When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu talked about being tired, he was not just referring to the exhaustion brought to him by a certain thing or a certain person.

"Zhenxuan, do you know what my mother said to my elder brother when she detained him that day?" - Although this little grievance was nothing to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he still wanted to find someone to confide in: "My mother asked my elder brother if he broke his leg on purpose so that he could retreat and advance, and let me, his younger brother, stand up for him..."

"Your Highness..." At this moment, Zhang Zhenxuan felt a surge of thunder in his heart. He never expected that the mystery behind this was actually...

"My eldest brother was pretending to be stupid at first," His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that Zhang Zhenxuan seemed unable to accept this fact, so he continued: "Until my mother slapped him, he lowered his head and kept silent. It was not until a long time later that he told the truth...

He said that he was also worried about me fleeing to Goguryeo because of the Hebei Province incident, but he also knew what kind of person my father was.

So, after thinking it over, he came up with this brilliant "bad idea": let himself get involved and take a gamble - if I am determined to be the crown prince, then after I succeed to the throne, relying on his voluntary abdication, we brothers are destined to be brothers who are friendly and respectful to each other and live in harmony in this life.

But if I really have no interest in the position of Crown Prince... then... just like what you saw before - after I drew the sword for him in the Taiji Palace... his position as Crown Prince was truly as stable as a rock - you know, not only did I use my own prestige to support him, I also set a good example for other brothers... hahaha..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu couldn't help but laughed out loud while holding his stomach at the end: "My good brother... after all, he learned the conspiracy of that tyrant - poor my aunt... back then... she was plotted against in this way..."

It's ironic - ever since the King of Chu realized that the Shadow Assassins had the combat power comparable to that of the palace guards, he used some of them to protect his family.

But... first it was His Majesty Li II, and then it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

From their perspective, there didn't seem to be anything wrong, but why did he still feel... sad?

"The prince is not telling the truth." After a long silence between the monarch and his minister, Zhang Zhenxuan suddenly said in a cold voice: "He knows that Your Highness will definitely protect him. He knows... the only danger he has to face from beginning to end is that he might be trampled to death by that strong horse! God should fulfill his wish... or... let me fulfill it!"

"Zhenxuan, you don't have to be so angry." After pouring out his sorrow, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in a much better mood at this time: "I don't want that position, and I can't want it - in fact, that day in the North Garden of Yushan, there are some things I can't say in front of everyone: If I become the emperor, then Yuwen Qing and others will at least be dukes, and you Zhenxuan... This king doesn't mind having another 'Great Sage Teacher' as the national teacher.

But the problem is that there is only one job for each person, and when someone comes up, someone else has to go down - this is also why Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng opposed me in the beginning, and most of the military generals remained silent.

The so-called opening of the Xuanwu Gate does not mean that a prince will become the emperor, but that the ministers in the main hall need to be replaced by a group of people who have never been able to enter the hall and can only stand outside the hall.

And this process will result in bloodshed and death!

Don’t you see, among the ministers standing in the Taiji Hall today, how many of them are still old men from the Wude period?

My father may be afraid of me, but his greatest confidence is not the military power in his hands, nor his personal ability in both civil and military affairs. His greatest confidence is the hearts of people in the temple, which can only be understood but not expressed in words..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, and suddenly turned his head to look at the towering Taiji Hall behind him: "My father may never have thought in his lifetime that the matter of Hebei Dao... would make me grow to what extent..."

After my grandmother passed away, I, who was deeply loved by her, thought that I would feel that kind of unreserved love again with you. But now I think it was just wishful thinking.

But it doesn't matter. Because of this, I understand even more how precious my grandmother's love for me was - and since I already have the most beautiful relationship in the world, why should I care about how you treat me?

"Your Highness, I really feel sorry for you." Zhang Zhenxuan thought about it and still couldn't swallow his anger: "I really... want to kill... the guy in the East Palace - after all, His Highness the Prince of Wei is also the legitimate son of the Emperor and Empress, and he is extremely loyal to you."

At this time, Zhang Zhenxuan finally figured out one thing - the reason why His Royal Highness the King of Chu picked out Mubian Liulang that day was actually to take action against Su Liu.

But why did the other party do this... he still couldn't figure it out.

"Qingque is too naive after all. The throne may not be a good thing for him." After listening to Zhang Zhenxuan's words, His Royal Highness the King of Chu shook his head first, and then said: "Besides, it is precisely because my elder brother is so cunning that I can rest assured - if the emperor is really an honest man with a kind character, it will not be a good thing for the country. Moreover, it is understandable that he has been scheming against me to this extent..."

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not say that what really chilled him was that after Empress Changsun heard what Li Chengqian said, she wept for a long time but ultimately said nothing more.

Except for this sentence: Don’t ever scheme against your brothers and sisters in the slightest from now on, otherwise you and I will sever our mother-son relationship!

In fact, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu could also try to stand on his mother's side and persuade himself. Now that things have come to this, he cannot reveal the truth and cause irreconcilable conflicts between the two brothers who have such deep feelings for each other.

But His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu... really, really... doesn't want to convince myself anymore!

So be it, this is heaven, isn’t it?

Everything in the past was just a dream - because I am a young hero, because the Dou family left by my grandmother is strong enough, and because of the silent protection of Dou Shu'er, Jiang Gong, Yu Aweng, and the old Taoist priest, I was able to make this dream last so long.

But now, the dream is finally over.

Although I am not yet an adult, I can be considered to have grown up quietly after understanding some principles that I should not understand at this age.

At this thought, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu inexplicably recalled the old house in Longyou that was big enough to accommodate an old man and a child living together. He thought of the time when he was gently held in the arms of the Royal Grandmother, taking sips of the unpalatable medicine, and always muttering, "Grandmother, will Kuan'er grow up after drinking this bitter medicine?"

"Kuan'er, after drinking these medicines, he won't need to eat maltose, and he will be considered grown up."

"That Kuan'er doesn't eat maltose!"

"Good boy Kuan'er, let's eat maltose. We are not in a hurry to grow up... Kuan'er... Grandma only hopes... that my good boy Kuan'er can eat maltose all his life..."

"Your Highness, I will accompany you to the palace for the grand court meeting tomorrow." Zhang Zhenxuan looked at His Highness the King of Chu, who should have been as dazzling as the scorching sun, but now looked dispirited like a homeless man. In his heart, he could not help but feel a speechless grief and great anger.

At this moment, Zhang Zhenxuan could clearly feel that it seemed as if the entire Chang'an City beneath their feet was bullying the King of Chu, who had now endured to the extreme.

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