Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

"It's nothing more than a thought to save the common people."

Mr. Qi's lips trembled slightly, and his voice was full of emotion.

His eyes were fixed on Li Chengqian's tall and straight back, with a complex emotion in his eyes, including respect, shame, and indescribable relief.

Time seemed to be pulled by a pair of invisible hands, and memories came flooding back like a tide.

The figure that had gradually become blurred in his mind suddenly became crystal clear again in an irresistible manner.

The picture slowly shifted, slowly overlapping with the young man in a bright red robe on a sunny afternoon many years ago.

At that time, Xianyang National College had just been completed, and the brand new building exuded new hope.

The college gate was crowded with people and very lively.

The craftsmen were still doing the final finishing work, and the clinking sounds were intertwined with people's laughter.

The fat man with a round figure and a happy face struggled to walk through the crowd and came in front of Li Chengqian.

He raised his head slightly, a respectful smile on his face, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. He asked cautiously, "Your Highness, the Xianyang National Academy is now complete. However, I would like Your Highness to give me your opinion on what the school motto should be."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian strode towards the prepared table without hesitation, reached out and steadily picked up the brush dipped in thick ink.

After a moment's thought, he began to write, his brush splattering with ink, his power penetrating the paper, the words that moved the heart: "Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the lost knowledge of the past sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity."

At that moment, Mr. Qi, who was standing aside, felt his eyes light up and he felt as if struck by lightning. This was the first time in his life that he had heard such broad-minded words, and he felt uneasy for a long time.

From then on, whenever he felt lost or exhausted physically and mentally in officialdom, he would feel his heart filled with strength as long as he thought of these few words.

In his heart, this is a concise expression of the world's most noble and greatest ideals and pursuits, and it is incomparable.

But now, when he once again heard Li Chengqian's powerful words "It's nothing more than a thought to save the people", the long-lost shock overwhelmed him again.

So many years have passed, and the young man who was once full of vigor and vitality has experienced countless hardships in the vortex of power, but his sincere heart that cares about the people has always been as hot and burning as ever, and has never changed in the slightest.

Looking back at myself, I have seen too much of the fickleness of the world and experienced countless unpredictable human hearts.

In this complex environment, I have unknowingly become narrow-minded and even tried to judge others with my own narrow-mindedness.

Thinking of this, a shameful smile appeared on Mr. Qi's face.

Then, he respectfully bowed slowly to Li Chengqian and said word by word, "Your Majesty, no matter where you go in the future, I will follow you until my death."

He paused for a moment, then raised his head. "Your Majesty, please take me with you and see for yourself the scenery at the end of this road."

Li Chengqian slowly turned around and looked at Mr. Qi.

"Then follow me and walk down this road to see what kind of scenery lies at the end."

The autumn of the fourteenth year of Qianwu.

Chang'an City is still as prosperous and bustling as ever, with cars and people coming and going in the streets and alleys.

On such a seemingly ordinary day, a piece of news caused a stir between the court and the market - Crown Prince Li Jingyou returned to Chang'an from Xianyang.

After this news came out, all the officials talked about it. Their discussion was not without reason. For many years, Crown Prince Li Jingyou had been in Xianyang for a long time and rarely took the initiative to return to Chang'an.

Everyone had long been accustomed to the prince's permanent residence in Xianyang, and even the persuasion was exhausting and they had lost their patience.

After all, when His Majesty Li Chengqian was the crown prince, he also stayed in Xianyang for a long time.

Over time, people all over the world have formed a deep-rooted perception that the prince of their Li family is destined to achieve great things in Xianyang, rather than in the prosperous land of Chang'an.

The moment Crown Prince Li Jingyou stepped into the gate of Chang'an, the entire city seemed to be boiling.

Many people had already gathered at the city gate, and they all looked out, wanting to catch a glimpse of the prince.

The happiest people were Su Zhi and Li Jingyi. Su Zhi stood at the palace gate and saw her son's familiar figure from afar. Her eyes instantly became moist, and years of worry and longing surged out at this moment.

She walked quickly forward, holding her son's hands tightly with both of her hands, her voice choked with sobs, "You'er, you're finally back. Mother has been looking forward to seeing you every day."

Li Jingyi skipped to her brother, held his arm affectionately, and said coquettishly, "Brother, I was so bored when you were away. You're finally back."

It was early winter, and the wind was biting cold. Li Chengqian sat in the Liangyi Hall with a slightly furrowed brow. The memorial in his hand was slightly wrinkled by his fingers.

His eyes were fixed on the memorial in his hand. Through the thin paper, he could see the scars left on this land by the dark history of the Five Barbarians' Invasion.

The turbulent years of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China brought too much pain to the Central Plains.

Although they have been washed away by the years, the remaining problems are like stubborn diseases, deeply rooted in every corner of society, waiting to be solved.

After careful consideration, Li Chengqian, through the Grand Council, carried out drastic rectifications on some historical problems left over from the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China.

Among them, an important measure closely related to people's daily lives is to restore the names used between relatives during the Han Dynasty.

During the period of the Five Barbarians Invading China, due to the mutual integration and collision of cultures of various ethnic groups, some new names such as "Aye" and "Aweng" gradually became popular among the people.

Now, Li Chengqian decided to cancel these titles and restore the "father" and "grandfather" of the Han Dynasty, while folk slang uses "dad" and "mother" to refer to them collectively.

This change seems simple, but it actually takes a long time.

The Five Barbarians' Invasion had a profound impact on the people. During that long period of time, the people's lifestyles and cultural customs underwent tremendous changes.

These names have long been integrated into their daily lives and become a part of their emotional communication.

Now that things have changed suddenly, it will take a long time for people to adapt.

People from different classes reacted differently to this.

Most of the people at the bottom of society are busy making a living and working hard to get three meals a day.

They may just accept these changes in address silently in daily communication and slowly adjust to the trivialities of life.

Some officials, deeply influenced by traditional ideas, may resist such changes.

They believe that these names are an important part of culture and carry history, and changing them arbitrarily is a disrespect to historical heritage.

Faced with these different voices, Li Chengqian firmly believed that in the long run, this move would help reshape the roots of national culture, enhance national cohesion, and bring the people of the Tang Dynasty more closely together.

In addition to the rectification of the names, Li Chengqian also turned his attention to the official language of the Tang Dynasty.

As an important tool for communication, language plays a vital role in national unity.

During the period of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, the languages ​​of various ethnic groups blended with each other, resulting in a complex language landscape and numerous communication barriers within the Tang Dynasty.

This not only affected the communication of government orders, making it difficult for the court's policies to be accurately conveyed to every citizen, but also hindered the spread of culture.

People from different regions have encountered great difficulties in business dealings and cultural exchanges due to language barriers.

Therefore, Li Chengqian ordered the reform of the official language of the Tang Dynasty.

He convened the country's top scholars and linguists, and after countless discussions and analyses, he strived to make Mandarin more catchy and easier to spread and learn.