Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

The next day, Dugu Baoer got up early for the first time without the maid urging her. After having breakfast in the mansion, she happily took the precious scabbard she had fought for with her grandmother, and patted the jade token she hung on her chest and said, "Let's go!"

No one in the Dugu Mansion has ever seen a little girl so active.

Of course, the same goes for Chang He.

He had never thought that there was someone who would be more enthusiastic about going to school than the civil and military officials attending court, and that this person was actually Dugu Baoer.

"Miss Dugu, how can you bring weapons into the palace?" Chang He was invited to the Suzaku Gate by his lieutenant. When he arrived, Dugu Baoer was opening the small satchel on her waist and showing her the scabbard without the sword: "I don't have a sword, this is just the scabbard!"

"The scabbard won't work either..." The captain said with a bitter face, "The scabbard can also hurt people... How about you give the scabbard to me for safekeeping temporarily?"

"But this is a gift from His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu!" Dugu Baoer became anxious upon hearing this: "I can't give it to you."

"Miss Dugu... this..." After hearing the title of King Chu, the lieutenant felt even more embarrassed: "You can't bring up the title of His Royal Highness the King of Chu--"

"Okay, Xu Biao, stop talking and let it go!" Chang He was knowledgeable and experienced, so he only needed to take a glance to know that the origin of the scabbard was probably not a good one - especially the good reputation of King Chu that was known to the world: the more precious the exotic treasures he gave away, the more brilliant the results he had achieved.

Besides, it's just a scabbard... Although the scabbard can indeed hurt people, it also depends on the person.

Chang He just didn't believe it. With Dugu Baoer's small body, how much killing power could she have by wielding a scabbard less than a foot long?

"Commander... are you really going to let him go?" Xu Biao was a man of great responsibility, but his only shortcoming was that he joined the Sixteen Guards too late. As a result, when he joined the Imperial Guards, the King of Chu had already been enfeoffed.

Otherwise, he would never have asked this question unnecessarily.

"How about I report this to His Majesty for you?" Chang He's face darkened when he heard this: "Don't worry!"

"But..." Seeing that the commander was already angry, Xu Biao had no choice but to do as he was told.

After this little episode, Dugu Baoer's originally high spirits also suffered a small blow.

"Uncle Chang..." When passing by Chang He, the little girl suddenly stopped and said with a wronged look on her face: "How about you keep this scabbard for me..."

"Miss Dugu, it's okay." Chang He chuckled and said, "Back then... when His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu led his brothers to ambush Changsun Anye, the paperweights in the academy were taken as weapons by the young master of the Hejian County Prince's family... So, as long as there is no knife in the scabbard, everything will be easy - after all, if you really want to fight someone, you might as well go to the academy and 'use local materials' directly."

"Uncle Chang, you are so good at using idioms..." Although the little girl was naive, she could tell that Chang He's words were indeed sincere. But then she became curious again: "By the way, who is Chang Sun Anye?"

"That was an unlucky guy who was almost sent to the palace by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu." Chang Heyuan was not as boring as others thought.

"Oh, then..." The little girl wanted to ask more, but Chang He patted Dugu Baoer's head gently: "Okay... Miss Dugu, look over there - the carriages of Duke Zhao and Duke Liang are already coming. Now is not the time to chat."

"Okay..." Dugu Baoer nodded, but then the little girl who had always been slow to react suddenly said, "Uncle Chang, the last time... His Majesty didn't punish you, right? I'm sorry, although I think you are a good person, but Sizi is my best friend, I can't--"

"Let's go..." Chang He was helpless. Why was the little girl so honest? "Duke Zheng will be here soon..."

Chang He didn't want to be picked on by Wei Zheng.

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While Dugu Baoer was sitting at the entrance of the academy holding the scabbard, eagerly waiting to show off to his late-arriving classmates, the grand court meeting began as usual in the Taiji Hall on the other side of the palace.

"Your Majesty," Duke Zhao, who was also very diligent today, immediately reported the results of the battle to His Majesty Li II, who was sitting on the dragon throne: "Tuoyuhun has been pacified by the army led by Duke Wei, and its king Murong Nuohebo has surrendered and is now being escorted to Chang'an..."

In fact, Emperor Li II hardly listened to what Zhangsun Wuji said later, because recently, his insomnia problem had recurred - of course, this time it was not as serious as before, but for some reason, every time Emperor Li II woke up from his sleep, he felt a tightness in his chest.

But when he called the imperial physician to check, the answer he got was unconvincing - excessive worry? Me?

What a joke... He's just a quack!

"——Your Majesty, I have finished speaking." Changsun Wuji's voice brought His Majesty Li Er back to his trance. After thinking for a moment, the great Khan suddenly asked, "Is there any news from Tianzhu?"

"..." When all the ministers in the hall heard Emperor Li II ask this question, they all lowered their heads.

The emperor's heart is as deep as the abyss.

Although everyone knows that His Majesty mentioned Tianzhu, it must be related to the high-profile move of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to recognize his sister yesterday.

But no one is stupid - in theory, Dugu Baoer is the distant cousin of the King of Chu, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu insisted on recognizing the little girl as his sister in public, which clearly told everyone: Dugu Baoer, I will protect you from now on.

As for the value of having His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu "protect" you...needs no further explanation.

So, Your Majesty thinks that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is too arrogant?

Or……

Now that Tuyuhun has been destroyed, is it time to deal with the King of Chu?

The ministers remained silent, but there was thunder and lightning in their hearts.

Can't? !

"Your Majesty," at this moment, Yu Wenzhi suddenly stepped out of the crowd, bowed and said to His Majesty Li Er: "I want to impeach the King of Chu. He allowed his personal guards to ride horses in the street when the curfew came, causing traffic congestion and making -"

"How dare you!" The Crown Prince had intended to endure it, but Yuwen Shiji actually dared to accuse Kuandi in front of him: "Do you think I am dead--"

"Cheng Qian, shut up." Sitting on the dragon throne, Emperor Li II silenced the prince with just one sentence.

But then Li Chengqian realized that he was no longer the Li Gaoming of the past, so why should he listen to his father's orders?

But just as he was about to disobey his father's order, Emperor Li II turned around and scolded Yuwen Shiji: "As for you... Go back to your seat!"

"..." Li Chengqian began to find it difficult to understand his father.

But little did they know that His Majesty Li II was truly unhappy at the moment: when he mentioned Tianzhu just now, it was completely subconscious, but when all the officials were silent, and he guessed the reason for their silence...

Emperor Li II was even more upset.

And not only was he upset, he was also very sad.

But at this moment, that bastard Yuwen Shiji jumped out again.

Well, you want one of us to die, right?

"Your Majesty?" Yuwen Shiji thought he was hallucinating when he was scolded by His Majesty Li Er. "Your Majesty..."

“Yuwen Shiji, your majesty told you to go back and stand still!” Before the second emperor could say anything else, his loyal spear-wielding partner, General Yuchi Gong, started to scold him passionately: “You don’t do your job all day long, but only bother your majesty—you treacherous traitor!”

"You..." Yuwen Shiji was so angry that he pointed at Yuchi Gong and said, "You are disrespectful!"

"What are you pointing at?" Yuchi Gong was immediately furious when he saw this: "You don't want your finger anymore, right?!"

"Hey! Brother Yuchi!" Seeing that the martial arts performance was about to begin, the other ministers tacitly made way for a circle - and the always righteous Duke Lu stepped forward and grabbed Yuchi Gong's arm: "We can't bother with such a filthy villain..."

"That's right, Duke of E, as a key figure in the court, you should be magnanimous." Du Ruhui's eyes worked better. He saw Cheng Yaojin wink at Niu Jinda before trying to stop the fight, so he also tacitly began to persuade Yuchi Gong with kind words: "As for Yuwen Shiji, everyone knows what kind of person he is..."

"Hahahaha..." After Du Ruhui said this, the first person to laugh out loud was Fang Xuanling, who also realized that something was wrong.

When Fang Xuanling smiled, all the civil and military officials in the hall, except Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, started laughing.

"You...you guys..." No matter how thick-skinned Yuwen Shiji was, he could not withstand such siege.

But before he could point his trembling hand at anyone, suddenly, a big kick came from behind him, heading straight for his old waist which had been sprained several times last night.

"Bang!" Niu Jinda came quietly and kicked hard.

"Bang!" Yuwen Shiji "flew without spinning" - he drew a graceful arc in the air and then fell heavily to the ground.

"..." All officials were silent, and His Majesty was speechless.

But Niu Jinda kept his back straight.

Because many years ago, also in this hall, there was a cynical and rebellious young man who, after listening carefully to his concerns about the famine, solemnly promised him: We will definitely get through this crisis.

The boy kept his promise.

After so many years, Niu Jinda discovered that the boy did not break his promise just that time - he always did.

Finally, the crisis facing the Tang Dynasty has been completely eliminated, but the crisis facing His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu still exists.

So what should I do for His Royal Highness the King of Chu?

What to do?

With this thought, Niu Jinda glanced at Yuwen Shiji on the ground, then passed him and turned his gaze to Changsun Wuji who was glaring at him angrily at the moment...