Li Shimin is currently in a fierce battle with Li Jiancheng. He is focused on digging a hole for Li Jiancheng, and it is impossible for him to lead his troops on an expedition.
Especially when Li Jiancheng killed him and Li Yuan faintly fell in love with Li Jiancheng, he did not dare to act rashly, let alone leave Chang'an City.
Because if you leave Chang'an City, you may not be able to come back, or you may find that your "home" is gone when you come back.
Therefore, until the struggle between him and Li Jiancheng did not come to a conclusion, he would not leave Chang'an City at all, let alone lead troops on an expedition.
If Li Yuan insists on leading his troops on an expedition, he will have to give up his position as prince in exchange.
This time, Li Yuan couldn't deceive him like before, because Li Yuan played tricks on him again and again, and he no longer had any credibility with him.
If Li Yuan didn't hand over the crown prince's position to him, he would never agree to Li Yuan's military expedition again.
The problem is, Li Yuan will not hand over the crown prince position to him.
It's not that Li Yuan couldn't see that he was better than Li Jiancheng in terms of martial arts, nor that he couldn't see the great contributions he made to the Tang Dynasty.
The reason why Li Yuan did not abolish Li Jiancheng and make him the crown prince was because Li Yuan had various concerns.
Until these concerns are perfectly resolved, no matter how much stronger he is than Li Jiancheng, no matter how much he has done for Datang.
It is impossible for Li Yuan to pass the crown prince position to him.
This is almost a dead end.
There seems to be no other way to break the situation except a palace coup.
But these are not important for the time being. What is important is that Li Yuanji and Li Shimin have the same concerns.
Li Yuanji is also afraid that if he leaves Chang'an City at this time, his "home" will be gone when he comes back, and everything will be settled.
At that time, other than crawling at the feet of the new emperor, or running away with the whole family, there will be no other way out.
This is not what Li Yuanji wants.
Therefore, Li Yuanji did not want to lead troops on an expedition.
However, the chaos at Weizeguan has become apparent, and the Turks are eyeing it. Ma Sanbao, He Panren, and Su Dingfang are also involved, and Li Yuanji cannot sit idly by.
Li Yuanji thought about it over and over with the documents that Su Dingfang had returned from Weize Pass, and finally decided to discuss countermeasures with Li Shimin.
Although Li Shimin would not lead troops on an expedition, it was about the safety of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin could not ignore it.
"Come here, go to the palace and ask when my second brother will be free."
Li Yuanji ordered towards the door.
The guard guarding the door agreed and quickly rushed to the palace to ask questions.
It didn't take long for the news to come back. Li Shimin was free now and was in the palace's literary library.
Li Yuanji immediately ordered people to prepare a horse. After riding on it, he hurried to the palace with his guards.
When passing by the palace gate, he found that there were some unfamiliar faces among the guards at the palace gate, but Li Yuanji didn't pay attention.
After passing through Changle Gate and Gongli Gate, we arrived at Xiuwen Hall.
Next door to the Xiuwen Museum is the famous Menxia Province.
The place where senior officials of the Tang Dynasty worked, and it was also the center of power of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuaneng placed Li Shimin's literary library next to the power center of the Tang Dynasty, which shows how much he loved Li Shimin.
If this were placed in other dynasties, it would be something that would be unthinkable.
Let alone placing an office of the princes next to the power center, even if it is to place the princes' residence next to the power center, it is impossible.
But even so, Li Shimin was still not satisfied.
Because what Li Shimin wanted, Li Yuan was unwilling to give, and what Li Yuan was willing to give was not what Li Shimin really wanted.
Speaking of which, this was Li Yuanji's first time to visit the place where Menxia Province was located, so he couldn't help but stop and take a look.
It was a strange feeling to watch the subordinate officials coming and going with stacks of documents, and to watch the officials coming and going in such a hurry.
After accepting the prayers of nearly a dozen officials, Li Yuanji left the location of the Menxia Province and arrived at the entrance of the Xiuwen Hall.
Perhaps to highlight the difference of the Xiuwen Guan, or perhaps to highlight the special status of the owner of the Xiuwen Guan, the door of the Xiuwen Guan is surprisingly high, only a head shorter than the lower door.
But even so, the solemn feeling of Xiuwenkan is still not inferior to that of Menxiasheng.
Because there are two huge stone lions placed at the entrance of the Xiuwen Museum, showing their majestic teeth and claws.
The guards on duty stood on both sides of the stone lion.
There were two people dressed as civil servants guarding the front door.
One is Fang Qiao, Fang Xuanling, and the other is Xue Shou and Xue Bobao.
Li Yuanji had met Fang Xuanling several times and knew him well, so there was nothing worth paying attention to.
Li Yuanji, on the other hand, had never met Xue Shou and didn't know him very well, so he couldn't help but take a second look.
There are rumors that Xue Shou's ability is not inferior to that of Fang Xuanling, and he once made a lot of contributions to Li Shimin, but because he died early, he did not shine in history, and he is not as famous as Fang Xuanling.
According to historical records, Xue Cao died in the seventh year of Wude, which was the next year. Li Shimin cried so hard after his death. After Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he also told Fang Xuanling that if Xue Cao was alive, he would be ordered by Zhongshu Ling.
Deal with it.
What kind of official is Zhongshu Ling?
The highest official of Zhongshu Province among the three provinces is also commonly known as the prime minister.
Although there was more than one prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, even so, it was enough to show that Li Shimin attached great importance to Xue Shou.
It is also enough to show Xue Shou's outstanding ability.
It's a pity that he died too early, otherwise what would be recorded in the history books of later generations would not be 'Fang Mou Du Duan', but 'Fang Mou Xue Duan'.
"Chen Fang Qiao..."
"Your Majesty Xue Shou..."
"See His Highness King Qi."
"..."
Just when Li Yuanji looked at Xue Shou and felt sorry for Xue Shou's fate, Xue Shou and Fang Xuanling also noticed Li Yuanji's presence.
The two of them were not qualified to support Li Yuanji, so they trotted to pay homage in front of Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, "It seems that my second brother guessed that I would come, so he specially asked you two to wait for me here."
Fang Xuanling stood up slowly and said with a smile: "His Highness sent someone to the palace to ask if His Highness had any free time. My Highness guessed that His Highness might come to visit, so he specially sent me and Bo Bao to wait here.
So as not to neglect His Highness."
Li Yuanji laughed and said, "When did my second brother become so polite?"
Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Isn't this because he is afraid that His Highness will be dissatisfied and come to the door to ask for punishment?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Are you talking about the competition at Nanyuan Hunting Ground a few days ago?"
Fang Xuanling smiled implicitly and nodded.
Li Yuanji said dumbfounded: "Am I that stingy?"
Fang Xuanling smiled and said nothing.
Li Yuanji glared at Fang Xuanling and said angrily: "This is a misunderstanding of me."
Fang Xuanling just nodded and agreed, but said nothing.
However, Xue Shou slowly said: "Your Highness, my Highness has been waiting for a long time. Why don't we go into the pavilion and sit down to chat later?"
Xue Shou seemed to be asking for instructions, but he was not sincere.
After finishing speaking, I was ready to go to the Xiuwen Museum.
Li Yuanji had no time to argue with Xue Shou and immediately followed him.
Upon entering the Xiu Wen Guan, Li Yuanji discovered that the architecture inside the Xiu Wen Guan was very different from the solemn and majestic appearance of the outside.
If you look at the Xiuwen Museum from the outside, you will feel that the Xiuwen Museum is a very formal official yamen, then if you look at the Xiuwen Museum from the inside, it is more like a place where books are collected.
Not only is it exquisite and elegant, and full of greenery, it is also filled with books, and there are even poems, songs, and splendid articles carved in stone on the walls.
The unique aroma of the book can be smelled without having to smell it carefully.
Li Yuanji only took a dozen steps forward when he was tripped by the scroll.
Before Li Yuanji could speak, Fang Xuanling ordered people to move the books and explained to Li Yuanji with a smile, "It's a clear and nice day today, so my Highness ordered the ministers to take away the books that have been hidden all winter."
Come out in the sun to avoid mold and insect infestation."
Li Yuanji nodded to express his understanding.
After all, there is no way to compare the storage environment more than a thousand years ago with that of more than a thousand years later.
If books are kept in the library for a long time, they are prone to moisture and mold. If no one takes care of them, they are also prone to be eaten by insects.
Especially libraries built more than a thousand years ago, in order to avoid fires, would be built near the water, or after the library was built, a pool would be dug next to it, or a circular waterway would be built, so books would be more susceptible to moisture.
In addition, more than a thousand years ago, there was no glass or other objects to resist the cold and moisture, and only a thick layer of paper was used to cover the windows. Once there was strong wind, heavy rain or heavy snow, the cold and moisture would easily penetrate the collection of books.
building.
So once winter has passed, or a rainy season has passed, you must take out the books and dry them in the sun, otherwise they will definitely get damp, moldy, and be eaten by insects.
When I wanted to read a book, I took it out and saw that the words inside were either bitten by insects and missing arms and legs, or were stuck together due to dampness and mold, and the words could not be read clearly.
Therefore, it was common for ancient people to post books, and they were very diligent.
In the Qing Dynasty, there was even a book-drying festival.
Although the origin is a bit funny, it proves that the ancients attached great importance to publishing books.
There are now a large collection of books stored in the Xiuwen Museum. Not only the collections collected by the imperial court from various places, but also the collections of the former Sui Dynasty brought back by Li Shimin from Luoyang. Some of the collections are still being recompiled, revised and restored.
So after a winter, I really need to take it out and dry it in the sun.
After all, every book in the collection stored here is a treasure of the nation. If there is a problem with any one, it will be a loss to the nation.
Although Li Shimin is a figure who immediately dominates, his cultural attainments are not low, and can even be said to be quite high.
It is precisely because of this that he attaches great importance to cultural things.
Otherwise, after killing Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, they would not have forgotten to transport the gold and silver, but would have transported back the books from the former Sui Dynasty first.
Not to mention Yu Shinan, Fang Xuanling, Xu Jingzong and other people with high attainments in literature were summoned to the Xiuwen Museum to re-edit, revise and restore the former Sui Dynasty books moved back from Luoyang.
