Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 11 Li Shiyingjie
To the west of Chang'an Palace City, there is a building that is not considered magnificent, but is envied by scholars all over the city. This is the "Literary Museum" established by Qin Wang Li Shimin half a year ago.

Why envy?
Li Shimin spent a lot of effort to collect 20 volumes of books and put them here. Even if he is a direct descendant of five surnames and seven families, who can not be tempted?
The name of the Eighteen Scholars has already resounded throughout the capital, and the Scholars entered the library, and people at that time called it Dengyingzhou.

In the Literature Museum, lectures, essays, poems and fuss, citing etiquette to form classics, smooth diction and chanting elegance, Li Shimin introduces it every day, never slacking off, and even part of the Qin Palace’s affairs are transferred to the Literature Museum to handle, after all, literature All the bachelors in the museum are also the officials of Qin Wangfu.

Li Shimin, who was only 23 years old this year, conquered the world and fought bloody battles. He was aggressive, but now he sat cross-legged at the top, gentle and refined. When the first scholar spoke, he always listened attentively and focused.

"The jasper is as tall as a tree, and thousands of green silk ribbons hang down. I don't know who cuts the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors."

"This poem does not let Xue Sili."

The person who spoke was Yu Shinan who joined the army in the royal office of the Qin Dynasty. Among the [-] bachelors, he was the most on poetry and prose.

"I don't know who cuts out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Xue Shou said with a smile: "I heard that this poem was recited by a young man in Pingkangfang. Now it has spread all over Chang'an. Uncle can't match it."

Xue Shou is the youngest son of Xue Daoheng, but he has followed his father Xue Ru since he was a child, so he can only call his biological father Xue Daoheng as uncle.

The chubby Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "Young talent, it is said that the surname is Li... I wonder if it is Longxi Li or Zhaojun Li?"

"Xuan Ling wants to promote his talents to His Highness again?"

Fang Xuanling laughed loudly and said: "Haha, Your Highness is as open-minded as a valley, and only hopes for the company of civil and military heroes. Naturally, I will do my best."

Li Shimin, who sat at the top, didn't speak, but nodded with a smile.

Among the officials of Prince Qin's Mansion, Fang Xuanling's rank is not high, he just joined the army as a recorder, but he won the trust of Li Shimin, because Fang Xuanling likes to recommend heroes the most, Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, and Li Daliang were all recommended by him to the Palace of Qin Prince .

"It is said that the single name is white, but the character is too white."

"Li Bai?"

"Li Taibai?"

Unable to find the answer, everyone's eyes fell on an old man with a thin face. This person was Li Shousu from the Li family in Zhao County.

It's not that everyone suspects that this Li Bai is the Li family of Zhao County, but because this Li Shousu is the most proficient in genealogy in the world. ".

"Li Bai..." Li Shousu shook his head, "I've never heard of it."

Li Xuandao on the side also shook his head and said: "With the title of this poem, it is absolutely extraordinary, but I have never heard of it before."

Li Xuandao was from the Li family in Longxi, and was recommended by Fang Xuanling to enter the Palace of Prince Qin. In fact, he was Fang Xuanling's nephew.

Li Shimin, who was at the top, said: "Forget it, a young talent, with such a talent for poetry, but indulges in flowers, how can he be compared with you."

The voice was slightly hoarse, but the enunciation was very rhythmic. After finishing a sentence, all the next ones saluted and thanked each other.

Fang Xuanling was about to open his mouth, but he saw a figure swaying outside, and shouted: "Keming is finally back, how is it?"

Du Ruhui, who had been running with Xuanzang for half a month, bowed to Li Shimin, sat down tiredly and took the hot tea from Fang Xuanling, "Except for Dongshan Temple, all other temples should be abolished. Zen Master Xuanzang has sent a letter to the ten great virtues." Submit the list."

Xue Shou was surprised and said: "I remember that Dongshan Temple was the first one to be inspected. Didn't it mean that it has been taken over by the mountain people?"

Du Ruhui's face darkened, and he wanted to explain something, but someone came in from outside the door. It was a tall and straight middle-aged man with white hair on his temples and an anxious expression on his face.

"Brother Ren Ren is here." Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, and raised his head slightly.

This middle-aged man is not young. Yu Wenshiji, the younger brother of Yu Wenhuaji, a hero in the late Sui Dynasty, joined the Tang Dynasty in the second year of Wude, and entered the Qin Palace as a general of hussars. He followed Li Shimin to attack Song Jingang, Wang Shichong, and Dou Jiande, and was named a knight. Duke Ying, worshiped the Minister of Zhongshu.

Zhongshu Shilang is the Deputy Zhongshuling of the Zhongshu Province, with a high position and authority. Yuwen Shi is a big help in the court of the Qin Palace. After all, such civil and military heroes as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yu Chigong, and Qin Qiong are only in the Qin Palace. serve.

Yu Wenshi was a little panicked, "Hebei was defeated, Weizhou, Shenzhou, Lizhou, Xiangzhou, and Luozhou fell one after another. The governors of all continents died or surrendered. Only General Zhang Shigui of Youwuwei was defeated and fled."

There was a silence in the hall, Li Shimin straightened his back, leaned forward slightly, his eyes were shining brightly, and his gentle and refined appearance just now turned into mighty power in an instant.

Xue Shou said softly: "Your Highness, King Huai'an and Li Shiji are defeated..."

"No hurry." Li Shimin suddenly regained his composure, like a sword sheathed with cold light, "No hurry."

The matter is obvious, Li Shimin returned to Beijing at the end of June, and Liu Heitai raised his troops in early July. Logically speaking, Li Shimin was the best candidate to appease Hebei, but for half a year after that, Tiance Mansion was deliberately excluded. In addition to the battles in Hebei, it was not until Liu Heita captured the entire Hebei.

Now that all the generals are defeated, Saint and Donggong are at a loss, besides Tiance Mansion, who else can clean up the mess?
Therefore, Li Shimin is not in a hurry.

Yuwen Shiji leaned out and said softly: "The East Palace has already passed, and the saint has not yet come to call?"

"Where did Keming just say that?" Li Shimin acted as if he didn't hear, beckoned Yuwen Shiji to sit down, and said with a smile: "Dongshan Temple was chosen by Xuanling, is there any mistake?"

Du Ruhui calmed down and sighed: "That day's inspection, the abbot of Dongshan Temple was nothing more than a young man who was temporarily staying in the temple..."

"Although we don't know what's going on, this person must be the one doing the trick. When Zen Master Xuanzang said the next day that Dongshan Temple was not on the list of abolishment, that young man was in the Zen master's inner room."

Li Shimin became interested, and said with a smile: "It can make Keming suffer from being dumb... such a young man is better than a talented man who can only recite poems and compose Fu."

"Oh, that's the person Keming mentioned a few days ago?" Fang Xuanling suddenly realized, "The people behind the scenes are right and wrong..."

Sensing that everyone was looking over, Du Ruhui frankly repeated what he heard that day at the Dongshan Temple's partition wall, "Although it was said behind the scenes... the method was a bit cunning, but it was an unusual method to observe people's hearts carefully. This evaluation...is quite appropriate."

It was Du Ruhui's suggestion to release the news that after the abolition of the temple, four years of taxation would be collected.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "This son is talking nonsense, Keming is for state affairs."

"But being able to tell the truth casually, obviously has a clever mind, and can even convince Zen Master Xuanzang..." Fang Xuanling became interested, "Keming, what kind of person is this?"

Du Ruhui said bluntly: "Li Shan, about sixteen or seventeen years old, claimed to come to Chang'an to visit relatives but was rejected, and now he lives in Dongshan Temple.

"Have strategy in mind?" Xue Shou frowned, this word cannot be used indiscriminately.

Du Ruhui sneered twice, "I just heard today that Master Wuchao, the abbot of Dongshan Temple, has practiced closed-mouth meditation for ten years..."

Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, then looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "Then Zen Master Xuanzang visited the temple that day, how did he talk about Buddhism?"

Li Shimin couldn't help shaking his head, "This is a desperate plan, but it's not enough to convince Xuanzang..."

Yuwen Shiji, who had been listening silently, suddenly said, "In the past few days, I have heard that Dongshan Temple has scriptures from the West, and Zen Master Xuanzang wrote a letter yesterday requesting a journey to Tianzhu."

After being quiet for a while, Xue Shou sighed: "Sure enough, he has a strategy in mind, another young hero from the Li family."

"Although Li Bai has a poetic talent, he indulges in flowers, and Li Shan almost ruins state affairs for small gains. He is not a young hero." Li Shimin shook his head, "It still needs to be sharpened."

However, Li Shimin didn't care about some trivial matters. He stood up and said in a loud voice: "For the abolition of the temple, Keming reminded me to call for at least [-] soldiers from the government, led by Chang'an Commander Wang Xu."

"Brother Renren, Guanju Zhongshu's servant, should stay in Chang'an, and the rest, along with the Liuhu Army Mansion and Xuanjia soldiers, will go out with the solitary."

"Come here, change clothes, I just want to enter the palace and ask for a fight!"

(End of this chapter)