At the beginning of the hour, there was an intermittent sound of sobbing in the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace, and a slightly weak voice reproached slowly and hard:

"I, I can't die, why is the queen crying?"

"The situation in Chang'an has just settled down, and there are some jackals inside and outside the government and the opposition, if Your Majesty falls like this, how can you let the concubines, orphans and widows live......"

The sobbing sound was clearly coming from a woman, and soon a sound similar to that of a male duck followed. 八?一Chinese ?? (a).?8?1(8)Z?? ．?Ｃ?Ｏ?Ｍ

"Your Royal Highness the Queen, don't worry, Your Majesty is just angry and attacking, those jackals can't turn the sky upside down!"

Li Heng, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was reclining on the soft couch at this time, his eyes were full of tiredness, he was very dissatisfied with the queen's crying and complaining, but he didn't want to blame her harshly at this time. Although the contradiction between her and King Guangping has caused her a lot of trouble, she still did not delve into the crime of assassinating King Guangping in the love of the husband and wife in distress.

Suddenly, there was a violent cough, which made the atmosphere in the Manna Hall tense. Li Fuguo hurriedly went to call the imperial doctor, and Empress Zhang was also in a hurry to turn around in circles, also confused.

At this time, the imperial doctors were waiting outside the hall, and when they heard the summons, they rushed in tremblingly, and only felt a little relieved after passing the pulse of the Son of Heaven, and then said:

"Although Your Majesty's pulse is weak, there is no sign of deterioration, it should be just an ordinary cough, and it will definitely improve after a while!"

Li Fuguo was a little anxious and asked:

"Will it be raised for a while, how long will this period last? how many hours, or how many days?"

The imperial doctor was so frightened by Li Fuguo's posture that he bowed his head frequently, and replied in a snort:

"Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread, if it is said that the time is on time, how can it be controlled by manpower?"

Li Fuguo was really angry, he was from the lowest eunuch step by step to today's high position, and he also knew about these imperial doctors in the Inner Palace. To diagnose and cure the pulse of the Son of Heaven, he does not seek merit, but seeks no fault. In other words, no matter what kind of acute illness, it will always be diagnosed and treated with warm water. This method is naturally the safest for them, but for the Son of Heaven, it is not so pleasant. More often than not, many dignitaries are dragged to death by these quacks.

"The court raised you so that you could come in handy at a critical moment, and now it's time to test you, but they shirk it in every possible way, quacks, all quacks!"

Li Fuguo did it suddenly, and even forgot that the Son of Heaven who was lying beside him, he looked at these so-called imperial doctors with roe deer eyes and wandering eyes, and only secretly swore in his heart that once he successfully passed today's pass, he would find an opportunity to exile all these people to the Western Regions in the coming day, and suffer from the cold of the ban.

The imperial doctors were all frightened like frightened Mianyang, and in the end, it was Li Heng who rescued them from the siege.

"No wonder the imperial doctor, the root of my disease is a matter of hard work, today's rush is just an introduction, as the saying goes, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, if you want to melt clean, how can it be in an instant?"

Li Heng finished saying this sentence in one breath, gasping for a while before pointing at those imperial doctors and waving his hand.

"Go down, all of you, it's none of your business here. ”

At this point, the imperial physicians withdrew from the Manna Hall as if they had been amnestied.

In the Ganlu Palace, in addition to a few eunuchs and palace people, there were only three people left, Li Heng and the queen Li Fuguo.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid has a word, at this time, I have to risk death to meet you!"

"But if you have something to say, to put it bluntly, as long as it is beneficial to the community, I will not allow it!"

If it was usual, Li Fuguo would have said it all in one breath when he got this reply, but now he hesitated for a while.

"Now that Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe, for the sake of the Qianqiu Society, so that the people with ill intentions have completely broken off the idea of committing rebellion, is it time to consider canonizing the crown prince!"

As soon as these words came out, the already quiet Manna Hall was even quieter, and it was even more tense to the scalp, and he didn't even dare to breathe too hard.

After a long time, Li Heng patted his head and said:

"Indeed, it is my negligence that I have not been crowned a prince......"

In fact, Li Heng had already regarded his eldest son Li Yu as his heir many years ago, and when he first succeeded to the throne, he had secretly made up his mind to make him the crown prince. The reason why Li Heng did not appoint Li Yu as the crown prince for a long time was more for the purpose of protection.

Li Heng himself became the crown prince prematurely, although he had the advantage of fame, but it also made him the most eye-catching target, and for more than ten years, the ministers who were in trouble with him either openly or secretly could not be counted with two hands. Because of his own personal lessons, the process of canonizing the crown prince has been put on hold again and again.

However, Li Heng never expected that even if he was not in a hurry to make the crown prince, it did not mean that Li Yu would not face a threat, and even this threat would be more serious than when he himself was the crown prince. At least when the Emperor Taishang was in power, no one dared to openly assassinate the crown prince.

Now, Li Fuguo suddenly proposed the matter of canonizing the crown prince, and Li Heng's heartbeat increased. He could feel the weakness of his right arm, and he tried to support his body several times, but he couldn't use it several times.

For this weakness of the body, Li Heng didn't even dare to tell the imperial doctors who treated him, and only silently endured the panic and pain caused by the illness.

"It's not a trivial matter to make a prince, I have to think about it, you should step back first!"

Li Heng did not give an answer immediately, but coaxed Li Fuguo and Empress Zhang out together.

Out of the Ganlu Palace, Empress Zhang suddenly stopped, turned her head and looked at Li Fuguo, who was following slowly, and didn't speak for a long time.

Don't look at Empress Zhang as the master of the harem in the world, but Li Fuguo's eyes did not have the slightest fear, but he still looked at him presumptuously.

"Does Her Royal Highness have anything to tell the slave to do?"

In the end, Empress Zhang's gaze softened, and she said in a gentle voice that had never been heard before:

"Your Majesty has appointed the crown prince, what does the general think of King Pu'an?"

Li Tong, the king of Pu'an, is the son of Empress Zhang and Li Heng, and has just turned sixteen this year.

"King Pu'an is very intelligent and famous, if His Majesty is willing to make him the crown prince, the slave and maid think it is very suitable!"

Seeing that Li Fuguo was pretending to be confused, but Empress Zhang had lost her patience and went around in circles with her, who knows if the Son of Heaven would have made a decision in the next moment?

"Let's be straight, if you can persuade Your Majesty to establish the king of Pu'an, there will be a time to repay the general in the future!"

At the same time, Li Fuguo also opened the skylight and spoke brightly.

"Your Highness should know that Your Majesty has long been interested in King Guangping, and the slave maid is just a eunuch, so how can you make Your Majesty change his mind?"

Empress Zhang's gaze never left Li Fuguo's face, and she said word by word:

"Others may have no choice, the general is humbling when he says this......"

As the so-called sky-high asking price and paying back the money on the ground, Empress Zhang believes that as long as the chips are big enough, people like Li Fuguo can be completely bought.

Just when Zhang and Li were still entangled in the selection of the crown prince, Prime Minister Cui Jian had already entered the Taiji Palace under the guidance of Xiaohuangmen. There are only sparse lights in the Taiji Palace, and there is no splendor and grandeur of the Royal Forbidden Garden. The shadows of the towers loomed in the night, like terrifying monsters, waiting for the opportunity to stir up waves under the cover of the night.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

Cui Jian knelt in front of Li Heng, and as soon as the words came out, he was choked up until he burst into tears. Seeing that the emperor was still sober, all his previous worries and nervousness could finally be put away, but looking at the emperor's face seemed to be extremely ugly, and he couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Cui Qing hurry up, I just listened to the military report from the front, and I was in a hurry, and now there is no big problem!"

Referring to the military report outside the gate, the two monarchs and ministers actually closed their voices at the same time, and the silence in the Ganlu Hall was once again terrifying.

After a long time, Li Heng spoke first.

"Fang Xuan's army has been defeated, and the army of more than 100,000 has fallen apart, I, what should I do?"

Looking at the weak, angry, and impatient Son of Heaven, Cui Lian's heart was like a knife, and he forcibly held back his chokes.

"At present, the situation outside the customs is obscure and unclear, for the sake of safety, the old minister has already ordered martial law inside and outside Chang'an to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos. Next, it is necessary to stabilize the Tongguan defense line, take 10,000 steps back, even if Fang Xuan and the Eastern Expeditionary Army are completely annihilated, they must ensure that Tongguan is not lost. As long as Tongguan is not lost, Guanzhong is stable. Guanzhong is stable, Chang'an is stable, and Datang is stable!"

Li Heng believed that even if he did not say who he would appoint as the crown prince, several powerful ministers in Beijing would understand which prince was the most correct choice.

"Your Majesty, the art of war is a common thing to win or lose, even if Fang Xuan is defeated, he may not be wiped out, the assumption just now is just to make the best plan first, just in case. As long as the situation is clearly determined and the army is reorganized, a large army can still be sent to Luoyang after autumn, so why should Your Majesty be overly worried?"

Maybe it was because of the chaos of concern, Li Heng actually stuttered a little.

"When, can you really fight again?"

"Why not? More than half of the world's taxes are in the hands of the imperial court, and the hearts of the people in the world are even more towards Your Majesty.

After Cui Lian's analysis, Li Heng's originally pale face was flushed, and his eyes flashed with excitement, which was different from the exhaustion and worry just now.

"Why didn't I think of it, why didn't I think of it, it's really me thinking too much......"

Li Heng suddenly looked directly at Cui Jian and said:

"No, we can't wait until autumn, if the army doesn't respond, I'm afraid it will be chased and annihilated, if it can fight back, but without the assistance of the imperial court, it will only fall short. I want to go east again, can Cui Qing have the right person to be the commander?"

Cui Jian didn't think about it, and replied word by word:

"The King of Quang Binh is up to the task!"

Li Heng shook his head again and again.

"No, although the king of Guangping is also a small outstanding, if he leads the troops to defeat the enemy, I am afraid that he is not as good as Fang Xuan!"

Cui Lian said:

"Imperial Doctor Qin Jin can be the deputy marshal!"