People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1400 Rumor has it that Princess Fuchang has entered the palace

In the darkness, Li Zhi's thoughts gradually gathered, but his eyelids were so heavy that he didn't have the strength to open them for a while.

There seems to be a voice ringing in my ears...

It's Mei Niang's voice delivering medicine to people.

There were also slight sobs and comforting sounds...

It is peace.

Li Zhi woke up instantly. Then, he took a deep breath and opened his eyes forcefully.

At this time, the deep voice of the imperial doctor Qin Heming sounded in his ears first: "Your Majesty is awake, Your Majesty, please don't move."

The soft light came into Li Zhi's extremely tired eyes, and he immediately saw that it was the imperial doctor Qin Heming in front of him.

Qin Heming was beside the imperial couch and whispered: "Your Majesty, nothing happens. I will take off the silver needle first."

Li Zhi blinked slightly, and then saw Qin Heming carefully but neatly pulling out a few silver needles. Li Zhi suddenly felt completely relaxed.

He couldn't help but turn his head, and saw Empress Wu for the first time.

"Mei Niang, I'm fine." Li Zhi spoke forcefully, forced a smile, then turned to look at Qin Heming and asked, "I, what's wrong?"

Qin Heming pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "There was a solar eclipse and the yin and yang changed. Your Majesty's body was already uneasy. The yin and yang energy reversed and he fainted all of a sudden. But it was nothing serious and he would be fine in three to five days. "

Li Zhi's expression calmed down, and a hint of sadness flashed deep in his eyes. He nodded and said, "How is the situation in the court?"

Empress Wu reached out and held the emperor's wrist, and whispered: "Nothing happened in the court. After His Majesty fainted, Qin's doctor immediately started to treat him, and he soon stabilized.

Everything in the court is in order. I ordered the left prime minister to return to the Shangshu Province to plan for the trip to Taiwan, which also stabilized people's hearts. "

"Yeah!" Li Zhi nodded and said, "It's hard for him, he's not young anymore."

Liu Rengui was twenty-seven years older than Li Zhi. He had already retired in the third year of the General Chapter, but the defeat of Da Feichuan happened and he was reactivated.

This function lasted for more than ten years. He was originally going to serve again this year, but the emperor insisted on staying.

Fortunately, he stayed. With Liu Rengui in the court, everything can be stabilized.

"Everything in the court is in order, flood control, and the western expedition are all in good order. Only the eastern patrol has been temporarily suspended." Empress Wu whispered several important events.

The emperor nodded and said, "You should indeed take it slow."

The eastward inspection of Luoyang is a major event and must be carried out every year.

But now, the emperor fainted directly in the Zichen Palace in front of the officials, and the news could not be concealed at all.

At most, it is just delaying the time for the news to leak out.

But many people are not optimistic about the emperor's health.

In this case, there is no point in pushing hard.

Empress Wu fell silent, but after only a short pause, she said bitterly: "The government and the public blamed the eclipse on the bad nature of the Turks. This is true for the Western Turks and the DTZ."

"Yes, my two fainting moments were caused by the unrest of the Turks." Li Zhi raised his head and looked outside.

The clear sunlight shone in, and Li Zhi finally couldn't help but ask: "What time is it now?"

"It's six o'clock." Empress Wu shook her head slightly, looked at Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty has been unconscious for half a day and half a night."

Li Zhi's eyes twitched slightly, but he had completely relaxed: "Is it only half a day and half a night?"

"Well!" Empress Wu said in a low voice: "The courtiers were indeed panicked at first, but the imperial doctors said it was nothing serious, so they felt relieved."

Li Zhi smiled faintly, then looked to one side and said, "Where's Taiping? I heard her crying just now."

"Father, my son is here." Princess Taiping walked up quickly from one side, with tears and a smile on her little face, which looked a little funny.

"You are so old and you still don't take good care of yourself. Where is your consort?" Li Zhi's voice was slightly cold.

"The prince-in-law was here just now, but he was asked by his son to help the emperor." After a slight pause, Princess Taiping said: "Xue Lang, the prince, and brother Xiangwang are all in Mingde Hall now, and Xiang Xue is responsible for taking care of them. Nothing else."

Li Zhi understood instantly. The prince left Daming Palace and returned to the East Palace to tell the world that the emperor was fine.

Now it is the second day, and even if the news is suppressed, it has completely spread.

Fortunately, Liu Rengui was in Zhongshu Province, Empress Wu was in the harem, and the prince was in the East Palace. There were no big differences in all parties, and the people of Chang'an were stabilized.

If Li Xian had been staying in the Daming Palace, others might really think that the emperor did not have much time left.

Now that Li Xian is in the East Palace, people will not be too suspicious.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, then looked at Qin Heming and asked, "Qin Qing, can I still patrol east this time?"

"Okay!" Qin Heming didn't hesitate much. He took out a red porcelain bottle from his body, handed it to the emperor's pillow, and then said: "I need to do acupuncture for His Majesty every day for three days. In addition, Your Majesty needs to take this bottle of medicine every day." "After seven days, Your Majesty should be fine. You will be well prepared by then and your eastward tour will be fine."

Li Zhi nodded, looked up at Empress Wu and said, "Mei Niang, hereby convey the decree, on April 16, we will travel east to Chang'an."

"Here!" Empress Wu immediately handed over her hand, and then quickly went out to deliver the order. When the emperor's words spread, the entire court and the public immediately felt completely at ease.

Li Zhi looked down at Princess Taiping and said, "Taiping, go to Prince Peng's Mansion and bring Princess Fuchang here. You two will be with her during these days."

"Here!" Princess Taiping looked at Li Zhi in surprise. She didn't expect that the emperor really valued those rumors so much. Li Zhi raised his left hand, gently caressed Princess Taiping's head, and then whispered: "Fuchang Taiping, Taiping Fuchang, can make me feel at ease, okay?"

"It's my daughter's fault. My daughter will go now." Princess Taiping stood up immediately, felt slightly refreshed, and then left quickly.

Li Zhi looked at the person beside him and said, "Pass the title of Prince and Tutor."

"Here!" Shiren cupped his hands and left quickly.

Everyone could see that the emperor deliberately pushed people away.

Looking up at Qin Heming, the emperor asked directly: "What is this medicine? Why have I never seen it before?"

Qin Heming lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, this medicine was just recently figured out by me and several imperial doctors. It uses medicinal materials that King Peng brought back from Fanzhou last year. Many of them have never been seen before. , pondering the properties of the medicine, allocating the dosage, just like refining medicine, and finally produced this batch. "

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then asked: "What did King Peng say?"

The emperor's seemingly random question made Qin Heming pause.

Not only him, but also the imperial physician Li Qianzong and imperial physician Du Wenyu standing on both sides of the bed fell silent.

Qin Heming reacted immediately and bowed slightly: "I met King Peng last year when he handed over the medicine to the emperor. At that time, King Peng said that he should study the medicinal materials brought back from Fanzhou as soon as possible, and then Refining medicinal materials that are useful to Your Majesty."

Taking a gentle breath, Qin Heming continued: "Prince Peng originally planned to do it himself, but he resigned from the post of Shang Yao Fengyu, so it was difficult for him to intervene again. After that, it was all the ministers who did it. As for Peng King, I have never seen him again since then.”

Li Zhi nodded slightly, looked at the red medicine bottle, and asked, "How to take this medicine?"

"One pill at a time." Qin Heming looked at Li Zhi and said seriously: "No matter what the previous medicine was, stop all the medicine. This medicine is enough."

Li Zhi fell silent. His body could be hidden from everyone, but not from the imperial doctors who helped him diagnose his illness every day.

Immediately, Li Zhi reacted, looked at Qin Heming and said, "This medicine is enough."

"Yes!" Qin Heming nodded directly and said, "This will be the case for half a year. After half a year, I and others will need to observe your Majesty's body and add or reduce the medicine appropriately."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "That's it. I need to take a break. Someone, come and tell the prince."

"Here!" The waiter on the side immediately handed over his hand, then quickly turned around and left.

The imperial doctors on both sides also handed over their hands at the same time and retreated behind the curtains on both sides.

The gauze curtain on the imperial couch was slowly lowered.

Under the green gauze curtains, the light is extremely soft, as if you have entered another world.

Li Zhi lay on the bed alone, sighed deeply, and closed his eyes slightly.

At this time, although he could speak and his mind was unusually clear, there was still endless coldness in his body.

Especially in the knees of both legs, there were bursts of pain.

This situation was three points worse than when he was in winter, and he even doubted whether he could stand up again.

However, he had already survived this situation during the winter, and now it would not be a problem for him to survive again.

Li Zhi looked at the inside of the pillow, where there was a bottle of medicine. After taking it, endless heat would rush into Li Zhi's body, helping him dispel the coldness in his body.

But this situation is just superficial. Deeper inside, Li Zhi's body has more hidden dangers.

If he didn't have other hopes in his heart, Li Zhi would not take such medicine.

but now……

Looking sideways at the red porcelain bottle, Li Zhi seemed to see Qin Heming and others studying medicine day and night.

It's not like these imperial doctors and imperial doctors don't know his own situation. Since they dare to do this, they guarantee...

The figure of Li Xuan suddenly popped up in Li Zhi's mind, as if he saw the helplessness of Li Xuan, Qin Heming and others when they handed over.

Perhaps with Li Xuan's participation, this medicine can be refined earlier...

In an instant, Li Zhi's eyes turned cold.

How can the clan be involved in something that is directly related to one's own life?

Although he knew that Li Xuan would not have any selfish thoughts, it was still best to try to keep him as little involved in this kind of thing.

Li Zhi suddenly laughed inexplicably and said softly: "Perhaps he should not have been allowed to go to any battlefield from the beginning. It would be best to let him stay in the palace and serve as a medicine minister."

Li Zhi smiled and suddenly shook his head. He knew that if Li Xuan had not fought to reach Tubo, they would not have been able to obtain the various medicines that the Tubo royal family had collected for so many years.

This reminded Li Zhi of the conversation they had when they met at Zhenguan Hall in the second year of Yuan Dynasty.

Now it seems that everything is coming true as it originally was.

Turning his head, Li Zhi took the medicine with some difficulty, and immediately, a shallow feeling of warmth rushed directly into his body.

Slow and steady, unstoppable.

The coldness in his body slowly disappeared in an instant, like melting snow peaks.

Li Zhi closed his eyes gently.

(End of this chapter)