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

"My father said that the banditry in Hebei Province must be cleared up and the reputation of the court must be reestablished here. He only cares about these two points and doesn't care about anything else." After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu put down the imperial edict in his hand and let it unfold in public: "Do you see it clearly?"

"..." At this moment, no one in the tent answered His Royal Highness the King of Chu's question, because everyone was shocked.

There was nothing written on the imperial edict, only a bright red seal.

"..." Xu Jingzong, who originally wanted to advise His Royal Highness the King of Chu to think twice before acting, now looked at the empty imperial edict and felt a huge wave suddenly rising in his heart.

How much does Your Majesty love and trust His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to issue such an imperial edict?

"Brother Kuan..." Li Huairen obviously had the same idea as Xu Jingzong at this time: "His Majesty is so good to you..."

“Tsk, that tyrant… a stingy fellow…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, tilting the brocade box in his other hand so that Li Huairen could see clearly inside: “He only gave me two empty seals in total. He would get angry if I wanted another one! Really… If I had known this would happen, I should have kept some empty seals as backup - why would I be like this today, subject to the control of that tyrant…”

“……”No one wants to sympathize with His Royal Highness the King of Chu anymore.

Because this guy is really inhuman!

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Half a month later, in Xingzhou.

As a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds rang out beside the boundary stone, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, along with his own bandit gang and several young retainers, finally arrived in Xingzhou.

"Your Highness, our Dou family also has industries here. Why don't we go into the city first and find out more about the situation?" Wang Xuance looked at the words on the boundary stone, then pointed to the Xingzhou City in the distance and suggested to His Highness the King of Chu.

"My father has already made a rule that after the army leaves Chang'an, they are not allowed to camp in the city. Although we are the vanguard now, we still have to abide by the rules." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu rejected Wang Xuance's suggestion righteously: "Xuance, this is not good. We must act with principles!"

"..." Wang Xuance didn't want to reply at all at this moment: "Your Highness, you just want to get into the mountain as quickly as possible, right..."

"Choose the mountaintop and raise the king's flag! Choose the mountaintop! Raise the king's flag!" - Chai Lingwu and Li Huairen, two lively guys, waved their fists and started to make a noise beside His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "Your Majesty, we are ready!"

"Hahaha..." As the two of them joined in the cheering, cheerful laughter rang out all around.

Including Lu Deming's grandson Lu Yingke, who has been trembling with fear ever since he left Chang'an.

As the unlucky guy who has been put into a sack the most times by the bandit gang of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Lu Yingke has actually been practicing martial arts diligently for the past year. But...

He didn't think he was that strong now, so he was actually quite nervous along the way.

But as His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu took him and other brothers away from the main force, and as they got along along the way, he gradually discovered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was not that scary, especially if he treated you as one of his own, you would find that he was still a very good boss.

So Lu Yingke gradually integrated into this vibrant young bandit group.

"Brother Kuan, can I be the second in command of the village?" Li Huairen saw that everyone agreed with his and Chai Lingwu's proposal, so he took the opportunity to ask His Royal Highness the King of Chu for a not-so-presentable... "official position?"

"Get lost! Why are you the second in command?!" Chai Lingwu elbowed Li Huairen after he finished speaking. "No matter what, I, Chai Lingwu, am more qualified to sit in that position than you, Li Huairen!"

"Can you two be quiet for a while..." Seeing his brother about to fight with Li Huairen, Chai Zhewei could not help but step forward and pull his brother away: "You are still riding a horse! You must make trouble, right?! Haha... It's only because Chang Sun Chong was unable to go this time due to illness, otherwise, would you have fought with him too?!"

"Zhenxuan, how about you be the second in command?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu always knew how to keep things balanced. Without waiting for Zhang Zhenxuan to answer, he turned to Wang Xuance beside him and said, "Xuance, you will be the military advisor, and your status will be equal to Zhenxuan's."

"Whatever Your Highness says is what it is." Wang Xuance smiled slightly when he heard this, and so did Zhang Zhenxuan behind him.

"If it's not Kuan Ge'er, then what about me?!" Chai Lingwu and Li Huairen shouted in unison: "I am your good brother who will live and die with you!"

"Brother Kuan, there are so many good brothers who share life and death with us. Who do you two think you are?" Cheng Chumo scolded the two funny guys while bringing Niu Yong to Li Kuan: "Brother Kuan, should we find a local tyrant? Otherwise, just barge into the mountains like this?"

"What are you worried about?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "They are just a bunch of bandits. How fierce can they be? When I was killing the enemy in the northwest battlefield, I didn't see them."

"They are bandits, how can they go to the battlefield..." Hou Yun, who had followed silently, subconsciously added after hearing this.

"So there is no possibility of them being forgiven by me." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this: "I have lived a comfortable life in Chang'an for too long. It's time to experience what it's like to be wild again..."

At this time, no one realized the seriousness of what the King of Chu said.

Three days later, in a bandit camp somewhere in Taihang Mountains.

"Brother Kuan, we have interrogated them. There are nearly two hundred bandits here, most of whom make a living by robbing. According to the leader, they are under the command of Xiaobinghu from Huwei Mountain." Cheng Chumo and Niu Yong, covered in blood, reported to Li Kuan the news that they had obtained after Yuwen Qing personally tortured the bandits.

"What a bullshit nickname..." In the hall of the mountain stronghold, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was sitting on a handsome chair covered with a tiger-skin mattress. He couldn't help but shake his head and laughed when he heard this: "Tiger Tail Mountain... Little Sick Tiger... Damn it... Even the nicknames are so brainless and lack ambition. This really opened my eyes."

"That can't be said. That sick little tiger did it on purpose. After all, Shan Tianchang is the real leader of Taihang Mountain. Anyone who gets a nickname that's too arrogant is asking for trouble, isn't that right?" Li Huairen came into the hall with a bag of plums in his arms. "Brother Kuan, these are freshly picked plums. They're so sweet. Want to try some?"

"Li Huairen, you are such a bad guy. When you have something good, why don't you call me?" Cheng Chumo felt a little indignant when he saw that Li Huairen had delicious food but only thought about Li Kuan. So he stepped forward and grabbed the plums in the other's arms, then picked out the biggest one and stuffed it into his mouth.

This scene made Li Huairen's eyelids twitch.

“Hmm…” Cheng Chumo showed a look of pain and shock after taking the first bite, but luckily his back was facing Li Kuan, so after Cheng Chumo and Li Huairen exchanged glances silently, he chewed the plum with difficulty for a while, and then swallowed it down: “What a… such a sweet plum!”

"Really? Let me try it?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was interested when he heard this.

After a while...

“Li Huairen, you bastard…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu cursed Li Huairen who had already rushed to the door, and threw the plum that Li Huairen had bitten at Cheng Chumo: “And you! Chumo! You are not a good guy either!”