Waited all night.
Li Shimin still didn't come.
Li Taiku sat on the table, looking tired.
"Your Highness..."
"Why don't you go and have a rest? Your Majesty must have some urgent matters and you won't be able to come."
The attendant on the side advised.
Li Tai stayed up all night, and naturally they didn't sleep all night either. Now they were already listless and sleepy.
The people in the palace are just too delicate to stay up late.
"Father, what on earth do you mean..."
Li Tai slammed his fist on the table and said in a muffled voice,
"I said it, but it turned out like this!"
"You are just trying to make fun of me! Then why don't you come... at least say something!"
At this moment, he was filled with resentment and dissatisfaction with his father.
"Your Highness, please calm down. Why don't you take a nap first and let me go and inquire?"
The valet kept his spirits up and remained considerate to his master.
Li Tai yawned and finally nodded.
"All right……"
"I'll take a nap first and let me know if you have any news later."
He ordered and immediately closed his eyes.
Li Tai, who had been sleepy for a long time, relaxed and snored in an instant.
The attendant rubbed his sore eyes and left quickly.
…
Noon.
When Li Tai woke up from the mat, he saw a familiar face.
"You're back...how are you?"
"Is there any news... Father, has he been busy all night?"
The waiter looked a little ugly when he heard this question.
"Reply to Your Highness."
"There was nothing important in the palace last night. Your Majesty had dinner at Concubine Yang's place and went to bed in the palace as usual."
Uh-huh!
Li Tai's fat body sat up instantly, showing no signs of sleepiness!
This is not right!
Even a fool can sense something is wrong!
"Go...go and call Wei Ting and Du Chuke!"
"Go quickly!"
Fat Qingque's lips trembled a little.
"Yes, yes, obey!"
The nearby waiter responded and left, leaving Li Tai sitting alone at the table with shock and uncertainty in his eyes.
After a while.
Two die-hard members of the Wei royal family entered the palace to pay homage.
"...That's the case."
Li Tai briefly recounted what happened yesterday and couldn't help but say,
"Two teachers, my father is like this for no reason. Did something happen? Is he treating me..."
Wei Ting stroked his beard.
"There is indeed something not quite right."
He said in a deep voice,
"Logically speaking, Your Majesty has informed His Highness in advance that you are coming to discuss scriptures. Even if you are unable to come due to something else, it is normal. You only need to inform us again."
"But he didn't show any expression, as if he had forgotten about it."
Du Chuke raised his eyes and said:
"Could it be that His Majesty really forgot?"
Wei Ting shook his head.
"impossible."
"Even if His Majesty forgets, a chamberlain will remind you of the itinerary. There are dedicated people around the Emperor to arrange the itinerary, so it is impossible to forget."
"Unless His Majesty deliberately doesn't want to come."
Li Tai's face turned pale.
"This this……"
"Why is this? Why doesn't Father want to come to me?"
He panicked all of a sudden, and his heart was beating wildly.
"We have to analyze it."
Wei Ting thought for a moment and said,
"Something happened in the middle, which caused His Majesty to change his mind and deliberately not come. This may be a warning, or something else."
"Chu Ke, do you know who your Majesty received yesterday afternoon?"
Du Chuke nodded and said:
"Your Majesty has been in the study all afternoon and met with the two prime ministers, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling."
"What is being discussed should be a major military matter, and it should be related to Tuyuhun. I heard that Li Jing won a great victory and has put down Tuyuhun."
Wei Ting nodded slightly.
"Then this is a good thing. His Majesty should be happy, and his bad mood will not affect His Majesty the King of Wei."
He said,
"This is not a good sign."
Li Tai looked increasingly nervous.
"Then...did I, the king, do something wrong?"
"Recently, there shouldn't be any recently, right? I've been studying hard and writing "Kuo Di Zhi"!"
He tried to think back, but he really couldn't think of anything he had done wrong to make his father hate him.
"Could it be..."
Wei Ting frowned and whispered,
"Is it related to contentment?"
When Du Chuke and Li Tai heard this, they were both excited!
"Teacher...are you sure?!"
Li Tai's voice rose an octave, and there was already a look of horror in his eyes!
If this matter is found on his head, then he will be charged with 'murdering his brothers and coveting the throne'!
He can't bear this crime!
"impossible!"
Du Chuke said hurriedly,
"We did this job flawlessly and the process was perfect. There is no fault at all!"
"Even if we want to investigate, we can't be traced. Even if we are really traced, His Highness the King of Wei will definitely not be implicated! There is no evidence!"
Wei Ting glanced at him.
"Your Majesty suspects a person, do you need evidence?"
he asked rhetorically.
Du Chuke: "..."
This question directly made him lose his temper.
yes.
Officials need evidence to handle cases, but the emperor does not! As long as he suspects someone, the other party can be directly presumed guilty!
"me……"
"I knew that wouldn't work, that it would be useless! You just wouldn't listen!"
"It's okay now, it's over! My eldest brother didn't take me down, but my father doubted me! What should I do, what should I do!"
Li Tai went from trembling lips to trembling all over. He could hardly sit still and almost fell to the ground!
There were constant complaints in his mouth, and there was infinite regret in his heart.
My intestines are about to turn green!
"Alas! This is also an oversight on our part. I didn't expect that Xu Fenglei would be involved."
Wei Ting sighed softly,
"The prince has obviously done so many ridiculous things, which has made His Majesty particularly disgusted. He is about to succeed!"
"But as soon as Xu Fenglei, the crown prince and grand master, came back, everything seemed to be back to square one! He even only stayed in Chang'an for two days, and he was able to bring instant peace and harmony between His Majesty and the East Palace. This is really scary! "
"As long as he protects the prince, I'm afraid no one will have a chance to bring him down."
He wanted to rely on King Wei to ascend to power, and he wanted to try his best to turn his bicycle into a motorcycle.
This is a gambler's mentality, but it doesn't mean he is a fool! Brainless stud!
On the contrary, Wei Ting's head is sober.
If you know it can’t be done, then you can’t do it! At least you can't go this way! No way!
Xu Fenglei's superb status and terrifying influence were beyond his imagination! It's not something he can calculate!
"yes……"
Du Chuke smiled bitterly and said,
"I thought that after the Grand Master left Chang'an, he would no longer have any influence on the court."
"Who knew that he could enter and leave this palace whenever he wanted! He doesn't even need to meet His Majesty, he can go directly to the East Palace, or even the harem where the palace is used to treat illnesses!"
"Among the foreign ministers, who can have this status? I'm afraid Changsun Wuji, who is the number one foreign relative, doesn't have the qualifications, right?"
Li Tai's face was ashen.
"That's natural..."
He whispered,
"You don't understand the position of master in the heart of the emperor. They are by no means as simple as monarchs and ministers."
"My father has many subordinates, but he has only one friend from beginning to end, and that is Master. And this friendship has not deteriorated from Tiance Mansion to Taiji Palace."
Wei Ting and Du Chuke were both a little silent when they heard this.
No spoilage.
These four words clearly explain Xu Fenglei's transcendent status.
"You can't compete with this sincerity..."
Du Chuke sighed,
"Your Highness, I am not trying to throw cold water on you, unless His Highness the Crown Prince passes away, or the Grand Master suddenly changes his mind and supports you as the Crown Prince."
"Otherwise, it's hard to get your chance to get on top."
"No matter how we plan, it's useless..."
Li Tai also looked bitter.
"Master has always been more partial to my elder brother and will never support me."
He waved his hands feebly and said,
"That's all..."
"Just be a rich prince in this Tai Chi Palace, study hard, and don't think about those messy things."
He has the ambition to be an emperor.
But he also realized at this moment... He didn't have the conditions!
"Your Highness, don't lose heart like this."
Wei Ting looked stern and said in a deep voice,
"Chuke also said just now that unless His Highness the Crown Prince dies, you have no chance."
"Then what if...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really dies? Or did he commit a capital crime?"
"In this way, won't the support of the grand master fall on you? Assuming that the prince dies, then you will be the first heir. Wu Wang Li Ke will definitely not be able to compete with you! He is not the queen! "
"And for the rest, your brother Li Zhi is too young and a youngest son, so he cannot pose a threat to you!"
"At that time, you can still be the emperor!"
When one path doesn't work, he immediately changes his mind!
Li Tai: "!!!"
"You're crazy!"
He glared and said,
"You want me to kill my eldest brother?!"
"No! You absolutely cannot do this! The education I received does not allow me to do such an unethical thing!"
He can still accept Tiaozi's dirty tricks.
If he was asked to directly kill his elder brother, Li Tai would never do it! That’s too bottomless!
"Your Highness, I didn't mean that."
Wei Ting hurriedly explained,
"I will never ask you to murder the prince, but to guide the prince on the path of..."
Li Tai shook his head repeatedly.
"Stop talking, you are not allowed to say it again!"
He said displeasedly,
"This matter ends here, don't mention it again!"
"I have no other ideas now. I just want to write "Kuo Di Zhi" well!"
Wei Ting glanced at Du Chuke.
Du Chuke also lowered his head, remained silent, and did not cooperate with him.
This made him understand... The fire was not yet mature and he could not force it.
"Well... His Highness doesn't like to hear it, so I won't say any more."
Wei Ting said,
"Then let's talk about the top priority now. We must know why His Majesty is suddenly cold towards you, Your Highness."
"No matter what else, you will always save this Sacred Heart, right?"
When Li Tai heard this, his expression softened.
"Well, let's just say this."
He continued,
"How to figure it out?"
"Don't think about the evil ways. Let's figure this out now and smooth it over."
Wei Ting glanced at the bookshelf.
"How is the compilation of Your Highness's "Kuo Di Zhi" going?"
Li Tai turned around and took a look.
"It's about 70 to 80% complete. The last 20% will be compiled and revised carefully, and that's it."
He thought for a moment and said in deep thought,
"In another year, it should be almost ready for publication."
"What, you mean..."
Wei Ting nodded.
"Find an excuse to meet His Majesty."
"His Majesty has always supported your compilation of books. This time you should report to him on the progress of the compilation of "Kuo Di Zhi" and test his attitude."
"Perhaps the situation is not as bad as we thought?"
Li Tai was thoughtful.
Wei Ting and Du Chuke stopped talking and sat quietly with their heads bowed.
"……All right!"
Li Tai stood up and said,
"It just so happens that I need to compile a general catalog of my "Kuo Di Zhi", which can be presented to my father for inspection and make him happy."
"I won't bother him for the next two days, so that even if he is really dissatisfied with me, he can use time to buffer it. I will compile the catalog and find an opportunity to ask for a meeting."
"What do you think?"
"Your Highness is wise." Wei Ting and Du Chuke both handed over.
His Highness, King Wei, is still smart after all! I also know to take it slow before going.
Li Tai let out a foul breath.
"It's really shameful...it's like you're shooting yourself in the foot."
He lamented,
"From today on, don't have any conflicts with Donggong!"
"I still have to find time to meet my eldest brother. I haven't chatted with him for a long time... I haven't met much in the past two years. The relationship between brothers who live in the same palace has become so weak. It's really sad. Somewhat ironic!"
"If my father sees us as brothers and sisters, he will be pleased."
Wei Ting and Du Chuke were silent when they heard this.
Royal, where is the brotherhood?
Don’t even look at how your father got into the position...
"Teachers, please go back."
Li Tai waved his hand and said,
"Don't come to my place during this period. So as not to attract attention."
Wei Ting and Du Chuke also understood what he meant, and they both stood up and saluted.
"Yes, I will retire."
"I excuse myself."
For a moment, Li Tai was the only one left in the house.
He looked at the bookshelf for a long time, a sad look on his face.
"Oh...just write it!"
"I hope it's not what I thought. I'm really obsessed!"
"..."
A few days later.
In the upper study room of Tai Chi Palace.
After Li Shimin had taken care of the government affairs, he was about to go to Changsun Wugou's house for a walk, but he heard the eunuch outside shouting:
"His Majesty."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei wishes to see you."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"Did he finally lose his temper? It was much later than I thought."
Li Er thought that Li Tai would not be able to resist asking the next day.
As a result, it came only now.
It can be seen that Li Tai has a lot of thoughts, at least not as simple as he imagined.
I really don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
"I still have things to deal with, so let him wait."
Li Shimin responded,
"I'll announce him to come in after I'm done with it."
"Yes." The eunuch responded.
Li Er put his hands behind his back and returned to the desk. He casually picked up a memorandum that had been reviewed and started reading it again.
(End of chapter)
