As the New Year was approaching, the King of Chu, who had been wandering around the palace with his sister Sizi all day, finally received some good news: Quan Gaisumun, who had now become the King of Goguryeo, took the opportunity of presenting a congratulatory message to Emperor Li II to clearly state in the letter that he had been influenced by His Majesty the King of Chu, and so decided to demolish all the Jingguan built with the remains of the fallen soldiers of the Sui Dynasty in Goguryeo, and they would return the remains as soon as possible.

The ministers in the court who received this news were all filled with mixed feelings: Damn it... Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu is indeed a bit arrogant on weekdays... But... Letting him deal with these barbarians is really useful...

Even the stubborn Goguryeo has now learned to be "inspired"...

"In the final analysis... the King of Chu is too good at fighting... the retainers of the Dou family... especially that Xie Minlin... are particularly terrifying..." In the back garden of Duke Zheng's mansion, Wei Zheng was holding a box of fish food and sighed to his first wife, Mrs. Pei, who was feeding the koi in the pond beside him: "If Emperor Yang of Sui were to be resurrected, and knew that there was a scoundrel like His Royal Highness the King of Chu who had a similar temperament and character to him, but achieved completely different achievements, and who even kidnapped his granddaughter, his heart... would definitely be very complicated..."

"Heh..." Although Pei had never met His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu a few times, she was present at Mount Li when His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu used his amazing archery skills to teach Danyang and Changping a lesson in order to seek justice for his sisters: "My husband, what do you want to say by telling me this? Um... are you worried that Shuyi will be abducted by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu?"

“……”It is said that there are not two kinds of people sleeping in the same bed - facing his wife's sudden heart-piercing question, Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment and was speechless for a long time.

"My husband, do you really intend to keep Shuyi locked up at home?" Pei saw that her preemptive move had worked, so she struck while the iron was hot and continued, "That child's temper is just like yours, she's very stubborn - if you keep her like this, you'll regret it sooner or later."

"Alas..." After hearing his wife's euphemistic words, Wei Zheng knew that she was trying to persuade his daughter. "Do you think I want this? Shuyi...she can like anyone else...but she has to like the King of Chu! That kid is so restless!"

"Old man! Did you live in peace when you were young?" Pei was furious when she heard this: "If you lived in peace, how could you be the Duke of Zheng today?! I think you are just weighing this and that all the time, you are used to it! His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is a young hero with a handsome appearance. Except that he sometimes acts rashly and unexpectedly, what else is not good?! What's more, he and Shuyi have been childhood sweethearts since they were young--"

"——Stop it." Although Wei Zheng was good at debate, he knew what he would face in the end if he debated with his wife. "I don't want to say anything extra. I will only tell you one thing: according to the current situation, it is a question whether His Royal Highness the King of Chu can have a good end in the end. The man in the palace... is really ruthless! So, in order to prevent our daughter from becoming a widow in the future, I think you should give up those inappropriate thoughts!"

"Is His Majesty so suspicious of His Highness the Prince of Chu?" Pei couldn't help but frowned when she heard this: "Is he so powerful in the court?"

"At least half of the military officers are on his side." Wei Zheng sighed after hearing this, and then added: "As for the civil officials... after His Royal Highness the King of Chu drew his sword in anger in the Taiji Palace and shouted the warning that 'there is only one crown prince in the Zhenguan period', most of those who originally doubted and suspected him are now feeling guilty and uneasy, including me! And His Majesty is even more aware of this... Therefore, his fear of His Royal Highness the King of Chu will only grow deeper.

Not to mention the Dou family retainers standing behind His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu - they are all peerless strongmen. You should remember that I mentioned it to you before - when I was working under Dou Jiande, Dou Du, who had done me a great favor, was also a retainer of the Dou family..." Wei Zheng couldn't help but sighed when he said this: "As benevolent and righteous as Emperor Zhaolie of Han, as brave and invincible as the Overlord of Western Chu - in fact, the only shortcoming of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is not that he has no brains, but that he has brains but is too lazy to use them. If he had a little ambition, he wouldn't be as frustrated as he is now."

"My husband, according to what you said, His Majesty is now trying to force the King of Chu to rebel?!" After hearing what Wei Zheng said, Pei was shocked: "What is he trying to do by doing this?"

"What do you want?" Wei Zheng smiled coldly, "Because things are different now! In the past, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was young and naughty, and it was just a minor problem for Your Majesty. But now His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu... Even if he repeatedly expresses his feelings to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will still regard him as a threat to his throne!

Because the current Prince of Chu is only stronger than the Prince of Qin back then! No one knows how many tricks Queen Taimu has left behind - even Wang Gui is willing to be a dead man, do you think His Majesty is really not afraid?

He personally pulled the emperor down from that position - Your Majesty knows exactly what kind of life the emperor is living now. Do you think Your Majesty can accept the same ending as the emperor?" Wei Zheng said this and suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Not to mention, Your Majesty loves reputation the most - if the history books record that his fate is the same as his father, then he would rather die!"

"It seems that... His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu will eventually have no way out..." It was not until this moment that Pei understood Wei Zheng's good intentions for her daughter.

"That may not be the case." Wei Zheng shook his head after hearing this, and then said: "If His Majesty the Prince of Chu defeats the Western Turks this time and then goes to Qiongzhou to be a vassal, then Your Majesty should stop - but... Madam, Qiongzhou is so remote, are you willing to let our daughter follow His Majesty the Prince of Chu to suffer there?"

"Wei Zheng, were those words you said before just to scare me?!" - Although Pei felt sorry for her daughter, she and Wei Zheng had come a long way from nothing to where they are today, and they had gone through many hardships during that time: "I'm telling you! If Shuyi insists on marrying His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you are not allowed to stop her!"

"Madam...what's your logic?" Wei Zheng was both angry and amused when he heard this: "Could it be that you still think the King of Chu is a good match for our daughter?"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like