Today's emperor recalls the past when the golden iron horse swallowed mountains and rivers, and wants to build Lingyan Pavilion in the palace to enshrine life-size portraits of meritorious officials.

When the news came out, the ministers were excited, they clapped their hands and looked forward to it, this is the most glorious thing to be a minister. At the same time, this move also freed people from the gloomy fog of the dethronement of the crown prince, and there were endless discussions about whether he could be selected and the geometry of the ranking.

After some screening, and with the numerology information given by Si Tianjian, twenty-four people were finally determined because of their outstanding merits, including Hou Junji, who had just been beheaded.

The ministers were grateful for the emperor's benevolence and tolerance, and Hou Junji was selected as one of the twenty-four meritorious heroes of Lingyan Pavilion as a criminal minister, which shows that Li Shimin's rewards and punishments are clear.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the heroes served the country in the army, and those who followed Li Tang finally became famous, which is the best testimony to their achievements. Therefore, there are not many objections to the candidates, and the next thing to focus on is the ranking.

At the beginning of the Xuanwu Mutiny, Fang Moudu's plan allowed Li Shimin to successfully get rid of his rival, ascend to the throne of the crown prince, and then successfully become the son of heaven.

Fang Xuanling believes that he is not as good as Du Ruhui's scheming and simplicity, and he should be the leader. However, many people also questioned it, one is that Du Ruhui's son Du He, the commander of the horse, participated in the prince's rebellion and discredited his ancestors, and Du Ruhui died when he was four years old in Zhenguan, and he did not make much contribution in the turbulent early Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin also made objective and fair comments on these people, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In the end, Li Shimin's exploits as the king of Qin and Zhenguan were combined, and the eldest grandson Wuji was quite powerful, so it was finally finalized. He is the first of the twenty-four meritorious heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

Everyone didn't have too many objections, and the reason why Li Shimin did this was also to appease people's hearts, after all, the eldest grandson Wuji was the maternal uncle of his children, the brother of Empress Wende, and the eldest grandson Wuji bothered with the Li family. The noble relatives and wealthy families, the outstanding people in the Championship, are incomparable to others.

Let's spend a bit of pen and ink. To briefly state the other 23 heroes, it is necessary to know some historical figures.

The famous king of the clan, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian who is known for his military merits, has great military achievements. He is a prominent figure in the Lee family. Because he had a prejudice against Li Shimin at the time of the Xuanwumen Mutiny, he was not taken seriously during the Zhenguan period, and he died violently in the fourteenth year of Zhenguan.

It can also be said that without Du Ruhui, there would be no Li Shimin ascending the throne as the emperor, let alone the later Zhenguan rule. This loyal minister, who died of illness in the court, became a leader among the scholars.

The wise man speaks. It is worth mentioning that Wei Zheng was jealous because of the luxurious funeral when he passed away, and the emperor personally erected a monument for him. Moreover, Du Zhenglun and Hou Junji, who participated in the prince's rebellion, were highly recommended by him, so Li Shimin thought that Wei Zheng was suspected of forming a party, and even canceled the marriage between his daughter and Wei Zheng's son under the slander of others. Of course, later, these things were proved to be nothing, and Li Shimin also deeply regretted this.

The talent of the world, the Liang Guogong Xuanling, who is good at building and planning, and one of Li Shimin's right-hand men, does not need to be repeated.

Gao Shilian, the minister of the society, is also the uncle of the eldest grandson Wuji and Empress Wende, Gao Shilian was the widowed sister who was not welcomed by his in-laws, and he also took great care of the eldest grandson brothers and sisters, and finally one became a major minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the other was the queen of Qingshi Xian, just by virtue of this, Gao Shilian can be called a good uncle of the people.

Chi Jingde, the commander of the Hubei State who was both wise and brave, was Liu Wuzhou's general at the beginning, and was suspected of his loyalty everywhere, and was even imprisoned by Li Jiancheng.

Wu Hui of Nanping, Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo of the Beiding Desert, Wen Tao Wuluo, not only good at conquest, but also wrote several military books, and knew how to retreat bravely in the peaceful and prosperous times, faded out of the core of power, respected, and had no major mistakes in his life.

Bone Confucian, the outspoken Song Duke Xiao Yu, the younger brother of Empress Xiao of the former dynasty, was born and looked impeccable, but he had a stinky mouth. Because of his meritorious work in dealing with the prince's rebellion, he was once again visited by Li Shimin for the fifth time, but no one knows how long he can last this time.

is not afraid of danger, the real general's Baoguo Gong Duan Zhixuan, we have mentioned this person many times in the previous chapters, and when he was dying, he also interceded for the abolished prince, which is affectionate and righteous, which is remembrable.

Liu Hongji, the founder of the country, the first meritorious person of Kui Guogong in Beijing, this is a big man who used his life to develop a good habit of thrift, he was uninhibited when he was young, and he spent money like running water, Li Shimin valued his military genius, he couldn't bear to blame, he tolerated many times, knew how to be frugal in his later years, and only left the necessary living materials for his children when he died.

At the beginning of Zhenguan, the Turks took advantage of the political instability of the Tang Dynasty and committed Chang'an, Qu Tutong sacrificed his life to protect the lord, and he could sing and cry.

Participating in the premeditation strategy, Yin Kaishan, the prince of the Qin Mansion, and Liu Hongji entered the capital for the first time, but died of illness during the conquest of Liu Heimin, and was the earliest of the twenty-four heroes to die.

The horse hero, the fearless Duke Chai Shao, is also the son-in-law of Li Shimin and the husband of Princess Pingyang, who is famous for his military exploits.

Taiyuan Conglong, the late festival of the late Pi State Governor Sun Shunde, the veteran hero of the Jinyang Army, in his later years was guilty of corruption and died of illness.

Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yunguo, who was from a humble background and was deceitful on the outside and inward, was severely beaten by Li Jiancheng, and he never divulged the secrets of King Qin, and accused the crown prince Li Chengqian of plotting against him. This person is lazy and greedy, he occupies everything, he is just as good, he doesn't drop the chain at a critical time, and he is a deputy general.

Although the Marquis Junji, the Duke of Chen Guo, who defeated the enemy and pampered his merits, was beheaded for rebellion, Li Shimin missed his merits and left his son to continue the bloodline, which was extraordinarily gracious.

Zhang Gongjin, the Duke of Tanguo, who died young, was one of the key figures when Li Shimin ascended the throne, and was not yet forty years old when he died due to overwork.

Brave Tiger Chen, the righteous general Lu Guogong Cheng bites gold, well, there is no more blessed general than him, Cheng Biting Jin can be called the first lucky general.

Yu Shinan, the Yongxing Gong who is virtuous and pure, and Yu Shiji's younger brother, has a different personality from his elder brother, and of course the political institutions he serves are also different, and he is deeply appreciated by Li Shimin.

Gaozu's former minister, Liu Zhenghui, the Duke of Xingguo, who made great contributions to righteousness, was captured in the war and was loyal and unyielding.

Tang Jian, the Duke of Ju Guo, who was loyal and pure, and had the Tang Dynasty in his heart, saved Li Shimin from a big political storm in disguise because he exposed Dugu Huai'en for rebellion.

The Great Wall of the country, the British Duke Li Tao, who is famous all over the world, is deeply trusted and relied on by Gaozu and Li Shimin, but because of Yuan Ziyan's relationship, he always kept a distance from Li Shimin, and of course he stayed away from right and wrong, and died a good death.

Ma Lance Hero, the brave and martial Duke Qin Shubao, of course, many people wonder, why Qin Qiong is the last of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion? Qin Qiong has left a deep impression on future generations because of his handsome appearance, good martial arts, and loyalty, especially his image of the door god is talked about by the world.

Objectively speaking, Qin Qiong is a subordinate, not always following the Tang Dynasty, in terms of background, it is worse, and Zhenguan was in pain, and he has hardly made too many contributions, and on the other hand, he is also a relatively young one.

Generally speaking, the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion are honored to be on the list, but the ranking is not the most important. When the portraits of twenty-four life-size people were vividly displayed in the Lingyan Pavilion, everyone exhaled in shock, and Li Shimin was even more uncontrollable, bursting into tears, as if the situation of the gongs and drums fighting bravely to kill the enemy was in front of him.

The rest were also in tears, because half of the people on the portrait had already died, and some did not know that the emperor they supported had created a rare prosperous civilization.

In his later years, Li Shimin was very nostalgic and often came here to watch, staying for more than half a day.

Lingyan Pavilion let everyone see a good emperor with deep affection and righteousness, but Yuan Ziyan took this opportunity to let Wu Mei get in touch with Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

On this day, Wu Mei came back late, and her little face was full of melancholy.

"Bolly, what, who upset you?" Yuan Ziyan said with a smile.

"Nope." Wu Mei wanted to speak and stopped.

"It's supposed to be Zhi'er, right?"

Speaking of this, Wu Mei showed a humiliated expression on her face, tears in her eyes, and said: "Aunt Yan, Zhi'er already has Princess Jin, so she shouldn't have any other thoughts." ”

Sure enough, Li Zhi really had a heart for Wu Mei, and Yuan Ziyan also sat down and asked, "Paulie, what do you think of Li Zhi's child?" ”

"In my heart, I only treat him as a younger brother, take care of him, protect him, and have no other thoughts." Wu Mei lowered her head and said.

Hey, Yuan Ziyan sighed slightly and said, "I know that you have a high heart, and you like men who are decisive and resolute. But Paula, if you can get a stable support, why not? ”

Wu Mei raised her head in surprise, thinking that the delicate emotional relationship between herself and Li Zhi would attract Yuan Ziyan's reprimand, but she didn't expect the meaning conveyed in this tone to be like encouragement.

"Auntie, if I have anything with Zhi'er, I will hurt my family and him." Wu Mei said seriously with tears in her eyes.

"Women, they all need to rely on. Paula, Aunt knows that you have suffered all these years, but this is also the result of your choice. Zhi'er really wants to treat you well, and you don't need to feel too much guilt when you are with him. Yuan Ziyan said.

"Oh auntie, I don't want to listen!" Wu Mei blushed, turned around and ran into the back room, but she refused to come out again, she must be embarrassed and couldn't see anyone. (To be continued......)