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

“Your Highness, I feel very wronged when you say that…” After Yuan Tiangang dodged the sudden attack from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he immediately refuted with a serious face: “The things I am responsible for will have a profound impact on your life…”

"Are you referring to the last time you went to Jingzhou and arranged for me to find the Princess of Chu?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu curled his lips when he heard this: "Thank you, Prince!"

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Yuan Tiangang said solemnly, "As a servant of the Dou family, these are my duties..."

"..." Oh no! His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finally realized at this moment that his ability of "not being able to hear unpleasant words" and "listening to the opposite side of words" had now all been learned by Yuan Tiangang.

All right... Gangzi, you are invincible...

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In the evening, after having eaten, drunk and had fun with his retainers in Chang'an for most of the day, His Royal Highness the King of Chu returned home. In the twilight, he walked alone on the long imperial road, carrying several large boxes of preserved fruits and snacks from outside the palace, as well as kites and rattles bought for his younger brothers and sisters.

"You're quite thoughtful, little brat?" - Just when His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was thinking about whether to give an extra box of snacks to his younger brother Qingque, the voice of His Majesty Li II suddenly came from the side, which scared him immediately.

"No..." After seeing clearly that it was his own tyrant standing at the corner of the palace wall, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was immediately furious: "Dad, if you continue like this, I will reasonably suspect that you have sent someone to follow me. Why is it that every time I just return to the palace, you can intercept me halfway?"

"Do I need to send someone to keep an eye on you?" His Majesty Li Er, who wore a white dragon fish suit and looked dashing and heroic, put his hands behind his back and walked slowly to his son. He first looked at the several large boxes of snacks in the other's hand, and then said to Hong San who was following behind him: "Find a few people to send the things back to Ganlu Palace for this kid."

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Hong San immediately made a few gestures behind his back.

Soon, several nimble middle-aged eunuchs came before His Royal Highness the King of Chu and respectfully took the food box and kite from him.

"I'll keep the rattle for myself. I bought it for Sizi. I'll give it to her in person later." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, stuffing the rattle into his arms. Then he looked at his father and said, "What's the matter?"

"Are you really going to let Quan Gaisuwen go?" His Majesty Li Er said as he turned and walked towards the Taiji Hall: "Dad needs to have a good talk with you about this matter..."

"What can't we talk about here?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu now had a bad feeling that this matter might be bad.

"Kuan'er," After hearing his son's question, His Majesty Li II slowly stopped and looked back at his son: "Dad has been feeling weak these days, and this place is too empty... Do you understand what Dad means?"

"You support this incompetent emperor again... um... wait a minute..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu never expected that human hearts could be so filthy. His own father actually played "pre-war intimidation" with him: "Dad, are you threatening me?! Fine, fine... I'm going to report this to my grandfather!"

"You'd better come up now, otherwise I can't guarantee that your royal grandfather won't beat you first!" His Majesty Li II's words immediately aroused His Royal Highness the King of Chu's strong curiosity.

"What?" His Royal Highness Prince Chu even thought he was hallucinating. "My royal grandfather wants to beat me again? Why?"

"Come here!" Emperor Li II, who was walking in front, just replied with this sentence and didn't say anything else.

And His Highness the King of Chu...

Ok……

Maybe this was a trap, maybe Quan Gaisuwen had stabbed him in the back, or maybe...

Never mind, there aren’t that many maybes.

Anyway, the tyrant will say it himself.

With this thought in mind, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu chose to follow in his father's footsteps silently.

A moment later, inside the Tai Chi Hall.

"Let me ask you," Emperor Li II found a memorial from his desk after returning to the Taiji Palace and threw it at his son's feet: "Why did Ma Zhou write to me to apply for a transfer? He would rather be a county magistrate than stay with you, you bastard! Are you really relying on your royal grandfather's favor and running wild all day long?

Humph! Let me tell you, I sent this man to you with your royal grandfather's permission! Are you still planning to complain to him? Do you think your royal grandfather has been busy whipping me with the belt all these years and forgot to whip you?"

"Ah?!" - His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who had prepared a thousand excuses in his mind, went blank for a moment after hearing what his father said.

Not...Ma Zhou...Ma Zhou?!

Ah... um... it seems that I didn't do anything to him? !

Why did he apply for a transfer?

Could it be that this kid was bullied in Yushan?

This shouldn't be the case... Yuwen Qing and his gang of idiots would at most not play with Ma Zhou and bully him... Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

"Dad, I treated him very well..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu also looked aggrieved at this moment: "Regarding Ma Zhou's treatment, it was all in accordance with the standards of Dou's retainers!

Besides, his mother was in poor health, so I asked Jiang Sheng to hire a few maids to take care of her. In the final analysis, I have done my best!"

"You...you!" His Majesty Li II looked at his innocent son. He was angry at first, then helpless. Finally, he sighed and said slowly, "Kuan'er, do you know that there is a kind of person in this world who is as noble as a crane, as elegant as a plum, and yet loyal?"

"Dad, are you praising me?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu always interrupted at inappropriate times: "Of course, please don't get hung up on me with the last sentence."

"Heh..." His Majesty Li Er was also amused by his son's words: "Is this what Dad is talking about?"

"I know... the person you are talking about is Ma Zhou..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said unhappily, "But I swear to God! This matter is not my fault!"

"Kuan'er, I want to know why you are so kind to him but don't want to employ him?" Emperor Li II looked at his son who was still slow to learn and felt that he had a chance to teach him a lesson. So he said in a gentle and persuasive way, "Ma Zhou submitted this memorial to me to tell you in disguise that if you don't want to employ him, he doesn't want to be an idler under your command, so he plans to be loyal to you in a different way."

"Dad, that's not right..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu immediately retorted, "He's about to go out and become a county magistrate, why is he still loyal to me? What? To help me lead the army, right?"

"Because the place he applied for transfer to is your fiefdom of Xiangzhou!" Emperor Li II was really feeling a little angry at the moment - such an unlucky guy, but a bunch of talented people were eager to pledge allegiance to him!

Why? !

Why was Ma Zhou's memorial delivered to him?

That’s because Du Ruhui had already informed Fang Xuanling in advance!

And why did Du Ruhui say hello in advance...

Regarding this issue, His Majesty Li II no longer intends to think about it carefully, because if he thinks about it carefully... the conclusion will only make him feel more heartbroken...