Of course, what Xu Fenglei needs to do is to choose a location, and the rest can be left to Yan Lide.
Professional matters are done by professionals, which is reliable.
"Oh yes."
Li Shimin slapped his forehead and said,
"It's too far off topic. We still need to discuss the year name."
"I'm feeling hot right now and I'm too lazy to go to the Political Affairs Hall. I just ask all the elders from the Xianggong Pavilion to come to the East Palace to gather together."
"Someone is coming——"
The attendant Ma Liu stepped forward to accept the order and left the palace gate to summon him.
"The auxiliary engine is coming."
Li Shimin waved to Changsun Wuji and said eagerly,
"It's hard for me to meet an opponent now, and it's very boring. If you practice with me, just think of it as stretching your muscles and relieving boredom!"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Changsun Wuji readily agreed.
This way of getting along is the most comfortable for him, as if he has returned to the intimacy of Tiance Mansion.
"I was talking about teaching the children just now, but now I'm just playing with myself."
The eldest grandson Wugu spat,
"Really not a good teacher..."
Li Shimin smiled awkwardly, pretended not to hear, and had a great time playing with his bow and arrows.
After a while.
Fang Xuanling. Du Ruhui, Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng, Gao Shilian and other ministers involved in politics have already entered the East Palace.
"See Your Majesty. The Queen."
Everyone bowed and saluted.
Whirring whirring--
The north wind howled, making the huge palace even more chilly, but at this time, Li Shimin was naked from the waist up and steaming all over.
Snapped!
An arrow flew out, but it was already off target.
"Your Majesty, it's almost done."
Changsun Wuji said:
"You have shot hundreds of arrows today. If you are exhausted, you will not be able to achieve much if you continue practicing."
Li Shimin nodded slightly and then closed the long bow in his hand.
Changsun Wugou stepped forward to put on his unlined clothes and whispered:
"Take it easy, don't catch a cold."
"I know it well." Li Shimin shook her hand and said with a smile, "How come your hand is still so cold? The weather has turned cold, so you have to pay attention to exercise. Didn't I hear what I said? ,Life is movement."
The two of them were bored for a while, until Wei Zheng coughed and finally broke away from their world.
"cough……"
Li Shimin coughed dryly and continued,
"Are you all here?"
"The sun is nice today, so we won't go into the palace. Let's just sit in the courtyard for a while."
"Here comes someone! Give me a seat!"
With an order, several eunuchs entered the Xiande Hall and moved the chairs out.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The ministers bowed their hands in thanks and sat down calmly.
"Tell me what you think."
Li Shimin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said,
"As for the reign name, if you have any ideas in your mind, you might as well speak out boldly. Let's brainstorm and decide on it today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xuanling stood up and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, the reign name is of great significance to the new dynasty. It can carry the new emperor's governing philosophy and also contain the new emperor's best wishes for the new dynasty."
"In addition, when future generations comment on an emperor's merits and demerits, his reign name cannot be avoided. Therefore, a good reign name is enough to add color to a wise emperor."
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"Well said."
He said,
"Then tell me, what words can be used as a year name?"
Fang Xuanling responded:
"Then it depends on your majesty's governing philosophy. If you govern the world with loyalty and filial piety, you can choose either of the two characters. In addition, the five characters of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and trust are all good characters, representing beautiful moral character. You can also choose One is for use.”
When Li Shimin heard this, he waved his hand.
"Too vulgar."
He objected,
"Is there anything else?"
"Uh..." Fang Xuanling was at a loss for words for a moment, then sat down slowly and said, "I'm just throwing ideas out there. I believe all my colleagues have already had ideas in mind."
Li Shimin turned his head to Wei Zheng.
"Wei Qing, I just saw that you were ready to speak."
He smiled and raised his hand and said,
"Tell me, what do you think?"
Wei Zheng stood up, cupped his hands, and responded:
"Fang Gong is right. There are only two kinds of reign names. They either express the philosophy of governance or express good wishes."
"Comparing the two, I believe that the former is far more structured than the latter, because good wishes often cannot be realized. Only by down-to-earth governance can the world have great governance."
"Government orders are often the most taboo about changing them overnight; emperors are also the most taboo about laziness and mediocrity in government. Many emperors in history had great ambitions at first, but after a few years, their fighting spirit was exhausted, and they eventually became mediocre kings."
"Therefore, it is particularly difficult to persevere. I think that the word 'Yong' can be used in the reign name, which means that no matter how difficult and dangerous the original intention is, the original intention will never change!"
After hearing these words, Li Shimin's eyes were filled with brilliance.
"Okay, okay, not bad!"
He clapped his hands and praised,
"Wei Xuanguo is really insightful!"
"The word "Yong" means persistence from beginning to end, and the original intention will not change!"
“You can consider choosing it!”
"Do other dear friends have any other opinions? I think it's getting more and more interesting."
"Du Aiqing! Tell me?"
Li Er became more interested and began to call names.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei's proposal is indeed a good one."
Du Ruhui said,
"However, the word Yong has always been used a lot. I think there should be new ideas in the new dynasty."
"In addition, emperors in the past dynasties often started from the Book of Changes when choosing their reign names. The young master is a master of the Book of Changes. Why not listen to his opinions?"
He said something and kicked the ball to Xu Fenglei.
"Yep."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said with interest,
"The words and sentences in the "Book of Changes" have always been the most obscure, and often one or two words contain great connotations!"
"I still remember when I heard Ming explain the Kun hexagram, just five words of 'walking on frost, firm ice' could last an hour! I benefited a lot from listening to it."
"Listen Ming, tell me what you think?"
Xu Fenglei smiled slightly.
"I have some ideas, but now I suddenly feel that this can be used as a test question to test the Yi learning skills of the princes and princesses."
He responded, then turned around and waved, saying,
"Gao Ming, Qingque, all of you, come here."
Several children playing nearby all ran over in a hurry.
"Your father wants to choose a year name. If you choose it from the perspective of the "Book of Changes", which two characters are the best?"
Xu Fenglei said,
"Attention, this is not a simple inquiry, but your final exam question!"
"Last time when you were harvesting wheat, you were all half-measured and didn't count. Whoever answers the best this time will be this year's outstanding student!"
"So... we can't take it lightly."
Students: "!!!"
When they heard the words "outstanding students", their enthusiasm was instantly mobilized.
Especially the three boys, they are always competing with each other! Whoever can get the title of outstanding student can beat the others for a year! It’s windy when you walk!
(End of chapter)
