I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Zhi looked unconvinced.

My father is the emperor and my elder brother is the prince.

He is not an ordinary official, so how could he accept bribes?

If this were to be known by outsiders, all his wisdom in this life would be ruined, and it would also be recorded in history books, leaving him infamous for eternity.

Li Tai was very calm. Of course he knew about this matter. He was quite active at that time and knew more than Li Zhi.

Seeing that Li Zhi didn't believe it, he explained:

“Nothing is impossible, this is Li Shen’s ability.

There are some things you don't know because you had just left the palace.

According to the news of the rebellion of the fifth brother, the tenth brother knew it half a day earlier than Aye, and immediately led his troops to occupy Yirenju, which is now the Heaven on Earth.

Later, after negotiations between Lao Shi and Aye, they reached an agreement, and 30% of the profits of Tian Shang Ren Jian were given to Aye.

The shopkeeper of Yirenju was the one Laowu left in Chang'an to gather information, and he knew all about Laowu's property.

Before Lao Wu was captured, Li Shen went around confiscating Lao Wu's properties and land in Chang'an City.

He gave all his land to his father, and the property to his eldest brother, leaving only the current paradise on earth.

So it’s not true that you said Li Shen took away all of Lao Wu’s things.”

Li Tai briefly recounted the whole incident in one breath. He was trying to seize the throne at that time, so he was concerned about many things in Chang'an City.

In fact, he also wanted to take over some of Li You's property, but he was not as quick as Li Shen.

After listening to Li Tai's story, Li Zhi felt it was a little unbelievable. He thought Li Shen was too bold.

He actually dared to give Li You's private property to others. Isn't he afraid that Li You will bite back?

"Fourth brother, there is something I don't understand. Li You's property will be confiscated in the end. Why do you and brother want to accept Li Shen's things?

Moreover, Li Shen obtained such a huge amount of wealth, didn’t he keep it for himself and gave it all away?

Given his personality, I don't quite believe it." Li Zhi thought of a key question.

If someone commits treason, his property will be confiscated. Why would Li Shen be the one to send him off?

Li Tai shook his head upon hearing this:

"Zhi Nu, you don't understand. Confiscate his property and all his possessions will belong to the court.

However, Li Shen's move turned the fifth brother's property into the royal property.

Especially the Eastern Palace at that time was extremely poor, so how could the eldest brother not be happy to receive so many properties.

If it were me, I would accept it without hesitation.

As for why the Tenth Brother gave everything away in the first place, I was puzzled. But later I gradually figured out that he was tying Aye and the eldest brother together.

If someone impeached him for taking Yirenju in the court in the future, Aye and his eldest brother would definitely stand with him and protect him.

Lao Shi's goal from the beginning to the end was Yirenju, and for this he gave up most of his interests.

This is why I admire him. The Tenth Brother knows himself well and he knows what to do based on his strength.

If it were now, I believe that Lao Shi would eat it all and would not share it with anyone else."

Li Tai's face was full of emotion. The more he got to know Li Shen over the years, the more he admired him, and the more he felt that Li Shen was an outlier.

Li Shen was just a young boy at the time, but he was so cunning, which was really scary.

Although the younger brother in front of him is also patient and good at disguising himself, he has lost his previous rationality because of the successive attacks by Li Shen.

As long as Li Shen's affairs were involved, Li Zhi would have trouble staying calm. In medical school terms, this is called hysteria.

The carriage became silent, and Li Zhi fell into silence after listening to Li Tai's words.

It was the first time he heard these things, and the whole thing turned out to be so simple yet complicated.

It turns out that his father and elder brother have such a big interest in this matter with Li Shen.

No wonder his father and elder brother reacted so strongly when Li Shen was about to speak just now.

The father and his two sons actually conspired to swallow up all the property of a prince in Chang'an City.

He also didn't expect that Li Shen would have the courage to give up such a big piece of meat.

"Zhi Nu, in the officialdom, there are no permanent allies or permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

This sentence was said by Lao Shi.

The most solid relationship between people is the relationship of interest.

Allies are only temporary and can abandon you at any time in the face of interests, so if you want to maintain this relationship,

You must tie your interests together with those of your allies so that they will help you with all their might.

All the glory and the loss are the loss.

Just like the Tenth Prince and those playboys, they obey what the Tenth Prince says. Do you think it’s because the Tenth Prince is Prince Ji?

of course not.

They helped Lao Shi because Lao Shi brought them wealth and made their lives better.

If the tenth brother falls, their wealth will be gone.

So Fourth Brother advises you not to be so impulsive in the future and not to go against Old Ten. Old Ten’s current strength is not something you can deal with.

Do you understand?" Seeing Li Zhi in deep thought, Li Tai lectured him again and pointed out the various interests involved.

He also used the story of the playboy to give Li Zhi an example to make him understand the truth.

This touched Li Zhi's heart. After all, they were brothers from the same mother, and the relationship between them was different.

"Thank you for your teachings, fourth brother. I am very grateful." Li Zhi said and bowed to Li Tai.

Li Tai waved his hand:

"No need to be so polite, you and I are brothers from the same mother, there is no need to thank me or not.

I am worried about you, so I advise you like this.

Fourth brother has seen all the open and covert fights between you and the Tenth Brother over the years, and in the end, you, Chi Nu, suffered the loss.

Fourth brother really doesn't want you to get hurt again.

Listen to what Fourth Brother said. Don't fight with Old Ten again. You are no match for him."

Li Tai's tone was sincere and his feelings were heartfelt, making people feel extremely sincere.

"Don't worry, fourth brother. I will be more careful. Thank you for your teachings today." Li Zhi saluted Li Tai again.

However, he did not agree to Li Tai's request to stop provoking Li Shen.

Li Tai also knew that Li Zhi would not let it go so easily, so he sighed with a sad face:

'Ah~~~~Why are you doing this?'

"Fourth brother, I just can't swallow this humiliation. I just don't want to lose to Li Shen." Li Zhi said seriously.

Then the carriage fell silent again.

Li Tai naturally guessed what Li Zhi meant and did not continue to persuade him. He also knew that his persuasion was useless.

Li Zhi was thinking about what Li Tai had just said to him, including some of Li Shen's words.

He thinks it makes sense.

In this way, the car slowly moved forward towards Li Tai's villa.

（2025年2月27日05:07:25，我发现真的不能早了，好不容易晚上有时间早点写。

An ordinary female friend drank too much and insisted on making a video call, crying all the time.

I kept crying until after 12 o'clock, and I was too embarrassed to hang up. It was really painful.

So I advise everyone not to bother others when you drink too much, it’s really annoying)