Chapter 455 Fainting
"Does Shiro think so too?"

Li Yuan's setbacks in recent years have made him more trusting of his sons' strategic judgments. But this result is obviously not what he wants.

Li Si glanced at his third brother, and then said, "My brothers have been more knowledgeable than me since they were young. Even if I have missed something, you should believe what the third brother said."

"Liu Xuanji has had great ambitions for a long time. In the 13th year of Tiansheng, I went with him to Jinyang to express our ambitions. He had the ambition to clarify the world. He once said, 'I want to extend justice to the world.' Now looking at his actions, it is just as he said at the beginning. Although the Yan army was defeated this time, it did not suffer any serious damage. It was only because of the farming season. He knows how to advance and retreat, and can appoint people to the right positions. The people of Hebei are the best in the world. Liu Xuanji has great ambitions, not inferior to Zhaolie, and he is emulating Guangwu and taking over Hebei. If we can get him and use him, even if the Tang Dynasty devotes all its strength to the Central Plains, it will only be an equal part of the country."

After listening to this, Li Yuan nodded solemnly.

In the two states of You and Ji, there are the four major aristocratic families: Li of Zhaojun, Lu of Fanyang, Cui of Qinghe, and Cui of Boling. Together with the King of Taiyuan, these five families can be regarded as the top families.

Starting from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty lasted for three hundred years and remained prosperous.

Even though there are many people from these five major families serving in the Tang Dynasty, the main branches of their families and their main talents are mostly serving in Northern Yan.

Especially after the Battle of Baigou, many Hebei gentry entered officialdom, and many wealthy and powerful families also joined the army to serve.

This made Liu Xuanji more deeply rooted in Hebei. In other words, Hebei is not comparable to those grass-roots teams that rose and fell in the early years.

Instead, it is a country with ten thousand chariots that has truly gained the support of the nobles, the powerful and even the common people and can compete with the Tang Dynasty for the world.

From a geographical point of view, if the Central Plains wanted to march north to Hebei, it would be an upward attack. If Qin wanted to unify the world, it would first take Hedong, that is, Bingzhou, and then go out of Taihang to destroy Zhao.

Han Xin also left from Fukou and took over Hebei.

Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu started his career in Hebei.

Only in Cao Wei, Cao Cao, after winning the Battle of Guandu, took advantage of the internal strife among the Yuan brothers to first take over Hebei and then Hedong.

But before the Yuan brothers fell out, the ambitious Emperor Wu of Wei was beaten back even after Yuan Shao's death when he sent troops to Hebei. Even after Yuan Shao's death, it took nearly ten years to pacify Hebei.

So when Hebei was in the hands of Liu Xuanji, a powerful ruler who was described by Li San as having the talent of Emperor Gaozu and the courage of Overlord, perhaps the most advantageous weapon for the Tang Dynasty was time.

Because Liu Xuanji is already forty years old, and among the brothers in charge of the Tang Dynasty, the oldest one, Li Erfeng, is not even thirty years old, and Li Si is only twenty-six or twenty-seven.

But Li Yuan is already over sixty years old.

It would be somewhat regrettable if he could not see the unification of the world during his lifetime.

But this regret was ultimately caused by him. After all, he was the one who fought the Battle of Baigou.

Li Yuan was a little bored, but Li San and Li Si smiled at each other.

The two of them have a very good understanding on these matters.

In fact, when it comes down to it, without talking about the current situation and strategy, from the perspective of demand, it is not Li San and Li Si who want to unify the world as soon as possible.

It was Li Er and Li Yuan. Because only after unifying the world could he use his reputation and prestige to do things that he couldn't do now.

Li Er, who is in Chang'an, has been very busy recently.

Under the resistance and expulsion of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks finally left, but they also caused great harm to Guanzhong.

In the Eastern Palace, after staying up almost all night, Li Er, with bloodshot eyes, sent Fang Qiao, Du Keming, Xue Shou and other counselors out of the hall, then turned around and prepared to go back to rest.

But I didn't expect that after taking two steps, I suddenly felt dizzy and my body fell to the ground uncontrollably.

Fang, Du and others turned their heads and took a look, then they all hurriedly turned around, helped Li Er up and supported him into the hall.

Crown Princess Gao also came over to inquire and hurriedly ordered the imperial physician to come for a consultation.

After taking the prince's pulse, the imperial physician heaved a sigh of relief. "Your Highness has been working too hard day and night. It's not a big deal that he hasn't had any food or water recently. He may also be a little depressed, probably because he's worried about state affairs. Just take care of yourself."

The words of the imperial physician put the Crown Princess and all the advisers at ease.

The emperor was not in Chang'an, but in Luoyang. The prince was the crown prince and also had the power of regent, which was no different from the emperor.

If he makes any mistake now, Guanzhong will lose its backbone.

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Li Er woke up. The Crown Princess, who had been guarding beside him, finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Buddha bless you, your highness has finally woken up."

Li Er's voice was a little low, but he still managed a smile and said, "Thank you, Aning, for your concern."

The two were a young couple and had a deep affection for each other. Naturally, the one who was most worried at this time was the Crown Princess.

Others may care about the prince for various reasons, but the Crown Princess cares about him simply because he is her husband.

Gao fed Li Er half a bowl of porridge first, and then Li Er sat up and asked him how long he had been unconscious. When he learned that it had been one day and one night, Li Er sighed and said, "Now is a time of many things, but I am tired of my body."

On the other hand, the news that the prince had woken up soon reached the Secretariat.

Several prime ministers, including Pei Hongde, Sima Xiuye ​​and Wen Daya, were relieved when they heard the news.

The prince is awake, so no matter what happens, the prime ministers have a clear idea of ​​what is going on.

But if the prince has health problems or is simply unconscious, that would be a big deal.

The emperor was sidelined and not in Chang'an. The King of Jin was originally in Hedong, so he must be in Luoyang now. The King of Qi was still in Luoyang.

On weekdays, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the final say in the entire Chang'an, and there is no problem.

But if something happened to the prince, what should we do? Should we ask the Prince of Wuwei? The prince's eldest son is only ten years old. What can he do?

Pei Hongde said: "Fortunately, the prince is safe and sound. We can sleep peacefully tonight."

Sima Xiuye ​​did not say anything, and then ordered someone to fetch the pulse record of the prince from the Imperial Hospital. When Pei Hongde and Wen Daya heard this, they wanted to say something but did not open their mouths.

It was actually a bit presumptuous for the prime ministers to look at the pulse cases of the emperor and the prince, but as an important official of the country, the prime minister also had to know some things inside out.

The Imperial Medical Bureau did not dare to take sole responsibility and sent someone to ask Li Er for instructions.

Li Er was furious when he heard this and asked, "Can the prime minister of the court interfere in everything?"

But Princess Gao held his hand and signaled him not to be angry.

Then he said, "The prime ministers help the emperor and the crown prince govern the country, and the emperor and the crown prince are the most important people in the country. Now the prime minister is concerned about the health of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Isn't this his duty? Your Highness should not be angry about this."

After hearing this, Li Er calmed down and said, "Let them check it out."

After obtaining the crown prince's approval, the Imperial Hospital brought all the pulse cases to the Secretariat to meet with several prime ministers.

The prime ministers asked very detailed questions, including how much the prince ate, his pulse condition in previous times, and the current situation.

The director's answer was also very detailed, but he was vague on some issues.

But Sima Xiuye, as prime minister, was also well versed in medical theory, and this was not surprising. It was common for scholars to read medical books and understand medical theory.

Some people say that if you can't be a good prime minister, then be a good doctor.

So the dean wanted to evade the question on some issues, but he couldn't do it and could only tell the whole story.

After questioning him for more than half an hour, the dean was allowed to leave.

After listening to the words of the Director of the Imperial Court, the Minister of the Central Secretariat Wen Daya said with deep concern: "So, His Royal Highness, there is nothing serious wrong with you? That is no different from yesterday's diagnosis. However, you still need to take good care of yourself in the future. This is not a long-term solution."

However, Pei Hongde and Sima Xiuye ​​were both somewhat solemn. Neither of them said anything, but they could see some deeper concerns in each other's eyes.

Judging from the pulse records, it seems that the prince's depressed mood was not entirely caused by the Turkic invasion, but had existed for some time, even in recent years.

And because of the wars in his early years, he now has many hidden illnesses.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a person with longevity.

(End of this chapter)