Chapter 550

Yixiang Pavilion.

Inside the teahouse, the crowd was surging.

Yan Wushuang arrived at the teahouse with Yuan Xuanlin and a group of guards.

Seeing the booming scene before him, he became even more interested.

"So many people!"

Yan Wushuang sighed.

From the expressions on the faces of the audience in the teahouse, he could judge that this story indeed had its merits.

This made him even more curious.

"How could I lie about this? This story has been very popular in Changancheng these past few days, but there have also been many scholars scolding it, and even the government office has sent people. This story might not be heard in a few days."

The middle-aged man said.

"Why?"

"A mere story, and it can make the government office send people?"

Yan Wushuang was curious; this was the first time he had seen a story that could alarm the government office.

The middle-aged man looked left and right and lowered his voice, "My lord will know once you hear it; the content is quite explosive!"

Yan Wushuang looked deeply at the middle-aged man. It could alarm the government office, make scholars scold it, and it was the legendary path of the Eternal Emperor—could it be that this emperor did not ascend to the throne normally, but rather... rebelled?

Yan Wushuang's heart skipped a beat, and a shocking possibility emerged.

He went to the second floor and found an excellent seat to sit down.

In the crowd, Chen Sheng saw Yan Wushuang and his group, lowered his bamboo hat, and soon left Yixiang Pavilion, heading straight for the Dingguo Duke Prefecture.

Yan Wushuang looked at the stage below with interest.

An old man with gray hair stood on the huge circular stage in the center. He held a fan in his hand, had a cup of hot tea in front of him, and was looking at the crowd below with a smile.

Although he had not yet started, the atmosphere was already extremely heated.

"Old Man Wang, the story of Prince Qin Li Shimin is too blood-boiling; I never get tired of hearing it. Hurry up and tell it, tell it! I really feel itchy all over if I don't hear it for a day!"

"I got goosebumps listening to the Xuanwu Gate part. My big brother still dared to bark at me, so I punched him directly in the eye; I've spoiled him too much!"

"I was too excited too, and I kicked my family's big yellow dog's balls until they exploded."

"What is that? I was too excited yesterday, and with nothing to hit, I punched my own balls until they exploded!"

"Ruthless, you are still the most ruthless!"

For a time, the audience below was shouting.

Old Man Wang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Thank you all for your love. Today, let us continue to tell the story of the Eternal Emperor Li Shimin!"

Old Man Wang slapped the table, took a sip of hot tea, and then his momentum changed. He began to tell it slowly in a unique tone.

"It is said that in the late Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, the flames of war were everywhere, the people were suffering, and various aristocratic families were restless, wanting to rebel. In this turbulent world, a strange man was born, and this person was Li Shimin!"

"Li Shimin was well-versed in military strategy since childhood, exceptionally intelligent, and determined to accomplish a great career!"

"He was the second in the Li family, and he had an older brother named Li Jiancheng!"

"At that time, the Sui Emperor Yang Guang was cruel and heartless, and rebel armies were rising everywhere. Li Shimin followed his father Li Yuan to fight at the age of sixteen!"

"At sixteen, outside Yanmen Pass, the Turks invaded in large numbers, and the Sui Emperor was trapped and in danger. Hearing this news, Li Shimin took a team of elite soldiers and marched south!"

"He repelled the Turks and saved Yang Guang."

"But the Sui Emperor, facing this life-saving grace, did not reward Li Shimin. Li Shimin was not angry; on the contrary, Yang Guang's actions made him feel that the Sui Dynasty's fortune was about to end!"

"Subsequently, aristocratic families rose up in rebellion one after another, and the world was completely in chaos..."

Everyone held their breath. Under Old Man Wang's rhythmic tone, they seemed to have crossed time and space, becoming the sixteen-year-old, high-spirited Li Shimin, saving the trapped Yang Guang amidst thousands of troops!

Yan Wushuang leaned back in his chair, his eyes narrowed.

In his mind, a face of Li Shimin also seemed to appear.

Don't say it, this Li Shimin's experience is so similar to his—both ranked second, both well-versed in military strategy since childhood, and able to fight amidst thousands of troops at sixteen!

This ability is truly not bad!

At this moment, Yan Wushuang was only interested, not yet moved.