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

In the hot summer, cicadas are chirping.

The King of Chu sat in the hall of his own Chu Palace, eating the giant lobsters that Li Huairen had personally fished out of the sea, while listening to his report on the recent situation in Goguryeo.

"Since Quan Gaisuwen took Mo Zhili's position, he has been carrying out drastic reforms in the country. It seems that he is preparing for war and is ready to march south at any time." After Li Huairen finished speaking, he saw that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had kindly given him a crab, so he took it with a smile and began to prepare to enjoy it.

"He has a nice idea, but will I let him have his wish? Right now - ah? Alas! Li Huairen, I asked you to peel the crab, not eat it, okay?!"

"Brother Kuan..." Li Huairen put down the crab that he was about to eat after hearing that, and said helplessly: "Then why didn't you say so earlier?" After saying that, he even wanted to return the crab.

"Forget it, just eat..." Seeing that the other party was quite self-conscious, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's get back to business - there's no response from Chang'an?"

"What other response can we have? Send more troops to the border. But I don't think a war will break out in the short term - because my useless eldest brother is now a lieutenant in Liaocheng. If things really get tense, my eldest brother might have to write a letter back home asking for help before my father has even expressed his opinion."

"You have such a mean mouth." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled upon hearing this and did not comment on the matter.

"Am I mean? I'm just average. You know what kind of person my eldest brother is. But brother Kuan, why are you acting so strange lately?" Li Huairen noticed that his eldest brother seemed absent-minded recently, so he asked curiously, "Could it be that...your wife-to-be...is married?"

"Hey, you're a pretty good driver." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu wanted to laugh for some reason when he heard that. "Don't think about that. The reason the Wu family's sister came to Qiongzhou was because my royal grandfather sent a letter to Duke Ying privately. Duke Ying is very loyal to my royal grandfather. It is said that the dowry he prepared for his daughter will be shipped from Hangzhou by water, and it will take two large ships."

"Brother Kuan, I'm telling you the truth - I really envy you. The old emperor actually cares about you so much." Li Huairen said, and picked up a crab from the table and started to peel it for Li Kuan: "Brother Kuan, you really won't go back to Chang'an in the future?"

"No." Knowing that Li Huairen was pretending to ask casually, His Royal Highness the King of Chu had to answer briefly: "I am a wise king destined to rule the world. A small Chang'an cannot accommodate my ambitions!"

"If Brother Yuwen heard this, he would have to go out to sea immediately and fight for you..." Li Huairen smashed the crab claws, picked out the meat with a bamboo stick and put it in a small porcelain bowl, and smiled at Li Kuan, "Of course, I do the same."

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His Royal Highness the King of Chu was still living a leisurely life as a wise king in Qiongzhou, but at the same time, a major event happened in Chang'an.

It was not known whether Emperor Li II's brain suddenly became better after he stopped having nightmares, so one day he suddenly had an idea and planned to establish a hereditary feudal system for his meritorious officials - giving each of their families a governor.

Unsurprisingly, this move was opposed by Wei Zheng, Duke of Zheng.

"Your Majesty, you are so perverse, it is really unwise! Such a division of fiefdoms, especially hereditary fiefdoms, will sooner or later make the descendants of the nobles who have received this honor have undue thoughts and want to rule their own countries. You only think that the Zhou emperor's feudal system has continued the country for 800 years, but have you ever thought about the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the countries frequently fought against each other, how could the Zhou emperor have any say? As the emperor, how could he have any prestige?

Moreover, you gave away the fiefdom, and after more than ten generations of management, it became a country within a country! Lingnan can learn from this situation! Your Majesty, I hope you can withdraw your order! " Wei Zheng's last sentence "Lingnan can learn from this" was deafening when it sounded in the Taiji Hall.

Of course, the lesson he was referring to was Feng Ang, and definitely not that... ahem... King Chu, who would make everyone live in peace after going to Qiongzhou.

"Wei Zheng..." His Majesty Li II looked at Wei Zheng kneeling below him, his face suddenly darkened: "Why do you always contradict me?"

"I am not singing a different tune from your majesty." Wei Zheng pursed his lips after hearing this, and then explained seriously: "I am the Imperial Censor. My duty is to advise your majesty from the standpoint of considering the interests of the country. Even if this offends your majesty, I must make my position clear - Your Majesty, although the Zhou Dynasty lasted for 800 years, since King You of Zhou set fire to the princes and caused the capital Gaojing to be destroyed, the Zhou Dynasty has existed in name only! So -"

"Wei Zheng, do you think there is a King You of Zhou among my descendants?!" Seeing that Wei Zheng's words were very convincing, Emperor Li II could not help but refute them: "Why don't I believe it?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Suddenly, Duke Lu Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but interrupt: "This... is true! I heard that... His Royal Highness the King of Chu is now in Qiongzhou... and is planning to build a beacon tower..."

"..." Duke Lu's words silenced all the ministers in the palace, including Emperor Li II and the Crown Prince.

Uh……

First of all, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is a good fighter.

There is no doubt about this.

But after this point was ruled out, everyone fell silent again.

What's the point of building a beacon tower in a place like Qiongzhou?

Besides, are there any princes in Lingnan?

"Duke Lu, who told you about this?" - Although Wei Zheng knew that Cheng Yaojin brought up His Royal Highness the King of Chu just to help him out, we can't just break the oil jar to look for sesame seeds - we will lose the big picture for the small one.

"Li Huairen, the youngest son of the Prince of Hejian, is a close friend of my son. Recently, my son received a letter from Li Huairen sent back from Lingnan, which mentioned this matter." Cheng Yaojin was a military general, so in his opinion this was nothing.

"..." Li Xiaogong, who had been acting as a busybody on the side, immediately frowned when he heard this: He didn't think that Li Huairen had caused trouble for him - he just didn't expect that this brat would rather write a letter to Cheng Chumo than write a letter home to him as his father.

"Why did he build a beacon tower?" Emperor Li II saw that this matter did not seem to be fake, and immediately became suspicious. Then, he glanced at the ministers below who also had puzzled faces, sighed, and immediately announced the adjournment of the court.