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

"Your Highness, we... thank you for your grace!" Cheng Xin and Yao Ji's willingness to sacrifice their lives for His Highness the King of Chu reached its peak at this moment.

"This is the only grace I can offer you two right now." His Royal Highness the King of Chu poked the steamed sea bass in front of him with his chopsticks and said, "It's really strange... I actually have no appetite."

"--Your Highness has no appetite? You should have said it earlier!" Suddenly, an old voice came from outside the palace, accompanied by the cry of a crane.

"Old Taoist Priest? Old Crane?!" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stood up abruptly. He then saw an elegant large yellow crane first step into the hall, followed by the old Taoist Priest holding a wooden box.

"Haha~~" As everyone knows, the old crane would never be polite to His Majesty the King of Chu, so after entering the palace, it first came to His Majesty the King of Chu and pecked his head a few times with its beak to show affection, and then lowered its head to "fight" with the perch on the table.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu was also pleased to see this happen: "Old Crane, when you want to eat something, just ask the old Taoist priest to tell you, and I will make sure to arrange everything for you."

"Kakaha~~" The crane chirped happily when he heard this, and then continued to eat the sea bass.

"Your Highness, Mr. He is praising you for your wisdom." The old Taoist priest had come to sit beside His Highness the King of Chu and handed the wooden box to the King of Chu. "The things inside are what Wang Gui asked me to pass on to you. There is a portrait of the old lady on it."

“Thank you for your hard work…” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu carefully took the wooden box and gently stroked it. Then he stood up and placed the wooden box on the bed in the inner hall, and then returned to the main hall: “Old Heavenly Master, there is something I am curious about—”

"——Don't be curious, it was Xie Minlin who did it." The old Taoist priest had already picked up the porcelain bowl in front of the King of Chu and drank a mouthful of the mutton soup in it. Then he put down the porcelain bowl and looked at the somewhat stunned King of Chu: "The previous generation of the ruler of Kangguo, the suzerain state of the Nine Zhaowu Clans, had his throne taken away by his uncle when he was young. Later, by chance, Yuwen Qing's grandfather Yuwen Meng happened to save him and raised him to adulthood. Then, after obtaining the consent of the old lady, he mobilized all the power of the Dou family in the Western Regions to help him return to the throne. It was because of this great favor that the ruler of Kangguo became a retainer of our Dou family from then on."

"Uh..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has come to his senses now: "So... it was the King of Kang who instigated Siyehu Khan and Yibishekui Khan to take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters?"

"If Xie Minlin is only this level, how could he, a young strategist with ordinary martial arts, sit in the position of worship." The old Taoist priest found that His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not seem to like to use his brain in front of him. This was indeed something that made him feel extremely gratified, but also a little headache: "This kid Xie Minlin first let the King of Kang confirm that the news of Chang'an was sent to the Western Regions, and then sent people to spread the news in the Western Regions privately, saying that the prince suffered from a leg disease. If you, the King of Chu, ascend to the throne of the prince, in order to show your bravery to the world, you will definitely lead the army to the Western Regions again and start a new round of plowing and sweeping holes.

As soon as this rumor came out, people in the Western Regions began to panic.

At this time, Xie Minlin asked the King of Kang to spread the news again, saying that the two Turkic Khans planned to put aside their past grudges for the sake of peace in the Western Regions and jointly put pressure on Chang'an. As long as Your Highness the King of Chu fails to become the crown prince, the Western Regions can avoid a catastrophe, and Li Chengqian will turn against you because of his rift with your brothers..."

“Oh my god…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was a little embarrassed now: “That is to say, these two bastards first wanted to protect the prince, so they were so arrogant. Then I will guess…they shaved their heads and took over other people’s lives just because they received the news that I had tried my best to protect the prince.

When the news of the falling out between the prince, the crown prince, and the tyrant king reaches the Western Regions, they will definitely think they are strong again..." - His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finally came to his senses: "So... these two bastards are the biggest victims..."

"Xie Minlin did this because, firstly, he wanted you to leave Chang'an as soon as possible, and he did it for a very legitimate reason. Secondly, he wanted to find out who was sending the message to the Western Regions." The old Taoist priest said this and suddenly sighed, "For this matter... that kid can just come and ask me, but he wants to get evidence so that you can quickly and effectively counterattack when Zhangsun Wuji is about to harm you and your brothers and sisters."

"..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately came to his senses: "So... Mr. Xie did this to catch the big fish of my uncle..."

"Chang Sun Wuji is a man who is good at playing both sides, but... Your Highness, he used to play both sides in order to ascend to a high position, but with his current status and position, it is not easy for him to do so..." When the old Taoist priest said this, he suddenly raised his head and glanced at Yao Ji who was still standing in the hall: "Boy, you seem to have a lot of opinions about Chang Sun Wuji?"

"Reply to the old Heavenly Master." Yao Ji almost burst into tears because the old Heavenly Master called him "boy." He bowed again with great ceremony when replying, "I think... Changsun Wuji chose the crown prince because he thought the crown prince was easier to control than Your Highness. And the fact that he could come up with such an idea means that the Changsun family will decline sooner or later. He thought he could be Yang Jian, but he didn't know... he didn't have Huo Guang's ability, and he underestimated the scheming of the current emperor..."

"Your Highness, this person is truly a pleasant surprise..." The old Taoist priest obviously did not expect that a little eunuch could have such insight.

"Oh, Yao Ji, I'll take the maid you saved with me when I leave this time." His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly remembered that Yao Ji was willing to stand up and protect others. Perhaps...

"Your Highness, I am a disabled person and I don't expect anything." Yao Ji smiled sadly when he heard this: "I only hope that Your Highness can grant my... good friend a freedom..."

"It's bad... In addition to Hong San and Yun Shang, there is another eunuch like you in the palace." His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that this matter was a big deal: "Okay, it's also because I didn't think carefully before and didn't think about it that way. This way... I'm satisfied!"

"I'm here!" Cheng Xin knew what His Royal Highness the King of Chu wanted to do, so his tone was a little excited.

"Go to Danyang and bring that palace maid back to me." His Royal Highness the King of Chu's style of doing things is mainly "do it as soon as you think of it, and be resolute and decisive."

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Cheng Xin turned around and left immediately.

"You should also leave first." After Cheng Xin left, the old Taoist priest suddenly said to Yao Ji, who was crying and kowtowing to His Majesty the King of Chu, "I have something to say to His Majesty the King of Chu alone."