In the Lizheng Palace, the eldest grandson queen sat in the right seat with a serious face, accompanied by Concubine Yang, and in the lower position, there was Li Jing, who had a snow-white beard, compared to a few years ago, Li Jing was really old, the wrinkles on his face were cascading, and his eyes were not as sharp as they were back then.

Next to Li Jing is Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, compared to Li Jing's old state, Li Xiaogong, who has not yet reached the age of sixty, seems to be full of energy, and his gray beard can't hide the fierce spirit on his body, but he, like Li Jing, has a little worry on his face.

"Wei Gong, how is Fang Xiang and Song Guogong's condition?" At this time, Empress Changsun asked, and a trace of helplessness flashed on her face, but at this time of employing people, the two important ministers were all sick.

"Empress Qiyu, Fang Xiang has been in poor health since this summer, although he has been diagnosed and treated by Imperial Doctor Sun and others, but he is still good and bad, and now he is even more sick and can't get out of bed, as for Song Guogong, since he dealt with the funeral of Mrs. Sui Guo, he can't afford to return to Chang'an after returning to Chang'an, and now he can't be a director at all." Li Jinggang wanted to struggle to stand up and reply, but was pulled by Li Xiaogong next to him, and then Li Xiaogong replied on his behalf.

And Empress Changsun also said to Li Jing and Li Xiaogong with some humility: "This palace is in chaos now, and it is not good to forget that Wei Guo's health is not good." Speaking of this, Empress Changsun sighed, and then said, "Now Your Majesty is bent on prolonging her life, and even the pills that she didn't believe in at all in her early years are now starting to take them, but Wei Zheng died a few years ago, Fang Xiang and Song Guogong also fell ill, and now there are only a few of us left in the entire court who can advise Your Majesty." ”

Hear the words of Empress Eldest Sun. Concubine Yang next to her also looked gloomy, when they were on the way back to Chang'an. I heard about Li Shimin's taking pills, but I didn't know about it until I arrived in Chang'an. This matter has been very serious, many ministers are vying to advise, but Li Shimin can't listen to it at all, and even the eldest grandson queen, who has always been confident, does not dare to persuade easily, this is because she knows very well that if she does not achieve the effect in her first advice, then the future advice will not be of much use, so she can only secretly think of a way. Preparation once can persuade Li Shimin to change his mind.

"Empress, Lord Eldest Sun is ranked first in the Lingyan Pavilion, and his personal relationship with His Majesty is also very good, if he can persuade His Majesty, maybe he can make His Majesty change his mind." At this time, Li Xiaogong stood up again and said.

As soon as Li Xiaogong's words came out, Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang next to her sighed, thinking that Li Xiaogong was born as a military general after all, although he was well versed in the way of protecting himself, but he was still a little dull in political affairs. Therefore, at this time, Empress Changsun reminded him: "King of the River. As the uncle of the crown prince, the eldest grandson has always supported the prince, so it is really inappropriate for him to express any opinion on this matter! ”

In fact, the words of the eldest grandson queen were not finished, not only the eldest grandson Wuji could not participate in this matter. Even Li Zhi also wants to avoid suspicion, after all, Li Shimin's alchemy is to prolong his life, of course. No one knows if the pill can really prolong life, but Li Zhiruo, as the crown prince, persuaded Li Shimin not to take the pill. Then in the eyes of those who have a heart, I am afraid that there will be some rumors that are unfavorable to the prince. Therefore, the people who are close to Li Zhi, except for the eldest grandson queen, everyone else has to avoid suspicion.

Li Xiaogong is not stupid, and when he heard the words of Empress Changsun, he immediately understood. At this time, Empress Changsun then asked: "But now Your Majesty is addicted to pills, and has taken some, although I don't know much about pills, but I also know that there has never been an immortal emperor since ancient times, although those pills can stimulate the spirit for a while, but there must be some harm to the body, so for the sake of today, how to get Your Majesty to stop taking pills?" ”

"What the queen said is good, the crown prince and the eldest grandson can't get involved, just a few of us, the possibility of persuading Your Majesty to change your mind is very small, fortunately, His Royal Highness King Qi has already sent a letter to this matter, presumably everyone has also received his letter, and he said in the letter that he has already had the idea of convincing His Majesty, so the old minister also thinks that we should find a way to get Your Majesty to stop using medicine now, and then wait for the news of His Royal Highness King Qi." At this time, Li Jing said in an old voice, although he is old, his brain is still very clear, and his analysis is also very organized.

Hearing Li Jing's words mention Li Su several times, Empress Eldest Sun frowned slightly, but then stretched out. At this time, Concubine Yang seemed to be aware of it, and immediately spoke: "Actually, it is not too difficult to get His Majesty to suspend the medication, but this requires a person to come out, and this person is ......."

"Son!" Concubine Yang's words were not finished, and the eldest grandson queen next to her guessed who it was, and her eyes lit up at the moment, if you say that Li Shimin's favorite son is naturally Li Su, but in comparison, Li Shimin prefers her daughter, which Li Su is exactly the same as his father, so as Li Shimin's favorite daughter, if the son is persuaded by words, he is much stronger than others, but it is a pity that the daughter is a daughter after all, and it can interfere in this kind of major event, but it can't be as big as Li Su's role.

Li Jing and Li Xiaogong below heard that Concubine Yang wanted to invite Princess Jinyang to come out, both of them were relieved, don't look at Princess Jinyang's age, but she understands things very well, usually when Li Shimin angrily reprimands her subordinates, Princess Jinyang will speak out to help her subordinates justify, and often can make Li Shimin angry, it can be said that she has the style of Empress Changsun, so among the Chinese military officials in the court, Princess Jinyang is very praised.

That night, Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang called their sons to the Lizheng Palace, and then told Li Shimin about taking pills and being opposed by the ministers, especially when they also pointed out that Li Su was also very opposed to this matter. The son-in-law has always been the closest to Li Su, and this matter is related to his father's health, so after hearing this, the son-in-law agreed without hesitation.

Early the next morning, the son went to the Liangyi Hall to accompany Li Shimin, Li Shimin was also very happy about this, thinking that his daughter wanted to accompany him more, but when it came time for him to take the pill, the son scolded the Taoist priest who sent the medicine angrily, and the scared Taoist priest was colorless, Li Shimin not only couldn't eat the pill, but also was forced by his beloved daughter to agree, from today on, he will never take this harmful thing again.

However, although Li Shimin agreed to his son-in-law, in fact, everyone knows that he is just coaxing his son-in-law as a father who dotes on his daughter, and he must eat how to eat afterwards, as long as he is not discovered by his son.

On the third day, the son was playing in the palace, but he accidentally walked to the place where the Taoist priest made alchemy, and these Taoist priests actually 'collided' with her, and as a result, the son took the guards and seriously injured all the people involved in the alchemy, especially the Tianzhu monk named Na Luo Suopo, who was taken care of.

Originally, according to the meaning of Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang, all these alchemists were directly killed, although Li Shimin may find another group of people afterwards, but it can be delayed for a longer time, but the son is soft-hearted after all, so he only injured the limbs of the alchemists, as long as the alchemy cannot be restored in a short time.

Li Shimin naturally understood his daughter's actions, but it was one thing to love his daughter, but the extravagant hope in his heart still couldn't be dispelled, so afterwards he moved those Taoist priests out of the palace, and while arranging for them to recuperate, he found another place for them to alchemy, but with the injuries of those people, it is estimated that they will not be able to get out of bed for at least half a month.

Of course, although the son was not punished for this incident, he could not be the same, otherwise it would be a little unreasonable, and Queen Changsun also knew this, so although the son still wanted to help, he was all stopped by Queen Changsun. After all, her task has been completed, and the next thing to see if Li Su's method is effective.

At the end of the twenty-first year of the Tang Dynasty, a group of people sent by the Qi Wangfu from Taiwan went north by steamship, and then entered the Yellow River to Zhengzhou, and then passed through Luoyang by land, all the way to Chang'an, and when this team entered Chang'an from Mingdemen, the civil and military ministers who had been waiting for them secretly were all relieved, although Li Su did not come in person this time, but he had already given Li Jing a few people a package ticket in the letter, as long as the people he sent arrived in Chang'an, he could immediately persuade Li Shimin to change his mind.

When Li Su left Chang'an, Wang Zihao stayed in Chang'an to deal with various mansion families, so he is more familiar than anyone else, and his weight is heavy enough, and it is more convenient to contact Li Jing, Li Xiaogong and others.

This time, because of the time, Wang Zihao's team was very simple, except for dozens of palace guards, what was left was a large box, which contained the seized A Furong. In addition to these, there are two special prisoners in the other team, these two are Taoist Huo Yuanzi and Persian Hushang Ashanlu.

Compared with when they were in Taiwan, Huo Yuanzi and Ah Shanlu were obviously much thinner, and the anxiety on their faces became more and more serious as Chang'an approached, but what was strange was that their spirits were extremely good, at least when they entered Chang'an, the two of them did not have the slightest tiredness, which even those strong palace guards could not compare to them.

And as soon as they arrived in Taiwan, Wang Zihao was summoned into the palace by Empress Changsun, and at the same time, Li Jing and Li Xiaogong also entered the palace one step ahead of him, after all, they had been waiting for this day for a long time. It's just that they are also a little apprehensive in their hearts, and they don't know if Li Su's method is effective?

However, when Wang Zihao came out of the palace with Huo Yuanzi and Ah Shanlu, Empress Changsun and Li Jing and the others were all frightened, they never thought that there was such a terrible thing in this world! (To be continued......)