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

That night, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu returned to the palace, he had a handful of Persian vegetables in his hand.

"Your Highness, are you...going out of town for a trip?" It was the first time that Cheng Xin saw His Highness the King of Chu carrying vegetables back to the palace.

"Keep it well. I will use it for hot pot tomorrow. By the way, where is Yao Ji?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said as he handed the Persian dish in his hand to Cheng Xin, and then casually asked about Yao Ji's whereabouts.

"Yao Ji was called in for questioning by the Empress." Cheng Xin pursed her lips when she heard this, and then lowered her head even lower: "I was also called in for questioning by the Empress before. Speaking of which... the Empress is still very concerned about you, Your Highness. She will ask about your daily life, no matter how big or small it is."

"Oh..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded when he heard this, then turned and went to the inner hall - he wanted to take a bath and change clothes first, and then go to accompany Sizi.

As for some things... well... I have already accepted the worst outcome. As for the rest... I just need to fulfill my duties as a son and not have any more delusional thoughts.

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"Second brother!" - Half an hour later, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu had just changed his clothes and walked out of the inner hall, he saw Yao Ji with Princess Sizi and...

"Hehe... Second brother!" The Ninth Prince did not think that he was a product outside the "brother-sister friendship" style. When he saw his second brother, he immediately rushed towards him: "I missed you so much!"

"Ah... Second brother misses you too..." As a master of keeping things balanced, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu first hugged his sister who rushed over, and then in the next moment he reached out and hugged the young slave who was a beat late and was about to cry.

"Second brother, where did you go today?" As the first place winner, Princess Sizi certainly didn't feel disappointed. She said seriously in her brother's arms, "During dinner today, the emperor asked about you."

"Second brother..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Second brother went to pick vegetables for our little Sizi..."

"Hmm..." Princess Sizi also prefers meat to vegetables. Upon hearing this, she wrinkled her nose and said, "Sizi doesn't like vegetables."

"Sizi, you are still growing, you can't be picky about food." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu gently rubbed his forehead against his sister's forehead: "Otherwise you won't grow taller."

"Second...Second brother..." - At this moment, a discordant voice rose from under the ribs of His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "My head is so dizzy..."

"You kid..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked down and realized that there was something wrong with the way he was holding the slave, causing the unfortunate child to become a pendant with his head facing down. So he quickly bent down and laid his brother flat on the ground, and then picked him up again, but this time he used a normal posture.

Then, His Royal Highness the King of Chu carried the younger siblings back to the inner hall and placed them on his bed: "Sizi, Zhinu, you two wait for me for a while. I will bring you some food."

"Second brother, you are so nice!" Zhinu is a sweet-talker.

"No, it's my second brother who is the best!" But Sizi once again proved why "sincerity is the ultimate skill."

"Alas...you two little kids..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu smiled when he heard this, then bent down and kissed his sister's bun, and rubbed his brother's little head with his hand. Then he turned and went to the study to see if there was any stock sent by Qingque.

At the same time, in the brightly lit Taiji Hall, His Majesty Li II and Crown Prince Li Chengqian sat opposite each other, with a chess set placed on the table between them.

"Cheng Qian, it seems like I haven't played chess with you for a long time. Today is a good day for us father and son to play a game. What do you think?" Emperor Li II spoke in a normal tone, but Li Chengqian inexplicably felt a huge pressure.

So, after a long silence, Li Chengqian slowly picked up the black chess piece in front of him and made the first move.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

For a moment, the sound of chess pieces dropping on each other could be heard continuously in the hall.

But as time went by, the speed at which the two men made their moves slowed down at the same time. Obviously, the current stalemate situation caused both father and son to slow down their pace.

But just after Li Chengqian pushed his pawn across the river, His Majesty Li II suddenly laughed and said, "Chengqian, how interesting is this chess game - the pawn that has crossed the river... can't turn back."

"Yes, father," Li Chengqian nodded and smiled when he heard this, "If you cross the river... you shouldn't be able to turn back."

As he finished speaking, Emperor Li II's eyes instantly turned fierce, but his gaze was not on his son, but on the chessboard in front of him.

He slowly picked up a car and placed it in front of the pawn crossing the river: "Cheng Qian, do you know why I want to strangle a pawn crossing the river?"

"Father, you have a strong army now, and I have already lost a chariot and a horse. You have a huge advantage, so of course you have to completely wipe out my only hope." Li Chengqian said as he moved his only remaining chariot behind the black pawn: "But I am also stupid. I know that a chess move that will end in a fight to the death is doomed to end in failure, but...some things should be done, just like some chess moves should be made!"

"Hahahaha..." His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but burst into laughter when he heard this, and then he finally turned his gaze to Li Chengqian: "Chengqian..." His Majesty Li Er looked at his eldest son and said in a faint tone: "It is said that chess originated from the Chu-Han contention, so do you know why Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, was able to defeat the Overlord of Chu, Xiang Yu?

He had accomplished nothing at the age of 46, but in just seven years, he became emperor and started an unprecedentedly powerful dynasty. What do you think he relied on?"

"Emperor Gaozu of Han..." Li Chengqian thought seriously for a moment, then slowly said, "He is a true hero!"

"But after becoming the emperor, the hero you mentioned killed Han Xin, the key figure who helped him defeat Xiang Yu. Do you know why?"

"Because Han Xin rebelled." Li Chengqian's answer was very standard.

But in the following conversation, Emperor Li II taught the other party a truth: for a hero, the standard answer in the eyes of the world is often not the correct answer.