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

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui felt relieved.

Wei Zheng was not like that. However, just when he wanted to go to the imperial study to ask for an audience with Emperor Li II after the court was dismissed, Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong stopped him.

"Duke Wei, it is not appropriate to discuss anything with His Majesty today." Li Xiaogong saw that Wei Zheng was still angry after hearing what he said, so he sighed and continued to explain patiently: "His Majesty needs some time to think things through. It would be bad if you disturbed him."

"Li Xiaogong, did you hear something from somewhere?" Wei Zheng saw that Li Xiaogong had something else in his words, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "You are involved with Dou family?"

"What? What?" Hearing this, Li Xiaogong waved his hands to indicate that it was not true. "Duke Wei, don't you think that even if I have this intention, the Dou family will not pay attention to me. My reputation with Dou Shilun may not be as good as that of my unruly little son."

"That's the truth..." Wei Zheng nodded upon hearing this, not caring at all about Li Xiaogong's suddenly darkened expression: "But... can His Majesty really figure it out?"

"The various changes in today's court meeting are enough for your Majesty to think deeply." Li Xiaogong smiled when he heard this, and then he pointed at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui who were slowly walking behind the two of them and said, "Duke Wei, how about I host a banquet for you and Prime Minister Fang and Prime Minister Du to go to Xianbusui for a drink?"

"Great!" - Before Wei Zheng could reply after Li Xiaogong finished speaking, Du Ruhui, who had already walked in front of the two of them, smiled and nodded, saying, "I heard that the owner of this restaurant is the Cui family of Qinghe. Although it's a new restaurant, I'm sure the dishes inside won't be bad."

"I've been there once." Seeing that Wei Zheng was still unmoved, Fang Xuanling suddenly had an idea: "This immortal vinegar celery is a must-try. Lord Wei, are you really not going?"

"First of all, I am not a greedy person." Wei Zheng saw Fang Xuanling actually used this to test him, and his face changed immediately: "Secondly, I am a censor."

"Your daughter is going to be the Princess of Chu soon, why are you still pretending?" - Perhaps because he couldn't stand Wei Zheng's reluctant but willing attitude, Li Xiaogong directly turned on the killing mode: "Even if she is not the principal wife... But Lord Wei, you know the King of Chu - he will never let Shuyi suffer any injustice."

"He dares?!" This might be the most dignified time that Duke Wei mentioned His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "It is true that the old lady is in Chang'an, but it would only take a single gallop to get her to Qiongzhou!"

"Oh, yes, yes, yes. Who is His Highness the Prince of Chu? Sooner or later, your young son-in-law will be beaten by you, Old Taishan!" Seeing that the emotions were right, Li Xiaogong hurriedly hugged Wei Zheng's neck. The two of them acted like good brothers and started to pull him onto the imperial road.

"Hey?!" Wei Zheng had rarely been treated so warmly by others: "What are you doing?"

"What are you doing?" After a serious illness, Du Ruhui's temperament became more bold and open-minded than before. He suddenly raised his leg and kicked Wei Zheng on the butt: "You old man, you are taking advantage of me and still acting cute? It's just that you don't have a suitable girl at home, otherwise why would you be here pretending to be bitter and resentful? Old Wei, look at Dugu Yanyun, I heard that this old guy has already started preparing a dowry for his daughter. But you, although you are incorruptible, you have to make some preparations too..."

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Different from the relaxed and happy atmosphere on Wei Zheng's side, at this moment in the imperial study, across the imperial desk, His Majesty Li II looked at Li Dao Zong who came to pay him a visit, with a look of dignity without anger on his face: "Cheng Fan, you want to see me, what do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, I have only one thing to say today." Although Li Daozong knew that His Majesty was very angry, as a member of the royal family, he had to say something: "You should take your eyes off His Majesty the Prince of Chu. That kid's ambition has nothing to do with the throne. He only wants to learn from the Han Dynasty's Champion Marquis and has no intention of becoming the second Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty."

“Bang!” Although His Majesty Li Er had repeatedly warned himself to control his emotions, when Li Dao Zong said these treasonous words, His Majesty Li Er finally punched the imperial desk: “What did you say?!”

"Your Majesty!" Li Daozong immediately knelt on the ground upon seeing this: "I have always been loyal to you and the Tang Dynasty. When I first met His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu in Dingxiang City, I once thought that he had some ambitions. But Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu really just wants to make the Tang Dynasty strong. For this, he can endure hardships that he has never endured. It is bitterly cold outside the Great Wall, and there are enemies all around, but His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has never complained about his hard life.

I have seen with my own eyes that when the child was thirsty, he would dismount and pick up a handful of snow from the clean grass nearby and stuff it into his mouth. When he was hungry, he would take the hard pancake to his mouth and slowly soak it with saliva to soften it before eating it in small bites... We all experienced such hardships in our time, but when it comes to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, let alone the royal family, even the children of the ministers, who would endure such hardships at His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's age?"

Li Daozon's words stunned Emperor Li II for the first time.

"Your Majesty," Li Dao Zong, who saw that His Majesty Li II was gradually lost in thought, decided to strike while the iron was hot: "I actually want to tell you something - the imperial seal was taken out by His Majesty the Prince of Chu himself, and no one else knew about the relationship between him and Empress Xiao - to be honest, if His Majesty the Prince of Chu had not taken it out on his own initiative, would you have tortured Empress Xiao to extract a confession?

If he really had ambitions, he would not have to bear the pressure and bring the imperial seal back to Chang'an - while Your Majesty and your staff in the Tiance Palace were discussing this matter, the imperial seal should be presented to the emperor.

Your Majesty, people are all made of flesh and blood. Even if you are the emperor and need to be cruel and ruthless when necessary, you should not have a heart of stone!

Even if it is a heart of stone, it should be warmed up, right?" Li Dao Zong said this, and suddenly took off his robe, revealing the scars on his chest: "I have fought countless battles in my life, and all these injuries are caused by this, but in the battle in the northwest, I have never suffered any injuries - this is the credit of His Majesty the King of Chu, and no one can refute it. Therefore, in the past, I just remembered this favor, and for the sake of your Majesty's overall situation, I did not interfere in the conflict between you and His Majesty the King of Chu, but now, His Majesty the King of Chu has withdrawn from Chang'an - he could have gone directly to Qiongzhou!

But in the end, he still went west through Yumen for you, intending to defeat the Western Turks in one battle. He fought this battle for the Tang Dynasty, and for you. Even though he knew that there was a rift between father and son, he still did not intend to expose this to the world. But you are still stubborn and stubborn.

Isn't the bloody lesson of Emperor Wu of Han not enough? Your Majesty, you must understand one thing. His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is not Liu Ju. He understands military affairs, and he has many brave generals and counselors under his command... Maybe there are not many of them, but they are all rare talents in the world - and on this point, you should trust the old lady's vision. Therefore -"

"You said so much just to persuade me to stop?" When Li Dao Zong was talking fiercely, His Majesty Li II suddenly interrupted him and said, "But Cheng Fan, do you know that if Dou Shi just made a simple move today, I will lose two of my confidants immediately?"

"Your Majesty, Zhangsun Wuji can be said to be your confidant, but who is Yuwen Shiji?" Li Daozong felt that this matter was really getting more and more infuriating: "He is just a fickle villain who only knows how to flatter!"

"Who told you that I was talking about Yuwen Shiji?" His Majesty Li II sighed upon hearing this, and then he suddenly felt bored, so he waved his hand: "Forget it... Chengfan, you go down first, I want to be alone."

"Your Majesty!" Li Dao Zong did not stand up after hearing this, and his face was filled with indignation and grief: "You——"

"You don't understand anything!" When Li Dao Zong was about to continue to plead for Li Kuan, His Majesty Li II interrupted him directly and said, "I never intended to let Kuan'er end up like this... never..."