"Hey, except for the fourth brother, almost all our brothers are here!" At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly said. Although the boy had a harmless expression on his face, it seemed that he just mentioned Li Tai accidentally, but Li Min

But he dared to swear that Li Zhi, the little fox, definitely did it on purpose.

"Haha, the fourth brother is arrogant by nature and has never cared much about these things. It is expected that he did not come to participate!" Li Chengqian also seemed to say very casually, but an elusive smile flashed through his eyes.

Li Min looked at the pair of brothers singing and singing, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart. As expected of the two empresses, they were indeed more thoughtful than the other brothers.

Originally, Li Min and Li Ke had planned to let Li Chengqian and Li Tai participate in this competition with Songtsen Gampo. After all, one of them was disabled and the other was obese and could not ride a bicycle at all. However, Li Chengqian saw this opportunity and deliberately came to participate.

, As a result, among the princes of Chang'an, except for two who still wear crotchless pants, only Li Tai does not

Eventually, this invisibly isolated Li Tai. In addition, the family card was originally used to prevent him from playing with his parents. Now that Li Chengqian is disabled and still participates in the competition, his image as a glorious big brother who cares for his younger siblings has suddenly changed.

Once established, it can be said that it kills two birds with one stone. No wonder Li Chengqian was so enthusiastic towards these brothers just now.

Hearing that Li Chengqian was calm on the surface but full of provocative words on the inside, and thinking of Li Tai's arrogant expression on his brothers, the youngest Li Shen had a look of disgust on his face, and although Li Zhi tried his best to control himself

expression, but he couldn't hide the trace of pride at the corner of his mouth. He had been taught a lot by Li Tai on weekdays, so he was the first to mention the other person, and in the end he gave Li Chengqian an excellent preface.

As for Li Zhen, although she felt something was wrong, she didn't understand the key and could only remain strong and calm. However, Li Yun, who had always been looked down upon by others, seemed to have known what his elder brother meant, and his expression did not change at all.

When he saw Li Min observing him, he reluctantly showed a smile, then lowered his head and remained silent. It seemed that although this boy was timid, he was also a very smart person.

Not to mention Li Ke and Li Min. After hearing this, they looked at each other, and then Li Ke stood up and said: "What the eldest brother said makes sense. However, the fourth brother is fat and has some difficulty walking, so he cannot come to participate in the bicycle race.

It makes sense!" He first agreed with Li Chengqian's words, and then explained it to Li Tai, so that neither party would be offended.

"Thank you, third brother, for saying something fair, otherwise I would have been wronged!" As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly said from behind. When Li Min heard this voice, he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.

Today's game is really going to put on a good show!

"See Fourth Brother!" Li Yun led Li Yun and the others to salute the fat Li Tai. What they didn't expect was that Li Tai was also pushing a bicycle, and it seemed that he was also here to participate in the competition.

of.

"Yeah!" Li Tai was still as cold as ever to his younger brothers. When he pushed the cart and walked to Li Ke's side, he nodded specially. Although in his opinion, this was him expressing his gratitude, but he didn't

He didn't expect that the other person was his brother, but it was really rude to nod like this. Fortunately, Li Ke also understood Li Tai's temper. He didn't want to argue with the other person at all.

"Brother, you are really good at it. It's a pity that I'm a little better informed and heard a little bit about it in advance, so I'm really sorry to disappoint you!" Li Tai's voice was very soft, but there was no meaning in his words.

He was not polite at all, relying on Li Shimin's favor and Li Chengqian's foot disability, so he had long ignored this eldest brother.

When Li Min saw that Li Tai was also participating, he immediately thought of two possibilities. The first was that Li Tai and Li Chengqian thought of each other, and both thought that the other would not participate, so they came to isolate the other. But looking at Li Tai's performance now, this

Maybe it should be ruled out, and with Li Tai's temperament, he probably wouldn't be able to do such a scheming thing, so there is only the second possibility left, which is that he got the news in advance, so he was forced to come to the competition.

"Fourth brother, what do you mean? Why can't I understand you?" Although Li Chengqian was a little surprised that Li Tai was so well-informed, given his status, he naturally would not show any expression of surprise, but looked innocent.

Follow Li Tai and make the other party refuse to admit his guilt. Anyway, there is no evidence for this kind of thing.

Li Tai also knew that there was nothing Li Chengqian could do about this kind of thing. He snorted angrily, turned around and pushed the car to stand next to the other party. It seemed that he wanted to compete with Li Chengqian. However, Li Min looked at the two brothers but

It's hard to laugh or cry. One of them is disabled and the other is obese. None of them are capable of exercise. I'm afraid even if they get on a bicycle, they can only go a few hundred meters at most.

All eight princes arrived, and Songtsen Gampo also entered the competition venue under the protection of the Tibetan warriors. In addition to the nine of them, the surrounding riders were also ready. There were huge crowds of spectators on both sides of the track, all with eager faces.

He looked carefully at Li Chengqian and others who were at the front. Unfortunately, there were guards on both sides of the track, preventing them from getting too close.

On the city wall facing the starting line, a temporary sloping stand was built. Li Shimin and his concubines from the palace sat on it. There were many civil and military officials and their families accompanying them on both sides. However, Qinghe was not the only one.

The girl did not sit properly on the stage. Instead, she led Gao Yang and a group of other unmarried princesses to lie on the wall, staring at the competition below with excitement.

This match is related to the marriage with Tubo, and the marriage is naturally related to the fate of the princesses like Qinghe. Although real princesses are rarely used in marriages, usually only the eldest daughter gets married, the eldest daughter is also their cousin, and even

They may also be their best friends, so the princesses like Qinghe are also extremely concerned about this game.

Li Min sat astride the bicycle, raised his head and looked up, and happened to see Qinghe holding Sizi and waving to him. When Sizi saw Sixth Brother seeing him, he even shouted excitedly. He and several sisters

After saying hello, Li Min looked to the side again and saw Wen Xin and Li Ke's princess, his cousin and sister-in-law standing together.

Wen Xin stood up, surrounded by a group of wealthy ladies, pointing and covering their mouths while smiling. Wen Xin's eyes were always on Li Min. When her husband saw her, she immediately gave him a sweet smile, but

At the same time, he also made a gesture to let him be careful. After all, Li Min had just recovered from the illness and his body had not fully recovered yet.

Li Min also nodded to reassure Wen Xin, then looked away, turned around and looked at Cheng Hualiang and others behind him. They were all loyal supporters of cycling races. Naturally, they would not miss such a round-the-city cycling race. Everyone was prepared.

At the end, under the referee's order, nearly a hundred athletes worked together and rushed out of the starting line on their bicycles, and the city cycling officially started.

In the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City was ten kilometers wide from east to west and about nine kilometers long from north to south. In addition, the race track around the city was not close to the city wall, so the entire race course was about forty kilometers in total. Li Min discovered

The original bicycle has been improved several times by the skilled craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, but

The speed is estimated to reach 15 or 16 kilometers per hour at most. Based on this calculation, it usually takes two or three hours to complete the entire race. In the eyes of later generations, this can be regarded as a high-intensity exercise.

Not to mention riding a very heavy bicycle like the Datang.

At the beginning of the race, Li Min followed Songtsen Gampo without any arrogance or impatience. When the opponent was faster, he was faster, and when the opponent was slower, he was slower. He always maintained a distance of several meters, no matter how many riders around him passed him.

He didn't even pay attention to it. After all, they were not here to win the championship in this game. As long as they defeated Songtsen Gampo, his goal would be achieved!

Songtsen Gampo obviously had the same idea. Li Min stared at him, and he kept staring at Li Ke. After all, among all the princes, only Li Ke could pose a threat to him. As for Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi, the old and weak

Disabled, in his eyes, they are just making up for the numbers.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Among the eight princes participating in the competition, the one who couldn't hold on was the youngest Li Shen. He was less than ten years old and couldn't ride for long. He started from Mingde Gate and headed west.

Go to Anhua Gate, which is closest to Mingde Gate.

He couldn't hold on anymore, his little face turned red, his thin calves were kicking constantly, and he kept breathing heavily. When the guard next to him saw that something was wrong, he immediately advised Li Shen to stop.

He came down and then went to the city wall to rest.

Compared with Li Shen, the performance of Li Chengqian and Li Tai surprised Li Min. Although one was disabled and the other was obese, the two were obviously at loggerheads and neither of them was willing to exit first. Unfortunately, the speed of the two was too fast.

Slowly, he was quickly left behind by all the players. When Li Min turned around and could barely see the shadow of the two of them, they were still crawling slowly on the track like two snails.

Afterwards, Li Min found out that the two men climbed to Yanping Gate at a snail's speed, and finally fell to the ground due to exhaustion. However, by this time they had ridden almost one-sixth of the entire race. Judging from their physical conditions,

, it can indeed be called a miracle.

As for Li Zhen and Li Zhi, they could keep up with the large army at first, but later they were gradually left behind because of their young age and frailty. However, Li Yun, who was only two years younger than Li Min, had good physical strength and kept following.

Li Min's military situation formed a situation where Li Ke was in front, Songtsen Gampo was behind, and the two brothers Li Min and Li Yun were behind. As for the other riders, Li Min had no time to care...)
Chapter completed!