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

"Dad, based on my past experience of making complaints, Chang Guang, that crazy woman, definitely didn't tell the truth to my royal grandfather..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu saw that something was not right, so he quickly used his seldom-used smart brain to act as a peacemaker: "You have to trust your son's judgment on this matter - although my royal grandfather loves to drink, eat meat, watch Hu Ji dance, and play hide-and-seek with beauties, in the final analysis, he is still my royal grandfather!"

"Heh..." His Majesty Li Er found that his son had never met an opponent in terms of making things happen: "Your Highness Prince Chu, are you already loyal to your royal grandfather?"

“Dad…what are you saying…my son naturally sides with you in his heart…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu discovered that this family was really like…a lecherous grandfather, a vengeful father, and an honest eldest brother—the entire three generations of the Li family did not look like wise rulers.

"Then support your grandfather in action?" His Majesty Li II frowned when he heard this: "I knew that you, a rebellious son, have no conscience!"

"..." At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu could clearly feel that he was about to break apart.

What sin had he committed?!

It was obvious that the cause of the incident was just that the nagging Yang Yuzhi bullied Dugu sister, and he just stood up to rescue her.

How come this matter has become the fuse for the conflict between my father and my grandfather? !

And... after all, I am also a top-notch balancer in the palace, but... but this tyrant is so unreasonable, and I don't seem to be able to do anything...

Ok……

This is a really difficult matter...

"Alas..." Thinking of this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu suddenly couldn't help but sigh: "If I had known that the situation would turn out like this... I should have let my temper run wild and called Yuwen Qing to ride directly to the Ande County Duke's Mansion!"

"So..." His Majesty Li Er smiled upon hearing this, and then said to his eldest son earnestly: "Your Highness the Prince of Chu, it is your father who has constrained you..."

“Alas!” At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu’s talent for perceiving danger has been brought into full play: “Dad, I respect and love you, so I am naturally willing to be bound by the rules. You love me and care for me, so I often feel indebted. Speaking of which, if this kind of father-son relationship is recorded in history books, it will also be a story that will be passed down through the ages…”

"You have the nerve to say that, but Dad didn't dare to think that way..." After hearing his son's remarks, Emperor Li II felt ashamed: "As for the historian in charge of recording... Kuan'er, you can kill him, but you have to leave some reputation for the family behind him..."

"Dad...you don't have to compare me to Cui Zhu for such a small matter...right?" Seeing his father's emotions gradually calm down, His Royal Highness the King of Chu started to chat with him again: "I will definitely not let the historians write that you died of illness in the future..."

"I have a son like you by my side. If I die of illness in the future, it will be a good end!" - His Majesty Li II was too lazy to get angry with his son for the small matter of "dying" himself: "Okay, you little bastard, stop jumping around in front of your father. This matter...however you want to deal with it, your father will let you do it!"

"My beloved father, you are so wise and magnanimous..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu found that the incompetent emperor had indeed become more "understanding" recently, so he was willing to coax him a little: "Father, please rest assured that your son will do his job well. I will not suffer any loss."

"Kuan'er, this is not a question of whether you will suffer a loss or not." Emperor Li II looked at his son who was becoming more and more like him, and there was a touch of tenderness in his eyes: "Just like you want to use Yang Yuzhi to establish your authority today, so that no one dares to be rude to the person you like. The reason why Dad wants to severely punish Yang Yuzhi is the same."

"Dad, you think too much." Seeing that his arrogant father was unwilling to admit the little emotions between him and his grandfather, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu immediately stepped up his intensity: "With my son here, who else in this world can bully my son's brothers and sisters?! Dad, don't forget what happened in this Taiji Palace..."

"Alright, alright..." Seeing that he was about to be overwhelmed by this "God-given and careless" eldest son, Emperor Li II made a prompt decision and started to drive him away: "Don't bother me here, you brat, just go do what you need to do! Yang Yuzhi's matter... you handle it yourself, Dad won't take care of it!"

"Okay, I'll handle it. But... Dad," His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that his father was in a bad mood, so before leaving, he decided to comfort his father: "There is a saying that 'Confucius, the great sage, could not avoid being criticized by Wu Shu; Zilu, the most virtuous, still had complaints from Bo Liao.'

The meaning of this passage is that a sage like Confucius could not avoid being slandered by Shusun Wushu (a four-character name), a minister of the State of Lu. Even a virtuous person like Zilu was refuted by Gongbo Liao, who was also a servant of the Ji family.

Dad, you must know that 'gold is not pure' - people are not perfect either...' At this moment, the King of Chu, who was quoting from classics, shook his head and wanted to talk. (Note 1)

"Wait a minute, kid..." His Majesty Li II was already dumbfounded at this moment: "Stinky boy, you... when did you secretly study hard behind my back?!"

"Dad... look at what you said..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that he had been deeply misunderstood all along: "My two teachers were at least great scholars of the time. Ah... Master Yu might even be a great military strategist of the time. Anyway, Master Yu taught my son the art of war in the past, and Master Xiao also forced my son to read some books when he had free time. So when my son needs to use these allusions, he can occasionally remember them."

"I will reward Yu Shinan and Xiao Yu handsomely!" At this moment, His Majesty Li II looked at his own eldest son, as if he was looking at a bamboo that suddenly grew straight on its own. He was already extremely surprised in his heart: "It's not easy... It's really not easy..."

I don't know whether he was lamenting that his eldest son was able to become a successful person through studying, or lamenting the efforts and hardships that Yu Shinan and Xiao Yu put in in carving Li Kuan, a rotten piece of wood.

"No, you idiot, can't you grasp the point?!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu found that the people in the Li family might have a tradition of poor hearing: "What I mean is that Dad, you should not always hold a grudge against the Royal Grandfather because of the past!

My royal grandfather is old now. Let me say something unpleasant. In a few years, you may not have the chance to show your filial piety to him!

So why do you always look at your grandfather with a mentality that he needs to be understood and vindicated? "When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, he looked at his father, whose face gradually calmed down, and suddenly said, "Dad, you were too honest and stupid at the beginning, and you made great contributions, so you were excluded by your brothers. When that bastard Li Yuanji framed you, you didn't bother to explain to your grandfather...

After all, Dad, you finally lost because you can’t express yourself…”