Chapter 713: Manna Temple
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.
"What about the ninth brother, how is he now?" Li Su quickly calmed down his anger, and with the character and position of the eldest grandson Wuji, it was normal to put forward a proposal to block the news, but this matter was not something he could decide, everything depended on the opinions of Li Zhi and Empress Changsun.
Speaking of Li Zhi, Xiao Cuo immediately said with a relaxed face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince understands the righteousness, and was not moved by the eldest grandson, but insisted on informing His Majesty and the princes, and the eldest grandson Empress and Concubine Yang also agreed with His Royal Highness the Prince's opinion, so later in the name of His Majesty, he issued an edict to the princes." ”
At the end of the conversation, Xiao Cuo paused for a moment, then frowned and said: "It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a deep affection for His Majesty, and since His Majesty became seriously ill, he has been in grief and often serves His Majesty. Although filial piety is the road of humanity, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is related to the fortune of the country, and now His Majesty is seriously ill, and it is the time for the Prince to handle government affairs on behalf of His Majesty, but the Prince is immersed in grief and cannot extricate himself, which is really not for the king's ......"
"Okay, I understand, when I see the ninth brother, I will persuade him to put state affairs first." Before Xiao Cuo's words were finished, he was interrupted by Li Su waving his hand, he was afraid that the other party would say something that should not be said.
Xiao Cuo saw that his words were interrupted. looked at Li Su meaningfully, but in the face of Li Su's clear eyes. He could only sigh helplessly, and at the same time dispelled the extravagant hope in his heart. began to seriously introduce the current situation of Datang.
Li Su and Xiao Cuo talked for a long time, and finally Wen Xin came over to let them eat in the restaurant, which interrupted their conversation. Speaking of which, although Xiao Cuo is not Wen Xin's biological father, but in terms of feelings, the two are no different from their biological father and daughter, so whether it is in front of or after people, Wen Xin is very respectful to Xiao Cuo.
Xiao Cuo is not an outsider, so Wen Xin asked people to prepare a family banquet, among which Li Mian and Youlan brothers and sisters were the most happy. surrounded Xiao Cuo and kept calling his grandfather, which made Xiao Cuo laugh, and at the same time gave the meeting gifts he prepared to their brothers and sisters, and Li Qi's brothers and sisters also had their own gifts.
When Li Su's train arrived at the railway station on the outskirts of Chang'an, he saw that many people on the platform were preparing to greet him, among which Li Zhi and Cai'er were standing at the front, and behind them were some familiar and unfamiliar civil and military officials.
Chang'an's railway station has become one of the transportation hubs of the entire city, and a large number of passengers gather here every day. Although Li Zhi sent troops to block one of the platforms because of Li Su's arrival, the other platforms were still in normal use, and the people on these platforms did not know the news that Li Shimin was seriously ill. I didn't know about Li Su's arrival.
However, these people are not stupid, when they see Li Zhi and the civil and military officials behind him, they are all talking. I wonder which important person these officials are coming to the train station to greet? In particular, some of these people were even more surprised when they recognized Li Zhi and his wife. The person who can greet the crown prince and the crown princess in person must be extremely prominent. This makes many people very curious, and some people even simply stand on the platform and look this way, intending to see where the other party is sacred?
As soon as the train stopped, the door opened and Li Zhi walked down, Li Zhi immediately greeted him with an excited face, and said in a somewhat choked voice: "Sixth brother, you are finally here!" ”
Li Su looked at Li Zhi with a haggard face, and couldn't help sighing, stepped forward and patted his arm and said, "Ninth brother, you have worked hard, let's go back to the palace and talk again!" ”
Li Zhi also knew where there was no talk here, and Cai'er next to him also stepped forward to say hello to Li Su, and then welcomed Wen Xin, Gao Yang and the others out of the car. In normal times, when these women get together, they will definitely chatter non-stop, but now that Li Shimin is seriously ill, no one is in the mood to speak, so everyone simply said hello, and finally boarded the carriage to greet them together and began to drive towards the palace.
Although the people on the surrounding platforms couldn't hear the conversation between Li Su and Li Zhi, when Li Su got off the train, naturally there were Daqi's guards who also got off the bus at the same time, speaking of which, although Daqi's military uniform style is similar to Datang, there are also some obvious differences, so many people can see at a glance that the people who get off the train are from Daqi, and in the entire Daqi, the prince and the princess can come out to greet them together, and the identity of the other party is about to come out.
The news of Li Su's arrival was absolutely explosive news, and many smart people in the stands immediately ran away, they wanted to go to the newspaper office in the city before anyone else, and then sell the news for a good price. Other scheming people are speculating that the Emperor of Daqi has not returned to Chang'an for more than ten years, but this time he came back with his whole family, and when he met the prince, his face was also sad.
The spread of news is always the fastest, just before Li Su and Li Zhi's carriage arrived in Chang'an City, the news of his return had already begun to spread in the city, and at the same time, some newspapers were also printing newspapers, and guessing the reason for Li Su's return. Even some smart people have guessed that there may be something wrong with Li Shimin's body.
It can be said that with the arrival of Li Su, the previous news blockade of Li Shimin's serious illness has become invalid, and many well-intentioned people have also learned the news of Li Shimin's serious illness through side understanding and speculation, and also know the real reason for Li Su's return.
In fact, after Li Su came back, there was no need to block the news of Li Shimin's serious illness. The previous blockade of the news was mainly due to the fear that Li Shimin, as the king of a country, would definitely have a huge impact on the court, and in case Li Shimin died, the subsequent transfer of power would also cause social turmoil, so the high-level leaders of Datang would choose to block the news. But with Li Su's identity, it is enough to suppress the current situation in Datang, and even to put it mildly, even if Li Shimin is dead now, as long as Li Su is there, then Datang will have another backbone, and no one dares to mess around.
It is precisely because of this that after Li Su arrived in Chang'an, Li Zhi and the civil and military officials of the court were relieved, and at the same time, they no longer deliberately blocked the news of Li Shimin's serious illness, and even began to deliberately reveal a little news to the outside world, so that everyone could be psychologically prepared.
After Li Su's carriage entered Chang'an, he rushed directly into the imperial city, and finally in the Ganlu Hall of the inner court, Li Shimin saw the unconscious Li Shimin.
The Ganlu Hall is Li Shimin's dormitory, but under normal circumstances, Li Shimin does not rest here, especially when the government affairs are busy, Li Shimin is in the front of the hall to deal with government affairs, when he feels tired, he rests directly in the Liangyi Palace, and rarely returns to the Ganlu Palace. But now that Li Shimin is seriously ill, he naturally wants to recuperate in his own bedroom.
Before Li Su entered the Ganlu Palace, he had already smelled a faint smell of medicine, and then he saw Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang standing at the door of the main hall to greet him, among them, Empress Changsun was extremely thin and weak, and she had to be supported by two palace people to stand, which made Li Su also surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Erchen see the queen mother and the concubine!" ”
"Rokuro doesn't have to be polite, let's go and see your father!" Empress Eldest Sun said in a delicate voice, and when she spoke, it was obvious that she was lacking in qi, and it seemed that her body was also very bad.
"Thank you!" Li Su also stood up immediately, and then looked at Concubine Yang, and found that Concubine Yang was fine except for her face being a little pale, which made Li Su relax a little, and then strode into the Manna Palace.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Li Su smelled a smell of Chinese medicine that was deeper than the outside, and at the same time, several imperial doctors led by Sun Simiao were discussing something, and when they saw Li Su, they were all stunned at first, and then walked up a few steps and saluted: "See Your Highness!" ”
"Excuse me, how is my father's condition?" Li Su hurriedly waved his hand to stop their salute, and then asked eagerly.
It's just that Sun Simiao and the others heard Li Su's question, but they looked at each other a few times, and finally Sun Simiao replied: "Your Highness, the ministers are incompetent, and they really can't cure Your Majesty's illness!" ”
Looking at Sun Simiao's expression of shame, Li Simiao also sighed helplessly, Li Shimin was seriously injured and contracted a serious illness, plus he has a hereditary heart disease, these conditions combined, even if they are put in the next generation, I am afraid it will be difficult to treat, Sun Simiao and they did their best.
Thinking of this, Li Su had to ask Sun Simiao and them to think of a way again, even if it could not be cured, it was best to make Li Shimin sober up, so that not only could the situation in Datang be stabilized immediately, but also some things could be explained.
After instructing Sun Simiao and others, Li Su walked to Li Shimin's residence. When he came to Li Shimin's dragon bed, he could see a thin figure lying on the bed, and there were maids and eunuchs taking care of him back and forth.
Li Su walked over gently, and finally saw Li Shimin lying on the bed, but at this time he couldn't believe his eyes, the person lying on the bed was like the image of the wise and martial arts in his impression, but the familiar facial features told him that the other party was his father and His Majesty Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. (To be continued......)