Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 103: 13 Years of Zhenguan

In the first month of the 13th year of Zhenguan, Sanyuan County, Yongzhou.

The mausoleum households of the Mausoleum Presentation Office of Taichang Temple polished every stone carving under the call of the Mausoleum Presentation Order.

The mausoleum faces south from the north, and the mausoleum is sealed with soil. It is in the shape of a bucket, six feet high, rectangular in plane, and 33 feet long and [-] feet wide.

There are a pair of stone tigers in each of the four gates, ah, a stone tiger, huge, mighty, strong, and lifelike, nearly seven feet high;

On both sides of the Shinto, there are huge stone rhinos;

Outside the south gate, there stands a two-foot-seven-foot-high Huabiao, with beasts squatting on the top and dragons carved on the bottom.

The style of the entire group of stone carvings is unified, with the might of a beast, but also endearing. In the words of later generations, they are cute or fierce.

The stone carvings have also absorbed foreign species. The two reliefs are in the shape of ostriches, with plump feathers, short legs, not thick necks, and strong wings, which can be used as a reference for the evolution of ostriches.

The main tombs of the Xianling Mausoleum are the tombs of Emperor Gaozu Taiwu Emperor Li Yuan and Taimu Empress Dou.

The Princess Wan of Chu State, who died of her baby Li Zhiyun, died in Zhenguan in the historical records and was buried in Xianling. It is not known whether she is still alive.

It was presented to the governor of Jingzhou, the Duke of Tan Xiangguo Qiuhe and other old officials. After his death, he was buried in Xianling.

Although Qiu He did not write much in history, his sons are more famous, such as Qiu Shi (also known as Qiu Shili), the general of the Women's Army, and Qiu Xinggong, who eats hearts and livers raw.

The sun shines, and the mausoleum is paved with golden light, bringing warmth to the cold early spring.

Li Shimin led the princes and ministers, plus honor guards, Yiwei, thousands of people, rushed from Chang'an to Xianling, and it took three days on the road.

In the team, Du He, who only wears a soft-footed headband and a round-necked robe, stands out like a group of chickens, looking extremely eye-catching.

Of course, regardless of the bruise at the corner of Du He's mouth, this rebellious-looking young man still looks pretty good.

What are you praying for?
Anyway, there is no Aye's tomb here. Du Ruhui is buried sixty miles south of Wannian County, so it is not uncommon for him to be buried in the imperial tomb.

Xianling Ling, Cheng, Lushi and others led the household of the mausoleum to pick up the driver at the south gate, and the four master chariots hurriedly carried the small jade chariot.

I don't know why, but after becoming emperor, Li Shimin especially likes to ride on chariots carried by people, but he seldom rides on chariots and the like, unless the distance is long.

The place to burn incense and pay homage is not in front of the tombstone, that is the sacrificial method of common people, and the imperial tombs have special altars.

Three sticks of high incense sticks were inserted, and the cigarettes curled up. Li Shimin's voice was full of emotion, and he told how Ye Niang doted on him back then, showing his admiration, and the corners of his eyes were faintly moist.

If power disputes were not involved, Li Yuan and the Dou family really doted on Li Shimin at the beginning, otherwise how would he have the confidence to compete with his elder brother?
There is really a reason why Li Yuan dotes on Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's arrow skills are famous all over the world, but you have to know that Li Yuan's arrow skills are also quite good.

"Old Tang Book" records that when Li Yuan proposed to marry Dou, Dou used two peacocks on the door, so that many young talents who proposed to marry were shot in the eyes of the peacocks, and only the middle ones were willing to marry. Li Yuan was the only one who shot both eyes.

Therefore, Li Yuan's appreciation of Li Shimin is similar to Li Shimin's praise of Li Ke for being "like himself".

After babbling through the process, the Mausoleum Dedication Order began to play: "Your Majesty, the elders of Sanyuan County, after learning of His Majesty's arrival, they admired the beauty of the sky, and feared the holy driver, so they selected ten people and waited outside the south gate. .”

A trace of surprise flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.

This is not a drama arranged by him, is it the flattery of Sanyuan Ling, or is it true that the people came spontaneously?

Li Shimin is still aware of some methods in the officialdom.

Li Shimin, who was in need of fame to make himself more shining, went out the south gate, and he was slightly relieved to see the plainly dressed common people with calloused hands.

Regardless of whether it was deliberately arranged or not, the difference in effect between real people and powerful people is still astonishingly large.

After a little support, Zhang Anan immediately said: "Your Majesty said, you don't need to bow down, get up and talk. Ask, is there enough food?"

The farmer hesitated for a moment, then grinned: "I don't dare to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty. After paying the rent, I can eat [-]% full, which is much better than before."

This is not nonsense, after all, the only thing that is not thoughtful about the standard of rent mediocrity is the difference between rich and poor.

The same standard is not a problem for rich places, but it may be a heavy burden for poor places.

Although there are standards for upper, middle, lower, and ninth-class households to adjust taxes, the effect is not too obvious. The rich get richer is a trend that no dynasty can change.

The common people really don't ask much, they can live safely and roughly fill their bellies, that's enough.

Du He curled his lips behind him.

Don't you know if the people are full?
Zhang Anan continued to spread the message: "Can the officials be fair? Can they be reasonable to the common people?"

The farmer thought for a while: "It's generally fair. Reasonable, they sometimes use iron rulers to speak."

Well, for this point, please refer to Fan Zheng’s jujube sticks in his reign.

Fairness is hard to say, if you can achieve relative fairness, you are already a capable official.

Li Shimin said: "Preach my decree, Sanyuan County will be exempted from the half-year transfer, and Sanyuan County will be pardoned and its followers will be punished."

Du He fell weakly and was covered in loess.

Good guy, when I saw him, I said, why do I have to bring myself when I pay my respects to Xianling!
Song amnesty refers to the pardon of sinners in a place or a part of the place.

Dapi is the ancient name for the death penalty.

Xing Cong refers to the entourage this time.

Well, the prison sentence that Du He desperately tossed out was pardoned!
In the East Palace, Li Chengqian snorted indifferently, not showing much interest in Du He, his future brother-in-law.

If he, Aye, was alive, his value would be really great.

A strange flower who was exempted from office and imprisoned for more than a month, but no one in the family went to court for mercy, tasteless.

Junzi Wei was crying like pear blossoms and rain. He knew that the pardon was so easy, as long as he drove to the mausoleum, why did he bother...

woohoo.

Never go back!

……

In the procuratorate, Li Yifu approached Fan Zheng with a strange expression: "My dear brother, Du He, the director of the Shangcheng Bureau of Dianzhong Province who was imprisoned because of your impeachment, was exonerated and reinstated as an official, and Zong Zhengqing and Li Shenfu were in charge of the Six Rites , to marry the queen's second daughter, Princess Chengyang, to him."

Lots of information.

Fan Zheng knew a long time ago that Du He's conviction was just a formality, and he didn't expect it to be lifted so quickly.

Qu She, is it the emperor's prerogative? It's not a problem to cover Du He.

The birth date of Princess Chengyang is unknown, but some data show that she is the younger sister of Li Zhi. Li Zhi was born in the second year of Zhenguan and is only 12 years old now. Princess Chengyang is only about ten years old.

What a punishment!
No wonder the historical Princess Chengyang and Du He had no heirs. At that time, the Princess Chengyang did not bloom, and the husband and wife were only in name!
Fan Zheng waved his hand and didn't care.

If you can treat him once, you can treat him twice.

"Du He doesn't want to be a son-in-law, that's the reason why I let me deal with it."

Fan Zheng finally solved the mystery.

Li Yifu's smile was stiff, and he rubbed his face vigorously before recovering.

Why does this sound so awkward?
If I had known that Du He had this kind of mentality, I would have to go to Li Yifu no matter what!
(End of this chapter)