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Chapter 126 Liu Shimin of the Han Dynasty

Was Li Er also a time traveler?
Upon seeing this sentence, everyone except Lin Yu was stunned for a moment.

[Su Haoming: What the heck?]

[Su Haoming: You're a time traveler too?]

[Yun Ye: What do you mean?]

[Fan Xian: Were you just teasing us?]

Looking at the string of messages in the group chat, Lin Yu couldn't help but smile.

He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

Sure enough, due to their ingrained way of thinking, these group members subconsciously felt that they were modern people who had traveled back in time and become Li Shimin.

Little did they know, Li Shimin was indeed Li Shimin, but he had simply traveled back to the Three Kingdoms period!

Li Shimin was taken aback upon seeing this and quickly asked, "What do you mean by that, esteemed immortal masters?"

"Everything I said is true; there is absolutely no deception involved!"

At this moment, the group members realized what had happened and retracted the messages they had just sent.

[Yun Ye: Wait, I think I understand.]

[Fan Xian: I understand now.]

[He Jingfeng: Is it reverse time travel?]

[Su Haoming: @Brother Li Shimin, what is your current status?]

[Li Shimin: I was once Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, but now I've arrived in the Three Kingdoms period and replaced Liu Shan, the last emperor...]

[Everyone:...]

After the explanation, the expressions on the faces of the group members were quite interesting.

Lin Yu observed Su Haoming's expression with his physical authority and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

It's a pity that no group members have started a live stream right now, otherwise we could enjoy their expressions.

[Li Shimin: I also have memories of the future, therefore I am not surprised by the performance of you immortal masters.]

[Li Shimin: Since you immortal masters know so much about the Tang Dynasty, you must also have memories of what happened after the Tang Dynasty, right?]

Lin Yu: Not bad.

[Lin Yu: Your Majesty is indeed wise!]

Li Shimin: Master Lin, you're too kind.

[Li Shimin: Although my family has had two generations of emperors, we are still just ordinary people.]

[Li Shimin: Before all of you esteemed immortal masters, I am truly unworthy of the title "Your Majesty"!]

He was so humble because he had seen the invitation in the group's online store and knew that group members could travel between different worlds.

Furthermore, the information revealed in their conversations clearly indicates that they possess superhuman abilities.

If Shu Han were to fall into a perilous situation in the future, it might very well have to rely on these immortal masters...

Li Shimin was no ordinary emperor after all. He could tolerate even Wei Zheng, so naturally he could also humble himself in front of the "immortal master".

Meanwhile, the other group members were still engrossed in the sensational news that 'Li Shimin traveled back in time to become Liu Shan'.

Seeing that they were all silent, Lin Yu smiled and sent a message:

[Lin Yu: Since everyone is too shy, I'll do the talking!]

[Lin Yu: @Li Shimin, Your Majesty, could you tell us your story?]

[Lin Yu: My brothers and I are all very curious!]

Li Shimin: This…

[Administrator 'Lin Yu' has sent you a special red envelope.]

[Click to claim]

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, then quickly clicked to claim the reward.

In an instant, a gleaming silver pistol appeared in his hand.

Looking at the heavy, silvery iron block, Li Shimin was bewildered and couldn't help but ask, "Master Lin, what is this?"

[Lin Yu: A small gift, nothing more.]

[Lin Yu: The same product is also available in the group store, and the instructions for use have already been uploaded to the group files.]

Group store and group files?

Li Shimin quickly opened the group store and soon found the item.

"Wildfire...Type II Energy Pistol?"

Li Shimin stammered out the tongue-twisting name, and then found the corresponding group file based on the name.

According to the user manual in the group file, this item was created by the artificial intelligence 'Linghua'. It is a long-range magical artifact created by combining magic and weapon crafting techniques, and has both projectile and energy firing modes.

It can fire physical bullets and also draw upon magic to unleash the basic spell 'Fire Meteor'.

Moreover, the jade guards inlaid on both sides of the gun handle are also protective artifacts. They can detect attacks and automatically activate an energy shield, making them a perfect combination of offense and defense, and an essential item for beginners!

"It's such a divine artifact!"

After studying it for a while, Li Shimin was full of excitement and couldn't help but call Guan Xing in from outside, asking him to draw his sword and slash at him.

Guan Xing had never heard of such a request before. He immediately stared wide-eyed at His Majesty with a look of horror.

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, knelt down with a thud, grabbed the emperor's leg, and cried out for the imperial physician.

Li Shimin was speechless. After a moment's thought, he drew the sword from Guan Xing's waist and slashed at the pistol held in his right hand!
He's not stupid; how could he possibly hurt himself before he's sure?

Upon seeing this, Guan Xing was terrified and was about to shield His Majesty from the sword when he suddenly noticed a blue light emanating from His Majesty's palm. A light blue aura was spreading out and covering His Majesty's body.

"Clang~" A long, drawn-out sword sound rang out, and the sharp longsword stopped outside the Qi barrier.

Li Shimin smiled, then sheathed Guan Xing's sword, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't panic, Anguo. I haven't lost my mind. I just got a little itchy to try out the divine weapon!"

"...A divine artifact?!"

Guan Xing snapped out of his daze and stared at the pistol with a mixture of surprise and delight.

He immediately knelt down on his knees and prostrated himself deeply before Li Shimin.

"This is Heaven's blessing upon our great Han Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty is blessed with boundless fortune and is destined by Heaven. One day, you will surely restore the Han Dynasty and return to the old capital to fulfill the late Emperor's last wish!"

"Of course." Li Shimin put away his pistol and said with a smile, "Go out. Don't tell anyone about today's events. I will handle things with the Prime Minister myself."

Guan Xing respectfully accepted, then kowtowed, rose, and left the study, barely suppressing his excitement.

After Guan Xing left, Li Shimin looked at the firearm in his hand and wanted to try out live-fire shooting and the fire meteor spell, but he restrained himself from doing so, thinking that this was his study after all.

He opened the chat group and sent a message with a face full of gratitude:
[Li Shimin: Thank you for your gift, Master Lin!]

Lin Yu: You're welcome. If you really want to express your gratitude, just tell me your story!

Li Shimin was taken aback when he saw Lin Yu reply to the message so quickly.

After a moment's thought, he deleted the half-finished thank-you note and continued:
"In that case, let's do as Master Lin says!"

"The story of this family begins in the Zhongnan Mountains in the twenty-third year of the Zhenguan era..."

As Li Shimin recounted the story, the group members finally satisfied their curiosity and heard this bizarre tale from his own mouth.

The story itself is very simple: the deceased Li Shimin transmigrates into the body of the twenty-one-year-old Liu Shan.

At that time, Zhuge Liang was on his first Northern Expedition, and there was only one month left before the defeat at Jieting.

After absorbing Liu Shan's memories, Li Shimin realized that the situation was somewhat dangerous. So he decisively summoned the remaining soldiers in the city and, ignoring the advice of the civil and military officials in the city, led more than a thousand cavalrymen to the Jigu camp.

There, he gathered craftsmen to improve the iron-smelting method and created double-sided stirrups, which greatly enhanced the cavalry's combat power. At the same time, he sent an imperial edict to Zhuge Liang, making arrangements for the deployment of Jieting.

In fact, the Battle of Jieting was not that difficult.

As someone from a later era, Li Shimin naturally understood the key to this battle—defense, a desperate defense!

With Jieting in hand, the gates of Guanzhong would be wide open, allowing free entry and exit.

Even if we fail to take Chang'an this time, we can come back anytime in the future!

Fortunately, Jieting is surrounded by high mountains and the roads are narrow, making it impossible for a large army to move around.

As long as Ma Su divides his troops to guard those narrow, winding paths, even if Zhang He has a large force, he will not be able to exert his numerical advantage.

His failure was due to his overconfidence in climbing Nanshan Mountain, where Zhang He cut off his water supply. Before the two armies even clashed, the lack of water disrupted their morale, leading to their defeat without a fight.

In contrast, Wang Ping, who was stationed at the foot of the mountain, managed to defeat Zhang He's 50,000-strong army with only a thousand men.

Knowing this, Li Shimin, relying on his status as emperor, firmly demanded that Ma Su and Wang Ping defend Jieting to the death, and that even if they died there, they must not lead anyone up the mountain.

Under his imperial decree, no matter how confused the people were, they had no choice but to obey.

Moreover, the imperial edict was delivered to Zhuge Liang first.

If even the prime minister didn't object, no one else would dare to do so.

Afterwards, the outcome of the Battle of Jieting was reversed. Li Shimin led his strengthened cavalry into the battle and joined forces with the over-seventy-year-old Zhao Yun. They charged in and out of Cao Zhen's sight seven times, killing many enemies.

What Lin Yu saw in the reserve list was footage of this battle.

In just a few months, the first Northern Expedition came to a successful conclusion.

With the help of Li Shimin, Zhuge Liang achieved his strategic goal, capturing five counties in Longyou for Shu Han and recruiting surrendered generals from Longyou such as Jiang Wei and Liang Xu.

Li Shimin met Zhuge Liang the day before he embarked on his return journey.

The two talked late into the night by candlelight, discussing state affairs. The next morning, he set off back to the capital, took charge of the palace, and continuously issued decrees, bringing various advanced technologies and crafts from the Sui and Tang dynasties to this era.

The story continues with a stroke of luck that allowed Li Shimin to join the chat group...

The group members listened with great interest and shared their opinions on Li Shimin's time-traveling life.

In particular, during his first meeting with Zhuge Liang, everyone had a rather heated discussion about whether Zhuge Liang had discovered that Liu Shan had been replaced.

The result was obvious; everyone agreed that Zhuge Liang must have figured it out.

After all, Li Shimin's performance was simply too exaggerated. Not to mention Liu Shan, even if Liu Bei were alive today, he would probably be inferior.

[Li Shimin: I also have this guess.]

[Li Shimin: But for some reason, my father-in-law didn't say anything, and continued to treat me like Liu Shan...]

[Yun Ye: No matter what, there will always be a day when the truth comes out.]

[Yun Ye: In short, let's prepare ourselves mentally first!]

[Fan Xian: Let's not talk about this anymore!]

[Fan Xian: According to the rules of the group, everyone addresses each other as peers. If you can put aside your imperial airs, we will call you Brother Li.]

[Li Shimin: Is Fan Shi underestimating my family?]

[Li Shimin: I, Li, greet you all, my brothers!]

Li Shimin: [Clenched fist emoji]

Everyone chuckled at the sight, and responded with clasped hands and the title "Brother Li".

It seems that after this story was told, the relationships between the people have been brought a little closer...

[Lin Yu: @Lin Lie, it's your turn now.]

Lin Lie: No problem!

[Lin Lie: My name is Lin Lie, I'm twenty-one years old, and I'm a transmigrator from the Marvel universe!]

(End of this chapter)