Jing River Dragon King's Plea, Keeping Wei Zheng Behind, a Dragon Head Falling from the Sky!

In his dream.

A dragon, golden from head to tail, flew down from the sky and landed before Li Shimin.

The dragon transformed into a middle-aged man dressed in golden robes, with two dragon horns growing from his head. He looked imposing and noble.

"Your Majesty." The dragon knelt before Li Shimin and said respectfully, "This little dragon is the Jing River Dragon King. I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Li Shimin frowned.

"Jing River Dragon King?" he asked in confusion. "Why have you come to see me?"

"Your Majesty, this little dragon begs you to save my life!" The Jing River Dragon King's voice carried a sobbing tone, and his expression was urgent and anxious.

"Save your life?" Li Shimin was deeply puzzled. "You are a Dragon King. Who could possibly kill you?"

"Your Majesty, you do not know." The Jing River Dragon King said indignantly, "There is a Taoist in Chang'an City named Yuan Shoucheng. He is skilled in divination, and every day he tells fishermen where to fish in the Jing River. Those fishermen follow his advice and catch many fish every time."

"One or two fishermen coming to fish would not matter, but now a huge crowd has gone to fish in the Jing River!!"

Countless descendants of this little dragon's aquatic clan have been killed because of him.

"This little dragon could not bear it and went to wager against him, betting that his calculations would be wrong. In the end... this little dragon lost."

"The Heavenly Court has issued an edict to execute this little dragon!" The Jing River Dragon King wept. "The official supervising the execution is Your Majesty's Human Affairs Officer, Wei Zheng."

Li Shimin's brow furrowed even more as he listened.

"You are saying Wei Zheng is going to execute