Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

On the third day of the sixth lunar month in the ninth year of Wude, Venus once again appeared in the south of the sky during the day. The historian Fu Yi secretly reported to Li Yuan: "Venus appeared on the dividing line of Qin. This is a sign that the King of Qin should own the world."

Li Yuan showed Li Shimin Fu Yi's secret report. Li Shimin took the opportunity to report Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji for having committed adultery with the concubines in the harem, and said: "I have done nothing wrong to my brother and brother, but now they are planning to kill me. This is just like revenge for Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. Now I am about to die unjustly, leaving my father forever, and my soul will return to the underworld. If I see Wang Shichong and other thieves, I will feel ashamed!" Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, surprised, and replied: "I will interrogate this matter tomorrow, and you should come to see me as soon as possible."

Unexpectedly, Concubine Zhang secretly learned the gist of Li Shimin's secret report and hurriedly told Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng summoned Li Yuanji to discuss the matter. The two decided to lead troops into the palace to force Li Yuan to express his position. Unexpectedly, Chang He, the chief of the imperial guards at Xuanwu Gate, the north gate of the palace, was originally Li Jiancheng's confidant, but was instigated by Li Shimin to rebel. Therefore, the palace guards had turned to the King of Qin, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji did not know this and thought that everyone in the palace was still their own people.

That night, Li Chengqian was resting in his bedroom when suddenly the system issued a prompt.

"Brother Qian, the system has issued the main task. Persuade Li Shimin to launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident and help him succeed. If the task is completed, the reward is 50 system coins. If the task fails, the host will die."

"It's finally here." Li Chengqian, who was originally drowsy, suddenly woke up. He put on his clothes and walked towards the hall.

The main hall of the Prince of Qin's mansion. Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde and other confidants of the Prince of Qin gathered in the Prince of Qin's mansion.

"Brothers and sisters, today Fu Yi secretly reported to father that 'Taibai saw the division of Qin, and the King of Qin should rule the world.' Father summoned me to the palace to question him. I took the opportunity to report that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji had committed adultery with the concubines in the harem. Father wants to personally interrogate this matter tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were informed. Just now, the chief of the imperial guards at Xuanwu Gate, Chang He, reported that Jiancheng and Yuanji wanted to lead troops to force the palace before the morning court tomorrow. What do you think of this, brothers? "Li Shimin asked.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Du Ruhui asked.

"My idea is that I will go to the court alone tomorrow and confront Jiancheng and Yuanji in court. I will ask my father for his wise judgment. They will not do anything to me for the sake of our brotherhood." Li Shimin replied.

"My king! The enemy has already put a sword and an axe to my neck. My life is hanging by a thread, at the moment of life and death. Why does your king say such foolish things?" Chu Liang said anxiously.

"Ximing (Zhu Liang's pen name), Jiancheng and Yuanji are my brothers, how can I bear to fight against them?" Li Shimin said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, Guanyinbi (Changsun Wuji's nickname) once told me privately. In the past, Gao Ming (Li Chengqian's courtesy name) fell off a horse and fainted. He dreamed of meeting a fairy, who said that Your Majesty will succeed to the throne in the future. This is God's will. Moreover, the saint (the emperor was often referred to as "saint" in the Tang Dynasty) also said to Your Majesty, 'If it succeeds, the whole world will be yours, and you will be made the crown prince.' This crown prince should belong to Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji said seriously.

"Fu Ji is right. The whole world was conquered by the king. Why did Li Jiancheng become the crown prince? The king is kind and righteous. Considering the brotherhood, he did not do evil to Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. But the two thieves first murdered my cousin Luo Cheng, and then frequently made trouble for the Qin Palace. Now they want to murder the king again. Why should the king be soft-hearted?

Moreover, the heaven has conveyed the will of heaven through Gao Ming. Although I am just a crude warrior, I still know the truth that if you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences. Your Majesty is a great man in this world, how can you be so soft-hearted? "Qin Qiong said loudly.

"Second brother Qin is right. Your Majesty, please don't hesitate any longer. If you don't want to kill your brothers, I am willing to kill these two thieves for you," Yuchi Jingde shouted.

"I am also willing to kill these two thieves for the king." Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji and other generals stepped out and clasped their fists and shouted.

"Please make up your mind quickly and kill these two thieves." The others stood up and bowed their heads. Li Shimin looked at the people present who were still hesitant.

"Oh, this is embarrassing for me, your cheap father." Li Chengqian thought as he stood at the door. Yes, if Li Shimin was cruel and violent, there wouldn't be so many heroes willing to help him, and he wouldn't become the 'Heavenly Khan'. Thinking of this, Li Chengqian stepped into the hall.

"Father, now that things have come to this, why are you hesitating?" Li Chengqian said.

"Rebellious son! I was just looking for you. Didn't you know that I was secretly training private soldiers? First, the immortal told me in a dream that I would succeed to the throne in the future, and then you secretly trained private soldiers. Rebellious son, what do you want to do? Do you want to fight back?" Li Shimin said angrily.

"My Lord (in the Tang Dynasty, the word "Lord" could only be used to address one's father. It was a specific title.)! Everyone knows that the King of Qin and the current Crown Prince are not on good terms. If the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, how will my lineage of the King of Qin cope with it? All I am planning is to protect myself. If you succeed to the throne, I will be the ruler of future generations, and the world will belong to you sooner or later. Why should I rebel? If the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, the day when my lineage of the King of Qin will be cut off will be imminent. Why don't I rebel?" Li Chengqian said sternly.

"You!" Li Shimin pointed at Li Chengqian angrily.

Li Chengqian walked to three steps in front of Li Shimin, straightened his clothes, lifted his robe and knelt down and said, "Son, I am Li Chengqian, the Prince of Zhongshan in the Tang Dynasty and the eldest son of the Prince of Qin. I have something to say, please let Your Majesty hear it." As he said this, Li Chengqian bowed his head.

"In the past, Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo three times, wasting the country's strength and being extravagant and licentious. The people of the world were living in misery. The people hoped for a wise ruler, just like withered wheat hoped for rain. Your Majesty understood the will of the people and followed the will of the people. You persuaded the sage to raise an army in Taiyuan. Together with the heroes of the world, you helped our Tang Dynasty gain this world. Two-thirds of this splendid country were obtained by your Majesty. Your Majesty knows the hardships of the process.

The people of Jiancheng and Yuanji are not good at managing the country and the people, nor are they good at strategizing and consolidating the country. They are narrow-minded villains. Now the king wants to hand over the vast mountains and rivers to these two people because of the personal feelings of brothers. It is really a woman's kindness. Where will the king go because of the personal feelings of one person? Where will he go? How will he face the dead Qin Wang's old subordinates? "Li Shimin listened to Li Chengqian's words, thinking of the hardships of starting a business, the dead old subordinates, and his own ambitions. His expression was struggling.

"And, I have a secret thought. All the subordinates of the King of Qin are related to the interests of the King, and they share life and death with the King. Now the King wants to put all the uncles and the King of Qin to death for his own selfishness? Now the steel knife is hanging on my neck. If the King insists on giving in, I will immediately disband my private army and wait for the death with my father. If the King wants to take the throne, I and my uncles are willing to sacrifice our lives to help the King ascend the throne and become the emperor."

"We are willing to die for the king and help him ascend the throne." Everyone present bowed down.

Li Shimin took a look and sighed for a long time, "Forget it, if that's the case, let's do it." Everyone was delighted when they heard this. Li Shimin immediately ordered Zhangsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde to lead a group of elite soldiers to ambush at the Xuanwu Gate north of the palace tomorrow, waiting for Jiancheng and Yuanji to enter the palace. However, he did not arrange Li Chengqian's private soldiers.

Everyone dispersed, and Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Qian'er, your words today comforted me. However, if I really insist on being tolerant, what will I do? Will you really wait for me to kill you?"

"How is that possible? Am I someone waiting to be killed? If you, old man, insist on doing this, then there is nothing to say. I will wait until Li Jiancheng ascends the throne, and then lead my troops to rebel directly out of Chang'an and head south. By then, you, mother and everyone in the family will go together, and we will raise an army in the south to rebel against Li Jiancheng. I believe that with your prestige and ability, old man, this world will be yours sooner or later." Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said.

"Rebellious son, you have been planning this for a long time. And what does 'old man' mean?" Li Shimin kicked Li Chengqian on the butt.

"Don't worry about the details, 'old man' is my respectful name for you, okay." Li Chengqian rubbed his butt.

"Tomorrow, you stay at home and look after the house. If things cannot be done, just do as you planned." Li Shimin sighed.

"Impossible. You and I are father and son. How can I watch you put yourself in danger and stay out of it? Besides, with my ability, no one can stop me as long as Third Uncle is not around." Li Chengqian shook his head stubbornly.

"Rebellious son, how dare you underestimate the heroes of the world? Do you know why your father won't let you use your private army?"

"I know. If the private army is not mobilized, it is a dispute between brothers. If the private army is mobilized, it means it is a premeditated rebellion. It is difficult to stop the people in the world from speaking out." Li Chengqian sighed.