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

The Liangyi Hall stood quietly in the night, with candlelight shining through the gaps in the doors and windows.

After dinner, Li Chengqian prepared to handle government affairs as usual.

He walked with steady steps, his thoughts already drifting to the memorial he was about to review.

Today, the Liangyi Hall exuded an unusual atmosphere. Before he even got close, he noticed that all the candles in the Liangyi Hall were already lit.

A row of lanterns outside the hall were also hung high, swaying gently in the night breeze.

Li Chengqian looked up and saw Zhang Ananda standing outside with a group of eunuchs on standby.

Li Chengqian frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

However, this trace of doubt disappeared in an instant, and his brows slowly relaxed again.

He continued to walk with square steps, heading towards the Liangyi Palace with royal majesty.

When Zhang Ananda saw Li Chengqian coming, he was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Chengqian's eyes.

Li Chengqian said in a calm but unquestionable tone, "Eunuch Zhang, please take everyone away. I will go by myself."

A hint of shock flashed in Zhang Ananda's eyes.

He lowered his head and said softly, "Yes! Your Majesty."

Then he quickly left with all the eunuchs.

In an instant, the huge Liangyi Hall became empty, with only Li Chengqian standing there. The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of his own breathing could be heard.

Li Chengqian took two steps forward, but stopped at the door of Liangyi Hall.

It took a long time to enter.

At this time, a familiar voice came from the Liangyi Hall: "Is that Cheng Qian? Is Cheng Qian outside? Why don't you come in?"

When Li Chengqian heard this voice, his heart trembled suddenly, as if he was suddenly pulled back to his childhood.

At that time, every time he came to see Li Shimin, the Liangyi Hall was brightly lit. The warm lights and his father's figure were his most precious memories of his childhood.

At this moment, his steps became a little heavy, but with a hint of expectation, he slowly walked into the hall.

In the Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin was sitting on the armchair where Li Chengqian usually reviewed memorials.

He was wearing Fang Xuanling's glasses on his face and holding a memorial reviewed by Li Chengqian in his hand, and was looking at it intently.

Seeing Li Chengqian come in, Li Shimin raised his head, smiled at him, and said, "The memorial is well reviewed."

Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin, frowned slightly, and said, "You are sitting in my position. I heard that you went to Mobei to serve as a general?"

Li Shimin listened to Li Chengqian's words, and his eyebrows unconsciously raised. A complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Yes, your grandfather gave me the title, and it's a very impressive title. It's a pity that I have let your grandfather down."

As he spoke, Li Shimin took up his reading glasses, shook them at Li Chengqian, and said with a smile, "This thing is good. Make one for me when you have time."

Li Chengqian stood there, looking carefully at Li Shimin's face through the flickering candlelight.

He suddenly realized that he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen Li Shimin so closely.

His thoughts drifted back to when he was eight years old. At that time, he already had his own ideas and wanted to go to Xianyang to develop on his own.

As a result, he was severely spanked by Li Shimin.

He had just been made the crown prince that year. If Empress Zhangsun had not intervened in time, he would have been in great pain that day.

In order to be able to go out and be independent, Li Chengqian did many things that seemed incredible to others to anger Li Shimin.

He rejected the three prince guards, the thousand bulls of the Eastern Palace, and other forces that were supposed to protect him, and he even refused to accept the imperial guards.

He would rather be hungry and thirsty than accept everything Li Shimin arranged for him.

He pretended to be dead to avoid studying, and spent his days walking birds, playing with dogs, and training hawks, causing chaos in the palace.

Li Shimin was furious with him. Even though many ministers could not stand it and petitioned Li Shimin to appoint another crown prince, Li Shimin's attitude remained firm.

Later, Li Shimin compromised with Li Chengqian.

He promised Li Chengqian that he could go to Xianyang to develop, but the prerequisite was that he had to study hard, become a good crown prince in the future, and bring honor to his father in the court.

The eight-year-old Li Chengqian also promised Li Shimin that he would be a good prince, but he had to make three rules with Li Shimin.

When he was in Xianyang, Li Shimin could not interfere with him; Li Shimin could not monitor his every move in Xianyang; he also had to close off half of the jurisdiction of the road from Xianyang City to Chang'an, and establish a private territory that belonged only to him without endangering the people.

At that time, even though Li Chengqian made such an impolite request, Li Shimin did not beat or scold him, but just looked at him quietly.

Three days later, for some unknown reason, Li Shimin agreed with Li Chengqian's idea.

When Empress Changsun was still alive, even though Li Chengqian was in Xianyang every day, he had to return to Chang'an once a month to accompany Empress Changsun.

Every month, Li Shimin would test Li Chengqian on what he had learned in Xianyang. When he found that he was doing well, he would let him go. Li Chengqian would also bring some of the achievements made in the people's livelihood in Xianyang every time to prove to Li Shimin that he was not exploiting the people and was truly managing Xianyang well.

However, after the appearance of Qingque, Li Shimin paid less and less attention to Li Chengqian.

Whenever Li Chengqian was not in Chang'an, Qingque seemed to have become the "crown prince" in the palace.

When he was seventeen, after Empress Changsun passed away, his relationship with Li Shimin reached a complete freezing point.

Except for a trip back to Chang'an during the Spring Festival, he almost always stayed in Xianyang, waiting for the right opportunity.

In Li Chengqian's memory, Li Shimin always looked young, as if everything in the world was in his mind, full of vigor and omnipotence.

But today, Li Chengqian discovered that Li Shimin was really old.

His back was no longer as straight as before, but slightly hunched; many wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes that were not there before.

The face that Li Chengqian once thought was extremely handsome had now become a little dark yellow and black, and there were some age spots that only appeared at his age, which were particularly obvious under the candlelight.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian for a long time without saying anything, and didn't want to embarrass Li Chengqian anymore, so he said casually: "If you don't want to, forget it."

Before Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Chengqian's voice had already taken over.

"I'll make you a unique pair of reading glasses, the best in the entire Tang Dynasty."

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin's eyes lit up. He looked at Li Chengqian straight in the eyes and asked expectantly, "Really?"

Seeing Li Shimin's expectant look, Li Chengqian smiled and said solemnly, imitating the way Li Shimin had promised him that year, "Your Majesty, do not joke!"

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian, who told him that a king's words are true, and his eyes couldn't help but become moist.

He said with emotion: "Cheng Qian, you are really like me."

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Chengqian was stunned and the smile on his face froze.

Yes, he didn't know when it started, but he had been unconsciously learning the small details he had seen from Li Shimin before.

Whether it was the way he held the pen, the tone of his voice, the look in his eyes, or even the way he sat on the dragon throne, he wanted to be more like and closer to Li Shimin.

But why is this? Li Chengqian already has his own answer in his heart.

Li Chengqian slowly walked to Li Shimin's side, slowly squatted down, and gently held Li Shimin's somewhat cold and dry hand.

His lips trembled slightly, and he whispered, "Aye, you've aged a lot."

When Li Shimin heard this, he could no longer hold back. He reached out and hugged Li Chengqian's head directly into his arms, and said with a choked voice: "Chengqian, I'm sorry for you!"

Li Chengqian felt his father's body temperature above his head. The familiar and warm feeling made him move closer to Li Shimin's arms.

He said softly, "Aye, you've been very good to me. It's my fault. I was too willful."

Li Shimin hugged Li Chengqian tightly, tears in his eyes, and said, "Chengqian! Father, thank you! Thank you for not killing Qingque and Fuji. It is your father who has let you down!"

His voice was filled with deep remorse.

"It's Father's fault!"

Li Shimin finally expressed to Li Chengqian the apology he had thought about countless times in his mind but could not say no matter how hard he tried.

At this moment, the long-standing freezing point between the father and son seemed to begin to melt quietly, just like the ice and snow in spring gradually disappearing under the warm sun.