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

“Xing Yan, do you think that since Zhen Xuan is not by my side right now, I can’t punish you?” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu rolled up his sleeves and said murderously, “Let me tell you, my reputation in the northwest was earned through hard work!”

"Your Highness is joking again." Pei Xingyan blinked his eyes when he heard this: "I have lived in the Western Regions for so many years, so I naturally know how powerful the 'Demon King' is."

“Then why didn’t you talk to me nicely just now?” After getting a satisfactory answer, His Royal Highness the King of Chu put down his embroidered robe, but he kept emphasizing one thing: “I’m telling you, when I was riding a white horse and a silver helmet, charging into the battle…”

"Your Highness, someone is watching us." Pei Xingyan, who was originally smiling as he listened to His Highness the King of Chu recalling his heroic deeds in the past, suddenly calmed down and said, "There are quite a few people."

"Oh," His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded, "Then we don't have to wander around in this city anymore. Let's go back. The fish has taken the bait. It's time to get the scoop net ready to catch it."

"Your Highness, is this also part of your plan?" Although Yuwen Qing knew that his Highness was very smart, he just didn't like to use his brain on weekdays - but this time, he didn't see when his Highness used his brain...

“Don’t look at me like that. It’s creepy.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu curled his lips at Yuwen Qing. “Speaking of which, my main purpose today is to go to Yang’s Mansion to burn incense for Princess Nanyang. These guys… will come up to show their loyalty sooner or later, and Yingzhou is their last chance…”

Not long after His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu returned to the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion which he had forcibly requisitioned, he received a message from his subordinates - someone wanted to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu.

"Your Highness, this man is not honest." Xiong Wushuang was accompanying His Highness the Prince of Chu in the lobby to wipe the blade. Seeing this, he immediately said, "He doesn't even dare to report his name. This cowardly fellow... Your Highness also wants to meet him?"

"What do you know, you idiot?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu laughed and said, "Not announcing your name is the real name. You will know who is coming later."

Not long after, an old man in Confucian robes walked into the lobby accompanied by Wang Xuance.

"Your Highness, Prince Chu, we meet again..."

“Oh, Old Prince, you are so impressive. It was Xuan Ce who personally welcomed you into the palace.” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked up at Wang Qunyue, who was embarrassed, and suddenly laughed: “Thinking back then, when I was in Pei Ji’s mansion, I was just like you. Facing the heads of the major families headed by Cui Chan, I stood like a minion. Now… Old Prince, I am not making fun of you on purpose, but I am sighing that the world is unpredictable…”

"Your Highness, the King of Chu, you are joking." Upon hearing this, Wang Qunyue hurriedly bowed to Li Kuan respectfully and said, "If Your Highness had not held back, my Wang family would have suffered a devastating disaster this time. Therefore, I should thank Your Highness, the King of Chu, both emotionally and rationally."

"..." At this time, Xiong Wushuang, who had guessed the latter's identity from the conversation between His Royal Highness the King of Chu and the old man, silently stood up from his seat, stood behind His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and began to act as a guard.

"Xuan Ce, you are really not from the Wang family of Taiyuan?" - Wang Qun Yue's sincere attitude at this moment undoubtedly reflected the absolute authority of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. After listening to Wang Qun Yue's nonsense, he didn't respond to the other party at all. Instead, he casually asked whether Wang Xuan Ce was from the Wang family of Taiyuan.

"Your Highness, I am from Luoyang." Wang Xuance smiled faintly upon hearing this: "It was just a coincidence that I met you, my Lord."

"Is that so?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu scratched his head, then looked at Wang Qunyue who was a little embarrassed: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu, has Cui Chan led the Qinghe Cui family to surrender to Your Majesty?" - Wang Qunyue, who was in a high position, was not polite to His Highness the Prince of Chu. As soon as he came up, he threw a powerful move at His Highness the Prince of Chu.

"Hey?!" His Highness the King of Chu had just been a little polite to Wang Qunyue, but who knew that this old bastard would be so rude: "You are so smart... What do you want to do?"

“Your Highness, the Prince of Chu,” Wang Qunyue was also forced into a corner at this moment. He suddenly bowed down and knelt on the ground: “Because of Wang Dayong, my Taiyuan Wang family is now being suppressed by your majesty. The five surnames and seven families… should be of the same blood, but now that it involves the crime of treason, no one dares to stand up…”

"You don't have to tell me so much in detail." His Royal Highness the King of Chu had no interest in the old man's repetitive words in front of him: "Alliances formed by interests will eventually dissolve because of interests. If you were the head of another family, you wouldn't dare to gamble in such troubled times."

"Your Highness is right." Wang Qunyue thought to himself that if it weren't for you, a little bastard who could pick up a sword and chop anyone he didn't like, everyone wouldn't be so scared: "So I—"

"Wang Qunyue, I have tolerated you for a long time." His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly interrupted Wang Qunyue who was about to continue to express his feelings: "You have no official position and no title, how can you call yourself a minister in front of me? Didn't you refuse the tyrant who wanted to give you an official position? What should you call yourself in front of me now?!"

“……” In his entire life, Wang Qunyue had never suffered such a great injustice as he did today.

Can……

After a long silence, Wang Qunyue finally spoke with difficulty: "Your Highness is right. Previously, I...I was the one who usurped the throne..."

The head of a family with five surnames and seven aristocrats would one day be reduced to calling himself a "commoner" in front of His Royal Highness the King of Chu...

At this moment, both the newly promoted retainer Xiong Wushuang and Wang Xuance, who had quietly retreated to the side and sat down, had their eyelids trembling uncontrollably.

Good fellow... His Highness... This is even more majestic than His Majesty...

"I gave you face before, but you didn't want it. Now you can't put yourself in the right position... Wang Qunyue..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that he was a really kind man: "Tell me, how do you want me to protect your Wang family?"

After His Royal Highness the King of Chu said the words "I will protect your Wang family", Wang Qunyue's eyes lit up: "Your Highness...you...you...I...your humble servant..."

“You’d better submit to me.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt annoyed when he saw Wang Qunyue’s incoherent speech. “In fact, you and I both know that the tyrant will not really do anything to the Wang family. But just because he can’t do it now doesn’t mean he can’t do it in the future. If I were the tyrant, I would only need to suppress the children of the Wang family who are entering the officialdom in the next ten years, so that they would be far inferior to the other major families in terms of both number and official positions. I think it won’t be long before the core members of your Wang family’s older generation retire due to old age, and your Wang family will decline.

By then, why would the emperor need to intervene? Those other noble families who claimed to be of the same blood as your Taiyuan Wang family in the past would take advantage of the weakness of the Wang family and pounce on it to give it a good beating. By then, you will be unable to bounce back and you will be unable to die.

Don’t be surprised. Aristocratic families are gluttons, and greed is the nature of gluttons.

Therefore, your Wang family can only watch itself slowly decline, and when future generations start to trace the roots and find the reasons for the family's decline, it won't take long for them to find that you, Wang Qunyue, as the head of the family at that time...may be more like the culprit blamed by future generations than Wang Dayong, the seemingly insignificant bad guy who was used to take the blame!"