Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 123 You think you're Zhu Yuanzhang?

"You're such a jerk!"

Li Shimin raised his hand.

"Snapped!"

A slap landed on the back of Wen He's head.

"Instead of sending you to lead troops into battle, I'd rather just hand your head over to the Turks."

Wen He rubbed her head in pain, wondering why Li Er had become so violent lately.

"Did Your Highness say you wanted to entrust me with something, not send me to the battlefield?"

He breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that Li Shimin remained silent.

"Wait, you won't let me lead troops, you're not going to make me join the army, are you? I'm only ten years old! Isn't the age for joining the army in the Tang Dynasty sixteen?"

Wen He suddenly jumped up, even his heels were knocked off.

Li Shimin grabbed his sleeve and forcibly pulled him down.

"What's the rush? I'm not asking you to join the army, but I want Gao Ming to go in my place."

"What!"

Wen He thought she had misheard.

He blinked a few times and stared intently at Li Shimin.

Seeing his expression, the latter said irritably, "I know what you're thinking. Don't look at me with such a questioning gaze. I am neither Emperor Wu of Han nor Qin Shi Huang. I trust my own son."

Upon hearing this, Wen He raised an eyebrow. If he hadn't read the history of the Tang Dynasty, he would have actually believed it.

Seeing that he was not finished speaking, Li Shimin raised his hand, and Wen He quickly dodged away.

"Your Highness, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that Gao Ming is too young. He's only eight years old."

"Eight years old? But he will be the crown prince in the future. If the crown prince does not have prestige in the army, how will he stand firm in the future?"

Li Shimin frowned and questioned.

"Liu Ju did have prestige in the army, and he established himself, but then what?"

Wen He muttered to herself.

He couldn't understand why Li Shimin suddenly wanted Li Chengqian to go to Jingzhou.

It should be noted that in the original history, Li Shimin reigned as emperor for twenty-three years.

With him here now, helping him to take care of his health, he might live longer.

If Li Chengqian were to step forward too early, there would likely be suspicion between father and son again.

Is it really possible that we'll have to go through another Xuanwu Gate Incident?

"You think I'm a tyrant like Emperor Wu of Han? I would never kill my own son!" Li Shimin glared at him.

That statement is not wrong. Even though Li Chengqian rebelled in history, Li Shimin did not kill him.

“But killing and dismissing the crown prince seem to make no difference, right?” Wen He said quietly, and seeing that Li Shimin was about to get angry again, he quickly explained.

"You sent these three to me, which means you really consider them my students. I don't want to see them killing each other in the future. If that happens, I'll leave the Tang Dynasty and go live a carefree life overseas."

Wen He expressed her attitude bluntly.

Li Shimin was taken aback.

Although Wen He said what he wanted to see.

The reason he let Li Chengqian and the others stay at Wen He's house was so that the three brothers could have a peaceful end in the future.

But he was still somewhat annoyed.

Wen He really underestimates me!
"If I say I won't, then I won't. If you don't believe me, I'll give you a secret decree!" Li Shimin slammed his hand on the table to show his determination.

But Wen He quickly shook his head: "No way, I want to live to be a hundred years old, Your Highness. There are no outsiders here, so just tell me what you're thinking. Why are you in such a hurry to let Gao Ming experience war?"

Wen He really couldn't understand it.

This has never happened before in history.

Li Shimin valued military power so much, yet now he actually wanted Li Chengqian to establish his authority.

Could he be plotting something?

"Alas." Upon hearing this, Li Shimin sighed deeply and pointed at Wen He, saying, "Isn't it all because of you, you brat!"

Wen He immediately curled her lip, thinking to herself, "What does this have to do with me?" "Do you know that I haven't had a good night's sleep in the past ten days or so? I often dream of that vast territory and the sea."

"I know that human strength has its limits, and the path to immortality is elusive. If I only have twenty-three years, how can I enable the Tang Dynasty to become the so-called empire on which the sun never sets?"

He was not reconciled.

But there was nothing he could do.

Moreover, he remained perfectly lucid throughout.

He knew that with the current strength of the Tang Dynasty, he could not complete everything in his dream within twenty-three days.

Therefore, he placed his hopes on Li Chengqian.

"I know you're worried that I might become suspicious of Gao Ming in the future, but if Guanyinbi is here, she will definitely keep Gao Ming in check and advise me, so you don't need to worry about that... What kind of look is that!"

Before Li Shimin could finish speaking, he noticed Wen He's strange gaze.

He was furious.

"Are you trying to say that if something were to happen to Guanyinbi, I would become suspicious?"

Wen He quickly moved away.

"You said it, not me. Anyway, I don't agree with letting Gao Ming go to the army to establish so-called prestige so early."

WeChat?

I'm a penguin, too.

"This is my decision, not something I'm discussing with you!"

Since their first meeting, Wen He had not seen Li Shimin treat him with such coldness for a long time.

"Then I'll go find the Crown Princess!"

"You brat!"

"Damn it, you hit me again! Don't think I can't beat you... Ouch, I can't beat you, but I can't even tell on you!"

"If you dare tell Guanyinbi, I will banish you to Lingnan!"

"I'll go then. I want to experience it myself. I'd love to eat three hundred lychees a day and never mind being a Lingnan native forever."

Outside the main hall.

Gao Yue gazed calmly at the sky.

The imperial guards listened to the sounds of smashing and looting coming from inside, their faces filled with conflict.

"Let's not go in."

"Have you forgotten about last time?"

"Then I won't go in."

The imperial guards looked at each other in bewilderment, then pretended nothing had happened.

After a while, the commotion inside the side hall finally subsided.

Wen He rubbed her bottom, which was covered in footprints, and glared at Li Shimin with a grimace.

Li Shimin, panting heavily, took a sip of tea and glared fiercely at him.

The two stared at each other, their beards bristling and eyes wide. After a long while, Li Shimin broke the silence first: "Why can't you understand my good intentions?"

"If you were Zhu Yuanzhang, I would believe you, but you are Li Shimin!" Wen He had given up entirely.

If Li Chengqian gets into trouble in the future, he won't survive anyway.

"What nonsense! Who is this Zhu Yuanzhang?" Li Shimin laughed in exasperation.

Wen He sat down casually, snorted, and said.

"The future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that crown prince is the most secure. Not to mention military power, he can even be given the imperial robe."

"Absurd." Li Shimin didn't believe it.

Wen He was too lazy to explain, and crossed her arms, looking like she would never back down.

After a moment, Li Shimin's expression turned solemn, and he let out a long sigh: "I will leave a secret decree for you, Fuji, Guanyinbi, Yuchi Gong, and Li Jing. After I pass away, Gaoming will succeed me. If anything happens to him, his son will succeed him. Is that enough?"

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