In the north cave of Binyang, Li Shimin looked at the large-scale grotto in front of him, but only completed a rough grotto, and his eyes also showed a little pity, but at this time, he saw Li Tai speak again: "Father, although the north cave is not completed, the scenery on the side of the middle cave is not bad, and there are a few good carvings on the south cave, why don't we go and see it?" ”

Li Shimin was quite interested at this time, and immediately nodded when he heard his son's suggestion, and the eldest grandson Wuji and the others naturally didn't say anything, in fact, Li Xiu had been to Longmen Grottoes, and he had personally visited this Binyang Cave, so he was also very familiar with this place, but Li Tai was willing to act as a tour guide, and he didn't bother to speak.

When the next group of people first went to Binyang Middle Cave, only to see that the cave is a horseshoe-shaped plane, the dome top, the lotus treasure cover composed of the big lotus flower carved in the center, the lotus is surrounded by eight tricks and two offering heavenly people, all the statues are fluttering with clothes, soaring in the wind around the lotus treasure cover, the posture is beautiful and moving, the main Buddha Shakyamuni has thin cheeks, the neck is slender, the body is slender, showing the exquisite statue art of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In addition to the main statue, there are four layers of exquisite reliefs on both sides of the middle cave, each layer of relief has its own story, Li Tai really acted as a tour guide at this time, and the finger reliefs explained the stories behind these reliefs to Li Shimin, although many stories are from Buddhist scriptures, Li Shimin is not a stranger, but it may be from his son's explanation, so that he also listens to it with relish.

Soon the tour of Binyang Middle Cave was over, and Li Tai led Li Shimin to the South Cave next to him, but Li Xiu was a little strange at this time, because as far as he knew, the carving on this side of the South Cave was not completed, and it was even worse than the North Cave, so there was nothing to see at all, but looking at Li Tai's appearance now, it seemed that he wanted Li Shimin to go to the South Cave?

Not only did Li Xiu feel strange, but many of the ministers who had been here also felt a little strange, but seeing that Li Shimin's interest was so high, they didn't dare to say anything, and the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't figure out what Li Tai was thinking, so he followed behind Li Shimin without making a sound, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

Out of the Binyang Middle Cave turned a corner, next to the Binyang South Cave, but when Li Xiu and they came to this cave, they all showed surprised expressions, because they saw that this cave that was not completed has been completed, the main Buddha Amitabha Buddha has a plump face, thick lips, natural clothing lines, and there are other standing Buddhas around, which does not look much worse than the middle cave.

"Hey, isn't this South Cave unfinished?" Li Shimin couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he looked at the exquisite South Cave carvings in front of him, but soon he found that something was wrong, and he said lightly at the moment, "No, these carvings are very new, they should have just been completed, and although the carvings have the style of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there are also some current styles." ”

Not only Li Shimin found these carving problems, Li Xiu and others also found this problem, the carving style of the Northern Wei Dynasty is unique, especially the portraits highlight the "show bone light image", the carving process is strong and majestic, but the carving style of the Tang Dynasty in this era is mainly rounded, and the characters are very plump and lively, these two styles may be difficult to express with text description, but as long as you see it with your own eyes, you can easily distinguish the difference between the two.

Seeing the surprised appearance of Li Shimin and the others, Li Tai, who led everyone in, smiled proudly, only to see that he bent down his round figure at this time and saluted Li Shimin solemnly, and then said: "Father doesn't know, in fact, this south cave was ordered by his son to continue to dig, the purpose is just to accumulate merit for his mother!" ”

As soon as Li Tai's words came out, Li Xiu and Eldest Sun Wuji couldn't help but glance at each other, and then the brows of the two of them immediately wrinkled, not only them, but also many ministers also changed their faces one by one, and their eyes looking at Li Tai were also very complicated.

Li Shimin has a very deep affection for Empress Changsun, especially since the death of Empress Changsun, his personality has undergone some changes, and now he hears that his son has rebuilt Binyang South Cave in order to accumulate merit for his wife, which makes him very relieved and said: "Qingque, you are really a filial son, if your mother has a spirit in the sky, you will definitely be happy to know what you have done for her!" ”

Hearing Li Shimin's words of affection, Li Xiu smiled wryly at this time, he didn't know if Empress Eldest Sun would be happy in the spirit of heaven, but he was sure that Li Tai's purpose in rebuilding this grotto was definitely not as simple as his mother!

In fact, the moment he heard Li Tai's words, the first reaction in Li Xiu's mind was that Li Tai wanted to use this incident to compete for favor, and it is estimated that this was also the first reaction of Changsun Wuji and others, after all, which one of the people present was not an old fox, how could Li Tai's little caution be able to hide the eyes of these people?

This time Li Shimin sealed Mount Tai, although Li Chengqian was left to sit in Chang'an, but he took Li Tai to Mount Tai, which itself is already a little abnormal, after all, Feng Zen is such an important thing, he can only take the prince to go, but unfortunately Li Shimin wants a bowl of water to be flat, as a result, Li Tai followed Li Shimin to Mount Tai to seal Zen, this practice in addition to deepening Li Chengqian's dissatisfaction and even resentment towards Li Tai, in addition to making Li Tai more mistaken to think that he has the opportunity to ascend to the throne of the prince.

In fact, as early as on the way to Mount Tai, Li Xiu guessed that after Feng Chan, Li Tai would probably become more dishonest, and even put the competition with Li Chengqian on the bright side, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly, and looking at the appearance of this grotto, I'm afraid that Li Tai has been quietly preparing for this matter a long time ago.

Of course, Li Tai and Li Chengqian have not been competing for favor for a day or two, but this time Li Tai's approach is really a bit excessive, after all, as a son of man, he actually used his mother to gain his father's favor, of course, it may be a little inaccurate to say this, Li Tai should also have a deep affection for the eldest grandson, but he is doing this now, he must also have the intention of competing for favor, after all, letting Li Shimin know that his son misses his deceased mother so much, it will only make Li Shimin love him more.

Li Tai heard his father's praise, and couldn't help but be overjoyed at the moment, but at this time, he deliberately made a sad look and said: "Since the death of the queen mother, the son often misses the queen mother, and whenever he dreams back at midnight, he is even more tearful, so the son asked the person to re-dig this grotto, in order to accumulate merit for the queen mother, I hope that the queen mother's spirit in the sky can feel the filial piety of the son!" ”

Li Tai's acting skills are really not very good, at least Li Xiu, Changsun Wuji and others can see the kind of joy on his face, which also confirms that his motive for digging this south cave is not pure, but Li Shimin was blinded by the relationship between father and son, not only did he not see his son's true intentions, but he was also moved to tears, probably because he thought of his deceased wife made him emotional, so he lost the most basic judgment.

"Suzaku, you have a fist heart, your mother must be able to feel it, as the so-called filial piety comes first, such filial piety is also worthy of great recognition from the imperial court!" Li Shimin was moved again at this time, and when he said this, he suddenly seemed to think of something, and immediately instructed the living man beside him, "Spread my will, tell the world the filial piety of King Wei, and set an example for the world for his children!" ”

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, Li Xiu, the eldest grandson Wuji and others changed their faces even more, because if Li Tai's "filial piety" was really told to the world, it would only make Li Tai even more arrogant, and even make him have an illusion that as long as he pulled down Li Chengqian, he could win the crown prince, and in the end he could only embark on a road of no return.

"Your Majesty, no!" At this moment, I saw that the eldest grandson Wuji finally couldn't help but stand up and stop him, although he didn't like Li Chengqian either, but he didn't want to let Li Tai and Li Chengqian fight to the death right now, because it was not yet that time, so it was natural to stop Li Shimin's practice.

"Huh? Why not? Li Shimin was also stunned at this time, and then asked with a slight frown, he only cares about the relationship between father and son now, and he is also thinking about his deceased wife in his mind, and he didn't think that he had been put on the table by his son.

"This ......" Facing Li Shimin's questioning, the eldest grandson Wuji was speechless all of a sudden, because he was in a hurry to stop this matter, but he didn't even think about a reasonable reason, after all, he couldn't directly accuse Li Tai of impure motives, just know this kind of thing in his heart, if he said it in person, I'm afraid Li Shimin would not be able to contact him at all, and even suspect him of breaking up the relationship between their father and son, even the eldest grandson Wuji can't afford this kind of crime.

Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji's face was flushed, and he said a reason, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then stood up to relieve the siege for the eldest grandson Wuji and said: "Your Majesty, Buddhism and Taoism controlled a lot of land and wealth at the beginning, which has affected the stability of the country, and later set up the Monk and Taoist Records Division to restrict the development of the two religions, which eliminated this hidden danger, but now the King of Wei is digging a grotto for the queen, although it is commendable filial piety, but after all, the King of Wei is the prince, so fanfare to promote Buddhism, Spreading the word will only make people think that the imperial court has relaxed its control over Buddhism, and then even the management of the two religions by the Sangha Daolu Division will become difficult! ”

"What the horse said is very true, that's what the minister thinks, for the stability of the world, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" The eldest grandson Wuji saw Li Xiu relieving himself, and he also sighed at the moment, and then he opened his mouth to echo.

"The minister also thinks that it is very inappropriate for His Majesty to preach the King of Wei, and the position of the Monk and Taoist Records Division is not easy to get on the right track, if Your Majesty is so openly preaching Buddhism, how will the ministers and others manage the two religions of the monks and Taoism in the future?" Wei Zheng finally stood up and objected at this time.

The Monk Daolu Division was originally in charge of Wei Zheng, and he also saw Li Tai's true intentions, but he was just stubborn and had no problem with his brain, and he didn't dare to directly point out that Li Tai's motives were not pure at this time.