Gu Quan was the first to mention Li Chengqian, just like the late Empress Zhangsun.
The intense grief became even more overwhelming, making it difficult for Li Shimin to control himself; his body even began to tremble slightly.
"Your Majesty, the Great Tang does not currently need any major upheavals. The grand enterprise of ten thousand generations cannot be accomplished in one moment. Your Majesty must remember to wait until the affairs of the Western Regions are settled..."
The tightly clenched hand gradually began to tremble, and strength quickly ebbed away, but the light in Gu Quan's eyes grew even brighter.
In the end, with a kind of near-pleading determination, he hammered that obsession that lingered in his heart, that would not rest until he died, heavily and clearly, once again into the heart of the Emperor:
"I implore Your Majesty to allow me to guard the imperial tomb for You."
