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Chapter 1234 Li Shimin wakes up (Part )
"Your Majesty, you are overpraising me. This is my duty as a commoner."

Sun Simiao understood very well: "Then I will withdraw. If the emperor feels unwell, you can call me at any time."

After Sun Simiao left, Li Chengqian waved his hand, and the astonished palace maids and eunuchs in the hall also retreated.

"Father, do you know that you have been sleeping for a whole year?"

When there were only four people left in the room, Li Chengqian's words stunned Li Shimin for a moment. He looked at Changsun's brother and sister in disbelief.

Zhangsun Wugou nodded and said, "Erlang, it has been a year since Chengqian ascended the throne. It is now mid-August of the first year of Kaiyuan."

Li Shimin held the abdication ceremony on the first day of August in the 19th year of Zhenguan, but he lost consciousness on the second day. Now it has been more than a year.

After scanning the faces of several people and getting a definite answer, Li Shimin was extremely shocked. He had been in a coma for a year, and he could still wake up. This was no less than coming back to life. Could it be that the elixir he took worked?
Suddenly, Li Shimin raised his hand and looked at it, then moved it a little, and even under the gaze of the eldest grandson brothers, he struggled to get out of bed, walked down and turned around twice. Then he looked surprised, because before he pretended to be dead, his body was like a rotten house.

Everything was in tatters, and the breathing was very heavy. It was difficult for him to even get out of bed and walk alone. Even though he had lofty ambitions, his aging body was like a heavy yoke, pressing on him, making him feel that his time was running out.

But now, as if he had taken off that layer of shackles, his whole body was relaxed, his blood and qi were much more vigorous, and his legs were also strong. Li Shimin waved his arms and made two punching movements, even more powerful than when he was forty years old.

Li Shimin walked around the room excitedly: "Hahaha, I am alive again. It seems that the elixir made by the immortal master has taken effect."

Well.
The three of them didn't expect Li Shimin to think in that direction. Li Chengqian was about to step forward to explain, but Zhangsun Wugou suddenly said, "Erlang, no matter what, it's a great blessing for you to wake up. God bless our Tang Dynasty!"

"I guess you are also very concerned about what happened in the court this year."

At this point, Changsun Wugou turned around and said to Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian, "Brother, you can stay here with Erlang and talk. Qian'er, go with mother to make some preparations. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. Your father's awakening is a double blessing. Let's have a good family reunion dinner."

After saying this, he pulled Li Chengqian out of the inner hall without further ado, in front of Changsun Wuji's surprised and resentful gaze.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Li Chengqian asked in surprise: "Mother, why did you pull me out here? I was just about to report Li You's rebellion to my father. And the matter of the Right Wise Prince going south also needs the decision of my father."

"You are truly my mother's foolish son."

Zhangsun Wugou caressed Li Chengqian's head lovingly: "Now that your father has woken up, the world of Tang will not fall. As long as your father shows up, neither Li You nor the Right Wise King will dare to act rashly. Why are you so anxious?"

"Besides, do you think you can escape responsibility for the current situation of government affairs? If your father knew the current situation, wouldn't he punish you?"

"There will definitely be anger and scolding in a while. Let your uncle face your father's roar! Besides, he has been the left servant for a year and is the minister entrusted by your father. He should bear the greatest responsibility for the current situation."

Well.
No wonder people say that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Seeing the relaxed yet cunning expression on Zhangsun Wugou's face, Li Chengqian looked back at Lingqi Palace behind him and mourned for his uncle in his heart. This was a poor man who was betrayed by his sister and nephew.

"Mother said yes, Qian'er will listen to you."

Li Chengqian acted like a good boy, walked up to his mother, took her arm and said, "Mother, have you noticed that you seem to have become a lot younger in the past year? The skin on your face is better, and you look more energetic. You look better than in Ankang and Jinyang."

"is it?"

Zhangsun Wugou's face suddenly lit up with smiles, and she was in a good mood. She subconsciously stretched out her slender arms and white hands to stroke her forehead twice: "My mother feels the same way, but there are still quite a few white hairs on this head?"

"No, I have lost a lot of weight since I returned to Chang'an a year ago. If you don't believe me, ask the female officials around me. They will definitely notice it."

After being the head of the family for a year, both Changsun Wugou and Li Chengqian deeply felt that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility.

Especially Zhangsun Wugou, she is not a person who is obsessed with power.

After being a revered and powerful empress dowager for a while, she felt exhausted and overwhelmed by the task after the novelty wore off. As an empress dowager, she had to worry about her son becoming a good emperor and bringing stability to the people.

Internally, she had to mediate conflicts and balance the forces of all parties. It was no longer as simple as doing favors and being a good person behind Li Shimin. During this period, as the national situation deteriorated, she was worried all day and couldn't sleep.

Now that Li Shimin is back, the pillar of the Tang Dynasty has fallen on Tian Khan again, and she can finally sleep soundly.

Li Chengqian was also relieved. Being detached from the long river of time, he didn't care about power at all, and didn't want to take on that responsibility.

Xiaolin Guangji says: Who is happier, being a prince or being a feudal lord? The answer is: Although being a feudal lord is happy, he is old and feeble, and is not as happy as being a prince.

The ancients knew that being the second generation was more comfortable than being the first generation, so how could he not know that? He just wanted to enjoy life and was unwilling to bear the side effects of enjoyment. In his mind, Li Shimin was either a tenant who pulled the millstone for him or a general who charged into battle.

With him around, I don't have to worry about anything.

As an emperor of the feudal era who was an expert in political tactics, Li Shimin would naturally straighten out the current mess, deal with the rebellions and the aristocrats one by one, and then, like Zhu Yuanzhang, build the country into a rock and hand it over to himself.

All you have to do is sit and wait for the food to be ready.
The only concern was whether Li Shimin would feel that he was not up to the task and would replace him. However, after some thought, Li Chengqian dismissed this concern. Li Shimin was now the emperor emeritus and had been away from the core of power for a year.

Although he has prestige and influence, his actual power is not as good as mine. Without my full cooperation and support, it will be difficult for him to take over the situation. Moreover, I am now the emperor, not the prince who could be replaced at any time.

Although it is not easy to change the crown prince, it is possible.

But it is basically impossible to move an emperor, because when the previous emperor was the crown prince, there were princes of equal strength in the court to check and balance him. To replace the crown prince, you only need to support the prince's power and suppress the power of the crown prince's faction, and it will go smoothly.

But it was different after he became emperor. The power in the court was all the emperor's people. A new emperor has his own ministers. If the emperor was moved, wouldn't the new emperor have to replace all the people in the court, which was equivalent to changing the dynasty? The civil and military officials in the court would not agree to it.

There is no power in the court that can compete with the imperial power. The birth, cultivation, and growth of such power requires a long time and a lot of resources. The emperor and the interest groups he represents will not give the other side such an opportunity.

No matter how much Li Shimin was dissatisfied with him, he would not easily think of replacing him. Because that would be more difficult to do than to deal with the nobles. At most, he would feel sorry for his failure and take advantage of his health.

Focusing energy on the next generation and training the crown prince Li Xiang well is the most practical and correct way that will gain everyone's approval.

This was exactly what Li Chengqian was thinking. After Li Shimin's recovery, it would not be a problem for him to live another ten or eight years. During this time, Li Xiang could also be trained to be a qualified successor, and he would be able to relax a lot in the future.

Putting aside his worries, Li Chengqian focused all his attention on accompanying his mother.

The mother and son walked away while gossiping about family matters. If they were not in the imperial palace and wearing gorgeous clothes, with a group of guards, palace maids and eunuchs following behind them, most people who saw this scene would have thought that they were just an ordinary mother and son.

Zhangsun Wugou and Li Chengqian were relieved, but Zhangsun Wuji, who stayed in Lingqi Palace, was feeling uneasy. He regretted that he should have left this warm reunion of father and son to his sister's family while Li Shimin was awake.

Unfortunately, in order to make his presence felt, he wanted to please his eldest nephew and let Li Shimin see him first, so he was tricked by his sister.

He is clearly the victim, but now he has to bear the wrath of Li Shimin on behalf of his sister and nephew. It is really unfair!
Li Shimin didn't realize that something was wrong. He walked around excitedly, feeling his body restored to its youth. He was so excited that he walked to the door, drew the sword from Ma Xuanliang's waist, and started dancing in the hall.

After sweating a little, he wiped the sweat off happily and said, "Assisted machine, you know what? I feel better than ever before. It's like I just had a good sleep, and all the pain and illness have disappeared."

Changsun Wuji was also shocked when he saw this scene, but then he felt relieved. With such spirit, the situation would not collapse.

"Haha, the emperor has been sleeping for a year and recuperating for a year."

He quickly agreed, "They say that sleeping is the best way to maintain health, and this seems to be true. This old minister has been freed from the tedious government affairs for a month, resting at home, going to bed early and getting up late, and his spirits are obviously much better than when he was the Minister of State."

Well.
Li Shimin's smile froze, and he was immediately puzzled. Zhangsun Wuji was an assistant minister, so how could he stay at home to rest for a month? Could it be that he had a grudge with the emperor and had a conflict, so he was idle at home?

(End of this chapter)