Chapter 439: Chapter 19: I Will Command All the Armies of the Realm! (Double Chapter)

As soon as the Forbidden Army moves.

By then, his limited troops won’t be able to cause any major disturbance.

....

The wind howls.

Accompanied by the sound of thunder, as if the heavens themselves are watching over the entire Kyushu.

Even Gu Yi began to feel nervous.

He closely watched everything, unwilling to miss any details.

Taiji Hall.

When Li Yuan heard that Li Shimin was coming, he didn’t think much of it and gestured for Li Shimin to be brought in.

But as Li Shimin walked into the hall, he immediately frowned.

Li Shimin was holding a weapon!

And from the way he walked.

Li Yuan could instantly see that Li Shimin was wearing armor today!

"Why are you holding a weapon?"

He stared intently at Li Shimin, frowning as he asked.

"Father." Li Shimin’s face showed no expression, closely watching Li Yuan, he said: "Today I come to bid you farewell, father!"

——He did not address him as Father Emperor.

Since Li Yuan became emperor.

The relationship within this family seemed to have changed.

Suspicion; conflict;

The so-called family ties are so insignificant in front of the emperor’s throne.

"Farewell?" Li Yuan was momentarily stunned, looking at Li Shimin in shock, he said: "Where do you want to go?"

"Could it be that you want to resist the Xiongnu?"

He instinctively assumed that Li Shimin had this kind of thought, and immediately advised: "Er-lang, the Grand Tutor has already led the army there, and you..."

"Father!"

Li Shimin directly interrupted Li Yuan, and then knelt down in front of him: "I have heard that the Crown Prince and the King of Qi want to kill me, and the King of Qi even boasted in the Eastern Palace that he would personally sever my head."

"The day of my death is near."

——Boom!

The sound of thunder exploded as Li Shimin’s words fell.

"What?" Li Yuan’s expression instantly changed, his face full of disbelief, and he stared at Li Shimin intently: "How is this possible?"

"I have my own informants!"

In an instant——

The expression on Li Yuan’s face flickered with pain, he stared at Li Shimin, his body trembling slightly, and at this moment, his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Have you brothers really reached this point?"

His tone also carried a hint of pain.

Looking at the weapon in Li Shimin’s hand and the armor on his body, he slowly stood up and spoke again: "At this point, what do you want to do?"

"It’s not what I want to do, it’s what the Crown Prince and the King of Qi want to do!"

Li Shimin’s eyes grew colder and colder, "Ever since the Li clan raised its army, have I ever done anything wrong? How have I ever let down our Great Tang?"

"But what about the Crown Prince? What about the King of Qi?"

"Since my return to Chang’an."

"My personal guards have been dismissed, my attendants have been removed."

"I would like to ask——"

"Is father really so heartless, willing to watch me die at the hands of the Crown Prince and the King of Qi? To be mocked underground by those I once slew with my own hands?"

These questions pierced Li Yuan’s heart like needles.

Others might not understand, but how could he not know?

How could he forget the promises he made to Li Shimin in years past?

"Er-lang."

Li Yuan’s eyes quickly reddened, he hurried forward to hold Li Shimin: "Father will help you, quickly! Summon the Crown Prince and the King of Qi to the palace immediately."

Perhaps the relationship had truly reached a breaking point.

At this moment.

Li Yuan finally wanted to personally intervene in the relationship between his two sons.

But clearly, it was already too late.

Li Shimin unhesitatingly revealed his predetermined location.

——Haichi!

Using the excuse of fearing ambushes, he had Li Yuan arrange the meeting on a boat. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

At this time, Li Yuan naturally did not think much of it.

Haichi is the core area of Taiji Palace, he frequently rests in Lihu Hall and would have no suspicions?

Not to mention, his heart was already in turmoil.

Still naively hoping to ease the conflict between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin as a father.

Everything went according to plan!

Li Yuan led Li Shimin straight to Haichi, comforting him all along the way.

"With me here, Er-lang doesn’t need to worry."

"When this matter is over, I will appoint you as Great Tang’s Ten Directions Expedition Envoy, just like the former Marquis Zhao Lie, you shouldn’t return to the capital unless there’s an important matter."

"..."

He chattered non-stop on the way, failing to notice anything unusual.

In this situation, Li Shimin took Li Yuan onto the boat directly.

Without hesitation, he ordered the boat to set sail.

Not until this moment——

Li Yuan gradually sensed something was wrong, looking at those unfamiliar Forbidden Army members on the shore, he frowned: "Who are these people? Why do I not recall ever seeing them before?"

"Father, these are the troops from the King Qin’s Mansion." Li Shimin exhaled lightly, answering calmly.

In an instant, Li Yuan’s expression changed drastically.

Looking at the sharp weapon in Li Shimin’s hand, it seemed he finally understood and pointed at Li Shimin, "Er-lang, are you rebelling?"

"Father."

Li Shimin slightly turned his head to look at him, showing a very complex smile: "I don’t want to be some Ten Directions Expedition Envoy anymore."

He slowly clenched his fist, raised his weapon:

"Today——"

"Great Tang can only have one Crown Prince!"

Speaking, Li Shimin’s eyes gradually reddened too, but there was not the slightest hesitation in his resolve.

He had changed.

From the day he vomited blood and saw his wife and children by his side with his own eyes.

The King Qin, who once aspired to become the Ten Directions Expedition Envoy and usher in a flourishing age for Great Tang, was already dead.

Now, he only wanted to be emperor!