The matter went smoothly. Six days later, Gao Zhong returned to Prince Liang's Mansion with Sun Simiao, who was tired of travel.

"Are you...are you sure you are Sun Simiao?" Li Min looked at the medicine king in front of him with a suspicious face. He looked awkward. Why was it so different from what he imagined?

In Li Min's imagination, the Medicine King Sun Simiao was at least a white-bearded, white-haired, celestial being. But when he saw him, he realized how wrong he was. The Medicine King in front of him was wearing ordinary clothes and was not tall.

, he looks thin and dark, like a coal digger from later generations. With his long black hair and a thick beard, he doesn’t look like an old man in his sixties at all, but rather like a man in his forties.

of middle-aged people.

"Uh~? The grassroots have been calling this name for more than sixty years. I'm sure of this!" Sun Simiao was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed and answered Li Min's words. It was obvious that he was a very humorous person.

feel.

"Hahaha~, Mr. Sun is so good at keeping his appearance, he is really one of the gods!" Seeing what the other party said was interesting, Li Min couldn't help but smile and praise. History books say that Sun Simiao lived for more than a hundred years. At first, Li Min was still

I don't quite believe it, but looking at his youthful appearance now, I believe there will be absolutely no problem in living to be over a hundred years old.

"Haha, His Highness the King of Liang is so complimentary!" Sun Simiao is indeed a person who can be included in the history textbooks of later generations. He can still maintain an indifferent demeanor in the face of Li Min's praise. You must know that Li Min is the King of Liang, although he is not favored by Li Shimin.

, but he is still a prince after all, and Sun Simiao is just a commoner with a certain reputation. Most people would be overwhelmed by such praise.

The two sides sat down to enjoy tea. Li Min praised Sun Simiao a few more words, and then Li Min went directly to the topic: "Mr. Sun, I invite you to come to Chang'an this time. I think you can guess why. I have an elder who has

I am seriously ill and my life is at stake. I would like to ask you to treat me." Li Min stood up and saluted Sun Simiao solemnly.

Sun Simiao did not expect that Li Min would salute him. He was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair. He stretched out his hand to support Li Min and said, "His Royal Highness, Prince Liang, has killed me. It is the duty of a doctor to treat illnesses and save people. We do not deserve this gift from His Highness!"

This is all Li Min's fault. He has been in the Tang Dynasty for half a month, but he still can't adapt to his status as a prince. There is a huge gap in status between him and Sun Simiao, and he can't salute each other first no matter what. This is Sun Simiao. If

An ordinary person would be so scared that he would kneel down. After all, where is Li Min's identity?

Only then did Li Min realize that he had gone too far. He straightened up in embarrassment and asked Sun Simiao to take a seat. Next, Li Min asked Sun Simiao some advice on health care. After all, his appearance that was not consistent with his age aroused Li Min's great concern.

Everyone would not want to live a few more years. The medical common sense that Li Min accidentally mentioned during the conversation also aroused great interest in Sun Simiao. The two of them had a good conversation and just waited on the side.

Gao Zhong was confused: When did his master know so much about medicine?

Finally, Sun Simiao asked Li Min about the patient's condition. Unfortunately, Li Min didn't know much about Queen Changsun's illness. He only knew that it was a gas disease and didn't know anything else. Sun Simiao was also shocked when he found out that the patient turned out to be Queen Changsun.

It took him a while, but he was a medical master after all, and he quickly returned to his calm state of mind.

That night, Sun Simiao stayed at Prince Liang's Mansion. Early the next morning, Li Min asked Gao Chong and Sun Simiao to take the letter dictated by Wen'er and go to the Mansion of King Li Ke of Shu. After all, he was still under confinement.

You can't go out at all, let alone bring people into the palace. This matter has to be helped by Li Ke. After all, judging from his last performance, Li Ke still cares about his younger brother. He is a trustworthy person, so there is no need to worry.

He took credit for his own recommendation.

Prince Shu's Mansion in Yongxingfang, this mansion is in an excellent location, right next to the Imperial City, while Li Min's Prince Liang's Mansion is in Anxingfang, which is far away from the Imperial City. This also shows how favored each prince is.

, Generally speaking, the more favored a prince is, the closer his residence is to the imperial city.

In the living room of the palace, the tall and tall Li Ke held a letter in his hand, frowning and thinking. Below him stood Gao Chong and Sun Simiao. He was considering whether to recommend Sun Simiao to treat Queen Changsun? It's not that he didn't believe in Sun Simiao's medical skills.

In his letter, Li Min praised Sun Simiao's medical skills as the only one in the world. Li Ke believed that his brother would not dare to lie about this kind of thing no matter how much he misbehaved, but he had another plan.

The mother-in-law of Li Ke and Li Min was Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang and Li Ke's grandfather Li Yuan were cousins. Concubine Yang and Li Shimin were also cousins. They had known each other since they were children. Later, when the Sui Dynasty fell, Yang Guang

The concubine became the princess of the subjugated country, but the Li family conquered the world in one fell swoop. Concubine Yang entered the palace when Li Shimin was still King of Qin. Later, Li Shimin became emperor and was named Concubine Yang. She was one of the four concubines in the palace. If the queen dies, these four will

All concubines are eligible to become queens. Although Concubine Yang is a subjugated princess and her status is a bit embarrassing, she and Li Shimin were childhood playmates and could be considered childhood sweethearts, so they were favored in the palace where there were many beauties.

Zhilong, only under Empress Changsun, this is why Concubine Yang has the courage to plead for Li Min again and again. If Empress Changsun dies, Concubine Yang will also have the opportunity to become the next queen. This is the real knot of Li Ke's heart.

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The current crown prince Li Chengqian and Li Ke are the same age, but no matter how talented or brave Li Chengqian is, he cannot compare with Li Ke. Even the fourth son, Li Tai, is better than him, but he has the title of eldest son, so Li Shimin made him the eldest son as soon as he ascended the throne.

The prince, Li Ke, is also the son of Li Shimin. It would be a lie to say that he does not want to compete for the noble throne. However, as long as there is Queen Changsun in the palace, the crown prince's position can only be reserved for the legitimate prince, and he has no chance at all.

But now that Empress Changsun is seriously ill, Li Ke can't help but have other thoughts. In fact, this is normal. As a prince who is unwilling to be ordinary, who dares to say that he has no thoughts about the throne?

However, Li Ke was extraordinary after all, and quickly gave up this unrealistic idea. Because he found that his thinking was too simple. Even if Empress Changsun died, anyone could take the position of empress, except for his own.

The reason for the mother-in-law is very simple, because the world of the Tang Dynasty was taken from the former Sui Dynasty, and his mother-in-law was a princess of the former Sui Dynasty. Both he and Li Min have the blood of the former Sui royal family. All the Li clan and

Most civil and military officials are not willing to see that the current prince is a prince with the blood of the previous royal family! This has touched the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. It is estimated that even his father has the same idea. So even if it is again

No matter how much he doted on Concubine Yang, Li Shimin would not make Concubine Yang his queen.

After thinking about this, Li Ke also understood that he was probably destined to miss the throne in this life, which made him feel a wave of despair and powerlessness. Gao Zhong and Sun Simiao waited below for a long time, but Li Ke didn't speak, so he fought

He dared to take a peek and found that King Shu's face was gloomy and he didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't dare to rush him, so he could only lower his head and wait.

"Haha, I have lost my composure!" After a while, Li Ke came to his senses and said with endless bitterness in his smile.

"Gao Chong, you go back and tell your sixth brother that I will take Mr. Sun into the palace this afternoon!" Li Ke calmed down and cheered up again.

Gao Zhong agreed, and then slowly left to report to Li Xin, while Sun Simiao stayed to accept Li Ke's hospitality. During the dinner, Li Ke was still uneasy, and overtly and covertly tested Sun Simiao's medical skills. He was relieved when he saw that he answered fluently.

In the afternoon of the same day, I took Sun Simiao into the palace to diagnose and treat Empress Changsun.

Gao Zhong came back and reported to Li Min that Li Min was roasting mutton himself. The chefs in the house were very good at cooking, but unfortunately they felt tired after eating it for a few days. Moreover, there were relatively few seasonings in this era, so the dishes were cooked over and over again.

Those flavors, especially the lack of chili peppers, Li Min in his previous life liked spicy food the most. It can be said that he didn’t like it without spicy food. He could bear it for the first few days, but now he is getting more and more uncomfortable. No matter what kind of delicacies he eats, he feels like eating spicy food.

Chewing wax, I have no appetite at all.

After seeing off Sun Simiao in the morning, Li Min didn't have any appetite for breakfast, so he went to the warehouse where the ingredients were stored to see if there was anything interesting that he could let the cook cook. Unexpectedly, he found something in the corner of the warehouse.

A bag of cumin that was almost moldy made Li Min overjoyed. Cumin is a good thing, an indispensable seasoning for barbecued fish, and the key to Xinjiang roast mutton in later generations.

Come to think of it, I haven’t had barbecue for a long time, and I just have the opportunity and time now. I immediately called the cook Lao Wu from Prince Liang’s Mansion. Lao Wu is the new cook bought by Prince Liang’s Mansion. Because of his good cooking skills, Li Min is very popular.

, so food-related matters are usually left to him.

Under Li Min's command, Lao Wu dried the cumin, then ground cinnamon, peppercorns, star anise, etc. into fine powder, and mixed it with cumin in a certain proportion to make five-spice powder. Originally, Li Min also wanted to make thirteen

It was fragrant, but he couldn't remember all the thirteen seasonings, and he also forgot the proportions. In comparison, five-spice powder was much simpler, and the proportions were not so strict.

After the five-spice powder was prepared, Li Min set up the barbecue grill in the back garden and started a picnic at home. When Gao Zhong came back, he had already grilled a few skewers, but unfortunately he didn't control the heat properly and the grill was a little overcooked, so he just rewarded them.

He was so moved that Gao Zhong knelt down and burst into tears again. Finally, he finally managed to persuade him and went out with a glowing face and a black meat skewer in his hands.

Li Min looked at Gao Zhong's back with some emotion. If anyone in the Tang Dynasty could trust him, Gao Zhong was definitely one of them. However, he still had some mental barriers when it came to eunuchs. After all, none of the eunuchs recorded in the history books were good.

This is what Li Min has been taught since he was a child. He can't change it now even if he wants to, so he can't get close to Gao Chong from the bottom of his heart.

In such a distracted moment, the second batch of meat skewers was sacrificed again, and Li Min had no choice but to throw it away and feed it to the dogs. It seemed that he really was not trying to kill the chef, so he called Lao Wu to come over and take over. He sat aside and just waited.

Let's eat. Lao Wu is indeed a professional. The baked goods are different. The meat is rosy on the outside and tender on the outside. It has a special scent of cumin, which makes people appetite. If I can have another bottle of cold beer, I will give it to you.

The emperor will not change!
Chapter completed!