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

At the beginning of May in the eighth year of Zhenguan, in the early summer when the mountains were green and the flowers were blooming, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, with a group of his good brothers and a group of loyal retainers, marched out of Chang'an and headed for Hebei Province to quell the rebellion.

"Brother Kuan, you are so awesome..." On the official road outside Chang'an City, the army that suppressed bandits stretched for several miles like a long snake, with flags fluttering in the wind. On them was embroidered a unicorn stepping on auspicious clouds, and above the unicorn's head was a powerful word "Chu".

"Isn't it amazing?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu listened to Li Huairen's praise and said proudly, "This Qilin was made overnight by my mother who listened to my request, and the word 'Chu' was written by my Master Yu himself! Hehehe... What is style? This is style!"

“Brother Kuan…” Although Hou Yun didn’t want to stand out and ruin the atmosphere at this time, he really couldn’t stand the other party’s arrogance: “The Queen used a feather duster to beat you all the way to the Taiji Hall, and several ministers who were discussing matters with His Majesty saw it, and you didn’t say a word…”

"Why do you have to care about those details?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu found that Hou Yun really deserved a beating: "I am warning you, don't force me to beat you when I am most happy! Think about it... I left Chang'an alone on a horse, and there were only a few dozen riders with me at that time. How could there be such a magnificent scene as today..."

"Brother Kuan... I don't really want to pick up your conversation..." When Hou Yun heard His Royal Highness the King of Chu say this, he curled his lips and said, "In the 3,000-man army, except for the 1,000 Black Armored Army and the 200 Dou clan soldiers, the remaining 1,800 people are all family soldiers from our good brothers. To be honest... when my father gave me these 100 or so people, the look on his face - it was the first time I felt that I, the only son, might not be so favored..."

"You know nothing!" Li Huairen heard Hou Yun say this, and immediately rode to his side and began to reveal the truth: "General Hou Junji just returned to Chang'an not long ago? He will go to the northwest soon, so unlike the fathers of the rest of us, he really needs these troops to protect his safety. But even so, he still gave most of them to you, what else do you want?"

"Did you hear it?" After His Royal His Royal to Li Huairen finished speaking, he slapped even if he followed Hou Yun's back of his head: "Your dad hurts your kid! Unlike my dad, I was almost beaten by him this morning!"

"Can your Majesty be blamed for that?!" As a retainer of the Prince of Chu, Yuan Tiangang actually didn't want to offend the dignity of the master of the family at all, but today was different: "You insisted on trying to secretly take Princess Sizi out of the palace. Aren't you asking for a beating? Aren't you..."

"Then what can I do? Sizi insisted on sending me off personally..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said aggrievedly, "How could I know... Zhang Nan's eyesight is so good..."

"Your Highness... are you serious about what you said?" Yuan Tiangang's resentment grew, because this morning he was responsible for waiting for the King of Chu outside the palace gate, and then accompanying His Highness the King of Chu out of Chang'an as a guard.

So... Yuan Tiangang watched helplessly as His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu held his sister in his arms and ran out of the palace like the wind, and the disguise he gave his sister was just to cover her with a small quilt.

Behind him was a group of imperial masters with gloomy faces.

Oh, Hong San was among them. But the expression on his face was... uncertain - Hong San didn't know whether he should stop them or not. After all, His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness Sizi were... obviously enjoying themselves at the moment.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu ran along holding his sister in his arms, laughing all the way, and the little Princess Sizi in his arms was also very happy, and the little girl's bright big eyes were filled with joy.

The only unhappy thing...

Well...anyway, after seeing this scene, Taoist Yuan Tiangang was stunned where he was.

No way, ancestor... it's my turn to pick you up... you're going to make such a big deal? !

Also stunned was Chang He, who happened to be patrolling here earlier and then out of courtesy stepped forward and said a few words to Yuan Tiangang.

But Chang He was only stunned for a short while, then he looked at Yuan Tiangang and the two horses behind him.

Hurrah!

Yuan Tiangang, you thief! How dare you team up with His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to kidnap the little princess? !

So Chang He drew his knife, and without saying anything, he led his men to pin Yuan Tiangang to the ground...

Okay, the memories are over.

“Gangzi…” His Highness the Prince of Chu thought of the embarrassing situation of this guy being arrested on the spot by Chang He, and couldn’t help but find it a little funny: “Actually… you can fight back…”

"Why fight back?!" Yuan Tiangang said angrily, "It was Chang He's duty, and I am innocent! If I don't fight back, I can wait until later to clear my suspicion. But if I fight back... Your Highness, I will really have to wander around the world from now on!"

“Hahahaha…” As soon as Yuan Tiangang said this, the Chu King’s retainers and friends around him immediately burst into thunderous laughter.

"Alas... Speaking of it... it's really sad..." After laughing, His Royal Highness the King of Chu recalled the scene where his sister lay in his father's arms and said goodbye to him reluctantly, "Sizi, wait for your second brother to come back obediently." He couldn't help but feel reluctant to let her go: "I'm going to Hebei Road, leaving little Sizi alone in the palace. I feel really bad..."

"No..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu spoke from his heart at this moment. It was so painful for Cheng Chumo and his brothers to hear: "Brother Kuan, we know that you and His Royal Highness Sizi have a deep brotherly love, but you shouldn't deceive yourself like this..."

"Besides... there are more than ten princesses who have come to the city gate to see you off today, not to mention the princes. So, brother Kuan, you really shouldn't only have young prince Sizi in your eyes..." Although Niu Yong has always been a man of few words, he always speaks to the point.

"There's more." Zhang Zhenxuan rode the Ferghana horse that His Royal Highness the King of Chu gave him and leisurely came to His Royal Highness the King of Chu and began to use his ultimate move: "Master, among the crowd that saw you off, there are six beautiful ladies, and their positions are quite interesting - they can all see each other, but they happen to be a short distance apart."

"Master Zhang has a sharp eye!" Chai Lingwu had not joined the conversation because of his bad position, but now he seized the opportunity and began to criticize his cousin: "Brother Kuan, didn't you say before that you had already taken down all the people? But in the current situation... why do I always feel that things are not going as smoothly as you said? Well... anyway, in my opinion, you are still in the stage of 'a long way to go'..."

"Why are you panicking?" As the new generation of the "love saint" of the Li family, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has not yet fully inherited the true teachings of his grandfather, but his mentality is very good: "When it comes to love, whether it is a raging fire or a boiling frog in warm water, there are always reasons and circumstances for everyone. There is no need to rush.

Besides, what we should focus on right now is not these sentimental things - the banditry in Taihang Mountain has been around for a long time. But why did a local official like Wang Dayong have to wait until the banditry developed to such an arrogant level and reached a point where it could not be stopped before he was willing to write a memorial to the court? On the other hand, did the ministers in the court, including my father, really know nothing about the situation in Hebei Province before this?

In the past, were the people of the Tang Dynasty who were bullied by them just left to their own devices? And why did they have to become bandits? Didn't they know how dangerous it was to be a bandit? Or were these bandits born with a lot of evil? If not, how could Shan Tianchang, who instigated or forced these people to become bandits, become a so-called "hero of the green forest"? What was the reason for this?

We have to wait until we go to Taihang Mountain to find the answers to these questions ourselves. "When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, no one was talking around him, and everyone began to show a thoughtful look on their faces.

Wang Xuanzhen was riding on his horse, looking at the tall and straight back of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and couldn't help but smile.

In the past, the head of the family left Chang'an on a white horse, which was a sign of his youthful vigor.

Today, the head of the family is leading his people towards Taihang, showing the demeanor of a king.

Wang Xuance had nothing else to ask for as he could meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu in his lifetime...