Capital Datang

In the Lizheng Hall, Empress Changsun sat in the front seat with a serious face, accompanied by Concubine Yang, and in the lower seat was the white-bearded Weiguo Li Jing. Compared to a few years ago, Li Jing was really old , the wrinkles on his face were layered, and the sharpness in his eyes was no longer there.

Next to Li Jing is Hejian King Li Xiaogong. Compared with Li Jing's old state, Li Xiaogong, who has not yet turned [-], looks full of energy. His gray beard and hair can't hide his toughness, but he is the same as Li Jing. There is a bit of worry on the face.

"Wei Gong, how are Fang Xiang and Song Guogong?" At this moment, Empress Changsun asked, a look of helplessness flashed across her face, but at this time of employment, the two important ministers were both ill. .

"Queen Qi, Fang Xiang has been in poor health since this summer. Although he has been diagnosed and treated by Sun Taiyi and others, he still has good and bad times. Now he is so sick that he can't get out of bed. As for Song Guogong, since he dealt with the Sui Kingdom After Madam's funeral, she was ill when she returned to Chang'an, and now she can't manage anything at all." Li Jing just wanted to struggle to stand up and answer, but was stopped by Li Xiaogong who was next to him, and then Li Xiaogong answered on his behalf.

Empress Changsun also said modestly to Li Jing and Li Xiaogong: "This palace is in great chaos right now, and I even forgot that Wei Guo's health is not good." Having said this, Empress Changsun sighed, and then said, "Now His Majesty wants to prolong his life, and even started to take the elixir that he didn't believe in in the early years. However, Wei Zheng passed away a few years ago, and Fang Xiang and Song Guogong also fell ill. Now the whole court is full of people who can advise His Majesty , and there are only a few of us left.” Capital Datang 594

Hearing Empress Changsun's words, Concubine Yang next to her also looked dark. When they were on the way back to Chang'an, they heard about Li Shimin taking the elixir.It was only when I arrived in Chang'an that I realized that this matter had become very serious. Many ministers tried to persuade them, but Li Shimin didn't listen to them at all. Even the always confident Empress Changsun dared not easily persuade her. She knew very well that if her first remonstrance did not achieve results, then subsequent remonstrances would not be of much use.So she could only think of a way in secret, preparing to persuade Li Shimin to change his mind once.

"Empress, Lord Changsun is the number one hero in Lingyan Pavilion, and he has a very good personal relationship with His Majesty. If he can persuade His Majesty, it may change His Majesty's mind." Li Xiaogong stood up again and said.

As soon as Li Xiaogong's words came out, Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang next to her both sighed, thinking that Li Xiaogong was a military commander after all, although he was well versed in the way of being wise and protecting his life, he still seemed a bit slow to deal with political matters.Therefore, Empress Changsun reminded him at this time: "King of Hejian, Lord Changsun is the prince's uncle and has always supported the prince. It is really inappropriate for him to express any opinions on this matter!"

In fact, Empress Changsun didn't finish her words. Not only Changsun Wuji could not participate in this matter, but even Li Zhi also had to avoid suspicion. After all, Li Shimin made alchemy to prolong his life.Of course, no one knows whether the elixir can really prolong life, but if Li Zhi, the prince, persuades Li Shimin not to take the elixir, then in the eyes of those who are interested.I'm afraid there will be some rumors that are not good for the prince, so people who are close to Li Zhi.Except for Empress Changsun, everyone else had to avoid suspicion.

Li Xiaogong is not stupid either, when he heard Empress Changsun's words, he immediately understood.At this time, Empress Changsun continued to ask: "But now Your Majesty is addicted to pills and has already taken some. Although I don't know much about pills, I also know that there has never been a long-lived emperor since ancient times. Those pills Although the medicine can stimulate the spirit for a while, it will definitely cause some harm to the body, so for the current plan, how to make His Majesty stop taking the medicine?"

"What the queen said is right. The crown prince and the eldest grandson cannot participate. With just a few of us, there is little possibility of persuading His Majesty to change his mind. Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Qi has sent a letter about this matter, and everyone must have received his letter. Moreover, he said in the letter that he already had the idea of ​​persuading His Majesty, so the veteran also thinks that we should first find a way to get His Majesty to stop taking the medicine, and then wait for news from His Royal Highness Qi." At this time Li Jing said in an old voice, although He is old, but his mind is still very clear, and his analysis is very organized.

Hearing Li Yin mentioned several times in Li Jing's words, Empress Changsun frowned slightly, but then relaxed her brows.At this time, Concubine Yang seemed to be aware of it, and said immediately: "Actually, it is not too difficult to ask His Majesty to suspend the medication, but it requires a person to do it. This person..."

"Son!" Concubine Yang hadn't finished her sentence when the Empress Changsun next to her guessed who it was, and immediately said with bright eyes, if Li Shimin's favorite son was Li Yin, of course, but in comparison, Li Shimin But he likes his daughter more. In this respect, Li Yin is exactly the same as his father. Therefore, as Li Shimin's favorite daughter, Sizi is much better than others if she speaks out to persuade her. It's a pity that a daughter is a daughter after all. Big things can interfere, but they can't be as big as Li Yin's role.

Li Jing and Li Xiaogong below were relieved when they heard that Concubine Yang wanted to invite Princess Jinyang to come out. Although Princess Jinyang is not very old, she understands the truth very well. She will speak out to help the ministers to defend, and can often appease Li Shimin's anger. It can be said that she has the demeanor of the eldest grandson queen, so Princess Jinyang is very well received among the Chinese and Chinese military officials.

That night, Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang called Sizi to the Lizheng Hall, and then told about Li Shimin taking the elixir and being opposed by the officials, especially they also pointed out that Li Shimin was against this matter. Things are also very opposed.Sizi has always been the closest to Li Yin, and this matter is related to the health of the old man, so after hearing this, Sizi agreed without hesitation.

Early the next morning, Sizi went to Liangyi Hall to accompany Li Shimin. Li Shimin was also very happy about this, thinking that his daughter wanted to spend more time with him, but when it was time for him to take the elixir, Sizi scolded the Taoist priest who delivered the medicine. After a meal, these Taoist priests were so scared that their faces turned pale. Not only did Li Shimin fail to take the elixir, but he was also forced by his beloved daughter to agree that from today on, he would never take such harmful things again.

However, although Li Shimin agreed to Sizi, everyone knew that he was just coaxing Sizi as a doting father, and he must eat whatever he wanted afterward, as long as Sizi didn't find out.

However, Sizi was guided by Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang behind her, so she was naturally not without countermeasures. On the third day, Sizi was playing in the palace, but accidentally walked to the place where Taoist priests made alchemy, and these Taoist priests even 'bumped' her , As a result, Si Zi led the guards and severely injured all the people involved in the alchemy, especially the Tianzhu monk named Na Luo Er Sa Po, who was given special care.

Originally, according to the wishes of Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang, all these alchemists were directly killed. Although Li Shimin may find another group of people afterwards, it can be delayed for a longer time, but Sizi is soft-hearted after all, so Only the limbs of the alchemist are injured, as long as the alchemy cannot be resumed in a short time.

Li Shimin naturally understood what his daughter did, but loving his daughter is one thing, but the extravagant hope in his heart could not be dispelled, so he moved those Taoist priests out of the palace afterwards, and arranged for them While recuperating, they found another place for them to practice alchemy, but based on the injuries of those people, it is estimated that they would not be able to get out of bed for at least half a month.

Of course, although Sizi was not punished because of this incident, there is no other way, otherwise it would seem a bit unreasonable to make trouble. Empress Changsun stopped it.After all, her task has been completed, and the next step is to see if Li Yin's method is effective.

At the end of the 21st year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, a group of personnel sent by the Qi Wangfu went northward from Taiwan on a steam ship, then entered the Yellow River to reach Zhengzhou, and then passed Luoyang by land, and rushed all the way to Chang'an non-stop. When Demen entered Chang'an, all the civil and military ministers who had been waiting for them in secret were relieved. Although Li Yin did not come in person this time, he had already promised Li Jing and the others in his letter that as long as he sent As soon as a person arrives in Chang'an, he can immediately persuade Li Shimin to change his mind.

The person leading this team is Wang Zihao, who is in charge of business development in Prince Qi's Mansion. When Li Yin left Chang'an, Wang Zihao stayed in Chang'an to deal with various mansions and families, so he is more familiar with people than anyone else, and his weight It is also heavy enough, and it is more convenient to contact Li Jing, Li Xiaogong and others.

This time, due to time constraints, Wang Zihao's team was very simple, except for dozens of palace guards, the rest was a big box containing the seized drugs.In addition to these, there are two special prisoners in the team. These two are Taoist Huo Yuanzi and Persian Hushang Asanlu.Capital Datang 594

Compared to when they were in Taiwan, Huo Yuanzi and Ashanlu were significantly thinner, and the anxiety on their faces became more and more serious as Chang'an approached, but what was surprising was that their spirits were extremely good, at least When they entered Chang'an, the two of them didn't look tired at all, and even those strong and strong guards of the palace couldn't compare to them.

And as soon as they arrived in Taiwan, Wang Zihao was summoned into the palace by Empress Changsun. At the same time, Li Jing and Li Xiaogong also entered the palace one step ahead of him. After all, they had been waiting for this day for a long time.It's just that they were also a little apprehensive, wondering if Li Yin's method would work?

But when Wang Zihao came out of the palace with Huo Yuanzi and Ashanlu, Empress Changsun, Li Jing and the others all looked terrified. They never imagined that there would be such a terrifying thing in this world!