Chapter 410: East Palace Crisis

When he came out of the palace, Zhang Yunwen was still recalling Sun Simiao's words in his mind, and he was still recalling the emaciated but rosy cheeks of Empress Changsun.

If Li Shimin is a sword, then Empress Changsun is this scabbard, she wraps Li Shimin with her own gentleness, always admonishes him, supervises him, so that she makes fewer mistakes, or after making mistakes, she can quickly correct them. At the same time, to coordinate the relationship between domestic ministers and foreign ministers, it was often Li Shimin who reprimanded a certain official in front, and two days later, Empress Changsun sent condolences and tactfully admonished the official. There is no official in the court who has not been rewarded and admonished by Empress Changsun.

Therefore, the officials in the court have great respect for this queen. This kind of respect is not only for the identity of the eldest grandson empress, but also for the character of the eldest grandson queen. Empress Changsun has repeatedly exhorted Changsun Wuji to withdraw from the court in order to cultivate himself. The eldest grandson Wuji also listened to this sister's words and asked Li Shimin to retire many times, but Li Shimin said that he valued his ability to reuse the eldest grandson Wuji, not that level of kinship.

Now, the eldest grandson queen is critically ill, and according to Sun Simiao, most of them are hopeless this time, and I can't help but feel a little sad in my heart.

"Xianggong, what's wrong with you?" Li Yu looked at Zhang Yunwen with some puzzlement, "It's for no reason, what's the sigh!" ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled faintly: "It's nothing!" By the way, have those pastry girls ever eaten it? Not wanting Li Yu to know the truth, Zhang Yunwen changed the topic.

As soon as he talked about the pastries he made, Li Yu's eyebrows suddenly danced: "Hehe, the queen mother tasted a little bit and said that the craftsmanship was good!" Give the rest to my brothers and sisters! They were also very happy to eat! ”

"Okay, that's good!" Zhang Yunwen said casually.

Yi Nan fled far away to the north of the desert, and when he was chased by the Tang army, he was even more in a trance, so as soon as he returned to his hometown, Yi Nan fell ill. On the bed, Yi Nan asked his sister-in-law Bazhuo to send an envoy to the place where Li Ji was leaving, plead guilty to Li Ji, and return to Chang'an with the army. Prepare to ask Li Shimin for guilt.

This war in which Xue Yantuo provoked the authority of the Tang Dynasty ended with Xue Yantuo giving in.

The army did not return to Guanzhong, but was scattered and stationed on the front line of the Monan grassland, and a total of five large battalions were established. The troops originally stationed in these places will return to Guanzhong with Li Ji and be raised in Guanzhong for a few years.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the change of defense of the Datang border army began.

In the blink of an eye, the fifteen years of Zhenguan passed silently.

To Zhang Yunwen's surprise, it is now the beginning of the first month, but the eldest grandson queen is still full of red light, although it is a lingering sickbed, but her complexion is still gratifying. Regarding this situation, Li Shimin and his two daughters breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Even Zhang Yunwen was a little puzzled, could it be that Sun Simiao had misdiagnosed? Or is it a misunderstanding yourself?

Just when Zhang Yunwen was confused, Empress Changsun's body suddenly collapsed.

As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread. The eldest grandson's illness, which had been stabilized, deteriorated dramatically overnight. The ruddy face quickly became scorched and pale, and the whole person's mental state also deteriorated sharply, lying on the bed, coughing incessantly. On top of the white handkerchief, clumps of black blood came out.

This situation frightened the maids around Empress Changsun, and they hurriedly notified Li Shimin, and found a royal doctor to treat Empress Changsun.

These imperial doctors are not idle people, and after checking the pulse, Qi Qi's face changed.

Seeing the hesitant expressions on the faces of the three imperial doctors, Li Shimin's heart jumped, and a bad feeling arose.

"Let's go, let's go out!" Li Shimin said to the three old ladies in a deep voice.

The three imperial doctors glanced at each other and were about to follow Li Shimin out, but they heard the eldest grandson queen on the sickbed say quietly: "Let's talk about it here, this palace also wants to hear it!" ”

Li Shimin smiled slightly: "Since the queen wants to hear about her condition, the three of you can talk about it here!" As he spoke, he looked at the three old ladies with twinkling eyes.

These three are all old guys who have become elites, and the meaning conveyed in Li Shimin's eyes could not be clearer.

At that moment, a silver-haired imperial doctor said slowly: "Niangniang's illness is caused by wind and cold!" In addition, the mother's body is weak, which is why she has this symptom! According to Weichen, as long as you can get rid of the wind and cold, and then support the yang and strengthen the qi, and slowly recuperate, the wind cold can be surpassed! ”

The other two imperial doctors also said: "What Imperial Doctor Song said is very true! Niangniang's illness seems to be serious, but in fact, it is not, and it can be recovered with only good health care! ”

"Yes, exactly! Weichen also thinks so! ”

However, as soon as the voices of these three people fell, Empress Eldest Sun said softly: "The three of you tell the truth, this palace wants to hear the truth!" Erlang, don't stop the Tai Doctor from them! ”

Li Shimin sighed lightly and turned around.

The three imperial doctors, look at me, I look at you, and finally knelt on the ground with a "plop" sound: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the ministers are incompetent, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins!" ”

Empress Eldest Sun asked softly, "Ahem, what's wrong with the health of this palace?" ”

A doctor snorted for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Niangniang's illness is really exhaustion, and the ministers have no power to return to heaven!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Li Shimin turned around abruptly and looked at the three imperial doctors fiercely.

Suddenly looked at Li Shimin as if he were a substance, the hearts of the three imperial doctors couldn't help but tremble.

Empress Eldest Sun said faintly: "In this way, is this palace hopeless?" ”

The three imperial doctors were silent, and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, looking at the performance of these three people, he knew that things were not optimistic.

Li Shimin said angrily: "What's the use of kowtowing, don't you think of a way to save the queen!" If you can't think of a solution, I'll cut you all! ”

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, the three imperial doctors suddenly trembled like chaff.

Empress Eldest Sun glanced at Li Shimin angrily: "Erlang, you are the king of a country, don't mess around like this anymore!" Listening to the words of the three doctors, the concubine's illness is the destiny of heaven, and it cannot be saved by man! Don't embarrass them! Well, you three, go down first! ”

The three imperial physicians hurriedly withdrew from the palace.

Li Shimin waved his hand, let the palace attendants standing on the side also retreat, walked to the bed of Empress Changsun and sat down, held Empress Changsun's thin hand, looked at the pale face, and was silent for a long time.

East Palace, Mingde Hall.

Li Chengqian stood on the corridor under the eaves with his hands in his hands, looking at the palaces in the west. At this time, there was no sadness or joy on his face, and he looked calm.

Helan Chushi stood beside Li Chengqian, looking at Li Chengqian with flickering eyes.

"Helan, do you know that the queen mother is sick in bed!" Li Chengqian said lightly.

Helan Chushi secretly glanced at Li Chengqian's face: "Uh, this, didn't the queen mother also be sick before?" As a result, under the treatment of the doctor, he still recovered smoothly! ”

"This time it's different!" Li Chengqian turned around and looked at Helan Chushi, "Lone has a hunch that the queen mother may be in danger this time!" ”

Helan Chushi smiled, but he didn't know how to answer.

Li Chengqian ignored Helan Chushi and continued: "If the queen mother is in danger, then the orphan is also in danger!" ”

Helan Chushi was stunned for a moment, and then reacted. Li Chengqian was ridiculous and frolicking a few years ago, and did a lot of outrageous things, according to Li Shimin's temper, I am afraid that he has long had the heart of abolishing his heir! The reason why Li Chengqian has been able to persist until now is because of the opposition of the ministers of the DPRK and China. Especially the opposition of a group of people led by the eldest grandson Wuji. The second is the protection of the eldest grandson queen. This internal and external, two powerful influences affect Li Shimin's decision-making.

However, now that Empress Changsun is critically ill, Li Chengqian's protective umbrella has gone to one of them, and the possibility of being deposed has increased sharply.

Although Li Chengqian is the eldest son, Li Shimin's throne was taken over from his elder brother Prince Yin, so Li Shimin prefers the latter as the two criteria for measuring the crown prince.

Thinking of this, Helan Chushi couldn't help but gasp.

"Hehe, I'm shocked! When I first figured out this festival, it was like this! Li Chengqian said lightly, "So, Helan, Lone needs the help of you and your father-in-law!" ”

Helan Chushi calmed down the agitation in his heart, looked around, and saw that the guards on all sides were far away from the two of them, and suddenly realized that this Li Chengqian had arranged everything, and he came to talk about this matter!

"Helan, go and tell your father-in-law, if your father talks about Gu in the court, please try his best to help Gu!" Li Chengqian looked at Li Chengqian with both eyes and said softly.

Hearing Li Chengqian's request, Helan Chushi nodded silently and stopped speaking.

Li Chengqian turned his head and looked at the palace in the west again. I hope the queen mother can recover smoothly! He said in his heart.

In the palace of King Wei, Li Tai also looked in the direction of the palace.

The snow on the ground has been swept away and piled up on both sides of the road. A scribe ran through the snow, and as he ran, he shouted in the air: "Your Highness, come out, come out!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Li Tai's fat body turned around suddenly, looked at the figure running over with a look of surprise, and walked to the front of the stairs in two steps: "What? Printed? ”

The man nodded heavily: "Well, it has been printed, all five hundred and fifty volumes have been printed, and now they are being placed in His Highness's study!" ”

Li Tai laughed and pulled up the man's sleeve: "Let's go, Xiao Shu, accompany this king to meet this "Kuodi Chronicle"!" “

It turned out to be compiled by Li Tai and his people in the library and printed into a book. It has been four years since Li Tai wrote in the twelfth year of Zhenguan to request the compilation of this "Chronicles of the Ancient Land".

In the past four years, the people in Li Tai's mansion have traveled all over the prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty, and with the cooperation of the local magistrates, they have learned from the scriptures and passed on the gazetteers, and sought old news from the past, and finally compiled this book. Then it took another year to revise it. Finally, in July of the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, the final draft was completed. Originally, Li Tai wanted to give this manuscript to Li Shimin for inspection, but he was afraid that it would be messy and difficult to read, so he asked all the 550 volumes to be engraved. Almost all the engraving craftsmen in Chang'an, Luoyang and Taiyuan participated in this large-scale engraving action. It is precisely because of this that all the 550 volumes of manuscripts can be engraved within half a year.

After engraving, it's time to print. It is not until today that this "Chronicles of the Borderlands" is officially completed.

When he came to the study, Li Tai saw the thick pile of books at a glance. At that moment, I walked over with joy and flipped through the books.

Li Tai is a knowledgeable person, he hastily flipped through the two books, glanced at them slightly, and then sighed and admired: "This book contains the customs and customs of the people from all over the world, and collects old news from all over the world, it is really a good book!" As he spoke, he proudly raised the book in his hand, "Xiao Shu, with this book, you and I can leave a name in history!" ”

Na Xiao hurriedly said modestly: "This is the Hongfu entrusted by His Royal Highness, so I am fortunate to participate in the compilation of this book, and I dare not take credit!" ”

Li Tai showed a thick smile in his eyes: "Xiao Shu doesn't have to be humble, it's yours, this king won't give it to you at all!" Alright, go down first, and this king will turn over this book first! ”

When Xiao Deyan heard this, he waved at Li Tai and withdrew from the study.

Li Tai stroked these books, but the joy in his eyes couldn't be hidden. In his eyes, these books are not only books for future generations, but also his own personal assets.

Thinking of this, Li Tai suddenly remembered his mother, who was sick in bed, should he pass those two books to make her happy and happy, and by the way, report the news of this book to his father?