At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 401 Feign Death Drug

"Those who are good at defending hide under the Nine Grounds, those who are good at attacking move above the Nine Heavens, so they can protect themselves and win complete victory..."

Li Shimin likes to read military books the most, but now he can't read any more after reading only two sentences. Just give up like this? No, never! I, Li Shimin, will never say give up."

Li Shimin clenched his fists, gritted his teeth secretly and said: "Fight, I will go to the palace to see the emperor, if I don't enter the tiger's den, how can I get a tiger cub? If I don't go to the river and sea, I will be able to bind the dragon!"

Li Shimin made up his mind, opened the door and strode out of the study, but was blocked by two guards: "Duke Tang has orders, Erlang is not allowed to leave the courtyard for two days."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Why?"

The two guards said apologetically, "I don't know why, we just followed orders and asked Erlang to stay in the yard and not leave."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "What if I have to leave?"

"Then we have no choice but to offend." The two guards Tie Hanhan replied.

Li Shimin shouted angrily: "Go away, let me see who dares to stop you." Then he pulled out his sword brazenly and said murderously: "Whoever dares to stop me today will be blood splashed on the spot."

The expressions of the two guards changed slightly, they wanted to stop but dared not stop them, and when they were on the verge of riding a tiger, there were several light coughs from behind, and Li Xuanba, who seemed sick and listless, turned out from behind the moon gate in the yard.

"Er...Brother! Cough cough!" Li Xuanba was wearing a gray-blue gown, looking empty and thin with only a skeleton left, as if a gust of autumn wind could blow him into the sky. Covering Wu Zi's lips with a handkerchief, he coughed lightly and walked over.

Seeing this, Li Shimin quickly put his sword back into its sheath, his expression slowed down, and he stepped forward and asked with concern: "Xuanba, are you okay? Did you have another gas illness?"

Li Xuanba smiled and said: "Isn't it normal for me to suffer from qi disease? It's not normal when I don't have it. If the weather disease doesn't happen someday, maybe I should die."

"Oh, Xuanba, you... are still so optimistic." Li Shimin sighed, and said helplessly: "I really can't figure it out, you and I are twins from the same mother, but you are not like me at all. You are very healthy, and you rarely even suffer from typhoid fever, but your health is so poor."

Li Xuanba smiled wryly and said: "Maybe this is fate, mother is biased, when we returned her belly, she gave you the good ones, but gave me the bad ones, what can I do!"

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "This is not funny at all, and, Xuan Ba, do you believe in fate?"

There seemed to be two beams of flames flickering in Li Xuanba's eyes, which suddenly lit up a little at this moment, and he shook his head and said: "I used to believe it, but I didn't believe it after I was five years old. , the land cannot be harvested, if one day I die, it will be because I want to die myself!"

"Xuanba, sometimes the second brother really envies you." Li Shimin put his hand on Li Xuanba's shoulder, and said with admiration.

Li Xuanba said with a smile: "Why do you envy me?"

Li Shimin said earnestly: "Third brother, although you have no chronic diseases, you are the strongest of our brothers. Whether it is spirit or martial arts, if I have your tyrannical ability, maybe I don't have to be helpless now."

Li Xuanba frowned and said, "Second brother still wants to save Gao Shilian and Fang Xuanling?"

Li Shimin nodded, and said dejectedly: "But I can't do it."

"Then why is Second Brother going out? Are you going directly to the palace to meet the Emperor?" Li Xuanba asked.

Li Shimin said bitterly: "Besides this, does Xuan Ba ​​have other good ways, or does Xuan Ba ​​help to rob people from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?"

Li Xuanba pondered for a while, took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out a dark gray pill from it, and handed it to Li Shimin, saying: "This is a fake death pill. After taking it, people will fall into a coma. It is so weak that it is considered dead by ordinary people, but the potency of the medicine is only two hours, and people will wake up after two hours."

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly said: "Xuan Ba ​​has such a miraculous medicine, give another one to my second brother."

Li Xuanba shook his head and said: "One can save people, but two can't save people, and even harm others and yourself, it's not advisable!"

Li Shimin's heart couldn't help sinking. It is true that a death row prisoner suddenly died of a sudden illness in the prison. If two death row prisoners died of a sudden illness in a row, and the symptoms remained the same, suspicion would definitely be aroused, and Fei Yuwei or the emperor would be alarmed. Maybe I'll put myself in it too.

"You can only save one person, second brother, you decide for yourself!" Li Xuanba threw the fake death medicine into Li Shimin's hands, turned around and left the courtyard coughing lightly.

Li Shimin looked at the pill in his hand, struggled for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and said secretly: "Mr. Fang, I'm sorry!"

This time, the two guards did not stop Li Shimin anymore, and let him leave the courtyard.

It is said that Li Shimin went to the stables to get the horses, left Tang Guogong's mansion and rushed to Yongxingfang, got off the horses at the gate of Gao Shilian's house, fastened the reins, and ran happily to the gate, but was stopped by the porter Gao Fu.

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, he and Changsun Wuji are good buddies, there is no need to notify each other when they visit each other, he frowned and said, "I'm looking for Wuji!"

Gao Fu said nonchalantly: "Master Wuji is not here, Erlang please come back."

Li Shimin's face was slightly embarrassed, and he vaguely guessed the reason why Gao Fu's attitude towards him changed drastically. It should be because Wuji was stopped when he came to the Tang State Mansion to ask for an interview, and he used the excuse of not being there. Maybe everyone in the Gao Mansion is dissatisfied with him now. up.

"Gao Fu, I don't care what you think, I'm really in a hurry to find Wuji, it's about Uncle Gao's life and death, so please go in and let me know." Li Shimin said sincerely.

Gao Fu was indeed dissatisfied with Li Shimin. At the beginning, he praised Haikou for saving the master, but the master would be beheaded tomorrow, and Li Shimin hid himself. Hearing that Li Shimin said that it was about the master's life and death, he didn't dare to be negligent, and frowned, "Master Wuji is really not here, I went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to see the master for the last time."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked, "When did you go?"

"More than an hour ago, General Gao Lang helped to walk, and Madam, Eldest Aunt and Miss Wugou also went together." Gao Fu replied.

"General Gao Lang? Is it... Gao Changqing?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

Gao Fu nodded, Li Shimin felt a little uncomfortable, nodded and said, "Then I..."

Li Shimin wanted to say that I went in and waited, but before he finished speaking, he saw several carriages approaching from a distant street, and two teenagers were riding in front of them, and they were Zhangsun Wuji and Gao Bufan .

"Coincidentally, Mr. Wuji and the others are back, Erlang might as well wait a moment!" Gao Fu said.

At this time, Gao Bufan and Changsun Wuji obviously also saw Li Shimin, and at the same time they quickly stepped forward to meet Li Shimin.

"Shimin, you're back?" Changsun Wuji called out joyfully, reining in the reins and getting off his horse.

Li Shimin's expression was rather unnatural, and he said vaguely: "Well, I just came back from outside, Wuji went to visit Uncle Gao?"

After all, Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin were good buddies since they were young, and they were naturally very happy to see the latter come to find him. Shimin's presence showed that he didn't intend to avoid him before, and he misunderstood him!
"Yes...cough, it's the way Zhang Qing helped Wang Wang go." Zhang Sun Wuji suddenly woke up that his sister and Gao Bufan had engaged in a marriage in prison, and his expression became unnatural. Seeing this, Li Shimin thought that Chang Sun Wuji Still mad at myself.

Gao Bufan also got off his horse at this time, smiled and said, "Brother Shimin!"

Li Shimin's mood was very complicated, he forced a smile and said: "Congratulations, Brother Changqing, for his success."

"It's just a fluke!" Gao Bufan said modestly.

The two of them were being very polite, when the curtain of the carriage was lifted, Changsun Wugou and others came out with the help of the maid, Li Shimin noticed the two carriages with the logo of Yuewangfu, and couldn't help but feel moved. Since Gao Bufan used Yue Wang's relationship, could it be that Gao Shilian's matter has been settled by him?

Li Shimin subconsciously touched the fake death pill in his sleeve, hesitating in his heart.

(End of this chapter)