Chapter 30 The 30th Chapter Built the Zhaoling Mausoleum and the sages were buried to earn filial piety and the king of Wei carved stone

Chang He Fengchen's servants rushed back from the Western Regions and brought back several clusters of withered snow lotus. The queen had passed away for more than ten days. Sun Jiamin died that day in Li Shimin's arms. Li Shimin was so sad that he did not go to court for several days.When she was sad and weeping alone in the Lizheng Hall, Jing'er, in order to relieve her sorrow, presented the 30-volume "Women's Rules" written by her elder Sun Jiamin, and Li Shimin read it, feeling even more mournful.On this day, he summoned his eldest grandson Wuji, Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Yan Lide, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng and others to discuss the empress' burial.

Yan Lide said: "I followed the emperor's order and selected the location of the cemetery together with Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang. The three of us arrived in Liquan County that day and saw a mountain with a height of 360 feet called Jiushan. The mausoleum is the best." Yuan Tiangang interjected: "I calculated the location of the cemetery together, and I think the northwest of the capital is the best. The ministers have another consideration. Gao Zu was buried in Xianling, so your Majesty's mausoleum should not be too far away. We still During this survey, I saw that the south of Nine Mountains is a cliff, and the north is a steep rock, which is shaped like a crouching dragon with its head raised to the sky. This mountain was created by heaven and earth, and it was prepared for your majesty and empress."

Li Shimin asked: "Yan Qing, how do you plan to build this mausoleum?" Yan Lide replied: "I think that since the mountain is a mausoleum, the mausoleum must be integrated with the mountain. I want to build a plank road in the south of the mountain, build a palace gate at the mountainside, and then start building the tomb road, and build a crypt seventy-five feet deep. Palace. After the Xuan Palace is built into Feng’an, iron slurry will be poured between the stone bars, the tomb passage will be closed, and then the plank road and other things will be removed. In this way, the Xuan Palace Gate will hang hundreds of feet below the gate, and it will be difficult for birds to fall from above, and it will truly become one with the mountain.” One of the difficulties in the construction of the tombs of the kings of the past dynasties is the fear of robbers.Yan Lide's design in this way actually made the mountain cover the underground palace, making it impossible for thieves to attack.

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "No. If it is built according to your design, it will probably take at least a few years to complete. The queen is dying, and I asked me to bury her. She said that she would be buried in a mountain. There is no need to raise a grave, no coffin, and all the utensils needed. Wooden tiles. Well, I agree with the Nine Mountains as a mausoleum, but it doesn’t need to be so large, just dig a hole to accommodate a coffin, and there are no people, horses, gold, jade, or utensils in the hole. If so, how long will it take to complete?" Yan Liben calculated silently, and replied: "Your Majesty, if it is built on this scale, hundreds of craftsmen can go there, and it will be completed within a month."

"Well, according to this proposal, Yan Qing will lead the people there and start construction immediately. This mausoleum is built in a simple way, and everyone in the world must know that the empress has never forgotten the frugality even though she died. It can be called Zhaoling Mausoleum to show the meaning .” Li Shimin said to Wen Yanbo again: "Wen Qing, you can draw up a decree. In the future, there will be counselors and military generals, wise and talented officials, and close relatives who have made great achievements. On the day of their death, the secretary will report immediately, and I will be around Zhaoling Give him a cemetery and allow him to be buried with him."

Wen Yanbo bowed to accept the decree, and played again: "Your Majesty, I think that the late honorable ministers followed the emperor around when they were alive. If the emperor allows it, will they be allowed to move their graves here?" "Approved." At that time, people like Du Ruhui, Qin Shubao, Changsun Shunde and others had passed away, and Li Shimin allowed them to be buried in Zhaoling, which is a great honor to the descendants. Li Shimin decided to build the Zhaoling Mausoleum, turned around and took the "Women's Rules" written by the Queen, and passed it on to everyone, sighing: "The Queen's book is enough to set an example for generations to come. My heart hurts her death, not just for family affection, From now on, after I enter the palace, I won’t hear the words of advice and remonstrance, and I really lost a good assistant, so I can’t forget it.”

The eldest grandson Jiamin's virtuous name has always been respected by the officials.When the ministers read "Nv Ze", they thought of the benefits of Empress Changsun in their hearts, regarded her as a model for empresses of all generations, and regretted that she would not live forever, and felt regretful. Li Shimin called Yan Lide again, and said, "Yan Qing, wait for a while, and after I finish writing an article, you can find a good stone and engrave it on it in front of the queen's tomb. The queen advocates frugality, and such a good name must be passed on to future generations. " After finishing speaking, he went to the front of the case and picked up a pen. After a moment of concentration, he wrote a text in regular script: the queen was frugal, and her last words were buried lightly. .The same is true of my original aspirations.The king regards the world as his home, so why bother to keep things in the mausoleum, it is his own.Today, because Jiuyi Mountain is a mausoleum, more than a hundred people work to chisel the stone, and it takes dozens of days to complete it.Don't hide gold, jade, people, horses, and utensils, they are all made of earth and wood, and they are just tools.

After Li Shimin wrote it, he handed it to Yan Lide.I think it complements the empress' frugality, and Li Shimin's writing is also extremely simple, which is a match. After Zhaoling was built, Yuan Tiangang decided the time for the funeral.Li Shimin personally helped the spirit and buried the queen's thin coffin in Zhaoling.When she woke up, the people of Chang'an flocked to the streets to bid farewell to the virtuous queen. When the queen was buried, Jing'er fainted from crying.At that time, Jing'er asked Li Shimin to accompany her elder Sun Jiamin in Zhaoling Jiehu, so as to fulfill her former master-servant relationship.Li Shimin disagreed, saying that he had promised the queen that he would treat her well in this life, how could he let her spend her whole life in this desolate place?He immediately canonized Jing'er as concubine Shu. According to the system of concubines, the concubine under the queen is the concubine Shu, and the concubine below the concubine is the concubine Shu. Jing'er's favor.But under Jing'er's pleading, Li Shimin promised her to accompany the queen in Zhaoling for a period of time, and then send someone to pick her back to the palace.

The first thing Li Shimin did after returning to Beijing from Zhaoling was Qingche Jiancong came to Fangxuanling's mansion. Ever since Fang Xuanling was reprimanded to go home, she dared not go out.It was not until the queen died of illness that he left the mansion to pay homage to the queen's spirit with the officials, and then went to Zhaoling for the funeral. During this time, he hid in the crowd of officials with his head down, not daring to meet Li Shimin face to face.After he returned to Beijing from Zhaoling, he confined himself in the mansion again, not daring to go out. He was sitting in the hall that day, when he heard that the emperor came to the mansion, he led his family out in a panic. At that time, Li Shimin had already arrived at the second gate, and they knelt on both sides of the corridor to meet him.

Li Shimin walked up to Fang Xuanling and said, "Xuanling, get up. I've been busy with the Queen's affairs for a while, so I haven't been able to see you." Fang Xuanling didn't dare to get up, and said: "The guilty minister is at home, and dare not bother His Majesty to ask. Your Majesty, the criminal minister has been thinking about his past at home these days, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels ashamed. He has truly let him down. Grace." Li Shimin sighed, stretched out his hand to help Fang Xuanling, and said, "Oh, Xuanling, if you say something like this, it can be seen that there is already some relationship between us monarchs and ministers. Remembering that year when you came to join the army in Jingyang, we held candlelight night chats , What a harmony! After more than twenty years, you have been by my side and done many things for me. Xuanling, I feel a little sad to see you now."

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, it's windy and cold outside, would you please come and talk in the room?" "Yeah. Xuanling, let your wife and the rest get up." Fang Xuanling accompanied Li Shimin into the middle hall. According to the system, Mrs. Xuanling and her ovaries Yizhi and Fang Yiai have ranks, so they can also enter the hall, while others wait outside the hall. The accompanying eunuch led Li Shimin to sit down in the chair on the right hand in the hall, and served fragrant tea.Li Shimin saw Fang Xuanling and others standing in front of him with his hands down, and said, "Xuanling, this is not a court hall. You don't have to be so restrained. Sit down." He motioned to the eunuch and said, "You guys, move the chairs for Xuanling and the others. .” The eunuch moved four chairs and arranged them relative to each other. Fang Xuanling and his family sat down in Xie En. Fang Xuanling said: "The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, and the empress will not be here soon, so it's time to rest. The sinful minister made the emperor angry, and the emperor came to the palace to ask him. The minister was very panicked." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Although I have a lot of things to do every day, if there are no ministers to take charge of the affairs, there is no way to talk about the many things to do today. Xuanling, the last time I was angry with you, it wasn't because of him, but because you didn't want to do things for me. I am sad. When people are old, you are more than sixty now, you have enough energy, and you can share my worries. If you really reach the point where you can’t move, I will let you take care of yourself and die well. In the future, it will be difficult for me to leave you one day, can't you see it?" "The guilty minister knows." "Xuanling, you are not allowed to call yourself a criminal minister! If you are guilty, can I still enter your residence?" "Yes. Your Majesty, I have been thinking about my mistakes at home for a while, and I have indeed realized some truths. Just now, Your Majesty mentioned that I joined the army. At that time, I was middle-aged and had the desire to make meritorious deeds. Since then, I have followed Your Majesty for more than 20 years. When working for His Majesty, what I think in my heart is to meet the Ming Lord and do my best to help me. Unexpectedly, in recent years, I have thought of retiring after I have achieved success. Alas, Your Majesty treats me so kindly to my ministers. It's really inappropriate to feel so humble." "Xuanling, it's human nature for you to want to retire after success, or want to be promoted. I said just now that you are the only one in the court, and I am the most reluctant to let go. This kind of affection is not You are good at planning, but it is not because you are loyal, because for many years, our minds have communicated with each other, no matter how big or small it is, we can understand it well, so that it has already surpassed the duties of a monarch and minister. Xuanling, do you understand my thoughts?" Fang Xuanling was greatly moved, knowing that Li Shimin really treated her very differently.In comparison with Li Jing, Li Jing proposed to resign from the post of Shangshu Youpushe, but Li Shimin only conceded several times, that is, he agreed to Li Jing's resignation.If others denounced Li Jing, even if it was an obvious false accusation, Li Shimin would ask someone to seriously investigate and deal with it.I have been in the phase for many years, and I have offended fewer people. During the period, many people came to Li Shimin to complain, but Li Shimin ignored it, and didn't even let him know.This time he begged to be dismissed, but Li Shimin sincerely persuaded him to stay, but when he failed, he became angry.From this point of view, there is a saying called "the emperor's grace is mighty", which is most appropriate for myself.Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling got up and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty treats me like this. Even though I am heartbroken, I still haven't repaid you." "Get up. Xuanling, I was really annoyed at you at first, and the queen said something before she died, which made me calm down." Li Shimin's eyes suddenly turned red when he said this, and his voice became deep: " The queen said, "Xuanling has been your majesty's business for a long time. She is careful and meticulous, and she has never vented her secret schemes. If there is no serious reason, please don't abandon it." Xuanling, these are the queen's original words. This time, I made an exception for you, can you understand the queen's painstaking efforts?" Mrs. Fang, Fang Yizhi, and Fang Yiai immediately got up and knelt down with Fang Xuanling when they heard the words. The emperor relayed the queen's words, and it could be seen that the emperor was moved again. Empress Ai's injury and Yue En Yu Zhilong's various emotions were intertwined, and they couldn't help crying.Fang Xuanling wept and said: "The emperor and the empress treat my ministers like this, my ministers... my ministers..." It was hard for him to speak, and he couldn't even cry. Tears welled up in Li Shimin's eyes. He sighed and said, "Unfortunately, the empress passed away early, and these days I feel as if I have lost my soul. Forget it, the destiny is like this, it is because human power can't do it. Leftovers, lost loves, Help them up to talk. Xuanling, the empress regards you as a confidant of the royal family, if you can remember the empress's various virtues and cherish them from time to time, that will be enough." Fang Xuanling sat back on the chair, wiped away the tears all over his face with the skirt of his clothes, and said: "Your Majesty, I want to be allowed, and I want to be a member of the court tomorrow. In my whole life, when I can move my body, I will be busy running in the court; If you can't move, you still have a breath, and you always think about the affairs of the court to show your strength." Li Shimin changed his face and smiled, and said: "Yes, this is exactly the purpose of my visit today. You used to do everything well, and things were sorted out in an orderly manner. You are at home this time, after all, you have rested for a while. Therefore, many things have been suppressed. Xuanling, don't worry, Ruhui became sick from overwork at the beginning, and I didn't pay attention to it, causing him to die of exhaustion, how can I let you repeat the same mistakes?" "Your Majesty's mention of Ruhui made me even more ashamed. Alas, thinking of Ruhui and Dai Zhou, when I see them in the underworld, they will ridicule me for worrying about gains and losses." "Okay, Xuanling, this matter is over, and I don't need to mention it again. I have said many times that I treat all my ministers equally, and I don't make friends or relatives, but I treat you. I really can't restrain my feelings and treat you as a Brothers are the same." In fact, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling have been together for more than 20 years. The generous Fang Xuanling is regarded as the elder brother of a direct relative.In this way, Li Shimin can be regarded as making up for the regret of his brother's death. Li Shimin turned his gaze to Madam Fang, and asked, "Madam Fang, how does the poisonous wine I gave you that day taste like?" Mrs. Fang's face suddenly showed embarrassment. She saw the poison wine that day, and thought in her heart that the emperor was really ridiculous, and he forced the courtiers to take concubines.The emperor's order cannot be violated, she might as well die clean, and from now on she can be clean without seeing, so she resolutely swallowed the poisoned wine.Unexpectedly, the poisonous wine was very sour, and there was no abnormality after drinking it.When Fang Xuanling said that she knew the poisoned wine was aged vinegar, she knew it was a false alarm.After going through this experience from birth to death, and then from death to life, her heart nature also changed. Afterwards, she said to Fang Xuanling: "I don't want you to take a concubine because I think how simple our husband and wife are. Let others get their hands on me? I died to show my ambition, and now I think I regret it. I don’t regret my death, but let you live alone and feel infinitely guilty for my death. Is this my original intention? Or is my heart too big? It's narrow. Xuanling, if you are willing to take concubines from now on, as long as it is someone you like, I will not stop you." Fang Xuanling said sternly at the time: "When Xuanling was seriously ill, Madam plucked out her eyes to show her will. This time, in order to reject the emperor, she also used death to show her will. If Xuanling has a different heart again, wouldn't she be no different from a beast?" Mrs. Fang could not tell Li Shimin what their husband and wife said, but said with a smile: "After being given wine by the emperor, the concubine dare not be jealous anymore." Li Shimin recognized her pun and sighed: "Xuanling, there is an old saying called 'Women are virtuous without talent.' It seems that it needs to be changed. Women nurture their offspring, and children grow up by their education. Human nature Self-growth, it can be seen that women are very important to children. Women help husbands and children, and stay behind the scenes for a long time, which is the key to family prosperity. Xuanling, you have such a good woman, and I have a good queen. We should be grateful for God's blessing .” "What your Majesty said is true. I have been away for many years, and my wife has been in charge of the house. It's just that she is humble and cannot be compared with the empress. I heard that when the empress was dying, she was ill and wrote 30 chapters of "Women's Rules". To set an example for the harem. What the empress has done is incomparable to the empresses and concubines of the past dynasties." "Yes, I read the queen's "Women's Rules" and told the officials that this book is enough to set an example for future generations. I want someone to engrave a batch so that the people in the harem can read it all the time, and then distribute it to the courtiers. Helpful. Xuanling, your wife is also very good. She raises all children to become talents. Like Yizhi, he is generous and humble, with a great fatherly style; , and compiled the "Kuo Di Zhi" together with Tai'er; your daughter married the King of Han, and I heard that she is also very virtuous. How about the mother, you can know what her children do." Li Shimin mentioned Wei Wang Li Tai, Fang Xuanling hesitated to speak.Over the years, Li Shimin has gradually doted on Wei Wang Li Tai, and the important officials in the court knew that he had moved Yi Chu's heart, fearing that this would lead to disaster, and their worries became more and more serious.Fang Xuanling knew more about Li Tai from Fang Yiai, and wanted to persuade Li Shimin.He also thought that he had been imprisoned at home for many days, and he had just been allowed by the emperor to return to the court to serve as a council member. Now it would be inappropriate to speak up to remonstrate him, so he kept silent. Fang Xuanling returned to the court and began to be a director. The position of Shangshu Zuo Pushe consumed a lot of energy. It is said that the main duty of the prince's young teacher is to teach the prince morality. , the position of the prince's young master is very important, and it is not easy to assign it to others. Li Shimin conferred Fang Xuanling this position at this time, which shows that he has deep hopes for Fang Xuanling to teach the prince.Fang Xuanling didn't dare to be negligent, and rushed to the East Palace after managing affairs, appearing very busy. Li Shimin felt relieved as soon as Fang Xuanling entered the court to govern.He is now heartbroken that the queen has left, and he rarely goes to court to govern except for the DPRK on Shuowangri.The Queen's former residence, the Lizheng Hall, became the place where he lived day and night. Some ministers had to come to the Lizheng Hall to see him when they wanted to make important announcements. On this day, Wei Zheng entered the Lizheng Hall for an audience, and the matter he admonished was related to Wei Wang Li Tai. Li Shimin now dotes on Wei Wang Li Tai, a little too much.A few days ago, Li Tai said to him that officials of the third rank and above in the imperial court would not dismount and worship him when they saw him, and often galloped past him as if they couldn't see him.When Li Tai said this, he actually had the mentality of pampering and showing off his dignity. Li Shimin should have refuted him.However, Li Shimin wanted to agree at this time, so he couldn't help being partial. He was furious when he heard the words, and said: "When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, officials below the first rank would dismount and worship the kings when they saw them. Aren't these kings the sons of the emperor? Since I came to the throne, I have repeatedly taught you to respect your ministers. But what about these ministers? It’s fine for officials above the third rank not to worship the kings, but they are still rebellious when they see the king of Wei. I really can’t bear it.” He said It is intended to summon officials of the third rank and above in Beijing, so that they will dismount and worship all the kings they meet on the road in the future. These words of Li Shimin spread to Wei Zheng's ears, and he came to see him today to persuade him about this matter. Wei Zheng's admonitions today are not as straightforward as in the past. He knows that Li Shimin misses the queen now, so he starts with the "Women's Rules" written by the queen. "Your Majesty, I have obtained the "Rules for Women" written by the Empress, and handed it to my wife and the two daughters to read. After reading it, my wife said that this book shows the freshness of the harem, and is a warning to all women in the world. Your Majesty In recent years, His Majesty has been admonished the most, and the words are quite straightforward, and the admonitions are extensive. However, when you think about it, none of them has anything to do with the Queen. The Queen’s life is honest and clear. Qi Yingda. Your majesty has achieved great rule in the world, and the empress has a fresh air in governing the harem, which can be said to complement each other. It is a pity that the empress died so early that your majesty lost a good assistant. I am deeply sorry." Li Shimin nodded and said: "Wei Qing, if you can approve of something, you can't go wrong. The queen has always followed the etiquette and behaved properly. The role of family is really great, I said something similar that day at Xuanling's residence. It's a pity, if people are too perfect, their lifespan often doesn't last long, as the saying goes, there is nothing to do about it." "The death of the empress is inevitable. Your majesty must not lose your ambition and let your heroism sink into depression. Your majesty has said many times that the status of a king is of great importance to the world, and there should be no mistakes." "Wei Qing, I understand this truth. My heart hurts the queen, and I will recover one day." The two talked for a while, and because Wei Zheng had been praising the queen all the time, which was quite in line with Li Shimin's wishes, Li Shimin's mood became very relaxed, and the atmosphere of their conversation was very harmonious. Seeing that the heat was about the same, Wei Zheng seized the opportunity and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that officials of the third rank and above met the kings and refused to dismount, which made the emperor very angry. Is this really the case?" "Yes, if there is such a thing." "The emperor said just now that the queen always follows the etiquette and behaves properly. In fact, officials of the third rank and above see that the kings do not dismount, and they also follow the etiquette. There is no need for your majesty to be angry. Although the king of Wei is valued by the emperor, he is also the king of all kings. One, what's so special?" "No. Let me ask you, if the ministers see the prince, will they all dismount and worship?" "Of course, the crown prince is the heir apparent, and when the ministers meet, they must behave like a monarch and minister." "The crown prince is the eldest, followed by the king of Wei. Life is unpredictable. If the crown prince is unlucky, how do you know that the kings will not be the heirs in the future? I think that the system of courtiers not getting off their horses to worship when they see the kings should be abolished." Wei Zheng was startled when he heard the words, and felt that Li Shimin's words had already clearly shown his desire for Yi Chu.Regarding the matter of Yi Chu, Wei Zheng did not approve of the abolition of the current crown prince and the establishment of another Wei Wang. He believed that although Li Chengqian had some flaws, there was no serious evil in the end. The situation is not good for the world.Wei Zheng had this kind of thought in his heart, seeing that Li Shimin hadn't taken any practical action on Yi Chu, he couldn't speak out to remonstrate him, so he tried to persuade him from the side. Wei Zheng thought about it for a while, and said carefully, "Your Majesty, I think it's a bit far-fetched to say this. The prince is young and strong. As long as he doesn't lose his virtue, how can there be any misfortune? Since the establishment of rituals in the Zhou Dynasty, it has continued to this day. The current etiquette is divided between ministers and Xuanling, Wang Gui and others presided over the revision, and it was ordered by His Majesty to implement it. Each article and section collected the essence of the three generations, and selected good ones to restore it. For example, officials of the third rank and above saw that the king did not dismount for a section, and they collected it from ancient rituals. " "Li" said: "The minister and the son are one." "Spring and Autumn" said: "Although the king is small, the order is above the princes." The third rank and above are all public officials, and they are respected by His Majesty. How can the king of Wei make Ji Gang alone? What's the big deal?" "When Wei Qing was cultivating rites, he collected books from all over the world. I can't beat you." "Your Majesty loves the King of Wei. This is human nature. Your Majesty wants to make the ministers dismount and pay homage to the King of Wei, just to make the officials not despise the King of Wei. In fact, all the ministers understand His Majesty's thoughts. They did not dismount when they met the King of Wei. They followed the law of etiquette. Who dares to despise the king of Wei in your heart? Your Majesty mentioned the scene of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wen of Sui was arrogant to his sons, which made the etiquette very bad, and finally developed the arrogant and lawless character of Emperor Yang of Sui. I think His Majesty will not follow the example of Emperor Wen of Sui. " Li Shimin was in a good mood today, so he felt that what Wei Zheng said was quite pleasing to his ears, so he smiled and said, "Wei Qing, don't talk about it, I understand. I will not change this etiquette in the future. Officials above the third rank will still not dismount when they see the kings. Is it possible?" Wei Zheng bowed and said, "On behalf of all the ministers, thank Your Majesty for your wisdom." Li Shimin smiled and said: "If I follow your opinion, I am wise. If I don't, I am stupid?" "I dare not." Li Shimin got up and said: "The weather is fine today, Wei Qing, are you interested in walking with me in the garden?" "The minister obeys the order." After entering the winter this year, the weather seems to be uncomfortably cold.Often a cold snap comes, and after a few days of cold weather, the sun shines brightly again. Wei Zheng followed Li Shimin's horse into the West Inner Garden, Li Shimin didn't rest after entering the garden, he rode his horse straight to the north of the garden, and he stopped his horse and landed in front of the building.Wei Zheng knew the usefulness of this building, but he pretended not to know, and praised: "This building is well built, and you can see the scenery in the distance from the height." Li Shimin glared at Wei Zheng, obviously dissatisfied that he didn't know the usefulness of this building, and said, "What do you know? If I built this building just to watch the scenery, wouldn't it be so boring?" After he finished speaking, he began to pick up step up.Wei Zheng didn't dare to say another word, and silently climbed behind him. When he reached the top of the temple, Li Shimin leaned on the guardrail, looked towards Zhaoling, and said softly, "Sister Min, I'm coming to see you again." Wei Zheng ignored Li Shimin's sighs and sighs, and walked towards the west end of the building with his hands behind his back, pretending to be admiring the scenery. Li Shimin was still there muttering to himself: "Sister Min, you must be very lonely when you are there alone. At any rate, Jing'er is with you in front of the mausoleum these days, so you can avoid some loneliness." Speaking of this, Li Shimin's mind The grandson Jiamin appeared lying in the tomb with his eyes closed, surrounded by cold stone walls, his heart tightened for a while, and tears flowed out again. After a long time, Li Shimin's mood finally calmed down. He stared blankly into the distance, as if it was difficult to get rid of the reality that his grandson Jiamin had passed away. After Li Shimin calmed down, he remembered that Wei Zheng came up to the stage with him, so he called out, "Wei Qing, come here." Wei Zheng walked over slowly according to his words. Li Shimin asked: "Wei Qing, I am weeping and sad here, why are you so indifferent?" "Your Majesty, when I came to the stage, I thought the surrounding scenery was really beautiful, so I watched it silently. Why is Your Majesty crying? Cough, I think it's because of the strong wind on the stage, and because I'm old, my ears are a little hard, so I just ignored it." "Hmph, your ears may be a little hard, but your eyes are not blind." Li Shimin obviously didn't believe Wei Zheng's words. "The minister dare not deceive the king." "Okay, let me trust you for now. Wei Qing, do you know why I built this building?" "I don't know. I think the flowers, trees and pools in the garden are beautiful. If you recreate this view, you can see the scenery in the distance, so you can see the beauty of the surroundings, right?" "It seems that you are really in a daze. I built this temple, and I can see Zhaoling from a high place, so that I can pay tribute to the deceased queen. Wei Qing, look there." Li Shimin pointed in the direction of Zhaoling, "You can see Jiuyi Mountain I live in the palace, so I can meet the queen here. Wei Qing, have you seen it?" At this time, Wei Zheng was also deeply moved by Li Shimin's feelings for his eldest grandson Jiamin.Li Shimin is so unforgettable about the queen, even though the eldest grandson Jiamin is in the Netherworld, he should be satisfied.However, Wei Zheng was thinking about another thing at this time. He remained calm, shook his head and looked towards the northwest, squinting his eyes, and it took him a long time to reply: "Your old minister is dim-sighted, I really can't see anything." "Why can't I see it? The sun is shining brightly now, the Nine Mountains are towering over there, and the queen is lying in the Zhaoling Mausoleum in the mountains." "Zhaoling?" "I think Wei Qing has already seen it." "Oh, it turned out that your Majesty was looking at Zhaoling Mausoleum, but I thought His Majesty said that he saw Xianling Mausoleum just like Zhaoling Mausoleum. If it is Zhaoling Mausoleum, I can see it." Hearing this, Li Shimin felt a chill in his heart, and immediately knew that Wei Zheng was mocking him: he cared so much about his queen, but he forgot that the tomb of Gaozu was buried in the west of Zhaoling! Li Shimin was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know what to say. Wei Zheng asked again: "Your Majesty, is the relationship between husband and wife better than the relationship between father and son?" After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan began to advocate the way of Zhou and Confucius. His descendants are Bao Shenghou.When Li Shimin came to the throne, in the second year of Zhenguan, he ordered Zhou Gong to be the first sage, respected Confucius as the first sage, Yan Hui as the first teacher, and vigorously respected Confucianism and classics.Li Shimin's doing this is the result of many discussions between him and his officials in the Hongwen Museum. That is to say, governing the world depends on the Confucian "kingly way", that is, to educate the world by respecting Confucianism and scriptures, so as to achieve "righteous monarchs and ministers, clear about the noble and the humble, beautiful and beautiful". Enlightenment, change customs" effect. In Confucianism, there is a set of strict ethics and morality. In short, it is a hierarchical order centered on "junjun, ministers, father and son", and other relationships cannot shake this pillar.Now Li Shimin misses the queen blindly, but completely forgets Gaozu who was buried not far from the queen, which is obviously contrary to this set of ethics.If he does this for the king, if he spreads it to the world, people will say in private: "The current emperor keeps telling everyone to respect Confucianism and scriptures, but he himself is not like that. If the emperor is like this, how can he educate the world?" When Li Shimin heard the words, he shed tears again and said, "Wei Qing, don't talk about it. It's my fault that I miss Zhaoling and forget to offer it." Seeing that Li Shimin had admitted his mistake, Wei Zheng stopped chasing and beating him fiercely. Seeing that it was getting late, the monarch and his ministers slowly went downstairs to watch. Li Shimin walked to the ground, turned his head and said to the eunuch standing beside him: "Tell me what I say, let the general be here tomorrow to demolish the building." Wei Zheng suddenly knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have repeatedly offended Long Yan, I hope the emperor will forgive me." Li Shimin helped Wei Zheng, and said, "Wei Qing, what's wrong with you? A man is brave in his actions. Since you dare to be tired of arguing, do you regret it after saying it?" "I don't regret it. In fact, I also feel sorry for the queen. Such a virtuous queen died early, which made your majesty lose a good assistant. I also hate the sky for being blind." Li Shimin nodded, and said: "I demolished the building to frighten the human relations and righteousness you said. I am a king, and my every move has a bearing on the world, so I have to be cautious. In order to educate the world, I respect Confucianism and scriptures, and regard them as To govern the country, it cannot be destroyed by trivial matters." The monarch and his subjects were not on their horses, and they walked slowly along the poolside side by side. They walked for a while, when Li Shimin suddenly turned his head and asked, "Wei Qing, did you really feel sorry for the queen just now?" "The minister really expressed his true feelings. Women are limited by their vision, and often change their temper when they are rich and honored. In ancient times, those who were queens had it, those who exercised power, those who pursued private interests, and those who used violence. Selfless love is really rare. This reminds me of the sixth year of Zhenguan, when Princess Changle came out. His Majesty thought she was born of the eldest grandson empress, and wanted to give her makeup generously, but was advised by the minister. Who would have thought that the queen would be so Reward four hundred coins, give four hundred pieces of silk, and say: "I heard that justice is upright, but I have seen it today, so I reward each other. You should always uphold this heart and don't transfer it." The minister is famous for direct advice, if there is no Majesty , The queen took good care of me, it is hard for the minister to have today." "When Wei Qing talked about this incident, I was reminded of what the queen said to me. She said: "I heard that your majesty praised Wei Zheng. I don't know why, but now I see him citing etiquette and righteousness to suppress the feelings of the master. I know the truth." The ministers of the community! The concubine and your majesty are married, and they are gracious and respectful. Every word must be waited for, and they dare not offend the majesty lightly; 'I was lucky in my life to meet the Empress. She restrained her behavior and dared not participate in the government. However, when I think about it today, when I governed, I was deeply influenced by her good deeds and words, which saved me from many mistakes." Both the monarch and his ministers are here to cherish the memory of the eldest grandson queen, and they all express their true feelings. Li Shimin asked again: "Wei Qing, let's put aside the principle of etiquette and righteousness now, and in all fairness, which one is closer, the relationship between father and son or the relationship between husband and wife?" Wei Zheng broke away and replied: "If the husband and wife are happy with each other, and the skin-to-skin relationship lasts for a long time, compared with the relationship between father and son, it is closer after all." "Well, you go on." "But the husband and wife are not happy, and even have different dreams in the same bed, so there is no intimacy. In contrast, the relationship between father and son is connected by blood, and the family relationship lasts forever, and it is far better than the relationship between husband and wife at this time." "It's rare that you can tell the truth." "I always tell the truth. If I tell a lie, I'm afraid His Majesty will have brought me down for questioning. Now I can't talk to Your Majesty anymore." Li Shimin's mood improved at this time, and he asked again: "Are the empress and I in love?" "Your Majesty and the Empress respect each other more than a mortal loving couple." "Then, is it wrong for me to build this building to commemorate the Empress?" "That's right. Your Majesty values ​​love and righteousness, and is full of love. If you generalize it, His Majesty treats his ministers kindly and loves the people. This is the beginning of it. However, Your Majesty is the king, and the love with the queen is a small love, and the love of the world is the love." Big love, when big love conflicts with little love, we have to abandon little love and take care of righteousness." "Haha, Wei Qing, I have really convinced you. Come on, let's get on the horse and go back to the palace, and you will have dinner with me tonight." Empress Changsun passed away, and her three sons Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Zhi were equally sad.However, Li Tai's way of remembering his mother was very special, and after the event was completed, he earned a good reputation. When Li Chengqian heard about Li Tai's actions, he felt a little sour in his heart. Not long after Empress Changsun passed away, King Li Tai of Wei led his subordinates to Luoyang in plain clothes.At that time, the governor of Luoyang was still Zhang Liang. Hearing that King Wei was here, he hurried out of the Yamen to meet him. Li Tai cupped his hands and said: "Dudu Zhang, I came to Luoyang for a private matter. I didn't want to bother you, but I thought it was the ground of Luoyang after all, so I should come to say hello. I can't lose courtesy." Zhang Liang is Li Shimin's confidant People, when Li Shimin did not take the throne, Luoyang was guarded by Zhang Liang as his strong rear base.After he came to the throne, he felt that the position of Luoyang, the eastern capital, was important, and Zhang Liang was allowed to guard it here, which shows Zhang Liang's position in Li Shimin's heart.Li Tai understood Zhang Liang's weight, and his words showed humility, treating him with the courtesy of his predecessors. Zhang Liang said: "Why did Your Highness say that? The prince's coming to Luoyang is all business for Zhang Liang. In case of any mistakes, how can I explain to the emperor? If things get serious, maybe this head will confess." Li Tai smiled and said: "Who doesn't know that Dudu Zhang is the minister of the emperor? You have ruled Luoyang for many years, and you have reorganized it into colorful flowers. You don't close your doors at night, and you don't pick up lost things on the road. What can I do wrong?" Zhang Liang bowed and invited Li Tai into the yamen. . Li Tai waved his hand and said: "No need. After I came to pay my respects to you, I will go straight to Longmen. After finishing these things, I will go back to Beijing to attend the funeral for my mother. Sigh, I didn't even report to my father in advance when I came here." "Ah, why is Your Highness in such a hurry?" Li Tai bowed his head in silence, and Su Xu behind him replied: "Dudu Zhang, Your Highness is here, and he wants to go to Longmen to choose an address in person. He wants to use his annual salary to do merit for the queen to build a stone statue. On the day of the queen's funeral, The prince can't go out easily, His Highness has no choice but to make an exception in order to show his filial piety." This made Zhang Liang awe-inspiring, and said: "It turns out that His Highness wants to do this kind of filial piety. , I will lead the way." Li Tai refused, but Zhang Liang insisted on going, so he had no choice but to give up. Zhang Liang led a group of people to Longmen. Zhang Liang believed in Buddhism and came to Longmen many times. He was very familiar with various grottoes and stone statues.He suggested to Li Tai: "The stone chambers on the mountain are mostly built by people worshiping Buddha, only Binyang Cave is special." "What's so special?" Li Tai asked. “北魏宣武帝元格即位后，为彰其父孝文帝及其母文昭皇太后之德，下令开凿宾阳洞。据传用工八十万零二千三百六十六个，开凿二十四年乃成。殿下欲彰皇后之德，可在宾阳洞旁边开凿，这样能使众人更加明白殿下之孝。” 李泰来了兴趣：“是吗？这样最好。张都督，你速速领我前去观瞻。” 宾阳洞位于龙门山北首，李泰现在所处的位置离洞不远，很快，一行人就到了洞前。张亮以手指道：“殿下请看，这里即是宾阳洞。” 李泰进入洞内抬目观看，只见此洞高有三丈，进深和宽各有三丈六尺，迎面雕有以释迦牟尼像为中心的五尊雕像。 李泰又向前行了几步，发现在诸像的后壁上，雕饰有众菩萨，弟子闻法浮雕像。再仰观窟顶，见其为穹隆形，中央雕刻重瓣大莲花，构成莲花宝善，莲花周转是八个会乐天和两个供养天人。正是《法华经·譬喻品》中所描绘的“诸大会乐，百千万神，于虚空中一时俱作，雨众天华”的场景。 李泰感叹道：“张都督，北魏宣武帝以皇帝之身，可以取天下财力，累年建造。我呢，只能靠本身的俸禄来造，像这样的规模，我是万万造不起的。” “不妨。若殿下钱财不够，我多年的宦中所积，可以捐出一些来。” “不行。我为母后发愿造像，是为表自己的心意，岂能敛外人之钱？” 张亮点头道：“不错。殿下为表心意，不在于铺张宏侈。” 苏勖这时插言道：“殿下，下官观此洞，最难处在于开凿石洞，再其次就是雕刻石像。若能去其一，就可省下一半钱，且能缩短建造时间。殿下说得对，殿下来此发愿造像，主旨在于表达孝心。皇后在日，以俭朴为务，若殿下宏侈建造，亦非皇后本意。”苏勖是李泰的心腹，此人智计百出，像此次来洛阳造像，就是他极力让李泰这样做的。 张亮说道：“如此，就请殿下移步出洞。我记得此山上有许多开凿一半的石洞，若借此修像，就可省下一半力气。” 一行人走出洞外，开始找寻已成洞窟。事情也巧，他们出洞向南行了几步，又见一石洞。走入洞内，只见石壁开凿粗糙，高约三丈，宽约二丈六尺，进深亦为三丈，四周石壁上有一些小佛龛。李泰看罢很满意，说道：“就是这里了。此洞想是有人依宾阳洞那样的规模建造，惜中途而废，后来又有些人依势造一些小佛龛。” “殿下推测甚是。”苏勖接口道。 张亮绕室转悠了一圈，点头道：“许是菩萨显灵，让殿下得遂心愿。若依势开凿，不费太多力气就能建造得如宾阳洞一样。” 李泰摇头道：“不用再扩大，如此规模建造下来，亦足以表达我的心愿了。” 张亮殷勤说道：“殿下不愿意接受外人的捐助，然殿下居京城，毕竟离龙门太远。这精选良匠及工役之事，我可以代劳，也算是为皇后尽一分心意。” “如此，就有劳张都督了。” 张亮从此帮助李泰建造佛像，他比照宾阳洞的格式，穷三年之力，将此洞建造得非常精美。此洞建成，外人称之为宾阳南洞。人若居于室中，眼望洞顶，就见天衣当空，可以感受到“宝良降祥，敞五云之色，天乐振响，夺万籁之音”的典雅飘逸的意境。 宾阳南洞建成之后，来此观摩礼拜者络绎不绝。他们在惊叹佛像精美绝伦的同时，又得知此洞的建造来历，不由得遥追长孙皇后之贤德，盛赞李泰奉母的孝心。 李泰回到长安，此时他到龙门造像的消息已经传扬开来，这其中，魏王府属卖力宣传功不可没。人们纷纷赞扬李泰，说他爱文修德，现在又爱母呈孝，有李世民遗风。李世民闻听李泰此举，也赞道：“此儿敬母奉孝，深合吾意。”李世民与长孙嘉敏平时并不十分崇佛，按说李泰以此种方式怀念母亲不一定十分合李世民的心意，只不过他此时有意心许李泰，则李泰不管做什么事，他唯有大加赞扬了。 李承乾闻讯后，心里颇不是滋味。李泰能想出这样的好主意来邀宠父皇，博得一片美名，他自叹弗如。李泰这样做，明显是觊觎自己的太子之位，李承乾不由得心生警惕。然父皇明显偏袒李泰，这是明眼人都能看得出来的。李承乾想到此节，又生出无奈之心。 李承乾此后怕丢太子之位，开始暗暗积蓄力量，在他周围，有汉王李元昌，左屯卫中郎将李安俨，洋州刺史赵节，驸马都尉杜荷，古郎将纥干承基等人成为其心腹。 魏王府中，房遗爱、柴令武、苏勖等人早就跟随李泰左右，他们不断培植其势力，采取各种手法拉拢朝臣。李泰被允设立文学馆，他又可借此渠道招贤纳士。比较而言，李泰此时的势力要比东宫强大。 当然，这其中最紧要的地方，就是李世民对其二子的态度。李泰知道父皇宠爱自己，方才对李承乾采取攻势。李世民不像李渊那样优柔寡断，他既然属意李泰，则废立太子是迟早的事。许多人都这样想，对待李泰就大不一般。像张亮为秦王府旧属，现在又被李世民委以重任，他所以对李泰殷勤伺候，无非是也听了这些风声，就想早点向李泰表达一些忠心。 This is not surprising.