Two days later, Chang'an Daxing Palace, Lizheng Palace, East Wing.

In the sandalwood smoke, Li Shimin, the current emperor of the dynasty, sat on the Hu bed. Backed by a soft and smooth tiger skin, covered with a Persian camel hair blanket under his legs, his slightly chubby figure is quite lazy and comfortable. In the year just after its establishment, it was rare to see such a demeanor in this ambitious emperor.

Daxing Palace was built by the Sui Dynasty and was not renamed Taiji Palace until the time of Tang Ruizong. After Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killed his brother and seized the heir, and forced Li Yuan to abdicate, the inner garden has always been the residence of the Emperor Li Yuan. Li Shimin himself often dreamed of returning to Xuanwu Gate, and was always awakened by a terrible ghost, so he has been living in the middle of the palace next to the Liangyi Palace. Yin and yang are harmonized here, and the garrison is tight, which can prevent both ghosts and people. The most important thing is to participate in the daily ginseng (ordinary early dynasty), get closer, and don't have to go through too many palace gates.

The Lizheng Hall is the dormitory where Li Shimin and his empress Changsun live the most in Chang'an, and all the people who can be summoned here are his cronies and close ministers. At this time, Li Shimin sat facing south, and the next head was Sun Wuji, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Fang Xuanling, the Zhongshu Ling, Du Ruhui (Menxia Province), and Shangshu Zuocheng Wei Zheng (Zheng).

Li Shimin will work together with the three provinces and establish a government hall. Three of the four people who entered the inner hall after receiving the edict were prime ministers, and one brother-in-law was the prime minister. At this moment, in this small palace of government, all the power axis figures of the Tang Empire gathered here.

At this time, the four of them sat in several rings, flipped through a copy of the recital in front of each of them, and fell into deep thought.

There is no need to worry about what is said on the table, the point is that the content is too unbelievable, causing the four of them to be silent together, and it will take some time to digest.

This is an auspicious invitation played by Jiannan Province's Qiongzhou Thorn Shi Ke Jingye. The dedication of auspiciousness, as a rule, is presided over by the Huangmen waiter on the first day of each year and the winter solstice, which is a kind of etiquette. At this moment, the book of dedication to the table has not been in the three provinces, and it has been heard directly to the sky, and for several people who are the officials of the three provinces, the deep meaning is more intriguing than the content of the book.

"Everyone (Li Shimin is conceited poet, this is the nickname given to him by his close ministers), this recital...... It did not pass through Shangshu Province. Wei Zheng stood up and asked the emperor, as if he wanted to stop talking. As the highest official in the field and has always been known for his integrity and toughness, he has to come forward to consult on this matter. However, he is not in the court at the moment, and there is no need to make peace with the emperor, and his tone is quite tactful. Looking at the other three, they are obviously accustomed to this.

Li Shimin straightened up slightly, the smile on the corner of his mouth did not decrease, and when he saw Wei Zheng asking about the recital, he explained with a smile that this was not really a recital, but that after the local secret agent copied it, he sent the flying slave (carrier pigeon) to deliver the original one step ahead.

Several people showed expressions like this, and some were relieved.

Li Shimin seemed very satisfied with Wei Zheng's first speech, so he took the opportunity to ask Wei Zheng's opinion. Wei Zheng was discussing matters in the court, and his position was mostly in accordance with the rules. At this moment, ask Wei Zheng first, and then ask other Aiqing, which means that the people behind him will refute it. At that time, if you compromise yourself, no one will object.

"Wei Aiqing, what is your opinion on this matter?"

Wei Zheng pondered one or two, according to what was said on the table, the county magistrate of Huojing County, a county under the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou, found Xiangrui, and recognized that it was the Hetuluo book spoken by the ancient sages, and he was amazing. This is not a big deal, and if it is as magical as it says it is, it is easy to confirm whether it is a forgery or not. But the problem is that this Hetuluo book has disappeared, and he has become a three-year-old child, and his appearance is quite ordinary. Anyone can give birth to such a child.

He stroked his short beard under his chin and thought about it.

"Everyone, auspicious rain from the sky is a sign of the saint in the world and the peace of the country and the people. The book of Hetuluo is the first auspicious in the history since ancient times. His Majesty has been on the throne for half a year, and this divine object was born, which is really a blessing for the society. ”

Wei Zheng first praised Li Shimin, and Li Shimin bowed his head lightly and waited for the following. He knew that Wei Zheng would not just say good things, and there would definitely be a turning point next. Sure enough—

However, the Book of Heaven has been enlightened into a person, and according to what is said on the surface, the child has been transformed, and there is no miracle at present. And although he is intelligent and knows early, he is different from ordinary people, but he does not yet understand Chinese. By the time of the Qiongzhou Thorn History, he had spoken a few words, and the tone was quite weird. ”

Wei Zheng paused, and Li Shimin stared at his goat nose, waiting for him to continue.

"The ministers thought that there was a drought and a lack of harvest in those years, and people's hearts were fluctuating. Although this auspicious omen is inspiring, the human heart is dull and the eyes of ordinary people are clumsy. At this time, the divine object has turned into a child, if His Majesty celebrates in a big way, opens the altar to worship the sky, and celebrates the whole world, I am afraid that the fool has eyes and does not know the divine object, but slanders His Majesty, which is counterproductive. ”

"Guchen is courageous, and I implore Your Majesty to keep everything simple and suspend your voice. His Majesty needs to wait for the god's childhood to grow a little older, and the natural splendor will be exposed. And when Ming Jun is alive, the gods have a feeling, and they will make the Haiyan River clear and the Unai Jingping. At that time, His Majesty will reward the prodigy, enter the court to assist, and inform the world, this matter should be passed on as a beautiful talk, and it will be famous for centuries. ”

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he bowed his hand again. Li Shimin motioned for him to sit down first, and then asked the other three for their opinions.

In fact, as Wei Zheng said, this matter should not be too public. Cheng Xiang Jin Rui, known as the system, cover because of the so-called auspicious, but some scenery clouds, the Yellow River Qing and other natural wonders. Every year, there will be auspicious offerings from all over the country, but it is just a blessing. If you want to rely on this sycophancy to get a reward, it hasn't happened so far.

But this time the situation is different, one is that auspicious rui does have something, witnessed by many people, and is famous in history. This makes its importance far from being comparable to ordinary auspiciousness, and if it is true, it is not an exaggeration to be able to reach the heavens. But the difficulty lies in the second point, this auspicious man has become a living person! If it is a rare beast, it is easy, just bring it back to the Royal Inner Garden and take care of it, and it will be mentioned together next time. But people are different.

When the Son is a saint today, what should a person who is materialized by God be called? I'm afraid I have to call him a man of God.

What is a man of God? Zhuang Ziyun: "Gods and men have no self, saints have no merit, and people have no name." "Now that there is a saint, there will be a man of God. Who knows if this man of God really has no self? Giving such fame to a person who has feelings and desires, who can know and speak, and then let this person walk in the world or temple, is harmful to the country, to the people, to the public and private.

If this person really walks in the world for a divine object, ignore it, will not let the divine object be obscured, and the pearl will be covered with dust? Therefore, it is impossible to ambiguously deal with whether this person is really made of the divine artifact Luo Shu.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui have basically the same opinion on this, observe for a few years first, wait until this person grows up, if he really shows something extraordinary, he will be accepted as an official in the court. If you don't know everyone, you won't make jokes because of the fanfare now. Li Shimin was not surprised by this result. But since he has just established a new era, he has to be so generous to heaven that he can boast of future generations. If no one knows, wouldn't it be better to walk at night in fine clothes, who knows?

He has become the co-owner of Shenzhou, and his plan is not to leave a name in history. Therefore, the purpose of gathering a few arms this time is not to decide how to place the prodigy, but how to show merit to the heavens for themselves. At the beginning of the new era, when the Temple of Heaven is sacrificed to the sky in October, how should this matter be known to the world but not difficult to end.

In the end, the eldest grandson Wuji offered a strategy: "Since the prodigy appeared in the fire well, which has always been quite mysterious, there must be a reason." His Majesty is grateful for this, and may wish to order the Huojing County Commander to take care of him, temporarily hide his identity, and grant him a loose official. Wait for the prodigy to be in the fire well, and then take it to Chang'an. If the prodigy is not extraordinary, he will be placed separately, and it can be said that the prodigy has returned after completing his work. And this matter can be announced to the hundred officials in advance of the Shuowang Dynasty, and this year's sacrifice to the heavens and the meeting will not be affected. ”

Li Shimin nodded, quite satisfied with this. This matter is very happy, no matter whether the prodigy is true or not, Li Shimin has got the good name he wants, if it is not for his own ascension to the throne, there is no war exploits to tell, and even based on this omen, he can even use this omen to grant people to ask for a table to seal Zen.

Wei Zheng and the three of them are undoubtedly different about this. Although it has not yet been determined that the auspicious is true or false, it is unsafe to use this as an excuse to edict the world and sacrifice to the heavens. But since the prodigy still has to be verified before he can enter Beijing, it makes no difference whether he or she is told to the world and others. As for the rest, as long as the emperor is happy, everything is fine.

At this time, Du Ruhui spoke: "Huojing County ordered Yuan Tiangang, and the minister has heard of it. He is a humanist and proficient in mathematics. It is still the most accurate physiognomy. once met for the minister's uncle, and every time the uncle mentioned this matter, he was amazed and admired. ”

"Oh, that's it?" Li Shimin was quite interested in this, Du Ruhui's uncle Du Yan, was an old minister when he was still the king of Qin, and he was also implicated and dismissed by himself. He was not on good terms with the eldest grandson Wuji, and it stands to reason that he summoned the eldest grandson Wuji, and he should not leave Du Yan alone, but Du Yan was not in good health, so he didn't bother him. Now I heard Du Ruhui talk about Du Yan, and hurriedly asked for details. Du Ruhui came one by one.

It turned out that when Yuan Tiangang was in the former Sui Dynasty, he met Du Yan, Wang Qi and Wei Ting in Luoyang, and they looked at each other. Not only is it calculated that the three of them will be officials in the future, and how many grades of officials will be there, but even they will be dismissed together and reinstated.

Hearing this, Li Shimin and the other three were amazed. Du Yan, Wang Qi and Wei Ting were all dismissed during the Wude period due to the Yang Wengan incident, which can be regarded as Li Yuan's faint government, and even Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Revolution and won the crown prince. Unexpectedly, there is such a story in this. That Yuan Tiangang is really a strange person.

"With this person taking care of the prodigy, I don't think anything will go wrong." Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and said, among the four people present, only he rarely gave his own opinions, although he often analyzed things for Li Shimin. However, there were many disagreements with Yu Li, and he obviously couldn't get out of the matter, so he took the initiative to propose that he be awarded the prodigy Xuanyi Lang to disperse the official, and then give him a monthly consumption fee. As for the officials at all levels of Xianxiang, they will first be rewarded with gold and silk jewelry, and then they will be promoted to one level after this year's meeting. In the future, if the prodigy is established, you can add a reward.

Everyone talked about it so far, the matter has a charter, Li Shimin gave each royal wine, and the monarch and ministers retired happily.

When the four of them retreated, a graceful little woman with high cheekbones, a straight nose, and thin cheeks walked out from behind the screen. Her eyebrows are beautiful, her demeanor is dignified, and her skin is whiter than snow, and she is the eldest grandson queen of today's mother's world.

"Second brother~" She called softly and snuggled up to Li Shimin's lap and sat down. At this time, the eldest grandson, who was pregnant, looked quite docile and peaceful. At this moment, he asked with some hesitation: "That child, if there is no supernatural or extraordinary behavior in the future, what will you do with him?" ”

Li Shimin stroked the eldest grandson's jet-black hair and smiled: "It's okay, it's just a few years of idle food." As long as he doesn't say that he is a turtle incarnation, he will do it willingly. ”

"As for these auspicious officials...... Li Shimin pondered, and he waved his hand generously in a good mood: "Even if the prodigy is out of the crowd, it doesn't mean that they dare to deceive Yu Zhen, and there is no need to punish them." ”

"The second brother is really compassionate and benevolent~"

……

So Luo Shuhui was awarded an official position just two days after coming to Datang. Xuanyilang, who was dismissed from the seventh rank, has no position and no salary, but he is a status symbol. In addition, it is also used as auspicious, which is roughly equivalent to the bait of those rare birds and beasts. Li Shimin gave him 10,000 yuan a month and asked him to be a mascot that he could not know for the time being.

Of course, these expenses were kept by the secret agents arranged by Li Shimin to monitor and protect the prodigy.

As for the squires in the opposition who ran to the county government to get bareheaded, there is no need to worry about them, and at that time, there will be Shangshu provincial officials to reward them with statistical lists at all levels.