Chapter 104 Persuading Li Yuan with Force

"Grandfather..."

Li Lizhi shook her arm, and Li Yuan's anger immediately subsided.

"Speak, what business do you have with me?"

Li Yuan looked at Wei Shuyu with slight dissatisfaction.

But since his granddaughter rarely visits, he still has to give her face.

"Wu Shihuo has been arrested by His Majesty and will be sentenced and beheaded tomorrow!" Wei Shuyu replied with a bow.

Li Yuan's hand trembled.

I couldn't help but recall the little things about Samurai Go.

When Wu Shihuo first raised an army in Taiyuan, he dreamed that Li Yuan rode a horse to the heavens and became the emperor.

Not only did she financially support his business ventures, but she also diligently stayed by his side...

Li Yuan also made a bold promise to share wealth and honor!

They conquered the world.

But in the end, they never even got to see each other.

Composing himself, Li Yuan maintained his cold expression: "He deserved his fate; what does it have to do with me?"

With a flick of his sleeve, Li Yuan sat back down on the couch.

His slightly trembling hand revealed the turmoil in his heart.

Do you know why he came to Chang'an?

Wei Shuyu sighed: "Upon hearing the news of your critical illness, he rushed here without stopping, just to see you one last time!"

"He dared to abandon his post, so he should have known the consequences!" Li Yuan raised his eyelids slightly, suppressing a certain emotion.

“His Majesty wants to kill him to establish his authority; only you can save him,” Wei Shuyu continued.

"I said, his affairs have nothing to do with me!" Li Yuan repeated, sounding impatient.

"Does the Emperor Emeritus intend to stand by and watch us die?" Wei Shuyu straightened up.

"You bastard!"

Li Yuan slammed his hand on the table and angrily rebuked, "Who do you think you are, daring to question me!"

Li Shimin was already angry with him, but now even a child dared to treat him like this. Where was his dignity?

“You can treat me as a bystander, but I can’t stand your inaction in the face of death,” Wei Shuyu said calmly.

"Someone come here..."

Li Yuan ignored Wei Shuyu and shouted, "Drag this snot-nosed brat out and behead him!"

Several eunuchs tried to step forward in fear.

However, they were stopped by Choi Shin-ki and Fang Yi-ai.

After a skilled recitation of his father's name, the eunuch dared not move.

"You bastard."

Li Yuan became increasingly furious.

Fang Xuanling and Cui Yixuan are one thing.

They didn't even dare to mess with their own sons.

"Your Majesty, you've gone too far..."

Wei Shuyu smiled and said, "I only hope that you can save your own subject. You don't have to execute me, do you?"

"I don't need a reason to kill people!" Li Yuan's face gradually darkened.

After being placed under house arrest, he lost everything.

Reputation? Prestige?

It doesn't matter anymore...

Li Shimin might have been eager to do something foolish in order to highlight his own brilliance and prowess.

"The retired emperor may kill people if he wants to."

Wei Shuyu nodded: "But Wu Shihuo is going to die too!"

"Shut up!"

Li Yuan shouted sharply, his face turning extremely gloomy.

"You have no worries about food and drink at Da'an Palace."

"But have you thought about Samurai Go?"

"He entered Chang'an without imperial decree. Not only will he die, but his entire family will be executed!"

Wei Shuyu not only didn't shut up, but instead took a step forward, his words becoming increasingly sharp...

His words were barbed and pointed, making everyone who heard them hold their breath.

This is already considered insubordination and utter disrespect...

"Shut up!"

Li Yuan roared in a slightly manic manner.

"Wu Shihuo has exhausted his family fortune to help you raise an army and establish the Tang Dynasty!"

"As soon as the news of your critical illness spread, he risked his life to rush to Chang'an to see you!"

"Tomorrow your old brother will be beheaded."

"Place your hand on your conscience, doesn't it hurt?"

Wei Shuyu's words were like sharp swords piercing Li Yuan's heart...

"Shut up!"

Li Yuan roared, no longer suppressing his anger.

However, Wei Shuyu did not stop there, and continued talking to himself...

"Wu Shihuo was loyal to you and gave you everything. Are you really going to ignore him?" Wei Shuyu stared directly at Li Yuan.

"I told you to shut up!"

Li Yuan shouted again, his face almost contorted in anger.

Even if I shut my mouth, can you shut other people up?

"How spirited and ambitious you were back then! How many people admired you?"

"Why did the descendants of your former ministers come to Chang'an?"

"Because they still care about you."

"If you stand by and watch Samurai Go die, what will they think of you?"

Bang.

Li Yuan finally couldn't contain himself and abruptly pushed the table over...

Li Yuan roared hysterically, "Wu Shihuo has followed me all his life, do you think I don't want to save him?"

"But tell me, how should I save him!"

"You say I have no worries about food and drink, but do you know what kind of life I lead..."

"You cannot step out of the gate, not even a single guard dares to stop me!"

"There's no one to accompany me in speaking. The eunuchs and palace maids have all been given strict orders not to speak a word to me!"

"My every move must be under the surveillance of others!"

"Even a little brat like you, I am helpless against you!"

"Tell me..."

"How can I save him?"

"And what can save us now!"

"I am no longer the supreme ruler who commands the world..."

"I am now merely a prisoner under house arrest!"

Under Wei Shuyu's aggressive pressure, Li Yuan finally snapped.

He used all his strength in just a few words!

His breathing was rapid, and his slightly bloodshot eyes were fixed on Wei Shuyu.

Her hysterical state seemed to be an outpouring of all the grievances she had suffered over the years...

Li Lizhi gave Wei Shuyu a reproachful look, then quickly stepped forward to help Li Yuan.

"He can be saved."

Wei Shuyu uttered four words softly, but they sounded like a thunderclap to Li Yuan's ears...

"As long as the Emperor Emeritus wants to save someone, there is no one in the entire world that you cannot save..."

"Even His Majesty cannot refute your will!"

Wei Shuyu raised his head and smiled, "Because you are the retired emperor, His Majesty's father."

"Moreover, he was the founder of the Tang Dynasty!"

boom!

Li Yuan's heart began to pound violently...

I am the founder of the Tang Dynasty!

His words were like a thunderclap, leaving Li Yuan completely stunned.

Scenes from the past flashed through his mind...

The uprising in Jinyang led to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the resistance against the Eastern Turks, the establishment of the Tang Dynasty's official system, the promulgation of the "Wude Code," and the issuance of the Kaiyuan Tongbao coin...

Everything Li Shimin possessed was because I laid the foundation for him and paved a broad road for him!

"you……"

Li Yuan's breathing became rapid, and he pointed at Wei Shuyu with trembling hands.

"Your Majesty, let's calm down and talk about how to save Wu Shihuo, shall we?"

Wei Shuyu walked to Li Yuan's side and helped him sit down on the couch.

Li Yuan's expression was complicated.

If the person speaking to him were an elderly person, he might not find it so difficult to accept.

But the person in front of me was a child!

"Can you help me?"

Li Yuan's cloudy pupils were tinged with crimson, and faintly shimmered with mist.

"Is it possible for me to help you?"

Wei Shuyu smiled and said, "The question is, do you want to return to your former glory?"

Li Yuan remained silent.

After a long while, the chapped lips uttered a single word...

"think!"