In fact, among all Li Junwei's children, he was most concerned about Li Zhaoyi, who was the eldest son. After all, he was abroad and could not help but worry a little more, but the two met very little. Li Junwei neither fulfilled his responsibilities as a father, and naturally he could not get the family happiness that belonged to his father. What he could get from his eldest son was the only respect his son for his father, but even so, Li Junwei was still very satisfied.

Because Li Junwei knew very well that if he was Li Zhaoyi, he would never show so much respect for his father. In his eyes, bloodlines were only cold. He firmly believed that the most important thing between people was the bonds forged by time.

Therefore, at some point, Li Junwei showed some cold blood. For example, in the immigration case that year, Li Junwei was determined to pursue parents who abandoned their children, rather than letting them meet again after abandoning their children for more than ten years, hugged and cried for a while, go their separate ways, and earned a lot of tears from the people who were eating melons.

Perhaps the guilt towards his son, after understanding Li Zhaoyi's real living environment, he did not want the child to follow him to return to the empire. He found that his eldest son grew up with his elder brother and had become a wolf. Such a creature returning to the empire not only could not adapt to the intrigue political ecology, but would also lose his future. Li Zhaoyi's character has been developed and he could not be a idle prince who eats, drinks and plays. He is not a legitimate son, and his maternal bloodline is also a foreign race. In the political ecology of the empire, he also has no room for display.

"How is your relationship with Zhaogui?" After Li Zhaoyi finished the work at hand, he appeared in the prince's womb where Li Junwei lived.

He respected Li Junwei very much, but this kind of respect seemed a little cold in the father-son relationship.

"Brother treats me very well. Even his brothers and sisters cannot be taken care of in this way." Li Zhaoyi said. When he mentioned Li Zhaogui, a light flashed in his eyes. The brothers Li Zhaoyi mentioned were not the children born to Li Jundu and his concubines, but the son and daughter that Shen Yourong moved to India and became the queen, and gave birth to Li Jundu again.

And those two children are Li Zhaogui's brothers, the same father and mother. Li Zhaogui is quite gentlemanly. He was entrusted by his uncle Li Junwei to take care of Li Zhaoyi. Since then, he has given this younger brother meticulous care and has never slacked off.

Li Junwei nodded slightly. When it comes to trustworthiness, his nephew Zhaogui is trustworthy. He is more like his second brother Junhua than his omnipotent father. Perhaps this is also a major reason why Li Zhaogui is not very popular with his father. Although the two are father and son, they have completely different temperaments and have great differences in political ideas. On the contrary, Li Zhaoyi is simply carved out from the same mold as his uncle Li Jundu.

Li Junwei asked, "Then do you know that your uncle intends to reuse you?"

"Uncle has always valued me." Li Zhaoyi replied.

Li Junwei shook his head: "What I mean by reuse is that in your uncle's eyes, you are also qualified to be his heir."

"How is this possible? I am your son." Li Zhaoyi obviously never thought so. Perhaps it was because he was too young.

Li Junwei continued: "Of course, you can't directly replace Zhao Gui. This is what he imagined, let me stay, and I will inherit his throne a hundred years later. If that time comes, maybe you will be the one who will take over me."

"Did the emperor say this?" Li Zhaoyi still held a skeptical attitude.

Li Junwei smiled and did not answer positively. In fact, Li Jundu had never expressed it so bluntly. These were all his personal guesses. Li Junwei had already realized that his son Zhaoyi received from his elder brother obviously exceeded the treatment of a nephew. Perhaps Zhaoyi was the one he liked the most.

"Then if your uncle asked you to replace Zhaogui, what would you choose?" Li Junwei asked the most core question directly, which was also his biggest contradiction now.

For his son, he should stay in India, everything here is in line with his nature. However, for his nephew Zhaogui, he should not leave such a threat next to this child. Although one is a son and the other is a nephew, Li Zhaogui was grown up by Li Junwei. For a long time, neither Li Junwei nor Li Junhua had any children, and Li Jundu was not around Li Zhaogui. Li Junwei played the role of Li Zhaogui's father. Deep down, Li Junwei still loved this son more.

"I don't know, and I don't think you should ask me so bluntly." After a while of thinking, Li Zhaoyi slowly said what he was thinking.

"Why can't you ask so bluntly?" Li Junwei asked Li Zhaoyi with a smile, and Li Zhaoyi took a few steps back, shook her head gently, and chose to kneel on the ground to apologize: "The child is wrong."

Li Junwei signaled him and said, "There must be countless thoughts flashing through your head just now. You will wonder if my father, who is close to his blood but is actually alienated, has any conspiracy? Is it that I am alienating you and my elder brother Zhaogui? Is it that I brought you back to Shin Kyung's plan, or some kind of temptation, right?"

Li Zhaoyi didn't expect Li Junwei to be so straightforward. He frowned and felt that this straightforwardness made his mind unable to hide and his wisdom could not be used. He could only nod his head gently. In fact, he considered more than Li Junwei said, but one thing Li Zhaoyi was very sure, that is, his father's words were not completely lying, such as the uncle inherited the throne from his unfamiliar father in front of him a hundred years later. He would not doubt this at all.

From childhood to adulthood, whether in his uncle or aunt or elder brother Li Zhaogui, he has heard countless times that these people who admire him love and even admire his father. Especially his uncle. In Li Zhaoyi's eyes, his uncle Li Jundu is the only one in the world. He is also an uncle and an emperor. His uncle is a wise and sage lord, and his second uncle, the emperor of the empire, is at most a lord guarding the city.

However, his uncle Li Jundu mentioned his envy and recognition of his father more than once, and even said clearly that among his brothers, both talent and mind are the best.

Moreover, Li Zhaoyi has also heard many palace rumors that before his elder brother Li Zhaogui arrived in India, his father Li Junwei, who was not in India, was the only candidate in his uncle's heart. In this empire under his feet, no one dared to question the emperor's authority, and no one is allowed to dare to disrespect his younger brother Li Junwei.

Among the royal family in India, my uncle also told a story more than once at the New Year's reunion banquet. After the creation of the Indian emperor's crown, the first person to wear it was his father, and even because he was too big, he would not be able to take it down for a while. This very political act was only accepted by his uncle, and the rest of the people looked up at the emperor as a challenge to the imperial power.

If even the throne could be handed over to my father, there seemed to be nothing impossible about the other things my father mentioned.

"Father, I think I wouldn't do anything to be sorry for my elder brother." Li Zhaoyi said.

Li Junwei smiled and said nothing. The child in front of him hesitated, which made his words suspected, and of course, it might be true.

"Actually, I can accept any answer you give. After all, you are too young, and things in the world have changed too quickly." Li Junwei said calmly.

"Since that's the case, there's no need for my father to ask."

"Maybe this is not an inquiry, but just me giving you a reminder."

"If there is one day, who do you support?" Li Zhaoyi boldly asked a very sharp question.

Li Junwei's answer was not hesitant: "I support your elder brother Lee Zhaogui." Speaking of this, Li Junwei smiled and said: "Child, don't be surprised, and don't feel unhappy. In fact, this is not my personal preference, but the interests of the empire. The empire cannot support a power that intends to unify the continent. Your uncle has this ambition. It seems that you also think that his plan is right. Although I don't think you can do it, this will not make me make a wrong choice."

Li Zhaoyi was completely confused after hearing this.

After a while, Li Zhaoyi sat opposite Li Junwei and asked gently: "Father, what kind of person is my mother?"

Li Junwei looked at his son's sincere eyes and praised him, "You are really smart and have extraordinary judgment and ways of doing things."

"I...I just want to know what kind of person my mother is." Li Zhaoyi was confused again. He didn't know how his question would attract such praise from his father.

However, Li Junwei thought in his heart that the conversation between the two today was so sharp and sad. It was indeed the most appropriate to mention Li Zhaoyi's biological mother at this time.

"Your mother did not leave her name. She is a female slave from the Persian plateau. She should have been from a low-class background, but she is very beautiful, very beautiful. I have never seen such a beautiful woman again in the past. She is also very gentle. She has been with me for a long time, so you have you. However, all this started with a conspiracy, which was designed by your uncle. I want to use you to leave part of my heart in India and in his career.

I don’t even know if your mother died of dysfunction, and there is no direct evidence to prove that you are my son.” Li Junwei introduced calmly.

And Li Zhaoyi knew all these, but he was mentioned again from his father's mouth. All he felt was heartache. Li Zhaoyi raised his voice and asked, "Father, don't you have any regrets?"

"No, although I am not a ruthless person, I am not so concerned about men and women. I am not your second uncle. When I was young, I once fell in love with a woman. She is now my princess, but I am not a dedicated person after all. Your mother left a deep impression on me, but my memories of her were still because after seeing you. If it weren't for you, she might have disappeared in my mind early." Li Junwei said.

Although Li Zhaoyi is very smart, she is still too young after all. When Li Junwei talked so ruthlessly and showed anger immediately. Li Junwei said: "You may want to get comfort from me, but what I can give you does not include these. I feel guilty about you, but seeing how good you live, these guilt has also been reduced a lot. If you returned to the empire with me, you would definitely not be as good as you are now."

"Goodbye." The two words emerged from Li Zhaoyi's teeth. He shook his sleeves, wiped away tears from his face, rubbed his face hard, and then walked out.

Lin Xitang walked out from behind the screen, and he said with surprise on his face, "Your Highness, you are really unexpected."

"Is that true? It's just because Zhao Yi and I were crying when we met each other?" Although Li Junwei said the truth just now, he was still in a bad mood after all, so he asked sarcastically.

"Actually, if you tell some lies, both of you will feel better."

"Forget it, when I decided to keep him here, my relationship with him was limited to blood, family affection, etc., and it would be best to be superficial. This child is very outstanding. Although he is not the same type of person as me, I like it very much. I am worried that if I get closer to him today, I will be tied to this matter tomorrow, giving him too many fantasies and too many shackles." Li Junwei said firmly.

His attitude is very clear, and he supports his nephew Lee Zhaogui. For this attitude, he can continue to stick to it as usual, so he cannot get too close to his son and have a good relationship. And it is best to let his brother and others know about this.

Seeing Lin Xitang silent, Li Junwei asked, "Do you want to meet your elder brother?"

Lin Xitang also shook his head firmly: "You father and son are so apart, why should I bother the old master? Even if I betray Your Highness back then, I was completely for the overall situation. Today, your Highness is safe, so I can feel at ease. If you don't have any other instructions, I want to go back to Xiacheng, find a place to spend the rest of my life."

"But I don't want to waste your remaining life." Li Junwei said.

"What do you want me to do? Go find Your Highness and then be your spy? This is impossible. I will not betray the second time." Lin Xitang immediately refused.

Li Junwei shook his head: "You can no longer return to your elder brother. I hope your identity can be hidden, change your name and go to Zhaogui to serve. Zhaogui is the eldest son of the elder brother and he is also his recognized heir. There is a reliable person around him, and he is a person I trust."

"Can I refuse?"

"It's better not to do it unless in your eyes, there is no difference between Zhao Yi and Zhao Gui." Li Junwei said.
Chapter completed!