Chapter 409: The Empress is critically ill

Although Li Shimin was concerned about the war situation in Northern Xinjiang, the serious illness of Empress Changsun made him have to shift his attention to Empress Changsun.

This year's wind and snow are particularly heavy, and in the Chang'an Palace, there are thick snowflakes on the rockery, branches, and roofs. There were even two palaces where the glazed tiles were crushed by the thick snow. The palace is like this, and the homes of ordinary people are even more unbearable. Therefore, Chang'an Jin Wuwei also organized personnel to clean up the snow.

It was in this weather that Empress Eldest Sun fell ill. That day was Laba Festival, and Li Shimin and Empress Changsun went to the house of Changsun Wuji to visit Changsun Wuji. It was very windy that day, and sitting in the tightly surrounded carriage, Empress Eldest Sun could still feel the cold wind howling outside.

Originally, Li Shimin saw the cold wind howling outside, and he didn't want to take Empress Changsun to go. Empress Changsun said that Changsun Wuji was her brother, and it was natural for her to visit. Li Shimin didn't stop her.

On the way back to the palace from the eldest grandson Wuji's house, the eldest grandson empress began to cough. As soon as he returned to the palace, he was bedridden.

Looking at Empress Eldest Sun's pale face, Li Shimin secretly felt remorse in his heart. He hurriedly called several imperial doctors from the Tai Hospital to come over to treat Empress Changsun, and at the same time sent people to Baiyun Temple outside Chang'an City to invite Sun Simiao over.

When Sun Simiao braved the snow and rushed to the palace, Zhang Yunwen also sent a battle report about Xue Yantuo to Li Shimin.

In the battle of Dingxiangcheng, Li Ji commanded properly, beheaded 11,200 people, captured more than 30,000 people, and the rest retreated to the north. However, Xue Yantuo Great Khan Yinan Zhenzhu Khan, in the midst of the siege, ordered thousands of cavalry to break through, and Zhonglang chased Lin Chun until the desert. However, in the end, Yi Nan escaped.

In addition, Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou, broke the bones of the servants, beheaded 4,000, and captured nearly 10,000 prisoners. Zhang Shigui, the general of the Right Tun Guard, set up an ambush in Gyeongju, defeated the Hui army, beheaded 3,000, and captured 15,000.

It can be said that after this war, the vitality of the entire Mobei was greatly damaged, and it could not be restored to its current level without ten or twenty years.

During the war, the Tang army lost more than 7,000 dead and more than 10,000 wounded, while the Turks, as the main servant army, lost as many as 22,000 troops, and most of them were killed or seriously wounded.

When the news of this great victory reached Li Shimin, Li Shimin's face that was worried because of the eldest grandson Empress showed a smile, and he rewarded the soldiers of the expedition.

Just as Li Shimin was thinking about how to deal with the relationship between the north and the south of the desert after this battle, Sun Simiao, who was old, gray-haired, and began to stagger a little when he walked, came to the palace.

As soon as Li Shimin saw this old Taoist priest who had treated Empress Changsun coming, he immediately threw the matter at hand to Zhang Yunwen and asked him to go to the military department, and the rest of the things were taken over by the sixth department.

Zhang Yunwen looked at Li Shimin's rushing appearance with a wry smile, and his heart was full of helplessness to bring Li Shimin's words to Fang Xuanling, and let him, the right servant of Shangshu, shoot to take over the rest of the things.

However, thinking of the illness of Empress Changsun, Zhang Yunwen decided to take Princess Li Yu of Runan to have a look!

When he returned home and said this to Li Yu, Li Yu immediately asked people to bring a bunch of big things from the warehouse, and prepared to take these things to the palace. Zhang Yunwen stopped Li Yu: "Yu'er, these things are available in the palace, do you still need to bring them?" ”

"Then, it's impossible to go empty-handed?" Li Yu looked at Zhang Yunwen suspiciously.

"Well, that's it, now you go to the kitchen, make some pastries, remember not to be too greasy, light first! Also, be sure to do it yourself! ”

Li Yu nodded thoughtfully, and then went to cook pastries.

About half an hour later, Li Yu walked out with a wooden food box. Seeing this, Zhang Yunwen took Zhang Ji and Li Yu out of the house together.

When they came to the palace, the two of them walked to the palace of the eldest grandson queen with ease.

As soon as I arrived outside the dormitory, I saw a lot of people standing in the corridor outside. Zhang Yunwen saw Wu Meiniang inside at a glance.

"Why are you here?" Zhang Yunwen took two steps forward and asked Wu Meiniang a little strangely.

Hearing someone speak, Wu Meiniang looked back and saw that it was Zhang Yunwen, and couldn't help but show joy: "General Zhang! Well, the slave came with the princess, and now the princess is in the mother's bedroom! ”

Zhang Yunwen nodded, and asked Wu Meiniang to come over and see Li Yu and Zhang Ji. As soon as Li Yu saw Wu Meiniang's face that was alluring to the country and the city, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart.

"Let's go, let's go in too!" Zhang Yunwen said hello to Wu Meiniang and said to Li Yu.

In the spacious dormitory, under the leadership of the maid, Zhang Yunwen waited here, and Li Yu took Zhang Ji into the couch of the eldest grandson.

Sitting in the side hall, Zhang Yunwen drank two sips of tea, and then heard an old voice say: "General Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Zhang Yunwen looked at it, but it was Sun Simiao standing in front of him. Looking at Sun Simiao's face, he is much older than a few years ago, but his body is still healthy.

"Hehe, Daochang Sun, it's been a long time!" Zhang Yunwen also greeted Sun Simiao.

Sun Simiao sat down next to Zhang Yunwen. Gong E, who was standing on the side, also brought tea.

"Daochang Sun, after years of not seeing, you look a lot older!" Zhang Yunwen told the truth.

Sun Simiao was stunned at first, and then laughed: "Yunwen, you are really fast-talking!" Yes, Lao Dao is indeed a lot older! After all, at this age, it's not good to be old! ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled slightly: "Didn't Daochang Sun know the art of immortality?" ”

"What kind of immortal technique, Yunwen, don't talk nonsense! Lao Tao just knows a little bit of health preservation techniques! Where in the world is there any art of immortality! Even the old man's health preservation techniques are just a joke in the face of these ruthless years! Speaking of this, Sun Simiao's expression was a little lonely again.

When Zhang Yunwen heard Sun Simiao's words, his heart suddenly moved, this Sun Simiao couldn't mean something else! At that moment, he looked around and saw two maids standing by the door, waved his hand at the moment, and said to the two: "You go down first, General Ben wants to talk to Sun Daochang about some state affairs!" ”

The two maids glanced at each other and slowly left the side hall.

"Daochang Sun, just now you said that these years are ruthless, it seems to mean something else! Come, whisper, 'How's that man's doing?' Zhang Yunwen said in a low voice.

Sun Simiao shook his head: "There are some things, even if Yunwen wants to hear it, the old way can't say it!" ”

Zhang Yunwen was suddenly a little disappointed, and looked at Sun Simiao: "Why don't you talk about the years like knives, and time is ruthless?" ”

Sun Simiao smiled slightly: "This heavenly way is impermanent, how can my generation force it?" For example, the old man, this method of health preservation is just doing his best! After all, you can't escape the grinding of time! ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, his face couldn't help but change slightly, Sun Simiao's words, then this treatment of Empress Sun is just doing her best?

"Hehe, Yunwen, tell me, how old is the old man this year?" Sun Simiao saw the change in Zhang Yunwen's face, as if he didn't realize it, and still said with a smile in his mouth.

"Well, probably seventy or eighty years old!" Zhang Yunwen looked Sun Simiao up and down, and opened his mouth to say.

"Wrong, wrong, Lao Dao is ninety and two times this year!" Sun Simiao stroked the silver beard under his chin and said with a smile, "Looking at a person's age, you can't see it just by looking at your appearance!" We doctors pay attention to seeing, hearing and inquiring in order to get a glimpse of the essence of the patient, just like at this age. It looks glamorous on the outside, but many things are already old! ”

Speaking of this, Sun Simiao got up suddenly: "Okay, before you know it, you've been talking to Yunwen for so long!" Lao Dao should also go to the Tai Hospital to see how their medicine is dispensing! After that, without waiting for Zhang Yunwen to stay, he left this side hall.

Zhang Yunwen had no choice but to drink tea while reminiscing about Sun Simiao's words.

After a while, a maid appeared at the door of the side hall, saluted Zhang Yunwen, and said softly: "General Zhang, Your Majesty has called you over!" ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly followed the maid. And the direction in which this maid walked was the couch of the eldest grandson queen.

Standing at the door, Zhang Yunwen said loudly: "Son-in-law Zhang Yunwen came over on the orders of his father-in-law!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a faint voice came from inside: "You come in directly, what kind of courtesy!" ”

Zhang Yunwen pouted disdainfully in his heart, in case he was not polite and aroused the anger of Li Shimin, who was sad, then he would have to bear it.

pushed the door into the room, and saw that in addition to Li Shimin's children, several concubines were also here.

As soon as he saw the eldest grandson queen lying on the bed, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

I saw that the pretty face of the eldest grandson queen who was exposed outside the cover actually exuded a faint flush, and she looked very much like a healthy person.

However, Zhang Yunwen's mind was full of Sun Simiao's words just now.

You can't see it just by looking at the appearance!

Could it be that Empress Changsun is really terminally ill as Sun Simiao said?