At the end of the meritorious deeds, the palace once again held a banquet to reward the three armies.

But in the midst of the excitement, there was no voice of Li Shimin and Li Hao.

In the imperial study, Li Shimin closed his eyes, as if waiting for something.

"Lao Li, I'm here!" Li Hao's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Li Shimin opened his eyes: "Open the door yourself, the servants have been sent back by me!" ”

Li Hao walked in with a man in a hooded robe.

Li Shimin laughed: "From ancient times to the present, people who dare to face the emperor with a hood and cover their faces, I'm afraid they also have your own Xiao Li, right?" Are you going to stab me? ”

Li Hao smiled bitterly, but was noncommittal.

"Take your hood off!"

The person who came took off the hood, and saw that his face was like a peach blossom, very beautiful, and it turned out to be Li Hao's fierce general-Yuwen Chengyu.

"Yuwen Chengyu, after Yuwen Chengdu! Xiao Li, are you planning to assassinate me? ”

Li Shimin laughed and said something chilling.

Assassinating the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, whoever puts it on his head, is a great crime to exterminate the nine clans.

Li Hao was not afraid, and walked straight to the side and sat down: "Old Li, you seem to have guessed who I am going to bring a long time ago?" Then why did you send back the Dark Guard Qinglong? Aren't you afraid that Chengyu will kill you? ”

Yuwen Chengdu's family is all in the hands of the Li family, as the descendants of the Yuwen family, it is reasonable for Yuwen Chengyu to kill Li Shimin.

Li Shimin sighed: "I can't avoid it, I still have to face it after all!" Miss Chengyu, please take a seat! Rest assured, no one will come to the Imperial Study today, you have time! ”

Yuwen Chengyu looked at Li Shimin, his face was gloomy and terrifying!

Not long ago, she stepped on Yuwenqi's mouth to really confirm her identity, and also knew that the Yuwen family was destroyed in the hands of the Li family, and at this moment Li Shimin, the enemy, stood in front of her, saying that it would be a lie if she was not angry.

Yuwen Chengyu didn't say a word, and slowly sat down in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "Sure enough, it seems!" Although you are a woman, between your eyebrows, you have the sharpness of General Tianbao. It's really a tiger master without a dog! ”

"My Yuwen family died at your hands?"

Yuwen Chengyu did not be polite with Li Shimin, and directly asked this sharp question.

"Yes!"

Li Shimin did not have a reason, and directly stated the facts.

"Although your Yuwen family was not destroyed by my own hands, it was my father who gave the order, and the father and son paid the debt, and it is not an exaggeration for you to kill me!"

"My grandfather Yuwen Chengdu is a soldier, as a soldier, it is fate to die on the battlefield, I don't blame you for this, but why should you affect innocent families!" Yuwen Chengyu shouted with some excitement in his tone.

Li Shimin's face was sad: "General Tianbao is mighty and invincible, and he is the first warrior of the Great Sui!" Its Xiaoguo army is even more capable of fighting! My Tang Heavenly Army has suffered a lot in his hands! But if you want to ask General Qin about these true heroes, they will definitely not hate General Tianbao, but admire them from the bottom of their hearts! ”

"When I was the King of Qin, I felt the same way as them! General Tempo is a respectable opponent. But it's because he's too strong and too popular with the military! His death was the trigger that ignited the wrath of the Sui army. The Tang army fought for many years, and the capture of Chang'an was just that it was already sleepy and lacked people, and it could not withstand more wars. ”

"That year, the wolf clan around Datang was around, and we were already anxious to deal with the wolf clan, where did we still experience the anger of dealing with the remnants of the Sui Dynasty? Although General Tianbao is dead, the heirs are still there. As long as you ascend and shout, you will be able to respond, and if you cooperate with the wolf clan at that time, Datang will be in danger! ”

Yuwen Chengyu stood up angrily: "So you aimed the butcher's knife at my defenseless family members?" ”

"That's right!" Li Shimin did not shy away from it and admitted it calmly.

Yuwen Chengyu clenched a pair of pink fists, and his body continued to tremble. The hatred of killing relatives is not shared, but Li Shimin is a wise emperor in her heart. Under his governance, the people of the Tang Dynasty were peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

If he is killed with the courage of a moment, the Tang Dynasty will be chaotic, and even join the Li kingdom to start a war.

If the war breaks out, the surrounding countries will inevitably take advantage of the chaos to raise troops, and the people of the world will fall into the flames of war from which they will never recover.

Li Shimin sighed: "You are now a general under Xiao Li, and you should be able to understand that those who are in the top position sometimes can't help themselves when they talk and do things." ”

"Don't you think you did something wrong?" Yuwen Chengyu asked.

Li Shimin shook his head firmly: "It's not a mistake to damage the Yuwen family to protect the peace of the world. If I had stood in my father's shoes, I would have given this order! As the Son of Heaven of Datang, we can't be wrong, and we can't be wrong! ”

As he spoke, his tone revealed a bit of sadness: "But as a son of heaven who can't make mistakes, I also feel regretful and helpless." I and the generals of the Tang Dynasty both felt that General Tianbao was respectable and admirable, and we also felt extremely guilty for killing his people. I don't know if you believe it? ”

Yuwen Chengyu didn't speak, his face kept changing, and the entanglement and struggle in his heart were overflowing.

Li Shimin stood up and bowed to Yuwen Chengyu very solemnly.

"Although it is a bit hypocritical to say this at this time, I still want to say that on behalf of the Li family, I am deeply sorry for everything that happened to the Yuwen family, and I hope you can forgive us! Now Datang still needs me! So I can't die at your hands today! ”

"But other than that, if there's anything I can do to make it up to you, I'll do it!"

Saying that, Li Shimin stood up straight and threw a dagger in front of Yuwen Chengyu.

He closed his eyes and opened his arms, waiting for Yuwen Chengyu's revenge.

Yuwen Chengyu slowly picked up the dagger and held it tightly in his hand.

Li Hao sat on the side and said quietly: "Chengyu, I agree with Lao Li, I hope you can spare his life, as long as you don't kill him, I won't interfere with what you do!" All the consequences will be borne by me Li Hao! You just let it go! ”

Yuwen Chengyu's eyes were full of tears, and in her blurred vision, she seemed to see the house engulfed in flames, and the family members screaming under the sword. The voices of those executioners who slaughtered their relatives gradually converged on Li Shimin alone.

But the executioner's face was full of helplessness and pathos.

"Ahh A roar resounded through the imperial study.

The cold light flashed, and the dagger slashed across Li Shimin's neck.

Li Shimin was shocked and opened his eyes suddenly.

A strand of sideburns slowly fell to the ground.

Yuwen Chengyu nailed the dagger to the desk, ran quickly to the door of the imperial study, and knelt down with a pop.

She kowtowed three times in the direction of the former Yuwen Chengdu Mansion.

"Grandparents, parents, relatives! Chengyu has avenged you today! But Li Shimin is a good emperor! Only with him in the Central Plains can the people live and work in peace and contentment! Please forgive Chengyu for not being filial! ”

After speaking, he kowtowed nine times in a row.

"It's too merciful for me to be the head of the family!"

Li Shimin touched the sideburns that had been cut off and sighed.

Yuwen Chengyu slowly got up, and the hatred on his face receded. Re-reveal a beautiful smile.

"Under the owner, Chengyu has grown a lot! It's not that I don't understand great benevolence and righteousness! Everything your Li family has done is also for the people of the world. Shave off your hair today, Chengyu ancestors have knowledge under the spring, and they can also smile at Jiuquan! ”

As he spoke, Yuwen Chengyu's words changed: "But please remember Your Majesty that Chengyu's kindness to your Li family is because of your diligence and love for the people!" If you do something that harms the people and the country in the future, Chengyu will definitely fight again and ask you for this blood debt! ”