Since Li Tai gave up the idea of becoming the crown prince, he not only became much more open-minded, but also much more irritable.
In fact, he was never a good-tempered person. It was just that in his early years, he wanted to become the crown prince, so he suppressed his true nature and pretended to be a kind-hearted person who was respectful to scholars and generous to charity.
Now that he doesn't need to pretend anymore, he's simply letting himself go.
If Li Yuanying dares to act arrogantly in front of him, he will go up and give him a good beating, so that he knows who can be messed with and who cannot!
Li Ke had long disliked Li Yuanying, but he couldn't take action because of Li Yuanying's status as an elder.
Upon seeing Li Tai beat up Li Yuanying, he immediately gave Li Tai a thumbs up.
"Fourth brother is mighty!"
Li Tai smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"Not as skilled as Third Brother in archery and horsemanship!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ke burst into laughter.
"I am indeed more skilled in archery and horsemanship, but I don't have your guts, haha!"
Li Jue jokingly chimed in upon hearing this.
"If my fourth uncle hadn't beaten me to it, I would have given this guy a good beating!"
Upon hearing this, Li Tai immediately glared at Li Jue.
"You better behave yourself, kid!"
"There are some things I can do, but you can't!"
As Li Tai spoke, he pushed Li Jue toward Li Ke, fearing that this guy might actually go up and give Li Yuanying a big slap.
There's nothing wrong with him beating up Li Yuanying; at most, he'll get a scolding from his father.
But if Li Jue were to beat up Li Yuanying, that would be a huge problem, and could potentially provoke the anger of the entire Li Tang imperial family.
Although the Li Tang imperial family was of little use, they could still cause trouble.
Once they dislike Li Jue, they will inevitably become stumbling blocks on his path to becoming the crown prince!
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the official in charge of etiquette. However, the official glanced at the scene and, upon seeing Li Yuanying covering half of his face, hurriedly slipped away.
A prince beating another prince—no matter how you look at it, it's not something a mere official like him would dare to interfere with!
Li Shimin, who was enjoying the song and dance performance, heard the commotion and immediately glanced over. Seeing this, Changsun Wuji quickly whispered a reminder.
"Your Majesty, it's nothing serious, just a minor disagreement between Prince Teng and his eldest grandson!"
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin sighed inwardly.
"well!"
"Li Jue is a good kid in every way, except he's a bit too narrow-minded..."
Changsun Wuji was secretly delighted upon hearing this. Could it be that His Majesty was dissatisfied with Li Jue?
Upon realizing this, Changsun Wuji quickly racked his brains and came up with some words.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson is young, and it is only natural for him to be vengeful and have strong likes and dislikes."
“Comparatively speaking, Zhi Nu is eight years older than Li Jue and is already an adult. He will definitely be more mature in his speech and actions than the eldest grandson.”
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin smiled slightly and instantly understood Changsun Wuji's implied meaning.
"The auxiliary machine is right!"
"Relatively speaking, the Crown Prince is more composed!"
"By the way, you were the one who helped find the Crown Prince's birthday gifts, weren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji quickly denied it outright.
"No, no, no, this time His Highness the Crown Prince did not seek out me, but personally ordered people to search for it."
"oh?"
Li Shimin was well aware of the difficulty in obtaining such rare treasures. Without the help of court officials, it would have been difficult for Crown Prince Li Zhi to mobilize local officials to help him find them.
"Does the Crown Prince have this ability?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is an adult now, no longer a child!"
"Yeah?"
Li Shimin smiled noncommittally, then secretly decided that tomorrow he would have the Hundred Cavalry Division strengthen its supervision of the Eastern Palace!
This wasn't because Li Shimin was giving Li Zhi special treatment; in fact, Li Shimin's supervision of Li Chengqian was even stricter when Li Chengqian was the crown prince.
Throughout history, emperors and crown princes have always been in a competitive relationship.
One is about lifespan, the other is about connections.
Once the emperor discovers that the crown prince has a stronger network of connections than he does, he will suppress the crown prince to prevent him from becoming too powerful and committing treason.
Just as the song and dance were coming to an end, Li Shimin keenly noticed that Li Jue was directing the Imperial Guards to do something.
"Zhang Anan, go see what kind of trouble that bastard is up to now?"
"promise!"
Zhang Anan left quickly, but returned even faster.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson says he's preparing a big gift for you!"
"A big gift package?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately became interested and got up to go outside. He stood on the steps and watched Li Jue leading people in their work.
Li Jue also saw Li Shimin and happily waved to him.
"Grandpa, there will be a loud noise in a little while, please don't be frightened!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin burst into laughter at those around him.
"That grandson underestimates me. What storms haven't I weathered? Do you think I'm afraid of a sound?"
However, as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a huge sound was heard, followed by a tremendous tremor in the ground.
Upon hearing this, the Hundred Cavalrymen standing beside Li Shimin immediately surrounded him on high alert, shouting and yelling.
"Protect the Emperor!"
Upon hearing the sound, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, and others quickly moved closer to Li Shimin, surrounding him in the center.
However, before they could even stand still, they saw a sudden downpour in the vast night sky, a rain as beautiful as shooting stars and as dazzling as rosy clouds.
Li Shimin also saw the rain in the sky. He stared at the fireworks blooming in the sky, his eyes filled with greed.
"What a beautiful rain of fire!"
Just then, Li Jue slipped up to Li Shimin, grabbed his hand, and pulled him out of the crowd.
"Grandpa, let's come out and see!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately asked with a face full of curiosity.
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