The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 6
"how is it going.?"

In the Ganlu Hall of the Imperial Palace in Chang'an City

Li Shimin looked at the Taoist-looking man in front of him and asked anxiously.

"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!" The Taoist man said with a slightly happy expression: "Best of luck, the queen will definitely turn the corner this time."

"Really?" Li Shimin stood up from his chair excitedly.

In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Empress Changsun became seriously ill while she accompanied Li Shimin to spend the summer in Jiucheng Palace. After that, Li Shimin consulted many famous doctors for treatment, but none of them got better. With no other choice, Li Shimin could only become superstitious.

For example, Li Chengqian requested amnesty and converted people into Taoism. Li Shimin was worried about his wife's health and immediately agreed. However, he was firmly opposed by Empress Changsun. However, Li Shimin had no choice but to ask Master Tanzang of Puguang Temple to enter the palace to pray for his wife. This may be because of the sincerity of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian. As a result, Empress Changsun recovered from her illness.

But in the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian accepted his concubine Su.

However, the joy was followed by sadness. The death of his biological mother, Mrs. Zhao Guotai, and the death of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan followed one after another, which dealt another heavy blow to the couple Changsun Queen and Li Shimin.

The grief of the double mourning period triggered the qi disease that Queen Changsun suffered from in her early years and often had attacks. At this time, Queen Changsun could only stay in bed and was in great pain. Seeing his wife in such pain, Li Shimin's heart felt like a knife. twist.

In the past, Li Shimin never believed in the theory of gods. The young Li Shimin once said to his ministers: All the techniques of immortality are deceptive ("The things about gods are false and empty in name").

He also expressed contempt for Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He said that Qin Shihuang was fooled by the alchemist Xu Fu and sent thousands of boys and girls to find the elixir of life, but no one came back in the end.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty married his daughter to a Taoist warlock in order to seek immortality, but in the end it didn't work, and the world laughed at it.

After evaluating the deeds of the two of them, Li Shimin came to the conclusion that from these two incidents, it can be seen that the magic of immortality is deceptive ("According to these two incidents, the gods will not bother to ask for help").

Li Shimin said in the edict that human life is limited, and being able to live to be a hundred years old is already a blessing from God. Even if you exhaust your own wisdom and skills, you cannot escape the fate of death. ("The husband is born with the great virtues of heaven and earth, and his life span is the constant of laziness and shortness. He is born with a shape of seven feet, and his life span is limited to a hundred years." "Although he has recovered, the power of returning to heaven and turning the sun is the wisdom of the wonderful and infinite god, Life must have an end, nothing can be avoided"), when he was young, Li Shimin didn't believe in the art of immortality at all, and even felt a little disgusted.

However, such a person who disliked gods and immortals went to Shibi Temple in person to pay homage to the Zen Master when his wife was seriously ill. He also unpacked numerous treasures and made offerings to his wife to fulfill her wishes.

In order to seek help from Buddhism, in April of the 390th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin issued an edict to repair [-] ancient temples in the world to pray for the queen. The famous Shanji Temple and Xiuding Temple were among them.

Li Shimin can abandon his beliefs for the sake of Empress Changsun. Of course, this behavior is also because of Empress Changsun's deep affection for Li Shimin. I still remember that Li Shimin suffered a serious illness after he ascended the throne and stayed in bed for many years. Empress Changsun took good care of him and stayed around day and night.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have been married since they were young and have been advancing and retreating together for more than ten years. Even in the final years of Wude's life and death, they never left each other.Because she was grateful for her husband's sincerity to her, Empress Changsun tied the poison around her waist, preparing "if there is any secret, she will not be the only child."

In the eighth year of Zhenguan, one night in Jiucheng Palace, Chai Shao suddenly came to report his rebellion. Li Shimin immediately put on his armor. Empress Changsun, who was sleeping in the same room, saw that her husband was fully armed and ready. Regardless of her own illness and weakness, she immediately followed Li Shimin out. .Everyone tried their best to persuade her to put her health first, but Empress Changsun only cared about her husband, and insisted on following her husband until the matter was over, regardless of worsening her condition.

There is no need to make an oath to confess, how many times of life and death have been accompanied by each other, which has enhanced the deep affection between Li Shimin and Changsun during the years of knowing each other.No matter how the status of the couple changes, they will never change.

I remember that after the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin faced the posthumous work of Empress Changsun, which was the book "Women's Rules". He cried so much that he said to his courtiers, "Don't I know that the death of the empress is destiny and I have to give up my love?" ? Just thinking about losing my good wife and good husband, I still can’t control my sadness...!"

Here you can see Li Shimin's feelings for Queen Changsun. The Taoist priest in front of Li Shimin is the famous Yuan Tiangang in later generations. The reason why Yuan Tiangang appears here is because Queen Changsun was seriously ill in the eighth year of Zhenguan. Li Shimin Hearing that Yuan Tiangang's fortune-telling skills were the best in the world, he was recruited into Chang'an.

Sure enough, after arriving in Chang'an, after Yuan Tiangang saw the face of Queen Changsun, he immediately said that the Queen had no worries. Later, Queen Changsun really got better. But this time, Queen Changsun was seriously ill, and Yuan Tiangang gave a face to Queen Changsun. A bad result was obtained, that is, Queen Changsun was going to die.

However, there was a trace of life on this dead face, but this life did not appear, so Yuan Tiangang kept it in mind and did not reveal the matter immediately. Until today, Li Shimin invited Yuan Tiangang over again, and finally Yuan Tiangang saw the vitality coming from Queen Changsun's house, but this vitality was a bit strange.

Seeing Li Shimin stand up from the chair excitedly, wanting to get more detailed confirmation from his own mouth, Yuan Tiangang did not dare to neglect and immediately told what he had just seen.

Yuan Tiangang: "Your Majesty, it's true. Wei Chen saw the vitality on the Queen's face, which means that the Queen will definitely turn the crisis around, but...!"

Yuan Tiangang's sudden but made Li Shimin's heart sink and he immediately asked: "But what?"

Yuan Tiangang frowned and looked at Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, I have a question for you. How many sons do you and the Queen have?"

"How many sons do I have with Guanyin?" Li Shimin looked at Yuan Tiangang strangely and asked, "Yuan Aiqing, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty..." Yuan Tiangang bowed slightly and said, "Because I immediately calculated a hexagram after seeing the face, and the hexagram indicated that the eldest son saved the mother, but I calculated again, the eldest son is not in Chang'an, so I Just ask!"

"Hiss!" As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was slightly shocked. He slowly came to Yuan Tiangang's side and said: "Yuan Aiqing, no one can mention this matter. Only you and I know about it."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will definitely keep my mouth shut." Yuan Tiangang bowed quickly.

Then Li Shimin waved his hand to let Yuan Tiangang leave the Ganlu Hall. After Yuan Tiangang left, Li Shimin immediately walked to his desk and opened a corner of the desk. There was a dark cabinet inside. Li Shimin took out a red The wooden box was not big. After Li Shimin opened it, half of a jade pendant was exposed in the wooden box. The jade pendant was engraved with the character "Li".

Holding the jade pendant in his hand, Li Shimin's eyes became a little softer, and he murmured to himself: "Are you really still alive? Don't you blame me for coming to save your mother?"

(End of this chapter)