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

That night, in the Ganlu Palace.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu never expected that his mother would go out of the palace and the first thing she would say to him after returning would be "Why didn't you take good care of Zhinu?"

"No, mother... your sting operation is too obvious, isn't it?!" Looking at his mother with a frown on her face, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finally understood what was going on: although he had made a great contribution to the court by going to the north to capture the thief, in the eyes of the other party, this move was just a naughty child who didn't come home all day and left without saying goodbye again.

How can a mother not be angry? !

But due to the overall situation, although the mother, as a virtuous queen, was angry, she had to find other reasons to vent her anger.

Therefore, the little boy Zhinu was forced to become the big pot that his mother put on his head.

Wow... you little jerk...

At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu could only silently criticize his innocent brother in his heart.

"What did you say?" At the same time, after listening to her son's defense, Empress Changsun slowly approached the weak, pitiful and helpless Prince Chu with a feather duster in her hand: "I always reason with people!"

"Please be reasonable... be reasonable..." Facing his angry mother, the Prince of Chu, who was like a fierce tiger outside, could only cowardly like a chicken at this moment: "Mother... my son really took good care of Zhinu... If you don't believe me, go ask my father..."

"Hmph..." Empress Changsun raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this: "Your Highness Prince Chu means that if I want to teach my son a lesson, I have to consult His Majesty?!"

"You said so, mother..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu turned sideways obediently, revealing his beautiful buttocks: "Son, accept the punishment..."

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The next morning, when His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu limped to the Honglu Temple, Tang Jian had already finished his morning court session. So when he saw His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's strange walking posture, he couldn't help but tremble his cheeks: "Your Royal Highness the Prince of Chu... have you made His Majesty angry again?"

"Alas..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu sighed, and then said, "That idiot emperor has nothing to do with it... This prince's butt... was spanked by my mother!"

"Oh~~" Tang Jian felt that today was a really good day: "Your Highness the Prince of Chu, what are you doing..."

"Where are Lu Dongzan and his gang of bastards?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu thought about it for a long time last night, and finally he decided to keep the leaders of the eighteen tribes of the grassland.

As for the reason... that's simple - this group of people are just like Jie Li Khan. As long as they stay in Chang'an, it will maximize the benefits for the Tang Dynasty.

Because of the existence of Jie Li Khan, the eighteen tribes of the grassland were committing treason by electing a new Khan.

Similarly, as long as the leaders of the eighteen tribes of the grassland are still alive, the eighteen tribes of the grassland cannot legitimately elect a new leader.

If anyone dares to break the rules, the Tang Dynasty can go north to capture the thief.

It would take at least a dozen years for Jie Li and these grassland leaders to die. A dozen years would be enough time for the Tang Dynasty to manage the grassland in an orderly manner, and the work of registering the people would have been completed long ago.

By then, it would be nothing but a pipe dream for the people of the Tang Dynasty on the grassland to gather together again.

In view of this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu decided to allow Chang'an to have a dozen more rich men in the future. But before that, His Royal Highness the King of Chu still had to call Lu Dongzan, Duo Ni, Yosuha, Qiu Lishi, the bastard envoys representing the major forces in the northwest, to warn them: Whoever dares to cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty in this matter, the Tang Dynasty does not mind using the same method to make the entire northwest "the world is united"!

"Your Highness, do you want to see them?" Tang Jian did not expect that this day would come so soon: "But I want to remind you that these people are all very angry now, including Ashina Nisu and Ashina Nihe from Western Turkic..."

"Tsk..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu really didn't realize when Tang Jian had become so humorous: "I was not the slightest bit cowardly in their territory. Now that I am in Chang'an, should I still avoid their sharp edge?! But forget about those two from the Western Turks. I am not interested in meeting them."

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood..." Tang Jian felt that he should make his words clearer: "What I mean is, you should not kill people just because of a disagreement. Those people are important figures in their respective countries. Besides, no matter whether it is Tubo, Tuyuhun, Tocharian or Xueyantuo, they are not easy to deal with, not to mention the Western Turks standing behind them. Your Highness, why don't you call the envoys of the Western Turks?" Until the end, Tang Jian did not forget to remind His Highness the King of Chu of the importance of the Western Turks in this meeting.

"The Western Turks are nothing but a pile of loose sand." Upon hearing this, Li Kuan glanced at Tang Jian calmly and said, "Lord Tang, do you know why I did not invite the two envoys from the Western Turks to the mountain for negotiations this time? I told those two idiots, Si Yehu and Yi Bi Shekui, clearly: before the victory or defeat is completely determined, even a small character like the Xueyantuo Young Master, Duo Ni, is more qualified to sit at the negotiation table than them!"

"I understand." After a long silence, Tang Jian finally understood what Li Kuan meant: "Your Highness, do you want to increase the internal friction of the Western Turkic people?"

“Only when the internal friction of Western Turkestan intensifies, the four forces of Tubo, Tuyuhun, Tocharian and Xueyantuo will be forced to choose sides as soon as possible. And as long as there is a choice of sides, there will be fighting. As long as there is fighting, there will be hatred. As long as there is hatred, there will be no unity!” - At this moment, His Royal Highness the King of Chu seemed to be emitting the brilliance of a wise man: “But then again, I don’t want the internal fighting of Western Turkestan to end too early, so I will let Su Dingfang intervene at the critical moment.

After all, only if both sides maintain a balance of power can this internal struggle become protracted, and only if the internal struggle becomes protracted can this quagmire help me better train my enemies. "When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he suddenly looked at Tang Jian, whose expression was sluggish at the moment: "In the next battle in the northwest, I will end it in one battle and annihilate all the rebellious enemies!"

“Your Highness the King of Chu…” Tang Jian found that even though he had already made all kinds of psychological preparations, he still underestimated the King of Chu: “Your actions… really make me…” Tang Jian thought for a long time before he uttered a vulgar idiom: “… make me gasp in amazement!”

"Have you studied The Art of War?! Have you studied it? Haha... Have you studied it and you're still trying to flatter me? Obviously you haven't learned the essence. Well... there's no end to learning! Lord Tang, just study it!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his chin proudly when he heard this: "My Master Yu said it all those years ago - 'The way to salvation is in it!'"

Master Yu has always known that I will not deceive me!