228 Chapter 228
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Li Chengqian only knew that the King of Yue entered the Lizheng Hall with red eyes, and left the Lizheng Hall with red eyes and tears, and after that, no imperial edict was issued.
It didn't seem like a big deal, but after thinking about it, Li Chengqian decided to go and see Tian Khan.
After the eunuch informed him, Li Chengqian was quickly invited into Li Shimin's study in the Lizheng Hall.
Li Shimin had just washed his face and was wiping the water off it. Li Chengqian looked closely and saw that the Khan had also just cried.
Perhaps the father and son hugged each other and cried bitterly, Li Chengqian suddenly felt a little regretful for coming here, and he didn't want to face this scene.
"Sit down first." When Li Chengqian was hesitating whether he should leave immediately, Li Shimin had already spoken.
Li Chengqian had no choice but to sit down and wait for Li Shimin to finish packing and sit down opposite him.
"It's okay now." There was fatigue between Li Shimin's eyebrows, but the tone of his voice did not change, still with his usual resounding determination.
Li Chengqian didn't know how to respond, so he just said dryly, "Oh."
Clearly, the Heavenly Khan had withstood Li Tai's attack, Li Chengqian thought.
Li Tai only had a few tricks to deal with Tian Khan. Li Chengqian had witnessed them several times with his own eyes. From the age of five or six to fifteen or sixteen and then to twenty-five or twenty-six, it was nothing more than acting like a spoiled child and crying. Li Chengqian could feel sick just by looking at him.
But Tian Khan looked at his Qingque through the filter of fatherly love, and therefore he always liked it and always responded to Li Tai's requests.
The current Tian Khan still believed Li Tai's tricks, otherwise he would not cry. But even so, he did not let Li Tai get his wish.
Tian Khan actually became cruel to his Qingque.
Li Chengqian knew that part of this was for himself.
Because of this, Li Chengqian didn't know how to respond. He had a persistent thought: facing Li Tai's coquettishness and submission, the Heavenly Khan would one day relent. Even if the Heavenly Khan hardened his heart today, he would eventually relent. Then, with the Heavenly Khan's instigation, everything from his previous life would repeat itself.
Even though Li Shimin had repeatedly stopped being soft-hearted towards Li Tai, Li Chengqian still could not trust him.
Li Chengqian felt that he was a bit ungrateful. The Khan was strict with his beloved son again and again for his sake, but Li Chengqian was suspicious and refused to trust the Khan at all.
The person who favored Li Tai and disregarded the prince's reputation and status was not the person in front of him, but another Tian Khan. It was natural for Li Chengqian not to trust him, but the Tian Khan in front of him had never done such a thing.
Li Shimin saw his eldest son frowning, with guilt flashing in his eyes. He must have been affected, so he raised his hand and patted his shoulder, encouraging him: "Cheng Qian, this is just a small matter. You are the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. Don't be bothered by these trivial matters."
Li Chengqian saw the weariness that hadn't faded from his brows and asked, "What about you? You're the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Would you be bothered by such a trivial matter?"
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to tell the truth: "I will, but I won't let myself be influenced."
Li Chengqian nodded. He believed what Tian Khan said. He was Emperor Taizong of Tang.
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After the first month of the year, Li Tai reluctantly left Chang'an City. Before that, he tried to ask the queen to keep his son in Chang'an, with his grandparents.
Changsun had already learned from Li Shimin why he wanted Li Tai to become a vassal, and of course she would not agree, but she could not change Li Tai's mind. She could only persuade Li Tai that as long as he behaved himself, his elder brother would definitely not treat him badly in the future.
It remains to be seen whether Li Tai could gradually understand his parents' good intentions. Anyway, Li Shimin's action made many people see his determination. In this generation of the Tang Dynasty, brothers would never be allowed to fight for the throne again.
The court continued to proceed as usual. When summer was approaching, Li Shimin prepared to go to Jiucheng Palace again to escape the heat, but he was a little hesitant about whether the prince should go with him.
Li Shimin said: "Cheng Qian, you have come of age, you can stay in Chang'an to supervise the country..."
Li Chengqian held his chin in his hand and asked doubtfully, "You all went to escape the summer heat, leaving me here alone to roast the sun. Isn't this a bit strange?"
Li Shimin laughed: "You clearly know that's not what I meant."
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "I don't need to be a regent. I just want to escape the summer heat."
The political significance of the Crown Prince as Regent is far greater than its practical significance. Li Chengqian already has more solid political capital and no longer needs such a thing.
——This political capital certainly does not refer to the favor and support of the Khan, but the progress that does not belong to this era that he can achieve with the help of mobile phones.
Li Shimin thought for a moment and asked, "Cheng Qian, are you inseparable from your father or your mother?"
"I'm sixteen. I can leave anyone. Father, please don't call me a baby who hasn't been weaned, okay?" Li Chengqian rubbed the goose bumps on his arms. "I can't stand it."
Li Shimin ignored him and said to himself: "I think you can't let go of your mother, Cheng Qian, what's wrong with being filial to your mother?"
Mentioning his mother, Li Chengqian couldn't help but say angrily, "I don't trust my mother. Who can I blame? It's all your fault!"
The reason why Li Chengqian was worried about his mother was that Zhangsun was pregnant again recently. Thirty-three years old was considered an advanced maternal age in ancient times. Moreover, in his previous life, his mother gave birth to her youngest daughter this year and became seriously ill afterwards. She never recovered until she passed away in the tenth year of Zhenguan. Li Chengqian couldn't help but be worried about this.
Li Shimin was very worried about his wife as she was pregnant at an advanced age, especially since she had been sad for a while because of Li Tai's affairs. However, their relationship was good and they could get pregnant again at this age, which was obviously a good thing. So Li Shimin felt that he was a little wronged.
Li Shimin said in a gentle voice, "Hasn't Sun Simiao been summoned to the capital? With him here, he will definitely keep your mother safe."
Li Chengqian certainly believed in Sun Simiao's medical skills, but the coincidences in his past life made him so anxious that he even forgot what he shouldn't say. He said directly, "From now on, you should live separately from my mother for the time being, and then live together again when we are old."
In ancient times when there was no awareness of contraception and no contraceptive tools, this was the best way to avoid pregnancy.
It took Li Shimin a while to understand what his eldest son meant. The Khan blushed at that moment. How could a son in this world control his parents...? His face turned red not because he was shy, but because he was angry!
"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Shimin rarely frowned towards his eldest son.
Li Chengqian also knew that for a feudal emperor, it was a little too difficult to accept to hear his son say such words, but this was a matter concerning his mother's life. Therefore, although he said that he was indeed too impulsive before, he did not regret it after saying it.
Following the principle that it wouldn't matter if I said a few more words since everything had already been said, Li Chengqian added, "My mother is already over thirty years old. When she gets older, even if Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo were still alive, let alone Sun Simiao, they wouldn't be able to guarantee her safety."
Hearing these words, Li Shimin was shocked and became even more unhappy: "Cheng Qian, you are not allowed to..."
"I'm not cursing my mother, father, aren't these the facts?" Li Chengqian interrupted him and said seriously.
Li Shimin was silent for a moment with a sullen face. In the end, he did not pursue whether these words should be said or not. He just said, "I know the importance of it."
Li Chengqian didn't know what decision the Khan had made. From then on, there was a female doctor waiting by Changsun's side day and night, and Sun Simiao was found as quickly as possible. When he arrived at Jiucheng Palace, it was June, the hottest month of the year.
Li Chengqian greeted them. Sun Simiao changed into clean clothes and rushed over to check the empress's pulse. Changsun smiled and said, "Sir, you have worked hard. It's a pity that you made such a special trip."
Sun Simiao bowed and said, "I dare not. Healing and saving lives is my duty."
Fortunately, Changsun's pulse was still good, and some of her physical discomfort symptoms were within the normal range, so there was no danger.
"This is also because Your Highness has been exercising all the time." Sun Simiao said this after taking the pulse.
Chang Sun smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the Crown Prince. He taught me Ba Duan Jin a long time ago, and I have practiced it without interruption all these years."
Sun Simiao also learned Ba Duan Jin from Li Chengqian and received the Crown Prince's permission to pass it on to the world. He nodded and said, "The Crown Prince's set of exercises is indeed beneficial."
When Sun Simiao arrived, in addition to taking the pulse of the empress, the emperor could not be left out. Li Yuan also asked him to take the pulse of his younger sons to nourish their health.
Because it was Li Chengqian who invited people, he felt very embarrassed to see Sun Simiao so busy and having to deal with these royal people. He went to Sun Simiao many times to apologize and gave him many gifts.
Because the prince was too polite, Sun Simiao felt embarrassed and said several times: "Curing illnesses and saving lives is the same everywhere..."
Fortunately, after half a month of interaction, the two of them became familiar with each other again and resumed their last interaction in the capital, no longer so restrained.
Li Chengqian also started to get busy at this time, because this summer was not very stable and there were more floods than last year.
But because of last year's experience, the court had regulations in place for both prevention and disaster relief, as well as epidemic prevention and control.
After finishing these things and returning to Taiji Palace, Changsun gave birth to a daughter. She felt a little uncomfortable after giving birth, but fortunately she was able to recover slowly and was not in danger.
In October, because Tuyuhun harassed the Tang Dynasty border, Tian Khan sent Duan Zhixuan to lead troops to fight back.
The war against Tuyuhun would not be completely over until next year. Li Chengqian made a timetable and then burned the paper. He could only be an observer in military affairs, as there were other things that needed him to do.
At the end of the year, various countries will pay tribute, the crown prince will get married in the first month of next year, and Princess Changle will be married in March of next year. Tian Khan has handed all these matters over to Li Chengqian to handle.
Because he had to deal with these matters, Li Chengqian mostly dealt with people from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple. He was so busy that he couldn't stop until the day before the prince's wedding.
【Author’s words】
Countdown to the end.
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