Li Shimin was shocked.
"You mean... I can bury my bones here in the future?"
He even asked,
"Can you protect your descendants and ensure that your descendants will have wise rulers?"
"Actually, I have never quite understood why graves are related to future generations..."
Li Er didn't care about anything else, he only cared about future generations.
As long as the Li Tang Dynasty can produce wise kings from generation to generation, he is willing to be buried next to the pit.
"Well...this is it."
Xu Fenglei pondered for a moment and then said,
"A long time ago, Your Majesty and I talked about what dragon veins are. Does Your Majesty still remember it?"
"Dragon veins are actually the earth's energy, and the place where the energy is formed is where the earth's energy spurts out."
"It is of great benefit to be buried where the earth's energy spurts out, so that you can be nourished by the earth's energy."
Li Shimin nodded.
"I know this."
He said again,
"But when it comes to benefiting, in what way? What does it have to do with future generations?"
Xu Fenglei smiled.
"When it comes to this, some people have said it."
He explained,
"Your Majesty, you know that people have three souls: heaven, earth and man."
"When a person dies, the heavenly soul returns to heaven, the human soul returns to the underworld, either wandering or reincarnating; and the earthly soul returns to the earth, that is, to the grave."
"Ignore the other two souls for now, let's just talk about this earth soul. If there is a dragon's lair, it can enter the main dragon's lair and enjoy nourishment."
"If there are descendants to worship, the incense will continue to flourish and will never dissipate. Naturally, this earth spirit can also protect the descendants, or it can be said to be a blessing, so that the descendants can enjoy the benefits of Feng Shui Dragon Vein. This explanation may be You may think it’s a bit outrageous, but this is all based on experience over thousands of years. No matter what the theory is, we mainly focus on practical applications and effects.”
Li Shimin nodded slowly, his expression suddenly a little cautious.
Suddenly talking about this matter of life and death, he felt an inexplicable panic in his heart.
In the future, will my three souls be separated and my seven souls disappear?
Then he will enter the underworld. Accept the judgment of King Yama?
Will we see Jiancheng, Yuanji and the others again?
Then wouldn't they want to take revenge on themselves severely? !
Thinking of this, Li Er shuddered.
Sure enough, sure enough! There is great terror between life and death, don’t dwell on it!
Li Shimin forced his thoughts away and listened carefully again.
Little did he know that a layer of ghostly nightmare had already been planted in his heart...
"So according to you, a good burial can indeed bless future generations?"
Li Er rubbed his hands and said,
"Can future generations enjoy it?"
Xu Fenglei shook his head.
"The descendants of Fukuzawa are right, but not everyone can enjoy it."
He said in a deep voice,
"Often only one person in a generation can enjoy it."
"Furthermore, based on past experience, this person is not necessarily the eldest son. He may be the second son, or even a concubine or an illegitimate son!"
"That's what's bad about the royal family. Often the eldest son who has the most legal inheritance rights is not the most talented one; and the most talented one is often not qualified to inherit."
Li Shimin looked solemn.
"yes."
He sighed softly,
"Often the second and youngest sons have talents, but they are not allowed to inherit them."
Changsun Wugou glanced at him.
Are you bragging here?
"but."
Li Shimin added,
"The inheritance system of the eldest son is the basic system for the continuation of the dynasty!"
"Abolish the elders and establish the young, and establish the so-called virtuous without establishing the elders, there will definitely be chaos! Therefore, the eldest son inheritance system cannot be abolished! From the generation of Cheng Qian onwards, we in the Tang Dynasty must abide by this rule and must not violate it!"
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help but smile secretly.
There is also the system of primogeniture! You have made a bad start. There is basically no eldest son who can safely inherit the throne. Tang Zuo was even usurped by a woman.
However, there is some hope in this life with myself.
As long as Cheng Qian successfully succeeds to the throne, this curse may be broken and the Tang Dynasty can be passed down safely...
This is also his goal.
"The randomness of this 'blessing' is really a headache."
Li Shimin held his forehead and said,
"If it is an ordinary family, occupying the dragon vein, and talented people appear in the family from time to time, that is indeed a good thing."
"But the royal family is different. What the royal family needs is a shrewd and capable emperor, and an unambitious prince. The two cannot be reversed!"
"Hey! Is there no way to specify it?"
Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes.
"What are you thinking about?"
He said angrily,
"If this were the case, it would not be your turn to sit in this world! Maybe the Zhou Dynasty has been in power for more than 1,600 years, or the 30th or 50th emperor of Qin is in power."
"This dragon vein is not omnipotent. It has its limitations. For ordinary people, it may be able to change their fate, but for the royal family, it can only be the icing on the cake."
"Just tell me whether you want to add more flowers or not!"
This Li Er, why do you have so many demands?
Li Shimin smiled sarcastically.
"You're right..."
He waved his hand and continued,
"Okay, okay, I know you're impatient, one last question."
"Since it's the icing on the cake, how long can this flower last?"
"Does the blessing always last, or does it eventually end?"
"There are endless possibilities." Xu Fenglei said very simply, "The earth energy is a consumable. One day it will be exhausted, and the tomb will naturally not be nourished. However, depending on the strength of the earth energy and the length of the eruption, it can You can tell."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"I'd like to hear the details." He became interested.
"Let's just talk about Jiuwei Mountain!"
Xu Fenglei pointed at the rolling mountains and said casually,
"Do these winding mountain branches look like dragon whiskers? The longer, thicker and more the dragon whiskers are, the stronger the earth's energy is."
"The geoqi of Jiuwei Mountain, at a glance, will last for two to three hundred years without any problem."
Li Shimin: "?!"
"Two or three hundred years?"
He frowned and said,
"Is it too little?"
Xu Fenglei: "..."
"Is two or three hundred years too little?"
He said with a speechless face,
"Ordinary dragon veins only develop for three generations. Those that can develop for nine generations are extremely rare!"
"Aren't you satisfied that more than 20 generations of people can be blessed here? There's nothing you can do about it. Just keep looking for it. Whether you can find another one in this world, I can't say."
This Li Shimin is too greedy!
"Hey...didn't you say that the Tang Dynasty was in the year 289?"
Li Shimin pouted and said,
"You also made a great wish to continue the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years!"
"You've been just talking for a hundred years? Why don't you take action and start with the details?"
"Whatever, I have to find a good tomb that can bring blessings for four hundred years. Then when I collapse, I can lie down in it peacefully..."
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he was speechless and choked for a moment.
Naturally, he remembered this great wish and never forgot it.
In fact, Li Shimin was right, he really had to start with the details, but where could he find a better dragon vein?
Is it possible to be buried in Kunlun Mountain?
At this moment, Li Chunfeng walked up slowly, holding a stick he picked up from nowhere.
"Return to Your Majesty, Queen."
He cupped his hands and said,
"Weichen has already conducted an on-site investigation. There is indeed a strong dragon vein here with nine branches. Judging from its condition, it can flourish for about three hundred years."
Xu Fenglei looked at Li Shimin and spread his hands.
See, what I said is pretty much the same.
"Li Qing, does three hundred years of dragon veins count as a long time?"
Li Shimin still refused to give up and asked,
"Is there a longer one?"
Li Chunfeng shook his head decisively.
"Maybe, but rarely."
He responded,
"At least I have never seen anything better than the dragon veins of Jiuwei Mountain."
"The mountains here are well-proportioned, and every time you take a step, you will see a different scenery. In Feng Shui, there is a saying of 'changing shapes with each step'. The top and the stars are an excellent situation."
"On the whole, Jiuwei Mountain is high but not isolated, and large but not scattered. It is gentle at the beginning, and the main mountain is a rare horse. The yang comes and the yin is received. The top can carry the essence of the sky, and the bottom can touch the flowers of the earth! It is the pattern of auspicious clouds holding the sun. It’s also an extremely rare good pattern!”
Xu Fenglei gave a thumbs up gesture.
As expected of Li Chunfeng, it seems that he is so good at Feng Shui! Seeing as he is only about the same age as me, how can he understand so much?
Is there really a saying that "the heavenly official descends to earth to assist the wise king"?
At the same time, Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard what he said.
Although he didn't understand much, the words that came out of Li Chunfeng's mouth were all good!
"It seems that this place is indeed a blessed place!"
Li Er grinned.
"It's a blessed land. The only flaw is that there is a mountain on the right, shaped like a lion."
Li Chunfeng said again,
"The lion is the master of fighting and killing. It is fierce. It will disturb the owner's mind when it is next to the tomb."
Li Shimin frowned.
"Is there such a thing?"
He continued,
"Can it be resolved?"
It turns out that Li Er was a little greedy and wanted something better.
But now that Li Chunfeng was so complimentary, he had already fallen in love with this place. Now that he heard that there was something sinister, he naturally became nervous.
It’s a rare blessed place, but it’s hard to find another one!
"Of course you can."
Xu Fenglei answered casually,
"Just pile a spherical mountain bag on the edge of the Lion Mountain, and it will be regarded as an hydrangea. Lions are playful, so when they have hydrangeas, they just play with them and have no time to roar at people."
"In this way, the lion can be transformed into a lion show. This lion can also look after the home and the courtyard, which is very good."
Li Shimin's eyes widened.
"this is okay too?"
He said in astonishment,
"It's a bit of a child's play..."
Li Chunfeng smiled slightly.
"It's basically taking a form, the form is there, and the spirit comes back."
He nodded and said,
"Xu Gong is right, as long as you build a hydrangea for the lion, the evil will be eliminated, and it can also be turned into a good thing."
The two 'magic sticks' reached a consensus at this moment.
Of course, this is not nonsense. This is what Feng Shui has learned from many years of experience.
"Alright alright……"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said,
"I don't understand this metaphysical thing either."
"Since you all think this place is good, and I also like it here, let's make it this way - this place will be my burial place in the future."
He turned to look at Changsun Wugou.
"Mr. Guanyin, you will also sleep here in the future."
Li Er said happily,
"We will be buried together and our descendants will be blessed."
Changsun Wugou rolled his eyes.
"I'm not too interested in being buried there."
She said angrily,
"You can do it yourself. It's windy on the mountain. I'll go down to accompany the children."
After saying that, Changsun Wugu turned around and left.
She hated talking about it.
"Hey, you'll have to go through it sooner or later."
Li Shimin looked at her back and smiled awkwardly,
"It is not said among the people that if you celebrate your birthday, you will be remembered by the Lord of Hell. On the contrary, if you celebrate your birthday, you can live longer..."
"You said, right?"
Xu Fenglei and Li Chunfeng looked at each other with strange expressions.
Where did this emperor hear all these fallacies?
"Your Majesty, I have never heard of this statement."
"The same goes for me, too."
Li Shimin: "..."
"Come on, come on."
Li Er said angrily,
"Everyone has his or her own opinion on metaphysical matters! I think this statement is worthy of acceptance!"
"You two, you can start choosing a place for me! Especially Xu Fenglei, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. You cannot refuse the construction of the mausoleum."
"Early, we can start construction! Don't wait for the day I pass away. Your mausoleum hasn't been repaired yet, so let me sleep in the open air!"
Xu Fenglei: “@#￥%……&*#@”
Your Majesty, why are you so brave?
"Don't worry, we will never let you sleep in the open air."
Xu Fenglei cupped his hands helplessly and said,
"Actually, you don't need to be so anxious, you are still young now!"
"In my opinion, let Li Chunfeng select the acupuncture points first, and then ask the Ministry of Industry to come up with drawings to finalize the general shape of the mausoleum, and then we can slowly repair it."
"It's enough to allocate a few hundred thousand taels a year and build it over more than ten years. This way, the burden on the court and the people will be small."
Li Er in history only burped in the 21st year of Zhenguan. This was still 16 years later, which was plenty of time.
Besides, now that he is here, I have to help him continue for a few more years.
"Um……"
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said with a smile,
"I agree with your proposal."
"Just do as you say... it can be considered as a resolution of a worry!"
He looked at the mountains at his feet, put his hands behind his hands and whispered:
"On weekdays, I listen to the ministers shouting long live. How wonderful would it be if I could really live to be ten thousand years old? Well... I still have to lie in the grave after all, rotting like these autumn leaves and becoming a pile of rotten bones. "
"Think about it this way, life is only a few decades long, and you live without knowing anything, fighting over and over again... it's really boring, very boring!"
The autumn wind came, and Li Er began to feel sad about spring and autumn.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that."
Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,
"You don't want to fight for one moment to fight for eternity. What your Majesty wants to fight for is your reputation for eternity."
"If your sage is still talked about by people after all eternity, then in a sense, you have achieved eternal life and will live in people's hearts forever."
"Isn't this boring?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"You, boy, are the most eloquent."
He laughed and said,
"That's right. In just a few decades, I can become a virtuous person throughout the ages! This is my goal and my long-cherished wish!"
"Let's go, it's time to go back to the palace! If you stay outside any longer, my reputation will be stained! Hahaha..."
After saying that, Li Er turned around and walked down the mountain.
Li Chunfeng gave Xu Fenglei a thumbs up.
"Xu Gong's words are really inspiring!"
He said seriously,
"Chunfeng, you should also have this ambition!"
