Chapter 199: Pretending to be sick

Before dawn the next day, the head eunuch of the East Palace hurried to the Taiyuan Hospital and said that His Highness the Emperor's Grandson was feeling unwell occasionally.

But people outside don't really believe that His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun can lead an army to fight on the Tuyuhun grassland. How can there be problems with his body?

But Qian Ping did take away all the doctors on duty at the Imperial Hospital, and even some of the doctors who were resting at home were also taken away. The records can be found, so everyone is guessing what happened to His Highness Changsun?

In the afternoon of that day, the emperor also visited the East Palace in person and reprimanded some of the imperial doctors. He did not leave until sunset.

Only then did everyone realize that maybe His Highness Changsun was really sick. After all, returning to the capital from the southwest border was a huge change. No matter how good your health is, it may cause a series of problems. , after the Northern Expedition army returned, thousands of soldiers died of diseases. His Highness Changsun may...

"Give me a good prescription. If anyone can't prescribe it, don't blame me for killing his whole family today. If something goes wrong with my son, none of you will survive."

Li Chengqian, who had been quiet for a while, showed his original expression again.

When Zhongxin died, Li Chengqian had the same expression. If it weren't for the persuasion of the Crown Princess and others, Li Chengqian would have killed all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital at that time. If his condition hadn't been serious now, how could Li Chengqian have done it? Has it become like this again? Doesn't he know that this ghostly appearance will disgust the emperor?

Of course, everyone can understand Li Chengqian's changes. The prince himself has no future and may be deposed by the emperor at any time. However, it is because of the birth of a capable son that Li Chengqian can continue to live in the East Palace. If this son dies due to physical problems, then Li Chengqian's future days can be imagined.

Some important officials in the imperial court had a good relationship with Li Xiang, such as Cheng Chuliang and Changsun Chong. They also wanted to come over to see what was going on, but they were all persuaded to go back by the people in the East Palace.

However, according to these people, His Highness Changsun's condition should be very serious. Otherwise, there would not be so many monks chanting sutras. This was the custom of the Tang Dynasty. When the imperial doctors could not solve the problem, they would do everything. The children were placed on the monks' bodies, hoping that they could resolve the disease.

Of course, this seems extremely ridiculous to modern people, but for people at that time, this might even be more useful than the imperial doctor's treatment.

When it got dark the next day, Li Xiang's mother hurried back from outside the city, which made everyone think that Li Xiang was seriously ill. Although many people still doubted it, it was normal for him to have physical problems after returning from the border. Son.

Prince Wei's Mansion.

"A bunch of idiots, why can't they find out any information? Is the East Palace impregnable? How do you usually brag? You say there is no information that you can't find out, but now it's so useless, let me continue to find out. .”

Wei King Li Tai shook his fat body and said, Ever since he got the news about Li Xiang's illness, this guy started jumping up and down, but unfortunately he didn't get accurate news.

Firstly, it is because all the imperial doctors are in the East Palace, and no imperial doctor has come out. Secondly, the East Palace is now tightly guarded. In addition to the original guards, Li Xiang's guards have also returned from the front line. It is difficult for a fly to fly in. , let alone inquire about the information inside.

"Xiaojiu, you came back from the front line. Do you think there can be something wrong with this kid's health?"

Because of this incident, Jin Wang Li Zhi also rarely left his palace. When he just came back from the southwest front, Li Zhi felt that he was a joke to the entire royal family, so he sealed himself in the palace. No matter what happened outside, he Regardless of asking, now that he learned about Li Xiang's illness, he immediately came to his second brother.

"His body is as strong as an ox, and he goes in and out of the grasslands of Tuyuhun, stretching for hundreds of miles each time. It would be damning if he is physically sick. I say it must be him. It’s a trick, but I don’t know what it is.”

Li Zhi's hatred for Li Xiang has now been revealed on the surface, which makes Li Tai very happy. Originally, he had always been a one-man show in the capital, and his younger brother was also wavering, not establishing his own position at all. Now Seeing Li Zhi's performance, Li Tai felt that he had really found a family.

"But there is no reason for this kid to pretend to be sick. He has already achieved his own merits on the southwest front, and is about to take charge of the Zuo Shenwu Army, which is one of the six armies of Beiya. If this is the case, he is the prince's grandson. The first person among them is more important than the prince, why should he get sick?"

When Li Tai said this, his eyes were already shining. For the princes and grandsons, no one did not hope to have military power in their hands, but it was a pity that the emperor held it too tightly, regardless of No matter what achievements you have made or what talents you have in the military, the emperor will never delegate military power. Li Xiang will start complaining as soon as he gets this military power...

The two brothers looked towards the north together. There was a hint of fear in their eyes, but neither of them spoke. Could it be the emperor?

"No matter what, this is an opportunity for us. As long as this kid doesn't often walk around the court, then the minister who showed kindness to him before may have other ideas. The two of us will split up and find our own right away. People should contact these people and ask them to come to our camp, especially my uncle..."

Li Tai shook his big head. No matter whether the emperor asked someone to do this or not, it has nothing to do with us brothers. We must put ourselves in a correct position now and clean up our heads. Don't be fooled. The impact of these things is to expand one's influence in the court, which is the most important thing.

Although Li Zhi agreed from the side, he was not so optimistic about this matter in his heart. The two of us share the name of a prince. No matter whether inside or outside the palace, the two of us are not very powerful. In addition, Li Zhi is not very optimistic about this matter. Li Zhi didn't have much confidence in winning people's hearts due to the incident that Zhi was causing on the front line. Even if someone came over, they would probably be a bunch of useless people.

Three days later, the Taiyuan Hospital announced to the public that His Highness Changsun was overworked and anxious, and would be bedridden in the next few months...