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Chapter 960 Ziwei Star Falls (Part 2)

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    Outside Lingyan Pavilion, more than a hundred courtiers knelt on the ground and shouted "The Tang Dynasty will be victorious". Li Shimin laughed, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and then let out a long breath, relieved that he had spent half his life in honor and disgrace.  "I have ministers like you, who will never leave me. Here and now, there are fine wines to cheer me up, and I have children to drink with, and I have children to see me off. This life is not a happy one, haha!" Li Shimin laughed.  More than a hundred courtiers in the square lowered their heads and covered their faces with tears. The sobs were suppressed to the extreme, but no one dared to cry.  Li Shimin laughed for a while, and then sighed: "It's a pity that many heroes have left before me. They risked their lives to conquer the country, but they didn't have time to enjoy the wealth. I wonder if they can rest in peace" He turned and looked at Ling behind him again.  Yan Pavilion, scanning the portraits of heroes hanging high one by one, Li Shimin murmured sadly: "In the past, I left, and the willows lingered. Now I come to think about it, the rain and snow are falling Thirty years of fame are just a handful of dust.  , The dead are gone, the living are dying, I finally left a trace in this world, that's enough." After murmuring, Li Shimin suddenly became cheerful and laughed: "With fine wine and beautiful robes, how can there be no singing and dancing.  "Come here, summon the kabuki performers from Taichang Temple to join us in the fun." The courtiers did not dare to persuade each other, but they suppressed their sadness and raised their glasses to pay homage to Li Shimin.  Li Shimin drank it up happily, his face became a little more rosy, and he looked more energetic.  The musicians and kabuki dancers of Taichang Temple had been waiting in the Taichi Palace early. Soon a group of graceful beauties filed forward. The dancers were dressed in well-fitting armor, holding square shields and halberds, and their heroic attire matched their beautiful appearance.  His face is like a pleasing picture.  The musician struck the first chime, and then the shocking drum beat gradually started. The maikos in the field lined up neatly. As the drums became more and more intense, the maikos in the field suddenly moved and raised their shields.  The halberd was pointed at an angle, and a fierce and murderous aura suddenly arose.  Li Shimin stared blankly at the dancing of the dancers, his lips trembled slightly, and his expression gradually fell into longing for memories. The past years flashed through his mind one by one as if in fast forward.  In the field, halberds and shields were dancing, the sound of drums changed from urgent to sparse, and the singers sang passionately.  "The head of state accepted the law and resigned, and the ministers and generals punished the rebellious ministers. Xian sang "The Music of Breaking the Formation" to appreciate the people of peace" "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" that is extremely familiar to the monarchs and ministers was spread again, and the square echoed with this song recording Li Shimin's life achievements.  war song.  The courtiers shed tears and quietly watched the dancing and singing. The rumbling drums covered up the whimpering and howling sounds that came from the crowd from time to time.  Li Shimin drank a glass of wine with tears in his eyes, filled it up again, and stood up with difficulty. Chang Tu hurriedly helped him, but Li Shimin pushed his hand away and staggered to the court with a bit of drunkenness.  The dancing dancers stopped in a hurry and stepped aside.  Li Shimin raised the wine cup high above his head, and his body rotated and danced with the sound of the drum.  In front of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin was seen dancing alone with a cup in the slightly cold spring breeze. In the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people, there was only this lonely figure, clumsily dancing to the music, getting drunk.  ??Laughing, he drank the wine in one gulp and flicked the cup. Li Shimin stretched out his hand to signal, and a dancer hurriedly held up the halberd with both hands.  Li Shimin took the halberd, which seemed to be a little difficult. He staggered for a moment, then held the halberd in both hands and looked forward. The noise of the battlefield in those days echoed in his mind, the cheers of victory, the scene of Mu Jin's iron horse, the picture  Keep flashing and then disappearing into eternity.  The halberd pointed toward the sky, and then stabbed forward fiercely with a whistling sound. Li Shimin blushed, used up all his strength, and shouted loudly.  "Break the formation!" It was shocking and shocking.  The courtiers knelt on the ground and cried loudly.  Outside Tai Chi Palace, the sunset glows like blood, and the setting sun sets in the west.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ A banquet exhausted Li Shimin¡¯s remaining strength, and he was carried back to the Manlu Palace by the palace officials.  The courtiers left the palace one after another, but none of them refused to go home. Everyone gathered outside the gate of Tai Chi Palace, standing neatly in the night wind like a court meeting, waiting for the coming bad news.  The princes were waiting outside the Ganlu Palace. Accompanying Li Shimin inside the palace were his four concubines and Li Zhi.  Outside the Tai Chi Palace, cries kept coming and going. Li Su pursed her lips and sighed quietly.  Li Ji walked up to him, raised his chin and gestured. The two walked out of the crowd and came to a remote corner.  "What are your orders, uncle?" Li Su said.  Li Ji was silent for a moment and sighed: "It seems that your Majesty is tonight." Li Su sighed sadly and said nothing.  Li Ji continued: "Tomorrow there will be a funeral in the palace, please be careful to accompany His Highness the Crown Prince. I am deeply saddened by the loss of my father, but the Crown Prince is responsible for the country, so don't let your sorrow be too much."?¡± Li Su nodded: ¡°Yes.  Li Ji looked up at the stars in the night sky and said with a wry smile: "After Zhenguan, I don't know what the weather will be like in the Tang Dynasty?"  His Majesty is the most sage monarch in history. It is difficult for future generations to follow his merits. The pressure on His Royal Highness is not small.  " Li Su was silent for a while and said: "Perhaps, the country under the new king's rule is no worse than that of Your Majesty. After all, the Tang Dynasty is stronger than the previous generation.  Li Ji glanced at him and said, "The prince has such talent?"  " Li Su nodded and said with great certainty: "Yes.  My uncle and uncles should believe in him and support him.  " Li Ji sighed: "I will do my best to assist the new king.  " After a pause, Li Ji continued: "We are all old, and our strength has become less and less than before. The only ones who can assist the new monarch from beginning to end are your generation. Zizheng, both your majesty and the new monarch have high hopes for you.  , you are the future prime minister, and you have to shoulder the heavy burden of the people and the country. Don't be as lazy and ignorant as before.  " Li Su smiled bitterly and said: "I try my best not to be so lazy, but don't expect me to be too diligent. I only live for my family and myself. After my family and myself live well, I can then take care of the world.  " Li Ji knew his nature, and shook his head helplessly and sighed: "You are obviously very capable, but you have a lazy temper. I am so blind When the new king comes to the dynasty, he will have a new atmosphere. At that time, new policies will be enacted. In the future  Your Highness wants to rely on you to govern the world. How do you plan to present the new policy in public?  " Li Su pondered for a long time and said slowly: "It has been nearly thirty years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty's foreign campaigns have also lasted for thirty years. Although we have conquered a vast territory, we can't  It has consumed the country's strength and young lives. Uncle, the Tang Dynasty should stop fighting and recuperate. I think the main direction of the New Deal is civil affairs and people's livelihood" Looking at Li Ji and smiling, Li Su said: "Uncle and  Uncles, I am afraid that in the next few years, I will not have the opportunity to lead troops in battles, and I will lose a lot of military achievements for nothing. I hope that my uncle and uncles will not blame me.  " Li Ji sighed: "Although I and these people are veterans on the battlefield, they only get their fame from horses in life, but we are the ministers of the Tang Dynasty after all. Don't think that all of us are ferocious old killers. On the battlefield, we watch the children of Guanzhong go to fight one after another.  Death, do you think we are not heartbroken?  If we can allow the people to recuperate and recuperate next, we will be happy with it.  Li Su saluted and said, "Thank you uncle for your understanding."  Li Jidao: "Tell me about the charter. How do you plan to develop civil affairs and people's livelihood?"  " Li Su said: "The first is reclamation. The Tang Dynasty is not a small country and has more farmland suitable for farming. Unfortunately, many of them are uncultivated wasteland. In the next few years, the main direction of local government administration is reclamation. Since the conquest has been suspended,  We might as well use corvee instead of war, mobilize young people from various places to reclaim wasteland, and the government will reward them.  The second is to promote Chenla improved rice, first of all from the vicinity of Gyeonggi. After a year or two, initial results are achieved, and without the government issuing a decree, people will naturally flock to cultivate new rice" "Then there is the construction of water conservancy projects.  , encourage mulberry farming, support merchants, exempt and exempt private taxes and corvees, and encourage private births, and local governments will increase fertility incentives. In short, we will strive to ensure that all people have enough food and clothing within ten years, and that we will hide wealth among the people within twenty years.  With these twenty years, the Tang Dynasty at that time may be worthy of its name as a "prosperous age".  " Li Ji nodded, glanced at him approvingly, and said, "What Zizheng said makes sense. Regarding civil affairs and people's livelihood, you know better than these killers like me. What about external affairs?  We must know that "if you forget to fight, you will be in danger." It is impossible to completely avoid foreign wars in the past twenty years, right?  The King of the Tang Dynasty has not shown his power for a long time, and those demons and monsters outside are about to start again.  " Li Su smiled and said: "To deal with those monsters and monsters, you still need to slap them occasionally, but the scale of the war should not be too large. Unless the other party takes the initiative to launch a large-scale invasion, in the future, if there is any trouble in the Tang Dynasty, it should be solved through diplomatic channels.  If diplomacy cannot solve it, then go out and fight to achieve the purpose of establishing prestige. These two decades are a critical period for us to accumulate confidence. We cannot easily use force and consume the country's capital again. What do you think, uncle?  " Li Ji nodded and said: "Very good. It seems that I and those killers can live in Chang'an from now on. The direction of the Tang Dynasty and the new dynasty will be controlled by Zizheng. Remember not to betray the people of the world.  Your Majesty¡¯s grace.  "    "yes.  " Li Ji hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "His Majesty summoned you today, and he must have talked about the noble families" Li Su nodded clearly and said slowly: "This is a serious problem for the Tang Dynasty.  Only by eliminating this major problem can the Tang Dynasty move forward with ease. However, it may be difficult to completely eliminate the powerful noble families. At least I won¡¯t see them in my lifetime. The powerful noble families have been deeply rooted for thousands of years and cannot be easily eliminated by one person or one day. I can do it.  The only way is to slowly lower the valve toThe influence of scholars and common people during this period led to the opening of imperial examinations, which not only gave a glimmer of light to the children of poor families, but also narrowed the channels for children of noble families to enter the court and serve as officials. To put it more deeply, their power and the land they occupied were still  There is the influence of their family on the people, etc These things are too complicated and too tricky. I think this will be a protracted game.  " Li Ji praised: "You are young, but you have already seen farther than me. With the new king of the Tang Dynasty, I don't have to worry anymore  Suddenly, the sound of knocking echoed in Chang'an City in the middle of the night. The courtiers standing in front of the palace gate were stunned for a moment, and then they were shocked. Before they could react, there was a loud cry in the palace, and the courtiers suddenly understood.  What happened? He knelt on the ground facing the palace gate with a miserable face, wailing loudly. The palace door opened a gap, and a young eunuch came out, crying: "Your Majesty passed away." Outside the palace gate, the courtiers.  The crying became more intense. Li Su also knelt on the ground, looking at the closed palace door with tears. A great emperor said goodbye to the world in a heroic way, laughing.  Leaving the scene. Turning over this page of history, the aftertaste is still lingering in the world. The hero finally turns into dust, and there is no longer a Khan in the world. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ When the bells sounded throughout Chang¡¯an City on the night of Li Shimin¡¯s death,  Every household in the city lit up lamps, and all the people in the city bowed to the Taiji Palace and cried bitterly. At the beginning of the national mourning, white lanterns were hung at the entrances of all households in Chang'an City, and the courtiers put on mourning clothes.  Li Zhi knelt in front of Li Shimin's body and almost fainted. The city of Chang'an fell into mourning. All the people, rich and poor, were deeply saddened by the death of this great emperor. Late at night, Prince Li Zhi endured his grief and declared a national mourning.  The military generals headed by the Duke of Wei, Li Jing, and the British Duke Li Ji were ordered to lead the left and right military guards into the palace, replace the original Yulin guards, and take over the palace guards of Taiji Palace. Li Jing and Li Ji knelt in front of the prince Li Zhi and expressed their respect to the prince.  An hour later, Li Zhi ordered Li Su, the Duke of Jingyang County, to enter the palace and take charge of the imperial army. At the same time, he ordered the prime ministers of the three provinces, Sun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, to handle Li Shimin's funeral and other ceremonies. The next day, Taiji Palace was peaceful.  In the atmosphere of grief, Li Zhi convened a court meeting with ministers to discuss the matter of national mourning and discuss the posthumous title and temple name of the late emperor. After discussion by the ministers, they decided to honor Li Shimin with the posthumous title of "Emperor Wen" and the temple name of "Taizong". Li Zhi agreed to award it.  OK. The emperor's mausoleum has been built long ago. It is located in Liquan County, northwest of Chang'an City. The mausoleum is a joint tomb, and the long-dead Queen Changsun still sleeps in it. The mausoleum is named "Zhao Mausoleum". In the morning, eight hundred monks and Taoists entered the palace.  A dojo was set up in front of the Liangyi Hall, and the ministers dressed in mourning clothes paid homage to the late emperor. They kowtowed three times and bowed nine times according to the Zhou rites. Changsun Wuji presided over the funeral. Chief Li knelt in the Liangyi Hall. Officials from the Ministry of Rites called the names and all the ministers.  Li Zhi entered the palace and knelt down to worship the late emperor. His expression was dull, like a puppet without a soul. He cried and worshiped according to the instructions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. He did not eat water or rice for a whole day until late at night. The courtiers kept vigil outside the palace.  , Li Zhi knelt numbly in front of Li Shimin's coffin, staring blankly at the lifeless coffin. His tears seemed to have dried up, and it was like an empty body guarding a confused heart.  It was late at night, and the vigil was already in the middle of the night. The courtiers outside the palace were still kneeling in the square, listening to the long and boring chanting by the monks and Taoists. The eighty-year-old Kong Yingda fainted twice and was helped by his colleagues to rest in the side hall. Some elderly people  The ministers were also helped to leave.  There was silence in Liangyi Hall. Li Su, wearing armor, walked gently into the hall.  At the transition between the old and the new, military power was a very sensitive thing. The person Li Zhi trusted the most was Li Su, so he ordered Li Su to temporarily take charge of the imperial army. Li Su had been patrolling the palace non-stop for the past two days, and he was exhausted.  .  Li Zhi is still kneeling in front of the coffin, his shoulders are slightly slumped, and his back is lonely and sad, like a baby bird that has been driven out of the nest, showing a sense of loneliness and helplessness.  Li Su walked behind him and gently pressed Li Zhi's shoulders with both hands.  Li Zhi was startled and turned to look at him, then tears flowed down again.  "Your Highness, I express my condolences. I guess that the late Emperor did not want to see His Highness worry too much and get hurt. The burden of the country and the country rests entirely on His Highness's shoulders. Your Highness should take care of yourself and not let down the high expectations of the people in the world."  Li Su said in a deep voice.  Li Zhi shook his head and sobbed: "Father has left me" Li Su sighed: "The dead are gone, but the living are like this. The past cannot be admonished, but the coming can still be pursued. Your Highness is responsible for the fate of the Tang Dynasty.When counting, your eyes should be looking forward.  " Li Zhi cried and shook his head: "I can't look forward. In the past two days, all I have thought about is the shadow of my father. He hugged me and coaxed me. He saw my naughty but helpless smile and saw that I was lazy in studying.  And the look with angry eyes, the look of pride when he saw that I had made some achievements all he was thinking about was his look.  " Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Li Su with tears in his eyes. Li Zhi choked and said, "Did your father really leave me?  I still can¡¯t believe it. Do you think this is a joke played on me by my father?  Maybe he was hiding somewhere and deliberately watched me cry for him. When I cried sadly, he suddenly ran out to scare me, and then laughed proudly" Li Su lowered his head and was speechless.  "Zizheng, my father has really left me I lost my mother, and now I have lost my father. I am helpless from now on."  I have someone to rely on. From now on, when I am wronged or frightened, no one can pat my back and comfort me. No one can be my solid support. From now on, I will face all the good and bad alone.  Something" Li Zhi looked at Li Su with a look of panic and said: "Zizheng, I can't do it. The wind is so strong outside and the rain is so heavy. I have lost my support. How can I withstand the wind and rain?  " Li Su said in a deep voice: "I still said what I said, 'The deceased is gone.' Your Highness, you are different from others. You have to force yourself to be strong. You will no longer have anything to rely on. On the contrary, you will soon  Become the support of others, the support of the people of the world. Every minister and common people of the Tang Dynasty can only rely on you. If you are not strong, how can the people of the world rely on you?  " Li Zhi sniffed, his emotions gradually calmed down, and he looked at Li Su and said: "Brother Zizheng's golden words, Zhi has remembered them, and I still want to spend more time with my father.  " Li Su nodded and saluted: "I will leave first.  " Leaving the Liangyi Palace, Li Su felt extremely depressed. He took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anxiety, and led the imperial army to patrol the palace again. A gentle figure approached the Liangyi Palace with small steps.  , seeing the lonely back of Li Zhi in the palace, the little figure paused and called out softly with a cry: "Brother Pheasant Nu" Li Zhi was shocked, turned around and saw Princess Jinyang in mourning clothes, crying so hard, Li Zhi  Zhi immediately burst into tears. He stood up and walked to Princess Jinyang. He saved her thin body and cried bitterly: "Little Sizi, little Sizi, my father has left us forever.  "
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