Phi-Fic Chapter 1021: The Prince of Chu is a better chess player
Chapter 1021: The Prince of Chu is a better chess player
"You bastard... you really leave me speechless." When His Majesty Li II saw his son suddenly resorting to this trick, he immediately sighed helplessly: "Okay, I know what kind of person you are, so I don't have such an idea at all..."
"So what exactly do you want to do?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was not happy when he heard this, but worried: "You can't... you can't really think that you are wrong, right?"
"..." As His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, the usually high-handed Emperor Li II was suddenly put on the spot by his son.
Even if he wanted to come down, he couldn't do it just by his own will.
“Your Highness the Prince of Chu…” Zhangsun Wuji saw that His Majesty Li Er was frustrated, so he did not care about his current situation and said to Li Kuan: “Your Majesty also has his own difficulties. As his son, you should understand.”
“What…” God knows how long His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has been waiting for this day, and a genius like him, facing this kind of soft knife delivered by words, he doesn’t need to do any advance rehearsal at all: “Uncle, it seems that understanding my father’s difficulties is what I, as a son, should do? Then why did you insist on snatching my job before… Oh~~”
The meaningful "Oh" from His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can be regarded as raising the art of speaking to a certain limit.
"You bastard!" His Majesty Li Er found that this unlucky child was really... unresponsive to any soft or hard words: "Are you planning to fight Wuji to the death in the future?"
"Tsk." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu curled his lips upon hearing this: "I do want to, but he dares to do it!"
"You..." Emperor Li II was speechless now.
"..." And Changsun Wuji could only smile bitterly at this time.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
After a long time.
"Your Highness, it's getting late. Should we leave now?" Zhang Zhenxuan saw that His Highness the King of Chu had almost finished eating. He immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked him, "Didn't you say that you would discuss the return trip with us tonight?"
"Yes," His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded, and then turned to His Majesty Li Er, who still had a stern face, and said, "Dad, you heard it too. I'm very busy. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"..." His Majesty Li II said nothing after hearing this.
"Why are you so angry?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said helplessly, "I really gave you face today." After that, he turned to look at Zhangsun Wuji and said, "Duke Zhao, my aunt's matter is not over with me. You must go to my aunt's grave to burn incense and apologize, otherwise..." At this point, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu suddenly smiled and said, "I will talk to Chu Suiliang to see if he has fulfilled his duties as the attendant."
After much consideration, His Royal Highness the King of Chu finally did not follow Cheng Yaojin's advice and kill all of Zhangsun Wuji - it was not because he was soft-hearted, but because he was worried that if he did so, Cheng Yaojin would be suspected by a certain incompetent monarch.
Besides, Changsun Wuji cannot fall down now.
Because of this great victory in the north, the heads of the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats and the Guanzhong families in the country will realize that their last hope has been shattered.
Therefore, at this juncture, it is difficult to guarantee whether anyone will stand up and attempt a final resistance.
"Your Highness the King of Chu, I understand..." Changsun Wuji was actually a very smart guy. The only major mistake he made in his life was probably misjudging the ability of his eldest nephew Li Kuan.
"Don't feel wronged." Seeing the other party's half-dead appearance, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu could not help but sneer: "Didn't you see that my father didn't say anything now? He knows, and you know, that I have shown you great favor once again - but this time I have to remind you that I did this not for my mother's sake, but because the future situation needs you, so you'd better know what you should do. If you keep leaning towards those aristocratic families, be careful that one day someone will cut off your buttocks!"
"..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's words were very rough, but Changsun Wuji did not dare to refute them, because after His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finished speaking, he silently glanced at His Majesty Li Er, and the latter's eyes did not show any displeasure at this time, but instead revealed self-blame, regret, and emotion...
it's over...
Changsun Wuji suddenly realized that compared to putting Chu Suiliang in a dilemma and indirectly affecting himself and His Majesty - Li Kuan actually used a more clever method to create a huge gap between himself and His Majesty.
I let you see my sincerity, and also let you see the calculations of Duke Zhao.
King Li Kuan of Chu...is the smartest one after all!
Who says that since Changsun Wuji has followed His Majesty Li Er, the Prince of Taiyuan, since he was young, and has been with him through life and death, it is destined that the two of them will always have the same stance?
Today, "Li Jia Erlang", who has become the emperor, should understand that Zhangsun Wuji has reached the highest position among the ministers. If the other party wants to gain more benefits from him, the only way left is to rebel.
Therefore, it was inevitable that Changsun Wuji would side with the Five Surnames and Seven Families.
And his turning to the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats, apart from the purpose of strengthening himself, was not it also because he wanted to follow the example of Sima Yi and spend more than ten years sharpening a sword that he now dared not wield?
Of course, with His Royal Highness the King of Chu around, Changsun Wuji would not dare to wield this sword even if he spent another hundred years sharpening it.
And this is the real reason why Zhang Sun Wuji has been targeting His Royal Highness the King of Chu all along, as if he was trying to commit suicide.
Of course, if Changsun Wuji knew that his real "destined enemy" was Zhinu, who now goes to his second brother's study with Sizi every day in Chang'an to look for treasures, no one knows what this "Uncle Wuji" would feel in his heart.
"Dad, I'm done." After saying these harsh words, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stood up and prepared to leave: "I have something important to do..."
"Kuan'er," His Majesty Li II asked before his son could finish his words, "Do you still hate your father?"
"Dad... I find you... you only think about beautiful things." King Chu didn't know if there was something wrong with Goguryeo's Feng Shui that made His Majesty Li Er, the Heavenly Khan, become sentimental: "Love or hate, both require worry - and I'm very busy every day now, I don't have time to think about you."
After His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu finished speaking, he saw that the other party seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he quickly raised his hand to indicate that if the other party wanted to restore the father-son relationship, it was unnecessary: "That's it, we'll talk about it tomorrow."