jdhmnovel Chapter 868 The Angry King of Chu
Chapter 868 The Angry King of Chu
“Changle, Qingque, take good care of my brothers and sisters. I’ll be back soon.” Upon learning that it was the tyrant who summoned him, His Royal Highness the King of Chu had a somewhat ominous premonition in his heart, but despite this, he did not think there was anything to be afraid of. He put Sizi into Changle’s arms, turned around and raised his chin to Zhang Nan: “Let’s go.”
"Second brother..." Little Sizi was lying in his sister's arms at this time, his tone full of reluctance: "Sizi will wait for you."
"Be good." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu smiled at his sister, and then left Ganlu Palace with Zhang Nan.
"Your Highness, Yuwen Shi and today..." Zhang Nan followed His Royal Highness the King of Chu onto the imperial road, and planned to tell the King of Chu the full reason for today's summons.
"——Zhang Nan, don't tell me these things." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand and interrupted the other party's denunciation: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. You are so good to me, but in the eyes of that tyrant king, it is a betrayal."
“Your Highness…” Zhang Nan had lived in the palace for many years. He knew the truth that “living with the emperor is like living with a tiger”, but he had never thought that one day someone would consider their own safety and reject their kindness: “Don’t worry, this servant——”
"——Alright, it's just a report of my wrongdoing. Who am I?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the Taiji Palace that was about to arrive, and said in a gloomy tone: "Would I be afraid of this?"
"Your Highness is not afraid..." Seeing that His Highness the King of Chu was in a bad mood at the moment, Zhang Nan kept silent.
Soon, the two arrived at the square outside the Tai Chi Hall.
"This is none of your business. Go down and find a quiet place to hide." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu patted Zhang Nan's shoulder, then turned and walked into the imperial study on the side: "I, the Prince of Chu, Li Kuan, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
At this time in the imperial study, Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Shiji, Chu Suiliang and Zhai Changsun, one of the commanders of the Black Armor Army who was forced to come and be responsible for security work, first glanced at His Majesty Li II, who continued to review memorials with a normal expression after hearing "The King of Chu has arrived", and then turned around and looked at His Royal Highness the King of Chu who walked in with a swagger.
"Oh, civil officials and military generals are gathered together; the wise monarch is in the hall, reviewing memorials, hmm... not bad, not bad. Looking at this situation, my Tang Dynasty will surely prosper in the future!" Seeing that no one paid attention to him, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not think there was anything embarrassing. Who doesn't say a few auspicious words during the New Year?
"Your Highness, the King of Chu..." Fang Xuanling was most reluctant to see the King of Chu and His Majesty Li II come into conflict, but His Majesty Li II would not listen, so he could only use his eyes to signal the King of Chu to "don't be impulsive" while reminding him indirectly: "Your Highness, there is news from the Dali Temple. The Goguryeo envoy who spread rumors that you have the dragon-like appearance two days ago committed suicide in prison last night..."
"Oh..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded after hearing this, and then looked at Fang Xuanling calmly: "What does this have to do with me?"
"Your Highness, the King of Chu, please don't play dumb." Yuwen Shiji entered the palace today, as if he was ready to be the vanguard: "After you met Tang Jian yesterday, the Goguryeo envoy committed suicide in prison. Isn't this strange? You know, Tang Jian and Dai Zhou have always been close..."
“Oh…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded upon hearing this, then suddenly glared and started to speak elegantly to Yuwen Shiji: “What the hell… is this… none of your business? Do you have to come out and point fingers like a gossip girl? Do you feel uncomfortable all over during the New Year and want me to help you loosen up your muscles and skin?!”
Are you kidding me? Although Lord Fang said he was doing his job impartially, he was really doing it for my own good. I appreciate his kindness, so I was polite when I spoke to him. But who the hell do you think you are, Yuwen Shiji? How dare you show your teeth to me at this time?
Damn...
When I think about my child having such a worthless cheap grandfather in the future, I get extremely furious!
The kind that can’t be suppressed!
"Are you angry now?" Before Yuwen Shiji could recover from the scolding, His Majesty Li II had already raised his head from the pile of memorials. He looked at his son with a scrutinizing gaze and said with a teasing look, "Your Highness, Prince of Chu, are you very angry today?"
"Heh..." Actually, His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't understand why he and the tyrant king had ended up in this situation. "You were the one who called me here, but you didn't say anything and asked Yuwen Shiji to lead the way for you. What's wrong? You're using military tactics between us, father and son?
Besides, does the matter of the Goguryeo envoy need to be brought to the table so formally?
I killed their last king, and I also killed the father of Quan Gaisuwen, who had just become the king of Goguryeo. This deep hatred made everyone in Goguryeo wish that I would die immediately. So is it strange that the Goguryeo envoy said, "The King of Chu has a dragon appearance"?
When the incident happened, he first cried out for injustice, and then committed suicide in prison. Wasn't he just trying to discredit me with his life? What's wrong? Is the sky falling?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this and couldn't help but sneered: "If I were to say, this is someone who wants the sky to fall, right? ! "
"..."
At this moment, the imperial study was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
His Majesty Li II looked at the memorial spread out in front of him, and suddenly threw it heavily on the table: "Li Kuan, do you feel that I have let you down?!"
"Your Majesty, have I ever told you that you're sorry to me?!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu had never seen such a crazy father: "Today in front of several ministers in the court, tell me yourself, how do you want me to explain? It's just such a trivial matter, what do you want me to do?! It's just a Goguryeo envoy, didn't I kill him before? Did you react as strongly as you do today?!
Or is it that Goguryeo is now more powerful than before? Are you afraid?!
Are you afraid of Goguryeo or of me?
What do you want?
You want me to give you an explanation?
To whom should I give this explanation?
By the way, do you want to chop off my head and send it to Goguryeo? !
Maybe this is the explanation you want!"
"..."
As soon as Li Kuan said this, the ministers who were originally present all trembled all over - even Yuwen Shiji, who was willing to fight in the front for His Majesty, inexplicably began to feel waves of fear.
If it was really me who forced the King of Chu to rebel...
That Dou family retainer named Yuwen Qing...will definitely not let me go...