First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 516
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Hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin froze on the spot with a look of astonishment, unable to react for a long time.

Jiang Baoyi said abruptly from the side: "If the prince succeeds to the throne, all the kings will survive. If the king of Qianzhong is restored, all the kings will not be complete."

Li Yuan's face froze. This sentence reminded him of what the crown prince led Gengling Dou Shiqian said to him before he died. He frowned and looked at Jiang Baoyi, "Who told you this?"

Jiang Baoyi has an upright temper, has never been good at words, and stands upright. To put it bluntly, he is a straight man, and he is not good at twisting and twisting. Obviously, this is not what Jiang Baoyi would say.

Jiang Baoyi didn't change his face, and said bluntly: "This is Gao Chong's original words."

At this time, Li Shimin also reacted from the astonishment, his heart was overjoyed, and he grabbed the ground with his head, "Aye, I swear to God, I, Li Shimin, will never do brother-in-law in this life. I never did it before, and I will never do it in the future. This is what I say from the bottom of my heart, and the heavens can learn from it."

Pei Ji also whispered from the side: "Your Majesty, the prince values ​​affection and good looks. Now that he has controlled the world and his subjects are convinced, there is absolutely no need to cause infamy."

Chen Shuda has always been straightforward, and immediately said: "After the crown prince ascends the throne, he can guarantee the wealth and honor of the kings for a lifetime. All the kings will not be dissatisfied. Naturally, the prince will not harm his brothers. If it is completed and restored, the kings will have disputes. The Tang Dynasty will be chaotic and the royal family will be in trouble."

"Are you threatening me?" Li Yuan stared and asked.

Chen Shuda didn't change his face, and bowed back: "The fact is so, Your Majesty knows it well."

Li Yuan took a deep breath, let go of his clenched fists, and said in a deep voice, "Wang De, draw up an order."

The servant Wang De, who was hidden in the dark place, trembled when he heard the words, and stepped out with a sad face, ready to write the edict.

"Chen Zicong", Li Yuan looked gloomy, looked at Chen Shuda, and said word by word: "You come to write."

Chen Shuda didn't take it seriously, he threw his sleeves and stepped forward to take the imperial brush from Wang De.

"The Book of Destining the Crown Prince to Be the Emperor"

"The husband is born to make people happy, the tree is to be a priest...

Xiangwei announces the emblem, and the soul lives together. I use Shangji Canghao.

If you bow down to Qianli and push away to live, you will hang your name and let the emperor be in your bow.

Today, I ordered Sikong Shangzhu State Wei Guogong Ji, Shangshu Zuopu shot Shangzhu State Song Guogong Yu, Zhongshu Ling Shangzhu State Shiji, Youwuwei Great General Shangzhu State Yong'an County Gongsong, and gave you a seal to write and inherit Hongxu, Yang Xiuming, style Long Baozuo, and Kang the world."

"Pei Xuanzhen, announce the edict," Li Yuan continued.

Pei Ji shook his head and sighed, stepped forward to take the imperial edict, walked up to Li Shimin, and read it word by word.

After the words fell, before Li Shimin could respond, Li Yuan said in a deep voice, "I don't want to see three words and three concessions."

Li Shimin was stunned, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Li Yuan ignored it, his cloudy eyes shot fiercely, and he sneered: "The people who are present today are all in the papers. In the future, with today's achievements, you will be promoted to ranks and rise to the top. But ask yourself, have you ever abided by the way of courtiers?"

After speaking, seeing everyone bowed their heads in silence, Li Yuan got up and left with a wave of his sleeves, leaving behind a sentence without emotion.

"I pass on my decree, the Renshou Palace in Yuntai Mountain, Qizhou, and the Renzhi Palace in Yuhua Mountain, Fangzhou. The mountains will be closed, and trespassers will be punished by the whole world."

"Your Highness, accept the order," Pei Ji sighed, and presented the book with both hands.

Li Shimin paused, "This...".

Just when Li Shimin was at a loss, Chen Shuda's shout sounded in the distance, "Ji Xin stay here".

After Li Yuan left, all the attendant officials in the side hall also left, such as Qian Jiulong who was in the palace guard, Linghu Defen who recorded his words and deeds, and others.

Li Shimin and others searched for the sound, and saw Chen Shuda holding Linghu Defen's sleeve in the corridor, "Ji Xin, come and record."

Linghu Defen paused, then looked at Li Shimin and the others, his face changed, and he said bluntly: "The emperor has left, we will follow around...".

Chen Shuda just tugged on his sleeves, stared and said: "The emperor left in a hurry, there are still a few words that have not been recorded, you follow me."

Linghu Defen's expression changed again, he looked back at the direction Li Yuan was leaving, and then at Li Shimin and others who were looking forward to the prime minister, with a look of grief and indignation.

"Ji Xin, don't make mistakes." Chen Shuda, who has never been in a good temper, came over with his ear and said through gritted teeth.

Linghu Defen had no choice but to grit his teeth in response, snatched the pen and paper from the hand of the servant at the side, and went back to the hall.

Seeing this, Pei Ji understood, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness accepts the order."

Li Shimin had already understood, and immediately bowed to the ground and said sincerely: "I have no talent or virtue, so I dare not accept orders."

Chen Shuda looked at Linghu Defen, Linghu Defen sat on the ground, spread out the pen and paper, and the pen followed the dragon snake.

"On November [-]nd of the eighth year of Wude, the emperor issued the "Book of Ordering the Crown Prince to be the Emperor". Sikong Wei Guogong silently announced the edict. The prince fell to the ground sobbing, and refused to accept it.

After Chen Shuda read it aside, he nodded to Pei Ji, and Pei Ji read out the edict again.

Li Shimin still cried bitterly on the ground, shook his head and said: "Aye is in the prime of his life, I dare not accept orders."

Chen Shuda turned his head to look at Linghu Defen, the corner of Linghu Defen's mouth twitched, and he wrote with a pen: "In a few days, I will announce the imperial edict again, and the prince will refuse again... His filial piety is commendable...".

Chen Shuda was very satisfied, patted Linghu Defen on the shoulder and said: "Ji Xin's literary talent is brilliant, even better than before."

Linghu Defen, whose style name is Jixin, was a living and living servant of the official.

Linghu Defen came from an extraordinary family background, he came from the Linghu family in Guanzhong, a family of officials and eunuchs.

His great-grandfather, Linghuqiu, was the prefect of Dunhuang in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was famous for his virtue, and he was a first-class celebrity in Guanlong's famous family at that time.His grandfather, Linghuzheng, was an official worshiped general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.His father, Linghuxi, was born out of the blue and better than the blue, with a rigorous nature and a wide range of books. In the former Sui Dynasty, when the official worshiped the governor of Guizhou and recruited Lingnan, his merits were once listed as the first in the world.

Linghu Defen became an official at the end of Daye and started as the county magistrate of Yaocheng, but before he took office, the world was in chaos. At that time, Li Yuan's younger brother Li Shentong responded to Li Yuan's army and occupied the Taiping Palace in Huxian County.

Li Yuan entered Chang'an, and after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he was appointed as the householder of Hu Defen.

In the fifth year of Wude, Linghu Defen was ordered to write "Yiwen Lei Gathering" together with Chen Shuda, who was then a servant.

This is the first complete comprehensive official revision book in Chinese history. The book is divided into 46 parts, including heaven, earth, state, county, mountain, water, official, politics, and criminal law. It quotes more than [-] ancient books, with a total of more than one million words.

"Art and Literature Gathering" is an important achievement of Daxing Wenzhi during Li Yuan's reign.

Seeing that Li Shimin was still lying on the ground, Pei Ji glanced at Linghu Defen and said, "Your Highness, let's take the next book."

The whole book was so obscure and difficult to pronounce, Pei Ji really didn't want to read it again, just a little thought would do.

Li Shimin still shook his head and said he was guilty, Pei Ji's face turned dark, and he directly presented the book to Li Shimin, "Your Highness, I will go to draft the edict of the Zen position later, and I will leave first."

Li Shimin finally got up and took the paper, "Mr. Xuanzhen has some trouble."

Chen Shuda looked at Linghu Defen again, and Linghu Defen immediately wrote, "The prince will accept three speeches, and finally dare not disobey his orders...".

Chen Shuda smiled with a beard and was handsome, "Ji Xin worked hard, she was rude before, let's go, the old man punishes himself with three cups..." As he spoke, he dragged Linghu Defen away. What should be recorded has been recorded in the book, and this householder can retire.

After Pei Ji and the others resigned, Li Shimin sighed as he looked at the empty hall.

This day, he finally arrived.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, I will take my leave first," Jiang Baoyi bowed and bowed.

"Wait a minute, Baoyi," Li Shimin waved when he came back to his senses.

When Jiang Baoyi approached, Li Shimin looked around and asked in a low voice, "Why did you come here? What's going on with Gao Youzhi?"

Jiang Baoyi immediately explained the cause and effect in full detail. The ups and downs of things in his mouth were unremarkable, so Li Shimin was still surprised, and then sullen.

"I said why tens of thousands of troops were brought back, but Qi Jian was missing." Li Shimin said angrily: "At that time he framed his brother, it was really cruel."

Li Zhiyun, nicknamed Qi Jian.

"Why did You Zhi let you come? Isn't he on his way back to Beijing?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

Jiang Baoyi was startled, bowed his head and said: "Gao Youzhi has already made preparations, and I have received a letter a few days ago."

Li Shimin was greatly admired when he heard the words, "He has always been good at planning, even if he is thousands of miles away, he is so wise."

Jiang Baoyi just bowed his head and remained silent. He understood the deep meaning of his father-in-law, so naturally he would not tell the truth.

In the afternoon, Li Shimin begged to see him again, begging Li Yuan to summon him to have dinner together, but Li Yuan just closed the door and disappeared.

Li Shimin had no choice but to return to Chang'an immediately. When he returned to Chang'an, it was already sunset.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night for the dignitaries and dignitaries in Chang'an City. After all, there is no impenetrable stronghold in the world. The huge Chang'an City can accommodate millions of people, but it can't hide a little secret.

The next day, Pei Ji brought back the emperor's imperial edict from Qizhou.

Both the booklet and the imperial edict are indispensable. With both in hand, Sikong Peiji, who had been away from court for a long time, proclaimed the imperial edict in court.

"The main road is in the sky, and civilization controls the calendar;

Dabao said position, so Chenji was honored.

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I have been ordered for a long time... I am thinking about walking on the ice, worrying about the affairs of the common people, eight years are hereby written.

Today's beauty is exhausted...Emperor Prince Shimin, Jiuye Xiangfu...

The flag of righteousness is the first to establish a rule...

Xue lifts up the people of Xirong...

Wu Zhou led soldiers from Beidi...

The capital of Shichongji's treasury...

Today, it is said that the emperor is located in Shimin, and he prepares ceremonies and confers them with time books...

Officials, officials, Yue Mu and chief officials from all over the world, down to the scholars and people, should all be enshrined, so as to express my will.

The husband's government is flexible, and the courtesy is the most appropriate; the benefit lies in the people, and the righteousness remains.If the rules and regulations are not convenient for the time, they can be changed according to the situation, so there should be no doubts and stagnation.

In the past, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty made great achievements in ordering chaos, and the officials promoted him. He Guangzhai the emperor's throne, and respected his father.

My side wanders calmly, calms the nerves and keeps silent, and bows to me without doing anything. The charter goes back to ancient times, and the etiquette of appellation is as accurate as that of the Han Dynasty.The solidity of the Shuzong Society has no boundaries in Shenxi; the period of Tianlu, it will never be replaced forever.Announce it to the world, so that it can be known."

When the imperial edict was promulgated, there was an uproar immediately.

The emperor's Zen position, this is an earth-shattering event.

The most recent Zen position was the former Emperor Yining of the Sui Dynasty who abdicated to Li Yuan, and now Li Yuan has the same Zen position.

As the founding emperor, Li Yuan took the initiative to take the Zen position, and Li Yuan should be No. 1 in Chinese history.

Although the influence of the emperor's Zen position was sensational, Li Shimin started to arrange cronies after he became the crown prince three months ago.

After the Changlin Gate Incident, Li Shimin immediately used the power of the Prince Jian Guo to maintain stability.

First of all, the gangsters of the two culprits were pardoned, there was no large-scale implicated killing, and the clean-up efforts were effectively controlled.

Moreover, he actively offered an olive branch to the gangsters of the two culprits, actively resolved the conflicts between the enemy and ourselves, and ignored the past and reused Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche and others. This move brought Li Shimin a good reputation for generosity.

Li Shimin's combination of toughness and softness, Huairou's handling of the aftermath is unprecedented. In the past dynasties, the consequences of failure to seize the crown are very serious. This is very clear to Wang Gui, Wei Ting and others.

However, Li Shimin's method of ignoring the past and reusing it really touched these former princelings.

Famous families are not only good at giving charcoal in a timely manner, but also good at adding icing on the cake.

After Li Shimin pardoned everyone's sins, Jingzhao Webster, Taiyuan Wang and other aristocratic families turned around one after another, and became the prince's supporters in one go.

It's just that the crown prince has changed from Li Jiancheng to Li Shimin. He used to praise Li Jiancheng with enthusiasm, but now he is ten times and a hundred times more enthusiastic about supporting Li Shimin.

Taking the Taiyuan Wang family as an example, without Wang Gui's active cooperation, Gao Chong's trip would not have been so smooth.

With Wang Gui's order, Wang Yun, the former princeling who couldn't escape, obediently came out and "surrendered himself".

Wang Yao, governor of Jiangzhou, and Wang Shen, governor of Yanzhou, even disregarded the face of the children of the aristocratic family.

Gao Chong knew this very well in his heart, this was not his face, he was born in the Bohai Gao family, which was a first-class family, and the Taiyuan Wang family was even more top-notch family.

It is precisely because famous families such as Jingzhao Webster and Taiyuan Wang became Li Shimin's fans and cheered for him that Li Shimin could quickly expand his reputation and quickly stabilize all parties.

This is why Li Shimin wrote to Gao Chong again and again, asking him to be patient.

He clearly knew that Wang Yao was rampant in Jiangzhou, so he didn't take Luo Shixin, the chief executive, seriously.

Knowing clearly that Wang Shen flirted with Lujiang Wang Li Yuan in Yanzhou, and even participated in the rebellion, Gao Chong still treated Wang Shen with courtesy, and even gave Wang Shen the merit of being an envoy at his fingertips.

Everyone knows this, including the aggrieved Wang Junkuo, who is always astute, how can he not know, but this is just a political exchange.

On the other hand, as the so-called one person attains the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, Li Shimin becomes the crown prince, and all the old people in the Qin Palace are reused.

Regardless of the military administration or the important frontier areas, there are shadows of the old people of the Qin Palace.

Even in the three months since he ascended the throne, Li Shimin intentionally or unintentionally played down Li Yuan's influence.

Some decrees and systems promulgated by Li Yuan were overthrown in the name of Li Yuan and stamped with Li Yuan's seal.

　I'm going to blow up, I wrote it on the subway, the last subway, it's so fucking exciting...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)