After Li Mu left, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling returned to the palace and continued to discuss the reward. Just as Changsun Wuji was about to speak, Li Shimin interrupted him and asked: "Assistant machine, Xuanling, what do you think of Li Mu?"
how?"
Changsun Wuji glanced at Fang Xuanling and saw that his eyes were looking at his nose and his nose was looking at his heart, and he didn't seem to want to speak. He secretly cursed the old fox and said: "I think that Li Mu's character is too rigid and he has little room for doing things. But
His talent is obvious to all, he is outstanding, and your Majesty should put him to good use."
Li Shimin nodded and looked at Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I agree with what Duke Zhao said, but I still have doubts about Li Mu. Are there really talented people in this world?
?I have only seen similar records in ancient books, but have never seen similar people, so I have doubts."
"The same goes for me! Li Mu is still only seventeen years old. Although when I was seventeen or eighteen, I was already wearing armor and fighting on the battlefield. But what I thought at that time did not reach what Li Mu said today.
Depth. He was able to read through more than a hundred books in a few months, learn it without a teacher, and write famous works... I can't believe it." After a pause, Li Shimin summoned a young eunuch and ordered: "Send an eight-hundred-mile horse.
, go to Mayi City to interview Li Mu, his family, etc., and make a quick report."
Fang Xuanling suddenly thought of someone and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you call Yuan Tiangang to inquire? It is said that he is good at "wind reading", that is, he can judge good or bad luck based on the sound and direction of the wind. He is also proficient in facial features, Liu Ren and Five Elements Bagua, etc.
, maybe I can help clarify your Majesty’s doubts.”
Li Shimin frowned and said: "It's not enough to be trustworthy. Let's ignore this matter for now. When the investigators come back, they will know the truth. Let's continue talking about the reward."
"No." Fang Xuanling responded, and then continued what he had not finished before, saying: "I think that it would be easy for everyone else to award rewards based on merit, except for Wei Guogong Li Jing. He is already the Minister of the Ministry of War.
The imperial edict was issued and he was granted the title of first-class Duke. If he has accomplished the task of destroying the country, if he can be granted another title, he can only be granted the title of king. However, in the Tang Dynasty, there is no precedent of granting a title to a king with a different surname. If this is done, it may cause trouble to the previous dynasty."
Fang Xuanling was talking about the late Sui Dynasty, when warlords from all walks of life proclaimed themselves kings, such as Wang Shichong and others. When all the warlords came together, each occupied his own land, the world was in chaos. Although he did not explicitly object to this, he was also reminding Li Shimin that absolutely
Li Jing cannot be crowned king.
How could Li Shimin not know this truth, but after all, Li Jing had made great contributions, and it would be useless not to reward him for his merits. He looked at Changsun Wuji, who shook his head slightly and said nothing, obviously not agreeing with the matter of being crowned king.
Li Shimin felt a headache, and said: "As for Li Jing's reward, let me think about it again. You decide on the rewards for the others first, and then let it go today. I'm tired."
"I'll take my leave."
The two of them exited the hall. Li Shimin rubbed his swollen temples, called the young eunuch waiting beside him, and said, "Go find Yuan Tiangang. I have something to ask him."
The little eunuch took the order and left. Li Shimin picked up the poem written by Li Mu and looked at it twice. He couldn't help but frown, folded it and put it aside.
Yuan Tiangang has always had a great reputation among the people. Although there are many exaggerations, compared with other quack magicians, Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy and hexagram skills have been verified many times. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he heard about him
Yuan Tiangang's reputation led him to come to Chang'an. Yuan Tiangang demonstrated the science of arithmetic for Li Shimin and showed his talent in astronomy and calendar. He was appointed by Li Shimin as the Supervisor of Qintian Supervisor, responsible for observing astronomy. Occasionally when he encountered something that he could not make a decision on,
He would also be summoned to calculate a fortune. No one could guess the emperor's thoughts. No one knew whether Li Shimin had really won his trust. Yuan Tiangang was very strict and never revealed a word to the outside world.
Not long after, Yuan Tiangang came. Li Shimin glanced at him and said: "Ai Qing, I called you here today because I want you to tell someone's fortune."
"What does Your Majesty want to know?"
Li Shimin was surprised and said: "You already know who the person I asked you to count is?"
Yuan Tiangang looked around and said: "I stood in the palace and saw two auras, clear and turbid, remaining. One aura is old and decayed, and the other aura is vigorous. The person your Majesty is asking must be one of them."
"Ai Qing's technique of looking at Qi is indeed exquisite." Li Shimin praised it and said, "I will show you something."
With that said, the young eunuch sent the poem written by Li Mu to Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang unfolded the paper, looked at it for a while, and said: "This poem is the most wonderful, the quatrains, but the calligraphy is not worthy of praise.
"
Li Shimin said: "This is written by Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu. What can you see when you look at this poem?"
Yuan Tiangang frowned slightly and said: "I can see that the person who wrote the poem has just learned to read."
"Aren't you surprised?"
Yuan Tiangang glanced at it a few more times, returned the paper to the young eunuch, and saluted: "Your Majesty, please Rong Chen do the fortune telling."
Li Shimin nodded, and Yuan Tiangang took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve. The bamboo tube was mottled and had been hung with "pao" for an unknown number of years. He held the bamboo tube in his left hand and took out three copper coins in his right hand, shaking it gently.
, the copper coins were thrown into the bamboo tube and started to shake.
After a while, the sound of impact suddenly stopped. Yuan Tiangang turned the bamboo tube upside down, and three copper coins fell on the ground, all standing upright. Yuan Tiangang's face showed a strange color, and Li Shimin was also stunned, saying: "Ai Qing, what do you mean by this?"
Yuan Tiangang said nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, I have been doing fortune-telling for decades and have never seen a hexagram like this. If this hexagram shows, there is something very wrong with Zhuluhou. He should not be a person in this world."
Li Shimin said: "If he is not from this world, is he a god? He is talking nonsense."
Yuan Tiangang picked up the copper coins and said: "Your Majesty, this is not what I mean. Do you still remember that I once said that people have wisdom, either from the past life or from the future life, and the hexagram cannot be broken. When I look at this hexagram, this
Zhulu Hou Li Mu should be this kind of person with Suhu wisdom."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "You said he has Su Hui?"
Yuan Tiangang nodded and said seriously: "Judging from the hexagrams, it should be good. I have never met Zhuluhou. I would like to ask your majesty whether this person, who was originally dull and talkative, suddenly became eloquent and eloquent. He was originally dull.
Wuwei suddenly seemed to have opened his spiritual wisdom and did many great things. But even he himself didn't know the reasons. Is there anything similar?"
Li Shimin frowned even more tightly. Yuan Tiangang said that he couldn't be sure. Because he didn't know what Li Mu was like before, but he couldn't believe it. If Li Mu had the talent before, he would have been famous for a long time. How could he go there?
What if he participated in delivering food to the villagers and was captured?
Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "I have sent people to check whether it is as you said. We will know in a few days."
Yuan Tiangang said: "Although I can't figure out the details of Zhu Luhou, I have a hunch that this person will bring many changes to the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty's acquisition of this person is really a blessing to the Tang Dynasty. I want to see it with my own eyes.
When I see the Marquis of Zhulu, I would like to ask Your Majesty for your permission."
"He is currently supervising the work at Chongrenfang outside the imperial city. If you want to see him, go and see him. I know that you have excellent physiognomy. If you see anything, please let me know."