Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 27 Your subject will control all the armies of the realm.

Watching the father and son wail loudly, Wen He suddenly felt a little superfluous.

Should I cry too?
As he was thinking this, Li Shimin suddenly raised his head, revealing a red, swollen, and bleeding forehead.

Wen He felt heartbroken watching this, and sighed inwardly, "No wonder he is Li Shimin, he is really ruthless to himself."

The floor tiles under his feet were made of some unknown material; even stomping them twice would hurt the soles of his feet, let alone hitting them with his head.

Judging from the commotion just now, Li Shimin didn't hold back.

Li Shimin raised his head but did not get up; instead, he crawled toward Li Yuan.

She came to Li Yuan and threw herself into his arms.

Because she was being covered, Wen He didn't know if she had "sucked on the breast," but Li Yuan was clearly stunned.

The latter slowly lowered her head, looked at her crying son in her arms, and closed her eyes in grief.

"I was wrong, I was wrong." He clenched his fists, his heart filled with remorse.

No one knows what he regrets.

It was wrong of me to promise Li Shimin the position of crown prince in the first place.

We shouldn't have introduced Li Jiancheng, letting the brothers compete against each other.

"Father, I am not doing this for the throne, but for the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin raised his head, looking at Li Yuan with a resolute gaze. He slowly stood up and pointed at Wen He.

"This young man comes from the future. He told me that the Tang Dynasty will rise to a golden age in my hands. I am not doing this for myself, but for the foundation of my Li family!"

Li Shimin clenched his fist.

Like most children, they longed for their father's approval.

What's more, he used such extreme means to get what he wanted.

He wanted to tell Li Yuan that his future self would do very well and even better than his elder brother.

Li Yuan looked at his burning gaze, then turned around and looked at Wen He.

"Well, Your Majesty, actually the situation is a little different from what Your Highness said. The Xuanwu Gate incident really has nothing to do with me."

He wasn't cowardly; he was just worried that Li Yuan would take his anger out on him.

Li Shimin said he would protect him, but if Li Yuan insisted on teaching him a lesson, then it would be inevitable that Eden would be beaten.

"People of later generations? Hmph, so that's how it is. You, Li Erlang, just listened to the words of this charlatan from the Xuanmen sect and killed your brother to seize the throne!"

Li Yuan suddenly sprang to his feet, and no one knew where he got the strength from, but he managed to push Li Shimin away.

He bent down to pick up the knife, his eyes glaring at Wen He with murderous intent.

"Wait!" Seeing this, Wen He shouted and hurriedly stepped back.

Li Shimin was prepared and quickly pulled Li Yuan back.

"Father, you can't do that!"

"Get out of my way! If you still want the position of Crown Prince, then let me kill this brat!"

"Damn it, what does your father-son feud have to do with me? The Xuanwu Gate incident would have happened even without me. I just moved the timeline forward by two days. Can't you be reasonable?"

Seeing that he really wanted to kill her, Wen He jumped up and down in a panic!
"Reason?" Li Yuan sneered. "You instigated internal strife within the royal family, causing my two sons to kill each other, and you expect me to reason with you!"

He was so angry that he stopped using the formal "朕" (zhen, meaning "I" or "the Emperor") and started vulgarly referring to himself as "我" (wo, meaning "I" or "I").

"Uh, wait a minute, aren't there three sons?" Wen He was taken aback.

Then Li Yuan was also taken aback.

Eldest brother, second brother... oh, and fourth brother too!

He silently repeated it to himself, and then became even angrier.

"Yes, my three sons. If it weren't for you, how could I have lost my beloved sons? Today I will tear you to pieces!"

Li Yuan ran over quickly, and Wen He ran away as soon as she saw him.

"Father, no!"

Li Shimin wanted to stop his father, but he was worried about hurting him.

Wen He was chased around the main hall, with Li Yuan chasing after her, his blade raised menacingly.

“Can’t you be reasonable? Your two sons were killed by Hou Junji, and your second son was instigated to rebel by Changsun Wuji. It has nothing to do with me.”

"That's because you lied and claimed to be from the future, fabricating lies to deceive Erlang. I'm going to kill you!"

"Father, no!"

"Who said I'm lying? I really am from the future. If you don't believe me, just wait a day. Venus will appear the day after tomorrow. I can't fake that."

"The day after tomorrow, I will make sure you don't live past today!" "Father, no!"

"Li Shimin, that's enough! Couldn't you just take the knife from him? Stop with the 'no, no' stuff. Does this fit your persona?"

Wen He yelled irritably.

He was so tired; with his small frame, he couldn't run very far.

Li Yuan shouted that he wanted to kill him, but Li Shimin only held him around the waist and kept saying "No!"

This father and son are probably playing a trick on him.

Given Li Shimin's abilities, would it have been difficult for him to snatch a knife from a tired old man?

Given his ruthless and decisive nature, shouldn't he have just taken down Li Yuan?
Even if he is your father, he still wants to kill me!

Wen He was on the verge of tears, regretting that she shouldn't have come with Li Shimin.

He felt that his presence was superfluous.

According to official history, Li Shimin did not talk with Li Yuan for long in the Xianchi Hall before leaving, and then he became the crown prince.

Everything was going smoothly until Li Shimin insisted on bringing him along, causing this whole mess.

Fortunately, Li Yuan was also exhausted. He didn't run for long before he threw down his sword and squatted down, panting heavily.

"Father, you..."

Li Shimin went to check on him with concern, but Li Yuan pushed him away, saying, "Get out! If you are still my son, then kill him!"

The latter pointed towards Wen He, and Li Shimin was startled and looked in that direction as well.

Wen He was taken aback and quickly shook her head at Li Shimin.

"Damn, I'm still useful! Don't kick me while I'm down! Uh, no, I don't think I've done anything special, but I really am useful. For example, I can make really powerful weapons, and there are many things that don't exist in this era."

He was afraid that Li Shimin would really kill him.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.

"In your heart, do you think I am such a despicable person? Regardless of whether you will benefit the Tang Dynasty in the future, even if you don't, I will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Heh, you can't?" Li Yuan sneered, pointing angrily at Li Shimin: "Then why did you kill your eldest brother... and your fourth brother!"

He paused noticeably before mentioning Li Yuanji, as if he had forgotten about him and was trying to make up for it.

"Father, I have no choice. For the sake of the eternal stability of the Tang Dynasty, I must do this!"

I think you're doing this for yourself!

Li Yuan roared, turning to look at Wen He: "You claim to be from the future, then tell me, in the history you know, has Dalang ever harmed the Tang Dynasty?"

"Well, in normal history, he also died at Xuanwu Gate. And you can't say he was a scourge. Many people in later generations still think that Li Jiancheng was not bad, but he was definitely not as good as our Prince of Qin, hehe."

Wen He originally wanted to take an objective perspective, but Li Shimin suddenly glanced at him sideways, so he quickly changed his tune.

"Even this liar says so, so why did you kill your elder brother!"

Li Yuan grabbed Li Shimin by the collar and questioned him loudly.

Hearing him call her a liar, Wen He pursed her lips speechlessly.

You call me a liar, yet you still ask me question 1
"For the sake of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin answered stubbornly.

“If I don’t kill my elder brother, he will kill me. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I have no choice but to cut off my own flesh!”

Wen He agreed with Li Shimin on this point.

If Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are not killed, the Tang Dynasty will fall into internal strife.

"Very well, what a fine 'for the sake of the Tang Dynasty' empire. I know that you conquered half of this empire, so I will return it to you."

Li Yuan shoved him aside and turned away, walking dejectedly toward the head of the main hall.

His steps were unsteady, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Li Shimin was worried that he would fall, so he quickly followed behind him.

"Hmph, what's wrong? Are you worried about me, or are you going to kill me?" Li Yuan suddenly turned around and stared at Li Shimin, questioning him.

The latter hung his head, gritted his teeth, and pondered for a long time.

Under Li Yuan's gaze, Li Shimin slowly raised his head and looked at him with a resolute look: "Your Majesty, I not only want the position of Crown Prince, but I also want to control the army of the whole country!"

Thank you, dear Brother Long and Chosen One, for the monthly tickets.

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