A dead horse is curable when treated as if it were alive.

  Chang Sun Wu came alone to Chang Sun Chong's study, looking at Chang Sun Chong writing and drawing with great seriousness, he knew that he was not pretending, but truly studying. So he asked Chang Sun Chong, what's going on? Why are you working so hard to read and learn? You didn't seem to have such enthusiasm in the past?

  Chang Sun replied, "This is what Su Ning told me. If one stops learning, they will be eliminated by the times and face inevitable failure." Chang Sun Wu deeply agreed with this point. Then he heard Chang Sun say that the gap between him and Su Ning was too big. They were of the same age and good friends. If I am much worse than him, what face do I have to be friends with him? What face do I have to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him in front of everyone? Only by continuing to study hard, making up for the deficiencies, can I keep up with Su Ning's pace, qualify to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him, and live up to my cousin's high expectations...

  Chang Sun Wuji quietly left Chang Sun Chong's study. That night, the lights in Chang Sun Chong's study remained on until the third watch...

  Chang Sun Wuji realized that some things, some changes, were not something that this incompetent father could bring to his children. A good teacher and a beneficial friend are hard to come by. Du Ke Ming, in terms of governance, we are equal, both being important officials of the Tang Dynasty; but when it comes to teaching our sons, neither of us is superior, both having failed. However, my luck is better than yours, as my son has found a rare and valuable friend, while your son only has friends who are no good. It seems that the eldest son of the Fang family is also not impressive...

  Household planning and decisive action will lead to its downfall...

  When Emperor Li II arrived at the residence of Duke Cai, wailing sounds had already been heard coming from inside. When many people saw Emperor Li II arrive dressed in casual attire with only a few guards by his side, they were shocked and hastily knelt down to greet him. Emperor Li II was anxious and impatient, and with a wave of his hand, he ignored them. It was Su Ning who helped him out by telling everyone to get up.

  In Du Ruhui's sickroom, Madame Du had cried until she was tearful, and Du Ruhui's eldest son, Du Gou, was also by her side, weeping. The culprit, second son Du He, knelt to one side, his face pale and his whole body trembling. Emperor Li II entered the back house directly and came into Du Ruhui's sickroom. Seeing Du Ruhui lying motionless on the bed, everyone in the room was crying. Emperor Li II felt a wave of dizziness and asked: "How is Keming?"

  Madam Du saw Li Er and immediately knelt down, crying bitterly: "Your Majesty, my husband... he's gone! My husband!!!" After a mournful cry, she fainted to the ground. Before anyone could kneel to welcome Li Er, they were all in a flurry to help Madam Du up. Li Er closed his eyes and when he opened them again, they were filled with tears: "Heaven has taken my prime minister too early!!!"

  Seeing everything in front of him, how could Li Er not know what had happened? Every family has a difficult-to-recite scripture, and every family has a silk fabric, which is the outcome... Absolutely, absolutely cannot let Cheng Qian also take this path! Li Er secretly vowed that from now on, he would definitely be more strict in disciplining Cheng Qian!

  As they spoke, Su Ning also came in and heard Li Er's sorrowful cry. Su Ning discerned the true emotions, Li Er was not pretending, Li Shimin had not pretended, he was truly sad, truly suffering; Su Ning glanced at Du Ruhui lying straight on the bed, his face pale, Su Ning furrowed his brow.

  "Ah Lang's heart and lungs were originally not good, he was weak and sickly, the doctor also said that he couldn't get angry, needed to rest quietly, calm his mind and breathe slowly. As a result of getting angry this time, he didn't wake up again, alas!" Su Ning's ears were quite sharp, and she immediately heard an old voice coming from behind her. Su Ning turned around to look, it was an elderly man dressed neatly, the old man was wiping away tears while talking to someone else. Su Ning walked over and asked: "Old sir, what you just said, was it that Chancellor Cai's heart and lungs were not good?"

  The old man looked at Su Ning, saw that he was wearing a luxurious outfit, and knew that his status was not ordinary. He said sorrowfully: "That's right, I am the steward of the Cai Guo Gong Fu, and have followed Ah Lang for decades. Ah Lang has been weak in heart and lung since childhood, this old man knows it well. Who would have thought that Er Lang... Alas! It is heaven's will!"

  Su Ning was somewhat surprised, it seems that Du Ruhui's illness, apart from the usual cold and cough, is very likely to be coronary heart disease. His heart is not good, can't get excited, once excited, there will be concerns about myocardial infarction, in other words, Du Ruhui is very likely to have died suddenly? So, does that method work? When a patient with heart disease dies suddenly, immediately remove their socks and use a needle to prick the tips of all ten toes, squeezing out one drop of blood from each toe. Before finishing all ten toes, the patient will wake up. The old man had said it before, I also saw it online, but haven't tried it yet!

  Looking at the desolate and declining Du mansion, Su Ning suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his heart. Without the pillar of the family, the decline of the Du family was inevitable. Without Du Ruhui's guidance, Du He would still have taken the path of rebellion. Alas! Poor Du Ruhui's lifelong efforts were all for naught. And to think that their first meeting was a matter of life and death? The plan to overthrow Du had come to an end, but was there not some regret?

  Forget it, never mind. I'll just give it a try anyway. If it's really possible, saving Du Ruhui's life would be a good thing, wouldn't it? And if the time comes, I can also sell personal feelings. If it doesn't work out, it won't be my fault either.

  Su Ning turned around and entered the house, looking at Li Er's sad face as he stared at Du Ruhui, his eyes already unable to hold anyone else. The people around him were also extremely sorrowful, the whole room was filled with a depressing atmosphere. Su Ning could only carefully walk to Li Er's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, Cai Guogong may not have passed away yet."

  Li Er's eyes suddenly widened, he turned his head to look at Su Ning, and grabbed Su Ning's collar: "What did you say? Ke Ming hasn't... Say it again! What's going on?!"

  The whole room was stunned by this sudden change, who is this young man? Why did he say that Du Ruhui hasn't died yet? He doesn't even have a pulse or breath, isn't that death? Suning was also startled by Li Er's sudden movement and hastily said: "That, that, when my master was alive, he told me about an illness, when the heart is agitated, it will faint and cannot be rescued, losing its pulse and breath, looking like there's no hope, but there's still a glimmer of life, my master also taught me a method, only..."

  "What's going on! Don't care about what's going on! What do you want, speak quickly, as long as Ke Ming is saved, I'll give you whatever you want! Hurry up and save Ke Ming!" Li Erba dragged Su Ning over to Du Ruhui's side, Su Ning felt a surge of anxiety and asked: "Is there a doctor here? Are there any acupuncture needles available?"

  The crowd's souls stabilized, and only an old man with white hair handed over a needle and took out a candle to disinfect at high temperature, asking: "Is this okay?" The excellent doctor, Su Ning looked at the old man with white hair and nodded, taking the needle and sitting on Du Ruhui's bed. He hesitated and said to Li Er: "I haven't tried this method before, I don't know if it will work or not, Your Majesty, are you sure you want me to do it?"

  "Enough idle chatter! Hurry up and rescue them! I pardon your crime!"

  Du He suddenly jumped up from the ground: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun, if you can save my father, I am willing to exchange one life for another! Lang Jun, please hurry and save my father!" Du He's tears and snot flowed all over her face, making Su Ning feel a wave of disgust. Du Ru Hui's eldest son, Du Gou, wiped away his tears and walked over, pulling Du He aside, and bowed to Su Ning: "Lang Jun, if you can save our father, the Du family will certainly repay your kindness with all our might! Second brother, quickly retreat! What kind of etiquette is this!"

  Su Ning knew that these were Du Ruhui's eldest son, Du Gou, and second son, Du He. The tragic old Du family... Du Gou was relatively honest, so Emperor Li of the Tang Dynasty remembered Du Ruhui's kindness and treated the two sons of the Du family with great favor. Even though Du Gou was incompetent and Du He was arrogant, Emperor Li did not wrong them. If anyone was to blame, it was Du He who had joined forces with Li Chengqian in his rebellion, causing the entire Du family to be sent to their deaths...

  Actually, the old House family was the same. Both of them married princesses. As a result, Fang Yilove became a green turtle, and then Princess Gaoyang plotted a rebellion. Fang Yilove was a martial artist who only knew how to follow the wind, so the old House family also came to an end. Of course, this happened after Li Er's death...

  It's the will of heaven, isn't it? Fang Wugong and Du Jun were both guilty of treason and lost their chance to rise again. Isn't that the will of heaven? Li Er, the emperor's most trusted left and right arms, in the next generation, are all so useless!

  Forget it, since there's a way, let's treat the dead horse as if it were alive! Suning removed the socks from Du Ruhui's feet, now called foot clothing, and exposed his two feet. He aligned the toes of his ten toes, but he didn't know if Du Ruhui could still be saved. In theory, five minutes without oxygen would lead to brain death, which means complete death, with no chance of rescue. It was unclear whether Du Ruhui had any chance of waking up, it all depended on fate...

  Su Ning held the thin needle and pricked the tips of Du Ruhui's ten toes, making them bleed. The needle was very fine, with only a thread of red blood visible, but no blood flowed out. Putting down the needle, Su Ning began to squeeze his toes, trying to squeeze out more blood. Whether it would work or not, only heaven knew...

  One drop of blood, two drops of blood, three drops of blood, four drops of blood, five drops of blood, six drops of blood, seven drops of blood, eight...huh?

  Du Ruhui's foot moved slightly...

  Su Ning was taken aback, and then thought to continue squeezing the eighth drop of blood. Du Ruhui's foot moved again, and Su Ning was greatly delighted. Does this really work? Can it really save people? Su Ning looked at Li Er and the two Du brothers with excitement, saying: "Your Majesty, both Du brothers, it seems to be effective!"

  At this sight, Li Erba's eyes widened as he stared at the head of the bed. Du He and Du Gou also opened their eyes wide in shock, staring at the head of the bed. Everyone else also opened their eyes wide, looking at the head of the bed. Su Ning was very curious and was about to take a look when suddenly heard a voice...

  "Where am I?"