Li Chengqian is crippled!
——This is a fatal matter for the entire Tang Dynasty court.
He is the Crown Prince.
The current Crown Prince becoming a cripple is unprecedented in history, instantly deepening the gloom that hangs over the Great Tang.
——The court and the public are in turmoil!
This event is entirely unavoidable, marking the beginning of a change in the flourishing court of the Tang Dynasty from this day on.
A crippled Crown Prince will inevitably cause some to harbor different thoughts.
Li Shimin has more than one son, and the sons born to Empress Zhangsun number three as well.
For all involved, this is a matter worth risking!
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Li Shimin simply had no heart to think of these matters, for Empress Zhangsun was growing more and more critically ill.
He even set aside court affairs.
This was very rare for Li Shimin.
In truth, Li Shimin initially wanted to suppress the matter, at least ensuring Empress Zhangsun would not learn of it.
