Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2262
Li Tai is sick, and seems to be very sick.

On the second day, he didn't go to the morning court and sent someone to ask for leave.

On the third day, Li Zhi also fell ill, and he seemed to be seriously ill, and he also asked for leave.

On the desk in the imperial study room, there are already several memorials for the prince's leave of absence,

They said that they were sick and could not go to court during this period, and it was also inconvenient to travel long distances, so they hoped that the matter of going to the fiefdom could be delayed.

To put it bluntly, they just don't want to go to the fiefdom, they want to drag it.

And as long as they can delay for some time, maybe there will be a turning point.

Of course, if it can be delayed until the death of their father, it may be another situation.

Li Shimin looked at the leave memorials of these princes, and couldn't help but smiled wryly. He had already expected this situation, but he didn't expect his prince to act so quickly.

However, after looking carefully, he found that there was a prince who did not ask for leave, and this person was Li Ke, King of Shu.

This surprised Li Shimin a bit. He thought Li Ke, king of Shu, had made great contributions, so he definitely didn't want to go to the fief. He would definitely think of some reasons to stay in Chang'an City.

Seeing this, a slight smile appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth, and said: "Come here, pick a few valuable things from the inner treasury and send them to the King of Shu, and say that I rewarded him."

With this move, Li Ke naturally understood what he meant.

And as long as Li Ke understands what he means, it will be much easier to do many things.

After receiving the order, the palace people retreated, and after a short time, they sent several precious palace items to the Shu Palace.

Li Ke, King of Shu, also didn't want to leave. He had made great achievements with great difficulty, and he was about to have the opportunity to continue to fight for the crown prince, but he was asked to return to the fief. What is this?

However, he did not pretend to be sick like other princes. He felt that this strategy was too low-end, and his low-end father could immediately expose it with just one look.

And since it is easy to be exposed by their father, why bother to pretend?

In the end, it may be yourself who is not worth the loss.

He is looking for other more effective ways.

However, when Li Ke was thinking of other ways, the palace servants came, which made Li Ke feel a little strange, but he dared not refuse to welcome the palace servants, so he hurried away.

When the palace servants saw Li Ke, they laughed immediately: "His Royal Highness, you are really lucky."

Li Ke was puzzled and asked, "Eunuch, what does this mean?"

"The other princes are sick, and you are the only one who is in good health. Isn't that a blessing? For this man, good health is the house. The Holy One felt this, and specially asked me to select a few treasures from the inner treasury and give them to Shu. His Royal Highness, these treasures are only needed by His Royal Highness Shu Wang."

As he said that, the palace servants ordered people to carry those treasures up.

Li Ke was still in a daze, but then he realized what was going on. His father wanted to leave the capital before him. The other princes were all sick, but he didn't. So he has no reason to stay in the capital, right?
Of course, in addition to persecution, there is also a sense of temptation. These treasures may be just an appetizer. If he is willing to leave Chang'an City, then his benefits will definitely be there.

However, if he doesn't leave, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Since his father is determined to drive them back to the fief, no matter if they are pretending to be sick or something else, they should not succeed, right?

The palace servants were still giggling, but Li Ke thought about his situation in such a short period of time, and after thinking about it, he smiled and took the treasures.

Seeing that Li Ke took the baby, the palace man didn't stop there, and hurriedly retreated.

When the palace people left, Li Ke couldn't help but sighed, they were too young to fight his father.

Rather than being driven away by his father's explicit order, it's better to be more sensible and go first by himself, and in this way, he can get some benefits.

Thinking that even if he stayed in Chang'an City, he would not be qualified to compete for the Crown Prince, he thought it would be better to return to the fiefdom, since he could still accumulate strength and wait for the alliance with Tuyuhun.

Of course, it's not that he didn't think about forcing the palace to rebel like his father did, but even if his father is in poor health, it's definitely not an easy thing to force the palace.

His situation is not the same as back then. It is not easy to learn from his father.

That being the case, it can only follow the arrangement.

After sighing, Li Ke began to order people to prepare for leaving Beijing.
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Many things in Chang'an City will not become secrets.

Because here, as long as someone wants to know, he will be able to know.

What's more, it's not a secret that Li Shimin sent several treasures to Li Ke.

So soon, those princes who pretended to be sick at home knew about it.

"What's the meaning of father's move?" Qi Wangfu, Qi Wang Li You asked his counselor Fang Mu.

As the fifth son of Li Shimin, Li You's sense of existence is actually very low. After all, above him, there is the prince, Li Tai and Li Ke, and Li Zhi below him. All these princes are better than him, and He was born better than him.

It can be said that he basically has no qualifications to compete for the crown prince.

But this is such a person, deep in his heart, he has the ambition to dominate the world. He is always looking for opportunities, and he is also constantly recruiting dead soldiers. He wants to force the palace to usurp the throne like his father did.

In his opinion, if his father can successfully usurp the throne, then he must be able to, but once he returns to his fief, it is basically impossible for him to successfully usurp the throne.

Therefore, he did not want to leave Chang'an City.

But the fact that his father rewarded Shu King Li Ke with some treasures made him feel very strange and problematic.

Fang Mu is a dwarf, only five feet tall. When he stood with Qi Wang Li You, he only reached Li You's chest, but he was very resourceful, so he was valued by Qi Wang Li You.

At this time when Li You asked, Fang Mu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "The Holy Majesty is forcing the King of Shu, Li Ke, to return to the fief in Chang'an City, and as long as the King of Shu returns to the fief and opens the door, then You lords, no matter whether you are sick or not, I am afraid that you will not be able to stay in Chang'an City anymore. Now that the King of Shu is treated like this alone by the Holy Majesty, he is probably going to leave Chang'an City and return to his fiefdom. My lord, our situation is not good. , the great cause of thousands of years, I am afraid that it will die prematurely."

This Fang Mu is still a bit capable, and he saw Li Shimin's intentions, but after he said this, Qi Wang Li You's face immediately became a little ugly.

He has ambitions, how can he let his ambitions be extinguished?

How could his great career die prematurely?
A murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)