Someone shouted loudly: "The Sixth Prince has arrived!"
It immediately caught the attention of everyone present.
The third prince Li Ruiming walked forward with a happy look on his face.
He came up and took Li Ye's arm, his attitude very friendly: "Sixth brother, this tea party is hosted by me.
I borrowed the name of Princess Ruyue to send you an invitation, and then I came here."
The third prince was also vying for the throne, and it was known to the entire court.
The prince had the support of all the ministers.
The third prince enjoys high prestige among the military generals.
These two people have been fighting to the death.
Li Ye has always stayed away from power struggles. No matter whether the Crown Prince or the Third Prince extended olive branches to them many times, Li Ye always found excuses to refuse.
However, Li Ye was just a businessman and had a bad reputation.
I have never taken him seriously.
It didn't take much effort to win them over.
Now that Li Ye suddenly gained control of the military power, the Third Prince began to use all means to get Li Ye's support.
It seems that this tea party was organized mainly for ourselves.
Li Ye smiled and replied, "Third brother, you misunderstood. Your party is too elegant. Even if I were here, I wouldn't be able to join in your conversation."
"Don't be so modest. There have been bandits on Vulture Mountain for so many years, but we haven't been able to defeat them.
The first time you led your army into battle, you eliminated the bandits.
He can be called the greatest contributor."
In order to win over Li Ye, the third prince tried his best to praise Li Ye.
But Li Ye is not a fool. The whole capital is mocking him. How can he be called the number one meritorious official?
"Third brother, you're joking. I'm just trying my best to get the job done.
I'm not cut out to lead troops into battle."
"But the emperor gave you five thousand soldiers and horses, and they stayed in the capital. Such trust is unprecedented."
"They are all old, weak and disabled soldiers. I guess my father couldn't stand seeing me so depressed all day long.
That’s why I was given this job.”
Li Ye was not fooled at all, and every word he said showed that he had no intention of fighting for power.
Princess Ruyue walked forward and bowed slightly.
Suddenly it was like a hundred flowers blooming, stunning everyone.
Princess Ruyue truly deserves to be known as the most beautiful woman in Dayuan.
She has fair skin, delicate features, and a pair of big eyes that look around and seem to be able to speak.
Wearing a white long dress, she looked like a fairy descending from heaven.
Not to mention the men, even Xiao Cui and Lin Yue were extremely amazed.
"Ruyue greets the Sixth Prince!"
"Princess Ruyue, there's no need to be polite. Seeing is believing. I never thought there was such a beauty in the world."
"Your Highness, you are so polite! The two maids by your side alone are one in a million.
Ruyue is just being praised."
“I have to tell you about this, Princess Ruyue is not an outsider.
As a prince, you are so rude. This is wrong of yours."
Li Ye smiled and said, "I like doing business, and I do some vulgar things.
How dare I touch the celestial being Princess Ruyue?"
"Your Highness, you're praising me too much! Ruyue has heard that Your Highness often donates generously to help the people affected by disasters.
This alone makes Ruyue admire him greatly."
Li Ye was very surprised.
All the work of helping the people was done in private.
And only a few high-ranking officials in the court knew about it.
It has never been widely publicized.
I didn't expect that Princess Ruyue also knew these things.
Obviously, the Third Prince didn't know about these things and was slightly stunned when he heard this.
There was a flash of surprise in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
"I never thought that Sixth Brother would actually do these things."
Li Ye smiled and said, "It's just that the shopkeeper outside saw that the people affected by the disaster were too pitiful, so he used his money to buy food and come in to help.
They are all trivial matters that only matter to save face.
It’s not worth mentioning at all.”
The third prince Li Ruiming doesn't think so.
In his view, spending money to help the people is just buying people's hearts.
What kind of people can win people's hearts?
Only those who want to seize the throne.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to waste money and do such a thankless task.
He paid more attention to Li Ye and was more cautious.
"Come on, let's stop talking while standing and sit down to chat.
I tell you.
I specifically requested Princess Ruyue to play a song for us.
You are in for a treat today.”
"Great! It's said that Princess Ruyue's zither skills are only found in heaven. I'm so lucky to be able to hear her today."
Li Ye said with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, an inopportune voice came from behind.
"Third brother! You're making such a fuss here, why didn't you inform me?
I also admire Princess Kisaragi's zither skills."
Li Ye turned his head and saw that the person coming was Crown Prince Li Zheng.
Later, when Li Zheng heard that the third prince invited Li Ye to attend the tea party, he immediately rushed over.
Given his status, no one dared to stop him.
The Third Prince Li Ruiming's expression changed, but soon a hypocritical smile appeared on his face.
He bowed and said, "Greetings, Prince!"
Then he continued to explain: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is very busy, I thought he had no time to do these trivial things.
So there was no invitation.
It seems I misunderstood. I will have to drink three glasses of wine as punishment later."
Li Zheng ignored him and looked at Li Ye.
"I must first congratulate my sixth brother for receiving the Emperor's favor and becoming the first prince among us brothers to lead an army.
I originally wanted to celebrate at your house.
I heard from the servant that you came here to attend the tea party.
So I came here immediately.
I hope Third Brother won't mind that I wasn't invited to the tea party."
"That's right. It's a great honor for our humble home that the prince can come to the tea party. How could he possibly mind?"
No matter how unhappy Li Ruiming was, he would not show it on the surface.
Their main purpose today is to win over Li Ye.
It depends on who offers the highest price and can pull Li Ye to their side.
In the future fight for the throne, these 5,000 troops will definitely be extremely crucial.
No one is willing to relax.
Even Li Zheng had previously had considerable conflicts with Li Ye.
But he still put on a smiling face and pretended to be a brother.
Qin Qingxue and Shi Wushuang also stepped forward and saluted Li Ye and the Crown Prince at the same time.
The attitudes of the two were obviously very different, and they were deliberately targeting Li Ye.
Li Ye had arrived a long time ago, but the two of them ignored him and pretended not to know.
As soon as the prince came over to say hello, the two of them came over to pay their respects.
It is obvious that he looks down on Li Ye.
How could Crown Prince Li Zheng not see it?
The smile on his face couldn't be stopped.
He already regarded Shi Wushuang as his staunch ally.
"Third brother, you are honored to have invited Master Wushuang and General Changying here."
"No, no, I'm no match for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! It's all thanks to Princess Ruyue's favor.
Today I came here mainly to talk about music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
As long as Princess Ruyue says a word, I'm afraid all the young and talented people in the capital will immediately flock to her."
Li Ruiming easily resolved Li Zheng's sarcastic remarks.
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