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

"Pick up the knife!!!"

Li Yuan opened his arms, and there were no eunuchs or palace maids around him. He sat quietly in his seat, seemingly unguarded, relying solely on his aura.

This suppressed Li Chengdao, who was originally somewhat insane and resentful, and gradually made his eyes clear and avoid eye contact.

He trembled as he looked at the long sword that was only an arm's length away from him.

Swallowed.

He knelt on the ground and then moved back a few steps.

"No, Your Majesty, how dare I! I... I only misspoke, I..."

Li Yuan's gaze swept over each of the ten imperial grandsons.

Everyone he saw bowed their heads and trembled, like quails.

Li Yuan: "......"

Inside the Wude Hall, apart from the sobbing pleas of a few princes, there was only deathly silence.

Li Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

He sighed.

"You ten men, with a knife right in front of you, instead of taking it up and holding me, the retired emperor, hostage, and fighting back, you kneel on the ground, begging me to avenge you..."

At this moment, Li Yuan's long-held hope, which carried a certain expectation, was that another extraordinary talent would emerge from among the imperial grandsons.

It's completely dead.

Changsun Wuji's figure appeared in the hall at some unknown time.

Several Imperial Guards followed behind him.

"The Emperor Emeritus..."

Looking at Changsun Wuji, who was bowing respectfully, Li Yuan seemed to have lost all surprise.

He gazed intently at the imperial grandsons, who were once again restrained by the Imperial Guards.

I glanced again at the messy table with its cups and plates.

A long sigh.

"This must be the last time I see them, right?"

Changsun Wuji bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, today is the Reunion Festival. Your Majesty and the Empress have reunited with the Crown Prince in Bingzhou, and Your Majesty is now enjoying a moment of family bliss."

"However, there are still people waiting for them now..."

Li Yuan bent down to pick up the ceremonial sword from the ground. Upon hearing this, his calloused hands trembled involuntarily.

After a long silence.

Seeing that the imperial grandsons had been gagged by the Imperial Guards, they finally realized what was happening and began to struggle violently for help.

His gaze then turned to Changsun Wuji.

"After all, they are my grandsons. Although they are not good enough, I hope they can still be presentable... Let's give them some nice new clothes."

Changsun Wuji bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty, I obey your decree."

The Imperial Guards dragged the man away, and Li Yuan walked outside the Wude Hall, staring blankly at the moonlight in the sky.

"Oh, Erlang, you should be secretly happy to have such a crown prince..."

Taiyuan Prefecture, the Imperial Prison of the Northern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

A weak and feeble voice echoed in the prison.

"Iron gates, iron windows, iron chains!"

"I held onto the iron bars of the window and tried to get outside."

Li Shimin leaned against the prison gate, wearing a mask and humming listlessly a tune he had heard from the Crown Prince by chance. He felt that he had set a precedent among the emperors of China's history by being here today.

"The outside world is so wonderful!"

"When will you return to me...?"

"Cough cough!"

Two heavy coughs startled Li Shimin.

Turning around, one sees Qian Lou, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, with a strange expression on his face, looking like he wants to laugh but it looks terrible.

The other person was also carrying a food box.

"Don't you Imperial Guards make any noise when you walk?"

He naturally recognized this man, who had also distinguished himself in the battle against the Turkic army at the Wei River and was said to be a hunter whom the crown prince had met among the common people.

The other party's daughter has been staying by his own crown prince's side and seems to be quite favored.

Qianlou remained silent, like a taciturn man. At this moment, he opened the cell door in front of him, handed the food box to Li Shimin, and looked as if he was about to lock the cell door again.

"Wait, wait, I need to use the restroom!"

Qianlou pointed to a chamber pot next to the prison, and Li Shimin's expression under his mask immediately fell.

He glanced around and put one hand on Qianlou's shoulder.

There seemed to be a hint of threat in his voice.

"I know you know who I am. Your daughter is indeed good, but unfortunately, her background cannot compare to that of the Wang family daughter of Taiyuan or the daughter of the Duke of Lu. If I were to issue an edict to bestow upon her the title of Princess or the rank of General..."

Qian Lou twitched the corner of his mouth.

He didn't take Li Shimin's words to heart at all.

With a clang, the lock snapped shut.

"I don't care whether my daughter will become the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince likes her, and she likes the Crown Prince. That's enough. Your Majesty, please don't have any designs on me. The Embroidered Uniform Guard only obeys the current Crown Prince!"

"Instead of wasting your time worrying about my daughter, you'd be better off thinking about yourself."

Li Shimin's expression changed, and he hurriedly reached out to pull the other person back.

"What do you mean? The Duke of Yi couldn't be saved?"

Qianlou shook his head: "They are still trying to save him. However, having followed the Crown Prince for so long, I can tell that this time, the Crown Prince is... even angrier than before!"

He looked at Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, who was wearing a mask and imprisoned in the imperial prison, and felt a pang of pity.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is very angry, and the consequences will be severe..."

"The Taiyuan Military Factory is the most secretive place in the entire Bingzhou Province. His Highness values ​​it even more than Yangcheng Palace. Since the establishment of the military factory, thousands of spies from surrounding countries and some martial arts practitioners have tried to infiltrate it."

Without exception, they all became guests in the Imperial Guard's prison.

"However, His Majesty and the Duke of Yi have now infiltrated and then returned to the Taiyuan military factory... How can His Highness look good about this?"

Li Shimin: "......"

Qianlou continued, "What happened today can no longer be kept secret. The Wang family of Taiyuan will definitely know. After what the Duke of Yi did today, I'm afraid some people will find out that His Majesty secretly sneaked into his own Crown Prince's property. Is this the behavior of a sovereign? I'm afraid many people will use this to mock the royal family behind his back."

Li Shimin: "......."

Qianlou, however, showed no intention of letting the other party off the hook.

He grinned slightly: "Your Majesty may not know, but His Highness the Crown Prince, in order to spend time with the princes and princesses as their elder brother, and at the same time settle the matter of the Crown Princess and give the young ladies of the Wang and Hou families an explanation, has been working extra hard every day until very late, finally managing to free up one day..."

"A rare opportunity to relax, such as watching a play and having a meal, has been ruined by His Majesty's actions."

Qianlou shook his head, and as he spoke, his expression toward the emperor became even more pitying.

"correct!"

As if suddenly remembering something, Qianlou paused again in his steps, which were about to leave.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has said more than once that the official documents from Chang'an are slow to process, which has delayed many projects in Bingzhou... Surely His Majesty has not neglected his duties?"

Li Shimin: "......"

Spicy meatballs!!!

Imperial University School of Medicine.

Li Chengqian coldly flipped through the bills in his hands.

Gao Hai and Sun Yi stood to the side, trembling with fear.

Xiao Rui looked incredulous, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and moved closer to Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, is...is this really His Majesty?"

It was the middle of the night, and he should have already gone home to sleep, but he received an urgent report from his subordinates who were in charge of the hotels and some shops in Taiyuan.

It is said that someone was incredibly audacious, claiming that the accounts were being kept under the Crown Prince's name.

This is truly the first time such a thing has happened in Bingzhou.

As a result, even Xiao Rui had to rush over at this moment.

"Heh, very well indeed, as expected of General Tian Ce, quite the prestige! He spent tens of thousands of strings of cash on lodging and other expenses in just one day, and even went to the Heavenly Paradise without my mother's knowledge..."

"Li Shimin, you're amazing! A master of time management!"

Li Chengqian seemed not to hear Xiao Rui's voice, muttering to himself.

His words, however, seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

Xiao Rui was startled and silently took two steps back.

At this moment, the prince exuded the same ruthless aura he had when he pursued and killed the remnants of Tuli and Ashina Dili in the north...

Your Majesty!

Danger! ! !

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and glanced at Qian Yingying and Hou Qianya, who were leaning against each other on a bench.

Force yourself to calm down.

"The bill is true, just record it normally."

Xiao Rui nodded hurriedly.

He waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

Li Chengqian gently picked up the sleeping Qian Yingying and carried her to an empty ward, where he placed her on the bed.

Then they came out and carried Hou Qianya inside as well.

"Your Highness, why don't you rest for a while? This old servant will stay here and keep watch."

Wang De watched with heartache as Li Chengqian came out of the ward and sat back down on the bench by the door to wait.

He stepped forward and spoke softly.

Li Chengqian gently shook his head.

The itchy sensation in his hands and the image of Li Er, whom he had already lifted up and beaten in his mind, made him completely unable to fall asleep.

"Little Sizi, if Father Emperor truly shows no remorse this time and cannot return to being the same General Li Shimin he once was... then your elder brother can only apologize to you..."