The north wind is howling, and Qingtang City has already entered a cold winter. Li Ke can only stay in the study all day and occasionally go out to relax, but the times are getting less and less. It is almost the end of the New Year, and the Liaodong Battle has not yet looked very beautiful, and Li Ke is also worried. But since Li Shimin's intention is to not let him interfere in the Liaodong war, he no longer struggles to increase his troubles and puts his mind on this year's Spring Festival. He received a letter from Wu Meiniang from Chang'an City, telling him that the atmosphere in Chang'an has been very unusual recently and is full of strange things, so that he should not go back to Chang'an during the Spring Festival. If she is there in Chang'an City, nothing big happens.

After reading the letter, Li Ke remained silent.

He was very convinced of Wu Meiniang's iron-fisted political means and his keenness in politics. Besides, there are hundreds of Eagle Guards in the Northern Palace in Chang'an City, and he would hand over the Seven Killings to Wu Meiniang. With such a force, there is absolutely no problem in protecting himself. Therefore, he was not worried about this issue.

However, the letter said that the atmosphere in Chang'an City was extremely strange, which made Li Ke fall into confusion.

What is Li Chengqian doing and what is Changsun Wuji thinking?

With Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng assisting the government, will Li Chengqian still rebel like in history? Li Ke was not sure. After all, Changsun Wuji had not given up on Li Chengqian at this time and was still fully supporting him.

However, within a few days, the secret security from Liaodong surprised Li Ke.

The secret security statement said that Emperor Taizong Li Shimin became ill because he could not adapt to the bitter and cold weather in Liaodong. Although his condition had been controlled, his body was very weak. In addition, the weather conditions in Liaodong were still aggravating.

The number of words in Secret Protection is very small, so the specific details will naturally not be recorded on it.

After reading this simple paragraph, Li Ke was a little confused.

How could Li Shimin be critically ill?

If this news reaches Chang'an City, what actions will Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji of Chang'an City do?

What should I do?

Li Ke thought about many questions.

On this day, he summoned Di Zhixun and Su Dingfang to the study and handed the secret report to the two. After reading it, their faces looked very serious.

"Your Highness, this is a bad omen!" Di Zhixun said.

"Your Highness, do we need to make some preparations in advance?" Su Dingfang asked.

"The father is critically ill, this is the news from the Eagle Guard." Li Ke analyzed calmly, "However, if the father commands troops to fight, his condition will directly affect the current situation in the Tang Dynasty. The father will think of this, and Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenben around him will think of this. Will they let the news spread and cause chaos to the court?"

"So, what Your Highness meant is that this secret security is not credible?" Di Zhixun asked.

"It's not that we can't judge anything from this secret security just because of this secret security, nor do we do anything inappropriate. The more we are in this situation, the more we must be cautious." Li Ke said calmly, "But we cannot be indifferent to avoid being caught off guard." Then, Li Ke said again, "Let's do this, in a few days it will be New Year's Eve. Dingfang, you can summon the generals of the Northwest Terminal to Qingtang City in the name of the Northwest Headquarters. Then we will discuss how to prepare in detail!"

"No" Su Dingfang received the order.

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The same news also reached Changsun Wuji's ears.

When he heard that the emperor was infected with cold wind in Liaodong and was now very weak, he was also shocked. Then, he stabilized his emotions again, and after careful consideration, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

Isn't this a good opportunity?

Changsun Wuji's heart was beating wildly. Even today, after decades of fighting the power field, he still couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

"Prepare the car - I want to go to the palace to meet the prince!" Changsun Wuji said.

After a while, a luxurious cart slowly imagined Zhuque Gate.

Li Chengqian had already fallen asleep. When he heard that Changsun Wuji met him, he reluctantly got up and went to the front hall.

"Uncle, are you? What big things happened?" Li Chengqian asked in a panic.

"Chengqian, the emperor was infected with a cold wind and fell ill in Liaodong!" Changsun Wuji said.

"Father--" Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment before saying, "Father--How come he gets sick? He--Is he going back to Chang'an?"

"I guess we will return to the court soon!" Changsun Wuji said affirmatively.

"Oh—" Li Chengqian agreed, his face turned pale.

Changsun Wuji didn't say anything, he quietly stared at Li Chengqian.

"Uncle, what should Chengqian do?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Chengqian, the emperor's illness may change in the court!" Changsun Wuji said worriedly.

"What should I do?" Li Chengqian was already in vain at this time and stared at Changsun Wuji in a daze.

"For the present plan, we are to mobilize a large army to guard Chang'an City to prevent accidents!" Changsun Wuji said coldly.

"But-" Li Chengqian hesitated, "Who has this ability? My uncle is not trying to be on guard against-Li Ke-"

"Since my uncle has known that the emperor is sick, how can Li Ke not know?" Changsun Wuji said, "Although Li Ke is in the northwest, he has deployed nearly 100,000 elite soldiers in Taiyuan Prefecture. Except for 30,000 elite cavalry to Liaodong, there are still 70,000 troops left. These 70,000 troops are all elite cavalry. If they go day and night, they will only need four days to reach the city of Chang'an. Therefore, we must not be careful."

Seeing that Li Chengqian was in deep thought, Changsun Wuji continued, "As for the people who commanded the troops, I think Hou Junji is very good."

"He—" Li Chengqian said in surprise, "Is he suitable?"

"You are now in charge of the emperor's rule over the country. As long as you give an order, I will go to him again. Hou Junji will definitely not refuse. He will see the form in front of him and seize this opportunity." Changsun Wuji said coldly.

"Well, Chengqian is planning to dispatch troops now!" Li Chengqian said, "But, uncle, where do we want to transfer?"

"Mobilize 30,000 elite troops in Luoyang to garrison the place west of Chang'an City to prevent Li Ke's northwest army; mobilize 20,000 elite troops in Qizhou to garrison the army in Puzhou to prevent Taiyuan Prefecture from going south; as long as you guard these two gates leading to Chang'an City and add 50,000 elite troops in the city, it is absolutely no problem to protect Chang'an City." Changsun Wuji said.

After Li Chengqian finished writing the transfer order, he stamped his crown prince's seal and handed over the transfer order to Changsun Wuji.

"Uncle, what about the Eastern King Li Tai? What should we do with the families of the Northern King's Mansion?" he continued to ask.

"Send someone to monitor them. We cannot take any action for the time being before the emperor returns to Chang'an!" Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

"Chengqian understands!" Li Chengqian said with an effort to stabilize his mind.

Immediately, Changsun Wuji talked a lot with Li Chengqian again. It was not until midnight that he hurried out of the palace and headed straight to the mansion of the Shangshu Hou Junji of the Military Secretary.


Chapter completed!