Chapter 897 The Crown Prince is Sick (Seeking guaranteed monthly ticket 23 in early April)
In the early spring of the seventh year of Zhenguan, everything was beginning to sprout, and there was a sense of vitality. However, the Prince's Eastern Palace was filled with gloom and sadness. The maids walked hurriedly, a little impatiently. Luo Xuanye walked in from the outer room, dressed in a neat official uniform, walking like a dragon and a tiger, as heavy as a mountain. The maids in the palace bowed one after another, "May the prince be well."
Luo Xuanye walked into the inner hall without stopping for a moment, and saw Crown Prince Li Chengqian lying on the bed, his face pale and sick, with a trace of worry flashing between his brows.
Probably because this was not the first time Li Chengqian fell ill.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian fell seriously ill. Li Shimin even prayed to King Su personally for Li Chengqian, hoping that he could bless Li Chengqian with good health.
In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin went on a tour to Qizhou and asked Li Chengqian to govern the country. As a result, Li Chengqian fell ill again.
Less than half a year had passed and Li Chengqian was sick again. An occasional illness might not be a big deal, but Li Chengqian's condition was already quite abnormal. If he had any sequelae left on his body, how could Luo Xuanye not worry?
"Uncle."
Seeing Luo Xuanye walk in, Li Chengqian struggled to get up. He was quick-witted and studious, kind and polite. At that time, his teacher Li Gang had a foot disease and could not walk easily, so he went to greet him into the East Palace in person. He respected Luo Xuanye, his uncle and teacher, even more.
Luo Xuanye took two quick steps and held Li Chengqian down. His usually cold voice had a hint of warmth in it, "The prince is ill, so there's no need to be polite."
After he finished speaking, a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded in the hall. The footsteps quickly walked into the inner hall, revealing a figure, a young man of the Tang Dynasty noble family, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a sturdy figure, a full face, fair skin with a healthy rosy glow, bright eyes, and a black hair tied up with a jade-studded black cap on his head. He was wearing an exquisite sky-blue robe with dark patterns, with the collar and cuffs embroidered with gold thread, a colorful belt tied around his waist, and jade ornaments.
It was Luo Juncheng.
On the birthday of Gusu Prince Luo Jingcheng, Luo Juncheng went to Gusu to pay a visit on behalf of Luo Xuanye. Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to Chang'an, he heard that the prince was ill, so he hurried back to the East Palace.
"Father."
Perhaps he didn't expect Luo Xuanye to be here, Luo Juncheng was startled, and hurriedly bowed and saluted. After saluting, he hurried to Li Chengqian's bedside, held Li Chengqian's hand and asked: "Prince, how are you?"
Li Chengqian felt a slight pain in his legs, as if his flesh and blood were swelling. This had happened every time in the past, but he didn't remember touching his legs.
So he shook his head and said, "It's still the same as usual, chest pain, leg pain, nothing else."
Luo Juncheng and Luo Xuanye, who were both from the Luo family, knew that this kind of pain was definitely not right. Ordinary leg pain would not affect walking.
But some diseases are really difficult to cure, even for Luo, who has the heart of a medical saint.
Looking at Li Chengqian's appearance, Luo Xuanye pondered for a moment and then said, "Prince, His Majesty said that you don't need to read so many books or practice martial arts in the future. You just need to take good care of your body."
Li Chengqian was startled when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Luo Xuanye shaking his head slightly and whispered to him, "Prince, your majesty is right. Health is the first priority. Do you still remember the story of Emperor Shao of Han?"
Emperor Shao of Han.
The Book of Han says that he was very talented, so he was selected from the royal family to inherit the throne of the Han emperor. However, because he was too studious, he exhausted his energy and died suddenly.
Now Luo Xuanye is using him to warn Li Chengqian, to remind him not to lose the big picture for the small, as health is the capital for everything in the future.
Seeing Li Chengqian's expression change, Luo Xuanye said again: "Your Majesty is not a great scholar, he does not need to know the truth of every word.
Your Majesty does not quite understand the teachings of the sages, but that does not affect your ability to become a wise ruler.
If the Crown Prince wants to take sages as his role models, it would be better for him to take Your Majesty as his role model. As for other sage kings, there is no one who is worse than Your Majesty, so there is no need to seek far away instead of near ones.
Your Majesty ordered the construction of temples and Taoist temples for the sake of the Crown Prince to pray for him. The Crown Prince should know that Your Majesty is a man of divine revelation and has always believed in the Emperor of Heaven, not these things.
I love you dearly, Prince, please take care of your health and don't make Your Majesty worry."
Hearing that his father was going to build temples and Taoist temples for him, Li Chengqian burst into tears. His father, who had been through thick and thin, was now spending manpower to build temples and Taoist temples, which made him feel ashamed.
He choked up and said, "Uncle, Cheng Qian understands. Please report to the emperor, I will take good care of my body."
Seeing this, Luo Xuanye said in a gentle voice: "The prince is kind and filial, and your majesty loves him. This is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty. I still have some royal orders to attend to, so I will take my leave first. When the prince recovers from his illness, I will come to see him again."
Li Chengqian said with a pale face, "How can I trouble my uncle? When Chengqian recovers from his illness, he will go to the princess's mansion to pay respects to my aunt and uncle. Cousin, please go and see my uncle off for me."
The relationship between Li Chengqian and Luo Xuanye is not simply that of a crown prince and an official of the Eastern Palace. In terms of their status, although Li Chengqian is the crown prince, Luo Xuanye is above him and Li Chengqian is below him.
The biggest pillar of Li Chengqian's position as Crown Prince is Luo Xuanye!
Ever since Li Shimin transferred Luo Xuanye to the Eastern Palace to serve as the Prince's Grand Tutor and the Prince's Grand Guardian, in the eyes of almost everyone, Li Chengqian's position as the Crown Prince was almost unshakable.
Even Luo Xuanye himself thought so.
He couldn't imagine that anyone could take away Li Chengqian's position as crown prince from him.
It was not until that day when Luo Su called him into Lingtian Pavilion and said those words that he finally felt uneasy.
He asked the old ancestor what was not fully expressed in his words, but the old ancestor did not say anything.
What he actually wanted to ask was, "Grandfather, as long as I am here, the Luo family will not go against me, so who can shake me?
Since no one can shake me, then, ancestor, what went wrong that made you have other ideas?"
Luo Xuanye is the person in the Luo family who has followed Luo Su for the longest time. He understands Luo Su the best. Luo Su will occasionally fight against the situation alone, but most of the time, he just goes with the flow.
In Luo Su's view, it was a natural thing for Li Shimin to become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Now that Li Chengqian has taken over, it is also in line with the trend.
Since it was just going with the flow, Luo Su wouldn't have any other ideas, so Luo Xuanye felt strange.
Luo Juncheng accompanied Luo Xuanye to the outer room, a little hesitant. Seeing this, Luo Xuanye asked, "Just say what you want to say."
Luo Juncheng asked in a low voice: "Father, the prince just said that his legs hurt. Do you think his legs will get worse?"
Luo Xuanye's expression froze. From the fifth year to the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian fell ill frequently, not to mention the physical and mental damage he suffered.
The most important thing is that Li Chengqian's feet were affected a little, although it was only a small impact and it would probably not be noticeable if you didn't pay close attention.
But no one says that the lesion will not get worse. Disease is something that cannot be cured and will only get worse if it is not delayed.
What should we do if the prince’s foot disease becomes so serious that it affects his walking?
Luo Xuanye glanced at Luo Juncheng, and after a long while he said, "Why do you ask this? Do you have any idea?"
Luo Juncheng raised his head and looked into his father's eyes, then slowly said, "My son feels that what the king seeks is a person with a bright heart. As for the appearance, it is just a decoration and is not enough to be used as a basis for judgment.
These are some immature thoughts of the son, I wonder what the father means?"
This was the first time that Luo Juncheng spoke such words to Luo Xuanye so bluntly.
His words were very clear and understandable. Even if Li Chengqian really developed a foot disease in the future, I would still support him.
What about you, father?
Luo Xuanye stared at his eldest son intently, then turned and left without saying anything, leaving only one sentence, "I will obey your majesty's will, I will be a good subject, and let the prince be a good prince."
After saying that, he left. Luo Juncheng stared at his father's back, speechless. After a long time, he slowly revealed a smile.
"Let the prince be a good prince."
Luo Juncheng kept repeating this sentence. He was not surprised that his father would always stand on the side of His Majesty. This was the Luo family, and countless generations of Luo family had been like this.
The Luo family had a flexible moral bottom line, but that was for people like King Li of Zhou. In fact, the Luo family's tolerance level was ridiculously high.
In fact, it can be seen from the fact that there are very few loyal ministers in the Luo family.
Many other ministers found things intolerable, but Luo Shi did not think anything of it. What Luo Shi often said was, "For an emperor to build two palaces, take in a few beauties, and favor a few people, that is nothing. Using the standards of a saint will only push the emperor towards becoming a tyrant."
Between Li Chengqian and Li Shimin, Luo Xuanye would definitely stand on Li Shimin's side, and even if Li Shimin made a mistake, Luo Xuanye would only advise Li Shimin, but would never help Li Chengqian.
But what did Luo Xuanye mean?
As long as Li Chengqian abides by his duties as the crown prince, Luo Xuanye will never let his position as the crown prince fall into the hands of someone else. This is called "the duty of a subject."
The prince should just be a good prince and a filial prince, and the rest of the matters will naturally be taken care of by Luo Xuanye.
How could Luo Juncheng not be happy when he understood Luo Xuanye's secret language?
Over the past many years, Luo Juncheng always wondered whether his father really protected the prince as the rumors said.
Outsiders don't understand. They think that Luo Xuanye is the Prince's Grand Tutor, so he is naturally the Prince's man. Isn't it normal for him to protect the Prince?
But Luo Juncheng understood that his father had never been the prince's man, but His Majesty's man. As long as His Majesty wished, his father could always be the prince's tutor to another prince.
This was the first time that Luo Juncheng clearly heard his father's will.
That would preserve Li Chengqian's position as crown prince.
The sun shines down, and it's bright, just like Luo Juncheng's heart at this moment.
He turned around and walked into the inner hall again, full of sunshine and vigor, "Prince, I am in Suzhou right now. I heard that the Jiangnan families are pushing their daughters to be the Crown Princess.
It looks like you are getting married.”
Li Chengqian looked at Luo Juncheng, and a sincere smile appeared on his pale face.
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The Prince of Zhou County was quite dissatisfied with the many people of the Crown Prince's generation who were hidden in the East Palace, so he said in a memorial: "The old generation gathered together and lost the center. Your Majesty should be more careful."
The emperor attached great importance to the king's words, so he searched for all the wise men to assist the Crown Prince. He also said to them, "I have Wei Zheng, so he knows the gains and losses. You should assist the Crown Prince and advise him on his mistakes so as to revive the country." - "Book of Tang: Chronicle of Emperor Taizong"
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