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

Empress Changsun's heart-piercing question can be said to be truly earth-shattering.

At least Emperor Li II was unable to give an answer for a long time when faced with such a naked question.

After a long while, His Majesty Li II suddenly smiled with some sadness and said, "I now really understand my father. The so-called lonely man is 'sitting alone on a high platform, listening to the sound of rain at night'. Others may not be able to empathize with what I see and think..."

"I really can't relate to you." Empress Changsun felt that there was no point in continuing the conversation, so she said calmly, "Today, I want to advise Your Majesty: agricultural tax can be levied, but commercial tax cannot? It is already the eleventh year of the Zhenguan reign, and the Tang Dynasty is beginning to flourish. If Your Majesty wants to realize his ambitions, he needs financial support - and the merchants of the Tang Dynasty should also contribute to the country. In addition, I have another immature suggestion. How about levying commercial tax at a ratio of one tenth of the tax?"

"..." After listening to Empress Zhangsun's advice, His Majesty Li Er suddenly realized that he might have offended his wife. "Is this... what Kuan'er meant?"

"It is my intention." Empress Chang Sun was very firm: "It's not like I haven't read books."

"..." Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li Er smiled bitterly and shook his head, then he could only say helplessly: "Okay, okay... Guanyin maid, I will consider your advice carefully..."

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Here, Empress Changsun and Emperor Li II had an unpleasant conversation.

On the other hand, Princess Sizi and His Royal Highness the King of Wei were not very happy either - because the brother and sister were too enthusiastic when feeding Feichu, which made Feichu, who couldn't eat any more, flapped its wings in anger and flew to the screen in the hall, and then flew directly to the beam to avoid Li Tai's grappling hands.

So… there was no point in singing these songs anymore, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei could only start to coax his sister who was about to wipe her tears: “Sizi… why don’t we wait here… maybe Feichu will get bored and come down…”

“Well…” The little princess pursed her lips upon hearing this, her voice filled with tears, but… she still pretended to be strong and nodded, “Then Fourth Brother… shall we go play with Third Brother?”

“Okay, okay… Fourth Brother will take you there right away, right away!” Although His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei did not know how his second brother had managed to deliver Qiongzhou’s specialties to the palace so quickly and quietly over the past year, he knew that if he made Little Sizi cry, then even if he went to be a vassal in the future… he would most likely be sanctioned by his second brother on the spot—and under normal circumstances, his second brother would not wait that long…

If the second brother really has to wait that long... then it is very likely that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu will lead his troops to attack His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei's territory, and the soldiers under His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei will definitely not put up any resistance - because everyone knows that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is doing this simply because he wants to beat his younger brother, no one will stop him, and no one will risk their life.

After all, I can’t play…

Closer to home.

After Li Tai left Ganlu Palace with his sister Sizi in his arms, the female official Yulin chose to follow immediately. However, before leaving, she winked at Yubi, another female official close to Empress Changsun who was guarding outside the palace.

The latter nodded slightly to show that he understood.

Afterwards, she quietly watched Princess Sizi being carried away from the square by her fourth brother. Then, she ordered all the palace servants in the palace to leave: "All of you should leave first. If you scare Princess Sizi's precious parrot again, it will be troublesome. As for me, I will stay and find a way to lure the parrot down from the beam."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, the palace servants all obeyed the order and left. Even the last one to leave closed the door considerately.

After the palace servants left, Yubi stood in the hall and listened carefully to the noise outside for a while. After confirming that everything was normal, she walked briskly to the beam where Feichu was, then jumped slightly and put her hand on the top of the screen. With this leverage, she flew up quickly like a dragonfly touching the water.

"Bastard! Bastard!" The fat guy hiding on the beam just cursed twice, and then Yubi grabbed the back of his neck for Fate.

Afterwards, Yubi, who had captured Feiqiu, slowly landed on the ground. During this process, she did not make a single sound.

"Okay, stop making trouble..." Yu Bi stroked the parrot's head helplessly, and then gently stuffed it back into the cage.

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There is a master in Chang'an?! And this master is Yubi?!

King Chu, who was fishing on the shore of Qiongzhou at that time, was completely stunned by this sudden news.

But then he realized: This person was most likely arranged by the tyrant emperor to be by the queen mother's side to protect her safety.

Well, King Chu, who had figured out the secret, was about to continue fishing, but then he thought something was wrong.

Then, before this thought became stronger in his mind, he rushed to the Qiongzhou government office as fast as he could and met Dou Shilun who was working there: "Dou Shuer! Dou Shuer! I have something important to tell you——"

"——Your Highness, I don't have time to go fishing with you now——even that 'mermaid' can't do it!" Although Dou Shilun also wanted to rest, he had to be a miserable chosen servant with a master like King Chu who didn't care about anything. "After the beginning of the year, we have to——"

"Uncle Dou, it won't take too long." Seeing Uncle Dou still working, His Royal Highness the King of Chu strode to the desk and pulled him to a secluded place. Then he said mysteriously, "Uncle Dou, I have discovered a shocking secret! Yubi, my mother's personal maid, knows martial arts!"

"That's all?" Dou Shilun glanced at King Chu unhappily, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"No... Dou Shu'er?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu found that the other party seemed to be hiding a lot of things from him.

"Did Wang Xuance tell Yuwen Qing before that among the younger generation of Dou family retainers, his martial arts barely ranked in the top three?" Seeing that King Chu insisted on asking, Dou Shilun also revealed his cards: "Let's put it this way, Yubi can beat both of them with one hand."

"Doesn't that mean we can defeat three Yuwen Qings?!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was stunned upon hearing this.

"Yuwen Qing?" Dou Shilun seemed not to understand the King of Chu's humor: "Then maybe there is another way..."

Dou Shilun stopped talking halfway because he noticed that at the moment when Li Kuan pretended to lower his head casually, two tear marks were running rapidly down his cheeks.

Today, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is extremely powerful and majestic. Even though there are countless heroes in this vast world, they seem to be nothing compared to him.

But even though he is so powerful, there will always be an extremely soft spot in the heart of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu.

Okay... Grandma...

My grandson asked you how could you bear to let him be trapped in the imperial palace at such a young age - after all, Jiang Qu was not a very reliable guy in the past.

It turns out...it turns out that a long, long time ago, you had already taken all precautions for your grandson...