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

Without a doubt, Li Chengqian's strategy of remaining inactive and watching the two sides fight from the sidelines was correct.

With Prince Li Ke of Han keeping a close eye on Goguryeo, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard having infiltrated the region to the point of being a sieve, Goguryeo King Go Geonmu and Moliji Yeon Taejo were locked in a life-or-death struggle.

The balance of power, however, was precisely controlled by the Imperial Guards.

It has always been in a state that is entirely advantageous to the Tang Dynasty.

In the blink of an eye, autumn has passed and winter has arrived, as Taiyuan welcomes its first snowflake.

Chang'an was like a concubine who had been banished to the cold palace.

Three months passed, and the entire court waited anxiously.

The retired emperor went from being tormented by daily government affairs to cursing and ordering officials from the Ministry of Rites to urge the other party to return to the capital, to now being as numb as a meditating Buddha, reviewing memorials from all over the country.

Chang'an still hasn't welcomed its emperor.

"Not bad, very good, Fifth Brother, you're amazing!"

In the Agricultural College of the Imperial University, in a building with glass windows and a ceiling, Li Chengqian looked at the lush cucumber vines in front of him, which, while the snow was falling outside, were growing crisp and tender cucumbers one after another.

With a look of surprise, he turned to look at the Fifth Prince, Li You, who appeared much more mature than when he had arrived before the New Year.

This was the only prince in history to fail in his rebellion and be killed.

Under his transformation, there was no trace of the scoundrel he should have been in his previous life.

Upon hearing Li Chengqian's praise, which seemed to carry a hint of surprise, Li You involuntarily raised his head.

Hands on hips.

"Hmph~, Your Majesty said I was just fooling around. Look how lush these cucumbers are! These cucumbers are the result of my own planting, fertilizing, and daily care. I didn't rely on anyone else."

Li Chengqian smiled with satisfaction.

"Hahaha, alright, alright, I misunderstood my brother, okay? I apologize!"

As he spoke, Li Chengqian made a gesture as if he was about to bow to Li You in front of him, which startled the latter, who had been looking smug, and he instantly dodged away.

His hands waved, leaving afterimages.

"No, no, no! Brother, if you do this, Third Brother and Fourth Brother will definitely hang me up and beat me when they get back..."

The princes, including Li You, saw through this Crown Prince very clearly.

Despite his strong, unquestionable, and decisive style, the Crown Prince is a force to be reckoned with.

However, he was quite serious about his brothers. Unless it was necessary to set rules, he would not restrict what they did or what their hobbies were (except for Li Zhi, who was addicted to sugar).

If his third brother Li Ke and fourth brother Li Tai knew that the Crown Prince had actually apologized to him and even bowed respectfully...

Li You shuddered.

Li Chengqian laughed heartily.

I patted the other person on the shoulder, took a deep breath, and felt my mood instantly improve.

After all, they are brothers in this life. If all the sons of the Li family can be as outstanding as dragons.

His ideal of "a great Tang Dynasty" will also be easier to realize.

"Alright, since you have such talent and perseverance in agriculture, and you have also done well in your studies at the First Official Academy... I have decided to establish the Shennong Chamber of Commerce, which will be affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture of Yangcheng Palace, and you will be in charge of leading it."

"Lead the people to plant more crops, especially in winter greenhouses, and build as many as possible so that our Great Tang Dynasty can have fresh vegetables and fruits even in winter..."

Inside the greenhouse, the two brothers were envisioning their future, one of them dreaming of the future while the other stood up, full of anticipation and excitement, making a pledge.

At this moment, on a wall outside.

Three heads were peeking inside.

"Your Majesty, we can't hear clearly at all. We can't understand what they're saying inside. Why don't we climb over and take a look?"

"Exactly, without the Six Guards of the Eastern Palace guarding it, and being located on Agricultural College grounds, it probably isn't a very important place..."

Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde, two simpletons, on his left and right.

They were about to turn inside right there and then.

Suddenly he was shocked.

"Don't!"

He hurriedly reached out and grabbed the two of them, but the sudden shift in his center of gravity caused him to lose his balance for a moment.

The bricks under my feet tilted.

"Clap!"

"oops!!!"

The three of them instantly piled on top of each other like a human pyramid.

Li Shimin was pressed at the bottom, and his round face, which could only be described as "heaven is round and earth is square," instantly turned bright red.

"You idiot, get up now!"

however.

"who!!!"

Amidst several exclamations, more than a dozen figures, as nimble as raccoons, instantly leaped over the inner courtyard wall.

They immediately surrounded Cheng Yaojin and his companions, who had just stood up.

"Stab!"

The Embroidered Spring Blade was drawn.

Prepare warning flares.

When they saw the one among the three, who looked disheveled but was dressed in rather luxurious clothes, he was known to almost everyone in the Imperial Guard as the "Mascot of the Tang Dynasty".

During the time of Emperor Zhenguan, Li Shimin, who was once the most powerful and influential emperor.

The expressions of the several Imperial Guards froze for a moment.

"what happened?"

Li Chengqian's voice came from the other side of the courtyard wall.

The Imperial Guards looked at each other, unsure how to respond.

Could it be that we have captured His Majesty the Emperor of our Great Tang Dynasty once again?

Have they captured Your Highness's father, the Emperor?

While hesitating, Li Chengqian, who had not received a reply, frowned slightly and stomped his foot.

He leaped up from the ground like a spring, instantly landing on the courtyard wall.

The wall, a full two and a half meters high, seemed like flat ground in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a plain white robe embroidered with golden dragons personally made by his mother, Empress Zhangsun, which made him appear cold and dignified.

When Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde saw Li Chengqian, they immediately smiled awkwardly and bowed in greeting.

"Your subject Cheng Yaojin pays his respects to Your Highness. Please forgive us, Your Highness, we have no ulterior motives."

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, it's all a misunderstanding..."

however.

Li Chengqian merely glanced at the two of them, nodded slightly as a gesture of respect.

His gaze then fell upon his own father, Emperor Li Shimin, who was clearly trying to hide behind the two of them.

He opened his mouth, but after a long while, he could only let out a cold snort.

"A dog will always eat shit!"

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde: "..."

In the bleak, cold wind, a few snowflakes fell on their faces, melting and bringing a chill.

This finally made them realize the truth of the Crown Prince's words.

He watched as the Crown Prince and the Imperial Guards had already left.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment, and when they turned around, they were astonished to find that even their leader, His Majesty the Emperor, had disappeared without them noticing.

“Hey, you bastard… I, Old Cheng, have a feeling that our trip to Taiyuan Road this time seems to have fallen into the trap of those two scholars, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui?”

Cheng Yaojin murmured to himself, his face full of worry and confusion.

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.

Now, it seems that the Crown Prince and the Emperor are not on good terms.

This made Cheng Yaojin feel a strong sense of crisis.

“Something’s not right, something must be wrong! Something must have happened after His Majesty came to Taiyuan. Otherwise, why would he have seemed so eager to see the Crown Prince when he left Chang’an?”

"Now the two seem to have some kind of grudge..."

Yuchi Jingde also realized something and suddenly gasped.

"What should we do then? Should we ask someone for help?"

Cheng Yaojin frowned.

Ask someone?

Who dares to speak recklessly about matters of the royal family?

Even if they asked, they probably wouldn't tell them in the end.

For a moment, the two fell into silence.

"boom!"

"boom!!"

"boom!!!"

The powerful force of the punches, accompanied by roars like the howls of tigers and the cries of dragons, echoed deep within the Yangcheng Palace.

Snowflakes were falling, but Li Shimin was shirtless.

His body, with muscles that looked as if they were cast from molten iron, was covered with crisscrossing scars.

His every move seemed to be the epitome of a perfectly sculpted male figure, yet at this moment, his physique was completely disproportionate to his round face.

"what!!!"

"boom!!!"

With a final, powerful punch, a sandbag hanging on the ground was instantly pierced through.

Li Shimin's eyes revealed a fierce glint.

"The traitor... the traitor!!!"

"A leopard can't change its spots... Hahaha, I, the mighty emperor and General of the Heavenly Strategy, have actually been despised to this extent by my own son?"

He gritted his teeth, thinking of how his trusted crown prince, his own son, had said such outrageous things to him.

His chest heaved violently, like a bellows.

"That rebellious son is despicable! I am his father, the Emperor! I merely entered his military factory; why is he so aggressive?!"

"I traveled a thousand miles to see you, and you, on the other hand, haven't seen me for three months... Well! You truly are my good son!"

Li Shimin was so angry that he paced back and forth in the flying snow.

Although Fan Qi and the other eunuchs wanted to step forward and drape a garment over the other person, none of them dared to approach.

When Li Shimin is in a fit of anger, not just anyone can persuade him.

At this moment, Fan Qi had practically prayed to every god and Buddha in the heavens, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor would not do anything irrational in the heat of the moment.

however.

Just then, a young eunuch rushed over.

Upon seeing Fan Qi, he quickly approached her.

"Chief Steward, the Duke of Yi requests an audience with His Majesty..."

Fan Qi's legs were trembling: "Now?!"

He watched as Li Shimin suddenly lifted a water vat filled with ice, as if the King of Chu had been reincarnated, and then huffed and puffed as he lifted it up and down.

I just felt that if I went up there now, that huge vat would probably be dumped directly on my head...

After hesitating for a while, Fan Qi, with the determination to die, carefully stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Duke of Yi requests an audience."

"He's gone! Wait... Shubao? He's fully recovered? Quick, let him in!"

Li Shimin initially rebuked him angrily, but after hearing the details clearly, his expression immediately changed.

A rare hint of joy appeared on his face.

Qin Shubao was dressed in a general's armor, but what puzzled Li Shimin was that the armor was clearly covered in patches beneath the plates.

Judging from its style, it is almost identical to that of the previous dynasty.

"thump!"

Before Li Shimin could even speak, Qin Qiong, who had been brought in by Fan Qi, suddenly knelt before him.

Qin Qiong's expression was solemn, his eyes filled with a resolute determination, as if he were going to the battlefield and ready to die.

This made Li Shimin feel uneasy.

next moment.

"This humble general, Qin Qiong, has come today to request my resignation from Your Majesty!"