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Chapter 647: Be careful when sailing the ship of ten thousand years

After more than ten years of lurking in Infernal Affairs, Li Yan is considered an expert. He knows clearly that there are no more than a handful of people who truly understand Chang Sheng's true identity. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, there are only one or two left at most. Li Yan can even think of these two people, one is Wu Qing and the other is Sun Da.

If he kills one, there is still another one. As long as he gets rid of that one, he can completely break away from Changsheng and the remnants of the old East Palace.

But no matter what, it will take some time. Killing Wu Qing now will not obviously draw the court's attention to the death of Cheng Huailiang, making people think that he is trying to silence him. Although a thorough investigation will definitely lead to the power of the old East Palace, it has nothing to do with himself.

The person who might have the guts to protect Wu Qing, a fifth-rank general, must be a person of higher status than Wu Qing, and Chang Sheng and himself would be at odds with him.

Many people knew about the conflict in front of the Yan-Liao army camp in the ninth year of Wude. There must be someone in the court who knew about the hatred between Cheng Yaojin and his son and himself. At least Changsun Wuji knew that he had this motive.

In order to save himself, he had to sacrifice Changsheng and let the court arrest Changsheng for a trial. The whole cause and effect would be cleared, and only then could he clear himself of suspicion. But even so, he was still full of suspicion. As a member of the East Palace, Changsheng had long served as the commander of his guards. As his confidant, had he discovered his identity?

Is there any need to say more?
Moreover, Cheng Huailiang pushed himself to the position of General of the Zuotunwei Yifu. In this era, there were many people with extraordinary talents and wisdom than Zhang Liang. As long as they paid attention to them and thought about it a little, they could easily guess most of the facts.

He guessed that he must have discovered Chang Sheng's true identity and intentions by chance, but he kept it secret and deliberately pushed Cheng Huailiang to the position of General of the Zuotunwei Yifu, allowing the Shu King's faction and the Yin Prince's faction to fight each other.

And you sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and enjoy the benefits.

Of course, it would be even better if the King of Shu discovered this group of forces and instead of fighting them, mixed up with Prince Yin’s men.

Many people in the court wanted to get rid of the King of Shu as well.

Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but secretly blame himself. It was because things had been going so smoothly during this period. Every time he took action, he was smooth sailing. He unconsciously became a little too proud of himself, just like Li Ke. As everyone knows, if you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet.

With frequent attacks, there will definitely be flaws, but either others didn't think of it before, or someone took the responsibility for him, or he traveled in the dark. For a person like Cheng Huailiang, the target is still too big. It is not easy to completely hide his tracks in the public eye.
You have to know that the Sui and Tang dynasties were another prosperous era after the Three Kingdoms period, when many talented and wise men emerged. There were also many people who were so wise that they were almost like demons. How could it be so easy to deceive people and treat them as fools?
With a deep sigh, Li Yan paced anxiously in the room, thinking quickly, should he pretend to know nothing and spend his days in the East Palace in a leisurely manner? Or should he go to the Yongtong Canal construction site in the name of inspection and wait for an opportunity to clean up the mess for Chang Sheng?

As Wu Qing's confidant was captured by Cheng Yaojin, the truth about Cheng Huailiang's death would be revealed, and the matter would get bigger and bigger. Now he could still cut off his tail and survive, abandon Changsheng, and get out easily. If he was unwilling to lose the sunk cost and got involved again, and revealed his tracks, it would not be so easy to get out.

Firewalls are meant to prevent fire. It would be foolish to get burned by fire while trying to save the firewall.

Although I have put a lot of effort into Changsheng, not everything can go as planned. A wise man should be flexible and constantly adjust his plans according to the development of the situation. He should gain when he should gain and give up when he should give up. Don't repeat the story of the gourd baby saving his grandfather.

Maybe someone is watching his every move at the gate of the East Palace to see if he is involved. If he goes to "inspect the construction site" at this time, it will be like covering his ears and stealing the bell, deceiving himself and others.

Even if everyone is deceived for a while, when they review the situation after it’s over, they will definitely be able to identify themselves.

Thinking of this, Li Yan slowly calmed down and decided to pretend that he knew nothing for the time being. He must not act rashly at this time. The more he does, the more mistakes he makes, and doing nothing is less wrong. In the chaos where he is not clear about the first-hand information, it is safest to exist as an innocent person who does not know the inside story.

A safe bet is a safe bet. As the prince, as long as he does not make any mistakes in principle, he will win the final victory.

In any case, a smooth succession is the most important thing. Don't let a situation where you can't even complete the succession in the end, that would be a big deal.

Although the main task of the system did not explicitly require him to succeed to the throne, Li Yan knew that this was implied. Only by succeeding to the throne could Li Shimin become the emperor. But after long thinking, Li Yan still found a loophole, that is, there was no time limit.

Even if he let Li Shimin be the emperor for one day, he would have completed his mission.

Under normal circumstances, it would be a long process for a healthy person to become sick and weak, unable to take care of himself, unable to speak, unable to eat, and finally to the dying stage. You have plenty of opportunities.

To put it bluntly, Changsheng is still a matter of face. Losing Changsheng will make Li Yan feel that he has lost. The constant success has made Li Yan demand a lot of himself and he will not allow any accidents to occur. This is an obsession and a knot in his heart.

In fact, the situation is far from threatening me.

The firewall is still working. Just be open-minded and let things take their own course. Accidents and changes are objective. You should take them into account when making plans and leave a certain buffer. The system is a god, but you are not. You are just an ordinary person. Success and failure are normal phenomena. There is nothing you can't afford to lose.

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as he figured it out, he seemed to have broken a rut. His mind became much clearer, and he became more open-minded. He thought about how he hadn't practiced in a while, and had been immersed in the struggle for power and gain, and his mind had been somewhat polluted by the fame and gain of the secular world. Li Yan secretly thought that he had to jump out of the environment and practice his mind for a while.

Seeing Wang Xuance, who was nervous and concerned about him, Li Yan's anxiety just now disappeared. He regained his composure, smiled slightly, and wiped his face with a towel. When he was about to speak, Heng Lian rushed in and said anxiously, "Your Highness, it's not good. There is news from the palace that the queen fell ill again last night, and the imperial doctors rushed over early this morning."

"What."

Li Yan's face changed drastically, his mind was shocked, his arm shook involuntarily, and the towel in his hand suddenly slipped and fell to the ground.

Wang Xuance quickly squatted down, picked up the towel, and put it in the copper basin beside him.

Heng Lian thought Li Yan was worried about the Queen's health, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, pack up quickly and go to the palace to see the Queen!"

"Yep"

"Henglian is right. I have packed everything and will go right away."

Li Yan's face suddenly turned ugly. As he walked out, he asked, "My mother said a few days ago that the weather was getting warmer, spring was over, and her body was stable. How come she suddenly became ill?"

"I don't know. The palace maid who came to deliver the message said that it might be because the queen saw that the sun was shining brightly yesterday, and she was caught in the wind while taking a walk outside the palace. She caught a cold, and at night she felt short of breath and had a stuffy chest. She didn't sleep well all night." Heng Lian explained as he walked.

When he reached the door, Li Yan suddenly thought of something, turned around and told Wang Xuance, "Xuance, you guys stay in the East Palace, don't go out unless necessary, wait for me to come back."

Wang Xuance was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Li Yan's serious look, he nodded quickly: "Yes, Your Highness, I will restrain the others. Without Your Highness's order, I will never step out of the East Palace."

"Ok!"

Li Yan was relieved. It was okay for others, but Wang Xuance knew some things about Quan Wanji and Chang Sheng. He couldn't let himself be kidnapped by others and have all his secrets dug out.

The group hurried to Qiyun Palace, and Li Yan saw Empress Changsun lying on the couch, looking tired and breathing unsteadily.

Empress Chang Sun had suffered from respiratory diseases for many years and had a lot of experience. When she was seriously ill, the sky was dark, the sun and moon were dim, and she felt as if someone was strangling her neck and she couldn't breathe. Her throat felt like a feather was gently plucking, and the irritation made it extremely difficult for her to breathe, accompanied by shortness of breath, chest tightness or severe coughing.

It can strike in an instant and last for hours to days, making people feel like life is worse than death.

Before coming to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yan had planned to use this as a stepping stone to advance his career, so he specifically looked up information and learned about this situation. In later generations, this disease was called asthma.

It is often related to genetic inheritance. The prevalence of asthma in relatives of asthma patients is higher than that in the general population, and the closer the relationship, the higher the prevalence.

The more severe the patient's condition, the higher the incidence rate of their relatives.

Pollen is the most common cause of asthma attacks. In addition, grain powder, flour, wood, feed, tea, silkworms, pigeons, mushrooms, rosin and other items can also cause asthma attacks. Mental and psychological factors may also induce asthma.

Li Yan had previously reminded the female officials, eunuchs and palace maids of Qiyun Palace that they must not let Empress Changsun come into contact with these things. However, at this time of spring and summer, when flowers are in full bloom, the climate is changing drastically, and the pollen blown by the wind in the air is everywhere, so it is indeed unavoidable.

"Mother, how are you?"

Li Yan didn't even greet her. He walked forward with an anxious look on his face and sat beside the couch. He looked at Empress Changsun with concern and kept asking questions.

Empress Changsun opened her eyes and looked at her eldest son with a heavy expression. She felt relieved and a little ashamed. Her illness was fake, but her son's concern was beyond words.

(End of this chapter)