Li Gangchun followed Eunuch Gao to the palace to see him. The emperor was not going to court today and was staying in the Taiji Hall. He said he missed the emperor.
Li Shimin rarely did pigeons in the morning court, but if he only did, there must be a reason.
But talking about missing the emperor is a bit of a joke. What the emperor loves to do most in his life is to quarrel with his second son.
However, Li Gangchun really wronged the emperor of the Tang Dynasty this time. He did miss the emperor a little. The reason was very simple. After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's love for his son, Li Shimin missed his father in his heart.
It is true that his father did not love him as much as Zhu Yuanzhang loved Zhu Biao, but he was still a qualified father.
Li Gangchun was absent-minded on the road. When he arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, Eunuch Gao said, "Sir, we are here. Your Majesty is waiting for you inside."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Li Gangchun breathed a long sigh of relief and walked in. Li Shimin was sitting on the dragon couch in the hall. When he heard the footsteps, he didn't even raise his head and asked:
"Do you know about the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Gangchun nodded. He knew about the Ming Dynasty from the beginning. Although Zhu Biao's ascension to the throne was a matter of universal celebration, Li Gangchun felt very uncomfortable.
He knew some inside story, especially what would happen if Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty forcibly rebelled against heaven. Li Gangchun knew better than others.
What's even more frightening is that this incident gave the emperors a start. It is really possible to change fate and bring back the dead, and some people have already done it.
As the eunuch of the Qin Tian Jian of the Tang Dynasty, he was afraid that the emperor might have some small thoughts.
Sure enough, His Majesty the Emperor immediately asked: "Zhu Biao can come back to life. What kind of magic is this? Why have I never heard you talk about it?"
Li Gangchun secretly thought, this spell is very powerful, it is called changing one's fate against the will of heaven, and the price paid is that the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty and the emperors of all dynasties all died relatively quickly.
As a result, the national destiny of the entire Ming Dynasty was tampered with, so much so that the country was almost destroyed, and the only civil strife in the Six Dynasties occurred. That was the famous Jingnan battle. It seems that thanks to Zhu Yunwen's poor performance, his uncle defeated the weak and the strong.
The rebellion was successful in just three years.
If Zhu Yunwen were a little more powerful and less useless, the Ming Dynasty's national power would inevitably suffer even greater losses.
He was afraid that Li Shimin would do it again to save his life. Although he is not old yet, our emperor always likes to prepare for a rainy day.
When the Ming Dynasty was founded, there was a luxurious lineup, which was no less than the outstanding figures in Lingyan Pavilion.
What will happen?
In just a few years, there has been death, death, death
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my lack of talent and lack of knowledge. I really don't know."
Li Shimin snorted coldly and thought to himself, if it weren't for the civil strife in Buddhism, I would have gone to ask Xuanzang a long time ago. He likes to play with the balance between Buddhism and Taoism, which was the case with the Queen's disaster last time.
Of course, the monks who had high hopes for him could not solve the Queen's misfortune. Later, it was the serious Taoist priest Li Yu from the Song Dynasty who solved the problem. Li Shimin felt a little unhappy when he thought of this man. He took away the human emperor's Qi from the Tang Dynasty, and he
I can't speak out yet, so I can only suffer the loss of being dumb.
This time I heard that Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty was resurrected, and it was his handiwork. In addition, he presided over the enthronement of the Empress of the Song Dynasty. It means that this Taoist priest alone has changed the national destiny of three empires.
Li Shimin would not use such a person if given to him. It is because he is too difficult to control. Li Shimin loves talents, but he will never use someone he cannot control. The greater his ability, the less he can use him.
Li Gangchun guessed right. Zhu Biao came back to life, which fascinated Li Shimin. He was very interested in it.
Every talented and ambitious emperor wants to live forever and see his empire prosper forever.
The Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty were all like this, and Li Shimin was not immune to this. Their desire for immortality was stronger than that of ordinary people.
Li Gangchun's answer was within Li Shimin's expectation, but it still made him very disappointed.
He did not want to give up and remained silent for a while on the dragon chair. This short silence made Li Gangchun very nervous. He secretly glanced at Li Shimin several times, which Li Gangchun had not dared to do before.
He knew that if Li Shimin forcibly gave the order, people like him would have no choice but to go against the will of heaven and change his fate for him. Just like the heroes at the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the end of people like him would certainly be unhappy, and the fate of the Tang Dynasty might not be the same.
Long term stability.
Even if it is like this, it may not succeed, but it will definitely arouse the anger of heaven and people. This time, Zhu Biao's incident has aroused His Majesty's desire, which is not a good thing for Datang.
Li Gangchun's forehead was covered with sweat, and he was extremely nervous. Li Shimin finally broke the silence and continued to ask: "I am going to send someone to Daming, first to congratulate him, and second to find out how he changed his life against the will of heaven. Go there in person."
Let’s take a trip.”
Li Shimin clasped his hands behind his back and said, "I will send Yu Shinan to hold the festival, and you will accompany me all the way. When you arrive in the Ming Dynasty, remember to investigate carefully."
Li Gangchun nodded, bent down and said: "I obey the order, but last time the Supreme Emperor died, the Ming Dynasty only sent the Minister of Civil Affairs. Now we send Yu Shangshu, isn't it a bit unfair?"
"It doesn't matter!" Li Shimin said with a smile: "I want to give Zhu Biao this face."
Li Gangchun slowly walked out of the Tai Chi Hall. A gust of wind blew over him, making him feel cold all over. Only then did he realize that he was soaked all over. He had been too nervous just now.
If His Majesty is determined to defy heaven, the Tang Dynasty will probably fall into endless turmoil, but I don't know if anyone will come forward to turn the tide, just like Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty this time.
In the Six Dynasties, it was not just Ming officials like Yu Qian who felt that Zhu Biao was more suitable to be the current emperor than his father, Hongwu the Great. This idea was almost the consensus of the Six Dynasties.
Zhu Biao is better than Zhu Yuanzhang because of his generosity. Just one word of lenient can make many people feel relieved.
He could even let Zhu Di's descendants go, just because they were of the Zhu family's blood.
In fact, although Zhu Di dared to rebel against his nephew under the instigation of Yao Guangxiao, he would not have had the courage if Zhu Biao was in power.
Of course, Zhu Biao would not treat each vassal king cold-bloodedly and ruthlessly like his son Zhu Yunwen.
After Li Gangchun went out, Li Shimin was lying on the dragon couch with a solemn expression.
Behind him is a map. If you look closely, you will see a complete map of the Six Dynasties.
This picture comes from the relics of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the Central Plains was the territory of the Han Dynasty and had not yet been divided into six kingdoms.
Li Shimin sighed, turned around and looked at Daming's location on the map, his eyes becoming increasingly ugly.
"Zhu Biao is difficult to deal with."——
Outside Bianliang City, by the lakeside.
The breeze is blowing, bringing the slightest warmth. It is already midsummer. Zhengjing Lake should be bustling with activity, but recently no one is in the mood to play.
The water polo competition has been suspended for two sessions, and even the most solemn spiritual pet competition in the serious sect has been postponed.
The disciples of the Zhengjing sect all looked serious, waiting for their leader to return. In the past, the headmaster would run out every day, and the disciples in the sect didn't take it seriously at that time. After all, Elder Huang Xin was in charge of the Zhengjing sect. In the past,
There is also Elder Yang Zhiyang. I recently heard that he and Song Jiang went to Tibet. Huang Xin can handle it well by himself.
But this time is different. Strange things have happened frequently in Bianliang recently, causing people to panic. Rumors spread that it was because the queen's reign was against the harmony of nature.
This statement has quite a market, and many people truly believe it. Although they know that the Queen is kind to them, they still have some resentment in their hearts.
this is human nature
Fortunately, the headmaster is back. As long as he is in Bianliang, everyone has a backbone. Some people are like this. If you see him laughing and joking on weekdays, he may not be doing anything serious.
But when something happens, as long as he is there, you will feel at ease. For the disciples of the serious sect, Headmaster Li Yu is such a person. No matter what kind of trouble it is, as long as the Headmaster is there and leading everyone, everyone will be fine.
Not afraid.
The rumors this time were aimed at the Queen. Originally, they had little to do with the Zhengjing Sect, but everyone knew that Her Majesty the Queen and the Zhengjing Sect were already in a bonded relationship.
Everyone knows that Her Majesty the Queen comes to the Zhengjing Sect every day when she has nothing to do. When new disciples wander around the gate, they will most likely see Her Majesty the Queen and her little follower, the ridiculously beautiful little lolita Xue Baoqin.
As all the disciples watched, Li Yu led a group of people down. He said hello casually, which was considered as a signal to everyone. In addition to the disciples, those who came to greet them were the elders, Diao Chan, Er Qiao, Qiong Ying, Wu
None of them came.
It seems that everyone knows that something big has happened, and Li Yu will definitely be busy for a while.
After landing, Li Yu took several elders directly to the courtyard outside the Sansheng Temple. Xiao Jinlian looked around and followed her secretly. Fortunately, Li Yu did not drive her away.
She followed Li Yu silently, just like a small pendant, and didn't get too close. After Li Yu sat down, she also found a futon to sit on. As long as she could see Li Yu, she was very satisfied, no matter where she was.
No matter where she was, she didn't want to be separated from Li Yu.
Generally, no one is allowed to enter the Three Holy Temples, unless there is an important event and they want to worship here.
This place used to be the Daxiong Hall of Daxiangguo Temple, which is the heart of the Zhengjing Sect. There is also a statue of Li Yu in the courtyard, alongside Pangu and Jiutian Xuannv Empress. The three of them are the three saints of the Zhengjing Sect.
Li Yu found a futon under the tree, sat down, and called the elders to sit down as well.
Huang Xin said anxiously: "Headmaster, these days"
Li Yu interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "I know everything. When did it start?"
"Three days ago."
Li Yu secretly thought, that was when Zhu Biao was all exposed and cheating to kill everyone.
"Where is Your Majesty? How is she feeling?"
"Your Majesty came here once and didn't feel anything different about her at all. She ate well and slept well. I heard she was laughing and joking. Then she left. However, it is said that the palace was also very chaotic. There were often ghosts and people catching her.
There is a monster living there, but fortunately the emperor's master Liu Bowen is here."
Liu Bowen was quite famous, and he was also a man of great influence in the Six Dynasties. People in the palace felt more at ease when he was in charge. In fact, Liu Bowen was not a top figure in the founding group of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps it was because of this that he was able to survive to this day.
Chang Yuchun, the most brave man in the Ming Dynasty, died early, and Xu Da, Tang He, Lan Yu and others also died early. Liu Bowen has lived until now, and looking at him, he will live for a hundred years.
Eighty years without any problem.
So much so that Li Yu once doubted whether he was really guarding the stone man and wanted to break it, or whether he had just found a random stone man to avoid heaven's revenge.
Li Yu spat: "Thanks to him? I think these strange things are probably related to the stone man he brought. This guy is extremely cunning, but he knows what it means to divert trouble to the west."
"What stone man?" Huang Xin asked curiously.
Li Yu shook his head and said: "It's a weird thing. It scared Liu Bowen so much that he didn't dare to go out for decades. He resigned and went into seclusion to watch it for thirty years."
After Li Yu said it himself, he also felt a little weird. When he first saw that thing, he thought it was evil.
Lu Lingqi stood aside and asked with a frown: "Is it some kind of curse?"
Li Yu curled his lips and said: "That's good, but I'm afraid it will be more difficult than this. I'll go to the palace and try to calm down the disciples, so that they can organize more people to go around the city if they have nothing to do. You must learn to appease people's hearts in special times!"
Lu Lingqi said: "If it is a curse, you should first go to southern Xinjiang to find a wizard to lift it."
What about the wizard? Li Yu said angrily: "The Witch Temple and I have a big enmity. Before I get there, I will probably be refined by those crazy witch and Gu masters in southern Xinjiang."
After two coups in the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, Li Yu understood the truth that no matter how big an organization is in the world, whether it is a country or an ordinary family, it is afraid that people will be distracted.
If the people's hearts are not united, no matter how big the family is, it will not be stable and will inevitably go downhill. If you decline steadily, you are afraid of spiraling to the ground. Although Zhu Yuanzhang tormented the Ming Dynasty for Zhu Biao, the foundation he left behind
It's really too big.
But this is not the most important factor in determining victory or defeat. People's hearts are. Among the six dynasties, the one with the most unity and the clearest idea of what they wanted to do was Xishu. From the emperor to the traders and soldiers, everyone wanted to kill Chang'an, but they all wanted to go to Chang'an.
Chang'an, restore the glory of the Han Dynasty.
Although the Song and Ming Dynasties were big, they might not be Shu's opponents in a real fight. This is the reason. Western Shu's soldiers, generals, and counselors are not comparable to them. After all, many of the other five countries recruit troops for defense.
The soldiers and horses of the Shu Kingdom, from the day it was founded, were rushing to unify the six dynasties.
Huang Xin stopped him, waited until everyone had left, and then whispered: "Headmaster, there is another one."
Li Yu took it and saw that Huang Xin handed it a bamboo tube. He immediately understood that it was a secret message from Shi Qian.
Shi Qian's identity is very special, and he must be protected without leaking any flaws, so Huang Xin is so cautious.
Li Yu glanced at him approvingly, put the bamboo tube into his sleeve, stood up and walked out, going to the palace to meet Liu Bowen.
Xiao Jinlian also followed silently. Li Yu noticed it and didn't say anything. She hadn't been back for a long time. He might as well go to the palace to comfort Fu Jin.
