Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

"It's just such a small incident, and it was all discovered by the wise and martial father." Li Mingda blinked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Mingda, his heart had already softened, and he was determined not to look at this girl's face anymore, so he forced himself to look away, still maintaining the solemn majesty of the emperor.

"It's useless to please me with less sweet talk. Just tell me honestly, what is the relationship between you?"

"It's very important, Aye really wants to listen?" Li Mingda's words attracted Li Shimin to look at her immediately.

When the child smiled, his mouth was like a crescent moon, and the smile on his face was like honey, which could make people feel sweet when they saw it.

Li Shimin had already disarmed and surrendered in his heart, but his words remained firm, "Say it quickly, don't let it go."

"He is my follower." Li Mingda said.

Li Shimin asked her to explain what "follower" meant.

"Just let him submit to me and work for me." Li Mingda's clear eyes were shining brightly.

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, his expression turned from surprise to disappointment, and finally looked at Li Mingda with very puzzled eyes.

She tilted her head and looked at Li Shimin with a look of scrutiny, "Aye, what's wrong, you seem a little disappointed?"

"What disappointment, your eyes are confused." Li Shimin immediately turned serious, and withdrew the expression he had shown unconsciously just now.

"You can't use your eyes well, so you can't be confused." Li Mingda smiled and corrected his father's wrong words.

Interestingly enough, her father panicked in front of her.

"You child, when you grow up, you start to dislike your father's wrong words." Li Shimin frowned and sighed, while he said, he reflected in his heart why his thoughts were so contradictory.He obviously questioned his daughter intentionally, and after confirming that Fang Yizhi was interested in his daughter, he warned his daughter not to get too close to Fang Yizhi in the future.But when he heard that the relationship between his daughter and Fang Yizhi was just the relationship between master and servant, it seemed that it was not as easy as a man and woman, so why was he disappointed?

It's not Sizi's eyes that are confused, but his brain.

Li Shimin looked at his most cherished daughter with complicated emotions. She had a lovely face, and when she smiled, she was as bright as a pearl and as beautiful as jade.How could such an excellent daughter of his not be coveted by anyone, there must be a lot of children from aristocratic families who would like her.But what Fang Yizhi swore at the beginning still rings in my ears, and their Fang family members are not the ones who backtrack on what they say.About Sizi and Fang Yizhi, I should have thought too much about it.But Yuchi Baoqi's child is absolutely not, his covetousness for his daughter has already been fully expressed on his face, which can be seen through at a glance.

As for Fang Yizhi, Li Shimin is still a bit reconciled. Compared with Fang Yizhi's "keep his promise", he seems to be more willing to see his "go back on his word" at this moment.So Li Shimin would still confirm and ask Li Mingda: "Then why do you give gifts to each other?"

"Isn't Aye always rewarding the ministers who have performed well and made contributions? He is my follower and works hard for me. If I don't bribe him with some small favors, how can he really work hard for me? As for the money he gave me Hey, it's like when Aye's servants meet something good, they will send it up from the local area to honor you." Li Mingda explained to Li Shimin seriously, his eyes were so clear that he could see people.

Li Shimin has no reason not to believe it, what her daughter said is too sincere.

Then since Fang Yizhi was thinking too much on his side, let's grab Yuchi Baoqi first and let him keep a proper distance from Sizi.Although it is perfectly normal for Yuchi Baoqi to like Sizi, after all, his daughter has both talent and appearance, so she is too likable.But his daughter is still young, so he doesn't want these youngsters who are plotting evil to get too close to his daughter.Especially Yuchi Baoqi, who is very coquettish and sweet-talking, and her son is simple and ignorant, so she will easily follow Yuchi Baoqi's way and be abducted by him.At that time, he will be left to live alone in the Legislative Hall, and he will be very lonely, boring, and boring.

Li Shimin rubbed his chin, and after confirming Yuchi Baoqi's fate, he immediately began to think about which family's children to find and walk more with Sizi.After all, comparing the real knowledge, only Yuchi Baoqi can't do it alone, there are too few choices, at least seven or eight more must be gathered.

Li Shimin immediately thought about the candidate, a little lost in thought.

Li Mingda gently stretched out his hand, took back the sheep tongue jade pendant from Li Shimin's hand, and handed it to Tian Hanshan together with Jin Si.

Then Li Mingda took the grape juice from Fang Qirui and gave it to Li Shimin.He had just eaten something fried and must be thirsty by now.

As soon as Li Mingda served the grape juice, Li Shimin took it, drank a few sips, and lamented that Li Mingda missed the Qiqiao Festival.

"That day was a lively day. Many lords and wives from aristocratic families gathered together to recite poems, compose odes, and perform drinking orders. I see you young people playing so well, and I am a little envious."

"It's too lively." Li Mingda sighed, "Aye don't have to feel sorry for Sizi, Sizi doesn't like being lively anymore."

In previous years, Li Mingda found it very interesting and lively during the Qiqiao Festival.But after falling off the cliff, the eyes see too clearly, the ears hear too clearly, and the lively place is a place that reflects people's hearts and humanity.Li Mingda has seen too much acting on the spot, hypocrisy and deception, many double-faced people... I don't think people who are not familiar with him will have a good time together.Instead of the excitement being a false excitement, it would be more interesting to have a few friends who get along with each other sincerely get together and chat casually.

"Why?" Li Shimin asked puzzled.

Li Mingda: "Too many pleasantries."

Li Shimin laughed and sighed: "Sizi is getting older and knows more."

"Aye taught well." Li Mingda leaned against the desk, looking at the memorial that Li Shimin hadn't finished reviewing, "The governor of Dingzhou is also corrupt?"

"How to say 'also'."

"Jiangxia King is one of them, and it's a 'yes' to him." Li Mingda continued, "The eighteen boxes of gold he transported away went to Dingzhou, isn't it too coincidental?"

"Li Daozong did have a mansion in Dingzhou. He bought it ten years ago when he was concurrently governor of Dingzhou. It may be just a coincidence, but you can check to make sure there is no connection between the two." Li Shimin closed the memorial and sighed. With a sigh of relief, "There have been a lot of corruption recently. In the past two months, there were also governors of two states. Because of corruption and power, the people complained a lot. I only found out after being discovered by the inspecting governor and reported it. They were punished."

"Perhaps the power has grown and he can't stand the temptation. There has been no shortage of corrupt officials since ancient times." Li Mingda sighed.

"That's a good statement," Li Shimin immediately reviewed the memorial and ordered people to investigate the relationship between the governor of Dingzhou and Li Daozong.

When mentioning Li Daozong, Li Shimin couldn't help feeling: "Ordinary official corruption is understandable, but I don't understand Li Daozong. He is the king of the county and the minister of the Ministry of punishment. He also asked the mission to leave a few boxes of treasures for him, which must be valuable things. He has a great status and a rich life, so why should he be greedy? Unless...he wants more power."

Li Mingda saw that Li Shimin's eyes became unpredictable, and he knew that he had some doubts about Li Daozong's motive for being greedy for money.

"It depends on whether the money is really transported to Dingzhou. If it is transported there, and there is nothing else going on in Dingzhou, then he may just like money. But if it is not transported, there is something to do if he is planning something near the capital." gone."

Li Shimin nodded and asked Li Mingda: "Then who is responsible for tracking down the whereabouts of the eighteen boxes of gold bars?"

"Slave." Li Mingda said.

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment before realizing that this 'attacher' was Fang Yizhi.Since it was Fang Yi who handled the matter directly, Li Shimin was naturally at ease.

"You are not bad. Having such a talented follower will definitely add a lot of ability to you, huh?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"Accommodating people on their merits, I would rather not have it, and it would be best if I wanted it." Li Mingda sincerely exchanged ideas on employing people with Li Shimin, and then she looked at Li Shimin with a smile, her eyes full of hope.

After Li Shimin nodded in agreement with his daughter, he felt the meaning in Li Mingda's eyes, sighed, and said in a tone full of helplessness and doting: "Speak up if you have something to say."

"Aye forgot?" Li Mingda blinked at Li Shi, and smiled sweeter.

Seeing her begging look, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, "Understood, you want to ask me for an official position."

"No joke." Li Mingda said with a smile.

Li Shimin glanced at her.

Li Mingda was still smiling, squinting at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, shook his head even more helplessly, and then ordered someone to order the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to list all the vacant official positions in the court, and he wanted to choose a suitable position for the princess.

After the decree was conveyed in such a straightforward manner, Li Mingda felt that after listening to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he must think that Aye was crazy.

Li Mingda hurriedly asked Li Shimin if the official secretary is the former Hou Shangshu.

"No, you replaced him just before you came back." Li Shimin buried his head and continued to review the memorial, "Now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is concurrently held by your uncle."

"That's kind!" Li Mingda exclaimed, and immediately bid farewell to Li Shimin.

"What are you going to do? Isn't the case over?" Li Shimin was obviously more used to his daughter being by his side when he was approving memorials.

"Gold bars, I'll send someone to tell Fang Yizhi, don't be stupid and let people wait in Dingzhou, and intercept them as soon as possible." Li Mingda said.

Seeing that it was a serious matter, Li Shimin nodded, and Fang allowed Li Mingda to go.

Li Shimin immediately immersed himself in reviewing the ten memorials, and suddenly remembered something, glanced at his hands, and then glanced at the case on the table.

Fang Qirui immediately saw the clue, and stepped forward with a smile to report: "The princess took away the golden si and the goat tongue jade pendant."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "This girl is really clever."

After a while, a little eunuch came with a porcelain cup and told Li Shimin: "This is the stinky tofu made by the princess from outside the palace. The taste is a bit special, but the princess thought it was delicious, so she sent a slave to ask the sage if she wanted to taste it." taste."

"This child is sensible and filial." Li Shimin asked someone to open it with a smile, and immediately smelled an unpleasant smell, and immediately covered his nose.

Seeing this, the little eunuch quickly covered it.

"What?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

The little eunuch said again: "Stinky tofu."

"It's like soaking in a hut, but there are still people who like to eat this, take it quickly." Li Shimin waved his hand.

Fang Qirui hurriedly sent the little eunuch away, and ordered someone to fan and burn incense.

Li Shimin thought for a while, "Let him come back."

Fang Qirui was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly called the eunuch back.Li Shimin took a piece with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. He immediately put down the chopsticks and waved his hand to signal the little eunuch to take the things away.

Li Shimin felt better after drinking a bowl of grape juice.

Fang Qirui stretched his neck and asked, "Sage thinks it tastes bad?"

"Not good," Li Shimin frowned and said disgustedly.

Fang Qirui laughed, "This is what it is. People who like it will love it very much, and those who don't like it will hate it. They think it is too tasteful. But the princess is also pure-hearted, and she only wants to share the good things she likes with others. saint."

"She is such a person, but why would she like to eat this food and not follow me?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

Fang Qirui smiled and said nothing.

……

After Li Mingda sent someone to inform Fang Yizhi, she was alone in the room, thinking about her speech.She wrote down all the words she thought of that she thought were good, and then thought about it several times.

Li Mingda was both happy and worried when he learned that his uncle, grandson Wuji, was in charge of the Ministry of Officials.I am happy because my uncle has always been kind to her and dotes on her very much. Perhaps because of this relationship, he agreed to cooperate with his father.The reason for worry is that my uncle is a bit rigid and staunch, and may hold some objections to women being officials. If he admits to death, it is not easy to persuade him.She can't fight unprepared, so she must be well prepared.

About an hour later, Fang Yizhi's reply came, but it was Li Tai who did not expect to send the message.

"Yizhi is very familiar with the several roads leading to Dingzhou in the direction of Qujiang Village. Three groups of people have been divided into chasing them. Gold bars are precious, so there must be a lot of people escorting them, and because of their weight, the speed of the carriage will not be high. Soon. As long as the carriage is really on the way to Dingzhou, you can get some clues after a little inquiry. When there is news, he will send someone to inform you." Li Tai said.

"Since when did the fourth brother get tired of being a king and change to running errands and delivering messages?" Li Mingda asked with a smile.

Li Taile glanced at her hehe, lifted his robe, and sat down comfortably, "We met by chance, let's chat for a while, just in time you sent someone to tell him. I'll come to you from left to right, so I'll just be a good person and pass it on for him. "

"That's right, I think the fourth brother seems to be looking for him on purpose. After he and I separated, he would either go to Dali Temple or go home, neither of which would pass by Pingkangfang. Fourth brother is at Pingkangfang Eating stinky tofu, you can eat it in front of Fang Yi by chance? That's really amazing!" Li Mingda clapped his hands in praise.

Li Tai was so embarrassed that he lost his composure, and glared at Li Mingda, "Everyone in the palace is here, so why can't you save some face for your fourth brother? You must expose me on the spot, and I won't play with you in the future." , nor take care of you."

After Li Tai finished speaking, he stood up and made a gesture to leave.After walking a few steps, she realized that Li Mingda didn't stop her and didn't even make a sound, so she looked back curiously.But he saw his baby sister holding her chin in her hands and holding her small head, looking at him with a smile, as if she had expected that he was playing tricks on her.

"Hey! You are amazing!" Li Tai resigned himself to his fate, turned around and walked back.He glanced at it by chance, and caught sight of Jin Si on the table, and nine identical jade pendants.

"This thing looks familiar." Li Tai stared at the jade pendant, reaching out to grab a piece, but Li Mingda immediately slapped him back.

"Don't touch my things." Li Mingda pulled the jade pendant to him, and then ordered Tian Han to take the box and lock it.

"Three locks." Li Mingda thought for a while, and specially instructed.

"Just take a look, look at how stingy you are, and I think this jade is still mine, I will be greedy for you?" Li Tai sat down on the corner of the table, bowed his body to look at Li Mingda.

Li Mingda: "I didn't show it to you because I was afraid that you would guess randomly, but this locked box is not to prevent you."

"Then who are you guarding against? Who will you give the nine identical jade pendants to?" Li Tai asked.

Li Mingda glanced at him, and only answered the last question frankly, "For Fang Shizi."

Li Tai was taken aback for a moment, and pointed at Li Mingda with a smile, "I understand, you and Fang Yizhi are afraid that your father will find out, aren't you?"

"What's the matter between me and Fang Yizhi?" Li Mingda asked.

"Aren't you two like this?" Li Tai put his two thumbs together to show Li Mingda, and then praised Li Mingda, "He has a good eye, and fourth brother appreciates him too."

"Don't talk nonsense." Li Mingda glared at him.

"Isn't that right, then I just heard Fang Yi say..."

"What did he tell you?" Li Mingda saw Li Taila hanging half a sentence in a long voice, and asked him again.

Li Tai winked at Li Mingda, "Say he's interested in you."

Li Mingda squinted his eyes, and immediately realized that this was Li Tai's joke to test her.According to Fang Yizhi's temperament, it is impossible for him to say such a thing to Li Tai.

"Fourth brother still likes to joke so much, I don't have time to chat with you."

Li Tai laughed and acquiesced that what he said was a joke.

The reason why he was testing Sizi like that was because he really hoped that Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi would have something to do, not to mention the joy of being an elder brother, he could also get closer to Fang Yizhi.In the past, this fellow had always had little contact with them, the royal relatives and nobles. Even though he was called as a royal relative, although he would come every time, he would deal with it calmly every time.Fang Yizhi is an idle cloud in the sky who is 'visible but out of reach'.No matter how hard you try, you will be silently ignored by him, making it impossible for you to have a deep friendship with him.

Li Tai talked to Li Mingda again, but received a cold reception

"Look, a few jokes, you don't like to talk to fourth brother anymore?"

"This is not a joke, Sizi is not a fool."

"Look at what you said, how can you use the words of a fool, of course you are not a fool." Li Taile laughed, and then he realized that Li Mingda was not smiling, but was staring at him with her dark eyes.

Li Tai immediately felt that his little thoughts had been seen through by this younger sister, so it wasn't funny anymore.

Li Mingda tidied up the books on the desk case, and stuffed the two daily records that Fang Yi gave her directly at the bottom, so that Li Tai would not find out by flipping through them.

"A while ago, did the fourth brother take in a few very sage diners, and also had a hot relationship with the official department and the two servants of the official department?"

Li Tai was startled, and asked how Li Mingda knew about this.

"How would I know?" Li Mingda glanced in the direction of the Lizheng Palace.

Li Tai's face turned pale, and then he smiled awkwardly, "We all love to write, and we usually learn from each other. As for the disciples, there must be my teacher in the threesome. Since there are wise people, there must be something worthy of my learning. How is it, fourth brother, work hard?"

Li Mingda nodded, and sincerely praised Li Tai for his hard work.

At this moment, the maid brought the 'Snow Baby', and Li Mingda hurriedly asked Li Tai to taste it.Seeing Li Mingda's innocent smile, Li Tai settled his mind, took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, but he didn't know what it tasted like, so he swallowed it and said goodbye to Li Mingda.

"Fourth brother, shall we go to the cliff tomorrow?" Li Mingda asked hurriedly.

Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then remembered that he hadn't finished the task of taking Li Mingda to the cliff, so he smiled and nodded in agreement, and then went.

After leaving the Taiji Palace, Li Tai finally settled down and heaved a sigh of relief.He immediately rode back to the mansion and asked the housekeeper to send away all the guests who had been invited a few days ago.

"My lord, you also said in the morning that it is extremely difficult for these sages to invite them in, so that the slaves will take care of them. Why are you going to be dismissed suddenly when you come back?"

"What do I keep so many sages for? It's enough to live a good life." Li Tai waved his hand, then went back to the room, sat down and drank a glass of wine, tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a while, and then He wrote a memorial, asked for an order to be transferred, and then ordered someone to send it to the palace.

After Li Mingda finished thinking about his own affairs in the room, he heard the news from Lizheng Hall that there was a note from King Wei.Li Mingda went out hurriedly, went to the Lizheng Hall, and approached Li Shimin.

Naturally, Li Shimin would give priority to opening his son's booklet to see what he had to say.

Seeing this, Li Shimin scolded him for fooling around.

"What's the matter?" Li Mingda asked.

"Your fourth brother actually asked for an order to be transferred outside, that's impossible," Li Shimin sighed, "You brothers and sisters, I don't want to bear any of them. I just want to stay in Chang'an, and I don't lose him in official positions."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he threw away the memorial, and wanted someone to send a message to Li Tai, telling him not to approve it.

Li Mingda: "It's a good thing that the fourth brother wants to go out to practice and experience. Seeing the Tang Dynasty under Aye's governance, he can gain some knowledge and experience. The fourth brother just told me that he wants to make progress, and Aye can't stop him." The fourth brother's ambition. It's better to let him go, if Aye doesn't want to part with it, just let him not grow up, it will be a year or so."

Li Shimin frowned and remained silent for a moment, feeling that what Li Mingda said was not unreasonable, the bird will grow up one day, and he has to fly by himself, he really shouldn't restrict Li Tai too much.Li Shimin then nodded, "I shouldn't force your fourth brother to sit at home and watch the sky just because of my own selfish desires. You're right, he should go out for a walk. If he was a father, he had to run wildly for several years It’s what it looks like now.”

"If my father is worried about missing my fourth brother, I will arrange a place closer to him. It happened that the Dingzhou Governor's corruption incident happened, so I asked my fourth brother to go there. It is only a few days' journey from Dingzhou to Chang'an City. It is easy to meet him once." .”

Li Shimin nodded, thinking that Li Mingda's proposal was very good, he immediately picked up Li Tai's memorial, and with a swipe of a pen, he approved it and asked him to take up the post in Dingzhou instead.

Li Tai was having dinner when he heard news from the palace that the sage had approved his papers.Li Tai immediately dropped the chopsticks in his hand, with a look of disbelief.It never occurred to Li Tai that his tactic of retreating as an advance turned into a real retreat.

According to his father's previous habit of doting on him, seeing that he intends to leave, he should call himself over, so as to keep him for a while, and he is not willing to let him leave Beijing.

But looking at the attitude of his father in replying to the paper now, combined with what Si Zi said to himself before, it seems that his father really discovered his ambition and began to monitor and doubt him.

Li Tai moved his eyeballs, wandered around the house with his hands behind his back, and then told the housekeeper to pack his luggage.

The next day, Li Tai came to the Lizheng Hall early on the pretext that he wanted to accompany Li Mingda to the cliff. He immediately went to meet Li Shimin who had just woken up, and said that he had already started to order the people in the mansion to prepare their luggage and strive to leave within ten days.

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, "In such a hurry?"

"Since the matter has been settled, I dare not delay for too long," Li Tai said respectfully, and then he knelt down in front of Li Shimin in tears, feeling that he had a lot of reluctance for his father.

Li Shimin looked down at him, his eye circles were also red, and he patted Li Tai's head, "Good boy, since you have decided, you should go, don't worry about Aye, Aye and your brothers and sisters are waiting in Chang'an City." you come back."

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't let go of his intention to keep him, Li Tai felt even colder, and then he agreed honestly, then sniffled and bowed to Li Shimin to say goodbye.

Li Mingda had already changed his clothes, leaning against the door of his house and waiting.She saw Li Tai come out with a frustrated face, his eyes were red, Li Mingda hurriedly pulled him into the room for tea, took a rest before leaving.

Li Mingda wiped the cold sweat off Li Tai's forehead with a handkerchief.

Seeing his sister treat him like this, Li Tai's heart warmed.

"My fourth brother went to Dingzhou to be cool. What a great thing. I heard that there are many authentic snacks there. I'm too envious."

Li Tai was laughed at, and invited Li Mingda to visit him in Dingzhou whenever he had time.

"Definitely go, just one year, and it will pass soon." Li Mingda glanced at Li Tai with some guilt, then hid it with a smile, and then cheerfully asked Li Tai to go to the cliff together.

The two brothers and sisters rode the horse talking and laughing all the way. When they reached the cliff, Li Tai repeatedly asked Li Mingda not to make the same mistakes again.

"I told you earlier, I'm not a fool. If I fell once, there's no way I'd fall a second time."

Li Tai couldn't be happy when he heard Li Mingda's words. He looked at the cliff and clenched his fists, "Ms. Su is really cruel. She let you go. How can such a person be worthy of being our sister-in-law? He deserves to die long ago." gone."

Li Mingda and Li Tai talked about the stone that Su said.

"It was said that she was going to save you when she grabbed it, but she let go in time because of a 'reminder' from a stone?"

Li Mingda nodded.

"This is strange." Li Tai then raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain. His eyes were full of emerald green, and the ground was covered with thick black soil. Except for this steep cliff, the rest of the mountain was a gentle slope leading to the top of the mountain.And there are lush towering trees near the cliff.From such a high place on the top of the mountain, it is almost impossible for a stone to blow down and just hit Su's head.

"Afterwards, I only asked the palace maids around Su Shi, the maid who combed her hair. The maid said that it was swollen here." Li Mingda measured the back of his head near the back of his left ear.

Li Mingda stood at the place where he fell off the cliff, that is, the location where Fang Yizhi found the rag, and then judged the direction of the source of the stone through the place where Su's family was beaten.

Li Mingda pointed to the guide direction, where the trees grow the most luxuriantly, the branches and leaves can almost cover the sky and the sun, if someone is hiding in the tree, it is normal not to be found.

"But who would be so bored, run to that tree, wait for the moment when you and the Su family will have a conflict, and throw a stone down? It doesn't make sense." Li Tai shook his head.

"It really doesn't make sense. I can only say that this person didn't intend to do this. At that time, I found out about Su Shi's incident. Then this person found me and Su Shi on the cliff. It must have been accidental. He must have seen this scene by chance. , so I picked up a stone and climbed a tree to watch." Li Mingda analyzed.

Li Tai nodded, then raised his head and continued to look at the trees, "If it is true as you said, it is necessary to find out who this person is. But it must be a man who can climb such a tall tree. If it becomes an obstacle, it will definitely not work.”

Li Mingda: "However, it is not ruled out that there are women wearing men's clothing. I don't think it is necessary to limit whether it is a man or a woman before there is no clear clue, otherwise it is easy to go the wrong way and waste effort, but all the women wearing skirts that day can be all." Eliminate suspicion."

"Your speculation is cautious, I like it." Li Tai laughed, then thought of his own affairs, and asked Li Mingda, "Son, you often stay by father's side, fourth brother has something to ask you, can you Be sure to answer fourth brother truthfully. Has father complained or scolded me recently?"

"No." Li Mingda said.

Li Tai nodded thoughtfully, but he still couldn't figure out Jun's heart.

"Fourth brother, it's a good thing for you to leave the capital at this time." Li Mingda said.

Li Tai shuddered, "You... know what?"

Li Mingda waved his hand and sent the entourage away.

The two brothers and sisters under the tree looked towards the direction of the cliff together.

"The fourth brother is already Sima Zhao's heart for the throne."

Li Tai was stunned, looking at Li Mingda: "What did you say?"

"Even I can see it. Which father or courtier can't understand Fourth Brother's ambition?"

Li Tai looked at Li Mingda seriously, and felt that he really couldn't treat her like a child anymore.

"Then do you want to help fourth brother?" Li Tai's eyes were aggressive. Since his mind has been pierced, he must first understand the other party's position.

"It's not about whether I help fourth brother or not. The world of Tang Dynasty is neither mine nor yours, but Aye's. Eldest brother is the crown prince, so it should belong to him in the future if there is no accident."

"And then?" When Li Chengqian was mentioned, Li Tai's face showed a bit of disdain.

"I fell off the cliff here, and I will definitely be careful when I come here again, not only myself, but people like the fourth brother will remind me to be careful when they see it."

"What do you mean by all this mess?" Li Tai frowned, his eyes full of doubts.

"Xuanwu Gate." Li Mingda stared at Li Tai closely.

Li Tai moved his eyeballs, as smart as he was, he immediately understood what Li Mingda meant.Sizi was telling him that since the Xuanwu Gate incident had happened to their father, their father would never allow such a thing to happen to his sons.What happened back then has always been a fear in his father's heart, and it is impossible for him not to take it as a vigilance.Besides, even if his father didn't realize this, the shrewd courtiers around him would remind him.

What Sizi said was true, and his father would not stand by and let him presume.

Li Tai's heart shook for a moment, and he felt that his life was wasted. He hadn't understood such a simple truth, and was blindfolded by the temptation of the power in front of him. He really became blind.I thought that my father loved me more than the prince, so I must have hope.He thought that he, like his father, was the second-ranked son, and his father would regard him as his second self...

Li Tai frowned and thought about it now, his idea was so stupid, he hadn't reflected on himself at all these years, and his behavior became more indulgent and willful, without hiding his ambition.Of course, it was also because his father had never had an opinion on this, which made him more confident than ever before, and he believed that his father must want him to inherit the throne.

"Fourth brother, going out for a while will do you no harm." Li Mingda said.

Li Tai kept his hands behind his back and was silent for a while, then turned around and looked at Li Mingda with deep eyes, "Thank you for talking to me and telling the truth."

"I know fourth brother is not bad-hearted, he just has a bit of a temper. Who doesn't have a temper."

Li Mingda used the word "temper" to lightly describe the matter, which made Li Tai feel quite comfortable.

Li Tai then grabbed Li Mingda's wrist and went down the mountain.

"Fourth brother, what are you doing?"

"Go, go to my house. I still have a lot of treasures. Don't you like money? Take your pick."

Li Mingda immediately followed Li Tai back to Wei Wangfu.She walked around the treasury of Prince Wei's Mansion with her hands behind her back, and only brought out one inkstone.

"Why only take this thing?" Li Tai wondered.

"This is a good thing. You don't have to give the most expensive gift, but you should give it the most desirable one. This inkstone just borrows flowers to offer Buddha and bribe uncle." Li Mingda laughed.

Li Tai was surprised, "Are you going to see uncle?"

"Yes, I have something to ask him." Li Mingda smiled mysteriously at Li Tai, and then said goodbye to him.

Li Tai smiled helplessly and shook his head. After watching Li Mingda go, he turned his head and asked the butler if his ambition was obvious to outsiders.

The butler didn't expect the question to be so straightforward, so he was stunned, hesitating and hawing, not knowing what to say.

"Forget it, I got it." Li Tai waved his hand and walked back to the room.

……

After Li Mingda arrived at Changsun Mansion on horseback, he heard that Changsun Wuji was not there, so he drank tea and waited for him.

Changsun Chong came over with a letter at this time, "Princess Changle sent me a letter."

Li Mingda: "Say what?"

"Look for yourself." Chang Sun Chong put the letter in front of Li Mingda.

Li Mingda was about to pick up the letter when he heard urgent footsteps.

After a while, Changsun Huan ran in panting, sweating profusely and said to Li Mingda, "Baoqi is missing."