Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin also frowned and said, "Dr. Sun, Li Zhi's mother also suffered from respiratory disease, but she still gave birth to three sons and four daughters successfully."

"Why can't I have children here with Li Zhi?"

When Du He heard Li Shimin's words, the corner of his mouth twitched.

Empress Changsun died in her thirties. In addition to her own reasons, frequent childbearing was also a major problem.

If you have fewer children and take good care of your body, you may be able to live another 10 or 20 years.

Sun Simiao glanced at Du He and then explained, "Your Majesty, this involves the saying of closer kinship."

"I have been practicing medicine for decades and have come across many people who are close relatives. Their offspring have more or less had various problems."

"Some have dementia, some have physical defects, and many even die in the womb."

"I have discovered that the closer the bloodlines are, the greater the problems of the offspring born."

Of course, not all of them will have problems. For example, if some cousins are not closely related, the probability of their offspring having problems is relatively small.

Unless they are of the same bloodline.

Sun Simiao paused for a moment, then continued, "Your Majesty, you and Empress Changsun have no blood relationship, so the above problem does not exist."

"However, the princess and her eldest grandson are close relatives, and she also suffers from a serious respiratory disease. The mutual influence of the two has led to such serious consequences."

After listening to Sun Simiao's words, Li Shimin remained silent, while Changsun Wuji's face looked a little anxious.

He questioned, "Dr. Sun, there have been countless cases of close relatives marrying each other over the past thousands of years, but many people still gave birth to offspring smoothly without any problems."

"Is what you are talking about an isolated case?"

Sun Simiao shook his head and said, "Master Changsun, I have not witnessed the events of the past dynasties with my own eyes, but the people I have treated have witnessed them with their own eyes."

"I am also considering the princess's physical condition. The specific decision will be left to His Majesty and Lord Changsun."

Du He knew it in his heart.

Those who can be seen by everyone are the ones who survive.

Many people who died in the womb or died young have been forgotten by history.

However, at the moment, there is no strong evidence to support this situation, so Du He did not say this directly.

Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wuji stopped talking, and the atmosphere became somewhat solemn.

Du He had an idea in mind, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Changsun, why don't we check the offspring of close relatives in the Tang Dynasty to see if it is really as Dr. Sun said."

"If offspring born from close relatives are more likely to have problems, then it proves that what Dr. Sun said is not false. The court should issue a decree in a timely manner to prohibit close relatives from marrying."

"Otherwise, it will hurt the foundation of the country and affect the country's destiny!"

Hearing the words "affect the country's destiny", Li Shimin suddenly raised his head and frowned tightly.

He asked in a deep voice: "Du He, why will it affect the fate of the country?"

Du He explained calmly, "Your Majesty, more and more of our descendants have physical defects. They can't even lead a normal life, let alone defend the country. Doesn't this affect the country's destiny?"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and fell silent again, because what Du He said made sense.

After a moment, Li Shimin raised his hand and patted the silent Changsun Wuji's shoulder heavily.

He then turned to Sun Simiao and said, "Dr. Sun, I will treat Li Zhi according to your advice first, and we can talk about the other things later."

A group of imperial doctors had examined for such a long time but could not find anything abnormal in Li Zhi's belly, but Sun Simiao came up with this bold idea.

If what Sun Simiao said was true, he would also pay attention to the issue of inbreeding.

Sun Simiao nodded and said, "Okay, wait until the princess recovers a little, then I will come and treat her."

Three days later.

The door of Princess Changle's mansion was tightly closed, and only Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were waiting outside.

They looked nervous and did not exchange words.

After more than two hours of treatment, with the cooperation of Sun Simiao and several imperial doctors, the dead object in Li Lizhi's stomach was successfully taken out.

Although Li Lizhi's face was still pale, she was in much better spirits than the previous two days.

"Hahaha, good!"

"Dr. Sun, your medical skills are superb!"

Li Shimin's gloomy face finally showed a smile, and he repeatedly praised Sun Simiao's medical skills.

The imperial doctors in the palace are all a bunch of incompetent mediocre doctors.

Staring at by Li Shimin with cold eyes, the imperial doctors were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Sun Simiao stood up and spoke for the imperial physician, "Your Majesty, this is not the imperial physician's fault. The dead matter in the abdomen has not yet taken shape, so it is indeed difficult to detect."

Hearing the meritorious Sun Simiao speaking for him, Li Shimin's expression eased a little.

He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Several imperial doctors kowtowed several times before standing up with trembling hands and feet.

After surviving the disaster, several imperial doctors looked at Sun Simiao with gratitude.

Li Shimin said to Sun Simiao: "My dear Sun, you have superb medical skills and noble medical ethics. Why don't you come to the palace to serve as the Imperial Pharmacist and lead all the imperial doctors?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am fascinated by the mountains and the countryside and am used to being a wandering wanderer. I am not qualified to be the Imperial Pharmacist."

"Dr. Sun, as long as you want to serve as an official in the imperial court, I will always open the door for you."

Li Shimin was not at all angry after being rejected by Sun Simiao again.

There are some eccentrics whose body and mind cannot be restrained.

Li Shimin was in a good mood and said, "Dr. Sun, although you are unwilling to accept my official title, I will reward you with wealth and honor."

"I will reward you with a thousand strings of gold and silver, fifty secret medical books in the palace, and a house!"

Sun Simiao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I don't want gold, silver or a house, I just want those fifty medical books."

He is obsessed with the study of medical works, and is now fully devoted to compiling the medical books "Qian Jin Yao Fang" and "Qian Jin Yi Fang".

Li Shimin said admiringly: "Dr. Sun is a man of high moral character, but you should still accept the reward. If you don't reward him for his meritorious service, people will say that I don't know how to reward and punish."

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Sun Simiao could only cup his hands and say, "I thank your majesty for the reward."

Then Changsun Wuji also took out a large amount of gold, silver and treasures and rewarded them to Sun Simiao.

Although Sun Simiao's suggestion made him very unhappy, after all, he saved his daughter-in-law's life, so he had to express his gratitude.

Li Shimin chatted with Li Lizhi for a while. As Lizhi was mentally exhausted and needed to rest, he gave Changsun Chong a few instructions and then returned to Ganlu Palace.

While reviewing memorials, Li Shimin suddenly remembered what Du He said.

After thinking for a moment, he shouted, "Come here, bring the Minister of Revenue Tang Jian to Ganlu Palace."

Soon, Tang Jian hurried over.

"Minister of Finance Tang Jian, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"You don't have to be so polite, Mr. Tang."

Li Shimin waved his hand and continued, "Lord Tang, before November, the Ministry of Revenue must conduct a comprehensive investigation of the offspring of close relatives in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to recording their physical and mental health, they must also understand situations such as premature death."

"Follow the order!"

Although Tang Jian did not understand His Majesty's intention, he did not ask too many questions, but carried out his orders resolutely.