Chapter 122: Revenge Begins
Da'an Palace.
Li Shimin stood in front of the dragon couch, Li Yuan was lying on it with a dying expression, and the seventy-year-old man would also ride the crane away and return to the western sky.
"Father! I promised you that for four years, I didn't get a single hair from him, and I did. β
Rao is that their father and son are no longer compatible, but when life and death are parted, any hatred will also disappear.
And Li Yuan also knew that he was about to die, his weak arm moved slightly, and said in a weak voice: "Go...... Go ahead and do what you have to do. β
Li Yuan is not a ruthless person, ten years ago, Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, since then there has been an estrangement between the father and son, Li Yuan regarded himself as the emperor, and he did not give him any good face for ten years.
In the eyes of outsiders, Li Shimin is as if he was not born by him, but in fact, Li Yuan is also extremely fond of this second son.
He also knew that Li Shimin was stronger than Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and he also promised to pass the throne to him, but according to the rules of the ancestors, the crown prince was only passed on to the eldest son.
Even if Li Jiancheng is not good, he is not a great traitor, and it is not impossible for him to become the emperor.
However, Li Yuan underestimated Li Shimin's ambitions, Li Shimin is an eloquent politician who has heaven and earth in his heart, dares to fight and dare to break through, and has military abilities beyond ordinary people.
People such as the god of war Li Jing, Zhang Liang, Hou Junji, Wei Chi Jingde and others all surrendered to their knees, which is enough to explain everything.
But it is Li Shimin's light that is too dazzling, and those who often become big things must be ruthless, Li Yuan is worried that after Li Shimin becomes emperor, his siblings will kill each other.
Facts have proved that Li Yuan is wrong, very wrong, Li Shimin has the ruthless methods of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and also has Liu Bang's mind.
It wasn't until he died that Li Yuan really realized that the Tang Dynasty was far better than Li Jiancheng under Li Shimin's governance.
"Emperor Xie, it will be fulfilled!" Li Shimin said heavily.
"Hui'er, don't let the tragedy happen to you again."
Hui'er, Li Shimin's milk name, and now Li Yuan is named after his milk, which shows that he has forgiven Li Shimin for everything he has done. (Note: Tang Taizong's milk name is not exquisite, it is made up blindly by buns.) οΌ
The ancients had a saying: When a bird is about to die, its song is also mourning; When a man is about to die, his words are good.
Li Yuan knew that his life had come to an end, and he didn't want what happened to him to happen to Li Shimin again, and his descendants killed each other, fighting against each other in order to compete for the throne.
"My son knows."
heard Li Yuan call himself by his name, and Li Shimin no longer called himself "I".
"Maybe being a father is really wrong, and you're right." Li Yuan said, "After I die, I have only one wish, to let your eldest brother accompany you in the imperial mausoleum." β
At this moment, the father and son no longer talked as kings, but said goodbye in the voice of father and son of ordinary people.
"Good! The son promises you. β
Li Shimin was unwilling to agree to his request, Li Jiancheng did a lot of evil, how many people he had killed, and he was not qualified to enter the imperial mausoleum at all, but in order to chill Li Yuan's heart, Li Shimin could only agree.
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In 635 B.C., on May 6 of the ninth year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan died in the vertical arch hall, at the age of seventy, the temple name was Gaozu, the emperor of the great sage of Daguang, and was buried in the tomb.
On this day, the entire Tang Dynasty will mourn, and all the princes and princesses will observe filial piety for three days and fast for two months to remember the emperor.
A few months later, the decade-long era of the "Two Sages" on the same day finally came to an end.
Li Shimin also ushered in a new era that belongs to him, he is no longer subject to anyone, Li Yuan is his only fetters, and now he can finally do what he wants to do.
Li Shimin stood on the highest place of the imperial city, looked down at the surrounding halls, and said to himself: "It's been four years, I have endured him for four years, and from today on, I will kill people!" β
Four years ago, the leader of the organization assassinated Li Yun, and Li Yun died innocently, Li Shimin vowed to fight him endlessly, but after all, he couldn't withstand Li Yuan's anger, after all, it was father and son, and what kind of overnight feud was there.
Therefore, Li Shimin and Li Yuan made an agreement that as long as Li Yuan lived for one day, Li Shimin would not touch a single hair of him.
This forbearance is four years.
Four years have passed, things are not people, and the mysterious organization of the past is like a sleeping tiger, gradually declining and declining.
On the other hand, the Tang Empire is becoming more and more prosperous and powerful.
In the past four years, Li Shimin has sent people to various parts of the empire to clean up the remnants of the old dynasty, although they cannot be uprooted, but they also hurt their muscles and bones.
Li Shimin stood under the palace, followed by a group of civil and military officials, all of whom were henchmen under his knees, and the eldest grandson Wuji was also among them.
Four years ago, with the help of the crown prince Li Chengqian, he was reinstated. It's just that the current eldest grandson Wuji has already reined in his edge.
"Your Majesty! The first emperor died, the remnants of the old dynasty raged, and now it is finally time for us to fight back. Fang Xuanling said.
For four years, he has been blaming himself, blaming himself for Li Yun's death, blaming himself for not protecting him well, he hates the mysterious organization, and even hates the people who the emperor did everything he could to protect.
"When my father was alive, he once told me that as long as he lived for one day, no one was allowed to mention his life, and now that my father is dead, you rat hiding in the dark should also show up."
"Former prince, Li Jiancheng!!"
Yes, the leader of the mysterious organization is Li Jiancheng.
It is rumored that ten years ago, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion and killed the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji, but in fact, Li Shimin did launch a coup d'Γ©tat that day, but he did not kill Li Jiancheng, only expected Li Yuanji to be beheaded by Wei Chi Jingde.
After the failure of the coup, Li Shimin did not kill him, but imprisoned him, but claimed to the outside world that Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng.
For this reason, Li Shimin has been infamous for killing his brother for ten years.
Later, Li Jiancheng was immortal, and after he fled, he contacted his former ministers, and soon recruited a group of people who swore allegiance to follow him.
And built a mysterious organization in the deep mountains and old forests, secretly cultivating a large number of people such as killers, dead soldiers, and secret agents.
In the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin wanted to send troops to encircle and suppress him, but Li Yuan resolutely opposed it, bitter and helpless, Li Shimin had to give up, and he didn't believe that because of his temporary soft-heartedness, he finally killed Li Yun's life.
The mysterious organization that Li Jiancheng saw quickly infiltrated the empire at the speed of the spread of the virus, and not only that, but also secretly supported the forces of other countries, among which the Turkic Jieli Khan was the Great Khan that Li Jiancheng helped him sit on.
In addition, Li Jiancheng also secretly colluded with the old ministry to collect information about the empire and sell it to other countries in exchange for a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry. In just three years, the mysterious organization has developed into a major problem for Li Shimin's henchmen.
"The emperor did not allow His Majesty to kill Li Jiancheng, but it was fatherly love. Now His Majesty's crusade against Li Jiancheng and revenge for killing his son is also a cycle of cause and effect, so I beg Your Majesty to give an order. Fang Xuanling said.
"That's what I mean."
The four-year period has expired, and Li Shimin will no longer let Li Jiancheng mess around, in addition to avenging Li Yun, but also to maintain the lobby empire he created.
In ten years, Li Shimin has been infamous for ten years, and everyone in the world thinks that Li Jiancheng is dead, but they don't know that in these ten years, he hastened to do evil things and killed countless innocent people.
Those blood-stained hands intended to subvert Datang, and today it was time to fight him to the death.
"Where are Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie, Zhang Liang, and Hou Junji?" Li Shimin said.
But seeing the four of them go and take a step, the four of them said in unison: "The minister is here!" β
"The four of you will be the generalissimo of the three routes, Cheng Zhijie will be the commander-in-chief, and Wei Chi Jingde, Zhang Liang, and Hou Junji will be the deputy generals, leading an army of 100,000 into the Qinling Mountains to exterminate Li Jiancheng's remaining party."
Originally, there was no problem with this order, but the key was in the appointment of the commander, among the four people, Hou Junji's military talent was the strongest, followed by Zhang Liang.
No matter how it turns, it can't be Cheng Zhijie's turn.
But Li Shimin chose Cheng Zhijie as the coach, assisted by Hou Junji and Zhang Liang, which couldn't help but make Hou Junji, who had always been proud of himself in the Qing Heights, very dissatisfied.
If you want to talk about military exploits, Hou Junji is not smaller than Cheng Zhijie at all, if you want to talk about leading troops to fight, Hou Junji's strength is definitely not weak, and Cheng Zhijie is a big boss, why should he be the boss.
Of course, Hou Junji's dissatisfaction is all later, and I won't talk about it here.
"In three days, the school field will order troops, and I will see you off!"
Five years ago, Li Shimin was on the school field to see off the troops of the Northern Expedition.
Unexpectedly, this time I went and never came back.
Five years later, Li Shimin finally waited for the opportunity for revenge, and the time was slow, but it was not late.
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In a quiet and secluded valley, the stream is murmuring, the river is trickling, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the colorful flowers are blooming to find many butterflies.
A breeze blows, flowers sway, willow silk flutters, and the fragrance of flowers in the air is like a fairyland on earth.
The clear lake surface has three or two fish shuttling in the water, and the waterfall in the distance hangs down 3,000 feet, like the Milky Way falling on the plate, and the big beads and small beads are splashing in all directions.
The name of this place is called "Changsheng Valley", and the meaning of the owner in the valley is obvious.
In the distance, there is a two-story hut on the mountainside, and there is a small waterwheel on one side of the hut, and the water comes from the sky and continuously pours water into the stone trough of the room.
The sound of creaking the door, everything is so peaceful and quiet.
In the Valley of Eternal Life, as usual, everything is so comfortable.
But all this quiet and beautiful picture is broken by the sound of screams every day.
Yes~!
There was a scream from inside the bamboo house, followed by a half-naked man running out with raging flames burning behind his back, and a fierce man jumped into the water.
"Shh~~, I'm finally saved."
At this moment, another old man came out of the room and said, "Boy, don't run, I haven't taken medicine yet." β
"Spare your life!!"