Li Ke, Li Min, Li Zhen and Li Yun have all ascended the throne and proclaimed themselves emperors, and are usually busy with affairs. Their every move is related to the rise and fall of the country. As an emperor, Li Shimin naturally knows this better than anyone else.

Therefore, generally speaking, if there was nothing too important, he would definitely not summon his sons back to Chang'an.

But this time, in the message he sent to Li Min and the others, he directly said that he was seriously ill and summoned his sons to return to Chang'an. Although the message did not describe his illness in detail, Li Min was filled with joy after receiving the news.

I was shocked, and at the same time there was an ominous premonition in my heart.

Li Min had no time to speculate on Li Shimin's condition. After confirming that the news was correct, he immediately notified Wang An and other civil and military officials to arrange all matters in the country, and asked Wen Xin to prepare, because this time their whole family was going back.

According to the distance, Li Min should be the first to receive the news, and Li Ke must be the last. Considering that the distance between the four of them was too far, Li Min did not wait for Li Zhen and the others. On the third day after receiving the news,

, they arranged everything and set off to leave Taiwan. Not only were the Li Min family in the fleet, but also several princesses such as Shengping, Si Tang and Gao Yang were also on board. As women, they also instinctively had a bad premonition.

Steamships have become very common in Datang and Daqi, and steamship technology has become increasingly mature. Not only are steam engines becoming more efficient, steamships are getting bigger and bigger, and their speed and safety are also improving rapidly.

In just seven days, Li Min arrived at Bohai Bay from Taiwan, where he transferred to a river steamer and sailed upstream along the Yellow River at the fastest speed.

When Li Min passed through Weizhou, he finally got the exact news. At the same time, he also learned that the reason for Li Shimin's serious illness was that Li Shimin fell off his horse while hunting and was seriously injured. Coupled with his old age, after the injury, Li Min fell off his horse while hunting.

A serious illness arose again, and now he is not only paralyzed in bed, but also not very clear-headed and unable to handle government affairs.

Because this incident was so sudden, the Tang Dynasty was almost in chaos. Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang were worried that Li Shimin would not be able to survive, so they hurriedly ordered the four Li Min to return to Chang'an in Li Shimin's name. The first was to see Li Shimin for the last time.

On the one hand, the second is to suppress the DPRK.

After learning that Li Shimin's illness was caused by an injury while hunting, Li Min couldn't help but blame himself, because Concubine Yang had asked him to advise Li Shimin that he needed to exercise restraint in hunting as he got older, but he didn't take it to heart at the time.

He just wrote a memorial, but as he expected, Li Shimin didn't reply. From then on, Li Min didn't try to persuade him again. He thought it was just a small matter, but he didn't expect it to have such serious consequences.

After learning that Li Shimin's condition was urgent, Li Min immediately sped up and rushed to Chang'an. Just when he arrived in Zhengzhou, he received the exact news from Taiwan that Li Zhen and Li Yun had arrived in Taiwan from Tianzhu. They would be there soon.

He was about to leave for Datang, and Li Ke had just received the news and was also preparing to rush back from Rome.

Li Min got on the train in Zhengzhou. Railways were built in the Guanzhong area a few years ago. The first of them was the railway from Chang'an to Zhengzhou. This railway connected Chang'an with the Yellow River waterway, making travel and cargo transportation more convenient.

When Li Min's special car passed Luoyang, he immediately felt an unusual atmosphere. The entire Luoyang station had been put under martial law by the army, and his nominal father-in-law Xiao Cuo was waiting to greet him at the station. When Xiao Cuo got on

After getting in the car, Li Min asked Li Shimin in detail how he was injured.

It turned out that according to Li Shimin's habit, he would go hunting every spring, which was called spring search. However, in the past few years, Li Shimin had gotten older and his energy was not as good as before, so for hunting, no matter in the harem,

Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang, as well as all the civil and military officials in the court, were all opposed to it. Concubine Yang had asked Li Min to admonish Li Shimin.

But as the saying goes, a person's nature cannot be changed. In the busy government affairs, hunting has become one of Li Shimin's few hobbies. It is also an opportunity for him to prove to others that he is not old yet. Therefore, he does not care about other people's advice at all.

I didn't take it to heart. In addition, hunting is not as ridiculous as taking pills. Li Min and the others couldn't come up with any strong reasons to dissuade them. Therefore, even though Li Shimin was almost sixty years old, he still had to hunt every year.

Hunted several times.

The scale of the Spring Search is very large. Animals that have just woken up from hibernation are going out to look for food. If they are lucky, they may encounter large prey such as bears. Therefore, Li Shimin has always been very interested in the Spring Search, and this time it is even more so.

Five thousand cavalry were mobilized to hunt at the hunting grounds in the western suburbs of Chang'an.

In fact, the emperor's hunting activities were not just for entertainment, but also an opportunity to train troops and demonstrate force. Therefore, during the spring search, not only officials from the Tang Dynasty would participate, but also some envoys from other countries in Chang'an would be invited.

For example, envoys from Tibet, Persia, Rome and other countries all participated in this spring search.

Originally, everything went smoothly at the beginning of this spring search. Under the personal command of Li Shimin, five thousand cavalry galloped around the hunting ground and quickly drove the prey to a small area. Then the nearly sixty-year-old

Li Shimin was getting stronger and stronger. He flew on his horse and shot several arrows in succession, killing two stags on the spot, which made everyone present cheer loudly.

What followed was several days of hunting. Although Li Shimin was old, he had extremely rich hunting experience. Even some young nobles who boasted about their superior archery skills could not compare with him. The number of deer he shot alone reached seventeen.

There were more heads and other prey, and it could be said that the harvest was rich. Except for a few young generals who were famous for their archery skills, no one could surpass him.

But on the last day of the spring search, something unexpected happened to Li Shimin. While chasing a wild boar, Li Shimin took the lead. However, no one expected that the noise during the hunting frightened a black bear hiding in the woods, and it suddenly jumped from the ground.

Li Shimin's horse jumped out of the woods in front of its head, which frightened the horse and caused people to stand up on the spot. Li Shimin suddenly fell off the horse and became unconscious.

Everyone present was stunned when such an accident occurred. Fortunately, Li Zhi had been following Li Shimin. He was the first to react and immediately ordered the imperial doctor to rescue Li Shimin on the spot. After a simple treatment, he was carried

He returned to the camp for diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, he blocked the news immediately to avoid causing unnecessary turmoil.

But the next news from the imperial doctor was not optimistic. Li Shimin's thighs and ribs suffered multiple fractures, and the broken bones fell into his internal organs. In later generations, internal bleeding occurred. The situation was very serious. Even Li Shimin's brain was damaged.

He was also severely injured when he landed, which is why he remained unconscious.

Li Shimin could not move easily after being injured, so Li Zhi immediately sent people back to Chang'an to summon the best doctors. Almost everyone from the medical school headed by Sun Simiao arrived. After consulting with Li Shimin, they immediately began to treat his injuries. Fortunately, these years

Medical science is developing rapidly, and the understanding of the human body is increasing. Therefore, after being rescued by great experts such as Sun Simiao, Li Shimin finally regained consciousness and his life was not in danger for the time being.

There is just a very unfortunate news, that is, Li Shimin is older and his bones are much more brittle than young people. This is also the biggest reason for the multiple fractures on his body. In the words of later generations, the bones are severely calcified, which makes the fractures

It is difficult for the parts to heal, especially the fractured part of his thigh, which is almost impossible to recover. In other words, Li Shimin may not be able to walk normally again in the future.

This cruel reality shocked Li Shimin so much that he even ignored his extremely weak body and got angry at Li Zhi and others many times. Although Sun Simiao and others advised him to stop his anger and meditate so that he could better recover from his injuries, Li Shimin

But he didn't listen at all, which resulted in more important consequences.

Li Shimin is already fifty-seven years old, and many years of heavy government affairs have made his health not very optimistic. Now he has been seriously injured and his body is extremely weak. In addition, he cannot control his temper and is irritable and easily

The dryness made his existing heart problems more serious, and eventually led to more serious symptoms. The whole person was in and out of consciousness, and his consciousness became a little blurry. Sun Simiao and other imperial doctors were helpless, so they

It can alleviate Li Shimin's pain as much as possible.

In the shaking train carriage, after listening to Xiao Cuo's story, Li Min looked at the rapidly retreating trees outside the train window. He was speechless for a long time. After a long while, he finally sighed and said: "Father-in-law,

Regarding the fact that my father is seriously ill, how did the civil and military authorities in the imperial court react, and what did the ninth brother do?"

Xiao Cuo has now been promoted to the Minister of Rites, and is considered one of the highest officials in the Tang Dynasty. He naturally knows the situation of the court best. He said solemnly: "Your Highness, the Tang Dynasty is also divided into civil and military administrations. Military generals are not allowed to rule.

He was involved in politics, so except for a few veteran generals who were very sad, the other generals resolutely carried out the orders of His Majesty and the Prince and strengthened the defense of Chang'an and other places. As for the civil servants..."

When Xiao Cuo said this, he looked at Li Min's calm face, and then said firmly: "Before, the civil servants were divided into two factions. One of them advocated calling all the princes back to Chang'an, but the number of this faction was not large. The other faction was...

Lord Changsun is the leader, and he advocates keeping the news of His Majesty's serious illness under wraps and waiting until a period of time has passed before notifying the princes overseas."

"Hmph, what a great eldest son, Wuji. I think he wants to wait until his father dies and lets his ninth brother ascend the throne before informing us!" Li snorted angrily.

The reason why Changsun Wuji wanted to block the news was actually to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. In his opinion, although Li Min and others had already established their country overseas, no one could guarantee that they would be able to do anything when Li Shimin was seriously ill.
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