Datang: Changle, I really don’t have any private money for my husband

Chapter 68 Royal Feud

Li Yuan stood up tremblingly, and looked up at Li Shimin.

"Who should I be, Yuan, it turns out to be His Majesty the Emperor."

He crossed his weak hands, and arched them perfunctorily, "I'm sorry, old man."

After speaking, he lowered his head again, obviously wanting to sit down.

Li Shimin hurried forward to support him, but Li Yuan weakly broke free.

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is golden, how can you come to a dirty place, don't dirty the dragon body."

"The little old man is just a grassroots person. I can't bear His Majesty's behavior like this. Your Majesty, please come back."

Li Yuan sat tremblingly on the floor, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he took the wine glass from the low table beside him, trying to fill it up for himself.

Apparently that's what he's been doing all these years.

Li Shimin froze on the spot, his mouth opened, not knowing how to speak.

He originally thought that he came here just to prove that he was better than his elder brother, but every time he came over these years, he was treated coldly by the other party.

He even wanted to take out the Chuanguo Yuxi with full of joy, but it seemed that the Chuanguo Yuxi was not very important.

"Father, I know my mistake, please forgive me!"

Looking at the extremely weak and old Li Yuan, Li Shimin's heart trembled. It seemed that he hadn't seen the original founding emperor for a long time.

Li Shimin immediately knelt on the ground. He imprisoned Li Yuan in order to keep his throne, and even his own life. He was not unfilial, but he was unwilling.

Now there are only their father and son here, not the emperors of the two dynasties.

Li Yuan glanced coldly at Li Shimin kneeling on the ground, and snorted coldly:
"Ahem, you are the emperor, but the Ninth Five-Year Lord, when is it your turn to be wrong?"

There were tears in Li Shimin's eyes, "Father, I am also forced to do nothing, if my servant doesn't do it, then my elder brother will do it!"

"So, did he make a move?" Li Yuan stood up angrily, and then coughed:
"Even though he is self-willed, I also know that he is not the material to be an emperor, so I have already planned to pass on the crown prince to you."

"But why can't you bear it so much?"

"Besides, you not only took away the crown prince, but also killed Jiancheng and Yuanji. Is this what you call self-protection?"

"The mistake is that I was wrong. I shouldn't have raised troops from Taiyuan in the first place, so there will be no more bad things about brothers killing each other."

Li Yuan looked heartbroken, obviously this was the reason why he was so depressed all these years.

Looking at Li Yuan, Li Shimin hastily said:
"Father, if we don't dare to rebel, our family will die sooner or later!"

"Emperor Sui Yang has been suspicious of us for a long time. When the world is stable, he will definitely attack us!"

"Only in this way can we save our lives!"

Li Yuan turned his head, shook his head slightly, threw the wine glass aside, and said with a sneer:
"Didn't you and Pei Ji make up your own mind and send the palace maids to rebel?"

"You think I don't know?"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, but his eyes showed that he didn't regret it, "I, I also did it for..."

"Enough!" Li Yuan yelled to stop him, as if his heart had been affected. After coughing violently for a while, he regained his composure, and his tone became weaker, but his irony remained undiminished:
"That's it, you forced me to rebel, that's it, you killed Jiancheng and Yuanji, that's it, you forced me to abdicate."

"Now, Datang is yours, what do you think there are any scruples?"

"Nowadays, there is nothing in Datang that can endanger your life. You should not have to worry about losing your life now."

"Father, son..."

"Your father is not here!" Li Yuan said loudly:

"Your father is already dead. He died in the Xuanwumen Incident eight years ago. You killed your father, your elder brother and your younger brother, and executed them at the Xuanwumen!"

"What else are you dissatisfied with? Don't worry, I will reunite with them soon, you can rest assured, I don't have much time to live."

After finishing speaking, Li Yuan seemed to have had all his strength taken out of him, and sat limply on the floor. It is obvious that there is not much time left for him to look like me powerless.

Li Shimin's complexion was complicated, hesitation flashed across his face, but he didn't hesitate for a long time, then he firmed his expression, and said directly:
"Father, the Tang Dynasty can only be more prosperous if it is handed over to me. The eldest brother has no ability at all."

"Father, after so many years, can this matter really not pass?"

"I have been working hard all these years, and I have never slacked off. As you can see, the Tang Dynasty is now more prosperous than the old Sui Dynasty. Isn't this what you have always wanted to see, Father?"

"Could it be that I did something wrong, and am I also doing it for this Tang Dynasty?"

"Could it be that elder brother and third younger brother are your sons, but I am not?"

"Am I willing to do this? They didn't force me!"

"I can't help myself, father!"

Li Yuan had a questioning look in his eyes, even though he was weak, he still said indifferently:
"Then why did you kill Jiancheng and Yuanji? You can imprison them directly, just like me, so that you don't have to be charged with murdering your brother."

"Aren't you worried about your throne? You can completely imprison them, and I will give you the throne!"

"I don't feel sorry for the loss of the throne, but after you took away my throne, you actually killed Jian Jian and Yuanji directly."

"Don't you really think of them as big brothers and little brothers in your heart?"

Li Yuan's eyes showed exhaustion. Although he seemed to be bearish over the years, it was never hidden in his heart, but he never showed it.

Now, he finally has an outlet.

He was going to die anyway, so naturally he didn't have to worry about anything.

As for Li Shimin becoming emperor, he didn't think there was anything wrong, he was just angry that Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Under Li Shimin's governance, Datang was indeed getting better and better, but his eldest and third sons could no longer be seen.

This is why Li Yuan has always been brooding on his heart. The older he is, the more sentimental he becomes, and the longing in his heart becomes stronger.

As for Li Shimin, he didn't feel that he owed the other party. If he really didn't treat him as his son, he could have executed him directly when he was still the emperor.

Could it be that after Li Shimin killed his brother, could he still kill the king?

But he didn't do that, instead he abdicated directly and handed over the throne to him, while he was imprisoned here voluntarily.

Thinking this is his own fate, Li Yuan thought so in his heart.

Seeing him like this, Li Shimin felt very uncomfortable.