Li Zhu knew that his adoptive father, the emperor, was definitely keeping an eye on what he was doing. Since the other party hadn't sent anyone to discipline him, he understood what his adoptive father was thinking. He simply wanted to use him to punish the two princes and teach them a lesson...
This made him sneer. He would not only teach them a lesson, but also leave them with psychological scars, letting them know the true nature of society...
The group soon returned to the East Palace, where people had already cleaned it up. However, the Crown Prince's sleeping quarters had been burned down and would have to be rebuilt.
This takes time, and Li Zhu isn't in a hurry. Anyway, the Eastern Palace is very large, and there are many places to live. He can just find a side room to make do...
The second and third princes started whimpering as soon as they were put down, but Li Zhu completely ignored them. They were just begging for mercy or asking what he wanted. Li Zhu had no intention of letting these two beasts off easily…
"Your Highness, are you sure you don't want me to choose them?"
Wang Yanzhang looked at the two princes as if they were two targets, his grip on the gun never loosening...
This nearly scared the two of them to death. How could the people around the Crown Prince be so ruthless? Their gazes towards Wang Yanzhang were also filled with ferocity. They thought to themselves that once they returned alive, they would definitely cause trouble for the Wang family. Unless they expelled Wang Yanzhang from the family, no one would have a good time...
"Brother, you're from a prominent family, you shouldn't offend two princes. Why don't I just shoot their heads off? I'm all alone anyway, I'm not afraid of revenge. If I can take two princes down with me, it'll be worth it..."
As Zhao Feng became more and more excited, the two princes trembled slightly, thinking to themselves, "What kind of people are these? Each one is more ruthless than the last..."
"Hey... that's not right of you. We're all civilized people, how can we solve problems with fighting and killing?"
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, the four of them rolled their eyes in unison, thinking to themselves, "You're the most brutal one. We were just talking, but you actually did it. Didn't you see how the two princes were beaten so badly that even their own mothers wouldn't recognize them?"
"We must win people over with virtue..."
"His Highness the Crown Prince is a man of great virtue and righteousness, truly a role model for us all..."
Wang Yanzhang couldn't help but give Li Zhu a thumbs up, unsure whether he was praising him for being right or mocking his shamelessness...
Seeing Wang Yanzhang's blatant flattery, Zhao Feng inwardly gave him another thumbs up. This guy's got guts! He can be both flexible and assertive—a disgrace to generals!
However, this tactic seemed to work quite well. It reminded me of what Wang Yanzhang had said before: Li Zhu loved being praised for his kindness. So, as soon as Wang Yanzhang finished speaking, Zhao Feng immediately said...
"His Highness the Crown Prince is truly a kind and virtuous person; we admire him greatly..."
The second and third princes were utterly disgusted. They thought to themselves, "Your shamelessness is truly admirable," but neither of them dared to refute them. Even if they did, they couldn't bring themselves to say it in their current state. They could only silently despise the three of them in their hearts.
"Yes, you're right, I am indeed an upright and pure person..."
Li Zhu said in strong agreement…
As they spoke, the group entered a room. The moment they pushed open the door, Zhao Feng and Wang Yanzhang each raised their weapons and shouted loudly.
"Your Highness, retreat quickly! There are snakes..."
Li Zhu glanced at the two princes who had been thrown to the ground by the two men, and was speechless. These were members of the royal family, after all; they should have shown some respect. Throwing them on the ground like this, they looked like trash...
But then Li Zhu thought about it again and felt relieved. These two were even worse than trash, so he might as well throw them away; they weren't important...
Then he lifted his foot and kicked each of the two men once, as if kicking away trash, to clear a path for himself...
He didn't even touch the two of them, as if he were afraid of getting his hands dirty...
He walked between Wang Yanzhang and Zhao Feng, put his hands on their shoulders, and asked in an annoyed tone.
What are you doing?
"Your Highness, there are so many poisonous snakes! It's far too dangerous! You must step back immediately, I'll send someone to catch them..."
Wang Yanzhang shielded Li Zhu behind him and said with a determined look!
Li Zhu was quite satisfied with the two men's performance. Their first reaction in the crisis was to protect him, which moved him somewhat...
"Don't be nervous, this is Germany..."
Li Zhu smiled and said, his words catching the two men off guard for a long time. Finally, Wang Yanzhang was the first to react, looking at Li Zhu with a puzzled expression and asking...
Where is the virtue you speak of?
The two looked at Li Zhu in confusion, not reacting for a moment!
"Isn't that virtue!"
Li Zhu pointed inside the room, and the next moment the two of them saw that the snakes in the room had automatically formed the character "德" (virtue)!
The two were shocked when they saw this. Could this really be done?
"Your Highness, is the virtue you speak of these snakes?"
Wang Yanzhang asked with a blank look on his face!
"This child is teachable..."
Li Zhu praised him, which made the two of them speechless. They thought to themselves, "You call this winning people over with virtue? This is clearly winning people over with snakes, okay?"
We should at least give the two of us a quick death, but you're making two princes suffer terribly...
You've completely blown their brutality index out of the water, and you still dare to call them brutal? This is clearly a hundred times more brutal than them…
Thinking that this shameless crown prince had just pretended to reprimand them, making them genuinely believe that Li Zhu wanted to win people over with virtue, they felt quite embarrassed for misunderstanding Li Zhu. Who knew that not only did they not misunderstand Li Zhu, but they also overestimated him…
"You..."
Wang Yanzhang was at a loss for how to flatter someone. One can be dishonest, but one cannot go against one's conscience, can one?
"His Highness the Crown Prince has always won people over with virtue, and we admire him greatly..."
Wang Yanzhang smacked his lips and said with a look of admiration!
"His Highness the Crown Prince truly lives up to his reputation as a chosen one, even snakes obey his wishes. This is a blessing for our new Tang Dynasty..."
Zhao Feng quickly chimed in...
Li Zhu was very satisfied with their reactions. However, he could never reveal that he could communicate with snakes; it was one of his trump cards. Even showing just this much was enough to astound people. Being too blatant would only bring him trouble.
While they were flattering him, the Second Prince and Third Prince were nearly scared to death. They thought that winning people over with virtue meant reforming and educating them, but who would have thought that the 'virtue' in this case was a bunch of snakes forming the Chinese character for 'virtue'...
Thump!
The two of them knelt down again; this was the third time they'd knelt today. They had no choice but to kneel—it was just too terrifying…
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