Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 468 Revision of National History
"Hmph!" Li Chengqian slammed the book in his hand on the table and snorted angrily.

"Everyone! What's wrong with you?" Wang Quan wondered, he didn't understand why the emperor was so angry.

"Look at it yourself?" Li Chengqian picked up the book on the table and handed it to Wang Quan.

Wang Quan hurriedly took it and saw that it was the national history of the Tang Dynasty, so he stepped back and read it carefully, but found nothing wrong.

"Everyone, the slaves are dull, and they don't see any problems that can make you so angry?" Wang Quan said cautiously.

"This country's history is written in a mess, and there are many falsehoods. In many places, it is basically exaggerated, and things that are not true are also written on it."

"There are several biographies on it, the basic content is exactly the same, but the characters in them are quite different. If you don't look at the characters recorded in it, you may think that you are writing biographies for the same person."

"The above said that among the generals of my Great Tang, the only brave ones are Su Dingfang and Pang Xiaotai. It seems that there is no one else in my Great Tang except these two."

"Who wrote the history of this country, I want to punish him for his crimes, so straight and straight, the hatred in my heart will not be eliminated without severe punishment." Li Chengqian said.

Today he had nothing to do, so he turned up the history of the Tang Dynasty to see how the history of the country was written, what major events happened every year, whether it was written clearly, and whether there were any mistakes.

I really don’t know if I don’t read it. After reading it, I will be pissed off. Most people who have no ability are recorded as having outstanding ability.

Capable people are either mentioned in one stroke, or they don't even have a name, or they are belittled in various ways, it is really abhorrent!
"I don't know about this, so it's better to call the historian to ask." Wang Quan said.

His daily job is to serve the emperor, arrange daily life for the emperor, and so on. He revolves around the emperor every day, recording the history of the country, which is the responsibility of the historian.

It's not what he should care about as an eunuch. Whoever is in what position should do what.

"Then send someone to call the historian to me, and I want to ask me who wrote the national history of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Chengqian said angrily.

"No!" Wang Quan replied, and immediately sent someone to call the historian over for questioning.

Soon, the historian was called to Zichen Hall.

"I see Your Majesty!" The historian saluted Li Chengqian.

"Mianli, I ask you, as a historian who records and writes history, how can you write it indiscriminately and turn right and wrong!" Li Chengqian said, throwing the history books on the table at the historian's feet.

"Your Majesty! You have been wronged! Your Majesty!" After picking up the history books on the ground and looking through them, the historian turned pale with shock!Hastily knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

"Hmph! Tell me, why did I wrong you? As a historian, record historical events, and write biographies for ministers who have passed away, tell me that it's not about turning right and wrong into black and white. It's a record of Aqu, with false beauty and evil hidden." Li Chengqian glared road.

Doing so is really discrediting the heroes who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and creating biographies of these people is to make future generations admire these heroes.

Right now, right and wrong are all being turned into black and white, those who have contributed are discredited, and those who have no credit have become heroes of the Tang Dynasty instead, which is okay.

"These were all done by the late Gaoyang County Duke Xu Jingzong. For a long time, Xu Jingzong was in charge of the history of the country."

"Xu Jingzong's records are always flattering, straight and wrong, relying on his personal likes and dislikes, greedy for money and lustful, often accepting bribes, and changing other people's achievements in the history of the country at will."

"Your speech is light, and since it was the prime minister at the time, I didn't dare to say anything more! Please check it out, Your Majesty." The official historian trembled.

Li Chengqian frowned. He naturally knew that when Xu Jingzong was alive, he accepted bribes because of his favor for him.

Because he can still be used, and Xu Jingzong's eating appearance is not so ugly, when floods and droughts happen again, he will take the lead in donating a lot of money.

Otherwise, Li Chengqian would have ordered him to be imprisoned and his home searched!
"What did Xu Jingzong modify?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Feng Deyi, the prime minister of the two dynasties Gaozu and Taizong, because Feng Deyi witnessed Xu Jingzong's father Xu Shanxin and Yu Shiji being murdered by Yu Wenhuaji together. the whole process."

"Once Feng Deyi told people about this incident: Yu Shiji was killed, Shinan walked on the ground and begged to die for his brother, kindness was executed, Jingzong danced and danced to survive, and used this to accuse Xu Jingzong of being unfilial."

"Later, people used this as an excuse. Xu Jingzong resented others for mentioning this matter very much, so when he created a biography for Feng Deyi, he wantonly imposed his crimes and tried his best to vilify Feng Deyi."

"Also, Xu Jingzong's daughter married Qian Jiulong, the general of the Zuojianmen. Qian Jiulong was originally a slave of the royal family because of a crime. Xu Jingzong married him because of his greed for money."

"Qian Jiulong knew that Xu Jingzong was in charge of the history of the country, so he bribed Xu Jingzong with money, so Xu Jingzong falsely stated his family status, added merit to him, and promoted him to the same volume as Liu Wenjing and Changsun Shunde."

"Xu Jingzong married Yuchi Baolin's granddaughter for his son, and got a lot of bribes. When he wrote a biography for Yuchi Baolin's father, Yuchi Jingde, he completely concealed all kinds of faults and sins for him."

"Even Taizong wrote the "Prestige Fu" and gave it to Changsun Wuji, but when Xu Jingzong wrote the biography, he directly rewritten it as a gift to Yuchi Jingde."

"All of the above was done by Xu Jingzong alone. I'm just a lowly person, so I really dare not disobey Xu Jingzong's wishes. Besides, Xu Jingzong said that these are all ordered by His Majesty, so I dare not say more." The official historian trembled road.

"This Xu Jingzong didn't know how much money he was greedy for before he was alive. Wang Quan ordered Jin Yiwei to investigate the matter thoroughly." Li Chengqian said.

"No!" Wang Quan replied.

"Since this matter has nothing to do with you, I will no longer punish you." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!" The official historian said gratefully.

"I want to rebuild the history of the country. As a historian, who do you think can take on this important task?" Li Chengqian asked.

"This, I dare not speak in vain!" said the official historian.

He didn't dare to recommend candidates to the emperor at will, if the recommended candidate had the same virtue as Xu Jingzong, then he would be finished.

"Everyone! According to the views of slaves and servants, it is better to let Liu Rengui and Liu Gong preside over the revision of national history." Wang Quan said.

"Liu Rengui has retired, is it appropriate for him to revise the national history?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Grand Liu is respectful and eager to learn, knowledgeable about literature and history, outspoken and daring to advise, and once the prime minister of our dynasty. Although he has retired now, he is the most suitable person to revise the history of the country." Wang Quan said.

"Since this is the case, order Liu Rengui to preside over the revision of the national history." Li Chengqian said.

On the same day, Li Chengqian ordered Liu Rengui and others to revise the history of the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)