Chapter 58: Li Yuan’s accident

Chang'an was shrouded in an uneasy atmosphere. Although the court tried hard to conceal, the news of Jingxiang's defeat and Li Xiaogong's death spread throughout the court and the public, which caused the entire Guanzhong to fall into an inexplicable panic. The rice price soared overnight and people were panicked, as if the end of the world was about to come.

In front of the Qin King's Mansion, Fang Xuanling rode a horse and grabbed the reins. He turned over and dismounted and asked the soldier, "Is Your Highness back?"

"Report to sir, your highness has just returned."

Fang Xuanling returned from Yong County this morning and had already been to the royal palace once. When he learned that the Qin King had not returned from the palace, he probably should have gone to court in the afternoon, so he came to find Li Shimin again.

Fang Xuanling threw the reins to the soldiers and walked quickly towards the mansion. Fang Xuanling also heard about the unfavorable situation in Jingxiang. This also made Fang Xuanling feel very nervous. Now he was most worried about Bashu, not Guanzhong. If he lost Bashu again, the Tang Dynasty would not have a strategic transfer place, and the consequences would be very dangerous.

In fact, the decision of the saint to inspect Bashu last time was completely correct. Unfortunately, he was controlled by the Guanlong nobles and eventually failed and failed, which made Fang Xuanling very regretful.

Fang Xuanling had the power to ask for instructions in the Qin Palace. He walked to Li Shimin's study and then said to a guard at the door: "Please tell Your Highness, just say that I have something urgent to see him."

The guard went in and reported it, and came out for a moment and said, "Your Highness, please come in."

Fang Xuanling walked into the room quickly. Li Shimin stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and stared out the window. He seemed to be very immersed in his sight. He didn't realize Fang Xuanling's entry. Fang Xuanling was about to bow to salute, but Li Shimin said lightly: "After noon today, something happened in the palace."

Fang Xuanling was shocked and asked quickly: "What happened?"

Li Shimin slowly turned around and sat down at the table. He stared at a pen holder on the table, looking worried. Fang Xuanling didn't dare to ask too much. He stood aside and waited for Li Shimin's response. After a while, Li Shimin finally sighed and said slowly: "At noon today, my father suddenly fainted."

‘The Lord fainted?’

Fang Xuanling frowned, "Why is this? Did the incident of Jing Xiang stimulate the emperor?"

Li Shimin shook his head, "The father knew about Jingxiang's failure two days ago. He was just sad and filial to Gong's death, and it had nothing to do with Jingxiang."

Fang Xuanling thought, "Is it... Is something wrong with Bashu?"

Li Shimin sighed, "There is something wrong with Bashu. Since Yiling Road was occupied by the Sui army, I knew that as long as the overall situation in Jingxiang was settled, Yang Yuanqing would definitely enter Bashu as quickly as possible. This morning, news came that Li Xiaoji's 20,000 troops were defeated by Sui cavalry in Badong County, and the Sui army's 20,000 cavalry had already entered Bashu."

This news made Fang Xuanling stunned. Today he came to persuade Li Shimin for Bashu to give up Guanzhong and move the capital to Bashu. Unexpectedly, he heard such news, which made his heart mess up and his mind blank.

Li Shimin smiled faintly, "This is as expected by me. Bashu is empty, and my father refused to divide his troops to defend Bashu. The Sui army occupied Yiling County and was still hesitating and putting hopes on the battle of Jingxiang. He thought that if he defeated the Sui army in Jingxiang, Bashu would be fine, but there was no such good thing. Once Jingxiang was defeated, Bashu would be over."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin was distracted again and was thinking about something else. Fang Xuanling noticed something. The news from Bashu came in the morning, but the emperor fainted at noon, which was a little unmatched.

"Is the Master's fainting has nothing to do with Bashu?"

Li Shimin nodded, "I got the news from the palace. My father seemed to have had blood urination before fainting."

After saying that, Li Shimin sighed, "This day is indeed here."

Fang Xuanling suddenly realized that he remembered the last time he poisoned the poison. He said it was a chronic poison and it took several months to attack. Although it stopped in time, it had been taken for more than ten days. He was surprised and said, "Your Highness, was it the last time..."

Li Shimin nodded slowly, "Symptoms look a bit like it, but I can't be sure, maybe it has nothing to do with what happened last time..."

Fang Xuanling pondered for a while and asked again: "Your Highness, if so, what are the consequences?"

"as a result of?"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly, "I don't know the consequences, but I know one thing. If the emperor ascends the throne, he will undoubtedly kill me."

Fang Xuanling vaguely understood something, and he quickly advised: "Your Highness, Bashu is in danger now, and it is related to the safety of the entire Tang Dynasty. Don't consider other things for the time being, you should deal with the crisis first."

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed, a horrifying murderous intent flashed, and then the murderous intent disappeared, his eyes became dull, "Okay! I won't mention this for the time being. Is there anything wrong with me today?"

"Originally, my subordinates wanted His Highness to persuade the emperor to move the capital to Bashu, but now something happened to Bashu again, and my subordinates didn't know what to say for a moment, but my subordinates advocated that they should protect Bashu no matter what."

"The court has reached an agreement on supporting Bashu. The father ordered the Minister of Rites Zhang Changxun to quickly lead an army of 30,000 to support the King of Qi."

"No!"

Fang Xuanling flatly denied Li Shimin's view, which surprised Li Shimin, "Sir, what's wrong?"

"Your Highness, I heard that Yang Yuanqing sent Wei Yunqi as the main general and Wang Junkuo as the deputy general. Who is Wei Yunqi? He was guarding Liaodong, and he repeatedly defeated the strong with his weak and threatened Khitan and Goryeo. Even Yang Guang praised him for his talent to stabilize the country. It can be seen that he has real talents and knowledge, and is a great talent with both civil and military affairs. Moreover, Xu Shiji was also in Jingxiang, but Yang Yuanqing did not allow his confidant Xu Shiji to attack Bashu, and handed such an important task to Wei Yunqi, which shows Yang Yuanqing's deliberateness in employed people. On the other hand, we have been defeated again and again. What is the problem? Didn't Your Highness see?"

Li Shimin said slowly after a while: "You mean, we have problems with hiring people?"

Fang Xuanling nodded, "It's not necessary for the relatives of the clan. The initial defeat of Taiyuan was because of King Yuanji of Qi, the defeat of Hedong was Li Shuliang, the defeat of Huining was Li Shenfu, the defeat of Jingxiang was Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao, and the defeat of Badong was Li Xiaoji, and it was not me that offended Your Highness. If the first battle in the Central Plains was given to Qu Tutong, we would not be defeated."

Li Shimin was silent. He had to admit that what Fang Xuanling said was not false, and nepotism was indeed a big problem for his father.

"But this time, Zhang Changxun was sent to Yizhou. He was once the right pushe of Yizhou. He was very familiar with the situation in Bashu and was very prestigious in Shu. Using him to lead troops was also the result of Xiao Yu's strong suggestion. Will he have any problems?"

"Your Highness, the problem is not Zhang Changxun. Zhang Changxun is just a civil servant, and the military commander of Yizhou is the King of Qi, and the King of Qi is the general manager of Yizhou's Taiwan. Your Highness believes that the last commander of the army will be the King of Qi or Zhang Changxun?"

Fang Xuanling's last words made Li Shimin realize that King Qi, with King Yuanji of Qi, how could Bashu be invincible?

Li Shimin couldn't sit still anymore, so he immediately stood up and said, "I'll go to the palace now and persuade my father to change his commander."

.........

When Li Shimin returned to Tai Chi Palace, the Tai Chi Palace was already in chaos. The emperor fainted and the personnel were not awake, which made all civil and military officials particularly nervous. Especially at the critical moment when the Tang Dynasty was facing life and death, the emperor's fall was tilted like a pillar of rising to the sky, and the sky of the Tang Dynasty was almost collapsed.

Inside and outside the Tai Chi Palace Yangxin Hall, there were more than 20 important officials standing anxiously waiting for the news. Now the emperor is still in rescue. I wonder if he can survive this disaster. The officials whispered. Although they did not explain, their intention was already considering the funeral. If the emperor had any problems, they would immediately support the prince to build the throne.

Li Jiancheng has been waiting outside his father's sickbed since noon. He is more nervous than anyone else at this time. His father still has many major matters that have not been explained, especially military power. If his father does not clearly hand over the military talisman to him, once his father goes west, there will be a situation where the Qin king has the exclusive military power. Even if he controls the court, he will no longer be able to control the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Highness, go and have a rest! If there is any situation, I will notify Your Highness immediately."

A eunuch whispered to Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng nodded. He had been standing for three hours and was really tired. He came to the next room, which was the father's usual meditation and meditation room. There was only a thick blanket in the whole room.

Li Jiancheng sat down on the blanket, but was thinking about his father's bizarre fainting this time, and his coma for such a long time. It was obvious that his father was not stimulating because of the unfavorable current situation. He knew about the defeated father in Badong County in the morning. He was next to him at that time. Although he was shocked, he did not faint because of the heartbreak. Moreover, he later discussed sending troops to Bashu, which could not be because of the current situation.

"Your Highness!"

At this time, Prime Minister Chen Shuda appeared at the door, "I have something to tell Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng nodded, "Come in!"

Chen Shuda walked into the room and closed the door casually. He walked to Li Jiancheng and sat down, whispered: "I just met Doctor Wang and got a news that the emperor started to urinate blood the night before yesterday. It was very serious. The emperor blocked the news about this matter. Today, the emperor's fainting is very likely related to this."

Li Jiancheng was shocked, but he didn't know about this and asked quickly: "How serious are the consequences?"

Uncle Chen sighed softly, "Doctor Wang said that the emperor may not be able to survive for a few months."

Li Jiancheng's heart suddenly became heavy. If this is the case, the consequences are really serious. Will his father be in a state of turmoil? Li Jiancheng's heart was in chaos and sighed, "Secretary Chen, what should I do?"

Chen Shuda was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Your Highness should ask why such consequences are caused, because this may be related to the situation after the Lord's unfortunate journey to the west in the future."

Li Jiancheng was stunned and asked, "Then tell me, what caused the father to urinate and faint?"

"Your Highness, I asked Doctor Wang, and he said that this is probably a kind of chronic poisoning."

"Poisoned!" Li Jiancheng was stunned.

At this time, Li Jiancheng suddenly thought of something, and a cold air suddenly emerged from his spine.

.........(To be continued.
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