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Chapter 538 System Task Release
When Li Shimin saw his wife and son's heartbroken looks, he thought about how he, as the emperor, was still forced by the situation to bow to the old villain Luo Yi, endure the pain of separation from his flesh and blood, and watch the tragic scene of his wife and children living a life worse than death.

He stood up resolutely and left the house, leaving the mother and daughter who were crying in the room.

Li Shimin's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water was about to drip. His fists were clenched tightly, his teeth were clenched tightly, his cheeks were bulging, and his eyes were filled with hatred that penetrated his bones. Changsun Wuji felt a chill in his heart and trembled all over. He opened his mouth but dared not speak. He had never seen Li Shimin so angry before.

"You bastard Luo Yi, I will cut you into pieces to vent my hatred." After Li Shimin walked out of the room, he drew the sword from the waist of Ma Xuanliang, who was guarding the door, and chopped it hard at the pillars of the hall entrance.

With a "bang", the steel knife penetrated into the wood, scaring the nearby guards so much that they fell to their knees. Changsun Wuji, who was following behind, was also startled.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

"Hmph." The depressed mood in Li Shimin's heart eased a little. He snorted coldly and walked towards Chengqing Palace with his sleeves swung.

At Changsun Wuji's signal, Ma Xuanliang quickly took his sword from the pillar, put it into the scabbard, and hurriedly chased after Li Shimin with Changsun Wuji.

As it was getting dark in the afternoon, Li Yan, who had shamelessly earned a lot of tears in the palace and continued to be sentimental, was now sitting in a carriage bored, driving out of the palace and heading towards the outer city. The person driving the carriage was Chang Sheng, his personal bodyguard who had followed him for several years.

Li Yan, this shameless man, took advantage of the fact that the ancients were not good at various acting routines, and seized this rare opportunity to show off his family affection, making Li Shimin very depressed. When he returned to Chengqing Hall to discuss matters in the afternoon, he was in a very bad mood. He beat several eunuchs with a stick and scolded all the ministers one by one.

But everyone knew that it was natural for the emperor, as the supreme ruler, to be in a bad mood as he was held by the neck and his eldest son was sent to the enemy camp as a hostage. No one had anything to say. When the emperor is worried, his ministers will be humiliated; when the emperor is humiliated, his ministers will die. Now he is just being scolded, which is already a light punishment.

Li Yan found Chang Sheng in the Hongwen Hall. Without saying a word, the master and servant drove the carriage and left the palace.

Li Yan did not bring many guards with him. He believed that he was absolutely safe at the moment. Feng Deyi would never send anyone to assassinate him at this time. Perhaps he was dreaming of killing someone with a borrowed knife. How could he be willing to create trouble and arouse Li Shimin's fear?
The two men were wearing casual clothes and walking through the market. Li Yan saw stalls selling various foods in the street market next to him. He had an idea and stopped Chang Sheng. He took out the one hundred gold that Empress Zhangsun had prepared for him before he left.

The gold in the Tang Dynasty generally refers to purple gold, which is equivalent to high-quality copper and can be used as currency.

But what Empress Chang Sun gave was not copper, but pure gold. One catty of gold was worth ten catties of silver, which was equivalent to one hundred taels of silver. One tael of silver was one string of coins, which was equivalent to one thousand coins.

By this calculation, one hundred gold coins are equivalent to ten thousand copper coins.

During the Tang Dynasty, the minimum annual expenditure for an ordinary family of three was less than ten taels of silver, which was the annual living expenses of a thousand households.

Li Yan knew that it was impossible for Empress Changsun to have so much money. It must be Li Shimin who secretly ordered it. This is enough to show that Li Yan's passionate performance in Lizheng Hall at noon greatly moved Li Er, the ruthless and murderous brother, which led to this gift money that was originally impossible to appear in the play.

Of course, it could also be an indirect plea, hoping that Luo Yi would show mercy and spare his son's life for the sake of the money.

However, Li Er might not know that all the money in the treasury would soon be given to the Turkic leader, and even if it was not given to himself, he would not be able to keep any money.

Li Yan took out two gold coins and told Chang Sheng to spend them all on food, such as cakes, snacks, dried fruits, etc., and spend them all.

Chang Sheng didn't know what Li Yan was doing, but since his master had made arrangements, he just followed them. He parked the carriage on the side of the road and ran around to buy all the food from the nearby stalls. Even if it was just soup, Li Yan didn't care.

Later, when they passed by a restaurant, Li Yan asked Chang Sheng to buy some wine and food, and even brought back a whole roasted lamb.

The two of them bought things as they walked, and Changsheng was a little surprised in the end. How could so many things be placed in a carriage?

Could it be that the Prince of Zhongshan was planning to fill the carriage with food? No matter how much food there was, it would not be enough to eat it all in one meal? How could he let you take it in when you got to Luo Yi's camp? Even if you did, it's August now and it would go bad in a day.

However, Li Yan was the master and he was the guard. Now they were still in Chang'an City, and Li Yan's status as a prince was supreme. He could only do what he ordered, and as for what Li Yan wanted to do, it had nothing to do with him.

Li Yan finally spent five hundred taels of silver, mainly because the meal in the restaurant at the back was too expensive, while the street food stalls did not cost much.

The remaining ninety-five gold were put into the private space while Changsheng was away. One hundred kilograms of gold was not much, just like a bag of rice. Due to its density, only a small wooden box was put under the seat, which was not noticeable at all.

Chang Sheng kept going back and forth, constantly sending food worth five hundred taels of silver into the carriage. When the money ran out, the carriage was also piled full. Chang Sheng started to drive the carriage, and Li Yan quietly put these things into his private space one by one. He knew that in the next month, he would not be beaten at Luo Yi's place, but he would have nothing to eat.

The original drama said that the little boy Li Chengqian was starving to the point of skin and bones, with only one breath left, and was carried back to Chang'an City by Luo Yi's deputy general Yang Ji. It can be seen that he suffered a lot at Luo Yi's hands.

Li Yan didn't want to repeat the same mistake. Ten taels of silver were enough for a family of three to eat for a year, but ordinary people had to eat coarse food and their lives were extremely hard.

I came from the modern era, I don't have to worry about food and drink, I live a life comparable to the emperors of today, or even better, it can be said that I have fine clothes and food, and I can't stand that kind of suffering. I just spent 500 taels of silver and bought a lot of food, even if I stayed for a few months, I was not afraid.

However, even though these "local specialties" were better than what ordinary people ate, Li Yan still felt a little shabby. They were just ordinary things, with the most being pancakes. Fortunately, there were some steaming hot broths and wine and food that could be stored in the space. Time in a private space was stagnant. Things would remain the same when they were put in, and there was no need to worry about them going bad.

Next time I am in prison, I can occasionally replenish my body when no one is paying attention.

The carriage was luxurious, spacious, and very heavy. It was pulled by two horses, so Chang Sheng did not feel any difference in weight. He left the city and headed east.
While on the road, Li Yan opened the system panel. When he first entered the palace and met Li Shimin, the system prompted the release of a task, but Li Yan was on edge at the time, wanting to be careful in dealing with this emperor of all ages.

Later, he was so busy performing that he left Empress Changsun's bedroom. He was accompanied by many people all the time and had no time to spare.

Now that he was the only one left in the carriage, Li Yan finally had time to open the panel and see what task the system had assigned him.

I clicked on the taskbar and saw three tasks clearly displayed on it.

Main quest: Let Li Shimin become the emperor (note: enjoy the treatment of Li Yuan), and 30000 points will be awarded for completing the quest.

Side Quest (I): Stop Li Shimin from moving the Hu people inland. Completing the quest will reward you with 10000 points.

Side Quest (II): Help Princess Ankang realize her dream of being with Mu Yikuan. Completing the quest will reward you with 5000 points.

Special mission: Please try to make some beneficial changes to prolong the life of the dynasty and prevent the recurrence of the mistakes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Depending on the size of the changes, the system will reward special items as appropriate.

System prompt: The emergence of special tasks is highly accidental, and the rewards may be very unexpected. Please do your best to strive to obtain the rewards.

Well.
Li Yan was a little stunned when he saw the main task. Was he mistaken? He originally thought that the main task was to let himself ascend the throne as emperor. After all, the original owner failed, and he took his place, so it was natural for him to fulfill his ideal.

There is nothing wrong with a prince becoming emperor.

This is already the highest career ceiling for a powerful class in feudal society. Of course, becoming an emperor and dreaming of immortality does not count.

This was extremely difficult for the original owner Li Chengqian, but for Li Yan, who had once been a prince and crown prince of a great country, it was not too difficult. As long as he performed better, found a good balance, and did not threaten Li Shimin, he would be able to succeed to the throne smoothly and safely.

After defeating the Turks and bringing peace to the country, Li Shimin took drugs every day and died at the age of 23. In the 33rd year of Zhenguan, he was 39 years old and just ascended the throne, which was or years younger than the -year-old Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

But the main task is to make Li Shimin the emperor. Although this is a task, it actually means completing three potential difficulties.

First: Li Yan’s crown prince must not be deposed;

Second: to be able to ascend the throne smoothly;
Third: The transition of power must be completed without affecting Li Er’s life.

This was difficult, since he was the emperor emeritus, he had to live and not die. This made Li Yan originally plan to kill Li Er if the situation became unmanageable or before Li Er wanted to depose him as the crown prince.

In this way, as the crown prince, he can ascend the throne legitimately.

Obviously, the system has taken into account possible loopholes and increased the difficulty for itself, not allowing shortcuts. That means it has to complete a power struggle that is no less severe than the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

And there is a time limit. The Zhenguan Dynasty lasted 23 years, and Li Shimin died in July 649 AD at the age of 7. In other words, he had to complete the transfer of power before Li Shimin's natural life ended.

If Li Shimin passes away when the time comes, the mission will be considered a failure.

If it were an ordinary emperor, Li Yan would not be afraid, but who was Li Shimin? He was a ruthless man who killed his brothers and imprisoned his father Li Yuan~!

Li Yuan was a wise monarch who founded a new dynasty in troubled times. He was able to defeat 18 rebel kings including Li Mi, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong at the end of the Sui Dynasty and eventually rule the world. He was definitely not a man who gained fame for nothing. His vision, courage, wisdom, perseverance and skills were all excellent. However, he was defeated by Li Shimin and ended up with a miserable ending.

It cannot be said that Li Yuan was too weak, it can only be said that Li Shimin was too strong!

Such a ruthless person, who sleeps with his eyes open, when the guards of Zuotun mutinied, the first person Li Shimin had to guard against was the prince who led people to rescue him. It can be seen that he would not trust anyone at all. Can a person who killed his brothers to get to the throne believe that his relatives would treat him well?

Obviously, it's impossible.

Tu Changgui, who was beside Hou Junji, and Heng Lian, the chief guard of the Eastern Palace, who was beside Li Chengqian, were both secretly sent by Li Shimin, and they only surfaced due to the situation. How big was the iceberg hidden under the water?
(End of this chapter)