Live History Broadcast: Opening Ceremony Spoilers - Our Ancestor Was Enraged

Chapter 697 Li Yuan's Ascension to the Throne

During the Kaihuang era, the emperor and empress looked at each other in silence; they had long been utterly disappointed in this child.

Listening to the younger generation talk about the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he felt heartbroken that he had misjudged the situation and chosen the wrong person. Even if it was Yong'er, he would not have been so absurd. He also regretted that the sons they had fathered had no signs of being wise rulers.

Fortunately, everything is still in time.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, listening to the praise on the small screen and looking at Li Shimin smiling like a spring breeze, Li Yuanji clenched his fists in anger. He was still unconvinced. Every time Li Shimin was mentioned, he would praise him endlessly. He just couldn't believe that Li Shimin had never made a mistake!

Just you wait! He'll definitely make a fool of himself then!

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The live stream is still ongoing.

"After this battle, Erfeng was further enfeoffed as Duke of Zhao, but this was only the beginning, as a series of titles followed."

"In May of that year, when the news of Yang Guang being strangled to death by his younger brother reached Chang'an, Old Li was very sad. His cousin was the best cousin in the world. Let him take Guanzhong and then retire from the big stage. It was just the right time to say it."

Old Li: ??? I cried?????????? )? I was faking it.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but touch his neck, then pretended nothing had happened, thinking to himself: Why am I touching it? It's not like I'm the one being strangled!

"Now Old Li can go through the final procedures with peace of mind. He will be granted the Nine Bestowments and wear a twelve-tassel crown. On the Jiazi day of May of that year, in the Taiji Hall of Chang'an, Li Yuan will ascend the throne as emperor, establish the Tang Dynasty, adopt the reign title Wude, and make Chang'an the capital. He will be known as Emperor Gaozu of Tang."

"After that, Li Jiancheng was made crown prince, Li Shimin was made Prince of Qin, and Li Yuanji was made Prince of Qi. In fact, the title of Prince of Qin is not unfamiliar, such as the Qin King Ying Zheng, and the current Qin King Li Shimin."

Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, who was prepared to be cited as an example, waited for a long time without hearing the younger generation mention him. Instead, they went on to talk about Li Shimin. He couldn't help but purse his lips and muttered, "The younger generation is really biased. I, Prince Qin, am clearly no less capable!"

The King of Jin, who had sharp ears, laughed heartily, put a hand on the King of Qin's shoulder, and said in a serious tone, "I think you are much better than them. Your skin is thicker than theirs, hahahahaha!"

King Zhu Shuang of Qin: ????? Do you think I want to talk to you?!

"At that time, Lao Li gave Erfeng the position of Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. In addition, he also granted a bunch of other relatives the title of king. Of course, he was also quite kind to the Sui Dynasty imperial family members who were related by blood."

"Whether they're genuinely good people or just pretending to be kind, it's much better than the indiscriminate slaughter of the royal family before. But we're not unified yet, and the world isn't at peace. For example, Xue Ju is about to cause trouble again!"

"Xue Ju found an investor from the late Sui Dynasty—the Turks. If we're going to fight, we'll fight together. But the Turkic Khan Shibi Khan isn't just supporting one or two rebel forces; Old Li is among them too."

"Back then, Yang Jian played the game of supporting and balancing them. Now, he's trying to play the same game of supporting and balancing them. Shibi Khan didn't show up, but he was still an ally. However, Moheduoshe of the Turks had made an agreement with Xue Ju to attack Li."

"But it didn't work out in the end because Old Li put in the effort. Moheduo of the Turks didn't participate, but Xue Ju still raised an army to attack Jingzhou. Old Li knew everything about fighting, so he didn't even need to think about it and just sent his second son."

"Midway through the battle, Erfeng fell ill and handed over military command to Liu Wenjing. She also instructed Xue Ju that his army was short of supplies and that if he came to provoke them, they should ignore him."

"The general instructed that, generally speaking, subordinates are not very obedient, so Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan set out with their troops."

"As a result, relying on the superior numbers and underestimation of the Tang army, they were defeated and routed. Six out of ten Tang soldiers were killed, and several Tang generals were captured."

Xue Ju: I heard that you guys gave my son a good beating!