Li Hong's health has not been very good, and he has been weak and sickly since birth.

The current situation is not a sudden illness, but an outbreak of perennial illness.

The cause of the outbreak was fatigue, and in the Tang Dynasty's Eastern Crusade, Li Zhi and his courtiers devoted all their time and energy to the Goguryeo battlefield, and handed over the domestic government to Li Hong.

It is a good thing that the crown prince is in charge of the country, Li Hong is the eldest son of the emperor, his identity and reputation are undisputed, and the government has been handled remarkably in the past year, and there have been no major problems.

In the history of the Tang Dynasty, the replacement of the old and the new is inevitably a fight, which is a fine tradition that has existed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but fortunately, there is no one between Li Zhi and Li Hong, the father and son.

Li Zhi is a virtuous monarch, Li Hong is a prince with a pure temperament, and the father and son get along very well, and there is no suspicion or resentment between each other.

Such a rare scenery may even be jealous of the heavens, so Li Hong is terminally ill and difficult to treat.

The prison country was too tired, and Li Hong's already weak body finally collapsed after working hard for a year.

Li Qinzai looked at the weak Li Hong, and a little sympathy floated in his heart.

Li Hong is an ambitious and ambitious prince, and it can be seen from his efforts to supervise the country in the past year that he also wants to be an emperor with achievements like Li Shimin and Li Zhi.

Li Qinzai painted a magnificent picture for the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong was very tempted, and he wanted to realize it.

It's a pity that Li Hong didn't have this life after all.

"Your Highness's illness...... Is it serious? Li Qinzai said in a low voice.

Li Hong smiled bitterly: "The imperial doctors are all easy, but I am a person who has been sick for a long time, and my body knows better than anyone else, so I am afraid that time is running out." ”

After a pause, Li Hong suddenly smiled again: "I heard that the queen mother urgently recalled the imperial brother Li Xian back to Chang'an, doesn't this mean anything?" ”

Li Qinzai sighed silently.

The traverser is not omnipotent, he also has to face a lot of helplessness in life, in the face of birth, old age, sickness and death, the emperor is still helpless, what ability does Li Qinzai have to defy the sky?

Li Hong's illness is a long-term accumulation, an incurable disease, with Li Qinzai's poor modern medical knowledge, the invention of penicillin may be reluctant, but to save Li Hong's life from an esoteric medical perspective, he really can't do it.

"Your Highness is relieved to recuperate, don't think too much, as long as Your Highness recovers from your illness, you are still the master of the East Palace, and your father and mother cannot be replaced." Li Qinzai said with relief.

Li Hong smiled: "Do you think I care that the crown prince's position is robbed?" Ha ha. ”

"I don't even care about life and death, how can I care about these false names and powers?" Li Hong sighed bitterly: "What I care about is that I can't see the day when the Tang Dynasty conquers the sea of stars with my own eyes. ”

"At the beginning of the day, at the end of the sea, is there really that endless plain farmland, and countless kinds of products and grains?"

Li Qinzai nodded: "Yes, so Your Highness must take good care of your illness, and you must see with your own eyes that the sailors of the Tang Dynasty bring back those products and grains." ”

Li Hong was silent for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.

Immediately, Li Hong said: "Although I am lying on the sickbed, I still know what is going on outside. Now Chang'an is surging, many people are fighting for the position of the East Palace, I heard that Jing Chu hung out the ink treasure outside the house yesterday, and the word 'indisputable' was written on it......"

"Li Xian is Jing Chu's disciple, and he is the emperor's concubine, so it is said that he has a chance, why doesn't Jing Chu help him fight?" Li Hong looked at him with a smile.

Li Qinzai was shocked, this prince is also a shrewd person, he is sick, but his brain is not sick, not only is he not sick, he is much smarter than most people.

It was obvious that someone else was competing for his crown prince, but he talked with a flat expression, like an outsider who took the initiative to mention it.

Whether it is said that he is desperate for his illness, whether he doesn't care about his false name, or whether he himself is broad-minded, Li Hong is indeed extraordinary, and his extraordinary is not the aura of the eldest son and the prince, but his personal comprehensive quality is very outstanding.

After pondering for a while, Li Qinzai said slowly: "Li Xian is not suitable to be the crown prince, at least not for now. ”

"He is too young, he has not experienced hardship, and he lacks experience, he has lived in a honey pot since he was a child, if he becomes a prince, but he does not know the suffering of the world, it is not a good thing for Datang Sheji."

Li Hong looked at him in surprise: "I thought that Jing Chu didn't want to get involved in the storm of the dispute, so he deliberately avoided this matter, but I didn't expect Jing Chu's eyes to be the future safety of Datang, I was narrow-minded, haha." ”

Li Qinzai also smiled: "Fear is also one of the reasons, the minister is used to a peaceful life, and he doesn't like to make trouble for himself, especially in such a sensitive matter as the dispute between the prince, if the minister and Li Xian are involved, I am afraid that they will be caught in the terrible whirlpool and unable to get out." ”

Li Hong stared at his eyes for a long time, and then sighed lightly: "My father's concubines are actually pure and good-natured, and they may have some bad problems, but they are not bad, and they are not bad after all." ”

"If Jing Chu has some leisure, you might as well get to know Pei Wang Li Xian, he is also a good person."

Li Qinzai's mind was racing, as if he understood something.

Li Hong probably knew that his time was running out, so from an outsider's point of view, he chose the successor of the crown prince, obviously in his heart, Li Xian was more suitable than Li Xian.

That's why Li Hong asked Li Qinzai to get acquainted with Li Xian, in order to eliminate this battle for the crown prince, so that the matter of the establishment of the prince could be handed over smoothly and not bring turmoil to the court and the world.

"The minister obeys His Royal Highness's order, and if there is a chance, the minister is willing to pay a visit to His Royal Highness King Pei." Li Qinzai bowed.

Li Hong smiled, took out a piece of music from the pillow and handed it to him.

Li Qinzai took it and opened it, and couldn't help but be stunned.

There is already Li Zhi's Zhu pen instructions on the song, and the content on it is very familiar, it is a military newspaper sent by Li Tao on an 800-mile fast horse.

Li Qinzai looked at Li Hong inexplicably.

Li Hongdao: "The military newspaper is written by Ling Zu himself, you must have read the content, I don't know if Jing Chu can have noticed, the reason for the delay in the attack on Pyongyang is because of the cold weather in the north, there are deserters in the army, and the army's heart is gradually chaotic, Yinggong has to temporarily give up the siege for the sake of prudence, and instead appease and boost the morale of the army." ”

"The minister has already seen the military report last night."

Li Hong said leisurely: "Regarding the desertion in the army, what does Jing Chu think?" ”

Li Qinzai did not answer and asked: "Could it be that someone in the DPRK and China wants to make a fuss about this matter?" ”

I couldn't help but sink slightly, there were deserters in the army, if we really wanted to strictly investigate to the end, Li Tao, the commander of the first army, was afraid that he would not be able to escape responsibility.

Combined with Li Tao's contribution to destroying the country, this credit is too great, and it is even suspected of being a high meritorious, if someone makes a fuss about this matter, suppresses Li Tao's credit, and maintains the balance of the court situation, it is not impossible.

(End of chapter)