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

“Your Highness, when I was young, I once studied martial arts with General Pei in Daizhou for a period of time.” Wang Xuance saw that His Highness the King of Chu was about to act strange again, and hurriedly explained: “Most of the younger generation of Dou family retainers have the same experience as me.”

"This is what my uncle Dou meant, right?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu knew who made this arrangement without even having to.

"Your Highness is wise." Wang Xuance smiled and nodded, "This matter was indeed arranged by Lord Dou."

"Look," His Royal Highness the King of Chu said with a proud look on his face, "My uncle Dou knows exactly how to put people in the right positions."

"Dou Gong does have such ability." Pei Xingyan naturally agreed with what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said. Of course, since we are talking about Dou Gong...

"Your Highness, Lord Dou has also sent two servants from the Dou family to follow me here and serve you at your will." Pei Xingyan said as he waved to the back.

Soon, Zhong Hui and Zhang Jue, who had arrived upon receiving the order, prostrated themselves before His Majesty the King of Chu: "Your Highness, I, Zhong Hui (Zhang Jue), pay my respects to His Majesty the King of Chu!"

Seeing this, Pei Xingyan looked back again.

"We pay our respects to His Majesty the King of Chu!" This time, the six hundred elite soldiers brought by Pei Xingyan also dismounted and paid their respects to their patriarch as members of the Dou family.

"Alright, alright, everyone stand up." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked at the crowd, and his mood at the moment was really indescribable.

how to say……

In the past, I would have to shout "My dear ministers, please stand up", but now...

It seems that I have lost this comfortable state of mind...

So what is the problem?

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

Time flies. As Pei Xingyan and his party settled in Songzhou, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also began to investigate the real reason behind the Tubo cavalry's invasion.

Fortunately, Lu Dongzan didn't make him wait too long.

The tenth day was the day when Han Wei's "secret letter" full of the elegant language of the Tang Dynasty was delivered to Lu Dongzan.

On the fifth day, Lu Dongzan received the "secret letter" and then rushed to Songzhou without stopping.

Ten and a half days is the time His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu takes to write letters to the six beauties far away in Chang'an and his family.

So when Lu Dongzan met His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the mood of both sides was very subtle.

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu, you must listen to my explanation." In the lobby of the Songzhou City Lord's Mansion, Lu Dongzan presented a fist-sized piece of red gold to His Highness the Prince of Chu. Seeing that the other party was indifferent, he could only awkwardly place it on the table next to the other party's seat.

Then, with a wry smile on his face, he explained to His Royal Highness the King of Chu the reason for the misunderstanding: "Your Highness, you may not know that although Tubo has been unified, most of the tribal leaders still obey the orders of several Bon masters. The more than 2,000 Tubo cavalrymen who tried to attack Songzhou this time were assigned by the Bon masters... But no matter what, it was Tubo that was wrong, so I, the foreign minister, would like to express my deep apologies to His Royal Highness the King of Chu on behalf of my Tubo Zamp."

"Regarding your explanation and apology for the Tibetan cavalry's border violation, I can accept it this time." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was silent for a while, then he withdrew his gaze from Lu Dongzan's neck: "But I hope you understand that the premise for my acceptance this time is that, firstly, this group of Tibetan cavalry did not cause any harm to the people of my Tang Dynasty, and secondly, it was your speed in rushing to Songzhou that was enough to prove your sincerity. But Lu Dongzan, I want to tell you the truth: if I had not arrived in Songzhou more than half a month ago, if my retainer Pei Xingyan had not stopped this group of Tibetan cavalry at that time, if it were not for so many 'ifs', Lu Dongzan, I am afraid there would be no room for us today."

"Your Highness understands..." Lu Dongzan is feeling very nervous - even they have heard about the conflict between His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and His Majesty Li II, father and son.

But what they heard was what they heard - even if they hoped that the two sides could fight, but... considering the despicable character of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, no one could be sure that this was not some bastard acting deliberately.

Of course, you can act as long as no one responds.

However, everyone is afraid that in this northwest region, if some idiot really jumps out and "acts according to the circumstances" - then His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who is always ready to destroy his country, will naturally not let him go.

Lu Dongzan thought he had understood the overall situation, so he chose to sit back and wait and see how things developed.

But who could have thought... this damn... in Tubo, there were actually "stupid soldiers" that he hadn't subdued...

Fortunately, Pei Xingyan...wait...Pei Xingyan? !

Lu Dongzan didn't react until then: "Your Highness, the Pei Xingyan you are talking about? Is it... the Pei Xingyan from the former Sui Dynasty, General Pei?"

“Alas…” His Highness the King of Chu found that his reputation seemed not as good as that of his tough subordinates, so he shouted to the outside at the top of his voice: “Xing Yan, the Prime Minister of Tubo seems to have heard of your name for a long time…”

"Your Highness, don't joke." As soon as His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, a deep voice came from outside the palace: "What do you mean by long-admired? It's just that you were scared by my beating..."

"You, you..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu shook his head helplessly after hearing this: "You are too arrogant..."

"Then I will change my mind?" Pei Xingyan had already appeared at the gate. He looked at his master and said with a smile, "But I beg Your Highness to forgive me. This matter will have to start from tomorrow."

Because today, he has to talk things over with Lu Dongzan.

“That’s not necessary,” His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hands upon hearing this, ignoring the nonexistence of Lu Dongzan in front of him. “It’s fine for me to be angry, anyway, I am the only one who is being hard on myself, but you don’t have to be like this if you follow me—especially in this northwest area, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, Hou Yun is still in our hands… bah bah bah… He is still with us. If the two countries really go to war, the reinforcements from Yumen Pass will still rush to support Songzhou. By the way, General Xue Wanjun is also my retainer. He should have returned to Lingzhou now. Hmm… From this point of view, I am still very powerful…”

"Indeed, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is capable." Pei Xingyan discovered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, the head of the family, was exactly to his liking, through his time with Li Kuan and casual conversations with his colleagues.

"This king is indeed very powerful. If you don't believe me, just watch." His Royal Highness the King of Chu stood up and took the dog-head gold from the table beside him. Then he came to Lu Dongzan and said, "Lu Dongzan."

"The foreign minister is here." Lu Dongzan felt a little uneasy for some reason at this moment.

"Bang!" - The huge gold nugget was smashed directly onto the opponent's shoulder by His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"Ah..." Lu Dongzan didn't expect that this bastard would attack right away. With just this one move, he clearly felt that his entire right arm could not move.

“This is just a warning.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu squatted down and looked at Lu Dongzan, who had been knocked to the ground by him, and said gloomily: “If it were me a year ago, you would be dead now!

Lu Dongzan, you are the Prime Minister of Tubo, in simple terms, you are the second in command of a gang. You say that a second in command can't control his younger brothers, so what right do you have to come out and make a living? Of course, the punishment you suffered today is for your boss, the Tubo Zanpu who is about the same age as me, but if there is a next time..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, shaking the dog-head gold in his hand: "I will lead my army to the capital of Tubo and smash this dog-head gold into his mouth! Damn it! What else do I have to do to make you understand that the border of the Tang Dynasty is an invisible natural moat. Whoever dares to cross it will have to pay an extremely heavy price! This is an iron rule that everyone in the entire northwest must abide by during my lifetime!"