Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1528
In Linghu Defen's residence, the atmosphere was not harmonious...

Yu Wenjian fully thought that the grievance between Linghu Defen and Fang Jun would definitely raise his arms and charge forward this time, but unexpectedly Linghu Defen had an indifferent expression on his face, as if all the past hatred had disappeared like a cloud of smoke, and he was completely indifferent.

"Brother Linghu, Fang Jun's reckless behavior is simply cutting off all of our money! If we don't do something to scare Fang Jun, in a few days, those craftsmen under my brother's hand will be destroyed. You have to rebel!"

Yu Wenjian was in a hurry, and stated his interests, hoping to impress Linghu Defen.

However, Linghu Defen was sitting firmly like a mountain, holding a teacup in his hand, with a calm expression on his face: "My dear brother, try this year's spring tea... By the way, the Mingqian Longjing is delicious, but it is too expensive In the spring, Brother Yu reluctantly bought two catties at the Zhou family tea house, and usually kept it in the ice cellar to keep fresh, and now there is not much left, and Brother Yu probably won’t be able to bring you any good tea when you come to the house in the future.”

Yu Wenjian's words were broken, but Linghu Defen was completely indifferent, but let him drink tea... This Longjing is a great source of wealth for Fang Jun, and the top quality in Ming Dynasty is even more expensive than gold. It's two catties if you buy it... Isn't this f*cking an enemy?
"Brother, could it be that he is afraid of that Fang Jun? Thinking about the grievances between you and that Fang Jun in the past, and even being scratched by Fang Jun's concubine to the point of blood... you swallowed it all back? Now that Qiu Shenji died If you have a relationship with Fang Junpan, as long as you stand up and raise your arms, there will be a crowd of responders. If you impeach Fang Jun together, at least you will be able to force His Majesty to suspend him? This is a golden opportunity, don't miss it! "

"Ha ha……"

Linghu Defen drooped his eyelids, took a sip of tea, put it in his mouth to taste slowly, and then swallowed it slowly, deeply aftertaste.

Yu Wenjian: "..."

In the past, this old man was always vengeful, and the enmity between Fang Jun and Fang Jun could not be washed away even if the water of the Yellow River was poured out, why does he seem to not care about being a bastard at this moment?

There is also Qiu Xinggong, the tragic death of his beloved son, Fang Junnai is the biggest suspect, but he just remains motionless...

motherfucker!

That Fang Jun's vicious reputation is so strong that even these two people are so afraid that they have to bear the bloody feud, and they dare not fight against him face to face?
I can't...

Linghu Defen sipped the tea, looked at Yu Wenjian scratching his ears and cheeks, and finally sighed slightly, put down the teacup, and said softly: "You and I have been friends for decades, so naturally there is no need to shy away from it. Brother Yu, how old are you? I will give you a piece of advice."

Yu Wenjian hurriedly said, "Brother, please tell me."

Linghu Defen lowered his eyelids, looked at a thick manuscript on the desk in front of him, stretched out his hand to wipe it lightly, and said: "Do you know that brother Yu has been living in seclusion these days and rejecting customers behind closed doors, what is the so-called?"

Yu Wenjian was at a loss: "I don't know, little brother."

Isn't it because Fang Jun and his concubine Wu Niangzi made her notorious and humiliated, so she was ashamed to see others?

"Hehe, the virtuous brother must think that Brother Yu is shameless and goes out to meet people, right?" Linghu Defen revealed Yu Wenjian's innermost thoughts with a smile.

Yu Wenjian was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "What is the brother talking about? You are highly respected, you are a famous official among the scholars, and you are also the Taishan Beidou in the history circle. Who dares to laugh at you?"

Linghu Defen shook his head with a smile, and said: "Brother Yu is not blind and deaf, how can he not know the derogatory remarks from the outside world? But the reason why a certain person stays behind closed doors is because he is afraid of that Fang Jun... Well, a certain person It is indeed because he is afraid of his reckless temperament with a stick...but the biggest reason lies in this book."

Seeing Yu Wenjian's bewildered face, Linghu Defen said with emotion, "A certain man is revising the manuscript. After the book is completed, it will be named "Book of Jin."

Yu Wenjian was stunned: "Brother is writing history?"

Linghu Defen said: "Contributing meritorious service, establishing words, and establishing virtue, these are the three immortals of scholars! Although a certain man was in troubled times, he was protected by his family, and he never charged into the battle and captured the flag, but he never made great achievements for the Great Tang. Now that a certain reputation is notorious, it has been passed down as the laughing stock of the world, and the theory of virtue is not to be mentioned in this life. After all, people have to leave something behind after all, right? If you are incapable of making meritorious service and have no character to establish virtue, you can only rely on what you have learned all your life. , wrote a book and said it. Otherwise, this life is like a wild goose passing by without a sound, is it not a waste?"

Why did Linghu Defen have such a violent personality and such shallow character, and still enjoy such a high reputation among scholars, so that His Majesty Li Er still gave him the position of Minister of Rites even though he was full of reluctance?

It is definitely not because of the powerful people behind it.

In the early years of Wude, Linghu Defen served as Secretary Cheng.Responsibilities are in charge of classics and books.At that time, after the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a large number of classics and books were lost. Defen suggested to Gaozu that he should use the power of the court to collect books from all over the world, reward those who donate books with "heavy money and silk", and "add more books" to the books collected. Regular script, order to write".This plan was implemented smoothly, "a few years, a group of books were prepared."

By the ninth year of Wude, His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, and had "gathered more than 12 volumes of four books in Hongwen Hall".Among them, in addition to the [-] volumes of Sui old books obtained by Wu Dechu, the other [-] volumes were purchased and classified, which shows the great achievements.This work also persisted. During the Zhenguan period, Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan, and Yan Shigu successively served as secretaries and supervisors, and continued to purchase suicide notes. More than a hundred people selected books and curated books, and wrote a group of books, which were stored in the inner treasury. People are in charge.

Ancient science and technology was backward, and cultural inheritance was extremely difficult. A slight natural or man-made disaster would easily lead to the loss and damage of precious books. Therefore, this suggestion by Linghu Defen saved most of the rare and rare books in the world in one fell swoop, and was highly praised by scholars all over the world. .

However, this alone does not explain Linghu Defen's status among scholars.

What was the highest achievement of an ancient bachelor?
Write a book and say.

And the top achievement in writing and writing is writing history!

Linghu Defen said to the great ancestor Li Yuan: "I have seen that modern times have come, and there are no official histories. Liang, Chen and Qi still have literary records. When Zhou and Sui were disrupted by the great cause, there are many leftovers. Today's ears and eyes are still connected, and there is still room for improvement. According to it, if it is more than ten years later, I am afraid that the deeds will be lost. Your Majesty has received Zen in the Sui Dynasty, inherited the Zhou family's calendar, and the achievements of the second ancestor of the country, and it was in the Zhou Dynasty. If the literature and history do not exist, how can we learn from the past?"

What is meant by "the achievements of the second ancestor of the country, and in the week"?
Sui Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Sui Dynasty all came down in one continuous line, and it happened that the ancestral home of these three emperors came from Wuchuan, Guanzhong, and Li Yuan’s grandfather, Li Hu, was one of the core "Eight Pillar Kingdoms" of the Northern Zhou regime. Li Bing's father, Li Bing, also attacked Tang Gong in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and became the general of the Zhu Kingdom.Therefore, Defen pointed out that "the meritorious deeds of the second ancestor of the country were in Zhou Dynasty".

If the orthodoxy of the Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang can be emphasized to the world through the revision of the history of previous dynasties, and then the achievements of Li and Tang ancestors can be publicized, then it would be a wise move to consolidate the newly established Li and Tang regime.

How could Li Yuan refuse?It was approved immediately, and in the fifth year of Wude, a formal edict was issued to revise the six histories of Wei, Zhou, Sui, Liang, Qi, and Chen in the previous dynasties.

Therefore, "the source of creation and compilation of Tang historiography begins with Defen".

This is where Linghu Defen's confidence in Shilin lies!
After several fights with Fang Jun, Linghu Defen finally understood - why am I fighting with that stick?If you lose, your face will be ruined and your reputation will be damaged. What will you get even if you win?After all, it's just a battle of wills.

Instead of having the energy to fight with Fang Jun, why not honestly compile history books and pass on your name to future generations?
Therefore, Linghu Defen realized.

He looked at Yu Wenjian who looked disappointed, and said meaningfully: "Wealth and wealth are just things outside the body. With those benefits, we still eat three meals a day and sleep in one bed at night. Without those benefits, is it possible that we can still have three meals a day?" No food, no home? Brother Yu is also a person with a clear mind. Don’t be burdened by things outside of your body. It’s better to calm down and study history with Brother Yu. This "Book of Jin", Brother Yu will leave a signature for you How about the location?"

Yu Wenjian's heart is so tired...

I asked you to deal with Fang Jun, but you persuaded me to give up a lot of benefits and follow you into the pile of old papers to edit history?
Compiling history is a good thing, but the problem is that my talent is not worthy of your shoes, I can't...

Yu Wenjian was extremely depressed. It was really unexpected that Linghu Defen, who has always been short-tempered and narrow-minded, actually cultivated his mind and cultivated his character to return to his innocence.

This old guy has "reformed from evil and returned to righteousness". Could it be that he really has nothing to do with Fang Jun's stick?
(End of this chapter)