Black Myth: Tang Dynasty

Li Daoxuan was eating nectar cake and reading the letter.

Changle's letter was very long, and most of it talked about trivial things, such as her excitement when she first joined Hidden Dragon, and the monster she had just caught recently, even though it was just a little mouse that had just opened its mind and liked to steal lamp oil.

There are also complaints that Xiao Tian always harms the bitches raised by noble ladies in Chang'an, and that his father once wanted to open a wide harem to accept concubines, but fortunately his mother stopped him.

When he read this, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but laugh. If Li Shimin knew that his favorite daughter was talking like this in the letter, I wonder what his expression would be.
However, since the Tang Dynasty flourished and created a prosperous age, Li Shimin has indeed become less diligent and thrifty than before. I heard that two new palaces were built this year.

In the past, this would have been absolutely impossible.

Changle's letter was chatty and verbose, but she didn't have the aloofness and nobility of the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty. In front of Li Daoxuan, she seemed to be the same little girl who liked to act coquettishly and cutely.

But Li Daoxuan knew that in the past three years, she had passed many tests and finally convinced Li Shimin. After joining Zhelong, she wore the mask of Jiutian Xuannv and traveled around the world to open free clinics while slaying demons.

Now it is quite prestigious among the people.

Li Shimin also wrote a special letter to Li Daoxuan, praising his daughter for being able to take charge of her own business, but she was not as close to him as her father as she was when she was a child. He said that her daughter had grown apart as she grew older.

The entire sixteen-page letter was written in beautiful, neat and dense handwriting. Some words that were only slightly scrawled were crossed out and rewritten, as if they were afraid that Li Daoxuan could not read them clearly.

These are all the concerns of the little daughter’s family.

Li Daoxuan looked at these words full of vitality and vitality, and felt as if he had become younger, with a slight smile on his lips.

However, in a daze, he suddenly remembered that he was actually only a 28-year-old young man.

But for some reason, I feel like I am 82 years old and have seen all the changes in the world.

At the end of the letter, Changle mentioned a dream he had often had recently.

It was a very weird dream. Whenever she had this dream, she would always feel scared involuntarily.

Li Daoxuan's expression gradually became serious.

Changle herself is a monk in the Yin Shen Realm, and she has the talent for divination and calculation. The dreams that scare her are definitely not simple nightmares.

Changle said in the letter that she drew the scene in her dream and sent it together.

Li Daoxuan picked up the scroll and slowly opened it.

The air of ink rushes towards the face, and a majestic black dragon hovers on the paper, lifelike and very realistic, showing superb painting skills.

Changle studied music, chess, calligraphy and painting from a famous teacher since she was a child. She is talented and smart, and she is now extremely talented. If she puts on men's clothing and takes part in the imperial examination, she may not be able to stand out.

Li Daoxuan looked at the painting carefully and his expression changed slightly.

I saw the black dragon hovering over the mountains, surrounded by a plum forest, bearing numerous fruits.

And the black dragon opened its mouth, as if it wanted to swallow the fruit.

The black dragon eats plums!

……

Chang'an, Observatory.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng were playing chess. Suddenly, their expressions changed and they looked up at the sky.

I saw the Taibai Venus appearing in the daylight.

Taibai Star is commonly known as Morning Star. As the name suggests, it is the brightest star before the sun rises, indicating that the sun is about to rise.

But now it appears during the day. Not only is this not auspicious, but it is a symbol of disaster.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng immediately performed divination together. In order to see clearly the secrets of heaven, they even used the secret techniques of mending the sky and cutting the sky to jointly withstand the backlash of heaven.

After working for several hours, the two men deciphered the divination with sweating profusely. Li Chunfeng, who had a lower level of cultivation, was sitting cross-legged in meditation. Yuan Tiangang went to see His Majesty in person with the results of the divination.

Li Shimin had been waiting for a long time. Taibai Venus appeared during the day. This celestial phenomenon made him very uneasy.

Because before he launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, the same celestial phenomenon had occurred. At that time, Prince Li Jiancheng impeached him on this ground and wanted to exile him to the fief.

When he saw Yuan Tiangang, he did not ask immediately, but first asked all the eunuchs and guards around him to retreat.

He waited until no one was around before taking the fold from Yuan Tiangang.

"Your Majesty, this astrological theory...may not be absolutely accurate. You...be careful of the dragon body!"

Just when Li Shimin was about to open the fold, Yuan Tiangang suddenly persuaded him.

Li Shimin's heart sank, he nodded, and opened the folding book with a stern expression. When he saw the twelve characters inside, his eyes suddenly changed, and he was filled with murderous intent!
This emperor, who had gone through many hardships and created unparalleled achievements, had his hands trembling slightly at this moment, almost crushing the book into pieces.

"After the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine King Wu...should rule the world."

Li Shimin's voice was low and full of murderous intent, with a sneer on his lips and his eyes fixed on Yuan Tiangang.

"My dear, can you tell me clearly, who is this heroine, King Wu? What is her last name?"

Yuan Tiangang's reaction to Li Shimin was not surprising. No matter how broad-minded the emperor was, seeing such a prophecy, he would inevitably be furious.

In particular, Li Shimin had just made the Tang Dynasty the most powerful empire in the world. Barbarians from all over the world had surrendered and respected him as the Khan of Heaven. This was the time when the sun was at its peak.

Not to mention thousands of generations, wouldn't Li Tang lose his country in three generations?

You must know that starting from the great ancestor Li Yuan, Li Shimin was already the second generation emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, who is this heroine, King Wu? I... don't know. The way of heaven is unpredictable. Being able to decipher these twelve characters is already my limit."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed and he continued to ask: "Can you tell me which state this heroine King Wu is from?" Yuan Tiangang was shocked. He knew that His Majesty had murderous intentions. As long as he named one The name of the state, Your Majesty will immediately kill all the people named Wu in that state!
"Your Majesty, I really don't know!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly. After lingering for a moment, he stared at the folded book in his hand and looked at the twelve words. His cold voice was like an ice cave in winter.

"My dear, if we kill all the people with the surname Wu in the world...can we save the Tang Dynasty from disaster?"

For a moment, Yuan Tiangang felt chills in his heart.

Your Majesty has always loved the people as his own son, but when it comes to the country, the country, and the emperor's imperial power, his murderous intent is like thunder, enough to make the world flow like a river of blood.

Companion is like a tiger.

Even a Yangshen expert like Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but feel a little chilly at this moment.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Why?"

Yuan Tiangang took a deep breath and said, "Does Your Majesty still remember the Peach and Plum Song of the late Sui Dynasty?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then thought deeply.

"At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was a folk song about peach and plum blossoms. The demon Taoist Pan Dan told Emperor Yang of Sui that the world would be replaced by a person named Li, and suggested that Emperor Yang of Sui kill all the people named Li."

"Although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not agree immediately, he also began to send people to kill people named Li, which made the people of the world miserable. Heroes from all walks of life rose up and accelerated the demise of the Sui Dynasty!"

Li Shimin was shocked. Although he was still young back then, he did remember this incident.

At that time, his father was often worried about this, feeling that Yang Guang would take his life at any time, so he gradually became rebellious.

"Your Majesty, this is God's will, and God's will cannot be violated. If you blindly resist with violence, you will offend God and attract greater punishment!"

Yuan Tiangang's words made Li Shimin finally calm down. He took a long breath and said, "What Aiqing said is true. I was too anxious."

"But...is there really no room for change in this matter?"

Yuan Tiangang thought for a moment, then bowed and said: "I have thought about it over and over again, maybe there is someone in this world who can use great magic power to reverse the fate of destiny and preserve the Li Tang Sheji."

"If even he can't do it, I'm afraid even if an immortal descends to earth or the Buddha reincarnates, he may not be able to do it."

Li Shimin already knew who he was talking about.

"That's right, that's right. If Tai Chong takes action, I have nothing to worry about!"

Li Shimin looked excited and said hurriedly: "Quick, I want to send a letter to Taichong, asking him to come out!"

Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that King Wen invited Jiang Taigong in the past?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he nodded: "You are right. Counting the time, the wake in Taichong should be over. In this case, I will go to Longhu Mountain in person!"

"We haven't seen him for three years. I really miss him. This time, even if I have to carry him, I will definitely carry him out of the mountain!"

……

Longhu Mountain, Back Mountain, Baihe Lake.

After Li Daoxuan read the painting, as a descendant, he knew who the black dragon in Changle's dream was without any divination.

Empress Wu Zetian!
The only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history, she was also Li Shimin's talent and Li Zhi's queen.

A woman who makes all men in the world kneel under her pomegranate skirt.

Her appearance is like the most imaginative stroke in the painting, leaving a unique color in the male-dominated society that has existed for thousands of years.

Holding palace examinations, initiating martial arts, developing agriculture and mulberry, and doing light corvee and low taxes further developed the national power of the Tang Dynasty and laid the foundation for the prosperous Kaiyuan era.

But it is undeniable that in order to maintain the authority of the empress, she reused cruel officials and killed old ministers, which led to the withering of generals, slack weapons, and a significant decline in the combat effectiveness of the army.

During the Wuzhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty no longer had the military power it had during the Zhenguan period, and was repeatedly violated and humiliated by small countries such as Tubo.

Therefore, Wu Zetian set up a monument without words, leaving his merits and demerits in his life for future generations to comment on.

But no matter what, she is a strange woman.

Li Daoxuan looked at Baihe Lake, his eyes gradually became dark, and the bamboo pole in his hand shook gently, causing ripples on the water.

At this moment, the lake began to reflect various scenery, sometimes undulating mountains, sometimes surging rivers, sometimes wilderness ancient roads, sometimes bustling markets.

Finally, it was fixed in a certain family's home in Bingzhou, Tang Dynasty.

A Nezha-like girl with a bun on her head and wearing men's clothes was holding a wooden stick and guarding outside a room, glaring in front of her.

"Haha, you are a woman who wears men's clothes every day, you are nothing short of a freak!"

"That's right, why are you so cruel? When your mother dies of illness, I will sell you to a brothel to see if you still dare to be so cruel!"

"Wu Ruyi, let me tell you, the Wu family's money belongs to us. You women, don't even think about taking it away!"

There was a look of grievance in the girl's eyes, but she did not cry. Then she gritted her teeth, raised the wooden stick in her hand, and hit the two unruly teenagers hard.

Although he is not tall, he is very powerful, like an angry tiger cub.

... (end of this chapter)