Li Shimin frowned.
Wei Zheng was a troublemaker.
He was not to be trifled with.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with some displeasure. Why did you provoke Wei Zheng for no reason? And you even said that Wei Zheng colluded with Du Qi. Li Shimin didn't believe such a thing.
Li Shimin didn't speak, but looked at Li Chengqian. He didn't speak, but his eyes signaled for Li Chengqian to come out and solve the problem. Li Chengqian wanted to avoid Li Shimin's eyes at first, but Li Shimin kept staring at him. Li Chengqian could only stand up helplessly. He looked at Wei Zheng kneeling on the ground, put his hands together, and bowed.
He looked like he was courteous to the wise.
And he looked like he was apologizing.
Li Chengqian said, "Prime Minister Wei, it was a slip of the tongue. Please forgive me. Prime Minister Wei, you know that I have a grudge with Du Qi, so when it comes to Du Qi, it's inevitable that I'll speak without thinking. "
Wei Zheng said indifferently, "Crown Prince, you've wronged me. Whatever you say, it's what it is. I can only ask to go to prison to prove myself. "
Li Chengqian's cheeks twitched.
At this moment, he was somewhat embarrassed.
Li Chengqian subconsciously looked towards Li Shimin, casting a pleading look. However, Li Shimin completely ignored him, maintaining a solemn and businesslike appearance. Li Chengqian saw this and knew that he was taught a lesson by Wei Zheng this time. He was doomed.
Li Chengqian said again, "Prime Minister Wei, it was a slip of the tongue. I'm willing to apologize for my mistake. Furthermore, this consort will personally come to apologize. "
Wei Zheng said, "Crown Prince, you've wronged me."
Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Xuancheng, Crown Prince is young and frivolous after all. He's young and inexperienced. His words and actions are rude, so don't make things difficult for him. Get up. "
"I know my mistake."
Wei Zheng wasn't an insensible person. Hearing Li Shimin's words, he stood up and sat down.
Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Zheng really couldn't be offended!
Li Shimin turned to Fang Xuanling and said, "Minister Fang, what do you think of Crown Prince's proposal?"
Now that there was a difference of opinion, it was natural that more discussion was needed.
This was the only way to reach a consensus.
Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty, I tend to agree with the Crown Prince's suggestion. Because the current situation was unfavorable. Although this was a strategy of drinking poison to quench one's thirst, there was no other choice under such a strategy. In truth, I agree with Prime Minister Wei's concerns. Because this strategy will definitely breed countless ambitious people. "
Fang Xuanling continued, "But the Great Tang doesn't have any other choice. If the Imperial Court could deploy hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the frontlines, nothing would be a problem. Unfortunately, the imperial court doesn't have that many soldiers, so they can only pin their hopes on the local areas. "
Li Shimin looked at Xiao Yu and asked, "Xiao Qing, what do you think?"
Xiao Chuo stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, I also agree with Prime Minister Fang's words. Right now, we have no other choice. Right now, they could only adopt the strategy proposed by the Crown Prince. Although it is possible to quench one's thirst with poison, there is still a chance to resist Du Qi. "
Everyone agreed, except for Wei Zheng. Li Shimin made a decision in his heart. In fact, Li Shimin himself somewhat agreed. Du Qi was a mortal enemy. As long as they could resist Du Qi, everything would be easy. On the contrary, if they couldn't stop Du Qi, then the Tang dynasty would be in great danger.
At this moment, a chamberlain hurried in. With a panicked look, the chamberlain knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Empress is seriously ill. She's dying."
Boom!!
Li Shimin was stunned.
Guanyin was dying.
After coming to his senses, Li Shimin stood up and said, "Put this matter aside for the time being. I'll go to the harem first."
Li Shimin had already left in a hurry.
So did Li Chengqian.
In the main hall, only Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Xiao Yu were left. The three of them looked at each other helplessly. It was really an eventful time. First, the Retired Emperor died of illness in the Western Region. Then, Zhangsun Wuji died in the Western Region. Many generals died in the Western Region. Now, even the Empress was ill.
The three of them were helpless, but they each went to do their own things. They all knew Zhangsun Wugou's position in Li Shimin's heart. It was incomparable. Now that Zhangsun Wugou was ill, Li Shimin was out of his wits. He definitely couldn't handle government affairs.
Li Shimin stumbled into the harem in a daze. When he saw Zhangsun Wugou lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his face pale, he panicked.
Li Shimin looked at the imperial physician and asked, "How is it? How's Guanyin?"
The imperial physician said in fear, "Your Majesty, I'm useless."
"Useless, useless!"
Li Shimin was furious and scolded the imperial physician loudly. After scolding, Li Shimin helplessly asked the imperial physician about Zhangsun Wugou's illness and what was going on.
During this period of time, Zhangsun Wugou's body wasn't feeling well. However, there weren't any major symptoms. Why did Zhangsun Wugou suddenly fall ill? Moreover, he was on the verge of dying. Li Shimin wasn't mentally prepared at all.
After Li Shimin's inquiry, the imperial physician said, "Your Majesty, the Empress's health has actually been very bad recently. Due to the Empress's deficiency of vital energy and blood, as well as the depression in her heart, her health has been deteriorating. It didn't show up previously because the Empress had been hiding her illness. It only showed up now. "
Li Shimin fell silent after hearing that.
Zhangsun Wugou's deficiency of vital energy and blood had been there for a long time. It wasn't a strange symptom. Moreover, before this, Zhangsun Wugou had been taking medicine. However, now that there was a depression in her heart, it was a worsening of her illness.
Obviously, it was caused by Zhangsun Wuji's death.
Zhangsun Wuji was Zhangsun Wugou's elder brother. He was also someone who Zhangsun Wugou relied on for survival. For Zhangsun Wugou, although she tried her best to get Zhangsun Wuji to withdraw from the center of power after Li Shimin ascended the throne and resigned from his most important official position. However, Zhangsun Wugou was also extremely reliant on Zhangsun Wuji because he was her elder brother.
Zhangsun Sheng died early. After Zhangsun Sheng died of illness, Zhangsun Wuji and Zhangsun Wugou were chased out of the Zhangsun family. They had no choice but to rely on their uncle Gao Shilian and live with him. Although they weren't discriminated against, they were still living under someone else's roof. Zhangsun Wuji and Zhangsun Wugou relied on each other for survival and were very close to each other.
Especially when Zhangsun Wuji and Gao Shilian died, it meant that Zhangsun Wugou had lost the two closest people to her. Therefore, the depression in her heart was even worse.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and asked, "How much longer?"
The imperial physician said, "It will happen in the next two to three days. If her illness worsens, it will happen in the next one or two days."
Li Shimin's face twitched.
His heart was in pain.
It was extremely uncomfortable.
One had to know that Zhangsun Wugou was the most important part of his heart. Now, this part was going to be erased.
Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou knew each other and had long been connected. They were an indispensable part of each other. However, when he saw Zhangsun Wugou's pale face, Li Shimin's heart was extremely worried.
Li Chengqian was also standing behind. He looked at Zhangsun Wugou's appearance and his tears flowed down. To him, Zhangsun Wugou was a loving mother who cared for him and supported him in all aspects as he grew up. Now that his mother was seriously ill, his heart was very uncomfortable.
Now that Li Shimin was here, Li Chengqian waved his hand and the imperial physician attendants all left. Li Chengqian also turned around and left, leaving Li Shimin alone with Zhangsun Wugou.
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