Chapter 412: Respective Treatments

Since the death of Empress Changsun on February 19, the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, the entire palace seems to be shrouded in grief.

Li Shimin stayed in the palace of Empress Changsun every night for ten consecutive days, either chanting to the moon or drinking alone. At this time, no one dared to disturb him. Empress Changsun married Li Shimin as his wife when he was twelve years old, and during the decades they stayed together, the two supported each other and supported each other, and their feelings were not deep. When Li Shimin was about to lead the army to the expedition, Empress Changsun put on clothes and armor for him, silently guarding his home and waiting for him to come back. When Li Shimin was about to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion, he was in a trance, and Empress Changsun comforted him and supported him. When Li Shimin ascended the throne and became angry in the face of Zhengchen's admonition, it was also Empress Changsun who calmed down his emotions. Empress Changsun was in charge of the inner palace and quelled the fighting in the palace, so that Li Shimin's backyard would not catch fire

Therefore, in Li Shimin's view, Empress Changsun is not only a wife, but also a comrade-in-arms and a good minister.

Therefore, the death of Empress Changsun made Li Shimin heartbroken.

Also sad are the biological flesh and blood of Li Zhi and other eldest grandson queens. Today, only Li Zhi, Princess Jinyang and Princess Xincheng are still in the palace. Among them, Li Zhi has also reached the age of opening the palace and will move out of the palace this year. Leaving two little girls without a mother in the palace, it seems extremely lonely.

After the death of Empress Changsun, her funeral rites also began.

This funeral procedure formulated in strict accordance with the "Book of Rites" and "Rites" is extremely cumbersome, from the pre-funeral ceremony, the ritual of five clothes to the funeral and filial piety, and the ritual of sacrifice, there are strict procedures. There is no room for sloppiness at all.

As for the tomb of Empress Changsun, construction began as early as soon after Li Shimin's accession to the throne. Well, it seems that ancient emperors began to build their own tombs at the beginning of their reigns. However, looking at the royal tombs of ancient dynasties, only the Tang Dynasty opened the mountain as a mausoleum, hollowing out the entire mountain. This kind of courage is unprecedented.

Zhang Yunwen, as a registered member of the royal family, also participated in part of the funeral ceremony. The rituals alone made his head a little bigger. I don't know how those who are going to participate in all the rituals can afford it.

Finally, after more than two months, the funeral rites of the eldest grandson queen were finally completed next to each other.

When Zhang Yunwen saw Li Zhi, who had completed the whole ceremony, he found that his cheeks had sunken, and he had lost a lot of weight. This made Zhang Yunwen sigh very much, fortunately, he only participated in part of the ceremony.

Time is the best diluent that can dilute everything and dilute sorrow. When the complicated work pressed on Zhang Yunwen, he didn't have time to lament the departure of the eldest grandson, and he didn't have time to persuade the depressed Li Zhi, so he was surrounded by this work.

In the past few months, many things have accumulated that need to be handled by Zhang Yunwen.

The first is the situation in Tibet. In winter, the mountains are covered by heavy snowfall, and there is no news at all. So it wasn't until now that the news came out from the spies who were hiding in Tibet. As Li Shimin foresaw at the beginning, Tuyuhun issued a warning to Qinling, and gathered nearly 20,000 troops After all, Tubo was on the border of Tibet, so that the entire Tubo knew that the Tuyuhun incident was all caused by his Qinling. The plans of the Chin Ling are also illustrated.

As soon as this move was made, the various forces in Tibet also made different moves. Some forces began to alienate and isolate the Lu family, and for them, a capable, ambitious, scheming and young head of the family was really awe-inspiring. Others don't take Qinling in their eyes at all, thinking that a hairy boy who doesn't have any hair can't become a climate at all, and they don't care much about it.

And when this Qinling saw that someone began to release himself, in order to avoid being alienated and isolated, he immediately stated that the matter had nothing to do with his Qinling. even beheaded King Xuan and others who threw themselves to show their innocence.

When Zhang Yunwen saw this, he couldn't help but sigh, this Qinling is really ruthless.

Then there is the matter of Xue Yantuo. After the battle of Dingxiang, Xue Yantuo was completely convinced. At the same time as confessing to the Tang Dynasty, he offered 5,000 war horses, 20,000 sheep, and 50,000 mink skins as a tribute. also put forward a request to make peace with the Tang Dynasty and marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the funeral of Empress Changsun was still in progress, and Xue Yantuo's envoy made this request, which made Li Shimin Longyan angry and refused without hesitation.

In the end, it was the case of Goryeo. In September of the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Zhonglang sent Chen Dade to Goryeo. In the mission, there are nearly half of the investigators. They followed Chen Dade around Goryeo, recorded the customs and customs of various places, and painted the mountains and rivers. There were also several agents who were "slaves" who were sent to the powerful people of Goryeo by Chen Dadeok.

It was not until this year that the mission returned to Chang'an. However, as soon as he returned, he encountered a state funeral. It has been dragged on until now.

Not only Jang Yun-moon, but also the ministers of the DPRK and China were also busy. In the midst of this hecticality, a lot of things have been left behind.

In the summer of this year, Li Shimin did not go to Jiucheng Palace, but stayed in Chang'an. In the past, when I went to Jiucheng Palace every year, I was accompanied by Empress Changsun, but now that Yiren is not there, Li Shimin suddenly feels that he is not in the mood to go to Jiucheng Palace.

After the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin shifted his previous attention to Empress Changsun to the child he had with Empress Changsun.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun have three sons and four daughters. The three sons were the crown prince Li Chengqian, the king of Wei Li Tai, and the king of Jin Li Zhi. The four daughters are Changle Princess Li Lizhen, Princess Chengyang, Princess Jinyang Li Mingda, and Princess Xincheng. Among them, Princess Xincheng is only eight years old this year, and Princess Jinyang is only nine years old.

Looking at the children under his knees, Li Shimin loved him very much. Needless to say, the two young sons who are not yet ten years old are loved by Princess Chengyang, who has not yet married, and even Princess Changle, who is already married, has received a lot of rewards.

As for the three sons, they are worse than the daughters. Li Zhi lived in the palace and was not treated too badly. And the treatment of Li Chengqian and Li Tai is very different.

Among them, the crown prince Li Chengqian summoned him once in addition to the things rewarded by Li Shimin, and most of the items rewarded were books. Li Tai is different, in just ten days, Li Shimin summoned Li Tai three times and gave him a large number of items. Among them, many are antique treasures.

Faced with this unfair reward, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and endured it.

However, it didn't take long for Li Shimin to say at the court meeting that he wanted Li Tai to move into the Wude Palace, so that they could meet often.

As soon as these words came out, Li Chengqian couldn't help but clench his teeth tightly. Li Shimin had mentioned this matter of staying in the Wude Hall before, but he brought it up casually during a casual conversation. Now it is proposed again, but it is raised at the court meeting.

What kind of place is this Wude Temple? It is the place where Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, lived. And as we all know, Li Yuanji once wanted to be the emperor, if Li Tai was allowed to live in the Wude Palace, it would inevitably make him have any ideas.

Therefore, the counselor Chu Suiliang, Wei Zheng and others all played to oppose Li Shimin's resolution.

After Li Shimin was silent for a long time, in Li Tai's disappointed and Li Chengqian's smug gaze, he retracted what he had just said.

Although the turmoil about Li Tai's stay in the Wude Hall ended with Li Chengqian's small victory, what happened next made Li Chengqian furious.

Li Chengqian was born in the royal family, and since he was a child, he has been dressed in fine clothes and food, and he is extravagant. However, at that time, Empress Changsun was still there, and she was in charge of the East Palace, so the monthly expenses of the East Palace were not much. However, after the death of Empress Changsun, Li Chengqian lost his control, spent money, and naturally gradually let go, and the use of the East Palace has been on the rise.

Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore.

Zhang Xuansu, the prince's left concubine, wrote to Li Shimin, which wrote: "Emperor Wu of Zhou pacified Shandong, Emperor Wen of Sui mixed with Jiangnan, was diligent and thrifty and loved the people, all of them were the lords; There is a son who is not good, and he dies in the sect. His Royal Highness is father and son, and the family and the country, the application of things is not limited, the will is not more than sixty years, and the use of things has exceeded 70,000, the extravagance is extreme, which cloud is over this! The palace ministers are upright, and they are not on the side; The group of evil and obscene is clever, and they are close to the deep palace. Looking outside, there has been this loss; It's better to be in the middle and secret! Bitter medicine is good for disease, bitter words are good for deeds, Fu Wei is prepared for danger in peace, and he is cautious every day. ”

After this recital was passed to Li Shimin, Li Shimin immediately ordered Yousi to limit the use of the East Palace.

After Li Chengqian heard the news, he was furious, and he gritted his teeth with hatred at Zhang Xuansu.

So, this Li Chengqian did a stupid thing.

He ordered his household slaves to wait outside the palace gate with large horses in their hands. When Zhang Xuansu came to the early dynasty, this slave attacked him with a big horse and almost killed Zhang Xuansu. The slave was then killed by the guards who arrived.

As soon as this incident came out, Li Shimin was furious. Although the slave was killed, a discerning person can see the mastermind of the incident at a glance. In the front, Zhang Xuansu had just written a letter requesting to reduce and restrict the use of the East Palace, but he was attacked by someone behind him and almost died, which is too coincidental!

So, Li Shimin slapped Li Chengqian hard in front of hundreds of civil and military officials in the court, and punished him for being grounded in the East Palace for half a year.

Although Li Shimin's approach was biased in favor of Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian did not appreciate it, but he hated the slap in the court.