Li Jiancheng felt as if a gust of cold wind had blown past his neck, and he shivered violently.
This younger brother of his was openly warning him to behave.
King Reliance of the Great Tang was a man of his word!
Li Jiancheng knew that if Li Xuanlie dared to say such harsh words, he would definitely do it.
In an instant, Li Jiancheng was afraid.
However, in the next moment, a nameless karmic fire ignited in his heart, dispelling that trace of fear.
Pa!
Li Jiancheng slammed the table and stood up. He said sternly,"Li Xuanlie, what do you mean? Are you threatening this king?”
Li Xuanlie slowly sipped his tea and said calmly,"That's right, I'm threatening you.”
He raised his head and glanced at Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng's body trembled as if he was being oppressed by that gaze. He subconsciously took half a step back.
Crazy!
How arrogant!
These four words popped up in Li Jiancheng's mind.
He hadn't expected that Li Xuanlie would be so arrogant that he would treat him, the eldest son of the Li family, as nothing. He had actually made such a direct threat.
"Li Xuanlie!"
Li Jiancheng flew into a rage and snapped,""Don't think that you can act arrogantly just because you conquered Rome. How dare you speak to this king like this? Don't forget that you're only an adopted son of my father!”
His dignity had been provoked and he lost his composure. He might as well shed all pretenses of cordiality.
Li Xuanlie was still calm, and there was not the slightest ripple on his face. He was not the slightest bit excited by him.
He looked at the angry face and said coldly,""Although I'm an adopted son, I remember how Father raised me. I know how to repay kindness.
Although you and the King of Qin are of my father's blood, you are blinded by greed and ignore my father's joys and sorrows. You formed cliques in the court and killed each other.
In your eyes, do you still have your father, your father? Do you still have any kinship? Do you still have a trace of humanity?”
Li Xuanlie slowly stood up and scolded him and Li Shiming for their actions.
Li Jiancheng was speechless.
For a moment, a hint of guilt flashed across his face.
"Prince Jin, put away your ambition to fight for the crown prince. Go back and learn how to write the word 'filial piety.”
"Someone, send the guests out!"
Li Xuanlie waved his sleeves and turned around, not willing to say another word.
Li Jiancheng glared at Li Xuanlie's back and gritted his teeth. He flung his sleeves and left angrily.
After leaving King Reliance's estate, Li Jiancheng got into the carriage in anger.
"Your Highness, this King Reliance is too arrogant. He doesn't even put you in his eyes. Even if Your Highness ascends to the throne in the future, I'm afraid you won't be able to suppress him.”
Xiong Kuohai reminded him with a solemn tone.
"Now that Imperial Father is still around, he is already so arrogant and disrespectful to this king. In the future, when Imperial Father is gone, he will no longer have any scruples. It would be strange if he doesn't plot to seize the throne!”
"Pass on my Wang Ling, quickly gather all the strategists of Jin Wang Fu for a meeting. If this king wants to seize the crown prince, he must first bring him down!”
Li Jiancheng ordered coldly, his eyes burning with killing intent.
The carriage set off and headed straight for the Prince Jin's Mansion.
Within King Reliance's estate.
Liu Bowen, who was listening in, had already turned around and sighed."Now that Your Highness has offended the Jin and Qin Princes, who knows how many arrows will be aimed at King Reliance's Residence?”
"Why? Are you afraid?" Li Xuanlie glanced at him.
Liu Bowen smiled." Back then, outside Constantinople, I accompanied Your Highness to lead 50,000 Black Flag soldiers to fight against 500,000 Roman allied forces. I was never afraid. How could I be afraid of such a small threat?"”
He changed the topic and sighed again." I'm just worried that Your Highness will be hindered in doing things because you care about the emperor. You will waste your time in Luoyang with the two kings. Rome has not been pacified for long. If it were to rise again, the great cause of the western expedition would be in vain.”
Liu Bowen was worthy of being his trusted advisor. He knew Li Xuanlie's true thoughts the best.
Li Xuanlie remained silent.
After drinking a cup of tea, he said proudly,"Don't worry. I will put an end to the internal strife in the Tang Empire as soon as possible. If the King of Qin and the King of Jin don't know what's good for them, I have my own methods to deal with them.”
" Then I can rest assured. To be honest, I miss the sea breeze of the Mediterranean Sea."
Liu Bowen heaved a sigh of relief and smiled.
…
Ten days later was the auspicious day that the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor had predicted.
A luxurious carriage set off from the Zhangsun Manor, passing through the streets of Luoyang and heading towards the King's Residence.
Zhangsun Wugou, who was in the carriage, had already put on his wedding clothes and veil. He was about to enter the wang fu as a concubine.
The number one beauty of the Eastern Capital was married off to King Reliance as a concubine. The entire Luoyang City was once again in an uproar.
The citizens of the city crowded onto the streets, fighting to see Zhangsun Wugou being sent to King Reliance's estate.
"The rumors were true. The King of Qin really couldn't win against King Reliance.”
"The Son of Heaven favors King Reliance so much and suppresses his own son. Could it be that he really wants to pass the throne to King Reliance?”
"Who knows? In any case, the fact that Miss Zhangsun was able to marry King Reliance is a match made in heaven between a beauty and a hero.”
"But I heard that the person King Reliance really wants to marry is our Princess Ping Yang. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made Miss Zhangsun his concubine. The position of Princess Consort is reserved for Princess Ping Yang.”
"If that's the case, then Miss Zhangsun is willing to lower herself to be a concubine?”
Hearing the discussions outside the carriage, Zhangsun Wugou, who was in the carriage, had a myriad of thoughts in his mind. He couldn't help but look down at the paper airplane in his hand.
"Big brother Xuan Lie, do you really not remember me?"
The girl sighed softly.
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