suburbs to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. Because of his tall and strong figure, Shedugan stood out among the guards, so he was chosen by Li Yuan to join the Youbeishenfu Imperial Guard and became a captain of the imperial guards, the emperor's personal soldier.

After entering the Beishen Mansion, he was invincible in martial arts competitions and became extremely arrogant.

Li Yuanhui also saw that Li Yuan wanted to give him a face. After all, Li Xiaozheng was promoted by him, but in the palace, Yuchi Jingde took away his spear three times in a row, which made him lose face.

Although Li Yuan seemed very happy at the time and praised Yuchi Jingde's superb spear skills, he was a little annoyed in his heart. Today, he actually wanted to save some face, so he proposed sumo wrestling.

Wang Fobao served as the First Right Guard in the Qi Palace. He was a monk from Huangjue Temple. He was ranked on the same level as the First Left Guard Han Quan and was above Xue Wanche, Yuchi Jingde and other fierce generals. He had followed Qi Wang Li Yuanhui for a long time. Although he did not have many opportunities to fight in the battlefield, he was always brave when he did. In the Battle of Xiangcheng, he wore two layers of heavy armor and held a 30-jin pestle. Anyone who blocked his way would die. He led the Wuwei Army at that time to break through the enemy's formation first, and all the soldiers were impressed by his bravery.

Although Wang Fobao was extremely brave and trusted by Li Yuanhui, he was a taciturn person. He appeared rough on the outside but was actually meticulous. He never interacted with the generals in the army, and even rarely interacted with his fellow apprentice Zhu Deyu who came from Huangjue Temple.

Li Yuanhui asked him why, and the man replied: I have received great favors from the lord, and I dare not disobey the lord's orders. If the lord orders me to kill them one day, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it because of our friendship, and thus ruin the lord's plan.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui praised him for his loyalty and bravery, saying that he could rest assured that he would be able to do his best.

While everyone else called him Li Yuanhui, first as General and Grand Marshal, and later as His Majesty the King, only Wang Fobao always called him "Lord".

Li Yuanhui directly brought Wang Fobao out today and asked him to go to the palace to wrestle sumo with others. Firstly, he knew that Wang Fobao was very strong, and secondly, he was a little annoyed.

He came to Chang'an to show off his power, so naturally he couldn't leave in disgrace.

Both of them are the kind of people who can be known to be fierce warriors just by looking at their figures.

Following an order, the two men pounced on each other at the same time.

Although sumo is wrestling, it actually has its own skills, such as pushing, throwing, catching, pulling, dodging, pressing, tripping, etc. Sumo wrestlers must flexibly use their necks, shoulders, hands, arms, chests, abdomens, waists, knees, and legs to wrestle.

When the two of them joined hands, they showed the collision of power, which was really like an expert who could tell the outcome with just one move.

The nobles in the hall began to cheer and applaud. In fact, sumo wrestling has always been an activity that the court nobles like to watch.

"Historical Records": "The Second Emperor of Qin played the game of Jiao and Di in Ganquan Palace." The note says: "During the Warring States Period, military lectures were added to show off their talents and strengths. The Emperor Wu of Han liked it."

Therefore, this kind of collision can make people's blood boil. The atmosphere of the entire hall has become extremely heated as the two wrestled.

Li Yuan took the lead in clapping and cheering, while Li Yuanhui frowned, because on the scene, it seemed that Shedugan had the upper hand and Wang Fobao was at a disadvantage.

But Li Sanlang whispered in his ear, "The strong man under your command is hiding his abilities."

Li Yuanhui was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He didn't often watch this kind of sumo wrestling, let alone see it himself.

But Li Sanlang was extremely proficient in this, and he had never met an opponent in fighting after he became an adult.

So he knew that the third brother would not speak nonsense.

Sure enough, the next moment, just a few breaths later, Wang Fobao knocked She Dugan, who seemed to have the upper hand, to the ground. Because his body was so huge, people even felt the ground under the feet of the hall tremble.

Li Yuan's mood, which had been high, also fell to the bottom.

At this moment, Li Yuanhui began to applaud, "Cai cai cai!"

Many people responded in unison, because Wang Fobao's final move of putting the food in Shedu was extremely neat and very entertaining to watch.

However, Li Yuan soon reacted, forced a smile and clapped in response.

"It's really wonderful, really wonderful. These two people are brave warriors picked from thousands of miles away. Reward." Shedugan, covered in dust, got up from the ground and kowtowed with Wang Fobao to express his gratitude.

After a sumo wrestling match, it was almost time, so Li Yuan went to Xuande Gate to have fun with the people.

The kings, prime ministers and generals accompanied him.

Standing on the city wall, Li Yuan accepted the worship of the people under the guard of honor, with the crown prince and kings standing on his left and right.

"May the saint live forever, and may Shangyuan enjoy peace and health."

"May the saint live forever, and may Shangyuan enjoy peace and health."

The common people below vied with each other to see the emperor in person.

Li San whispered, "Aye, this emperor is becoming more and more adept at his duties."

Li Si smiled and said, "Third brother, be careful with your words. Aye is a saint and knows everything by nature."

Li San also smiled upon hearing this, and then said in a meaningful tone: "Indeed, otherwise how can we say that a saint is wise and enlightened."

They both laughed at the same time.
The words of the two made King Li Zhiji of Chu who was standing in front of him regret following them. These two brothers really dared to say anything. Why did he feel that there was a sense of sarcasm in their tone?

After the New Year, Li Yuanhui went to the palace to bid farewell. Li Yuan felt reluctant to see Silang coming and gave him many instructions, but none of them were about military or political affairs.

Finally, he personally escorted him out of the hall. Standing on the stage outside the hall, he sighed as he watched Li Silang's back gradually disappear into the distance.

When he was a minister, Li Yuan always felt that the stairs were a bit long because he had to walk up them every time and it was a bit tiring.

But now he felt that the stairs were a little short, so that he could take one more look at Shilang's back as he left.

Not until Li Silang's figure had passed the palace gate and was completely out of sight did Li Yuan retract his gaze, turn around and look at the main hall, smiling self-deprecatingly.

It makes me annoyed when I look at it, and I start to miss it even when I walk away.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month, Li Yuanhui set out for Luoyang with a group of his trusted aides and his guards.

On the same day, King Wei Li Xiaozheng also set out for Jinyang.

The two people's journeys actually overlapped for a long period of time, but the two teams were clearly separated.

The King of Wei only brought a few hundred guards with him, which made him seem a little outnumbered compared to the thousands of people at the King of Qi's palace.

There was no brotherly love between the two. The King of Wei, as a brother, had never been very respectful to his elder brother Li Silang.

Li Silang didn't take him seriously at all and was too lazy to pay attention to his various provocations and small actions.

After so many years of hard work, Li Yuanhui has a deep understanding of the meaning of that sentence.

"Son of Heaven, he who has strong soldiers and horses will do it."

I really have no intention of fighting with a fool who is always vying to be cannon fodder and showing off to everyone he catches.

He is worried about two things now. The first is Jinyang, which will definitely be lost in the hands of this kid.

The second is how to fight this war that had to be fought in the fourth year of Wude.

(End of this chapter)