Great Tang: Collecting Protection Money with Sizǐ, Driving Li Er Mad

In the fourth year of the Zhenguan era, Li Shimin stared at his six-year-old son, Li Xiao, who wore a thick gold chain and had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and fell into deep thought.

“Father, are the Turks here to borrow grain again?” Li Xiao blew a smoke ring.

“Brat, that’s an invasion!” Li Er ground his teeth.

“Got it. I’ll go collect some protection money.”

The next day, a victory report arrived: Six-year-old Prince Li Xiao had captured the Turkic Khagan alive and emptied the Turkic royal camp!

The entire court was terrified!

Li Xiao wasn’t just the strongest fighter around, he was also fiercely protective of his own. Anyone who dared provoke him or little Sizi would get a sack thrown over their head at best, or be hung from the city wall to catch the wind at worst.

Zhangsun Wuji: “Your Highness, this old minister really has no money left to pay protection fees!”

Cheng Yaojin: “Big bro, let me have a puff of that cigarette!”

Li Shimin cried out in despair: “My whole empire’s gone off the rails! But he can subdue all the neighboring kingdoms single-handedly. What can I do? I can only spoil him!”