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

Yu Lian'er's words made Li Kuan feel warm in his heart.

"Lian'er, don't worry. This time, I will definitely use the smallest price to achieve victory! Of course, most importantly, I promise you that I will not take risks easily."

"In that case...I feel relieved." After getting her husband's assurance, Yu Lian'er smiled a little more.

But then, she remembered something else and continued, "It's just that...when my grandfather wrote to me a few years ago, he said that he planned to leave Chang'an after the beginning of spring, and he would be able to arrive in Qiongzhou after the beginning of summer. Your Highness, do you think we need to make some preparations in advance?"

"Lian'er, you don't have to worry about these things. I have already ordered people to prepare them." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled when he heard this, and then said with some emotion: "Speaking of which, that old man, Master Yu, has really worried a lot about me over the years. Now I am his grandson-in-law, so naturally I have to do my filial duty. Well... the first thing is to find a way to gather some more military merits so that Master Yu can enter the Martial Temple after his death..."

"Ah?" Yu Lian'er was originally quite moved by her husband's previous words, but who would have thought that the other party would become more and more outrageous: "Your Highness..."

"Lian'er, I was wrong..." Seeing the princess's reproachful eyes, King Chu laughed, then hugged her in his arms. Neither of them spoke anymore, just quietly feeling each other's feelings, it was peaceful and beautiful.

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In April of the 15th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Li II, against all odds, left the crown prince as regent and Fang Xuanling as assistant, and then personally led an army of 100,000 from Chang'an to begin the expedition to Goguryeo.

And these 100,000-strong army was divided into two parts: land and sea.

The navy was led by Zhang Liang, the commander-in-chief of Pyongyang Road and the Minister of Justice, who led 40,000 elite naval troops from Laizhou and headed straight for Baekje.

As for the army, because Li Jing was sick at home, Duke Yingguo Li Ji naturally became the commander-in-chief this time.

The 60,000 elite cavalrymen he led marched northward from Chang'an and stopped at Yingzhou.

In an instant, all the eyes of everyone in the world were focused here.

Of course, the real protagonist of this war has not yet appeared.

At that time, in the Yazhou Port in Qiongzhou, more than 20 giant sea vessels were gathering at the port.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was wearing silver-white armor, and standing next to him was Zhang Zhenxuan, who had just returned from Zhongnan Mountain. The two of them looked into the distance together: "Zhenxuan, is the old Heavenly Master really okay?"

"Your Highness, my great-grandfather is just old and wants to take a good rest. There is really nothing wrong." Zhang Zhenxuan smiled helplessly and said, "I have only been back for two days. You have asked this question more than ten times..."

"Alas, I have been a chatterbox since I was young, you have to understand me." After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu pointed to the flag on the ship in the distance. The totem used on the majestic flag of the King of Chu was a large yellow crane spreading its wings and soaring. "Zhenxuan, look, if the Crane Elder sees this, he will at least bring back a hundred or eighty ginseng and ganoderma lucidum for me. Then I will give half to you, and you give the other half to the old Taoist priest. How do you think?"

“Haha…Okay!” Although Zhang Zhenxuan also knew that King Chu was just expressing his gratitude to He Weng for his kindness to him, any words spoken from King Chu’s mouth always seemed to have a different meaning: “But Your Highness, He Weng is very smart and may not fall for your trick—”

"Keer~ Keer~" When a clear cry of a crane came from the horizon, Zhang Zhenxuan stopped talking at the right time.

And things happened just as he expected. After circling above the two men's heads for a while, the Crane Elder swooped down from the sky. After raising a cloud of dust, the Crane Elder came to the side of King Chu.

"No, Mr. Crane, that's too much..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu had a mouthful of sand and his tone was naturally indignant, but before he could continue scolding, the big yellow crane stretched out its slender neck and gently placed its head on his shoulder.

"Hey..." Upon seeing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stopped complaining and finally reached out and gently patted the other person's head: "You are so old... and you still use this trick..."

"Keer~ Keer~" Hearing this, the old crane raised its head again, and then gently flapped its wings a few times in front of Li Kuan.

"Alright, alright..." King Chu knew he was wrong: "You can do whatever you want, okay? But for the next few days, I will not be in Qiongzhou, so He Weng, don't go too far in your daily activities. Just let me be at ease, okay?"

"..." After hearing what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, He Weng tilted his head and looked at the other party for a long time, then gently flapped his wings twice, and called "click, click" twice. Although Li Kuan could hear some reluctance in his voice, He Weng finally agreed to him.

"This big yellow crane is really amazing, huh?" Yuwen Qing, who had already assembled his troops, came from a distance and said, "Your Highness, all 6,000 Dou clan soldiers have boarded the ship. We can set off at any time now."

"Hmm..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded upon hearing this, and then he looked towards the low slope not far away, where the person he was concerned about was.

Li Kuan stretched out his hand and waved it vigorously towards the other side: "Let's go!"

On the low slope, Yu Lian'er and the other six girls heard the voice and gently waved goodbye to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"Your Highness," Dou Shilun, who had just finished inspecting the ships, had disembarked and came to the side of His Highness the King of Chu, "You must use the Eight Ox Crossbows on the ship's hull well - you must not lead a charge on a whim, these troops are all our Dou family's assets, and they cannot be easily wasted."

"Don't worry, Uncle Dou." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was not stupid. "Their mission this time is to be archers. As for the charge, I will make my own arrangements. But... there are only 4,000 people left at home. Isn't that enough?"

"It's more than enough." The one who answered His Royal Highness the King of Chu was Chai Shao, Duke of Qiao, who had just accompanied Dou Shilun on the inspection but was a step slower because he had corrected a few details along the way.

This good uncle who treated His Royal Highness the King of Chu as his own son was now filled with relief: "In this battle against Goguryeo, you must fight for me beautifully no matter what. As for the family, you don't need to worry about anything. Whoever wants to stir up trouble in Lingnan while you are away is courting death!"

"With your words, Kuan'er feels relieved." Upon hearing this, King Chu laughed and turned around.

At this time, behind Li Kuan.

Led by Pei Xingyan who had arrived from Xiangzhou in advance, Yuwen Qing, Jiang Sheng, Wang Xuance, He Mingshan, Li Huairen, Lu Yingke, Wang Hanzhang, Chai Zhewei, Chai Lingwu, Shan Tianchang, Xiong Wushuang, Fang Yiai, Du He, Qin Huaiyu and other retainers had been waiting for a long time.