Li Zhi had a secret talk with Wang Shoushi and asked him to send people to keep an eye on Qiu Xinggong and Xue Wanche. After all, they were not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. Once these two people were "in Cao's camp and in Han", they were essentially the prince's "secret"
time", then the lineage of the King of Jin will suffer catastrophe, and there will be no reason to be spared...
Fortunately, Wang Shoushi has been hiding in the darkness for decades. He has been responsible for training secret spies and training dead soldiers for two generations of emperors, including the emperor Gaozu and the late emperor. He is very good at planting spies and finding out the truth.
Immediately, Li Zhi summoned Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang to discuss the matter and handed two letters to them for circulation.
Xiao Yu read the letter and his eyes rested on the first words "Temple name Taizong, posthumous title Emperor Wen". He sighed quietly and said in a somewhat sad tone: "Your Majesty has a magnificent life. He was a playboy in his youth, worked hard in his youth, and became an emperor in his middle age.
, I have made great achievements and my name will go down in history... but in the end, it is just these few numbers that cover my whole life."
You may be emperors, generals, or ministers, and you may be rich and noble in the world, but you still cannot escape the deadline of life and death. The vegetation on earth is as great as the eternal stars, and there is a sense of loneliness and desolation that "the emperor's hegemony can only be achieved by a flick of the loess"...
"Huh!" Li Zhi snorted angrily and said angrily: "That's nonsense! The prince is also unfilial. His father's achievements in his life are rare throughout the ages. His literary and military skills are unparalleled in the world, but his posthumous title is just a simple 'Emperor Wen'."
, This is simply unreasonable!”
Chu Suiliang was stunned: "Then what does Your Highness think we should do?"
Li Zhi was obviously very worried about this: "My father was a master of literary and military skills. He was a genius. It is unfair to use the word '文' alone. We cannot allow future generations to experience the amazing talent of my father!"
Chu Suiliang and Xiao Yu looked at each other and looked at each other.
The so-called "temple name" originated in the Shang Dynasty. The ancestors who had made great contributions to the country and were worthy of eternal sacrifice by their descendants would build temples after their death to enjoy incense and blood food, and especially catch up with the temple name to see the meaning of erecting temples for sacrifice forever. At that time,
There are only three kinds of temple names: "Tai" for the establishment of the foundation, "Gao" for those with high achievements, and "Zhong" for those with great achievements. In addition, according to the standard of "the ancestors have merits and the clan has virtues", the title of ancestor or clan is given.
The Zhou Dynasty did not continue the temple name system of the Shang Dynasty, and only used the posthumous title system. When Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, he deposed all of them. Because this emperor believed that both temple names and posthumous titles would catch up after death, there would inevitably be "sons discussing fathers".
The situation in which "the ministers discuss the king" is disloyal and unfilial.
Although the temple name system was restored during the Han Dynasty, they were extremely cautious about adding temple names. Therefore, all emperors of the Han Dynasty had posthumous titles, but very few had temple names. Emperor Liu Qi of Han Jing in the famous "Wenjing Reign" did not have a temple name.
...This shows how precious the temple name is, and it must be obtained by an emperor who has made great achievements.
However, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Central Plains was in chaos and political power changed. The armed forces of various ethnic groups from all over the country came on stage. In order to show off their orthodox status, they completely shattered the principle of careful use of temple names. Regardless of whether their virtues and merits match, it has become
An honor that every emperor can enjoy.
In addition, before the Tang Dynasty, the monarch was called by his posthumous title, and after the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was called by his temple title...
The founder of the temple was named "Taizong", so His Majesty Li Er's temple name "Taizong" was worthy of its name, and there was nothing wrong with it, and Li Zhi had no objection.
Among the posthumous titles, "文" and "武" are both excellent words of praise and the best choice. At the age of sixteen, His Majesty Li Er encouraged Emperor Gaozu to raise troops in Jinyang to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and establish the Tang Dynasty. After that, he continued to fight for years.
He defeated the princes from all over the battlefield and made great achievements in unifying the world for the Tang Dynasty. Then he carried out the Xuanwumen Incident, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo and other wars. It can be said that he has been constantly separated from the military throughout his life, or a posthumous title with the word "武" is more suitable.
But the problem is that the posthumous title of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan is "Emperor Taiwu". His Majesty Li Er is his son, so he must avoid taboos. Naturally, the word "武" cannot be used... So it is reasonable to settle for the second best, and the posthumous title is "Emperor Wen".
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Seeing that Li Zhi was still aggrieved by this, Xiao Yu comforted him and said: "Now that the traitors have stolen the temple and desecrated the sacred artifacts, Your Highness will have to be patient for now. When one day he counterattacks Chang'an and corrects the chaos, he can naturally change the temple name and posthumous title of the late emperor."
If it is changed, who in the world will not accept it?"
No matter how angry you are now, it's nothing more than incompetent rage. If you have the ability, you can fight back to Chang'an and seize it, imitating your father's past. When the time comes, you want to give your father any temple or posthumous title. Who dares to object?
Li Zhishen thought so: "So he changed it to the Great Sage of Civil and Military Affairs, Emperor Da Guangxiao!"
Chu Suiliang couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness may have forgotten that the posthumous title of Emperor Gaozu was 'Emperor Taiwu'. The two generations of emperors, father and son, could not always use the word '武'. It must be avoided."
Li Zhi snorted and said, "Isn't it enough to change the posthumous title of the emperor's grandfather? Anyway, although the emperor's grandfather had the right to oppose the Sui Dynasty, he actually had no merit at all and just enjoyed the success. He was indecisive and the rewards and punishments were unclear. What?
Is he worthy of the word "武"? From what I see, the posthumous title of 'Emperor Shen Yao' is a good one."
The emperor's grandfather's philosophy of governing the country is somewhat similar to that of Yao and Shun. Both Yao and Shun were ancient wise kings. I thought of using this as a posthumous title, and it would not wrong the emperor's grandfather...
Chu Suiliang was horrified: "How can Your Highness do this? You will definitely be subject to heated discussions and criticism from the world!"
Xiao Yu was silent.
Today, those civil servants and generals who followed Emperor Gaozu have long since withered away. Even Yuwenshi and those who were close to Emperor Gaozu in those days have long become the confidants of His Majesty Li Er. Even if someone wants to change the posthumous title of Emperor Gaozu, they will not.
How many people will stand up and object?
On the contrary, if the word "civilian and military" can be added to His Majesty Li Er's posthumous title, it will be the most beautiful posthumous title in history. It will have a huge influence on the civil servants and generals who are loyal to His Majesty Li Er.
His Royal Highness the King of Jin obviously has a better grasp of people's hearts than his military strategy...
Wang Shoushi appeared at the door and asked softly: "Cui Chengfu has requested an audience. Will His Highness receive you?"
Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Please come quickly!"
Seeing Wang Shoushi going out to call for someone, Chu Suiliang turned to Xiao Yu and said: "The second brother of the Cui family in Qinghe is a cousin to Cui Dunli. He led the Shandong private army to come to the rescue. He knew the situation in Luoyang, so I just wanted to ask him what he was doing.
Deploy Hangu Pass."
The two nodded, and Xiao Yu sighed and said: "Shandong aristocratic families have been marginalized since the Sui Dynasty and gradually stayed away from the court. However, they did not become depressed because of this. Instead, they closed the door to educate their children and study the scriptures. Now that the world is not peaceful,
Guanlong was defeated, Jiangnan was in chaos, and no one could resist the rise of the Shandong family."
Of course, the general trend of the court is due to the results of the game between all parties. Some rise, some dormant, and some sink, but in the final analysis, the basis of the game lies in the number of talents each reserves and whether they are excellent.
In any era, talent is the most important.
When outstanding people from Shandong emerge in endlessly, even if His Majesty Li Er is resurrected, he will be unable to suppress them...
For a long time in the foreseeable future, the Shandong family will enter the center of power in the court.
Li Zhi couldn't care less about this now. As long as he could counterattack Chang'an and seize the throne, he could give up anything and give anything.
Not long after, Cui Chengfu came in to greet him. Li Zhi smiled and asked him to take a seat, and said with a smile: "The children of Shandong are full of vitality. It would be really gratifying if all of them are as talented as you."
Cui Chengfu was a little flattered and said humbly: "Your Highness has given you too much praise. I am ashamed to deserve it!"
Li Zhidao: "It's not because I'm being polite. In fact, you led more than 100,000 troops and civilians to escort countless baggage successfully across the Yellow River to Luoyang. I feel that it's not easy. Such an achievement will not be forgotten by me. When the time comes,
In the future, the world will be clarified and chaos will be brought to order, and rewards will be given without hesitation!"
After some pleasantries, Li Zhi said: "Although there is a letter from the Duke of E describing the situation in Luoyang in detail, your Excellency is from Luoyang and must have a more detailed grasp of the situation than the letter. You might as well introduce a few things to us to avoid us.
Misjudgment and unwise response.”
"Here!"
Cui Chengfu sat upright and described the situation near Luoyang one by one, and then explained in detail Yuchi Gong's methods of setting up obstacles to the navy along the Yellow River.
After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the barracks. Li Zhi, Xiao Yu, and Chu Suiliang were all silent.
After a while, Xiao Yu sighed and said: "It seems that the Navy is deliberately slowing down the process and allowing the Shandong army to enter Tongguan. After that, it only takes Luoyang and Hangu Pass to form a trap and completely defeat Tongguan."
Surrounded by death."
Yuchi Gong's blocking method along the river was indeed effective and could slow down the navy's advance. However, if the navy was determined to prevent the Shandong private army from crossing the river at all costs, what would happen if the navy demonstrated the combat effectiveness when they defeated Zheng Rentai in Banzhu?
Will he be blocked by Yuchi Gong?
Obviously, the navy was not in a hurry to rush to Mengjin Crossing and did not care about Shandong's private troops crossing the river.
The ambition and conspiracy behind it made Xiao Yu shudder...
Chu Suiliang was not familiar with military affairs and could not understand what Xiao Yu was worried about. However, Li Zhi was extremely smart and had excellent political talent. He understood after a little thought, and his face was full of anger caused by being humiliated.
The people in the East Palace actually looked down upon him and regarded him as a withered bone in the grave?