Time flows!

In a flash, another three years passed.

The time has come to May of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan!

Streets of Chang'an City!

"Recently, a lot of Tubo, Kunlun slaves, and those Turkic people have entered my Tang Dynasty!"

"Yes! I heard that it was the Great Chu State that attacked their country, and they had to run to our Datang! ”

"Wouldn't it? Isn't the Great Chu Kingdom in the east of my Datang? How can these countries be hit? ”

"It's right in the east, but I heard that there are also in the west, and it's very fierce, all the countries in the west of my Datang have been wiped out, do you see that there are a lot of people from Western countries on the street recently?! It is said that they were all beaten by Da Chu and had to flee here! ”

"If you say so, plus the Great Chu State in the east, wouldn't the Great Chu Kingdom surround our Great Tang Dynasty?"

"It should be!"

"So let's say that... Wouldn't I, Datang, have to fight a war with the Great Chu State sooner or later? After all, now that the countries around my Datang have been attacked by the Great Chu State, then the next step will definitely be to attack my Datang! ”

"Hey~ It's possible for you to say that! No, I'm going to go home and prepare, in case the situation is not right, I'll take my family to the Great Chu Kingdom! Well, there are a lot of rare things in the Great Chu Kingdom, and it is estimated that life over there is not bad! ”

"Alas, don't worry! If we want to fight, it's not a matter of a day or two, and we shouldn't worry about this kind of thing, right? It's still a question that those adults in the court should be concerned about! ”

"Adults in the court? Don't mention it! They probably haven't bothered to pay attention to this matter recently, you look at the recent Datang Daily, which reports on His Majesty's coma almost every few days! According to the situation, it is obvious that His Majesty may not last long now! ”

"Hey, hey, hey... If you say this kind of thing in public, is it fatal? ”

"Don't worry, it's just the two of us here, and no one can hear it quietly!"

...

In a corner of the street, two young people sat at a roadside stall, chatting while drinking, but as the topic deepened, the two couldn't help but whisper, for fear of being heard.

However, what they didn't know was that Li Kuan, who had just pretended to be a passerby, had completely heard the conversation between the two of them.

"Now that even passers-by know about my cheap father, it seems that he really won't be able to last a few days!" Li Kuan thought secretly, but there was no expression on his face.

He actually knew the specific time of Li Shimin's death.

However, after all, this plane is different from the Tang Dynasty in history, so he is not sure.

Of course!

In fact, it doesn't matter when Li Shimin dies, anyway, he has taken the throne.

Thinking about it, Li Kuan's thought turned, "However, do you want to let the cheap father survive?" ”

Why did Li Shimin die?

There are many reasons for this!

On the one hand, there are old wounds from the past... When he was young, he often went to battle, and during the march he inevitably suffered some injuries, which were healed at the time, but some of them were left with some roots.

And when these roots slowly accumulate, they put a burden on his body.

The other side...

Breakdown from constant overwork!

The first emperor of the ages is not casually talked, although Li Shimin is debatable in terms of character, but he really did not say anything about the emperor, he did a good job.

And the price of doing a good job is that I am dealing with government affairs every day and night, and there is very little time to rest.

And because of the pill.

Like many emperors, Li Shimin also wanted to live forever, so he has always recruited warlocks, alchemists, etc. to alchemy, and has the habit of taking pills.

And these pills, everyone understands them!

Not to mention that all of them have no effect, all of them are poisonous, but most of them are poisonous, although the toxicity is not very violent, but under the accumulation of a large number of pills, Li Shimin's body still collapsed.

At last!

is similar to Li Kuan's cheap grandfather Li Yuan, also because of psychological problems.

Li Chengqian's affair hurt him a lot... Being rebelled against by his own son can be said to be equivalent to a stab in his heart, although he didn't say anything on the surface, but in fact there has always been a knot.

Coupled with the mysterious disappearance of Li Chengqian later, he also had psychological problems because of this.

In a world without a psychiatrist, as time goes by, the psychological problem becomes more and more serious, and eventually causes physical pain.

However, these problems are all minor problems for Li Kuan.

Body potions can be cured directly, but psychological problems...

Li Chengqian is doing very well now, and as long as Li Kuan lets them meet, not to mention that it can be completely solved, it can also greatly alleviate Li Shimin's psychological problems.

But it is one thing to be able to solve it, and it is another thing to solve it.

After all, Li Kuan still wants to inherit the throne!

"Alas~"

Thinking about it, Li Kuan took a deep breath and said, "After all, the father and son are together, so let's save it!" And I don't want to make A-Niang too sad... However, you can save it, but let him fake his death first, and then arrange for him to be resurrected when everything is settled! ”

Li Kuan is still soft-hearted!

After all, the father and son are related by blood, even if the two sides don't usually have much contact, let him watch Li Shimin die, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Of course!

For his own great cause and for his own interests, he will definitely not let go of Datang!

So, he can only take a compromise!

Let Li Shimin fake his death first, and then arrange Li Shimin's resurrection after he inherits the throne and everything is settled!

Thinking of this, Li Kuan asked Xue Rengui on the side, "Rengui, are all arrangements made?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty! 100,000 people have been arranged to quietly enter Chang'an, and more or less people have been arranged across the country, which can fully guarantee that you will take over the power smoothly! Xue Rengui respectfully reported.

"If you transfer 500,000 troops back, will it affect the situation of the war!" Li Kuan asked casually.

"It's a little impactful, but it's not big, now our army has more than one and a half million troops, and the soldiers' equipment and physical fitness far exceed the soldiers of various countries in the Tang Plane, if it weren't for ensuring that Da Chu can control every inch of the place, the others would have been beaten down by us a long time ago!" Xue Rengui is colorful.

"That's good!"

After Li Kuan nodded, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the north... There is the center of power in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Palace.

"Wait, I'll be in there soon!"

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Meanwhile!

Palace!

"Ahem, cough~" Li Shimin was lying on the bed, coughing, his face extremely pale.

On the side, Li Zhi waited carefully.

In the struggle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai for succession, Li Zhi was the biggest beneficiary.

Because the two of them made mistakes in the struggle, one rebelled, and the other intended to seize the heir, so Li Zhi, who is also the eldest grandson and has the right to inherit, is the most favorable contender for the throne, and naturally became the preferred heir to the throne.

Originally, Li Zhi was supposed to become the crown prince in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.

However, due to Li Kuan's reasons, Li Shimin vaguely knew a little bit of Li Kuan's talent, had some ideas in his heart, and had the intention to make him a prince again, and even compete for the throne, so he never decided who to make the crown prince.

But in the end, because of the collective opposition of the family, Li Kuan's becoming a prince ended without a problem.

In addition, the eldest grandson Wuji touched a little bit of Li Shimin's thoughts, and he didn't want an "outsider" to become the emperor, so he secretly used some means, so in the twenty years of Zhenguan, that is, three years ago, Li Zhi became the crown prince!

Of course!

Li Shimin actually saw all this.

He knew everything that the eldest grandson Wuji did, but out of his past friendship and even more out of his love for the eldest grandson, he didn't say anything in the end.

"Xiao Jiu!"

Li Shimin called weakly.

"Father!"

Li Zhi hurriedly came to Li Shimin's bed and said, "What are your orders?" ”

"Can you promise me one thing?" Li Shimin stared at Li Zhi with cloudy eyes and asked weakly.

"Tell me!" Li Zhi said without hesitation.

"After I die, as long as your brothers and sisters don't rebel, let them live well... All right? As he spoke, Li Shimin's voice carried a faint hint of pleading.

"Father, what are you talking about, you won't die so easily, and they are my brothers and sisters, how could I harm them!" Li Zhi hurriedly assured.

"Alas~"

Listening, Li Shimin sighed deeply and did not speak again.

He actually knew that the effect of saying this sentence was not very good.

Don't look at the Huan that Li Zhi promised now, but once he dies, whether Li Zhi will do it is another matter.

However, knowing is knowing, but what needs to be said is still being said.

As the saying goes, do your best to obey the destiny of heaven!

He has done everything he can do, and the rest is up to God's will!

After all, he can't worry about what happens after death.