Chapter 16: The Son of Heaven's Qi Technique
With Li Shimin's questioning, Li Chengqian, who was originally asleep, actually opened his eyes.
"Father, isn't this what you want to see the most?"
Li Chengqian said lightly, he had already sat up on the bed, and it seemed that the wound was involved again, and Li Chengqian's face twitched a little.
"Cheng Qian, do you still think that your choice is correct?"
In the face of his son's coldness, Li Shimin's heart was also uncomfortable, and when he saw Li Chengqian's right foot fixed with a splint, he was even more distressed.
"Haha, what's right? What's wrong? Is it only your choice that makes the right decision? I only know that no matter how natural the third child is, even how talented the fourth child is, how can they ever beat me after so many years of competition? ”
Li Zhi followed behind Li Shimin, deliberately two positions behind, and quietly looked at the father and son in front of him.
Don't look at Li Zhi is already twelve years old, and Li Chengqian is the brother of the same mother, the "Lizheng Palace" where he lives is much closer to Li Chengqian's East Palace than to the Qin Mansion, but he has not been here a few times over the years.
In Li Zhi's mind, Li Chengqian's impression is still in the memory of his previous life, that is, a failed prince.
However, throughout the ages, how many people who have been princes, especially those who have been princes for more than ten years or even decades, have finally been able to be good?
History has always been written by the victors, and it is better to believe in a book than to have no book, and in the face of living people in front of him, it is difficult for Li Zhi to imagine that Li Chengqian still has such a "rebellious" side?
The words he instructed the two imperial doctors in the "Lizheng Palace" naturally applied the history in his memory, and in his memory, it was the fall of a startled horse that caused Li Chengqian's right leg to be lame.
The lame right leg and the fact that he does not look like a human monarch not only makes him more depraved from then on, but also the biggest motivation to induce other princes to compete for the throne.
"Brother Prince, the pheasant slave knows a little bit about medical skills, can you let me help you take a look? ……”
Seeing the father and son frozen there, the aura permeating the dormitory was enough to make Li Zhi, an outsider, a little embarrassed.
"Oh, it is rumored that General Qin's old injuries were healed by the ninth brother? That brother, I'm going to work for the pheasant slave today. ”
Seeing Li Zhi suddenly speak, Li Chengqian was unexpectedly unusual, and greeted him warmly, completely similar to the previous attitude.
In his spare time, in the past few years, he not only read a large number of ancient medical books, but also occasionally went to the Tai Hospital.
Even the stubborn "qi disease" of the eldest grandson Wujian has improved a lot under his care.
Fortunately, Li Zhi's traditional Chinese medicine is also both internal and external, and after carefully examining Li Chengqian's injuries, the most serious ones are indeed the right calf and heel.
The muscles and bones were severely traumatized, and the leg bones were still slightly twisted and did not fit in their normal positions, was this a mistake on the part of the Imperial Doctor, or did someone deliberately do so?
In the face of Li Chengqian, Li Zhi didn't dare to mobilize the true qi in his body, although he knew that he followed Qin Qiong to practice martial arts, he just felt that he could barely strengthen his body.
In this world, apart from Li Shimin and Qin Qiong, no one else knows the realm of Li Zhi's cultivation.
"Brother Prince, can you trust the pheasant slave?"
After Li Zhi finished the inspection, he did not directly correct the mistake of the bone, but asked Li Chengqian in a low voice.
"What did the pheasant slave say? You and I are brothers, and if my brother doesn't trust you, can I trust anyone? ”
Li Chengqian seemed to be a little puzzled, and stared straight into Li Zhi's eyes.
"What the younger brother means is that the prince's right foot is slightly flawed, can you allow the pheasant slave to correct it for you?"
Li Zhi also stared at Li Chengqian's eyes, and looked at him without showing weakness, but neither of them could see through each other's thoughts.
"Thank you for the pheasant slave's concern, I feel that the doctors have handled it very well, and it will be back to good in three months."
"But ......"
"Pheasant slave, the prince insisted on this, don't persuade me anymore, it's not too early, we should go back."
Li Zhi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Shimin behind him.
This move made Li Zhi a little puzzled, he looked back at Li Shimin, and then at Li Chengqian lying on the bed, it seemed that there was something about these two people hiding from themselves?
Li Zhi is not a strong person, and he doesn't like to blindly pretend to be amorous, since the other party doesn't appreciate it, he naturally can't stick to it anymore, not to mention that even Li Shimin said that.
"Pheasant slave, do you not understand what Cheng Qian is doing?"
Out of the East Palace, on the way back to the palace, Li Shimin and Li Zhi walked in front, while Zhang Ananda deliberately lagged a few steps behind the two.
"Father, although the prince's brother's injuries are not light, if you let the prince's brother heal him, the son's minister is confident that the prince's brother can fully recover as before."
"Haha, it seems that the pheasant slave is very confident in his medical path. However, bone injuries are easy to treat, heart diseases are difficult to treat, since Cheng Qian has made such a choice, you and I should not meddle in this matter anymore. “
Li Shimin quickened his pace and took advantage of the moonlight to go back to the "Lizheng Palace", and Zhang Ananda also hurriedly followed, leaving Li Zhi alone in the wind.
……
For several days, Li Zhi stayed in the palace, and occasionally visited the injured Li Chengqian, and finally let Li Zhi see what he should have seen.
A large number of Turkic costumes, there are many palace people and guards wearing these Turkic costumes, and even some speak Turkic language, Li Zhi can see that some people are clearly not from the Tang Dynasty.
After coming here a few times, he always saw this, and Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart, is this really going to embark on the old road of "history"?
The interest of going to the East Palace again inevitably slackened a lot.
On this day, Li Zhi was practicing calligraphy in the study, and the little eunuch of the "Lizheng Palace" came to look for him, the emperor had a will, and Li Zhi, the king of Xuanjin, saw the "Lizheng Palace".
Such a high-sounding summons is really rare for Li Zhi.
With the help of the eldest grandson Huanting, Li Zhi quickly changed his clothes and hurried to the "Lizheng Palace".
"Pheasant slave, come here, I will introduce you to a real person today—"
In the "Lizheng Palace", Li Shimin was dressed in civilian clothes and was entertaining a Taoist.
Li Zhi entered the hall and first gave Li Shimin a salute, only to see that there were two other people on the side, one was Kong Yingda, the priest of the country, and the other was a Taoist with white hair.
It seems that this Taoist is the "real person" in Li Shimin's mouth.
"The pheasant slave has given Mr. a salute—"
Heaven and earth are like teachers and apprentices, and when they saw Kong Yingda here, Li Zhi also hurried over to salute.
"Haha, His Royal Highness King Jin, you've been on sick leave for almost two months, when do you plan to return to China to study?"
Kong Yingda looked at Li Zhi in front of him and was very satisfied.
This son is humble and polite, and his poetry is also outstanding, but it is a pity that he has a "heavenly leaky body", otherwise he can really consider accepting him as a disciple.
"The teacher is serious, the kid himself is a little worse, and now the weather is so hot, why don't you have to wait until it's cooler before the kid can go back to study......"
Seeing Li Zhi "coquettish and cute" with Kong Yingda there, Li Shimin was not happy, this son always gave him a different feeling.
"Pheasant slave, Hugh is rude, how can you be presumptuous in front of Confucius? This Taoist is Yuan Tiangang, who was personally invited by his father to the 'Qingyang Temple', why don't you come forward to pay respects? ”
As soon as Li Chengqian's affairs made a fuss, it involved Li Shimin's whereabouts, and Li Zhi also knew about his father's going to the "Qingyang View".
This is Yuan Tiangang?
That's worth it, this is one of the famous magic sticks in the Sui and Tang dynasties.
However, Li Zhi has seen a lot of "celebrities" in recent years, even characters like Sun Simiao, and he also got a "Five Bird Play" from him that benefited him a lot.
Therefore, when he saw Yuan Tiangang with his own eyes now, Li Zhi was not so excited.
"Boy pheasant slave, I have seen Yuan Zhenren, I have long heard of the name of Zhenren, I have known it for five hundred years, and I have known it for five hundred years, and my physiognomy is unparalleled in the world. See you today, the kid is really fortunate to have three lives-"
Even if you are not so excited in your heart, you still have to say the New Year's greetings as usual.
Li Zhi bowed down, and was supposed to return the salute from Yuan Tiangang, but he didn't hear the movement for a long time.
Li Zhi hunched his waist and couldn't see Yuan Tiangang's expression, and Li Shimin and Kong Yingda on the side were watching.
The heart said, what happened to this old Taoist priest?
Anyway, Li Zhina is also His Royal Highness the King of Jin of the Tang Dynasty, and he gave you a junior salute, so you have to admit it and say a polite word, right?
"Ahem—"
Kong Yingda sat next to Yuan Tiangang, and the two have known each other for many years, although their learning and beliefs are different, they can't stop the two from becoming friends.
One is a descendant of Confucius, and a strong man of the contemporary "half-step literature and Taoism", and the other is a true monarch who is worshiped by countless dignitaries and nobles, peddlers and pawns, and can't wait to be the existence of living immortals.
Seeing that Yuan Tiangang didn't react for a long time, Kong Yingda couldn't help coughing twice, which was regarded as reminding Yuan Tiangang.
"Who are you?"
Coldly, Yuan Tiangang coldly came out with a question, and everyone could see that he was questioning Li Zhi, who was bending down to salute.
Li Zhi was also stunned, but soon returned to normal.
"The boy Li Zhi, the ninth son of his father's knees, gave Yuan Zhenren a gift."
Although Yuan Tiangang's question was cold, Li Zhi was not easy to attack, and he still said with a smile on his face.
Yuan Tiangang stood up, circled around Li Zhi twice, and frowned tightly.
"Yuan Zhenren, but what's wrong with the pheasant slave?"
Yuan Tiangang's name spread throughout the court and the opposition as early as the Sui Dynasty, and Li Shimin had witnessed his skills with his own eyes.
However, he called Li Zhi today, and he also meant to let Yuan Tiangang take a look.
Although, the current prince of the Tang Dynasty is Li Chengqian;
Although, Li Shimin's favorite son, everyone knows that it is Li Tai, the king of Wei;
Although, Li Shimin also once praised Li Ke, the king of Shu, for "Yingguo is like me" in front of his ministers.
However, since a few years ago, Li Zhi has slowly become the most important son in Li Shimin's mind, and he has placed his greatest expectations on him, which is not just as simple as the Tang Dynasty.
Hearing Li Shimin's question, Yuan Tiangang did not answer immediately, but looked at the palace people standing on both sides.
Li Shimin understood, waved his hand to the left and right, and Zhang Ananda, the chief administrator of the inner house, hurriedly took a few palace maids down, and did not forget to cover the palace before going out.
"Your Majesty, why don't you avoid it as well? ——”
Kong Yingda, who was originally sitting on the side drinking tea, saw Yuan Tiangang's solemn appearance, and hurriedly stood up from the embroidery pier, bowed down and wanted to withdraw.
"The Confucian sacrifice wine is slow, maybe the Confucian sacrifice wine should also be the person who responds to the order, and it should be gathered here today——"
Kong Yingda proposed to retire, Li Shimin originally planned to get off the donkey directly, so he agreed to him.
Even if this is an old minister in the court and a representative of Wenzong at the time, he is far less important than his son.
What is the situation of Li Zhi, Li Shimin's heart is "clear", and Yuan Tiangang's "out-of-line" reaction made Li Shimin look up to him a lot.
"Master Confucius, you are not an outsider, but the master of the pheasant slave, what else can you not know about him? Take your seats. ”
Well, this Li Shimin's mind is turning quite fast.
Yuan Tiangang's sentence of "the person who responds to orders", does he want to bring Kong Yingda in?
Li Shimin's "righteous song" of Confucianism has long been coveted, not because he wants to use it for cultivation, but for the sake of Li Zhi.
Now hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, he directly made a 180-degree turn, not only leaving Kong Yingda behind, but also secretly replacing the daily "teacher" with "master".
The difference is not insignificant.
Teacher, that's what all the students of the country should be called, but not the master, that marks the official worship of someone, the kind that can inherit the mantle.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin's curious face! It's unspeakably expensive, it's unspeakably expensive—"
After Li Zhi raised his head, Yuan Tiangang gave him a look for a while before he sighed again and again.
Just this sentence made Kong Yingda's spine feel cold.
Can this be said casually?
Or in this palace, in front of His Majesty the current emperor, saying that a prince is "unspeakably expensive"?
You must know that now there is a prince in the court, even if the emperor has not yet established a prince, it is a taboo to say this.
"Oh, Yuan Zhenren, let's talk about it, how expensive is the pheasant slave?"
Li Shimin didn't seem to hear the problem in Yuan Tiangang's words, and still sat there, and even encouraged Yuan Tiangang to continue.
Li Zhi didn't react, he had seen this round of gifts, he consciously found a pier to sit down on the side, and sifted a cup of tea by himself and drank it.
Daddy is really divided? Entertaining Yuan Tiangang with such a good tea, why has he never drunk it from him?
On this hot day, it's really better to lie in your own small courtyard and be comfortable.
In order to cope with the scorching summer, Li Zhi directly came up with the technology of "artificial ice cubes", and the principle of making ice cubes with saltpeter is not too simple for a later generation.
"Haha, Your Majesty, the old Tao said 'unspeakably expensive', it's really unspeakably expensive! It's a pity that with my little superficial physiognomy of the old way, I really can't see through His Royal Highness King Jin. ”
"However, this 'unspeakably expensive' is definitely not perfunctory to everyone, maybe the emperors of the world may not be the end of His Royal Highness King Jin——"
Okay, it's only been a while, and Yuan Tiangang has released another explosive thunder.
However, Li Shimin and Kong Yingda both understood this sentence, after all, everyone is a cultivator, but the cultivation of the three of them is different.
"Yuan Lao Dao, do you mean that His Royal Highness the King of Jin can also practice? However, he is obviously the 'Heavenly Leaky Body'? ”
"Such a physique, except for the shallow body forging technique in the army, whether it is Wendao or martial arts, it is impossible to cultivate."
"Even if you, Yuan Laodao, are willing to teach him the Dao method, I'm afraid you can only learn some superficial knowledge, right?"
Kong Yingda himself had considered this question, so as soon as Yuan Tiangang finished speaking, he couldn't help but come out and question.
Yuan Tiangang looked at Li Shimin and Li Zhi, father and son, and said with a slight smile.
"Haha, it seems that Lao Dao is not bad, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is really able to practice, and His Majesty has already known about this? It's just that Lao Dao is a little curious, to what extent has His Royal Highness King Jin reached now? ”
As soon as Yuan Tiangang's words came out, Li Shimin secretly said in his heart, "Oops-"
Fighting geese all day long was pecked by geese, and after decades of scheming, he was accidentally tricked by a monk.
If Yuan Tiangang calculated this with physiognomy or hexagrams, Li Shimin might feel better in his heart, but this was obviously "cheated" by others in front of him.
"Haha, Yuan Zhenren deserves to be called a real person, the people of the world admire——"
In the palace, Li Shimin was allowed to call himself by his real name, in addition to the Emperor Li Yuan, this Yuan Tiangang should be the second person, right?
"But this matter is very important, if it is not for the people of the world to live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, if you two want to know this secret, you must leave something, right?"
Li Zhi watched the three of them from the side, and admired it in his heart, even if he occasionally missed, he could cleverly bring the circle back.
"Haha, the old Taoist just said, all the people present today are 'people who answer orders', this thing has been passed down for hundreds of years in my master's sect, but no one has been able to fully understand it, so I will send it to His Royal Highness the King of Jin——"
said, I don't know when, Yuan Tiangang actually had a thin booklet in his hand, and at a glance, he knew that the age was a little old, slightly yellow, but he couldn't tell what kind of material it was made of.
"'Son of Heaven Wangqi Technique'? - Yuan Laodao, is this the legendary 'Son of Heaven Wangqi Technique' left by Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor back then? ”
Kong Yingda on the side saw it first and cried out in surprise.
"The Son of Heaven Wangqi Technique", originally called "Xuanyuan Wangqi Method", is rumored to be created by the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor who observed the geography of mountains and rivers and all things in the world.
Being able to observe yin and yang, know life and death, distinguish between truth and falsehood, determine fortune and fortune, and hope for luck is really the first-class mastery in the world, but unfortunately it has always existed in legends, but I didn't expect to see it in Yuan Tiangang's hands today.
"Haha, I don't know if this is the legendary one, even if it's not, I'm afraid it's not far away."
was taken aback by Kong Yingda, and Yuan Tiangang was actually a little embarrassed.
It was true that his Hope Qi technique was also cultivated from this booklet, but he himself preferred to study physiognomy techniques, but he did not reach the Great Perfection, let alone the more advanced Great Perfection.
And in this booklet, he can only understand the first half, as for the later ......
Well, in his eyes, the latter can only see blank pages.
At this time, the hall was quiet again, and Li Shimin, Yuan Tiangang, including Li Zhi all looked at Kong Yingda directly.
Old man Kong was stunned by these three people.
Hey, it's not ladylike to meet people, why didn't you take a look at the yellow calendar before you went out today?
"Okay, you Yuan Laodao took out the 'Son of Heaven Wangqi Technique', and the old man is not a stingy person, so His Royal Highness the King of Jin will take this 'Song of Righteousness' and read it."
"However, this is the original copy handed down by the Confucian family for generations, and after His Royal Highness the King of Jin remembers it, the old man has to take it back."
Seeing Kong Yingda's painful look, Li Shimin and Yuan Tiangang couldn't help laughing, but Li Zhi felt full of love......