Chapter 3366: Disaster is coming
The current situation is quite difficult. His Majesty Li Er's condition cannot be announced to the outside world, nor can he be sent back to Chang'an. After all, the two places are thousands of miles apart. If His Majesty Li Er continues to brave the cold weather and the bumpy journey, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it before I get to Guanzhong...
Even though Li Ji and Changsun Wuji were always full of wits and plans, they were inevitably panicked at this time. They could only try their best to stabilize the situation and wait until His Majesty Li Er woke up before making the Holy Inquisition.
Li Ji said to Changsun Wuji: "In this side of the Chinese army's main tent, we need to ask Duke Zhao to take extra care. He is strictly prohibited from entering or leaving, and is not allowed to come near. His Majesty's condition must be concealed. I will go and take charge of the battle ahead. There is nothing on either side." There must be no mistake, otherwise we will not be able to meet our fathers in Guanzhong again!”
No matter which aspect goes wrong, it will be a devastating event that neither of them can afford...
Changsun Wuji looked solemn and nodded: "Don't worry, I know the severity. In such critical moments, we should put aside our prejudices and work together to overcome all difficulties!"
Li Ji nodded repeatedly, cupped his hands slightly, glanced at His Majesty Li Er who was still unconscious on the bed, and with a heavy heart, turned around and strode out of the tent.
There is no room for failure in the Eastern Expedition.
In a sense, the importance of this battle is even more important than His Majesty's life and death. Dedicating the entire country's strength to the Eastern Expedition, regardless of its political significance or the loss of national power for the empire, means that this war can only succeed and cannot fail.
Otherwise, it will cause huge backlash and the consequences will be disastrous.
He and Changsun Wuji have been colleagues for many years. Although they have not had much contact with each other, they understand each other's personalities and styles, and they know that Changsun Wuji likes to play with power, compete for personal gain, and ignore the overall situation. At such an emergency, if Changsun Wuji was thinking about how to fight for power and put his own selfish interests first, the situation would be completely corrupted.
However, now that the matter has come to this, we can only hope that Changsun Wuji will take into account the overall situation and not use personal gain to cause the situation to get out of hand...
After walking out of the tent, Li Jin furrowed his eyebrows and thought about the current situation. After arriving outside the camp gate, surrounded by his own soldiers, he headed to Anhe Palace to clean up the mess.
But halfway through, he turned back to his barracks, asked a soldier to grind it for him, quickly wrote a letter, sealed it with fire paint, and whispered: "Take my seal and rush back to Chang'an to see the prince." Your Highness, please give this letter to Your Highness personally. Please remember that it must be handed over to Your Highness personally and no one else can handle it.”
"Here!"
The soldier had also seen His Majesty Li Er fall from his horse. Although he did not dare to ask, he knew that there must be something urgent. He quickly took the letter, took the seal, left the barracks, took two companions, and hurried back. Chang'an.
In the end, Li Ji still couldn't trust Changsun Wuji. He was afraid that Changsun Wuji would play some conspiracy, so he could only inform the prince in advance to prepare for any changes.
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The Chinese military tent.
Changsun Wuji sat on the chair with a gloomy expression, watching the imperial doctor busy here and there, diagnosing the pulse, writing prescriptions, and fetching warm water to wipe His Majesty Li Er's cheeks, hands and feet.
My heart is full of ups and downs.
He and His Majesty Li Er met when they were young, and they became close friends and admired each other. He was ostracized and abused at home, and he and his sister were taken to his uncle Gao Shilian's house to raise him. This made him more talented and knowledgeable, and he increasingly realized that the world was about to be in chaos and that it was time for a man to make contributions.
Later, he took the initiative to marry his sister to His Majesty Li Er, which made the relationship between the two parties closer and stronger, and he became even more dedicated to planning for His Majesty Li Er.
Together they faced the pressure of Prince Li Jiancheng, and escaped assassination and poisoning several times. As a descendant of the eldest son's family, he led all the Guanlong clan to stand behind His Majesty Li Er, supporting him, and finally helped His Majesty Li Er seize the throne. Achieve great things.
The reason why His Majesty Li Er was able to ascend the throne was indispensable to his eldest son Wuji, who was ranked first.
Of course, His Majesty Li Er would never treat him badly.
Zhao Guogong, Situ, and the number one hero of Zhenguan... even betrothed their eldest daughter to Changsun Chong, which made the Tian family and the Changsun family enter into a marriage contract for generations, sharing weal and woe. They also treated the Changsun family with love and favor, and made the Changsun family become the world's leader. The most powerful family.
However, the foundation of the Changsun family lies in the Guanlong family behind them, rather than the Li and Tang royal family, which has increasingly conflicted interests as their power grows.
This is a natural gap caused by status, and it cannot be reversed by manpower, unless Changsun Wuji is willing to give up the importance of the family and is willing to follow the trend and become the emperor's eagle dog, or His Majesty Li Er is willing to disperse the imperial power and be restricted by his ministers.
It's a pity that these two people are both heroes of the moment, with strong and resolute temperaments, and they will never compromise.
Therefore, we have just reached this situation...
Changsun Wuji sat dumbly, looking at His Majesty Li Er whose chest and abdomen were rising and falling slightly on the bed but could not wake up. All kinds of feelings came to his heart.
Publicly and privately, he didn't want to see anything happen to His Majesty Li Er, at least not at this time.
Once something unspeakable happens and the responsibility is traced, Changsun Chong cannot escape the blame, and the Changsun family will bear the brunt. His Majesty passed away here, and the prince will ascend the throne in Chang'an. The first thing the new emperor will do after he ascends the throne is to question the eldest son's family, and cut off the eldest son's family's wings in the same way, so as to scare the little ones and scare the monkeys. As for whether the eldest grandson's family can be retained. If a bloodline is not cut off and killed, it all depends on God's will, no one can predict it.
How could Changsun Wuji allow such things to happen?
But if I send the news back to Guanzhong at this moment, so that the Guanlong clan can take action to prevent the crown prince from ascending the throne, once His Majesty Li Er is finally safe, then the Guanlong clan will have no choice but to die...
They are really in a dilemma and are helpless. It seems that no matter what they do, the eldest son's family will be in disaster.
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After a long time, Changsun Wuji came out of his trance and saw the imperial doctor sitting aside wiping his sweat, and asked: "How is your majesty doing?"
The imperial doctor said: "It seems to be stable now, but these three to five days are a critical period. If you can get through it, you will be fine, but if you can't get through it..."
At this point, he paused and said with a grimace: "Zhao Guogong is a sensible person. It's not the humble minister who didn't try his best to treat him. It's just that the current conditions are simple and the manpower is limited. The humble minister is really unable to do anything alone. In the future, I also ask Duke Zhao to say a few kind words for me.”
Changsun Wuji's heart was beating fiercely, but his face was calm. He nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry about the treatment. With me and the British father here, I won't let you be wronged at any time."
If something unspeakable really happened, the imperial doctor felt that he might survive, and he would need an explanation in every aspect.
Of course, if he and Li Ji jointly acted as guarantee, no one would refute the two of them and insist on putting the imperial doctor to death.
As for whether he would vouch for an imperial physician...
The imperial doctor didn't seem to think that much, and he was very grateful after hearing this.
Changsun Wuji stood up and said: "I will go first. If anything happens, ask the soldiers outside the tent to call immediately. You must be careful and don't make any mistakes."
"Here! Save it for me."
"Well, let's do that for now."
Changsun Wuji glanced at His Majesty Li Er, who was still unconscious, walked out of the tent and walked towards his own tent. The current situation was too dangerous. He had to think about it quietly by himself and figure out the context of the situation before he could decide what to do next.
Returning to the camp, Changsun Wuji kicked everyone out. After washing his hands with warm water, he made a pot of tea and sat in front of the desk, frowning and thinking about the current situation.
It is definitely not possible to leave things alone. Once Your Majesty makes any mistakes, the eldest grandson family will not be able to escape the blame. It is impossible to take any action. If nothing happens to Your Majesty, the entire Guanlong will be punished by Your Majesty - I am not dead yet, so you can resist. My prince...
It’s impossible to do anything left or right, and it’s even more impossible to do nothing.
Changsun Wuji was a little anxious. He had always been resourceful, but this situation really made him feel troublesome, because no matter what actions he should take, His Majesty Li Er's situation was unpredictable. Once his decision-making was in conflict with Li Er's If His Majesty's condition is not consistent, he will immediately fall into a situation of irreversibility.
If you want to ensure that your decision-making is correct, you must first determine the condition of His Majesty Li Er, whether that unspeakable thing really happened, or whether he woke up from a coma and can take charge of the overall situation...
An idea came to Changsun Wuji's mind.
It is very difficult to cure His Majesty Li Er, at least in a remote place like Liaodong, it is difficult to reach the sky, but if you want to prevent His Majesty Li Er from waking up...
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The Chinese military tent.
The imperial doctor stood at the door and watched Changsun Wuji go away, then turned and returned to the bed.
On the bed, His Majesty Li Er, who had been unconscious, his chest rose and fell sharply several times. His eyes still did not open, but he said in a hoarse voice: "Pour me some water."
The imperial doctor didn't seem to be surprised at all, he bowed and nodded: "Here."
He took the warm water that had been prepared on the desk, held it in his hands, came to the bed, and served His Majesty Li Er to drink water. (End of chapter)