Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

Chang'an has also been quite lively these two days.

The three waves of people who came back from Huainan undoubtedly brought quite a surprise.

Li Mao, who was first tied up by his retainers and sent to Zongzheng Temple in Chang'an, caused the first wave of disturbance in the court.

It has been a long time since the Li royal family has been arrested and questioned. This of course does not mean that there are no problems with those Li royal family, but they have not been found yet.

But Li Mao seemed to be a signal, expressing his attitude to the entire Tang Dynasty's Li family and those relatives of the emperor. They were by no means outside the law, and guilty ones would be punished.

Li Shimin did not interfere in handling Li Mao's matter.

Li Mao's father, Li Yuanli, chose to avoid it, saying that he would never interfere in Zongzheng Temple's punishment of Li Mao.

As the saying goes, a son is better than his father. Li Yuanli actually knew very well what kind of character Li Mao was. He had not been a self-satisfied person since he was a child. He often did things to bully men and dominate women by relying on his status as a member of the Tang royal family.

However, because Li Yuanli had been in office for a long time and was rarely at home, he lacked discipline for Li Mao when he was young. When Li Mao became an adult, he was granted a title to Huainan. Li Yuanli entered the center of the imperial court and became the current Situ to assist the new emperor. Li Zhi was in charge of the government. Li Mao was alone in Huainan, so of course he became more and more indulgent.

Before Li Yuanli took sick leave, he also wrote to the court suggesting that the court strictly investigate officials at all levels in Huainan. Li Mao could continue to act recklessly in Huainan, and his parents and officials in these places may not be able to escape their involvement.

Those who dare not provoke and have to hide may be excusable.

But if someone deliberately condones it, or even colludes with Li Mao, he will be severely punished.

Li Yuanli also suggested that the court should make this incident a typical example and inform the whole country to let the Li royal family know that the world of the Tang Dynasty belongs to the people of the world, and it is definitely not a place where they, the dandy children who rely on the influence of their fathers and ancestors, can do whatever they want.

Li Yuanli is a die-hard supporter of his second brother Li Shimin. Of course he knows how much effort his second brother has put in for the Tang Dynasty. As a Situ of the Tang Dynasty, he also knows very well what kind of state the Tang Dynasty is in now.

Don't let these little things ruin the second brother's plan to become the Taoist King.

If Li Mao's lessons can wake up the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, correct their mentality, and fight for the rise of the Tang Dynasty, then it will not be considered a worthy death.

Li Mao was basically certain to die. After seeing the crimes he confessed to when he surrendered, Li Yuanli figured it out at that time and just pretended that he had never given birth to this little beast.

If there are just some human lives on the hands, as long as the reason is legitimate and it is not an indiscriminate killing of innocent people, in fact, Li Mao's identity will not be too serious.

If it was killing enemies on the battlefield or wiping out bandits, it would even be credit.

But Li Mao, a beast, was simply not a son of a man, and he even attacked women, children, old and young.

Don't blame him as a father for not saving him. If he dares to reach out to fish for others in this matter, I'm afraid he will have to involve himself.

Li Yuanli is still very clear about this aspect.

In the Emperor's Palace outside Chang'an City.

Li Shimin put down the file in his hand and snorted coldly, "It's not enough to succeed, but it's more than enough to fail."

Of course Li Chunfeng on the side knew who Li Shimin was scolding. Just when Li Chunfeng wanted to persuade him, he heard Li Shimin say, "Call Li Zhi over. I want to ask him how he became the emperor." Did Datang give it to him to be a good gentleman?"

"I don't believe that Li Zhi doesn't know anything about what Li Mao did in Huainan."

"There are also inner guards. What do the inner guards do? Call Li Junxian here too. I want to ask them personally whether they can still do it. If they can't do it, they will just pack up and leave. The Tang Dynasty will not Two rice buckets are missing.”

I have to say that Li Shimin's words were a bit unpleasant.

But taking this matter as an example, Li Junxian, who was in charge of the internal defense, and Li Zhi, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, really couldn't be said to have nothing to do with each other. At least, there was a reason for their indulgence.

If the activities of bad people had not put a lot of pressure on Li Mao and allowed him to stabilize for some time, I am afraid that more innocent people would have suffered at his hands.

Li Chunfeng thought for a moment and came to the conclusion that since Li Zhi ascended the throne, the Li family has indeed become more and more arrogant.

When Li Shimin was in power, with him suppressing him, the Li family, relatives of the emperor, and those high-ranking officials were basically in peace. Even if there were some illegal acts, the impact was within control. .

But now, it can only be said that Li Zhi's methods are much softer than Li Shimin's.

It was not surprising that Li Shimin was angry this time.

The news that Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty and Li Junxian, the commander of the internal guards, were summoned to the palace by the Supreme Emperor Li Shimin to reprimand them, spread like wildfire throughout the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as this news came out, all those who had been honest and dishonest before had their tails between their legs. Some even thought that their sins were too great. Once the incident happened, they would probably end up like Li Mao, so they packed their bags in secret. As long as the news was wrong, , and immediately prepared to run away.

But if they are still looking around, they are destined to be unable to escape.

Because those who ran away immediately are now being hunted by the internal guards and their wanted orders have even been spread abroad.

The surrounding countries that had good relations with the Tang Dynasty were of course strictly guarding against such wanted criminals. If they could really be caught by them, they would be considered to have made a great contribution and would be indispensable for the Tang Dynasty's reward.

With the vast resources of the Tang Dynasty, as long as a little bit of it flows out from the cracks of the fingers, it will be enough for them. If it is a specially given reward, it is not to mention how precious it is.

Li Zhi and Li Junxian were aggrieved, but also very angry.

The grievance was being reprimanded by Li Shimin;

Of course, Li Zhi was angry because of those who caused trouble for the two of them. It was not that Li Zhi had not emphasized this matter in the court, but it seemed that he only talked about it verbally and could not attract everyone's attention.

In this case, don't blame them for being heavy-handed.

The energy that the inner guard could bring up with a heavy punch was enough to set off a huge storm in the Tang Dynasty.

It is not that there is no criminal discipline among the inner guards, but Li Zhi is worried that if he does not handle it well, the chain reaction caused by the turmoil in the court will not be easy to control, so he adopts gentle methods. But now it seems that these people are not only shameless, they are even pushing their noses into their faces, going even further.

Do you really think that he has just ascended the throne and is young and can be bullied?

Li Zhi was also trained by Li Shimin. His temperament may be weaker than that of his two brothers, Li Chengqian and Li Tai, but he is by no means a cowardly king.

As long as he makes up his mind to do something, his methods are not inferior to his father Li Shimin.

But many times, it was always difficult for him to make up his mind. This time, it was Li Shimin who added fuel to his fire.

But relying on others will never last long. When will Li Zhi become truly decisive, will he be considered a truly qualified emperor.

As for now, it is actually still in the learning stage.

At this time, what Li Shimin actually doesn't want is for Li Zhi to be too steady. It cannot be said that being steady is a mistake, but that Li Shimin thinks that Li Zhi can take advantage of himself to provide him with the truth, so he should let go of his hands and feet and make bold moves without getting any training. , and he cannot play his role as the Supreme Emperor, but instead allows those who are blind to take the opportunity to cause chaos.

But this is not entirely a bad thing. If this were not the case, I am afraid that so many people would not be attracted. After this clean-up, Li Shimin believed that there would be at least ten years of stability within Datang.

When Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong returned, Li Shimin's anger had basically dissipated.

When the two of them came back, they did not go back to the Datang Academy. Instead, they went directly to the palace to meet Li Shimin and report to Li Shimin the whole process of the operation and what they had gained in the temple of Huainan King Liu An.

Li Shimin had already gotten some information about what happened at Bagong Mountain from the confessions of Li Mao and the retainers of the Huainan Prince's Palace. But after all, he didn't know the whole story. At present, Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong's words can be regarded as a confirmation of their confessions. Confirm and supplement.

But in fact, the two of them didn't know everything comprehensively. After all, one of them had been away for a while. They knew more about the causes and consequences than Li Mao and the Huainan Wang disciples.

"Hahahaha - I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh a few times after listening to Zhang Guolao's words, "That old demon from Liangshan was hiding in Tibet, but he didn't expect that he would end up bumping into Yu Di's body." In my arms."

Li Shimin looked at Li Chunfeng and asked him: "Chunfeng, you are indeed right. My younger brother has confirmed that the person who advises the Liangshan old demon is the ancient mythical beast Bai Ze."

Compared to the handsome Bai Ze.

Li Shimin still prefers the title of the mythical beast Bai Ze.

But listening to what Zhang Guolao said this time, Bai Ze seemed to have expressed his intention to his younger brother, and wanted to join the Tang Dynasty to assist him in becoming the Taoist King. Li Shimin certainly wanted someone like Bai Ze to join the Tang Dynasty.

Similarly, the identity of the Liangshan old demon cannot be underestimated.

Not to mention Li Shimin, even Li Chunfeng had never expected it to be Kui Niu, the mount of Lord Tongtian. However, when the identity of the other party was revealed, it didn't seem too surprising.

Li Chunfeng had only dealt with his master's mount Qing Niu, but he had never seen this Kui Niu before. After all, when he was accepted as a disciple by Laojun, Kui Niu had already lost his trace in the Three Realms. Now it seems that he has been hidden in the Liangshan River for a long time.

It wasn't until some time ago that Fei Changfang entered Liangshan by mistake and captured Onezawa Water God, that the existence of the Liangshan old demon was exposed to people for the first time.

According to Bai Ze, it wanted to manage Liangshan to a certain scale and regard it as a gift to join the Tang Dynasty. But after what happened, he could only temporarily put this idea aside. He gave up and wanted to help the Liangshan old demon escape first, but he simply bumped his head into the arms of Sanzang Saint Buddha. It can be said that he fell into a trap.

Bai Ze didn't know how to describe this matter. After all, for him, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune was his natal magical power, but at that time, this magical power didn't have any reaction at all.

Perhaps, it is their good fortune to bump into Sanzang Buddha.

Zhang Guolao and Xu Jingzong also knew very little about Bai Ze and the Liangshan old demon, so they only touched on it.

They came to the palace to meet Li Shimin. The most important thing was that Xu Jingzong wanted to dedicate the complete version of "Huainanzi" to Li Shimin. Xu Jingzong knew this well.

As expected, Li Shimin was delighted when he saw Long Yan, and immediately rewarded Xu Jingzong heavily.

Moreover, Li Shimin did not accept the original copy of "Huainanzi". He only asked Xu Jingzong to copy two volumes in person, and sent one volume to Hongwen Hall and the other to Daci'en Temple.

"The minister obeys the order."

In fact, Xu Jingzong had already made preparations for the "original" in his hand to be taken away by Li Shimin, but now that he heard that he could keep the "original", he was greatly relieved.

I secretly praised: You are worthy of your Majesty.

Li Chunfeng on the side saw Xu Jingzong's expression and knew what he was thinking. However, Li Chunfeng was slandering: That's because you haven't seen His Majesty and he has met the one he really likes. The "Preface to the Lanting Collection" by Wang Xizhi, the calligrapher at that time, is now It is treated as a treasure by our Majesty, and ordinary people cannot even take a look at it.

Even some time ago, Your Majesty wanted to take this "Preface to the Lanting Collection" to be buried with him as a burial object, but he was afraid that the world's best calligraphy would follow him to the tomb and the world would not be able to witness its grace. Your Majesty still called Many calligraphers and masters of calligraphy made rubbings and copied this work.

From this point of view, this "Huainanzi" is simply not in your Majesty's eyes.

Xu Jingzong is undoubtedly a capable minister, but because of his history compilation, his reputation in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty plummeted. Especially in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty now, under the brilliance of the righteousness of young officials , it would be even more difficult for a minister with bad personal ethics like him to gain a foothold in the court.

Just because it wasn't used in the imperial court, doesn't mean Li Shimin couldn't use it here either.

Xu Jingzong kept a low profile in the Tang Dynasty Academy, which was actually a kind of accumulation. Now he has been passed down by "Huainanzi". Once he succeeds in practice and becomes an immortal, it will be a great help to Li Shimin.

Shortly after Xu Jingzong and Zhang Guolao left, Sanzang Holy Buddha finally returned to Chang'an with Bai Ze, Kui Niu and the remaining retainers and palace officials of the Huainan Palace.

As for the officials in Huainan, Fahai just guessed that the imperial court would take corresponding actions, so he did not overstep his authority. He only waited for the imperial envoys to be sent down to interrogate them.

The treatment of Yudi is different. When he learned that his imperial brother had returned, Li Shimin immediately got up and rushed outside the palace to greet him personally. In the entire Tang Dynasty, it was the most normal thing for Li Shimin to personally come out of the palace to greet his younger brother Tripitaka.

"My dear brother." Li Shimin stepped forward and held the hand of Tripitaka Saint Buddha, and said with a smile: "I have ordered people to prepare a fasting banquet. Please——"

However, Li Shimin did not only have Yu Di in his eyes. After the child Sanzang Buddha finished speaking, he turned to look at Bai Ze and Kui Niu, "You haven't asked me for advice yet?" (End of this chapter)