Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 349

Chang'an Tai Chi Palace.

Li Shimin, who is taking a break from his busy schedule, is accompanying the white-bearded emperor Li Yuan. During the Xuanwu Gate incident, Li Yuan witnessed the human tragedy of fratricide. As a father, Li Yuan is undoubtedly the most painful person. His palms and backs are full of flesh. He will lose anyone. So, if it was Li Jiancheng standing in front of him today, he would be equally annoyed.

Li Yuan is more interested in being a good father than being a good emperor.

The emperor's affairs can be handled by the two sons and the prime minister, but a good father must do it himself.Especially the three sons Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji, who were born in the direct line, and Princess Pingyang, who was a heroine, Li Yuan cared for them and asked for their warmth.

That year, he ascended the throne and established the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, according to the usual practice, there were only two owners of the many palaces in the huge palace, one was the emperor and the other was the prince, but because Li Yuan loved his son, he gave Li Shimin the Chengqian Palace in the palace, and the Wude Palace to Li Yuanji, so that the three brothers Enter the three palaces in the palace respectively.The original intention is to hope that the three sons live together, can walk around each other, and promote their relationship.

Li Yuan was able to stand out from the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty and become the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty.Although there is a gap between those wise and powerful founding emperors in history, he is indeed a qualified emperor. His biggest problem is protecting the calf.

But his calf protection is not without reason.

For his family, Li Yuan always has a heart of guilt.

Li Yuan was born in an aristocratic family in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was the fourth eldest and the youngest.As the fourth child, it is said that Tang Guogong's title will not be his turn no matter what.But he has extraordinary luck, or he is the lone star of Tiansha.His elder brothers all died young one by one when he was young, and when he was seven years old, his father also died.He was the only son left in the Li family, and Li Yuan, who was still a kid, inherited the title of Tang Guogong.

From the age of seven, Li Yuan struggled to survive in the troubled times, bumping all the way, until Yang Guang came to the throne, he was highly valued by Yang Guang, and he was released as an official.

The ancestor of the Li family lives in Hedong, and Li Yuan is an official in other places. I don't know whether it is a custom or a rule. Everyone in the Li family lives in the hometown of Hedong. Only the real wife, Dou Shi, and his second son, Li Shimin, have been with Li Yuan and go to work outside.

At that time, there was a rule that foreign officials were allowed to return home once every three years, which meant that the children of Li Jiancheng, Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, and Li Zhiyun who lived in their hometown in Hedong could only see their biological parents every three years.

Li Jiancheng is ten years older than the second son Li Shimin, and he is the eldest son of the family. He has already married and established a business, so it doesn't have much influence. Li Xuanba is a sick child and died early, but the situation of Li Yuanji, Li Zhiyun and others can be imagined. You know, when they are young, there is no difference between having a father or not having a father.

Later, official Li Yuan worshiped Taiyuan to stay behind, and the world was in chaos. He decided to raise troops and secretly informed Li Jiancheng to let him lead his family to abandon Hedong and sneak back to Taiyuan.But for unknown reasons, the news leaked out, and the Sui soldiers suppressed the situation aggressively.Only Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji escaped from the Li family's ancestral home.

Li Yuan's fifth son, Li Zhiyun, and Li Jiancheng's wife and children, Li Yuan's grandson and daughter-in-law, all died tragically under the knife of officers and soldiers.

The fifth son, Li Zhiyun, Li Yuan had met him twice in his life, once when he was just born, and once when he was three years old, and he didn't even meet his youngest grandson.

Li Yuan was also condemned in his heart because of this, and he loved the rest and his children very much.

He arranged all his sons in the palace so that he could easily see them when he missed them.This is enough to show Li Yuan's fatherly love.It's a pity that later on, when it was almost time for battle, the three brothers who were close at hand came in and out to guard each other like tigers and leopards, completely disappointing Li Yuan's wishes.

It's just that the poor Li Yuan, who is eager to love his son, didn't realize that the two sons he admired the most were threatened by each other and began to gather strength.

Li Yuan didn't know that the brothers and sisters in front of him were all pretending.

Every time, the two brothers bid farewell to Li Yuan side by side.Whenever this happens, Li Yuan is always happy and complacent by himself, mistakenly thinking that his family has escaped the vicious circle of history.

He never dreamed that there were two brothers who both lived in the palace.They shared a road, but after leaving his sight, the two brothers walked one after another, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was dull.

Until the time of parting ways, Li Jiancheng would involuntarily pause every time.

And every time, Li Shimin always said this sentence: "Brother, go well, Shimin goodbye."

Li Jiancheng would always answer in the same way: "Second brother, walk slowly."

Along the way, only pale and simple dialogues were left.

At this time, Li Jiancheng would always stop where Li Shimin didn't notice him, and watch Li Shimin leave.He is ten years older than Li Shimin, so it can be said that he watched him grow up.When he was sensible, it was his most rebellious age.The mischievous, he always asks him for help when he gets into trouble, and he protects him again and again, but by that time, Li Jiancheng already knows that he can't protect him, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to protect him, because he is nothing but Li Yuan In addition to being the son of Li Shimin and Li Shimin's elder brother, he is also the protagonist of many people. In order to let more people live, he has to make a choice, even if he doesn't want to, because life is not perfect...

Li Jiancheng took firm steps.

Although things have come to that point, there is no regret.That is the awareness that a prince must have in the emperor's family.If you don't have this awareness, it's better to hand over the position of prince.

But for Li Shimin's second brother, Li Jiancheng was really palpitating.He knew him, knew his horror.Just as he uses soldiers, he is a cunning wolf, a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, waiting for the chance to deliver a fatal blow.

Because he often put himself in an invincible position first, and has enough patience to wait for the opponent to show his flaws, and then deliver the fatal blow, so he is invincible.

It is conceivable that when he turns from darkness to light, it must be the time when his offensive is the most violent.

Of course Li Jiancheng understands this, but he can't act preemptively. Once he strikes first, the world will coldly say that he is narrow-minded and excludes his brother with outstanding achievements...

It was obvious that Li Shimin was also aware of this point, and gathered his strength majesticly, but he did not show any ambition, and did not show any disobedience...

The confrontation without gunpowder has already started between them.

In those years, the peak duels between masters were not limited to martial arts.There is also the power struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

Later, Wei Zheng, Wang Yu and others, who understood Li Jiancheng's benevolence as women, made a plan in private, and they were moved on the grounds that "Ru Sheng will imprison King Qin for life, and all brothers will survive; Ru loses, except King Qin". Li Jiancheng, since then, Li Jiancheng has changed his previous defensive position, turned the initiative into a passive one, and squeezed Li Shimin's power step by step until the Tiance General's Mansion fell apart. However, when he mistakenly believed that Li Shimin had no power to fight back However, Li Shimin took the risk, set up an ambush at the Xuanwu Gate, brazenly launched the famous Xuanwu Gate Incident, and won the final victory in one fell swoop.

After the incident happened, Li Yuan lost all thoughts and felt as if the whole sky had suddenly collapsed.

He couldn't figure it out, it's so good, how can you turn your face when you turn your back on it?Well done, how do you say that killing is killing?
Now Li Yuan still clearly remembers that on the morning of the Xuanwu Gate incident, he was very happy to ask about the preparations for the family banquet: Li Jiancheng likes to eat winter bamboo shoots, and he ordered the imperial chef to prepare the freshest and tenderest winter bamboo shoots; Li Shimin likes to eat sweets and drink wine , specially ordered to prepare stone honey and wine from the Western Regions.Li Yuanji likes to eat tenderloin, and he asked the imperial chef to prepare it. The hobbies of his sons are so rare.

He waited and waited and waited and waited!But he never dreamed that what he was waiting for turned out to be heart-wrenching bad news.What he was waiting for was the news that his good son, Li Shimin, had killed his brother.

For a moment, he wished he could die.

For a moment, his heart was ashamed.

In an instant, he suddenly realized that all the brothers and sisters were deceiving, and they were only deceiving him, a foolish father.

Li Yuan's heart is dead, even if no one persecutes him, he will not linger on this authority that he hates so much, because this authority ruined his thoughts and caused his family to be destroyed.So the general and political power was given to Qin Wang Li Shimin. Three days later, he made Li Shimin the crown prince, and issued an edict: "From now on, military and state affairs, no matter how big or small, will be executed by the prince, and then the emperor will be heard."

On Jiazi Day, the ninth day of August in the ninth year of Wude, Li Yuan abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor, and the Zen was located in Li Shimin.During this period, except for attending some banquets held by Li Shimin, Li Yuan hardly ever left Da'an Palace.Li Shimin often went to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat, and Li Yuan, who was very afraid of the heat, was unwilling to go out.

From then on, except for the necessary needs, he almost never talked to Li Shimin, even after Li Shimin became the emperor, he still came to see him every year, but he ignored him.

He knew it was no wonder Li Shimin, if it was Li Jiancheng today, he would be like this.

It's just that Li Yuan couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

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But recently, the situation has improved a little. To Li Shimin, he occasionally responded in a non-communicative manner.

But even so, Li Shimin, who felt guilty and begged his father for forgiveness, was already ecstatic, and he walked more frequently.

Even if Li Yuan scolded him, he would be happy with it.

Because everything is going for the better.

Li Shimin clearly remembered that since Li Yuan personally executed Feng Deyi, the resentment had been vented for many years, and everything had gradually improved.He believed that as long as he was given a certain amount of time, he would be able to obtain Li Yuan's forgiveness. He believed that with Li Yuan's wisdom, he also understood his difficulties at that time.

(End of this chapter)