Chapter 44: Li Tai, King of Wei

Li Shimin struck while the iron was hot and said: "Auxiliary, this little friction, if you eliminate it openly and honestly, then it will be fine." Qin Mubai and Eldest Sun Jian are both good seedlings, and I must keep them by my side to practice and cultivate them well. So you don't need to say more. I will never drive the eldest grandson out of the hundred horses. ”

"This ...... Now that His Majesty has made up his mind, Weichen has no choice but to obey the order. The eldest grandson Wuji bent down and bowed, as if he was still a little aggrieved, and said, "However, Weichen wants to make an agreement with His Majesty." ”

"Well, you say."

"If the dog dares to violate military regulations or make other mistakes in the future, I would like to ask Your Majesty not to care about the face of the minister, and you must drive the dog out of the hundred horses and deal with it seriously!" The eldest grandson Wuji said decisively.

"Well, okay." Li Shimin nodded, "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and I will come according to the laws and regulations." Neither will he be partial, nor will he deliberately make things difficult because he is your son. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The eldest grandson Wuji immediately turned to Qin Mubai again and said, "General Qin, I will also make an agreement with you below." In the future, in the army, the eldest grandson is your subordinate, please don't treat him differently. Don't be angry with him because he has had friction with you before, and don't be afraid of him because he is my son. When it is, it is how it is. In the following context, in any case, the unity and normal order of the hundred horsemen should not be affected by this. ”

"Well, I promised Situ a humble promise." Qin Mubai bowed his hand in return, "Situ is as open-minded as the sea, if he has a father, he will have a son, and I believe that he will be able to get along well with the eldest grandson in the future." Situ is right, no matter what, we can't forget the duty of the hundred horses, this is the most important thing! ”

The eldest grandson also hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "General Qin, in fact, I don't have any prejudices against you, just because General Qin is too good...... It's just a little jealous below. Now I see that General Qin is talented and broad-minded, and I sincerely admire it. From now on, I would like to sincerely assist General Qin to lead a hundred horsemen and be loyal to Your Majesty together. ”

Qin Mubai smiled very heartily: "I can't ask for it!" ”

"Huh! How good it is to shake hands and make peace. Li Shimin said with a smile, "Auxiliary, you haven't put on this official robe for almost half a year and come to my main hall." I didn't expect that today, because of such a trivial matter of the eldest grandson, I came to see me so excitedly. Now that you're here, I can't let you go easily—you all step down, and I'll talk to Situ about it. ”

"Wechen obeys!" Qin Mubai and the eldest grandson bowed their hands and retreated. At this moment, another young man, who had been standing on the other side without making a sound and was almost about to be regarded as if he did not exist, also bent down and bowed down: "Erchen retires." ”

"Well, Tyre, you don't have to go far. I'll test your talents later. Li Shimin said, "You can go to the outside of the Wude Hall with Qin Mubai and the eldest grandson!" ”

"Yes, Father!"

At this time, Qin Mubai's heart moved: Tai'er? Could it be Li Tai, the king of Wei?!

I have long heard that Li Shimin is extraordinarily fond of his fourth son Li Tai, and now he has taken him to live in the palace and set up a special residence for him in the Wude Palace. On the contrary, Li Shimin was not so interested in Li Chengqian, the crown prince he had set up a long time ago, and he was disappointed day by day. Therefore, there were rumors in the court, saying that Li Shimin had the intention of abolishing Li Chengqian and replacing Li Tai.

Because of this, the court has become surging because of this hidden competition for the heir, and all the courtiers are hesitating, which side should they stand on? Is it the ready-made prince Li Chengqian, or is it Li Tai, who has the posture of a latecomer?

It is said that this Li Tai's talent in literature is very good. Most of the people he made friends with were Confucian talents and celebrities, and he was also sensitive and studious. Therefore, Li Shimin gave him an exceptional permission to open a literature museum, and recruited a large number of talented people and celebrities to lecture and study with Li Tai, and to compile books and essays.

As a rule, only the crown prince has the right to establish the Chongwen Pavilion to accept scholars.

Just this point is enough to make the courtiers frightened, thinking that the emperor has the intention of abolishing the throne. Because back then, Li Shimin himself set up a literary museum in the Qin Palace, and the famous 'Eighteen Bachelors' was his think tank, and now they have become high-ranking officials and eunuchs in the court. For example, Zhenguan is famous Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui is one of the eighteen bachelors.

In addition, the emperor made an exception to let Li Tai live in the palace, instead of going to Fengyi as an official like Li Ke and other princes according to regulations, which made everyone secretly believe that the emperor was indeed going to change Li Tai as the crown prince!

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The three of them walked out of the imperial study together, Qin Mubai casually glanced at Li Tai a few times, and secretly said in his heart: It turns out that Li Ke is a big fat man who is out of breath when he walks...... At first glance, it looks kind-eyed and harmless, and the smile on his face is as warm as spring.

But many TV series in my previous life told me that no matter whether Li Tai is really harmless or ruthless, and no matter how favored he is now, in the end, he and Li Chengqian did not become the crown prince, so naturally they did not have a share in the throne! Moreover, these two buddies seem to have ended quite miserably...... Well, there are no eggs under the nest, let's stay away from him, so as not to follow the trend like others, and want to please King Wei at this time, so that after he ascends the throne, he will seek a little benefit because of "the dragon's work".

In contrast, Li Tai, the sister-in-law born to the eldest grandson, is much sharper than the concubine Li Ke, and it can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by. It's close to him, but it's more dangerous than following Li Ke!

"If the two generals don't dislike it, can you follow Xiao Wang to visit the Imperial Garden near here?" Li Tai smiled, smiled quite honestly, and arched a pair of fat hands to the two.

"The King of Wei has an order, and he should obey his orders." Qin Mubai and Eldest Sun Lian arched their hands together, "Your Highness, please!" ”

"Hehe, you don't have to be so outside!" Li Tai smiled, "Brother Eldest Sun, we haven't seen each other for a few days. You have been awarded the deputy envoy of the hundred horses, and Xiao Wang has not congratulated you yet! - And Brother Qin, although it is the first time I have met, Xiao Wang is like a thunderbolt on your name. Your pipa, winemaking, and especially your martial arts talents are all highly praised by His Majesty the Emperor. It's a blessing to see you today! ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei has praised it! Under these small skills of carving insects, it is really difficult to climb into the hall of elegance. Qin Mubai said, "Your Majesty has heard that His Royal Highness is extremely knowledgeable, and he is respected by the world's famous scholars. In the next Wufu blind stream, he has always admired erudite and talented people. admired His Highness even more. ”

"Haha!" Li Tai laughed loudly: "Don't we want to praise each other like this?" Brother Eldest Sun, Brother Qin, we are all young people. Traveling together and talking about some fun things that young people like. What do you say? ”

"Hehe, what Your Highness said is very true." Eldest Sun Jian and Qin Mubai naturally had no choice but to smile and agree.

The three of them walked and talked, and when they arrived at the Imperial Garden, they walked here for an hour until the sun was in the west.

Obviously, Li Tai has a good personal relationship with the eldest grandson. Moreover, he also deliberately wooed Qin Mubai, almost showing favor from time to time, and vaguely hinted that he wanted Changsun Jian not to have any conflicts with 'his own people'. Especially persuaded him, after going back, he must persuade Yu Chi Baoyun's donkey to take the initiative to apologize to Qin Mubai and admit his mistakes.

Wei Chi Jingde is now serving as a foreign official assassin, and the matter of Yu Chi Baoyun may not be known until now. Li Tai's attitude is a little bit of a substitute for Wei Chi Jingde to follow the practice of the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson naturally agreed. In front of Li Tai, the eldest grandson also said many times that he would shake hands with Qin Mubai and make peace with his previous suspicions, and from then on he would work together and get along like brothers.

Qin Mubai felt awkward in his heart.

It's hypocritical, it's hypocritical.

He obviously felt that the eldest grandson was still gritting his teeth and hating him, but he could squeeze out a bunch of smiles on his face, and said those high-sounding words with extreme sincerity.

The eldest grandson Wuji's side, and whether he is sincere or fake, or pretending, these are actually not important. The son had an awkward quarrel with outsiders, and such trivial matters such as chicken and dog bits and pieces were not his turn to take care of it himself. The only reason for him to do this was probably because the emperor knew about this matter, and he desperately hoped that his son would continue to serve in Baiqi in the future.

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't want the emperor to hate the eldest grandson because of this incident, which would affect his son's future career and development, or cast a shadow on the eldest grandson's family and lay any hidden dangers.

The one who can make a player of the level of Changsun Wuji come forward is naturally someone of the same level or higher level - he is only targeting the emperor. Perhaps, he has never really looked at a little person like Qin Mubai into the corner of his eyes.

As for Li Tai, his intention is even more obvious - he is trying to win people over.

Although Qin Mubai is only a newcomer with a humble official position now, it won't be long before he will become the emperor's side and never leave the imperial general. This means that Qin Mubai can see and hear things that many people, including him, the most favored prince, can't see.

This is too useful for Li Tai, who is bent on competing for the throne.

And Li Tai still has a habit. Around him, there are a large number of wealthy nobles and sons and sons of powerful eunuchs. For example, several brothers of the eldest grandson's family, Fang Xuanling's son Fang Yiai, Chai Shao's son, Chai Lingwu, Du Ruhui's son Du He, Yu Chi Jingde's son Yu Chi Baoyun and so on. This is the backbone of the 'Wei Wang Party' known to everyone in the capital.

It seems logical to pull Qin Qiong's son Qin Mubai in again.

But in Qin Mubai's heart, he had already decided with one mind: stay away from this Li Tai, I don't want to mix with him and suffer in the future.

Seeing the meal time in the barracks, Qin Mubai and the eldest grandson went towards the camp of the hundred horsemen together. The two of them are really like a pair of good brothers who have abandoned their previous suspicions and do not know each other, you are Brother Qin, and I am called by Brother Qin, and they talked and laughed side by side and walked into the barracks.

The people of the hundred horsemen were a little dumbfounded when they saw this scene: What's going on? One mountain can't tolerate two tigers, when did these two tigers climb up and become friends?