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

"Brother Kuan, you really have never thought about it..." - After staying in Xingzhou for a few days, His Royal Highness the King of Chu finally decided to take the 3,000 bandit-suppression troops that had been late, and marched north to Songzhou to attack the Shiwei tribe. But before leaving, Li Huairen took Pei Chengxian with him, found His Royal Highness the King of Chu who had been staying in the study for the past few days, and asked the question that had been in his mind for a long time: "Brother Kuan, I think this is not like you at all..."

"Unlike what?" Li Kuan stopped writing and put aside the letter to Chang'an. Then he stood up and walked slowly to Li Huairen: "Huairen, what do you think is the best choice for me?"

"Of course we should... fight back?" Li Huairen thought for a moment, then mustered up the courage to ask, "Well... Brother Kuan... the troops you left behind in Yushan are strong and powerful... they can't be just for show, right?"

"Bang!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu's answer to Li Huairen was a loud slap on the face.

"It's because there are only three of us here," Li Kuan looked at Li Huairen, who was crying out in pain while holding his head, and said seriously, "If you dare to go out and talk nonsense, I'll beat you to death!"

"Brother Kuan... do you think I want to tell you this..." Seeing the boss warning him, Li Huairen couldn't help but said aggrievedly: "I just lost the game of rock-paper-scissors... that's why I took on such a hard job..."

"Get lost!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finally suffered backlash from his own bandit group: "I think you are just following your roots, and you also want to get a share of the credit like your fathers, right?"

"Brother Kuan, you're going too far..." Li Huairen said dissatisfiedly, "How can I be like my father? I'm much more determined than him! I've always been yours!"

"If you want to eat chestnuts again, just tell me." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu glanced at Li Huairen, then turned his gaze to Pei Chengxian: "Chengxian, what do you think of Huairen's suggestion?"

"In fact, this is not just Huairen's suggestion." Pei Chengxian smiled at first, then said solemnly: "Brothers all think so. I always feel that... Brother Kuan, you are too aggrieved."

"There's nothing to be upset about." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was stunned at first, then waved his hand and said, "If I feel upset because of such a small thing, it would be too ridiculous. You all know my experience. When I was born, I was sent back to Longyou. At that time, I didn't even have a playmate of the same age besides my grandmother...

“Brother Kuan…” Li Huairen, who was standing beside him, stopped covering his head and said in a daze, “So you were so lonely when you were a kid…”

"No," His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that Li Huairen was overthinking. "My grandmother never made me feel lonely. What I meant by saying this is that I am not as narrow-minded as you think. What's more, the Tang Dynasty has just risen, and there are many disloyal people around us. If I start a civil war for personal gain, what will I do? Right and wrong are often relative. From my point of view, I should let that tyrant see my strength and means, but from the point of view of the people, once the war starts, the good days of peace for only a few years will be gone. Besides... even if I win, will I be able to keep my position?

Even though the ministers in the court, including Duke Wei, are on my side, this is based on the assumption that I have not started a rebellion. Once I do start a rebellion, who will be willing to risk their wealth and even their lives to take a gamble with me?"

"Me? Brother Kuan! Me!" - Li Huairen always found ways to express his loyalty to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

“You?” - His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who was interrupted, looked at the other party helplessly: “Fuck you… your father’s title will not be passed on to you…”

"Brother Kuan...if you say that...isn't it a bit too hurtful to Huairen..." Pei Chengxian on the side began to assist silently.

"Huh?" Li Huairen was stunned at first, then he raised his hand and punched Pei Chengxian in the stomach: "Fuck you... Pei Chengxian... you are a bad guy, right?!"

"..." Pei Chengxian didn't expect that Li Huairen would act so quickly and decisively. After being punched in the stomach, he was unable to speak for a long time.

"Anyway, I will not do anything that will bring disaster to the world and harm the people." His Royal Highness the King of Chu no longer cared about the reactions of the two people. He just sat back at the desk and continued to write a letter home: "Besides, please believe me once. Although my father is a tyrant, he will be a truly wise ruler. When it comes to governing a country, my eldest brother may not be able to catch up with him. As for me... well... if I become an emperor one day, Chengxian will definitely be my prime minister."

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu doesn't really like to work anyway.

"Brother Kuan, what about me?" Although Li Huairen knew that there was little hope for this matter, he still wanted to know his position in Brother Kuan's heart.

"You just want to humiliate yourself, don't you?" - Pei Chengxian, who was praised, rubbed his belly while continuing to punish the "lawless" Li Huairen: "If you ask me, if Kuan Ge'er becomes the emperor, he should castrate you first, and then put you by his side as the chief eunuch - because you really look like a traitor."

"You fucking bastard..." - Li Huairen was completely enraged now, so he didn't wait for Li Kuan to answer and rushed straight towards Pei Chengxian.

The two brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time, maybe only three days after getting along, they started to quarrel with each other...

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And at that time, in Chang'an City, outside the imperial palace.

When Wang Gui was about to enter the palace with Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche, the guards in the palace looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"General Xue, shouldn't you be guarding Lingzhou at this time? How come..." - The guard was also a smart man. Before he spoke up to stop Wang Gui and others, he had already sent someone to report the news to Commander Chang He.

"Prince, what do you think?" Xue Wanjun was somewhat impatient at this moment: "How about...wait for Chang He to come?"

"Wait for nothing!" - Minister Wang, who had always been gentle and polite, was really angry today. He turned his eyes to the guard and said, "I won't embarrass you. I just want to ask you one question. General Xue dares to answer your question, but do you dare to listen?"