Facing everyone's gaze, Li Shimin coughed dryly and said with a headache: "It's really hard for Shubao and Jingde to guard the palace gate. It would be good for Zhijie and Maogong to switch shifts."
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were a little confused. Why didn't we know what we had done so hard?
Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji looked happy and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin's words confirmed that Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji would be the door gods together with Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong.
When the others heard Li Ji's name, they gave up the idea of fighting.
As the saying goes, heroes emerge from troubled times.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of famous ministers and generals emerged. Li Jing was revered as the military god of the Tang Dynasty, and no one could surpass him.
In fact, there is one person who can rank with Li Jing, and that is Li Ji.
Li Ji's original name was Xu Shiji. During the late Sui Dynasty, he first joined Wagang Village and then followed Li Mi.
In October of the first year of Wude (618), Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong and gathered the remaining people to submit to the Tang Dynasty. All the territories that Li Mi originally commanded were taken over by Xu Shiji.
After Li Mi surrendered, people among the people were panicked, and they all persuaded Xu Shiji to bring his remaining territory to the Tang Dynasty, and he would definitely be put into great use by the Tang Dynasty.
Xu Shiji said: "Wei Gong (Li Xianggong of Wei) has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Now the people's land here belongs to Wei Gong. If I dedicate them above the table, I will benefit from the master's failure and claim credit for myself."
I think it is shameful to seek wealth and honor. Now we should record the names and numbers of states and counties and the household registrations of soldiers and civilians, report them all to Duke Wei, and let Duke Wei himself dedicate them to the court. This is Duke Wei's contribution.
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He then sent an envoy to write to Li Mi. When the envoy first arrived at the court, Li Yuan heard that Xu Shiji had not written a memorial, but only wrote to Li Mi. He was quite surprised. When the envoy informed Li Yuan of Xu Shiji's original intention, Li Yuan was delighted and said: "Xu Shiji is grateful.
The kindness of the master, and the refusal of credit, are indeed pure ministers." The imperial edict was issued and he was granted the title of General Manager of Liyang, Shangzhu State, and the title of Duke of Lai State. He was also granted the title of General Youwuhou, changed the title to Duke of Cao State, and was given the surname Li.
"Official membership of the sect".
This is not a simple change of surname, but the inclusion of Li Ji in the Li family's genealogy.
In the eyes of future generations, changing one's last name is a bit humiliating.
But it was normal in ancient times. On the contrary, people would be proud of it.
Many wealthy families will choose to give surnames to their loyal servants to win their hearts.
Although in the ranking of Lingyan Pavilion heroes created by Li Shimin, Li Ji ranked second from the bottom. (The first from the bottom is Qin Qiong)
But the fundamental reason is that Li Ji was on the wrong team during the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
It's not that Li Ji chose to help Li Jiancheng. On the contrary, the relationship between Li Ji and Li Shimin was very good at that time.
At that time, Li Jizheng was leading troops outside, but there was no response to Li Shimin's contact.
The twenty-four heroes of Lingyun Pavilion are not so much Li Shimin's feelings about the contribution these heroes made to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, but rather that they were created by Li Shimin's ministers who made contributions to the Xuanwu Sect.
Just look at the people in front and you will know that those people were involved in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
If nothing else, Yuchi Gong was ranked in front of Li Jing, and the reason for this is evident.
Despite this, no one would deny Li Ji's ability.
Among other things, before his death, Li Shimin chose Li Ji as one of his ministers to restrain Changsun Wuji and prevent him from monopolizing power.
If Li Ji didn't have that ability and prestige, why did Li Shimin think that Li Ji could contain Changsun Wuji?
So when Li Shimin named Li Ji, the others had no reason to argue.
Li Shimin said: "What do you think of Lin Xuan's method?"
Everyone:......
You've even made arrangements for the doorkeeper, so why are you asking us?
Seeing that there was no objection from everyone, Li Shimin looked at Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked: "Who do you think the Ministry of Industry has assigned to be responsible for water conservancy in Henan, Shandong and other places?"
Duan Lun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Yan Li De, a young craftsman from the Ministry of Industry, is very capable and well versed in water conservancy. He can go to two places to take charge of this matter."
Yan Lide is Yan Liben's elder brother, and like Yan Liben, both are proficient in painting.
Yan Lide was good at architecture and was later promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Yan Liben was even more powerful. He not only served as Minister of Industry, but also became Prime Minister.
Although the two brothers' family background is architecture, it doesn't mean they don't understand other things.
Moreover, the two of them are only there to supervise, and others will do the specific work.
Li Shimin had heard of the names of the Yan brothers. When he heard Duan Lun recommending the two to be responsible for water conservancy in the two places, he thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed.
After pondering for a while, Li Shimin said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for allocating money and food, and after spring plowing, it will organize the people to build water conservancy projects, strengthen the dams, and relocate the people as soon as possible."
Now is the time for spring plowing, which is not a good time to bring omens to the people.
Farming is a big deal now. If you tell the people that there will be floods, there is no basis for it. For the people, the most important thing is their own three-acre land.
If a sign is forced, it will not only make people panic, but may also cause chaos.
After everything was discussed, Li Shimin sent everyone away and called Li Mu to whisper a few instructions.
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"Have you heard? Mr. Wei is the reincarnation of the Star Lord in the sky, and he specially came down to earth to assist the Ming Lord."
"What does this mean? I also heard that Mr. Wei slayed a dragon in his dream."
"This is nothing. Have you heard that our country, the Tang Dynasty, has been experiencing constant natural disasters in recent years? It's because of evil dragons."
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There was a lot of discussion in Chang'an because of Lin Xuan's story.
Li Shimin was very happy when he heard Dao Baiqi's secret report about the people.
I haven't heard people say that he is a rare wise king, otherwise why would God arrange for the stars in the sky to assist him.
This time, Lin Xuan opened a new door for Li Shimin.
He had worked hard to clear the stain of killing his brother and imprisoned his father. Even so, there were still many rumors against him among the people.
I never thought that a story could achieve such a good effect.
He was thinking about finding more people to write more stories.
Although this is suspected of fooling the people, for Li Shimin, it is enough to achieve his goal.
"Your Majesty, the Fusang envoy has arrived. He handed over his credentials and asked to see Your Majesty." Li Mu's voice interrupted Li Shimin's thoughts.
"Didn't you just arrive today? Are you coming to see me so soon?" Li Shimin said with some surprise.
As soon as the Fusang envoy landed, someone rushed to spread the news to Chang'an.
Normally, the Fusang envoy would have to show off a lot of ceremony along the way and it would take several days to arrive in Chang'an. However, this time the Fusang envoy was uncharacteristically unconventional. After landing, he packed lightly and simply, and arrived in Chang'an quickly.
Of course, when the Fusang envoy arrived in Chang'an, someone would definitely report it to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin naturally knew why the Fusang people came this time.
He originally thought that the Fuso people would at least fix it up and ask for a meeting the next day.
I didn't expect that Fusang would come so soon. It seemed that after arriving at Honglu Temple, the Fusang people submitted their credentials to ask for an audience.
"Explain it."
In any case, the former Fusang envoy died, and the Tang Dynasty felt a little unjust, so Li Shimin decided to summon them to see what their purpose was.