To the west of Chang'an Palace, there is a building that is not considered grand, but is envied by scribes all over the city. This is the "Literary Museum" established by Qin King Li Shimin only half a year ago.
Why envy?
Li Shimin went to great lengths to collect 200,000 volumes of books and put them here. Even if he was a direct descendant of five surnames and seven families, who could not be tempted?
The name of the Eighteen Scholars has already been resounding throughout the capital. When the Scholars entered the library, people at that time called it "Deng Yingzhou".
In the Literature Hall, Li Shimin gave lectures on scriptures, recited poems and composed poems, introduced etiquette to form rules, and eloquently sang elegance. Li Shimin introduced them every day and never slackened off. Even some affairs of the Prince of Qin's Palace were transferred to the Literature Hall for handling. After all, literature
All the bachelors in the palace are also officials of the Prince of Qin's palace.
Li Shimin, who was only twenty-three years old this year, conquered the world, fought bloody battles, and was extremely energetic. But now he is sitting cross-legged at the top, gentle and elegant. When the first bachelor speaks, he always listens attentively and attentively.
"The jasper is as high as a tree, with thousands of green silk ribbons hanging down. I don't know who cut out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors."
"This poem is indeed not allowed to be written by Xue Sili."
The speaker was Yu Shinan, a member of the Qin Dynasty's office who joined the army. Among the eighteen scholars, he was the best in terms of poetry and prose.
"I don't know who cut out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors."
Xue Shou is the youngest son of Xue Daoheng, but he has followed his father Xue Ru since he was a child, so he can only call his biological father Xue Daoheng his uncle.
Fang Xuanling, who was slightly chubby, nodded and said: "Young talented man, it is said that his surname is Li... I wonder if he is Longxi Li or Zhaojun Li?"
"Xuanling wants to show his talent to His Highness again?"
Fang Xuanling laughed and said: "Haha, Your Highness is very humble and only hopes to be accompanied by civilized and military heroes. Naturally, I will do my best."
Li Shimin, who was sitting at the top, did not speak, but he smiled and nodded.
Among the officials of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Fang Xuanling was not of high rank. He only joined the army as a clerk, but he won Li Shimin's trust because Fang Xuanling liked to recommend outstanding figures. Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, and Li Daliang were all recommended by him to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
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"It is said that the single name is Bai and the character is Taibai."
"Li Bai?"
"Li Taibai?"
Unable to find the answer, everyone's eyes fell on an old man with a skinny face. This man was Li Shousu from the Li family in Zhao County.
It's not that everyone doubts that this Li Bai is the Li family of Zhao County, but because this Li Shousu is the best person in the world at genealogy. He knows the inheritance, relatives and in-law relationships of the noble families and various heroes and dignitaries in the world. He can be called "human genealogy".
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"Li Bai..." Li Shousu shook his head, "I've never heard of it."
Li Xuandao on the side also shook his head and said: "With this poem title, it is definitely extraordinary, but I have never heard of it before."
Li Xuandao was from the Li family in Longxi, and was recommended by Fang Xuanling to the Prince of Qin's Palace. In fact, he was Fang Xuanling's nephew.
Li Shimin, who was at the top, said: "That's all, a young talented man who has such a talent for poetry, but indulges in flowers, how can he be compared with you."
His voice was slightly hoarse, but his articulation and enunciation were very rhythmic. After he finished speaking, everyone bowed and thanked him.
Fang Xuanling was about to speak when he saw figures moving outside and shouted: "Keming is finally back, how is it?"
Du Ruhui, who had been following Xuanzang for half a month, saluted Li Shimin, sat down tiredly and took the hot tea from Fang Xuanling, "Except Dongshan Temple, all other temples should be abolished. Zen Master Xuanzang has asked the Ten Great Virtues
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Xue Shou said in surprise: "I remember that Dongshan Temple was the first one to be inspected. Isn't it said that it has been occupied by the mountain people?"
Du Ruhui's face turned dark and he wanted to explain something, but someone came in from outside the door. He was a tall and straight middle-aged man with white hair on his temples and an anxious expression.
"Brother Renren is here." Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his head slightly.
This middle-aged man has a good background. Yu Wenshiji, the younger brother of Yu Wenji, a great hero in the late Sui Dynasty, defected to the Tang Dynasty in the second year of Wude and entered the palace of the Qin Dynasty as a hussar general. He followed Li Shimin to attack King Kong, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande of the Song Dynasty, and was knighted.
Duke Ying paid homage to Zhongshu Shilang.
The Vice Minister of Zhongshu is the deputy Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongshu Province, with a high position. Yu Wenshiji is a major helper of the Qin Palace in the palace. After all, such outstanding civil and military figures as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong, etc. are only in the Qin Palace.
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Yu Wenshiji was a little frightened, "Hebei was defeated. Weizhou, Xinzhou, Lizhou, Xiangzhou, and Luozhou fell one after another. The governors of various states either died or surrendered. Only General Zhang Shigui of the Youwu Guard broke the siege and fled."
There was silence in the hall. Li Shimin straightened his back, leaned forward slightly, and his eyes shone brightly. His gentle and elegant look just now suddenly turned into a powerful one.
Xue Shou said softly: "Your Highness, King Huai'an, and Li Shiji were all defeated..."
"There's no rush." Li Shimin suddenly regained his composure, like a sword sheathed with cold light, "There's no rush."
The matter is obvious. Li Shimin returned to Beijing at the end of June, and Liu Heitai raised troops at the beginning of July. Li Shimin was the best candidate to appease Hebei, but for half a year after that, Tiance Mansion was deliberately excluded.
In addition to the various battles in Hebei, it was not until Liu Heita captured the entire Hebei.
Now that the generals have been defeated, the saints, and the East Palace are at a loss, who else can clean up the mess besides Tiance Mansion?
Therefore, Li Shimin is not in a hurry.
Yu Wenshiji leaned out and said softly: "The East Palace has passed, and the saint has not come to summon him yet?"
"What did Keming say just now?" Li Shimin seemed not to have heard, beckoning Yu Wenshiji to sit down, and said with a smile: "Dongshan Temple was chosen by Xuanling, is there anything wrong with it?"
Du Ruhui calmed down and sighed: "I checked that day and found out that the abbot of Dongshan Temple was just a young man who was temporarily staying in the temple..."
"Although I don't know the inside story, this person must be the troublemaker. When Zen Master Xuanzang made it clear the next day that Dongshan Temple was not to be abolished, the young man was in the Zen Master's inner room."
Li Shimin became interested and said with a smile: "You can actually make Keming suffer the loss of being dumb... Such a young man is better than a talented man who can only recite poems and compose poems."
"Oh, is this the person Keming mentioned a few days ago?" Fang Xuanling suddenly realized, "The person behind the scenes is talking about right and wrong..."
Realizing that everyone was looking over, Du Ruhui calmly recounted what he heard on the wall of Dongshan Temple that day, "Although it was said behind the scenes... the method is a little sinister, but if you look closely at people's hearts, you will find unusual methods.
This evaluation... is quite appropriate."
It was Du Ruhui's suggestion to release the news that four years of additional taxes would be collected after the temple was dismantled.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "This kid is talking nonsense, but it is for the sake of national affairs."
"But being able to tell the truth casually shows that he is obviously clever and can persuade Zen Master Xuanzang..." Fang Xuanling became interested and asked, "Keming, what kind of person is this?"
Du Ruhui said simply: "Li Shan is about sixteen or seventeen years old. He claims to have come to Chang'an to visit his relatives but was rejected. Now he lives in Dongshan Temple. He is handsome, handsome, sharp-minded, and has great strategies."
"Have you got a strategy?" Xue frowned, this word should not be used indiscriminately.
Du Ruhui sneered twice, "I just heard today that Zen Master Wu Chao, the host of Dongshan Temple, has been practicing closed-mouth Zen for ten years..."
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, then threw his head up to the sky and laughed, laughing so hard, "How did Zen Master Xuanzang talk about Buddhism when he visited the temple that day?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but shake his head, "This is a plan to wipe out the family, but it's not enough to persuade Xuanzang..."
Yu Wenshiji, who had been listening silently, suddenly said: "I have heard in the past few days that Dongshan Temple has the Scripture from the West. Yesterday Zen Master Xuanzang wrote a letter requesting to travel west to Tianzhu."
After a moment of silence, Xue Shou sighed: "Sure enough, he has a great strategy. He is another young hero of the Li family."
"Although Li Bai has poetic talent, he indulges in flowers. Li Shan almost harms national affairs for small profits. He is not a young hero." Li Shimin shook his head, "Still needs to be sharpened."
However, Li Shimin didn't pay much attention to these trivial matters. He stood up and said loudly: "Keming has urged us to dismantle the temple. At least three thousand soldiers will be recruited. Wang Xu, the commander of Chang'an, will lead the troops."
"The benevolent brother-in-law is in the middle of the book, and he should stay in Chang'an. The rest, together with the six guards of the army on the left and right, and the Xuanjia soldiers, will go out with me on the expedition."
"Come here, change your clothes. I want to enter the palace and invite you to fight!"