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

"Your Highness... your idea is very good... but..." Wei Zheng, who was firm in his position, was almost fooled by His Highness the King of Chu: "Although this is a benevolent policy, how can it not rise to the level of glory in history books..."

"Duke Wei, is this important?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu scratched his head upon hearing this. "I have made these hundreds of thousands of Taihang Mountain bandits accept the amnesty without spending a single soldier. If this gets out, my father will also have face..."

"Your Highness... I don't have to say such harsh words..." Wei Zheng pursed his lips slightly after hearing this, calmed down his inner feelings, and then said: "Before you won the great victory in the northwest, your Majesty's face had already been lost by you..."

"Hey, Duke Wei..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was immediately displeased upon hearing this: "Didn't you admit it too? After I won the great victory in the northwest, I, as his son, earned back all the face my father lost at home, and even doubled it!"

"Your Highness, is this what I mean?" Wei Zheng found that the boy in front of him was becoming more and more difficult to deal with.

"Duke Wei, I know you like me, don't be embarrassed." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely treat Shu Yi well in the future~~"

"..." Wei Zheng now wanted to beat up the wise king of the Tang Dynasty in front of him. He was serious - have you ever seen a wild boar as arrogant as His Royal Highness the King of Chu after eating cabbage?

“Duke Wei, you are not angry, are you?” When His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that Wei Zheng was silent, he immediately leaned his head closer to him and said, “I was just joking… How about we get back to business?”

"Alas..." Wei Zheng recalled the instructions given to him by His Majesty and the Emperor before he left. He sighed helplessly, then took out a secret letter from his bosom and handed it to the King of Chu: "Your Highness, this is a letter from the Emperor and His Majesty. You——"

"——Wait a minute." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu only heard the beginning and realized the seriousness of the matter: "My father? And my royal grandfather? They got together to write to me? Isn't it... that they have such a good relationship now? Or did my father abdicate? That's impossible... Oh... that means my royal grandfather restored the throne..."

"Is there any difference between the two, Your Highness?" Wei Zheng found that Taihang Mountain was indeed a beautiful mountain with beautiful water and scenery, which could make His Royal Highness the King of Chu, a descendant of the royal family, more and more crazy. "I don't know the content of the letter, but I can guess that it is the two majesties advising you to return to Chang'an as soon as possible."

"You really didn't read it?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu teased Wei Zheng while opening the envelope. He first glanced at the contents of the letter, and then turned his gaze to Wei Zheng: "Duke Wei, I told you that you shouldn't be so mean to my father on weekdays? Now, this tyrant sent you to Xingzhou to investigate Wang Dayong. Isn't that asking you to rush to send him off? Listen to me, don't go to Xingzhou City, just stay here honestly. It's a good opportunity to share with Huairen and other greenhorns your experience as a bandit leader in Wagangzhai. After all, this is something you can't learn from books..."

“Don’t… Your Highness the Prince of Chu… Please don’t!” Wei Zheng saw that His Highness the Prince of Chu actually wanted to keep him here. He was a little touched at first, but he immediately waved his hand to refuse: “I will have to meet Li Xiaogong, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin and others in the future. If they knew that I taught their sons this… I’m afraid that one day after leaving court, I’ll be ambushed and put in a sack while walking on the imperial road…”

"Ah? You guys also wear sacks?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu finally discovered the commonality between the two generations of bandits - as expected, this is a traditional skill that comes from their bloodline...

but……

His Royal Highness the King of Chu still found a point of rebuttal in Wei Zheng's words: "Duke Wei, you don't have to worry about this. Chang He is not a useless person. Every time a minister enters the palace, the necessary searches are carried out. So Uncle Cheng and his men would never bring a sack into the palace."

"Your Highness, have you only listened to this from beginning to end?" Wei Zheng found that he had really wronged Yu Shinan and Xiao Yu in the past - this person was not just a piece of rotten wood, this person was simply... Forget it, I am a scholar and cannot curse so badly.

"Brother Kuan, you don't understand this." Such an interesting topic would naturally not be missed by the good brothers of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Cheng Chumo suddenly explained to Li Kuan: "My father said that when he went down the mountain to catch tongues, he took off his coat and covered the other person's head with it. The effect was actually the same. Well... he didn't say what happened after he succeeded. If I asked again... I would be beaten..."

"So that's how it is," His Royal Highness the King of Chu expressed that he was enlightened.

"..." Wei Zheng was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "This is indeed something Cheng Yaojin would do..."

He wasn't talking about Cheng Yaojin using his coat as a sack. He was talking about how after becoming a Duke, he proudly shared his experience as a bandit with his son...

It’s also absolutely amazing.

"Duke Wei, let's get back to the point. You should not go to Xingzhou City. It is quite dangerous. Wang Dayong already knows my true identity as the 'Tiger-Headed General of Sheep Head Mountain.'" Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a bit of a bastard, he still has a bottom line, so he will never watch Wei Zheng fall into the tiger's mouth.

"Your Highness, I was ordered by His Majesty to go to Xingzhou to investigate Wang Da's crimes. It has nothing to do with whether you are the king of Taihang Mountain or not." Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "Besides, I am not without guards around me."

"Ah? Didn't you go up the mountain alone?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked curiously after hearing Wei Zheng's words.

"I left my men and horses at the foot of the mountain."

"Why?"

"..." Wei Zheng felt that His Royal Highness the King of Chu sometimes really didn't know how bad his reputation was: "I am worried that in order not to reveal your identity, you left all my guards behind."

"Ahem..." Although Wei Zheng's words were well-reasoned, Wang Xuance, who understood Wei Zheng's intention, could not hold it in any longer - Duke Wei was actually worried that his group would be arrested by the vengeful Prince of Chu and detained in Taihang Mountains. In this way, he would have let down His Majesty and failed to complete the mission of this trip.

"Duke Wei, why don't you stay? I'll tell Xuan Ce that from today on, you are my chief military advisor at Yangshou Mountain. How's that? Isn't it an honor?" After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that Wei Zheng was still silent, so he simply continued to make big promises to him: "Duke Wei, as long as you stay, Wang Dayong won't need you to investigate him at all. He will reveal everything on his own. You have to know that with my wisdom, how could I not notice the crimes he committed in Xingzhou?"