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Chapter 831 The Eternal Sinner
Hearing what Xu Jingzong said, Li Shimin waved his hands and said with a smile: "Jingzong, you have misunderstood what I mean."

Xu Jingzong hurriedly said in panic: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being dull."

Li Shimin said: "Jingzong, I ask you that the records recorded by the historians of all dynasties are not allowed to be seen by the emperor. Why?"

Xu Jingzong replied: "Historians do not pretend to be beautiful, do not hide evil, and serve as a warning to those who come later. If the owner sees it, he will be angry, so he dare not offer it."

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "The past emperors, how can we compare with my mind? I read the history of the country myself, just to know the bad things in the past, and to warn the future. What do you think?"

Xu Jingzong was sweating when he heard this, he was not sure about Li Shimin's attitude, as if he was implying something in his words, but since Li Shimin asked to read the Record of Wude, he said, "Know the bad things in the past, so as to be a warning for the future."

Of course he obeyed the king's will.

At present, Xu Jingzong ordered someone to recruit Wu Deshi, and the person in charge of compiling the Wu De Shi Lu was Chu Suiliang, who was the son of Chu Liang, an eighteenth scholar of Tiance Mansion.He worked in calligraphy and had a good relationship with Changsun Wuji, so he was recommended to the National History Museum to repair books.

When Chu Suiliang saw Li Shimin, he objected: "Your Majesty, what the historian records are the good and evil words and deeds of the ruler, so that the ruler will not dare to do wrong. I haven't heard that the emperor can take it for himself."

Li Shimin said: "This record of Wude is the work of Emperor Wude. I haven't ascended the throne yet, so it's okay to read it."

Chu Suiliang didn't dare to say anything after hearing this, Li Shimin immediately read it hastily, while Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang didn't dare to speak, and waited.

After half an hour passed, Li Shimin pushed away a large stack of bamboo slips, pointed to the Record of Martial Virtue and said: "This record about Xuanwumen is full of trivial words, what are you trying to hide?"

Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang looked at each other after listening.Xu Jingzong said: "This is the negligence of my minister, please show your Majesty, how should I write it?"

Li Shimin said: "What's so difficult about this? In the past, Duke Zhou punished Guan Shuxian, Cai Shudu to secure Zhou, Ji Youzhen and Shuya to preserve Lu. I killed Prince Yin, and King Qi also wanted to preserve our Tang Dynasty, to secure Sheji is beneficial to thousands of people, why should you be a historian, why should I keep taboo on you? You can get rid of the rhetoric and write down the facts directly."

After speaking, Li Shimin put down the bamboo slips, got up and left.

After Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang sent Li Shimin off respectfully, they stayed in the museum relatively silent.

After a long time, Chu Suiliang asked Xu Jingzong: "What does your majesty mean when you say that you can't make up your mind and write down the facts?"

After hearing this, Xu Jingzong said: "Your Majesty's meaning is of course blunt, there is no need to hide it."

After hearing this, Chu Suiliang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's okay, it's okay, killing brothers and brothers, forcing father to abdicate, how can the world's people talk about it, how can it be blocked, His Majesty can face the matter directly, but it is not magnanimous. "

Xu Jingzong looked at Chu Suiliang and said, "Brother Chu, if you really write like that, the heads of the two of you will be gone."

Chu Suiliang's expression changed and he said, "Brother Xu, I don't understand what you mean."

Xu Jingzong picked up a scroll and said, "Brother Chu, I ask who are the two most famous historians since ancient times?"

After hearing this, Chu Suiliang said: "Don't come out of Taishigong, Confucius!"

Xu Jingzong nodded and said with a smile: "Tai Shigong's writing of historical records emphasizes straight writing and is not taboo for the venerable; but when Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period, history is the skin, and rites are the flesh and blood. To punish the evil and encourage the good, to make the rebellious officials and thieves fearful, this is a small talk of great righteousness. You said that the two men were the last to write history, Tai Shigong offended the emperor and was punished by corruption, but Confucius was famous through the ages, and the Spring and Autumn Classics were praised by later generations."

Chu Suiliang shook his head and said, "Brother Xu, I don't understand what you mean."

Xu Jingzong sneered and said: "King Hui of Wei once asked King Wu of Zhou about the crusade against Shang Zhou. Is it okay for a minister to kill his lord?" Also. This is the Chunqiu brushwork."

Chu Suiliang is also a smart man and said immediately: "I understand, brother Xu's meaning, what your majesty said is to modify the floating words and write the facts directly. We can write the events of Xuanwumen truthfully, but in terms of brushwork, it contains a lot of words. To praise and criticize."

Xu Jingzong nodded and said: "What you said is very true. Brother Chu's words below can only reach your ears and mine, not others' ears, otherwise you and I will be ruined."

Chu Suiliang said solemnly: "I understand, it will never be rumored."

Xu Jingzong said: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to this record of martial arts, so we can write realistically about the Xuanwu Gate, but the rest will be praised and criticized. For example, when Jinyang raised troops back then, we can say that His Majesty strongly advocated the rebellion. , and the Supreme Emperor hesitated a lot at the time, and was even forced by His Majesty and Liu Wenjing, so he had no choice but to take the initiative, thus passing the initiative to His Majesty."

Chu Suiliang said: "This is too false. When Jinyang raised troops, His Majesty was only 16 years old. How can we promote this matter? Everyone knows that the Supreme Emperor made up his mind."

Xu Jingzong said: "As the saying goes, it is inconvenient for those who know to talk, and those who talk don't need to know. As long as the few we know are silent, after a long time, those who are inconvenient to talk will die, and only the history books will be left. Think about Confucius. Chunqiu, can someone say that Confucius is right?"

Chu Suiliang hesitated and said, "Even if you give your Majesty the credit for being the leader of the Jinyang uprising, what's the use in praise or criticism?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Of course it is useful. It is not only the contribution of the leader of Jinyang's rise of troops, but also the contribution of the westward march to capture Chang'an, which also needs to be attributed to His Majesty. All must be placed on His Majesty. As for the achievements of the Supreme Emperor, Princess Pingyang, Li Xiaogong, Liu Hongji, Chai Shao, etc., they have been briefly mentioned, but they have taken away the glory of Your Majesty. Especially the matter of Princess Pingyang cannot be recorded in detail, only the sudden death That’s enough, even the merits of pacifying Guanzhong should not be written too much.”

Chu Suiliang said: "Brother Xu, I still don't understand. What's the point of giving His Majesty so much credit?"

Xu Jingzong smiled triumphantly and said: "Look at your Majesty's great achievements, of course the Supreme Emperor intends to pass on the throne to His Majesty. The Crown Prince and King Qi were really afraid when they heard the news. As the so-called meritorious deeds shake the master, and the Crown Prince, King Qi two The people did not make a proper contribution, so they colluded to exclude and frame His Majesty in front of the Supreme Emperor. This matter is of course false and real. After the Crown Prince and King Qi murdered His Majesty many times, His Majesty finally couldn't bear to kill the Crown Prince at Xuanwu Gate in order to protect himself. Chasing the King of Qi. Just like Duke Zhou punishing Guan Shuxian and Cai Shudu; Jiyou Zhenshuya, people will only say Zhougong and Jiyou Anbang Sheji, who would criticize them for killing their own brothers?"

"But after Zhou Gong and Ji You killed Guan Shuxian, Cai Shudu and Shuya, they didn't have their own sons!" Chu Suiliang couldn't help saying.
Xu Jingzong laughed forcefully and said: "That's nothing, the meritorious service is so great. You see that His Majesty has made so many great achievements, but the Supreme Emperor did not make His Majesty the crown prince at the beginning. It is also the crown prince's fault to restrain the great rule. His majesty will naturally become the emperor if he is admired by all the ministers and workers."

"This is just what Wang Mang and Yang Jian said. According to what you said, if the history books are completed, then later people can think that as long as they make enough contributions to the community, they can kill brothers and brothers, force their fathers to abdicate, and let the power over others. Above the rules of etiquette. If every descendant of the Tang Dynasty can think so, will the country still have peace? You are tampering with history books. No emperor has dared to do this throughout the ages. You are the number one sinner in the ages!"

"Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to punish the evil and persuade the good, so that the rebellious officials and thieves are afraid, but you wrote the martial arts record, but you are writing, you are hiding the evil, so that the evildoers will gain a good reputation. If your history is passed down to future generations , it will be a disaster for a thousand years!"
Chu Suiliang spoke impassionedly, and the saliva from his mouth flew straight to Xu Jingzong's face.

Xu Jingzong smiled, didn't raise his sleeves to wipe, but let him 'spit on his face'.

Xu Jingzong said slowly: "Then what do you want me to do? Your Majesty has already inherited the throne. This is already a fact. You want to let the people of the world think of Your Majesty, and how you want people in the future to think of Your Majesty. Your Majesty came to the country in person today. The Museum of History is here to ask about this matter. You say that I am the number one sinner of all time, and if I don’t become this sinner, will you and I still survive? It doesn’t matter whether it is through the ages or not, what we both want is to be able to live. On the contrary, if we His Majesty is overjoyed to read the Record of Martial Virtue well, and we will be prosperous and rich."

"How about Brother Chu? You have two choices, one is to be Sima Qian, the other is to be Confucius, which one do you choose?"

Chu Suiliang sneered and said, "Don't slander Confucius, okay? At least what he did is a thousand times better than what we are doing now!"

(End of this chapter)