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Although Li Shimin of Xuanwumen was forced to kill his elder brother Li Jiancheng, his fourth brother Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and their sons, he was made the crown prince. Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was soon forced to abdicate, Li Shimin ascended the throne, the year name Zhenguan, after ascending the throne, to rule the world with literature, and open up the territory, humbly accept advice, in the country to practice economy, and so that the people can recuperate, and finally make the society appear in the situation of national peace and security, create the rule of the Tang Dynasty Zhenguan, known as a generation of Ming Jun by later generations, but the change of Xuanwu Gate to kill his brother and brother is still a stain on his life, criticized by later generations, that year has repeatedly asked the historian to read the record of the emperor's words and deeds of the "Living Note". At the beginning, Chu Suiliang did not allow it, and later he asked Fang Xuanling again, Fang Ying and Xu Jingzong deleted the "Living Note" as "Gaozu Shilu" and "Jinshang Shilu", and dedicated it to Taizong on the seventh day of the seventh year of Zhenguan, but Tang Taizong was unable to view the "Living Note" after all. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan and Ming dynasties, although the emperors of all dynasties have been extremely envious of Li Shimin's great achievements and the title of the first emperor of the ages, no one wants to do Li Shimin's move of killing his brother and killing his brother.

"But King Han, he wants to rebel—?" Yang Rong looked at Zhu Gaochi and said in a trembling voice.

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Yang Shiqi, a smug smile welled up in his eyes, his expression was even better than Fang Cai, and he smiled: "Isn't it that you haven't done it yet?" ”

"It's too late to do it, the King of Han is brave and powerful, Jing Nan made a lot of contributions in the army back then, and he has always had some prestige, the famous generals who came out of Jing Nan back then, Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng are dead, but their henchmen are still there, they all supported King Han back then, Your Majesty is not afraid-?"

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "Does Lord Yang think I will be Emperor Jianwen?" “

Yang Rong was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhu Gaochi with some confusion, and said for a while: "Your Majesty reuses literati, but does not deliberately suppress military generals, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, it has been both civil and military, compared to the Jianwen Dynasty, I don't know how many times stronger it is only heavy on Confucianism?" So His Majesty will definitely not build Emperor Wen? ”

Zhu Gaochi said: "I, I am not Emperor Jianwen, what are you afraid of King Han?" ”

Yang Rong's expression was shocked, as if he understood something.

Zhu Gaochi nodded at him with a smile, slowly turned around, a few plum blossoms not far away moved with the wind, with a faint fragrance, he took a few sips gently, and suddenly said: "Although I don't want to follow the example of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, I don't mind being the Duke of Zheng Zhuang!" “

"Zheng Zhuang Gongke Duan" Yang Rong subconsciously shouted, he was very surprised, and when he shouted out, he realized that he was a little out of shape to shout in front of the emperor, and he knelt on the ground to ask for guilt.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and waved his hand to get him up.

Yang Rong thanked him and sat up again, only to hear Zhu Gaochi say lightly: "Back then, the younger brother of Zheng Zhuanggong relied on the favor of his mother Wu Jiang to fief Jingyi, and after Shu Duan arrived in Jingyi, he first expanded the city wall of Jingyi. According to the Zhou Dynasty's ritual law, large cities could not exceed one-third of the size of the national capital, medium cities could not exceed one-fifth of the size of the national capital, and small cities could only be one-ninth. And the reconstruction of Shu Duan has obviously violated the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty, which is somewhat similar to my younger brother! ”

Zhu Gaochi sighed softly and continued: "After the doctor found out about Shu Duan's overstepping of the system, he played Zhuang Gong, thinking that the reconstruction of Jingyi was obviously not in line with the ancestral system, and it would be unfavorable to Zhuang Gong if it continued like this. Zhuang Gong believed that Wu Jiang wanted Duan to do this, and he couldn't intervene to stop it. Sai Zhong immediately replied, Wu Jiang's request can never be satisfied, it is better to deal with it as soon as possible, if Shu Duan's power is allowed to sit large, I am afraid that the situation will not be able to be cleaned up in the future, and it will be difficult to get rid of the overgrown grass, not to mention the younger brother of the monarch. Zhuang Gong said that Shu Duan would kill himself if he did too much injustice. Speaking of this, Zhu Gaochi glanced at Yang Rong and said with a smile: "How is the King of Han compared to the Gongshu Duan back then?" “

Yang Rong raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "The King of Han privately selected guards, recruited 3,000 elite soldiers, and killed the soldiers and horses to command Xu Yedonkey, and usurped the royal chariots and horses. “

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said: "Although the King of Han has the heart of rebellion, but it is still worse than the former Gongshu Duan, Yang Aiqing is erudite and talented, and he will definitely know how the Gongshu Duan treated Zhuang Gong?" ”

Yang Rong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Gongshu Duan, relying on the support of Wu Jiang, became more and more lawless, and he was so bold as to order the western and northern border cities of Zheng State to obey the orders of the national capital, and also obey their own jurisdiction and become two subordinate lands. After hearing the news, Gongzi Lu said to Zhuang Gong that the country cannot have two monarchs, and if Zhuang Gong does not plan to let Shu Duan become the monarch of Zheng Guo in the future, he must do his best to eradicate Shu Duan, so as not to be suspicious of the people. At this time, Zhuang Gong still replied to Gongzi Lu and ignored Shu Duan's behavior. Duke Zhuang's inaction further intensified Shu Duan's behavior, and he then further demanded that the western and northern border cities no longer accept orders from the national capital. And within Zheng Guo's government, Gongzi Lu once again demanded that this behavior of Shu Duan be dealt with, otherwise the situation would get out of control. And Zheng Zhuanggong followed the previous practice, or resigned himself to Shuduan's violation. “

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said, "Lord Yang is really knowledgeable?" ”

Yang Rong arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty has won the prize?" ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded, took over the conversation and said: "Later, Shu Duan sharpened his troops and prepared to sneak attack Xinzheng, the national capital. At the same time, Wu Jiang was ready to open the city gate as an internal response when Shu Duan attacked. When Duke Zhuang learned of this rebellion, he immediately ordered Zifeng (i.e., Gongzi Lü) to lead 200 chariots to attack Shuduan. After learning that Zhuang Gong's army had come to quell the rebellion, the people of Jingyi turned their backs on Shu Duan. Shu Duan had no choice but to flee to Yancheng, while the rebellion army pursued all the way to Yancheng. On the twenty-third day of May in the twenty-second year of Zheng Zhuang, Shu Duan fled from Zheng Guo and took refuge in the Republic of China. Every time I read this history book, I think in my heart that the King of Han has always been dissatisfied with me, and often considers himself the second emperor Li Shimin, thinking that if he can fight the capital one day, according to his temperament, he will definitely not let me and the prince go? ”

Yang Rong knew about this royal family matter, and as a courtier, it was not easy to say anything, so he did not say anything.

Zhu Gaochi didn't think about it, and continued, "I can't make a means to kill my brother, so I can't learn from Tang Taizong Li Shimin, so I have to use Zheng Zhuanggong's means, let him do nonsense, and wait for the people's hearts to lose, I will make a move, I think the world will not say that I am not?" “

"Your Majesty!" Yang Rong said respectfully, Yang Rong said this sentence very sincerely, as an emperor, it is not enough to be blindly benevolent, but also ruthless when necessary, Yang Rong has always been too benevolent to the King of Han, and only today do I know that this emperor who is extremely benevolent and righteous is also a little vicious in his bones! He constantly did not reject it, but was a little happy!

"I didn't want to do this, but the King of Han didn't let me go, and I couldn't let it go, as long as I reluctantly did it for a while, Zheng Zhuanggong, if I unfortunately couldn't do it, please let Lord Yang let Zhanji remember it? Don't leave a legacy of infamy! “

Yang Rong was shocked into a cold sweat, and said in his heart: "This emperor seems to be weak, but in fact, he has already had an idea, so I have been worried for a long time?" ”

"Your Majesty is at the peak of spring and autumn—?" Yang Rong remembered Zhu Gaochi's words just now, and realized that he was blindly surprised that the emperor did Zheng Zhuanggong's words, and he forgot the emperor's words later, and hurriedly comforted him when he remembered it.

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and said: "I have been familiar with Confucian classics since I was a child, and I also know a little about celestial phenomena. “

For some reason, after hearing these words, Yang Rong's eyes moistened, and he knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty-?" ”

Zhu Gaochi helped Yang Rong up, his tone was also a little lost, and he sighed softly: "In the twenty years since the founding of the country, I have been disturbed by slander and evil, and my heart is in danger, and the three of us are the same. Rely on the emperor's father Renming to be preserved. After I die, will I still know what I did with you? And he left tears in his eyes.

Yang Rong also burst into tears.

After a period of silence, Zhu Gaochi took the lead in breaking the silence and said, "Okay, okay, don't cry, isn't it good for me, maybe Qin Tianjian is wrong?" ”

Yang Rong said: "Yes, yes, it must be done?" But he secretly said in his heart: "How can it be wrong, I have personally watched it three times-?" He did not dare to say this.

The two of them said some words of mutual comfort, and then sat down again, Zhu Gaochi faintly explained some things behind him, Yang Rong listened very carefully, and recorded them one by one.

"It's been some time since Zhan Ji went to Nanjing, and I have received information that the situation in Jiangnan has calmed down, the Maitreya Sect has been eliminated, and the Jiangnan Canal has been dredged at the end of the year-?"

"The prince is shrewd and capable, it is really the blessing of my great Ming, the blessing of His Majesty?" Yang Rong bowed and said.

There was a faint smile on the corner of Zhu Gaochi's mouth, his son was born as an indication of extraordinary, and what he has done over the years has become more and more mature, and he is deeply loved, so he was immediately established as the crown prince after ascending the throne. He nodded and said, "What Yang Aiqing said is extremely true, the prince's shrewdness and ability are really my blessings and blessings!" After the New Year, Yang Aiqing will go to make a will, let the prince return to Beijing, right? ”

Yang Rong bowed and said, "Weichen commands!" ”

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Annotation: The Wei and Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties mostly used the book Lang to revise the "Living Note", and the Northern Wei Dynasty began to set up the "Living Order History", and there were also "Repair Living Note", "Prison Living Note" and other officials, who served the emperor and recorded the emperor's words and deeds. The Sui Dynasty set up "living houses" in the Inner History Province (i.e., Zhongshu Province). The Tang and Song dynasties also set up "living rooms" in Menxia Province, and "living houses" to record the emperor's words and deeds. In the Yuan Dynasty, he also revised the "Living Note" in the middle of the matter. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a special living note, and then it gradually fell into disuse. In the Qing Dynasty, Hanlin, Zhan Shi and other Japanese lecturers (those who were sent to the palace to explain the scriptures and history) were also filled, and they were called "daily lectures and living officials". Ming Kong Zhenyun "Ming Senior Doctor Military Department Shangshu Festival Huan Yuan Gong (Yuan Keli) Epitaph": "Ci Jin Shi and the first, Zhu Guo Guanglu Doctor Prince Taibao, Ministry of Rites Shangshu and Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar, President Guoshi Yu, Tongzhi System, Living and Feasting Day, Tongjia Waiter Kong Zhenyun Bow Down."

According to the reading of the "Tang Dynasty Entrepreneurship and Living Note" (which has not been officially modified) written by Wu De during the period, as well as the revised and detailed "Zizhi Tongjian Examination Differences" (which also records the "Actual Record", wild history, physical evidence and other evidence), and then examines the "Old Tang Book" and other relevant records (based on the "Actual Record"), the differences only exist in three aspects: first, who is the initiator of the Taiyuan uprising; the second is the exploits of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng when he captured Chang'an; Again, whether Li Yuangong is inspected in the ban. The above three aspects are all centered on the "Xuanwumen Change", and the rest of the historical events of the early Tang Dynasty are highly consistent in the historical materials (including the history of barnyard officials without official interference). It can be seen from this that except for the "Xuanwumen Change", there is no possibility that Tang Taizong participated in the deletion and fabrication of other historical events in the early Tang Dynasty.