Chapter 1174: Return to Beijing after the Incident
Originally, Li Xiu didn't want to pay attention to Li Chengqian's affairs, but considering that this matter was related to the stability of the Tang Dynasty, he finally decided to help Li Chengqian again, so he let Cen Wenwen stay, and he spent a few days thinking of a few suggestions for Li Shimin.
"Colt, this ...... I am afraid that it will be difficult for Your Majesty to implement these suggestions you have made. Cen Wenwen looked at the few suggestions that Li Xiu had summarized in a few days, but he said with a sad face, although he was not Li Shimin, but with his understanding of Li Shimin, these suggestions were impossible to complete.
"I know that it is difficult for Your Majesty to agree to these suggestions, but if Your Majesty really wants to make the prince's current situation better, he can only use this method, of course, these are just my suggestions, how to choose depends on Your Majesty's intentions." Li Xiu said indifferently at this time.
Hearing Li Xiu's words, the look on Cen Wenwen's face was even more embarrassed, and he looked at the suggestions in his hand again, the first of which was to let Li Tai, the king of Wei, go out as an official, speaking of which he also agreed very much, originally according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, adult princes must live in their own fiefdoms, and they must not return to Chang'an without the emperor's summons, but Li Shimin loves Li Tai very much, not only does not let Li Tai go to the fiefdom, but often summons Li Tai into the palace.
On the surface, Li Shimin did not let Li Tai go to the fief to favor this son, but as an emperor, his approach had very serious consequences, first of all, Li Tai did not go to the fief, which also gave other princes a reason not to go to the fief, for example, among Li Shimin's sons, except for a few people such as Li Ke, most of them also stayed in Chang'an and did not leave, and even princes like Li Yuanchang were also unwilling to leave, making the law of the Tang Dynasty on the prince to leave Beijing after he became an adult.
In addition, the most serious thing is that Li Tai is still the only person who poses a threat to Li Chengqian's crown prince, he does not leave Chang'an for a day, Li Chengqian will not be at ease for a day, and even Li Xiu suspects that the reason why Li Chengqian has become the way he is now is probably because Li Shimin loves Li Tai too much, causing Li Chengqian to have the idea of breaking the jar.
In addition to the suggestion of letting Li Tai leave Chang'an, Li Xiu's second suggestion is even bolder, that is, to remove Yu Zhining and Zhang Xuansu and others from being auxiliary ministers of the East Palace, and even strictly prohibit anyone to teach Li Chengqian again, in fact, it is to treat Li Chengqian coldly for a period of time, speaking of which, Li Chengqian can't listen to other people's suggestions at all now, but he is not stupid, as long as Li Shimin lets Li Tai leave Chang'an, and then treats him coldly for a period of time, Li Chengqian will soon be able to understand Li Shimin's painstaking efforts, and then there is no need for others to say it, He himself will correct his previous behavior.
In addition to the above two main suggestions, Li Xiu also listed several other suggestions, such as severely punishing Li Yuanchang and other villains around Li Chengqian, Li Shimin should also change the way he used to get along with Li Chengqian, and try to find time to get along with Li Chengqian more, so that he can slowly change Li Chengqian's thinking and let him come out of negative emotions such as extremism, sensitivity, and conceit.
"Donkey, it's easier to deal with Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, and others, but it's too difficult to do a few other things, such as letting the King of Wei go to the fief, I'm afraid Your Majesty can't agree at all." After smiling bitterly for a long time, Cen Wenwen finally said helplessly to Li Xiu again.
Hearing Cen Wenwen's words, Li Xiu also smiled helplessly and said: "Didn't I say it just now, these are just my suggestions, as for whether Your Majesty can do it, it depends on Your Majesty's own decision, but King Wei's departure from Chang'an is the premise of all the suggestions later, if King Wei doesn't leave, even if you do it all later, it's useless!" ”
"This ......" Cen Wenwen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, with his understanding of Li Shimin, it was difficult to get the other party to agree to Li Tai's departure from Chang'an, so Li Xiu's suggestions were actually equivalent to nothing.
"Okay, then I'll send the horse's suggestion to Your Majesty, as for Your Majesty's decision, it's not up to us people to decide." In the end, Cen Wenwen could only say helplessly, Li Xiu's suggestion could be sent back, but he didn't plan to go back now, after all, Chang'an was so chaotic now, he also had to avoid the limelight, at least to assist Li Xiu in building the nursing home.
With the last batch of bones buried in the grave, the most basic part of the entire cemetery was finally completed, but there were still some works on the surface of the cemetery that were not completed, such as Li Xiu's plan to build a tall stone monument to record the exploits of these Sui soldiers, and by the way, it could also warn future generations and tell them the horror of war.
In addition, there are some simple statues, which need to be made by special stonemasons, so those people who took the initiative to help also completed their tasks at this time, and finally Li Xiu asked people to prepare a banquet to see off these people, but a few days after these people left, many people went and returned, this time they brought back the elders of their families, and held one memorial ceremony after another for their relatives in the cemetery.
After all, the news of the cemetery has been spread, only the local people in Luoyang came to pay respects, but now there are many people from other places who come to pay tribute to their relatives, and according to Li Xiu's estimates, there will be more people coming in the future, after all, behind the bones of these Sui soldiers, there are hundreds of thousands of families who have lost their loved ones, as long as there is an opportunity, there will definitely be people who continue to come, For this reason, Li Xiu also specially recruited a few people to guard the cemetery.
There are still a lot of materials left over to build the cemetery, and Li Shimin also agreed to open a nursing home in Luoyang, so after Li Xiu and they returned to Luoyang, they immediately gathered people to start building a nursing home, and the local officials were also very cooperative, after all, this is also a good thing for them, and the nursing home does not need them to spend money to raise, Li Shimin set aside a part of the land of Luoyang Huangzhuang to the nursing home, and they will be responsible for the expenses of the nursing home in the future.
Originally, Li Xiu wanted to build the nursing home in Luoyang City, but later found that although Luoyang City is not small, but the population is growing rapidly, resulting in a very high land price in Luoyang City, and the government can not divide too much land, and finally Li Xiu can only build the nursing home outside the city, close to the city gate of Luoyang, it is also very convenient to enter and exit, in fact, with the soaring price in Luoyang City, there has been a living belt outside Luoyang City, many people will settle their homes outside the city wall, it is estimated that if this development continues, the city wall of Luoyang City will become the inner city wall.
There is nothing difficult in the nursing home, the biggest problem is the future management, as well as the accommodation conditions for the old, weak, sick and disabled, these are not a problem for Li Xiu, after all, I have never seen pork or pig run, so many nursing homes and orphanages in later generations, even if Li Xiu has not personally entered it, but he has heard some things, so he personally wrote the rules and regulations of the nursing home.
The nursing home is under the management of the Ministry of Rites, so when the nursing home was built, the Ministry of Rites also sent people to take over, Li Xiu also handed over the rules and regulations written by himself to the Ministry of Rites, and the current Ministry of Rites Shangshu is also an acquaintance of Li Xiu, and soon these rules and regulations will be determined, and if there are other nursing homes in the future, they will also be implemented in accordance with this rules and regulations.
It is worth mentioning that the first to be sheltered is the two grandchildren of Xu Liu's family, both of them meet the conditions for shelter, after entering the nursing home, Xu Liu's family can get one liter of rice and ten copper coins a day, and her great-grandson Worm is halved, and when the worm is fifteen years old, he has the ability to support himself and his great-grandmother, and then the nursing home will stop funding them.
In addition to the ancestors and grandchildren of the Xu Liu family, there are also many elderly beggars or beggars who have no ability to live on the streets of Luoyang, as long as these people are willing, they will also be sent to live in nursing homes, and there are many fewer beggars on the streets of Luoyang for a while, after all, the Tang Dynasty folk customs are simple, as long as they have the ability to work, they will generally find ways to support themselves, rather than seeking charity from others.
By the time he was done with the nursing home, a month had passed since the completion of the cemetery, and Cen Wenwen had been staying in Luoyang with Li Xiu, and the suggestions that Li Xiu had given to Li Shimin had been sent to Chang'an by him, but it was very strange that Li Shimin on the Chang'an side had not given any reply, and Li Xiu didn't bother to inquire, anyway, now they are going back to Chang'an, and they will naturally know Li Shimin's decision at that time.
Before leaving, Ma Ye and Qin Qiong went to the cemetery again, and the two old men didn't let anyone else follow, not even Li Xiu, they went to the cemetery with the sacrificial items, and stayed there for a day and a night before coming back, and then Li Xiu inquired about the people who guarded the cemetery, only to know that Ma Ye and Qin Qiong were drunk in front of the tombstones of the soldiers of the Sui army, and said a lot of nonsense, and finally they all fell to the ground drunk and did not wake up.
In the late autumn of this year, Li Xiu and others finally set off from Luoyang to Chang'an, he has been away from home for more than half a year, thinking of his wife and children at home, Li Xiu can't help but be very excited, especially his youngest son Li Le, he was not at home when he was born, he just went home last time, and finally got acquainted with his son, but then left again, it is estimated that this time home, his son should not know him.
In addition to his son Li Le, Li Xiu also remembered Princess Pingyang and others, he hadn't been with them well in the past two years, which made him feel guilty, so he also made up his mind this time, and when he returned to Chang'an, he must accompany them well.
Li Xiu put all his thoughts on his family, and the closer he got to Chang'an, the more excited he became, but in contrast, Cen Wenwen became more and more worried, because he didn't know whether Li Shimin could accept the suggestions made by Li Xiu before, and if he didn't accept it, would he just watch Li Chengqian fall?