To the west of Chang'an Palace City, 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 King Qin 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 is a direct descendant of five surnames and seven families, who can not be tempted?
The name of the Eighteen Bachelors has already resounded throughout the capital. When the Bachelor entered the library, people at that time called it "Deng Yingzhou".
In the Literature Hall, Li Shimin lectured on scriptures, recited poems and composed poems, introduced etiquette to form rules, and eloquently wrote about 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 The bachelors in the palace are all the 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 was sitting cross-legged at the top, gentle and elegant. When the first bachelor spoke, he always listened 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 most prolific in poetry and prose.
"I don't know who cut the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Xue Ting smiled and said: "I heard that this poem was recited by a young man in Pingkangfang. Now it has spread throughout Chang'an. My uncle really can't reach it."
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?"
"Does Xuan Ling want to recruit talents to His Highness again?"
Fang Xuanling laughed and said: "Haha, your highness is so humble and only hopes to be accompanied by civil and military heroes, so I will naturally 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 men. Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, and Li Daliang were all recommended by him to the Prince of Qin's Mansion. .
"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 most proficient in genealogy in the world. 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 the "human genealogy". ".
"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 Qin 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 talent for poetry but indulges in flowers, how can he be compared with you."
His voice was slightly hoarse, but his words were spoken with a sense of rhythm. After finishing a sentence, everyone bowed and thanked him.
Fang Xuanling was about to speak when he saw figures moving outside and shouted: "Keming is finally back, how's it going?"
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 Submit the list.”
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 darkened, and he wanted to explain something, but someone came in from outside the door. He was a tall, middle-aged man with white hair on his temples and an anxious look on his face.
"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 Qin Palace as a hussar general. He followed Li Shimin to defeat Song Jingang, Wang Shichong, and Dou Jiande, and was awarded the title of knight. Duke Ying paid homage to Zhongshu's assistant minister.
The Vice Minister of Zhongshu is the deputy Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongshu Province, with a high and powerful position. Yu Wenshiji is a major helper of the Qin Palace in the court. After all, such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong and other outstanding civil and military figures only work in the Qin Palace. hold office.
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's back straightened, his body leaned forward slightly, his eyes shone brightly, and 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 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 launched an army in early July. Logically speaking, 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 Heitai captured the entire Hebei.
Now that the generals have been defeated and the saints and Dong 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?"
Du Ruhui calmed down and sighed: "That day, during the inspection, it was just the abbot of Dongshan Temple. A young man who was temporarily staying in the temple appeared..."
"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 would not 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 comment… 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 has a clever mind and can persuade Zen Master Xuanzang..." Fang Xuanling became interested, "Keming, what kind of person is this?"
Du Ruhui said simply: "Li Shan, about sixteen or seventeen years old, claimed to have come to Chang'an to seek relatives and was rejected. Now he lives in Dongshan Temple. He is handsome, handsome, sharp-minded, and has great strategies."
"Do you have a strategy?" Xue frowned, this word should not be used carelessly.
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, "Then Zen Master Xuanzang visited the temple that day, how did he talk about Buddhism?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but shake his head, "This is a plan to kill the whole 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: "Ke Ming will urge you 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 will stay in the middle of the book to serve as the minister, and he will stay in Chang'an. The rest, together with the six guards of the army and the Xuanjia soldiers on the left and right, will go out with me."
"Come here, change your clothes. I want to enter the palace and invite you to fight!"
