A moment later, Li Shi Min stepped into the main hall with a smile on his face.
"What wind blew Imperial Brother to my place?”
Li Xuanlie stood up to welcome him, his attitude neither warm nor angry.
Li Shi Min laughed,"Third brother is back in the capital. As his elder brother, I should have come to visit. Now I'm a step late. I hope third brother won't take offense."”
He looked like he was deeply in love with his brother, as if he didn't remember that just two hours ago during the morning court session, the two of them had just gone head to head.
How could Li Xuanlie not see through his fake feelings, but he didn't expose him and ordered Li Shimin to take a seat.
"Third brother, you have just returned to the capital and must not have settled down properly. If there is anything you need, just let me know.”
Li Shi Min asked again.
Li Xuanlie said,"I'm afraid Imperial Brother didn't come here today just to care about me. Why don't you say something?"”
Li Shimin was stunned and quickly smiled,""Third Brother, what are you saying? As the elder brother, isn't it my duty to show concern when my younger brother is home?”
"Everyone is a sensible person. Imperial brother, there is no need to act in front of me.”
Li Xuanlie didn't bother to play along with him and simply broke the window paper.
Li Shi Min frowned, feeling awkward.
He really didn't expect that his younger brother wouldn't play by the rules and didn't even give him a chance to be polite.
"Cough cough, third brother is still so straightforward. He hasn't changed at all."
Li Shimin could only cough a few times and take a few sips of tea to cover up his awkward situation.
Li Shiming put down the cup and the fake smile on his face disappeared.
"In that case, I won't beat around the bush.”
"Actually, the reason why I came to visit you today is to resolve the previous misunderstanding with you, Third Brother. Just pretend that the things that happened in the court earlier never happened.”
"From now on, we are still family and good brothers.”
Forced by the situation, Li Shimin could only bite the bullet and express his concession to Li Xuanlie, indicating that he wanted to end things.
Li Xuanlie didn't reply, he just stared at Li Shimin calmly.
His eyes looked ordinary, but they seemed to be able to see through Li Shi Min's heart.
Li Shi Min felt as if he was being stabbed by a knife, and his palms broke out in cold sweat.
Li Xuanlie's reaction was not what he had expected. This caused him to lose his composure and not know how to continue.
He could only pick up his tea again, pretending to hide his true intentions.
"Are you trying to drag me to deal with Prince Jin and help you seize the position of Crown Prince?”
Li Xuanlie suddenly opened his mouth and exposed Li Shiming's intentions.
Li Shi Min's heart shook, a mouthful of tea choked in his throat, and he couldn't help but cough.
Li Xuanlie's straightforwardness threw him into a fluster.
He was Li Shi Min after all.
If not for Li Xuanlie's appearance, he would be the only prodigy of this era.
Soon, he calmed down and had a plan in mind.
"Third Brother's eyes are as sharp as torches. He should be able to see that Big Brother's talent is mediocre and he can't carry the Great Tang.”
"I'll say something immodestly. In terms of talent, although I admit defeat to you, third brother, I'm far above big brother.”
"Only I can shoulder the responsibility of the Great Tang, and only I can protect the millions of people.”
"This elder brother can see that your knowledge and experience far exceed that of ordinary people, and you certainly won't rigidly adhere to the so-called old rules of seniority. You should be able to understand that for the Great Tang, it is more reasonable to appoint talents than to appoint elders.”
"That's why I want to shamelessly beg you today. Please consider the overall situation and help me!”
Finally, Li Shimin explained his intentions and extended an olive branch to Li Xuanlie.
His words were righteous and sincere.
Even Liu Bowen, who was hiding behind the screen, was affected by Li Shimin's words.
"The King of Qin is indeed a dragon among men. Unfortunately, compared to King Reliance, he is still like a star competing with the moon."
In the hall.
Li Shi Min was passionate and looked at Li Xuan Lie with anticipation, thinking that it would be hard to get a positive response.
Li Xuanlie was surprisingly calm as he took a sip of tea.
Then, he said something that made Li Shi Min's back turn cold,
"Imperial brother, do you think that I care about who will be the emperor in the future?”
Li Shi Min was stunned.
His eyes became confused. He couldn't understand what Li Xuanlie was thinking.
The emperor was the supreme ruler of the country and the survival of the people.
A good emperor could lead an empire to prosperity, while a bad emperor could lead a dynasty to destruction.
He actually didn't care who sat in such an important seat?
"Whether it is a wise ruler or a fatuous ruler, in the past dynasties, at most two or three hundred years, they could not escape the end. Do you know why?”
Li Xuanlie looked at him and asked.
Li Shi Min was at a loss. He didn't know why he would ask such an irrelevant question.
"Because the land of China is limited, and the people we can feed are limited.”
"If it exceeds the carrying capacity of this land, no matter how wise you are, you can't change the outcome of the dynasty being destroyed.”
"That's why I want to march west. That's why I want to expand the Great Tang's territory.”
"Today, it is Persia and Rome. In the future, it will be South Asia, Europe, America, and many more unknown countries.”
"We can only continue to expand our territory and send the wealth we conquer back to the Great Tang in an endless stream. Only then can our Tang continue to prosper and last forever!”
Li Xuanlie didn't need to hide anything, so he told Li Shimin his intentions.
Li Shi Min was stunned. He stood rooted to the ground, his mind in a mess.
Gradually, his eyes flickered. He clearly couldn't understand how Li Xuanlie could have such a grand and far-reaching plan.
"So, compared to this great undertaking, do you think I care who sits on that mere Dragon Throne?”
Li Xuanlie looked straight at him and asked again.
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