Chapter 3 Chapter Three

The clan doesn't like Feng Deyi. But it didn't matter, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were firmly held in his hands, very united.In addition, the united front created by Comrade Feng himself has added another heavyweight - Pei Ji, Pei Jian, and Pei Sange. Many years ago, when Pei Ji saw Li Shimin for the first time, he thought he was very ordinary.It doesn't matter if you are wrong at the beginning, the terrible thing is that Pei Ji has never been very correct in his life.But because of his low-key nature, although he is incompetent, he also knows shame.In the six years of Wude, he even had the idea of ​​returning to his hometown.Many people were secretly happy, but Li Yuan was reluctant and cried at the end.Does that mean that the emperor is crying because of you, so you have to leave?

"I..." (various excuses) In the end, it was still Li Yuan who could speak: "Pei Jian, you are my best friend, how can you leave? When I get old, you will be the Taisi, and I will be the Supreme Emperor. We will grow old together and die slowly. We are good brothers, and we will never be separated. Carefree and free." So Pei Ji stayed. The previous story tells us that Comrade Pei Ji did not have a good relationship with Li Shimin from the beginning of the army.Now that Li Shimin has become the emperor, he can only be more careful in his life.However, Pei Ji far underestimated Li Shimin's heart.One day, Li Shimin suddenly found Pei Ji, and Pei Ji was terrified, thinking that the new emperor was going to kill him.When he arrived in front of Li Shimin, he saw that Li Shimin was looking at the stickers all over the wall.

The new emperor looked at it and said: "I stuck all the letters written to me by the ministers on the wall, and everyone who came in and out could read them. Sometimes I didn't go to sleep until midnight..." After finishing speaking, he looked at Pei Ji and said hopefully, "You have to work hard too!" Pei Ji was very moved, what else could he do in front of such an emperor?But Pei Ji knew that Li Shimin was so kind to him, mostly because he was filial to Li Yuan.The performance of a son showing filial piety to his father is usually to inherit his father's career, which Li Shimin has done shamelessly; in addition, not changing his father's will is also an expression of filial piety.Li Shimin is also working hard on this point.This can be seen from the list of Dafeng heroes. According to historical records:

At that time, Wen Jing was dead, but since he was silent, he has made the most of the difference in merit, and there are forty-three people in total. Pei Jihu thousand five hundred; Changsun Wuji, Wang Junkuo, Yuchi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui had three hundred households; The eldest grandson Shunde, Chai Shao, Luo Yi, Zhaojun Wang Xiaogong had a household of one thousand and two hundred; Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, and Liu Shili have thousands of households; Li Ji and Liu Hongji have 900 households; Gao Shilian, Yuwen Shiji, Qin Shubao, and Cheng Zhijie had seven hundred households;

An Xinggui, An Xiuren, Tang Jian, Dou Gui, Qu Tutong, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Liu Yijie had six hundred households; Qian Jiulong, Fan Xing, Gongsun Wuda, Li Mengchang, Duan Zhixuan, Pang Qingyun, Zhang Liang, Li Yaoshi, Du Yan, Yuan Zhongwen, four hundred households; Three hundred households including Zhang Changxun, Zhang Pinggao, Li Anyuan, Li Zihe, Qin Xingshi, and Ma Sanbao. After reading this list, don't be excited or impulsive, but be calm and calm.Pei Ji closed 1,500 households, and the rest were all behind him.Although Li Shimin was fair enough, but in order to save face for his father, Pei Ji was included.It can be said that Pei Ji is both lucky and unlucky.The most unfortunate thing is that he made friends like Feng Deyi.Comrade Feng, who is not easy to hurt people, is full of gossip. When chatting with Pei Ji, he likes to talk about how Li Yuan treats him well and how Li Shimin is ungrateful.Although Pei Ji didn't like to mention the past, Feng Deyi didn't like to do so.

Both of them were insiders of the Xuanwumen incident, and every time they hid in the room to chat, they had to talk about the inside story, and they couldn't help but feel emotional.Comrade Feng has a hobby, which is to lure others to say things that they dare not say. This is his usual method. Playing with them is his greatest pleasure. It is said that Feng Deyi was frightened to death by Li Shimin. A few months later, Pei Ji and Feng Deyi sat together again and began to discuss various incidents of the Xuanwumen Incident. Just after the discussion, the door opened. The person who came in was dressed in a yellow robe with a serious expression.Li Shimin glanced at them and walked away.From that day on, Feng Deyi felt very guilty every day. After being frightened into a cold sweat, he was bedridden and drank some soup every day.Comrade Feng has played for most of his life, but he ended up like this in the end, he is really useless.In June of the first year of Zhenguan (627), he died.This is the weirdest play that Li Shimin has performed since he became the new emperor. He won a comprehensive and great victory without saying a word of nonsense to Comrade Feng.

Feng Deyi's life was full of ups and downs, and he played with countless people. Li Shimin was dissatisfied with him. Once, as a servant, he accepted the task and was responsible for the selection of talents. After several months of selection, he did not see who he recommended.In the end, Li Shimin got anxious and called him to scold him.Comrade Feng, who was scolded to pieces, stood there tremblingly, and quibbled: "It's not that I don't care, it's that there are really no geniuses in the world!" It can be said that this kind of explanation is extremely sharp, just like saying that there is no second world in the world. Same as the first.

Li Shimin was very angry, pointed outside and said: "Choosing talents is like choosing a weapon. You should take advantage of each person's strengths, and don't ask for high, big, and comprehensive. Are those capable people in ancient times all three-headed and six-armed? What we need to worry about now is not being able to know people, not worrying about the whole world. Is there any first-class talent in the world. Don’t frame a lifetime of talent just because you are not good at discovering it!” After saying that, he looked at Feng Deyi angrily.Feng Deyi was sweating profusely after hearing this, and retreated.

Being able to become a servant shows that Feng Deyi is not incapable of doing things. Once, Comrade Du Yan, who is used to coming up with ideas, suggested to Li Shimin, "I am afraid that the documents of various departments are not properly preserved, so the censor should go to each department to check." good idea. Therefore, Li Shimin took this question to ask Feng Deyi, who had been on duty in the senior management department of Yousi for many years, for advice.After hearing this, Feng Deyi expressed his objection, "The establishment of various departments must have their own tasks. If there is a mistake, the censor will find out and report it. But if the censor is asked to check each department one by one and pick out other people's faults, I am afraid It’s too cumbersome. Besides, the censor is in charge of supervision, not a technical consultant, and laymen cannot guide experts.”

Du Yan was silent, Li Shimin asked: "Huh? Zhili (Du Yan), why don't you argue anymore?" Du Yan paid homage and said: "In the affairs of the world, one should do one's best for the public, and follow what is good. In Deyi's words, take care of the general situation, and the ministers are sincerely convinced." After hearing this, Li Shimin was very happy, "If everyone thinks so, what else do I have to worry about?" If the top works and the bottom works, if the top is good, the bottom will be worse. Li Shimin's admonitions are frequent, and his subjects don't have the habit of fighting fiercely; Li Shimin doesn't like to listen to flattering words, so his subjects won't flatter.During the first lunar new year, Feng Deyi tried his best to flatter all the ministers during the banquet, "The emperor used force to pacify the world, how can those who govern the world with civility compare to you?" Li Shimin immediately said seriously:

"Use martial arts to combat chaos, and use literature to maintain success. The use of literature and martial arts depends on the time. You say that literature is not as good as martial arts, this is too much." In this way, after several lessons of sticking hot faces to cold butts, the habit of ministers to flatter has been cured. Goodbye, Feng Deyi who cheated. It is one of the characteristics of the Zhenguan era to write a letter to say things. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Fu Yi, Pei Ju, Wei Zheng and others spoke up one after another. There was even a man named Zhang Yungu who wrote "Dabao Zhen", bluntly speaking about the truth that government needs to bear hardships, which won Li Shimin's appreciation . Among this group of talking characters, there is one person who is very strange.He was a courtier under Yang Guang, but he became a loyal minister under Li Shimin. He often fought with Li Shimin over a problem in the court.This man puzzled many people, including historians. His name is Pei Ju. Pei Ju was born in the first year of Liang Taiqing (547), and in the first year of Zhenguan, he was exactly 80 years old.Pei Ju is an orphan, with excellent literary talent and superior IQ.He is an outstanding diplomat, strategist, geographer, and ethnologist, and has made outstanding contributions to the division of Eastern and Western Turks. Pei Ju made a great contribution to the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he used a few small tricks to split the Turks into two parts, the East and the West; Yu's population, economy, and political situation also discussed the route to Western trade... However, some people said that this person also had failures. Conscription to Korea was the most failed of all major proposals in his life.However, it was precisely because of the attack on Goryeo by the Sui Dynasty that the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the early days of Zhenguan were able to save the troubles of Goryeo. It was such a person who, in the later period of Yang Guang, was dedicated to flattering horses, and his words were very disgusting.Because of this, Pei Ju, like those courtiers, became the main force in the destruction of the Sui Dynasty. After Li Shimin came to the throne, Pei Ju became a capable minister in governing the world.He wrote a letter and said everything, all of which are classics.In order to deal with corruption, Li Shimin tried every means.Finally came up with a strange trick. In the 21st century, we have a very vivid name for this method-fishing law enforcement. The specific method is: send people to secretly send gold and silk to the leaders of various departments, and whoever takes it will kill him. This kind of plan is really impressive when you think about it! There is no cat in the world that does not steal. An official from a department accepted a bribe and was caught by Li Shimin on the spot, intending to kill him.Corruption and breaking the law should be punished by death. Everyone agreed that the crime should be punished, but Pei Ju was the only one who opposed it. He said: "Officials who accept bribes deserve to die; but His Majesty sent people to accept bribes. It is a trap to make people jump. I am afraid it is not what you call sincerity!" Said: "Pei Ju's ability to fight for reason in front of me is due to the direct minister's actions. If everyone can do this, why worry about the world dying!" Pei Ju's initiative was praised by Li Shimin, and the court no longer used fishing to enforce the law to investigate and deal with corruption.However, once the fate is over, some people dare to drill into the holes of the guns.The perpetrator was Li Shimin's relative, Changsun Shunde, the uncle of Empress Changsun.He is a hero and is currently the Great General of Youxiaowei in the Tang Dynasty. Comrade Shunde has a good job in the palace, which is to supervise the servants, which can be said to be quite cool.Because if a servant wants to do something, he has to discuss it with Changsun Shunde. A few people were greedy for the treasures in the treasury, so they colluded and partnered up to share them privately. The first time he was not discovered, the second time he let go of his hands and feet and was stealing, but was caught by the eldest grandson Shunde.You think, the crime of stealing official property is unforgivable. If it is reported to the police, it will mean that his eldest grandson Shunde has neglected his duty, and there is no benefit at all.Besides, these people are so respectful to him on weekdays, if they charge some money and let them go, wouldn't it be a favor?So, Changsun Shunde took the money and let them go.Comrade Shunde is confused, just imagine, stealing things for big money, and you don't have to go to jail, you just need to give a part of it to honor the chief, who will obey the law? This is how things got out of control. Those servants who didn't know what to do or what to do became more and more rampant, and finally made everyone in the palace know about it.The matter was widely circulated by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and it soon reached Li Shimin's ears. What Li Shimin couldn't figure out was why the elder Sun Shunde would take bribes after receiving so many rewards. In the end, he understood that everyone weighs a cost before breaking the law.What is the probability of being caught?What are the benefits of being corrupt?How much do you owe?What is the price of being hated?What is the result of a good relationship?Is there a contradiction between having fun and obeying the law?Let go of your hands and feet, do you still need face? Well, Li Shimin smiled, since you all like to think so, then I will let you owe me a favor.Therefore, Li Shimin made a move that once again caused an uproar in the public opinion circle. He sent people to send a large amount of high-quality silk to Changsun Shunde. At this time, the eldest grandson Shunde was dejected in the room, waiting for the emperor to deal with him.But I saw a bunch of people coming in front of the door, holding colorful silks and yelling, saying that this is a reward from the emperor.Everyone has a bottom line, and those who don't have a bottom line are animals, not to mention, the eldest grandson Shunde is also a educated person.After waiting for a long time, he didn't wait for the reprimand, but waited for so many rewards, and when he understood, his face turned red immediately, feeling ashamed. This matter was originally supposed to be supervised by the judicial department Dali Temple, but Li Shimin violated the rules and directly closed it privately.In this way, Hu Yan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, couldn't stand it.He approached Li Shimin and asked: "Eldest Sun Shunde took bribes, his crime is unforgivable, why did His Majesty give him something back?" Li Shimin explained, "What do you think? Human beings are human. Giving him silk will make him feel more ashamed than torture him. If he doesn't realize this, then he is really worse than a beast. "Next time, Yousi will directly sentence him to death, and I will never stop it!" Later, later? A lot of people asked about what happened afterwards, so I will look for it and see what happened to Changsun Shunde later.At the end of the year, he was demoted because of his involvement in Li Xiaochang's treason case.Someone once said that Changsun Shunde is a character who can't kick a fart with three feet, but I don't think so.At least, corruption and bribery is the first kick, participating in rebellion is the second kick, and the third kick, Li Shimin is not ready to kick it out yet.In front of the portrait of the hero, Li Shimin recalled the past, recalled that during the uprising, his grandson Shunde had helped him diligently, and his heart softened, so he sent someone to visit him.