Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hearing Li Zhi's caring words, Li Yi felt warm in his heart and a smile spread across his face.

Among her brothers and sisters, only her elder sister Li Lizhi and ninth brother Li Zhi really cared about her.

Li Yi raised her lips and said, "You have a conscience and remember to bring some supplements with you. It's worth it that my sister treated you well in the past."

"Hehe, second sister, just don't think it's too little."

Li Zhi touched his nose with a bit of shyness on his face.

His brothers were nearly ten years older than him and were all busy competing for the position of crown prince. They had no time to pay attention to him.

Only the second sister Li Yi and the younger sister Sizi, the three siblings who are not too far apart in age, can play together.

However, things in the world are unpredictable. Sizi, who was in her prime, also died of illness in recent years.

Du He watched his wife chatting with Li Zhi with a smile on his face, while he silently picked up food for her.

It is now difficult for either the royal family or the Duke of Lai to experience such a heart-warming scene.

After a cup of tea.

When the siblings didn't talk so much, Li Chengqian, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally found a chance to speak.

"Ninth brother, the time for the test has not yet arrived. Why did the emperor summon you and the King of Wei to the Ganlu Palace today?"

Li Zhi's young face was stunned.

Has the relationship between the eldest brother and the fourth brother reached this point?

He even refused to call out to his fourth brother.

This hostile brotherly relationship reminded Li Zhi of his father's uncle Li Jiancheng, and his fourth uncle Li Yuanji.

Hey ~

I don’t know whether the fight between my eldest brother and fourth brother will follow in the footsteps of my father.

Fourth brother is really something. The eldest brother is the crown prince and he is doing well, so why does he have to compete with him?

Turn a harmonious home into a mess.

The more he thought about it, the more his face fell.

"Ninth brother, are you worried?"

Li Chengqian saw that Li Zhi was in a daze, his brows slightly furrowed, and his voice became a little louder.

"No, no, brother, I just thought of something small." Li Zhi came back to his senses and hurriedly waved his hands to deny it.

He calmed down and explained softly, "Father summoned me and my fourth brother to the palace because you and Prince Consort Du compiled the "Hanyu Pinyin" and "Chinese Dictionary". Father asked us to learn more from you, my eldest brother."

When mentioning these two sacred books, Li Zhi's eyes revealed a hint of fanaticism.

My elder brother and Du He are so amazing. Even Ma Zhou, the chief historian of the Prince of Jin’s Palace, often praised the two books they compiled.

Divine book! Divine book!

These are Ma Zhou’s original words.

Hearing his brother's praise, Li Chengqian showed a bit of pride on his face, and he continued to ask.

"In addition to this, did the emperor say anything special? Or anything special?"

Li Zhi shook his head: "Father didn't say anything, but Fourth Brother seems to have made new moves."

"What is the King of Wei going to do?"

"Fourth brother told father that he plans to organize the people of the Wei Palace Literature Institute to start compiling new books."

"What book?"

"Fourth brother said that the Tang Dynasty suffers from floods every year. He plans to compile the floods and management situations of all dynasties into a book for reference by the emperor and the people of the Ministry of Water Resources."

"Humph, the King of Wei is really capable of making trouble!"

Li Chengqian snorted coldly, and his face turned livid.

As soon as he had made a contribution, the King of Wei began to show his courtesy to his father.

Everyone knows Sima Zhao’s heart!

Du He sighed inwardly when he saw the drastic change in Li Chengqian's mentality.

I still can’t keep my cool!

However, one cannot help but sigh at the powerful strength of the Wei Wang Mansion's staff.

What the King of Wei had to do was just to organize the data, which could be accomplished by anyone as long as there was relevant information available.

But even such a simple matter, if it could be compiled into a systematic book, would be of more or less help to the imperial court.

A typical example of doing small things to achieve great results.

Li Chengqian asked with a dark face: "Ninth brother, when the emperor heard what the king of Wei was going to do, did he have any reaction?"

Feeling the strong pressure from his elder brother, Li Zhi shrank his neck.

He secretly glanced at his second sister Li Yi and saw that she was enjoying Du He's feeding with a sweet look on her face. Her handsome face instantly turned into a bitter one.

He hesitated again and again, feeling that his eldest brother's gaze was becoming increasingly fierce, so he gritted his teeth and whispered.

"When the emperor heard this, he was very happy and publicly rewarded my fourth brother with 5,000 books on the collection and 1,000 strings of gold and silver."

"Furthermore, the Emperor also agreed to Fourth Brother's request and allowed Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu, and Li Baiyao to go to the Prince of Wei's Mansion together to assist Fourth Brother in organizing and compiling books."

"Snapped!"

Li Chengqian slammed the table heavily and stood up in anger.

“That makes sense!”

"What exactly does Father mean by sending the prince's teacher to the Prince of Wei's palace?"

His chest heaved violently, and the anger in his heart was like magma about to erupt.

The Prince of Wei had only shown some courtesy, but his father gave him all kinds of rewards, which made Li Chengqian feel unbalanced.

Li Chengqian's huge reaction shocked everyone except Du He.

"Wow wow~"

The little boy Li Jue was so scared that he burst into tears.

"Don't cry, Daddy is not blaming you."

Crown Princess Su Wan quickly hugged Li Jue and comforted him in a gentle tone.

Du He held Li Yi's trembling hand, patted the back of her hand gently, and whispered comforting words into her ear.

"Don't worry, Yi'er. Your brother is reacting so strongly because the King of Wei pushed him too hard. Just let it out."

"Ah."

Li Yi nodded. She felt a full sense of security from her husband.

Li Zhi, Qin Huaidao and Xi Junmai buried their heads deeply in their chests like frightened ostriches.

I didn't even dare to breathe.

As Li Jue's crying stopped.

The side hall fell into deathly silence in an instant.

"Hey~ this old Li is really good at making trouble."

"The King of Wei hasn't even started compiling a book yet, but he's already given us 5,000 volumes of books, a huge reward of silver, and even sent three of the Crown Prince's former teachers to help."

"How afraid is he that the King of Wei will not fight for the throne?"

Du He was tired.

It stands to reason that an emperor as wise as Li Shimin would not be unable to understand this truth.

If Li Chengqian was still as rebellious and hopeless as before, it would be understandable for him to support the second prince.

But now Li Chengqian's performance is completely qualified as a crown prince.

If they continue to do this, aren't they forcing their brothers to kill each other?

Du He shook his head and put the bad thoughts behind him. The most urgent thing was to calm Li Chengqian's emotions.

This child's fragile heart can't withstand a few blows.

Du He held the wine bottle in one hand and the wine glass in the other, walked to Li Chengqian and whispered.

"Your Highness, the King of Wei is only sorting out information related to floods. It is completely not on the same level as the movable type printing we are going to do."

"Let the King of Wei show off for a while. We should not be disturbed by him and should get down to work."

"Once we have developed movable type printing, your majesty and all the officials will be able to clearly feel that compared with the King of Wei, you are still more powerful."

It has to be said that Du He has Li Chengqian under his control.

Just a few words made Li Chengqian smile again.

Li Chengqian said with some apology: "I'm sorry, everyone. I lost my composure just now and made you laugh."

After saying this, Li Chengqian picked up the wine glass on the table and asked Du He to fill it up for him.

Li Chengqian raised his wine glass and gestured to everyone: "I will drink a glass as a punishment to express my apology."

After saying this, he drank the wine in the glass.