Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

The brothers Di Rengui and Di Renquan were nervously driving the carriage.

Heading towards the north of the city.

Along the way, when they saw the carriage following them as they turned a corner, both of them became increasingly nervous.

“Brother, brother, why don’t we just go to the Wuhou’s office, which is the closest one? What if Brother Sun can’t handle this…” Di Renquan said in a low voice.

however.

Di Rengui immediately shook his head, though he was also somewhat uncertain.

But the principle that one must seize an opportunity when it arises is something his father taught him from a young age...

"No! If they really are spies from another country, they must know where the Marquis of Wu's office is located. If we head that way, they might not even dare to follow us. If they harbor ill intentions towards those soldiers' families, you and I would be guilty of a thousand deaths..."

As Di Rengui spoke, he tried his best to maintain the previous speed, driving the carriage towards the north of the city.

Furthermore, along the way, it seemed as if they were unconsciously bypassing the streets where the Wuhou government office was located.

"Brother, it seems those two boys have already discovered us."

Inside the carriage, Prince Li Yin of Liang chuckled softly.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian immediately rolled his eyes.

"Boy? Did I ever teach you to speak so maturely? Anyone who can serve as an intern in the Royal Military Post Office is at least fourteen or fifteen years old... and you call him a boy?"

Li Chengqian smiled faintly, watching as Li Yin's face gradually flushed red.

Upon hearing this, Wang De, who was in charge of driving, hurriedly inquired.

"Your Highness, should we continue following them?"

"Follow!" Li Chengqian said without hesitation.

"It seems we've been mistaken for some villains. However, instead of heading to the nearby Wuhou government office, they've come towards this residential area... I'm quite curious to see what methods these two young men have prepared to subdue me."

Li Chengqian smiled slightly; there just happened to be not much to do today.

Having a rare moment of free time, he was tempted to take another look.

Upon hearing this, Wang De said nothing more and silently continued driving to follow.

As the carriage traveled one after the other through the streets of Taiyuan Prefecture and entered the residential area in the north of the city, Li Chengqian lifted the curtain and looked around with satisfaction.

The northern part of the city is the area where Yangcheng Palace is located.

Those who could live here were either high-ranking officials and ministers of Taiyuan Prefecture, or people of noble birth, or those who had been granted titles and rewards.

And it was precisely because of this that when they saw Di Rengui and his group leading the route towards the north of the city...

Even Wang De didn't think there would be any danger.

Inside the carriage in front.

When they reached the entrance of an alley, Di Rengui and Di Renquan exchanged a glance.

Just as the carriage turned the corner...

Using the corner of the wall as cover, Di Rengui instantly rolled down and hid behind the door of a nearby house in the blink of an eye.

"Gurgle..." The sound of carriage wheels turning could be heard through the door, and then gradually faded away as Di Renquan drove the carriage away.

Di Rengui dared not delay for a moment.

The instant the carriage disappeared, they raced frantically toward a house across the street.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Who is it?"

Upon hearing that familiar, deep voice, Di Rengui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Brother Sun was still here, otherwise he would have had a really hard time handling things today.

"Brother Sun, it's me, Di Rengui. Something terrible has happened! It seems we've run into spies from an enemy country!"

When Di Rengui uttered those words, it was clearly audible that the person inside quickened their pace as they approached the door.

With a "whoosh," the gate was opened, revealing a rather elegant courtyard behind the man, along with weapons and armor scattered throughout the courtyard.

The man had a grotesque, slanted scar on his forehead.

The scar went straight through his eye.

Even though it was still early spring and the weather was still chilly, the man was only wearing a single layer of clothing, covered with fine, terrifying, crisscrossing scars that ran down from his neck.

"A spy? Where did this spy come from?!" Brother Sun exclaimed with delight, holding a brocade spring knife, a retired member of the Imperial Guard and a gift from the Crown Prince.

Di Rengui dared not delay and quickly recounted the events that had happened to him that day.

"Brother Sun, my brother is still on the carriage. Judging by the time, we must catch up as soon as possible. We've agreed on a meeting place..."

On the other side, Li Chengqian and Li Yin, sitting in the carriage, exchanged a glance.

They all saw the smile in each other's eyes.

"Did you see it?"

Li Yin nodded, a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "He must have jumped off the car when he turned the corner and hidden himself. Judging by the time, he should have already gone to get help."

"If I'm not mistaken, Your Majesty... we're probably going to be trapped like turtles in a jar."

"Hahaha! I'm getting more and more excited to see who's coming to capture me, the spy..."

soon.

As the carriages moved one after the other, they entered a narrow alleyway that had turned so many times that it was impossible to tell where it was going.

Di Renquan, who was driving the carriage, slowed down until the carriage came to a complete stop.

He was holding a short knife that he likely carried close to his body.

He clung to the side of the carriage with a wary expression.

"We've been following you all day! To get this far, you must be quite confident in your abilities. Even so, why don't you come out and show yourselves?"

Following the carriage, several figures immediately blocked its path at the alley entrance.

"Renquan! Are you alright?"

Di Rengui asked somewhat nervously.

After confirming that his younger brother was alright, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Nearby, several figures, some with severed arms and others with severed legs, were led by the one-eyed Brother Sun, each wielding a brocade knife.

They began to approach the carriage.

"Those inside, come out! Surrounded by our Imperial Guards, even if you had wings, you wouldn't escape our grasp today!"

"If you come out obediently, you'll avoid a beating..."

Inside the carriage, Li Chengqian's lips twitched slightly upon hearing the identity of the visitor.

He lifted the carriage curtain.

When he saw several men wielding embroidered spring knives, many of whom were clearly disabled, approaching step by step, he was taken aback at first.

Then, the smile on his lips grew even more gratified.

Just as I was about to say something, another series of hurried footsteps rushed in from the other end of the alley.

It turned out to be a patrol of military officers from Taiyuan Prefecture.

"Heh, if my Taiyuan Prefecture were truly infiltrated by spies, then I would actually be deceiving you bastards and gain a military merit for nothing..."

When Li Chengqian stepped out of the carriage with a smile.

Not to mention the Di Rengui brothers, who were originally full of anticipation for winning "military merit".

Sun Hao, the retired Imperial Guard summoned by the two men, and his brothers who had come with him, were all stunned for a moment.

Then, the next second.

"thump!"

Almost simultaneously, the group all knelt on one knee on the ground.

A resounding, excited, yet slightly apprehensive shout came from their mouths.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects. May Your Highness enjoy peace and health!"

Tai, prince? !

Di Rengui almost wanted to slap himself across the face right then and there.

Staring blankly at the figure standing atop the carriage, the image gradually merged with the silhouette in his mind, and then...

"thump!"

"Your subordinate, Di Rengui, pays his respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness enjoy good health!"

He immediately knelt on the ground, and Wu Hou, who had also been summoned, and Di Rengui's younger brother Di Renquan, upon seeing the appearance of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, were also present.

He hurriedly and frantically dropped the dagger in his hand on the ground.

"Your subordinate, Di Renquan, pays his respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Behind them, Prince Liang, Li Yin, stepped down from the carriage and looked at the two brothers kneeling on the ground, trembling and probably completely bewildered, with amusement on his face.

He hoped to witness a spectacle of his own crown prince brother's antics before leaving.

That's not bad.

However, Li Chengqian, who was about to say something, stopped after hearing the names of the two brothers.

But he couldn't help raising an eyebrow.

As a time traveler, a name that cannot be ignored appeared in his mind.

Di Rengui, Di Renquan?

He vaguely remembered that Di Renjie, the famous prime minister of the early Tang Dynasty, was the eldest son in his family, so these two in front of him...

"Alright, you're just trying to identify spies. Ignorance is no excuse. Come to think of it, you two are quite brave and resourceful... Heh."

Li Chengqian smiled and gestured for everyone to stand up.

He casually sat down beside the carriage, waved to the two anxious Di brothers, and gestured for them to come closer.

Seeing that the two still dared not raise their heads, and even their necks seemed to be shrunken, he smiled gently.

"Alright, no need to be nervous. You didn't go to the Wuhou's office or the Jinyiwei's office along the way, but instead chose this place to have someone do it on your own... Do you want to make military merits?"

The Di brothers nodded obediently.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly: "You want military merits so that you can get promoted and make money?"

Upon hearing this, the two people who had been holding their necks locked immediately raised their heads.

“Your Highness, if it were about getting promoted and making money, my brother and I would have become playboys on the street long ago. Your Highness is unaware of this…” Di Rengui took a deep breath.

Despite his father's teachings that he should be self-reliant and not be arrogant because of his official background.

Now, faced with this problem of Crown Prince Li Chengqian, he couldn't care less about anything else.

"Your Highness, my father is currently serving as the magistrate of Shangluo County in Shangzhou. Recently, His Majesty even sent people there to search for gold mines. In the future, Shangluo County will surely become a famous wealthy county in our Great Tang Dynasty. If it's about getting promoted and making money, has my Di family ever lacked these things?!"

"We are here to expand our territory! To achieve unparalleled feats!"

"To leave our mark in history!"

Both brothers, Di Rengui and Di Rengui, looked serious and excited.

It was as if Li Chengqian's words, "Get promoted and make a fortune," made them feel that their beliefs had been insulted.

Hear the words.

Li Chengqian instantly recognized the two men's identities.

Di Renjie's cousin, and the two sons of Di Zhiben, the third son of the Di family.

He smiled with satisfaction, glanced at Li Yin who was watching the show from the side, and suddenly asked, "Sixth Brother, what do you think of them?"