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

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu rested for a night in Yushan Villa. The next day, he rode into Chang'an City with slightly red and swollen eyes, and then went straight to the Honglu Temple.

And Tang Jian...

Tang Jian now felt as if countless strong horses were galloping across the grassland in his heart.

"Your Highness, how could you let the Crown Prince let Quan Gaisuwen go?" Tang Jian couldn't wait to ask when he saw Li Kuan for the first time, "Do you know that if this happens...if this happens... Your Highness, did you cry yesterday?"

"...Let's talk about business!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu found that he really couldn't like Tang Jian as much as he liked Wang Xuance. At first, he thought that the other party was like this because of the sour smell of the Tian Ce Mansion, but now he found that it was not the case.

Tang Jian is a person...

Just hate it!

"The Crown Prince wanted to release Quan Gaisuwen yesterday." Tang Jian thought it would be better to make it short: "But Yuwen Qing wouldn't let him..."

"Ah?!" When His Royal Highness the King of Chu heard Yuwen Qing's name, his cerebellum shrank a little: "Yuwen Qing...shouldn't he have entered the Chang'an County Office yesterday?!" (Note 1)

"Ah?!" After His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, it was now Tang Jian's turn.

"No... you old fool..." When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu saw that Tang Jian was still imitating him, he was immediately furious: "Lord Tang, don't I know you? You old fox likes to drag others into trouble. Logically speaking, after Huairen and the others caused trouble, Tang Guan came to you to complain, and you would have thrown them all into the Chang'an County Government to avoid suspicion, but you..."

When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, a look of disgust suddenly appeared on his face, as if he had met the wrong person. "But you are such a swindler... why did you call him to the Honglu Temple?! You don't need to say the rest... I will definitely punish Yuwen Qing later, as he dared to offend my eldest brother..."

"Your Highness, that's not the case." Tang Jian was shocked by the wisdom of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and interrupted, "Originally, Yuwen Qing and Tang Guan would not have met Quan Gaisuwen, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insisted on meeting him and Jiang Sheng, saying that he wanted to see what kind of warriors you have, so..."

"So Yuwen Qing and Jiang Sheng will participate in my elder brother's 'friendly dialogue' with Quan Gaisuwen this time, right?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu found that his elder brother was really... a young tree that is not straight without pruning: "Okay, okay... my elder brother is now rebellious, and I should pay attention to feedback in this regard..."

"No, no, no! Your Highness! I didn't say anything!" Tang Jian didn't expect that he was chatting about official business with His Highness the Prince of Chu, but in the blink of an eye, he had become a flatterer!

"Go on, what's wrong with Yuwen Qing and my elder brother?!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was not in a very good mood today. The Crane Mang left by the old Taoist priest was simply... a pestering ghost! This guy had to sleep in the same room with him... His sleeping habits were... very different from those of Prime Minister Cao. His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who "prefers to fight but not kill in dreams", did not sleep well last night.

He was afraid that he might accidentally kill the five-hundred-year-old yellow crane, which would make him unable to explain to the descendants of the Zhang family.

"Your Highness, this is what happened..." Tang Jian felt that he was really unlucky: "Everything was fine yesterday. After I ordered people to bring Ashina Nihe and Li Huairen back to the Honglu Temple, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince called Yuwen Qing and Jiang Sheng, and the two sides had a friendly conversation. Afterwards, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly felt that he should use such a powerful general to calm the situation for himself..."

"He used Yuwen Qing and Jiang Sheng to calm the situation?!" When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu heard this, his eyes suddenly widened: "What's the difference between this and asking my royal grandfather to guard the Hu Ji sent from the Western Regions?!"

"Your Highness, your analogy is not appropriate..." Tang Jian felt that sooner or later he would be implicated to death by His Highness the Prince of Chu: "The Supreme Emperor is of noble status..."

"Lord Tang, you... you are from the Tiance Mansion... you have no right to say that..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was arrogant because of his wild temper. He had no intention of continuing to discuss this issue with Tang Jian: "Just tell me what Yuwen Qing did to Quan Gaisuwen!"

"Yuwen Qing has crippled Quan Gaisu Wen..." Tang Jian heard this and said helplessly: "He kicked someone's vitals, Quan Gaisu Wen... has become a eunuch..."

“I… I…” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stood up tremblingly, with an expression so complicated that it was hard to describe: “He… Yuwen Qing… was crippled?! Quan Gai Su Wen… became Eunuch Su Wen?!”

“Your Highness… this, in fact, cannot be blamed on Yuwen Qing…” Tang Jian did not have to say something nice to Yuwen Qing, but he knew what to say in front of His Royal Highness the King of Chu: “It was Quan Gaisuwen who was shocked by the prince’s kindness, courtesy, friendliness, and…”

"Are you trying to be shocked?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked at Tang Jian. In his heart, he repeatedly told himself that this fellow was his father's trusted minister and he couldn't hit him. He couldn't hit him. "Can you get to the point? Why did Yuwen Qing take action?!"

"Your Highness... Regarding the whole process of yesterday's incident... My mind is still buzzing when I think about it now..." Talking about the scene at that time, Tang Jian's face was full of bitterness: "Originally, Yuwen Qing and Jiang Sheng were so respectful and polite when they met the Crown Prince... To be honest, their humility was simply unfamiliar to me! When His Highness the Crown Prince saw how they behaved, he immediately praised them as Confucian generals..."

"Pfft——" Although His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu thought he had a high sense of humour, but...

Confucian general...Yuwen Qing...Jiang Sheng...

These seven words put together...

I understand everything...

"Your Highness, don't be so quick to laugh, you will cry later..." Tang Jian saw that His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't stop smiling, so he steeled his heart and continued, "The meeting and conversation between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Quan Gaisuwen was very brief and the whole process was very fast. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince expressed his intention to release Quan Gaisuwen, the latter was grateful to him, but...but this idiot...he insisted on praising 'The Crown Prince is as virtuous as Yao and Shun' before leaving, and then...then Yuwen Qing took action!"

"Ah? Ah?!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stopped laughing immediately after hearing this: "No, why would Yuwen Qing do this?!"

This fucking...

Even if you want to take action, you have to have a reason!

"Yuwen Qing said... after Quan Gaisuwen praised the prince, he glanced at him..." Tang Jian continued with his cheeks trembling, "So... at that time Yuwen Qing realized that Quan Gaisuwen was implying something about you..."

"No..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has begun to doubt whether his brain is smart or not: "How did Yuwen Qing know that Quan Gaisuwen was hinting at me?!"

"Your Highness, I think Yuwen Qing is not a reckless man." Hearing His Highness the King of Chu ask this, Tang Jian suddenly looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "After Yao and Shun, there was the Xia Dynasty. The last tyrant of the Xia Dynasty, Jie, is said to be strong and talented. He likes to drink fine wine and indulge in sensual pleasures. Of course, these are not important. The important thing is that he also likes beautiful women... The more the better... So Your Highness... Please allow me to be fair. Yuwen Qing is really your favorite general! Anyway, I am completely convinced!" (Note 2)

“Alright, alright, stop scolding me…I’ve understood…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stretched out a hand and interrupted Tang Jian, who was gloating and sarcastically talking to him: “Let’s put our matter aside for a moment. I’m going to ask you a question now, where is Quan Gaisuwen?”

This king wants to kill him!"