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

"Duke Tang..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu said with a bitter face: "You really misunderstood me. Look, now there are envoys and kings from various countries rushing to Gaochang City one after another. They give us gifts, so we have to accept them, right? After all, if I don't accept them, then..."

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Tang Jian saw that the Prince of Chu was getting more and more dangerous, so he quickly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Regarding the gift... can we just stop here?"

"Lord Tang, I'm not doubting you." Because he didn't want Tang Jian to make the topic serious, His Royal Highness the King of Chu continued to make jokes: "You also know that I will go to Qiongzhou to be a vassal, so how can I have time to prepare a gift for you? So this gift is prepared by me in advance. Whether you give birth to a son next year or a daughter the year after, it's up to you. I won't care so much."

"Your Highness...I am almost sixty years old..." Tang Jian felt embarrassed now: "I have accepted the gift...you should take it back."

“I haven’t taken out the things yet!” His Royal Highness the King of Chu was surprised when he heard this, but then he deliberately glanced at Li Junxian, and then pretended to be enlightened: “Oh…——It turns out that there are loyal ministers of the foolish king here! Lord Tang, it was my mistake, it was my mistake…”

"Your Highness, even if you recruit me directly, there are some problems you can't avoid..." Tang Jian understood the difficulties of His Highness, but with a bastard like Li Junxian around, he still had to go through some necessary procedures: "Please tell me, His Majesty wants you to return to Chang'an, and he will redistribute your fiefdom, and the Queen also hopes that you can hold your wedding in Chang'an before--"

"- Lord Tang, do you realize that you have said the wrong thing?" At this time, His Royal Highness the King of Chu had put away his outward cynicism. When he looked at Tang Jian, his eyes were filled with complex emotions.

"..." Tang Jian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he realized the crux of the problem, so he also remained silent.

Li Junxian, who was standing behind him, obviously had something to say at this time, but when he looked up and met Zhang Zhenxuan's eyes like a sharp sword, somehow, this battle-hardened general swallowed silently and finally chose to remain silent.

After a long and awkward silence, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu suddenly spoke: "Lord Tang, just tell that tyrant like this: I know he is not Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but I also believe I am not Erzhu Rong - if you want me to return to Chang'an, you can, just send an army to suppress me! I will be in Gaochang City waiting for him for a month and a half, is that enough time? It's up to him to choose, but remember to tell him not to regret it after he's chosen! Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, I have achieved the utmost, and the only thing left is the bravery and courage that is not afraid of death!"

Boom!

As if there was some mysterious connection between heaven and man, as His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, the sky above Gaochang City was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and thunder dragons began to roll in the dark clouds.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..." It was not until this moment that Tang Jian finally realized how determined His Highness the King of Chu was to escape from Chang'an. What frightened him even more was that if the sudden gathering of thunder in the sky during the last confrontation in front of the Taiji Palace was a coincidence, then the current situation was difficult to explain.

Is it a connection between heaven and man? Clouds follow dragons, winds follow tigers. Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Chu... has the power of a dragon and a tiger, and can move clouds and winds with a single thought? !

"Your Highness, may I have a word?" At this moment, Li Junxian, who realized that something was wrong, finally spoke up: "His Majesty just hopes that you can return to Chang'an to clear up the misunderstanding with him. He does not want this misunderstanding to grow bigger..."

"Do you believe this?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows and pointed to the sky: "If you say you believe it, do you believe that you will be struck to death by a thunderbolt next?"

"..." Li Junxian fell silent after hearing this.

"General Li, give it a try." - As the number one thug and confidant of His Majesty the King of Chu, Zhang Zhenxuan saw that Li Junxian was scared, so he smiled and said, "You are trying to persuade my prince because you believe what His Majesty said. As a loyal subject of His Majesty, you should stick to your heart. Don't you dare?"

"That's right," His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was a man who had never been willing to let his own people fight alone: ​​"Let's let the heavens decide who is right and who is wrong, who is loyal and who is treacherous - General Li, don't say you are afraid..."

"..." Being provoked by such words from His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, Li Junxian felt like he would rather die than live.

But then again: It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death - so Li Junxian, who originally had something to say, now has nothing to say.

“Lord Tang, I have nothing more to say. Right now, the rulers of the Western Regions are busy discussing with my uncle Qin about the establishment of the Western Regions Protectorate, so I have to stay here.

But if we calculate the time, these things will be settled in a month - as for those who don't want to be settled, I will deal with them. "After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu turned his gaze to Zhang Zhenxuan beside him and said, "Zhenxuan, send Lord Tang off on my behalf. As for General Li, let him go!"

"Yes." Zhang Zhenxuan knew how unhappy His Royal Highness the King of Chu was at the moment, so he went straight to Li Junxian without saying a word. The latter also understood and turned around and left first.

"Mr. Tang, please." Seeing that the other party was so sensible, Zhang Zhenxuan was stunned at first, then turned to Tang Jian and smiled, "Although I know that you are exhausted from the journey, why don't you rest in the city for two days first, and let Li Junxian do the job of delivering the message."

"How dare I take a break..." Tang Jian sighed upon hearing this. He was about to say something, but His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu interrupted him at this moment: "Mr. Tang, you are old, don't force yourself - I don't care what Li Junxian will say in front of that tyrant, and you don't have to think about saying good things for me. Things should be as they should be. Even if things get a little bigger, what can it do? Am I really afraid of him? Besides, is there any use in being afraid?" After saying this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu waved his hand without caring about Tang Jian's reaction: "Zhenxuan, let Mr. Tang go down and rest first. I want to be alone for a while."

"Lord Tang," Zhang Zhenxuan glanced at His Royal Highness the King of Chu after hearing this, and then said to Tang Jian, "Let's go..."

"Oh..." Tang Jian could only sigh when he heard that, and then left the courtyard with Zhang Zhenxuan.

Until everyone left, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who had originally looked as if nothing had happened, suddenly turned his back from his seat, then bent over and covered his cheeks with his hands. He did not maintain this posture for long, and a whimper or two came out from between his trembling fingers. He was like a homeless little animal who just wanted to hide quietly and lick his wounds slowly.

This young man, who finally felt wronged after his grandmother passed away, told himself over and over again in his heart: Li Kuan, Li Kuan, perhaps Chang'an has never been your home...

At that time, he didn't notice at all that a red leaf floated in from somewhere outside the courtyard and gently fell on his shoulder with the wind.

"Grandmother?" Suddenly, His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his head: "Grandmother, is that you?"

No one answered him. When His Royal Highness the King of Chu stood up and wanted to look around, the red leaves that had fallen on his shoulders were blown away by the wind again and floated away with him on their backs.