In the palace where the prince lives.
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The prince went to the East Palace, and Li Ke went to build a mansion outside the palace.
The eldest of the remaining princes, Li You, was only ten years old. He studied the Four Books, Five Classics, and the Six Arts of the Gentleman during the day, and he slept like a pig at night.
Li Tai stood in front of the table. The whole room was full of books. It seemed that this was not his study room, but a huge library.
He leaned over the table, holding a brush in one hand and his sleeve in the other, with sharp eyes as he wrote cursive writing wantonly.
"Wine and song, life geometry……"
"Green Zijin, Youyouwoxin……"
“The mountains never get too high, the waters never get too deep, the Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to its heart.”
He finished Cao's "Dan Ge Xing" in one breath. He slowly put down his brush, picked up the wine glass next to him, and drank it all in one gulp.
Now the eldest brother has become the prince, surrounded by many advisers.
The third brother left the palace to build a mansion and recruited many talents.
He was the only one who was good at both civil and military skills, poetry, articles, music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
But he can only be trapped in this deep palace, unable to do anything.
He also hopes that like-minded talents can be used by him to achieve a successful career.
He didn't want to spend his whole life doing nothing like this. People should have ambitions, and as a prince, he should have ambitions even more.
Just be a hero like Cao Mengde!
Why can only the eldest brother be the emperor and not him?
Since ancient times, how many people can the eldest son become the emperor?
The heir of the First Emperor was Hu Hai, the 17th son, the heir of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was his youngest son Liu Fuling, and the heir of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was the second eldest son Yang Guang.
Even now, his father is not the eldest son.
My father could be an emperor, so I can do it myself.
He looked at the Kanyu map of the Tang Dynasty on the wall and snorted in his heart: "As the third brother said, in such a prosperous age, letting a lame man be the prince will undermine the majesty of the Tang Dynasty."
It is ridiculous that his good eldest brother is afraid that his third brother will take away his crown prince position.
It is impossible for the third brother to become his father's successor. Even if the father can agree, the third brother also has ambitions, but the court officials will not agree.
Unless the eldest brother and them are both dead.
Although he is not the eldest son, without his eldest brother, the throne will be his, and it will not be Li Ke's turn.
Li Tai was not worried that the assassination would fail at all, because he thought everything was under control. When he recruited talents, he would slowly play with the three eldest brothers.
Dongfang showed his white belly, so Li Tai got up from the bed and started doing morning exercises. He did not fail in any of the six arts of a gentleman.
He wants to be the king of rolls, roll the eldest brother and the third brother to death, roll those younger brothers to death!
A hundred steps away, an arrow was shot. The sharp arrow hit the bull's-eye with a clanking sound.
Then he practiced Mo Dao again, but Mo Dao was too heavy and seemed to be very difficult, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, and all his clothes were soaked.
The eunuch next to him looked a little distressed.
The King of Yue has just turned fourteen this year, but among the many princes, he is the most diligent.
After Li Tai finished practicing his sword skills, he began to learn to write articles...
It’s just that I can’t calm down! In the dark, there is a bad premonition.
It stands to reason that the people sent out last night should have sent news by now, but the personal eunuch beside him has not returned yet.
Could it be that something went wrong?
But I have repeatedly warned him not to get involved and just find someone outside to do it.
To do this, he just asked Du He and Fang Yiai to pester the King of Shu, but did not let their people do it, just for fear that they would make mistakes.
"Your Highness, this slave is back..."
At this time, a young eunuch came to Li Tai with a nervous expression. His legs were still trembling at this moment.
Li Tai glanced at the personal eunuch's appearance and felt more certain. Was this a mission failure?
"Failed?"
The little eunuch knelt down with a thump and cried: "Your Highness, something serious has happened. The fifteen people sent out by the servant last night were all dead and their heads were cut off."
"This slave wanted to come back to report last night, but on the way back, he was targeted. Fortunately, someone from the Jinwu Guard appeared, and this slave escaped..."
"Where are the people on the other side?"
"According to the people from Jinwu Guard, they are still alive and have been saved!"
"None of those killers know about you, right?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, no one knows it's a slave. I was hiding my face to discuss with them..."
"You did a very good job and deserve a reward..."
Poof!
The knife cut across his neck. The little eunuch's eyes widened and he didn't even have time to say thank you.
"Now no one knows it was you who did it!"
Li Tai asked someone to inform the person in charge, and just charge him with whatever crime he wanted. It was normal for someone to die in the palace in a few days.
No one around Li Tai has died yet!
Li Tai stood in the study and didn't speak for a long time.
This incident made him realize that the third brother was not that simple. He was more hidden than the third brother he knew.
"He was actually able to recruit talents through me and didn't find out about this. He could have guessed that I would kill his people, and made plans in advance to kill his own people."
"People with such foresight are probably only among the top leaders in the entire court."
Li Tai touched his cheek with both hands, feeling very unwilling.
"This matter has exposed me and made my eldest brother proud!"
"Could it be that the eldest brother repeatedly declined and allowed me to take the lead just so that I could fight the third brother while he watched the show?"
The more Li Tai thought about it, the more frightened he became!
This may be in response to the saying that smart people are very clever, but their cleverness is mistaken for their cleverness.
"Your Highness, the steward of Prince Shu's Mansion sent an invitation. He also said..."
Li Tai twitched the corner of his mouth and said that Cao Cao will be here soon.
"What else did he say?"
"He said that the King of Shu has hosted a Hongmen Banquet and invites you to attend!"
Hongmen Banquet?
Li Tai suddenly became nervous.
Could it be that Third Brother knew that he was the one who sent someone to assassinate Third Brother?
This is why they held a Hongmen Banquet. Do you want to kill yourself?
He knew what the third brother was like. He was dressed like a beast, polite and scum, but he was also very decisive in doing things. He was a person who left no way out for others.
"You went to push, and then you said that I was unwell!"
A good man won't eat what's in front of him, and he will avoid it if he can. He won't risk going to the banquet.
Let's observe for a few days and figure things out first. Now his eyes are dark and he doesn't know anything.
When the eunuch went to reply, Li Tai became restless and walked back and forth in the room.
At this moment, he realized even more the benefits of having power in his hands and having capable people and strangers around him.
He works very hard, but his efforts alone are like fireflies.
"Your Highness, the prince sent someone to send a message, saying that he wants you to attend the Hongmen Banquet of King Shu."
"No, no, I'm not feeling well!"
Only fools go there. If you go there, you will have to shed a layer of your skin even if you don't die.
"The King of Shu invited a lot of people this time, including Fang Yiai, Changsun Chong, Du He and others."
Um?
Are you all invited?
Is Third Brother going to catch them all in one fell swoop?
Even if there are so many people, he doesn't want to go!
Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Chengqian found Li Tai in person with a dark face.
"Fourth brother, are you feeling unwell?"
Li Tai bowed and said in salute: "Brother, I caught the cold last night and have a splitting headache. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend Third Brother's banquet with you."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai and said with a smile: "We are all brothers. No matter how bad the third brother is, he will not do anything out of line. If anything happens, the elder brother will take care of it for you."
"Brother, I really got cold..."
Li Tai won't go even if he kills him, this big brother is obviously going to use him to top the tank.
"Let's go..."
Li Chengqian pulled Li Tai forward, and said at the same time: "At the Hongmen Banquet, I, the prince, will come and see my third brother's sword dancing skills!"
Prince Shu's Mansion.
Today there were lanterns and festoons, and he even had a red carpet laid out for this Hongmen Banquet.
Starting from the gate, every veteran was holding a weapon, neatly dressed, and still full of evil spirit despite his age, and stood all the way to the living room.
In the backyard, the dancer is rehearsing her dance and the musician is tuning the strings...
However, the meals were mainly steamed and grilled meals, and the wine and tea were drawn by lottery.
Because Li Ke learned a piece of news from Shadow, with the prince as the leader and Li Tai as the pioneer, a team was formed, and they were learning their own entrepreneurial model.
They actually want to make women's underwear. However, with the current technology, Li Ke can guarantee that the workshop will close down soon without his intervention.
Unless they invent the loom and bring down the price of silk and satin.
But Lingluo silk and satin and raw materials are mainly in the hands of Qiwang of the fifth surname.
In the Tang Dynasty, silk and satin served as hard currency, the same as gold, silver and copper coins.
Half of the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty was made of silk and satin.
Li Shimin had a headache for the five surnames and Qi Wang, how could they just do it?
But cooking is different. Once discovered by them, they may imitate you. How can you make a fortune?
"Young Master, the prince and others have arrived."
Biquge
