nucmednet Chapter 1013 The Truth
Chapter 1013 The Truth
Because of his son's words, His Majesty Li Er thought of his past and suddenly suppressed the anger that was about to explode in his heart: "If I beat you, you are ready to run around, right?"
"Of course!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded without hesitation and said, "You'd be a fool not to run."
"No wonder His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has been so smart since he was young." After mocking his son, His Majesty Li II looked at Changsun Wuji, who was now filled with grief and indignation: "Wuji..."
"Your Majesty!" Duke Zhao felt miserable.
"Wuji!" - At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly popped out: "Uncle~~"
"You bastard..." Emperor Li II didn't expect that when he was planning to comfort Changsun Wuji and make things less serious, this bastard would come out and make trouble again: "Do you have to get beaten up before you are willing to go back to Lingnan?!"
"That's not the case..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said as he stretched out his hand and pushed Zhang Zhenxuan who was standing behind him: "The main reason is that I want Duke Zhao to feel what it feels like to be disgusted by others for no reason."
"..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's words left both His Majesty Li II and Zhangsun Wuji speechless.
"Then let's go first."
Since everyone has nothing to say, then I should leave: "Huairen, cousin Zhewei, cousin Lingwu, you also leave."
"Your Majesty, we will take our leave." Years of tacit understanding allowed the three of them to react instantly, and they bowed and resigned in unison to His Majesty Li II.
"Get out of here!" Emperor Li II no longer had the heart to ask about the Eight-Ox Crossbow and gunpowder.
Because he is worried about other things now.
When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu and his bandits left, His Majesty Li II dismissed the others and only kept Zhangsun Wuji: "Wuji... I don't understand..."
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Sun Wuji did not feel wronged at all at this moment: "What don't you understand?"
"I suddenly seem to be..." His Majesty Li II didn't know how to describe that feeling: "I am not on guard anymore - a few days ago he was as presumptuous as he was today, which angered me, but my anger that just came out always subsides inexplicably... Tell me, why is this?"
"..." If Changsun Wuji hadn't noticed that His Majesty Li Er's eyes were full of seriousness when he asked him the question, he would have thought that the other party was playing a trick on him: "Perhaps... Your Majesty is so tolerant because of the great contribution made by the King of Chu this time - after all, you are a broad-minded emperor who is not inferior to any wise ruler in the past."
"No." His Majesty Li II continued to shake his head upon hearing this.
At this moment, he felt that something was wrong: "Wuji, I won't hide it from you. What I feel now is just like you picking up your chopsticks to eat. You obviously want to pick up this side dish, but somehow, the next moment, your chopsticks reach into the soup bowl..."
"It's useless to put chopsticks into the soup bowl..." Zhang Sun Wuji was stunned at first, then smiled bitterly and said, "It can't be used to hold soup."
"I am talking about eating now?" His Majesty Li Er found that this world was really crazy beyond his imagination: "Wuji, if you do this again, I will be angry."
"Yes..." Zhang Sun Wuji nodded after hearing this: "You are here for me..."
"..." His Majesty Li II felt that there was nothing to chat about today.
So he decided to skip this topic for the time being and talk about something else instead: "Wuji, do you think I should let that brat take over the rest of the war?"
"The King of Chu may not be happy about it." Changsun Wuji's answer was concise: "He is afraid of trouble."
"You keep calling me 'King of Chu', no wonder that brat is so rude to you now." Not getting a satisfactory answer, Emperor Li II began to rub salt into Zhangsun Wuji's wounds: "May I remind you that while I am alive, I can protect you, but when I am gone, you will be in trouble..."
"I know what's going on." Zhang Sun Wuji sighed, "A new emperor appoints new ministers. I don't ask for anything. Anyway... Chong'er will definitely have no worries in the future - Chu... Kuan'er won't make things difficult for him. On the contrary, he will protect him."
"Even you believe in that guy..." His Majesty Li Er's mood became even more complicated: "I... really don't know what to say."
"Your Majesty, it seems that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is definitely unwilling to give us this gunpowder." Changsun Wuji still felt a little uncomfortable calling Li Kuan "Kuan'er" now: "Then do you think we should discuss the terms with him?"
"Forget it." His Majesty Li II waved his hands upon hearing this. "If he doesn't want to, I am too lazy to force him. Now that the Turks have been destroyed, the Western Regions are stable, and Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla have all been incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty... Wuji, tell me, who are our remaining opponents now?"
"Tuoyuhun, Tubo?" Changsun Wuji asked subconsciously. Xueyantuo and Tocharian were too far away from the Tang Dynasty. After all, they were separated from the Tang Dynasty by half of the Western Regions, so there was no need to worry too much.
"But Kuan'er has already started to attack them many years ago." His Majesty Li Er smiled when he heard this: "If he joins forces with Tuyuhun, Tubo, Tocharian, and Xueyantuo to attack Tianzhu in the future, then I only need to take the opportunity to send troops to capture the strongholds of Tubo and Tuyuhun, and then in the next hundred years, my Tang Dynasty will not have any foreign threats."
His Majesty Li II's words were very conservative.
But Changsun Wuji had understood everything by now: just like he had previously stepped forward like a fool to test the bottom line of the King of Chu for His Majesty, some things cannot be judged by appearance alone.
If the seemingly mysterious and illogical words His Majesty just said to me were a deliberate move to cover up the truth.
Now, Changsun Wuji felt that he had realized: the sword of the King of Chu was really easy to use - he was extremely brave and wise, and in the present and in the future - in those years when His Majesty was destined to grow old, he could become the sharpest sword in the Tang Dynasty.
The conquests are endless and the invasions are raging. What kind of army in this world can stop the Tang cavalry led by His Royal Highness the King of Chu?
When he thought of this, the look in Changsun Wuji's eyes became inexplicably dark.
In fact, there is another point, which was the "top priority" that Changsun Wuji quickly extinguished as soon as he had the idea.
Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, those Guanzhong aristocratic families and Central Plains clans have always been waiting and watching the show towards the Li Tang royal family. The former Sui Dynasty only lasted for a few decades, and before the Sui Dynasty, the unified dynasty in the Central Plains was the Western Jin Dynasty three hundred years ago.
So, if we want to express this truth in more accurate terms...
So that is: If His Majesty Li II is gone one day, then only the King of Chu will be the most reliable pillar of support for the Li Tang royal family!