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Wang Ren saluted his uncle Wang Shichong: "Uncle, these days those old Confucians are still discussing the matter of making annotations for ancient books. ”

"It's been discussed for more than a month, why hasn't there been a result yet?" Wang Shichong is from the Hu people, and his hair color is a little lighter than that of the Han people, and like Wang Renze, he also has a high nose and big eyes. He is in the prime of his forties, and he has led troops for many years, so he does look a little heroic.

"I heard that Wang Mai knew some of the missing contents of the "Book of Rites", which caused a new round of controversy among those old Confucians." Wang Ren replied.

"This Wang Mai is the one who helped you find Li Mi's treasure before?" Wang Shichong asked. Last time, Wang Ren buckled the city gate at night to escort the treasure into Luoyang, which really alarmed many people.

"This is the man," replied Wang Ren, "and it is interesting to say that this man is a little interesting, and his nephew has imprisoned him with those old Confucians. Soon, Xu Wenyuan had a heart attack and was bumped into by him, but he didn't expect that he still knew some medical skills and pulled the old man Xu back from the ghost gate. Since then, Old Man Xu has lived in his yard, and the two have even become friends. ”

Wang Shichong laughed when he heard this: "Xu Wenyuan, this old guy has a very strange temper, and I have already learned it when I studied with him. ”

"There's also an interesting fact. Speaking of which, the coal stove that my uncle is using in his house now is also his doing. He used the method of making this coal stove to bribe the guard's partial general Song Laosan, and the coal stove was sold in Luoyang for a month, and he made a profit of dozens of times. Nowadays, Luoyang's merchants are scrambling to follow suit, and some small households have already used this coal stove. ”

"I've also heard that there is now a constant stream of coal trucks going to the city, and the tax alone has increased a lot compared to previous years. I didn't expect this coal stove to come from this person, this person used to work under Li Mi, but he had never heard of him, do you know where it came from? Wang Shichong asked.

"My nephew inquired. This Wang Mai is a native of Licheng County, Jeju Prefecture, Qi County, and only a month before Li Mi's defeat was recommended by his fellow villager Qin Shubao to make a record under Li Mi's account to participate in the military. After Lee's defeat, he stayed behind Kim and was captured by his nephew. I thought that he came to vote for him when he saw Li Mi's strength, but he didn't expect Li Mi to be defeated by his uncle in a battle, and he also became a prisoner of the ranks. ”

Wang Shichong heard his nephew mention his proud battle again, and he was in a happy mood: "Renze, you are also a high-minded and arrogant person, and now it is rare to say so many good things for an outsider, I think this Wang Mai has some ability." ”

Wang Ren nodded: "Li Mi was defeated, the Wagang army disappeared, and now all the counties in the Central Plains have come to join the table, and this is the time for my Wang family to rise." Now that Li Yuan has already established himself as the emperor in Chang'an, and his uncle will ascend to the throne sooner or later. And now most of the ministers in the court are loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and it is also an expedient measure to be attached to the uncle's account. We also immediately cultivated officials loyal to our royal family, one for our uncle's ascension to the throne, and the other for preparing for the future competition. Take this Wang Mai as an example, although this person was born in Wagang, but because of the short time he has been in Wagang, he has not been deeply involved with Wagang, and he has not received the favor of Emperor Sui, which is the target of our wooing. ”

"That's right," Wang Shichong stroked his slightly curly beard, "Renze, you deserve to be your uncle's arm." ”

"Uncle Xie praised."

"Those scholars are just to be officials, we invite all the officials of the Sui Dynasty who are hiding at home in the Central Plains to Luoyang, add officials to them, and make a ceremony to seal the edict, and the time is set for next year's Yuanri Dynasty meeting. Ren Ze, you are responsible for the preparation of this matter, and you must invite those famous people into Luoyang. I will go into the palace again to ask the emperor for a will, so they can't help but not enter Luoyang. ”

"Yes, uncle."

***

Li Shimin, the king of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, led his army to defeat Xue Renguo in the shallow water plain and escorted him to Chang'an. The triumphant soldiers sacrificed the news of the victory of the ancestors of heaven and earth in the war in the Taimiao, and offered the spoils captured this time. Li Shimin and other soldiers then escorted the prisoners of war bound by Bai Lian to the bottom of the palace gate and presented the prisoners of war to the emperor Li Yuan, who was sitting on it. The civil and military officials stood downstairs, and the attendants beside the emperor raised their voices and shouted "Offering prisoners", and the hundred officials shouted "Long live" to salute. The attendant read out the victorious Lubu again. Shangshu Xiao of the Criminal Department made a series of notices, enumerated Xue Renguo's crimes, and asked the emperor to order the execution of Xue Renguo and other cadres. After the emperor's approval, Dali Siqing took the prisoners of war to the downtown for execution, and the ceremony of sacrificing the prisoners was completed, and the hundred officials and the onlookers shouted "long live" again. The entire triumphal ceremony began in the morning and lasted until the evening.

After rewarding the victorious soldiers, a grand triumphal banquet was being held in the Taiji Palace at this time to celebrate the victorious return of the King of Qin. After some singing, dancing and music, Li Yuanlong, who was sitting on the throne, raised his wine glass and said to the ministers: "Your common support and assistance have enabled me to achieve the cause of the emperor, and if the world is peaceful, we can protect the wealth together." If Wang Shi is full of ambition, will you still have a net worth and a life? You should remember the fate of Xue Renguo's ministers, because of the lessons from the past. ”

All the ministers bowed down and said "yes".

The banquet was held until late at night, and Li Shimin, who was young and vigorous, also felt exhausted after a busy day. As soon as he walked to the gate of the palace, Xuan Ling, the secretary of the palace, greeted him: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness King Qin on his victorious return." ”

"Xuan Ling doesn't have to be polite." As the two spoke, they stepped into the gate of the palace, and the princess and concubine Changsun who had been waiting in the door took a few concubines from the palace to help Li Shimin take off his armor.

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling entered the hall one after the other, and Li Shimin asked about the affairs of the house during his absence, and Fang Xuanling answered them one by one. The eldest grandson came to him with his eldest son Cheng Qian, who was in swaddling clothes, and the maid behind him brought a bowl of King Qin's favorite white fungus lotus seed soup and placed it in front of him. Li Shimin took over the infant Chengqian, when he set out on the expedition, Chengqian was less than a full moon, and now he is four months old, and a pair of black eyes looked at him drippingly, not timid at all.

Fang Xuanling was just about to retire, when he suddenly remembered something and said, "I recommend one person to His Royal Highness King Qin." ”

"Who?" Li Shimin handed the swaddling clothes in his arms to the eldest grandson and asked.

"This person's surname is Wei, his name is Zheng, his name is Xuancheng, and he is a Julu person. Before Li Mi's account was a literary member who joined the army, after Li Mi surrendered, he did not accept the reward with Li Mi, but came to the palace in the hope of serving His Royal Highness. Fang Xuanling replied.

"Why doesn't this person accept the reward?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.

"Wei Zheng said to himself that Li Mi's defeat was because he did not risk his life to admonish, so he was ashamed to bear the favor of Li Mi's surrender."

"Is there such a good man in the world?" When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately admired this person greatly, "Xuan Ling, what do you think of this person?" "Fang Xuanling, as the most important subordinate of the Qin Palace, recommended countless talents for Li Shimin. Therefore, whenever the King of Qin hired people, he would always seek his opinion first.

"This person is extraordinary, proficient in mathematics, and in his early years, he studied in all directions, practiced vertical and horizontal techniques, and has a strategy in his mind. What is even more rare is that he has an upright temperament, is not afraid of authority, and dares to speak up. If His Highness can reuse him, he will be able to perceive the gains and losses and make up for the shortcomings. Fang Xuanling replied.

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling in surprise, the last person he admired so much was Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling called him "Wang Zuozhicai". Sure enough, Li Shimin has been fighting in the south and north in the past few years, and Du Ruhui's advice is inseparable everywhere. "Since Xuan Ling admires this person so much, then the king must meet him. This person is now available in Fuchu? ”

"It's in the house now."

"Is Your Highness going to summon this person now?" The eldest grandson said on the side, "I'm a woman, so I'll retire for the time being." ”

Li Shimin nodded and asked her to take Chengqian down to rest first.

Wei Zheng had not yet rested at this time, and when he heard that King Qin had summoned him overnight, his heart was suddenly excited. He came to Chang'an with Li Mi that day, and he could have obtained an official position because of his meritorious surrender. But suddenly remembered Wang Mai's drunken words that day, and asked him to defect to the king of Qin, and hesitated in his heart and turned down the reward. After living in Chang'an for many days, he inquired about the personality of King Qin, and then decided to knock on the door of King Qin's mansion. Although the King of Qin was out on the expedition, Fang Xuanling in the palace treated him with great courtesy.

At this time, Wang Mai, who was far away in Luoyang, never imagined that the wheel of history began to slowly deviate from its original direction because of his words that day.

Wei Zheng met Li Shimin, and the two of them said some words, and Wei Zheng recommended himself to Li Shimin: "Xu Shiji of Liyang has not yet surrendered to Wang Shichong, and today Wei Zheng Mao recommended himself to go to the east of Tongguan. ”

The next day, Li Shimin made this suggestion to Li Yuan and recommended Wei Zheng to Li Yuan. Subsequently, Wei Zheng was made a secretary and went to Liyang with Li Yuan's will.