Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

Chapter 123: The Sword of Kindness, the Sword of Violence, and the Way of the Emperor

Looking at Li Chengqian's unruly demeanor and appearance, Li Shimin's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a helpless smile.

He whispered, "Why? Is the tyrant praising you?"

Li Chengqian tilted his head slightly, looked at Li Shimin calmly, and asked, "Isn't the tyrant a compliment to me? A tyrant is not a foolish ruler. A sage can also be a tyrant."

"They call me a tyrant because they are afraid of me, not because I am stupid. Aye, do you think I am right?"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, with some approval in his eyes: "What you said makes sense."

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup in his hand and drank the tea in it in one gulp. After putting the cup down, his expression became serious: "Old Li, I don't understand how you could have the heart to let Zhangsun Wuji die. He was your best brother."

"I really want him to have a peaceful old age. Why do you insist on his death?"

Listening to Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at him in surprise, with a flash of surprise and relief in his eyes: "Chengqian, you have really grown up. How did you find out?"

Li Chengqian replied.

"If you really wanted Zhangsun Wuji to enjoy his old age, you wouldn't go to him at all. If you go to him, he will die of shame!"

Listening to Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction. Seeing Li Chengqian's puzzled expression, he asked, "Why? Are you confused?"

Li Chengqian nodded frankly. He was really full of doubts.

In his opinion, if Datang was a company, then Changsun Wuji would have at least 30% of the shares.

Changsun Wuji made great contributions to the development of the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin's ascension to the throne. In addition to his deep relationship with Li Shimin, Li Chengqian really couldn't understand why Li Shimin wanted to kill him.

Li Shimin thought of Zhangsun Wuji, and his heart was filled with emotion and sighs. He slowly said, "Because I want to teach you a lesson."

When Li Chengqian heard Li Shimin call himself "I", he looked at Li Shimin silently with a focused expression.

"If you hadn't asked me, I wouldn't have told you this. Cheng Qian, what do you think an emperor is?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with deep eyes.

Li Chengqian thought for a moment and replied, "He who has the strongest army and the most powerful horses is the emperor."

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian, shook his head at first, then nodded and said, "Yes, and no."

"If one has strong troops and horses but no means of governing, his country will soon fall, even if he becomes emperor."

"The army is just the most basic step. The real difficulty comes after you become the emperor."

"Once you take this step, the only ones who can keep pace with you are the emperors of past dynasties, while everyone else will fall behind you."

"Even your mother cannot stand on the same side as me."

"The only one who can stand on the same side with me now is you, Li Chengqian!"

"Because I am the emperor, you are also the emperor."

"Only between emperors can there be true communication."

Li Shimin paused slightly and continued, "I know, Cheng Qian, you are an arrogant person. You have been arrogant since childhood."

"I don't know what your arrogance is based on!"

"You dare to ask me such a condition at the age of eight? I am also a proud emperor."

"My pride comes from the fact that I conquered this world."

"So I promised you to develop Xianyang. If I don't agree, can you develop it?"

"You have developed Xianyang to this point, which has truly exceeded my expectations."

"This is the first lesson I'm going to teach you. Never look down on anyone, even an eight-year-old."

"If I don't give you the right to manage Xianyang, how can you fight for the throne?"

"I have an army of 600,000 ready to fight at any moment. Xianyang alone is not enough for your old father to defeat!"

Li Shimin said this with great arrogance and confidence, revealing the emperor's majesty and courage to the fullest.

As emperor, he was not afraid of any challenges or threats.

Li Chengqian did not say anything, but just listened quietly with a serious expression, as if he was savoring every word of Li Shimin.

"Cheng Qian, although I don't know the source of your arrogance, I think this is not good."

"I am your father and I will not harm you."

"You said before that since you, the Li Tang Dynasty has not had any marriage alliances, no compensation, no cession of territory, no tribute. The emperor guards the country's borders, and the king dies for the country."

"When I first heard it, I also felt my blood boiling, but when I think about it carefully, can it really be done?"

"If I had not paid tribute to Jie Li Khan and stabilized the Turks, would there still be a Tang Dynasty?"

"Princess Wencheng did not marry Songtsen Gampo, but how many soldiers would have died if you had sent troops to attack Tubo? Sometimes, you shouldn't be too impulsive."

Li Shimin's voice became deep and powerful: "Every emperor should have a sword of his own."

"A sword that can kill people without being noticed. My sword is called benevolence."

"Do you think Ren is weak? Quite the contrary."

"Ren Jian kills people without being noticed. Fu Ji is plotting a rebellion."

"I want to keep him, not because I really want to keep him, but because I want to leave him for Fang Xuanling, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and others to see. Once they see me, they will naturally think I am benevolent and righteous, and will be more loyal to me."

"You did a good job in not killing him. You have the spirit of an emperor. If you had killed an important official like Fu Ji, those old officials would have been punished with death even if they knew he was committing treason."

"But if I were really executed by you, I would inevitably feel resentful."

"Let others persuade you to do what you want to do. This is the sword of benevolence."

"When I went to look for him, he was already awake, but he was speechless in front of me, so he committed suicide."

"The sword of benevolence is like a mirror."

"Hypocrites see hypocrisy."

“A righteous person looks at righteousness.”

"Although Fuji made a serious mistake, he is a kind and righteous person."

"I have never misjudged anyone! He is worthy of me! He is also worthy of Guanyinbi!"

"Even you know that Zhangsun Wuji would commit suicide out of shame if he saw me."

"But why would he feel ashamed and unable to face me? Do you understand? This is your father's benevolent sword!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin's chest kept rising and falling, and he was obviously excited.

The death of Changsun Wuji obviously caused him great emotional shock and pain.

That kind of sword hurts others and also hurts yourself.

"You've gradually come to understand the ways of the emperor, haven't you? As you said, a tyrant can also be a sage."

"Haven't you already started using the word 'violent'?"

"Kings of all dynasties are inevitably lonely in the end. Cheng Qian, you are very lucky because you feel lonely at the top."

"You can look to the side."

"Father, I'm always with you!"