Wei Zheng, who is known for his outspoken advice, finally fell ill shortly after Du Ruhui's death, and this time the illness came like a mountain, some time ago he was still in the court like a bell to Li Shimin, but a few days later he fell unconscious on the hospital bed, which also shocked the court again, and Li Shimin also went to visit in person.

Although Li Xiu and Wei Zheng can't get along, he admires Wei Zheng's character very much, and the other party has also been his boss, so it is reasonable to visit, so he also personally invited Sun Simiao to go with him, because before Sun Simiao went to the countryside for free treatment, ordinary people really couldn't find him, Li Xiu also took a few days to find him, and then went to Wei Zheng's mansion to treat him.

At that time, Wei Zheng was already unconscious, but after Sun Simiao diagnosed and treated him, he frowned, and later he told Li Xiu that Wei Zheng's illness was easy to treat, but the key was that Wei Zheng was too old and his body was too weak, so even if his illness could be cured, I am afraid that Wei Zheng would not live long, in other words, Wei Zheng's life span has come to an end, except for the legendary immortals, I am afraid that no one can renew his life.

Li Xiu also felt very sad when he heard the news, but he still asked Sun Simiao to try his best to save him, and then he relayed the news to Li Shimin, but after Li Shimin learned the bad news, he was also sad and unable to deal with government affairs.

After all, Du Ruhui has passed away, Wei Zheng is now leaving, Fang Xuanling and others are getting older and older, it can be said that the courtiers who fought with him in the world are withering day by day, which makes him feel very reluctant to miss the old time, and the ministers are leaving one by one, which makes him feel that his body is also falling into aging, and even makes him feel a little afraid of death in addition to grief.

"Sir, I have prepared to leave Chang'an and return to Yangzhou in three days, as long as my father does not summon me in the future, I will never come back!" Early this morning, Li Ke suddenly came to Li Xiu's house to say goodbye.

"Why is it so early, your father's birthday hasn't arrived yet, right?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard Li Ke's words, he hadn't heard of Li Shimin's birthday celebration at all during this time, and he remembered that there were still a few days before Li Shimin's birthday, so he was so surprised.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, I saw Li Ke smile bitterly and said: "First Du Xiang died, and then Dr. Wei also fell ill, where is my father still in the mood to celebrate his birthday?" So last night my father summoned a few of our brothers into the palace, accompanied him to have a meal, and after chatting for a while, it was regarded as a birthday for him in advance, and I also took the opportunity to bid farewell to my father, and my father agreed. ”

Hearing Li Ke's words, Li Xiu reacted, this period of time is indeed an eventful time in the court, and it is normal for Li Shimin to be in no mood for his birthday, but this is fine, at least Li Ke can leave early, speaking of which, with Li Tai coming back from Luoyang, plus Li Ke is there, the water in Chang'an City is getting more and more mixed, so the sooner Li Ke leaves, the better it will be for him.

"It's okay to leave, I'll see you off in three days, and your aunt and I have prepared some things for you, and you can bring them with you then!" Li Xiu thought about it for a moment and spoke again.

"Thank you, sir!" Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Ke was also very moved to say, in the entire Chang'an City, in addition to his mother's concubine, only Li Xiu will really care about himself, when he was in Yangzhou before, every New Year, he also received gifts sent by Li Xiu, of course, as a junior, he also gave Li Xiu a lot of things, but this is this kind of courtesy exchange, which makes the relationship between them more intimate.

Three days later, Li Ke left Chang'an on time, and he left very low-key this time, in addition to Li Xiu, only Li Shimin and Concubine Yang in the palace knew, but Li Shimin and Concubine Yang definitely couldn't come out to see each other, so only Li Xiu's family came to see Li Ke off, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang also prepared a few carts of luggage for Li Ke, and used all the food, although Li Ke did not lack these, but this was also their heart.

The day after Li Ke left Chang'an City, the news began to spread, but this once again aroused the suspicion of many people, but no matter how suspicious they were, Li Ke left Chang'an, the land of right and wrong, and it was useless for others to talk about it, plus Li Tai did not leave after he came back, and for a while, everyone's focus was on Li Tai.

Compared with Li Ke's decisiveness, Li Tai is really far behind, originally Li Shimin appointed Wei Zheng as the crown prince and prince last time, which made Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince more stable, and also showed Li Shimin's own attitude, which made Li Tai a big blow and almost stayed in Luoyang and never came back.

But now the situation is different, because Wei Zheng, who had just been appointed as the crown prince and prince, was actually sick, and he was very sick, and as a result, this also made some people with a heart seize the opportunity, so not long after Li Ke left Chang'an, a new rumor came out, and this rumor was about Wei Zheng and Li Chengqian.

Although the things of gods and ghosts are unreliable, there are many people who believe in them, especially for the relatively ignorant era of ancient times, the theory of ghosts and gods is even more widely spread, and even used by some people with ulterior motives.

For example, this time Wei Zheng was seriously ill, and as a result, there were rumors, but this rumor was very vague, mainly saying that the reason why Wei Zheng was sick this time was actually a warning from God, as for what kind of warning it was, he didn't say, but many people thought of Wei Zheng who had just been appointed as the crown prince and teacher, and now he suddenly fell ill, does it mean that God is not satisfied with Li Chengqian, the prince?

Although the above rumors are vague, they are word for word, and even the "heavens" have been moved out by them, and they directly point to Li Chengqian, the prince, which also made Li Shimin angry and immediately ordered a strict investigation of this matter, but the people who spread these rumors were very careful, even if Ma Ye launched the power of the Fei Nu Division to investigate, in the end he failed to catch any handles.

However, although there is no conclusive evidence, everyone can guess that this matter may have an inextricable relationship with Li Tai, the king of Wei, but no evidence can be found, and no one can take Li Tai, and even in the end, Li Shimin may have guessed that this matter is related to Li Tai, and the result is that this investigation is also anticlimactic, and then even he no longer asked, and the investigation on Feinusi's side slackened.

It's just that when Li Xiu heard the above rumor, his heart was even heavier, because he knew that Wei Zheng would not live long, and when Wei Zheng died, I am afraid that the above rumors would be confirmed, and it would cause an extremely serious blow to Li Chengqian's reputation, after all, the throne was originally the destiny of heaven, if even heaven was not on your side, then how could you ascend the throne?

In addition, what everyone didn't expect was that no matter how unfavorable the rumors outside were, there was no movement on Li Chengqian's side, and even when Li Shimin sent people to investigate the source of the rumors, Li Chengqian's side did not make any moves, as if he didn't care about this kind of rumors at all, which was not in line with Li Chengqian's character at all, so it also caused a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition for a while.

A few months later, Wei Zheng, who had been lingering on the sickbed, finally died, and Li Shimin also abandoned the dynasty for five days, posthumously presented Wei Zheng as the governor of Sikong and Xiangzhou, and called him "Wenzhen", and also buried Wei Zheng, but Wei Zheng's wife Pei Shi refused, because she said that Wei Zheng usually lived a simple life and never liked luxury, and the thick burial was not in line with Wei Zheng's character at all.

Speaking of Wei Zheng's wife Pei, she has known Wei Zheng all her life, and knows Wei Zheng's character best, Li Shimin also knows that this Pei is a very assertive woman, so in the end she also agreed with Pei's opinion, and buried Wei Zheng's coffin in a small car, and Li Shimin personally led the civil and military officials to see him off, and also wrote Wei Zheng's inscription by hand.

After Wei Zheng's death, the rumor about him also spread even more powerfully, and at this time there is no longer a need for others to promote, after all, Wei Zheng's reputation alone is enough to make this rumor spread throughout the country, although Li Shimin has ordered several times to prohibit the spread of this rumor, but it can't be banned at all, which also makes Li Chengqian's reputation almost fall to the bottom, and many people are privately questioning whether Li Chengqian is suitable to serve as the crown prince again?

However, in the face of doubts from the outside world, Li Chengqian's side has not made any movement, but the more he is like this, the more worried Li Xiu becomes, and even he already has a feeling of danger, the current situation is like a volcano about to erupt, and there may be a destructive magma erupting at any time.

In fact, this sense of crisis was not only felt by Li Xiu, but also felt by the eldest grandson Wuji, so he also deliberately went to Li Xiu to chat for a whole day, although he was talking nonsense, but he also felt that Li Chengqian's reaction was very abnormal, according to Li Chengqian's previous character, I am afraid that he should have fought back at this time.

However, although the eldest grandson Wuji felt abnormal, he was not Li Xiu after all, and he couldn't predict the direction of history, so he just felt very uneasy, and Li Xiu couldn't tell him the direction of history, so he just circled with the other party, at most comforting the other party a few words, so the two chatted for a day and didn't talk about anything substantial.

After talking with the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Xiu also reduced his contact with the outside world again, and he didn't even go to the academy, because he knew that since he couldn't affect this general trend, he would simply be out of sight, but because Ma Ye was still presiding over the Fei Nu Division, he would learn about the situation in the outside world from time to time.

And just as the year was about to end, a big thing finally happened, but it was not Li Chengqian's rebellion, but another prince rebelled!