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

"These people..." At this time, the elder brother of Goguryeo looked at the large yellow crossbows in the hands of the men in black, as well as the bodies of the generals of the Yuan family lying around in the courtyard. Thinking of what Yuan Tiangang said earlier, the old man felt extremely bitter in his heart: "Are they all the King of Chu's people?"

"Old man, do you know why I saved you?" Seeing that he didn't need to spend any more effort, Yuan Tiangang simply turned around and said, "Quan Gaisuwen wants to dominate Goguryeo, which is something His Royal Highness the King of Chu does not want to see."

"You don't have to tell me this." The eldest brother was not stupid. He knew very well that the other party was not telling the truth: almost all the ministers who died at the birthday banquet today were enemies of the Yuan family. Combined with what Yuan Tiangang said before, the eldest brother had speculated that this was a joint effort by Quan Gaisuwen and the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty to change the situation. If Gao Jianwu really died at the hands of the King of Chu, then Quan Gaisuwen was destined to become the most powerful minister in the history of Goguryeo. It was only a matter of time.

The reason why he was rescued by the other party was because the other party hoped to use him to delay Quan Gaisu Wen for a period of time so that he could escape safely.

As for how to withdraw, Brother Tai is also clear about it.

But he didn't care about these things - because only by getting rid of this group of plague gods first could he find a way to save Goguryeo, which was led to its doom, from the hands of the madman Yeon Gaesomun.

“If the previous rumors about Yeon Gaesomun becoming a eunuch are true…” After receiving so many blows in succession, Tai Taixiong was not crushed. Instead, he quickly entered the role that the other party wanted: “Master Taoist, I suggest that you capture Yeon Gaesomun’s younger brother Yeon Jingtu before you leave. He is the only legitimate son of the Yeon family besides Yeon Gaesomun, and he is not married yet…”

"Old man, you are so bad..." Taoist Yuan suddenly understood something: if he directly arrested Quan Gaisuwen, His Highness would worry that others would take advantage of the chaos to reap the benefits. Moreover, without the "traitor" Suwen standing in front of them, the Goguryeo people with their dead king would quickly unite and work together to hunt down these Tang bandits. That was a situation that His Highness the King of Chu did not want to see.

But... it would be different if we captured Yuan Jingtu...

How could Quan Gaisu Wen, who is destined to have no descendants, be willing to let everything he has worked so hard for fall into the hands of the Yuan family's side branches in the future?

Even though he had many complicated emotions towards his younger brother Yuan Jingtu, but... because of the blood bond, he still had to be cautious about doing anything to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and his gang.

“Since the Taoist priest has figured it out, then… let’s get started…” The elder brother’s tone was filled with deep fatigue: “Yuan Jingtu is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a regular appearance, and two black moles, one large and one small, between his eyebrows. When I last saw him, he seemed to be heading towards the inner storehouse of Yuan’s mansion…”

As the old man explained everything in detail, the men in black dispersed and soon brought a pale-faced nobleman in front of Yuan Tiangang.

"It's done!" Seeing that the mission was accomplished, Yuan Tiangang immediately led the black-clad warriors of His Royal Highness the King of Chu out of Yuan Mansion. After arranging a team of ten people to escort the eldest brother home, Yuan Tiangang led the rest of the troops and quickly rushed towards the city gate, intending to support Pei Xingyan who was fighting with the enemy there.

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At this time, in the palace.

Under the leadership of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, they quickly reached the harem.

"Your Highness, why did you suddenly stop laughing?" Just after Zhang Zhenxuan casually dealt with a member of the imperial guards who was reckless and attacked him from behind, he found that his highness suddenly stopped and then burst into a hearty laugh.

“Hahaha…Zhenxuan…Actually, I suddenly thought of something very interesting and I want to share it with you.” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stopped laughing and turned to look at Zhang Zhenxuan behind him: “Actually, Gangzi is not a fool at all…”

"Ah, this..." Zhang Zhenxuan nodded when he heard it, and then with a sword, he flicked the cold arrow shot from not far away and flew to the side: "I actually knew it a long time ago. Maybe Taoist Yuan... is a low-key person..."

"He is not being low-key, he is afraid that after I know his ability, I will treat him like a beast of burden." His Royal Highness the King of Chu knows Gangzi's character too well: "But this guy is quite sensible, and he is not vague when it comes to taking action..."

"Your Highness, what?" The sound of fighting around was too loud, and Zhang Zhenxuan couldn't hear clearly what His Highness the King said.

"Nothing, just keep killing the enemy."

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"Second brother! Wuuuu... Second brother..." When His Royal Highness the King of Chu was fighting hard with his retainers, as if by telepathy, thousands of miles away in the city of Chang'an, the little Princess Sizi who was taking a nap suddenly woke up from her dream crying, and kept shouting "Second brother".

"Sizi, what's wrong?" Upon hearing the noise, Empress Changsun hurried to her little daughter's bedside and hugged her sad daughter in her arms: "Did you have a nightmare?"

"Mother...Sizi wants my second brother...Sizi wants my second brother..." The little princess leaned her head on her mother's chest, holding her mother's arm with her little hands, and said pitifully: "Why doesn't my second brother come home yet..."

"Sizi, be good..." Empress Changsun couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat when she heard her daughter's innocent words, but she soon regained her composure: "Mother will write a letter later and ask Sizi's second brother to come home early. Um... Mother will ask him to bring lots of gifts to Sizi, okay?"

"Sizi doesn't want gifts, Sizi only wants second brother! Mother wants second brother to come back soon..."

"Okay, okay... Mother will ask your second brother to come back soon..."

"Well... let my second brother... come back soon..."

After Empress Changsun comforted her frightened daughter and coaxed her to sleep again, she turned and walked out of the inner hall.

And His Majesty Li II... just sat awkwardly beside the round table where the family used to have dinner together.

"Guanyin maid..." His Majesty Li Er, who had finished his official duties today and had taken time to visit his two children, first learned that Zhinu had been taken to the East Palace by Qingque, and Sizi...

The words that Sizi said while crying just now made him, as a father, have no courage to go in and comfort her.

"Your Majesty, Sizi has gone back to sleep. If you have nothing else to do, please go back to Taiji Hall and take care of your business." Empress Changsun has not been kind to His Majesty Li Er these days. It is rare for her to be so gentle as today. "Your Majesty, as a wise ruler, should put the affairs of the world first and the livelihood of the people first."

"Guanyin maid..." After hearing this, His Majesty Li II wanted to say something, but it seemed like something was stuck in his throat and he didn't know where to start.