Leaving his youngest daughter, Yizi, in the Du family, Emperor Li Er came out of Du Shaoqing's house alone, and did not return to the palace, but went straight to the Wei Palace in Chang'an City.

King Li Tai of Wei was just twenty years old this year. He was originally a round and fat man, but after Xiao Xuanxuan and the big cat intervened, Li Tai developed the habit of running twice a day, and he enjoyed it. He had become a running master in Chang'an City.

The title of the little fat man was removed. Although he could not be called thin, his appearance became more and more handsome.

On that day, Li Tai was writing in a hurry on the kang in the study room and was full of interest. Emperor Li Er rushed in with a full of evil spirit.

"Father? Why are you here?

Why don’t you send someone to listen to the notice?” Li Tai hurriedly got off the kang, tidied up his clothes and prepared to salute.

Li Er snorted coldly with a gloomy face: "I need to inform you in advance if I come to you? Are you ready?"

"Yes, knowing that the father is coming, the child must prepare to welcome him early." Li Tai lowered his head without questioning him and said respectfully.

Looking at his son's humble appearance, if Li Er had seen him in the past, he would have liked him more and more. But now he is different from the past. Li Er is full of thoughts. No matter how he looks, he feels that this son looks like a hypocrite.

Walking to the front of the desk, Li Er picked up what Li Tai wrote and browsed absent-mindedly.

Suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he saw the words Southwest, Tubo and other words on the book. At this time, his guess became more and more firm.

"Qingque, are you still studying the geography of southwestern Tubo recently?" Li Er asked angrily.

"Yes, my father, I was ordered to compile the Kuodizhi. It was almost completed. However, in recent years, our Tang Dynasty has updated its territory almost every year, so the Kuodizhi naturally includes all the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Since last year, I have been sending people to the southwest to Tubo to investigate geography, and now I have a general idea.

There will be another one in the later stage…”

Before Li Tai could continue to introduce, Li Er interrupted and asked, "How can you understand your elder brother's governance in Tubo?"

Hum? Li Tai was slightly stunned for a moment, and seemed to have not noticed that his father's tone was wrong.

However, when talking about the current situation in Tubo, Li Tai was really touched and said with a smile: "The subordinates mentioned it many times, saying that the prince's reputation in Tubo is getting older and he has been able to manage the originally poor and poor places that cannot be eaten enough to make it into a place where almost every household is almost self-sufficient, and some cities are even richer than the small towns of our Tang Dynasty..."

It was originally a common saying that praised his elder brother's achievements, but it was so harsh to Li Er's ears. The news of Tubo was relatively closed because the road was far away, and the publication of the newspaper was almost once every six months, so many people did not pay attention to such poor places.

Now, you Li Tai is so concerned about it? You even said that you know so much. If you didn’t make trouble, no one would believe it.

Bang!

Li Er slapped Li Tai in the face and directly fooled the latter.

What happened just now? Did I get slapped by my father? Li Tai Petrochemical, who was talking nonstop, was on the spot.

After a long time, he came to his senses and saw his father's cold face. Li Tai was sweating coldly and immediately knelt down for Li Er.

"Don't calm down, my father, my son doesn't know..."

Li Tai wanted to ask where he was wrong, but he was afraid of continuing to be beaten, so he changed his words: "The child knew he was wrong!"

"Oh? I know my mistake? Where is the mistake? Let's talk about it." Li Er turned around and sat on the kang and asked with a flat face.

Me, I...

Li Tai was worried, yes, where was my mistake? How did I know? I was slapped silently, who knows why?

"The child is not doing well, and the local chronicles have not been completed yet." In desperation, Li Tai had to find a reason.

Li Er asked back: "My Tang Dynasty expanded its territory every year, and you need to increase the regional writing every year. What's wrong with it?"

"That's because the child has never listened to the words of his father and mother, and has taken another concubine privately..."

"Huh? When did it happen?" Li Er's brows moved, and his face became a little gloomy again.

Puff... Li Tai almost vomited blood, thinking that's not the case.

"Just the day before yesterday, the child knew he was wrong and would never dare to do it again."

Li Er snorted and said again: "I didn't come for this matter today."

"That's it?" Li Tai looked up carefully, but met his father's sharp eyes and was so scared that he hurriedly lowered his head.

"Yes, the child is wrong. He shouldn't have received money and arranged for free to others..."

Li Er:...

It's over, this is really scared. He said everything he had to worry about, just like pouring beans on the bamboo tube, and Li Er didn't need to ask questions again.

Li Tai admitted his mistake by kowtowing and saying that his head was almost broken, and even the plan to lose weight was not reached.

Li Er heard it all the time, but never heard what he wanted to hear. He thought to himself that this kid is so scheming, can he avoid the important things?

"Enough!" After slapping the small table on the kang, Li Er stood up angrily.

Li Tai's face froze and his father grabbed the collar and stood up.

"I have always loved you other children, but I didn't expect you to be so hypocritical. Brothers turn against each other. What's the point of your life?" Li Ertong cursed, and slapped Li Tai again in the face, directly slapped the corner of his mouth and threw it on the ground.

What???

Flesh and flesh?

Li Tai was shocked and hugged his father's leg and cried, "Why did the father say this? The child is all about compiling books. Where can I get brothers to fight each other?"

"You don't admit it yet?

OK, that's right, no one can admit it.

Well, you don’t need to admit that family scandals should not be exposed, and even if the tiger is poisoned, I don’t want to lose our father-son relationship.

Let’s do this. Since you said that your elder brother has managed Tubo in the southwest, now I will send you to replace him and let you manage Tubo. Let’s see if you are better than your elder brother?

Are you convinced or not?" Li Er asked.

Li Tai fell to the ground and cried, "The child is a citizen of the Tang Dynasty and a descendant of the royal family. The father and the emperor have all his destiny. How dare he say he is not convinced?

But today my father told me that I was tragic and my child was wronged. Although I had the idea of ​​competing for favor with my brothers since I was a child, I never wanted to harm any of my brothers. I also asked my father to make it clear.

If there is anything wrong, even if the child apologizes for his death today, he will still understand!"

Li Er looked at his son's stubborn appearance on the ground and thought that he looked quite like him, but he loved him so much that he could not tolerate his evil deeds today.

"Your elder brother was poisoned and assassinated in Tubo. If it weren't for the loyal servant's life to save him, I'm afraid he would have become a corpse today. How dare you say this matter has nothing to do with you?"

"What? The eldest brother was assassinated? Who is so bold to kill the crown prince?" Li Tai exclaimed.

"Are you still acting with me?"

Puff... Li Tai really wants to vomit blood. What kind of scene should I act? I don’t know if this is good or not?

"The father is clear and clear. The child has never done this. I never thought that he is the elder brother of my mother and I grew up together. Blood is thicker than water. How could he hurt him?"

Li Er was stunned. He was heartbroken by the blood of a mother and a woman in Li Tai's words. He recalled that his generation was also a mother and a brother, but in the end, he was alone. Is there any family affection on the road to fighting for power and profit?

"Then tell me, who did it? When your elder brother dies, the position of crown prince is empty. Is it that Sanlang Li Ke, who is far away in Yangzhou, who is on the throne? Or is it that you, the King of Wei Li Tai, who is close to the water, take the throne?

Your third brother Li Ke is half of the former Sui bloodline, so it is impossible for him to inherit the Grand Principality. It is natural that he is my legitimate son.

Humph, if your elder brother sits in Chang'an, who would dare to be so moved at this time?

But he made a five-year agreement and made a successful conclusion in five years. No one would shake the position of crown prince anymore. I'm afraid you won't have any chance."

Li Er analyzed it bit by bit, and Li Tai was speechless. Although all this is reasonable and there is no problem with the liga, it is really not me.

"Not you?

Who else can it be? Yu'er? Or is it a eleven-year-old child?"

Li Tai's face was ashamed. He knew that this incident was because he was so yellow and could not wash it clean. At least he saw it in his father's heart that he had no way to argue.

He was sensible and did not ask questions about evidence or something. His father was the emperor. Why did the emperor need evidence for what he determined?

"The father insisted that it was done by the child, and the child could not do it either.

But I was dissatisfied in my heart. I did not say that my father's fault and dared not say that my father's judgment was wrong. I just asked my father to give him death today and let me prove my innocence. I did not do the things that my flesh and blood were killed. Li Tai refused to admit it!" Li Tai said with a tough heart.

OK OK OK! Really strong! Really strong!

Li Erlian called out three times, but he would not accept the threat and said coldly: "Now you have two ways, one is to go to the southwest to exchange your elder brother for forgiveness.

The other is that you will go back to your fiefdom and never be free if you do not obey the orders in this life. You should be a rich man who does not hold real power.

There are two roads for you to choose. If you don’t choose, things will make you big. In the end, you will be ruined. Don’t say that I, my father, is heartless.

You think about it yourself.”

After saying that, Li Er shook his sleeves and was about to leave.

Li Tai's face was pale and trembled all over, but no one told him about it. Looking at his father's firm back, he spoke.

"Father, the child promised to go to Tubo."

Li Er stopped, and did not look back, and said lightly, "After the Heavenly Kingdom will meet, I will issue an order, wait."

"Father stays there, Li Tai has something to say!

The child agreed to go to Tubo not because he admitted this or wanted to forgive his sins. He was just willing to return to the prince's eldest brother with his body and let him escape from danger and return to Chang'an, with all his brotherly friendship, that's all."

"Hmph, let it go!

There is only one thing: if you go to the Tubo ruling side, you should do your best. If you make mistakes and harm local people for evil, I will never give up easily!"

Leaving this sentence, Li Er strode away.
To be continued...