Chapter 950 - 911: Betting My Life, A Fight to the Death

When the three beauties and the assistant heard Zhao Rong call the person in front of them Li Shimin,

they were incredibly surprised and said,

Brother Zhao Rong, are you joking? How could the person in front of us be Li Shimin?

Could it be that we accidentally traveled back to the Tang Dynasty?

Zhao Rong nodded confidently and said,

That’s right, we have arrived in the Tang Dynasty,

and in a short while, it will be the famous Xuanwu Gate Incident in history,

Upon hearing about the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Miss Lili stepped forward and, very surprised, said to Zhao Rong,

Brother Zhao Rong, do you mean that in a while, Li Shimin will kill his brother Li Jiancheng and his brother Li Yuanji at Xuanwu Gate?

Zhao Rong nodded confidently and said,

Yes, because, as recorded in the history books, that’s indeed what happened,

But before Zhao Rong could finish speaking, Li Shimin immediately stepped forward,

He widened his eyes, looked at Zhao Rong very surprised, and said,

You foreigner, what are you saying?

I, Li Shimin, am only 26 years old this year. How could I possibly kill my brother Li Jiancheng and my brother Li Yuanji?

Zhao Rong told Li Shimin, saying,

Li Shimin, according to historical records, you killed your brother Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji when you were 27 years old,

So now you have a few months before you reach 27,

Li Shimin shook his head; he thought he might compete with his brothers for power, but there wouldn’t be any killing,

At this point, Zhao Rong stepped forward and asked Li Shimin, saying,

Have you sought out others to join you in a major endeavor, but no one agreed?

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was very surprised and said,

How do you know?

Zhao Rong said,

Of course, because we are people who come from the future,

When Li Shimin heard Zhao Rong claim he was someone from the future,

He was very curious and asked,

If you are someone from the future,

do you know who is victorious in the Xuanwu Gate Incident? Is it me or my brother and brother?

Zhao Rong told Li Shimin, saying,

According to historical events, you were victorious,

When Li Shimin heard Zhao Rong say he was victorious,

He didn’t believe it and said,

You foreigner, could you be mistaken?

I am only 26 years old this year; I’m just a young man,

While my elder brother Li Jiancheng is already 38 years old, about to enter middle age,

How could my young faction possibly deal with the faction of a middle-aged man?

Moreover, Li Jiancheng has transferred all sorts of valiant and fierce generals around me away from their positions,

Now, I can say I have no power at all to confront my elder brother Li Jiancheng...

When Zhao Rong heard Li Shimin’s words,

He immediately thought of the historical record of Li Shimin’s Ten Gatekeepers,

So he listed the names of those ten people, saying,

"Li Shimin, as long as you take these 10 people with you,

I guarantee your Xuanwu Gate affair will be successful,

And these ten people are Zhangsun Wuji, Yu Chigong, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Du Junchuo, Zheng Rentai, and Li Mengchang..."

When Li Shimin heard the names of these ten people,

He was stunned and then looked at Zhao Rong very surprised, saying,

My goodness, you are indeed someone from the future world,

Otherwise, how could you know the names of my valiant generals and dearest friends?

Hence, Li Shimin very cautiously consulted Zhao Rong, saying,

Since you are someone from the future,

I invite you to join my team,

We will form a fifteen-man group to go to Xuanwu Gate to defeat Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, launch a coup, and seize the position of Tang Dynasty Emperor,

Upon hearing that Li Shimin invited him to join the ten-man group,

Zhao Rong thought for a moment and then politely declined Li Shimin, saying,

Forget it, Li Shimin, you ten should still go to launch the Xuanwu Gate affair,

If we five follow you,

perhaps history will change,

Miss Lili stepped up, eyeing Li Shimin up and down,

She felt Li Shimin was an exceptionally handsome man and said,

Although I have seen countless people portray Li Shimin in TV dramas,

But when I actually travel to the Tang Dynasty and see the real person, Li Shimin, before me,

I still feel Li Shimin is incredibly handsome,

Yu Lan felt even more that Li Shimin was very charismatic and said,

Indeed, a wise ruler of his era, Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin,

Your demeanor is extraordinary, and you are genuinely impressive,

Xuelian compared the real Li Shimin with the images she had seen in books before,

He was surprised to find that the portrait of Li Shimin in the history book was identical to the real Li Shimin,

Xuelian was astonished and said,

Strange, could the artists in the books have traveled from ancient times?

Otherwise, how could they have painted such accurate portraits of Li Shimin?

Meanwhile, the assistant stepped forward to remind Li Shimin, saying,

Li Shimin, I can tell you that although you seized the position of Emperor,

you must be cautious of someone named Wu Meiniang,

Because, after your death, he became a female emperor of the Tang Dynasty,

Moreover, he killed many of your Li family members and established the Wu Clan,

At this moment, Li Shimin was only 26,

He had no knowledge of future events,

Therefore, he was very concerned about whether his launch of the Xuanwu Gate Incident would be successful,

Li Shimin continued consulting Zhao Rong, saying,

Brother, when I go to Xuanwu Gate to launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident, how many troops should I bring?

Zhao Rong told Li Shimin, saying,

You don’t need to bring many people, just take the ten people I mentioned,

Then you can successfully launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident,

Li Shimin did not believe Zhao Rong and said,

But my elder brother Li Jiancheng has a fighting team of 2000 people that always follows him,

If I take these ten people to Xuanwu Gate,

Wouldn’t it be like being surrounded by those 2000 people he brought?

Zhao Rong told Li Shimin, saying,

History is always full of coincidences,

Although you only bring 10 people, and the Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji brothers bring 2000 people,

But when the Li Yuanji, Li Jiancheng brothers took the 2000 people, they did not go to Xuanwu Gate but ambushed them outside Xuanwu Gate,

Although you, Li Shimin, only brought ten people,

However, when you took these ten people through Xuanwu Gate,

You encountered the Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji brothers at Xuanwu Gate,

Then your ten people killed the Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji brothers,

When the 2000-person guard team of Li Yuanji, Li Jiancheng rushed over,

You’ve already displayed the heads of Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng on the city wall for all to see,

So the 2000-person team retreated without a fight and hailed you as Emperor,

Upon hearing Zhao Rong’s words,

Li Shimin felt greatly encouraged and determined to launch the Xuanwu Gate incident, saying,

Initially, I was worried that my power was insufficient,

I feared that I, a young man, couldn’t compete against Li Jiancheng’s middle-aged faction,

But now, having listened to your words, I have resolved to take a gamble with my life, engage in battle with no retreat...