Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 49: The King of Wei is Unfilial, the Emperor is Unfair
At sunset, the evening drum sounds.

Li Qin, who was already the imperial physician of the Eastern Palace, carefully withdrew from the Chongjiao Hall.

Li Chengqian sat alone on the main couch in Chongjiao Hall, looking at Li Qin's back, his thoughts in turmoil.

His eyes fell on the "Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases: Intestinal Anastomosis" in his hand.

Cut the skin and flesh, and reconnect the broken legs.

Today, he and Li Qin discussed for a long time alone in the hall about how to reconnect Li Chengqian's injured leg.

Interrupt again and continue again.

However, compared to the previous incident where he fell off his horse, this time the deliberate interruption allowed the losses to be minimized.

The last time Li Chengqian's leg was broken, his leg bones were broken, and the treatment was delayed, which led to bone dislocation and even many meridians being broken.

Fortunately, Sun Simiao intervened in time and treated Li Chengqian's injured leg to the greatest extent, restoring the bones and connecting the meridians.

After more than half a year, Li Chengqian's left leg had improved a lot. However, even though he tried his best to adjust, everything was still unstoppably developing towards lameness. Fortunately, he found Li Qin.

After a diagnosis, Li Qin discovered that although his bones were reconnected, because they had been broken once and the treatment was delayed, even with Sun Simiao's treatment, the bones still became crooked as they grew.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian's bones, muscles, and meridians are recovering, which provides the foundation for the next step of treatment.

Yes, the next step in treatment.

In other words, if you want Li Chengqian to recover, the only way is to reattach his broken leg.

Just as Li Chengqian himself guessed.

But his chances of recovery are high.

This was completely confirmed after Li Chengqian and Li Qin discussed it.

But his legs haven't fully grown yet, so now is not the time to break them and then reconnect them.

And after the continuation, it will take one to two years to recuperate, which means more than three years in total. But this time may be just right...

A burst of light footsteps suddenly appeared outside the hall, interrupting Li Chengqian's thoughts.

Li Chengqian looked up and saw Dai Zhide and Qin Huaidao walked in together.

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"Your Highness." Dai Zhide and Qin Huaidao bowed together.

"The evening drum has sounded, it's time to go off duty." Li Chengqian raised his head and said calmly, "I have a task for you two."

"Yes!" Dai Zhide and Qin Huaidao bowed solemnly.

"Imperial Physician Xie Jiqing should have just left the palace by now. The two of you should quietly follow him and keep a close eye on him. I want to know who he's secretly associating with." Li Chengqian's face darkened slightly as he gritted his teeth and said, "Especially after today."

Today, although Li Chengqian asked Xie Jiqing to come to the Eastern Palace, he did not let him treat him.

In the end, Li Qin was simply asked to write a medical record.

Here, his distrust of Xie Jiqing was clearly shown on his face.

He was so angry today that he would not give up, but there was nothing he could do.

All he could do was tell Li Tai what happened today.

From the moment Li Chengqian publicly appeared in the court, Xie Jiqing, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly came frequently to ask for medical advice. If Li Chengqian could not guess that Li Tai was behind him, he would have seen a monster.

Therefore, he wanted to see today whether Xie Jiqing would contact Li Tai after returning home.

"Yes!" Dai Zhide and Qin Huaidao bowed seriously.

They both saw Li Chengqian's distrust of Xie Jiqing and his strange behavior during this period, which also aroused their suspicion of Xie Jiqing.

"You two, one is my Right Guard Commander, and the other is my Thousand Oxen Guard, so move faster." Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and looked at the two of them with deep eyes.

"I obey your command." Dai Zhide and Qin Huaidao bowed solemnly.

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After watching Dai Zhide and Qin Huaidao leave the Chongjiao Gate, Li Anyan walked out of the inner hall. Approaching Li Chengqian, Li Anyan bowed in confusion and asked, "Your Highness, why did you send these two to investigate this matter instead of using our own people?"

Li Chengqian looked up at Li Anyan and asked, "How many people know that Doctor Xie is fond of gold and silver?"

"Not many, only our own people." Li Anyan's expression became serious.

"What's the point of only our own people knowing these things?" Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "If I go to Liangyi Palace and tell my father that Qingque has spent a large sum of money to bribe the imperial physician Xie Jiqing and is planning something bad, do you think the emperor will believe it?"

Although Li Anyan wanted to say that the emperor would believe him, he actually knew in his heart that the emperor would not even listen.

Anyone who mentioned this matter in front of him might be beaten to death immediately.

"So these things need to be made known to more people." Li Chengqian sneered and shook his head. "If the officials in the court discovered that the King of Wei not only bribed the Imperial Physician Xie Jiqing, but also engaged in other illegal activities to delay treatment for my injured leg, what do you think they would think? How would they view Qingque?"

"The King of Wei lacks ability, vision, is unfilial and has a sinister heart!" Li Anyan said a series of words. This was people's evaluation of Li Taixin during this period.

"Mr. Dai has the connections of Prime Minister Dai behind him, and Mr. Qin, although Duke Hu has passed away due to illness, the Qin family, the Cheng family, and the Yuchi family have always had a good relationship. Moreover, when you went to call them just now, many people should have seen it." Li Chengqian turned sideways and looked at Li Anyan.

"Yeah!" Li Anyan nodded seriously. He had made some big movements just now, but he also acted mysterious.

"So, the results of their investigation today will be seen by many people." Li Chengqian looked up and said calmly, "Today, I deliberately provoked that Doctor Xie. Right now, he's probably about to explode with rage... After leaving the palace, even if Qingque's people don't look for him, he will go to Qingque. It just depends on who they are."

Li Chengqian sneered lightly. Li Tai was most concerned about the true condition of his injured leg, otherwise he would not have allowed Xie Jiqing to investigate again and again.

"As long as they identify someone from the Prince of Wei's mansion, the news will spread throughout the Eastern Palace. And most of the people in the Eastern Palace are connected to important officials at court." After a brief pause, Li Chengqian pointed out a particular point, "Especially the new Crown Prince's servant Yao Chuping. He's an associate of Prime Minister Wei. If Prime Minister Wei learns of this, will he come forward to impeach us during the court session next month?"

Li Anyan nodded slightly. Wei Zheng, who had experienced the Xuanwu Gate incident, hated this kind of thing the most.

Li Chengqian continued, "When the time comes, think of a way to let Qingque know about this. Do you think he will kill to silence the witness, or wait for Prime Minister Wei to impeach him?"

"Since Prime Minister Wei has impeached him, the King of Wei should be deposed." Li Anyan's eyes flashed with uncontrollable excitement.

Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "Father won't easily depose Qingque. Perhaps by then, the people in the court and the country will gradually become disappointed with him."

"Yes!" Li Anyan's eyes lit up instantly.

He most wanted to see Li Chengqian successfully ascend the throne, but all this became very difficult after Li Chengqian broke his leg.

Especially when standing next to Li Chengqian, Li Anyan could clearly feel the emperor's hesitation, indecision, and even other considerations after Li Chengqian broke his leg.

For more than half a year, Li Anyan stood beside Li Chengqian and could clearly feel his despair, then his self-reliance, and then his confidence.

Even now, it seems that Li Chengqian's left leg has hope of recovery, but Li Anyan does not see the emperor's change of mind from this incident.

Today, he didn't even come to visit.

He is still hesitating and still watching.

This feeling can really drive you crazy.

However, it was difficult for Li Chengqian to do what he wanted.

His father, the current emperor, Tian Khan Li Shimin, may have made some mistakes in educating his son, but he was definitely an excellent emperor.

The entire world and all government affairs were firmly in his hands.

Li Chengqian had to do his best to protect himself, let alone do anything else.

However, now, perhaps they will still be abandoned at any time by the emperor, but in the eyes of the court officials, the prince is qualified, even excellent.

As long as the prince's left leg injury heals, his position in their hearts will be unshakable.

If, under such circumstances, the emperor still does not trust the prince, then the court officials will have doubts in their hearts.

It is this doubt that they can exploit.

Right now, this is the only doubt.

The King of Wei was not filial to his parents.

The emperor is unfair.

(End of this chapter)