Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Father, if you are worried, I will ride forth on horseback to meet the enemy and fight the barbarian chieftain. I will surely make that treacherous minister kneel and bow his head in submission."

"Borrowing my father's white-hoofed crow, I bid farewell to my birth mother."

"Wearing a silver spear, what a handsome young man he is, none other than the Crown Prince of Qin!"

"Thousands of enemy soldiers stand ready, swords drawn!"

“Ding ding dong dong…”

Wusheng Park, although many parts are not yet fully completed, is the first time that such facilities, which were previously only found in the imperial palace, have appeared in Taiyuan Prefecture.

At this moment, a stage in the park is filled with people, and lanterns are hanging high, illuminating the stage brightly.

This novel opera singing style is boldly based on the current imperial family.

They even openly performed the "Xuanwu Gate Incident," attracting people from Taiyuan Prefecture, and even some officials on duty, to bring their families to watch the show early in the morning.

Li Shimin wore a mask with painted facial features, and Qin Qiong beside him seemed to be in poor condition.

The two were now hidden among the crowd.

Li Shimin stared blankly at the stage, where a martial arts actor, clearly dressed as his own son Chengqian, was brandishing a silver spear and singing a passionate opera tune.

For some reason, I felt a little uneasy.

However, the people of Taiyuan Prefecture around them cheered excitedly after seeing the martial arts performer on stage.

Even ordinary people today have plenty of spare money.

The performance was free and was organized by Yosei-gu Shrine and the Imperial University of Arts, with the aim of celebrating the Reunion Festival.

However, Li Chengqian did not prohibit the members of this opera troupe from accepting tips from the people.

At this moment, in front of the stage, several short boys were holding a tray, accepting tips from the people, some three or five copper coins, others a little silver.

"Your Majesty, something's not right... cough cough"

Qin Qiong coughed, his voice revealing a hint of nervousness.

Once Li Shimin came to his senses, he looked in the direction the other person was looking and immediately saw that in some places around the scene, there were people dressed as military officers in official robes.

He was cautiously searching for something in the crowd.

Even moments later, Li Shimin and his companion spotted several Imperial Guards appearing around the park stage...

Li Shimin was immediately filled with resentment.

"Those people didn't even have time to draw my portrait, how could they start searching for me so quickly? The number of people who have seen me and you can be counted on two hands... Even the Hundred Cavalry Division didn't have this kind of ability back then!"

Li Shimin had no idea.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard of today is no longer an institution supported by the Hundred Cavalry Division.

With the covert development of Qianlou, the unreserved financial and resource support of Li Chengqian, and the blessing of the crowds summoned from the simulated world.

Not to mention the Jinyiwei who look like ordinary Han Chinese, there are now even people with faces from the Western Regions and Persia among the Jinyiwei.

Their abilities in investigation and pursuit far surpassed those of the former Hundred Cavalry Division.

Li Shimin and his companion began to discreetly retreat to their surroundings under the cover of the crowd.

The two were wearing masks.

Every now and then, when the surrounding people were waving and cheering, he would do the same thing.

Sometimes he would crouch down to hide himself.

Before long, the two of them actually managed to sneak up to the outer perimeter.

"Your Majesty... cough cough"

"Don't speak! The Embroidered Uniform Guard's lackeys are coming!" Li Shimin hurriedly interrupted, revealing Qin Qiong, whose face was becoming increasingly sallow beneath his mask.

His eyes were fixed on the stage, but his peripheral vision was on the figures of two Imperial Guards and a military commander on the other side.

Just as the two were looking around, searching through the crowd, they realized that...

Li Shimin suddenly grabbed Qin Qiong's arm, abruptly crouched down, and quickly hid to the side the instant the other's gaze turned away.

"Go, hurry up..."

Li Shimin dared not linger, and using the shadows cast by the moving figures of the lanterns, he hurriedly headed towards the outside of the park.

"Gu Xiaoqi, look! Those two people..."

Not far away, a member of the Imperial Guard who was standing behind a tree quietly observing the surrounding situation suddenly changed his expression.

Beside him, a man wearing the waist badge of a junior officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard narrowed his eyes.

When he saw the silhouettes of Li Shimin and the other man from behind, and the way they walked, he murmured to himself.

Both men were nearly eight feet tall and of robust build; one was elderly, slightly hunched, and appeared to be ill with a cough...

As they were talking, one of the figures suddenly tensed up, and then his body trembled as he coughed.

"That's them! Tell the brothers not to alert them, and force them towards the less crowded alley!"

"Those two are quite skilled; be careful not to fall into their trap!"

Suddenly.

While the military officers continued their search of the surrounding area, the Imperial Guards had already quietly begun to change positions and adjust their deployment.

Li Shimin and his companion walked quickly, turning and twisting their way into several alleys, then scaling the walls of several houses, and turning around several alley entrances in succession.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huff huff huff... Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we... we should go find the Crown Prince..."

Qin Qiong felt his head was starting to spin.

He was having trouble breathing and was about to remove the mask from his face when a cold, sharp voice suddenly came from the alleyway to the side.

"You two scoundrels, how dare you pry into the secrets of my Bingzhou army?"

Li Shimin and Qin Qiong's expressions tightened instantly.

Turn around and look.

But at this moment, in the alleyway that appeared somewhat eerie and desolate under the moonlight, a female general holding a silver spear and wearing armor was already waiting there.

Li Shimin's pupils contracted.

How could he not recognize Qian Yingying's appearance?

At that moment, he almost instinctively touched the mask on his face.

Wow wow wow

A series of rapid footsteps came from all around.

The sound of the green tiles being stepped on startled Li Shimin and Qin Qiong.

Look up and look around.

What they saw were Jinyiwei guards with their embroidered spring knives drawn, some holding ropes, others short crossbows, standing on the eaves under the moonlight, facing them as cold, ominous black shadows.

"hiss!!!"

"You've already spotted us, and you've been waiting for us to get separated from the group?"

Li Shimin was once again astonished by the investigative capabilities of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Just now, the area around the park stage was so chaotic, with so many people, and it was nighttime.

Despite discovering these guys beforehand, they still managed to find him, and even after all their efforts to shake them off, they couldn't escape their pursuit.

A commander of the Imperial Guards, followed by a dozen or so Imperial Guards with cold expressions and imposing auras, emerged from a dark alleyway.

"This is Taiyuan Prefecture, and we are the Embroidered Uniform Guards!"

The sound of the steel embroidered spring knife being drawn caused Qin Qiong's face beneath his mask to turn pale once more.

He nudged the emperor beside him a couple of times.

Hey bro, stop messing around!

So what if things go wrong? It's just embarrassing, but it's better than losing your life!

We two can fight, but with dozens of crossbows pointed at us, even a god couldn't survive!

"Cough cough..."

Qian Yingying, carrying a gun, slowly walked towards the two of them.

"His Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to take charge of the military factory, and I have never dared to slack off. There are countless ignorant foreign spies and scoundrels trying to infiltrate it."

"You've all been captured by the sentries at my military factory. You're the first to manage to sneak in and escape!"

As Qian Yingying drew closer, Qin Qiong was terrified.

"Young lady, I..."

"Stop talking! Take this shot first!"

Leng Lie showed no mercy, his undisguised killing intent driving his spear straight towards Qin Qiong's throat.

Li Shimin's expression changed, and Qin Qiong's hair stood on end instantly.

Having survived countless battles and crawled out of piles of corpses, he instinctively dodged to the side and rolled over.

Seeing Qin Qiong, who was already suffering from an illness, being forced to retreat by Qian Yingying's spears, Li Shimin finally had to accept the fact that his reputation would inevitably be damaged today.

however.

Just as he was about to remove his mask and reveal to the Imperial Guards his identity as the Second Young Master Li of Taiyuan.

The appearance of another figure caused him to freeze in place.

"Yingying, at least give them a weapon, otherwise people might say that my people in the Eastern Palace only dare to show off their military might!"

Li Chengqian!

My Crown Prince!

However, Li Shimin had imagined countless scenarios of his son, the Crown Prince, meeting him, his father, upon arriving in Taiyuan today.

But no one expected that fate would play out the script in such a way.

Looking at Li Chengqian, who was dressed in silver armor and holding a silver spear, one could see that he was wearing silver armor and holding a silver spear.

An ominous premonition arose in Li Shimin's heart at this moment.

A pair of gilded bronze maces were tossed by Qian Yingying in front of the panting Qin Qiong.

Clang.....

Several Imperial Guards carrying a weapon rack suddenly arrived quickly.

It was placed directly against the wall, with knives, spears, axes, and halberds on it.

"Clang!"

Li Chengqian threw a long spear at Li Shimin's feet.

"That one is yours, but this one... I'll personally experience it!"

Li Shimin: "!!!"