"His Majesty once said that it was definitely not what he wanted when he and King Xi came to the point where they ended up fighting each other and fighting each other. But there were many people and things pushing behind him. The general trend was the trend and it had to be like this. If he didn't take action, King Xi would
I also know how to take action. The Xuanwu Sect matter is not only for the sake of the world, but also for self-protection. There is nothing we can do."
"Your Majesty has never denied King Xi's contribution to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the country was newly established and the people's livelihood was in decline. Your Majesty fought in all directions, but the military food and grass needed were never in short supply. How difficult it was for King Xi to die.
After that, the logistics of food and fodder has never been as good as before. His Majesty has always recognized King Xi's abilities. Therefore, when someone tries to frame King Xi, His Majesty will never agree."
"Yeah," Li Mu nodded in response, but thought in his heart, I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. The situation at that time was that although Li Jiancheng was dead, there were still a large number of princelings, such as Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Xue Wanche and other civil servants and generals in the court.
The power of Li Jiancheng is also extraordinary. To completely discredit Li Jiancheng will definitely hurt their feelings and cause dissatisfaction among these people, which is not conducive to maintaining the stability of the regime and the stability of the ruling group. As for the deep brotherhood, let's save it.
If you are really deeply in love, you won’t kill them all.
"Later, it was proposed that the posthumous title should be "Ling", but His Majesty still disagreed at first."
"Ling?" Li Mu frowned and said, "What do you mean by this spirit? Does it mean something bad?"
Eunuch Gao glanced at him as if he was illiterate and said: "The "Posthumous Law" says that an incompetent person in a high position is called Ling, and his posthumous name is Ling. It means that King Xi is a prince, but his virtue is not worthy.
position. He was able to be established as the prince not because of his talents, but because he was born early and became the prince by virtue of his status as the "eldest son"."
Li Muna said in confusion: "This is not consistent with the truth."
"Yes, so your Majesty did not agree at first." Eunuch Gao sighed: "But later, your Majesty agreed."
Li Mu curled his lips, and Eunuch Gao explained: "Your Majesty has no choice but to agree, because His Majesty's throne has an illegitimate origin and cannot be rectified. He has to give the world an explanation, otherwise he will be a rebellious minister. The posthumous title is Ling, which can win some public opinion.
Support, even if it seems far-fetched, is still an explanation."
Li Mu cursed in his heart, after all, is it not just for a posthumous name? The affection and all that are all fake. It is easier for Li Jiancheng's old department to accept Li Jiancheng by describing him as a cowardly and incompetent person than by describing him as a heinous villain.
, it will not arouse their dissatisfaction or hurt their feelings too much. It is a compromise, allowing everyone to step down.
"Wait a minute," Li Mu suddenly remembered. Something seemed wrong. Isn't Li Jiancheng's posthumous title 'Yin'? It wasn't Ling either. Could there be any changes?
"I know what you are going to ask." Eunuch Gao continued: "The posthumous title of Ling has been decided, but His Majesty is still uneasy. Our family remembers that it was February and the epitaph had already been engraved.
In March, we had to choose a date for burial, but at the last moment, His Majesty changed his mind and changed the word 'ling' to 'hidden'."
"What difference does it make?"
"The difference is huge." Eunuch Gao could not wait to bring Li Mu a copy of "Posthumous Laws" and explained: "It is said to be hidden if it cannot be concealed and brushed; it is said to be hidden if the body is not revealed; it is said to be hidden when the beauty is strong and long; it is said to be hidden if it cannot be concealed.
"If he is not dead, his position is called Yin; if he fails to resist the brush, he is called Yin; if his feelings are not exhausted, he is called Yin; if he does not understand and misleads the country, he is called Yin; if he is powerful and powerful, he is called Yin. This is a middle posthumous title, and Ling is the lower posthumous title."
"Oh." Li Mu understood what Eunuch Gao meant, and Li Shimin finally cared about his brotherhood. Although he didn't give Li Jiancheng a very fair evaluation, at least he didn't slander him.
"But I still don't understand one thing." Li Mu thought about it for a while and then asked: "According to your statement, the so-called posthumous titles are divided into upper, middle and lower. There should be more than one middle posthumous title, but why is it a hidden word?
?”
"This is not enough for outsiders." Eunuch Gao waved his hand, and the little eunuch following behind him consciously took five steps back. Eunuch Gao lowered his voice and said: "Only three people know what is going on here.
, coincidentally, our family is one of them."
"Oh? How does father-in-law know?"
"When His Majesty finally decided to change his posthumous title, he couldn't sleep at night and read history by burning the midnight oil. Our family served His Majesty and saw the book His Majesty read. There was such a story in it."
"Please, father-in-law, clarify your doubts."
"A passage from "Spring and Autumn": When Duke Lu Hui of the State of Lu passed away, he ordered that the throne be passed to the crown prince Ji Yun. However, the crown prince Ji Yun was still very young and could not handle state affairs, so the concubine, Ji Yun's brother Ji Xi, acted in state affairs. All
Everyone thought that Ji Xi acted as an agent of state affairs and was trying to get a big position. But Ji Xi said that he was just helping his brothers, and no one believed him. Ji Xi did not defend himself, but whenever anyone asked, he would still say the same thing.
"
"Although it is said so, not many people believe it. Most people don't believe it. There is a minister in the state of Lu called Father Yu. He doesn't think so. His idea is that whoever sits on the throne of the king is the king.
So Father Yu persuaded Duke Yin of Lu to kill his younger brother Ji Yun to get rid of future troubles, so that he could be the king forever. He volunteered to help Ji Xi do this, on the condition that after it was done, he would become Lu
The country’s grand master.”
"Ji Xi answered very honestly. He told Father Yu that he had never planned to be the king forever. The reason why he had been the king for more than ten years was because Ji Yun was too young and did not have the ability to handle national affairs. Now that he has grown up
Now that he has grown up, it is time for him to return to his position as king. In order to make Father Yu believe what he said, he even took out a map and pointed out a place, saying that a small city had been built here for his retirement."
"This father of Yu felt very disappointed when he heard that Duke Yin of Lu had made up his mind. At the same time, he also felt deep fear. This Ji Xi protected his younger brother in such a way. Today he has shown his disobedience. He will return it in the future.
As the king, the new king Ji Yun is not allowed to kill him?"
"In order to avoid the bloody disaster, Father Yu came up with a brilliant idea. Since the elder brother is not willing to kill the younger brother, then I will persuade the younger brother to kill the older brother. No matter who is the king, Dazai can do it all. So Father Yu ran away again
Go to Ji Yun to lobby. Ji Yun didn't know the details, so he accepted Father Yu's suggestion and asked Father Yu to lead assassins to kill Ji Xi secretly."
"In this way, his younger brother Ji Yun became the king of the country. He was Lu Huan Gong, and Yu's father also became the Grand Prime Minister as he wished. Later, Ji Yun gave his elder brother Ji Xi the posthumous title of "Yin"."
Li Mu suddenly realized and thought, it turns out that King Xi and Prince Yin came from here. After thinking about it carefully, Li Mu couldn't help but say "high", Li Shimin's hand is so good. He compared himself to Ji Yun and Li Jiancheng to Ji Xi,
This is telling the world that in fact both brothers are right. The Xuanwumen incident happened because someone was instigating it!
There have long been rumors that Li Yuan once told Li Shimin that the world was won by his conquests, so he intended to hand over the world to him. However, because he was not the eldest son, he could not implement it. If the brothers are compared to Ji Yun
With Ji Xi, this matter can be explained in this way.
Li Yuan (Lu Huigong) wanted to hand over the country to Li Shimin (Ji Yun), but Li Shimin (Ji Yun) was young, so he had to hand it over to Li Jiancheng (Ji Xi) first, and Li Jiancheng (Ji Xi) didn't want to seize the throne.
I did it for a few years, and after my brother took charge of his own affairs, I returned the country to him. In this matter, a traitor (Yu's father) appeared and instigated the relationship between the brothers, which ultimately led to the tragedy of the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
The story is perfect, except for the lack of a scapegoat. But the scapegoat is also easy to find, be it a wealthy family or an aristocratic family, you can pick any one.
Eunuch Gao saw that Li Mu was thoughtful and knew that he understood the meaning of his words. He laughed sharply and said: "Master Marquis, you must have understood what His Majesty meant. Now you are the heir of King Xi."
, is the first step to fix the mistakes of the past. Right now, we just lack a 'Father of Feathers'."
"Does Your Majesty have anyone in mind?"
"It's not time yet."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your advice, father-in-law."
Arriving at the gate of the palace in a few steps, Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "Our family is just talking nonsense and doing countless things. We still have to go out and deliver the decree——"
When Li Mu met Gao Eunuch, they went their separate ways.
Along the way, Li Mu had been thinking about this matter. What did Li Shimin mean when he asked Eunuch Gao to tell him this? Did he want him to cooperate in the acting, or did he want to use it to beat him up? Did Li Shimin have anything against Li Jiancheng?
Brotherly love, or is it all for his posthumous reputation? Everything he does is part of a series of conspiracies. If this is the case, what is Li Shimin's ultimate goal?"
What arrangement does he have for himself?
If the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey will be cooked?
Li Mu shuddered, and he suddenly had an intuition. Li Shimin's connivance towards him hid murderous intent.
"The cunning rabbit is dead, the lackey is cooked -" When he arrived at Jingdong Market, Li Mu muttered this sentence, and got off the horse, looking a little lost. He didn't look at the road while walking. Suddenly, he felt as if he had stepped on something and almost tripped.
He looked down and saw that he had stepped on someone, and there was a young monk next to him who was glaring at him angrily.
"Oh, sorry, sorry." Li Mu quickly got off the man. The young monk rushed over and pulled the man up. Only then did Li Mu see clearly that the person he had stepped on turned out to be Xuanzhuang, whom he had met once before.
Needless to say, the Master and the young monk are all young monks.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something and didn't see Master." Li Mu looked at Xuanzang and said, "Master is not concentrating on studying Buddhism in Ci'en Temple. Why did you come to my house? This store is a place for girls to buy things, and monks also need it.
Perfume silver mirror?”
"Amitabha, the donor is joking. The poor monk came here to ask the donor something. The poor monk didn't know where the donor lived, so he looked for a while to ask. He didn't dare to come in and make trouble, so he had to wait at the door." Xuanzang said apologetically: "I don't know where the donor lives.
The monk also knows that this is a store patronized by the female benefactor, so he does not dare to attract attention at the main entrance. Amitabha, please don’t be offended."
Seeing that his attitude was sincere and sincere, Li Mu didn't like to speak harshly. He stretched out his hand and opened the door and said, "Master and I are destined to be together. If you want to talk to me, come in and talk."
"I'm bothering the donor."
Xuanzang and Yixiu followed Li Mu into the backyard. Li Mu asked someone to bring a bench over, and the three of them sat down. A maid made tea. Xuanzang said no, he didn't drink, and the young monk Yixiu didn't drink either. Li Mu
He took a cup of tea, stirred the tea leaves, took a sip, and asked: "Master, if you want to ask me anything, you might as well ask. If you know something, I will tell you. If you don't know, I won't tell you. If you like
Listen to my nonsense, I can say whatever you want, the Master can judge for himself whether it is true or false."
The tongue-twister-like words made it difficult for people to react. Fortunately, Xuanzang was not an ordinary person, and Li Mu's little trick did not distract him. Xuanzang's eyes were clear and he asked: "The donor exposed the shortcomings of Buddhism with one word, and the poor monk benefited from it."
Not all. But some of these words, the poor monk cannot agree with. In the poor monk’s understanding since childhood, Buddhism is to persuade people to do good. Since it is the principle of persuading people to do good, how can it be wrong? "
Li Mu spread his hands and said, "You also see what the monks of Ci'en Temple do. If you come to argue with me, I don't have time to accompany you."
"The poor monk dare not." Xuanzang said repeatedly: "The poor monk also saw that the behavior of some monks in Ci'en Temple was indeed inappropriate. The poor monk also reflected on himself and found that there was something inappropriate in his behavior. He also wanted to do it very much.
I don’t understand why he can do such things despite being by the Buddha’s side day and night. Is it because people are wrong, or is the Dharma wrong, or is the Buddha wrong? Please ask the donor to clarify the doubts of the poor monk.”
How to explain this?
Li Mu thought about it for a while and said: "It can't be said that people are wrong. Human nature is greedy and self-interested. This is the way it is. What these monks did is excusable. After all, if you believe in Buddhism, you can't get rid of human desires. Monks are also human beings, not Buddhas.
, let alone a god. As for the Buddha, it’s hard to say he is wrong. After all, no one has ever seen the real Buddha. If he has not seen his person or his actions, how can he distinguish between right and wrong?"
"Is Buddhism wrong?" Xuanzang stared, looking eager for knowledge. Li Mu thought to himself, you, a monk, are counting on me, who should I count on? I am not a monk. Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and thought of a good idea.
He made an excuse, cleared his throat, pretended to be inscrutable, and said, "Want to know?"
"The poor monk wants to know."
Li Mu looked at the young monk Yixiu and said, "You probably want to know too, right? This is a serious matter, so you, a kid, don't get involved."
"I want to know too."
"No!" Li Mu said with a straight face, "This is my Datang's business. What the hell do you want to know, a little bald man from a foreign country? Go and wait outside!"
The young monk could not argue with this reason. He pouted unhappily, got up and walked out of the door. Li Mu glanced at him, walked sideways to Xuanzang, and said: "Actually, I know this because it is related to an adventure of mine. I originally
This is something I don’t want to tell outsiders in this life, but seeing that you are so sincere and sincere, confused and pitiful, I will tell you - "