Chapter 56: Taming Li Tai (2)

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  "It shouldn't be that I'm jealous of Big Brother being smarter than me!" Li Tai lowered his head and didn't dare to look up.

  "Well, okay. To know that there are people outside of people, and heavens beyond heaven, when you encounter someone who is more formidable and smarter than you, you can admire them, you can envy them, but you cannot be arrogant and self-satisfied, only attacking the other person without knowing how to improve your own strength." Zhang Sun explained, since Li Tai was able to understand his words, he would say a bit more today.

  Li Tai furrowed his two light eyebrows and said with a bitter face: "Big brother, I know, from now on I will work harder to study, I must surpass you."

  Chang Sun was delighted, as long as Li Tai didn't keep being sarcastic all day. He smiled and said: "Well, you're absolutely right! Study hard, and by the end of the month, Big Brother will be convinced that Qing Que can pass the assessment. At that time, Big Brother will take you out to have fun, eat, drink, and play, and Big Brother will treat you."

  The little sparrow strained to open its originally small eyes wide and said with joy: "Big brother, you're a man of your word!"

  "Of course, you see your elder brothers, third brother, in my village, as long as they finish their homework, other times, I take them out to play and also teach them how to swim." Zhang Sun coaxed Li Tai.

  Li Taiyi's hair stood on end as he pretended to glare at Zhangsun and said, "Eldest brother is biased, Father Emperor and Mother Empress are biased, letting eldest brother and third brother go but not allowing me to go."

  "Hehe, you're still so young, too small. Your parents are worried about you, that's why they won't let you go. Big brother promises you, when you grow up to eight years old, big brother will teach you how to swim, okay?"

  "Alright, it's settled then!"

  After a chat, Zhangsun Chong and Li Taihe have become good friends and brothers.

  Chang Sun suddenly asked, "Qing Que, you're a good kid, it doesn't seem like you'd say those things to your third brother, those vicious words, where did you hear them from?"

  Li Tai did not say much, saying: "It was an old eunuch named Liu Gonggong in my palace. He said that I am very smart and can be said to be talented, and will definitely become emperor like my father in the future."

  Chang Sun suddenly understood and wasn't surprised that Li Tai would have such thoughts and say such words, it turned out that someone was stirring up trouble beside him.

  "But Qing Que, didn't you know that your elder brother is now the crown prince and will inherit your father's throne in the future?" Chang Sun retorted to Li Tai.

  "But the old man said that the throne is only for those with great talent. My uncle was also a prince, but my father was both civil and martial, so it's only natural that he got the throne." Li Tai didn't think much of it, still young and lacking in secrecy awareness, he told Long Sun Chong everything he had heard from Liu Gonggong.

  Chang Sun Chong's heart skipped a beat, and he cursed in his heart: "That Liu Gonggong in Li Tai's palace is absolutely not an ordinary eunuch. To survive in the palace, one must listen more and speak less, many people have been beaten to death because they can't control that mouth of theirs. Such rebellious words would never be spoken casually. This Liu Gonggong seems to be taking advantage of Li Tai's arrogant personality, stirring up conflict between the princes, recreating the Xuanwu Gate Incident, his heart is despicable!

  Chang Sun Chong felt it was necessary to tell Chang Sun Aunt about this matter, and thoroughly investigate Liu Gonggong. It's possible that he might be a remnant of the previous dynasty or a leftover force from Li Jiancheng.

  Li Er's throne was not obtained in a grand and glorious manner, and Chang Sun Cheung didn't know how to explain it to Li Tai, so he simply said: "Qing Que, that is your elder brother, do you want to kill your elder brother and younger brothers to become the emperor?"

  The royal child is precocious and has already understood life and death.

  Li Tai's face turned pale upon hearing Zhangsun Chong's words. Although he wished to be the master of the Tang Dynasty like his father, he was still young and had not yet become ruthless enough to kill his own brothers.

  "Blue sparrow, you're a good kid, respectful of your teacher and the way. You definitely wouldn't do something like that. Actually, your brain is very agile, completely capable of doing other things, making everyone admire you." Changsun Wu, since he wanted to block one of Li Tai's doors, naturally had to give him a window to open, or else there would be no place for ventilation, and eventually it would drive Li Tai mad, causing him to do crazy things. As long as they found something for Li Tai to do, letting him go explore, presumably he wouldn't have the energy to fight for the throne afterwards.

  "Really?" Li Tai asked disbelievingly.

  "If you really don't believe me, tomorrow I'll bring a book to Big Brother Li, and if you can learn from it, I'll admire you." Chang Sun Chong teased Li Tai.

  The child's curiosity was strong, saying: "Well, it's settled." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the Chongwen Temple and the Ligong Hall in two directions.

  "Where are you going, Qing Que?" Zhangsun Chong asked as he caught up from behind. Hadn't Li Tai just wasted his breath earlier? Was he still going to go fight with Li Ke?

  "I'm going to apologize to Big Brother and Third Brother!" Little fatty Li Tai'an's clear voice was accompanied by a cheerful laugh.

  Also, on the other side, Empress Changsun received news from the eunuchs that everything about the three brothers and every move of Changsun Emperor had been reported to her. When the eunuch recounted Li Tai's words, Empress Changsun's pupils contracted, she was furious and frightened in her heart, thinking about how to scold Li Tai, who dared to say such things, if it reached the ears of the Second Brother, Li Tai's buttocks would definitely suffer.

  The Empress Longsun let out a soft sigh, her relationship with Consort Yang had finally improved somewhat. If Consort Yang were to hear Qing Que's words, she would definitely have some thoughts about it. After all, Consort Yang was not someone with a broad and open mind, and she couldn't help but think too much.

  The little sparrow is a clever child, but being too clever is also a bad thing.

  Changsun Chong had Li Tai's attendants take him to the Chongwen Hall, while he himself went to the Lizheng Hall, where Empress Dowager Liu was.

  "Chong'er, how did you come? Where is Qingque?" Empress Changsun knew that Changsun Chong was carrying Li Tai, so why did she only see Changsun Chong and not Li Tai.

  Chang Sun Chong smiled and said, "Qing Que already knows she was wrong and has gone to apologize to Ke Er."

  Empress Zhangsun was shocked, her mouth agape for half a day. She knew how arrogant Li Tai was, not to mention apologizing, he wouldn't even admit his mistakes in daily life, so why was he being so obedient today!

  Changsun Chong smiled and repeated what he had just extracted from Li Tai, after all, Liu Gonggong was a palace person, if he were to make a move, it would be Empress Changsun who made the move.

  "Listening to you, Chong'er, it seems that this Liu Neishi is either a remnant of the hidden crown prince Li Jiancheng's forces or a leftover from the previous Sui dynasty." The Empress Changsun's phoenix eyes gleamed with sharp light, having spent so many years in the palace, she saw things extremely clearly.

  Chong'er also thinks so, Auntie is still pretending to be considerate! Zhangsun Chong deeply agrees, "Auntie, you must take care of your body, in order to guarantee the future of several of your nephews."

  "It's rare for a young master like you to think so thoroughly, with your help, Auntie feels much more at ease." The Empress Dowager stroked the chubby head and big ears of Longsun Chong, as if seeing her older brother in his youth, with a poetic air about him.

  "This is what Zhong Er should do." Chang Sun Zhong said humbly.

  Just then, Princess Changle Li Lijin rushed in excitedly, pointing at Changsun and shouting: "Who allowed you to bully Qingque? I'll have the empress dowager and emperor punish you with fifty heavy blows!"

  Princess Changle Li Lishi and Li Tai had a very good relationship. After Empress Zhangsun gave birth to Li Zhi, she didn't have time to take care of the two-year-old Li Tai, so Princess Changle helped take care of him. After class, it was said that Crown Prince Li Xian made Li Tai cry, and he refused to attend classes anymore, rushing to report this in a hurry.

  Chang Sun lowered his eyebrows and eyes, ignoring Chang Le Gongzhu. Who would bother to argue with a little yellow-haired girl?

  "Chang Le, what's gotten into you? Your brother-in-law was just coaxing Qing Que, where did he make Qing Que cry? You've always been gentle and soft-spoken, how have you become so irritable lately? Without asking for clarification, you come here yelling and questioning your older brother, is this really the result of your mother's teachings?" Empress Changsun had always been strict with her children, seeing her daughter acting like a common woman made her heart ache.

  "Auntie, take care of yourself!" Changsun said softly, turning to the pouting Princess Chang Le. "Isn't it time for your lesson now?"