Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 158 Reconciliation between father and son
"Thank you, Father, for clearing up the confusion!"

Li Shimin immediately stood up and cupped his hands at Li Yuan, with admiration in his eyes.

Sure enough, his father is still as wise as before, and he is also like before, every time he talks with Li Yuan, he will benefit and spend his time.

Li Yuan nodded, then stood up and glanced at Li Shimin meaningfully, "Since you have established this throne, you must be responsible for it, and for the entire Tang Dynasty."

"Promise me that you will protect Datang no matter what."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes became firmer, and he nodded solemnly to Li Yuan, "Father, rest assured, no matter what, my son will not hand over Datang to others."

"Even if I fight to the last person, I will never give up."

Hearing this, Li Yuan patted Li Shimin's shoulder with relief, "You have encountered so many things just after you became the throne, so it is inevitable that you will be anxious. If you are tired or encounter difficulties, you can talk to the emperor."

"I'm really bored in this compound all day long."

Li Shimin nodded, with a bit of complexity in his eyes.

Then he looked at Li Yuan cautiously and asked in a deep voice: "Father, are you still angry with my son..."

After asking this question, Li Shimin lacked confidence.

Put yourself in his shoes, if Li Tai killed Li Chengqian and forced him to abdicate, he might even have the heart to crush Li Tai to death.

After all, the betrayal of a loved one is often more painful than the harm caused by others.

Li Yuanwen asked with complicated eyes, and then smiled relievedly, "I'm not angry anymore."

"My health is getting worse day by day. It's good if I can retire to take care of my life. I'll leave those bad things to you to deal with."

"I don't want to spend the rest of my days in endless hatred. In fact, if I think about it carefully, if you didn't have you back then, Prince Jiancheng would probably do the same thing, but his ability is far inferior to yours."

"Thinking about it this way, I feel that the current situation is the best result."

Having said this, Li Yuan patted Li Shimin on the shoulder and sighed deeply: "I have been thinking about this courtyard for a long time these days, thinking about the past, and thinking about the time when you brothers were young..."

"At that time, all of you were very innocent, and you were always shouting around my father, my father. But then you grew up, became more thoughtful, and began to miss your father's things..."

"Father, son..."

Li Shimin's eyes got wet when he heard the words, and he felt very uncomfortable.

But Li Yuan chuckled lightly and continued: "You are the strongest and the most outstanding among several brothers, but I have always been biased. I think the throne should belong to the eldest son, and you should not have the slightest covetousness."

Speaking of this, Li Yuan suddenly shook his head and said, "But I was wrong."

"You are all my sons, and I should treat them equally. If this throne is suitable for you, I should give it to you. I should consider the overall situation instead of blindly abiding by the rules."

"If I had figured this out earlier, perhaps nothing would have happened in the future."

Li Shimin lowered his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and there were little ripples in his eyes, but he didn't speak.

Back then, Li Jiancheng suppressed him in every possible way, but Li Yuan kept turning a blind eye. If he didn't work hard to strengthen himself in the end, he might be bullied to death by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji one day.

After all, in this palace where the weak and the strong prey on the strong, there is no kinship at all. Only if you are strong enough, so strong that others dare not bully you, can you survive in this palace.

"After all these years, have you ever blamed me?"

Li Yuan suddenly frowned slightly and asked softly.

Li Shimin trembled when he heard the words, "How dare my son..."

"I want to hear the truth?" Li Yuan interrupted Li Shimin and said in a deep voice.

Li Shimin pursed his lips slightly, raised his eyes to look at Li Yuan, and nodded his head lightly after a long time.

"When I was young and ignorant, I would blame my father for being biased." Li Shimin said softly, and then frowned again, "But when I became an emperor, I found out that my father was right after I had a son."

Because he was treated unfairly when he was a child, he immediately named Li Chengqian the crown prince after he ascended the throne, and then treated the other princes well to compensate.

But just because his rain and dew are evenly exposed, he gave many princes illusions that they shouldn't have, and made the real prince feel so aggrieved.

Li Yuan shook his head when he heard the words, "It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong."

"Since the throne is yours now, you should keep this position well and handle the relationship with your sons well, so as not to let the tragedy of that year happen again."

"You can come and ask me if you are not sure about the important affairs of the country, but you still have to come and ask me about educating my son. After all, I am not good at this."

The son he handed over back then can be said to be such a good thing as Li Shimin, and he even took away his throne...

But these words were a bit harsh in Li Shimin's heart. He frowned slightly and said, "Father..."

"Father is reminding you." Li Yuan interrupted Li Shimin, and then sighed softly: "Father has decided not to be angry with you, so he will not hold on to the past. Mention those things one last time."

"Thank you, father." Li Shimin nodded, feeling relieved.

Since he ascended the throne, whenever he visited Li Yuan, he would be beaten or scolded, that's all. Many civil and military courtiers also respected him on the surface, but spurned him secretly.

The people even talked about him a lot, and even blamed him for all natural and man-made disasters that occurred in the later period.

The change of Xuanwumen back then had always been a thorn in his heart that got deeper and deeper, but after today, the thorn was finally pulled out.

Li Yuan also nodded in relief, "Go back, there are still many memorials that have not been read."

After all, now is a special period, and there will definitely be many memorials.

Li Shimin nodded, then seemed to have thought of something, raised his eyes and said to Li Yuan: "There are a lot of memorials recently, and I have given some to the prince to see."

"The prince has worked very hard in the past few days. When the Turks went south, all the princes came here every now and then to ask their relatives and flatter them. Only the prince still abides by his duty and is doing practical things."

After saying that, Li Shimin sighed softly again: "It's strange, my son, I have always wanted to take care of every son, but when I think about it, it's not fair to the prince. I've been neglecting him too much all this time. .”

Li Yuan nodded when he heard this, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

In old age, the biggest wish is to have a full house of children and grandchildren, and the son can surround himself all day to tell some of the parents' shortcomings, and ask him for his opinion every now and then.

Thinking about it this way, he was too stubborn in the past. If he had figured it out earlier, it would be okay to enjoy his old age in this Tai Chi Palace peacefully.

(End of this chapter)