Chapter 103 The Thirteenth Year of Zhenguan

In the first month of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Sanyuan County, Yongzhou.

The tomb holders of the Taichang Temple Mausoleum Presentation Department, under the instructions of the mausoleum dedication order, polished every stone carving.

The Xianling Mausoleum is located in the north and faces south, and the earth is sealed as a mausoleum. It is in the shape of an overturned bucket, six feet high, rectangular in plane, and thirty-three feet in length and width.

Each of the four doors has a pair of stone tigers, ah, stone tigers, huge and majestic, strong and powerful, lifelike, nearly seven feet tall;

On both sides of the Shinto are huge stone rhinos;

Outside the south gate, there stands a two-foot-seven-foot-high Chinese watch with a crouching beast on top and a carved dragon on the bottom.

The style of the entire group of stone carvings is unified, with the majesty of beasts, but also lovable. In the words of later generations, they are cute or fierce.

The stone carvings also incorporate exotic species. The two reliefs are in the shape of ostriches, with plump feathers, short legs, not thick necks, and strong wings, which can be used as a reference for the evolution of ostriches.

The main tomb of the Xianling Mausoleum is the tomb of Emperor Taiwu Li Yuan and Queen Taimu Dou.

According to historical records, Wan, the concubine of the Chu State whose son Li Zhiyun died, died in Zhenguan and was buried in the mausoleum. It is not known whether she is still alive.

It was presented to the general manager of Jingzhou, Qiu He, Duke of Tanxiang State, and other senior officials, and was buried with him in the Xianling Mausoleum after his death.

Although Qiu He is not mentioned much in history, his sons are relatively famous, such as Qiu Shi (also recorded as Qiu Shili), a general of the Detachment of Women, and Qiu Xinggong, a man who cannibalized people's hearts and livers.

The sun shone brightly, and the mausoleum was covered with golden light, bringing warmth to the cold early spring.

Li Shimin led thousands of people, including the princes and ministers, as well as ceremonial guards and guards, to rush from Chang'an to Xianling. The journey took three days.

In the team, Du He, who only wore a soft-legged kurta and a round-collared robe, stood out like a chicken among cranes, looking extremely eye-catching.

Of course, if you don't care about the bruises at the corners of Du He's mouth, this seemingly unruly young man still looks good.

What do you want?

Anyway, there is no Aye's tomb here. Du Ruhui is buried sixty miles south of Wannian County, so it is not uncommon for him to be buried with an imperial mausoleum.

The mausoleum-presenting order, the Prime Minister, the Recorder and others led the mausoleum household to meet him at the south gate, and the four main chariots hurriedly carried them onto the small jade chariot.

I don't know why, but after becoming the emperor, Li Shimin particularly liked riding on chariots carried by people, but rarely rode on chariots unless the journey was long.

The place to burn incense and pay homage is not in front of the tombstone. It is a way for common people to offer sacrifices. Imperial tombs have special altars.

Three sticks of incense were put up and cigarettes were curled up. Li Shimin spoke with emotion and emotion, telling how his mother-in-law doted on him back then, showing his admiration, and the corners of his eyes were moistened.

If there is no power dispute involved, Li Yuan and Dou really doted on Li Shimin at the beginning. Otherwise, how would he have the confidence to compete with his elder brother?

There is really a reason why Li Yuan dotes on Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's archery skills are world-famous, but you have to know that Li Yuan's archery skills are also quite good.

"Old Book of Tang Dynasty" records that when Li Yuan proposed to marry the Dou family, the Dou family asked many young talents to shoot the eyes of the peacocks with two peacocks on the door, and only the winner would be willing to marry. Only Li Yuan shot two peacocks in the eyes.

Therefore, Li Yuan's appreciation of Li Shimin is similar to Li Shimin's praise of Li Ke for being "like himself".

After finishing the process in a rambling manner, the order to present the mausoleum began: "Your Majesty, the elders of Sanyuan County, upon learning that Your Majesty was coming, admired the beauty of the sky, and were frightened by the emperor, so they selected ten common people to wait outside the south gate.

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A trace of surprise flashed across Li Shimin's eyes.

This is not a drama arranged by him. Is it flattery of Miyuan's order, or is it a spontaneous act by the common people?

Li Shimin was still aware of some of the methods used in official circles.

Li Shimin, who was in need of fame to shine brighter, was slightly relieved when he came out of the south gate and saw the people in simple clothes with calluses on their hands.

Regardless of whether it is a deliberate arrangement or not, the difference in effect between real people and powerful people is still shockingly large.

After a little help, Zhang Ananda immediately spoke: "Your Majesty said, you don't have to kneel down, just get up and talk properly. Is there enough food?"

The farmer hesitated for a moment and grinned: "I don't dare to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty. After paying the rent, I can eat 80% full, which is much better than before."

This is not nonsense, after all, the only thing that is not taken into consideration by the mediocre standards is the difference between rich and poor.

The same standard is not a problem for wealthy places, but for poor places, the burden may be heavy.

Although there are still standards for regulating taxes for households in the upper, middle and lower classes, their effect is not too obvious. The rich are getting richer, which is a trend that cannot be changed by any dynasty.

The people really don't ask for much. It's enough to live a stable life and roughly fill their bellies.

Du He curled his lips behind him.

Don’t you know whether the people are full or not?

Zhang Ananda continued to spread the message: "Can officials be fair? Can they be reasonable to the people?"

The farmer thought for a while: "It's generally fair. Reasonable, they sometimes use an iron ruler to talk."

Well, please refer to the short jujube sticks from Fan Zheng’s reign.

Fairness is hard to say. If you can achieve relative fairness, you are already a competent official.

Li Shimin said: "Publish my decree to exempt Sanyuan County from being transferred for half a year, and to pardon Sanyuan County and his followers to rectify their crimes."

Du He fell down weakly and was covered in yellow dirt.

Good guy, when Tu Qiong saw it, he asked why he had to bring himself to pay homage to the Xianling Mausoleum!

Qu's pardon refers to the pardon of sinners in one place or part of the place.

Dapi is the ancient name for the death penalty.

Xingcong refers to the accompanying persons this time.

Well, the sentence Du He worked so hard for was pardoned!

In the East Palace, Li Chengqian snorted, not showing much interest in Du He, his future brother-in-law.

If Aye is alive, his value will be really great.

A person who was exempted from official imprisonment for more than a month, but no one in the family came to plead for mercy, is a strange and useless person.

Mr. Wei cried so much that he had known that pardon would be so easy and he could just accompany him to the mausoleum. Why did he bother in the first place...

Woo hoo.

There's no going back!

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In the Procuratorate, Li Yifu approached Fan Zheng with a strange expression: "Brother Xian, Du He, the director of the AMTD Bureau in the palace who was imprisoned because of your impeachment, will be exempted from guilt and reinstated. Zong Zhengqing Li Shenfu will be responsible for the six rites.

, I want to marry the Queen’s second daughter, Princess Chengyang, to him.”

The amount of information is huge.

Fan Zheng had long known that Du He's conviction was just a formality, but he didn't expect it to be lifted so quickly.

Qu She, is it the emperor's prerogative? It's okay to cover Du He.

There is no way to verify Princess Chengyang's birth year, but some information shows that she is Li Zhi's sister. Li Zhi was born in the second year of Zhenguan, and is only twelve years old now. Princess Chengyang is also about ten years old.

Real punishment!

No wonder Princess Chengyang and Du He had no heirs in history. At that time, Princess Chengyang didn’t even have a long hair, and the couple was only in name!

Fan Zheng waved his hand and didn't care.

If you can cure him once, you can cure him twice.

"Du He is not happy to be the consort, that's why he lets me take care of him."

Fan Zheng finally revealed the answer to the mystery.

Li Yifu's smile was stiff and he rubbed his face vigorously before recovering.

Why does this sound so awkward?

If I had known that Du He had this kind of mentality, I would have gone to Li Yi Mansion no matter what!
Chapter completed!