Chang 'an City, Prince Hejian's Mansion.
In the study, Li Xiaogong was reading the Records of the Three Kingdoms with great interest. This was his hobby after reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms once. He read history books to understand how much of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was fictional.
Li Xiaogong's life was very simple and leisurely. He stayed at home all day, reading books, reading the latest newspapers, and then playing chess. His life was very leisurely.
Although he didn't participate in government affairs, it didn't matter.
He still enjoyed himself.
After all, Li Xiaogong was a member of the royal family. No matter what, he was still a member of the royal family, so he was not affected. Of course, because of Du Qi, many people had alienated the Li family in the early years. Even the close friends of Wang no longer paid attention to her.
Prince Hejian's Mansion was now despised and alienated by countless people.
However, after the war between Li Shimin and Du Qi began, the situation gradually became delicate. Especially after Li Jing was defeated at the front line and surrendered to Du Qi and worked for Du Qi, the situation in Chang 'an changed even more.
Many children of big families who had alienated the Wang family began to contact the Wang family closely, hoping to improve their relationship.
The Wang family was delighted. She wanted to contact these people, but Li Xiaogong stopped her from going out. Because it was an extremely sensitive time for the Wang family to go out. In fact, when some people contacted the Wang family, more people came to visit Li Xiaogong, hoping to build a relationship with him.
But in the end, Li Xiaogong refused them one by one. Because the Tang dynasty and Xia Xia were at war, the situation was very delicate. After all, Li Xiaogong was Du Qi's father-in-law, which was a bit tricky.
It was not suitable for him to go out.
Once he was active in the officialdom, he might be targeted, and the Li family might also be affected.
Therefore, Li Xiaogong stayed at home.
When Li Xiaogong was reading, the door was knocked, and the housekeeper of the mansion came in. The housekeeper bowed and said, "Your Highness, the latest news from the north."
Li Xiaogong took it and quickly read it. When he read the contents of the letter, a look of shock appeared on his face.
Because Li Shimin was defeated.
Li Shimin led 300 thousand troops to Guazhou to attack Xia Xia. In the end, he suffered heavy losses, and the 300 thousand troops were almost completely wiped out. As a result, the border state of Guazhou had fallen under the control of Xia Xia.
Li Xiaogong was thinking about the impact of Li Shimin's defeat.
Du Qi won.
Moreover, Du Qi's great victory was not a good thing for the Tang dynasty. And Li Xiaogong was at the center of power, so he had to be even more careful. If he wasn't careful, he might be implicated.
Li Xiaogong waved his hand, and the butler turned around and left. He was alone, thinking about how to deal with it.
Time trickled by.
An idea slowly formed in Li Xiaogong's mind.
Dong! Boom!
There was a knock on the door.
The steward entered again. He bowed and said, "Patriarch, I have another piece of news."
As he spoke, the butler handed over the letter.
Li Xiaogong took the letter and read it. The content of the letter was simple. It was the news that Li Shimin had left Shazhou and started to return to Chang 'an. This time, Li Shimin didn't bring Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, and the others back. He came back alone with the Black Armor Elite Cavalry.
Li Xiaogong thought about why Li Shimin didn't bring Zhangsun Wuji and the others back.
Obviously, he would fight again.
After confirming Li Shimin's idea, Li Xiaogong continued to deduce.
Du Qi's army had taken Guazhou. Especially this time, Xia Xia was attacked by Li Shimin. With Du Qi's nature, he would definitely retaliate. Therefore, the war between Xia Xia and the Tang dynasty would definitely continue. The war would not stop.
"Will it involve me?"
Li Xiaogong carefully reviewed the situation in his mind.
He continued to think.
After some deduction, Li Xiaogong suddenly thought of a possibility. The next war would involve him, and he might even be involved. The reason was simple. If Li Shimin stopped fighting and wanted to ease the relationship with Du Qi, he would need to be involved. After all, he was Du Qi's father-in-law. If Li Shimin wanted Du Qi to fight again, he would also need to be involved because he had a special relationship with Du Qi.
Thinking of this possibility, Li Xiaogong's expression became serious and more dignified.
If this was the case, it would be difficult to deal with.
Especially when the Emperor was already on his way back.
Li Xiaogong came to this conclusion, and his expression gradually became firm. Originally, he already had some thoughts about it. Now, he was even more determined and didn't hesitate at all.
Li Xiaogong immediately arranged for the butler to enter and told him to buy medicine from the pharmacy. These medicines all had a certain degree of toxicity. The butler already knew about medicine. After hearing it, he was extremely shocked and asked, "Your Highness, why do you want to buy this medicine?"
Li Xiaogong ordered, "Just go and buy it. And don't tell anyone that I asked you to buy medicine."
"Yes!"
The butler turned and left.
He was Li Xiaogong's man and naturally listened to Li Xiaogong. Since Li Xiaogong made such an arrangement, there must be a certain purpose.
Not long after, the butler brought the medicine back.
After Li Xiaogong got the medicine, he found a remote place to brew the medicine himself. When the medicine was brewed, Li Xiaogong took it directly. When he first took it, Li Xiaogong didn't have any problems. After taking it continuously for a day, Li Xiaogong began to vomit, and even his entire mind began to become absent-minded.
As soon as this situation appeared, Li Xiaogong began to fall ill.
After Wang Shi discovered this situation, she immediately panicked. Li Xiaogong was her backbone. If Li Xiaogong collapsed, she couldn't bear it. Immediately, Wang Shi arranged for people to invite a doctor to treat him.
The doctor diagnosed and used medicine, but Li Xiaogong's condition did not improve. Although Li Xiaogong no longer vomited, his entire person was still somewhat absent-minded. Li Xiaogong's entire person actually became thin quickly, and his person directly changed.
After the people in the residence knew about this situation, the news also began to spread. Many people in Chang 'an knew that Li Xiaogong was ill and somewhat absent-minded. The news spread to the palace and was known by Li Yuan.
When Li Yuan learned of this news, he was very surprised.
Li Xiaogong was an important official of the imperial family.
Li Yuan immediately arranged for people to inform Li Chengqian and let Li Chengqian arrange for an imperial physician to treat Li Xiaogong.
Li Chengqian received Li Yuan's instructions, but did not immediately pass the order. Instead, he arranged for people to invite Lu Deming over. In the early years, Lu Deming was a subordinate official of the Eastern Palace, the master in charge of teaching Li Chengqian.
Because he and Lu Deming went against Du Qi, in the end, they shot themselves in the foot, resulting in their reputation being ruined. Li Chengqian was now regent and quietly recruited Lu Deming under his command again, letting Lu Deming be an aide.
It was just that Lu Deming was hidden in the dark and was never exposed.
Li Chengqian looked at Lu Deming and said, "Master Lu, Imperial Grandfather sent news, saying that Li Xiaogong is ill, and his mind is absent-minded and somewhat not clear-headed. At present, Li Xiaogong's situation is very bad. "
A ray of light flashed across Lu Deming's eyes, and he asked, "How does Your Highness plan to arrange?"
Li Chengqian said, "Master Lu, I plan to not care."
Li Chengqian did not have a good impression of Li Xiaogong. The reason was very simple, Li Xiaogong was Du Qi's father-in-law. Li Chengqian was also extremely hostile towards Li Xiaogong. If something unexpected happened to Li Xiaogong, Li Chengqian would be even happier. If Li Xiaogong died one day, Li Chengqian would be even happier.
If Li Xiaogong died, Du Qi would definitely be sad.
This was Li Chengqian's starting point.
Hearing this, Lu Deming shook his head and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, not asking about it is definitely inappropriate. Regarding this matter, the Retired Emperor has already arranged for people to come over and inform you. In addition, Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong is an imperial relative, his weight is very heavy. Even if His Majesty knows of this news, he will definitely go to visit, and will also arrange for people to go and diagnose. "
Pausing, Lu Deming continued, "Therefore, you must make arrangements for this matter. For the sake of Your Highness the Crown Prince's reputation, you should take the initiative to visit, and then bring an imperial physician to diagnose Li Xiaogong. In short, your attitude must be sufficient, and you must not leave any evidence behind. "
Li Chengqian said, "Master Lu is brilliant!"
He agreed with Lu Deming's analysis, because this was the most reasonable arrangement at the moment.
However, Li Chengqian waved his sleeves and said, "However, I am unwilling to go. For this matter, I only need to arrange for an imperial physician to go, and then arrange for people to send some tonics over. "
Lu Deming advised, "Your Highness should go personally."
"I'm not going!"
Li Chengqian said very firmly, "Li Xiaogong and Du Qi are jackals of the same lair. When I see him, I feel uncomfortable. If it weren't for Li Xiaogong being an imperial relative and having great influence. I have already made arrangements to deal with him. Now that he is ill and absent-minded, this is exactly what I want. "
Lu Deming sighed inwardly. He had been by Li Chengqian's side all these years, and knew Li Chengqian's nature. Now that Li Chengqian had said this, there was no way he would change his mind.
Lu Deming immediately went to make arrangements.
After the imperial physician and the gifts were arranged, Li Chengqian no longer cared. The imperial physician went to Li Xiaogong's residence and diagnosed Li Xiaogong, but he couldn't find anything wrong. After all, when it came to mental absent-mindedness, this couldn't be clearly explained in a few words, and could only be carefully nursed back to health.
Li Chengqian received the news from the imperial physician, confirming that Li Xiaogong was really ill, and he was happy in his heart.
He didn't care about this matter.
In Chang 'an City, the news of Li Xiaogong's serious illness gradually became known to many people. Under this premise, many people who originally wanted to establish a relationship with Li Xiaogong stopped visiting, and the Commandery Prince Hejian's residence became unusually quiet.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was February.
Li Shimin led the Black Armor Elite Cavalry back to Chang 'an City from Shazhou. As soon as Li Shimin returned to the court, he didn't directly deal with government affairs, but went straight to the imperial harem to see Li Yuan.
Li Shimin came to Li Yuan's palace, and after saluting Li Yuan, he said, "Father!"
Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Sit!"
The current Li Yuan looked even older.
There were even more age spots on his face, and his entire back was stooped, already with a feeling of having one foot in the grave. A few years ago, although Li Yuan was old, he was still hale and hearty, but the current Li Yuan gave people a feeling of uncertainty.
As if he could die at any time.
After Li Shimin sat down, he didn't wait for Li Yuan to speak, he took the initiative to say, "Father, in the battle of Guazhou in Longyou Road, I lost soldiers and generals, and lost countless. Three hundred thousand troops, less than one in ten survived. "
Li Yuan said, "This old man knows."
After a pause, Li Yuan continued, "Next, you're going to continue to fight with Du Qi, right?"
Li Shimin said, "Yes!"
Li Yuan said in a deep voice, "If you want to fight, then fight. At this point, there's already no other choice. After all, at this moment, you're already locked in battle with Xia Xia. Yuqi Guazhou is the territory of the Tang dynasty, it can't be lost. If you want to fight now, then fight to the end. "
After hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan with some surprise.
He didn't expect Li Yuan to support him.
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