"Hahaha, Mr. Chen is here today. But let me, the Duke of Tang Dynasty, flourish, so why should I be so reserved?"
A tall and majestic man with tiger eyes and thick eyebrows walked out of the mansion with a smile. It was none other than [Tang Guogong] Li Yuan.
"Sir Li Yuan, I hope you'll forgive me for coming here uninvited." Chen Xiu smiled lightly and clasped his hands in his fists.
Li Yuan waved his hand and said meaningfully: "Master Chen, what are you talking about? Now you are not only the governor of Jiangnan, with a fourth-level official position. You are also the only newly promoted prince since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. , waiting for the title of Marquis."
"Boss and sons of Dukes and Marquises are both princes, and they also have dignity and inferiority. What's more, Mr. Li is older than me, and the elders and younger ones are in order. In front of you, Xiu still calls himself a junior." Chen Xiu's words were quite calm.
Li Yuan laughed, pretending to be open-minded and said: "Since Mr. Chen said this, I won't be polite."
"please!"
There was a fleeting look of depth in his eyes, and he was thinking in his heart:
Sure enough, Chen Xiu already knew!
But, who told him that he was about to become a prince?
Yu Wenhuaji, Wu Tianzhao, or Empress Xiao?
In other words, he was originally a dead soldier of the Sui Dynasty who was loyal to the court and the world?
"Above the Sui Dynasty today, Yu Wenhua and the privately controlled Sui Imperial Army have evil plans. Wu Tianzhao seems to be somewhat involved with the legendary Jianghu Four. That day in Lingnan, if he hadn't intervened, I might have been able to catch him. That Tianmengxing, Empress Xiao's natural charming body, seems to have practiced the art of charm, and may be a remnant of the demonic way. And I am the secret child of the Taoist sect."
There were flickering lights and shadows deep in Li Yuan's eyes.
Chen Xiu, whose identity is he?
Did you enter the court for some purpose or to get close to His Majesty?
In today's court, the only one who truly loves the court is the old prince, right?
Li Yuan had various thoughts lingering in his heart, and Chen Xiu's somewhat puzzled words rang in his ears:
"Master Li, why is the banquet so grand today?"
Li Yuan sighed softly and said slowly: "My little boy, Li Feng, has a difficult life. A supreme master of the Taoist sect once divined his fortune and said that there would be disasters before he was twenty-four years old, so he was named 'Feng' to avoid it. The calamity. Now that I am twenty-four years old and the calamity has disappeared, it is time to change my name."
"After all, in the name of this divine bird and phoenix, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it without a little bit of luck!"
Chen Xiu gave a playful smile and said slowly: "Then what should I call Brother Li now?"
"Li Shimin! I don't ask him to be more successful in this life. I only hope that he will be a subject of the Sui Dynasty in this life! Although I, Li Yuan, do not have much literary virtues or martial arts, I have been favored by His Majesty and was awarded the title of Duke of Tang. I am the Duke of the Sui Dynasty. ! With my current status, I can protect the people of the world from any harm in their lives!"
There seemed to be endless emotion in Li Yuan's words.
Hehehe——
Chen Xiu sneered in his heart.
As expected of a veteran with long experience in officialdom, he had already thought out some rhetoric, and it actually corresponded somewhat to the truth.
If I don't know the truth, I'm afraid it will be concealed.
Is this probably to deal with His Majesty today?
After all, the idea of "helping the world and bringing peace to the people" alone, with Yang Guang's temperament, is enough to convict him of the Li family!
Not to mention, the motto "Don't use the hidden dragon, hide the front and guard the humble"!
Stepping into the lobby, it was already bustling with activity.
Chen Xiu smiled and said: "Brother Li, from today on, I should call you Li Shimin. I still like your name very much. After all-"
There was a slight pause in his words, and there was more meaning in the depths of his eyes, and he said slowly: "In troubled times, someone must set foot in the world to help the world and bring peace to the people!"
Even though the old god was here, Li Yuan's expression suddenly changed at this moment.
"Brother Chen, you..." Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly.
He always felt that Chen Xiu seemed to have something in his words at this moment! !
"Brother Li, can we talk in detail in a quiet place?"
Chen Xiu spoke with a slight smile, his eyes fell on the gloomy face of Li Yuan, and said softly: "Master Li, if I really have malicious intentions, the one who is here now is General Yuwen!"
"What's more, my one-horned black smoke beast is currently outside the Tang Guogong's mansion."
"Master Chen, are you a little too careful?" Li Yuan laughed angrily and slowly spread his hands: "Please!!"
Between quiet rooms.
boom!
The extremely heavy ancient bronze tripod fell on the ground.
"Brother Li, you are the emperor's destiny, a true dragon in troubled times, and have the destiny of an emperor! Therefore, I hope to make a deal with you!" Chen Xiu tapped the ancient bronze tripod, and a simple and thick voice sounded.
"Master Chen, there are some things you cannot say! Today is still the world of the Sui Dynasty, and the emperor is still sitting on the dragon throne! What you said is treasonous!!" Li Yuan's eyes were slightly cold, and there was a cold and murderous intention in his words. ! !
Chen Xiu chuckled lightly, and his words were quite playful: "Master Li, take a look at what is in this bronze tripod!"
Li Yuan frowned slightly and carefully opened the bronze tripod.
What caught his eyes was an ancient imperial seal that shone with golden light, as if it were made of gold, with five dragons intertwining on it.
Above the imperial seal, there are mountains, rivers, and various forms of human beings engraved on all sides.
Although it is very small and exquisite, it gives people a feeling of heaviness like a mountain.
"Tianlong Jade Seal! The most precious treasure of the previous dynasty!!"
Li Yuan couldn't help but exclaimed.
The supreme imperial secret treasure refined by the previous royal family is enough to suppress the luck of dragons and tigers!
"In the past, King Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty met Jiang Shang, and received a golden axe. With the luck of the dragon and tiger, he founded the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Great Emperor of the Han Dynasty met Zhang Zifang, and presented him with the famous sword [Red Sky]. From then on, the luck of the dragon and tiger was added to him, and he killed the white snake and started an uprising. , overthrew the Qin Dynasty. Now, the Tianlong Jade Seal in my hand will never be inferior to the [Red Sky] of the past!" Chen Xiu said leisurely.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said slowly: "Brother Chen, I really need this thing. I can feel the invisible call. How can you part with this treasure? If it is worth a lot, then Shimin I’m willing to exchange it for a divine weapon!”
Chen Xiu raised his hand slightly with a mysterious smile: "I came here to give it to you!"
What?
Even Li Yuan was a little stunned.
This was something he didn't expect at all.
"Brother Chen, what are your conditions?" Li Shimin was quite sober.
He knew very well that even if he was a biological brother, he would not let go of such a treasure so easily!
What's more, he and Chen Xiu were just ordinary acquaintances!
"My conditions are very simple."
There was something profound in Chen Xiu's eyes: "When you come to rule the world, I hope that this Heavenly Dragon Jade Seal can be returned to me intact!! How about that?"
Li Shimin was slightly startled.
He didn't expect it to be so simple!
"Okay, I promise you!"
Chen Xiu shook his head slightly, pointed to the sky, and looked deeply: "You need to swear to God!"
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