Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 123 Lingyan Pavilion

"I will make arrangements for the personnel. As for the matter of the martial arts academy, this time when the army returns to the division, we will arrange it together. What does Ai Qing think? Do you have any opinions?" Li Shimin asked after thinking for a while.

"I think it's the right time. As for your opinion, why not select some young people from the army to go to war? First, the young people have more motivation to learn and have room to grow. Second, you can also look at the young people who have been taught and the army. The difference between veterans." Feng Daiwen thought for a while.

"Well, Aiqing has a few days off and I'm arranging a new appointment for you. The army will be back soon." Li Shimin said noncommittally.

"Your Majesty, please choose a place to build a martyr's cemetery. All the unsung heroes who died for the Tang Dynasty can be buried there, so that the military family members who are missing at home will have a condolence." Feng Daiwen thought to go out with him, and the sacrificed brother looked sad suggested.

"Certainly, I will let Supervisor Tiansi select the land and the Ministry of Industry will build it. Let's use this sentence as a sign." Li Shimin agreed without thinking much, and pointed to the sentence in the newspaper that "sacrificed for the Great Tang" Heroes live forever."

"The sage is wise, and the humble minister will retire."

On the fifth day of the fourth lunar month, Li Shimin sent the prince out of the city ten miles to welcome the army back to the army. He personally accompanied the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan to welcome him at Mingde Gate.Feng Daiwen was arranged by Li Shimin to accompany the prince because he came back early, and he was sent out for a walk to feel the honor of returning.

The army returned with honor, and 1 soldiers were selected in front of them to receive meritorious service, with steel armor and steel knives all over their bodies. The soldiers selected were also strong and elite soldiers.Hundreds of miles away, officials from the Ministry of Rituals brought imperial edicts to praise, and every ten miles thereafter, court officials would lead the people to stand by the roadside and praise loudly.Twenty miles away, Xiao Yu, the prime minister of the dynasty, came out to meet him.

It was almost noon when Feng Daiwen saw the returning army. When Li Chengqian finished reading the imperial decree, all 1 people were elated. What an honor for the crown prince to show his merits. "Wan Sheng!" Feng Daiwen signaled to the guards and shouted loudly.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!" The [-] army shouted wildly, and the people who went out of the city to watch the excitement also shouted, and even Li Chengqian shouted loudly with a blushing face.The hundreds of Turkic nobles in the middle of the team seemed to know their tragic fate, all of them looked ashen, as if they were about to be beheaded, and their horses were crumbling.

Mingdemen Li Yuan and Li Shimin greeted them personally, and the climax was reached after reading the imperial decree. The residents of Chang'an are being brainwashed by the newspapers recently. This will see the returning army.With the sound of "Wan Sheng!" the whole Chang'an seemed to wake up from a deep sleep, and the huge shout shook the whole city, revealing a strong sense of pride and joy.

Following Li Shimin's announcement of the three-day celebration, Jinwu in Chang'an City couldn't help it, and the whole city was plunged into a sea of ​​jubilation. People came out of their homes one after another, and vendors, big and small, put up their own signs with discounts on their products.

The Taimiao sacrificed prisoners, saw Jieli and Tuli prostrate in front of the Taimiao, Li Yuan and Li Shimin were extremely excited. This was a great victory over the grassland tribes after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the history books must be special.

That night, Feng Daiwen was called into the palace by Li Shimin. "Wei Guo, sit down!" Li Shimin was wearing casual clothes, and after Feng Daiwen saw the ceremony, he looked embarrassed and didn't know how to speak.

"The Holy Majesty summoned him late at night, but what's the embarrassment?" Feng Daiwen asked Li Shimin when he saw that it was hard for him to speak.

Li Shimin let out a long breath and said, "That's right, but I have a problem. Wei Guo has always been very witty, so I just want to help you to make a reference and give some advice."

"I also ask your sage to make it clear that the minister will know everything." Feng Daiwen replied with clasped fists.

"The generals of the court have worked so hard that they have to be rewarded, but many of them are already extremely human ministers, and I can't do such a thing, what can Wei Guo teach me?" Li Shimin said silently.

"Your Majesty is wise, I have some humble opinions for your reference. I believe that, firstly, I will lose my job, secondly, my salary will be raised, and food can only be sealed in the newly conquered land. The third veteran will join the new martial arts academy to teach the younger generation, so that I will not be idle. At home, some people will say that the Holy Majesty does not need people, and the general feels uncomfortable when he is idle. Secondly, he can pass on what he has learned to the next generation, so that one generation will not be inferior to the next generation." Feng Daiwen said thoughtfully.

Li Shimin nodded when he heard it, and sighed: "Aiqing's words made me suddenly enlightened, haha, since I met Aiqing, everything I have done has been much smoother, it is really my blessing."

Feng Daiwen hurriedly said: "This is all the great blessing of the Holy One, and I dare not take credit for it."

Li Shimin was very satisfied with Feng Daiwen, he never took credit for himself, he knew that he would not be greedy for power, he was not lecherous, although he was very close to the prince and others, he did not teach the emperor's mind tricks, and he was his son-in-law.

Li Shimin waved his hands and said with a smile: "You don't have to think too much, Ai Qing, what I say is from the bottom of my heart, and you are telling me how to arrange for the civil servants' clan."

"All civil servants and military generals care about two things. One is to leave a name in history, and the other is to be descended from future generations. I thought that a stone pagoda could be set up, and the portraits of civil servants and generals who were qualified in the Tang Dynasty were enshrined in the pagoda according to their merits. Merit, firstly, it can be learned and enshrined by future generations, and secondly, it can be admired by family and friends." Feng Daiwen could see that Li Shimin really treated himself sincerely, and finally understood what it means to be a scholar and a confidant to die.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he understood the benefits. Not only can he buy a large number of people's hearts, but he can also make the ministers work harder, so he smiled happily and said, "That's right, it's a good idea. It happens to be built together with the cemetery, anyway, there are so many free labors. Put the dead in the tower first, and separate the merits, the higher the merits, the higher the place, why not call it Lingyan Pavilion." Li Shimin also became more and more excited as he talked, wishing to build it immediately.

"Hehe, and you can place the statues of corrupt officials on both sides of the steps outside the tower, kneeling. You don't need too much, just catch two models. From my point of view, if someone wants to do bad things in the future, they should think about leaving a bad reputation for thousands of years." Feng Daiwen Thinking of the traitor who has been kneeling for thousands of years in later generations, he suggested with a smile.

"Not bad, not bad, but not too much, not too late. You have to choose carefully. It's best to choose the one from the previous dynasty to be vigilant, otherwise it's not good to panic." Li Shimin also knows that there are not so many honest officials, so he can be vigilant, as long as he Not so much would be nice.

"The sage is wise, it's because I don't think well." Feng Daiwen admired Li Shimin very much, not only drawing inferences from one instance, but also being more comprehensive and thoughtful than himself.I just stood at the advantage of seeing the openness.

"Hey, I also know that this person is inevitably selfish. As long as he is not too greedy, it's fine. It's just human nature. Regarding corruption, what advice does Ai Qing have?" Li Shimin said with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)