"The old minister is guilty. Please punish him!"
Quan Wanji''s face was pale and repeatedly apologized. This time, he was disgraced. He not only didn''t pit Merton, but offended many important officials, but also annoyed Li Shimin.
"Lord Quan just needs to do his own job well, and the Royal interior doesn''t bother Lord Quan." Li Shimin frowned and said coldly, and he couldn''t help but be afraid.
If he had just listened to the slander and really asked the princess of the Tang Dynasty to choose a son-in-law by her son-in-law, I''m afraid there would be no good marriage for the princess in the future, wouldn''t he have cheated his daughter.
What Li Shimin didn''t know, however, was that the princesses of the Tang Dynasty were extremely open. In the Tang Dynasty, more than 80 of the more than 200 princesses could not marry out. It would be nice to have more than 80 married out in the form of a son-in-law.
"The old minister knows his crime!" Quan Wanji said with a pale face.
All the officials looked at Quan Wanji with a little more pity. All the time, Li Shimin was very polite to all the officials. He almost didn''t publicly embarrass an official. After this, I''m afraid Quan Wanji won''t have the face to stay in the court again.
However, no one has mercy on Quan Wanji. Today, Japan is a royal wedding, but Quan Wanji has dampened his interest and embarrassed the atmosphere of the court.
Just when all the officials were silent, Yuan Tiangang, the imperial heavenly supervisor, stepped out and said, "today is a royal wedding. Taking this opportunity, I also have a wedding to congratulate my majesty."
All officials couldn''t help looking at Yuan Tiangang for the wedding of the Imperial Academy. You should know that Taoism is the national religion of the Tang Dynasty. The Imperial Academy has a unique status and rarely speaks in the court hall. Now it suddenly makes a noise. How can we not surprise all officials.
"Oh! Yuan Aiqing, please!" Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty once ordered Weichen to observe the celestial phenomena to measure the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty. Weichen''s teachers and disciples lived up to the expectations of the public and finally made the book back pushing map. Please give your majesty a lesson!" Yuan Tiangang bowed down.
"Back pushing picture!"
Morton was suddenly surprised. He had heard about the famous back pushing picture in later generations, but he didn''t expect to see it again. Although many later generations claimed that the back pushing picture was fabricated by later generations, it can be proved that Yuan Tiangang''s back pushing picture must be outstanding, otherwise it won''t spread for thousands of years.
"Oh! Present it quickly." Li Shimin said with great joy.
The emperors of all dynasties did not care about their national fortune. The Sui Dynasty was so powerful that it was just the death of the second emperor. The Tang Dynasty has not yet restored the national strength of the Sui Dynasty. Li Shimin naturally wanted to know how his national fortune was?
"Yes!"
After Yuan Tiangang finished, Li Chunfeng bowed out and respectfully presented a divination book with both hands.
Li Shimin took the back pushing map and opened it. He saw that the back pushing map was full of divinatory symbols and prophecies, which was very obscure and difficult to understand. Li Shimin thought he had read through the unique knowledge of Taoism, but he was still confused!
"Yuan Aiqing, the back pushing picture is extremely mysterious. I can''t understand it. Why don''t you explain it to me?" Li Shimin flashed in his eyes.
Yuan Tiangang bowed and said, "tell your majesty, the secret of heaven is obscure, and Wei Chen''s teachers and disciples are shallow. Originally, they were unable to spy on the secret of heaven. They all rely on the help of Mo wine worship teachers and disciples to help Taoists develop the realm of peeping at heaven. Only then did they spy on a glimmer of the secret of heaven and get a little advice. This book has a total of 64 hexagrams, which will be fulfilled one by one in the future."
"Peeping at the sky!" Merton was confused. After thinking for a moment, he remembered that the so-called peeping at the sky was not an astronomical telescope.
The civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty could not help turning back and forth between Merton and Yuan Tiangang. No one thought that the Taoist school cooperated with the Mohist school again. It seems that they have made a wonderful thing.
"Peeping into the heaven?" Li Shimin couldn''t help but turn his eyes to Merton, but now is not the time to ask this. Li Shimin asked with concern: "do I have a clue about the National Games of the Tang Dynasty?"
Yuan Tiangang frowned and a flush appeared on his face. He said reluctantly, "with the help of external forces, the master and apprentice of Weichen peeped into a trace of heaven''s secrets and found that the national fortune still exists after the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years. As for the future, it is beyond the ability of our teachers and apprentices."
"Congratulations, your majesty." the ministers immediately congratulated.
Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the speech, but said modestly, "the national fortune has lasted for thousands of years. Isn''t it more than two weeks? I don''t think so. I''m satisfied to be able to continue the twenty-four emperors in the Han Dynasty."
"Your Majesty is too modest. The foundation of the Tang Dynasty will last forever. It is said from generation to generation that only twenty-four generations can be complacent." eldest sun Wuji knows Li Shimin''s mind best, and his face refutes it.
Other ministers agreed one after another, and everyone raised their airs. Taking this opportunity to show their loyalty, Li Shimin couldn''t help but be happy.
"It''s so difficult to pass it on from generation to generation. I''ve been diligent all my life, lest the foundation of the Tang Dynasty be destroyed. As for future generations, I''m powerless." although Li Shimin was happy, he was still very sober.
Merton moved in his heart and said, "the ancients said: the past does not forget the teacher of the future. Since ancient times, there are countless examples of the prosperity and decline of all dynasties, not only in the Central Plains, but also in the Far West. Your majesty ordered to sort out the reasons for the success or failure of the rise and decline of all dynasties at home and abroad, check the deficiencies and make up the omissions, and compile a book to pass on to future emperors. It is not impossible for our Tang Dynasty to pass on from generation to generation."
Merton knows that the purpose of Sima Qian''s Zizhi Tongjian is to guide and summarize many historical experiences and lessons for the rulers to learn from, which is helpful to govern the country and stabilize the country. However, it is only written from the standpoint of officials.
As an eternal emperor, if Li Shimin wrote a book on the basis of maintaining his rule, there might be a book that would not be inferior to Zizhi Tongjian. The history of the Tang Dynasty may have a different result. At least there are the weapons to restrain the emperors of future generations, so that the imperial power will not lose its restriction.
"What did Marquis Mo say? This is a good policy?" all officials moved in their hearts when they heard the speech. Now all kinds of theories of immortals have been cracked one by one. Heaven and man induction in the Mohist school has been cracked one by one by the Mohist school. There is no longer anything to restrict the emperor. If Li Shimin compiles an emperor book, does it mean that there is a means to check and balance future emperors.
Li Shimin can''t help but brighten his eyes. Since ancient times, hundreds of families have taught ordinary people how to behave in the world. There has never been a book on how to become a qualified emperor. Now in the Tang Dynasty, I''m afraid only Li Shimin is qualified to compile it.
If the royal family also had a scripture to guide the emperor''s administration, wouldn''t it be handed down for all ages? And didn''t he who compiled this book, like Confucius and Mo Lao Zhuang in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, make the book holy, and the benefits to the Tang Dynasty are obvious. After all, the emperor doesn''t want his dynasty to inherit for all generations.
"OK, then I''ll take it as my duty. I''ll take care of the rise and fall of the dynasties of all dynasties. I''ll ask Lord Yan to collect and sort it out?" Li Shimin looked excitedly at the ancient road of master Yan.
Yan shigu is a master of contemporary historiography. He is the most suitable person who is proficient in the historical records of the past dynasties.
"Merton, you are responsible for the rise and fall of the dynasty of the far western country. It is for reference." Li Shimin looked at Merton and said.
"Yes, Mr. Wei!" Merton received the order. He can be said to be the person who knows the West most in the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, he will be responsible.
"This book is a summary of the emperors of the dynasty. I decided to name it emperor book." Li Shimin said in high spirits.
So far, as the highest guiding ideology of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial Book officially began to be compiled, which also set a precedent for the emperors of the past dynasties to write books and make speeches.