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In the twenty-first year of Zhenguan, Jiayin in February, the thirteenth department of Tiele wrote to Chang'an, and asked to be established as the official county of the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor was overjoyed, and issued an edict and a seal to confirm it. The newly established counties were included in Tingzhou, Tingzhou was upgraded to Zhongzhou, and Wang Da was promoted to the upper rank of the fourth grade. The capital teacher gave three days.

The news from Xizhou always made the emperor very happy, he feasted the ministers in the palace, drank a few more cups, and suddenly he couldn't speak, and he couldn't even laugh during the banquet.

The ministers were shocked, and hurriedly asked the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, but it turned out that he had the same disease as Gao Jian, that is, "external wind".

This kind of disease is put in the homes of ordinary people, that is, waiting for death. If the patient can't even turn over in bed, and if he can't take care of it, the patient's waist, back, and other places will have sores that will gradually spread, and once they invade the waist bone, the person will be completely finished.

The emperor has been depressed since the incident of the crown prince Li Chengqian in the seventeenth year, and in addition, he has been in the army to conquer Goryeo, and his vitality has been damaged by sleeping in the open air and eating improperly, and his health has not been very good.

This time, Yin Le was fatal, and it was slightly less severe than Ge Lao's illness caused by qi. But in the first two days, the emperor could not even swallow the decoction.

The crown prince Li Zhi personally entered the palace to serve, and he was undressed at the emperor's sickbed, and was with the imperial doctors to listen to their diagnosis and treatment plans.

The imperial physicians inspected the spiritual prescription mentioned by Zhang Zhongjing in the "Golden Kui Yaolu", and placed the astragalus parsnip soup under the emperor's hospital bed, and the medicinal gas was fumigated, like smoke.

The prince did not show any disgust with the medicine and served patiently.

After two days, the emperor was able to speak. After another two days, half of his body was moving. Some slurred words to the prince, "I know everything about your benevolence and filial piety." ”

In order not to make the crown prince work too hard, the emperor ordered the harem to send someone to assist in the service.

Soon, a talented man surnamed Wu with a delicate face arrived at the emperor's sickbed. Her name is Wu Mei, and she is only a fifth-class concubine in the emperor's harem.

Obviously, the errand of waiting for such a seriously ill emperor was noble but risky, and it was also extremely hard.

She has a low status, is only in her twenties, and can cope with staying up late. The concubines with a little status came over, and they were worried about being embarrassed with the prince, so it was right for them to send Wu Meiniang over.

Wu Meiniang is Zhenguan eleven years into the palace, his father's name is Wu Shi Hao, Gaozu in Taiyuan Mansion when the earliest supporters, the official to the Ministry of Works, Jingzhou Governor.

She was only fourteen years old that year, and the emperor had already heard that her appearance was beyond ordinary people, and ordered her to be selected as a talented person.

But she's unlucky. When the emperor first blessed her, this fourteen-year-old woman showed for the first time that she was completely different from her age, and the emperor, who had countless emperors, could not see the shyness and clumsiness of a virgin of the same age in her.

This made him very angry, and it was inconvenient for him to have a seizure, because there would be a chamberlain to record the incident.

However, before the pampering began, he was disappointed and disinterested, and immediately waved her impatiently to let her retreat. From then on, until she was in her twenties, the emperor did not think of her once.

She was attentive and quick-witted, and her movements were swift, and when ministers came in to visit her during the day, she hid behind the curtain and did not show her face until the people had gone.

At night, the crown prince and Wu Mei were on one side of the sickbed, and they didn't talk often, and the emperor was lying in bed in the middle, only when His Majesty wanted to turn over, the two of them got up at the same time to help, and she didn't hide when her hands occasionally touched together.

In fact, Li Zhi has observed this woman more than once, and when Zhenguan was twenty-one years old, Li Zhi was already twenty years old, and he found that this Wu Mei could be described as beautiful as a fairy.

If you really want to find two opponents for her, Li Zhi thinks that among the women he knows, only the eldest wife Liu Yuru and the third lady Fan Ying are Gao Jun, the governor of Xizhou.

Li Zhi had seen the two women in the elder's mansion, and he secretly speculated and compared the three women countless times.

This Wu Meiniang, as long as the two women from the Xizhou Metropolitan Governor's family stand side by side, she can be called the most beautiful woman in the world.

She has smooth skin, a complete body, flexible eyes, and her age should be between Liu Yuru and Fan Ying, but compared with Mrs. Liu, Wu Meiniang is obviously not demure and dignified, and compared with Fan Ying, she is less clean and refined.

And when he scattered the images of the two women in Xizhou in his mind, the person in front of him became perfect again. Li Zhi even thought that the person in front of him knew more about amorous feelings.

The emperor fell asleep, and both of them were a little bored, and when the prince saw that she was also looking at himself, he pointed at her through the bed, and then pointed to the four positions in the south, east, west, and north, and then to the ground.

The other party blinked, raised a palm at Li Zhi, palmed towards him, and wrote a "text" and then a "water" in it with the other hand.

Li Zhi was surprised by the other party's intelligence, and he asked about her ancestral hometown. It turned out that she was from Wenshui County.

After a while, Li Zhi pointed to his teeth and then to the other party.

Wu Mei frowned, licked her teeth with the tip of her ruddy tongue, and then gestured at him with one hand with a "two" and the other with a "four".

Then look at him inquiringly, meaning, am I answering correctly or not?

Li Zhi smiled at her and nodded, knowing that she was twenty-four years old this year.

Unconsciously, this boring night that was different from the past passed, and the chamberlain stood outside the door of the dormitory and said, "Lord Sun of the Duke of Zhao Guo, Lord Chu, the regular attendant of the Tongzhi Scattered Cavalry, and Lord Li, the secretary of the military department, ask to see!" ”

Wu Meiniang stuck out her tongue at Li Zhi, got up very dexterously and hid behind the bed curtain, and the three adults outside the hall had already entered.

The two asked about the emperor's condition and were pleased with His Majesty's rapid recovery.

Then, Chu Suiliang said, "Your Majesty's Eucharist is not safe, it is the opportunity for the prince to temper, how can he always let him stay between the beds?" ”

He also said, "I heard that there are people in His Majesty's harem who are here for the night, so the prince should go to the court." ”

The emperor didn't think about this, but he observed that every time he woke up, Li Zhi and Wu Cairen sat across the bed, and there was not even a big word between the two.

During his illness, the prince's service was thoughtful and patient, and he was a little reluctant.

The eldest grandson didn't see that the emperor had said anything, so he hinted that Lord Chu would take a standstill.

Then he and Li Shichang returned to a serious matter: Xue Lifeige, who was stationed in Liaodong, sent a message that Goryeo had suddenly strengthened its vigilance against the Tang army in the north and had started a war against Silla in the south. Xue Lifei asked Tang Jun for his next move.

Counting the days, the day when Goryeo launched troops against Silla was around the time of the emperor's illness.

At this time, Silla's request for help had not yet been seen, because the land passage was cut off by Goryeo, and the sea route was blocked by Baekje to the west.

The emperor asked the three important ministers in bed what they had to say on the matter. The eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang both believed that His Majesty was ill and that this matter should not be rushed. Lord Chu also said that Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, who was sick, also meant this.

The emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, Gao Jian left, he was sick, and Fang Xuanling was also sick! But things don't care if they are sick or not, Goryeo seems to use the topic to play, and seize such an opportunity.

He set his eyes on Li Shichang, the secretary of the military department, and Li Shichang said, "Silla has never asked for help, and the Tang Dynasty is unknown." Moreover, the matter was in a hurry, and I was afraid that it would be too late to transfer troops. ”

Attacking Goryeo, the Liaodong Plain was a base for military supplies, and Li Shichang's prestige among the Liaodong generals was very high, and his words were very important.

Li Shichang has always been belligerent, and he never even approved of pardoning prisoners. If he had asked for help in the past, today he has obviously changed his mind.

The emperor guessed that the reason why Li Shiyun became cautious was not only what he said, but also an important reason was because he was sick.

The emperor's sudden and bizarre illness this time, and the severity of his illness was very scary, and Li Shichang did not want to shake his foundation in Liaodong under the condition of unclear political situation.

If he loses the war, it will greatly affect his position in the court.

The emperor thought that if he crusaded against Goryeo, Li Shixian, who was the secretary of the military department, would definitely lead his troops to the front. So in case he unfortunately completely falls and ascends to heaven, it is undoubtedly impossible for Li Shichang to rush back temporarily.

If he can't come back, even if he wins a big victory in Goryeo, Li Shichang will not be able to participate in and influence the establishment of the new political situation. He didn't want to tilt his body and lose his center of gravity in such an uncertain time.

The emperor didn't break it, but felt a little helpless.

But he was unwilling to let Goryeo go like this, he ordered, "Help me up, I will ascend to the temple!" ”

Lord Changsun and Lord Chu hurriedly stopped him, not wanting him to move, but the emperor held his breath in his heart, and actually supported his upper body with the strength of his two arms.

Li Zhi hurriedly stood up to help, and at this time, the martial artists who had been hiding behind the bed curtain also ran out and helped each other from the other side, startling Chu Suiliang fiercely.

Saying this, she heard all the words she had just exhorted His Majesty, word for word.

The emperor can actually go! He was helped and sat back on the dragon chair. Although he looked still very weak, his blazing gaze reminded everyone that he had made it through.

He wanted to seek the advice of all the ministers on whether to cut down Goryeo or not.

This is a big deal, even Fang Xuanling, who is sick, has also gone to court, and he tried his best to advise His Majesty that it is not appropriate to make such a decision when he has just recovered.

Master Fang said that in the past 18 years, the Tang Dynasty has crusaded against Goryeo several times, and the people's power has reached the limit. The last time in order to build a big ship, Jiannan Road almost had a civil uprising, and His Majesty must not ignore it.

The emperor snorted and said, "I have fought against Goryeo, which time is the army of the country?" Lord Fang, have you forgotten that the so-called chaos in Jiannan is just an excuse for the local military and salt administration, and how much is it the people making trouble? What has reached the limit! Yazhou rabbit disaster crops, Lingnan six states to collect food to help, between the month of a thousand sails across the sea, orderly, I have not heard of any state can not bear it. ”

Master Fang stopped talking and stepped aside.

At this time, Li Shiyun changed his mind a little, he saw that the emperor was not in the waning mountains, and his voice was still so sufficient.

But it turned into a swing so quickly, which inevitably made His Majesty suspicious.

He had made up his mind that if His Majesty asked him again, he would still stick to his original opinion of not approving of sending troops.

But the emperor asked him no more, and consulted the others.

Several important ministers were surprisingly unanimous, Li Daozong chose to remain silent, while the other courtiers who were asked were happy to follow the crowd, and none of them agreed to send troops.

The emperor was already tired, and glanced at the crown prince sitting next to him helplessly.

For a long time, the prince has more than filial piety and insufficient decisiveness in killing, which has always been his worry. This sudden illness made the emperor's worries even stronger.

I don't know what he will do in the future, if he encounters his current situation.

At this time, Li Zhi just thought of Xizhou, but he thought of Liu Yuru, the wife of Yaoguo in Xizhou, and Fan Ying, the third lady, and guessed where the two of them were stronger than Wu Meiniang.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I only have a rough idea, and it seems that it is still too far from the correct answer.

He realized the emperor's inquiring gaze, so he had an idea to suggest, "Father, why don't you listen to the meaning of Xizhou Gao Jun and Guo Xiaoke." ”

The Emperor was awakened, slapped his thigh and ordered, "That's it!" Chu Suiliang flew to Xizhou and asked them about the Goryeo war situation......"

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After the dispersal of the dynasty, Lord Chu came back and found that Ma Xun, whom he had brought back from Lingnan, was waiting for him.

Master Chu knew that Ma Xun was a little anxious, because he wrote a letter to Xizhou recommending Ma Xun, and he should have replied a long time ago, but Gao Jun did not reply.

happened to meet the high-level trial in Zhongnan Mountain, which made Ma Wei feel like he had been knocked over.

Once Ma Xun "made his fortune", the first thought was to take the Lu family to Chang'an, and the high trial left Qianzhou, and he was more qualified to put on a swing in Qianzhou.

In addition, living in the city with a wife and children, and finally hiding in the south is not a joy in life.

But Gao Xianxing reminded him that his surname Ma did not have to run to Nanshan all the time, and Gao Xianxing hinted that he could "take care of her life for Master Ma".

This made Ma Wei angry, he always had to worry about the daily money and food of the Lu family and Yahuan, but the people were "taken care of" by the high judges. Ma Xun sighed, he really couldn't imagine that Gao Xianxing was his sworn enemy, and Ding refused to let him go.

It seems that Lord Chu may have received a reply from Xizhou a long time ago, but Gao Jun did not agree to take him in, and Lord Chu was embarrassed to say it.

Lord Chu mentioned that His Majesty asked about Xizhou, Ma Xun thought, the emperor asked about Gao Jun, Xizhou can't be as unreasonable as he treats Lord Chu, and he will reply quickly anyway, what should he do at that time?

Gao Jian is dead, it seems that it is really as Gao Xianxing said, the weight of Gao Mansion is still there, but the weighing weight that can weigh thousands of catties has been allocated to the west.

So how can I get ahead?

The experience of being played with in the palm of his hand in Qianzhou, the shame of exile in Lingnan, the resentment of being taken away from a woman, and the experience of carrying a bag under the scorching sun made him feel that he should always do something to weaken Gaofu, but he couldn't expose himself.

Taking advantage of the fact that Lord Chu didn't have time to take care of himself, Ma Xun went to Dongshi to buy grain, oil and other daily necessities, and personally led people to send them to the Lu family of Zhongnan Mountain.

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Western State.

Lord Guo of the Imperial Protectorate personally rushed to Xizhou to discuss with Gao Jun how to reply to Chang'an's inquiry. As for the opinions of the ministers of Chang'an, Lord Guo also knows, so it is a delicate matter to reply to the letter.

But Gao Jun is not in Xizhou,