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

"Sixth Brother, what kind of mess have you made of this...?"

On the way from the port towards Busan, Li Chengqian shook his head and rubbed his forehead in the carriage.

Outside the carriage, on both sides of the street, every ten meters or so, there was a soldier dressed in Tang Xie Army uniform, holding a flag, with a fanatical and righteous look on his face.

The moment the carriage passed by, he was with the soldier opposite him.

Stand tall with your head held high and salute with your hands raised.

"Onion! Orange!"

The sounds rising and falling left Li Chengqian both amused and exasperated, giving him a feeling of being the newly appointed King of Silla.

Li Yin chuckled and moved closer to Li Chengqian, looking like he wanted to take credit.

"How about it? Isn't it amazing? Your Majesty, don't underestimate these people just because they are from Silla. I will implement your new policies in Taiyuan Prefecture in one fell swoop."

"Nowadays, these people of Silla, especially these soldiers of the Tang army, are incredibly loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and to you and me..."

Li Yin slightly lifted the carriage curtain and pointed outside. Every so often, he could see a young man in a different uniform, clearly a military officer.

"Look, thanks to all these years of hard work, those officers were originally all the same group of officers who came with me from the Tang Dynasty, but now quite a few capable Silla officers have been selected. And let me tell you, ever since I allowed Silla soldiers to be promoted to officers, these guys have been training like crazy."

Seeing his rambling manner, Li Chengqian seemed to have guessed something, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

She didn't say anything, just quietly watched him perform.

Along the way, Li Yin learned that the power of the Silla court was now completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty, and how many grain-producing areas in Silla had been reclaimed, and how much grain they could provide to the Tang Dynasty each year.

When the carriage stopped at the Liang Prince's Mansion in Busan Port, the young man began to mutter complaints under his breath about his men needing military merits...

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes.

"Alright, stop peeking. You're probably thinking of taking over Baekje too, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yin's expression immediately became obsequious. He jumped off the carriage and pretended to personally help Li Chengqian up.

The maids and eunuchs of the Liang Prince's Mansion had already made preparations well in advance.

Li Yin greeted Li Chengqian as they walked into the mansion, hurriedly explaining as he went.

“Brother, it’s not that I wanted to. You don’t know that ever since those useless Goguryeo people were defeated, there has been no war between Silla and Goguryeo. Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance, those bastards, act like they’re fucking crazy every day.”

"They bother me every few days, saying things like 'the quality of the troops is more important than their quantity,' or 'only through a hundred battles can elite troops be produced.'"

Li Yin wore a bitter expression. After personally helping his elder brother, the emperor, to sit down, he poured him some tea.

"Your Majesty, I'm not exaggerating. Just half a month ago, those bastards actually planned to set up their main camp in the area bordering Baekje. As soon as the news spread, the King of Baekje was so frightened that he sent envoys to negotiate peace with us, saying that Baekje had paid gold to the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly.

That is indeed true.

He looked at Li Yin, wanting to know what this kid was really up to after all this preparation.

This kid has never been a good person since he was a child.

Li Chengqian glanced at Princess Kim Seung-man of Silla who was carrying pastries in. Now she was considered his sister-in-law, yet this boy was still ordering her around just like back then.

But this guy just never said whether he'd marry her or not...

"Speak, what do you want?"

Li Yin chuckled again, waved for Jin Shengman to leave, and then lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty, surely the Duke of Du wouldn't dare disobey you?"

Upon hearing this young man mention Ashina Quli, Li Chengqian glanced at the cunning young man's eyes and immediately understood what he wanted to do.

"The King of Baekje is probably not as clever as Duke Duguk."

“Then let’s find someone else! The King of Baekje has three sons, and the youngest one happens to be connected to me. Although he is born out of wedlock and his maternal family has no power in Baekje, that’s precisely why Baekje is dispensable to him.” Lee Eun revealed a villainous smile.

Li Chengqian's temple throbbed with embarrassment, and as if possessed, he slapped the other man on the head with a resounding crack.

Li Yin covered his head in bewilderment.

"No, brother, why did you hit me?"

Li Chengqian gave a soft snort.

"You're standing too close, Your Majesty is scared!"

He rolled his eyes and pointed at the kid with a look of utter displeasure.

"When the third prince returns from Arabia, it seems he'll have to teach you a lesson. You're supposed to be a prince of our Great Tang Dynasty, how come your mind is always filled with such filthy thoughts?"

Li Chengqian lectured him with a look of disappointment and remorse. If Li Yin hadn't known how ruthless his elder brother had been to his enemies, he would have truly believed it.

Only when the eunuch brought news that dinner was ready did Li Yin hurriedly take the opportunity to escape his elder brother's nagging.

Li Chengqian, citing exhaustion, did not have Li Yin host a grand banquet.

Instead, it was just the two brothers drinking together.

Yi Eun stopped mentioning the attack on Baekje and began to boast about his achievements in Silla.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, empty wine bottles were scattered everywhere.

Li Yin finally lost the drinking contest with his elder brother, the emperor, which can be considered a glorious defeat.

In a daze, he was slumped over the table, muttering to himself.

“My brother… swallowed up Baekje, and then… swallowed up Silla as well.”

"Let this place become a part of the Tang Dynasty..."

Silent all night.

The next morning, neither of the brothers showed any signs of a hangover. They started their morning training early in the training ground of the Liang Prince's Mansion.

Li Yin wields two swords, resembling Liu Bei, the Emperor Zhaolie of Han.

He tried time and again to get close and gain the upper hand, but faced with Li Chengqian's spear technique that was as fast as a blur, he could only retreat after repeatedly blocking.

"Stop! Stop! Brother, I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore..."

Li Yin watched as his elder brother, the emperor, didn't break a sweat, even though he had already unleashed a torrent of energy. Yet, with each thrust of his spear, his expression gradually shifted, as if he were about to enter a state of unparalleled power.

His face turned green on the spot, and he shouted repeatedly.

Li Chengqian put away his gun, watched the kid take several steps back, and stood there panting, making a "tsk tsk" sound.

"That's it? You still need to practice!"

Li Yin gritted his teeth: "...Brother, you've still been this perverted all these years!"

After washing up and having breakfast,

Although this is Silla, Lee Eun never intended to compromise his own well-being in his daily life.

The food available in Chang'an is exactly the same here.

Then look at this kid after breakfast; he's like a mountain king inspecting his territory, hardly needing to handle any paperwork himself.

At this moment, even Li Chengqian couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, the life you're living is so good, even I'm envious..."

Although he is much more relaxed now than in the first few years of the new policy, with the help of Li Zhi and Li Tai to temporarily bear the pressure of government affairs, he is also able to go out for a walk.

However, upon returning, he will undoubtedly be faced with a large amount of paperwork that requires his personal attention.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the happy, oblivious sixth brother, and suddenly a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Sixth brother, it's not impossible for you to take over Baekje..."