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

What Dou Shilun said were all old almanacs. Li Kuan listened to them for a long time and didn't find them very novel.

"Then this Yu Wenqing is..." Li Kuan has basically guessed the origin of the other party.

"Yu Wenqing's grandfather was Liu Meng, the commander of the personal guard that Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty left to the old lady. He was quite brave. Because he served several times as a guard when he followed Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to conquer the Northern Qi Dynasty, he was given the surname Yuwen by the Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. ." Dou Shilun's voice was not loud, but it was full of admiration for that Yu Wenmang: "General Yu Wenmang's loyalty and bravery can be said to be unparalleled in the world!"

"My grandfather has been gone for many years, why are you talking about this now." When he heard someone praising his grandfather, Yu Wenqing just smiled casually, but the fleeting sadness in his eyes could not be hidden from the eyes of others.

"The Imperial Grandmother placed the personal guard in the Western Regions? Why?" Li Kuan remembered correctly. The Imperial Grandmother had not even left the cabinet at that time. Why did she have such foresight at that time?

This sounds... a bit scary...

"At that time, that bastard Yu Wenyun killed his uncle Yu Wenxian, and later found an opportunity to send my grandfather who refused to hand over military power to death row. It was the old lady who tried her best to save me. After the death of his grandfather, he tried to find a way for him to escape with his personal guards.

It just so happened that Yu Wenxian was executed by Yu Wen Yun at that time. In order to keep Yu Wenxian's bloodline from being exterminated, the old lady asked my grandfather to lead a bodyguard of more than a thousand people to take out Yu Wenxian's newly born youngest son. Chang'an, then we headed north and then west. After a long journey, we finally arrived here.

In order to appease everyone, the old lady even secretly escorted our family members here via caravan. The association also contributed money and effort and sent many retainers here to help us settle down again. It is a pity that Yu Wenxian's youngest son died of illness when he was ten years old. The old lady spent such a high price and failed to save the last trace of Yu Wenxian's blood. " Yu Wenqing looked a little sad when he said this.

"Later," Dou Shilun saw his desolate expression, so he took the initiative to take over the conversation and explained to Li Kuan: "The old lady has not forgotten these people. Every year since then, caravans from the Central Plains have come here to carry out trade. In the name of the people, they were given a large amount of money and materials in order to help them continue to gain a foothold and gain the right to survive.

It wasn't until Your Highness was born, and after Princess Pingyang Zhao... passed away, that the old lady decided to intensify her efforts to develop the power in the Western Regions, so that if one day in the future, if you were caught in a dispute, the retainers who stayed in Chang'an City would find a way to rescue you. , and this is one of your shelters..."

boom!

Li Kuan suddenly felt a white light flash across his mind.

No wonder... no wonder...

No wonder after her aunt passed away, the imperial grandmother, who had been depressed for a long time, saw her playing in front of her one day. She suddenly stepped forward and hugged her, and kept calling: "Kuan'er...Kuan'er...my Kuan'er... Son……"

After that, my grandmother seemed to be a completely different person, and she began to become energetic again.

Except for the occasional daze in the garden, the rest of the time, whenever she saw herself, she would often look at herself with a doting look.

As for me, at that time, I seemed to always take this opportunity to ask for toys or snacks from my grandmother, but my grandmother would not respond.

But what Li Kuan didn't understand at the time was why his grandmother spent so much less time with him after she regained her composure.

It turns out...from then on, my grandmother began to make plans for her future...

Parents love their children and have far-reaching plans. (Note 1)

"Grandma..." Li Kuan didn't realize that his voice had become hoarse: "Grandma didn't die of illness, she died of exhaustion... She died of exhaustion! Right?!"

As Li Kuan spoke, he glared at Dou Shilun fiercely: "In the sixth year of Wude, my aunt died of illness... A year later, my grandmother passed away... She didn't die of illness, she died of exhaustion! She was Because I, the bastard grandson who has enjoyed all her love and protection with peace of mind, but has never understood the truth until today, have exhausted myself to death!"

Li Kuan has always felt that his grandmother has passed away many years ago and he has been self-reliant for a long time. To this day, the imperial grandmother under the Nine Springs will definitely feel relieved when she sees this situation.

But how did he know...how did he know...it turns out...it turns out that my grandmother had already calculated all the worst outcomes, and all her plans were to enable her grandson to survive the darkest turmoil.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu..." Dou Shilun sighed softly when he heard this. He suppressed the sourness in his heart and whispered in a voice that sounded like he was talking in his sleep: "The old lady's original layout was not just what is in front of me..."

"Master," Yu Wenqing saw that Li Kuan's face was filled with tears at this time, and he couldn't help but blush. He had always respected the Dou family very much: "The old lady may not have imagined that you can be like you are today - the entire northwest is now , from the Gobi to the grasslands, from Tubo to Goguryeo, all the foreign monarchs are trembling under your iron hooves, and people spread word of mouth about your bravery and strength. These are enough to repay the old lady's love for you."

"But what my grandmother wants... is not that I am invincible, not that I can be remembered in the annals of history, not that of me... not of me..." At the end of his sentence, Li Kuan could no longer hold back the sadness in his heart. He lowered his head and whispered. Crying: "She just wants me to be safe in this life...you tell me...what should I give in return to my grandmother...what should I give in return..."

At this moment, Li Kuan completely let go of all his defenses, tears wet his eyes. In a hazy state, he seemed to have seen the kind old man again in his old house in Longyou, holding himself while watching the stars and telling stories. God knows, God knows. How willing he is to give everything he has now just to go back to the past. After his grandmother left, he felt that he had lost support in this world. But in fact, although his grandmother passed away, her love for him became a human being. The powerful trump cards in his eyes have been secretly guarding everything about him.

"Grandma...grandma...wuwu..." At this moment, Li Kuan is no longer the demon king who made the East Turks fearful, and is no longer the commander-in-chief who makes the heads of the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions sleepless. Now he is just a child who has understood the truth of the past many years later, so he misses his grandmother even more.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu..." Dou Shilun suddenly said in a deep voice: "Since you remember that the old lady's greatest wish is for you to live out your life in peace, have you forgotten where you are now? This is Qianquan City, west of Qianquan City. The Khan's Court of the Turks! At present, there are dangers all around us. Are you still just worrying about yourself and not thinking about how to face the next situation? "

After Dou Shilun finished speaking, he fell silent.

He was waiting for Li Kuan to calm down.

After a long time, Li Kuan's deep voice suddenly sounded in the small courtyard: "You are right, if I want to cry, I will have to lead the army after I, together with the two khans of the Eastern and Western Turks, worship the heaven at Jinshan Mountain." Returning to Chang'an, kicking over the celebration banquet hosted by my father, and then crying in front of my grandmother's grave, what kind of thing is this now? Huh?! - Grandma!" Li Kuan suddenly shouted to the sky: "You are in the sky It’s great to watch!”

You Haosheng looked at your grandson, how did you let the world know: How arrogant and unstoppable the grandson whom Empress Taimu of the Tang Dynasty loved most was!

Kuan'er swears here today that for you, in this life, I will never fall into the prestige of the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty!