Great Tang Imperial City, Penglai Palace.

Li Jing, whose hair was white, knelt in front of the Emperor’s bed, beside him were Eldest Sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

On that day, after the Emperor woke up, he fell asleep again. The three of them waited in front of the bed day and night, but the Emperor did not wake up again.

At this moment, Li Jing frowned deeply with a serious expression. The wrinkles on his face were like saber carvings.

Li Jing had never felt such a great pressure since he surrendered to the Great Tang and followed Emperor Li Shimin. Once upon a time, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the northern Turkic army, Jie Li Khan, had also arrived at the gates of Chang’an. However, at that time, Li Shimin was still the Emperor who had just succeeded to the throne. He was full of ambition. Although the Great Tang River and Mountain were close to the collapse of Mount Tai, it was still shocking and safe.

As long as Li Shimin was still alive, the backbone of the towering tree of the Great Tang would be there. No matter how great the dangers and dangers were, they would still be able to safely survive.

Including Li Jing, the people of the Great Tang had never tried it before, and one day, they would lose the taste of Emperor Li Shimin.

But in front of him, the country was in turmoil, and a huge crisis was looming. His Majesty the Emperor had fallen ill at this moment!

Although Li Jing was idle at home, he was not blind or deaf. The news that Qin Mubai was going to rebel in the west of the kansas had made him a little nervous. Although the possibility of this news being a rumor was highly probable, if it fell into the ears of people with ulterior motives, it could also cause a huge disaster.

It was at this time that King Wu was assassinated halfway back to the capital and the Emperor fell ill. Everything was a sign that the Great Tang was about to erupt into a world-shaking upheaval!

Everyone knew that Kansai Qin Mubai was Li Jing’s closed-door disciple. Earlier, the disciple Hou Junji, who had been expelled from the gate wall by Li Jing, had turned the Tibetan Plateau upside down and received all kinds of criticism. Now, another of Li Jing’s disciples stood at the forefront of the world’s public opinion.

One could imagine Li Jing’s pressure.

But at this time, His Majesty the Emperor, who had woken up intermittently for a moment, wanted to summon Li Jing–what was going on?

The room was quiet. Several imperial physicians were studying the medicinal food at the side, occasionally whispering a few words.

At this time, a guard from Baiji entered and announced that Chu Suiliang had returned.

The three of them were refreshed at the same time, and they stood up and walked out of the door in a tacit understanding. Seeing that Chu Suiliang was waving at the three of them, he walked into the dining room of Penglai Hall.

The three of them immediately followed in. Chu Suiliang turned around and closed the door. He called the three of them together. The first thing he said shocked the three of them–

“King Wu should still be on earth. There are thieves in Chang’an!”

“Why don’t you elaborate?” Zhang Sun Wuji said anxiously.

Chu Suiliang told the three of them the details of the investigation in Jingzhou.

After hearing this, the three of them reacted in the same way-“Could it be that the assassination of King Wu was related to the imperial physician Wei Ting?”

“We don’t know yet.” Chu Suiliang said, “We only found two horses branded with the word ‘Wei’. I’m only speculating that there is no other evidence to suggest that they are related to Wei Ting. In addition, Wei Ting has a close relationship with King Wei, so …”

“Indeed, it’s not easy to guess. Otherwise, people will panic and fear chaos.” Fang Xuanling said calmly, “There is also a possibility that the murderer intentionally left behind such vague evidence at the scene, pointing at Wei Ting and King Wei, with the intention of misleading us and creating greater chaos in Chang’an.”

“That makes sense.” Chu Suiliang and Changsun Wuji agreed, while Li Jing remained silent.

Eldest Sun Wuji glanced at Li Jing and said, “What do you think, Young Master Wei? Why don’t you tell me?”

“This old man has been away from the court for a long time. I’m not very clear about the matters in the court, so I can’t think of any clues for the time being.” Li Jing said, “I only have one thought, and that is to ensure His Majesty’s safety no matter what, so that His Majesty can recover quickly. No matter how great the crisis is, as long as His Majesty wakes up, my Great Tang will have a backbone, and everything will be safe!”

“What you said is true!” Eldest Sun Wuji nodded his head, his brows furrowed, and anger appeared in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, “There is no evidence yet, so it is not good for us to alarm the snakes.” If the enemy were to be forced to jump over the wall, it would not be good. Therefore, just as Duke Wei said, we first need to stabilize the hearts of the court and protect His Majesty. At the same time, search and rescue of King Wu must not be abandoned. Hopefully, this matter had nothing to do with King Wei. Otherwise! ”

“Situ’s words are reasonable, but please don’t get angry for a moment and don’t blame King Wei. There is no evidence to prove that King Wu’s case has anything to do with King Wei!” Fang Xuanling said, “Chu Suiliang, I’ll trouble you to continue investigating this case. However, the evidence from all sides is insufficient, so you should try your best not to cause too much trouble in Chang’an, or else the people will be in chaos.”

“That’s good too.” Eldest Sun Wuji sighed again and said, “I hope that King Wei will not be confused at this critical juncture. Actually, I have already gone to ask and probe King Wei. Judging from the situation, he probably has nothing to do with the King Wu case. Of course, this is also my conjecture. There is no evidence. It is entirely up to Chu Suiliang to investigate the truth.”

“Yes, I will definitely do my best to investigate this case!” Chu Suiliang bowed solemnly.

“If necessary, call the Baiji Guards!” After saying that, Changsun Wuji gave Chu Suiliang a Bronze Fish Talisman and explained, “It is absolutely necessary to call His Majesty’s personal guard. If there is any reproach in the future, Changsun Wuji will bear the responsibility!”

“We, the four of us, will bear the burden together!”

At this moment, an imperial physician rushed over and knocked on the door, “Husbands, His Majesty is awake!”

The four of them were overjoyed and hurriedly ran back to the Emperor’s bedroom.

Li Shimin’s eyes were half-awake as he looked at them with a hazy expression. When he saw Li Jing, his eyes immediately widened!

Li Jing hurriedly went forward and knelt down, “Your Majesty, this old minister Li Jing is here to wait for orders!”

Li Shimin’s eyelids twitched and his throat slid, but he was unable to move or speak. “Duke Wei, His Majesty is temporarily unable to speak or move. We can only guess what the Holy Intent is based on His Majesty’s gaze.”

Li Jing raised his head and looked at Li Shimin. The Emperor’s eyes were filled with expectation, anxiety, and pleading for help. Li Jing’s heart was incomparably sad, and two lines of old tears flowed down his cheeks!

The once emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin, was such a hero, but now … he had fallen into such a situation!

“What is His Majesty’s will?” Li Jing asked with a choked voice.

Li Shimin’s eyes widened, his eyeballs moved left and right, and then he stared at the inside of his bed.

Li Jing asked tentatively, “Does His Majesty have something inside the bed for someone to pick up?”

Li Shimin blinked.

“I’ll do it.” Eldest Sun Wuji said his sins first, then carefully leaned on the side of Li Shimin’s bed, stretching out his hand to flip through the mattress. He found a square box under the mattress and blanket near the edge of the bed and carefully took it out.

“Is this what His Majesty is looking for?” Changsun Wuji asked.

Li Shimin blinked his eyes approvingly and stared at Li Jing.

“Does His Majesty want to give this to Duke Wei?” Changsun Wuji asked again.

Li Shimin acknowledged.

Thus, Changsun Wuji held the box and respectfully handed it to Li Jing. Li Jing knelt on the ground and raised his hands above his head to receive the box. He opened it and saw that it was a purple-gold tiger talisman!

The faces of the four of them changed slightly!

This was the Tiger Talisman Token that the Heavenly Prince of the Great Tang had ordered the soldiers and horses of the world!

“Your Majesty!” Li Jing immediately felt grateful and terrified. He knelt on the ground and raised the Tiger Talisman high in his hands. “This old minister knows what to do! Your Majesty, please rest assured. Just rest assured and recuperate. Li Jing will be responsible for everything in his duty!”

Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief and fell into a coma.

At this moment, Li Jing’s heart was in a state of inexplicable turmoil.

At this critical moment, Li Jingman thought that he would be suspected or wary because of his intimacy with Qin Mubai. However, Li Shimin did the opposite, handing over all the safety of the country to him!

“Your Majesty, what kind of courage and magnanimity is this!” Li Jing closed his eyes and sighed deeply. “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. This old official is willing to die for His Majesty and the Great Tang. As long as Li Jing is still alive, he won’t allow the rivers and mountains of the Great Tang to suffer any harm!”

Eldest Sun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, and Fang Xuanling heaved a long sigh of relief in their hearts!

These words could only be convincing if they came from Li Jing’s mouth. In the entire world, Li Jing was the only one who could afford to say such a thing!

The court officials, and even the Li family’s royal relatives, no matter how noisy they were, Eldest Sun Wuji and the others could be trusted. However, there were few ways to deal with the generals who were leading the troops outside. Now, the Emperor has entrusted the military affairs of the Great Tang Empire to Li Jing!

With the presence of the Great Tang Army God, everything would be fine!

At the same time, Changsun Wuji and the other three also caught a subtle signal, the emperor purposely used the long-idle Li Jing, first of all because he is the military masters of high morality, and invincible, but to protect changan without losing jiangshan danger; Secondly … there was also some intention to target Qin Mubai!

Now, Kansai Qin Mubai was unparalleled, and his prestige even surpassed that of Li Ji, the Great Wall of Mobei. Moreover, he held more than half of the Tang army in his hand, and the Kansai army was invincible.

If he wasn’t afraid of ten thousand, then he was afraid of what would happen. He had to be on guard against others. Right now, King Wu’s life and death were uncertain. If Qin Mubai from Kansai was forced to rebel, who would be able to contend against him?

Probably, only Apothecary Wei Gong Li …

Li Jing knew the emperor’s intentions, but since Li Shimin trusted him so much that he had to accept his orders in the face of danger, he didn’t care about any personal grudges. At this moment, he was thinking that if Qin Mubai wanted to rebel, there would definitely be no difference in the rumors. However, the Emperor on the bed did not know about this. In other words, after the Emperor heard that King Wu was assassinated, his first reaction was that Kansai Qin Mubai might be forced to rebel!

In other words, His Majesty the Emperor was already quite fearful of Qin Mubai!

Li Jing felt that his body was weighed down with a heavy burden of 1,000 jin. This was even greater than the pressure from the expedition to the south and north of the Yangtze River!

This time, the enemy might be his own student!

“I never thought that I would one day fight my disciple to the death on the battlefield! … Mubai, Mubai, you must not disappoint me!!” Only he knew the worry and sorrow in Li Jing’s heart!

…

The Emperor fell into a deep sleep again, and the four of them had no choice but to withdraw and go about their own business. After leaving, Li Jing said to the other three, “I will go and recruit soldiers to guard Chang’an.” However, at this time, it was only advisable to be loose inside and loose outside, and not to put on a posture like facing a great enemy, lest it would confuse people’s hearts and cause the hearts of the people of the world to fluctuate and the current situation to be turbulent. At the same time, the rumors in the streets are against Qin Mubai in Kansai. Our ministers should calm down and not be deceived by the rumors. Although they were guarding against the fire, they could not mess with the array corner or assume that Qin Mubai was going to rebel against them. Otherwise, it would be too unfair to Qin Mubai, and it would also hurt the heart of the meritorious hero.

Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling both expressed their approval. After a moment of silence, Eldest Sun Wuji said, “Duke Wei, what you said is true!” Eldest Sun Wuji also believes that at this moment, we should put aside all personal grudges, but focus on national affairs! As for the rumors in the market, we must treat them rationally. Otherwise, if he acted too aggressively or assumed that Qin Mubai had rebelled, he might have fallen into the enemy’s trap, causing the monarchs and officials to centrifuge and force Qin Mubai to rebel! Duke Wei, you are the only one who can handle the military and national affairs of the Great Tang. In the court, Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling, and Chu Suiliang had their own opinions! “At this critical moment of the Great Tang, the four of us old ministers have to stand up and share the burden for the emperor, so that the Great Tang can overcome this crisis!”

“I will do my best!” Li Jing and the others bowed solemnly.

The four of them had barely walked halfway down the Dragon Tail Path when Li Junxian sprinted over, panting like an ox.

When Changsun Wuji saw him, he was shocked. He hurriedly greeted him and said, “What’s the matter?”

“Something big is wrong!” Li Junxian’s panicked voice trembled, “General Mo has been ordered to lead Baiji to Taiyuan, the northern capital, to welcome the King Jin carriage. When Mo arrived in Taiyuan, I heard that the King Jin carriage had already set off a few days ago! I will hurry back to catch up to Chang’an, but I still haven’t seen any trace of King Jin! Deep down the road, there is no news of King Jin at any relay stations!”

“What?” Changsun Wuji and the others were shocked!

Li Junxian widened his eyes and said in panic, “Therefore, I guess … His Highness King Jin is very likely missing as well!”