Li Yuan's expression changed several times, and after a long while he finally said, "Isn't this poisonous wine?"

"Am I a vicious person in my father's mind?" Li Shimin asked back.

"This wine..." Li Yuan said.

"It's a reward from the immortal!" said Li Shimin.

"Given to me by the immortal?" A burning look flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

Li Shimin's words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on him: "Of course not, I am concerned about you, father. You have worked day and night for the Tang Dynasty and you are tired. It is time for you to use this method to recuperate and have a good rest for a while."

Rebellious son! He really wants to seize power! Li Yuan clenched his fists, but looking at the sword on the table, he finally loosened his fists slowly.

He realized that his second son, whom he had always been wary of, really had the chance to become an immortal.

Especially when he saw the stone bricks under his feet that had cracked into a spider-web shape at some point.

Li Yuan suddenly became curious and asked, "What if I had chosen the sword just now?"

"Your Majesty has seen through the prince's rebellious heart. I will execute him on the spot for you!" Li Shimin said indifferently.

Rebellious son! It is you, the rebellious son, who has a rebellious heart! Li Yuan roared in his heart, but he fell silent.

After a long while, he finally said, "Jiancheng is your brother, Yuanji..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin interrupted him and said, "The barbarians in Lingnan are lacking in education."

Just this light sentence made Li Yuan's expression change again.

He was angry at first, then turned to pain, and finally transformed into deep helplessness.

“Well, although Lingnan is dangerous, at least I’m alive.” Li Yuan closed his eyes.

After a long while, he finally said, "Give me some time, I will deal with them, and then... pass the throne to you."

After saying this, he leaned back weakly in his chair as if all his strength had been drained away.

…

Three days later.

Li Yuan took action and deposed Li Jiancheng from the position of crown prince on the grounds that his virtue was not worthy of his position, and demoted him and Li Yuanji to Lingnan.

Su Luo was slightly surprised to hear the news.

But when he thought about Li Shimin, who had sold a lot of gold in the past few days and looked at his high-spirited look, he felt that this was very reasonable.

Li Yuan certainly would not be willing to kill his most beloved son, and after seeing Li Shimin's extraordinary ability, saving both of their lives was probably the best way he could think of.

As for Li Shimin...

After owning the tavern, he might be more concerned about how to kill Wu Shigui's second daughter quietly, so as to prevent the Tang Dynasty from falling into the hands of others.

Even if this possibility is very small! Others may admire this only female emperor in the history, but for Li Shimin, this is a great shame brought to him by his unworthy descendants! On the seventh day when Li Shimin entered the tavern.

Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, abdicated due to poor health, and was succeeded by Qin Wang Li Shimin.

This incident did not come as a surprise to the princes and ministers in the court.

The news that the King of Qin had obtained the immortal fate had long been widely spread among these people, and many people had even witnessed it with their own eyes.

There were also several elders from aristocratic families who looked rejuvenated and seemed able to live another life after offering countless gold.

This matter sparked heated discussions among the powerful.

Li Yuan originally wanted to be emperor for a few more days, but when he found out that many ministers were secretly disobeying his orders during court meetings, and heard that there were constant carriages and horses outside the Prince of Qin's palace every day, he had no choice but to accept this reality.

"Anyway, he is also the blood of my Li family!" At the grand coronation ceremony, Li Yuan thought with some consolation as he looked at Li Shimin's dignified appearance.

But looking at the guests invited by Li Shimin to watch the ceremony, he always felt that something was strange.

Why is that short-haired man wearing such a strange Taoist robe?

And that strangely dressed Hu man, could it be that his son was trying to express his attitude of educating everyone without distinction?

And the young man with a sword on his back and yawning, he looked like an ordinary chivalrous knight, but why...

Li Yuan was thinking this when he suddenly heard a scream.

"There's an assassin!"

He turned around and saw a group of masked men rushing towards him in the distance.

But the coronation ceremony was heavily guarded, so wouldn't this group of people be seeking death by coming here? When he heard a sound of breaking air, he was startled awake.

No, these people were the dead soldiers who were there to attract firepower, and there were also archers lying in ambush! When the arrows were directed at Li Shimin, who was dressed in his best clothes, Li Yuan was startled, and his heart gradually sank to the bottom of the valley.

He was very clear about his son's strength. This kind of moth-to-flame behavior would not cause him any harm at all, but might even anger him!

Could it be Li Jiancheng's struggle? Or was there someone who wanted to harm him?

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and before he could figure out what was going on, he suddenly saw the sword behind the ordinary knight in his sight suddenly fly out.

The sword flashed several times in the air, and then cut off the arrows one after another, and then slid into the scabbard behind him.

Li Yuan was stunned.

The ceremonial officer who presided over the coronation ceremony was even more shocked.

Only Li Shimin remained calm and said calmly, "Continue."

"It's not me!" Li Yuan said hurriedly when he saw him looking at him.

"Father, please grant me the crown." Li Shimin said lightly.

Li Yuan came to his senses and tremblingly put the crown in his hand, which symbolized his status, on Li Shimin's head.

The coronation ceremony is over.

The attack did not seem to cause any ripples.

It was not until the banquet after the ceremony that Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Li Shimin whisper that the matter was related to several aristocratic families.

In fact, this attack was planned by Li Shimin.

His intention was not to frame Li Jiancheng and others in order to eliminate the root of the problem.

To him, his former brother could not pose any threat to him at all.

Letting him live and watching the Tang Dynasty prosper and prosper under his governance would bring him a greater sense of accomplishment.

This attack was just an excuse for him to eliminate a few aristocratic families that he had trouble with.

The Tang Dynasty was the world of the Li family, but it was also the world of those aristocratic families.

Without the support of those powerful families, the Li family might not have been able to succeed.

Even though they knew that he had obtained the immortal fate and even offered him the wine that could prolong life, there were still many noble families who secretly disobeyed his orders.

He planned to take advantage of this "assassination" opportunity to find the fattest chickens and monkeys to kill and raise gold for himself.

If it weren't for the fact that seeing Li Yuan's frightened look was so embarrassing and made him lose face in front of his tavern friends, he wouldn't have wanted to tell his father.

However, this is also an opportunity for everyone to take a look at their own network so that they can have more confidence in the future.

(End of this chapter)