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

"Your Highness, I want to know...are you really doing this voluntarily..." As a fanatic of His Highness the King of Chu, Yuwen Qing is now thinking about not whether His Highness the King of Chu is not interested in the throne, but whether the other party is being coerced.

"Well, you've made a good start." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu originally wanted to talk about the vassalage matters right away, but Yuwen Qing insisted on tangling about the position of the Crown Prince, so he simply told everyone the truth: "Regarding the position of the Crown Prince... I do have my own considerations. I am not the type to be a king who maintains the status quo. Of course, I can't stand being an emperor in the future and being busy with government affairs all day long without having my own fun. I hope you can forgive me for this."

“Your Highness,” Dou Shilun, as the chief of the Dou family’s retainers, even though there was one more retainer, Xie Minlin, present today, he still had the most say: “When we joined the Dou family, none of us did so for the sake of following the emperor. Everyone should know this.”

"That's right." Perhaps worried that Dou Shilun's words might offend others, Xie Minlin, his good friend, also echoed him, "After all, it's still His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu who has the ability. Otherwise, even if there was such a good thing, it probably wouldn't have happened to His Royal Highness."

"Greed is insatiable." After Xie Minlin finished speaking, the young Taoist priest Zhang Zhenxuan also said, "It is easy to cause trouble in the end."

"I think it's good for Your Highness as it is now." - Qibi Heli has been highly regarded by His Majesty Li Er since he followed His Highness the Prince of Chu back to Chang'an from the northwest. Now he is even the son-in-law of the emperor. However, he still knows who is the one who can really make him settle down: "Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng are not easy to deal with."

"It's not that difficult to deal with." - Wang Xuance added: "But His Highness is broad-minded and ambitious, so he doesn't want us to fight among ourselves."

"The Dou family has already given you the wealth and glory you deserve." Zhang Zhenxuan saw that Wang Xuance had already laid the groundwork, so he simply continued to play the villain: "If you still have wishful thinking, then I, the Dou family's priest, will have objections."

“That’s right.” Although Yuan Tiangang was a scoundrel on weekdays, he was now more sober than anyone else on some major issues because of his past lessons: “Just because His Highness is promising is not a reason for us to strive for advancement. Besides, everyone knows that although His Highness is sometimes… not so reliable, he has never treated us unfairly!”

"..." Although this is true, after Yuan Tiangang finished speaking, all the retainers of the Dou family in the hall fell silent. The memories that emerged in everyone's mind at this moment were all about His Royal Highness the King of Chu being "sometimes" "not so reliable" - to be honest, this not-so-wonderful memory was really torturous... Pah pah pah... It was really a test for the retainers...

"No, what do you want to do?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu originally intended to get along with everyone as a wise monarch, but now... forget it... He didn't pretend anymore and started to show his cards directly: "Alright, alright, I don't want to waste my time talking to you anymore. Ashina She'er, Ashina Simo, Ashina Helu, and Zhishisili, Qibi Heli, all of you are now generals of the Sixteen Guards, so tomorrow, I will need you..."

Next, His Royal Highness the King of Chu explained in detail the tasks that these generals would perform tomorrow. Afterwards, he saw that everyone was shocked after learning about his plan, and he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why? You don't think that I am really a clay figure that can be kneaded and manipulated by anyone, do you?

My relationship with my elder brother is one thing, but I also need to settle my account with that tyrant!"

“No… Your Highness…” Even though Wang Xuance had made some preparations, he felt a little nervous now: “Your becoming a vassal… is also a good thing, but how can… how can… you do it in this way… Besides… Qiongzhou… is even more “Lingnan” than Lingnan…

"Okay, okay, it's settled." Seeing that his uncle Dou was about to speak, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stood up and said, "There is no point in saying more, there is no point in saying more."

"Your Highness, we will go back and prepare first." Zhishishili was perceptive. Seeing that Lord Dou was about to stop him, and His Highness the King of Chu had made up his mind, Zhishishili knew who was the real "boss" of their group of foreign generals, so he bowed and said, "We will definitely live up to your trust!"

"That's good." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded after hearing this, and then he swept his eyes over the retainers in front of him, and then said with a smile: "When my father opened the Xuanwu Gate, it seems that he didn't have as many powerful people around him as I do..."

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His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu left Yushan with a humiliated look on his face only after being scolded by Dou Shilun.

Wang Xuance and Zhang Zhenxuan, on the other hand, received orders from Dou Shilun to accompany the great king in his "rise of power" tomorrow.

"Your Highness, Taoist Zhenxuan and I will take you here." In front of the Suzaku Gate, Wang Xuance and Zhang Zhenxuan stopped and bowed slightly to His Highness the King of Chu, whose expression was still as leisurely as usual: "Please take care."

"Can you speak?" His Royal Highness Prince Chu frowned when he heard this: "Why do I need to take care of myself?"

"You've been back for four or five days, but you haven't seen... cough cough..." Wang Xuance said this, coughed twice, and then said: "You haven't seen Yu Gong yet..."

His Royal Highness the King of Chu finally understood.

What do you mean he hasn't met "Duke Yu" yet? Wang Xuance is saying that he hasn't met his "Concubine Yu" yet...

"Right now, no matter who you meet, you are only causing trouble for them." His Royal Highness the King of Chu scratched his head after hearing this, and then said with some disappointment: "But some things are there, if I don't do it, no one will do it, so this is called... destiny, right?"

"Your Highness, should we let Yuwen Qing lead his men into the city tomorrow?" After listening to the sincere words of His Highness the Prince of Chu, Wang Xuance thought about it and immediately gave his own suggestion: "We are going to fall out anyway..."

"It's different." His Royal Highness the King of Chu shook his head and said, "Only by privately using the Sixteen Guards can I leave Chang'an..."