Chang'an was shrouded in an uneasy atmosphere, although the imperial court tried its best to conceal it, but the news of Jingxiang's defeat and Li Xiaogong's death still spread throughout the court and the opposition, which made the entire Guanzhong fall into an inexplicable panic, the price of rice skyrocketed overnight, and the people were panicked, as if the end of the world was coming.

In front of King Qin's mansion, Fang Xuanling rode a horse and galloped over, grabbed the reins, he turned over and dismounted, and asked the soldiers, "Has His Highness returned?" ”

"Mr. Huiyu, Your Highness has just returned."

Fang Xuanling came back from Yongxian this morning, and had already come to the palace once, and learned that King Qin had not returned from the palace, and it was estimated that he should go down to the court in the afternoon, so he came to Li Shimin again.

Fang Xuanling threw the reins to the soldiers, and walked quickly towards the mansion, Fang Xuanling also heard the news of the unfavorable situation in Jingxiang, which also made Fang Xuanling feel very nervous, now he is most worried about Bashu, not Guanzhong, if he loses Bashu again, Datang has no place for strategic transfer, and the consequences will be very dangerous.

In fact, the last time the saint wanted to inspect Bashu, the decision was completely correct, but unfortunately he was restrained by the Guanlong nobles, and in the end he fell short and failed to make the trip, which made Fang Xuanling feel very regretful.

Fang Xuanling had the right not to ask for instructions in the Qin Palace, and he walked all the way to Li Shimin's study, and then said to a guard at the door: "Please tell Your Highness, just say that I have something urgent to see him." ”

The guards went in to report and came out in a moment and said, "Your Highness, please come in." ”

Fang Xuanling walked quickly into the study, Li Shimin was standing in front of the window with his hands and looking out of the window, he seemed to be very engrossed, he didn't realize that Fang Xuanling walked in, Fang Xuanling was just about to bow down, but Li Shimin said lightly: "At noon today, something happened in the palace." ”

Fang Xuanling was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Shimin slowly turned around and sat down at the table, he looked at a pen holder on the table in a daze, looking preoccupied, Fang Xuanling didn't dare to ask more, stood aside, waiting for Li Shimin's response, after a while, Li Shimin finally sighed and said slowly: "At noon today, my father suddenly fainted. ”

'Holy Superior fainted? ’

Fang Xuanling's brows furrowed, "Why is this, could it be that Jing Xiang's matter stimulated the saint?" ”

Li Shimin shook his head, "Jing Xiang's defeat, my father knew about it two days ago, he was just sad about the death of filial piety, and it had nothing to do with Jing Xiang." ”

Fang Xuanling's heart moved, "Could it be ...... Could it be that something happened to Bashu? ”

Li Shimin let out a long sigh, "Bashu is in trouble, from the time when Yiling Road was occupied by the Sui army, I knew that as long as the overall situation of Jingxiang was settled, Yang Yuanqing would definitely enter Bashu as quickly as possible, and the news came this morning that Li Xiaoji's 20,000 troops were defeated by the Sui cavalry in Badong County, and the 20,000 cavalry of the Sui army had already entered Bashu." ”

This news made Fang Xuanling dumbfounded, he came to persuade Li Shimin for Bashu today, give up Guanzhong, and move the capital to Bashu, but he heard such a news, which made his heart mess and his mind was blank.

Li Shimin smiled faintly, "This is what I expected, Bashu is empty, my father is unwilling to divide his troops to defend Bashu, the Sui army occupies Yiling County, and he is still hesitating, pinning his hopes on the battle of Jingxiang, thinking that if he defeats the Sui army in Jingxiang, Bashu will be fine, but how can there be such a good thing, as soon as Jingxiang is defeated, Bashu will be finished." ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin was distracted again, and was thinking about something else, Fang Xuanling noticed something, the news of Bashu came in the morning, but the saint fainted at noon, and the time was a little wrong.

"Could it be that the fainting of the saint has nothing to do with Bashu?"

Li Shimin nodded, "I got news from the palace that my father seems to have urinated blood before he fainted." ”

After speaking, Li Shimin let out a long sigh, "This day has really come." ”

Fang Xuanling suddenly realized, he remembered the last time he was poisoned, at that time it was said that it was a chronic poison, and it would take several months before it attacked, although it stopped in time, but after all, he had been taking it for more than ten days, he wondered: "Your Highness, is it the last ......?"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, "Judging from the symptoms, it's a bit similar, but I'm not sure, maybe it has nothing to do with what happened last time......"

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Your Highness, if it is true, what will be the consequences?" ”

"The consequences?"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly, "I don't know the consequences, but one thing I know is that if the imperial brother ascends the throne, he will definitely kill me." ”

Fang Xuanling vaguely understood something, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, now Bashu is in danger, and it is a matter of safety for the entire Tang Dynasty, don't think about other things for the time being, you should deal with the crisis first." ”

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed, flashing a terrifying killing intent, and then the killing intent disappeared, and his gaze became flat, "Okay! Let's not mention this matter for the time being, is there something wrong with me today? ”

"Originally, my subordinates wanted His Highness to persuade His Highness to move the capital to Bashu, but now that Bashu has an accident again, my subordinates don't know what to say for a while, but my subordinates advocate that Bashu should be kept no matter what."

"The matter of supporting Bashu, the imperial court has reached an agreement, and the father and emperor ordered Zhang Changxun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to send 30,000 troops to support the king of Qi."

"Definitely!"

Fang Xuanling categorically denied Li Shimin's point of view, which made Li Shimin stunned, "What does Mr. think is wrong?" ”

"Your Highness, I heard that Yang Yuanqing sent Wei Yunqi as the main general and Wang Junkuo as the deputy general, who is this Wei Yunqi? At that time, he guarded Liaodong, repeatedly defeated the strong with the weak, and shocked the Khitan and Goryeo, and even Yang Guang praised him for having the talent to stabilize the country, which shows that he has real talent and learning, and he is a great talent in both civil and military affairs, and Xu Shiji is also in Jingxiang, but Yang Yuanqing did not let his henchman Xu Shiji attack Bashu, and handed over such an important task to Wei Yunqi, which shows that Yang Yuanqing is careful in employing people, on the other hand, we have been defeated again and again, where is the problem, didn't His Royal Highness see it? ”

Li Shimin said slowly after a while: "You mean, we have a problem with employing people?" ”

Fang Xuanling nodded, "Not for the non-close relatives, the first defeat of Taiyuan was because of King Yuanji of Qi, the defeat of Hedong was Li Shuliang, the defeat of Huining was Li Shenfu, the defeat of Jingxiang was Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao, and the defeat of Badong was Li Xiaoji, not that I offended His Highness, the first battle of the Central Plains, if we were given full authority to Qu Tutong to command, we would not be defeated." ”

Li Shimin was silent, he had to admit that what Fang Xuanling said was true, nepotism was indeed a big problem for his father.

"But this time it was Zhang Changxun, he was the right servant of Yizhou Xingtai, he knew the situation in Bashu very well, he was very prestigious in Shu, and using him to lead the troops was also the result of Xiao Yu's strong advocacy, would he have a problem?"

"Your Highness, the problem is not Zhang Changxun, Zhang Changxun is just a civil official, and the military commander of Yizhou is the King of Qi, and the King of Qi is the head of Yizhou, His Royal Highness thinks that the final commander of the army is the King of Qi or Zhang Changxun?"

Fang Xuanling's last sentence made Li Shimin wake up, King Qi, by Qi King Yuanji to guard Bashu, can Bashu be undefeated?

Li Shimin couldn't sit still, he immediately got up and said, "I'll go into the palace and persuade my father to change the commander." ”……

When Li Shimin returned to the Taiji Palace, the Taiji Palace was already in chaos, the saint fainted, and the personnel were not awake, which made the civil and military officials extremely nervous, especially at the critical moment when the Tang Dynasty was facing the danger of life and death, the fall of the saint was like the tilt of the Optimus Pillar, and the sky of the Tang Dynasty was about to collapse.

Inside and outside the Taiji Palace Yangxin Palace, there are more than 20 important ministers, they are anxiously waiting for news, now the saint is still in the rescue, I don't know if he can survive this catastrophe, the officials whispered, although they did not explain, but their meaning is already thinking about the future, if the saint has three long and two short, they will immediately support the prince to build the throne.

Li Jiancheng has been waiting outside his father's sickbed since noon, he is more nervous than anyone else at this time, his father still has a lot of important things to explain, especially the military power, if the father does not clearly hand over the military talisman to him, once the father goes west, there will be a situation where the military power of the King of Qin is held alone, even if he controls the imperial court, he can no longer control the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Highness, go and rest! If there is a situation, I will inform His Highness immediately. ”

A eunuch whispered to persuade Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng nodded, he had been standing for three hours, he was really tired, he came to the next room, this is the usual meditation and meditation room of his father, and there is only a thick blanket in the whole room.

Li Jiancheng sat down on the blanket, but he was thinking about his father's bizarre fainting this time, and he had been in a coma for such a long time, it was obvious that his father was not stimulated to faint because of the unfavorable situation, and his father knew about the defeat of Badong County in the morning, and he was beside him at that time, although he was taken aback, but he would not faint in pain, and later discussed the matter of sending troops to Bashu, it could not be because of the current situation.

"Your Highness!"

At this time, Xiangguo Chen Shuda appeared at the door, "I have something to tell Your Highness." ”

Li Jiancheng nodded, "Come in!" ”

Chen Shuda walked into the room, closed the door casually, he walked in front of Li Jiancheng and sat down, and said in a low voice: "I met the imperial doctor just now, and I got a news, the saint began to urinate blood the night before, it is very serious, this matter is blocked by the saint, and the fainting of the saint today is very likely to be related to this." ”

Li Jiancheng was taken aback, but he didn't know about it, and hurriedly asked, "How serious is the consequence?" ”

Chen Shuda sighed softly, "Imperial Doctor Wang said that the Holy Lord may not survive for a few months. ”

Li Jiancheng's heart suddenly became heavy, if this is the case, the consequences are really serious, is his father dying? Li Jiancheng's heart was in a mess, and he sighed and said, "Chen Xiangguo, what should I do?" ”

Chen Shuda was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Your Highness should ask why such a consequence was caused, because it may be related to the situation after the Holy Lord unfortunately went west in the future. ”

Li Jiancheng was stunned, and then asked: "Then tell me, what caused my father to urinate blood and faint?" ”

"Your Highness, I asked the royal physician, and he said that this is most likely a chronic poisoning."

"Poisoned!" Li Jiancheng was stunned all of a sudden.

At this time, Li Jiancheng suddenly thought of something, and a cold air suddenly rose from his spine.

(To be continued)

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