This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Facing Li Shimin's anger, Cheng Jun remained unfazed and solemnly said, "What I say is true. Sometimes you have to believe in fate. For example, Your Majesty was born to be emperor."

"Wow, that's some serious filming skills..." Zhang Anan clicked his tongue in amazement as he watched Li Shimin's expression soften.

Li Shimin looked ahead and saw a new crossroads. He randomly chose one, but Cheng Jun happened to be blocking his way again, so he had no choice but to continue. He asked, "..."

"What is the second shortcoming of the King of Wei?"

Cheng Jun said, "The second flaw of the King of Wei is that he is too strong."

Li Shimin reminded him, "It's good to be strong. I am very strong!"

Cheng Jun solemnly said, "The problem is, an ordinary horse can't carry him."

"..."

Li Shimin couldn't help but grab Cheng Jun's shoulder, his anger rising, and said, "Just say it directly, the Prince of Wei is too fat!"

"Let me tell you, the Prince of Wei was born fat; he was born a big, fat boy."

Cheng Jun pondered and said, "The problem is that people who are naturally fat don't get that fat even if they eat less. It's clear that King Wei was fattened up."

Li Shimin retorted, "What do you know? This is called good fortune!"

Cheng Jun said innocently, "This is not what I said, but what I heard from Physician Chao and Taoist Master Sun. They both said that being too fat is bad for your health."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes cleared, and he turned to the personal eunuch following behind him, saying:

"Ananda, when you get back, tell the people in the Imperial Kitchen to improve the King of Wei's meals."

Zhang Anan replied, "This servant obeys."

Li Shimin turned his gaze back to Cheng Jun and asked, "What is the third shortcoming of the Prince of Wei?"

Cheng Jun slowly said, "The third shortcoming of the King of Wei is that he has read too many books."

Li Shimin raised an eyebrow. "What a joke! Is it wrong to be well-read?"

Cheng Jun explained, "King Wei read too many books, which led him to make wrong judgments, that is, he was going in the wrong direction."

"If the direction is wrong, the more books he reads, the more detrimental it will be to him."

direction......

Li Shimin pondered these two words and instantly understood their meaning.

Cheng Jun was implying that the King of Wei had designs on the throne, which was why he did something outrageous.

This time, Li Shimin did not refute him, but chose to remain silent and continue on his way.

Cheng Jun didn't say anything more and followed behind him.

Not long after, Li Shimin, who was walking ahead, stopped and looked at the sea pool in front of him, muttering to himself:

"How did you get here?"

"Nonsense, I led the way, how could we not come here..." Cheng Jun muttered to himself.

The reason he kept talking to Li Shimin was to distract him, then lead him astray.

Cheng Jun thought to himself, but didn't show it, and said with a smile:

“Your Majesty, we usually bring Prince Wei here to copy books. As the saying goes, water has no fixed shape, and the softest thing can overcome the hardest. It is silent and speechless, yet it encompasses all things. We have Prince Wei copy books here in the hope that his virtue can be like this water, able to embrace all rivers.”

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin nodded slightly, and listening to the sounds coming from the sea pool, he felt much more relaxed and refreshed.

Standing by the pool, the wind instantly dispelled my sleepiness.

"This is indeed a good place to copy books."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he turned around and said, "Anan, go and make preparations. I want to take a boat."

Zhang Anan bowed and said, "This servant obeys your command."

After he had arranged everything, Li Shimin boarded the ship, waved to Cheng Jun, and said, "Minister Cheng, you come too."

"The minister obeys the order."

Cheng Jun responded and walked over to put it on.

The two were in a boat, with Zhang Anan standing beside them, while the four young eunuchs he had brought were rowing the boat.

Li Shimin gazed at the gradually brightening lake view, his eyes wandering, lost in thought.

Cheng Jun sat to the side without saying a word.

After a long while, the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Li Shimin said, "It's almost time."

"Ananda, call Changsun Wuji and the others here."

"promise."

Zhang Anan received the imperial decree and ordered two eunuchs to moor the boat at the shore and disembark to leave.

Not long after, he came over with six people.

Li Shimin asked with a smile, "My dear ministers, have you rested well?"

Li Gang said with emotion, "Thanks to Your Majesty's great fortune, we have had a very good rest."

Li Shimin looked at the others and received the same answer from them. He was very satisfied. He looked at the four eunuchs beside Zhang Anan and said, "Go and send two people to bring Gao Ming and Qing Que over."

"The slaves obey the order."

Two of the four eunuchs immediately stepped forward and quickly left.

"Once Gaoming and Qingque arrive, I will inspect the results of your teaching of Qingque."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he glanced at Cheng Jun.

Cheng Jun then revealed a kind smile.

Li Shimin sat on the soft couch at the bow of the boat and waved to the crowd, signaling them to come aboard.

Everyone boarded the boat immediately. Because the boat was moored at the shore, it didn't rock much, so everyone could stand steadily.

After a while, Cheng Jun turned to look at Zhang Anan and asked:

"Eunuch Zhang, please go and ask where the Prince of Wei is."

Zhang Anan glanced at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Go ask."

Zhang Anan immediately sent a junior eunuch to inquire.

Soon, the young eunuch returned and said, "King Wei has entered Xuanwu Gate."

Cheng Jun then asked, "Where is the Crown Prince?"

The young eunuch replied, "His Highness the Crown Prince will be entering Xuanwu Gate soon."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly looked up, his pupils shrinking.

The other six people were also shocked when they heard this.

Xuanwu Gate...

King of Wei, Crown Prince...

Isn't this exactly what happened during the Xuanwu Gate Incident?

Back when the Xuanwu Gate Incident occurred, it was Li Shimin, then Prince of Qin, who led his men to ambush the Xuanwu Gate.

When Crown Prince Li Jiancheng entered Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin drew his bow and shot the prince from behind, killing him and taking his place as Crown Prince.

Now, the King of Wei enters first through the Xuanwu Gate, followed by the Crown Prince... How similar this is to the scene of the Xuanwu Gate Incident!

Most importantly, Li Yuan was boating on the lake when Yuchi Jingde came to "protect" him, wearing blood-stained armor.

Li Shimin is also boating on the lake at this moment...

All that's missing is Yuchi Jingde.

Just then, a burly man with a face as black as charcoal, wearing armor and carrying a jar in his arms, strode over excitedly amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd. He stood below the boat, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and proclaimed loudly:

"Your subject, Yuchi Jingde, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

"..."

All around fell silent.

As if what they were told would come true... Li Gang, Kong Yingda, Quan Wanji, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji were increasingly shocked, and then looked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin stared at Yuchi Jingde, feeling somewhat confused.

I... have become the Retired Emperor?