kingnovel Chapter 864: Give Face to Each Other
Chapter 864: Give Face to Each Other
Because of the Goguryeo envoy's instigation, the furious King of Chu did not even plan to wait for Zhang Zhenxuan to arrive in Chang'an from Yushan Villa. He could not wait to come to the Honglu Temple, ready to start a massacre.
"Where are the people?!" As soon as King Chu, who was full of murderous intent, stepped into the gate of Honglu Temple, he began to look around for a suitable weapon. When he glanced around, he found that the most suitable one was the horizontal sword hanging on the waist of the guards of Honglu Temple who were following behind him and did not dare to step forward to stop him.
then……
His Royal Highness the King of Chu quickly walked up to the unlucky guy and then stretched out his hand...
With a "clang" sound, King Chu already had a long sword in his hand.
"Don't stop me." His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked around and found that some people not only did not lower their heads, but also seemed eager to try, so he said, "Of course, don't follow me."
"Your Highness... is over there..." One of the smart ones already knew why the King of Chu came to the Honglu Temple this time: "The fatter one... is the chief envoy. He was the one who spread the rumor."
"You have a bright future, kid!" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded in satisfaction. He then turned around and patted the unlucky guy whose weapon he had taken away from him: "Go to the armory and get a new sword. With me here, no one will bother you."
“Yes…Yes…” Seeing that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was so “considerate”, the guard could only respond with a wry smile.
"Disperse, there is none of your business now." Following the order from His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the guards who were originally ordered by Tang Jian to delay the King of Chu looked at each other and finally retreated silently.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu, on the other hand, was holding a long sword, ready to chop down the Goguryeo envoy who was seeking death.
but……
There are always surprises.
Just as His Royal Highness the King of Chu came to the courtyard where the Goguryeo envoys lived, Tang Jian took the lead and stopped him: "I say, Your Royal Highness the King of Chu... please give me a favor..."
“Lord Tang, you know that I am now on the decline - but no matter how declining I am, it is not the turn of an envoy from a small country to come and provoke me, right? Is that bastard in there now? Forget it, Lord Tang, get out of the way!” The King of Chu did not want to wait at all now - damn it, he might as well have stayed in the northwest and become a barbarian king. What a miserable life he is leading now!
"Your Highness!" Tang Jian was in a difficult situation: "Listen to me, if you kill someone impulsively at this time, that would be troublesome!"
"Lord Tang, do you really want to stop me today?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Tang Jian in surprise and said, "Lord Tang... we are close friends!"
"I..." Tang Jian was also shocked by the cultural level of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu: "Your Highness... not to the extent..."
"What do you mean?!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu stiffened his neck when he heard this: "Have you forgotten who saved you in the chaos of the Shaboluo tribe?!"
"I heard a bastard threaten to kill me..." When Lord Tang heard the King of Chu mention this, he was no longer embarrassed: "And... Your Highness, you locked me up in the stable!"
"So what?!" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was dissatisfied and said, "Scholars really have no conscience - if it weren't for me..."
"Okay, okay..." Tang Jian was convinced by King Chu. He knew that the other party was willing to argue with him for such a long time just to wait for His Majesty to blame him later. Then he could show His Majesty that he had tried his best to stop His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
To be honest, if Tang Jian hadn't been so meticulous, he might not have been able to see the good intentions of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu.
With this thought in mind, Tang Jian looked at the King of Chu again with a touch of gentleness in his eyes: "Your Highness, the Goguryeo envoy is not polite, but we are - for things like this, you don't need to step in, there are naturally people who can deal with him."
"You mean that tyrant?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said with disdain, "I think he is now wishing more bastards would come out and complain about me! Alas! Lord Tang, do you know that I don't have the slightest patience left!"
"Your Highness..." Tang Jian saw that the words of His Highness the King of Chu did not seem false, so he hurriedly dissuaded him: "You must not fall into...'s trap! No matter when, no matter where, no matter what, you must not let your emotions affect your judgment of the current situation!"
“Lord Tang…” His Highness the King of Chu had never expected that Tang Jian, who had always loved and hated him, would actually say such a heartfelt word to him, which made him feel warm in his heart: “Your teachings… I will never forget them, but… I will still chop that thing off – if I don’t do it, my mind will not be clear, and it may affect the progress of the attack on Western Turks!”
"Your Highness the Prince of Chu... we're almost done..." Upon hearing what His Highness the Prince of Chu said, Tang Jian immediately looked at him with an expression that said "I already understand" and said, "Goguryeo can't bear such a big blame. Besides, after defeating the Western Turks, the Tang Dynasty must rest and recuperate for a few years. Only in this way can we better usher in a prosperous era..."
"Alas..." After listening to Tang Jian's words, His Royal Highness the King of Chu silently lowered his head and glanced at the long sword in his hand: "Lord Tang, I can actually do better... but that tyrant... he has already started to get scared..."
"Your Highness..." Tang Jian saw that Li Kuan had already opened his heart to him and treated him as his own... He couldn't help but tremble in his heart: "Please don't say these words to others..."
"Yes." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded upon hearing this. Then, he took another deep look at Tang Jian, and then threw away the long sword in his hand in front of him: "Lord Tang, I will give you a favor today..."
"Your Highness, have you changed your mind?" Seeing this, Tang Jian's tone revealed disbelief.
"If I hadn't considered that I had to spend the New Year's Day in the palace this year, I wouldn't have let it go!" The King of Chu, who had already planned to inform Zhang Zhenxuan that he would let the Goguryeo envoy "die by lightning" on the way back, was naturally easy to talk to at this moment: "Mr. Tang, that's you. If it were someone else, I would have to -"
"——Okay, Your Highness..." When Tang Jian heard His Highness the Prince of Chu say this, he suddenly raised his hand to stop him from talking. Then, he pulled His Highness the Prince of Chu's arm and turned to walk into the courtyard: "Just follow me..."