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

King murder?!

The crowd gasped in shock.

Empress Zhangsun's pretty face turned pale instantly.

If there is anything in common between Li Shimin and his son Li Chengqian today...

So this stubbornness of getting stuck on a single point is almost identical.

"Hahahaha! Emperor murder?" Li Shimin laughed in extreme anger.

"So you finally couldn't wait any longer? I thought the Crown Prince really felt sorry for the Duke of Yi and wanted to vent his anger on him, but it turns out he just couldn't wait to sit on my throne?"

"Everyone outside says that my crown prince is a sage ruler for all ages. Their praise is even more pleasing than the lyrics of the play you arranged for people to perform. I wonder what their reaction would be if they knew that my good son, their sage crown prince, is now plotting to kill his emperor and father?"

Li Shimin sneered, took a step forward with his sword in hand.

"If you kill me, the emperor, do you think you, as the crown prince, can still sit on the throne?"

Li Chengqian remained expressionless.

"Indeed, if I could still offer some explanation for killing my fourth uncle, then even the most rebellious emperor, for the heinous crimes of regicide and patricide, would never be able to inherit the throne!"

Li Shimin felt a surge of pride, as if controlling the crown prince had become his only source of mental pleasure.

however.

This sense of triumph lasted only a moment.

When she met Li Chengqian's lifeless, seemingly emotionless eyes, she couldn't help but feel a sudden jolt in her heart.

Li Chengqian's eyes were somewhat vacant.

"After Father Emperor's death, I will leave behind an edict of succession, passing the throne to my fourth brother, Qingque, and having my grandfather act as regent to assist in governing the country. At that time, I will commit suicide to atone for my sins to the world!"

“Cross out the clan name and origin, burn all records of ancestral lineage.”

"His face was covered with his hair; he was not to be buried in the imperial mausoleum; his body was torn apart and left to rot in the wilderness."

"Then let Qingque build temples and erect statues for my eldest uncle and fourth uncle, and cast a bronze statue of me kneeling outside the temple to withstand the wind and rain for thousands of years."

"Let posterity criticize and insult me ​​as they please. My father was the Grand General of Heavenly Strategy, and also the wise and virtuous Prince of Qin. He was loyal and filial to the country. If it weren't for my instigation that day, such a disgraceful incident at Xuanwu Gate would never have happened."

"It will make the whole world laugh at us..."

His voice was filled with a sense of desolation and world-weariness.

Li Shimin's expression changed instantly upon hearing this, and the long sword in his hand trembled slightly.

Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, and Qin Qiong, who were lying on the ground behind him, were all shocked and their expressions changed drastically.

"No! Your Highness, you mustn't!"

Qin Qiong exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly tried to struggle to get up.

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde no longer cared about Qin Qiong. The already out-of-control situation was now turning into something even more chaotic.

The two men quickly stepped between Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

Cheng Yaojin forced a smile, looking nervous.

Upon seeing the Crown Prince's expression, Cheng Yaojin became extremely nervous.

The Crown Prince seems to have truly decided to die!

This is fucking terrible!

"Your Highness, Your Highness, calm down. Why is it like this? His Majesty was just confused for a moment. You see, His Majesty is also thinking about Brother Qin. In the past, I, Old Cheng, also fought fiercely with Yuchi Laohei, but those were just games."

"Isn't it normal for brothers to bicker and fight?"

"Your Highness, you're overthinking it..."

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde, who was back-to-back with Cheng Yaojin and blocking Emperor Li Shimin on the other side, nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, His Majesty is a bit confused, but there's no need for such fuss... His Majesty was quite dutiful in Chang'an. It's all Wei Zheng's fault. As an advisor, he didn't accompany the Emperor to Bingzhou, which caused His Majesty to make a mistake."

"Your Highness, if you are to blame His Majesty for being absurd, then that old man Wei Zheng should bear at least half the responsibility!"

Cheng Yaojin hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, what do you mean half the responsibility? At least 80%! No, 90%!"

"Even if people can change, how could such a drastic change occur in just one year? Your Highness, in my humble opinion, it's all Wei Zheng's fault!"

With his back to Li Chengqian, Yuchi Jingde inwardly praised himself for his cleverness.

On the one hand, he kept pleading, with a tense and anxious expression, winking at His Majesty the Emperor in front of him.

The meaning is very obvious.

Your Majesty, please don't be stubborn!

His Highness is clearly so angry with you that he's stuck in a rut. If you don't back down now, the Crown Prince might really do something utterly disastrous!

Li Shimin was also visibly flustered at this moment.

Originally, he only intended to scare Duke Qin Qiong, but ended up stabbing him instead, which made Li Shimin nervous.

Now, even his own crown prince has uttered such words, saying that he would perish together with him and bear all the infamy and guilt alone.

Why not bury them in the imperial mausoleum, dismember them and expose them to the wild, and even cast bronze statues to kneel before Jiancheng and Yuanji, so that they can bear the infamy for all eternity?

Just hearing about any one of them makes you shudder.

But these things, think back to the nature of your own prince.

Who knows... he might actually come!

The last time this guy went mad, he personally killed his fourth uncle, Prince Qi Yuanji, and even used weapons to force Li Yuan to abdicate.

If he goes crazy again today, he might really not even spare himself...

"Cough cough..."

Qin Qiong staggered, clutching one arm, and came to Li Chengqian's side, anxiously pulling him along.

"Your Highness, you must not act rashly. You are the Crown Prince, the future ruler of our Great Tang. The people of Bingzhou have finally achieved a good life, and all the people under heaven have seen it. Everyone is looking forward to what the future of the Great Tang will be like."

"Don't you always say how miserable and difficult the people of our Great Tang Dynasty are, how hardworking yet pitiful the people of China are?"

"They have finally found a crown prince who cares about them, how can you give up so easily?"

"Your Highness! You must not have any suicidal thoughts!"

Qin Qiong was filled with regret at this moment.

If he hadn't acted so stubbornly, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Empress Zhangsun and Qian Yingying also hurriedly came over at this moment.

They grabbed Li Chengqian, who was holding double maces, from the left and right.

“Gao Ming, don’t talk such nonsense. Your father may be confused, but he’s not this bad. If he’s angry with you, just beat him up. You mustn’t do anything foolish. What will your mother do without you?”

"Think about Qingque and the others? Do you really think they would want their imperial brother to do this?"

Empress Zhangsun embraced her son, Li Chengqian, whose eyes were now calm to the point of being cold.

Seeing Li Chengqian in this state terrified her, his mother.

It is said that a child is flesh of the mother's flesh.

She could clearly sense that Li Chengqian's words were not untrue; the child had truly had thoughts of world-weariness at that moment.

Qian Yingying, with tears in her eyes, gripped Li Chengqian's arm with both hands.

She said nothing, but the pleading in her eyes made her look like a porcelain beauty about to shatter.

Behind.

The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor Yu Shinan and Grand Preceptor Li Gang, who were initially reviewing documents sent from various places in the Shougong Hall, were being supported by two eunuchs.

They rushed over, panting and anxious.

Upon hearing Cheng Yaojin's voice, the two men were instantly stunned and their expressions changed.

"what?!"

They found it hard to believe, and at the same time, as the prince's tutors, a surge of anger welled up in their hearts.

If you were to ask the whole world, who knows how diligent the current crown prince is, how much pressure he puts on himself every day, and how pitiful he is?

Without a doubt, besides the personal lady-in-waiting Qian Yingying, it was the teachers of these princes.

Your Majesty, if you wish to die, please find a quiet place to die. Why provoke our Crown Prince?!

"Your Highness, calm down. Putting aside the fact that our bodies and hair are given to us by our parents, if you do such a thing, everything will be completely irreversible. As the crown prince, how will you realize your ambitions?" Yu Shinan, as anxious as Cheng Yaojin, stood in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Gang also blocked the way from the side.

"Your Highness, please don't act rashly. If His Majesty is wrong, let the censors handle it. If they can't punish him, send him back to Chang'an. Why get so angry? If you ruin your health, how will the new policies in Bingzhou be implemented..."

While comforting Li Chengqian's chest, he kept turning around and winking at Li Shimin.

Faced with Li Gang, an elderly man nearing eighty, who was also the Crown Prince's teacher and whose status was no lower than his father's, Li Shimin, despite his displeasure, casually dismissed him with disdainful words, telling him to return to Chang'an.

At this moment, he was facing his own crown prince, who could not withstand any more stimulation.

Li Shimin snorted and casually shoved the long sword into the hand of Yuchi Jingde in front of him.

He strode directly toward the palace where he was "reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chengqian watched calmly as Li Shimin's figure disappeared from sight before turning his gaze to the anxious Duke of Yi, Qin Qiong.

"Duke Yi, please go and treat your injuries. I, the Crown Prince, was also at fault for what happened today. I will give you an explanation."

The group quickly waved their hands.

"Your Highness is too kind. If it weren't for my mental ailment flaring up today, causing this commotion..."

Qin Qiong looked guilty, but Li Chengqian just smiled and shook his head.

Without saying much, he strode towards the Shougong Hall.

The lonely figure, as seen by Empress Zhangsun and others, was even more worrying.

"Yingying, go, hurry and catch up with Gaoming. Make sure you keep a close eye on him, lest he do anything foolish..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Yingying quickly bowed and followed.

Today's events do not seem to have caused much of a stir.

As the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian continued to complete all his tasks as usual. However, Wang Yuyan, who was in the Secretariat, and the other female officials all noticed something.

The Crown Prince seems to be acting strangely these past few days.

He used to be full of energy every day, and when officials came to deliver documents or handle official business, they would ask him a few questions and praise and encourage him.

Now it seems I've truly become a heartless work machine.

As night deepened, the dragon banner, accompanied by bursts of firelight, moved towards the direction of Li Chengqian's palace.

however.

Li Chengqian, who usually has a regular schedule and should have been asleep by now, sat quietly on the roof of a pavilion in front of his palace, watching the bright moon in the night sky with a few snowflakes drifting by.

Under the tense gaze of Qian Yingying, she suddenly let out a soft sigh.

"Yingying, do you know? Actually, in another world's Tang Dynasty, on the day of Xuanwu Gate, I wouldn't have been this big... It's not even a world like this. Perhaps no matter how hard I try today..."

"In another world, in the future, nothing will change, right?"