nucmednet Chapter 880: His Royal Highness the King of Chu's Ingenious Plans
Chapter 880: His Royal Highness the King of Chu's Ingenious Plans
"Your Highness...I heard your voice from a distance." Dou Shilun said as he stood up from his seat and walked to Li Kuan, saying apologetically, "Your Highness, have you met my two useless sons?"
“Of course he is incompetent.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu laughed when he heard this: “In my opinion, both of you two brothers are very talented!” - Although Li Kuan could only see Uncle Dou when he came to the Dou Mansion in the past, it did not mean that he did not know the situation of the Dou family - Uncle Dou’s first wife died early, leaving two young sons for Uncle Dou to take care of alone. To be honest, it was really not easy for Uncle Dou.
After all, there are many things going on at home, and outside there is the Dou family's foundation to look after. Most importantly - there is also the King of Chu, who is a guy who can cause trouble.
"Your Highness is indeed different now." After listening to what Li Kuan said, Dou Shilun couldn't help but smile and said, "I am very pleased."
"What? There's a strange smell here?" - His Highness the King of Chu's ears have been bad for a long time. As he spoke, he pretended to sniff around, then pointed at the barely perceptible ash in the charcoal basin beside him with pretended surprise and said, "I say, Uncle Dou, are you writing a secret letter to someone behind my back?"
"You are so sharp-eyed!" Dou Shilun saw that he couldn't hide the truth, so he could only helplessly say: "I am worried that if this continues, His Majesty will not let you leave Chang'an, so I plan to make more preparations."
“That’s not the case.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand upon hearing this: “It may be a little difficult for me to break in from outside the city, but fighting my way out of the city, hey—it’s easier than eating and drinking!”
"Your Highness, where does your confidence come from?" Dou Shilun heard what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said. Instead of feeling relieved, he felt that things were getting more troublesome: "Listen to me——"
"——Uncle Dou." Before Dou Shilun could finish his words, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu interrupted him and said, "Please listen to me first. This situation is completely under my control. However, there is one thing we need to make arrangements for in advance."
"Your Highness, is there anything more important than your safety?" Dou Shilun obviously could not accept the point of view of His Highness the King of Chu.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was ready to show his amazing wisdom to Uncle Dou: "Think about it, if we get into chaos, wouldn't Goguryeo be the one that is proud? In fact, Uncle Dou... I have a plan that can make the Tang Dynasty dark... No, it should be to make the Tang Dynasty brighter and brighter!"
"Your Highness, please don't have any plans." Whenever His Highness the Prince of Chu said "I have a plan", this old man was automatically downgraded to "Li Hanhan" in Dou Shilun's eyes.
And it's the kind that can't be saved.
“Uncle Dou, can you please give me some face? It’s just the New Year’s Eve…” Seeing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu began to take a roundabout approach: “Forget it… I guess Uncle Dou must be fed up with me after not seeing him for so many days. I should be more tactful… Otherwise…”
"You kid, if you want to talk, please say something!" Although Dou Shilun didn't understand green tea, he understood the King of Chu: "Tell me about your treasonous plan!"
“Hehehe…” Seeing that his great minister had finally compromised, the King of Chu could not help but reveal a sly grin that only a villain could show: “Uncle Dou, what if, I’m talking about what if – what if someone in Goguryeo made up a play, saying that there was a wise and powerful emperor in the Central Plains who came to power at a young age through the Battle of the Gate, and when he led his army to conquer Goguryeo, he was shot in one eye by Mo Zhili of Goguryeo. Then this wise and powerful emperor had to bring his eldest brother-in-law, the general, the elderly commander-in-chief, and a foreign general who had surrendered to him earlier, to accept the surrender ceremony of wearing chains…”
"Huh?!" Even though Dou Shilun thought that King Chu's plan was a little crazy, he really didn't expect that the other party could be so crazy.
“Uncle Dou, please don’t interrupt me. I haven’t finished yet!” King Chu actually wanted to know what would happen if the evil tricks of those later generations finally came to the attention of the real master. He also had a better plan: “We can make up this rumor first, and then spread new rumors in the name of Quan Gaisuwen. Let’s say that the person who spread the rumor was actually the Queen of Silla, and she didn’t hesitate to divert the trouble to the east in order to get the Tang Dynasty to help her resist Goguryeo led by Quan Gaisuwen. Hehe… Uncle Dou, just tell me if I’m smart or not?!”
“……”Dou Shilun found it difficult to comment.
But he was clear about one thing: if His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu could divert the current conflicts within the Tang Dynasty, then... Goguryeo would not be far from its demise.
"In fact, I have thought about waiting to arrive in Qiongzhou, developing it for a few years, and then following the original plan, leading the fleet to attack Goguryeo from the sea. But right now, that tyrant is eyeing me covetously, so I decided to change my mindset. While that tyrant is attacking Goguryeo, I will continue to develop the fleet, and when he sets his sights on Qiongzhou, I will lead the fleet out to sea. This world is so big, I will definitely find a new place to settle down."
“Your Highness…” Dou Shilun had originally prepared some words to have a good chat with His Highness the Prince of Chu, but now it seemed that there was no need for that: “Your ability to have such a clear understanding… really impressed me.”
"Dou Shu'er, you know me. I don't want the Tang Dynasty to be in chaos because of me." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Dou Shilun deeply and said, "I will never forget the long-cherished wish of my grandmother that the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. So there are still many things we need to do in the future. I am destined not to be idle in my life."
"Your Highness, even if you do nothing in the future, no one will dare to say that you have lived a life of mediocrity." Dou Shilun smiled when he heard this: "Besides, aren't we going to conquer the Western Turks soon?"
"Uncle Dou, you are going too?" As soon as Dou Shilun said this, Li Kuan immediately understood what he meant: "This is not appropriate, Uncle Dou, someone has to coordinate in Qiongzhou..."
"But I am worried about you." Upon hearing this, Dou Shilun smiled and slowly opened the map of Yan State.
"..." King Chu also sensed the danger at this time, but he had no way to avoid it: "Dou Shuer... are you planning to..."
"Shangyi and Shanglie will follow you to the northwest this time. In addition, it's time for Hong San to move as well." Dou Shilun saw that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was so cooperative, so naturally he didn't hide it anymore.
"Forget about Hong San, he's old too." After hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu thought about it seriously, and then said, "As for the two elder brothers, I should just listen to the advice of elder brother Shangyi, right?"