I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

"Duke Zhao, what happened today? Could it be that Li Yifu has gone insane?

I haven't heard that he has any grudge against Prince Ji?"

In the classroom of the Shangshu Province, Chu Suiliang, the Yellow Gate Minister, sat at the bottom and asked curiously.

Sitting next to him was Gao Shilian's son Gao Luxing.

Both of them knew that Li Yifu was recommended by Zhangsun Wuji to Ma Zhou and Liu Li.

He was considered his disciple, so why didn't he tell Changsun Wuji about such a big thing in advance?

Changsun Wuji drank tea leisurely with a smile on his face all the time.

"I don't know this either. I guess I can't help myself."

His answer was somewhat ambiguous.

The two people present were not stupid and they immediately understood the meaning of Changsun Wuji's words.

Chu Suiliang asked:

"Duke Zhao means that he was instructed by someone?"

"Yes, Li Yifu is working in the Prince of Jin's mansion. Could it be that he has already surrendered to the Prince of Jin?"

Gao Xinglu also agreed.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said nothing, which made the two of them very anxious.

Chu Suiliang stood up first.

"Duke Zhao, what is there to hide? Everyone says Li Yifu is a talented person, otherwise you wouldn't have recommended him.

If he surrenders to King Jin, won't we lose some strength?"

"Ahem~~~Brother Chu, be careful with your words."

Gao Luxin hurriedly coughed to remind him.

Only then did Changsun Wuji speak:

"Sit down, there is nothing to hide. Although Li Yifu has some talent, his behavior is bad and he is not fit for important positions."

"Why does Duke Zhao say that?"

Gao Luxing asked.

Changsun Wuji chuckled.

“Haha, if I am not mistaken about what happened today, it should be the King of Jin who was behind it.

Li Yifu wants to have the best of both worlds, to both surrender to the Prince of Jin and to be protected by me at the same time. This is too unrealistic.

We should stay away from such people, but if there is anything that can be done as a vanguard, we can..."

Changsun Wuji didn't say anything else, but the other two understood and smiled knowingly.

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Li Shen followed Wang Zhong to Liangyi Hall. He didn't know why Li Chengqian wanted him to do something.

In the past, it was always his father who summoned him, and Li Chengqian rarely did so.

In the hall today, Li Shen first bowed and said.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Haha, there are no outsiders here, Tenth Brother, no need to be so polite."

Hearing Li Shen's salute, Li Chengqian raised his head and said with a smile.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished." Li Shen said seriously.

Li Chengqian stood up reluctantly, walked to Li Shen's side, and pulled Li Shen into the study.

Li Chengqian asked the maid to make tea, and he asked Li Shen to sit down and said:

"Tenth brother, don't take today's incident to heart, and don't bear a grudge."

"Brother, what do you mean? I don't understand."

Li Shen was stunned, not knowing what Li Chengqian meant by this.

"Tenth brother, there are no outsiders here. I don't believe you didn't figure out who is behind this."

Li Chengqian still said with a smile.

Li Shen remained silent. Of course he knew it was Li Zhi, because Li Yifu was the Censor-in-Chief of Li Zhi's mansion.

But did Li Chengqian tell him this so that he would not bear a grudge against Li Zhi?

"Brother, are you afraid that I will take revenge on Li Yifu?"

Li Shen pretended to be confused and asked tentatively.

"Sigh~~~" Li Chengqian sighed. There were some things he didn't want to say, but there was nothing he could do.

"Tenth brother, Li Yifu is the censor of Zhinu's mansion and serves Zhinu. You should have guessed that this matter is related to Zhinu.

What Zhinu did was indeed wrong, Aye will teach him a lesson.

As for you, please be magnanimous and don't bother with him. I don't want to see you two fighting each other."

"Brother, is this Aye's intention or yours?"

Now that things have been brought up, Li Shen naturally wants to figure out who meant it.

"This... is what Aye meant, but I don't want you two to be enemies."

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment and finally said that it was Li Shimin's intention.

"Oh, that's what Aye meant."

If this was Li Shimin's intention, Li Shen wouldn't care. Li Shimin had been trying to adjust his relationship with Li Zhi.

It is normal for a father not to want to see his sons killing each other.

Moreover, Li Zhi is the legitimate son and has been the focus of Li Shimin's attention in the past. Now Li Shen is powerful and has no bottom line in doing things.

It was normal for Li Shimin to worry that Li Shen would kill Li Zhi.

"As long as it's not what Big Brother meant, don't worry, I'm broad-minded and won't argue with you.

However, the eldest brother still asked Aye to advise the ninth brother not to provoke the younger brother.

I have a brain disease, and if I get sick, I won’t be able to control what I do.”

Li Shen smiled. It didn't matter as long as it wasn't Li Chengqian's intention.

The meaning here is different.

His father has been trying to smooth things over for a long time, but his value is far higher than Li Zhi. His father is so snobbish, his status will not change, he will only become more favored.

But Li Chengqian, the future emperor, is different. The relationship between him and his father is one level lower than that between him and his brother.

They are brothers from the same mother. If Li Chengqian is inclined towards Li Zhi, then Li Shen must be prepared to leave a way out.

Now it seems that Li Chengqian is just like his father, knowing the importance of things.

Li Chengqian has grown a lot in the past few years. After Li Shen finished speaking, Li Chengqian understood what Li Shen meant.

To be honest, he really didn't have any deep feelings for his two younger brothers, Li Tai and Li Zhi, who competed with him for the throne.

He planned to give his two younger brothers fiefdoms after he succeeded to the throne, and not taking revenge on them was already a special favor.

But Li Shen is different. He has a good relationship with the Tenth Prince, and it is all thanks to the Tenth Prince that he can sit on the throne.

This is equivalent to following the dragon.

Just like now that he is taking over the country in advance, training himself and cultivating his own power, it was the Tenth Brother who persuaded their father to do so.

His father once said that Old Ten would be of great use to him in the future, and he would stand on Old Ten's side for both emotional and logical reasons.

"Tenth brother, you and I are brothers, and we have a deep brotherly love. I can understand whatever you do.

But it’s true that Aye doesn’t want to see you brothers killing each other.

After all, we are all brothers.

This time, Zhinu did something wrong. For Aye and my sake, please don't go too far."

Li Chengqian took the teapot from the maid and poured a cup for Li Shen himself.

Li Shen smiled knowingly after hearing this, he understood what Li Chengqian meant.

"Brother, I lost at least 50,000 strings of cash today. Do you want to compensate me?"

Li Shen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and changed the subject.

"I want to give you money? I begged for you today. It would be fine if you didn't thank me, but you actually want me to give you money.

You are so ungrateful."

When Li Chengqian heard that he was asked for money, his attitude changed immediately.

"I'm ungrateful? I'm donating in your name, the prince, but it has nothing to do with me. If you don't pay, who will?"