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

His Majesty Li Er had already issued an edict to sin against oneself because of the locust plague, and later held a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven.

As for Li Kuan, standing under the altar with all the civil and military officials, watching his father read the memorial ceremony with tears in his eyes, he suddenly felt that it was ridiculous: in the myths of the Chinese ancestors, whether it was Kuafu chasing the sun or Dayu controlling the floods, Jingwei reclaiming the sea or Foolish Old Man moving the mountains, they all repeatedly tell future generations a truth: you should rely on yourself for everything and don't ask outside.

But now, with a locust plague, even the most noble person in the Tang Dynasty had to lower his noble head and pray to the illusory God to end this catastrophe. Li Kuan only felt ridiculous.

Of course, going with the flow is the current way of life for His Royal Highness the King of Chu: Since he promised his mother not to cause trouble, and at the same time to test out Pei Ji's purpose of befriending him during this period, Li Kuan felt that some things should be tolerated.

But when the locusts tied with red silk thread were put on the dinner plate and presented to the palace, Li Kuan was more or less unable to hold his nerve.

Damn it, are you serious?

"Second brother," Li Ke on the side obviously noticed the look of concern on Li Kuan's face, and quickly explained thoughtfully: "These locusts have all been steamed."

"Ugh..." Li Kuan subconsciously retched after hearing this, and then said angrily: "Can this thing be delicious?"

Perhaps because of his anger, Li Kuan's voice was a little loud.

Therefore, it seemed very abrupt in this already silent square.

"Second brother..." Li Tai, who had never been comfortable with his status as King of Wei, suddenly received a lot of attention and gifts while standing next to Li Kuan, which made him a little uneasy.

Especially at this time, His Majesty Li Er also looked at the three brothers. The look of calmness and authority on his face was self-evident in the threat.

If you make any more noise, you will be beaten.

"Alas..." Li Kuan saw that the current situation was difficult, so he could only grab the locust, tear off the silk thread, throw it into his mouth, roll his eyes while chewing a few times, and then eat it wholeheartedly before the taste buds on the tip of his tongue could react. Swallow.

His uncle... suffered a lot...

After going through the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, Li Kuan was faced with a dilemma.

If it weren't for Pei Ji, he would have made an appointment with the heads of the five families, Boling Cui, Qinghe Cui, Fanyang Lu, Xingyang Zheng, and Taiyuan Wang, to talk about buying grain.

Three days, just three days.

Li Kuan only planned to give Pei Ji three more days. If the old boy was still smiling and playing riddles when meeting each other, then he would simply treat him as crazy and do whatever he had to do. After all, it was about rescuing the victims, but It can't be delayed.

But what Li Kuan didn't expect was that on the second day of the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, Pei Ji came to the door.

Of course, to be precise, it was Pei Chengxian who invited Li Kuan to visit the house on behalf of his grandfather.

"I'm talking about Chengxian," Li Kuan looked at the friend who came to invite him as a matter of routine. He sighed in his heart, but he said: "Can't you just give me a nice word? Is it okay for our brothers to have a good relationship with each other?" Counted?"

"What are you talking about, His Highness the King of Chu?" Pei Chengxian smiled, but his words were very firm: "How can Chengxian be so virtuous and capable as to be able to establish friendship with His Highness the King of Chu?"

"Yes," Li Kuan nodded. He didn't expect that the other party would have such an attitude. That's fine, just treat him as if he owes the other party once, and look for an opportunity to repay him later. If he doesn't become a brother, he won't be a brother.

How can everything in life go as planned?

As usual, Jiang went to act as the groom. In the afternoon, Li Kuan came to Pei Ji's house.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" Pei Ji, who was standing at the gate to greet him, was still so enthusiastic. This old fox now showed signs of evolving into a smiling tiger: "Do you think it's strange or not? No matter how many times you come, I have a kind of liveliness. The feeling of Hui.”

"Hey, I can't bear such compliments from Prime Minister Pei," Li Kuan felt like his face was frozen with laughter: "I don't know why Prime Minister Pei invited me."

"Your Highness, King of Chu, please come inside." Pei Ji did not give a positive answer to Li Kuan's question, but just smiled and welcomed him into the house.

After Li Kuan narrowed his eyes slightly, he said nothing more and followed Pei Ji to the lobby.

But this time, it was obviously different.

Pei Ji just made a gesture, and the servants who were originally in charge of serving in the lobby filed out. At the same time, Pei Ji turned his attention to Li Kuan: "Your Highness, King Chu, what I am going to tell you next can be said to be true. Er, why not—" Pei Ji's eyes signaled to Li Kuan that Jiang Qu, who was standing behind him, should not stay here any longer.

"Uncle Jiang, why don't you go and have a rest first?" Li Kuan turned to look at Jiang Qu. He had already said hello when he left the palace. If Pei Ji wanted to have a private chat with him, Jiang Qu could just rest assured and wait.

After all, as long as the old boy doesn't think about rebellion, his own safety will definitely not be a problem.

Besides, if he really wants to rebel and do harm to himself, he doesn't have the means to resist.

"Your Highness, I'll take my leave first." Jiang Qu bowed slightly and then walked out of the hall knowingly.

"Your Majesty, King of Chu," the first words Pei Ji spoke after Jiang Qu left had a terrifying meaning: "Your Majesty is good at it, and you are also good at it. I just don't know if you have the same lofty ideals as Your Majesty." Where are your ambitions?”

Good guy, Li Kuan raised his brows, is this old guy so brave?

"Mr. Pei, I don't understand what you are talking about." Faced with Pei Ji's sudden attack, Li Kuan rationally chose to stand still.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu," Pei Ji looked at Li Kuan with a smile and said, "I know that I know that my position as prime minister will not be long, but I am not willing to accept it."

"Hey...what does this have to do with me?" Li Kuan sneered. There was quite a conspiracy hidden in the old fox's half-truths and half-false words.

"That's not what you said." Pei Ji heard the words and shook his head: "His Royal Highness, the current locust plague is a disaster and an opportunity. I just want to ask you for a sincere message: If there is someone who ascends to the supreme position right now, The opportunity is in front of you, will you do whatever it takes to get it?"