Li Yuan's Thoughts
Taiji Palace.
Ever since Li Shiming's mutiny, Li Yuan's personal freedom had been restricted and he had been confined to Taiji Palace.
The palace was surrounded by Li Shi Min's trusted soldiers.
However, no matter what, Li Yuan was still the emperor. Although his freedom was temporarily restricted, it was still very easy for him to find out what was going on outside.
The chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ran into the hall in panic and said with a sobbing tone,"
"Your Majesty, we have already received the news.
The Prince of Anlu Prefecture had massacred the entire Heavenly Policy Manor, leaving only the Princess Consort, the Secondary Princess Consort, the Prince of Zhongshan, and the Princess of Changle.
The King of Qin could not bear to see all his family members killed, so he finally let the Prince of Anlu leave Chang 'an.”
After hearing the news, Li Yuan closed his eyes in pain.
Even though Li Shimin was in the wrong, he still felt heartbroken when he learned that Li Tai had been beheaded and Li Ke had been dragged to death by a horse.
These children were all his royal grandchildren.
They should have enjoyed the luxury that ordinary people did not have.
In the end, he died because of Li Shimin's selfishness.
After a long time, Li Yuan slowly said,""Chengdao's methods are truly shocking. As expected of my eldest grandson.”
In his words, he didn't blame Li Chengdao for killing the Heavenly Policy Manor.
On the contrary, it was filled with admiration.
He looked at the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and asked,""So the unfilial son just let the Anlu Commandery Prince take his wife and children away?”
The chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs replied respectfully,""Your Majesty, we just received news.
The King of Qin ordered 1,000 black-armored soldiers to follow behind the Prince of Anlu Prefecture.
Until a troop of 7,000 cavalrymen suddenly appeared at the bank of the Wei River and slaughtered the black-armored army.
In the end, the Commandery Prince of Anlu left with seven thousand cavalrymen.”
Li Yuan's face lit up. Li Chengdao's safe escape was the best news he had heard so far.
"Although I don't know if these 7,000 cavalrymen are Jiancheng's backup. But if Cheng Dao could escape safely, that would be a great thing.”
The chief eunuch continued,""However, the Commandery Prince of Anlu did not release Princess Zhangsun and Prince Qin as promised. Instead, he left with them.”
Li Yuan laughed." Of course we can't let him go. With a hostage in hand, we can have more bargaining chips when we negotiate with that unfilial son in the future.
My grandson, Chengdao, has such methods and bravery at such a young age. It's really gratifying.
If he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely be a good emperor. It's a pity…"
Li Yuan shook his head, his face full of regret.
Originally, after his death, Li Jiancheng ascended the throne.
After Li Jiancheng died, the throne naturally fell to Li Chengdao.
Unfortunately, Li Shi Min had the audacity to kill his brother and father!
Now that the Imperial City was completely under Li Shi Min's control, he, the Emperor, was also under house arrest.
Things had developed to this point, and the throne was destined to belong to Li Shiming.
Even though Li Chengdao's methods and schemes were beyond Li Yuan's expectations, he didn't think that Li Chengdao could win against Li Shiming in the end.
Li Chengdao was alone, how could he compete with Li Shimin, who had countless generals and advisors under him?
Wait, the Zheng family of Xingyang.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan suddenly had an idea. He quickly said to the head eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,"Is the Commandery Prince of Anlu heading south?”
The head eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was slightly stunned and immediately nodded." Your Majesty, we are indeed heading south.”
Li Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"My grandson is indeed smart!
As long as they reached Xingyang and had the support of the Zheng family, everything would be different.
Since that's the case, why don't I help him again…"
Li Yuan's voice became softer and softer. A bold idea had already formed in his mind.
……
Although more than ten days had passed since the incident at Xuanwu Sect, it was still a topic of discussion among the people of Chang 'an.
The impact of this matter was too great. It was impossible to suppress it.
The most important thing was that the shouts of Li Chengdao and the Crown Prince's guards that day had already firmly pinned the crime of 'killing his brother and forcing his father, betraying his courts', on Li Shiming's head.
Coupled with the large number of corpses that the soldiers had been transporting out of the city every day, it further confirmed the mutiny.
Although the Imperial Court had said that the Crown Prince and King Qi had forced the abdication and rebelled, only to be executed by the King of Qin, not many people believed this.
Li Jiancheng's reputation had always been good, and he was also the heir to the throne. What reason did he have to rebel?
In any era, gossip was human nature.
The scandal of the royal brothers killing each other attracted even more attention.
Although they did not dare to discuss it openly, the people of Chang 'an City secretly said that Li Shimin usurped the throne and killed his brother.
"The King of Qin is too cruel. For the sake of power, he is even ruthless to his brothers. If such a person becomes the emperor, it will really be a disaster.”
"I heard that the entire Eastern Palace and King Qi's estate were massacred. Not a single one of the Crown Prince and King Qi's children survived.”
"Who said that? The Crown Prince's disciple, the Anlu Commandery Prince, is still alive. There were also Crown Princess Consort, Qi Princess Consort, and the other women who were still alive. However, I heard from a friend who is on duty in the Heavenly Policy Manor that Consort Qi seemed to have been brought to the Heavenly Policy Manor.”
"Speaking of Anlu Commandery Prince, he is really amazing. I heard from my son who was a soldier in the palace that the Prince of Anlu fought against ten thousand people that day. He went from Xuanwu Sect to the Heavenly Policy Manor and captured the family of the King of Qin. In the end, he forced the King of Qin to compromise.”
"Truly a young hero!"
"The Crown Prince is also pitiful. Now that he only has this son left, I reckon that the King of Qin will not let him off in the future.”
"The King of Qin is truly too cold-blooded. The future of the Great Tang is bleak.”
……
Such remarks were widely spread among the people of Chang 'an.
Li Chengdao's reputation for being decisive and brave had spread.
In contrast, Li Shiming received a wave of curses.
After all, killing one's brother and forcing one's father was too against human ethics. It seriously violated the values that the people had always believed in.
The words of the common people in Chang 'an could not escape the eyes and ears of Prince Qin's Mansion.
However, Li Shimin turned a deaf ear to these comments.
To him, no matter how much the commoners discussed him in private, as long as it was not put out in the open, it would not affect the overall situation.
Since that was the case, there was no need to take it to heart.
From ancient times until now, the winner would always be king!
One day, when he ascended the throne, wouldn't he be able to decide the truth?
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