"Thank you, thank you... Your Majesty."
Xu Fenglei lay on the hospital bed and cupped his hands towards Li Shimin.
"Grand Master, why are you suddenly so seriously ill?"
Fang Xuanling carefully put Xu Fenglei's hands into the quilt, tucked them in, and then said with concern,
"I saw you lively and energetic a few days ago, why did you..."
He was not as suspicious as Li Shimin. Seeing Xu Fenglei's appearance now, he was completely convinced. His eyes were full of care.
Du Ruhui, his former friend who had colluded in big things, had fallen, and he didn't want Xu Fenglei to fall again.
"Yeah, what kind of disease do you have?"
Li Shimin stared at Xu Fenglei's face and asked,
"Why did it come in such a hurry? In just two days, it ended up like this?"
I have to say, just from the look on his face, he is definitely seriously ill...
"Ahem... To be honest with Your Majesty, this is a mental illness, a mental illness..."
Xu Fenglei coughed lightly, shook his head weakly, and said softly,
"Heart disease is difficult to cure..."
Li Shimin frowned.
"Heart disease? What heart disease?"
he asked,
"What worries you?"
Xu Fenglei glanced at the attendants following Li Shimin and hesitated to speak.
"You all get out."
Li Shimin ordered,
"Close the door."
"Yes." The attendants retreated in response, leaving only Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling standing in the room.
"Can we talk now?"
Li Shimin crossed his arms and curled his lips.
"Your Majesty, I am suffering from fear."
Xu Fenglei looked sideways at Li Shimin and whispered,
"I am afraid that your Majesty will misunderstand me, and I am afraid that your Majesty will blame you."
"I have been in panic all day long, so I fell ill..."
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Oh? Are you afraid that I will misunderstand or blame you?"
He was surprised and said,
"Tell me, where is the misunderstanding? Where will I blame you?"
Li Er's curiosity suddenly rose.
He wanted to see what kind of medicine Xu Fenglei was selling in his gourd.
"Your Majesty... I am returning to you because of the impeachment incident in the court hall the day before yesterday."
Xu Fenglei coughed twice, suppressed his coughing forcibly, and then said,
"At that time, because Hou Junji got involved in the Ministry of Industry and extended his corrupt hands to the Chang'an Academy project that I valued most, I was so angry that I thought of exposing his bad behavior in the court. Make him completely stink!"
"Now that I think about it, I really shouldn't have been like this. I regret it. I am guilty..."
He shook his head and sighed.
Li Shimin glanced at Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, without making any movement.
"Yeah?"
He put his hands behind his hands and looked down, smiling softly and saying,
"Where are you guilty? You exposed corrupt officials and eradicated the moths from the court. This is a credit! And it is a huge credit!"
"What do you have to regret about doing such a good thing?"
Xu Fenglei smiled bitterly.
"Although I have eradicated the moths from the court and made great contributions to the country, I am guilty of Your Majesty..."
He bowed his head and said,
"For such a shocking matter, I should not rush into it with passion and ignore it. Instead, I should inform His Majesty first and let His Majesty make a decision. I should never expose it to the court hastily."
"Doing this will completely prevent Your Majesty from coming to power, and you will not be able to handle it properly for a while..."
"Although I had no intention of persecuting, I did persecute His Majesty. When I think about it carefully later, how can I not be afraid that Your Majesty will misunderstand me? How can I not be afraid that you will blame me?"
"On the day I came back, the moment I calmed down, I fell ill. To this day... I still can't get over it..."
After some words, Li Shimin's expression gradually became weird.
To be honest, he came to Xu Guogong's mansion today with the idea of raising an army to accuse him. What he wanted in his heart was to peel off this kid's skin no matter what.
If he dares to be so presumptuous, he may be severely punished or even dismissed from his post!
But he really didn't expect that Xu Fenglei would be in such a state and be very well-behaved?
Did you answer all the questions he was going to ask about guilt in advance?
This will directly mess up Li Er!
"you……"
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, frowned and said,
"Do you really think so?"
Xu Fenglei nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes! Ahem..."
He ignored his cough and said quickly,
"Your Majesty, don't look at the clever things I do in my daily life. Those are all things that have not happened to me. Onlookers know clearly that when my things happen to me, my head becomes confused. The authorities are confused..."
"I know it later and I'm afraid..."
"Hou Junji is still your Majesty's meritorious minister. Your Majesty is a kind and benevolent monarch. It is already difficult to deal with it, but I still do that... I am really guilty, guilty!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
"Are you confused? I don't think you are confused at all!"
He said,
"If you were stupid, how could you collect so much conclusive evidence at once, turn the case into a solid case in one go, and beat Hou Junji to death?"
Xu Fenglei sighed softly.
"Your Majesty misunderstood again..."
He said helplessly,
"I am really confused, but Hou Junji has too many stains. Even if I am confused, I can easily find out a lot of his crimes..."
"If you want to blame, you can only blame Hou Junji..."
Li Shimin glared: "???"
Good guy, your frivolous words not only excused yourself, but also poured another basin of black water on Hou Junji.
"Okay! He's already dark enough, you don't need to trace him anymore."
Li Er said angrily,
"Let me ask you, were you really in a rush of passion at that time and didn't think too much about it?"
Xu Fenglei nodded repeatedly.
"Really, truly, truer than gold!"
He said hurriedly,
"If you don't believe it, look at my sincere eyes!"
Having said that, Xu Fenglei's eyes were already fixed on Li Shimin. Those eyes were full of determination, and his black eyes stared at the emperor without moving.
Li Shimin got goosebumps for no reason.
"...Okay, okay!"
He held his forehead, waved his hands impatiently and said,
"Don't look at me like that, I don't like it."
"Since you are aware of your mistakes and have such a heartache, I will just assume that you are unintentional."
"But if you do something unintentionally, you will be punished!"
Fang Xuanling raised his head slightly.
"Your Majesty, isn't it true that 'nothing is done without intention, no punishment will be given even if it is done'?" he asked.
"Shut up!" Li Er glared.
Fang Xuanling immediately retracted his neck and continued to look at his eyes, nose and heart.
"It is a good thing that you uncover corrupt officials for the imperial court, but even if you do good things, you must pay attention to methods and methods!"
Li Shimin scolded,
"It's a big mistake to act like you do, to disregard the dignity of the court and not consider the Lord!"
"If the gathering of princes and monarchs is not eliminated, the court will decay and the country will be ruined."
"Are you the only one in this huge court who is a loyal, good, and virtuous minister? Everyone else is like a collection of nobles. Are they corrupt? Are they corrupt officials?"
"If I don't listen to you, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed?"
Xu Fenglei raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin.
"...Hard to say." He blurted out.
The next second, he regretted it.
How could you come back like this? Isn't this adding fuel to the fire and deliberately making the emperor unhappy?
But you can't blame him...these two words are almost a conditioned reflex, and they pop out of your mouth without thinking...
Sure enough, when Li Shimin heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
"What did you say?"
He glared and said,
"Tell me again!"
"I say that the Tang Dynasty will last for thousands of years, and the country will last forever!" Xu Fenglei opened his mouth.
Li Shimin spat.
"Bah! You look so careless, how can you show that you are sick?"
He said fiercely,
"You kid, stop pretending! If you keep pretending, I will punish you for deceiving the emperor and put you in jail!"
Xu Fenglei decisively closed his eyes.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."
"Ho-ho-"
After a violent cough, there was a mouthful of old phlegm that couldn't be spit out. Fang Xuanling was so frightened that she hurriedly stepped forward and hit Xu Fenglei's back, repeatedly, until finally the phlegm in his throat was spit out.
"call……"
Xu Fenglei looked up at Li Shimin and said weakly,
"Your Majesty, please don't scare me... I really can't stand being frightened because of my heart disease."
Li Shimin: "..."
He really wanted to go up and give this kid two big mouths to see if he was still pretentious or not.
But the emperor is still the emperor, and in the end his courage allowed him to resist the idea of beating people.
"...Okay, okay! Then tell me, how can I get better from this disease?"
Li Er patted his forehead and said helplessly,
"Master Sun was here just now. Did he leave any advice?"
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he immediately showed hesitation.
"Sun Simiao doesn't like this disease...the so-called heart disease requires heart medicine."
He whispered,
"If I want my illness to be cured, your Majesty can only put aside the past grudges, stop blaming me for my recklessness, and be gentler to me in the future."
"Otherwise, this disease will never be cured..."
Li Shimin frowned.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Fang Xuanling pulled his sleeve and whispered,
"Please agree first. The grand master's illness is important. He is so young and so talented. He is your majesty's right-hand man! You can't let your majesty's arm be broken just because of a heart disease!"
Li Shimin clenched his fists.
"Fuck it! I will obey you!"
He rolled his eyes and said unhappily,
"The matter of Hou Junji has changed! I will never argue with you again, let alone blame you."
"In the future, I will care more about you and protect you, just like I care for the flowers in the royal garden."
"Are you satisfied?"
Xu Fenglei stretched his neck and nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." He smiled and said, "I suddenly feel...much more comfortable, and my whole body is not so heavy."
Li Shimin's face suddenly fell into disbelief.
"Now that the knot in your heart has been resolved, you can finally recover, right?"
He said,
"Recover for me quickly! I don't want to see you like this, like a consumption ghost!"
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he shook his head.
"Although Your Majesty has relieved the knot in my heart, it is not that easy to go away."
He sighed,
"It is said that illness comes like a mountain and comes like a mountain, and it goes away like a thread. I won't be able to get better for a while, and I need drug-assisted treatment."
"What kind of medicine? You report it, and I will arrange for someone to get it for you now." Li Shimin waved his hand, "I must see you get better today! Let's see what this heart disease is!"
Xu Fenglei shook his head again.
"This medicine is very weird. I also saw it from a rare folk prescription."
He said,
"The folk prescription says that there is a drop of blood in the middle of the heart. This drop of blood is being replaced every moment and will always remain fresh. However, if you have a heart disease or are threatened, this drop of blood will be scattered. I want to replenish it. It’s hard to come back.”
"The only thing that can make up for your hard work is the dragon's beard... Tell me, where can I find this thing?"
"Dragon is a legendary creature. How can there be a real dragon in this world? Let alone a dragon beard..."
After saying that, Xu Fenglei's mood dropped.
"Dragonbeard?"
Li Shimin stroked his beard and frowned,
"Where can I find such illusory things? Your folk remedies are completely unbelievable!"
Dragons and phoenixes were all mythical animals. He wanted to see them too, but how could he see real dragons and phoenixes in all dynasties?
They are all fabricated legends.
"Yes, so I won't be able to get better from this illness for a while..."
Xu Fenglei also looked distressed.
Just as the two of them were frowning, Fang Xuanling's eyes suddenly lit up and she pointed at Li Shimin's beard and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is a dragon beard, right in front of you!"
"Your beard, isn't it the dragon's beard!"
Li Shimin was stunned and subconsciously touched his beard.
Xu Fenglei also showed a look of surprise in his eyes. He gave Fang Xuanling a thumbs up in his heart, struggled to get up and cupped his hands and said:
"Yep!"
"Why didn't I expect that! Your Majesty, you are the True Dragon Emperor! Your beard is the beard of a true dragon!"
"Your Majesty, please give me the dragon beard!"
Li Shimin was suddenly at a loss.
"My beard is the dragon's beard?"
He said in astonishment,
"Really? Can it really have a therapeutic effect?"
Xu Fenglei nodded firmly.
"That's natural! If you talk about other emperors, they may not be considered true dragons! But today, Your Majesty, you have opened up the country and established the Tang Dynasty. You are definitely the true dragon emperor born from heaven!"
He spared no effort in boasting,
"If I can be cured by your dragon beard, I will definitely recover within three days!"
Li Shimin was blown away by this rainbow fart, and he felt a little elated.
"Ahem... For parents who suffer from skin problems, cutting off beards is taboo, but since there is a cure for the disease, I will make an exception."
He raised his hand and said,
"Get the scissors!"
Fang Xuanling walked around the room twice, took a pair of scissors from the table, and handed it to Li Shimin.
Click, click.
Li Shimin carefully cut off a beard, waved it in front of Xu Fenglei, and said with some pain:
"My beautiful beard..."
"Are these enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough." Xu Fenglei also knew not to go too far, so he nodded quickly and said with a grateful face, "Thank you for the beard! Your Majesty's great kindness and kindness will be unforgettable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he carefully picked up Li Shimin's broken beard with both hands.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Li Shimin touched his much shorter beard and said angrily,
"It's best as you said, it will work immediately! You can enter the palace tomorrow!"
"Otherwise, I will punish you for the crime of disrespect!"
(End of chapter)
