Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2420 The Xuanwu Gate Incident Ends, the Second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

The Great Han Calendar, the seventh year of the Yuan Shi era, the third month.

In this month, on the grasslands, the Golden Horde and the Tuoba tribe successively announced their ascension to the throne and began a series of procedures.

Also in this month, the Han Dynasty made the decision to launch an attack on the Eastern Yi two months later.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Xuanwu Gate Incident occurred, which directly influenced the succession to the throne.

On March 8th of that year, Crown Prince Li Chengyin bribed Chang He, the guard of Xuanwu Gate of the Tang Palace, and led his Crown Prince Guard to ambush inside Xuanwu Gate. Then, they killed Li Chengji, the second prince of the Tang Dynasty, who posed the greatest threat to his position as crown prince.

Following this, he quickly led the Crown Prince's guards into the palace, intending to force Emperor Li Hao to abdicate.

Fortunately, at this time, Li Shimin, the still seriously injured General Tiance of the Tang Dynasty, led his 800 soldiers and persuaded Lu Xianlin, an advisor to the Crown Prince, with reason and emotion, so that Lu could see the error of his ways.

Then, with Lu Xianlin's help, they successfully entered the palace and defeated the Crown Prince's guards, whose forces outnumbered their own, as well as the palace guards who had been coerced, thus successfully restoring order to the country.

But what caused immense grief throughout the Tang Dynasty was that Emperor Li Hao was murdered by his desperate crown prince during this process.

Thus, although Li Shimin was able to successfully restore order after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Tang Dynasty, which had finally begun to grow strong amidst the chaos, and the giant ship that was about to set sail, lost its monarch and its helmsman at this moment.

After discussions among several important court officials and members of the imperial family who held power in the Tang Dynasty, they could only choose a capable person from among the imperial family to assume the throne.

After all, the emperor's three sons, the eldest and second eldest need no further explanation, as they were themselves the victims of this tragedy, and the youngest was still an infant at this time.

In times of peace, supporting a young ruler would not be a big deal, but now we are in a time of chaos. Without a suitable monarch to lead them, the Tang Dynasty will not go very far.

Moreover, even if those present didn't mind supporting the young master, this one was still too young.

To put it bluntly, even for royalty, such young children had a high chance of dying in ancient times, and no one was willing to take that risk.

No one in the Tang Dynasty had such a serious illness, and no one thought of changing emperors every now and then.

Since the emperor's sons could not be relied upon, the only option was to select from the imperial clan.

Even if court officials and members of the imperial clan wanted to choose a suitable candidate from among the imperial clan, they could not simply choose randomly from all the members of the imperial clan.

The first consideration would only be the emperor's own brothers, those closest to him in blood. Only if no suitable candidates were found within this group would other minor branches of the imperial family be considered.

According to etiquette, father and son come first, then brothers, and only after that are others qualified to come.

If one skips the major lineage and goes directly to the minor lineage, then there will be no sense of propriety whatsoever, and everything will be in complete chaos.

Even when it comes to inheriting an estate, there are specific rules regarding the priority of inheritance; it's not something that can be decided by just anyone with a blood relation.

If the selection is done haphazardly without regard to any etiquette, with so many members of the Li Tang imperial family, who knows how many unscrupulous and ambitious individuals will emerge.

Among Li Hao's brothers, there were only Li Zong, Li Ze, and Li Yuan.

There's no need to compare the abilities of these three individuals; just considering Li Shimin alone, the court officials and members of the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty would know which one to choose.

Thus, it can be said that Li Yuan was sitting at home when a throne fell directly from the sky for him.

Furthermore, at the end of March, Li Yuan, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, officially ascended the throne and made his eldest son Li Jiancheng the crown prince, his second son Li Shimin the Prince of Qin, and Li Yuanji the Prince of Qi.

"Ding! Li Yuan's Martial Virtue skill effect has been activated. After becoming king, three random attributes will be permanently increased by 1. After becoming emperor, all five attributes will be permanently increased by 1 again."

当前属性上升至统帅95（+1），武力96（+2），智力98（+2），政治99（+2），魅力96（+1）。”

"Ding! Li Shimin and Lu Xianlin jointly planned the Xuanwu Gate Incident and jointly accomplished it. Li Shimin will receive a permanent +1 to three random attributes, and Lu Xianlin will receive a permanent +1 to two random attributes."

"Ding, Li Shimin's Command +1, Intelligence +1, Politics +1, current attributes increased to Command 102 (+2), Strength 96 (+1), Intelligence 100 (+2), Politics 103 (+2), Charisma 101 (+1)."

"Ding, Lu Xianlin's strength and intelligence have increased by 1. His current attributes have increased to 85 in command, 53 (+1) in strength, 102 (+1) in intelligence, 103 in politics, and 95 in charm."

It can only be said that Lu Xianlin hitched a ride on Li Shimin's coattails and together they accomplished this feat.

However, he wasted an attribute point. Martial prowess was definitely the least important attribute for him, yet one point was wasted on it.

Even if you just randomly change to another attribute, it's much better than wasting your time on the physical attribute.

As one of the four heroes of Legalism, Lu Xianlin could be said to be second only to Guan Zhong among the four. If it weren't for the system, he would definitely be the most representative figure of Legalism.

This attribute is indeed outstanding. A god-level dual attribute is something you can definitely show off anywhere. "Ding, Li Shimin has killed Li Hao, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Reward: three random attributes permanently +1. Current Command +1, Intelligence +1, Charisma +1. Li Shimin's attributes have increased to Command 103 (+3), Strength 96 (+1), Intelligence 101 (+3), Politics 103 (+2), Charisma 102 (+2)."

Li Shimin certainly wouldn't dare entrust such matters to others. Only by doing it himself could he truly feel at ease.

Doing it yourself, instead of relying on others, means that one less person will know about it.

It's precisely because the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better.

Therefore, even though he was still seriously injured at that time, he still managed to endure the pain and personally stab himself with that sword.

Fortunately, Li Hao's strength was only so-so, and since he thought he had been rescued, he was completely unprepared for Li Shimin.

Therefore, even in his severely injured state, he still managed to complete the task successfully, and it could even be said that he did so quite easily.

Li Shimin had been preparing for this for many years. Several years ago, he deliberately deepened his connection with the Second Prince.

Maintain a distance that neither openly sides with the Second Prince nor fails to arouse the Crown Prince's suspicion.

Another important figure in this incident, Lu Tao (Lu Xianlin), met Li Shimin a few years ago.

At that time, Lu Xianlin was about to travel the world in order to find a platform to compete with Guan Zhong.

At that time, the Great Chu became a good choice for him. Although the Great Chu was not very ambitious, it was still the most complete dynasty in the world and had potential.

If he chooses such a platform, he won't be at a disadvantage compared to Guan Zhong now.

Moreover, he could also fight alongside Zhang Fang, another of the Four Heroes of Legalism.

However, before heading south to the Great Chu, he had already traveled north to Da Cang and spoken with Guan Zhong. So he decided to head west to the Great Xia first and then speak with Zhang Fang.

But when he arrived in the Tang Dynasty and met Li Shimin, he didn't know how good the other monarchs in the world were, but he knew that Li Shimin was very good, extremely good, and met his standards for choosing a ruler in every way, and even exceeded them.

The only difference is that he was merely a member of the imperial clan in the Tang Dynasty, not an emperor, or even a prince.

However, a wise ruler is rare, and now that he has found one, he doesn't want to give up.

It can only be said that, for many civil and military officials, the first ruler they encounter in this world is likely the one they will ultimately choose.

If Lu Xianlin had encountered someone else instead of Li Shimin, perhaps his choice would have been very different.

There are too many heroes in this era, and there are also many unparalleled rulers who can be considered emperors of all time.

The biggest disadvantage of Xuanyuan Huang was that his birth determined that many people would not choose him as their first target, and therefore would never go to him.

Since Xuanyuan Huang didn't even have a chance to see them, everything that followed was in vain. No matter how high his monarchical charisma was, it was useless if he couldn't even meet the people.

For Lu Xianlin, who was then seeking a wise ruler, Li Shimin's status at that time was somewhat awkward, but he keenly sensed Li Shimin's ambition.

They weren't afraid of his awkward position, but rather that he didn't want to be emperor or achieve great things. If that was satisfied, the rest would simply be more challenges for these strategists.

Ironically, some strategists sometimes enjoy this kind of challenge.

It was at that time that, after he unexpectedly learned that Li Shimin and the Second Prince had deliberately deepened their relationship, the shrewd Lu Xianlin had already guessed Li Shimin's intentions.

Therefore, he did not make a grand appearance at the Tian Ce Mansion, but instead temporarily entered the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.

Although Li Shimin had some ambition at that time, it was far from reaching that level; at most, it was only in its nascent stages.

During that period, although he made these preparations, he never thought that this day would actually come.

As his influence within the military grew, this seed naturally took root and sprouted little by little.

Especially since he had made great contributions, but was instead stripped of his military power and transferred back to the central government, this sense of passivity—that he had no control over his fate and the power he held—finally pushed him to take this last step and make up his mind to complete the plan.

Only after truly climbing to that position, only after standing at the highest point of power, can he fully control his own destiny, instead of being forced to hand over everything simply because of an imperial edict, as he is now.

In particular, the current state of affairs presents Li Shimin with a rare opportunity to launch this plan.

If he misses this opportunity, no matter how much he wants to do it, the overall situation will not allow him to.