hsntnovel Chapter 2044 Li Shimin’s Medicine
Chapter 2044 Li Shimin’s Medicine
The leader of this team was a young general in a purple uniform, riding a white horse. This man was none other than Li Shen, the famous ghost-fearing man in Chang'an City.
Next to him was Wang Xuance, running side by side with him.
"Your Highness, we are already in the territory of Chang'an City. We will be able to reach Chang'an City in another hour."
Wang Xuance replied.
Li Shen ran really fast all the way. Although he could not catch up with the 600-li express, he was still as fast as lightning. Especially since their horses had enough endurance, they could run for a longer time.
They rested at night because they were afraid that Li Shen might be in danger. They started their journey at sunrise. When the horses were tired, they would rest for a while, eat some dry food and drink some water. When they had rested enough, they would continue on their journey until sunset.
Li Shen suffered a lot along the way.
I remember the last time he was in a hurry was when he was coming back to get married. It had been five or six years. At that time, even though he was getting married, he was not in a hurry.
Li Shen felt like he had hemorrhoids and his buttocks hurt.
"Your Majesty, should we go back to the palace first and find out whether His Majesty is in the Imperial Palace or Cuiwei Palace?"
Wang Xuance asked.
"No, let's go directly to Cuiwei Palace. Didn't the messenger from the palace say that His Majesty was in Cuiwei Palace?"
Li Shen shook his head. Historically, his father died in Hanfeng Palace, and he fell ill in Hanfeng Palace this time. He believed that his father would not be so seriously ill that he would move back to the palace.
He also received a secret letter from Wang Hongfu, which stated that Li Shimin had fallen ill in Cuiwei Palace.
When Li Shen heard that there was still an hour left, he immediately ordered them to dismount and rest for a while, mainly to let his mother rest, eat some grass and drink some water.
He planned to run to Cuiwei Palace in one breath.
At this time, in Hanfeng Hall of Cuiwei Palace, Li Chengqian was feeding medicine to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin has stopped vomiting in the past few days, but his diarrhea has not been cured. Because he eats less, he does not have diarrhea as often as before.
But eating less also made Li Shimin weaker, and he gradually began to lose weight.
"Gao Ming, you haven't been to court for a few days. I know you are filial, but the country is more important, so you should go back."
Lying on the bed, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and said weakly.
"Father, there is nothing important in the court. I have handed over some trivial matters to the three ministries. If there is anything important, they will come here to report to me."
Li Chengqian replied while holding the medicine bowl.
The next day after he came back that day, he moved to Cuiwei Palace, which had a special East Palace.
"How is the court doing recently? I'm afraid that many people have become more active since I fell ill, right?"
Li Shimin knew that his illness was of great importance, which was different from when he first succeeded to the throne.
“Don’t worry, Aye. Although the court officials knew that Aye was ill, they remained calm and did not cause any trouble.
The ministers all hope that Aye can recover soon."
Li Chengqian was safe. In fact, he knew that there were undercurrents in the court, but in order not to make Li Shimin worry, Li Chengqian did not say it.
He thought he could still handle this.
"That's good. I have already told you everything I should tell you. I hope you can carry forward the Li Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin said with satisfaction that he had told Li Chengqian everything he needed to say in the past few days and there was nothing more to explain.
As Li Chengqian fed his father the medicine, his eyes began to turn red. He felt that his father seemed to have given up the will to live.
Li Chengqian thought for a moment and said:
"Aye, Old Ten will be back soon."
"Old Ten?" Li Shimin, who had been squinting and listless, opened his eyes. "When will he arrive?"
"It should be soon. It has been several days since I sent him the message. If we hurry, it should be within the next two days."
Li Chengqian calculated the days and replied.
When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he struggled to get up:
"Gao Ming, hurry up! Send someone to notify the Imperial Guards immediately and assign more people to guard the treasury. Forbid Prince Ji from approaching within ten feet of the treasury. No, within a hundred feet.
Without my order, no one is allowed to open the treasury and take anything from it, especially Prince Ji and anyone related to Prince Ji’s mansion.”
Li Chengqian discovered that his father, who had been listless and had lost his willpower, suddenly became energetic, and his desire to survive increased rapidly.
Li Chengqian was a little at a loss. He just casually said that Li Shen should come back soon, but their father had changed so much, right?
Could it be that Li Shen is Dad’s medicine?
"Haha, yeah, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?" Li Chengqian chuckled twice.
"Gao Ming, this is not an exaggeration. After you succeed to the throne, you must always pay attention to Old Ten and never fall into his trap.
Alas, I actually forgot to tell you such an important thing.
Don't think that I am exaggerating. Do you know how many years the Tenth Prince has been coveting the treasury?
This rebellious son is always thinking about how to cheat me of my money. If I am gone, this rebellious son will become even more unscrupulous.
I am really afraid that you will be cheated by him and fail to keep the wealth in the treasury, which I have accumulated with great difficulty.
In addition to this country and the people, the second most important thing I leave you is the treasury, which contains the opportunity for my Li Tang dynasty to turn things around again.
You must not be careless."
Seeing that his son didn't care, Li Shimin gave him some excited instructions.
The wealth in the treasury amounted to tens of millions of strings of cash. In addition to gold, there were also dividends from his business with Li Shen over the years, as well as rare treasures and dividends put in by Concubine Wei.
There are also all the rare items that were tributed by foreign countries from all over the world.
Its value is immeasurable.
Li Shen had been eyeing the treasury for a long time, and Li Shimin was on guard against Li Shen like a thief all day long.
"Don't worry, Father. I will definitely protect the treasury and not let the Tenth Master succeed."
Li Chengqian knew that there was a lot of money in the treasury, although he didn't know how much money was in it.
But he knew there should be a lot of money.
In the past few years, his father and his brother have been secretly colluding, doing countless shady things and plundering countless ill-gotten gains.
The number of votes from Goguryeo alone should be considerable, as well as Baekje and Silla.
The two most powerful father and son in the Tang Dynasty actually colluded with each other and committed a heinous crime.
Sometimes Li Chengqian wanted to report them. They were trying to eliminate harm to the people, but they made ill-gotten gains.
"Old Ten has been coveting the treasury for a long time. Now that I'm sick, he will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. You must be careful.
It’s a small matter for others to seize power, but he is hiding his life, my life savings, you must...”
In order to make Li Chengqian take it seriously, Li Shimin spoke very seriously.
But before Li Shimin could finish his words, his nightmare began.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Ji has arrived." An eunuch came in to report.
"Father, I'll go and welcome my tenth brother." Li Chengqian quickly stood up and walked out.
When Li Shen arrived at Hanfeng Hall, he saw Li Chengqian standing at the door. Without bothering to salute, Li Shen grabbed Li Chengqian's arm and asked urgently:
"Brother, how is Aye?"
"Tenth brother, you're back." Seeing Li Shen, Li Chengqian finally found a confidant, and the tears he had been holding back for so long flowed down.
"Ayeta...Ayeta..."
Thinking of how weak his father is now, he couldn't help but choke up.
"Wow~~" Li Shen suddenly burst into tears, pushed Li Chengqian away and ran towards Hanfeng Palace.
"Aye! Aye, why didn't you wait for me? I'm late! Woo woo woo"
(I don’t have internet at home, so I’m writing this on my tablet. It’s a very old age, and there are still times when the internet is down.)