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

"Your Highness, Brother Xuan Ce, why are you all staring at me? Now... shouldn't we go catch some fish first?" Seeing that he was being stared at as if he were a monster, Zhang Zhenxuan touched his nose and pointed at the stream in front of him and said, "If we don't go now... the fish will all run away..."

“No, buddy…” His Highness Prince Chu’s head was buzzing. He looked at Zhang Zhenxuan, who seemed to be an honest man, with a face full of shock and said, “Let’s not talk about whether you can’t afford it… well… you really can do it?!”

"What do you mean it will really happen?" When Zhang Zhenxuan heard what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, a confused look suddenly appeared on his face.

"Thunder magic? Do you really know how to do it?!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt that he must learn this thing no matter what - let alone anything else, once he has learned it, he can attract thunder to the Tai Chi Hall and perform the "Thunder and Fire Refining Hall" when he has nothing to do. It's really exciting just thinking about it!

"Your Highness, this is outrageous. I don't know any thunder magic..." Zhang Zhenxuan heard what His Highness the King of Chu said, and immediately said innocently: "It was just an accident..."

"Xuan Ce, do you believe it?" Seeing that Zhang Zhenxuan refused to admit it, His Royal Highness the King of Chu turned his head and looked at Wang Xuan Ce.

"I don't know whether I should believe it or not..." Wang Xuance felt that the scene that just happened was really incredible, but Zhang Zhenxuan said something right. If he didn't catch the fish now, he would really have no chance. "But I think it's more important to catch the fish now. After all, didn't you say you were going to see Lord Dou?"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's catch the fish first!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu and his retainers have gradually come to a consensus: "After all, going to the market to buy fish is too troublesome and boring. Let's go, let's catch the fish!"

So, half an hour later...

In the lobby of Dou Mansion.

"Your Highness, you are thoughtful..." Dou Shilun looked at the three guys in front of him, each holding a big fish weighing more than ten pounds. The leader even described the story of "Mysterious Thunder from the Sky" to him vividly. He felt that as the head of his retainers, he still had a long way to go.

"Uncle Dou, can the chef in your house cook fish?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu thought that since he was already here and it was time for dinner, he might as well eat before leaving.

Besides, he still has to have a heart-to-heart talk with Uncle Dou later.

"Zhong Hui!" After all, he was the head of his own family, so Dou Gong finally chose to compromise.

"Sir, what's the matter?" Soon after Dou Gong's voice fell, a sturdy middle-aged man walked into the lobby.

"Give the order to have fish for lunch." Dou Shilun picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Yes." Zhong Hui was stunned at first, then he turned around and bowed to His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Highness and the two gentlemen, please hand over the fish to me."

"Uncle Dou, this man doesn't look familiar." As the Prince of Chu handed the fish to Zhong Hui, he turned to look at Dou Shilun and asked, "Where are you from?"

"His father is my steward. He is old now, so the son is following in his father's footsteps." Dou Shilun paused halfway through his words and said, "If he can gain experience in the future, Your Highness can take him in as a retainer."

“Huh?” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was stunned for a moment, then he said awkwardly, “Well… I still have to give Uncle Dou face… Well, I’ll make an exception this time—”

"——Yuwen Qing plus Jiang Sheng" Dou Shilun knew too well what kind of person his own King of Chu was, so he immediately interrupted his spell: "Zhong Hui is more than enough to fight two against one. Your Highness, I will not put people who are not capable enough by your side. This is not only known to me, but also to the Dou family's priests - after all, if they have no ability... then they are not enough to please Your Highness." After Dou Shilun finished speaking, he immediately looked at the King of Chu with a smile, ready to appreciate the other party's next face-changing drama.

And His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu obviously would not let his Dou Shuer down.

“Oh! So you are my…” His Highness the King of Chu couldn’t think of a comparison for a while. He didn’t mind that Zhong Hui was still holding three fishes. He immediately held his wrist and said, “You are my Bai Qi… No… Li Jing… Ah… I have Li Jing… Well… Anyway… Zhong Hui, you are my Ying Meng Liang Jiang!”

“Your Highness…” Although Zhong Hui had long known that His Highness the Prince of Chu was extraordinary, he had never expected that he would be so extraordinary: “Please don’t be like this… I am terrified…”

“Well, you have pledged your loyalty to me. Very well then, from now on, you are my retainer! And I am in a hurry to distribute the retainers’ salaries right away. I will ask Uncle Dou to include it in your calculations later!” - His Royal Highness the King of Chu has been incredibly efficient in recruiting retainers recently.

"Your Highness...you..." Zhong Hui didn't know what to say at the moment, so he looked to his master for help.

And on the other side...

"Brother Xuan Ce...is our master always so unconventional in his daily behavior?" - Zhang Zhenxuan was looking at his own Royal Highness the King of Chu at this time, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Brother Zhenxuan... our family master... all his actions, well... are smooth and fluent, without any boundaries... he has the demeanor of a wise man..." Wang Xuance, a genius of the Zongheng lineage and always good at eloquence, now seems to have difficulty in finding words when he tries to make amends for His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"I am so lucky to have such a good master!" After listening to Wang Xuance's words, Zhang Zhenxuan suddenly laughed softly and said, "I thought that His Highness, who became famous at a young age, must be a mature and steady person..."

"You don't have to curse so filthily..." Wang Xuance always felt that Zhang Zhenxuan was being sarcastic: "Your Highness? Mature and steady?! Is this what Master Zhang told you?"

"Yes." Zhang Zhenxuan nodded and said, "I knew my great-grandfather was lying to me!"

"Master Zhang is not kind." After solving the case, Wang Xuance made his closing statement.

"I say... I'm recruiting talented people in front, and you two are chattering in the back. You're trying to sabotage me right in front of me, right? Do you think I'm deaf?!" To be honest, if he couldn't bear it, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu didn't want to expose himself in front of his new retainer: "Why are you still standing there? Help Zhong Hui deliver the fish to the cook!"

"Yes!" Seeing that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was angry, Zhang Zhenxuan and Wang Xuance immediately responded respectfully, and then took the fish that had just been handed over by Zhong Hui. Then the three young retainers of the Dou family went to the kitchen together, leaving the space for His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Dou Gong, who were going to discuss business next.