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

"Brother...you..." Inside the Taichang Temple, Li Ke looked at Gu Lianzhi who was lying on the ground and his elder brother, the crown prince, who was standing like a green pine. His mind was blank at this moment.

"Brother Ke, don't blame me for getting you into trouble this time." Compared to Li Ke's bewilderment, the Crown Prince seemed much calmer. Even though he had done something irreversible, his face remained calm and composed: "I brought you here this time to see if you can be like me and risk your life for my brother Kuan. Secondly, it was to protect you. This time I killed Gu Lianzhi, and the position of crown prince is probably no longer secure. You have also been implicated and have no chance. But..."

At this point, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took a deep breath, and then explained to the stunned Li Ke, "Brother Ke, the position of crown prince is a death warrant for you. No matter if it's Prime Minister Fang, Prime Minister Du, or Uncle Wuji, no one will agree to let you take that position. I didn't lie to you about this, really."

"Brother, I know..." Li Ke, who finally reacted at this moment, smiled and said, "I have known what you said for a long time. In order to save me, my second brother almost gave up everything. Later, he forced Pei Ji, Wei Zheng and others to surrender completely for my sake.

At that time, I only knew that my second brother treated me very well, but later, as I grew older, I gradually understood how well my second brother treated me. The reason why he was so aggressive at the beginning was that he was afraid that one day I would be subjected to the same calculations again. So he did not hesitate to contradict my father and even fell out with his own uncle. So... I swore in my heart a long time ago that no matter what, I would never let my second brother down in this life..."

Li Ke said this, and suddenly looked at Li Chengqian with some sadness: "But brother... you shouldn't be so impulsive... how about..."

Li Ke was silent for a moment when he was halfway through his words. Then, he seemed to have made up his mind: "Why don't I take the responsibility for you... I think the emperor... won't punish me too severely..."

"No, no, no, brother Ke." Li Chengqian shook his head after hearing this: "Although you and I are doing this for brother Kuan, Gu Lianzhi's death at your hands is far less significant than his death at my hands. However, with what you said just now, I can rest assured..."

"Brother..." Li Ke looked at the gradually blurred figure in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly wanted to see his second brother who was thousands of miles away.

If the second brother were here, he and the eldest brother would not feel as sad and helpless as they do now.

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At the same time, inside the Tai Chi Hall.

His Majesty Li II, sitting behind the imperial desk, looked at the "Family Letter of the King of Chu" in front of him, which was full of treason and naivety. The emperor, who stood at the pinnacle of power in the world, was a little at a loss at this moment.

He didn't expect that the son he thought was the most unreliable had actually always been thinking about making him truly happy.

"Conquer Goguryeo and let me offer sacrifices to the gods..." His Majesty Li Er murmured, "Hong San, did I really do something wrong this time?"

"Your Majesty, I don't understand." Hong San, who had been adhering to the principle of "being cautious and prudent" all his life and walking in the deep palace, just replied to His Majesty Li Er with an expressionless face.

Hong San did not say clearly what he did not understand, but Emperor Li Er knew very well what he was going to say.

"Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui... even Fu Ji..." His Majesty Li II did not care about Hong San's irrelevant answer. He just looked at the words "good" and "can" annotated by Du Ruhui and Zhangsun Wuji on the letter, as well as Fang Xuanling's private seal, and said with a smile: "I am not surprised that Du Ruhui can write the word "can". What surprised me is that Xuanling and Fu Ji are actually pleading for that boy.

What? They think that if they make concessions and show that they will support me in the future, I will stop, right? "When His Majesty Li Er said this, he suddenly looked at Hong San with a burning gaze. He seemed to be warning him, and also seemed to be convincing himself: "Hong San, I am the Son of Heaven. The virtue of the Son of Heaven benefits all people, and the anger of the Son of Heaven makes the whole world mourn! I never need to give in to anyone! And I will never compromise for anything!"

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven." Upon hearing this, Hong San suddenly bowed to Li Er and said, "You are a wise and enlightened monarch. But in the eyes of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Your Majesty is just his father."

"You are still..." Emperor Li II was about to continue speaking when the chief eunuch Zhang Nan suddenly rushed in from outside the hall in panic.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Something terrible has happened!" Zhang Nan did not care whether His Majesty Li II would blame him for trespassing without permission. "Your Highness the Crown Prince... Your Highness the Crown Prince killed the new Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Gu Lianzhi, and is now kneeling outside the Hongyi Palace to plead guilty to the Emperor!"

"What?!" His Majesty Li Er stood up in shock upon hearing this. Then, he realized what the Crown Prince's act of apologizing to the Emperor meant: "Well, well, well... my sons are indeed kind and respectful to their brothers, indeed kind and respectful to their brothers!"

This bastard, killing Gu Lianzhi was not enough to show his attitude and position, he also went to ask the emperor for help, hoping that the emperor could lend a helping hand to Li Kuan later.

"Bring the prince here!" Emperor Li II suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as he thought: the prince was able to do such a violent thing after learning the truth, and Kuan Er, that brat...

His Majesty Li II was a little afraid to think about it.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not." Suddenly, Hong San bowed to His Majesty Li Er and then spoke on his own: "Hebei Road...is not peaceful to begin with, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has never been a peaceful person...Now... Your Majesty, shouldn't you issue an order to have His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu return to Chang'an as soon as possible? To avoid any more accidents in the meantime?"

"You are reminding me that if I touch the crown prince, he will definitely rebel, right?" His Majesty Li II narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Hong San, this is incredible. After becoming a retainer of the Dou family, you dare to threaten me?!"

"Your Majesty! I have no such intention! I have no such intention!" Upon hearing this, Hong San knelt down and bowed his head. "I have always been loyal to Your Majesty and the Heavenly Family. How could I suddenly forget the past and turn my face against you, becoming a treacherous villain who is deserted by everyone and despised by the world?!"

"You! You!" - His Majesty Li Er was almost mad with anger at this time. Who could have thought of this? Who could have thought of this!

The most eloquent and best-spoken guy in the entire Tang Dynasty, who is even more daring than Wei Zheng, is actually an old eunuch!