Tang Dynasty

On the day when the remnant soldiers returned to the camp, Liu Wenjing asked to see Li Yuan before he could go back to the mansion to discuss the war.I only said that when the King of Qin was seriously ill, he gave up the subsequent strategy of attacking others and sent troops rashly, which led to a big mistake.After speaking, he hung his injured arm and knelt down in the hall for a long time, willing to suffer any punishment.

After hearing what happened, Li Yuan felt a little calmer in his heart.After all, the defeat in this battle did not lie with Li Shimin, so it can be regarded as proof that he did not misjudge his talent.It's just that the illness is out of season.

After hearing the words, he was silent for a moment, ordered Liu Wenjing to be demoted from office, and fined one year's salary, then waved his hand and taught others to resign.

After Liu Wenjing Xie En withdrew, he immediately drove to the Qin Palace.

Prince Qin's mansion was in chaos, and the servants who were busy in and out carrying herbs suddenly saw Li Yuan, dropped their belongings in shock, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

Li Yuan waved his hands to signal them to stand up, and said, "How is King Qin?"

"Return to Your Majesty," the leader of the servants replied, "King Qin is in the room, and the imperial doctor has already been invited. After taking the pulse, he ordered the little people to quickly decoct the medicine."

"I see." Li Yuan nodded, signaling them to do things on their own, and then he went straight to Li Shimin's room without delay.

The mansion was busy, but the small courtyard where Li Shimin lived was exceptionally quiet.There were a few maids guarding the door, seeing Li Yuan was about to bow down, but he waved his hand to stop him, gently pushed the door and walked in.

At a glance, what I saw was Li Jiancheng sitting by the bed.Before Li Yuan could speak, the other party had already stood up and bowed, and said in a low voice: "My son has seen Father."

When he bowed, the imperial doctor who seemed to be talking to him had also hurriedly stood up and turned around, bowing down too.

Li Yuan waved his hand to signal the two of them to get upright, walked to the bedside, and looked at Li Shimin.The other party was lying on his back on the bed, his eyes were closed tightly, and there was still a blush on his face that hadn't faded in time.However, on the temples on the forehead, on the face and neck, beads of sweat seeped out in front of the eyes, and the plain white underwear was half wet.

He was startled, turned around to look at the imperial doctor and asked, "What's wrong, Prince Qin?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qin is suffering from malaria." The imperial doctor stepped forward and replied respectfully, "The symptoms are alternating cold and heat, which repeats itself, and only after profuse sweating does it return to normal. After sweating profusely, His Highness , this round of symptoms is over."

Hearing this, Li Yuan felt relieved, turned around and glanced at the person on the bed, then turned to the imperial doctor and said, "I'll call out a few more imperial doctors later, wait...don't make any mistakes!"

He spoke softly, but the end of his words suddenly sounded majestic and sonorous. The imperial doctor was startled when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "I obey the order. King Qin has been recuperating for several days, and his symptoms have relieved a lot, and his life is not in danger. In the mansion After resting for more than a month, it will definitely recover."

As soon as the voice fell, the servant stood by the door and said in a low voice that the medicine was ready.Hearing this, Li Yuan turned sideways to make way, and stood beside Li Jiancheng.

Ever since he entered the room, Li Jiancheng didn't say anything other than a word of greeting.

Li Yuan watched the imperial doctor carefully wait for Li Shimin to take the medicine, paused, looked away, looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "I heard that the crown prince led the troops to the outskirts of the city to meet the Qin king's troops this morning?"

Li Jiancheng withdrew his eyes from the bedside, looked at Li Yuan and said indifferently: "It's just that he brought the people back as an elder brother, and it has nothing to do with the position of the prince."

Li Yuan sighed, and said: "I heard that he was defeated so far, and I was angry, so I ignored him like this. If I knew that he was ill, how could I let him go home so lonely?"

Li Jiancheng lowered his eyes and said: "It was not mentioned in the battle report. I think the people of the future will be extremely unwilling to lose this battle even though they are sick." After he finished speaking, he found that the "King of Qin" who should have been called by mouth, but Unexpectedly, they are still called "Shimin" out of habit.It was too late to change his mind.

"Although Shimin is still young and impulsive, he is extremely proud in his heart, and his temper is even more stubborn. However, eight horses may not be able to pull back any decision." Li Yuan smiled when he heard the words, not He didn't care, but he continued to call him by his address. In the words, he had already shed the emperor's skin and returned to a father.After a pause, he raised his eyes to look at Li Jiancheng, and said, "Jiancheng, in this respect, is very similar to you."

Li Jiancheng was slightly startled, then smiled, and said: "This matter... Jiancheng didn't know about it, but it seems that the father really knew about Jiancheng."

"There is no father who knows you. You two have been with me since childhood, how can I not know?" Li Yuan laughed, "However, to have an elder brother like you, who can greet you in person after defeating the city, is a blessing for the people of the world. Yu Zhen... is naturally very gratified." After a pause, he sighed, "Since ancient times, the emperor's family has feared nothing more than brothers fighting against each other, and close relatives turning against each other."

Li Jiancheng heard what he said and immediately understood what he meant.He lowered his eyes and smiled, but did not answer.After a while, Li Yuan stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder, saying: "Jiang Jian, you are gentle and kind by nature, no matter what happens in the future, you still need to take care of it."

Li Jiancheng could not understand what he meant when he heard it.He was silent for a moment when he heard the words, finally raised his eyes and smiled, and nodded slowly.

Li Yuan smiled when he saw this, and said, "I still have important things to do, so I won't stay here for a long time. If the people of the world get better, just send someone to report."

Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and watched him go before turning to the bedside.Li Shimin had used the medicine and changed his coat under the service of his servants.

Seeing Li Jiancheng approaching slowly, the imperial doctor stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, King Qin is already sweating and the medicine has been used, so he should sleep soundly tonight. It's getting late, so I will take my leave first. "

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly, and after he left, he retreated from the servants, walked to the bed, and sat down silently.

At this time, Li Shimin's symptoms have passed, and the whole person has recovered a bit of calm.It's just that his sanity is still not clear, and the sweat that has not been exhausted all over his body has covered his forehead finely in an instant.

After being seriously ill for several days, he saw that he had lost a lot of weight.

Li Jiancheng watched quietly, then slowly stretched out his hand, grabbed his sleeve, and wiped the sweat off his forehead.His fingertips gently slid across his side face, and at the end, he gently smoothed the sweat-soaked strands of hair behind his ears.

Then he raised his eyes and looked out the window, only to realize that the night had already darkened.

I don't know when, but I have stayed for half a day again.Li Jiancheng stood up, thinking about whether to leave or not, but he vaguely heard the person on the bed call out a few times in a blurred manner.

After listening carefully, there was an extremely indistinct "big brother".

Shaking his head helplessly, he finally sat back on the side of the bed and slowly covered the back of his hand through the quilt.

At this moment, the hazy call gradually became inaudible.

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When he opened his eyes the next day, Li Jiancheng realized that he had slept all night in this position leaning against the head of the bed.

And the hand that was originally covering the other party was unexpectedly held instead.

Li Shimin's palm rested lightly on the back of his hand, it was dry and warm as usual, and he didn't think he had any illness all night.

He raised his eyes and looked out the window, only to find that the sky was already getting dark.Li Jiancheng pulled his hands away and rubbed his sore shoulders. Knowing that morning was not far away, he tidied his clothes hastily, turned around and glanced at the person beside the bed, and then opened the door and left in a hurry.

The hot topic of discussion in the court was nothing more than how to deal with Xue Ju and his son after Qianshuiyuan's defeat.One side in the hall advocated to take advantage of the opponent's victory and arrogance to quickly regroup and kill one of them to dismount; while the other side believed that our army was facing a setback, and at this time we should focus on cultivation, accumulate combat power, and fight again later.

The two parties come and go, not giving in to each other. After discussing for an hour, there is only a result.Li Jianjian stood in the hall, observed Li Yuan's expression, and soon realized that he should have no intention of fighting again at this time.

Sure enough, after discussing for a while, Li Yuan said: "Let's press this matter for now, let me think about it again."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone stopped arguing.If there is a fight, there is no room for a moment's delay. Since Li Yuan bluntly said "press", his meaning could not be more obvious.

After retreating from the imperial court, Li Yuan called Li Jiancheng to the imperial study and said, "Why didn't the prince say a word in the Cai hall?"

Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and said, "Father has already had a plan in mind, so why should my minister talk too much?"

"You can see clearly." Li Yuan smiled after hearing the words, and said, "I lost the first battle of Jianguo, even if I wished to go to battle immediately to turn the tide. It's just...the battle is of great importance, but we must not rush forward."

"To endure what ordinary people can't bear. If it weren't for this, how could it be a big deal?" Li Jiancheng nodded slowly when he heard the words, and said, "Father is very thoughtful, and this move is also what I think."

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the words, and said, "Do you really know what I think?"

"The damage to the troops and horses needs to be rectified, but the chief general alone is irreplaceable." Li Jiancheng looked up at him and said slowly, "in my father's heart, the best choice for the chief general is King Qin."

Li Yuan smiled when he heard the words, he was noncommittal, and said: "The people of the world are gifted by heaven, because I am a member of the Li clan. If I can take on the task of defending against the enemy for me in the future, I will really feel relieved."

Li Jiancheng looked at him and said for a long time: "What the father said is very true."

After chatting a few words, Li Yuan saw that he looked a bit tired, and said: "Since the day when the crown prince was appointed as the crown prince, he has been sleepy all night, and he was worried about King Qin's illness yesterday, so he should go back to the manor to rest at this time."

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng resigned, went back to the mansion, had lunch, and lay down on the bed with all his clothes on. When he woke up, he found that it was already dusk.

After straightening out the cardigan, he opened the door and went out.Standing in the court for a while, he finally walked to the Qin Palace.

As soon as he stepped into the small courtyard where Li Shimin was, the maid who was waiting at the door came to bow down and said excitedly, "His Royal Highness, the Second Young Master is awake!" Because these servants followed him since childhood, Li Shimin also allowed them to still be called "Second Young Master".

At this time Li Jiancheng heard this, a trace of a smile flickered across his face, but he lowered his eyes and said: "Since he is awake, then don't disturb him to rest." After saying that, he turned and left.

However, at this time, the door suddenly opened from the inside.Li Shimin was only wearing a plain white inner coat, he didn't even have time to put on his shoes, obviously he heard the noise and hurried out of bed.

"Brother..." He put his hands on the door frame, his eyes were clearly smiling, but his breath was still a little unstable due to panting, "Since you are here, why do you want to leave?"

Li Jiancheng saw that he was wearing thin clothes and had been standing in the air for a long time. He recovered from malaria but was afraid that he might catch a cold.Sighed, before he could speak, two servant girls behind him rushed forward, supported him and said, "Second Young Master, the imperial doctor told me not to catch a cold, Young Master, please go back to your room quickly!"

Li Shimin didn't answer when he heard the words, but looked at Li Jiancheng in a blink of an eye, and there was a bit of childish stubbornness in his eyes.Li Jiancheng had no choice but to go forward, hold his arm, and said to the two servant girls: "I will help him back to the room, you two should wait outside the door, if there is anything, I will call you again."

Li Shimin smiled when he heard this, and followed Li Jiancheng into the room.Li Jiancheng closed the door, urged him to lie back on the bed, tucked him tightly with a quilt, and then sat down beside the bed, asking, "Did you ever get sick today?"

Li Shimin stared at him intently, shook his head when he heard the words, but said in his mouth: "Shimin replied this way, but the eldest brother is with you in the car?"

Li Jiancheng looked at him and nodded slowly.

"You were the elder brother last night, and you stayed here for the whole night?"

Li Jiancheng paused, but still nodded.

Hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly pulled his sleeves and pulled him into his arms.He is recovering from a serious illness right now, so his strength is naturally incomparable.With almost no strength in his arms, he just rested lightly on Li Jiancheng's waist, but his face was firmly buried in the opponent's neck, as if he had used a lot of strength.

Li Jiancheng let him hug him, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't say a word.

The two remained silent for a long time, Li Shimin maintained his original posture, and opened his mouth, a little annoyed: "This defeat... is really not reconciled."

After Li Jiancheng heard this, he realized that he was so concerned about this matter.He reached out and patted the opponent's shoulder, softly persuaded: "This battle is not your fault."

"Even if it is due to illness, defeat is a foregone conclusion." Li Shimin shook his head slowly, and after a moment of silence, said, "I will repay Xue Ju's debt twice as much one day."

Li Jiancheng smiled when he heard the words, and said: "After your illness is cured, this day will surely come."

The conversation in Bai Ri Yu's study emerged in his mind, and he knew that Li Shimin was a sharp sword that cut iron like mud for him.However, at this time, the sharp sword had already passed into Li Yuan's hands.

But I don't know when, what I hold in my hand has become the end of a long line.

On the other side, there are paper kites flying higher and higher day by day.Every time I loosen a certain distance and release a minute of length, the kite will be a little higher and farther away from the wind.

Even though at this moment, this end of the thread is still tightly held in his hand, he doesn't know if he can take back the long thread in his hand when the kite flies far higher in the future?

If it is forcibly pulled, will the kite break the thread and go away?Or, wait until that day, only to realize that I have been led too far by the kite, and I can't turn back?

Li Jiancheng frowned, and tightened his fingertips little by little, tightening the shirt on the back of the opponent's shoulders.

He only knew that he would never make the same mistake a second time in his life.