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

"..." After His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finished speaking, the imperial study fell silent again.

At this moment, whether it was His Majesty Li II or the ministers, everyone looked at His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu in the same way: Although Yu Shinan had lost face several times because of having a disciple like His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, it must be said that the value of the statement that Yu Shinan was a "master of military strategy"... may continue to rise.

“Your Highness the Prince of Chu… you really understand The Art of War… Oh… not only that… you have also tasted something of your own?” Duke Lu was now completely relieved - Brother Qin was following the Prince of Chu to the Western Regions, and the pot of victory wine was probably a sure thing.

"In fact, what Duke Zhao said is not wrong. The number of troops sent this time is determined by the strategic goals set by the Tang Dynasty." His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not get complacent because of Duke Lu's praise. On the contrary, his expression became more serious at this moment: "In my opinion, we can only give the Western Turks a painful blow at most. It is unlikely to completely eliminate them. Even if the two khans are captured, it will not prevent the nobles of the Western Turks from electing a new khan. So my idea is very simple - in front of the countries in the Western Regions, pin the former king of the Western Regions, the Western Turks, to the ground and beat them up, and use this to declare the Tang Dynasty's ownership of the Western Regions.

After that, the situation returned to the issue of "treating everyone to dinner".

As long as you help my father govern the Tang Dynasty and usher in a prosperous era, the Tang Dynasty will always have the initiative in the Western Regions!"

"Your Highness is brilliant!" Du Ruhui, who had only been listening from the beginning till now, finally expressed his opinion at this moment: "From now on, we will work together, each doing our own job, to realize the ideas Your Highness proposed today one by one!"

"That's right." Although Fang Xuanling had always clearly supported His Majesty Li II, he nodded and said, "Your Highness, Prince of Chu, I have to admit that you are indeed far-sighted."

"Alas..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was afraid of this now: "Have you two agreed to put me on the fire? Tell this to His Majesty. I don't deserve any praise. I just want to finish this battle quickly and then go to Qiongzhou to be a vassal. Who wants to deal with you guys who are so cunning——"

"—— Let's do as Kuan'er said." Seeing that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had his old illness again, His Majesty Li Er hurriedly said, "As for the date of the expedition... it will be after the beginning of spring next year. My dear ministers, you can withdraw first."

"Yes!" Since His Majesty Li II had already made the decision, and the result was in line with everyone's wishes, everyone naturally bowed and accepted the order: "Your Highness, we will take our leave..."

"I will take my leave as well," His Royal Highness the King of Chu bowed to everyone and prepared to follow the team out of the study.

"You stay." His Majesty Li II gave the Prince of Chu a slightly warning look.

"What's going on? Are you hiding your soldiers behind the screen again?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stiffened his neck when he heard this: "Come again?!"

……

At this time, the ministers had not yet stepped out of the imperial study, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was born with a loud voice.

"Your Majesty?" The protective Duke Qiao looked at Li Er with eyes full of shock and disappointment: "Is this true?"

"What kind of character this guy is... you don't know yet?" Emperor Li II didn't dare to admit that this was the truth at this moment: "I think he is ambushing assassins behind the screen..."

Hi...

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu blinked his eyes when he heard this: This foolish king is really smart!

Although everyone was telling the truth, when combined together... they all looked like lies...

"Kuan'er, you are almost an adult," Chai Shao turned around and began to scold Li Kuan after hearing what His Majesty Li II said: "Think before you speak or act in the future!"

"Uncle... I won't do it next time..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu scratched his head, pretending to be willing to learn. But then, he thought for a moment and said, "Next time... I will take advantage of the time when the emperor is old and weak..."

"Your Majesty... We shall take our leave..." Duke Zhao knew that he should leave this place as soon as possible, so he didn't care about the previous quarrel between him and Chai Shao who was about to speak again, and dragged him out of the palace, while the other ministers...

Duke Yi originally planned to stay and discuss the details of the military deployment with His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, but he was not stupid. Since His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was so willing to commit suicide, the imperial study would definitely be very... chaotic...

and so……

Next time... Next time I will definitely...

Soon, the ministers, each with their own thoughts, left the imperial study.

"Boy, you are quite filial to your uncle." While Emperor Li II was speaking, the quarrels between Chai Shao and Zhangsun Wuji could be heard from the square outside the study from time to time.

"My uncle treats me well, how can I be so ruthless?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu blinked his eyes when he heard this: "Dad, I am a vulgar person and my words are harsh, but please understand that I am sincere and have no innuendo."

"..." His Majesty Li II couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He wanted to get up and untie the belt around his waist, but he also knew that Li Kuan today would no longer just run away like before.

This trip to Qiongzhou to be enfeoffed was his last escape. If there was another "big stick", Li Kuan might not "leave" again.

"Dad, don't worry, I won't waste food and fodder. Alas... Actually, I was planning to launch a surprise attack on Qianquan City while the horses are fat in autumn, but when I think about it, Uncle Qin's body may not be able to withstand such a long expedition. Huaiyu and I have a life-long friendship..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that as the eldest brother, he should take on the responsibility as the eldest brother.

"Wait a minute..." Seeing his son's conversation was changing, Emperor Li II couldn't help but ask, "What kind of life-threatening relationship do you have with Qin Huaiyu?"

"Back then, I went to Qujiang Lake with him to find a bigger hornet's nest, but we encountered one on the way..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was about to answer when he heard this, but then he realized that there was no need to bring up this matter with the other party: "Hey? This matter is not the point, Dad, what do you want to say?"

"Are you really planning to go to Qiongzhou?" Seeing his son being so direct, Emperor Li II did not hide his true feelings: "It's a remote place, and there's a lot of miasma—"

"Are you concerned about me?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu thought that this world was really interesting: "Are you concerned about me?"

"What else do you think I'm doing?" Seeing that his son always ignored him, Emperor Li II became angry.

"If you really cared about me, you should have continued to ask me what kind of life-threatening friendship Huaiyu and I had." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said as he slowly took two steps forward: "At that time, Huaiyu and I went to Qujiang Pond to look for a hornet's nest, and I was bitten by a snake. When Huaiyu saw it, he hugged my calf and started sucking out the poisonous blood with his mouth without saying a word. In the end, we went to a clinic for treatment because we were afraid of being punished, and then we found out that it was a black-necked snake... It's not poisonous at all..."

"Is it true that you can find fault with everything I say or do now?" At this moment, Emperor Li II could only pretend that he did not understand the hidden meaning in his son's words.

"I am now planning to go to Qiongzhou and be a carefree king who knows his fate." His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not intend to waste any more words here: "At the beginning, Huaiyu had no idea what kind of snake bit me, just like I did not understand who your enemy was at the beginning. This kind of feeling is actually very precious, but some people treat it like a worn-out shoe. However, I will treat it like a treasure..."

"Enough..." Emperor Li II originally thought that he had a heart of stone, but facing his son's heart-wrenching words, he still couldn't resist.

"Let everything go according to your plan. After all, this is exactly what you want." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave!"