Chapter 47

Li Tai was choked, and for a moment didn't know what to say, so he could only wave his hand behind him:

"Bring a low stool over."

Before long, a servant brought a low stool over, and Li Tai sat down beside Li You:

"Fifth Brother, working as a laborer is very hard, right! How about I go beg Father to let you return to the palace early?"

"A weasel paying a New Year's call to a chicken!"

Li You sneered: "You have the nerve to talk to me? Without you, where would there be so many things?"

"Do you dare say that that thing, Quan Wanji, isn't your person?"

"Yes! But I just wanted Father to send someone to escort the chivalrous men from your mansion back to Chang'an; I didn't ask anyone to persuade you to rebel."

"You can't blame me for this; I was also deceived, thinking this guy was upright and unyielding, not knowing he was deceiving his superiors and concealing from his subordinates, forcing you to have to rebel."

When the words reached this point, Li Tai paused, looked around, and then leaned down and whispered:

"I heard the Yin family has some military books; as long as you can give them to Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother will immediately enter the palace and beg Father for mercy."

"You're dreaming!"

"Why? You even gave the Yin family's troops to Big Brother; why won't you give me some military books?"

Li You turned over, with his back to Li Tai, without any intention of paying attention to him.

Seeing that soft words didn't work, Li Tai threatened with a gloomy face:

"Fifth Brother, you need to know who is in charge here; be careful that I have my father-in-law assign you more tasks."

"If you want to go, go! It's not like all the Yin family members are dead; why don't you go win them over yourself? Why look for me?"

"Without Yin Fei's word, how would they hand over the Yin family's things to me?"

"I can't be bothered to talk to you; if you have nothing to do, go find Yan Gong, don't bother me."

"You..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice came from not far away:

"Oh my, what day is it today? Qingque is also here to see Fifth Brother; did the sun rise from the west?"

Li Tai turned his head and saw Li Chengqian walking slowly toward them with Wang Qi and more than ten guards; Wang Qi was still carrying two fish and a wine bottle in his hand.

"Big Brother, why are you here?"

"You can come, why can't I?"

"I'm looking for my father-in-law; is your father-in-law here too?"

"Eh?"

Li Chengqian looked surprised: "Qingque, you've changed! How did you become like Su Jun? Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death?"

"Slap!"

Li Tai gently patted his own mouth: "I heard my uncle-in-law mention Su Jun yesterday, and I couldn't help but learn to speak like him. I hope Big Brother won't mind."

"Hehe, don't mind, don't mind! Do you want to have a drink together?"

"Okay!"

Li Chengqian walked to Li You's side and gently kicked Li You on the thigh:

"Get up and grill the fish. I let you come here to reflect, but you, you've really just laid flat!"

"If this continues, you'll be rolling back to the palace in three days."

"Don't! Big Brother, I'll grill the fish right now; let me stay here for a few more months."

Hearing this, Li Tai's mouth twitched crazily, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart:

'Is this person sick? He actually likes to serve as a laborer; is he asking for abuse?'

Watching Li You start a fire and kill the fish as if no one else was there, Li Tai couldn't help but lean closer to Li Chengqian:

"Big Brother, what's going on with Fifth Brother? Not only does he want to do hard labor, but even killing fish is so skillful; is he possessed by a ghost?"

"Fifth Brother is not possessed by a ghost; I am the one possessed by a ghost."

"Don't play around, I'm serious!"

"I'm serious too!"

Li Chengqian really wanted to tell everyone that he was a transmigrator, but Li Tai just didn't believe it, and he couldn't do anything about it, so he could only sigh:

"Qingque, Big Brother never lies; why don't you believe me?"

"Hehe! If I believe you are possessed by a ghost, then I am the one truly possessed by a ghost."

"Believe it or not!"

After finishing, Li Chengqian began to change the subject: "Zhinu has invited Donggaozi Wang Ji, and he is currently on his way to Chang'an."

"Qingque, can you invite someone even more powerful than him?"

"The disciples of Wenzhongzi Wang Tong have also been invited by Zhinu. Do you still want to revise the book now?"

"So what? He has Wang Ji, and I also have Libationer Kong. When it comes to literati, who is afraid of whom?"

Li Chengqian shook his head repeatedly, putting on a look of hatred for iron not becoming steel:

"Big Brother not letting you revise the book is for your own good. Do you really think you can complete this book?"

"Even if you gather all the literati in the world, it is impossible to complete it in a short time."

"Hmph! Impossible. I only used four years for the 'Geography of the World'; can't I copy a book for a lifetime?"

Li Chengqian sighed long: "Paper! I roughly calculated that the classics alone should have more than four thousand volumes."

"If you add Daoism, Buddhism, techniques, medicine, etc., it's more than ten thousand."

"In the process of copying, you will always write something missing or wrong, or it will be damaged due to improper storage, and you will lose some more."

"It's only ten thousand volumes; the Prince of Wei Mansion is not so poor that it doesn't have the money to revise the book."

"Truly brainless!"

Li Chengqian couldn't be bothered to continue persuading: "Wait until you know the price of paper, then come and talk big."

"If you can really revise the book well, you will be the big brother in the future, and I will bow to you when I meet you."

Li Tai's eyes lit up, full of excitement: "You said it! Don't go back on your word!"

"I said it. If you can't revise it, just let me beat you up every time you meet me."

"Okay!"

Li Tai looked at the grilled fish emitting bursts of fragrance, his eyes showing reluctance, but there were still important matters, so he could only give up his appetite for the time being.

"Hypocrite!"

Li You glanced at Li Tai, his tone full of disdain:

"Still revising the book; revising the heart is more suitable for him."

"Don't be distracted; how can you be distracted when grilling fish? This time it needs to be more charred than last time, the kind without any juice."

"Right, right, right! How can you be distracted when eating? Younger brother truly deserves to die."

The two stared tightly at the grilled fish flipping back and forth; as time passed, their eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Done!"

Li You shouted, quickly picked up the grilled fish, and couldn't wait to blow on it by his mouth:

"Huhu hu..."

"Big Brother, you hurry up too; it's definitely better than last time."

Li Chengqian slowly picked up the grilled fish: "How have you been lately? Do you feel that your whole person has relaxed? Although your body is a bit tired, your heart feels peace."

"Indeed, after Quan Wanji died, these days have been the most comfortable."

"If it were possible, I really want to go on like this forever."

"You wouldn't be able to handle it. If a person's heart is not settled, they will never be carefree anywhere."

"Just like cultivation, Buddhism has methods of visualization, breathing, etc. They look different, but in reality, they are all about fixing the heart in one place."

"Letting you come here is in the hope that you can find a place to entrust your heart, and then go do things."

"This is the so-called 'leaving the world' and 'entering the world'; the heart must leave the world, and the body must enter the world."

Li You looked up at Li Chengqian solemnly, his eyes revealing confusion:

"Big Brother, where is your heart entrusted? Why can you be completely indifferent to others' opinions?"

"Aren't you the same?"

Li You shook his head repeatedly: "It's different! Although I compare myself to a weed, if someone scolds me, I will still scold back, and when I am alone, I will still think about it from time to time."

"I entrust my heart to the unseen future! To view the present with the heart of the future."

"What kind of future?"

"Great Unity!"

Li You's face was full of disbelief: "Big Brother, I won't blame you if you don't tell me; why deceive me?"

"How can Great Unity be achieved? There are patrols by the Wu Hou in Chang'an City at night, let alone other places."

"Of course I can't do it alone; aren't there people of later generations? Just like the Foolish Old Man moving the mountains, I just need to make a start."

"Ah ah ah..."

Suddenly, a shrill scream rang out, followed by bursts of noise.