Chapter 635 My Happiest Days Are when I Am Not an Emperor!

"well……"

Li Shimin sighed softly. If he said when was the happiest and most worry-free period in his life, he could say without hesitation that it was when he was the King of Qin.

However, he knows that there is no end to the road of life, and he cannot stay in the comfort of the past forever.

So, he turned around resolutely, turned his back on those beautiful memories, and prepared to move forward bravely.

The gears of memory turned ruthlessly, and the scene switched to a time when natural and man-made disasters were ravaging the earth.

Yang Guang's stupidity caused the people to live in poverty and make a living. The people finally couldn't bear it anymore and started to rise up one after another.

At this time of troubled times, the Li clan rose to prominence. Li Shimin, his eldest brother Li Jiancheng, and his third sister Princess Pingyang stepped forward and led the Li clan's army across the north and south to fight everywhere.

Those years of fighting and galloping on the battlefield, those scenes of fighting side by side with the soldiers and bloody battles are presented one by one.

He saw himself in his youth, high-spirited and moving forward bravely; he saw the smoke filling the battlefield, shouting to kill and shaking the sky;

I saw the joy after victory and the sadness when defeat...

They went through countless hardships and obstacles, fought bravely against the enemy, and finally established the great Li Tang royal family and created a new world.

But what happened next became something that Li Shimin could not overcome in his life.

In that thrilling Xuanwu Gate incident, brothers and sisters killed each other, and blood stained the stone pavement of the palace red.

He personally killed his elder brother Li Jiancheng and younger brother Li Yuanji, imprisoned his father Li Yuan, and thus ascended the supreme throne.

Immediately afterwards, facing the invasion of the Turks, he had to sign the humiliating Weishui Alliance.

These events were like heavy shackles, tightly binding his soul, making him often sigh in the dead of night.

Once upon a time, it was supposed to be a harmonious family full of warmth and love.

However, everything changed drastically due to the supreme imperial authority, which eventually led to the family being torn apart and the good times of the past gone forever.

But for Li Shimin, who was a wise king of the generation, he never felt the slightest regret about the choice he made.

Because he knew very well that if he had not taken such decisive action, death would be waiting for him.

After all, in the cruel struggle for power, either you die or I die.

The reason why he resolutely launched the coup was to save himself, and self-help would inevitably offend the root cause.

If it was him who was defeated in the Xuanwu Gate battle, his eldest brother would never be so merciful as to let their family go.

As a human being, the strongest and most primitive instinct is to survive. In order to continue to live and to save the life of his family, what is wrong with him?

What Li Shimin really cared about in his heart was just that he was worried that doing so would leave him with a disgraceful reputation.

In life, there is nothing more to pursue than "fame and wealth".

As the king of a country, everyone in the world has benefited from him, and the word benefit is no longer lacking for him.

Then, the only thing that can still make his heart beat is the name. A name will last forever, so it is another kind of immortality.

However, now that he, Li Shimin, has gained eternal life, what do those so-called posthumous reputations mean to him?

Therefore, when this heavy memory came to his mind, Li Shimin just paused for a moment, then put it down completely without hesitation, and then continued to move forward with firm steps.

The memory that appeared next in his mind was undoubtedly the most glorious and proud moment in his life - the rule of Zhenguan.

During that period, under his wise rule, the Tang Dynasty prospered, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and it became a dazzling pearl in the long history.

There is nothing to say. His life is basically dealing with government affairs, enjoying the authority of the emperor, and eating, drinking and having fun. His life is extremely comfortable, and there is good news every day.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan passed away. Li Yuan refused to forgive Li Shimin until his death. This made Li Shimin write for a long time and finally move on.

As we approached, time came to June Jimao in the tenth year of Zhenguan (July 28, 636). Empress Changsun died in the Lizheng Hall at the age of thirty-six.

Li Shimin stayed on this timeline for a long time, unwilling to move forward, because if he took a step forward, he would face the complete departure of Queen Changsun.

It was not until the ninth year of Zhenguan (AD 635) that the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan breathed his last on his sickbed and passed away.

However, what is lamentable is that until the end of his life, Li Yuan could not let go of his resentment and dissatisfaction with Li Shimin, and never forgiven him for what he had done.

This fact was like a sharp sword, deeply hurting Li Shimin's heart.

He stood silently in front of Li Yuan's coffin, his expression solemn and full of thoughts.

Time continued to flow, and in a blink of an eye, it came to Jimao in June of the tenth year of Zhenguan (July 28, 636 AD). Empress Changsun died in the Lizheng Hall at the age of thirty-six.

At this moment, Li Shimin stayed in this sad memory for a long time, reluctant to move forward.

Because he knew that as long as he took one more step forward, Queen Changsun would truly disappear from his world and would never be able to return to his side.

The fear and pain of losing his beloved tightly gripped his heart, making him unable to breathe

Can't he let it go?

Rather than saying he can't let it go, it's better to say he feels guilty.

At the beginning, he ignored Empress Changsun's feelings and made Princess Yang the imperial concubine;

Later, when Empress Changsun was seriously ill, he even ordered to marry a 16-year-old Zheng woman. The rest of the absurdities are too numerous to count.

These actions not only deeply hurt Empress Changsun's heart, but also made her suffer in loneliness and pain. The stagnation in her heart was difficult to dissipate, which accelerated the deterioration of her illness and led to her premature death.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt a strong sense of guilt. He felt that it was because of his indifference and negligence that he personally killed Empress Changsun's life.

The long stay made Li Shimin's memory begin to confuse and formed a super dream.

His perspective also gradually changed from the third perspective of a bystander to the first perspective.

It was a beautiful, false dream that was enough for him to make up for all his regrets and guilt.

This is also the most dangerous part of the Path of Inquiry, which is even more terrible than forming an obsession.

If you are not careful, you will be trapped in the dream forever and cannot wake up.

At this time, the consciousness body sinks into the dream, and the spirit will be in an unguarded stage.

Once the Cyber ​​Demon enters the body, it will really become a demon.

On Wu Meiniang's side, the only thing she can do is to prevent the Cyber ​​Demon from occupying Li Shimin's body. As for when he will wake up, she doesn't know.