Under the long wall of the Daming Palace, there were many guards on both sides. There were people in front of them opening the way, and there were people in the back guarding them. Only Li Xuan and Li Xian were walking in the center.
After leaving the West Inner Garden, passing through Xing'an Gate, and setting foot on the boundary of the East Palace, Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Xuan was half a step behind. Seeing Li Xian's appearance, Li Xuan frowned and asked in a low voice: "Has your Highness had another dispute with the Queen recently?"
Li Xian paused, and everyone in front and behind stopped at the same time.
Li Xian waved his hands around him with a cold face, and the guards around him immediately retreated dozens of meters.
Li Xian sighed softly and said, "To be honest with Uncle Wang, most of the things that Xian has done in recent days are different from those of his mother, and even directly contradict them. But sometimes, he has to fight, and that's why he ended up like this." appearance."
Li Xuan nodded lightly. He knew what was going on with Li Xian. He was just imitating and respecting the emperor Li Hong. However, Li Xian was too straightforward and not round enough, so he and Empress Wu were in conflict with each other.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Li Xian was too young and inexperienced, and it was difficult for him to soften his methods.
Of course, it is inevitable that there are reasons behind the instigation of the officials in the East Palace.
Li Xian's body is much stronger than Li Hong, so many people subconsciously want to help Li Xian control more power.
Many courtiers who were dissatisfied with Empress Wu were not close to Li Hong when he was the crown prince because they knew his true physical condition. But now that Li Xian is the crown prince, these people all flocked to him.
They had been targeting Empress Wu, but they had no idea that the one they were targeting was the Emperor.
Li Xuan thought for a moment, then raised her hands and said, "Your Highness, I wonder if Your Highness still remembers Zhang Yi."
"Zhang Yi, Prime Minister of Qin, is a master of both vertical and horizontal positions. He can defeat all the powerful ones in a row." Li Xian immediately told Zhang Yi's story.
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "I thought His Highness would say that Qin Xiang is far away and close at hand?"
Li Xian glanced at Li Xuan in surprise and said: "Uncle Wang is joking. It was Fan Ju's strategy to make friends from far away and attack closely. At that time, the Qin State was already strong, so it was natural for him to make friends from far away and attack closely."
Li Xuan nodded, cupped his hands, and continued to ask: "Then may I ask, Your Highness, what kind of external strategy did Qin adopt during the time of Zhang Yi?"
"Qin's sword attack was supplemented by Zhang Yi's sharp tongue." Li Xian raised his eyebrows slightly and couldn't help but said, "Is Uncle Wang talking about Tibet?"
"It seems that His Highness has really made progress. He actually sees that the gap between our country and Tubo is not as big as others said. Yes, if His Majesty knows this, he will be extremely pleased." Li Xuan smiled lightly. He nodded, but then said: "No, that's not what I said."
"Please give me some advice from Uncle Wang." Li Xian immediately became serious.
Li Xian has always respected Li Xuan.
Because Li Xuan always puts forward some opinions that are different from those of the masters in the East Palace, and in the end, Li Xuan can always use his own method to get the chance of victory.
Li Xiantong read history books, and of course he knew that there must be an allusion to my teacher when the three of them walked together.
Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.
Li Xian asked himself that he could still do this.
"When Qin Prime Minister Zhang Yi first came to the Qin State, he proposed a strategy to King Huiwen of Qin. When the world was at war with each other, if he advanced five inches and retreated two inches, he would have three inches of land that he could hold in his hands. This was also the case when fighting against Tubo. It's the same, attack five inches, retreat two inches, and defend three inches. In this way, you will have three inches of land. Hold it tightly in your palm. This is the strategy of cannibalization." After Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Xian seemed to understand something and nodded subconsciously.
"Your Highness and the Queen are, after all, mother and son. How can a son always compete with his mother? Therefore, if you advance five inches, retreat two inches, and guard three inches, you will have three inches of land in your hands, and there will be no future troubles. This is suitable for you. Your Highness's way of doing things. Your Highness, please remember not to act too hastily." Li Xuan bowed deeply to Li Xian again.
Li Xian stretched out his hand to lift Li Xuan up, then nodded and said, "I understand that Uncle Wang has good intentions and will be cautious in the future. He will act in a measured manner and will not make my mother unhappy any more."
"It's good that Your Highness has an idea." Li Xuan gave a little hint, then turned around and asked: "I heard that Your Highness is annotating the "Book of the Later Han"?"
Li Xian's expression suddenly became solemn, and then he bowed and asked, "I wonder if Uncle Wang has any advice?"
"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, compiled by Fan Ye of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, mainly records the historical events of the Han Dynasty from Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the last years of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of 195 years."
Li Xuan looked up at Li Xian and sighed: "Your Highness has a good point. But in my opinion, it seems to be biased.
If His Highness really wants to annotate the "Book of the Later Han", he needs to have a broader vision. Why not compile the "Book of the Former Han" together...
We can't just focus on the domestic affairs of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the early years of the founding of the Han Dynasty, the history books of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty annotated and translated them one by one, especially the queen mothers. Please face it directly. "
After listening to Li Xuan's words, Li Xian's expression couldn't help but change slightly.
There are too big differences between the Early Han Dynasty and the Later Han Dynasty, and the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although the Empress Dowager of the Later Han Dynasty made many appearances and was able to depose and establish the emperor, the power in her hands was still extremely indifferent in real terms.
Especially in the late Han Dynasty, even for a figure like the Empress Dowager He, just seeing her brother He Jin being played around by the wealthy family, you can see how pitiful she is.
Throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for Emperor Guangwu of Han and Emperor Ming of Han, who ascended the throne in their prime and died in their old age, the other twelve emperors all ascended the throne as minors, and four even ascended the throne as children; only seven survived into adulthood. Some, and four others, did not even live to be ten.
The remaining one was Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty. He came to the throne at the age of eighteen. He only reigned for five months before he was forced to kill him.
The kindergarten in the Eastern Han Dynasty was so tragic.
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty is too sensitive.
…
"In the early days of the Han Dynasty, in addition to Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, there were also Empress Lu, Empress Dowager Dou, and Empress Wei. All these issues must be dealt with head-on. If your highness cannot see through the serious gains and losses involved, then please, your highness, temporarily Give up dealing with government affairs and concentrate on studying, and only then can you achieve something."
Seeing Li Xian's solemn expression but listening carefully, Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then continued: "I won't mention Empress Wei for the moment, but Empress Dowager Dou, although she competed with the emperor for power, no matter whether it was the time of Emperor Jing or the time of Emperor Wu , after all, no disaster was caused, everything was under the control of the emperor, even Empress Lu, Your Highness, please remember;
Even Empress Lu, when she was in power, had stabilized the government for the sake of her heirs and the Han Dynasty. As for the subsequent disasters, Empress Lu was not willing to witness it.
If Your Highness wants to know clearly, you will know how the situation is by watching how Emperor Wen of Han later treated the world's heroes.
His Highness needs to be wary of who he is and what methods he should use. The former Han Dynasty is what His Highness should really learn from.
Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wu are the ones your Majesty should imitate. "
Li Xuan really spoke with all his heart and soul. As the prince of the school, he praised the doctor. By doing this, it can be said that he fully deserved the emperor's trust.
Li Xian was very talented and had read history books thoroughly, but reading thoroughly meant reading thoroughly. How much he believed and understood was the most important thing.
The sincerity of Li Xuan's words and attitude are obvious, but there are many differences in what his officials said.
Li Xian bowed deeply to Li Xuan and said, "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your teaching."
Li Xuan quickly helped Li Xian and whispered: "What you said today must not come out of your mouth and into the ears of His Highness. Otherwise, both Your Highness and the minister will be in trouble... If If someone inquires, your highness might as well tell the public that I suggest that your highness revise the Sui Zhi."
"Sui Zhi?" Li Xuan stood up, a little stunned, and whispered: "Uncle Wang, wasn't Sui Zhi compiled by Prime Minister Wei back then?"
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said softly: "Back then, the late emperor ordered to compile the history of the Liang, Qi, Chen, Zhou, and Sui Dynasties. He compiled the history of the Sui Dynasty with the Prime Minister of Wei, and worked with the Prime Minister of Fang to supervise other histories. He wrote a general review of the histories of Liang, Chen, and Qi. The Sui Dynasty has been compiled together, and the classics and history sub-collection of ten records on rituals, music, calendars, food, and land are almost complete. However, today is not as prosperous as it was in the past. The Tang Dynasty is prosperous and the times are different. The views on characters, astronomy and geography have become very different. The most important thing is that this matter does not require a lot of trouble and can be easily established."
"Definite rules?" Li Xian seemed to have caught something keenly, but he didn't figure it out.
"The late emperor!" Li Xuan's two words, which were very low, seemed to have special magic power that kept echoing in Li Xian's ears.
"The late Emperor, make the rules." Li Xian kept thinking about these two words, his expression becoming more and more serious.
Suddenly, Li Xian's eyelids twitched. He immediately understood something and looked at Li Xuan in horror.
Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "The late emperor once said that using copper as a mirror can correct your clothes; using history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. Always keep the three mirrors to prevent yourself from making mistakes. Your Highness, if If you practice Sui Zhi again, you can achieve one of its realms.”
Li Xian nodded still in shock.
Li Xuan continued: "There is also geography, the East and West Turks, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, Tubo, the Western Regions, and even the Western Regions going west, white food, Persia, Bukhara, Samarkand and Khwarezm, Byzantium , Rome, Visigoths, Franks, and the Seven Kingdoms further west, can all be added to them.”
The things Li Xuan said before were all well known to the people of the Tang Dynasty, but the latter ones were all businessmen in white clothes and big food. After coming to the Tang Dynasty, what they told about the conquest in white clothes and big food was only that of the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. I haven't had any contact with Baiyi Dashi, so I don't pay much attention to it.
"Your Highness, you can try to record it. It may not be helpful to today's people, but it may not be useless to future generations." Li Xuan looked indifferent.
"Uncle Wang's heart is really secretive, and it's hard for ordinary people to get a glimpse of it!" Li Xian smiled bitterly.
Li Xuan sighed inwardly, and finally shook his head and said: "This is just a rhetoric. Although the history of the Sui Dynasty does not contain much content, repairs will require a lot of effort and preparation. Your Highness can just delay it slowly, and there is no harm in doing so." .”
Hearing what Li Xuan said, Li Xian suddenly felt relaxed, and then stretched out his hand to signal Li Xuan to continue moving forward.
As he walked, Li Xian whispered: "When the Sui Dynasty was compiled, many things were experienced by people at that time, such as great-grandfather, grandfather, and many ministers. Prime Minister Wei was an upright man, with sharp writing style, less cursive, and not for others. For example, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was "mean" and arbitrary, "displeased with poems and books", "dark on the road", Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was pretentious and pretentious, "hoeed to death the flesh and bones, slaughtered the loyal and good", etc., they are written according to the truth. Hidden."
Li Xuan glanced at Li Xian, "hoe the flesh and blood, and slaughter the loyal ones." You have said this, but you are still indifferent. It seems that you really don't know anything about your mother's ambition.
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Your Highness is smart and tolerant, the King of England is wise and studious, and although the Prime Minister is young, he respects his brother and loves his sister, and the imperial family is harmonious, without the problems of the Sui Dynasty."
Li Xian paused, as if he was vaguely thinking about something, then glanced at Li Xuan and said softly: "Uncle Wang has good intentions."
"Using history as a mirror, whatever you can figure out is your highness's talent." Li Xuan slightly cupped his hands.
I sighed in my heart, why did you think of Li Dan? What I want you to think of is Dugu Jialuo, the literature queen of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
She is a wise empress with extraordinary abilities who participates in government affairs.
For the virtuous latter, one step forward is Empress Wu, one step back is Dugu Jialuo.
Li Xian, you idiot!
(End of chapter)
