The rebellious grandson of Emperor Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty: Please, Your Majesty, be called Cro

Chapter 118 If so, I'll let you be the emperor!

The palace, which had been relatively peaceful just moments before, suddenly became so silent you could hear a pin drop.

Li Shimin had already turned his back, ignoring Li Xin. Li Tai also had his head down, pondering how to defend Li Xin.

Unexpectedly, Li Xin uttered such shocking words.

In an instant, Li Shimin and Li Tai both froze.

Li Tai suddenly looked up, his eyes wide open, staring incredulously at Li Xin in front of him.

His pupils trembled, his mind was shattered, and he almost thought he had misheard.

Xuanwu Gate!

Depose the Crown Prince!

When did my obedient son ever utter such rebellious words!

Isn't that something only a brat would say?

Li Shimin was also stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he walked step by step to Li Xin.

"What did you just say?"

Li Xin was only acting out of momentary anger; in fact, even he was stunned after shouting those words.

When he looked up and saw Li Shimin staring at him, he was so frightened by the imperial pressure contained in those eyes that his body went limp.

He wanted to say something more, whether it was to continue shouting and cursing, to defend himself, or to beg for mercy.

But at that moment, he unconsciously looked away—

"Look at me!"

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted in the hall, and Li Xin trembled and collapsed to the ground.

"You want to be like that brat."

"Does it mean there is no ruler, no ancestors, and no rebellious conduct?"

"I—I—I—" Li Xin's courage completely vanished before Li Shimin's imperial pressure. What resentment and bitterness? What distinction between legitimate and illegitimate grandson?

He only felt as if he were being stared at viciously by an extremely terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex.

If it were me, I would dare to say another word—

You really can die!!

"Grandfather, your grandson—your grandson was wrong!"

"Grandfather, your grandson deserves to die! Your grandson was momentarily blinded by evil spirits—"

"Father—save me, save me—"

The dignified heir of the Prince of Wei was utterly terrified by Li Shimin's imperial power. In the solemn hall, he wept uncontrollably, trembling like a child who had been subjected to extreme torture.

His crying actually froze Li Shimin, who was initially furious.

His overflowing rage was abruptly choked by the childlike, timid wailing, stuck in his chest, unable to rise or fall.

He was truly furious, furious that yet another grandson dared to question him about the Xuanwu Gate massacre.

But looking at his grandson, who was crying and trembling, almost collapsing to the ground in fear, his murderous intent subsided somewhat.

After all, he is her own grandson whom she has doted on since childhood.

"Father! Xin'er is young and ignorant! I spoke rashly in a moment of anger! It was not my true intention!"

Just as Li Shimin hesitated, Li Tai seized the opportunity, pressed his forehead to the ground, and pleaded earnestly in a fearful voice, desperately trying to clear his son's name.

He raised his head, glared fiercely at Li Xin, and then bowed down again, saying, "If you want to punish me, then punish me."

"Don't get so angry that you ruin your health!"

Xin'er seems to have lost her mind today. But Li Tai knows Li Shimin's temper well; if Li Shimin keeps it to himself and doesn't punish her on the spot, that would be a real problem.

This will inevitably implicate the Wei Prince's mansion and even the Wei Prince himself.

But if Li Shimin punishes him, he will vent most of his anger, and then he will probably be fine.

At this point, demanding punishment is the right thing to do.

"————" Li Shimin took a deep breath, only to feel his forehead throbbing again.

Looking at Li Xin, who was sobbing, he felt even more annoyed and disgusted.

"If you dare to imitate that brat, I'll think more highly of you!"

"I, a hero for so long, have fathered such a cowardly grandson!"

Li Shimin cursed and suddenly flicked his sleeve.

"Someone come here!"

"Imperial grandson Li Xin has mistakenly associated with bandits and framed his relatives. He is hereby escorted to the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs and given thirty strokes of the cane!"

"Seven days of detention, facing the wall in repentance!"

"only!"

The imperial guards immediately took Li Xin away, leaving only Li Shimin and his son Li Tai in the hall.

Seeing Li Shimin sway slightly, Li Tai quickly got up, helped Li Shimin sit properly on the throne, and said with concern, "Father, this son is the result of my poor upbringing—"

"After my son returns home, he will surely punish that brat severely—please, do not upset your health."

"Otherwise, my son would be condemned even to the death!"

Li Shimin leaned back on the dragon throne, rubbing his temples heavily.

At this moment, his mind involuntarily replayed the scolding Li Xiang had given him that day in the Liangyi Hall.

"From this day forward, the Li family will be devoid of kinship! From this day forward, whenever the succession to the throne is involved, the Tang Dynasty will never have a peaceful day!"

"If a father suspects his son, the son will kill his father; if a brother murders his brother, the brother will force his brother to commit suicide!"

"Even if it doesn't perish after three generations, the authority of the Li imperial family and the vitality of the Tang dynasty will inevitably be exhausted by this constant struggle and slaughter!"

The scoundrel's curses in his mind made Li Shimin's hair stand on end.

Today, Xin'er has begun to disregard family ties and frame Xiang'er.

After the incident, You Zhenzhen argued that he was not at fault, but questioned the emperor about the Xuanwu Gate incident.

I am not dead yet! Even Xin'er of the third generation is like this.

In the future, I, the descendants of the Li Tang dynasty.

Could it be true, as that brat said, that from now on there will be no more kinship, and the Tang Dynasty will never have a peaceful day?

Upon thinking of this, Li Shimin seemed to sense a nightmare that had flown out from Xuanwu Gate and was hovering above the palace.

The resentful expression on Li Jiancheng's face before his death, the tearful face of Li Yuan cursing him, and even the blood-stained, unwavering back of Li Chengqian as he turned to leave that day, all appeared faintly in this nightmare that hovered over the imperial city.

Li Shimin's pupils suddenly dilated.

He felt as if the nightmare had already wrapped around his neck, and Li Shimin's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Father? Father?"

Li Tai noticed the unusual expression on Li Shimin's face and was about to get up to call the imperial physician when he felt a sudden tightening on his wrist; Li Shimin had suddenly grabbed his right hand.

Li Tai turned around and saw Li Shimin covered in sweat, his eyes staring straight at him.

"Bluebird—tell me."

He would never admit that Xuanwu Gate was wrong, never admit that his life of killing was a sin, and never admit that the Tang Dynasty he had personally conquered would end up with a heartless royal family and generations of killing each other.

He was a wise and benevolent ruler throughout history.

His descendants will surely live in harmony and obedience, and firmly inherit the Tang Dynasty!

Li Shimin's Adam's apple bobbed, and he lowered his voice, speaking slowly and deliberately, word by word.

"If it is your heart—then I will make you emperor."

"How would you treat Chengqian and Zhinu?"

Li Tai was startled and suddenly raised his head!

Since Li Chengqian was deposed and Li Xiang repeatedly disrupted the court, the position of crown prince has remained vacant.

Even though Li Tai repeatedly gathered aristocratic officials and courtiers to offer advice based on etiquette, court regulations, and various angles, whether indirectly or directly.

Li Shimin never expressed any intention to establish another crown prince.

Of course, he did not deny the rumors circulating in the court that Li Tai was destined to be the next crown prince.

Li Tai once convened his advisors at the Prince of Wei's residence to analyze the situation. Their conclusion was that Li Chengqian was, after all, born to Empress Zhangsun. Although he was deposed for his rebellious and immoral behavior, the emperor still held him in high regard, especially after he was deposed and left with nothing.

The emperor would feel indebted to him. This is the reason why the emperor did not punish Li Xiang, that scoundrel, for his repeated misdeeds.

The fact that the emperor did not deny the rumors indicated his inclination. Rather than continuing to pressure the emperor to establish an heir, it would be better to wait and see, allowing the emperor to gradually reduce his attachment to his eldest son.

Of course, we must also be constantly on guard against the possibility of Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who is still in the capital, making a comeback.

When the emperor decides to establish an heir, the process will naturally fall into place.

Is today the day when Father Emperor will choose to establish another heir?

Li Tai's breathing suddenly became rapid!