Li Tai, the king of Wei, has never been a tolerant person, don't look at the surface of being polite and polite, gentle and elegant, but it is for outsiders to see, if it is in his own palace, Li Tai is purely a tyrannical king, a little unsatisfactory to take the people of the palace attack, the weight of the punishment, the complexity of the tricks makes the people in the palace tremble with fear when they think about it, therefore, whenever Li Tai sank his face, the huge palace immediately fell into a panic, everyone was in danger, everyone was careful, they were afraid of touching the mold, and they ended up with a life worse than death, But in this way, it may not be able to avoid the limelight, no, although it is a good day in the first month, Liu Sheng, a little eunuch in charge of the study today, is just because his hands and feet are a little slower when he sharpens ink, and he was immediately ordered by Li Tai to be pulled down and beaten with thirty whips, and he is wailing outside the study at this time.

Li Tai is very annoying, listening to the pig-like wail of the little eunuch in the courtyard, his heart is even more annoyed, and his hatred for Li Zhen is even more, without him, Li Tai has always been conceited and civilian, especially good at literature, but now it is good, martial arts are not as good as Li Zhen, after all, Li Zhen has always had the name of "Jiangxing", and even the literary name was left far behind by Li Zhen, which made Li Tai how could he swallow that bad breath, but Li Zhen rose too fast, so fast that Li Tai was very caught off guard, But how to face this situation, Li Tai has not yet had a quasi-idea-he has been discussing with his confidants for a few days, but he has never come to a conclusion, and those who say pulling, fighting, and uniting are all extraordinary people, which makes Li Tai also a little undecided, and he misses Sima Sumiao, the prince who has returned to his hometown due to annual leave.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Yue has arrived outside the door, please give instructions to His Highness." Just as Li Tai was thinking about his thoughts, the housekeeper Qu Sheng hurriedly walked in, glanced at Li Tai in fear, and said in a slightly trembling voice.

"Nope! Let him! As soon as Li Tai heard Li Zhen's name, he suddenly became angry, waved his hand angrily, and shouted, so frightened that Steward Qu hurriedly bowed down, and hurriedly planned to escape from the study, but as soon as he turned around, he heard Li Tai's gritted teeth behind him: "Slow." Steward Qu didn't know why, how could he dare to ask at such a time, so he had to stand aside honestly, but his feet couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Li Tai paced a few steps in the study anxiously, stood on his feet suddenly, a pair of eyes flickered, and after a long silence, he spoke: "Let him come in, no, this king will personally come out to greet him." As soon as the words fell, he ignored the surprised eyes of the people under the study, walked out of the study, and went straight to the gate of the palace.

Although the snow stopped, the weather was still cold, and the breath was enough to turn into ice, but Li Zhen, who was only wearing two single clothes, didn't care much, and stood outside the inverted summer gate of the Wei Wangfu with a smile, casually following the people of the palace who came up to greet each other, and replied, not caring at all that he had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Yo, eighth brother, how can you, a busy person, have time to go to the fourth brother's mansion for a walk, what's the matter, aren't you afraid of some people gossiping?" Li Tai, the king of Wei, paced out of the palace and looked at Li Zhendao with a smile on his face.

Hey, grandma's, this turtle grandson has finally come out. Li Zhen saw that Li Tai finally showed up, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and replied with a laugh: "Afraid? Haha, the little brother is really a little scared, what do you say, fourth brother? ”

Li Zhen's tone has always been very tight, this Li Tai has long been aware of this, at this time, seeing Li Zhen running the carriage with his mouth, but he was helpless, while guessing Li Zhen's intention in his heart, he laughed and scolded: "Slippery head!" It was cold outside, and since he came, he went to the house with his brother to drink a few cups. ”

"Therefore, I dare not ask for ears if I wish." Li Zhen laughed, stepped forward, and Li Tai was about to go to the house side by side, but such a casual action made Li Tai extremely uncomfortable, without him, Li Zhen was tall, and he was taller than Li Tai, who was not short, and half of his head was taller, and the tall figure made the fat Li Tai ashamed of himself, and Li Tai, who was full of reluctance to lose face in front of his subordinates, had to speed up his pace, ahead of Li Zhen by one position, and no longer spoke, just blindly walked in a hurry.

Ha, this kid is really fucking interesting, hehe, yes, you love face, we'll eat you! Li Zhen saw through Li Tai's mind at a glance, and she didn't break it, but just followed Li Tai behind him into the hall inside the second gate with a smile, and each sat down.

Li Zhen has the bottom in his heart, so he doesn't plan to speak immediately, Li Tai is countless in his heart, and wants to wait for Li Zhen to come clearly, this is good, the two brothers are drinking tea, no one speaks, the huge hall was quiet for a while, and at the end it was Li Tai who was the first to lose his breath, without him, one Li Tai had something in his heart, and second, Li Tai had already learned Li Zhen's calm kung fu, and knew that if he didn't open his mouth, the master in front of him would definitely be able to sit with you until dark, and in desperation, he had to say calmly: "The eighth brother has been proud of the spring breeze recently." , first made great achievements, and then entered the court as a waiter, and now it is a poem all over the world, amazing, amazing, a group of brothers in the eighth brother has the ability, gratifying, congratulations. Although Li Tai's words were congratulations, there was no half-congratulatory meaning inside, but a sour breath rippled, and the roots of Li Zhen's teeth itched when he heard it.

Hey, look at your boy's sour look, eat it, hehe, interesting! How can Li Tai's mind be hidden from Li Zhen, but Li Zhen will not break it here, but just smiled lightly and said: "The fourth brother is false, the poems of the younger brother are just vassal and elegant works, and they are not really knowledgeable, but the fourth brother's "Chronicles of the Territory" you made is the real kung fu, and the younger brother is beyond the reach of the dust. ”

"Kuodi Chronicles" is Li Tai's most proud work, and it is also the foundation of Li Tai's foothold in the court - the reputation is still a trivial matter, because of the revision of the "Kuodi Chronicles", Li Tai opened a literary museum in the house, and it is very recruited a lot of talents, that is, the ministers of the court and the central government have also attracted many young and old, but this book was completed in Zhenguan eleven years after only one edition of two hundred sets, all of which were paid by the imperial court for related expenses, and the division was included in the palace secret cabinet, and the rest was rewarded by Li Shimin to the important ministers of the court after the following, The influence in the folk is not even as good as the set of "Clan Chronicles" organized by the third child, not to mention the reputation of the prince's rule, every time he thinks about this, Li Tai is very troubled, but firstly, there is no printing field in his hands, and secondly, there is not enough money in hand to print this book, and he can only sigh that the pearl of this book is secretly invested, at this time, Leng Buding heard Li Zhen say that he wanted to publish this book, and suddenly came to the spirit, and looked at Li Zhen with a pair of eyes full of longing and said: "Eighth brother, how can you say this?" ”

Look, bait, isn't it? Hey, hey, look at how Lao Tzu fishes you! Seeing Li Taiyi's move, Li Zhen secretly laughed in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face, and said with a chuckle: "Fourth brother Mingjian, the younger brother only discovered the vastness of my Tang Dynasty territory this expedition, and only then did he know that the customs of various places are very different, if he hadn't read the fourth brother's "Chronicles of the Territory" before the expedition, I am afraid that he may not be able to understand the location of the mountains and rivers in danger. It's just that this book is the fourth brother's proud work, and the younger brother has to get the fourth brother's permission to publish it, right? However, the little brother will never get the profits alone, how to divide them, the little brother listens to the fourth brother's ideas, so it can be done? ”

This is a big pie that fell from the sky, almost knocked Li Tai unconscious, not for what Li Zhen said, nor for the words of thanks that Li Zhen said, but the sentence "must read for generals in the army" deeply touched Li Tai's heart, without him, don't look at Li Tai's huge influence in the DPRK now, but basically they are all civilian officials, and they are all middle and lower-level officials, Li Tai really has no connections in the military generals, and the highest official position is the deputy pioneer Wang Youlin who went out with Li Zhen at the beginning, And it's not a military general, just a logistics officer, and his influence in the army is almost negligible, if it is really according to what Li Zhen said, the "Chronicles of the Earth" is a must-read book for generals in the army, it is a great opportunity for Li Tai to put his hand into the army, and Li Tai is not overjoyed, but although Li Tai is ecstatic in his heart, after all, he can't believe that Li Zhen will really help him, so after a while, after a while, Li Tai glanced at Li Zhen and said with a smile: " Why did the eighth brother say this, you and my brother will see each other when they talk about money, right? Well, this matter is very important, and my brother doesn't know how sure he can be, so the eighth brother might as well talk about it. ”

How sure are you sure? Oh, there is no eight or nine and ten, Lao Tzu dares to come to fish for you boy? Seeing that Li Tai had already taken the bait, Li Zhen suddenly felt happy in her heart, but her face was very calm: "So that the fourth brother can know that the younger brother is now a squire in the military department, and he should be in charge of military affairs. ”

Li Tai's subordinates also have a set of intelligence agencies, called "Ringing", although not as large as Li Zhen's "Rising Sun", but it is also extraordinary, for Li Zhen's hands of those fields have not been less effortful, generally know the cost of printing, at this time a little estimate of the number of generals above the sixteen Wei Zhonglang generals, and then calculate the general value of a set of "Gu Di Zhi", suddenly startled a big - if it is really done according to what Li Zhen said, just the books sent out will be worth more than a thousand times, this is still calculated according to the approximate cost, If it is according to the price of books in the world, it must not be doubled, such a big sum Li Tai can not afford to play, shocked, can't help but doubt Li Zhen's true intentions, his eyes narrowed for a while before he spoke: "Eighth brother is such a big hand, if so, where to talk about this profit, don't tell my brother Eighth brother, you really plan to do a loss-making business." ”

Cut, sample, look at what scares you, it's just a matter of everything, what's so strange. Li Zhen naturally understood where Li Tai's suspicions came from, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, do you think that the younger brother looks like a person who is doing a loss-making business?" Hehe, this matter has to start from the beginning, well, so that my brother can know that the younger brother can be regarded as having led soldiers to fight, and he can be regarded as knowing some soldiers, fourth brother, you see, now in this court situation, most of the generals of the Manchu Dynasty are old men, all of them are old and virtuous, but what about the newcomers? has fought so many battles, but there has never been a rookie, in the long run, if this group of old men gets old, who should the court rely on to lead the army? Therefore, the younger brother plans to write to his father and open a martial arts department according to the imperial examination system, so as to recruit military generals with real talent and real learning for my Tang Dynasty, what does the fourth brother think of this matter? ”

Li Tai has never fought, but he still understands something militarily, as soon as he heard Li Zhen's words, his heart suddenly moved, and then he thought about the current situation of the military generals in the DPRK, and immediately understood that Li Zhen's words were not false, but he still didn't understand what this martial arts section had to do with whether the "Kudi Chronicles" could be profitable, and after pondering for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so he had no choice but to open his mouth again and ask: "That being said, what does this have to do with the "Kudi Chronicles"? ”

Don't understand, do you? Hey, there's not something you kid can understand. Li Zhen was very proud in her heart, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, for the general, you should know astronomy and geography, if you can succeed in martial arts, then the martial arts students who should take the exam will inevitably buy the "Chronicles of the Territory" to learn it, and the younger brother is not worried that this book will not sell well, so why do you have to say that you are losing money?" Not only the younger brother, but also the fourth brother can also make a lot of money. ”

"Oh? Good! The elder brother is desperate to join the eighth brother in a joint letter, and he will definitely promote this matter! Haha...... "Li Tai really understood this time, he can be famous and profitable, and he doesn't need to do it himself, where to find it, and he suddenly couldn't close his mouth."

Ha, this stinky boy is really good, yes, it saves Lao Tzu a lot of words. Li Zhen laughed and said: "Thank you for the completion of the fourth brother, well, this book is the fourth brother's hard work, the younger brother is stained with the light of the fourth brother, and the matter of publication will be handled by the younger brother, and the profit from the publication of this book will be increased by two-one-five, fourth brother, do you think it can be done?" ”

"Success, success, success! The eighth brother can be trusted, good, good, good! Li Tai applauded happily, his face full of pride, and he smiled like a flower.

Strike while the iron is hot, right? Seeing that Li Tai was so happy that he couldn't help himself, Li Zhen immediately took out a book of music from his big sleeve, stretched out his hand, and handed it directly to Li Tai, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, the younger brother has this chapter here, you have a look, if you don't dislike it, you sign it, and the little brother is willing to attach the tail." ”

As soon as he heard the chapter, Li Tai, who was originally happy, immediately calmed down, he didn't want to be pitted by Li Zhen, took the chapter, studied it carefully, and weighed it repeatedly for a long time, and found that what was said above was not different from what Li Zhen said, it was clearly organized, there was something to say, it was indeed a feasible way, and he was going to immediately pick up the pen and sign it, but after thinking about it, he paused, without him, he could not compare to Li Zhen is a "general star", and he is a squire in the military department, although his status is respected, but he is just an idle prince in the court, If you really lead the military fold, wouldn't it be a strange thing in the eyes of outsiders, and you need to know that it's too much, isn't it?

"Eighth brother, this fold is good, the fourth brother is also willing to sign it, but it is not only the eighth brother's proposition, but also the eighth brother's responsibility, but the elder brother does not dare to be greedy, this is good, although the eighth brother signs it, the elder brother attaches Ji Ke, come to someone, pen and ink waiting!" Li Tai looked at Li Zhendao with a smile.

Sample, count yourself as interesting! Li Zhen naturally understood Li Tai's concerns, and she didn't break it, laughed, walked to the desk on the side, waited for the people of the prince's mansion to study the ink, picked up the pen, and signed her name with both hands, and then handed the pen to Li Tai with both hands, and stood aside with a smile, Li Tai was not ambiguous, and then signed his name, and the brothers looked at each other and laughed.

"Eighth brother, it's not early, my brother has already asked people to prepare a wine feast, can I use it and come back?" Li Tai, who got a big bargain, was in a very good mood, and asked Li Zhen to eat with a smile, planning to deepen the relationship between the brothers again.

The matter has been done, Li Zhencai is too lazy to pull and pull with Li Taila, smiled and said: "Fourth brother, you know, Ming'er is an early dynasty, the younger brother is about to take office, there are always some subordinates who have to take care of the tail, or let the soap officials look down on it, but it is not easy to look at each other, so I will leave first, and go back to this chapter, after the father's favor, you and my brother can get together again?" ”

"Okay, okay, the military department is important to the yamen, the eighth brother must be careful, some people are very good in the military department, the eighth brother must have a number in his heart." Li Tai naturally understood that Li Zhen's mission to the military department was only afraid that it would not be so smooth, and he didn't want to talk too much, but for the sake of the joint signing just now, he still mentioned Li Zhen.

"The little brother knows it in his heart, thank you for the love of the fourth brother and say goodbye." Li Zhen laughed, didn't ask much, and as soon as the words fell, she got up and walked out. Li Tai also smiled, didn't say anything more, accompanied Li Zhen out of the door, and then happily turned around and went back to the study, as soon as he entered the door, he saw that Sima Su Miao of the palace was already sitting in the room, and couldn't help but be very happy, hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you can be regarded as coming back, but you can wait for this king in a hurry." ”

Su Miao, the word Shenxing, a martial artist of the Tang Dynasty in China, the grandson of Su Wei, the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, is one of the "eighteen bachelors" under Li Shimin, married the daughter of Tang Gaozu Princess Nanchang as his wife, and has served as the Sima of Li Tai's palace since the seventh year of Zhenguan, and is the most useful henchman under Li Tai. At this time, seeing that Li Tai was very happy, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "It is said that King Yue is a scheming person, and when I see it today, it is terrifying." ”

"Why did my uncle say this? Well, what did my uncle hear? Li Tai was frightened, and hurriedly opened his mouth to ask.

"When the old man came back, it was not long after the visit of King Yue, because of the presence of King Yue, the old man was not good to show up, the matter discussed by the two brothers, the old man heard it, alas, His Royal Highness fell into the hands of King Yue!" Su Miao shook his head with a wry smile and said.

"What? How so? Xiao Wang didn't think there was anything wrong, my uncle might as well have something to say. Li Tai frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't understand what he was wrong, so he had to ask honestly.

Su Miao raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness is not wrong, it's just that King Yue is cheaper." Your Highness thinks about it, such a good thing of fame and profit, what reason does the King of Yue have to pull His Highness up, just because the "Chronicles of the Territory" was made by His Royal Highness? I'm afraid that it may not be, without this book, the martial arts strategy is also a good strategy, and the saint will definitely be right, and the reason why he wants to pull His Highness is nothing more than to please His Highness. ”

"Flattering?" Li Tai is a smart person, and after a little thought, he vaguely understood the root cause, and blurted out: "Could it be that Xiaoba is worried that this king and the boss will join forces to rectify him, so he came to such a hand?" ”

"Yes, that's exactly the case, and now the king of Yue is not stable, his wings are not full, and he can't withstand the joint attack of the three families, this move is just to stabilize His Highness." Su Miao did not deny it, and pointed out the answer straightforwardly.

"Damn, I said why is Xiaoba so easy to talk today, it turned out to be this idea, this king can't spare him, as long as the boss moves back, this king will immediately follow, and he can't make Xiaoba up!" A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Li Tai's eyes, and he said viciously.

"It's late." Su Miao shook his head very regretfully and said, "It's too late, if His Highness hadn't signed before, it would have been okay to do this, but now I'm afraid I can't." ”

"Why? What if this king doesn't want to be so famous? It's a big deal that tomorrow morning, when the little eight are on the book, this king will be silent, ignore it, and go back to settle accounts with him. Li Tai asked puzzled.

"No, if the king of Yue dares to do this, there must be some precautions, if His Royal Highness moves, first, he will lose his trust in the world, and second, if he attracts a strong counterattack from the king of Yue, it will inevitably outweigh the losses." When Su Miao saw that Li Tai was ruthless, he hurriedly dissuaded.

"Hey!" Li Tai stomped his foot violently, and said very unwillingly: "This king really can't swallow this breath, uncle, can this king just watch Xiaoba rise?" ”

Su Miao glanced at Li Tai, who was full of displeasure, and said calmly: "Otherwise, King Yue came out of the holy will, in order to disrupt the court situation, well, if the old man is not bad, the prince's actions are only afraid that it will be the result of failure, it is better to use King Yue to lead the disaster to the East Palace, His Royal Highness can sit and watch the dragon and tiger fight, and when the time is right, he only needs to add a force to drive that fool out of the East Palace, so that who else can compete for the position of the Spring Palace besides His Royal Highness?" The Holy One intends to pave the way for His Highness, and His Highness must not be rash. ”

"Well, that's okay, then the king will do what his uncle wants, first cooperate with Xiaoba's actions, go back and wait for the prince to fall, and then clean up Xiaoba." Li Tai didn't insist any longer, and said a little proudly.

Su Miao saw that Li Tai had changed his mind, and said a little more uneasily: "It's good that Your Highness can have this thought, but you still need to pay attention to King Yue and King Wu together, if so, I'm afraid that it will take a lot of effort in the future." ”

"What my uncle said is very true, this king will order the 'ringing' to monitor Xiaoba comprehensively, no matter what, Xiaoba can't be allowed to hook up with the third child, this king wants to see how Xiaoba fights the boss." After Li Tai gritted his teeth and said a word, he laughed cruelly......