Fengzhou.

It has been three days since the Tibetan envoy Lu Dongzan and his party arrived here, and when they heard that there was a plague in the Chang'an area, they decided to stay for a while and wait until the plague was over before going to Chang'an.

The external identity of the deputy envoy of Tibet, Grobby, is a diplomatic official under Lu Dongzan, but his real identity is the former general of the palace of Tubo. His task was to investigate the reality of the Tang Army.

The Tang Dynasty was a large open empire, and there were a large number of foreign people living in many areas, and Fengzhou was close to Tibet, and there were many Tibetan people active here.

Groby easily learned about the military readiness of the Tang army in this area, and found that the Tang army was extremely lax.

Compared with the surrounding countries, the Tang Dynasty was really a behemoth, except for some headaches for the peoples on horseback on the grassland, it has always ignored other countries.

The rise of Tibet was a matter of recent years, and in the impression of the Tang Dynasty, it was still a backward and divided barbaric land, and the prevention of this direction was not taken seriously at all.

After discussing with Gerobi, Lu Dongzan decided to test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty court again, and went back to suggest that Songtsen Gampo send troops to Tuyuhun.

……

The day after Li You left, Li Chengqian told Zhang Xuansu about the conversation between Li You and himself yesterday, and Zhang Xuansu was very happy and said:

"Your Highness, this is a good opportunity to win over His Royal Highness King Qi, and the minister suggests that you work this matter. His Royal Highness the King of Qi has been promoted, and there will be one more person to contain the King of Shu and the King of Wei, which is very beneficial to you. ”

Li Chengqian said: "The fifth brother is kind to my mother, and he usually supports me, and I am willing to contribute to him in this matter." ”

Zhang Xuansu said: "The minister suggests that Lord Eldest Sun come forward to propose this matter for you, and you can just tell His Royal Highness the King of Qi what you mean."

This is just the minister's suggestion, you can discuss it with the eldest grandson and listen to his opinion. ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Okay, master." After speaking, he instructed the chamberlain Gao Lian to ask him to invite the eldest grandson Wuji to come over at noon.

At noon, the eldest grandson Wuji came to the East Palace.

After listening to Li Chengqian's words, the eldest grandson Wuji felt that Li Chengqian had made progress and looked at the problem in the long run. He said:

"His Royal Highness King Qi is a talent, and it is a good thing for you to be able to get his help. He has no ambitions, a lazy temperament, and a relatively harmonious relationship with you, so you should take the initiative to befriend him.

His Royal Highness King Qi has made many great achievements recently, and His Majesty has long had the intention of promoting him. If you don't mention it, other ministers will bring it up too. You should get ahead of them to bring it up.

You still mention this matter in public, so that everyone can see your relationship with His Royal Highness King Qi, and let His Royal Highness King Qi receive your favor. ”

In the evening of the same day, the government hall.

Recently, Li Shimin cared about the body of Empress Changsun, and would come over almost every night, and when he heard that Li You had come to treat her, he sighed:

"You'er, this kid, is getting more and more likable now. He was not only smart and capable, but also very filial. I'll tell you......"

He told Empress Changsun how Li You dealt with the pharmacists in Chang'an, and Li You was very satisfied with this matter.

After hearing this, Empress Eldest Sun was also emotional, and said: "Last time, I heard that You'er took the risk to save Li Ke, and the matter in front of me is also very dangerous. If you're not careful, you'll be impeached.

This child does not hesitate to take risks for the sake of the people, and he is righteous and righteous. ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Guanyin, it's a little strange to say, this kid used to be a mess of the whole thing, I can't wait for him to roll away and be out of sight." I don't even recognize the way it looks now. ”

Empress Changsun said: "Erlang, the concubine does not interfere in politics, You'er is your child, for the sake of his life-saving grace to the concubine, the concubine wants to ask for a favor for him."

Can you reward this kid well? ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "I have long had this intention, but this child himself is unwilling to accept the award." ”

Empress Changsun said: "Erlang, I'm afraid this matter is yours, that kid doesn't take credit, but you can't help but reward it." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "You're right. In this way, you talk to Wuji and Chengqian, let them mention it in the court, and I will approve it. ”

"Thank you, Erlang." Empress Eldest Sun said.

……

Early Dynasty, Taiji Palace.

In recent times, dealing with the plague has been a top priority for the imperial court. Every morning, Li Shimin first had to ask about the plague.

Li Shimin asked, "Prince, how is the plague going?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, due to the proper isolation measures and the timely distribution of medicines, the plague has been effectively controlled.

However, in the past few days, I have encountered a new situation, and if you are specific, let the hospital report it. ”

Liu Quanzhong, the head of the Tai Hospital, said: "Your Majesty, this plague has a special feature, that is, there is an incubation period.

This incubation period means that after a person is infected with the plague, it will not attack for a while, and the specific time of the attack depends on the patient's constitution.

The quarantine measures adopted by the imperial court can only isolate those who are ill, and those who have been infected with the plague but have not had an attack for the time being cannot be controlled.

Once these people get sick, if they are not detected in time, they will infect the surrounding people. Therefore, in recent days, the plague has been spreading again.

How to solve this problem, the hospital has no way for a while. ”

Li Shimin asked: "Prince, Fang Xuanling, do you have any solutions?" ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, the minister is ashamed, and he can't think of how to solve this matter for a while. The minister and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince discussed, and when they thought of the court, please think of a way together. ”

Li Shimin asked: "Everyone, Aiqing, which one has a way to solve this matter?" ”

"How can this be solved, when people are not sick, and they can't see it, you can't just arrest people, right?" Someone said.

"Yes, there are so many people, who knows who is a potential patient, how can this be prevented?" Someone said.

"It's okay to say in the city, it's easier to isolate, and between the mountains and wilderness outside the city, people move freely, how can this be prevented?" Someone said.

"Buzz, buzz", there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

Li Shimin stopped everyone's discussion and asked, "Who has any idea?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and said together: "The ministers are incompetent, and the ministers are ashamed." ”

Li Ke and Li Tai had very opinions about Li Shimin's handing over the prevention and control of the plague to Li Chengqian. Now, seeing that Li Chengqian was in difficulty, he was secretly happy in his heart, and said in his heart: "I told you to show off and want to make meritorious contributions, so you are dumbfounded." ”

The two of them thought desperately, hoping that they could come up with a way. However, tired of their bunch of brain cells, there is still no way. However, they believe that Li Chengqian will not have a way.

Who knows, Li Chengqian has a magic weapon, he said: "Father, the son has an idea." ”

Li Shimin was very happy and asked, "Say it quickly, what can you do?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "Erchen proposed that this matter be left to the King of Qi to solve, and he must have a way." ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Li Shimin said: "Spread the decree and order Li You to return to Chang'an immediately. ”