Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

During the Wude era,

The once harmonious family dinner was now deathly silent, and no one spoke first.

The people present had different thoughts and were filled with mixed emotions.

Li Yuan felt a sharp pain in his heart as he watched Li Chengqian's weeping voice reflected in the sky.

He loved his grandson the most.

Chenggan, this name was given to him by Li Yuan.

As a result, they were treated this way.

Li Yuan, unusually angry, looked at Li Shimin.

He had no choice but to bestow titles upon Li Shimin at that time. Erlang, is that the same for you?

Li Jiancheng listened to the words spoken by the young Li Chengan in the sky.

"Is the Crown Prince just like my eldest uncle?"

My lips twitched involuntarily.

The way this child talks, what does "like his uncle" mean?

Li Jiancheng now finds it somewhat ironic.

Neither of the two crown princes of the Tang Dynasty met a good end.

Moreover, the screen said that Li Chengqian looked exactly like Li Shimin, but why did he feel...

Li Chengan looks a bit like him!

Compared to Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng and Li Chengqian were either angry or moved by Li Chengqian's fate.

Although Li Yuanji tried to conceal his expression, the gloating on his face was immediately apparent.

She pinched her thigh hard, trying to suppress her laughter.

Shut up, hold it in!!

He dared not utter any sarcastic words or show any mocking expression at that moment.

Just look at Li Shimin's family across the street and you'll know.

Li Shimin seemed to have lost his bones; although he sat in his seat, he showed none of the former demeanor of the Grand General of Heavenly Strategy.

If Li Yuanji dared to provoke Li Shimin at this moment, giving Li Shimin a reason to vent his anger, especially since their relationship wasn't good to begin with...

Li Shimin would probably have cut off Li Yuanji's head on the spot!

At that moment, a soft sobbing sound came from behind.

The group turned their gazes toward the source of the crying.

Li Shimin's wife, who would later become Empress Zhangsun, was seen wiping away tears streaming down her face with her sleeve.

She cried so hard her eyes were wet with tears, and she was breathless.

She already suffered from lung disease, and now, overwhelmed with grief, upon learning how her child had been treated, and even that Li Chenggan had revealed what she would experience afterward, she was devastated.

He coughed again and had difficulty breathing.

Oh no, this is terrible!

At that moment, Li Shimin's mental defenses crumbled instantly, his eyes reddened, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

He reached out his hands, wanting to embrace his wife, and Li Chengqian, who cowered behind Empress Zhangsun, filled with panic and fear.

Unexpectedly, Empress Zhangsun dodged it directly.

"Chenggan, come to Grandpa!!"

Suppressing his anger, Li Yuan spoke with heartache as he beckoned to his most beloved eldest grandson.

Li Chengan looked up at his mother, his small hand tightly gripping her sleeve, revealing his inner panic and distrust of the world.

He only trusted his mother.

Seeing his mother nod, Li Chenggan released his grip and stumbled towards his grandfather.

On the way, Li Shimin tried to stop Li Chenggan and hug him tightly to comfort him, but Li Chenggan dodged him.

Li Yuan held his grandson tightly, gently patting Li Chengqian's thin back as if to dispel all of Li Chengqian's unease and fear.

"Chenggan, don't be afraid. Your father may not love you, but your grandfather does!"

The sound of a whip cracking through the air seemed to echo in their ears again.

Empress Zhangsun's sobs, and Li Yuan's soft, comforting words to Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin didn't know what he could do or what he should do.

For the first time, this all-powerful man felt utterly helpless.

Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Li Yuanji felt immense joy, even though his face showed no emotion and he even displayed a sorrowful expression!

General Tian Ce, how impressive! Yet he can't even teach his own son.

They acted like a loving couple all the time, but what was the result?

The sky has exposed all your secrets!

He even made Princess Yang a royal consort. Is he waiting until his wife passes away before making her empress?!

At this point, a question suddenly arose in Li Yuanji's mind:

Who exactly was Princess Yang? So beautiful, she captivated Li Shimin completely.

She's a princess? What kind of prince's princess? The Tang Dynasty never bestowed the title of Prince Yang!

Having exhausted all other options, Li Shimin could only look pleadingly at the sky.

That's enough, it's time to end it.

Isn't all this enough?

The images on the screen ignored Li Shimin's pleas and continued playing.

Li Shimin looked at this unfamiliar son before him, as if he had never known him at all.

But the emperor's authority did not allow him to back down.

Li Shimin raised his riding whip, pointing it at his son who was both familiar and unfamiliar before him.

"What exactly do you want?!"

"What does Your Majesty intend to do?!"

"My mother's spirit in heaven will protect me!"

With a "click",

Li Shimin's pupils dilated violently, his hand went limp, and the riding whip fell to the ground. He was utterly dejected.

Li Chengan, supporting himself with his crippled leg, struggled to his feet, turned, and walked towards the exit of the hall.

"Bearing the weight!

"Don't push me!"

"Did I force you?"

Li Chengan turned his head, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"You killed my only person, the only one who could remind me of my mother!!"

"I'm fed up!!!"

"I'm not pretending anymore!!"

Li Chengqian took a deep breath, straightened his chest, and at this moment, the demeanor of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was unmistakable.

His gaze fell upon the dragon throne behind Li Shimin.

He once thought this position would be his sooner or later, but later he became anxious and uncertain about its future.

But now, he utterly loathes this position.

Li Chengan pointed to the magnificent golden dragon throne in the distance.

"You'll stay in this seat forever!!!"

"Please don't send it to me!!"

Then he turned around, and facing the twilight glow of the setting sun, limped out of the hall.

Li Shimin's body went limp, and he almost couldn't stand up.

With the help of the eunuchs around him, he managed to walk to the dragon throne.

After shaking off the eunuch's support, Li Shimin lost his balance and knelt before the cold, alluring dragon throne.

The golden dragon throne was tinged with red by the setting sun streaming in through the palace gates.

Li Shimin forced himself to sit on the dragon throne, the chilling aura emanating from below sending a shiver down his spine.

"He's truly a descendant of the Li family!"

"That's just like me!!"

Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne, looking lost and forlorn. The hall was empty, shrouded in a dark and gloomy twilight.

He finally understood what his father felt when he watched him walk into the main hall with his sword.

The narrator began,

"When the father's shadow becomes a shackle for the sons, rebellion becomes the only way to break free from the curse!"

History always repeats itself, mocking the self-righteous victors.

"The emperor who ushered in the prosperous reign of Zhenguan spent his entire life using the glory of his golden age to mend family ties."

"His regret was not failing to stop his son's rebellion, but finally understanding..."

"You yourself are the source of all tragedy!"

In April of the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era, Crown Prince Li Chenggan plotted a rebellion, was deposed and reduced to commoner status, and exiled to Qianzhou.

In the nineteenth year of the Zhenguan era, the deposed Crown Prince Li Chengqian died in exile at the young age of 27. He was posthumously granted the title of Prince of Hengshan and the posthumous name Min.

[His accomplice Li Yuanchang was ordered to commit suicide, while Hou Junji, Li Anyan, Zhao Jie, and Du He were all executed.]

In April of the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era, Li Shimin appointed his fifteen-year-old third son, Prince Li Zhi of Jin, as Crown Prince. Li Tai was stripped of his title of Prince of Wei, demoted to Prince of Shunyang, and exiled to Yunxiang, Junzhou, never to return to the capital.

In the twenty-third year of the Zhenguan era, Li Zhi ascended the throne, changed the era name to Yonghui, and became Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

In the third year of the Yonghui era, Li Tai died in Yunxiang at the age of 33.

"I am the source of the tragedy."

Li Shimin repeated those words in a daze. After a moment, he raised his head to the azure sky and burst into tears.

"Father, I understand!!"

"Back then, you..."

"How difficult is it?!"