The next day before dawn, the chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace came hurriedly to the Imperial Hospital, saying that His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson was feeling unwell.
But people outside didn't quite believe it. How could His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson be able to lead a large army to fight on the Tuyuhun grassland? Could there be anything wrong with his health?
But Qian Ping did take away all the imperial doctors on duty in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and even some imperial doctors who were resting at home were taken away. This can be found in the records, so everyone is wondering what happened to His Highness Changsun?
That afternoon, the emperor also visited the East Palace in person and reprimanded some of the imperial doctors. He did not leave until sunset.
Everyone only then realized that perhaps His Royal Highness Changsun was truly ill. After all, returning to the capital from the southwestern border was a huge change. Even if one was in good health, it could cause a series of problems. After the Northern Expedition, thousands of soldiers died of disease. Perhaps His Royal Highness Changsun was...
"Prescribe the right medicine for me. If anyone can't, don't blame me for killing his entire family today. If anything happens to my son, none of you will survive."
Li Chengqian, who had been quiet for a while, brought out his original expression again.
When Chengxin died, Li Chengqian had the same expression. If it weren't for the Crown Princess and others' persuasion, Li Chengqian would have wanted to kill all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital at that time. Now, if it weren't for the serious illness, how could Li Chengqian become like this again? Doesn't he know that this horrible look will disgust the emperor?
Of course, everyone can understand Li Chengqian's change. This prince himself had no future and could be deposed by the emperor at any time. But it was because he had a capable son that Li Chengqian was able to continue living in the Eastern Palace. If this son died due to health problems, then Li Chengqian's future life could be imagined.
Some of the important officials in the court had a good relationship with Li Xiang, such as Cheng Chuliang and Changsun Chong. They also wanted to come and see what was going on, but they were all persuaded to go back by the people in the Eastern Palace.
However, according to what these people said, His Royal Highness Changsun's illness must be very serious, otherwise there would not be so many monks chanting scriptures. This was the custom in the Tang Dynasty. When the imperial physician could not solve the problem, they would put all the blame on the monks, hoping that they could resolve the disease.
Of course, this seems ridiculous to modern people, but for people at that time, it might even be more useful than seeing a doctor.
When it was 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 had doubts, it was normal to have health problems after returning from the border.
Prince Wei's Palace.
"You're a bunch of idiots. How come you can't even get a little information? Is the Eastern Palace an iron wall? What exactly did you brag about? You said there was no information you couldn't find, but now you're so useless! Keep going!"
King Li Tai of Wei shook his fat body and said that ever since he got the news of Li Xiang's illness, this guy has been jumping up and down, but unfortunately he didn't get any accurate information.
Firstly, all the imperial physicians were in the Eastern Palace and not a single one came out. Secondly, the Eastern Palace was under tight defense at the moment. In addition to the original guards, Li Xiang's guards had also returned from the front line. It was difficult for even a fly to fly in, let alone find out the news inside.
"Xiaojiu, you just came back from the front line. Do you think there's anything wrong with this kid's health?"
Because of this incident, Prince Jin Li Zhi also rarely left his palace. When he just came back from the southwest front, Li Zhi felt that he was a laughing stock of the entire royal family, so he locked himself in the palace and ignored what happened outside. Now that he learned that Li Xiang was ill, he came to his second brother as soon as possible.
"He's as strong as an ox. He's been in and out of the Tuyuhun grasslands twice, each time stretching for hundreds of miles. To say he's ill is a myth. I think this is definitely a trick, but I don't know what he's up to."
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 performing a solo show in the capital, and his younger brother was also wavering and had not established his own position at all. Now seeing Li Zhi's performance, Li Tai feels that he has really found a family.
"But it doesn't make sense for this kid to pretend to be sick. He's already made great contributions on the southwest front and is about to take charge of the Left Divine Martial Army, one of the six armies of the Northern Court. If that were the case, he'd be the most important of the princes and grandsons of the emperor, more important than the crown prince. Why would he need to be sick?"
When Li Tai said this, his eyes were already shining. For these princes and grandchildren of the emperor, no one did not hope to have military power in their hands. But unfortunately, the emperor held on too tightly. No matter what kind of merits you have made, no matter what kind of military talents you have, the emperor will not delegate military power. Li Xiang had just received this military power and immediately started to claim illness...
The two brothers looked towards the north together, with 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, the ministers who were friendly to him before may have other ideas. The two of us will act separately and immediately find our own people to contact these people and get them to stand on our side, especially my uncle..."
Li Tai shook his big head. No matter whether the emperor hired someone to do this or not, it has nothing to do with us brothers. We must now put ourselves in the right position, clear our heads, not be affected by these things, and expand our influence in the court. This is the most important thing.
Although Li Zhi agreed, he was not so optimistic about this matter in his heart. We two only have the title of prince, and our power is not great either inside or outside the palace. In addition, because of the incident Li Zhi caused on the front line, Li Zhi did not have much confidence in winning people's hearts. Even if someone came, they would probably be a group of useless people.
Three days later, the Imperial Hospital announced that His Royal Highness Changsun had been overworked and had become restless, and would be bedridden for the next few months...