Drinking wine, listening to music, eating hotpot,
Thanks to Yun Jiaojiao,
Lin Ruo enjoyed one less thing today. He was not in a hurry to go back, so he leaned on the chair by the window.
He was competing with the remaining half jar of wine.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally succeeded in drinking himself until he was dizzy.
There was a knock on the door.
Lin Chuan asked.
No one answered, and no one came in.
But there was a knock on the door again. Lin Chuan looked at Lin Ruo.
He put down the wine jar and went out to check.
Without Lin Chuan, Lin Ruo grabbed the wine jar and poured wine for himself.
Unfortunately, his vision was a little shaky, and his hands and feet did not listen to him.
He poured wine all over the table, but he could not fill his wine cup. Suddenly, he heard Lin Chuan's hurried voice from outside the door, "Young Master …"
There was no sound after half a sentence. Lin Ruo shook his head.
Holding the wine jar, he stood up unsteadily, "Lin Chuan?"
There was still no sound from outside. Lin Ruo walked out while holding on to something. As soon as he walked out of the screen, he was supported by someone, "Ah Ruo."
Lin Ruo blinked.
He vaguely recognized the figure in front of him.
He pushed him casually.
His footsteps did not stop, "Lin Chuan?"
"Young Master."
Lin Chuan's somewhat hoarse voice sounded outside the door, "Young Master, I'm fine."
"Oh …" Lin Ruo responded, and was pushed back to the armchair. The person who came took the wine jar from his hand, and his expression was not good, "Now in your heart, I'm not worth trusting at all, hmm?"
The wine jar was gone. Lin Ruo grabbed the half cup of wine on the table, but it was snatched away before he could drink, "When did you become so addicted to wine?"
"I don't remember," Lin Ruo closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were much clearer. He looked at the zither in Li Yuan's left hand and smiled, "Your Majesty, are you here to listen to me play the zither?"
"No." Li Yuan stretched out his hand and brushed, brushing the dishes on the table to the ground, and said: "Zhen will play the zither."
He placed the zither on the table and said, "I heard that you wanted to listen to the song 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer', so I had someone find the music score. After practicing for three days, I'll play it for you."
Lin Ruo looked at him and suddenly chuckled.
Li Yuan's gaze shifted away from his body. Raising his wrist to test the sound, he began to fiddle with it.
After a long time, the song ended. Li Yuan raised his head and asked, "How was it?"
Lin Ruo shook his head. "No."
Li Yuan paused for a moment and said, "I also know Guangling San, Plum Blossom San, Yangchun …"
Lin Ruo shook his head and interrupted, "Your Majesty, there are too many distracting thoughts in your mind. It's fine if you don't play."
"In that case …" Li Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "We will come to see you another day."
Picking up the zither, he got up and walked towards the door. Just as he was about to turn around the screen, he suddenly heard a young man's childish voice from behind him. "Is being the Emperor … very tiring?"
Li Yuan turned around and saw the young man, who was always dressed in scholarly robes, leaning on the taishi chair and looking at him. He had a curious and serious look on his face, as if he had no idea that he had just said such disgraceful words.
"… It was fine in the past."
"Mm, I know. Recently, some bad things have happened." Lin Ruo nodded and said, "In the future, there will be even worse things."
Li Yuan narrowed his eyes. "Worse things?"
Lin Ruo did not answer. He said, "No one must have said that Your Majesty, you are actually not suitable to be the Emperor … A person who wants to be the Emperor should have a heart that can give up everything for power and influence, but Your Majesty … is too greedy."
He scooped up another wine pot from somewhere and held it in his hand. He tilted his head back and drank a few mouthfuls, ignoring Li Yuan's scrutinizing gaze as if he did not see it. He casually said, "When you can't hold on, then don't be the Emperor anymore!"
Li Yuan looked at him for a long time. Suddenly, he shook his head and laughed in spite of himself. He said, "Ah Ruo, do you know that just based on this sentence, even if you had a hundred heads, it wouldn't be enough for us to chop them off?"
"I know," Lin Ruo said carelessly. "It's not like I really don't know the ways of the world."
He raised his head to drink.
Looking at the young man's drunken face, Li Yuan sighed softly and turned to leave.
…
When Li Shimin entered, he saw that the floor was in a mess. Lin Ruo sat on the floor with the last pot of wine in his arms. Lin Chuan was tidying up the broken pieces of porcelain on the floor — moving them to a corner where Lin Ruo could not reach.
Li Shimin bent over and picked up two bowls from the floor. He sat down next to Lin Ruo against the wall and took the wine pot from his arms. He poured two bowls and handed one to Lin Ruo. He smiled wryly and said, "How can you dare to say anything? No matter how much Fuhuang likes you, he is still the Emperor. You … forget it, what am I saying to a drunkard like you? "
Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Don't you know that right now, the thing His Majesty doesn't want to hear the most is pleasant words? Among all the civil and military officials in the court, the one who speaks the nicest is Pei Ji. Among all the sons and grandsons, the one who speaks the nicest is the King Of Qi … "
Li Shimin shook his head. Was what he said just now a question of whether it was pleasant to hear or not?
He originally came to see Lin Ruo, but discovered that Li Yuan had entered the door one step ahead of him. Out of worry, or perhaps some other psychology, he went to the secret room to eavesdrop. He did not expect to hear Lin Ruo's shocking remarks, causing his already well-tested heart to receive another shock.
To say to the Emperor's face that he was not suitable to be the Emperor, to what extent was he drunk? Yet when he spoke to him, he appeared to be sober.
"Are you drunk, or are you not drunk?"
Lin Ruo finished the big bowl of wine in one gulp. "I don't know."
"Forget it," Li Shimin smiled bitterly. "I'll just take it that you're not drunk!"
Lin Ruo shrugged. "Do as you wish."
Li Shimin sighed. He glanced at Lin Chuan, who had tactfully left the room, and asked, "What Yun said … is it true?"
Lin Ruo said, "How would I know what she said? Why are you asking me? "
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "She said that in less than three hundred years, the Tang Empire will be destroyed. She said that in three years, I will start the Xuanwu Gate rebellion, kill my brothers and seize the throne. She said that I will forcefully take my younger sister-in-law, and the woman in my harem will be married to my son as the Empress. She said that this woman will ultimately take over the Tang Empire …"
"Did she also say that you will become one of the greatest Emperors in history?" Lin Ruo impatiently interrupted. "Stop dreaming."
Li Shimin was stunned.
Lin Ruo raised his head and looked at Li Shimin. "I'm very responsible to tell you that you are not him … Perhaps you can really become a wise Emperor in the future, but the wise Emperor Li Shimin who existed in her history … is not you."
Li Shimin was slightly stunned, but he felt a lot more relaxed. He smiled and said, "Are you worried that I will become arrogant because I think that I will become a wise Emperor in the future? Is that why you said that?"
Lin Ruo said, "I have to admit that a capable and self-indulgent Emperor is more destructive to the world than any mediocre Emperor. For example, Yang Guang was originally a capable Emperor. He started the Imperial Examination, built the Canal, built the Eastern Capital … These were all actions that benefited the later generations. However, the Great Sui Dynasty was destroyed in his hands. In terms of the speed of a country's destruction, there is no one else in the world who can compare to him. Although the Daqin Dynasty was also destroyed in the second generation, when the First Emperor was alive, the people were already boiling with resentment. How can they compare to Yang Guang? In just a few decades, he destroyed a strong and stable Empire … Not everyone has that kind of ability. Obviously, if His Highness the King Of Qin becomes willful and arrogant, he is indeed qualified to become the second Yang Guang. "
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "Is that a compliment?"
While pouring wine.
Lin Ruo ignored him and continued, "It is indeed scary to have another Yang Guang in the world, but I have no intention of coaxing you because of that … You are you, and not anyone else. You should know this best."
Li Shimin said, "Although I know you are likely to be talking nonsense, I don't know why, but I am still willing to believe you. I am also very happy that you can say this … If you can tell me the answer responsibly, then can you also tell me whether or not no matter what I do, this Tang Dynasty will still be destroyed?" Two hundred years, just two hundred years, how could he be willing?
Lin Ruo smiled but did not say anything. How could this blue sky, fertile land, and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains belong to one person, or one family forever?
What lasting for thousands of years? It was just a big dream.
Li Shimin sighed and said, "Since the country is going to be destroyed, why should I bother to be a wise Emperor for thousands of years?"
Lin Ruo chuckled and said, "I can also tell you responsibly that you will die … Then why don't you die now?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and laughed. In the end, he said, "I am just venting. You can ignore me."
He continued, "I can only vent my complaints in front of you. Once I'm outside this door, I'm the wise, wise, and invincible Duke of Qin."
Lin Ruo did not appreciate Li Shimin's rare self-mockery. He slowly finished the wine in his bowl and said, "How about writing a book?"
"What?"
"Write a book on how to be an Emperor."
Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Even if I really become a wise Emperor in the future, even if I know bits and pieces of the future from the Yun family, I still can't see through the eyes of the future. This world is not unchanging. Although I can set up a backup plan to prevent the disasters that the Yun family mentioned, if I really use my current vision to guide the future, the Tang Empire will only die faster. "
"There must be something you can write," Lin Ruo said, "Tell them what time to wake up, what time to go to work, how many hours to work each day, how much money to spend in a year, not to be willful, not to be guilty because of words …"
Li Shimin interrupted, "Do you think that if you write these things, people will listen?"
"If they don't listen, then don't be an Emperor."
Li Shimin slowly frowned and began to think about the feasibility of this matter.
"Don't tell me you want to create a peaceful and prosperous world, and then bet on which generation of unworthy descendants will completely destroy it?" Lin Ruo said, "Why can a willful Emperor destroy a country? Because the imperial power is not restricted. I know that in the big families, if the clan leader is unvirtuous, the elders in the family can unite to depose him. Since the clan leader can be replaced, why can't the Emperor do the same?"
Li Shimin said slowly, "This is very difficult."
Lin Ruo nodded, "It is very difficult. But it's not completely impossible, is it? "
"For example?"
Lin Ruo said, "For example, after His Highness the King Of Qin ascends the throne, he will hand over the power to the elders led by His Majesty. For example, before His Highness becomes old and muddle-headed, he will take the initiative to give up his responsibilities and live a relaxed and happy life for a few days. After a few generations, everyone will get used to it and perhaps accept it. "
Seeing that Li Shimin's expression gradually became serious, Lin Ruo sighed and said, "Actually, His Highness the King Of Qin doesn't have to take my drunken crazy words to heart, because I am completely not good at this kind of thing."
Li Shimin came back to his senses and smiled, "Then what are you good at?"
"Destruction," Lin Ruo said, "Holding a long sword and randomly killing those who are not pleasing to the eye …"
"And then?"
Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Then wait for people like the King Of Qin to stand up … and clean up the mess."
Li Shimin thought about what he had done these days and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
Pei Ji was dead, the King Of Qi was locked up, the Crown Prince was deserted, and the courtiers were also cleaned up … It was really a good killing.
Because, in the 18 days after the death of the little boy, this seemingly harmless young man killed a person, drew a picture, chiseled a ship, wrote a complaint … and then, Chang 'an City was almost turned upside down by him.
He was really good at it.
"Ah Ruo," he said with a smile, "You …"
Before he finished speaking, a copper coin appeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Lin Ruo said, "I remember His Highness once said that I can use this copper coin to exchange for a life."
Li Shimin reached out and took it, and said with a strange expression, "Are you sure this is the one I gave you?"
Even if he wanted to fake it, he should have used a similar one. This was clearly not even the mother coin, but just an ordinary copper coin.
Lin Ruo said, "Can you prove it is not the mother coin?"
It was rare to see this young man acting like a rascal. Li Shimin shook his head and laughed, and said, "Who do you want to exchange it for?"
"Wei Zheng."
Li Shimin was stunned.
How could it be Wei Zheng? He thought this young man wanted him to help him save someone, or spare a political enemy, but Wei Zheng … was someone he was prepared to put in an important position.
Lin Ruo sighed, "Uncle Wei's character is not upright, but once he is stubborn, even nine bulls can't pull him back … If he offends His Highness in the future, please be sure to spare his life."
Li Shimin looked at his face and said slowly, "Why?"
Lin Ruo said, "His Highness the King Of Qin has promised not to hurt my uncle, so this copper coin will naturally be used on Uncle Wei …"
Li Shimin interrupted, "You know that's not what I'm asking." Wei Zheng was not in danger now, and he was still not the king of a country who could decide people's life and death with one word. Why did Lin Ruo take out this thing now to scheme for Wei Zheng?
Lin Ruo said, "Uncle Wei promised to help me take care of my uncle in the future."
Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin grabbed his wrist, and said, "You want to leave? You want to leave? "
There was a hint of panic and ferocity in his expression.
Lin Ruo twisted his wrist slightly and broke free from Li Shimin's grip. He picked up the bowl of wine and drank slowly.
Lin Ruo was no longer the same as before. Although he still looked weak, there was no one in the world who could suppress him in terms of strength.
"Of course I want to leave. Why else do you think I said these words?" Lin Ruo smiled, and said, "Those who have left are always beautiful. No matter how unpleasant the words are, they will become priceless. This is true for His Majesty, and it is also true for His Highness the King Of Qin."
In this world, the people who knew that he wanted to leave were Lin Boyuan and Wei Zheng. That was why Wei Zheng promised that he would not stand by and do nothing when Lin Ruo asked him to be the matchmaker for Lin Boyuan.
"Ah Ruo," Li Shimin said anxiously, "I know what you are worried about. I can swear …"
Lin Ruo shook his head and interrupted, and said, "I don't need anyone to guarantee my life. If I don't want to die, I won't die. I want to leave. "
"Ah Ruo …"
"There should be a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the civil and military officials," Lin Ruo said, "but the name of this sword shouldn't be Lin Ruo. It shouldn't even be called Li Shimin … If I were more noble, I would have asked His Majesty or the King Of Qin to tie me up and chop my head off at the market. Chang 'an would be peaceful again. But I am used to being selfish, so I chose to leave. "
"Ha! Haha! "
Li Shimin knew how stubborn this young man was. No one could change his mind. He could only laugh, raise the jar, and drink. He laughed and drank, but soon choked. He laughed and coughed while drinking. Finally, he threw the jar to the wall and smashed it into pieces.
Lin Ruo looked at the last bit of wine left in his bowl and sighed, "Drinking is drinking. Why did you ruin things?" A good jar of wine was drunk, spilled, and smashed.
Li Shimin grabbed him by the shoulder, his eyes red, and said, "When I ascend the throne, you can come back with a new name. I will make you the National Advisor, second only to one …"
"Not interested."
"Lin Ruo!"
Lin Ruo pushed his hand away and said, "After I leave, you should leave too."
"Hmm?"
Lin Ruo said, "After meeting Yun Jiaojiao, you seem to have set your sights too high. You have forgotten that you are not the Emperor or even the Crown Prince. I told you a long time ago that if you take a step back, the world will be wide open … If you insist on staying in Chang 'an, you will never be the Crown Prince. If the throne is replaced by force, starting with you, all restrictions on the Emperor's power will become a joke. "
Li Shimin was silent.
Lin Ruo said again, "If you decide to leave, be quick."
"How quick?"
"In a few days."
Li Shimin finally raised his head and said, "In a few days? You told Imperial Father that something worse would happen … What would happen in the next few days? "
Lin Ruo said, "I know you must think I did something again, but it really has nothing to do with me. But in a few days, it will be the 20th birthday of the King Of Qi … if you can't get away, be careful. " That person had been completely abandoned by Li Yuan, and the successors of the Tang Empire, Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, had no good feelings for him … With this person's temperament, how could he let go of his last chance to go crazy?
Li Shimin leaned against the wall as if he had lost all his strength. He smiled bitterly and said, "For a moment just now, I really wanted to throw everything away and leave Chang 'an with you to wander the world. This Emperor, whoever wants to be, can be, but … in the end, I am not reconciled. The country that the First Prince fought so hard for, why should others take advantage of it? "
Lin Ruo laughed and said, "Stop joking."
He said loudly, "Lin Chuan, go get a few more jars of wine. Remember to put it on the King Of Qin's account."
That day, Lin Ruo met three people named Yun Jiaojiao, Li Yuan, and Li Shimin. It was these three people who completely changed the direction of the Tang Empire.
After that day, Lin Ruo no longer existed in the world.
The second day after Lin Ruo's disappearance, the former King Of Qi, Li Yuanji, wrote a memorial to His Majesty, saying that his body had recovered and that he would leave for Bashu in a few days. Before leaving, he wished to have a reunion with his brothers, Li Yuan naturally did not refuse.
Several days later, on Li Yuanji's twentieth birthday, the Crown Prince Li Yuanji and the King Of Qin, Li Shimin came as promised. In the middle of the feast, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji suddenly vomited blood and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Shimin had been warned by Lin Ruo early on, and he also learned from Yun Jiaojiao that he might be poisoned in the 'future'. Thereupon he carried a holy antidote with him and promptly made Li Jiancheng take it. He also immediately fed him mung bean soup and egg white to detoxify the poison. Only then did he manage to hold on until the imperial physician arrived.
The imperial physician arrived. Although he saved the two people's lives, Li Yuanji's health was ruined because of the poison. He could only lie in bed for the rest of his life.
In a banquet, two people were poisoned, one was unharmed. All suspicious gazes fell on Li Shimin. Li Shimin entered the palace and knelt down to complain tearfully. He also requested to be removed from his title and moved to a barbarian land.
Li Yuan's hair turned white almost overnight. Everyone thought it was Li Shimin's doing, but he did not dare to believe it. If the culprit was indeed Li Shimin, why did he only have one pill to save not the already crippled Li Yuanji, but the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng? Poisoning Li Yuanji, who posed no threat at all, what good would it do him?
It was even more impossible that it was Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji really almost died, and the current situation was not much better than death.
But if it was not them, could it be Li Jiancheng? He was also poisoned … but when the imperial physician arrived, he was already out of danger. Nobody knew if it was the effect of Li Shimin's pill, or if he was simply …
Li Yuan ordered Dou Chengji to strictly investigate this case, but the clues nearly implicated all three of his sons. In the end, the case was left unsettled.
The struggle for the throne unexpectedly reached the point of fratricide! After suffering for several days, Li Yuan made a shocking decision: to bestow the Eastern Capital Luoyang to Li Shimin.
This was not enfeoffment, this was splitting the country!
When these words came out, the entire court was shocked. Nobody thought that Li Yuan would actually make this kind of decision. In order to protect his family, he would rather split the country!
No one could describe Li Jiancheng's mood. If this matter was true, he would finally get rid of the calamity in his heart, but only half of the country he inherited would remain … and if Li Yuan died, and Li Shimin brought troops to attack, would he be able to resist? Luoyang was sturdier than Chang 'an, and it was not harassed by the Xiongnu. Calculating it this way, Li Shimin actually gained more than him … and Li Yuan's move clearly showed that he did not believe him! If not for the lack of ironclad evidence, perhaps he would have been deposed right now and replaced with Li Shimin!
Li Shimin was both moved and rueful. Li Yuan had always been indifferent to him. He never thought that Li Yuan would actually be willing to go to this extent for him. What he was rueful about was Lin Ruo's words: Li Yuan was indeed not suitable to be emperor.
Regarding this matter, Li Jiancheng was silent. What could he say? Agree, disregard the overall situation; disagree, mistreat his brother. Could it be that he wanted him to take the initiative to abdicate the position of crown prince?
The court was filled with opposition: What kind of joke is this? It was not easy to unify the country, how could it be divided into two halves like this? In this generation, they were brothers. Perhaps they could still resist fighting, but what about the next generation, the next generation? This was a stance of never having a day of peace!
Li Shimin once again knelt in Taiji Palace, earnestly asking Li Yuan to retract his order, saying that he would rather die than become a sinner who split the country!
When people thought that he was just putting on an act, Li Shimin left behind the Tiger Tally official seal, took two hundred family generals, and left Chang 'an that very night. He went to Bashu to find a desolate place to settle down, and took his family generals to open up the wasteland and plant crops. Li Yuan sent out several groups of men and horses in succession, issuing imperial edicts ordering him to return to Chang' an, but they were all firmly refused.
However, on the other hand, half a month after Li Shimin went to Bashu, Li Jiancheng received an anonymous letter from Li Shimin, asking him to send Wei Zheng to Bashu as an official, otherwise he would return to Chang 'an.
Li Jiancheng weighed it over and over again and agreed to this condition. He originally did not believe that Li Shimin would really give up fighting for the throne. This letter confirmed this point even more. However, he was even more unwilling to see Li Shimin return to Chang 'an. Currently, Li Yuan's impression of Li Shimin was better than his. If Li Shimin returned, his position as crown prince would really be in jeopardy.
In any case, Wei Zheng could not be trusted now …
After Li Yuan learned of this matter, he coldly looked at Li Jiancheng for a long time before nodding in agreement. After Li Jiancheng returned to his mansion, he finally figured out why Li Yuan looked at him with this kind of expression. Wei Zheng was in the Cao camp, but his heart was in the Han camp. He and Li Shimin were well aware of this matter, but Li Yuan did not know. Wei Zheng was still his Eastern Palace's chamberlain. As soon as Li Shimin went to Bashu, he could not wait to send Wei Zheng to Bashu as an official. What Li Yuan thought was self-evident …
Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly. Currently, the talents around him had withered, unexpectedly no one even reminded him of this kind of thing …
He was not the only one who felt uncomfortable. In the past, Li Yuan had Pei Ji, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, and the others to help him manage the court. He himself was free and unfettered in the imperial harem, occasionally going out to have romantic encounters, very happy. But now Pei Ji was dead, Li Shimin had left, Yuanji was paralyzed, only Li Jiancheng seemed to be much less capable than before …
But he did not know whether it was really not good, or …
In just one short year, Li Yuan seemed to have aged ten years. It was May again. The weather was extremely hot. Li Yuan ordered Li Jiancheng to stay behind in Chang 'an, while he himself went to Renzhi Palace to avoid the summer heat.
This past year, in order to deal with Li Shimin's possible counterattack at any time, Li Jiancheng had been secretly accumulating power, roping in court officials, private warriors, and gathering cavalry. At this moment, taking advantage of Li Yuan's departure from the capital, he ordered the commander Er Zhu Huan and the captain Qiao Gongshan to gift the armor to the Youzhou garrison Yang WenGan. Who would have thought that Er Zhu Huan and Qiao Gongshan unexpectedly went to Renzhi Palace midway to report this matter, saying that Li Jiancheng incited Yang WenGan to raise the troops.
Li Yuan was furious, using another matter as an excuse, he summoned Li Jiancheng up the mountain, but the news reached Li Jiancheng's ears one step earlier, saying that Li Yuan already knew about Yang WenGan's matter, and wanted to deceive him into going up the mountain to kill him.
Li Jiancheng was greatly shocked, he hesitated for a long time between risking his life to fight to the death and going up the mountain to beg for forgiveness. Finally he decided to take the initiative to go up the mountain to beg for forgiveness. Who would have thought that he had just walked halfway when he received the news that Yang WenGan had raised the troops … Actually, it was Yang WenGan who received the news, saying that the matter was exposed, the Crown Prince had no choice but to raise the troops, hence he hastily responded.
Li Jiancheng was so angry that he vomited blood. Now even if he did not raise the troops, he had no choice but to do so. However, under Li Yuan's early preparation, how could Li Jiancheng's little bit of troops and horses succeed? In less than half a month, Li Jiancheng was kneeling in front of Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted once, but in the end he was still reluctant to kill him. Immediately he abolished the Crown Prince position, and put the other palaces under house arrest.
The day he was put under house arrest, Li Yuanji, who had already recovered his position as King Of Qi, ordered people to carry him in front of Li Jiancheng. Laughing loudly three times, he said, "When you framed me that day, did you ever think that today would come?"
The night Li Yuanji returned to the Mansion, he vomited blood and died.
It was only now that Lin Chuan, who was' mercilessly abandoned 'by Lin Ruo, finally understood why Lin Ruo was determined to keep Li Yuanji in Beijing. In the Pei Ji matter, Li Yuanji admitted that he was harmed by Li Jiancheng. Based on his temperament, he would definitely bite back.
Li Jiancheng also finally understood who was the one who set up this trap. Only Li Yuanji, who knew him like the back of his hand, had the ability to set up such a big trap for him. But now that Li Yuanji was dead, he had no way to defend himself. Actually, even if Li Yuan believed him, so what? The Chang Lin Army was his people, Yang WenGan was his people … in the end, they had rebelled.
Since Li Jiancheng was deposed, the only candidate for Crown Prince was naturally Li Shimin. If it were in the past, perhaps Li Yuan would consider picking a successor from among the illegitimate sons. But now he really did not have the energy to groom a qualified successor. Moreover, at that time, Li Shimin did not even want Luoyang, gave up everything and left Chang 'an. How could he not be moved? The candidate for Crown Prince was none other than him.
Thereupon he directly conferred Li Shimin the title of Crown Prince, and dispatched a guard of honor to welcome the Crown Prince back to the Capital. A month after Li Shimin returned to the Capital, the mentally and physically exhausted Li Yuan recalled Lin Ruo's original words, he might as well directly abdicate the position of Crown Prince.
On the day King Of Qin Li Shimin ascended the throne, during the ascension ceremony, he swore ten oaths in succession, and handed over the edict to Li Yuan, saying that if he violated this oath, please abolish him.
When this matter spread out, the world was shaken. First there was the act of abdicating the throne, then there was this oath. On the day Li Shimin ascended the throne, the name of a wise ruler spread throughout the world.
From this day on, the rule of Zhenguan began.
*****
Lin Ruo stood at the top of the mountain, looking down at the jubilant fire dance below, he seemed to be able to hear bursts of cheerful laughter beside his ears.
"I have calculated many times, this Tang Dynasty's golden age will continue for two hundred years before slowly weakening …" Lin Ruo said, "I wonder if my divination this time is accurate or not?"
There was not a single person beside Lin Ruo, the object of his words was naturally that 'demonic book'. As soon as his voice fell, the word 'accurate' appeared on the 'demonic book'.
"Only you can say that I am accurate," Lin Ruo sighed, "After being a professional diviner for a year, I believe that my skill is not bad, but there are still more people who call me a liar … If I had known, I would have agreed with the King Of Qin and become a state preceptor, let's see if they still dare to say that I am not accurate!"
This time he did not get an answer, he was more likely to be talking to himself, he sighed again, "This world is really annoying!"
"It'll be great if it's a real chaotic world where the strong are respected. When there's injustice in one's heart, one can also wield a long sword and slash wantonly. Why would it be like this now? After venting out the resentment in one's heart, one can only leave with his tail between his legs to avoid causing more damage to its order …" Lin Ruo muttered, "So what if there's more dissatisfaction? Could it be possible to rebuild the Great Tang as well? Not to mention whether the people who have just experienced Yang Guang's tyrannical rule and the suffering of war, even if it is rebuilt, I may not be able to do better than Li Shimin, why bother … "
Hearing his sigh, another line of words appeared on the 'demonic book', "Mission completed, do you want to return voluntarily?"
As Lin Ruo's gaze fell on the word 'return', countless memories surged, the surrounding space was distorted and turbulent. Lin Ruo quickly pressed his fingers between his eyebrows, calming down after a while, and said, "In a few days, uncle's pair of twins should be born, I will leave after I give them a gift."
"Do you want to search for Little Shu's soul?"
Lin Ruo shook his head and said, "Little Shu has never experienced true happiness in his life, that's why he felt that with me as his master, he would not ask for anything else … What he should enjoy is a free life, and not be someone's vassal for eternity.
"Just take it as me making a decision for him, if fate allows it …"
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