Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

It's definitely taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Li Shimin cursed with a dark face, "How shameless! Without your weapon, can I not conquer the world?"

"We were just joking. We will be relatives in the future. How could I try to deceive you like that?" Zhu Yuanzhang cleared his throat and spoke quickly, knowing that he was asking for too much.

Li Shimin's expression did not ease at all.

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng was confused. "You want to become in-laws? Which princess, which prince? Is it okay to be in different dynasties?"

Seeing that the topic had gone off topic, Xiao Ran quickly interrupted, "Don't you want to know the details of King Qi?"

Glancing at Xiao Ran, Li Shimin said unhappily, "Then just tell me briefly."

Xiao Ran suddenly became serious, "Don't look at King Qi's arrogance, he never claimed to be an emperor until his death."

"Li Maozhen's original name was Song Wentong. When Huang Chao's rebel army attacked Chang'an, he made military achievements and was named the commander of the Shen Ce Army. Later, Li Maozhen was appointed as the governor of Wuding for his merits, and was given the surname Li Maozhen and the courtesy name Zhengchen by Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty. Not long after, Li Maozhen was also appointed as the governor of Fengxiang and Longyou."

"In the first year of Dashun, Li Maozhen was granted the title of Prince of Longxi. In the second year of Dashun, Privy Councilor Yang Fugong and his adopted son, Jiedushi Yang Shouliang, rebelled together. Soon Li Maozhen conquered Xingyuan Prefecture and beheaded Yang Fugong and his son. Later, Li Maozhen began to mobilize troops everywhere, successively conquering Fengzhou, Yangzhou and Jingyuan. Li Maozhen began to care about the government and had the intention of rebellion. After being rebuked by some ministers, Li Maozhen immediately wrote a letter to fight back."

"At this time, the court was divided into two parties. Some court officials joined forces with Li Maozhen, which made Li Maozhen even more arrogant and disrespectful. Tang Zhaozong was very angry and issued an edict to transfer Li Maozhen. Fengxiang Jiedushi was replaced by Prime Minister Xu Yanruo. Li Maozhen refused to take office and lied that he was worried that the military situation would change in the future, the army would be difficult to control, and the emperor would have no place to take refuge."

The words "the emperor sought refuge" made Li Shimin feel a little embarrassed.

How could the descendants of the Li family be so cowardly!

"Could the emperor really believe Li Maozhen's lies?" Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately asked at this time.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng tacitly agreed not to say anything.

Xiao Ran shook his head, "Of course not. When Emperor Zhaozong of Tang saw that Li Maozhen did not respect the court, he summoned Prime Minister Du Rangneng to discuss and wanted to curb the expansion of Li Maozhen's power. But Du Rangneng had led troops to attack Li Maozhen and was defeated. He did not want to offend Li Maozhen again, so he persuaded Emperor Zhaozong of Tang. Emperor Zhaozong of Tang did not listen to the advice and sent troops to attack Li Maozhen in the second year of Jingfu, but ended up in defeat. Li Maozhen led his troops to Chang'an to question him. Emperor Zhaozong of Tang was so scared that he quickly killed two privy envoys and asked Li Maozhen to withdraw his troops. Li Maozhen said that it was Prime Minister Du Rangneng who advocated sending troops. Du Rangneng volunteered to die, and Li Maozhen withdrew his troops."

Li Keyong, his father and his son, were silent in the room. They knew what Xiao Ran said.

Li Shimin held the teacup and tried to change his expression, but finally cursed, "Evil creature!"

"After Wang Chongying, the governor of Hezhong, died, his sons Wang Ke and Wang Gong competed for the position of governor. With the support of Li Keyong, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang gave the governorship to Wang Ke. Li Maozhen stood on Wang Gong's side, and he and two other governors, Wang Xingyu and Han Jian, led troops to Chang'an, hoping to change the candidates. When Li Keyong sent troops, he killed two prime ministers, Li Xi and Wei Zhaodu."

"Unable to achieve his goal, Li Maozhen left his adopted son Li Jipeng to guard the capital and returned to Fengxiang. Li Keyong led his troops to Chang'an. Li Maozhen knew he could not defeat Li Keyong, so he killed Li Jipeng to apologize. Li Keyong defeated Wang Xingyu and asked for permission to attack Li Maozhen."

Having said that, Li Keyong looked unhappy. Thinking of the rejection he received that time, he was still angry.

Sensing the emotions of Li Keyong and his two sons, Li Jiancheng asked hesitantly, "Why did Emperor Zhaozong of Tang refuse?"

Xiao Ran's eyes twitched, revealing a bit of speechlessness, "Tang Zhaozong wanted to protect Li Maozhen to make him grateful because he was far away from Jin Wang Li Keyong and close to Li Maozhen. He also thought that Li Maozhen had killed his son to atone for his sins, so he ordered Li Keyong to withdraw his troops as well."

Li Jiancheng was silent. What kind of train of thought was this?

"I could have captured Li Maozhen in one fell swoop, but unfortunately..." Speaking of this, Li Keyong also felt extremely regretful.

Xiao Ran continued, "Just as you said at that time, Emperor Zhaozong returned to the capital to recruit troops and let the royal family lead them. Li Maozhen thought that he was guarding against him, so he led his troops to attack Chang'an again. The newly recruited troops were vulnerable and dispersed before they even saw the army. Emperor Zhaozong fled again and defected to Han Jian in Huazhou."

"When Li Maozhen entered Chang'an, his army burned, killed and looted, committing heinous crimes. However, under Han Jian's mediation, Li Maozhen was instead conferred the title of King of Qi. Emperor Zhaozong of Tang returned to Chang'an and was once again controlled by the eunuchs."

Unable to help but sigh, Xiao Ran was too lazy to complain about Tang Zhaozong's behavior.

Li Shimin couldn't stand it, "This evil creature is so stupid!"

Hearing this, Li Yu tried hard to reduce his presence, fearing that Li Shimin's anger would implicate himself.

"In 901 AD, the first year of Tianfu, Li Maozhen was promoted from the Defense Commissioner of Longzhou to the Jiedushi of Baosheng Army, which governed only Longzhou. The following year, Zhu Wen ordered the Bian general Kong Xing to capture Longzhou, which was then recaptured by Li Maozhen, who was then appointed Jiedushi by Li Jiji."

"In the fourth year of Tianfu, Prime Minister Cui Yin wanted to use Zhu Wen's power to kill the eunuchs. The great eunuch Han Quanhui joined forces with Li Maozhen and invited troops to garrison the capital. The eunuchs relied on the army of King Youqi and became even more arrogant."

"This situation lasted for a long time until the Later Liang Dynasty was established. Li Maozhen joined forces with Wang Jian and Li Keyong to write a manifesto to attack Zhu Wen, but it was just a bluff and no one sent troops to attack Zhu Wen. While the various military governors successively proclaimed themselves emperors, Li Maozhen was still only called the King of Qi, but he acted like an emperor."

"In May 915 AD, Li Maozhen sent troops to recapture Ningzhou and besiege Bingzhou, but the Qi army failed to capture it after half a year of siege. The following year, Shu ruler Wang Jian attacked Qi, and Li Jiji led his people to abandon the city and surrender to Shu. Li Maozhen annexed Longzhou to Fengxiang Town. In the second year of the establishment of the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Conghe succeeded as the governor of Fengxiang, and Li Maozhen's second son Li Congchang served as the governor of Jingzhou. During the reign of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, the control of the Fengxiang Li family over Jingyuan was still recognized. Until the fourth year of Tiancheng of the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Maozhen and his son had ruled Jingyuan for more than years."

"Before that, due to weakening strength, Li Maozhen was repeatedly defeated, and by the end of the Later Liang Dynasty, he only had seven states left. After the Later Tang Dynasty destroyed the Later Liang Dynasty, Li Maozhen wrote a letter to Li Cunxu in the name of his uncle to congratulate him on his capture of Kaifeng. Soon after, he submitted a letter of homage and asked Li Conghe to go to the court of Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu changed his title to King of Qin, but not long after being named King of Qin, Li Maozhen died of illness at the age of 69."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment.

"It seems that there is no use for King Qi to keep it."