A few days later, Li Xiu went to see Li Shimin again. He originally wanted to tell Li Shimin that he was powerless about Xuzi. After all, this girl's tone was too tight, and Ning An didn't cooperate. Instead, he stood firmly on Xuzi's side. Li Xiu had no choice.

However, when Li Xiu came to Cuiwei Palace, he felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong. The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace all looked cautious. A few familiar people finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Xiu coming.

"Where is Your Majesty?" Li Xiu called an eunuch he knew and asked.

"Your Majesty is in the imperial horse residence in the side hall. Do you want me to take the Duke to come?" The eunuch saluted Li Xiu.

"No, I'll go by myself!" Li Xiu's heart sank when he heard Li Shimin's residence in the horses. He thought of the green horse he saw when he came last time. Combined with the reactions of these people in the palace, he had almost guessed the reason.

When the eunuch heard that Li Xiu didn't have to lead the way, the eunuch was relieved. After all, they didn't want to see Li Shimin at this time. Li Xiu immediately stepped to the Imperial Horse House. The so-called Imperial Horse House is actually the place where Li Shimin raised horses. Li Shimin was a military general and naturally had a special relationship with war horses, so there were also many good horses in the palace. In addition, the war horses he had ridden were all raised in the palace by him. Even the palace in Cuiwei Palace also had special Imperial Horse House.

Li Xiu often came to Cuiwei Palace and was naturally very familiar with the terrain here. Now he stepped to the Yumaju. The Yumaju covers a large area. After all, in addition to raising horses, there is also a need for horses to run and exercise every day. Therefore, the entire Yumajuju is actually more like a small pasture, and the ground is also covered with grass.

When Li Xiu found Li Shimin, he found that he was sitting on the grass. The old horse was lying on the ground with his big eyes half closed weakly and his chest fluctuated violently. Even people without any experience could see that the old horse was in a bad condition and might even die at any time.

"Your Majesty!" Li Xiu stepped forward and whispered.

Hearing Li Xiu's voice, Li Shimin then raised his head and looked at him, but his eyes were filled with sorrow. After a moment, he slowly said: "Qing Zhi is leaving too, and there is another old friend by my side!"

"Your Majesty, don't be too sad. Qing Zhi can follow Your Majesty and make so many achievements in his life. If it has a spirit, he may feel that his life will be extremely exciting!" Li Xiu also persuaded him at this time. Li Shimin's health was not good at all. If he was too sad, he might get sick again.

However, Li Shimin did not listen to any persuasion at this time. He reached out to stroke Qingzhi's neck. The old horse seemed to feel the owner's reluctance. At this time, he actually opened his eyes. A look of attachment appeared in the somewhat turbid horse's eyes, and he even wanted to struggle to stand up. However, it was too old and could not get up after several struggles. Instead, it made its breathing more rapid.

"Old guy, lie down with peace of mind. I have already won the whole world. No matter how invincible we are around, we don't need to go to the battlefield again!" Li Shimin saw Qing Zhi struggling and comforted him softly again, but when he said this, two lines of tears also burst into his eyes.

Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Li Xiu, who was standing next to him, sighed. For Li Shimin, Qingzhi was not just his beloved war horse, but also a witness to the turbulent era when he was young. But now Qingzhi is leaving, which is almost equivalent to the passing of his youth.

Ma Tong's human nature, Qing Yan slowly calmed down under the comfort of Li Shimin. However, at this time it had no strength to struggle anymore, just looking at its master with big eyes. But at this time Li Xiu found that Qing Yan's breathing was getting worse and worse, the amplitude of the chest was getting smaller and smaller, and the frequency was getting slower and slower, and the divine light in Qing Yan's eyes was getting darker and darker.

Li Shimin also discovered Qing Zhi's situation, which made him burst into tears. However, Qing Zhi had reached the end of his life at this time. Even if he was an emperor, it would be impossible for time to stop. Finally, Qing Zhi finally stopped breathing in front of Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty!" Li Xiu sighed again at this time, and then stepped forward to persuade. Although he knew that the persuasion at this time would not have any effect at all, as a minister, he must also fulfill his responsibilities.

Li Shimin was in grief at this time and could not listen to any persuasion at all. After Li Xiu persuaded him, he did not speak again, but stayed with Li Shimin silently. He was worried that if Li Shimin really got sick, he would have some help here.

However, Li Shimin finally stopped his grief and stood up and ordered people to bury Qingzhi in Zhaoling, right next to the lord of himself and Empress Changsun. At the same time, he ordered the brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben to draw their favorite six war horses and carve them into stone carvings in front of the tomb to commemorate their achievements. Qingzhi is one of them, which is the famous Six Horses of Zhaoling in later generations.

When Li Xiu saw Li Shimin's mood was depressed, he originally wanted to chat with him and explain him by the way, but Li Shimin seemed very tired and even unintentional to speak, which made Li Xiu very helpless and finally had to say goodbye.

However, just as Li Xiu left Cuiwei's palace gate, he suddenly stopped again, turned his head to look at the towering palace bathed in the twilight, and then sighed a long time. For some reason, he now had a very unknown premonition in his heart.

The next thing also confirmed the unknown in Li Xiu's mind. Just nine days after Qing Qiong passed away, Li Shimin fell ill again. At the beginning, the illness was not serious. When Li Xiu, Changsun Wuji and others went to visit, Li Shimin could still sit up and talk to them, but later it became more and more serious. The imperial doctor tried his best but failed to stabilize Li Shimin's condition. Finally, he invited Sun Simiao, who went out to practice medicine again, which made Li Shimin's condition temporarily stabilize.

However, although Li Shimin's condition has temporarily stabilized, the situation is still not optimistic. In particular, Li Xiu asked Sun Simiao privately. Although Li Shimin asked Sun Simiao to keep his condition secret, he dared not say much, Li Xiu could also guess some truth from Sun Simiao's expression changes, which made his heart even heavier.

After a few days like this, Li Shimin's condition suddenly worsened again. This time, even people were unconscious, which made the court in chaos. After all, Li Shimin ascended the throne for more than 20 years, and everyone in the court had become accustomed to this talented and stubborn emperor. Now he is old and is so sick, which casts a shadow in everyone's hearts.
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