Li Jue was sitting in the living room drinking tea when he suddenly heard Li Tai's words and was so shocked that he spat it out.

Just then, Li Tai strolled in, saw the water on the ground, and then looked at Li Jue's disheveled appearance, and immediately burst into laughter.

"Nephew, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're far less courageous than your father!"

"My dad is very bold?"

"Your father dared to rebel, do you think he's incredibly audacious!"

"Does he really have the guts to rebel?"

Li Tai chuckled upon hearing this.

“Your father once stood behind the wall of the East Palace, looking out at the Taiji Palace, and said to his advisors, “Even with tens of thousands of men, Prince Qi Li You could not succeed in his rebellion, but his East Palace is only separated from the Taiji Palace by a wall. Give him a few hundred loyal soldiers and he can succeed in his rebellion!”

"Uh..."

Li Jue really didn't know about this. If his father had said this, then it wouldn't be unjust for Li Er to cripple him!

"Is my dad really that brain-dead?"

"Brain-dead?"

Upon hearing this, Li Tai's eyes lit up, and he praised her repeatedly.

"That's a good word!"

"If anyone does anything stupid or foolish again, I'll call them a moron, hahaha!"

"Oh, by the way, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue quickly replied.

"It's nothing, I just want my fourth uncle to help me manage Chang'an!"

Li Tai was stunned when he heard this. It took him a long time to speak, his face full of disbelief.

Are you telling the truth?

"You really want me to manage Chang'an for you?"

"yes!"

Aren't you afraid of me?

"What are you afraid of?"

Upon hearing this, Li Tai took a deep breath and said.

"Your fourth uncle once fought with your father for the position of crown prince and even forced your father to rebel. Aren't you afraid of me... afraid that I will take your power?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue thought to himself, "The power isn't mine; I'm just temporarily managing it for Li Er. Besides, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is Li Zhi. Let him seize power if he wants; it's none of my business!"

Although Li Jue was inwardly grumbling, he still wore a warm smile on his face.

"Don't be afraid!"

"I trust my fourth uncle's character!"

"this……"

Hearing Li Jue's words, Li Tai felt a warmth in his heart, and a strong urge arose within him to die for a friend who understood him.

"If your father had your magnanimity back then, I wouldn't have even entertained the idea of ​​competing with him for the position of crown prince..."

"That's enough!"

"This is ultimately my fault, let's not talk about it anymore!"

"Kid, tell me first, how do you want me to help you?"

"It's not that Fourth Uncle is trying to shirk responsibility, it's just that Fourth Uncle has been away from Chang'an for too long, and the connections he made in earlier years are no longer useful."

"There are some truths you may not understand. As the saying goes, 'When a person leaves, the tea grows cold.' Back then, I hadn't even left yet, but the tea had already gone cold..."

Li Jue certainly understood these principles, but he came to Li Tai because he had indeed encountered a thorny problem.

"Fourth Uncle, I won't trouble you too much. You just need to help me manage these members of the royal family!"

"What?"

"Should we just manage them?"

"certainly!"

"Uncle, you may not know this, but the most difficult part of treating the epidemic is not the medicine, but the management of personnel and supplies."

"Generally speaking, as long as the movement of people is prohibited and the spread of the disease is prevented, half the battle is won!"

"Ordinary people are easy to manage, but the sons and grandsons of the Li family are not. They all rely on the royal blood flowing in their veins and don't treat others or themselves as human beings at all!"

Li Tai chuckled upon hearing this.

"You brat, who are you calling a 'bitch'?"

"You don't even consider yourself human... You should know that you are also a descendant of the dragon, no different from them!"

Li Jue smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"I really am a cut above them; my character, morals, and bottom line are higher than theirs!"

Upon hearing this, Li Tai gave Li Jue a thumbs up.

"That's well said!"

"If you keep this ambition, the Tang Dynasty will be yours sooner or later!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue was suddenly startled, thinking to himself, "Is my ambition so obvious that even Li Tai, who has only been back for a few days, can see it?"

"Fourth Uncle, you flatter me. How could I have such thoughts? I just want to accumulate more good karma and merits!"

Li Taicai didn't believe this nonsense. In his view, royal children should have the kind of selfless and unyielding spirit that makes them think they are the only ones who can take responsibility.

Of course, some degree of concealment is also necessary.

It's just that I realized this principle too late. If I had known it back then, I wouldn't have been tricked by that cunning old fox Changsun Wuji!

"Good lad!"

"I'll say that to everyone I meet from now on, hahaha!"

"I'll take this job. Just tell me how you want me to manage them!"

"Fourth Uncle, all you need to do is keep an eye on them and prevent them from hoarding goods and driving up prices!"

Li Tai was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

"What? They dare to inflate prices at this time?"

Li Jue smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

"More than that..."

"Prince Zheng, Li Yuanjing, has purchased large quantities of medicinal herbs and hoarded them for speculation, selling them at prices higher than gold!"

"Not only did Princess Gaomi inflate the prices of grain and salt, but she also colluded with Princess Changguang, Princess Wanchun, Princess Nanping, and Princess Suian to hoard firewood and charcoal, causing the price of firewood and charcoal in Chang'an to skyrocket!"

Although Li Tai was known for his good temper, he was still so angry that his face turned pale when he heard Li Jue's accusations.

"This is outrageous!"

"At this critical moment for the nation, we, the sons of the Li family, should be united in our hatred of the enemy. How dare they profit from this national crisis!"

"Don't worry, nephew, leave them to me, I'll take care of them for you!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Fourth Uncle!"

"We're family, no need for formalities. If you ever encounter any trouble that might offend someone, just let me handle it!"

Li Jue blushed upon hearing this, thinking to himself that Li Tai was so clever that he had seen through his thoughts!

In fact, Li Jue was not incapable of dealing with these princesses and princes; the reason he asked Li Tai for help was simply because he didn't want to be the villain.

After all, if he wanted to compete for the throne, the opinions of the royal family members were quite important; he couldn't afford to offend them all just to get something done.

Seeing Li Jue's embarrassment, Li Tai immediately offered a nonchalant explanation.

"You don't need to be embarrassed!"

"I, your fourth uncle, have no chance in this lifetime, nor do I have the will to fight or snatch it. If I can lend you a hand, it will be a good deed for me!"

"Moreover, you are a loyal and righteous child. If you really rise to that position in the future, you will definitely not treat me unfairly, nor will you treat your cousin unfairly!"

Seeing that Li Tai was speaking so frankly, Li Jue immediately stopped trying to hide it.

"Fourth Uncle, if I ever manage to get that position, I will definitely give you a post in the court!"

"As for what you will do, that depends on your abilities. If you are capable of serving as prime minister, I will not hesitate to offer you the position!"

Li Jue's words struck a chord with Li Tai. As a prince and a vassal king, he truly didn't want to be stuck in his fiefdom waiting to die. If he could make a name for himself in the court, that would be ideal.

But can this grandson's empty promises be trusted?