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

Li Shimin was a proud monarch.

He murdered his brothers, imprisoned his father, and seized the throne. The Xuanwu Gate Incident was an indelible mark on his life, a nightmare that haunted him even in the dead of night.

But he never regrets it, and if he had to do it again, he would still do it!

History records his fratricide in stark detail. He did not order it to be erased.

Because he was confident that only he, Li Shimin, could lead the Tang Dynasty to a true golden age, he believed that he had done right by this land and the millions of people.

Because he was confident that his merits and demerits were enough to outweigh the criticisms leveled against him by later generations for his fratricide.

He believed that his own reign of Zhenguan was enough to make the people of the world not care how he ascended to the throne.

I believe that I will be able to rule this world better than my father, my brothers, or anyone else!

He betrayed his brothers and his family, but he never betrayed the Tang Dynasty or the common people!

He was confident that future generations would judge him as Li Shimin, a wise and virtuous ruler whose name would be remembered for all time!

And now, his young grandson is directly denouncing him as a tyrant!

This has undoubtedly touched a nerve with Li Shimin.

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He's broken down! He's broken down!

Li Xiang was even more invigorated when he heard Li Shimin finally speak.

Having failed in his suicide attempt last time, he was completely baffled. During his imprisonment, he reflected deeply on his experience, meticulously reviewing his actions word by word.

He successfully reflected on why he hadn't been able to incite Li Shimin to kill his father again last time.

That's too kind of you!

I actually called the ruler of a corrupt feudal dynasty "Your Majesty"!

What a waste of those classic traitor lines!

For reactionary feudal emperors, we should directly criticize them as incompetent rulers!

We should seize upon Li Er himself and unleash a torrent of criticism! A comprehensive and thorough attack!

So as soon as he entered the hall, he killed Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda, who were already defeated, without saying more than a few words.

They immediately turned their attention directly to Li Er himself.

Sure enough, the effect was outstanding! Li Xiang could almost see the anger gauge above Li Er's head rapidly increasing.

Seeing that the group of armored soldiers who had been chasing him had all knelt down in fear, Li Xiang stopped in his tracks and sneered.

"In the past, Qin Shi Huang conquered the six states and unified the world, and he felt that he had created great achievements."

"Emperor Wen of Sui ended the division between the North and the South, and the Kaihuang era was a time of abundant granaries. He considered his achievements to be unparalleled for all time."

"But wouldn't it collapse in an instant, and perish after only two generations?"

"This is all because the struggle for succession occurred at the very beginning of the nation's founding. This caused the court's authority to crumble, making it difficult to find a suitable successor!"

Li Xiang stepped forward, his robes billowing, and pointed directly at Li Shimin.

"The danger of the Tang Dynasty's demise began with you, this incompetent ruler!"

"You relied on your military power to murder your brother and imprison your father at Xuanwu Gate, seizing the throne and becoming emperor. This tells future generations that the throne of the Li Tang dynasty can be taken!"

"You dote on your youngest son, indulge Li Tai's ambition for the throne, and are extremely harsh on the Crown Prince while spoiling your rebellious son. You are telling future generations that the throne of your Li Tang dynasty can be seized!"

Li Xiang's words were like knives, each sentence piercing the heart; he almost reached down to the throne.

"You boast of living up to the Tang Dynasty's expectations? Yet you have already sown the seeds of the disaster that will ensue for the throne!"

"In future generations, the princes of the Tang Dynasty will vie for military power and kill each other; officials will flock to the princes, each vying for the throne. The court will be in turmoil, and the people will be displaced—this too will be your achievement!"

Li Shimin's face turned ashen as he glared fiercely at Li Xiang!

If looks could devour people, Li Xiang would probably have been eaten alive by him!

"You ignorant brat, spouting nonsense!" Li Tai felt his hair stand on end.

Li Xiang's every word was an insult to the emperor, but wasn't it also an exposure of Li Tai's true nature?

What do you mean by spoiling the youngest son and causing trouble for the throne... Isn't this just pointing fingers at Li Tai, saying that Li Tai is trying every means to seize the throne?

If the Emperor had listened even a fraction of this scoundrel's arrogant words... Li Tai would be finished! Utterly finished!

I absolutely cannot let this mess be dumped on my head!

"The Crown Prince is incompetent and immoral, a fact known to all in the court and among the people! He is lame and rebellious, utterly lacking the qualities of a ruler!"

"He himself plotted rebellion, how could he be plotting to seize the throne!" Li Tai said in a shrill voice.

This fat guy is quite good at making his words sound grand and dignified.

Li Xiang was unwilling to let Li Tai, that fat bastard, divert his attention, but seeing the guy's smug face, he couldn't help but scoff and say:

"If it weren't for a foolish emperor who indulged these sycophantic officials who sold their integrity for fame and suppressed the Crown Prince, and who repeatedly criticized him and allowed you, scoundrel, to bully him, how could the Crown Prince have lost his composure and committed such outrageous acts!"

"Whether you, scoundrel, are plotting to seize the throne is something everyone in the court and the public knows. Only this foolish emperor on the throne knows perfectly well, yet he deliberately pretends not to see it!"

"You say the Crown Prince lacks the bearing of a ruler, but do you, you fat bastard, possess that bearing? Look at your greasy face and your body full of fat!"

"If you were to truly become emperor, the people would only see you as a vessel for their hard-earned money!"

"You say the Crown Prince is incompetent and immoral, but do you think you are? You have a scruffy beard, you're old and fat as a pig, yet you still cling to your father's arms every day, whining and whimpering... Besides that, what great things have you accomplished?"

"You...you..." Li Tai had never heard such slander before. His face turned bright red, and his voice was almost split in two.

"How could I not have accomplished something great? I compiled the 'Kuo Di Zhi' (Records of the Land)..."

"You still have the nerve to talk about the geography?" Li Xiang rolled his eyes and said sarcastically.

"The 'Kuodi Zhi' encompasses the geography of over 300 prefectures and 1,500 counties across ten circuits. You, Li Tai, are a fat man who pants after just a few steps. Have you ever left Chang'an? How much geography have you explored? Yet you have the audacity to claim you compiled the 'Kuodi Zhi'!"

"Isn't it all because this tyrant wanted to glorify you, you fatso, by forcibly taking other people's works and putting your name, Li Tai, on them? Does he really think no one in the world could have imagined this?"

"I could fix a book like that with a dog!"

"You, you..." Li Tai gasped for breath, the wind disease inherited in the Li family showing signs of flare-up early.

"A shameless and despicable piece of trash like you dares to covet the throne? Hu Hai and Yang Guang were both more like rulers than you!" Li Xiang's small mouth rattled off like a mighty river, leaving Li Tai no chance to interject.

"With your abilities, all you can do is shamelessly pretend to be an infant every day to curry favor with this tyrannical ruler and try to seize the throne! If this tyrannical ruler could produce milk like a woman, I'm afraid you, Li Tai, would want to rush into his arms and suckle a few times!"

"Cough...Pah! Disgusting!" Li Xiang spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground, looking disgusted.

"You...you...you..." Li Tai's face turned from red to purple, and then from purple to black.

He felt a metallic taste in his throat, his vision blurred, and he swayed unsteadily, leaving everyone in the hall stunned.

Li Shimin suddenly roared:

"Enough! Have they really gone completely lawless?!"

"He's your own uncle!"

Well, the younger one couldn't win the argument, so the older one had to step in.

Li Xiang was cursing with gusto, unleashing his full firepower, and retorted without a second thought:

"Intending to depose the eldest son and install the younger one in favor of the heir, and indulging the younger son's ambition for succession, yet now he claims to be my own uncle?"

"But when you killed your brothers at Xuanwu Gate that day, did you ever think that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were also my father's uncles?"