Li Ke, Li Su, Li Zhen and Li Yun have all ascended the throne as emperors, and they are usually busy with affairs, and their every move is related to the rise and fall of the country. Li Shimin, who is also the emperor, naturally knows this better than anyone else, so generally speaking, if there is nothing too important, he will definitely not call his sons back to Chang'an.

But this time he sent a message to Li Su and the four people, but directly said that he was seriously ill and called several sons back to Chang'an, although the news did not describe his condition too much, but Li Su who received the news was shocked, and at the same time a sense of foreboding surged in his heart.

Li Su didn't have time to guess about Li Shimin's condition, and after confirming that the news was correct, he immediately notified Wang An and other civil and military officials to arrange all matters in the country, and at the same time asked Wen Xin to prepare, because this time their whole family had to go back.

According to the distance, Li Su should be the first to receive the news, Li Ke must be the last, considering that the distance between the four people is too far, so Li Su did not wait for Li Zhen and them, on the third day after receiving the news, he arranged everything to leave Taiwan, not only Li Su's family in the fleet, but also Shengping, Sitang and Gao Yang and other princesses are also on the ship, as women, they also instinctively have a bad premonition.

Steam ships have been very common in Datang and Daqi, and the technology of steam ships has become more and more mature, not only the efficiency of the steam engine is getting higher and higher, the size of the steam ship is also getting bigger and bigger, and the speed and safety are also improving rapidly, it only took seven days, Li Su arrived in Bohai Bay from Taiwan, and then transferred to the steamship used in the river there, and sailed upstream along the Yellow River at the fastest speed.

When Li Su passed through Weizhou, he finally got the exact news. At the same time, he also knew that the reason why Li Shimin was seriously ill was that Li Shimin fell off his horse while hunting. As a result, he was seriously injured, coupled with his advanced age. After being injured, he became seriously ill, and now the whole person is not only paralyzed in bed, but also not very conscious, and can no longer handle the government.

Because this incident was too sudden, the situation in the Tang Dynasty was about to be chaotic. Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang were worried that Li Shimin would not be able to survive, so in the name of Li Shimin, they urgently ordered Li Su and the four of them to return to Chang'an, the first was to see Li Shimin for the last time, and the second was to suppress the court.

After knowing that Li Shimin was sick because of an injury caused by hunting. Li Su couldn't help but blame himself a little, because Concubine Yang had asked him to persuade Li Shimin that he needed moderation in hunting when he was old, but he didn't take it to heart at the time, he just wrote a piece of music and folded it, but as he expected, Li Shimin did not reply to the letter, and since then, Li Su has not persuaded again. I thought it was just a trivial matter, but I didn't expect it to lead to such serious consequences.

After knowing that Li Shimin's condition was urgent, Li Su immediately sped up and rushed to Chang'an, just when he had just arrived in Zhengzhou. After receiving the exact news from Taiwan, Li Zhen and Li Yun had rushed to Taiwan from Tianzhu and were about to leave for Datang. In addition, Li Ke just received the news and was also preparing to rush back from Rome.

Li Su got on the train in Zhengzhou. A few years ago, railways were built in the Guanzhong area, the first of which was the railway from Chang'an to Zhengzhou. The railway connects Chang'an with the Yellow River waterway, making it easier to travel and transport goods.

Just as Li Su and their special car passed through Luoyang, he immediately felt an unusual atmosphere, the entire Luoyang station had been under martial law by the army, and his nominal father-in-law, Xiao Cuo, was already waiting at the station to greet him. After Xiao got into the car, Li Su asked in detail about Li Shimin's injury.

It turns out that according to Li Shimin's habit, a hunting is carried out every spring, called a spring search, but in the last few years, Li Shimin is older, and his energy is not as good as before, so for hunting, whether it is the eldest grandson queen and Concubine Yang in the harem, or the civil and military officials in the court, they are all opposed, and Concubine Yang asked Li Su to admonish Li Shimin at the beginning.

But as the so-called nature of the country is easy to change, in the busy government affairs, hunting has become one of Li Shimin's few hobbies, and it is also an opportunity for him to prove to others that he is not old, so he didn't pay attention to the admonitions of others. In addition, hunting is not as ridiculous as taking pills, and Li Yu and they can't come up with any strong reasons to admonish him, so even if Li Shimin is almost sixty years old, he still has to hunt several times a year.

The scale of the spring search is very large, the animals that have just woken up from hibernation have gone out to look for food, if they are lucky, they may also encounter large prey such as bears, so Li Shimin has always been very interested in the spring search, this time he mobilized 5,000 cavalry, hunting in the hunting ground in the western suburbs of Chang'an.

In fact, this hunting activity of the emperor is not only for entertainment, but also an opportunity to train troops and show force, so during the spring search, not only the officials of the Tang Dynasty will participate, but also invite some envoys from other countries in Chang'an, such as envoys from Tibet, Persia, Rome and other countries, they all participated in this spring search.

Originally, at the beginning of this spring search, everything went smoothly, under the personal command of Li Shimin, five thousand cavalry galloped around the hunting ground, and soon drove the prey to a small area, and then Li Shimin, who was nearly 60 years old, was old and strong, flew on his horse and shot several arrows in a row, shooting two stag on the spot, so that everyone present was cheering loudly.

Next is a few days of hunting, although Li Shimin is old, but the hunting experience is extremely rich, even some conceited archery skills of the young nobles can not compare to him, just by his own hands shot the deer reached seventeen, other prey more, can be described as a rich harvest, except for a few years to the archery famous for the prime of life, there is really no one can surpass him.

But on the last day of the spring search, Li Shimin had an accident, in the process of chasing a wild boar, Li Shimin was the first, but no one thought that the noise during the hunting made a black bear hiding in the woods frightened, and suddenly burst out of the woods in front of Li Shimin's horse, which frightened the horse, and the person stood up on the spot, and Li Shimin fell off the horse all of a sudden, and the whole person was unconscious.

This kind of accident happened, everyone present was stunned, fortunately Li Zhi has been following Li Shimin, he was the first to react, and immediately ordered the imperial doctor to rescue Li Shimin on the spot, and then after a simple treatment, he was carried back to the camp for diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, the news was blocked at the first time so as not to cause unnecessary turmoil.

But the next news from the imperial doctor was not optimistic, Li Shimin's thighs and ribs had multiple fractures, and the broken bones fell to the internal organs, in the words of later generations, there was internal bleeding, and the situation was very serious. Even Li Shimin's brain was hit hard when it landed, which is why he has been unconscious.

Li Shimin is not easy to move after being injured, so Li Zhi immediately sent someone back to Chang'an to summon the best doctor, almost all the medical staff led by Sun Simiao arrived, they immediately began to treat his injuries after the consultation of Li Shimin, fortunately, medicine has developed very rapidly over the years, and the understanding of the human body has become more and more, so after the rescue of Sun Simiao, Li Shimin finally came to his senses, and there was no danger to his life for the time being.

There is just a very unfortunate news, that is, Li Shimin is old, and his bones are much more brittle than those of young people, which is also the biggest reason for his multiple fractures, in the words of later generations, that is, the bone calcification is serious, which makes it difficult for the fracture site to heal, especially the fracture site of his thigh, which is almost impossible to recover, that is, Li Shimin may not be able to walk normally in the future.

This cruel reality hit Li Shimin, who came to his senses, and even ignored his extremely weak body, and became angry with Li Zhi and others many times. Although Sun Simiao and others advised him to stop his anger and calm down, so that he could better recuperate from his injuries, Li Shimin didn't listen to him at all, and as a result, more important consequences were triggered.

Li Shimin is already fifty-seven years old, and many years of heavy government affairs have made his health not very optimistic, and now he has been seriously injured, his body has been extremely weak, and he can't control his temper, irritability and irritability, which makes his already heart problems more serious, and finally causes more serious symptoms, the whole person wakes up from time to time, and his mind has become a little blurred.

In the shaking train car, after listening to Xiao Ao's story, Li Zhuo looked at the rapidly retreating trees outside the train window, and was speechless for a long time, and after a long while, he sighed and said: "Father-in-law, how did the Chinese martial arts react to the serious illness of the father-in-law, and how did the ninth brother do him?" ”

Xiao Cuo has now been promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he is also one of the highest levels of the Tang Dynasty, so he naturally knows the situation best, but he said with a solemn face: "Your Highness, now the Tang Dynasty is also divided into civil and military affairs, and military generals are not allowed to interfere in politics, so except for a few veterans who are very sad, the other generals are resolutely implementing the orders of His Majesty and the Prince, strengthening the garrison in Chang'an and other places, as for the Wenchen's side, ......."

Xiao Cuo said this, looked at Li Su's calm face, and then said with a firm face: "Before, the Wenchen side was divided into two factions, one of which advocated calling the princes back to Chang'an, but the number of people in this faction was not large. The other faction, led by the eldest grandson, advocated blocking the news of His Majesty's serious illness and waiting until a certain period of time had elapsed before informing the princes overseas. ”

"Hmph, what an eldest grandson Wuji, I think he wants to wait for his father to die, and then let the ninth brother ascend the throne before notifying us!" Li snorted coldly.

In his opinion, although Li Su and the others have established a country overseas, no one dares to guarantee that they will have any other thoughts when Li Shimin is seriously ill, so in order to avoid extraneous branches, they plan to block the news. It's just that in this way, not only will Li Su and the others not be able to see Li Shimin's last face, but they may not even be able to attend his funeral. (To be continued......)