Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a person who does things vigorously and resolutely.

So the day after he made the plan, he started taking action.

"Qu Wentai, my king has decided to let you and your son return to Chang'an to be ennobled. What do you think?" When Li Kuan called the king of Gaochang, Qu Wentai, in front of him and expressed that he wanted him to become a marquis of the Tang Dynasty, the latter's face was humble and peaceful. The flattering expression solidified almost instantly.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xiao Wang... this... this, this, this..." Are you Tang people so devoid of martial ethics?

"I know what you want to say." In the lobby of the city lord's palace, Li Kuan, who was sitting in the main seat, looked boredly at Qu Wentai, who was hesitant to speak. Then he clapped his hands, and his shadow assassin came out of the lobby. Several large boxes were brought in from outside: "These are the deposit for me to buy Gaochang from you. When you go to Chang'an, the title my father will give you will be the final payment."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, foreign minister..." Qu Wentai was about to refuse when he saw that the shadow assassin had already opened the box.

"Hiss..." Qu Wentai's son, Qu Zhisheng, gasped. Looking at the priceless glassware in the box, he subconsciously exclaimed.

"..." Qu Wentai, who felt that his son had embarrassed him, immediately turned his head. After he saw the things in the box clearly, he suddenly lost the courage to speak.

These glazed wares alone were more than enough to buy the lives of their father and son in the Western Region.

"How about it? I treat you well, don't I?" Li Kuan looked at Qu Wentai who was hesitating. He first teased him, and then said: "Of course, if you don't accept my generosity, then I will not accept it." Know some boxing and kicking skills.”

"..." As soon as King Chu said these words, not to mention Qu Wentai was startled, even Dou Shilun, Li Jing and others who were present, after hearing clearly what King Man said, inevitably felt something strange in their hearts.

The little bastard in front of me, who looks harmless to both humans and animals, is really the most skilled in beating the young and old in Chang'an City: from the seventy-year-old Linghu Defen to the eight-year-old King Shu. Your Highness, you all experienced the "extremely outstanding" boxing and kicking skills of King Chu back then. As for the envoys of Goguryeo who made the "King of Chu Barbarians" famous in one battle, not to mention - King Chu was able to go against his heart at that time. He was ruthless but not evil. It was purely out of filial piety and taking care of His Majesty Li Er's face, so that he did not lower the limit of being a "barbarian king" in the end.

King Chu's visit to the Western Regions this time can be described in one sentence: There is a cloud in the Xuantian sky in the northwest, and the crows alight on the phoenixes. (Note 1)

Compared with you barbarians from the Western Regions, our King of Chu looks much darker (uncivilized)...

So Qu Wentai, just take care of yourself...

"Qu Wentai thanks His Highness the King of Chu!" After a while, Qu Wentai, who knew that he had no way to save his life, knelt down again and saluted His Highness the King of Chu who "knew some boxing and kicking skills" as a minister: "I thank you Chu. Your Majesty’s grace!”

"Hmm~~ Know your gains and losses, and know how to advance and retreat! Your Excellency is indeed a hero of the Western Regions!" Li Kuan smiled and nodded. He now likes this sensible fat man more and more.

"How about it, gentlemen, am I powerful? I won it easily!" After Qu Wentai and his son retreated, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who had occupied Gaochang City in both a nominal and practical sense without losing any blood, looked at everyone with a smile.

Everyone was silent in response.

After a long time, Li Ji suddenly sighed, perhaps thinking of someone's previous allusion of "the man who crossed the river in white clothes." Our General Li suddenly said something very meaningful: "Thinking back to those days, Cao Wei had the character of Cao Wei. , Ji Han has the romance of Ji Han, and Jiangdong has the rats of Jiangdong... Hundreds of years later, the sun and the moon rotated, and the times changed, and in our Tang Dynasty... But also..." Li Ji paused, and finally came One sentence: "We, the Tang Dynasty, also have our own barbarians..."

As soon as these words came out, His Highness King Chu, who was laughing smugly, suddenly stopped laughing.

But all the "good ministers of the King of Chu" who originally had complicated expressions, even Dou Shilun, who had always been unsmiling, curled up the corners of their mouths amidst the brilliant laughter in the hall.

It has to be said that those who know the King of Chu best are his "enemies", such as Li Ji in front of him, and Tang Jian who is far away in Chang'an.

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After more than ten days of preparation, after Qu Wentai set off for Chang'an with the "Letter from the King of Chu's Family" printed with "Ordered by Heaven, Live Long and Live Long", our Royal Highness the King of Chu's caravan was also ready.

"Your Highness, are you sure you really want to do this?" Outside Gaochang City, Li Jing asked the King of Chu who was dressed in luxurious robes seriously: "This caravan of several hundred people looks like a lot, but if there are no hidden weapons..."

"It's okay, I have someone in the Western Region!" Li Kuan waved his hand nonchalantly. He was talking about the three thousand shadow assassins that he had now recovered to full health, but Dou Shilun on the side suddenly frowned, this brat... old lady Could it be that you revealed something to him...

It shouldn't be...

"But are you sure you will only bring Li Ji with you?" Li Jing asked again, looking at Li Ji who looked hopeless next to King Chu.

"This young master is a direct descendant of the Guanlong family, a direct descendant of the Hongnong Yang family. A person who is away from home must not have a butler with high martial arts skills by his side?" Your Highness, King Chu, no, he should be a nobleman from "a direct descendant of the Guanlong family". The young master - "Yang Kuan" looked at Li Jing seriously and said: "Uncle Li, don't worry, I know what's going on."

"You have a hammer!" Jiang Qu felt very resentful about not being able to accompany the King of Chu: "I say, Your Highness, are you really... This caravan is full of Li Ji's personal guards, be careful... …”

"Alas! Don't say anything that is not conducive to the unity of everyone!" His Highness the King of Chu said seriously when he heard the words: "I know that Li Ji has always been loyal and loyal, and he is a rare good minister!"

"..." Li Ji, who was called a "loyal and good minister" by a certain scholar, now wanted to hit the wall - King Chu, this little bastard, had made it clear that he would entrust his own safety to him. If he let him If something goes wrong, how will you explain it when you come back?

This entire caravan was made up of Li Ji's cronies. The King of Chu trusted him and didn't even bring a single retainer with him. If something happened on the road, how could Li Ji escape?

Don't look at His Majesty Li Er who often calls him "King of Chu" one after another. That boy was so favored before he made any astonishing achievements. Now he has conquered the entire East Turkestan. Jieli is still in Jinshan, and he will follow. Liu Bing, who led the remaining 10,000 troops and prepared for the ambush in advance, and He Mingshan worked together to dig a horse pit...

Desperate Li Ji... The sadness in the old man's heart was about to "turn into a river" - he couldn't even imagine that if something happened to him, he would be "happy as a civil and military official in the country" and suffer alone. Own……

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, let's hit the road." Li Ji's words were weak at this time.

"What do you mean 'on the road'? 'On the road'? This sounds unlucky!" After explaining to Li Jing and others the departure time of the subsequent caravan, as well as many other matters such as how to pass the news back and forth, Li Kuan turned around and said, He said to Li Ji: "We have to call out! Let's send Mo Hedu on the road! Do you understand? Our vanguard team must fulfill its duty of exploring the road so that the follow-up support troops can sneak in smoothly... Li Ji, we shoulder the responsibility Your responsibilities are as heavy as mountains!"