Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2823 Wei Wang Persuades
Li Zhi was sitting in the main hall of the palace, holding a teacup in his hand, sipping tea from time to time, listening to the news that came back from Chongrenfang, his expression was uncertain and very irritable.

It stands to reason that he must be present at the Fangfu's happy event, and it is impossible not to go.

He has always been praised for his "generosity and kindness" and "harmony with brothers". Now if Fang Jun's family holds a wedding but doesn't go to congratulate him in person, wouldn't it make the outside world think that all his "good morals" are just acting, and once his own interests are involved? Turn a deaf ear, cold-hearted?
In fact, he really didn't want to go, he was "brother in harmony", but if the future of his life was at stake, how could he be "harmonious" in his heart?Everyone has a selfish heart, Li Zhi thinks that he is not a sage, he has his own likes and dislikes, and the choice of interests, but it is normal.

Of course, it's even worse not to go...

Concubine Jin came out from the back hall, saw Li Zhi's sad face and sighed, she hurried forward and asked in surprise, "Your Highness is not feeling well?"

Li Zhi looked up at the princess, shook his head and said, "No, I'm just upset."

Princess Jin glanced at the scene outside, estimated the time, then sat down beside Li Zhi, held his hand, and asked softly, "But is there any bad news?"

She naturally knew that Li Zhi didn't want to go to Fang's family to congratulate him, because all the officials from the Eastern Palace faction must be present at the Fangfu's happy event today, and he, His Royal Highness Prince Jin, who has made it clear that he wants to compete with the crown prince, will definitely attract everyone's attention. The reason is, if there is someone with such a bad temper, maybe he can say a few words to him on the spot.

To put it bluntly, it is Li Zhi's own fault in the matter of fighting for the reserve, and he has to swallow his anger if he is bullied by others. Otherwise, once he fights back, he will end up with a narrow-minded and vengeful evaluation. It is his own fault... …

Li Zhi sighed lightly, and said with a sad face: "The elder brother of the prince just went to Fang's house, and Fang Xuanling and Fang Xuanling staged a show of kindness and loyalty outside the gate of the house. These two are straight-clothed, serving as welcome guests in front of the Fangfu gate... Donggong is declaring war head-on!"

Under such circumstances, if he came to the door in person, he would be suspected of outrageous provocation, which is seriously inconsistent with his usual "kindness and generosity" reputation.

But if he doesn't go, the father who pays the most attention to the harmony and friendship between his children will be angry.

Since my father attaches great importance to Fang Jun, if I don't go to the door to celebrate, I will definitely think that my so-called brothers and sisters are just pretending. If I can not go to Fang's house to congratulate me today, I will be able to severely suppress Fang Jun after I ascend the throne tomorrow. , even mean and unkind.

This is absolutely not allowed by the emperor.

The reason why the father was willing to hand over the reserve position to him was because he believed that he would treat his brothers and sisters kindly after he ascended the throne. Otherwise, no matter how suitable he was to be an emperor, the father would never support him in fighting for the reserve.

The tragedy of fratricide at the Xuanwu Gate has accompanied the father for a lifetime. The accusations received from the outside world and the guilt in his heart tortured the father all the time. The more so, the more the father wanted to prevent his children from repeating the same mistakes .

Princess Jin felt Li Zhi's entanglement, held his hand, and said with relief: "The civil and military officials of the whole dynasty must be watching His Highness, if you don't go today, maybe someone will submit a memorial to the emperor's desk tomorrow , Impeaching Your Highness that you are narrow-minded, mean and ungrateful, the emperor must also be dissatisfied."

Li Zhi said helplessly: "Why doesn't this king not know? But just think that Fangfu is full of Eastern Palace henchmen. Once I go, I don't know what kind of ridicule and provocation I will face, so I feel extremely conflicted in my heart."

Now he is just a fledgling, ignorant young man who has not yet fully evolved. His talent has not yet been fulfilled, his face has not been cultivated, and he has not yet achieved the state of being self-satisfied and everything is not lingering in his arms.

Princess Jin felt Li Zhi's entanglement, and encouraged her: "Except for ridicule and provocation, what can I do? Your Highness is a noble man, and His Majesty loves you. No matter how dissatisfied they are, they dare not even say a word of insult. Not to mention shaking your fingers with you, you are only here to show the outside world, why should you care about their words and appearances?"

Of course Li Zhi knew that this was the case, but he was not afraid of other people, but he was afraid of hearing accusations from the prince brother when he was face to face with the prince brother.

It must be that he is deliberately trying to fight for the reserve position that belongs to the elder brother of the prince.

At this moment, a servant quickly ran into the hall and reported: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Wei came outside the gate of the mansion, and let the servants pass the message. Please leave the mansion and go to Fang Mansion with you to congratulate."

Li Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then let out a long breath, and said overjoyed: "Brother Qingque knows me!"

Wei Wang Li Tai originally stayed away from the struggle for the throne, and usually kept a distance from the crown prince and Jin Wang. He never intervened or paid attention to the affairs between the two, but today he specially came to the palace to invite him to accompany him to the Fang family , it can be seen that he must have also experienced Li Zhi's embarrassment and embarrassment. With him by his side, he was in the middle to make a difference. No matter how dissatisfied the East Palace was with him, it would not be too much.

Immediately ordered someone to load the Heyi that had been prepared, and walked out of the house together with him, and saw Li Tai's carriage parked under the steps of the gate, Li Tai was sitting in the carriage and raised the curtain , Seeing Li Zhi, he beckoned and put down the car curtain.

The coachman jumped off the shaft and opened the door.

Li Zhi got into the carriage, and the carriage started slowly, and together with the convoy composed of He Yi from King Wei and King Jin, they headed towards Chongrenfang.

In the carriage, Wei Wang Li Tai casually sat cross-legged on the thick felt, looked at Li Zhi with a smile and said, "How is it, brother, do you know what's cold and what's hot, and is considerate?"

Li Zhi was also very relaxed in front of Li Tai. Hearing this, he showed a relieved expression, and said with emotion: "Brother Qingque still doesn't know, but my younger brother has been in the mansion for a long time, and he has never sold the house. Brother is more than just kind." Human will? It is simply the bodhisattva who rescued my younger brother from the fire and water!"

The corners of Li Tai's mouth twitched, he looked at this young but ambitious brother, and took out a small hip flask, two cups, and a small bag of dried meat and dried fruit from the hidden compartment of the carriage beside him. , put it on an exquisite and small coffee table between the two of them, and said casually: "The wedding can only be held in the evening, and the wine banquet will be even later, so let's eat a little to pad our stomachs."

Li Zhi quickly grabbed the flagon and poured wine for Li Tai.

The carriage was running smoothly, and the two brothers in the carriage were sitting opposite each other having a drink, sipping a small drink, eating a piece of dried fruit and gossiping.

Li Zhi chewed the jerky and asked: "Brother Qingque went to the south of the Yangtze River and raised a lot of money and food. The 'Rejuvenation Association' under your rule can make a big splash and build a school in every state and county in the world. The students will benefit from this. Such feats will surely shine through in history, and I am really envious. I only sigh that people are so light-hearted, and I often feel deeply regretful that I have not been able to give my brother enough support. If my brother has this ability in the future, I will definitely not count the gains. I fully support my brother."

"Ha ha……"

Li Tai laughed out loud, and looked at the brother pretending to be deep in front of him jokingly, did all these tricks to win people's hearts come to my head?

He feels that Li Zhi's personality has changed too much now, and he is no longer the ignorant but innocent but kind-hearted young man at the beginning, so he said: "There were not so many things in the first place, but there was an unexpected change, and the result was unexpected." It is expected that speaking of it, I have to thank you, Zhinu."

The expression on Li Zhi's face froze immediately, regretful in his heart.

Although the Wang family of Taiyuan did not come from his instruction, but went south to prevent the Jiangnan gentry from bowing their heads to Fang Jun, and he had to take the blame for it.And it was Taiyuan Wang's private connection, which gave Fang Jun the opportunity to ruthlessly mess up the Jiangnan gentry, and only then did Wei Wang Li Tai reward him generously...

Quickly lifted the wine pot to pour wine for Li Tai, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Actually, my younger brother didn't know anything about this matter from the beginning to the end, so Wang Jing went to Jiangnan to make up his own mind, but because of this, my elder brother has to worry a lot. It is indeed my younger brother." No, borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and I will make amends for you here!"

As he spoke, he raised his wine glass with a sincere look on his face.

With a smile on his face, Li Tai raised his glass to meet him, and the two drank it down in one gulp.

Picking up a piece of candied fruit and putting it in his mouth, while chewing, Li Tai looked at Li Zhi, and said softly: "So, no one can control the overall situation, and there will always be omissions in some unnoticed places, which will lead to accidents. , leading to results contrary to the original intention.”

Li Zhi's eyelids twitched and he remained silent.

(End of this chapter)