I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

The door slowly closed behind him, making a dull and long sound.

Li Shimin stood still, gazing leisurely at Li Chengqian, the man who carried countless of his hopes and was regarded by him as the most promising successor to the future of the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, complex emotions surged in Li Shimin's eyes like a surging tide, including shock, confusion, and deep helplessness, so that he was speechless for a moment.

During Li Shimin's long political career, he met all kinds of people with ulterior motives.

If others hold high the banner of "The world belongs to the public, long live the people", he will definitely think that this is just a trick used by ambitious people. They use high-sounding slogans to consolidate their own rule and seek personal gain. It is just a means of rule in a new bottle but the essence remains the same.

However, when facing his own son Li Chengqian, Li Shimin fell into a long period of confusion.

Li Chengqian's unusual actions and advanced ideas in the past have always lingered in his mind like a fog, leaving him puzzled.

Until this moment, the "storm" raised by Li Chengqian finally blew away the fog, and Li Shimin suddenly realized.

Li Chengqian's thoughts and ideas far exceeded his imagination - Li Chengqian no longer wanted to dominate the Tang Dynasty as a traditional emperor, but wanted to subvert the feudal ruling order that had lasted for thousands of years and hand over the dominance of the Tang Dynasty to the people of the world.

In an instant, many things that had puzzled Li Shimin in the past found reasonable explanations at this moment.

Li Shimin felt mixed emotions. He realized that his son had indeed "rebelled", but the object of this "rebellion" was the feudal imperial ruling philosophy that he adhered to and the power structure for which he had fought all his life.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt powerless. He dragged his legs, which felt as heavy as lead, slowly walked to the chair and sat down heavily. He buried his hands deeply in his hair, lowered his head, and fell into silence for a long time. The only sound in the room was his heavy breathing.

Li Chengqian was filled with mixed emotions when he saw Li Shimin looking so lonely.

He understood Li Shimin's reaction. It was not because of Li Shimin's stubbornness and conservatism, but because of the limitations of the entire era.

In this era when the idea of ​​divine right of kings is deeply rooted in people's minds, his ideas are earth-shattering and a huge challenge to the traditional order.

Originally, Li Chengqian planned to adopt a step-by-step strategy, slowly guiding people to change their ideas over time and allowing the changes to take place quietly.

But what he saw and heard during this incognito visit made him feel the urgency of change.

The sufferings endured by the common people and the darkness in the officialdom reminded him that if he did not act decisively, the future of the Tang Dynasty would be in jeopardy.

Originally, he planned to wait a hundred years after Li Shimin's death before implementing this reform.

But things are unpredictable, and the development of the situation does not allow him to delay any longer.

If you hesitate any longer, the resistance to change will increase with every day of delay, and the hope of success will become increasingly slim.

Now is the best time to start change, and we must act decisively.

Many things are easy to say but difficult to put into practice.

But he was determined to take advantage of this moment to lay a solid foundation and determine a clear direction for the future development of the Tang Dynasty.

In this way, even if someone attempts to destroy the results of the reform in the future, they will have to act with caution because of the righteous cause of "the world belongs to the public."

He himself was also prepared to sacrifice everything for this great change, including his imperial power. What he wanted to "abolish" was the absolute authority of the emperor. This was undoubtedly a "revolution" against himself.

Silence, like a thick and oppressive curtain, shrouded the father and son, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.