jdhmnovel Chapter 1030 Longevity Thread
Chapter 1030 Longevity Thread
"Of course that's not what I meant..."
"Whether you mean this or not is not important." His Royal Highness the King of Chu curled his lips upon hearing this: "What's important is that you understand what I mean."
"I understand..." His Majesty Li II sighed upon hearing this: "You little brat... your temper is a little worse than before..."
"..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu really didn't intend to respond to this.
He was afraid that his husband would be mad to death.
But soon, His Majesty Li II changed the subject: "Kuan'er, I am going to conquer Goguryeo next, what are your plans?"
"I'll give you 2,000 Modao troops, and leave 300 to guard the black powder. I won't take the dozens of Ba Niu crossbows I brought this time, you can take them all." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was eager to return home, so he was too lazy to negotiate any conditions with His Majesty Li II: "When attacking the city, if the enemy resists stubbornly, just use black powder to break the city. I believe that as long as you do this a few times, and then you can do some work of killing chickens to scare monkeys, I guess there won't be many hard bones left."
"Kuan'er, you..." Emperor Li II did not expect that the previous failed negotiations would now become an unexpected surprise.
"That thing itself is very dangerous, and I had a hard time transporting it here, so I don't plan to take it back." His Royal Highness the King of Chu knew what the other party was going to say, so he interrupted him directly: "There is one thing I have to make clear to you. These two hundred people are here to guard the black gunpowder. When the war is over, if there is any surplus, it must be destroyed on the spot - I will never let you take this thing back to Chang'an. Who knows what will happen if this thing falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives?
If something unexpected happens someday, I don’t mind taking the blame, but I’m afraid that the people I care about will be…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu paused, “You know what I mean.”
"I know..." His Majesty Li II nodded after hearing this, and then sighed, "I really wronged you..."
"Please accept the taste..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu now wanted to ask Gangzi to prepare some garlic and puffer fish for him: "Don't be moved now, or you will think that I have bad intentions later."
"I am this kind of person?" His Majesty Li II was somewhat dissatisfied when he heard this: "Little bastard... you really underestimate me!"
"Ah...right, right, right..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu began to speak in a strange voice after hearing this: "When the Duke of Zhao finds out about this, he will come to you and say - 'Your Majesty, you are confused! The King of Chu is clearly unwilling to hand over such a weapon to you. Think about it, he has mastered the method of making black gunpowder, and is still producing it in large quantities - can he guarantee that this thing will not flow out of his hands?' Dad, if the Duke of Zhao said this to you, what would you think?"
"..." His Majesty Li II pursed his lips when he heard this. It seemed that he was moved too early.
"Actually, I want to say..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu thought for a moment, and then continued, "I can guarantee that this thing will not leak out. Because from the beginning to the end, these black gunpowders were made for me by my death squads, and once they are produced, they will stay in an absolutely safe place. If this thing appears in Chang'an one day, it will definitely not leak out from me, but some lucky person got it by chance. If this kind of low-probability event really happens, then... I, Li Kuan, am willing to admit defeat!"
"Kuan'er, on this matter... Dad agrees with your opinion." Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li II sighed, "It's just..."
"Don't say you need a reason to convince the crowd." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, who had activated the prediction function, was now terrifyingly strong: "If anyone has any objections, just let him come to Qiongzhou to find me."
"You kid..." Seeing this, Emperor Li II had to give up: "You are really stubborn."
"There's nothing I can do. I was spoiled by my grandmother since I was little." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was too lazy to argue anymore and just explained casually.
"..." But after hearing this, His Majesty Li II felt something stuck in his throat.
"If there is nothing else, I will leave first." They have talked about everything that needed to be talked about and given everything that needed to be given. His Royal Highness the King of Chu feels that it is time for him to leave.
"When are you planning to return to Qiongzhou?" Emperor Li II heard the hidden meaning in his son's words.
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu thought for a moment and said, "The specific time... wait for my notification."
"..." His Majesty Li II now wanted to pull out the belt and give this bastard a couple of hits.
"Don't look at me like that." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu suddenly felt itchy on his butt.
"Alas..." Emperor Li II sighed upon seeing this, then took something out of his sleeve and handed it to Li Kuan.
"What is this?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the colorful rope in his hand, which was hard to describe its aesthetic value, and just thought... forget it... The King of Chu was too lazy to comment further.
"This is the longevity thread that your mother prepared for your unborn child." Seeing his son's disgusted expression, Emperor Li II said awkwardly, "Keep it carefully. After all, it is a token of love."
"..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not say anything more, but just put the longevity thread in his arms: "Well... I'm leaving now." (Note 1)
"Yes." His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "From now on... write more letters to Chang'an."
"Hehe..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not comment, then turned and left.
Emperor Li II stood there, silently watching his son's departing back.
When Li Kuan reached the corner, Emperor Li II's eyes were inexplicably moist.
"Hey, idiot!" Unexpectedly, King Chu stopped walking, turned around and said to His Majesty Li Er, "Your rope-braiding skills are poor, don't implicate my mother. Do you really think I'm stupid? Are the longevity threads worn by Sizi and Zhinu so ugly?!"
"No... you little bastard..." His Majesty Li Er, who had been patient for the entire game, was finally defeated at this moment: "Stop!"
"Only a fool would stand here waiting for you to beat him up!" After saying this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu pulled Zhang Zhenxuan and Yuan Tiangang, who were waiting in the distance and still confused about the situation, away.
"..." After watching his son escape, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, the originally angry and humiliated Emperor Li II, now only had a look of loss on his face.
A gust of wind blew by, and he unconsciously felt a sense of desolation in his heart.
So he turned back to his study and planned to rest for a while.
but……
Changsun Wuji chose this critical juncture to find trouble with His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you had a very pleasant conversation with His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu just now?" As soon as Zhang Sun Wuji entered the study, he said straight to the point: "Your Majesty... you are confused!"
"..." At this moment, the second emperor Li suddenly recalled his son's weird look...
So, he just looked at Changsun Wuji, whose face was filled with pity, and slowly grinned: "Ha...hahaha...hahahahahaha..."
From a knowing smile to a loud laugh, Emperor Li II felt increasingly sad.
"Your Majesty?" Zhang Sun Wuji, who saw this scene, felt a little scared: "What's wrong with you?"
"Wuji..." After a long while, the laughter stopped, and His Majesty Li II looked at Zhangsun Wuji again. He slowly said, "I'm fine, but just now... I thought of something very interesting... Of course, you don't have to be curious, because I'm afraid that after you know it... you will have trouble sleeping!"