Great Tang princess

Chapter 316 Time is short
Lun Qinling has completely given up resistance, and he no longer cares about his status as the prime minister of Tubo.

When he was brought out of the cellar and the sun was shining on his face, he squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, his only thought was not to be locked up again.

Let Geng Yunqiang send someone to take him to take a bath and tidy up his appearance. Li Yuechen took him back to the palace to meet the emperor.

That afternoon, Lun Qinling appeared in the Hall of Renshou, obediently sat on the chair, and took the initiative to tell Li Zhi everything he knew.

For example, the current internal structure of the Tubo royal family, who has the greatest power, the relationship between mutual interests, etc... basically everything I know has been said.

He was afraid that he would be locked in that cage that couldn't tell the time again. He absolutely didn't want to experience the environment that was so quiet that it would kill him.

Even after he finished speaking, the emperor cut him with a knife, and he recognized it.

After chatting for an afternoon and telling all the information he knew, Lun Qinling suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

Now, I have no effect on Tang Ting, and I will probably be killed by a knife...

It's just that Li Zhi didn't give such an order, but turned his head and said: "Chen'er put him in your barracks first."

"En." Li Yuechen nodded, and locked him back.

It's just that this time it's a level-three confinement room, on the ground, with windows, and facing the playground, so there's plenty of sunlight coming in every day.

Hearing this arrangement, Lun Qinling didn't say anything. Anyway, as long as he doesn't go to the first-level confinement room, he can do whatever else.

……

In the evening, the family gathered in Renshou Hall for dinner again. Li Yuechen supported his head with his hands on his chin, and looked at Wu Zetian with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm willing to gamble and admit defeat, and you are indispensable." Although Wu Zetian said that he likes to gamble, the gambling products are still guaranteed.

Li Xian next to him looked at Li Yuechen enviously. Seriously, she was the only one who dared to blatantly ask for money after winning a bet with his mother.

But speaking of it, he was still curious about this matter: "Yuechen, why did you tell him after a few days of detention?"

Li Yuechen picked up his teacup and said with a smile: "If people don't communicate and can't tell day from night, they will become mentally confused, irritable and irritable, and may even go crazy in severe cases."

The fourth brother, Li Lun, seemed a little unbelievable, with a trace of surprise on his expression: "It's so serious?"

"People are actually very fragile." Li Zhi said suddenly, "In that environment, without spiritual sustenance, it is easy to go crazy."

Wu Zetian gently raised his hand and took a sip of the tea, squinting his eyes and thinking.

Not to mention, her daughter's method has provided her with some inspiration.

Since ancient times, it has been an unspoken rule among the nobles not to punish a doctor. When the emperor wants to punish some nobles, he often has only two choices-either he will be hacked directly, or he will be locked up for a few days and the matter will be over.

The nobles naturally knew it too, so at times like this, it was often like hob meat, not eating hard or soft.

But if this method is used, it will be different, it will not leave scars on the body, it is not considered torture, but it can achieve a similar effect...

Thinking of this, she couldn't help turning her head to look at Li Zhi.

It happened that Li Zhi also turned his head to look at her. The couple looked at each other and smiled. The tacit understanding over the years made everything clear.

There is also greater confidence in future plans.

Li Zhi's plan is simple, which is to help his daughter complete the tax reform.

But this matter is too difficult to do, not only to face the resistance of the old nobles, but most importantly, the old royal family may not be willing to accept it!

After all, the royal family is doing well, and suddenly the tax system needs to be reformed, and all members of the royal family should go to serve as soldiers, guarding the country and dying the country. These old royal families who are used to enjoying the life of their ancestors are definitely unwilling.

It is even said that if there is a conflict because of this, the old nobles will unite with some royal families, and it is possible to raise troops to rebel!

Anyway, for them, as long as the emperor's surname is Li.Such things as changing emperors have been common since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

So in order to avoid such a thing from happening, and also to ensure that the tax reform can go smoothly, there is only one way Li Zhi can think of - to kill all the opponents!

But this matter cannot be done by him. Although he doesn't like those old royal families, and some people may not even be familiar with them, they are still members of the same clan. Even the emperor can't massacre clan members like this.

But now Li Zhi knew that his time was short, so this matter could happen to be done by Wu Zetian.

After his death, his wife will be able to raise the butcher knife as the regent queen mother and kill all the opposition!

In this way, whether it is the reform of the tax system or the future education of the royal family, it can be implemented smoothly.

Li Zhi's plan is just like this, let his wife become the second Empress Lu and act as a villain.

If there are villains, there must be heroes. With my daughter's intelligence, she will definitely lead the future emperor to become that hero!
It's just... my wife's reputation in the history books, I'm afraid it won't be good...

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the scorching heat of June, and the weather was unbearably hot.

Li Zhi is not in good health, and recently he has been complaining of headaches every day, and is groggy most of the time.

A large amount of saltpeter and various other materials were transported to the Hall of Renshou to make ice in order to make the emperor feel better.

And Li Yuechen is the same, every morning after getting up and having breakfast, he goes to the Hall of Renshou to stay with his father. Make him feel better.

Today's Li Zhi can hardly see the appearance of an emperor, because the heat is unbearable, and he basically lies on the rocking chair with his upper body naked every day, with ice cubes placed beside him, and the court ladies and eunuchs take turns to fan the wind.

In this hot weather, the second son of the fourth brother Li Lun was born, named Li Chengyi.

This incident made Li Zhi happy for two days, and asked them to bring the child over to have a look.

In this day and age, old people have great expectations for newborns. The birth of a newborn represents the prosperity of the family.

In particular, Li Zhi knew very well that in the near future, the royal family would shed blood, and these newborns would shoulder the real responsibility of the royal family.

It's just that after all, he is already terminally ill, and every day when he is energetic, he falls into a state of being lethargic most of the time every day.

The doctors of the Shangyao Bureau went in and out of the Hall of Renshou almost every day, and Wu Zetian also discussed Li Zhi's condition with them while reviewing the memorial.

Hearing that they had been discussing for several days without any results, Li Yuechen suddenly felt a little irritable.

She turned her head and said to Liu Shenwei: "It's not that this palace looks down on Liu Fengyu, it's just... can't Master Ling enter the palace?"

Liu Shenwei is Sun Simiao's apprentice, this name, even Li Yuechen, who doesn't understand the history, rings a bell.

But Liu Shenwei saluted and said: "Your Highness doesn't know something. When His Highness set off at the end of last year, the master had already passed away..."

"..."

Hearing that Sun Simiao had passed away, Li Yuechen's eyes dimmed.

To be honest, in this era, besides Sun Simiao, she really doesn't know anyone else who can save her father.

Now in the imperial palace, in terms of the highest medical skills, there are only two people.

One is Sun Simiao's apprentice Liu Shenwei, who is good at seeing, hearing, asking, and asking, and has superb medical skills.

The other one, like Liu Shenwei, is also an imperial post in the Shangyao Bureau. His name is Qin Minghe. He is in his early 50s this year. He is good at acupuncture, and his skills are even higher than Liu Shenwei's.

His father or grandfather may be of mixed race, and Qin Minghe also has the characteristics of a barbarian. His hair is not black, but with a hint of withered yellow, and his eyes are also a little blue.

Mixed-race children were not uncommon in this period. Although the laws of the Tang Dynasty did not allow ordinary people to go abroad, they were relatively lenient towards foreigners.

Foreigners can get married in Datang, marry a wife and have children, and even obtain Datang household registration after a certain number of years.

Surnames such as Mu, Kang, Shi, etc., are likely to have been multiplied by Central Asians after they settled here.

Surnames such as Changsun, Dugu, and Yuwen are actually Xianbei surnames.

However, Li Yuechen didn't care if he was of mixed race, but turned his head and asked, "Qin Fengyu, can acupuncture help?"

"Back to Your Highness, His Majesty is in a daze right now, and you can't tell where the pain is. This... it's not easy to give the needle casually..." Qin Minghe had a troubled expression on his face.

If the emperor is still awake now, it would be good if he can tell what is uncomfortable, but now he is groggy and can't speak clearly, so he dare not stab casually.

After all, this is the head, not other parts, and it is still the emperor's head. If it is not inserted correctly, the consequences will be serious.

Hearing the answer, Li Yuechen looked irritable.

At this time, a doctor next to him suddenly said: "Your Highness, maybe you can try Wu Shi San?"

"No!" Liu Shenwei and Li Yuechen stopped with one voice.

Five stone powder, a kind of thing that the upper class people in the Southern and Northern Dynasties liked to play, even now, there are still many upper class people still playing.

After eating this thing, you will feel hot all over your body, and when you sweat, you will feel light and comfortable all over your body, and even have a certain hallucinogenic effect.

This is what Li Yuechen learned from the book. Although he hasn't eaten it himself, he doesn't know if it has medicinal value, but judging from the effect, it is clearly a drug!
Although in the future, substances such as pethidine will also be used as medicine, but Li Yuechen can't let her father eat this thing, because she knows that people in this era can't control the dosage at all!
"Chen'er, Your Majesty feels uncomfortable now, if it works..." After all, Wu Zetian was an ancient person who didn't understand the dangers of drugs, and even wanted to warn her.

"Mother, don't do it!" Li Yuechen looked serious, "Although this thing can relieve temporary pain, it is very poisonous!"

"That's right!" Liu Shenwei also advised from the side, "The "Thousand Gold Prescriptions" written by my teacher strictly prohibits future generations from using this prescription to cure diseases... This product is extremely poisonous!"

"Can……"

Wu Zetian looked at the drowsy Li Zhi, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

In her own understanding, it is just something more powerful than wine. It seems that some plants in Nanzhao Kingdom also have similar effects, and after eating, they will have hallucinations.

But both Sun Simiao and his daughter said they couldn't eat it. Of these two, one is a world-renowned genius doctor who is called an "old god" by many people, and the other is a daughter who is recognized as wise and close to a demon... Suddenly, she also fell into a dilemma. among.

At this moment, Li Zhi who was sitting on the rocking chair suddenly spoke. He still had his eyes closed, but he recovered obviously: "Since Old Immortal Sun and Chen'er both said they can't eat it, then I won't eat it..."

"Your Majesty!" Wu Zetian immediately knelt down and took his hand.

Qin Minghe immediately opened his needle bag: "Where is the pain, Your Majesty?"

Li Zhi closed his eyes, raised his hand and tapped several places on his head twice, Qin Minghe immediately pulled out the silver needles, and inserted the needles one by one according to the places he pointed.

It didn't take long for Li Zhi to open his eyes and let out a sigh of relief.

"Grandpa, what's the matter? Is it still uncomfortable?" Li Yuechen asked immediately.

"It's much better..." Li Zhi smiled, "Don't worry, it's an old problem."

Saying that, he waved his hands to the imperial doctors beside him: "Okay, I'm fine for now, let's all go back first."

The imperial doctors also breathed a sigh of relief, and announced their resignation after saluting one after another.

Only Qin Minghe retorted: "Your Majesty, it's better to wait a while before taking this needle."

"Well, good." Li Zhi nodded.

Now Li Zhi seems to have taken a lot of things away, and after recovering, he continued to chat with his daughter like a normal person, not caring about his illness at all.

Li Yuechen couldn't say anything, so he could only continue chatting with him.

In the evening, the children all came to the Hall of Renshou to have dinner with their parents. Recently, they came here very frequently, maybe because they felt something, they would come here every now and then.

Li Yuechen could also feel that Dad's time is really numbered.

But... Let alone an athlete, even if she is a real doctor, it is almost impossible to perform craniotomy in this era without MRI and other equipment.

What I can do now is to accompany him as much as possible, at least so that he will not feel lonely at the end of his life.

Now other children also come to accompany him every now and then, and the family atmosphere is peaceful.

But compared to the peace in the imperial palace, there are undercurrents surging in the court.

It is impossible to hide the emperor's physical condition from others. Almost all civil and military officials in the court knew that Li Zhi's time was running out, so they were all busy with the next thing.

Some ministers began to move around more frequently, this one invited that one to dinner, that one invited this one to visit brothels...

But no matter how you move around, you can still vaguely see the difference in the circle.

Most of the gentry circles are from the gentry, but occasionally there are some people who cling to them; most of the poor family circles are from the gentry, but you can also see some from the gentry.

The rest are basically representatives of pure warriors. Although the division of civil and military officials in this era is not so obvious, in the circle of real battlefield veterans, there are almost no Confucian generals who have not been on the battlefield.

In today's circle of generals, Liu Rengui is the representative.

At the end of June, General Linghu Zhitong, the gate guard of the Zuojian, brought some gifts to Liu Rengui's home to greet him.

(End of this chapter)