The bloodletting ceremony was held two weeks later.

It took half a month because we had to bring Sun Simiao from a thousand miles away.

For the past two weeks, Li Zhi has lived in constant fear.

He even summoned all the doctors in Shuozhou City and had them prescribe various blood-tonifying formulas for him every day. In the end, he started to have nosebleeds from the tonics, but he didn't dare to stop taking them, fearing that two bowls of blood would kill him.

However, this period of hardship has given him a new understanding of Li Jue.

This bastard is not someone to mess with!

Another reason is his desire for power. If he were still the crown prince, Li Jue wouldn't have dared to bleed himself dry!

In fact, let alone the fact that he was just a crown prince, even if he were Li Shimin's bloodline, Li Jue would release him without hesitation.

Whether it was because he cried too much that day or because he was getting old, Li Shimin recently suffered from headaches again.

Li Jue used a homemade blood pressure monitor to measure his blood pressure and found that the guy had high blood pressure. He immediately decided to perform bloodletting treatment on him.

At first, Li Shimin disagreed and insisted on waiting for Sun Simiao to arrive.

But later, the pain became too severe, and Li Er could no longer bear it, so he agreed to let Li Jue operate.

Therefore, while Li Zhi was intensively nourishing his body, Li Jue was performing surgery on Li Shimin.

Actually, there are specific techniques to bloodletting. It's not as simple as just cutting open the veins and letting the blood flow. You have to make small incisions in places like the scalp and ears and let the blood flow slowly.

Otherwise, if blood pressure drops too quickly, it can easily lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain. At the same time, the heart cannot withstand it, which can easily cause other complications.

Li Juexian first made a small cut on Li Er's ear, let out a little blood, and squeezed it hard. When he saw that he couldn't squeeze any more blood, he then moved on to the second ear.

At first, Li Shimin was skeptical, but once he tasted the benefits, he immediately accepted it.

"Li Jue, you know what, this bloodletting therapy really works!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue said with a smug look on his face.

"I told you long ago, a little blood loss won't kill you!"

“Normally, everyone has at least three large bowls of blood in their body. I only put two small bowls in Uncle Jiu, so it has no effect on him at all!”

Li Shimin nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

He is currently undergoing bloodletting, and instead of feeling unwell, he feels much lighter, and his head doesn't hurt as much as it did at the beginning.

After his second ear was bled out, the pain in his head completely subsided, and he experienced a clarity he had never felt before.

Seeing this, Li Jue took out the blood pressure monitor again and measured Li Er's blood pressure. He found that Li Er's blood pressure had returned to normal, so he did not operate on his head.

“Grandpa, your condition is under control for now. As long as you keep calm, don’t get angry or sad, you should be fine in the future.”

Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Li Jue upon hearing this.

"Are you saying that to yourself?"

"Under the whole world, as long as you don't anger me, no one dares to make me angry!"

Li Jue chuckled upon hearing this.

"Grandson doesn't want to upset you, it's just that you can be so infuriating sometimes, hehehe..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin reached out to strike, but Li Jue was prepared and dodged by tilting his body to the side.

"Get over here and let me slap you twice!"

"I'm not going!"

"Then I'll marry you an ugly wife, hmph!"

Li Jue waved his hand dismissively upon hearing this.

"casual!"

"At worst, I'll just marry a few more beautiful women myself!"

"You dare?"

"Since ancient times, marriage has always been arranged by parents and matchmakers. You dare to marry without informing them, which means you will have no descendants!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately retorted.

"According to the rites, there are three kinds of unfilial conduct. The first is to flatter and blindly follow one's parents, thus leading them into unrighteousness. The second is to be poor and have elderly parents, yet not seek official position or salary. The third is to not marry and have no children, thus cutting off the ancestral line. Of the three, having no descendants is the greatest."

"I didn't mean to upset you, but I didn't want to submit and put you in an unjust position. If even I don't dare to speak the truth to you, who else in our Tang Dynasty would dare to risk offending you and offer you honest advice?"

"As the saying goes, a country with honest ministers will not perish, and a family with honest sons will not perish!"

Upon hearing Li Jue's words, Li Shimin fell silent instantly.

However, just as Li Shimin was pondering, a hearty laugh rang out.

"Junior brother is right, hahaha!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Li Shimin quickly stood up from his chair.

"This humble Taoist greets Your Majesty. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!"

"Master Sun, you may dispense with the formalities!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Master Sun, to travel such a long distance..."

"Your Majesty is too kind. Even if it's just for my junior brother's sake, I still have to make this trip!"

"Furthermore, with what my junior brother just said, this matter is destined to be recorded in the national history. Thanks to my junior brother, I can also leave my name in the national history. I have to thank His Majesty and my junior brother. Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin laughed heartily, then chuckled and pulled Master Sun down to sit and chat.

"Master Sun, my unfilial grandson says that a human body contains three large bowls of blood. Is this true?"

Sun Simiao nodded upon hearing this.

"That is indeed true!"

"I have conducted experiments on notorious bandits and prisoners of foreign races in prison."

"An adult male has approximately three liters of blood in his body!"

"If the amount of blood drawn each time does not exceed one liter, it will be fully recovered after a month of rest."

"If you only take half a liter, it will hardly cause any harm to the human body, and you can do whatever you want. You just need to pay attention to rest and diet, and eat more meat."

"Oh, so you're saying that it's perfectly fine for Zhinu to have two small bowls of blood?"

"Of course it's alright!"

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