Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 498 Father and Son
The blood in front of the gate of Taiji Palace is still wet.

Li Shimin came to Tai Chi Palace alone.

He didn't care about the bloodstains in front of the door, or he saw it, but he didn't take it seriously.

When he came to Tai Chi Palace, it was before dusk that day.

The Taiji Palace looked dim, and the cold wind was blowing. The plum blossoms in a corner of the Taiji Palace were in full bloom. When a gust of wind came, one could smell the fragrance of plum blossoms.

Li Shimin left unhappily, when he came to Li Yuan's bedroom, the lights in Li Yuan's bedroom were already lit.

The lights flickered, Li Yuan was sitting by the bed, and the two concubines were leaning against him. Li Shimin's arrival did not cause them to panic.

It's already like this, they really have nothing to panic about.

However, the two women retreated with great discernment.

"Father, my son has come to see you."

Li Shimin said saluting, Li Yuan smiled softly: "You are not outside to be your emperor, what are you doing here in Tai Chi Palace?"

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then knelt down to Li Yuan with a plop.

This move shocked Li Yuan, or rather, it surprised him.

"Shimin...you...what are you doing?"

Li Yuan hadn't called Li Shimin's name for a long time. When he saw this scene, the word Shimin blurted out.

And just when Li Yuan called out the word Shimin, Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help getting wet.

"Father, my son and minister are not filial."

As he said that, Li Shimin kowtowed twice, Li Yuan couldn't help crying when he saw this, but at this moment, he held back by force.

"Tell me, is something wrong?" Li Yuan is also a hero of the generation. He has been the emperor for nine years. Li Shimin suddenly came to Taiji Palace and said these words to himself, obviously something happened.

Li Shimin didn't hide anything, and said: "Father, smallpox broke out near Chang'an, and many people died, and the smallpox is still spreading. Many people... gathered in front of the palace gate to make trouble, hoping that the father will be restored."

After saying these words, Li Yuan suddenly stood up from the bed: "Smallpox? How could there be smallpox?"

He didn't care about the restoration, because he knew that with Li Shimin around, it was impossible for him to restore it, and he basically gave up on this idea. He was just shocked that Datang was also ravaged by smallpox?

Of course, he knew about smallpox. He knew that smallpox was a real disaster for a country. It was very likely that the country he had worked so hard to conquer would be lost again because of smallpox.

"My son doesn't know either. Miracle Doctor Sun will arrive in the capital soon, and now we can only place our hopes on him. However, many people are making trouble now, so I ask my father for help."

Li Shimin stated his purpose, and Li Yuan sat on the bed again. After a long time, he suddenly sighed: "Shimin."

"Father?"

Li Yuan stopped suddenly again, he just suddenly looked a little lonely, people didn't understand what he was going to say just now, Li Shimin just waited like this, and didn't speak.

The dormitory was quiet, and the wind outside kept ringing.

After a long, long time, Li Yuan sighed again: "Father hopes that you can build Datang well. Father is old and has no ambitions, but you still have it. Although Father sometimes hates you very much, but for Da Tang Tang, my father has feelings for you..."

Li Yuan stopped again, and did not continue the topic, and said, "What do you want Father to do?"

"Father, please go to the gate of the city and announce something to the people..."
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At dusk, the people on Suzaku Street seemed to have no intention of leaving.

The cold wind was blowing, and some people were already yelling and their mouths were dry.

But some people continued to yell.

"Please restore the Supreme Emperor."

"Please restore the Supreme Emperor..."

There was a lot of yelling, and at this moment they seemed to think that as long as Li Yuan was restored, smallpox would disappear.

And at this moment, a few people suddenly appeared on the city tower. Everyone looked up and saw that it was Li Yuan and Li Shimin. They couldn't help but kneel down when they were very arrogant.

"Long live the Supreme Emperor, please restore the Supreme Emperor."

Ten years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was even more prosperous. The people of Chang'an already had a deep sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty, so facing the former emperor Li Yuan, they still naturally bowed down and saluted.

Standing on the tower, Li Yuan was wearing a padded coat. He was shivering a little due to the cold wind. Seeing his subjects again, he couldn't help feeling many indescribable feelings in his heart.

There are mixed flavors, but there is also some pride.

This is his Great Tang, even if he is the Supreme Emperor now, this is still his Great Tang, and he hopes that this Great Tang can prosper.

"Everyone, get up." Li Yuan's voice was loud, and after he finished speaking, the people really stood up, but immediately after, someone shouted again: "Please restore the Supreme Emperor."

"Please restore the Supreme Emperor!"

The voices of the people were loud, and Li Yuan waved his hands: "I can understand that you are afraid of smallpox, but even if I am restored and become the emperor, I can't cure smallpox. Moreover, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the people of the world, and he is Your sons of heaven, no matter what happens, this will not change. I will not restore the Tang Dynasty. It is Li Shimin's Tang Dynasty, not my Li Yuan's Tang Dynasty. Anyone who wants to change this is my Li Yuan's. enemy……"

Li Yuan stood on the tower and said, every word he said was defending Li Shimin and protecting Li Shimin, and these words were not taught by Li Shimin, but what he wanted to say.

Today's Tang can't stand the toss of those vassal kings. For the sake of Tang, he is willing to support this son who forced him to abdicate, so that he will be admired by all people.

After Li Yuan finished speaking, the palace gate suddenly became much quieter. When Li Shimin next to him heard his father's words, tears filled his eyes, and he knelt down for Li Yuan again.

"Father, don't worry, if the son-in-law cannot make it prosperous and strong in this great Tang Dynasty, he will not enter the imperial mausoleum after his death."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked. All emperors will enter the imperial mausoleum after death, and not enter the imperial mausoleum. How will this be recorded in the history books, and how will future generations admit that there was such an emperor?
This is a bit heavy to say.

Changsun Wuji and the others were a little nervous, but in this situation, they couldn't say anything. They knew that Li Shimin was forcing himself, forcing himself to work hard to make the Tang Dynasty strong, to make the world surrender, and all nations come to court.

Li Yuan looked at his son and helped him up.

"If the people of the world can have this wish, the emperor will be relieved."

The relationship between father and son is relieved at this moment, which makes people feel very strange, but it really happened like this. Perhaps, that kind of blood relationship cannot be cut off casually.

(End of this chapter)