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Chapter 543 Trading
Sure enough, as the servant said, when Li Ke hurried all the way to the Lizheng Hall, apart from some of the original servants in the Lizheng Hall, there was only the emperor Li Shimin, and there was a timid The crown prince Li Chengqian and the crown princess Su Xiao were hiding at the side.

"My son, Li Ke, paid homage to his father and his mother." Li Ke stood tall and tall in the hall, like a green pine standing on a hill, towering and tall, and paid homage to Li Shimin and the eldest grandson empress in front of him.

Empress Changsun leaned weakly on the side of the bed, looking at Li Ke, who was handsome and majestic, in stark contrast to Li Chengqian who was beside her.

Empress Changsun looked at Li Ke in front of her, and thought about Li Ke's achievements behind her. She couldn't help but think that if Li Ke was her eldest son, even if she died immediately, she would be willing and relieved, and there was no need to worry so much. things behind him.

Empress Changsun said to Li Ke: "Ke'er is here, get up quickly."

"Thank you, Empress." Li Ke got up and thanked Empress Changsun.

Li Ke was standing, right in front of Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun's appearance now was much different from what he remembered, and she was obviously thinner.

Li Ke said: "The queen mother has been haggard for a few years, and she is a little different from the impression I had before the Northern Expedition. The queen mother still needs to take care of her body."

Empress Changsun smiled, and said to Li Ke: "This is the end of the matter, and this Palace has already taken a look at it. There is no preference for others, no preference for heaven and earth, it's just fate."

Li Ke squatted on the ground, looked at the bedside of Empress Changsun, his eyes were already wet, and said with concern: "I have been in the North for a long time, and I have also passed through Tianshan Mountain. I have heard that there is a thing called Tianshan Snow Lotus on the snow top of Tianshan Mountain. It is a very rare thing. Some rare objects are extremely valuable medicinal materials, which have miraculous effects on chronic illnesses. If the mother persists for a few more days, the son will order people to go out to search for them, and they will surely be found within a month, or the illness of the mother will be cured."

Li Shimin on the side heard the words, and said to Li Ke with a sad face: "Ke'er has a heart. Although Tianshan snow lotus is rare, there are a few plants in the palace. They were used by the queen last year. They have little effect. If they really work, If you go to the Northern Expedition this year, I will order you to bring it back."

Empress Changsun looked at Li Ke, and then at Li Shimin, and said with a smile: "I am already sick, you father and son don't need to be too sad, I specially told Ke'er to come here with important orders."

Hearing this, Li Ke hurriedly said: "My queen, please tell me, my son, listen."

Empress Changsun nodded, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty and everyone in the hall, please stay away for a while, leaving only Ke'er here."

Li Shimin had also asked Empress Changsun why she insisted on passing on Li Ke first, but Empress Changsun didn't say whether she was dead or alive, she just said that she had something important to explain to Li Ke. curious.

However, Empress Changsun's life was approaching, and this was her deathbed request, and Li Shimin would not refuse. Li Shimin agreed, and took people out to avoid it, leaving only Empress Changsun and Li Ke in the hall.

Li Shimin didn't understand what Empress Changsun was up to, and Li Ke was also puzzled, but Li Ke knew that Empress Changsun was such a smart woman, and Changsun Wuji was always on the sidelines, so how could she be completely unaware of Li Ke's thoughts? Li Ke didn't know why Empress Changsun left Li Ke alone this time, and felt even more uneasy.

Just when Li Ke didn't know what Empress Changsun meant and felt uneasy, Empress Changsun finally spoke.

Empress Changsun asked Li Ke: "It seems that you have tears in the corners of your eyes, but are these tears real?"

Li Ke didn't expect Empress Changsun to ask such a question, but he still replied truthfully: "My son and minister are heartbroken when they see their mother's behavior. It is inevitable that they will feel a little sad, and the empress will laugh at her."

The tears in the corners of Li Ke's eyes were not all fake. Li Ke always had an inexplicable feeling for Empress Changsun. She was not only the biggest stumbling block in Li Ke's way to win the throne, but also one of the people Li Ke respected the most.

Using Fang Wei to suppress relatives and reward Zhongliang, whether it is the inner palace or the outer court, she has interpreted the role of a worthy empress very well, and she is admired by thousands of years. Such a person will die before Li Ke's eyes. It is a mortal enemy, and Li Ke will inevitably cherish each other.

Empress Changsun was also good at changing the truth from the false. Looking at Li Ke's appearance and listening to Li Ke's words, she didn't seem to be fake, so she smiled and said: "Brother always says you are a little fox. In my opinion, you are better than a fox."

Changsun Wuji and Li Ke were enemies, and they set up many ambushes for each other. Changsun Wuji also suffered from Li Ke's loss. Li Ke secretly called Changsun Wuji an old fox, and Changsun Wuji called Li Ke a little Fox is no wonder.

But this kind of statement has always been said in private. I didn't expect Empress Changsun to mention Changsun Wuji's name to him in front of Li Ke today. It really exceeded Li Ke's expectations. When a person is about to die, can he speak so bluntly?Or is it that Empress Changsun has already started talking to Li Ke, and she no longer shy away from it.

Li Ke asked puzzledly: "I don't know what the queen mother means?"

Empress Changsun replied: "Foxes are greedy, but they don't shed tears for their enemies. Although you have ambitions, you also have a true temperament, and you will be happy and sad."

Although Empress Changsun was about to die, Li Ke still warned himself repeatedly in his heart not to be careless, the woman in front of him was one of the smartest women in the world.

Li Ke replied cautiously: "My son is also a body of flesh and blood, and my mother is seriously ill. Naturally, my son is also sad, so this is the case. What's more, my mother is not my enemy."

Empress Changsun nodded and said: "That's right, you are a caring person, and you will also care about brotherhood. This is because you followed your grandfather, but fortunately you didn't follow your grandfather. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have told you to come here in the near future. .”

Li Ke's grandfather, Emperor Sui Yang, was tyrannical. After he ascended the throne, he massacred his brothers. The clan of the Sui Dynasty was killed and injured, but Li Ke's grandfather, Li Yuan, led people to be lenient. , All of them are crowned kings and dukes, and Queen Changsun said that Li Ke is a compliment.

Li Ke asked: "I don't know what instructions the queen mother has, but please tell me."

Empress Changsun smiled weakly and said, "This is not something that can be ordered casually. I want to make a deal with you."

trade?Empress Changsun made such a big move in order to make a deal with Li Ke. Li Ke frowned slightly and asked, "What does the empress mean?"

Empress Changsun looked at Li Ke's cautious appearance, and said with a smile: "It is rumored that the middle-aged man is only twelve, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who can still keep his face in front of thousands of troops, will show timidity."

Li Ke replied: "The emperor ordered, my son dare not be careful."

Empress Changsun slowly put away the smile on her face, and said to Li Ke with a straight face: "There are only you and me here, and there is no one else. You and I don't have to worry too much. I want to make a deal with you. A transaction related to the lives of the masters and the ownership of the country."

(End of this chapter)