"What should we do if our father discovers this?" Li Chengqian said hesitantly.
Although he really wanted Li Tai to join the feudal clan, he had to consider Li Shimin's attitude.
Li Shimin's attitude towards him has changed a lot today. He is not as strict as before, scolding him for the slightest mistake.
Li Chengqian didn't know why Li Shimin changed suddenly, but this change was good for him, and he didn't want to make Li Shimin angry because of this.
"Your Highness, rumors spread quickly. If you find a few people to speak a few words among the people, it will spread throughout Chang'an in a short time. By then, everyone will be wondering about King Wei going to the fiefdom. How to investigate?" Du He met Li Chengqian.
Hesitant, a little anxious.
If not, how can he use his abilities?
Only when Li Tai goes to the fiefdom, what he does will be useful.
"In that case, let's do as you say. Remember, the news must not leak out." Li Chengqian explained.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely be cautious." Du He assured.
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"What did you say! King Wei is seriously ill? How is it possible that he was fine yesterday and suddenly became seriously ill?" Empress Changsun looked at Fang Zhong coldly.
As soon as she had served Li Shimin and sent him to court, Fang Zhong came over.
Normally, Empress Changsun would not ask more questions at all, fearing that she would immediately go to visit Li Tai.
But it was a coincidence that Li Tai fell ill this time. Li Shimin ordered him to join the feudal clan yesterday, but he fell ill today.
Not long after Empress Changsun married Li Shimin, the Li family started revolting. She has been in charge of the harem for many years, and she has never seen any conspiracy.
Although Li Tai was her biological son, such a 'coincidence' made her have to doubt it.
"Back to the Queen, this is absolutely true. Yesterday, His Highness came back from the palace and was very depressed. His dinner was of no use. In the middle of the night, the maid came to the old slave and said that His Highness was hot all over and unconscious. The old slave quickly sent someone
I went to see a doctor for diagnosis. The doctor said that His Highness had caught wind and cold and his condition was very serious. It was late at night and the old slave did not dare to come and knock on the palace door. At dawn, the old slave came and the Empress sent a royal doctor to save His Highness.
Come on." Fang Zhong knelt on the ground and said at the top of his lungs.
Of course he knew why Li Tai was sick, but he didn't dare to say it.
It is a capital crime for a slave to accuse his master. Even if he accuses Li Tai, he will not get a reward and will be executed.
Some later TV series showed some domestic slaves reporting on their masters, which is all nonsense.
In ancient times, it was important to hide relatives from each other. In order to maintain clan principles and family systems, the concept of "relatives hiding from each other" was interpreted and tested, and then formed a principle of ancient criminal law. Relatives should conceal each other's crimes.
Those who do not report or testify will not be guilty, but those who do not will be prosecuted.
The principle of mutual concealment of relatives was a proposition put forward by Confucianism during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the principle of mutual concealment of relatives was further confirmed. The law of the Tang Dynasty made specific provisions on the principle of mutual concealment of relatives, and the provisions of subsequent dynasties were generally consistent with those of the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Tongtong has three main contents: relatives who are guilty should conceal each other, regardless of the crime or a reduced sentence; if they accuse relatives who should conceal each other, they will be punished; there are two types of crimes for which the principle of concealment between relatives does not apply: one is treason and treason.
Conspiracy and other serious crimes, and the other is crimes against certain relatives.
To put it bluntly, if a relative commits a crime, not only cannot he report it, but he must also cover it up for him.
Concealing and covering up is not a crime even if you are discovered. If you don't conceal it, you will still be punished.
House slaves serve their masters and have access to more secrets. If they can report them at will, wouldn't it be chaos?
Therefore, there is no such thing as a slave suing his master.
Of course, the premise of all this is that there is no rebellion.
Li Tai was just pretending to be ill, and it was not considered a conspiracy to rebel. Seriously, it could only be regarded as deceiving the emperor. Once he told the truth, he would definitely die in order to silence him.
"Come here, pass the order from this palace and ask the imperial doctor to go to Furong Garden immediately to treat King Wei." Queen Changsun ordered.
She didn't see any trace of lying on Fang Zhong's face. After having been in charge of the harem for so many years, she asked herself that she still had this bit of discernment.
Since Fang Zhong did not lie, then the story about Li Tai's illness is true.
At this moment, Empress Changsun immediately became worried about her son, and she was not in the mood to think about anything else.
It's not that Fang Zhong's acting skills are that good.
Although Fang Zhong has been in the palace for many years and is relatively calm when encountering some major events, it is a bit exaggerated to say that he can lie in front of Empress Changsun without revealing any flaws. Gu Tiao
If he really had that ability, he would probably have made his mark long ago, and he wouldn't have been sent to serve Li Tai after Li Tai opened his mansion.
Li Tai originally wanted to take a cold shower to infect himself with the cold so that he could stay in Chang'an, but he overestimated his health.
His health was not good and he was born fat.
There are many fat people in the world, but those who are born fat obviously have physical problems.
Historically, Zhu Di's son Zhu Gaochi was similar to Li Tai in that he was born fat.
After Zhu Di's death, he died after being emperor for a year, and lived only more than forty years.
Being over forty years old was not considered a short life in ancient times, especially for emperors.
China has recorded a total of 83 dynasties and 559 emperors, with an average life span of less than 40 years.
Zhu Gaochi lived to be in his early forties, which was far beyond the average age.
But the emperor died early, either because he was too busy with political affairs or because he was addicted to women.
Zhu Gaochi only served as emperor for one year, so it doesn't make sense to say he was exhausted or addicted to women. It was obviously because he was born obese.
Li Tai's health has been poor since he was a child. Although he has been nursed back to health by imperial doctors over the years, it seems to be normal, but it is just an appearance.
Yesterday, he took a cold shower and contracted a cold, which broke the appearance and fell into a coma.
This frightened Fang Zhong. If anything happened to Li Tai and they were investigated, he would be finished.
Whether it was because he was worried about Li Tai or for himself, he was very eager, so he did not arouse the suspicion of Queen Changsun.
After Queen Changsun finished her instructions, she was still worried and told people to wait until Li Shimin left the court to report the matter before leaving the palace and heading to Furong Garden.
Empress Changsun's behavior was considered to have exceeded the rules. Although she was a queen, she did not have the right to leave the palace privately.
Li Junxian didn't dare to stop him, so he had to send someone to report it.
Tai Chi Hall
Li Shimin sat high on the dragon throne and listened to the court officials' performance.
Li Mu stood not far away and waited.
At this moment, a young eunuch winked at Li Mu.
Li Mu remained calm and walked over quietly.
The eunuchs and maids who serve in the palace can walk without making a sound, which is considered a basic skill.
It's not that they can't make any noise when walking, but when they need not to make any noise, they absolutely can't make any noise.
The little eunuch waited for Li Mu to come closer, then leaned forward and whispered a few words in Li Mu's ear.
After listening to this, Li Mu came to Li Shimin and whispered: "Your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded. He knew that Li Mu would not disturb him at this time unless something big happened.
Li Mu quickly came to Li Shimin and whispered.
The ministers quickly fell silent.
After hearing this, Li Shimin's expression changed drastically, he waved his hand and said, "Retreat from the court."