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After Li Longji was seriously ill and unable to handle the affairs of state, he appointed Li Bin to supervise state affairs.

Because of the delicate situation, Li Bin, who was once again entrusted with supervising national affairs, did not dare to act as a hands-off boss like last time. He did not make his own decisions on everything, but let the prime ministers of the political hall come to a conclusion before echoing his own opinions. This time

He was very proactive. As long as he handled all court affairs, he would first give an idea, and then ask the opinions of the prime ministers in the political hall, or bring it to the court for discussion.

Everyone saw Li Bin's change, many people were shocked, and even some ministers looked at him with admiration.

Li Bin has been the crown prince for many years. Because of his status as prince, he naturally has a certain influence in the court. Because Emperor Li Longji is seriously ill and is likely to die, some ministers naturally regard Li Bin as the future emperor.

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In the age of monarchs, this is a natural phenomenon. No matter who becomes the emperor, no matter how mediocre his talent is and makes the ministers look down on him, most of the ministers still regard him as the emperor and are extremely respectful and dare not touch the emperor.

It means that these people cannot be called the emperor's cronies, and their relationship may even be very distant, but the influence of the idea of ​​supremacy of imperial power makes them still willing to let the emperor take over.

Li Bin, who is expected to take over the throne soon, is more respected by ministers than before. Especially in the past few days, Li Bin has been diligent in political affairs, and many ministers have changed their attitudes towards him.

Li Bin also behaved extremely filially. After handling the political affairs every day, he would go to Li Longji's side to accompany him, serve him, and wash Li Longji's body himself. These things spread to the outside world and were praised by many ministers.

Faced with Li Bin's actions, Li Lin didn't have many ways to deal with it. After all, he was just a prince and was not qualified to handle court affairs on behalf of the emperor. Without the emperor's summons, he could not easily enter the palace to see him. For a time, the battle between the two brothers was high and low.

It's very obvious.

However, Li Longji did not like Li Bin to accompany him very much. During his serious illness, Yang Yuhuan served him most of the time. Princes including Li Bin did not summon him very often, including Li Bin, who was the prince.

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However, as the prince, Li Bin had enough reasons to visit Li Longji in the palace and stay with him for a long time.

Li Longji's specific condition is not known to most people. Only a few high-ranking ministers visited Li Longji in the palace. These ministers include Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Guan, Yan Zhenqing, Gao Shi, Yang Xi,

Li Mi et al.

The ministers who saw Li Longji's appearance were all heavy-hearted, knowing that Li Longji's time was numbered.

No one can predict what will happen to the world after Li Longji's death. Because of the fight between Li Bin and Li Lin, the ministers were more worried, fearing that after Li Longji's death, there would be a big fight in the court.

Fortunately, after the weather got completely warmer, Li Longji's health improved a little, and his complexion improved a little, which made the ministers feel relieved a little.

But Yang Xi, who was fully aware of Li Longji's physical condition, knew that the already old emperor would definitely not survive the coming midsummer.

Li Longji, who had recovered a little, thought about the crown prince issue again, but he seemed to have lost any passion and didn't want to bother with anything anymore. One day, Li Longji summoned Li Lin temporarily and had a secret talk with Li Lin.

Afterwards, Li Lin left with a frustrated face.

"Brother Dafu, Your Majesty should give up the idea of ​​changing the crown prince!" When he received the report from the palace informant, Yang Xizheng was secretly discussing something with Gao Shi. After hearing the secret report, he immediately told Gao Shi, "I believe it."

In a few days, the prince will be able to successfully ascend the throne!"

During this period, Yang Xi had already told Gao Shi about his relationship with Li Bin and Li Bin's promise to him. Gao Shi had already been mentally prepared and had probably guessed something, so after hearing what Yang Xi said, he

He didn't feel too surprised. It's just that he didn't know what Yang Xi was going to do next, so he could only ask vaguely: "Ziliang, how will we arrange it after the prince ascends the throne?"

"I will tell you in detail in a few days!" Yang Xi did not tell Gao Shi his decision immediately, but said vaguely: "The next few months, or one or two years, will be very important to us.

The key! Brother Dafu, you have won my trust and you are also very talented. I believe you will definitely be in the political hall in the future. I hope you can always work hard and don't let me down!"

"Please rest assured Ziliang, I will not let you down!" Gao Shi immediately expressed his stance. But he also knew that there were not many days when he could get along with Yang Xi so casually and informally. If Yang Xi really did what he planned

In that case, if Li Bin takes over the country of Tang Dynasty from Li Bin, then he and Yang Xi will have a relationship between minister and king, and they will no longer be able to talk or get along with each other so casually.

However, Gao Shi also knows that he and Yang Xi are now a grasshopper on the same rope. He can only follow Yang Xi, otherwise no matter what he does, he will end up badly. He also believes in Yang Xi's ability.

The future of Datang will definitely belong to Yang Xi.

Yang Xi also told Yan Zhenqing about this matter, and Yan Zhenqing was frightened after saying this. The old scholar never imagined that Yang Xi's life experience would be like this, and that he had such an unbelievable secret with Li Bin.

He did not express his support on the spot and would definitely support Yang Xi. This kind of thing was already a bit beyond his psychological endurance. He needed time to think about it carefully.

Yang Xi had already roughly sensed Yan Zhenqing's temperament and didn't pay much attention to it. He thought that Yan Zhenqing would achieve his goal if he didn't oppose him at the critical moment.

If a strong-minded person like Yan Zhenqing does not object to what he does, it means that he expresses his acquiescence and support for his actions, and that is enough.

Yang Xi paid attention to the changes in Li Longji's condition at any time and was secretly making his own arrangements.

In addition to continuing to find ways to place his own people in the Forbidden Army and transfer some people who were obviously loyal to Li Lin or Li Bin, he also, as the Minister of the Ministry of Armed Forces, ordered all units of the special operations team to assemble in Chang'an and be on standby.

But this was all done in secret.

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Summer is coming soon.

The midsummer of Tianbao's 20th year was extremely hot and rainless, making people feel very uncomfortable.

Li Longji's condition worsened again due to the extremely hot weather.

On the early morning of the fifth day of June, Yang Xi went to the Wubu Yamen to attend to matters, and after finishing his duties, he planned to go to Xingqing Palace with Guo Ziyi to visit Li Longji.

But just when he arrived at the military office, a eunuch hurried over and asked him to go to Xingqing Palace immediately.

Yang Xi was shocked and immediately understood what was going on. He followed the eunuch without stopping.

When he hurriedly entered the Datong Hall with the visitors, he felt that the atmosphere was abnormal.

The palace people were busy coming and going with nervous expressions. Several imperial doctors were treating Li Longji, but no sound was made.

Yang Yuhuan sat next to Li Longji's hospital bed with tears in her eyes, holding Li Longji's hand tightly, and kept wiping the foreign objects on his face and mouth. Looking at Li Longji's appearance, he was already very angry.

It's all over the place. Last night, Yang Xi received a secret report from an informant in the palace, saying that Li Longji was in good condition. He couldn't understand how Li Longji became like this after one night.

Soon Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Guan, Yan Zhenqing, Li Mi, Gao Shi, Li Guangbi, Xianbu Shangshu Li Lin, Zhongshu Shilang Zhang Hao and many other high-ranking officials were summoned to the palace. In addition to these high-ranking officials,

In addition to the officials, Prince Li Bin, King Yong Li Lin and Li Longji's other sons were all summoned to the Xingqing Palace. In the afternoon, more officials were summoned, and the Xingqing Palace was filled with people.

However, only a few of these ministers were qualified to enter the Datong Hall where Li Longji lay. Those with insufficient official rank could only stand outside. Many people had to endure the harsh rays of the sun. Over time, some people

Unable to hold on, he fell to the ground in the sun.

However, those who were knocked out by the sun were eventually carried to the shade by the palace guards for a while, and after they woke up, they still stood outside the palace.

Today is destined to be a very special day. A little while in the afternoon, the sky was covered with clouds, and a heavy thunderstorm fell from the sky in an instant.

The heavy rain brought coolness to the whole world, but it also caused hardships to the ministers standing in the open air. Many people who did not have the opportunity to take shelter in the court or corridor became drowned in the rain. After being exposed to the sun, they were drenched by the heavy rain.

It's really hard to describe.

But they could only stand and endure hunger.

It soon fell into the night, and the palace was completely silent. Hundreds of officials stood without making any sound. No one dared to whisper to each other.

The lights in Datong Hall were brightly lit, and many people stood quietly beside Li Longji's bed.

Gao Lishi, who was pardoned, stood beside Li Longji with tears in his eyes, ready for orders at any time.

Several years of exile have changed Gao Lishi's appearance a lot. He is very haggard and looks much older than his actual age.

He didn't expect that he would be pardoned and returned to Beijing, and he would only stay with Li Longji for less than a month. Things would turn out like this.

He was fully aware that it would not be too long before Li Longji's death, either today or tomorrow. The old emperor would not last long. He really wanted to cry loudly to show his grief, but in this case

But he didn't dare to cry.

But to his joy, Li Longji finally woke up in the morning after being in a coma for two full days.

The first thing Li Longji ordered after he regained consciousness was to summon Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Yang Xi, Prince Li Bin and others into the palace to give important instructions. During the waiting time, he and Li Longji stayed with him all the time.

Yang Yuhuan said something.

As for what he said, no one knew, not even Gao Lishi. When the two talked in private, he also avoided it.

But soon, Li Longji fell into a coma again.

However, after the third watch, Li Longji opened his eyes again and seemed to be very conscious. He asked Fang Guan, Yang Xi, Zhang Hao, and Li Mi to come to him. The four people immediately stepped forward and knelt before Li Longji.

The other ministers around him also knelt down facing Li Longji's hospital bed.

Li Longji said in a calm voice to the ministers kneeling beside him: His deadline is approaching and he is going to meet the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty. The throne will be given to the prince Li Bin. He will then order Fang Guan, Yang

Xi, Zhang Hao and Li Mi assisted the newly crowned prince Li Bin in handling government affairs.

He also has other arrangements for the appointment of other ministers.
Chapter completed!