No one could have anticipated that in such a short ti, an empire like the flourishing Great Tang would suddenly experience a series of upheavals.
The shift in power occurred without bloodshed.
Naturally, it would not significantly impact the national strength of the Great Tang.
Yet the ministers, as if in an ergency, still felt alarm at every slightest movent.
Towards Li Shimin, the Emperor who had reached his later years, everyone harbored imnse fear.
Terrified of being affected by this whirl of power.
...
Li Shimin’s mood was indeed extrely poor.
The more indifferent Li Chengqian appeared towards the matter, the deeper his remorse grew.
In the end, he acknowledged his failures in education.
And thereby began to reflect on his gains and losses.
Actually, for him.
Many things, he also did not have a choice in.
Just like in the past when he only wanted to beco the envoy of the Great Tang to all corners of the world, yet eventually had to walk this path.
Now, it is the sa.
Even though Li Shimin is the Emperor and can control everything.
Be it for the lands and temples of the Great Tang or for future generations, this is the best choice.
In the twenty-first year of the Zhen Guan era, in April.
The large ship was officially completed.
Li Shimin personally nad it — Tuo Hai.
Symbolizing the expansion of the ocean.
In truth, he wanted to personally travel to Lingnan to witness this grand Tuo Hai, but unfortunately, his current health could no longer support him in accomplishing this.
With the progress of the tis, traveling from the Central Plains to Lingnan is no longer as dangerous.
But such a distance, even now, is sothing he cannot complete.
He cannot afford to be too willful.
Perhaps feeling guilty towards Li Chengqian, Li Shimin made thorough preparations for the crew of this mariti expedition.
He selected five thousand elite soldiers for Li Chengqian from various places.
Including countless provisions and supplies.
This undoubtedly poses a significant depletion for the Great Tang.
And even though it is a large ship, going out to sea is inherently dangerous, with a high risk of complete annihilation, being buried at sea.
Yet his resolve was unwavering; this was the foundation he was giving to Li Chengqian.
As long as they could safely reach land.
These people would beco his greatest leverage.
Under his insistence, the ministers had no choice but to give up their remonstrations.
The Gu Clan was also making preparations.
It’s worth ntioning that —
Gu Lei decided to accompany Li Chengqian, sothing even Gu Yi found rather surprising.
The Gu Clan naturally had to send people.
But for soone of Gu Lei’s disposition to make such a decision was exceedingly rare.
Gu Yi suddenly noticed another trait of the Gu Clan’s descendants.
— Emphasis on emotion!
Perhaps only those who live in a family like the Gu Clan would have an absolute belief in emotions, as if generation after generation have had this characteristic.
After a round of discussion, as many as twenty people from within the Gu Clan decided to set out to sea.
Including the eighteenth generation, who had already reached the twilight of life.
As Gu Yu’s brother.
He was really just a step away from death now.
But he was not the least bit afraid, according to his words, "To die at sea is enough for this life, it is also living up to the ancestors."
No one could stop them.
Ti flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the ti for departure arrived.
Although "there is no overnight feud between father and son," it was entirely different for Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.
After that day, the relationship between the two beca even more delicate.
Li Shimin genuinely wanted to compensate Li Chengqian, especially in emotions, to make ands for the mistakes he had made over the years.
But Li Chengqian seed completely indifferent, unwilling even to pretend anymore.
He indeed had no feelings for Li Shimin.
Since he could rember, Li Shimin was always on campaigns, and after returning to court, he made Li Chengqian feel uneasy day by day, with Empress Zhangsun always by his side.
Then later, becoming the Crown Prince.
Li Shimin started a rigorous education with him.
How could there be any affection?
In the original historical records, Li Chengqian rarely visited Li Shimin as the Crown Prince.
Let alone now.
It wasn’t until the eve of departure that he finally went to see Li Shimin one last ti.
Father and son faced each other, the atmosphere remained heavy.
Li Shimin seed aware of Li Chengqian’s rising emotions and didn’t say much, only fixedly gazed at him: "When your mission succeeds, if I am no longer..."
"You may inform at the ti of the offering."
He didn’t even use the word "Zhen".
When Li Chengqian heard this, his eyes suddenly trembled.
Gazing at the Emperor before him, with his frost-covered temples, for the first ti, he felt that the insurmountable distance between the two seed to lt away.
His Adam’s apple moved slightly, and he finally nodded solemnly, then bowed deeply to Li Shimin:
"Your son takes his leave."
"May you, Father Emperor... take good care of yourself!"
After saying that.
Li Chengqian slowly rose and left, his movents unchanged from the past.
But in Li Shimin’s heart, the thorn was gone.
Watching his son’s receding figure, his eyes grew redder, his hunched back slightly trembled, and finally, a tear rolled down. ...
.....
As the path prepared by the Gu Clan for years, and determined personally by Li Shimin for the Great Tang’s future.
This outing of the Tuo Hai naturally drew national attention.
Even Gu Jing put down everything in his hands to focus on this event, despite no longer being free.
He naturally couldn’t abandon everything to personally delve into it.
Panyu.
The Panyu of today had undergone an earth-shattering transformation from the past.
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