Outside King Qin's Mansion.
Zhangsun Wugou, who was wearing a traditional dress, stood outside the manor. He couldn't hide the worry on his face as he looked at the end of the road. His heart was filled with anxiety.
The battle between the Prince's Party and the King of Qin's Party became fiercer and fiercer.
I wonder if my second brother can handle it in court this time.
If they couldn't deal with it, Prince Qin's Residence would be in danger!
Sigh, Li Tai, this brat, is really messing around!
Zhangsun Wugou was anxious and angry.
Zhang Kong was a member of the palace. How could he attack him? Attacking him would offend Consort Yin De and the Emperor!
If there were no concerns, King Qin's Mansion would not allow a eunuch to be so arrogant!
Hmph, it's all Li Tai's fault!
Zhangsun Wugou secretly made up his mind. When he returned, he would definitely teach him a good lesson!
Creak ~
Suddenly, the sound of a carriage moving forward could be heard.
The sound got closer and closer. Soon, a carriage turned at the end of the road and slowly came over.
"Second brother…"
Zhangsun Wugou hurriedly ran over, but his footsteps quickly came to a halt. He looked at the three people sitting in the carriage driver's seat in astonishment and said in a shocked tone,"Crown Prince? King Qi? Second brother, why are you…"
Li Er forced a smile and said,""To make a long story short, to put it simply, Eldest Brother's position in the Eastern Palace was deposed, and Third Brother was removed from all his duties.”
"Your Majesty is using a drastic measure?" Zhangsun Wugou asked in disbelief. You want to mediate the battle for the throne?"
"Sister-in-law has good knowledge and is very insightful.”
Li Jiancheng glanced at her and said calmly,""It's to prevent the Prince and Qin Wang's faction from fighting for the throne.”
"But…"
Zhangsun Wugou hesitated.
"Sister-in-law, you want to say that, but even so, there will still be a fight for the throne in the end, right?" Li Jiancheng said indifferently. Don't worry, I won't fight anymore. I can't fight anymore. Father's move is more ruthless than you can imagine.”
Zhangsun Wugou was at a loss. What did he mean?
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji remained silent. Li Er didn't want to explain either. This matter was a headache for him.
"Oh right, where's the green sparrow?"
Zhangsun Wugou looked around and said in panic,""Why didn't I see the green sparrow return?"
"He's in the car."
After Li Er finished speaking, he turned around and lifted the curtain, only to find Li Tai sleeping soundly in the carriage.
He woke up before five in the morning. Li Tai was too tired, especially after fighting with the civil and military officials in the imperial court for a long time. He fell asleep in the car when he returned.
"This kid really knows how to sleep."
Zhangsun Wugou walked over, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He carried the green sparrow out and bowed again."Second brother, I'll take the green sparrow back to rest first.”
Li Er nodded.
When she and Li Tai turned into the mansion, the three of them fell silent again beside the carriage.
After a long time, Li Er said,"Big Brother, Third Brother, let's go in and eat something. How about a few drinks?"”
"Alright," Li Jiancheng nodded.
Li Yuanji shrugged. He was the youngest here, so he had no objections.
After getting the servants to prepare the food and wine, the three of them sat on the stone bench in the courtyard and drank around the stone table.
The three of them were in a heavy mood. They had no appetite at all when faced with the best food and wine.
Li Er was depressed.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were even more depressed.
Before the morning court session, they were rivals who would fight to the death. They wanted to kill each other to vent their hatred. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, they would sit together calmly around the wine and food.
Li Jiancheng held his wine glass and asked Li Er,""Can you let your Fourth Brother become an official for me and Yuanji?”
"Aren't we here?" Li Er said faintly.”
Li Jiancheng was speechless.
Li Yuanji couldn't help but say," What kind of official is this? Big Brother will wash his horse, Second Brother will be his coachman, and I'll be responsible for cracking melon seeds for him?" Is this how an official should look like?"
Li Er looked at him and asked,"Besides that, didn't he say that he would let us go to the morning court and let us participate in the government affairs? Isn't this how an official should be?"”
Li Yuanji waved his hand and said,
"Second brother, you don't understand what I mean. I'm talking about real power, not just the council like you said. What's the use of just being a council member? I think Pei Ji's words make sense. The three of us should be the governors of the three provinces.”
Li Erhuo glanced at him and said,"You go and tell the green sparrow?"”
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanji nearly choked on the wine he had just sipped.
Should I tell Li Tai?
I can't f * cking win against him!
This kid was unreasonable!
During the morning court session, he had prepared 10,000 reasons to reject the officials who were eating melon seeds. Every reason would definitely be enough to make Li Tai unable to refute.
What did Li Tai do?
If you don't give him a chance to speak, then let Shen Lian and his men take care of you. In the face of such an unreasonable and unreasonable person, no matter what you say, it's useless!
Wu Qishan, Wang Yuan, and Liu Yu had been exiled by Li Tai, and some had been sent to prison. This was a lesson from the past, so they could only pinch their noses and admit whatever Li Tai said.
Li Jiancheng suddenly said,"
"I can't comment on what Father has done this time, but there's one thing that needs to be made clear. The Imperial Court can't allow your Fourth Brother to mess around.”
"You've been leading troops to war all year round, so you don't know the specific situation of the internal affairs of the Imperial Court. I'll just say a little. A few days ago, a memorial had been sent saying that the national treasury had run out of money. If Li Tai was allowed to sit on the throne and cause trouble, it would cause them to be unable to accumulate money in a short period of time. Not only would there be problems with the salaries of the soldiers in the front line, but the salaries of the civil and military officials in the capital would also be unable to be distributed.”
Li Er raised his head abruptly and said in disbelief,""The national treasury is so empty?”
Li Jiancheng took a sip of wine and said indifferently,"
"What else do you think? It has only been a few years since the founding of the Great Tang, and there are still many things to be done. In the past, I was the one who did it. I originally wanted to find a way to solve the urgent problem first, but now it's hard to say. Moreover, you've seen your fourth brother's stance in the imperial court. If you continue to mess around at this moment, it'll really be difficult to clean up the mess.”
Li Er's expression immediately became much more solemn." I'll talk to Green Sparrow about this. In addition, King Qin's Mansion has accumulated some wealth over the years. If the imperial court really reaches a point where it can't solve the urgent problem, I can take out all of King Qin's Mansion's wealth.”
Li Jiancheng nodded and said calmly,""My situation is the same as yours. When the time comes, we'll calculate how much the Eastern Palace and King Qin's Mansion can make up for the court's deficit.”
"Alright." Li Er nodded.
Li Yuanji looked at them and suddenly had an illusion.
If it wasn't for the throne, the three of them could actually be very close.
Big brother has literary talent, second brother has military strategy.
He would be a fighter.
Why would the Great Tang worry about not welcoming a golden age?!
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