In the early morning, before dawn, Li Zhi was still sleeping.
The personal chamberlain Wang Changfu tiptoed into the bedroom, looking embarrassed but had to call Li Zhi cautiously.
Li Zhi woke up quickly and stared at Wang Changfu with an unhappy expression.
Wang Changfu had no choice but to report in a low voice and asked His Highness to see him.
Li Zhi immediately woke up completely, so he put on his clothes and walked out of the palace in a hurry.
Outside the palace gate, Prince Li Hong was lying on a soft bag carried by four people, looking at Li Zhi with a weak expression.
The father and son stood quietly looking at each other across the palace door for a long time, and smiled at the same time.
He signaled the palace attendants to carry Li Hong into the palace, and ordered Wang Changfu to light two charcoal stoves. Li Zhi personally took a brocade quilt and covered Li Hong.
After finishing all this, Li Zhi sat next to Li Hong, held Li Hong's cold hand with both hands, and sighed: "You are not in good health and can't stand the cold. How can you run around? If you have anything to say, just ask the palace servants to send a message." yes."
Li Hong shook his head with a smile and said: "When a son meets his father, why should he pretend to be an outsider? I suddenly wanted to see my father today, so I came here. He is not so delicate."
Li Zhi said softly: "Qin Minghe reported to me that the prescription was adjusted yesterday. You have taken two doses. How do you feel today?"
Li Hong smiled calmly: "Maybe... it's better."
Li Zhi knew that he was comforting himself. Thinking that Qin Minghe once said that the prince's time was running out and it was difficult to cure him with medicine and stone, Li Zhi couldn't help but his eyes turned red and he almost shed tears.
Li Zhi has always loved and was very satisfied with his eldest son.
Li Hong does not share any of the selfish and domineering bad habits of the Tian family royal family.
From childhood to adulthood, Li Hong was gentle, polite and very sensible. In Li Zhi's memory, he seemed to have never been willful. Sometimes Li Zhi felt a little regretful as to why the emperor's legitimate son was so sensible and so sensible that it made people feel heartbroken.
He even hoped that Li Hong would occasionally do a few overly and domineering things to surprise him as a father, or scold him a few words, otherwise the father would be too unfulfilled.
Perhaps the most outrageous thing Li Hong has ever done is publicly remonstrating with his father Lu Jiayiduo the day before yesterday.
It was really the first time in his life that he used fierce and sharp words to criticize his father's mistakes and mercilessly exposed Li Zhi's unrealistic greed for immortality.
That memorial made Li Zhi angry and helpless, but actually there was a trace of joy in his heart.
This prince, who has always been gentle and elegant, actually has such a strong side. If he can live in good health, the Tang Dynasty may have another wise and decisive monarch in the future.
With Li Hong's arrival today, the estrangement between father and son due to the memorial disappeared as soon as they looked at each other and smiled outside the palace gate.
After a long silence, Li Hong suddenly said softly: "My father ordered Lu Jiayi to diagnose my illness more often, but my son did not treat him well and did not take the prescription he prescribed for me. Please forgive me."
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "How can I blame you? If you don't believe Lu Jiajiduo, of course you won't take his medicine. You have this opinion. Even if you disagree with me, I will only be happy and will not blame you. Datang The future of China needs an emperor with strong opinions, not a mediocre king who only agrees."
Li Hong smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see the future of the Tang Dynasty. My father is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. Please work hard for a few more years to cultivate his younger brother Pei Wangxian..."
Li Zhi suddenly darkened his face: "Don't talk nonsense. You still have a long time to live. Live well. The future emperor of the Tang Dynasty must be you, and it can only be you!"
Li Hong smiled sadly, and Li Zhi also turned his head.
In fact, both father and son knew very well that some words were more meant to comfort themselves than to comfort each other.
If Li Hongzhen still has a long time, why was King Pei Li Xian recalled to Chang'an for no reason?
Probably, both father and son were ready to say goodbye, but no one could bear to lift the veil.
Li Hong changed the subject sensibly and whispered: "Father, my son and minister are about to die soon. Before leaving, I would like to say a few words that are offensive to my ears. Whether my father blames my son or minister, or deposes my son, I will not." What needs to be said still has to be said, it must be said.”
Li Zhi sighed: "Did Honger come here for Lu Jiayiduo? I have read your memorial many times word for word. My son is worried about the country and is really suffering..."
Li Hong lowered his eyebrows and said softly: "My son, I know that running a country is not easy. My father worked hard to fight for the day and night, so there are regrets that it is difficult to catch up in the future. Therefore, my father hopes to live forever, and hopes to have enough time to rule the world and become an ancient Shuo." Today’s Mingjun…”
"However, a person's lifespan is determined by God. If it's time to let go, why force it against God?"
Li Hong smiled bitterly and said: "Actually... It stands to reason that I am the one who should seek immortality the most. But I know that destiny cannot be violated. If it is destined to be impossible to extend my life, I will accept my fate. If I am not blessed in this life, I will not be able to live in the next life. Live once.”
"Father, I have seen the world map drawn by Li Jingchu himself. It is what the world should really look like, not just a few neighboring countries around the Tang Dynasty."
"This generation of emperors, the next generation of emperors, the next generation... If you want to plant the flag of the Tang Dynasty all over that map, you need countless generations of emperors to work hard to achieve it."
"Li Jingchu said, that is the goal of countless generations of Tang emperors and ministers. It is a sea of stars waiting for us to conquer. As long as one generation of emperors goes astray or becomes mediocre, that sea of stars will never belong to us. .”
Li Hongyue became more and more sad when he said it, and said with red eyes: "Father, what a vast and fertile land it is. We have already begun to build a navy and build sea ships. The hearts of virtuous ministers and famous generals are yearning for it. Everything is heading towards the direction of the stars and the sea. Rush to..."
"Father, whether the Tang Dynasty is strong or declining, the world is tied to my father. I beg your father to wake up and don't waste your energy in vain and wrong places and lead the great country astray."
Li Hong made a sad and admonishing voice, but Li Zhi was silent for a long time.
Over the past few days, so many ministers and ministers have been admonishing him, but they have not been able to shake Li Zhi's mind. Lu Jiayiduo's deception is too clever, and Li Zhi really believes that he can make him immortal.
However, he had to listen to Li Hong's advice. What the eldest son he had loved for many years said today was almost his last words. How could Li Zhi still be stubborn and arrogant and insist on going his own way?
At this moment, Li Zhi's eyes were confused.
Is immortality really that false and unreal? Will it really ruin the fate of the country?
If he really has to pay the price of his country's fortune in order to seek immortality, then what is the meaning of the immortality he seeks?
The desire in his heart and the weight of family affection were in conflict repeatedly in Li Zhi's heart at this moment.
