Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth with a slightly frown.

After thinking for a moment, he squinted his eyes and looked at Li Tai, his face slightly serious and said.

"Qingque, your filial piety is felt by your father, and he is very pleased."

"If Qingque also wants to help father share his worries, he can compile more books that benefit the country and the people. Father will be very happy."

"As for the prince handling government affairs, this is against etiquette and law, so don't mention it again."

Rejected...

A trace of unwillingness and loss flashed across Li Tai's face.

I thought that with this great achievement, I could take the opportunity to make this request to my father, but I didn't expect that my father was still unwilling to give in.

Although Li Tai was unhappy, he still forced a smile to hide his emotion.

He stood up and bowed, saying, "Father is right. I was thinking of helping you with your worries, but I didn't think of this."

"Please rest assured, Father. I will continue to work hard and compile more books that benefit the country and the people."

"Father still needs to review memorials, so I won't bother you any more."

Li Shimin nodded slightly but said nothing.

After returning to Wude Hall.

Li Tai's expression changed instantly.

His face was livid and gloomy.

Seeing Li Tai's expression, Wei Ting, a clerk in the Prince of Wei's palace, asked curiously, "Your Highness Prince of Wei, is Your Majesty dissatisfied with the "Water Control Records"? "

"No."

Li Tai shook his head, and then told Wei Ting what happened in Ganlu Palace.

When Wei Ting heard Li Tai's proposal to handle state affairs, he shook his head and said.

"Your Highness, you are rushing into this matter!"

"The Crown Prince is now leading the expedition against Goguryeo on behalf of Your Majesty. He is in the prime of his life. If we divide the Crown Prince's power at this time, it will make Your Majesty unhappy."

Now, everyone in the Tang Dynasty is praising the Crown Prince.

It would be so unwise to take action against the prince at this critical juncture.

Li Tai frowned and said, "Wei Ting, what do you think I should do?"

"Concentrate on your studies and wait for news of the Crown Prince's failure in his expedition against Goguryeo."

A fierce look flashed in Wei Ting's eyes.

He then comforted Li Tai: "Your Highness, although His Majesty did not agree to your request to handle government affairs this time, His Majesty has given you a lot of rewards."

"The prince was rewarded with a fortune only after he invented pinyin and a dictionary."

"And His Majesty's reward to you, Your Highness, is not only a huge amount of gold and silver, but also a collection of 5000 books and a huge Hibiscus Garden."

"From this we can see that His Majesty's favor to you far exceeds that to the Crown Prince!"

Li Tai nodded, and his expression eased a little.

"Wei Ting, you are right. I am impatient. We should take a long-term view."

"What His Highness said is absolutely true."

Wei Ting said with a wry smile.

...

Li Chengqian soon learned the specific content of the reward received by the King of Wei through the report from the spies hidden in the King of Wei's palace.

"Snapped!"

Li Chengqian threw the tea set on the table heavily onto the floor.

"Father is too partial!"

His chest heaved violently and his face turned red with anger.

Is Li Tai the crown prince, or is he the crown prince?

Judging from his achievements, Li Tai was not even worthy of carrying his shoes, but Li Tai's reward was more than three times as much as his.

Not to mention the 5000 books, the Hibiscus Garden alone is priceless.

The door of the main hall.

Du He, who had just returned from the printing workshop, heard Li Chengqian losing his temper in the hall again.

So he frowned and asked curiously to Xi Junmai who was standing outside the gate.

"Jun Mai, what happened to the prince?"

"Prince Consort Du, I don't know either. When a spy came back to report the news, the Crown Prince started to lose his temper."

Xi Junmai shook his head, his expression confused.

He and Qin Huaidao beside him were just bodyguards, and the prince would not say much to them if there was anything.

Du He nodded, then walked into the hall full of doubts.

"Your Highness, which blind bastard has provoked you?"

Hearing Du He's familiar voice, Li Chengqian, who was holding a vase in both hands, froze.

He slowly put the vase down, then turned around and smiled bitterly, "Today, Li Tai showed the compiled book to the emperor, and the emperor rewarded him with 5000 strings of gold and silver, as well as the Hibiscus Garden."

Forehead...

Du He was stunned.

No wonder Li Chengqian was so angry. He would be angry too if he heard it!

Unfair rewards and punishments, wouldn't this create more rift between the two brothers?

Not to mention the royal family, even for ordinary people, if parents cannot treat their children equally, there will be big conflicts between brothers and sisters.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Lao Li's behavior, now was not the time to complain. The important thing was to calm Li Chengqian's emotions.

Du He consoled him, "Your Highness, perhaps His Majesty feels that the entire Tang Dynasty will belong to you in the future, so the amount of money and property he rewards you is meaningless."

"After all, it is to transfer the silver from your left hand to your right hand."

"Unlike the Prince of Wei, in your Majesty's mind he is just a prince, so give him a little more silver and let him support the huge Prince of Wei's Palace."

After hearing Du He's explanation, Li Chengqian felt a little better.

Suddenly, a question flashed through his mind.

He said with an unpleasant expression: "Du He, according to what you said, the Tang Dynasty will be alone in the future."

"Now that the emperor has rewarded Li Tai with so much silver, isn't it all my money?"

Good guy!

What you said makes so much sense, how should I respond?

Du He was speechless.

Li Chengqian's brain has become so sharp now, it's hard to fool him!

When Du He was thinking of a reason to reply to Li Chengqian, he suddenly asked himself and answered: "No, after I succeed to the throne, can't I just take the silver back from the King of Wei?"

faint.

Du He staggered and almost sprained his waist.

This reason seems to make some sense.

No matter what other reasons he thought of, they were not as good as the one Li Chengqian said.

So Du He flattered him directly: "Your Highness is right. We are just temporarily putting the silver in the hands of King Wei and asking him to keep it for us."

After some self-comfort, Li Chengqian finally untied the knot in his heart.

Seeing that his complexion had returned to normal, Du He began to talk about business: "Your Highness, the movable type printing in the printing workshop has been fully prepared and can be printed and displayed at any time."

"Great!" Li Chengqian waved his hands excitedly, and then said: "Du He, you go to the printing workshop and wait first. I will go to Ganlu Palace to invite father now."

"it is good."

Du He nodded and turned away.

The two brothers are now determined to fight each other and can't wait even a moment.

Half an hour later.

Surrounded by the Black Armor Army and the Qianniu Guards, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian appeared in the printing workshop.

Under the command of Li Junxian, the Qianniu Guards quickly surrounded the entire printing workshop.

The group of black-armored soldiers wearing armor and holding spears stayed by Li Shimin's side without moving a step.

"See Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Everyone in the printing workshop bowed to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No need to be so polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After everyone stood up, their faces were full of restraint.