As Zizhi Tongjian continued to copy, Li Min also learned about what Li Shimin had done.
He had no particular feelings about this.
However, Di Renjie thought it was not good for Li Shimin to do this.
So Di Renjie called Li Min and talked about Zizhi Tongjian.
Di Renjie said: "Sir, we typed the Zizhi Tongjian word by word through manpower, and you sorted it out. The hard work involved is not something ordinary people can encounter, and His Majesty did this clearly for us. The work has had a bad impact, and he also made a bad start, which will have a profound impact on people's support for genuine products in the future."
Li Min didn't take it seriously.
"Don't worry, it won't be long before he stops thinking about copying Zizhi Tongjian."
"Why?"
"Because Zizhi Tongjian is very neutral. What you have done well and what you have done poorly will be shown in a very neutral way, that is, the merits and demerits will be written in them. If he is allowed to see his faults, they will not be ignored. I guess he will let people rewrite history. At least in the history of the Tang Dynasty, he will still pursue the general correctness he imagined. Zizhi Tongjian is obviously not as correct as he thought, so I I don’t think he will copy it anymore.”
"But what about other dynasties?"
"Other dynasties? It's too late for him to pay attention to this dynasty, how could he pay so much attention to it!" Li Min said again.
But Di Renjie still doesn't quite understand.
But what can he do.
"How is Wei Zheng's situation now? How is your handover with him going?"
Li Min asked about Wei Zheng again. Wei Zheng had been doing handover work with Di Renjie for a while.
It's been a while now.
"Wei Zheng is very smart and accepts things at a higher level than the average person. Moreover, during this period, he has become much younger and his memory is much better."
This was because of the immortality medicine Li Shimin gave him some time ago, so he became much younger.
Then this is a good thing for Shengtang Group.
The younger he is, the longer he can do it.
Moreover, Shengtang Group’s medical team is here, so I’m not afraid at all.
"Okay, I will go back in a while. When I come to Dongzhou again, you can come with me."
"Really? That would be great."
"It's true, I won't lie."
"Okay, I'll communicate with Wei Zheng again. Waiting for your return, sir."
Di Renjie said very happily.
"Okay, let's do this first."
After Li Min hung up the phone, Di Renjie went to Wei Zheng to hand over the work.
He wanted him to accept this way of working quickly.
At this time, in the Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin was frowning and looking at a booklet.
At this time, Fang Xuanling stood beside him a little awkwardly.
Because this booklet is a copy of Zizhi Tongjian.
What is copied above is the major events in the Tang Dynasty from its establishment to the present.
Because Zizhi Tongjian is too fair.
It's so fair that sometimes it's hard to accept.
For example, Li Shimin, he strongly disagreed with some of the things written in it.
But he didn't say much about his good side.
"Is this really what is written in Zizhi Tongjian?" Li Shimin asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, that's it. Every word written here was copied by Zizhi Tongjian and reviewed by me."
Fang Xuanling said so.
"I very much agree with several points in this little note." Li Shimin added.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"It is written in the book that the rule of Zhenguan was the beginning of the great Tang Dynasty. I agree with this."
Generally speaking, when it comes to this, that's about it.
However, Li Shimin said part of it, but left out another part.
That made Fang Xuanling a little worried.
If you don’t mention it, it means that what you say next may not be a good thing.
"I took a quick look at it and found that there are many good aspects and it is very fair. Look, I have sorted it out."
Li Shimin even sorted out his notes.
You can feel that he really cares.
As Zizhi Tongjian mentioned above, during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin adopted a series of policy measures to stabilize and prosper the country.
During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin attached great importance to the selection and use of talents. He recruited talents extensively and used them extensively in the court.
The second is the imperial examination, although the imperial examination has attracted fewer and fewer people in the past two years.
But before Li Min founded the Shengtang Group, this imperial examination did provide Li Shimin with a large number of talents in advance. After having talents, it will be more convenient to manage Datang.
Third, Li Shimin established border defense facilities and strengthened the management of border areas, resulting in better control and management of border areas.
Fourth, Li Shimin also made great efforts to standardize the tax system. He strictly controlled the collection and management of taxes by local officials, and at the same time, in order to ease the burden on the people, he also reduced the tax pressure on the people.
His merits are not small, but he also has some faults.
This is Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, the Zizhi Tongjian is very fair!" Fang Xuanling said quickly.
"just?"
Li Shimin didn't take it seriously.
"Look at these next, what are cruel methods?"
Li Shimin asked back.
What is written in Zizhi Tongjian is very straightforward.
In the process of expanding his territory and stabilizing the country, Li Shimin adopted some cruel methods, such as massacres and merit rewards. Although these methods achieved his goals, they also brought great pain to the people.
This was one of his faults.
Fang Xuanling didn't know what to say.
Because this is also true.
"Shouldn't they be a little more obscure? If I keep writing like this, I will be afraid of others when I go out. Who will dare to face me directly in the future?"
Li Shimin said again, yes, it is indeed like this, but Li Shimin didn't say that before.
Fang Xuanling also advised Li Shimin not to read history books, but he wanted to read them. Now it's better. He couldn't accept what a fair Zizhi Tongjian said, so what should we talk about.
"Your Majesty, this..." Fang Xuanling wanted to say, you asked for this, but we wrote it down truthfully.
"Look at this again, what is over-expansion? What does it mean? I fight for the people, and I also know the heavy burden that fighting has on national strength. But if you want stability, can you not fight?"
During Li Shimin's reign, he conducted many wars and conquests, which overwhelmed the Tang Dynasty's national power and put unbearable pressure on the Tang Dynasty.
Although the intervention of Shengtang Group relieved this pressure, Zizhi Tongjian was still written down.
Regarding this point, Li Shimin was a little dissatisfied.
"What else is the expansion of imperial power, and what is bureaucratic corruption? Isn't power in one's own hands?"
Li Shimin placed too much emphasis on imperial power.
He was used to taking everything into his own hands.
Therefore, his power was overextended.
On this point, Zizhi Tongjian still wrote it truthfully.
How could such a history book satisfy Li Shimin?
"And these, what do you mean by killing palace residents! Harsh laws! Political persecution! What do these mean? Huh?"
Li Shimin is going crazy.
Fang Xuanling didn't speak, but this was indeed something.
In terms of political power, Li Shimin exposed his authoritarian side, causing his rule to be questioned and resented by some people.
He also enacted many strict laws and punitive measures, such as "thieves will be killed immediately", "traitors will destroy families", etc., which also caused some social problems.
Many things written by Zizhi Tongjian made Li Shimin very angry.
But this is exactly the truth.
Although he was unhappy, what could he do?
In Li Shimin's opinion.
"What Zizhi Tongjian wrote is unfair, Fang Xuanling!"
"I'm here."
"Change! Change the part about the Tang Dynasty in Zizhi Tongjian!" Li Shimin said again.
Fang Xuanling was about to cry.
When I was studying history, I was interrupted by Li Shimin. I thought this incident would end here, but I didn't expect that this was just the beginning.
Now, Li Shimin also asked him to change the part of Zizhi Tongjian from the Tang Dynasty.
That is indeed very difficult.
This cannot be done in a day or two.
It is very difficult to change the history of the Tang Dynasty because Li Shimin is still in power.
As long as the changes are not done well, Li Shimin will still intervene.
If it's Li Yuan's part, that's easy to say.
Fang Xuanling sighed, didn't he agree that he wouldn't have any influence?
Why is it different from what Li Shimin said before?
This made Fang Xuanling very embarrassed.
But if he thought about the problem from Li Shimin's perspective, it might be different.
What he said makes sense.
If everyone is afraid of him, then the future is really uncertain.
"Also, this Zizhi Tongjian is on the mobile phone. You need to explain to the Shengtang Group that the Tang part cannot be serialized! You go and talk to the Shengtang Group, otherwise, you will be severely punished."
Li Shimin said again.
After all, the content on mobile phones can be spread over a wide range of areas.
I don’t know how many people have seen it now.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"I want you to go find Shengtang Group now and let them handle it." Li Shimin added.
Obviously, he was anxious, very anxious.
This matter must be dealt with.
"Your Majesty, then... I will deal with this matter now."
"Go, hurry, you know?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
So, Fang Xuanling left the palace and headed towards the Shengtang Group.
Li Shimin picked up the Zizhi Tongjian again and looked at it.
At this time, Fang Xuanling quickly went to Shengtang Group.
When he arrived, Di Renjie and Wei Zheng were taking over work there.
When Fang Xuanling saw Wei Zheng, he was very surprised.
"Wei Zheng, you look much younger."
"Indeed, I feel the same way. Recently, my health has been getting better and better."
Wei Zheng said so.
"People say that people feel refreshed during happy events. I think that's how it is." He then added.
Clearly, he found his niche here. I found my strengths.
"Working in Shengtang Group can help you find confidence. The teacher will not curse, but he requires everyone to be responsible. People who work here are very proactive."
Di Renjie said again.
At this time Fang Xuanling nodded.
Then he said: "Di Renjie, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
"Of course, what do you want to say?"
Di Renjie replied generously.
"Your Majesty has a request regarding Zizhi Tongjian," Fang Xuanling said.
"Speaking of the Zizhi Tongjian, your court must be too disrespectful. This book was compiled by Mr. and it took a long time to compile, but you gave it to Copy it down, isn’t it a good idea?”
Fang Xuanling felt very ashamed.
But it wasn't him who did it, it was Li Shimin who did it.
"I'm sorry about this, but this is His Majesty's wish, and I can't influence it. If possible, you can talk to His Majesty."
This guy is very good at talking. If Di Renjie is asked to go find Li Shimin, there will be a fight.
Di Renjie is not stupid either.
Why has to be this way.
Therefore, Di Renjie said: "Regarding this matter, I just want to remind you that what your court does may bring bad social atmosphere. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes, yes, I understand. I will go and persuade Your Majesty."
What else could he say.
He really can't control what Li Shimin wants to do.
But I have to say so.
"Sir, you won't care about it, but we have to care about it. If you hand over Shengtang Group to me, I will take care of it. So, please understand."
"Yes, yes, I understand."
"By the way, if you come to see me for anything, please tell me!"
Di Renjie asked again.
"It's like this. Your Majesty thinks that the description in this Zizhi Tongjian is a bit inappropriate. He thinks that the part about the Tang Dynasty in this Zizhi Tongjian needs to be closed first so that no one can read it. So, I came here to discuss it with you. How about a moment."
Fang Xuanling said so.
Wei Zheng probably understood what was going on.
Because he had spent so much time with Li Shimin, he knew exactly what kind of temper Li Shimin was.
But for Datang, no one was more attentive than Li Shimin.
Because this is his empire, he has to protect his empire, and of course he has to do a better job.
As for his methods, it was still because of Datang's power.
"This? I'm afraid I have to talk to my husband." Di Renjie said.
Fang Xuanling immediately said: "Your Majesty is very firm on this matter, so no matter what, it must be closed."
What he meant by this was that he came not to discuss with Di Renjie, but as a way of notification.
How could Di Renjie not understand.
"I know, I will mention it to my husband." Di Renjie said.
Fang Xuanling still refused to leave.
"How about now? Let's talk to Mr. now."
Di Renjie now has a very important matter to discuss with Wei Zheng. If Fang Xuanling does not leave, it will affect him.
But now Li Min is still resting, and there is no need for him to disturb him.
Since Di Renjie said: "Let's do this, I will close the Datang part first, and then discuss it with my husband later. If he says it can be closed, then we will permanently close the Datang part. If he says he wants to open it, I will contact you again." how?"
When Fang Xuanling heard it, it seemed that it was okay.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'm leaving first. I want to talk to His Majesty."
"Okay, I won't give it away!" After Di Renjie finished speaking, he started chatting with Wei Zheng again.
Fang Xuanling went to the palace.
(End of chapter)
