The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 96 and pro!

Princess Runan's illness is expected to be cured. Taizong was in such a good mood that he even forgot about Yi Nan's rudeness in the hall. Du Rui asked people to bring aloe vera. At this time, people have not found his medicine for aloe vera. In terms of value, Du Rui described it for a long time before the eunuch knew what it was, and hurried to find it from a ditch outside the city.

Du Rui peeled the aloe vera with his own hands, steamed it, added honey to make a bowl of soup, and poured it into Princess Runan. After a while, Princess Runan woke up slowly.

Seeing the room full of people surrounding her with worried faces, she knew immediately that her illness must have flared up again, and she couldn't help feeling sad, and even thought that it might be a good thing if she just disappeared, I am free from the torment of illness, and my relatives are also saved from worrying about labor.

"Father!" Princess Runan raised her arms weakly and called softly.

Taizong hurried forward, grabbed Princess Runan's hand, and said with a smile: "Runan! Your illness is just getting better, don't move around, don't get tired!"

Princess Runan shook her head, and found that her mouth was different this time. Every time she had an illness before, she coughed up blood and fainted. When she woke up, her mouth was filled with bitterness. It was the decoction that the imperial doctors poured down on her, but this This time it happens to be sweet, like honey.

"Father! Why did you change the prescription this time!" Princess Runan also became a doctor after a long illness, and she was very careful in the subtleties.

Taizong smiled and said: "Runan! You are well this time, thanks to Du Rui. I always heard Gan'er talk about Du Rui's art of Tongqi and Huang, and I thought it was a lie. I really didn't expect him to really treat your illness. Healed!"

Princess Runan's eyes lit up when she heard the words, she looked over and saw Du Rui standing aside, also looking at her, her face blushed, she said softly: "That's true, thank you very much!"

Du Rui hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to be polite."

Taizong smiled and said: "Runan! You can rest in peace, don't scare the emperor anymore!"

There was a wry smile on the corner of Runan's mouth, and he said: "So what if it's rescued this time, after all, it can't be eradicated, and I don't know which time it won't be saved, but that's good, so as to save the father and mother from worrying about their daughter. !"

Taizong was about to persuade, when Empress Changsun said: "You child, don't talk nonsense. How can you talk about life and death lightly at such a young age? You lost your mother when you were young, and the queen mother raised you by her side and treated you like her own daughter. Seeing you go at such an age! How can you let your mother be worthy of your mother and concubine, and relax, Du Rui has already prescribed a prescription, and your illness will be cured soon!"

Taizong also said: "That's exactly the case. Du Rui's prescription is very effective, and you don't need to drink medicine. As long as you take care of it carefully on weekdays and supplement it with medicinal food, it won't take long for it to be cured!"

Princess Ankang on the side also came over and said: "Sister Runan! Cheng Ming said that he can cure your illness. When my sister recovers, she can play with me. If he can't cure her, I will I will not marry him!"

Listening to Du Rui, he couldn't help feeling dizzy. He only said that Princess Runan's disease was about [-]% sure, but he didn't say that it would be cured. Throw him into a stinking ditch.

Seeing that Princess Runan was looking at him with hope, Du Rui had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "I must do my best!"

After hearing what Du Rui said, Princess Runan's expression became much happier.Since she was a child, she has envied those brothers and sisters, who can chase and play at will, but because she has a hidden disease, she can only watch from the sidelines. If her disease can really be cured, it will be a great joy.

Taizong was very happy when he saw this, at this moment, the servant Wang De came to Taizong's side and whispered a few words in Taizong's ear, Taizong's face suddenly changed, and the anger in the hall just now burst out again .

"Ganer! Follow me to Chengqing Hall!" Taizong walked as he finished speaking. Just as he reached the door, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Du Rui, and said, "Du Rui! You also come with me!"

Du Rui was a little confused, so he knew that the Chengqing Palace was Taizong's bedroom, and it was also used as a place to summon ministers and workers to hold the inner court. Let him go.

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Du Rui did not dare to neglect. He followed Taizong and Li Chengqian, walked cautiously, and arrived at the Chengqing Hall together. As soon as they entered, he found that it was not just them, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, etc. , Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenwen, Xiao Yu, Yu Zhining, Quan Wanji and other important officials all arrived.

Seeing this, Du Rui was also very self-aware, and hurriedly stepped aside. He had heard Li Chengqian say before that in the ninth year of Wude, Jieli soldiers surrounded Chang'an, and Emperor Taizong summoned Fan Xing to discuss matters. Because of his humble official position, Fan Xing could only Standing on the screen at the entrance of the main hall, Fan Xing was still a military doctor of the fifth rank at that time, and Du Rui was white now.

A group of ministers in the hall were also very surprised to see Du Rui. Before they could say anything, they heard Taizong say: "What are you doing standing so far away? Come closer and stand behind the prince~~~~~~~ !"

Taizong also knew that Du Rui was white, and logically he was not qualified to come here, so he had to arrange it like this to avoid criticism from some ministers in the court.

Fortunately, Du Rui is only a young man, and he has been famous for a long time. He also made great achievements during the Northern Expedition, but no one said anything. After everyone sat down, Li Xiaogong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "My lord! After Lu Temple, Shangzi was not sure to let it go, and insisted on letting the Holy Majesty betroth him a princess!"

Changsun Wuji heard the words and said angrily: "This barbarian man is too rude, His Majesty should punish him severely!"

Du Rui listened from the sidelines, but he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. Could this barbarian man be psychotic after he slaughtered his wife, thinking that he was an older provincial man who couldn't marry a wife, so he had to ask the organization to help solve the problem? !

The eldest grandson Wuji acted as a reprimand, and Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang who were present also asked Taizong to punish Yinan severely, but Xiao Yu and Quan Wanji remained calm.

Taizong was unhappy, seeing that Xiao Yu didn't speak, he asked, "Xiao Aiqing! Why don't you speak, usually you are more grateful than others for your ideas on these things!"

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said: "I am thinking about the story of the Han family and the previous dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, there were princesses who married the Xiongnu from far away to seek peace for the Central Plains. During the time of Emperor Wen and Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty, there were also stories about the Han Dynasty. There is a daughter from the clan who married Turks. Although we say that Jieli has been wiped out in the Tang Dynasty, the national power is far from what it was in the previous dynasty. What is needed most now is to recuperate and calm the people. We must not start wars lightly. Duan, although the barbarian is extremely rude, he is also my ally in the grassland, so please show him your kindness, your majesty is for the sake of the whole world, so why begrudge a woman!"

Taizong heard the words, the anger on his face was even worse, but seeing Xiao Yu's face unchanged, he couldn't help but think in his heart. Although what Xiao Yu said didn't suit his wishes, what he said was not bad. At present, the Tang Dynasty really needs stability too much. , although the Northern Expedition was played happily, it basically wiped out the accumulation of several years. At this time, it is really impossible to start the war again.

Quan Wanji is the best at drilling camps. Seeing Taizong deep in thought, he knew that Taizong was moved, so he stood up and echoed: "My lord, I think what Master Xiao said is very polite, although most of the princesses now have engagements. , but why don't you choose a virtuous daughter from the clan, and find a good son if you don't want to, think that the princess should marry a barbarian."

Quan Wanji's words completely convinced Taizong, if this is the case, not only will the price of coming back be very small, but also the goal can be achieved, so why not do it!

Du Rui watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, although later generations have long had different views on the "peace" policy in China's history.He believes that marriage is the best way to maintain friendly relations among ethnic groups in feudal society. It leads to reconciliation among ethnic groups, strengthens exchanges and understanding among ethnic groups, and promotes great integration of ethnic groups. Marrying Tubo from afar is a great event, and she sings praises, but she never thought that it was precisely because of this marriage that Princess Wencheng brought metallurgy, fortification, medicine, farming, and many other technologies, which made Tubo's national strength continue to grow. In the mid-Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was defeated in one fell swoop.As for making marriages, Du Rui always believed that it was a policy of humiliation, compromise, and surrender. For example, the marriage marriages in the early Western Han Dynasty were a humiliation and concession to the Xiongnu, which made the Xiongnu even more arrogant and plundered year after year.

Throughout the dynasties of China, although the Han and Tang Dynasties had strong martial arts and national power ruled the world, what Du Rui admired the most was Daming, who had no marriage, no compensation, no cede land, no tribute, the emperor guarded the country, and the king died.

If you look at the war history of the Ming Dynasty, people will find that no matter how miserable the Ming army was and how critical the situation was, they would never trade women for peace, and would never cede land for compensation.Even if the mob army crushed the city, even if the Wacha army besieged the capital, even if the emperor was unfortunately captured, no matter what the situation was, he would never admit defeat.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were good, some loved to play, and some were absurd. That’s right, most people know how brave Zhu Yuanzhang was when he started his army, and most of them have heard how wise Zhu Di, the king of Yan who later became Emperor Yongle, was. You have probably heard how "ridiculous" Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao was, but none of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty was soft-boned.For example, Emperor Chongzhen died for his country, like Zhengtong was captured but never begged for mercy, like Longwu died in battle, like Shaowu was captured and committed suicide on hunger strike.

The individual record of the Ming Dynasty army is not the best in the world, but the Ming Dynasty is indeed among all the empires in the ancient world with a history of more than a hundred years, the only one that has not signed any unequal treaties with other countries or forces, and the only one that has never There is no dynasty that submits to any force, even temporarily.The Ming army has resisted for the longest time after the country's subjugation in the world. They persisted in fighting against the Qing Dynasty for 38 years.

The Ming army was able to maintain such a lasting combat effectiveness not only because the Ming Dynasty itself was not a dynasty with weak folk customs.Whether it is the emperors of the Ming Dynasty or the common people, they all have a resolute and unyielding character. Whether it is the famous "Jiading Three Massacres" or "Yangzhou Ten Days" in history, when you see "grow your hair but not your hair, keep your hair but not your head" Such words, when one sees the record that "Since the beginning of June, the people of Jiading spontaneously launched an uprising against the Qing Dynasty, within two months, there were more than ten battles, large and small, and more than [-] people died. That period of history has never been asked, and it is impossible not to be moved by it.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, the capital was in Nanjing, and later the capital was moved to Beijing. The purpose of moving the capital was to "the emperor guards the gate of the country".From Ming Yingzong to the last emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, he did not abandon the imperial capital and escape by himself even when the national crisis was imminent. This is exactly "the king died in Sheji".

For a long time, it was Mongolia that suffered from the border of the Ming Dynasty, while the Han Dynasty was the Xiongnu.Many people always think that Ming Yingzong's capture in Tumubao was a great shame and a sign of incompetence, but Han Gaozu was also besieged by the Xiongnu soldiers on Baideng Mountain for seven days and seven nights.The final solution of Han Gaozu was for the Han Dynasty to give gifts to Shanyu's Yan family and ask her to blow the pillow, so that Han Gaozu had a way out, while the Ming Dynasty categorically refused Mongolia's request for property in exchange for Yingzong Emperor Yingzong would rather die than surrender. In the end, the Ming Dynasty established a new monarch and defeated Mongolia in one fell swoop. As the saying goes, "the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to conquer the Xiongnu in the north, while Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty personally conquered Mongolia five times. "Those who dare to offend my strong Han will be punished even if they are far away!" It does not apply to the entire Han Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty also had similar brilliance.Compared with the current Tang Dynasty, it is not bad. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the national power was strong, and the world accepted it.But after the prosperous Tang Dynasty, especially after Tang Xuanzong's defeat of Arabian troops in Talas in Central Asia, and Anlushan rebels, Huangchao bandits and Tubo barbarians all invaded Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty never recovered.

During the Anshi Rebellion and the Huangchao Uprising, Tang Xuanzong and Tang Xizong both abandoned their capitals and fled south to Shuzhong.But the Ming Dynasty never had such an example.Emperor Zhu Di of Yongle moved his capital to Beijing from Nanjing. One of the reasons is that "the Son of Heaven guards the gate of the country".And even Chongzhen, the last emperor of Ming Dynasty, the situation in Beijing was very critical at that time. Some people advised him to move the capital, but he refused to go. Sheji.This is absolutely a world of difference from Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing court who ignored the people in the capital and fled Beijing twice hastily for refuge, and Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing court, who confessed to the Japanese invaders as his father.

No matter how much pressure the Ming Dynasty encountered, it neither bowed its knees nor surrendered, nor did it cede land for compensation.In the midst of internal and external troubles at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty still divided its troops into two groups to deal tenaciously with the Manchus and Li Zicheng, and never gave up the desire to "recover the whole Liao Dynasty" for the land outside the pass.During the several battles to defend Beijing from Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty to Emperor Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was even firmer. When soldiers approached the city, they would rather die than move the capital.

Before Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty died for his country, he was afraid that Li Zicheng would harm innocent people, so he wrote a deadly poem to him: "I will remove my crown to cover my face with hair, and let the thieves split my corpse, so that no one of the people will be hurt."

Marriage has never happened in Ming Dynasty, so it should have appeared in Tang Dynasty, whose national power is far greater than that of Ming Dynasty. The more Du Rui thought about it, the more angry he felt. Abominable.

Taizong was so far behind that Du Rui's expression kept changing, so he asked, "Du Rui! What are you thinking while standing there!?"

Du Rui looked at Emperor Taizong, and did not answer directly, but said loudly: "I have nothing to say, but in my spare time recently, I wrote a five-character poem and read it to my sage!"

Du Rui's talent spread far and wide, but his works were few and far between. At this moment, everyone became interested in hearing him compose another five-character poem.

Taizong also said: "In this case, let's listen to it in the next year!"

Du Rui bowed to accept the order, and said: "In the history of the Han family, Jizhuo is a marriage. The country depends on the master, and the safety is entrusted to the woman. How can you pretend to be a quiet Huchen with a beautiful appearance. Who will be the assistant minister if you have a thousand years of bones underground? .”

After reading a five-character poem, the entire Chengqing Palace suddenly fell into a dead silence.

Chapter 97 Let your daughter go, how about it?

Du Rui's seven-character poem stunned the Emperor Taizong and his ministers in the Chengqing Palace. Xiao Yu was even more blushing and speechless. Worse than a teenager?

Taizong silently recited Du Rui's five-character poem, feeling quite emotional in his heart. The Han family pursued a peace policy, thinking that this would appease the Xiongnu and prevent them from going south, but what happened in the end? Going south to herd horses, plunder the Central Plains, and finally rely on the ice to drive the Xiongnu thousands of miles away, and seal the wolves and live in Xuxu?

At this time, Quan Wanji, the only person in the palace, couldn't help being annoyed. He had a grudge against Du Rui, but seeing Du Rui's rebuttal, he naturally quit, and said angrily, "My boy, how dare you speak at such a young age?" Discuss state affairs indiscriminately. Now that the Turks are gone, our national strength in the Tang Dynasty is empty, and it is time to recuperate. Only by getting married with Xue Yantuo can the northern border be safe. You are a young boy with some talents in your chest. One's own selfishness harms the country. If, as you said, you can't temporarily compromise when things happen, how can Goujian suffer from hardship? In the nine years of Wude, the Holy One had to bear the humiliation for the sake of the safety of the country. If the Holy One hadn’t retreated Jieli’s army with the humiliation of one person at that time, how could the Northern Expedition be victorious today.”

When Taizong heard this, his mind couldn't help being shaken. In fact, in his heart, he still felt that it would be a bad thing if he could use a daughter from the clan to marry Xue Yantuo.

However, Du Rui laughed and said: "Master Quan's words really shamed the world to death. Lord Quan only knows how to endure hardships, and all dynasties have also highly praised Gou Jian for bearing humiliation. In the end, he accumulated strength, and three thousand Yuejia annexed the country of Wu, but From my point of view, as a man, you should stand proudly between the heaven and the earth, and you must pay for your kindness, and you must repay your revenge, so that you can live up to your good head. This is what the man said, as a man, even if he knows he is invincible, he should shine his sword and swear to the death, even if he dies on the battlefield, what a pity. The minister is dead, but here he is wagging his lips and tongue, encouraging the sage to buy a good raw meal with a woman, how can it be done by a man!"

Quan Wanji's face flushed red from being ridiculed by Du Rui, and he argued forcefully: "Zhuzi is rude, you only know how to be brave in the country and society, and don't ask Liu Han, when the previous dynasty , the royal family of the Central Plains married the princess far away, and won a good reputation for a while. Now the Holy Majesty wants to take over Xue Yantuo, but you say it so badly. Is this what you should do as a courtier? Besides, Xue Yantuo was in my Tang Dynasty, If you respect your parents, why are you rude? It is because your words are appropriate, and it is also because you are not educated by etiquette. Now the Holy One is married to Xue Yantuo, so that my Tang Dynasty will not have any troubles in the northern border, and all people in the world can enjoy peace and happiness. And according to the wisdom of the world, why say it was not done by a man, could it be that in the Chengqing Palace, only you, a yellow-mouthed boy, is the only real hero in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty!"

When Du Rui heard the words, he sneered and said: "I thought that you, as an important minister of the court, would have a high opinion when you came to the hall and played in front of the holy majesty. I didn't expect that you would say such vulgar words! I have a word, please Listen carefully, in the days of Emperor Yangdi, cronies of villains and virtuous ministers were dismissed far away, resulting in the loss of the emperor's principles, the country was in chaos, the years were fierce, and the four directions were disturbed. On the temples, rotten trees were officials, and between the palaces and majesties, animals devoured the salary. The wolf-hearted and dog-like people are turbulent in the dynasty, and the servile servants are in charge of the government one after another, so that the country is turned into a mound, and the common people suffer from misery. Only then can there be a marriage with relatives to buy the Turks. After Yang Xuangan, such as Dou Jiande, Xu Yuanlang, Li Mi, Du Fuwei and others rose up one after another, devastating the world and brutalizing the living beings. At this time of national calamity, my Emperor Wude rose from Taiyuan to rule the world, turn the Han Dynasty from falling, and save lives from the sea of ​​suffering. I don’t know when, What did Lord Quan do? I have known the life of Lord Quan. You lived in the fertile land of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. You were first promoted to the world. , and then surrendered to Wang Shichong in order to get rich, but failed to last. After that, Dou Jiande and Du Fuwei also heard about the deeds of the adults, and they did not do anything until they surrendered to Emperor Wude. It seems that you have no integrity You are so shameless to talk about the sake of the country and the country!"

Quan Wanji was so annoyed by Du Rui's scolding, he pointed at Du Rui, but he didn't know how to refute, he just kept saying, "You~~~~~~~you~~~~~ bullying Too much!"

Du Rui wanted to say more when he saw Quan Wanji, and said angrily: "Shut up! Shameless man! Don't you know what you said today, if people in the world know about it, they will all eat your flesh alive and entrust the safety of the dynasty's society to a woman People, you also read the words of the sages. Don’t you hear that Confucius can punish the treacherous Shaozhengmao in a fit of anger? He also said that he is talking here for the sake of the country and the country! If you haven't achieved an inch of merit, you can only shake your lips and tongue, flatter your master, and you can only hide your head and shrink your head, trying to get food and clothing. How dare you pretend to be a major event in the world in front of the holy one? You are like this, what face do you have to meet the ancestors of the Quan family in the future? A dog with a broken spine dares to bark and bark in front of the holy car! I have never seen such a shameless person! "

Quan Wanji was scolded repeatedly by Du Rui, and almost died of anger. Fortunately, he was not Wang Lang, otherwise he would have died of anger at this moment, but this person was really cheeky, he calmed down, and said: "You At such a young age, you only know how to show off your courage for a while, but where will you leave the country?"

But he didn't want Du Rui to ignore him at all, bowed his hands to Emperor Taizong, and said: "I have nothing to say, I was rude in front of the emperor, and I hope the sage will forgive me!"

Taizong just heard Du Rui's words, and the idea of ​​getting married has faded a lot in his heart. Just like what Du Rui said just now, entrusting the safety of the country and the country to a woman is not what a man does.

"I forgive you for your innocence, and let me tell you what you think!"

Du Ruidao: "What I think is almost the same as that of the eldest grandson. If the Holy Majesty wants to strengthen the country, he can't just show kindness blindly. He also needs to let the foreigners see my Tang Dynasty's soldiers. Now the barbarians are rude and have threatened the holy a few times. Hey, you should be punished, how can you get married with your relatives, besides, what the barbarians want to marry, I don't necessarily think that they want to marry my Tang Dynasty, what they want is only my Tang Dynasty's metallurgy, medicine, farming, famous, Etiquette, etiquette, and other knowledge, once learned, who will know that he is not the next Jieli? I have said to His Royal Highness before that China's Zhengshuo should always maintain the superiority in technology over foreign countries. Only then can they not dare to face up to our Great Tang, today Lord Xiao and Lord Quan want to make a marriage, and I secretly think that it is absolutely impossible."

Taizong also sighed when he heard the words: "I also know that making peace with relatives is not a good strategy, but now we have just experienced the Northern Expedition, and the treasury is empty. If the barbarians make trouble, what should we do!?"

Du Rui said: "Didn't your sage hear that everyone was angry and bled for ten miles? Before the Northern Expedition, our army and civilians in the Tang Dynasty were ashamed of the Yixue Wei Bridge, and we were able to save money and food for the military. Now we have destroyed Jieli in the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty." , It was the time when people's hearts were rising, how could that barbarian man compare to Jieli, he was just a reckless man, a plump son, and the people's hearts were available, so why be afraid of Xue Yantuo."

Taizong clapped his hands and laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Good! Good! Good! Du Keming's son is really extraordinary, so I will do as you said, Li Xiaogong! Go to Honglu Temple and tell Yinan that he wants to marry, and I won't allow it!"

Taizong refused to marry, the happiest person was Li Xiaogong. Among the clan, only his daughter Li Xueyan is the only one who has unmarried girls of the right age. If Taizong really promised marriage and chose his daughter, he could not refuse, but How could he be willing to let his daughter marry to Xue Yantuo's bitter cold place, and he couldn't help feeling a little grateful to Du Rui in his heart.

"The minister leads the decree!" Li Xiaogong was about to go out after speaking.

Seeing this, Quan Wanji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to this child's words, and show off your blood and courage, and miss the country! The Majesty does not want the princess to marry far away, and he is also reluctant to part with the daughter of the clan. You can also find a good family to marry. So, how can you say nothing."

Taizong heard the words and said angrily: "In this case, how about sending your daughter away!?"

Quan Wanji heard the words, but he couldn't speak, Taizong reprimanded: "Since you are reluctant to part with your own daughter, how do you know the pain of others losing their daughters, don't say anything again!"

When Quan Wanji saw Taizong saying this, he was also full of shame, and retreated with his sleeves covering his face, but he couldn't help but feel a little more hatred for Du Rui in his heart.