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

"It's bad..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu was shocked when he heard this: "My Changle is going to become smarter..."

"Second brother..." Changle felt as if he had been subjected to some kind of verbal attack: "So I was quite stupid before?"

"You... are kind." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said as he came to Changle with Sizi in his arms, then reached out and patted Changle's head: "This is good. As long as you have your second brother, you can always remain kind."

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Changsun Wuji, who happened to have a day off today, felt uneasy.

At first he thought it was due to his recent busy official duties, but when the butler told him that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was visiting, Duke Zhao, who was sipping tea, couldn't help but spit out the tea he had just drunk.

"What on earth does this living ancestor want to do?!" - In the study, Duke Zhao had just finished speaking when the voice of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu rang out outside the room: "Uncle, don't talk nonsense. It will mess up our generation relationship. Be careful that Grandpa will scold you in your dreams."

"Hey——" Zhang Sun Wuji was so angry that he laughed when he heard this: "You little bastard, I didn't provoke you!"

"Oh, uncle, I miss you." - His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's talent for lying probably comes from his good uncle: "What in the world can stop a nephew from seeing his uncle?"

"You...wait a minute..." Duke Zhao had never heard King Chu say such sentimental words to him in his life: "Let's make it clear first, your uncle and I are a subject of His Majesty, and it is impossible for me to rebel..."

"Uncle! Look at what you are saying!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had already stepped into the study. Seeing Zhangsun Wuji looking at him defensively, he couldn't help but pretend to be disappointed and said, "Alas... I didn't expect that my uncle and I can't even have a simple heart-to-heart talk now..."

"Just tell me what you want to do..." Duke Zhao felt his head buzzing with pain. "Anything that uncle can do for you... uncle will do it! Just consider it as a token of encouragement for you!"

"Is it true...bah bah bah...is it true, uncle?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was waiting for this sentence.

"I have already said before that it is impossible for me to rebel." Changsun Wuji was still boasting about his integrity.

"Uncle, please help me destroy the Su family." Seeing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stopped pretending and said, "Su Xuan is courting death by provoking your niece-in-law who has not yet married into the family, so -"

"——Wait a minute..." The reason why Changsun Wuji didn't expect His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to make such a request was not because he didn't know what happened in the palace yesterday. He just habitually thought that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu didn't suffer any loss in that matter, so he didn't think about it at all: "If I remember correctly... it seems that the Su family suffered the loss?! You kid... first let your fierce little wife slap the Crown Princess, and then ran to ask your uncle to help you destroy the Su family... are you so domineering?!"

"Domineering?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was surprised: "I am domineering?! If I am really domineering, then uncle, when my father took action against the Dou family, what role did you play? My eldest brother was injured and fell from his horse... Was it your contribution?!"

"Boy, you are blackmailing me, right?" - As an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years, Zhangsun Wuji is proficient in the art of being thick-skinned and cunning. In addition, he and his nephew Li Kuan had a "heart-to-heart" before in Mount Li, so he would not admit it no matter what: "Even if you want to destroy the Su family, you don't have to put such a big blame on your uncle, right?"

"Uncle, uncle..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "If you were to ask who in this world is most afraid of me sitting on the throne, I'm afraid besides my eldest brother, the only one left is you - because you know that if I become the emperor, the life of the Changsun family will not be as good as before, right?"

"..." After hearing this, Changsun Wuji tried to explain himself several times, but when he met Li Kuan's eyes that seemed to see through everything, he wisely chose to remain silent.

"Actually, when I asked you to destroy the Su family, I was actually saving you." - Seeing that he had taken the initiative, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu began to persuade him, "Uncle, can't you see the painstaking efforts of your nephew?"

"Kuan'er... I really don't understand what you are saying..." Changsun Wuji wanted to continue to be stubborn.

“It’s hard to say whether my father knows about the things between you and my eldest brother, but I know his temper well. Once he knows, you’re doomed to be in big trouble. Don’t forget that the reason why he and Li Jiancheng turned against each other and rebelled against my royal grandfather was that Li Yuanji, the troublemaker who liked to sow discord, played an indispensable role. So, uncle, you might as well guess that what you are doing now, from your perspective, is just to keep my eldest brother’s position as the crown prince. Of course, my eldest brother obviously thinks so too. But…” When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, he suddenly looked at Zhangsun Wuji deeply: “My father would not think so, and my eldest brother will figure it out sooner or later. Even if he doesn’t do this, he can still sit firmly on the position of crown prince!

And uncle, you are the one who claimed to be doing good for my eldest brother, but actually alienated the father and son, and brothers of our Li family, so you might as well think about it carefully - how do you plan to resolve this deadlock!"

"I..." It was only then that Changsun Wuji finally felt sweat pouring down his back: "I didn't..."

"No?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, and said with some emotion: "Speaking of which, you are indeed very smart, but it is a pity that a wise man has missed this part of mine. The fact that I have no intention of taking the throne is now known to the whole world, so... in the future, whether it is my father, my eldest brother, or my other brothers, as long as they find out the truth, uncle, do you think... can you bear it?"

As His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu uttered these heart-wrenching words, the study fell into a strange silence.

After a long time, Changsun Wuji's slightly hoarse voice finally sounded: "If I just help you destroy the Su family, this matter... will be..."

"Look, uncle, I taught you last time not to admit the bad things you have done so easily..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu really took killing to the extreme this time: "So it really is you..."

(ps: Four chapters have been updated. In addition, let me explain that the previous ending was what I had thought of a long time ago, so I wanted to wrap it up. As for what everyone said about some things not being explained, in fact, after yesterday's chapter update, there are still nearly 70,000 to 80,000 words of content, and everything that should be explained will be explained. But unfortunately, everyone can't accept that kind of narrative method, so after serious consideration, I just changed it directly. The outline, the ending, basically changed the direction - that's all I have to say. As for everyone saying that I don't want to write anymore... it's really not the case. I have been writing for a year and a half. Although I don't keep any drafts, I will insist on typing every day. To be honest, if a person is used to doing the same thing every day, he will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't do it one day.

I only stopped writing when I had a toothache. I never stopped writing at other times, even during the Chinese New Year and my birthday, so there is no such thing as not wanting to write. The only explanation I can give is that I have too little experience in finishing a book, and the finishing work was not done well, so I will find a way to perfect the ending of the story. That's all I have to say. If you are willing to continue to support me in the future, just click on the update to urge me to update... Thank you... In addition: If there are any typos that slipped through the net, I will correct them tomorrow. I didn't sleep last night and only took a nap for three or four hours during the day. I really can't stand it anymore...)