Chang'an City
His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin finally arrived in Chang'an City, but his life was not very good in the past month. At the beginning, he got a sum of treasure, so he was very happy in his heart, but he didn't expect that his body could not stand up.
Of course, this is also very normal. He has always lived in the north. Although he has stayed in the south of the country for a period of time, the weather is still incomparable to that in Vietnam. After he fell ill in Vietnam, coupled with the long journey, he has not had a good time along the way. Even though he has seen the city wall of Chang'an, this guy has nothing to be happy about.
In this day and age, there are so many people who die at a young age, so His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is a little worried about his health. He can't just end like this, right?
So while on the road, this guy kept submitting memorials to Li Shimin, always saying that he was dying and hoping that Li Shimin would send imperial doctors over. There were only nineteen royal doctors in total, and now he had four of them by his side. Li Shimin loved this son quite a lot.
But even though these four imperial doctors took turns prescribing medicine, there was still no improvement. This guy's face was pale and looked even uglier than when he was in Vietnam. After returning to the palace in the capital, Li Shimin came to check on him in person.
"Doctor Wang, what's going on between you and the Prince of Jin?"
Those four imperial physicians have been thrown into prison by Li Shimin. You were usually supported by high officials and generous salaries, but now my son is ill and I've asked you to escort him all the way. Is this the result of your escort? Seeing that this man is about to die, no matter how these people argue, they will all be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. If anything happens to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, you will all pay with your lives.
In fact, for these imperial doctors, their lives are usually in the hands of the emperor. If they cure a disease, they will at most receive some gold and silver rewards, or be given a banquet. It is not of much help to their families, and no one will make friends with the imperial doctors, otherwise they may be accused of treason.
But if something happened, there was only one way waiting for them, and that was to lose their heads. This Doctor Wang was the chief of the imperial doctors, and Li Shimin trusted him very much. He usually would not let him leave the capital easily. He had just taken the pulse of Prince Jin Li Zhi.
"In reply to Your Majesty, Your Highness actually caught a cold while in the south, and it wasn't that serious. However, I checked the prescriptions you received on the way back. Your Highness was so focused on getting better quickly that he took all kinds of medicine. Each imperial physician had a different way of using medicine..."
Imperial Physician Wang said this bravely. In fact, this was a very simple matter and did not require a consultation among four imperial physicians. The mistake was in this consultation. Each imperial physician wanted to use his own medicine to suppress the other's, so the medicine used was a bit heavy. His Royal Highness the Prince's body could not bear it. How could he cheer up under the attack of such a powerful medicine?
"It seems that there is nothing serious. Does he need any supplements? The palace has precious medicinal herbs and tributes from all over the country. If you need them, just go and get them. I can't stand seeing his face like this."
After hearing what Doctor Wang said, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was an adult son. Although he did not do any serious work on the battlefield, the father and son had a deep affection for each other. If something happened, Li Shimin would not be able to bear the thought of an old man sending his young son to his death.
"Your Majesty, absolutely not. Your Highness the Prince of Jin has consumed many tonics along the way, but his body simply cannot digest them. Now these drugs are accumulating in his body. If they are not dispersed, his life may be in danger."
Doctor Wang said with some fear that his illness was caused by over-tonification. This was what was meant by "a weak body cannot be nourished". His body was already too weak, and if he used a bunch of tonic medicines, his small body would not be able to hold on. So in this case, if he continued to use those medicines, it would be the end of him, and then they would be in trouble again.
"We can't just stand there and watch. Look at his face. He's about to give up. We have to find a way."
Li Shimin said anxiously, "You just said he was very weak, and now you won't let him replenish his body. Are you relying on his body to heal on its own?" But looking at the state of Jin Wang Li Zhi, Li Shimin knew there was no possibility of recovery. He had to gasp for breath just to speak when he went in just now. Is this still the same Jin Wang?
If he had known this would happen, Li Shimin would never have made things difficult for him. Thinking back to when this guy sent a memorial to Chang'an every three days, Li Shimin wanted to beat him with a stick. "Don't you understand your own physical condition? Can anyone go to Vietnam?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin has arrived in the capital in the past few days. He only needs to eat some light food and stop taking all other medicines. In about half a month, the illness will be cured. But there is still one thing I hope Your Majesty will issue an order to let His Royal Highness cooperate with us. Otherwise, this illness..."
Doctor Wang was hesitant to speak, as this matter concerned the prince's reputation, so he looked at the people around him. Li Shimin waved his hand and asked them to leave. Doctor Wang was a man who knew the rules. If it were one of the new doctors, what he said might be interesting stories in Chang'an City, and the royal family might be ridiculed by everyone.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, society was relatively open-minded. Even jokes about the royal family could be made by the common people. It was far less serious than in later dynasties. At that time, if you dared to gossip about the royal family, your entire family would be immediately exiled.
"Your Highness the Prince of Jin must abstain from sex..."
As soon as Doctor Wang said this, Li Shimin understood what was going on. According to his men in black, this little bastard would search for beautiful women wherever he went. Even when he was weak, there were always two beautiful women serving him in the tent. Now that he needed to replenish himself, he must give up this first.
"You go and arrange the people to serve King Jin. Pick people from the palace. All of them should be your own people. If there is anyone who is unsuitable, drag them all out and chop them off."
Li Shimin gave instructions to Wang De beside him, and Wang De also expressed his condolences to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin in his heart.
