Li Shimin was furious when he heard this. Of course he knew what had happened and how Li Tai had been assassinated.
It was precisely because he knew this that he ultimately abandoned Li Tai and chose to make Li Zhi the crown prince.
"Li Tai, what do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing this, Li Tai crossed his arms and said calmly.
"It doesn't mean anything, I just wanted to remind Father that sometimes what seems pitiful on the surface may not be truly pitiful."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin looked thoughtful, then glanced at Li Zhi kneeling on the ground weeping, and then at Li Tai standing aside watching the commotion. He immediately waved his hand impatiently.
"roll!"
"Get out of my sight!"
"promise!"
Seeing this, Li Tai quickly made his escape, while Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then followed Li Tai out of Ganlu Palace with a pitiful expression.
But as soon as the two of them got outside, Li Tai revealed a fierce expression.
"Li Zhi, don't think I don't know what's going on. This is clearly your own doing!"
Li Zhi felt a pang of guilt upon hearing this, but he quickly straightened his back and retorted.
"Fourth Brother, what right do you have to accuse me!"
"On what grounds?"
Li Tai sneered upon hearing this.
"You've always been good at playing the victim and acting pitiful since you were little. You can fool your mother and father, but don't even think about fooling me!"
"I'm too lazy to pursue this matter; I'm just kindly reminding you."
"Li Jue has never intended to deal with you, but if you continue to cause trouble, Li Jue wouldn't mind using some means to kill you!"
Li Zhi's heart trembled upon hearing this, and he forced himself to suppress his fear and retort.
"He dares!"
"If he dares to touch me, my father will not let him get away with it!"
Li Tai reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world when he heard this.
“Li Zhi, he is different from you and me. You and I both lack decisiveness and are too fond of gentle methods. But Li Jue has always been bold and unrestrained, disregarding rules.”
"Don't even mention him using some underhanded means to kill you; I wouldn't be surprised if he hacked you to pieces in the street!"
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhi felt a pang of regret, regretting that he shouldn't have listened to Sister Wu and staged this assassination attempt.
But now that the die is cast, he has no choice but to grit his teeth and continue acting.
"Thank you for the reminder, Fourth Brother. I have a clear conscience!"
"No shame?"
"Hmph!"
"Whatever you want, I'm going to see my nephew!"
The dungeon of the Inner Palace Attendants Bureau.
This place was originally used to imprison and punish princes who made mistakes. Li Chengqian was imprisoned here when he rebelled, and Prince Qi, Li You, even drank poisoned wine here.
When Li Tai arrived at the dungeon, Li Jue was sitting inside drinking and chatting with the jailers.
Upon seeing this, Li Tai immediately kicked open the prison door and pointed at Li Jue's nose, cursing loudly.
"You've gone too far! How dare you disrespect my father!"
Li Jue was stunned upon hearing this, then looked at Li Tai with a face full of surprise. He thought to himself, "This guy is usually even more disrespectful to his father, why is he suddenly becoming such a filial son today?"
Li Tai's show of coolness lasted only three seconds before his true colors were revealed.
"Haha, I'm not pretending anymore!"
"You're really tough today, kid. You almost made your grandpa furious, hahaha!"
"Come on, get me a cup, I'd like to have a good drink with you all!"
Upon seeing this, the jailer quickly got up, grabbed a cup, and then offered his seat to Li Tai, while he himself stood aside to serve him.
"Please enjoy your meal, esteemed guests. Please feel free to call upon me if you require anything!"
Li Tai nodded upon hearing this, and then poured himself a drink and started drinking with Li Jue.
"You little rascal, you're quite something, even getting waited on in the dungeon?"
Li Jue took out a few gold leaves from his sleeve.
"We relied entirely on this thing to clear the way!"
Li Tai picked up a gold leaf and looked at it.
"This is really good stuff!"
"If I had known about the wonderful uses of this thing back then, you and Li Zhi probably wouldn't have had anything to do with each other!"
"But then again, I didn't know back then, and neither did your father. We two big fools fought for over ten years, and in the end, someone else benefited. Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue threw the gold leaf out of the cell and shouted at the jailer outside the door.
"Prepare some more wine and meat for us, the best wine and meat!"
Upon hearing this, the jailer quickly agreed, then picked up the gold leaf and ran off to make the purchase.
After sending the jailer away, Li Jue asked in a low voice.
"Fourth Uncle, do you think this whole thing might have been orchestrated by Ninth Uncle himself?"
Li Tai nodded upon hearing this.
"There's no doubt about it; it could only have been staged by him!"
"Think about it, if you didn't do it, if I didn't do it, no one else would do it!"
"If they were from a foreign land, wouldn't it be better for them to come and assassinate you? Why do they have to assassinate a washed-up prince?"
Li Jue nodded upon hearing this, agreeing with Li Tai's idea. However, the thought of Li Zhi's innocent appearance made him waver.
"Fourth Uncle, do you think it's possible that the remnants of Goryeo deliberately orchestrated this assassination attempt and then framed me?"
Upon hearing this, Li Tai pondered it seriously for a moment.
"That possibility cannot be ruled out!"
“But if I were to do it, I would definitely leave some trace to prove that this matter is related to you.”
"But judging from the current situation, it seems there is no direct evidence pointing to you!"
Li Jue also found this quite strange, but if he were to directly suspect Li Zhi, he felt that Li Zhi might not have the guts.
He had just carefully examined Li Zhi's wound in the main hall; the wound was very deep, almost piercing through.
If it was a ruse, Li Zhi wouldn't have needed to go to such great lengths, would he?
Li Tai noticed Li Jue's thoughts and immediately reminded him.
"Li Jue, don't underestimate your Ninth Uncle!"
"Your Ninth Uncle may seem weak and indecisive, but when it comes to the struggle for the throne, who knows what he might do!"
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