Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 361

Chapter 361 Endless Joy

Although he didn’t get along with Li Tai much, Qin Mubai knew his personality very well. There were traces of Li Tai’s black hands playing tricks on the several brown things he had experienced before. Not to mention Zhang Tong, he had already told Qin Mubai a lot about Li Tai.

Qin Mubai was well aware of his sinister and malicious nature. Qin Mubai knew very well that he could not follow his routine in “working together” with him right now. Li Tai, he just wanted to use a few nice words from the empty-handed White Wolf to win the favor and support of Qin Mubai and the rest of the military.

There was no way for such a thing to happen!

Li Tai wanted to push Tai Chi and play tricks, but Qin Mubai hit his lifeline with a heavy punch. The phrase “I’m afraid of offending Eldest Sun Wuji” was like a sharp dagger that pierced into Li Tai’s heart.

Li Tai was so embarrassed that his expression stiffened, and his face turned a little red.

“Cough …” He coughed dryly and smiled stiffly. “Mubai, you can’t say that. No matter what … he is also my biological uncle, and he is also the minister of my father’s emperor. How can I openly disagree with him without looking at the monk’s face and Buddha’s face?”

Qin Mubai smiled and shook his head. “After saying this for a long time, it turns out that King Wei only wanted us to be the first to fight for you.” In the end, King Wei only supported us spiritually. What was the difference between this and not having King Wei’s support? Ai, I really got a strong backing. I didn’t expect King Wei to be so dishonest. “Forget it, gentlemen don’t force others to do anything difficult. I’ll take my leave now.”

After saying that, Qin Mubai stood up, cupped his hands and left.

“Wait!” Li Tai’s heart sank. If this Qin Mubai stepped out of this eagle building, it might mean that the military forces of the Tang Dynasty would be isolated from him from now on!

Qin Mubai paused, smiled, and cupped his hands, “Dao differences are not conspiracies. Your Highness, there is no need for us to force each other. Goodbye!”

“Wait a moment, please!” Li Tai supported himself on the ground with his hands, and his fat body struggled to get up.

“Your Highness, please wait a moment. I’m going to take my leave.” For the second time, Qin Mubai refused to listen and insisted on leaving. Moreover, even the door was opened and he stepped out of the room with one foot.

“Mubai, everything is easy to discuss!” Li Tai finally shouted out in a hurry.

Qin Mubai paused and smiled. She turned around and closed the door.

Li Tai inadvertently heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. He asked Qin Mubai to sit down and said, “Mubai, don’t misunderstand me. It’s not that Xiao Wang doesn’t have sincerity.” It was just that … this court was in a troubled autumn, and it was extremely frightening. The Crown Prince’s big brother had just fallen, how could Xiao Wang not be cautious and cautious? In the past, Little Wang still had three points of confidence in his heart when his father was in charge of everything. But now, Father Emperor is sick and has handed over all the government affairs to Eldest Sun Wuji and Chu Suiliang-indeed, he is nominally my younger ninth brother, but the conscience of heaven and earth, who doesn’t know that he is just a puppet that was toyed with by nature? Eldest Sun Wuji had never had a good impression of Little Wang, so there was no need to hide his words. “At such an unexpected moment, Little Wang Yu dares to fight head-on against him by tapping his edge and seizing his sharpness?”

Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, “King Wei finally told the truth.” It was normal that the Crown Prince’s fall would make King Wei feel like a rabbit dying and a fox sad. Changsun Wuji got off the donkey along the slope and unexpectedly pushed Prince Jin onto the stage with a profound and unfathomable intention. The reason he chose King Jin was simply because he was young, ignorant, and had a weak personality that was easy for him to control. Actually … ”

At this point, Qin Mubai cleverly stopped talking.

“What’s the truth?” Li Tai asked.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about it!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “As the saying goes, I’m not close. I don’t want to be a villain.”

“Mubai, is there anything you don’t know?” Li Tai’s expression became serious as he said seriously, “Now, Little Wang is sincerely going to be your ally. Please be frank with Mubai!”

“Alright … I’ll tell you.” Qin Mubai nodded and sighed. “A few days ago, King Jin came to my mansion to ask for help.”

“Call for help?” Li Tai asked in surprise, “What kind of danger is he in?”

“It’s not dangerous either. It’s just that I can’t stand the pressure anymore.” Qin Mubai sighed, “King Wei, although King Jin is not as good as you and the Crown Prince, he has a rare heart of a pure child.” The reason why Changsun Wuji pushed him onto the stage was simply to use him to weaken the King of Wei and ultimately achieve the goal of attacking the King of Wei and eliminating the King of Wei. Otherwise, why would he work so hard to do such an astonishing abnormality, openly support King Jin and break with King Wei? ”

Li Tai furrowed his brows and nodded lightly, “What did Ninth Brother say to you? Did Eldest Sun Wuji force him to … attack me?”

Qin Mubai stared at Li Tai and whispered, “I didn’t say that.”

Li Tai clenched his fist and lightly smashed it on the table. He snorted, “I knew it! Eldest Sun Wuji seems to be loyal, but in fact, he is a traitor. He is a powerful man and hates being able to rule the world by himself! If it weren’t for my father, Emperor Yuran, being alive, he would have turned the world upside down long ago!” He probably forgot whether this Jiang Shan of the Great Tang was surnamed Li or Eldest Sun! ”

“King Wei, don’t be angry.” Qin Mubai said, “From the standpoint of Eldest Sun Wuji, he is not wrong.” He wholeheartedly wanted to serve His Majesty and choose a qualified Lord of Conservation for His Majesty. It wasn’t that he didn’t like King Wei, but he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to control King Wei. As a result, it was difficult for him to implement the strategy of governing the country in his heart. And all of his methods were learned from His Majesty’s inheritance. From this point of view, it was His Majesty who chose Eldest Sun Wuji. Eldest Sun Wuji was only responsible for implementation. So … ”

“In that case, Father Emperor wants to try out Eldest Sun Wuji and Ninth Brother. Can he do what he wants?” Li Tai said in surprise.

“Monarch’s heart is unfathomable. I don’t know.” Qin Mubai shook his head and said, “In short, since Eldest Sun Wuji dares to be so unscrupulous now, not to mention having the Emperor backing him up, he has at least obtained his acquiescence.”

“In that case, don’t we have no chance of winning? If we oppose Eldest Sun Wuji, we are going against Father Emperor!” Li Tai spread out his hands and said in despair.

“Not entirely.” Qin Mubai frowned and said seriously, “Actually, the Emperor does not have 100% confidence in his heart.” Otherwise, why didn’t he make it clear that the Crown Prince would lay down the foundations of the country, so that the hearts of the people in and out of the court would be at ease? Most of the reason why he was sick was because he was watching. Perhaps he just wanted to try out what kind of effect the combination of Prince Jin and Eldest Sun Wuji could achieve, whether the government and the public could smoothly operate under their leadership, and whether they could properly handle some important issues of right and wrong. At this time, it is a great opportunity for Changsun Wuji and King Jin, and it is also a great opportunity for us. If we can make a correct decision on an important matter to refute King Jin and Eldest Sun Wuji, then we will be able to show off and make the Emperor look at us differently. “King Wei, since you have great ambitions, how can you not do anything at such a critical juncture and let this opportunity slip away in vain?”

‘”Big chance, big risk” Li Tai took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He nodded and said, “Mubai’s words hit the nail on the head!” Not bad! If at this time under pressure to blindly submit to the eldest Sun Wuji, then nothing will be achieved, even if can protect the safety, at most can only be beneath the eldest Sun Wuji to be a happy mediocre person; If he was opposed to a strong rebound, if successful, it would be red and purple out of the limelight, the future is limitless; On the other hand, if he failed, the outcome would probably be bleak. “Big Brother Crown Prince, Hou Junji, and the others are examples.”

“That’s right, that’s it.” Qin Mubai stared at Li Tai and said, “However, this rule is only suitable for us officials, but not for King Wei.”

“Why?”

“Your Highness Prince Wei, do you really want me to speak clearly?”

“I’ve already said this. What else can’t I say?” Li Tai slapped the table and said, “Mubai, please speak!”

‘”Mm” Qin Mubai nodded, seemingly hesitating. In the end, he said, “It is said that a mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Even if King Wei is willing to surrender to Eldest Sun Wuji and King Jin, can they be at ease with you? As long as King Wei is in the court, King Jin will be at risk. There is no need to say more about this.”

Hearing this, Li Tai’s eyebrows lifted up and his eyes widened. He slapped his palm and said angrily, “That’s not bad! Eldest Sun Wuji just helped my ninth brother to supervise the country, and without waiting for me to make any changes, he had the intention to eradicate Little Wang. It seems that no matter if I plead for mercy or beg for mercy, they will not let me go. They will insist on eliminating me!”

“How smart is King Wei? He should have thought of this level a long time ago, right?” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Anyone can beg for mercy from Eldest Sun Wuji, but King Wei can’t.” Moreover, King Wei was originally the prince that His Majesty doted on deeply. The Emperor was sick and the Crown Prince had fallen. Everyone knew that it should be King Wei’s turn to supervise the country. However, Eldest Sun Wuji chose Li Zhi, so he didn’t hesitate to disobey His Majesty’s wishes. At this time, Eldest Sun Wuji had already assumed a completely decisive stance. He was fighting to the death, yet King Wei was still hesitating and wanting to curry favor with Eldest Sun Wuji, slowly repairing the rift between him and him. Your Highness, please forgive me for being so harsh and straightforward. Aren’t you being a little too childish to do this? ”

Li Tai’s expression changed, and his expression stiffened. He nodded reluctantly, shook his head, and sighed again, “If it weren’t for the fact that he was in love, Little Wang, how could he be willing to fight with his own uncle and brother?” But now, it seemed that Xiao Wang had been forced to retreat. I only wanted to live in seclusion, but he insisted on killing me. Ah … the battle in the court, ah, is just like this, not dying, not dying, not dying, not dying, not dying, not dying. “Little Wang, you’re quite helpless!”

Qin Mubai smiled faintly and said, “Your Majesty has quite a few princes on his knees, but the only direct sons left in the court are you and King Jin.” It would be abnormal if there wasn’t a fight between you two. However, King Jin told me that he didn’t have the heart to fight with you. Everything was controlled by Eldest Sun Wuji behind his back, and he only made a helpless puppet. It must be ridiculous that a dignified prince would be forced by his consorts to fight with each other. Please forgive me for making an extremely inappropriate and rude analogy. Isn’t this a bit like a cockfight? Eldest Sun Wuji forced the two of you to fight to the death while he clapped his hands and waited to collect the money? ”

“Stop!!!”

Li Tai suddenly roared, his face turning red.

Qin Mubai’s expression changed. He was extremely embarrassed, but he was secretly delighted in his heart, “Alright, I’m finally angry!” It seemed that he had finally been stimulated!

“Although it’s all flesh and blood, the back of my hand and the back of my palm are all flesh and blood, if you want me to choose between my biological brother and my biological uncle, I will naturally choose my brother.” Li Tai gritted his teeth and said hatefully, “Eldest Sun Wuji, you’re too much of a pushover! He doesn’t treat me like a nephew, why should I treat him like my uncle?”

“If you can be brothers with one heart, there’s no need to worry that you won’t be able to defeat Eldest Sun Wuji.” Qin Mubai said, “King Jin regards me as his teacher. He told me everything he wants to know. He said that you promised him that if he gave you the imprisonment position and let you ascend to the throne of the Eastern Palace, would you make him his reserve in the future?”

“Ah? Childish slave … did I tell you such a thing?” Li Tai was shocked.

“Fortunately, he didn’t tell Eldest Sun Wuji.” Qin Mubai smiled meaningfully.

Li Tai sucked in a breath of cold air and whispered, “Brother Qin, don’t say this nonsense everywhere. If it reaches my father’s ears …”

“Don’t worry, I won’t.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “I just wanted to prove two things. First, I sincerely want to form an alliance with King Wei, don’t be bipolar. Second, King Jin had no intention of fighting against King Wei. All of this was due to the pressure of Eldest Sun Wuji. Moreover, he was helpless and even more helpless than you. “If it weren’t for that, he would have told Eldest Sun Wuji or the Emperor what you said to him. Will King Wei be able to sit so peacefully today?”

“Indeed, indeed” Li Tai nodded repeatedly. This fat man was now so regretful that his intestines turned green. At that time, he had only treated Li Zhi as an ignorant little brat, and he had talked nonsense to coax him, trying to scare him, but he didn’t expect that Li Zhi would fall into such a big trap!

Li Zhi’s trust in Qin Mubai was clearly beyond Li Tai’s expectations. Right now, Qin Mubai had grabbed onto his little tail!

“Your Highness, we are already on the same boat. We are facing the pressure from Eldest Sun Wuji together. If we are not weak, we will definitely be defeated by each of them. None of us will have a good ending.” Qin Mubai began to make his closing statement, vowing to break through the last trace of hypocrisy and cunning in Li Tai’s heart. I, someone from the Qin Empire, think to myself that even if I don’t become this official, I will still be the son-in-law. It’s not a problem to preserve my life’s prosperity and stability. As long as I am not an official, I will no longer pose a threat to Changsun Wuji. In comparison, my danger is even less than His Highness’. “Your Highness, please think twice!”

“Alright, Mubai. You don’t have to say anything. Xiao Wang, you know what to do.” Li Tai finally retracted his smiling expression and said solemnly, “At this moment, we should work together to overcome this difficult situation.” There was no need to consider anything else for the time being. However, you and I alone are still weak. If Mu Bai asked for more help, his chances of winning would greatly increase. In Little Wang’s humble opinion, it would be best if Li Jing, Li Xu, Li Daozong, Yuchi Jingde, Duan Zhixuan, and Cheng Zhijie were all united to fight against Eldest Sun Wuji. These people are more or less friends with you, or your father’s life and death brothers. Believe you, there must be a way. ”

“Alright, as long as King Wei’s stance is firm and firm, leave the rest to me.” Qin Mubai nodded.

Li Tai gritted his teeth and walked to the side of the wall to take down a treasured sword hanging on the wall. He slashed down at a few corners of the table and immediately cut off a corner. He said, “I, Li Tai, swear to the heavens that if I do not sincerely pledge to work with the Mubai Alliance to fight against Eldest Sun Wuji, I will do the same!”

“Good! Since King Wei is so sincere, I will do my best.” Qin Mubai stood up and cupped his hands. “I will try my best to persuade those people from the military. From now on, we swear to stand on the same side as King Wei and fight against foreign enemies!”

“Good!!” Li Tai finally heard what he wanted to hear the most today. He immediately smiled happily and stretched out a pair of fat hands to hold onto Qin Mubai’s hand tightly. He said gratefully and excitedly, “Mubai, Xiao Wang’s life and future are entrusted to you!”

“King Wei’s words are too heavy.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “I’m doing this for His Highness and for myself. It’s all part of my duty. Now that Eldest Sun Wuji is so powerful, if we don’t join forces with him, we will definitely be overwhelmed by him. If we join forces with the weak, we will be able to survive by resisting the strong!”

“Mubai’s words sounded like they came from the bottom of Little Wang’s heart and penetrated into his heart and spleen. It was useful!” Li Tai said seriously, “Alright, there’s no need for gossip.” The third meeting will be held in three days. Little Wang will go into the palace right now. You must attend this meeting. Within three days, you must also think of ways to bring more people into our camp. “Mubai, this is a battle that concerns the stability of the Imperial Court and the fate of the empire. There is no room for loss!”

“Your Highness, don’t worry.” Qin Mubai smiled and cupped his hands. “I’ve been here for a long time. I’m afraid that others might be suspicious. Please take your leave. I’ll see you in Hongwen Library in three days!”

“Alright, see you in Hongwen Library!”

After bidding farewell to Li Tai, Qin Mubai, Princess Gao Yang and Shuang’er left the Wei Palace together. The two women whispered in the car, guessing what Qin Mubai would talk about with Li Tai. Qin Mubai sat on his horse and asked questions. The thoughts in his mind gradually became clear.

This was a war without smoke. Almost everyone in the Great Tang court was involved in the battle. Without a doubt, its victory or defeat will determine the course of history and the destiny of everyone!

In recent years, the struggle for possession of the throne and reserves, which plagued the entire Tang Empire, finally triggered a huge war with the Lanzhou War as the fuse. Qin Mubai was surprised to discover that he had unknowingly stood at the heart of this war!

At this moment, he really felt a bit like he was standing alone on the train tracks, facing the rumbling locomotive.

Looking up at the sky, ten thousand kilometers was fine. However, Qin Mubai clearly felt that the sky in Chang’an was extremely oppressive. It was already summer, who knew when there would be a storm that swept through the heavens and earth that would unexpectedly arrive?

Changsun Wuji Group, a powerful enemy; King Wei, Li Tai, an ally with ill intentions; Li Shimin, who was lying in admiration, had an unfathomable heart. There was also the rolling wheel of history. When all of this was pressing down on Qin Mubai, he actually had a kind of beast blood boiling and stupid pleasure!

Could it be that this was the legendary battle with heaven, earth, and man-it was endless fun? !