Chapter 330 Li Tai: Li Chengqian, I'll wait for you on Suzaku Street!
There was nothing Li Tai could do. After all, he couldn't do anything to Li Zhi.

The money had to be paid, wasn't it just one thousand strings of cash? Li Tai's family was big and he could afford it!
When someone was preparing money for Li Zhi, he suddenly looked up and asked suspiciously, "Zhi Nu, does this thousand strings of cash have any special meaning?"

"What's the meaning?" Li Zhi raised his eyebrows.

"When Xiang'er first asked me to borrow money, he borrowed one thousand strings of cash." When Li Tai said this, he suddenly looked constipated: "Damn, this little bastard..."

"What's wrong?" Li Zhi asked with concern.

"Damn it! I suddenly remembered that the one thousand strings of cash he wanted was used to research movable type printing, and this kid then used it to print the memoirs of that old Wei Zheng - people say that one bushel of enemy food is worth twenty bushels of mine, and this kid used my money to deal with me, isn't that equivalent to one thousand bushels of his money?!" Li Tai sighed.

"Hey, I thought it was something else." Li Zhi lowered his head and looked at Li Tai. "Isn't it just the memoir? I think it's well written. For example, he increased the average weight of the princes, but lowered the average intelligence..."

Li Tai roared, pressed Li Zhi onto the table, and hit him hard on the back.

Li Zhi was coughing due to the blow, but he was still laughing.

"Second brother, you... in Xiang'er's words, your reaction time is too long. This happened in the 17th year of Zhenguan. It's been six years, and you've only just reacted?"

"I didn't expect Xiang'er to be so bad." Li Tai said viciously.

Seeing Li Tai so furious after realizing his mistake, Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh out loud again out of gloating.

There's nothing you can do about it. This good second brother of his is just too... hilarious.

On the other hand, being able to get a thousand strings of cash from my second brother also gives me a sense of accomplishment.

That night, Li Tai became angrier and angrier as he thought about it.

But he was not angry with Li Xiang, but with Li Chengqian.

In his opinion, Xiang'er is such a good person, why would he plot against me, his uncle?

It must be Li Chengqian’s conspiracy!

Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. Don’t let me see you on Suzaku Street!
He really wanted to say something harsh to Li Chengqian, such as "I'll wait for you on Zhuque Street", but thinking that Li Chengqian had already ascended the throne, it would be a bit inappropriate to drag his futon to the ground.

After much thought, Li Tai decided that he must carry out the established plan well and must get it for Li Chengqian.

Right, it would be great if brothers could just play football or cards when they have nothing to do. Why do they need to become emperors?

Are you tired?

Early the next morning, Li Tai brought Li Zhi to the Daming Palace.

Seeing Li Chengqian getting up early to handle government affairs in the Zichen Hall, the two brothers looked at each other and found it a little unbelievable.

Could being an emperor really change a man? How could the eldest brother, who used to love playing and making trouble, now have the perseverance and determination to sit down and handle government affairs?
"Aren't these Qingque and Zhinu?" Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and then lowered it again, saying jokingly, "I thought you wouldn't come to Daming Palace to look for me."

Li Tai, who was already emotional, couldn't help but said sarcastically, "Oh, without Emperor Yonghui's invitation, how dare we come to the Daming Palace to disturb you?"

"Emperor Yonghui?" Li Chengqian instinctively felt that this was not a good word.

"But I heard that Emperor Yonghui wants to lead the Tang Dynasty out of the valley of shadow of the Zhenguan Dynasty and into a new height of prosperity—" Li Tai continued.

Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai in astonishment. This was just a small talk between him and Su Yi and his wife, how did it get out?
Could it be... that there is a spy in the harem?

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian's face turned ugly.

This word reached Li Tai's ears, which meant that Aye also knew it.

There are bad guys in the Daming Palace!

"How do you know?" Li Chengqian asked directly.

"You ask me?" Li Tai rolled his eyes. "You didn't even avoid people when you talked. The next morning, your Xixi ran to the East Palace and told Doudou about it. In the afternoon, she was dancing in front of Aye, imitating your behavior at that time."

After that, Li Tai stroked his chest with his hand, imitating Li Chengqian's gesture: "Sometimes, in our great country, responsibility will fall on one person, who will lead the Tang Dynasty out of the valley of shadows and towards the sunshine of peace and prosperity -"

You know what, Li Chengqian's expression suddenly became interesting.

Good news, the spy has been found.

Bad news, the little cotton jacket is leaking.

He never imagined that the person who leaked the secret was none other than his little sweetheart Li Xi.

I was originally planning to conduct a leak investigation into the Daming Palace after returning, but who would have thought it would be so unexpected.

"This kid..." Li Chengqian muttered to himself.

"Don't blame other people's kids, blame yourself." Li Tai said with a smile, and then reached out and put the ball in his sleeve on the table: "Come on, brother, let's play football together."

"Let's go!" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up. He had been feeling very depressed these days.

He stood up subconsciously and was about to walk towards the door when he suddenly remembered his current identity.

Then he sat down, coughed twice and said, "Well...you guys go ahead. I still have government affairs to deal with, so I won't play with you anymore."

"Oh, could it be that now that you are the emperor, you look down on us two brothers?" Li Tai said sarcastically again: "That's right, how could the great Emperor Yonghui, who is both wise and virtuous, look down on his two poor brothers?"

"Qingque, stop making trouble." Li Chengqian pressed his temple and said helplessly: "Now that I am the emperor, it is different from when I was in the East Palace. Now my every word and action is being watched by the court officials. How dare I do anything reckless?"

"You're talking as if you weren't being watched by the entire court." Li Tai curled his lips: "Zhang Xuansu impeached you every day, and there was Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining, but you still did your own thing and had an affair with Chengxin?"

Not to mention Chengxin, Li Chengqian's face turned purple as soon as Chengxin was mentioned.

At the beginning, he was just infatuated with it and was in his rebellious phase, and he thought that effeminate men were so attractive; now that he is not in that Beibei Mountain, he suddenly feels satisfied and disgusted.

People are like this. When we were watching the moon together in the East Palace, we called her Little Sweetie; now that the new one is better than the old one, we start to call her Mrs. Niu.

If Lao Xin knew about this down there, he would probably be so angry that he would pretend to be dead on the spot.

"Let's not talk about the past." Li Chengqian said with a complicated expression.

"Okay, let's not talk about the past." Li Tai saw that Li Chengqian was in a trance, so he smiled and said, "Today is different from the past. Today is a day of rest. As the emperor, you should also rest with us, right?" Li Chengqian heard it and realized that it was indeed the case.

It doesn't make sense that all the ministers can take a day off while he, as the emperor, has to work so hard. How can such a thing be possible in this world?
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian put down the things in his hands and said immediately: "Let's go. I had someone level a large area behind the Purple Palace a few days ago. It's just a good place for you and me to play Cuju."

When Li Chengqian took the bait, Li Tai said with great joy: "Okay, okay, let's go together, let's go together!"

While speaking, he also signaled to Li Zhi with his hands. Li Zhi understood and covered his stomach, and said with a tangled look: "Before going to play football, I'm going to the toilet first. My stomach hurts--"

"You go first." Li Chengqian didn't take it seriously and let Li Zhi leave.

After Li Zhi went out, he first found his long-time attendant and asked him to quickly go to Princess Gaoyang's mansion to find Li Shu and come to the palace to play cards together. Then he also instructed that Princess Gaoyang must invite King of Han Li Ke as well.

The long-servant understood and turned around and left immediately.

Li Zhi scratched his chest and watched him leave with a smile.

Then he turned around and went back to the Zichen Hall, walking through the back door to the back of the hall.

Cuju is still very interesting. Although it is just passing the ball, it does have some fitness implications.

When playing football, you have to choose who you play with. Not only do good brothers play football together, but it’s also fun to just sit and chat together.

As it was almost noon, Li Shu and Li Ke came to the Zichen Hall together.

Li Ke had already completed his preparations and was now waiting to set off next month, so after thinking it over, he decided to come and play together. On the one hand, he was about to leave Chang'an and they might not know when they would meet again; on the other hand, he wanted to keep in touch with each other as soon as possible so that he could help him if he had any problems in the future.

As the saying goes, the more friends you have, the easier your life will be. The same goes for having more brothers.

After seeing Li Shu and the other two, Li Chengqian stepped on the ball and asked with a smile: "Shu'er, Third Brother, why are you here?"

"What? Emperor Yonghui doesn't welcome the two of them?" Li Tai said from the side.

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and decided not to bother with that bastard Li Tai.

If he were to get serious with Li Tai, Li Chengqian felt that he would live ten years less.

"Look at what Second Brother said, how can Big Brother not welcome us two?" Li Shu came to Li Chengqian's rescue at the right time: "Even if Big Brother becomes the emperor, he is still our Big Brother, isn't he?"

"That's right, can't you learn from Shu'er?" Li Chengqian glared at Li Tai. When would this bastard stop causing trouble for him?
Then he looked at Li Ke again and asked with a smile, "Is the third brother done with his work?"

"Yes, big brother. We have prepared everything. Now we are just waiting to set off." Li Ke nodded and replied, "We plan to set off on the 25th of next month. There are still more than 30 days left, so I can have some free time. So when Shu'er invited me to come to Daming Palace, I agreed."

"After all, it will be difficult to come back once we arrive in the Western Regions. So we should take advantage of this period of time..." Li Ke said, waving his hands with some regret.

After hearing this, the brothers were silent.

"Hey, as long as Third Brother wants to come back, isn't that possible?" Li Su tried to smooth things over. "I believe in Xiang'er. In a few years, maybe we can build a road to the Western Regions. By then, it will be much more convenient for Third Brother to come back."

"I hope so." Li Ke said sadly, "Brothers, take advantage of this time to get closer to each other. The next time we meet, it may not be a certain year."

"Yes." Li Chengqian nodded in agreement: "The next time we meet, it really doesn't matter what year it will be—"

While speaking, Li Chengqian was still thinking.

The person who went to the Western Regions was wrong. It shouldn't be Li Ke, but that bastard Li Tai.

The farther I run, the better, so that I don’t have to worry about it every day.

The current Li Tai is not the same as before. In the past, he was secretly making things difficult for him and making his life difficult. Moreover, they were still competing for the throne at that time. Li Chengqian hated him so much that he wanted to kill him.

But it's different now. Li Tai poses no threat now, but he always makes things difficult for him, at any time and any place, against the wind. But his hatred is not the kind that he wants to fight to the death, but the kind that just wants to twist his fat face hard.

But if Li Tai really went to the Western Regions, Li Chengqian might miss him.

It is somewhat contradictory.

"After you go to the Western Regions, if you need anything, just tell us." Li Tai turned to look at Li Ke: "Even if Xiang'er doesn't always complain to us, we are still brothers after all, and we must help each other."

"Okay, Qingque." Li Ke nodded with a smile: "When I gain a foothold in the Western Regions, I will definitely send you some special products."

"What specialty?" Li Zhi's eyes lit up. "I know that my third brother is good at fighting. Will he conquer the small countries in the Western Regions that refuse to submit and bring back their heirlooms for us?"

"What do you mean by robbing?" Li Shu rolled his eyes at Li Zhi and said, "As a great country, we must punish foreign countries that are disloyal!"

Li Zhi scratched his head and smiled innocently.

"Don't make too many enemies in the Western Regions." Li Chengqian warned: "As the saying goes, if you keep the green mountains, you will never worry about lack of firewood. Don't worry, I will always have your solid backing!"

"Brother!" Li Ke was moved and held Li Chengqian's hand, saying sincerely.

That afternoon, Li Ke won two hundred and thirty strings of cash from Li Chengqian in a card game.

"Bah, aren't we good brothers?" Li Chengqian was somewhat exasperated.

"There are no brothers in a casino." Li Tai rolled his eyes: "Brother, how come you are an emperor but you are so unwilling to lose?"

Li Chengqian took a deep breath.

Li Tai pointed at Li Chengqian and said with a grin, "I'm anxious."

Li Chengqian had just been planning to let this matter go, but after hearing what Li Tai said, he suddenly felt a surge of anger on his forehead.

Boy, now I’m really anxious.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was really getting angry, Li Tai tactfully stopped teasing him and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, my Xin'er is also at the age to get married. Do you have any suitable candidates? Please help me make some plans."

Being distracted by this, Li Chengqian forgot about his intention to dissuade Li Tai, and instead said, "I'll ask the Queen to take a look at this matter when I get back. Of course, Shu'er, don't forget to take a look at it. If you have time, come to the palace and sit down. Not only can you discuss with your sister-in-law which young lady is suitable for Xin'er, but you can also spend some time with your sister-in-law."

"Yes, brother." Li Shu replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)