Since the emperor let everyone go back, and they waited for a long time, and their loyalty and filial piety were expressed, so that everyone could only go back, who made the emperor refuse to see them?

As for why the emperor just refused to see the prince and ministers, it is estimated that only the emperor himself knew it in his heart, perhaps, he was just deliberately posturing, to test the prince and ministers, so as to see what he usually couldn't see clearly.

The crown prince waved his hand and asked the brothers and nephews behind him to leave, and several high-ranking ministers also waved their hands, letting their colleagues leave and go about their own work.

Li An took a look, the crown prince and several princes were frowning, as if they could reflect their inner worries, and the ministers were similar, their expressions were a little worried, and there were even whispers and whispers.

The more powerful the person, the more nervous and uneasy he is at this time, although the emperor said that he was fine, and the prince also said so, but since there is nothing important, why refuse to see outsiders? Even the crown prince and the closest ministers refused to meet, which is a bit abnormal, and it will inevitably make people think about it, so as to guess the emperor's illness.

Once the emperor is really seriously ill and dies, the prince should benefit the most, of course, the premise is that all kinds of accidents do not occur, as long as everything goes according to plan, it is a matter of course for the prince to inherit the emperor's throne, and naturally he will benefit the most, but once someone plays tricks, tampering with the edict at a critical moment, and abolishing the prince, in this way, the prince is not a question of whether he can succeed to the throne, but it is very likely that he will not even be able to save his life.

The royal struggle has always been bloody, especially in the Tang Dynasty, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, every change of power has to shed blood, fratricidal fratricide is the most common thing, bloody examples are all in front of them, and it is impossible to make them not nervous.

Even if the emperor is really fine this time, but the emperor's age is in front of him, and it is a matter of time before he is seriously ill and dies, once this day really comes, are everyone really ready?

Over the years, the emperor's health has always been relatively good, and there has never been such a serious illness, which has sounded the alarm for many lucky people, they think that they will be fine if they hold the emperor's thigh, but they don't know that once the emperor is not there, their good days will come to an end, especially those ministers who are at odds with the crown prince, after the crown prince ascends the throne, it is inevitable that they will be punished.

"Li Shilang, do you think that since Your Majesty is fine, why don't you see anyone?"

Ang Lee left the fastest, and there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in the R&D center? But Li Xiu caught up and asked for advice.

Although he could guess some eyebrows, Li An was not sure, so naturally he couldn't answer easily, so he said: "How can the holy will be speculated casually, go back and rest!" ”

After saying that, he strode away, he really had something to do, and he couldn't delay too much.

However, Li An's behavior is not like that in the eyes of outsiders, they feel that Li An is deliberately avoiding suspicion because Li Linfu is dying, and now the emperor is sick again, so once the crown prince ascends the throne, there will be Li Xiu's good fruits to eat, and it will not be wrong to stay away from Li Linfu's family.

For other people's thoughts, Ang Lee has no way to interfere, let them think whatever they want! The matter of the R&D center must not be delayed and must be dealt with as soon as possible.

However, it is also true, as R&D talents, after meeting Li An, they did not immediately ask how to solve the problems encountered in R&D, but asked the emperor very concerned about how his condition was, and even, he wanted to ask a lot of detailed questions, and even dared to put forward his own hypothesis, chatting with Li An, the angry Li An scolded them, and warned them to work hard, these national affairs are not what they should ask, no matter how the political situation changes, They will always be the best scientific and technological talents in the Tang Empire, and no one in power will treat them badly, and they just need to do their own thing.

In fact, Ang Lee's requirements for these R&D talents are too high, they are also people, not thinking machines that only know R&D technology, they also have a heart of gossip, discussing some things unrelated to work in between work, which can also be regarded as a kind of rest and pastime, but some things cannot be discussed casually, for example, the major affairs of the imperial court cannot be easily discussed, once you accidentally say the wrong word, it is heard by irrelevant people, so, isn't it to find trouble for the R&D center, It is the safest to do your job seriously, and if you want to rest, you can talk about something else, gossip or anything is not a problem, but you can't talk about national affairs.

After leaving the emperor's bedroom, everyone went home to find their own mother, Li Xiu didn't go to his mother, but went to find his father, because Li Linfu was waiting for him.

"Father, I'm back."

Li Xiu looked at Li Linfu, who was closing his eyes, and said.

Li Linfu opened his eyes slightly, looked at Li Xiu, and said in a weak tone: "Da Lang! What's going on today? Does Your Majesty still refuse to see you? ”

"Father guessed correctly, Your Majesty has not seen anyone, but the imperial doctor said that Your Majesty is fine, but he just needs to recuperate, and I don't know if it's true."

Li Xiu said truthfully.

Li Linfu thought for a long time, frowned and said: "Today's majesty, when he was young, he was already very effective, he is not a simple emperor, what is he thinking in his heart, even his father can't guess everything, by the way, I let you observe more, how are the people doing?" ”

"Father, the crown prince and the princes are all worried, and the ministers are similar, but on the surface, they can't see anything."

Li Xiu opened his mouth to answer.

"You're just too young to even see this, hey!"

Li Linfu is best at figuring out other people's thoughts, especially from other people's casual expressions, to guess what others think in their hearts, and the accuracy rate is quite high, and his son is too far behind in this regard, which makes him quite disappointed.

"Oh, by the way, father, I can see that Yang Guozhong's performance is the most abnormal, several times, there are ministers who want to talk to him, but he is quite distracted, as if he didn't hear it, and he looks lost and depressed."

Li Xiu opened his mouth and said.

Li Linfu nodded and said: "That's right, in terms of Yang Guozhong's level, compared with his father, it is too far behind, he is completely stained with the light of the concubine to achieve such a high position, and once His Majesty has an accident, the Yang family will be completely finished, the most nervous thing is not him, who else can there be, once the prince ascends the throne, he will be affected." ”

Although his body was already seriously unwell, Li Linfu still did not forget to gloat, and his spirit seemed to have improved a little all of a sudden.

"But, father, our family also has a deep conflict with the prince, and if the prince really ascends the throne, it will have a great impact on us."

Li Xiu opened his mouth and said.

Li Linfu said unhappily: "I naturally know this, so, for so many years, I have always wanted His Majesty to abolish the crown prince and choose another prince as the crown prince, but unfortunately His Majesty has never agreed, it is really unfathomable!" ”

"Father, what should we do now, whether to continue to oppose the crown prince or support the prince."

Li Xiu frowned and asked.

Li Linfu frowned, hesitated for a long time, and said weakly: "You go down first!" Let me think about it, let me think about it. ”

Seeing that his father was tired, Li Xiu had to retreat, his father's spirit was getting worse and worse, and it was estimated that he would not last much time, and his father was the backbone of their family, if the backbone fell, the family would fall by half.

Li Linfu's family is just a little worried, and the most nervous is Yang Guozhong, who has been on the rise in recent years, from a petty official who is nothing, to one of the most important ministers in the court, and he was promoted so quickly that even he couldn't believe it.

Of course, he also knows very well in his heart that the reason why he can rise to prominence is because of the concubine, because the concubine is favored, so he will be so loved by the emperor, because he is the concubine's mother's family, and the second reason is because the emperor wants to balance Li Linfu's power, after all, after many years of operation and accumulation, Li Linfu's power is too strong, which has caused the emperor's dissatisfaction and wants to suppress it to a certain extent, and with the help of Yang Guozhong's power, it is the most suitable.

At this moment, because of Li Linfu's serious illness and his personal growth, the second reason no longer exists, and only the first reason remains, but this reason must also be that the concubine has always been favored to be effective.

But in case the emperor is gone, the favor of the concubine will not exist, and it would be good if the prince who succeeded to the throne did not kill the concubine, how could he continue to spoil her, and once the concubine was unreliable, and he had a deep contradiction with the current prince, in this way, his good life would be completely over.

Usually when the emperor was in good health, Yang Guozhong did not have any worries about this, but after the emperor fell ill, he suddenly had a deep sense of crisis, which made him very afraid.

The last time the Yang sisters didn't share the benefits with him, he was just angry at most, but this time, the emperor suddenly became unwell, and he refused to see anyone, which made him think involuntarily and was terrified.

Because of the unpleasantness some time ago, Yang Guozhong has not been in contact with the three sisters of the Yang family for a long time, and he himself can't easily see the concubine, at this moment, the emperor is sick, and the concubine has been by his side, he is really inconvenient, so he can't know the true situation of the emperor, let alone what the emperor is thinking, and the anxiety in his heart is difficult to describe in words.

However, it would be much more convenient to let the three sisters go to the palace to investigate the situation, after all, they are all women, and it is extremely convenient to enter the palace to find the concubine, and it will not arouse the slightest suspicion from others.

But for so many days, he has put on a very high posture, and suddenly asked for someone in a low voice, which is really a little unbearable, which makes her very annoyed.

"Ah Lang, what worries you so much, the first time I've seen you so worried?"

Yang Guozhong sighed, frowned, and said: "Your Majesty has been sick for many days, and no one has seen him, although the imperial doctor said that there is no big problem, but I am still very uneasy in my heart!" I don't know what happened to Your Majesty, even if you were unwell before, Your Majesty would not not see the minister, but this time even the prince and the princes went to ask for peace, but they were stopped by the servants around Your Majesty, and the situation was very strange. ”

"Ah Lang, then Your Majesty doesn't even see the concubine?"

Yang Guozhong paused for a moment and said softly: "Except for the concubine and the imperial doctor, as well as the Gao Gong and other close people around His Majesty, the rest of the people are gone, even the imperial doctor seems to have obtained His Majesty's will, except for saying that it is not a big problem, he will not say a word else, even the prince can't ask a word from the mouth of the imperial doctor." ”

"Oh, this is really weird, Your Majesty can't have some hidden disease! I was afraid of letting outsiders know, so I ......"

Yang Guozhong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "Hidden disease, what hidden disease?" ”

"Ah Lang, it's a matter of men and women, Your Majesty is old, and when you are with the concubine all day long, it is inevitable that you will be overworked and have some hidden diseases."

The housekeeper was looking at this directly, and it seemed to be very reasonable.

"Bold."

Yang Guozhong scolded loudly, causing the housekeeper to kneel on the ground in fright.

However, after calming down for a moment, Yang Guozhong felt that what his housekeeper said also made some sense, the emperor suddenly saw no one, maybe he really had a hidden disease, otherwise why was he afraid of letting people know.

If his housekeeper's guess is true, it means that the emperor is really fine, but this kind of thing, he can't ask about it, he must not ask, but he can let the Yang sisters ask the concubine, and it will be more convenient for the women's family to get together to discuss, as long as the emperor's condition can be determined, he can rest assured.

"Ah Lang forgives his sins, the little one has a lot of mouth."

"Okay, this matter must not be mentioned in front of anyone, no one, otherwise, you will not be able to cut off ten heads."

Yang Guozhong glared at his housekeeper sternly, and his tone was very serious.

If the emperor really has a hidden disease in this area and is publicized by his housekeeper, then he will be unlucky, this kind of thing cannot be known to outsiders, this is related to the dignity of a man, ordinary people are still like this, let alone the emperor.

Although Yang Guozhong reprimanded the housekeeper, he felt that what the housekeeper said was very reasonable, so he decided to verify it, and the premise of verification was to find the Yang family sisters, and it was Yang Yurou, who was closest to him, and their relationship was once close and there was no distance.

In order to find out the true situation of the emperor, he decided to pull down his face and go to Mrs. Qiu's mansion, by the way, to see what they have been busy with recently, but they haven't been to the palace for several days.

"Hurry up and prepare the car, go to Mrs. Qiu's house."

Yang Guozhong gave the order and quickly got in the car and set off.