Imperial City, East Palace.
In front of an artificially dug pond, Li Jiancheng built a pergola and sat fishing.
The weather was hot, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he remained unmoving.
Under the calm water, a fish swayed and slowly approached.
Boom!
"Brother! I'm so angry!"
A sudden sound came, startling Li Jiancheng, and his hands trembled subconsciously.
Uh-huh!
The cunning fish immediately realized something was wrong and turned around and ran away.
"Why!"
Li Jiancheng straightened the fishing rod in his hand, couldn't help but sigh, frowned and scolded the person beside him,
"Fourth brother, you scared my fish!"
The person coming is none other than King Li Yuanji of Qi!
But seeing Li Yuanji's face looking unhappy, he stepped forward and threw down Li Jiancheng's fishing rod and said:
"When did this happen? Why bother fishing here!"
Li Jiancheng was not annoyed by his disturbance and ordered to the left and right:
"Go and get a piece of iced watermelon for King Qi, see if he's too dry."
"Yes." The maid on the side responded and left.
"Fourth brother, don't underestimate fishing. My father has become addicted to it recently."
Li Jiancheng asked Li Yuanji to sit down and said with a smile,
"This shows that his temperament is becoming more and more calm, and his calmness skills are getting better and better."
"We have to learn a little bit and temper our tempers, otherwise my father will definitely not be happy when he sees us being irritable. Do you understand?"
Wow.
Li Yuanji casually grabbed a cattail leaf fan from the maid's hand and waved it vigorously.
"Study? What a waste of time!"
He sneered,
"Li Shimin has a bad temper, right? Instead of hating him, he actually likes him even more and favors him even more!"
"Do you know that our conspiracy with Concubine Yin failed? It has no effect at all!"
Li Jiancheng's expression changed slightly.
"Step back." He backed away, leaving only the two brothers beside the empty pond.
"Of course I know."
Li Jiancheng's expression remained as usual.
"I heard from the palace people present that when my second brother was summoned to the palace, he brought a bloody piece of clothing with him to prove his innocence."
"Then, the mother moved out and acted out an emotional drama."
"So, not only did my father not blame him, he actually cried with him."
When Li Yuanji heard this, his face looked a little ugly.
"Oh! Why do you let him escape every time? Damn it, all those boxes of gold and silver jewelry that I have are in vain?"
He cursed one after another and said extremely unhappy,
"What a loss! Big loss!"
His heart began to bleed when he thought of the boxes of treasures given to Concubine Yin De!
It would be fine if it came true, but not only did it not come true this time, it actually made the relationship between the old man and Li Er even better!
It’s simply a simple mistake!
"I'm also wondering. Although this plan can't be said to be flawless, it's better at being quick! Taking advantage of his father's partial belief in his favorite concubine, he falsely accused Li Shimin, who had no time to respond, so he could only eat Take this dumb loss."
Li Jiancheng touched his chin and said in a deep voice,
"But even in such a situation where he had no time to deal with it, he made an almost perfect response and escaped this disaster!"
"And the key point is that piece of bloody clothes, which changed my father's suspicion in one fell swoop."
"It's wonderful, it's so delicate! I have to say, if it were me, I would never be able to be like him..."
Li Yuanji scratched his hair in a frenzy.
Being analyzed like this by his eldest brother, his heart hurt even more!
"I also heard that the second brother came to the palace two days ago and wrote a book about begging for feudal lords, saying that he was willing to guard the border for the Tang Dynasty."
Li Jiancheng looked deeply and said again.
"Huh?" Li Yuanji raised his eyebrows and continued, "Is he stupid? He actually begged for vassalship? Did my father agree?"
Li Jiancheng: "..."
He glanced at his fourth brother speechlessly, especially glancing at his head a few times.
With this level of intelligence, can he really be a good teammate of his?
"If you think about it with your toes, you will know that of course my father did not agree! Otherwise, why would we still be moaning and groaning here?"
Li Jiancheng scolded,
"Not only did he not agree, he also greatly appreciated the second brother's words. He even made a promise, saying that the court cannot do without King Qin, and he cannot do without this good son who is close to him!"
He was amazed and praised:
"This move is even higher!"
"Xiao Xiao took a step back and eliminated all the negative influences he suffered at the court meeting that day, not to mention, and further consolidated his position in the heart of his father!"
"I just feel strange... Why do you think this second brother seems to be a different person since he came back from Qinling, with such clear thinking?"
When Li Yuanji heard this, his expression turned gloomy.
"There must be something fishy here!"
He said coldly,
"Is Li Shimin really so smart and cunning? I don't believe it!"
Li Jiancheng nodded slightly.
It's not that he thinks Li Shimin isn't that smart, it's just that the second brother's behavior this time is completely different from his previous style...
"I have arranged spies outside Tiance Mansion and Hongyi Palace. The second brother has been living in Tiance Mansion during this period and seems to have found a master for his children."
Li Jiancheng said thoughtfully.
"Teacher? Don't you catch a lot of them?" Li Yuanji said nonchalantly, "Each of my sons has arranged for several great scholars to teach them in turn!"
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji shut up obediently, knowing that he was making idiotic remarks again.
"Ordinary tutors will naturally catch a lot of them, but this gentleman is extraordinary. It is said that he asked his legitimate sons to perform three bows and nine kowtows to call their master."
Li Jiancheng said in a deep voice,
"According to what my informants heard, everyone in the Tiance family calls this Mr. Da. His status is respected, and he can even be on par with the princes and princesses!"
"What's even more coincidental is that this big gentleman came back from Qinling with his second brother. Look, is this..."
Li Yuanji's expression changed slightly.
Now that it’s all said and done, he would really be a fool if he didn’t understand it again!
"It's a pity that my second brother has managed Tiance Mansion in a monolithic way and it has become a system. I can hardly insert any hidden stakes."
Li Jiancheng sighed lightly,
"I can only listen to what the servants in the house have to say. How many accurate words can I say?"
Li Yuanji clenched his fist.
"Don't worry, brother, I'll take care of this!"
He said confidently,
"I'm looking for an opportunity to check the details of this great gentleman! Is he just teaching, or is he the mastermind behind Li Shimin!"
"Well, that's very good." Li Jiancheng nodded happily.
This fourth brother is not good at anything else, but he is still very good at playing dirty tricks and using evil forces.
"Okay, go back and get ready. Tomorrow, my father will set off to hunt in Lishan Mountain."
Li Jiancheng stood up and warned,
"Recharge your batteries. Riding and shooting is your strong point, and it is also the second brother's strong point."
"In front of my father, you must not be outdone by him or steal the limelight!"
Li Yuanji sneered.
"Don't worry! How can he compare to me?"
"Then let's see how I crush him until he can't even lift his head!"
He looked proud, bowed slightly to Li Jiancheng, stood up and left.
After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back.
"What's wrong?" Li Jiancheng asked.
"Where's my iced watermelon?!" Li Yuanji spread his hands and stared.
Li Jiancheng: “#￥%……&*@#”
