freenovelworld Chapter 21 Empress! Empress!
Chapter 21 Empress! Empress!
Tang Dynasty.
During the Wude period.
Li Yuan stared at the sky with a grim face.
The second brother launched a coup?
The eldest was killed by the second?
Listening to the cheers coming from outside the imperial city, Li Yuan felt dizzy and fell back on the throne.
He shook off the palace maid's hands that were supporting him, his eyes filled with anger and helplessness.
He knew that the people had won the support!
The son he once was proud of had escaped from his control, like a wild horse that had broken free from his reins, no longer under his control.
This time, his son did not need to launch any coup. The moment the scenes of the prosperous Tang Dynasty were played on the sky screen, he had already won. The people of the entire Tang Dynasty had become his most devout subjects!
His second son has become the well-deserved emperor of the Tang Dynasty!
Li Yuan clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the force. He felt mixed emotions, not knowing whether to be angry or relieved.
If he guessed correctly, the tragedy of fratricide was about to begin. Neither side would admit defeat, nor would they let the other side go.
The greatest pain in the world is fighting.
At this moment, the hero who once unified the country suddenly looked dozens of years older.
If I had not left Taiyuan a few years ago and just stayed in Jinyang as a law-abiding governor, I might have had a happy family with children and grandchildren to take care of me and brothers who are friendly to each other.
Unfortunately, I eventually left Taiyuan and reached the peak of my personal value.
But that's all, really.
does it worth?
……
Tang Dynasty.
During the Zhenguan period.
In Chang'an City, cheers rang out one after another.
Although current life has not yet reached the splendor shown on the sky, people believe that this day is not far away.
Good days are just ahead, how can they not be happy?
Of course, they weren't the only ones happy.
In the palace.
Li Shimin's face looked ferocious, as if he was crying and laughing, happy and sad.
He was completely immersed in his own little world, howling to the sky, sometimes crying bitterly.
Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde and others also had tears in their eyes and kept wiping their eyes with their sleeves.
They were happy for Li Shimin's success!
I am even more pleased with the glory of the Tang Dynasty!
They knew that Li Shimin had been holding back his energy over the years and he wanted to prove to Li Yuan that he was not wrong!
He also had to prove to himself that he was the most suitable person to be the emperor.
Fortunately, he really did it.
The Zhenguan Reign!
God Khan!
Seeing the happy smiling faces on the sky, the depression that had been weighing on Li Shimin's heart for many years was swept away.
From now on, he will continue to live with that guilt, but he will no longer blame himself.
He will do better and become a better emperor, living up to the praise of heaven and future generations!
"Your Majesty, I heard that another cow of the Cheng family has unfortunately fallen to its death. How about we hold a banquet to celebrate the Zhenguan Reign in advance?"
Yuchi Gong saw that Li Shimin's mood had improved, so he suggested holding a banquet to celebrate.
The others agreed upon hearing this.
Just as Li Shimin was about to agree, an untimely voice rang out.
"Your Majesty, you must not be complacent. You must know that the future is not set, but can be changed. I hope Your Majesty can focus on the present, start with small things, and keep your feet on the ground."
Wei Zheng's words instantly aroused public anger, and many civil officials and military generals glared at him.
Faced with public anger, Wei Zheng was not afraid and responded calmly.
He is not good at fighting.
He is so bad at scolding people that even if all the people in the room were added together, they would not be enough for him to scold alone.
Li Shimin was not angry. He was in a very good mood and even found Wei Zheng much cuter.
But he has decided to hold this banquet!
When Jesus comes, even the gods cannot stop him.
He now urgently needs a celebration banquet to shut up some corrupt old guys, so that they won't keep using the Xuanwu Gate incident to annoy him.
"Xuancheng, I will hold a small celebration banquet, what do you think?"
Wei Zheng wanted to object, but when he thought of Li Shimin crying just now, he finally nodded.
It's not easy for His Majesty either, so please be more considerate of him and don't drive him crazy.
"Okay! Then you should prepare the auxiliary machine as soon as possible."
Seeing that Wei Zheng agreed, Li Shimin quickly finalized the matter, fearing that this old troll would go back on his word.
Seeing Li Shimin's reaction, Wei Zheng was speechless. He was not the kind of person who went back on his word. Was it really necessary to be like this?
……
Tai Chi Palace.
After having worked so hard, Li Yuan stared at the sky for a long time without saying a word.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he hated Li Shimin and blamed Li Shimin, so he had been occupying the Taiji Palace to tell the world that he, Li Shimin, had not come to the throne in a legitimate way.
Now it seems that it is time for me to leave this Tai Chi Palace.
So what if the position is not right?
Killing his brother and imprisoning his father was indeed a stain on Li Shimin.
But it was also the starting point for him to create the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The evaluation of Tianmu and later generations has proved that it is the right thing to do to leave the world to him.
He is more suitable to sit on that throne than anyone else!
Li Yuan raised his head and sighed, two lines of tears slowly sliding down from his eyes.
He was not a good emperor, nor a good father.
"Dalang!"
"Erlang!"
"It's my father's fault, it's my father's fault!"
……
[In 649 AD, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, passed away.]
——"The brightest star of the Tang Dynasty has fallen."
——"What a charming person a person must be if he could make the Turkic royal family cry and ask to be buried with him after his death."
——"More than 200 years after his death, Li Erfeng was still able to extend the life of the crumbling Tang Dynasty for more than 20 years with the song "Qin Wang Po Zhen Qu"."
[In 649 AD, Li Zhi succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Gaozong of Tang]
[In 690 AD, Wu Zetian deposed and proclaimed herself emperor, changing the country's name to Zhou. The first and only legitimate female emperor of China was born.]
——"Empress! Empress!"
——"The word orthodoxy is highly praised!"
——"High EQ: she inherited the Zhenguan era and opened up the Kaiyuan era. Low EQ: she split the prosperous era into two halves."
——"I can only say that she has been overhyped. If it weren't for her gender advantage, her ability would definitely be in the middle or lower ranks among the more than 200 emperors."
——"Although she is not a top emperor, she has broken the shackles of China for thousands of years, which is worthy of recognition."
——"After reading the comments, I can see how powerful Wu Zetian was. Despite so many people opposing her, she still became the emperor."
——"To be honest, her personal abilities are still outstanding, but at that time, her gender constrained her. Without those constraints, she would definitely do better."
——"Putting aside gender and only talking about her achievements is just being a hooligan. Just saying that she could become an emperor in that era is a great progress."
——"Indeed, when evaluating a person, one must consider all factors. In the feudal era, it was already amazing that she could become the emperor with her extreme skills. The problems during the Wu Zhou period, such as cruel politics, court turmoil, the purge of military generals and many other bad policies, were inseparable from the fact that she was a woman in power. People like her must have known that this was wrong, but they had to do it."
——"The inscriptionless stele is the best last words. No matter what the merits and demerits are, people can discuss them. In fact, this inscriptionless stele was erected correctly. It has been many years, but its popularity remains unabated."
With the appearance of Wu Zetian, the barrage on the sky screen suddenly increased.
The topic of discussion even surpassed the popularity when the First Emperor and Li Shimin appeared.
Not only was there discussion on the sky screen, but people from dynasties before Wu Zetian also began to talk about it.