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

"Your Highness, someone has to do these things - but I can't rest assured if I leave it to others." The old Taoist priest said, and patted Li Kuan on the shoulder: "Okay, stop acting like a child."

"..." The old Taoist priest's back was very free and easy as he left, so free and easy that King Chu couldn't even say a word to stop him.

Ten days after the old Taoist priest left, King Chu, who had been waiting impatiently, finally received the imperial edict from Chang'an.

"How could that tyrant be so generous?" - The person in charge of delivering the imperial edict this time was Duke Fan Duan Zhixuan, whose character was so upright that it would make His Majesty the Prince of Chu ashamed. So when faced with His Majesty the Prince of Chu's question, Duan Zhixuan immediately frowned and said, "Your Majesty the Prince of Chu, may I ask how His Majesty became the tyrant you are talking about?"

"Ah..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded when he heard this: "Zhenxuan, go tell him why."

"Your Highness, this is inappropriate." Zhang Zhenxuan was ready to take action upon hearing this, but Xie Minlin on the side stopped him with his hand and turned his gaze to the King of Chu: "Duke Fan is a man of integrity. From his perspective, it is understandable that he said these words - after all, he is not like the Duke of Ying."

"Why, is he the only loyal minister of the tyrant?" Upon hearing this, King Chu crossed his arms and said with disdain, "Zhenxuan, kill him!"

Now, Xie Minlin knew that he couldn't stop him, so he decisively stepped aside and let Zhang Zhenxuan do what he wanted.

As for Duan Zhixuan, he originally wanted to resist...

But just a moment later...

"Oh!"

His figure flew out from the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion and fell heavily on the steps.

Next, Guo Xiaoke, who had rushed over after hearing the news but was ultimately a step too late, ordered his personal soldiers to take away Duan Zhixuan, who was ready to fight again.

Are you kidding me... Don't I know what kind of skills you, Old Duan, have? The young master has already held back. If you don't know what's good for you, you will have to stay in Gaochang City to recuperate...

After Guo Xiaoke led his men away, Xie Minlin saw that King Chu seemed to be in a good mood, so he thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, do you think that His Majesty has given in by giving you so many fiefs?"

"Ah?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and then said casually: "Mr. Xie, do I look so stupid? The reason why this tyrant king did this was also forced by the situation - I guess... Except for my uncle Wuji and his bunch of worthless people, the rest of the people in Chang'an must have stood on my side, so that forced the tyrant king to stop.

But the fact that he retained my original fiefdom and opened Yangzhou and Quanzhou to me does not mean that this foolish monarch suddenly realized his mistake.

The reason he did this was, firstly, to appease his ministers, and secondly, to show his benevolence to the people of the world.

What a pity, what a pity..." When His Royal Highness Prince Chu said this, he suddenly sighed: "I am no longer the little fool I used to be..."

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness is a big fool now." Since returning from Goguryeo, Gangzi has become more and more courageous.

"Zhenxuan, can you give me a hand?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw that Gangzi had been becoming more rebellious recently, so he decided to give him a boost.

"By the way." Zhang Zhenxuan smiled when he heard that, and then he heard thunder outside the house.

"Little Heavenly Master!" Gangzi didn't expect the other party to play such a big game: "You and I are colleagues who have known each other for life and death! How can you play like this?!"

"It has nothing to do with me..." Zhang Zhenxuan blinked his eyes when he heard it: "Things about celestial phenomena... You are also a cultivator, so you should understand..."

"I don't understand." Yuan Tiangang shook his head vigorously after hearing this: "If I understood, why would I practice the Nine Words Secret?"

Wouldn't it be more cool to just use this thunder technique casually?

"Don't interrupt! Let His Highness continue!" Xie Minlin saw that the two were already chatting, so he interrupted them immediately and said, "You guys should listen carefully too!"

"Hey, Lord Xie, why are you so serious?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand and signaled that everyone should not be nervous: "The tyrant is now plotting against me.

After all, there are so many fiefs given out at one time, and they are all over the place. Naturally, I don’t have the time to split myself. I must have my retainers to guard the fiefs on my behalf. In this way, wouldn’t my power be reduced in disguise?

And then...

That foolish monarch may still want to test me, so he plans to add some more wealth to my family - to make me feel that the chances of a successful rebellion are greatly increased.

As long as I fall for this trick, then the image of this tyrant king, which has been gradually damaged in the hearts of the ministers due to his previous persecution of me, will become great again - as long as I rebel, everyone will say: "Your Majesty is indeed far-sighted and has long seen the wolfish ambition of His Royal Highness the King of Chu" - Hey... Playing this with me... If I really wanted to rebel, I would have had 10,000 chances of success in Chang'an!"

When His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, he saw that except for Xie Minlin, Wang Xuance, and Zhang Zhenxuan, the other retainers in the hall all looked doubtful, so he said unhappily: "Alright, alright, today's matter was just a casual remark of mine, you just need to listen to it casually and don't take it seriously."

"Your Highness is wise." Wang Xuance felt that the last sentence of His Highness the King of Chu, "Don't take it seriously," was very meaningful.

In response to this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu just smiled without commenting.

Then he continued, "The battle in the northwest is over. When we go to Qiongzhou and settle down, we will join forces with the Feng family in Lingnan to attack the Pyu Kingdom and cause trouble for Lu Dongzan. If he wants to take over the land of Tianzhu, that's fine, but after he takes it, whether he can withstand my punches is another matter."

"Your Highness, this is not good..." For the first time in history, Yuwen Qing, as the tiger fanatic of His Highness the King of Chu, actually questioned the strategy of the master of the family: "Have you forgotten about Tuyuhun?"

"You are really stupid if I say you are stupid." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said unhappily, "Do you think Tubo will be willing to share the spoils with Tuyuhun? Just the previous incident of Tubo ceding territory to Tuyuhun caused such a big disturbance? When Tubo and Tuyuhun take over Tianzhu together, as long as I withdraw my troops at the right time, I guarantee that the two sides will be so stupid that they will be brainless."

“Even if Lu Dongzan is prepared for this…” Wang Xuance said, “Then the Tuyuhun Great Elder Yosuha has no choice. If the Tang Dynasty does not intervene, Tuyuhun will not be able to keep the spoils, so he will definitely surrender to the Tang Dynasty in the end.”

"This is not something we need to worry about." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand upon hearing this: "Whether to accept Tuyuhun's surrender is the business of that foolish king - I am only responsible for winning the war, and I don't need to worry about the rest."