A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

After preparing the medicine, he personally brewed it for Li Longji on the spot and fed it to him while it was still hot.

After taking the medicine, Li Longji felt dizzy and fell asleep.

"Did you write down all the steps for decocting the medicine?"

Wei Xun asked the Imperial Physician.

The Imperial Physician looked at the densely written characters in his hand and nodded heavily, "I've memorized them all."

This concerns his life and fortune, so he naturally wouldn't be careless in the slightest.

Even the extent of Wei Xun's arm trembling and the angle of stirring when he was decocting the medicine were drawn down perfectly.

Wei Xun took the notebook from the Imperial Physician, read it carefully, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he nodded and returned the notebook to the Imperial Physician.

"Follow this prescription, take it three times a day, once at 5:00 AM, 11:00 PM, and 7:00 PM each time."

"After one month, it will be changed to twice a day, once at Chen time (7-9 AM) and once at You time (5-7 PM)."

"After three months, I will conduct a follow-up examination on His Majesty and then make further adjustments."

"promise."

The Imperial Physician respectfully accepted the order.

"Your Highness, His Majesty only needs to take his medicine on time. I will take my leave now."

Wei Xun greeted the Crown Prince and then prepared to return to his residence with his medicine chest, intending to spend the next two days investigating what the remaining two ingredients were.

"I will see Prince An off."

The Crown Prince rose to see him off, and Wei Xun, unable to refuse, had no choice but to leave the Zichen Palace with the Crown Prince.

"Prince An, when will Father Emperor wake up?"

The prince asked as he walked.

"His Majesty will wake up tomorrow, but he will be lethargic and drowsy, which is normal."

"His Majesty will regain consciousness in a week, but he will inevitably experience pain."

Wei Xun stroked his beard and explained.

The Crown Prince nodded slightly. "That's good."

"Is there anything I should be aware of regarding Father's diet?"

The prince asked again.

"Eat a light diet for the next 3 days, and avoid spicy and greasy foods."

"After 3 days, you can drink some meat porridge to supplement your nutrition, and you can also eat some meat, but not too much."

"You can eat normally after 1 month, but it is not advisable to eat too much meat or oily food."

"Remember, do not eat seafood or drink alcohol."

Wei Xun gave instructions.

The crown prince nodded repeatedly, making sure he remembered all of this.

"I am deeply grateful to Prince An for taking such good care of my father's affairs."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the Crown Prince, Wei Xun bid farewell to the Crown Prince and went to the Prince of Yan's residence.

He told Prince Yan, Wei Mai, about Li Longji's physical condition. Wei Mai thought about it carefully and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Seventh Uncle, given His Majesty's health, will this prescription alleviate his pain in the future?"

"Or to put it another way, in the ten years His Majesty has left to live, will he still be able to handle state affairs?"

Wei Xun shook his head and sighed, "This pain is not something that can be relieved easily. Calling it pain is not entirely accurate; it's more like an aches and pains. It's even more unbearable than pain. I'm afraid His Majesty will have to stay in bed for a long time."

"Although I've lived these past ten years, the torment of illness has made my life feel worse than death."

"This may be cruel to His Majesty, but it is good news for the people."

Wei Mai said with a smile, "Li Longji is so incompetent now. On the other hand, the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister who handle government affairs are both wise and virtuous. Isn't it good for the people that Li Longji can't handle government affairs?"

Wei Xun nodded as well, having long heard of Li Longji's incompetence over the years.

For the people, Li Longji's serious illness and inability to govern was indeed not a bad thing.

The next day, after taking the medicine, Li Longji slowly woke up and found himself weak all over, accompanied by a sore feeling, which was extremely uncomfortable.

He quickly realized that this must be the side effect that Prince An had mentioned.

It's just a minor soreness, nothing serious.

Li Longji had not yet realized that the most terrifying thing about soreness was not its onset, but its persistence.

The longer it goes on, the more uncomfortable it becomes.

It's the same principle as an itch; if it itches, you can completely resist it.

But if you keep itching, it will be hard to keep going.

Li Longji was still thinking that he had finally survived.

He will be able to control the world for another 10 years.

In a good mood, he drank two large bowls of bland, tasteless porridge.

But as time went by, the soreness in his body showed no signs of decreasing, and he finally realized that something was wrong.

Unable to bear it any longer, he ordered the palace maids around him to massage him continuously, but it still did not relieve the pain.

This is aches and pains that come from the inside out, and massage simply cannot relieve them.

What's even more frightening is that this pain can last for a full 10 years.

Li Longji still has a strong desire to live, so even though he is in pain, he does not regret his choice.

Li Longji endured three days, but he could no longer bear it.

He quickly invited Prince An into the palace, hoping that Wei Xun could find a way to relieve his soreness.

But to his disappointment, Wei Xun was unable to stop the soreness.

The cause of this soreness was the depletion in Li Longji's body, a struggle between his bodily functions and the remaining suppressed toxins.

If the toxins are forcibly removed, Li Longji's body will not be able to withstand it, and he will not live for more than a year.

So it's still the same two-choice ending.

Li Longji looked utterly despairing after hearing Wei Xun's explanation.

He could barely endure three days of this suffering, and now he's expected to suffer like this for another ten years?! Is this some kind of joke?

He now regrets choosing this method.

Living such a painful life for 10 years is really not as good as living a carefree and enjoyable year.

"Prince An, if we truly choose the first method, will we still have to endure this pain?"

There was a hint of pleading in Li Longji's eyes. Faced with illness and death, even an emperor is no different from an ordinary person.

Prince An, Wei Xun, shook his head slightly. "His Majesty's body may also be extremely weak, but he will not experience this kind of aches and pains."

"Can it be changed now?"

Li Longji was filled with regret; sometimes, living was truly worse than death.

"Yes, Your Majesty, are you sure you want to change it?"

Wei Xun asked again.

"It can still be changed back now, but if it's changed to completely remove the toxins from the body, it's impossible to switch back to the current method."

Wei Xun reminded him.

Reminded by Wei Xun, Li Longji hesitated again.

"I'll think about it some more."

After Wei Xun left, Li Longji fell into deep thought.