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

Five days later, Quan Gaisuwen came to the mansion in the east of the city to see the King of Chu again.

"My father's birthday banquet will be held on the fifth day of next month. In the next half month, please familiarize yourself with the terrain of the palace." Quan Gaisuwen is a man who can really do great things - for something he has made up his mind to do, he will put all his chips on the line to get the best possible outcome.

"Is this thing really useful?" In the study, His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the map of the Goguryeo Palace in front of him. He always felt that this scene was somewhat similar to a certain situation he had experienced before: "I will rely on a map to assassinate the king?"

“Your Highness, I hope Gao Jianwu dies more than you do, so I will naturally help you with this matter.” Seeing that His Highness was about to get angry, Quan Gaisuwen, who was sitting below the King of Chu, quickly explained, “On my father’s birthday, I will find a way to replace the palace guards with my own people, but those imperial guards in the palace…it depends on whether Your Highness has the confidence to take them down.”

"You kid... you really learned a trick from my father, that incompetent monarch..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is a smart man, and so is Quan Gaisuwen. Therefore, smart people often don't need to talk openly with each other - for example, now, Quan Gaisuwen is obviously planning to use the palace's imperial guards to consume the Prince of Chu's manpower, and then act as the oriole behind the mantis catching the cicada, and after the Prince of Chu kills Gao Jianwu, he will reap the benefits afterwards.

And His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu saw through it but did not say anything - no matter how many tricks you have, my three thousand shadow assassins will be able to defeat them all. Since the Northwest War, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has never had the opportunity to let the shadow assassins exert their full strength. Moreover, with the passage of time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has grown a lot. Of course, the strength of the shadow assassins has also increased by more than one level.

In addition, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is now surrounded by brave generals such as Pei Xingyan, Yuwen Qing, and Jiang Sheng, as well as the young Taoist priest Zhang Zhenxuan who is completely beyond common sense. His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu really wants to know what in the world can stop his offensive.

“Your Highness the Prince of Chu…” Seeing that the Prince of Chu was still the same as before, and could nonchalantly call the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty Li II, who was thousands of miles away, a tyrant, Quan Gaisuwen could not help but feel a little puzzled: “You… why are you still…”

"What else?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "A tyrant, a tyrant, a tyrant! If you have the guts, why don't you go to Chang'an and complain to that tyrant?"

"Your Highness, that's not what I meant..." Quan Gaisuwen regretted his words.

"Alright, don't care what you mean or what you are thinking this time. I am going to chop off Gao Jianwu's head, which is also a good thing for you. So, don't mess with me, understand?" After the King of Chu finished speaking, he saw that Quan Gaisuwen looked a little ugly, so he added: "Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. I remind you that compared to the thousands of miles of Goguryeo, you should and must endure some grievances and indignations, understand?!"

"Your Highness, Prince of Chu, I really want to know why you hate Gao Jianwu so much." After Prince of Chu finished his heart-piercing words, Quan Gaisuwen kept silent for a while, then launched a counterattack: "Could it be that you are still hoping to use your military exploits to exchange for... that illusory respect and appreciation?"

“You know how to curse.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu found that Quan Gaisuwen had really unlocked a “clear mind” since he lost his little Gugu, and even made great progress in scolding people: “Whatever you think, I’m too lazy to explain anyway.”

"Your Highness the King of Chu, Su Wen was just chatting with you about some small things on a whim. There's no need to be angry." Quan Gai Su Wen continued in a sarcastic tone.

"If you have nothing to do, get out!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's face immediately turned gloomy.

"Then Your Highness the King of Chu, Su Wen will take his leave." Seeing this, Quan Gai Su Wen stood up from his seat and bowed to Li Kuan in farewell.

After Quan Gaisuwen left, His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly curled his lips and said to himself: "Quan Gaisuwen, when you really become the Prime Minister of Goguryeo, you will understand how ridiculous your previous words that tried to anger me were..."

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It was another morning. In the imperial palace in Chang'an City, Princess Sizi got up early and refused the request of the court lady Yulin to wash her. She ran barefoot with her short legs from the main hall of Ganlu Palace to the side hall where His Royal Highness the King of Chu lived.

Although His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is not here now, the young eunuch Cheng Xin and his colleague Yao Ji are loyally guarding His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's kennel... no... it should be the old nest.

It happened that Chengxin was on duty today, so when he saw the little Princess Sizi running into the hall from outside without saying a word, he hurriedly lowered his head and made way, allowing the little princess to pass by him.

"Dengdengdeng..." The little princess ran all the way to her second brother's bed. After doing a little rhinoceros roll, she climbed up with difficulty onto the bed covered with brand new bedding. Then she found a comfortable position, curled up her small body into a ball, and took a nap on her second brother's bed.

Princess Sizi had no intention of getting out of bed until Emperor Li II finished his morning court and returned to Ganlu Palace to visit his children.

"Sizi..." After a moment, Princess Changle, who came to the King of Chu's bedroom and was about to coax her sister to leave, understood her sister's feelings the best. So when His Majesty Li II asked her to take her sister to the main hall for breakfast, although she refused in her heart, she still silently accepted the task when she thought of her mother who had been treating her father coldly in recent days: "Father misses you, shall we go see him?"

“Wow, wow, wow…” As soon as Princess Changle opened her mouth, little Sizi started to cry first: “Second brother clearly took me to play hide-and-seek, why can’t little Sizi find second brother…”

"..." Princess Changle's nose suddenly felt sore for no reason when she heard her sister's innocent words. Her sister must have dreamed about her second brother again...

"His Royal Highness Sizi, His Royal Highness Changle!" Just when Princess Changle didn't know how to comfort her sister, Chengxin, who had just gone to the study to organize the bookshelf for His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, suddenly came over with a large stack of envelopes: "A letter from His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu! By the way, His Royal Highness also prepared gifts for the two princesses!"

Chengxin said as he placed the letter on the table beside him, then turned back to the study and carefully picked up a brocade box with "Changle's personal letter" labeled on it, as well as a brocade bag containing a small slingshot, and a box of wax pellets.