strictlysupreme Chapter 2036 Li Tai wants peace and comfort
Chapter 2036 Li Tai wants peace and comfort
After bidding farewell to Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi did not go home separately, but went together to Li Tai's Prince Wei's Mansion.
"Fourth brother, what does Aye mean by this? We went to visit him, but Aye didn't want to see us. He only wanted to see my eldest brother."
As soon as he entered the study, Li Zhi sat down on the chair and started complaining.
No matter what, they are all legitimate sons. How can Dad treat them like this?
"Haha, be patient and have a cup of tea." Li Tai smiled softly and walked forward to pour a cup of tea for Li Shen.
After hearing this, Li Zhi tried his best to control his emotions, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Chi Nu, there must be a reason why Aye doesn't want to see us. You don't have to take it too seriously. We'll go visit him tomorrow."
Li Tai poured himself a cup of tea and tried to persuade himself.
"What's the point? We just went to visit Aye and show our filial piety. Even if Aye is ill and weak,
But why did you only see Big Brother and not us?"
Li Zhi put down his teacup and said indignantly, "This is why he is angry. Either don't see them all, or see them all."
Li Chengqian was obviously biased.
"You can't say that. After all, my eldest brother is the crown prince. It's normal for Aye to report things to him." Li Tai glanced at Li Zhi, then retracted his gaze to the teacup in his hand.
"I naturally know these truths, but I feel a little uncomfortable. Ever since my elder brother graduated from Li Shen's Yucai Academy, my father has been very fond of him.
All of my heart is on my eldest brother, and we princes can only be left out in the cold."
After Li Zhi left the palace, he was no longer as favored as before. The contrast in attitudes between people inside and outside the palace was a little hard for him to accept.
After hearing this, Li Tai smiled, twirled the Buddhist beads in his hand and said softly:
"Chi Nu, my elder brother is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. He is related to the future of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, I must teach him carefully and pay attention to him at all times.
Isn't it normal to put one's heart on the eldest brother? If you were the prince, Aye would also put one's heart on you.
What a pity! You are not the prince, so you don't have to be so jealous. We should just live our own lives. Wealth and luxury are actually pretty good."
"Fourth brother, when did you become so fond of pleasure? You used to be a person who was not content with the status quo. Why? Has the comfortable life smoothed out your edges?"
Hearing Li Tai's words, Li Zhi showed a sarcastic look.
However, Li Tai didn't care at all. He calmly picked up the teapot and poured another cup of tea for Li Zhi and himself, then he said:
"You are right. I no longer have the ambitions I had in the past. Now I just want to live a comfortable life.
Just like Lao Shi, he enjoyed all the wealth and glory in the world and lived a life of extravagance.
As for the affairs of the court, I don’t want to get involved anymore.”
Li Zhi was stunned when he heard this. He did not expect Li Tai to say this. He always felt that his fourth brother was not as simple as he seemed.
But looking at his expression, he didn't seem to be faking it. Could it be that Fourth Brother had really figured it out? Li Zhi couldn't help but guess secretly in his heart.
"Zhi Nu, you have grown up and are no longer the child you were before. You should understand many things.
Now that the situation has been decided, don’t worry about it anymore.”
Li Tai smiled easily and looked at Li Zhi very seriously.
"Brother, you are joking. I don't have any other thoughts. Now I just want to live a quiet life like you, and be filial to my parents. That's all."
Li Zhi shook his head.
"Zhi Nu, you were raised by Fourth Brother. You and I are brothers. Don't hide anything in front of Fourth Brother.
Fourth brother knows exactly what you are thinking.
But some things cannot be changed.
This time, Aye is seriously ill. You should know from what Sun Simiao said yesterday that Aye is very likely to..." Li Tai paused slightly when he said this. His meaning was very clear: Li Shimin was very likely to die.
Li Zhi's face straightened after hearing this, and Li Tai continued:
"It's not that Fourth Brother is a traitor, it's just that there is a possibility. Aye summoned Big Brother alone yesterday, probably to give him instructions for his funeral.
You and I should be prepared. If Aye dies and my eldest brother succeeds to the throne, you and I will most likely be driven back to our fiefdoms or exiled to a small border town.
When the time comes, Fourth Brother will ask Big Brother to be exiled to the same place as you, so that you and I can take care of each other."
"Fourth brother, the eldest brother wouldn't do this to us, would he? After all, we are all brothers from the same mother. Why would he just let us go back to our fiefdom? Why would he send us to such a remote place?
Even if Aye is gone, my mother will not agree."
Li Tai's words made Li Zhi's face change. Exiled to the frontier? Isn't this letting them die?
Li Zhi shook his head in disbelief. They still had their mother, and the prince would not make things difficult for them for the sake of his mother.
"Haha, Chi Nu, Fourth Brother said that sending us to a small border town to fend for ourselves is a good idea. If we think of the bad, you and I may not be able to leave Chang'an City alive.
Don't forget, we are all people who have fought for the throne. Do you think Big Brother will let us go?
While Aye is alive, Big Brother has to pretend to be magnanimous as an elder brother, but if Aye is gone, do you think Big Brother will settle accounts?"
Li Tai smiled sarcastically, laughing at Li Zhi for being too naive.
"How could that be? Big Brother has always been kind and has taken great care of us brothers. Even if he wants to settle accounts with us, he will never kill us all.
What's more, even if Aye is gone, don't we still have mother?
How could my eldest brother make our mother sad? " Li Zhi shook his head to show that he didn't believe it. Their mother was their last talisman.
No matter what happened, as long as they were not rebelling, they would be forgiven for the sake of their mother.
"Hahahaha, mercy? Chi Nu, do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused with Fourth Brother?
Kindness? If the eldest brother was kind, do you think Aye would still let him sit in that position?
As an emperor, the Khan of the world, relying solely on mercy would lead to the destruction of the country.
Aye worked hard to establish such a prosperous era, how could he hand over the throne to a weak and soft-hearted person? "
Li Tai laughed out loud, thinking that Li Zhi's idea was funny and childish.
After hearing this, Li Zhi fell into deep thought. He certainly knew that an emperor could not be too soft-hearted, but he had always felt that Li Chengqian was too weak.
He always has a kind heart, but is neither decisive nor ruthless enough in doing things.
"Fourth brother, do you think that this time Aye will really..." Li Zhi asked after a long time.
Li Tai shook his head:
“I don’t know about this either. I haven’t seen Aye, so it’s hard to make any assumptions.
However, according to Sun Simiao, Aye might be in danger this time, and even Sun Simiao is not sure he can cure him.
"And my eldest brother was summoned alone, I guess Aye also had a premonition, right?"
(Sorry, I drank too much while discussing business yesterday and lost my memory. I didn’t get up to update until 9am this morning.)