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

To be honest, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's ability to be "blinded by a leaf" is far superior to his ability to "deceive himself and others".

When these two things are combined, the effect can only be described in eight words: ghosts and gods are all frightened, and the victim is unaware of the tragedy.

For example, Wei Zheng is now shocked by His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

Although he didn't know what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had been thinking before, he could see what he was planning to do.

"Your Highness the King of Chu... I am old..." Wei Zheng was a skilled martial artist, but ever since he suffered a loss at Mount Li last time, and Li Jing personally visited him to have a talk afterwards, he realized one thing: His Highness the King of Chu's skills and his notoriously petty nature were actually not that bad - what was scary were those people who had been silently standing behind him from beginning to end.

"Duke Wei, you have changed..." Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu was very powerful in words, he always knew who was standing behind Wei Zheng. Although Wei Shuyi, the tiger girl, had promised him privately that if there was a conflict between him and Duke Wei, she would definitely help the right side instead of the relatives, but...

My great grandfather once said something very good: the vows of love between a man and a woman when they are deeply in love can be touching, but you don’t have to take them seriously. Anyone who takes them seriously will be unfortunate…

Besides, it would be strange if the King of Chu were a reasonable man.

"Your Highness, you have changed too." Wei Zheng saw His Highness the King of Chu say this. He looked at him deeply and said, "Of course, maybe that was just my illusion."

"Duke Wei, please don't be so stingy..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stepped forward and bowed to Wei Zheng, "Can I personally apologize to you now? I am your only elder brother, so please at least understand the feelings of a younger brother like me..."

"Brother Kuan..." The confused Crown Prince realized that he had clearly heard every word spoken between his brother and Duke Wei, but he just didn't understand why he couldn't understand the meaning.

"Your Highness, are you really going to Taihang Mountain to suppress the bandits?" Wei Zheng calmly accepted the King's greeting. He thought for a moment and then said, "Can't you just postpone it for a while?"

"In the south, Feng Ang will soon lead his army to attack India. In the north, in two years, I will personally lead the army to conquer Goguryeo. In the west... Oh, there is no threat in the west for the time being. But Duke Wei, do you think that after the Tang Dynasty launches these two foreign wars, if there is unrest in the country due to banditry, wouldn't it be even more troublesome? I am taking action now to prevent the banditry in Hebei Province from becoming a threat to the Tang Dynasty in the future. Duke Wei, you don't understand me..."

"..." This was the first time that Wei Zheng felt ashamed in front of such a serious His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Highness the King of Chu...you...Mr. Yu and Mr. Xiao are truly gods!"

Since I can't open my mouth to praise you, I'll praise your teacher...

"Duke Wei is also a wonderful person..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this, and then said: "Duke Wei, actually you don't have to worry too much. This king has always been thinking about how to let the Five Surnames and Seven Families go to the right position to play their role - blocking is not as good as dredging, killing is not as good as appeasing. This principle is understood by everyone, but it is easier said than done... But this king firmly believes that in the not too distant future, this matter will be properly resolved. But now... Since the old guys of the Five Surnames and Seven Families think that this king has been too idle recently and want to find something for this king to do, then this king will satisfy their wish! How about a trip to Hebei Road?!"

"Your Highness, regarding the matter of banditry... you must be cautious! Although the main culprit should be beheaded, the rest of the gang should also be punished, but... you must not kill too many people... what if..." Wei Zheng really hadn't spoken to anyone so tactfully for a long time - even if it was Emperor Li II in person, he wouldn't have to go to such lengths.

But if the target is His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who gets angry at the slightest provocation, then that’s a different matter.

"Duke Wei, what you want to say is, what if this king, because of excessive killing, gives the Five Surnames and Seven Clans an opportunity to unite and overthrow our Li family?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that he might be more to Wei Zheng's liking than his tyrant father, otherwise why would the other party be so respectful to him?

"Your Majesty... is indeed what I meant..." Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: This kid is indeed more generous than Your Majesty sometimes...

"Why should Duke Wei worry?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, and suddenly hugged the eldest prince who was still trying to do "reading comprehension" beside him: "Duke Wei, half of the Tang Dynasty is now standing in front of you. What kind of power do you think can overthrow it?!"

At this moment, His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty hugged his "intangible cultural but useless leg pendant", and his words showed his great pride.

"Brother Kuan..." The tacit understanding between the brothers made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quickly understand the other party's true intention of saying this after a brief moment of stunnedness.

Li Kuan used this move to tell Wei Zheng: We two brothers are of one mind, no matter who it is, no one can defeat us.

What arrogance and conceit, but also what deep affection and kindness!

Wei Zheng looked at the rebellious young man hugging his honest elder brother. He pursed his lips and finally revealed a rare smile: "Your Highness the King of Chu, I finally understand why Lord Du admires you so much in private..."

“Ah! Ahahaha!” When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu heard Wei Zheng mention this, he immediately became anxious: “Duke Wei, you are the Imperial Censor after all, how can you slander me for no reason? Ever since I dismantled Uncle Du’s carriage and went north to capture the thief, he has been hiding when he sees me! So how could he praise me in private? What’s more, your words are sinister - if my father hears it, how can I explain it to him later? Ah?! How will Uncle Du cope with himself in the future?! Although the salary I prepared for my retainers is quite generous, and I don’t mind them having a part-time job... and uh...”

"Brother Kuan, shut up!" - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew his brother's character too well, so when he saw that something was wrong, he quickly followed the secret advice of his third brother Li Ke and stepped forward to cover his brother's mouth: "You kid...what has gone wrong with you? You are actually trying to bribe Duke Wei..."

"Hmmmm?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu's eyes widened immediately after hearing this: When did I say I wanted to bribe Duke Wei? ! Big brother, you are going too far! But wait...if Duke Wei becomes my retainer...

Although he would most likely be beaten up for this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu really wanted to know what expression a certain incompetent emperor would have on his face when he learned about this...

So...this matter...this matter...

Maybe it is really worth discussing!