There is a lot of snow in Guanzhong, and thousands of people are gone.

Qinling is like a dragon, and Weishui is the imperial capital.

In the wilderness of Chang'an, on the original forest, the wild beasts in the mountains are hidden, and the birds in the forest are extinct, not to mention Guanzhong, in the vast land of the Tang Dynasty, from east to west, only the cold wind whistling through, rolling up layers of ice crystals, like the roar of the wind god, the snow god descends.

"Woo~~"

The desolate and sad trumpet sounded from time to time in Guanzhong.

in the Royal Palace.

In the Taiji Palace, the earth dragon burned extremely vigorously, Li Shimin and the prime ministers and important ministers did not talk about state affairs, but sat in the hall to drink, enjoy the snow, so unhappy.

Li Shimin looked at the white snow outside the hall, crossed the towering palace wall not far away, and seemed to see the mountains, thousands of waters, and the towering, tall, sparkling, and slightly rising waves.

He sighed suddenly, his eyes were full of tears, it was really good, "It's a pity that my mother can't see me, my sister and Qingyang have also passed away, and Ru Hui, and Uncle Bao, it would be great if they were all alive." ”

During the Wude years, he often missed Empress Taimu at banquets, and now as he grew older, he began to miss those old people more and more.

The ministers in the palace are a little at a loss, what should they do when the Son of Heaven is sad?

Li Shimin poured down the liquor violently, let out a heavy coughing sound, and Xu Huifei, who was most favored by him in the later period of Zhenguan, patted him lightly, perhaps because of the touching of the scene, Li Shimin was silent for a moment after he got angry, and then with deep remembrance, "I am getting older and older, and I am beginning to miss the old people more and more.

In my life, it can be regarded as a lot of meritorious work, and above the green history, I am afraid that I will have to remember a heavy stroke, but I often think, what about my humerus?

Wei Chi Jingde.

I still remember when I was young, I told you that I want you to leave a name in history, so that after a hundred years or a thousand years, your name will still shine in the world, do you remember? ”

Wei Chi Jingde sobbed in the hall, "The minister still remembers, the minister still remembers." ”

Li Shimin staggered to his feet, he had a strong smell of wine, "Hundreds of years ago, during the Han Dynasty, there was a Qilin Pavilion, on which recorded the twelve heroes of Xiaoxuan Zhongxing, thousands of years later, the world is still singing their names."

In the world, there is a top-level contemptuous saying - 'Er Cao's body and name are destroyed, and the rivers and rivers will not be wasted'.

Oh, yes.

How short is human life?

Compared with rivers and mountains, it is like a mayfly that sits between heaven and earth, and like a cicada that dies in seven days.

The Han Dynasty took the majestic Mount Tai and the surging Yellow River as an oath, because Mount Tai has never changed, because the Yellow River never stops.

When people are associated with these immortal things, it is as if people also become immortal.

Engrave people's names on stone tablets, as the sages have done since ancient times.

Write down people's names in the annals of history, as have been done by sages since ancient times.

Sacrifice every year to pass on to future generations.

I want to build an attic, named 'Lingyan', to record the meritorious ministers who have made great achievements in my life, and make portraits to hang in the Lingyan Pavilion, so that future generations will see it, think it will be remembered by future generations, and remember it by future generations. ”

The majestic palace, Zhan Zhan Taiji, the Son of Heaven raised his glass to everyone, and the ministers in the palace were all excited, and there were no ministers and generals.

Who wouldn't want to go down in history?

The Lingyan Pavilion built by the Son of Heaven, who doesn't want to stay on it?

In today's world, there is a trend of thought, that is, the family is destined to decline, but his name will not pass, if he dedicates his career to the family for the rest of his life, the final outcome is the annihilation of merit.

The Son of Heaven walked in front, the courtiers in the palace all got up and followed behind, Li Shimin staggered to the front of the palace door, and then sat on the wooden threshold, he lifted the wine jug again, poured down a sip of distilled liquor, the hot feeling fell on his throat, he let out a breath, condensed into ice crystals, and the white mist swirled in front of him.

"Lingyan Pavilion! Twenty-four heroes! ”

Li Shimin shouted loudly towards the snow outside the hall, "Qingyang, can you see it in the Heavenly Spirit?" I will erect a majestic palace, and I will put you in the first place, as it was in the past.

It used to be like that. ”

Luo Xuanling was the first to rush over to support Li Shimin, and when he saw Li Shimin, he knew that he was drunk, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is drunk, the weather is cold, don't let Your Majesty be frozen, Concubine Xu, please take the Son of Heaven to the harem, the princes will disperse first, and the prince will also lead the guards to clean up the heavy snow in this palace." ”

Concubine Xu Hui was born in a famous family, and she loves to read very much, even the classic lady clothes of the Tang Dynasty can't hide her bookish spirit, supporting the majestic Li Shimin, a little difficult, and hurriedly beckoned a few palace ladies and eunuchs together, and then said to Luo Xuanling in a warm voice, "Yongguo Gong, then the palace will take His Majesty back to the harem, and the front hall will be handed over to the Guogong, the princes, and the palace will leave." ”

In the palace, the front hall is handed over to the guards to clean, and the harem is naturally cleaned by the eunuchs and maids of the harem, and Xu Hui is now one of the high-level concubines who manage the harem.

In the snowy palace, the ministers of the state and the dynasty walked on it, the cold wind blew a little cold, but the heart was hot, Lingyan Pavilion, who can be on it?

What are the selection criteria?

Almost everyone asked this question in their hearts, and His Majesty said that if Luo Xuanye, the king of Zhou County, was to be ranked first in Lingyan Pavilion, that is, the dead minister could also be.

Some can't wait.

Rustle.

The sound of leather boots stepping on the snow burrows into people's ears and makes people feel a little itchy.

……

In the Hongwen Pavilion, Luo Xuanjing is drawing on the paperwork, she is already very old, no longer as peerless as when she was young, but she is still gentle and graceful like the water of a mountain spring, and the few strands of white hair between her hair do not look dilapidated.

Since the early years of Zhenguan, she took over the post of history repair, for so many years, she has almost always stayed in the Hongwen Hall, these years, she has presided over the compilation of almost all the historical books since the end of the Han Dynasty, and only the abandoned drafts can fill a palace.

In those years, too many things were hidden in the fog of history, and too many kings had deleted and altered the history books, resulting in a large number of errors and even antagonistic records.

Some records are not important enough to be ignored or reasonably inferred, but some must be known and corrected.

In this process, she and the Luo family girls who co-edited the annals naturally used the history more than once to print those key historical materials that must be recorded in the annals but are not clear.

It can only be said that, fortunately, the burden of the artifact Qingshi on people is not deathly, and not only Luo Xuanjing is used by one person, but someone shares that kind of backlash.

"Pavilion master, your eldest prince is asking to see you outside the door."

The subordinates in the hall respectfully came to the palace, and the circumstances of life are like this, Luo Xuanjing has been able to sit in the Hongwen Hall for more than ten years, and has made great contributions, and has been able to rely on the body of a woman to achieve the Tianxia Sect, and has won the admiration of the literati of the Tang Dynasty.

Luo Xuanjing raised his head from the pile of old papers when he heard this, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but he said calmly on his face: "Let him in." ”

Leaning slightly, Luo Jungong hurriedly walked in from outside the museum, his face was full of sadness, and as soon as he entered the museum, he knelt down and cried, "Mother, my father suffered a flash flood in Jingzhou, unfortunately died, and the child came to report the funeral. ”

Rumble!

It's like a bolt from the blue.

The pen in Luo Xuanjing's hand fell straight down, the black ink was haloed on the white paper, like a little ink plum, Luo Jungong knelt on the ground, his body trembled with sadness, and he only heard a whimper.

Luo Xuanjing was like being struck by lightning, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Luo Jingcheng, the king of Gusu County, the head of the Luo family in Jiangnan after the return of the Luo family to the south, has been moving in Suzhou Assassin History, Six Shangshu and other positions over the years, and later moved in the position of governor.

The governor of Jingzhou was supposed to be the last time to move.

Because of the husband and wife over the years, they have gathered less and left more, Luo Xuanjing is ready to resign from the position of the owner of Hongwen Pavilion, and return to Suzhou with Luo Jingcheng to recuperate and enjoy the last leisurely years of his life.

Unexpectedly.

Unexpectedly.

A few months ago, it turned out to be the last time the two saw each other.

When Luo Xuanjing didn't come back to her senses, she was already in tears, dripping on the ink that was already dizzy, with different shallows and weights, like a natural picture.

"Can you go to the ministry to report the funeral?"

Luo Xuanjing's voice was a little hoarse, Luo Jungong raised his head, "Back to my mother, I have already sent the documents to the ministry." ”

Luo Xuanjing was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Your father's corpse, can it be retracted?" ”

Luo Jun's tears fell, "Back to my mother, the flash flood caused a landslide, and my father's convoy was buried in the mountain, and the corpse, the corpse ......"

Luo Xuanjing's face turned pale, his body shook, and he couldn't speak anymore, he could only hear Luo Jungong's sobs.

Not all palaces in the palace are flashy and gorgeous, and there are many palaces that are very simple, Li Shimin sat at the top, looked at Luo Xuanjing, who was sitting at the bottom, and said softly: "Miss Xuanjing, please mourn." ”

A sentence of Miss Xuanjing made Luo Xuanjing, who was sitting upright, also a little moved, as if pulling the time back to thirty years ago, when Luo Xuanjing had just met Li Shimin, Li Shimin was still a teenager at that time, and Luo Xuanjing had never married.

In Li Shimin's hand was Luo Xuanjing's resignation note, he looked at it and said softly, "Miss Xuanjing, I know that the king of the county has passed away, you must be very sad, and I am also grieved.

I can give you a long leave and go back to Suzhou with your clothes and mounds, but I can take back this resignation. ”

Luo Xuanjing's face was full of sadness, "Your Majesty Xie values it, but the minister was ready to wait for the expiration of his husband's term as the governor of Jingzhou, and then return to Suzhou to recuperate, and now it seems that this is the will of heaven."

The ancestor said that in life, as long as there is a memorable meritorious deed, it will not be in vain.

In this life, the minister repaired the annals of history for the world, and was black and white for the Tang Dynasty, with a slight reputation, and it can be regarded as living up to what he has learned in this life.

I beg your Majesty's permission to give you a minister. ”

"Alas~"

There are many lights and shadows in the hall, and the candle flame is bright and dark, just like the state of mind of the two people in the hall at this moment, after a long time, Li Shimin sighed and said: "How can I be strong?"

Aiqing returned to Suzhou, and I opened the three divisions of the government and the three divisions for you, and raised him with the title of secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

In Datang, officials who are in poor health or over seventy years old can retire, called Zhishi, and there are also Luo Xuanjing, who take the initiative to retire.

The retirement of officials above the fifth grade is approved by the emperor, so Luo Xuanjing came to Li Shimin for special approval, and he can retire as soon as possible.

The retirement of officials below the sixth rank is approved by Shangshu Province, which is the manifestation of the power of Shangshu Province.

After retirement, officials above the fifth rank retire and enjoy half of the salary when they were in office, but those who have meritorious service can receive full income because of the special favor of the Son of Heaven.

For the wealthy Jiangnan Luo's family, these are nothing, but they are a manifestation of grace.

Any regulation that requires an additional decree from the emperor represents the emperor's special concern.

Luo Xuanjing bowed from afar, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Now that the matter has settled, Li Shimin thought for a while and said softly: "I said some time ago that I would build a Lingyan Pavilion, and I must know that Aiqing knows. ”

"The minister knows."

Luo Xuanjing was a little puzzled this time, he and Luo Jingcheng, in the Wude Dynasty and the Zhenguan Dynasty, were not the most core personnel, Li Shimin's most core team, the old people of the Qin Wangfu and Tiance Mansion were not enough, and this Lingyan Pavilion could still have a share of two people?

Li Shimin with a deep expression, "Lingyan Pavilion selected the founding ministers who assisted me in achieving great causes, and I was originally going to list Aiqing on Lingyan Pavilion, because Aiqing has completed the great cause of compiling history, and I value it very much.

But now the king of Gusu County, if at this time, Aiqing is listed on it, and the king of Gusu is not there, is it a little inappropriate? ”

Li Shimin said this, Luo Xuanjing knew Li Shimin's thoughts.

In Li Shimin's heart, he is much closer than Luo Jingcheng.

If there is no Luo Xuanjing, then Luo Jingcheng is a prince at the end of the Sui Dynasty, similar to Du Fuwei and others, in the political pattern of the Tang Dynasty, he can save his life, but he has to stand aside, basically there is no such person, and he will not be able to appear normally until the second generation, that is, Luo Jungong's generation.

But Luo Jingcheng has the guarantee of Luo Xuanye and others, so in the Wude and Zhenguan dynasties, they can be regarded as being reused, but they have not been able to enter the political hall, this is a kind of estrangement, and almost everyone tacitly did not mention this matter.

Luo Xuanjing said calmly, "It's really inappropriate, Your Majesty can remove the minister from the list." ”

She was calm and didn't lose anything.

Luo Xuanjing pulled down the thick brim of his hat and wrapped the whole person in a thick brocade robe, the bright red color seemed to be the only bright color in this desolate northern winter.

In front of the hall, Li Shimin looked at this scene, and his mind recalled the bits and pieces of the past.

The woman who was once stunning.

He recalled that at the end of the Wude period, when the conflict between him and Li Yuan reached its maximum, Luo Jingcheng and Luo Xuanjing were both summoned to the capital.

He's really a nostalgic person.

"The king of Gusu County is also my person, then all of them will enter the Lingyan Pavilion."

Li Shimin silently crossed out another name, and the cold wind blew, goosebumps appeared on his neck, "It's so cold." ”

He rubbed his hands together and returned to the temple.

Following.

Luo Jingcheng's posthumous seal, presented the "Ministry of Industry Shangshu", "Suzhou Governor", and "Wencheng", no one has an opinion on this nickname, but the official position given is actually a little puzzling, to be honest, a little low.

Most people think that they will give a "Shangshu Right Servant Shot", or "Kaifu Yi Tong Sansi".

After all, before the Xu, Luo Jingcheng was already the governor of Jingzhou, and now the two official positions are similar to those of the governor of Jingzhou, especially even Luo Xuanjing, the wife of the Chu State of Zhishi, has added the three divisions of Kaifuyi.

And.

When Luo Jingcheng first took refuge in Datang, he was already the Kaifuyi and the Third Division, but after so many years, his official position was still low.

But as a widow, Luo Xuanjing, the wife of Chu State, has no opinion, and the others just talk about it after dinner, and they don't care anymore.

In the eyes of most people, Luo Jingcheng is a big man.

Although it is not a relative of the imperial family, it is about the same.

But in reality, his influence on the political arena is extremely limited, especially for Chang'an, he is actually a marginal figure.

This was his own choice, because he didn't want to represent the Jiangnan Shi clan, so naturally he would not be surrounded by the Jiangnan Shi clan.

The reason why this is so is because Luo's own strength is already big enough, and if Luo's represents the interests of a certain region, then the court will be completely unbalanced.

Therefore, whether it is Luo Xuanye, Luo Xuanling, Luo Xuanchen or Luo Xuanjing, these outstanding Luo sons are the undisputed imperial party, that is, they help the emperor to balance other forces.

……

It is often said that the autumn rain is the most sad when parting.

"The same is true on the day of the wax moon in the cold winter."

Outside Chang'an City, all the trees were already bare, without any life, only a little snow hanging on the branches.

Luo Xuanchen and Luo Xuanling came to bid farewell to Luo Xuanjing, the three brothers and sisters looked at each other, not knowing what to say, who didn't know?

This farewell, I'm afraid I won't see each other again in this life, Suzhou is so far away, the heavy responsibility is on the body, and I can't leave lightly.

Luo Xuanjing looked up in the direction of Lingtian Pavilion, a little gloomy, "I can't see the old ancestor and the two brothers again in the future." ”

Luo Xuanchen smiled and said: "Ah Jing, after I am my brother, I will go to Suzhou to see you again, why will I never see each other again in this life?" ”

Luo Xuanjing's eyes drooped, Hui Ji will be injured, and his love is not long, the lifespan of Luo's children has never been long, almost no one can live to Zhishi, and almost die in the public seat from generation to generation, this is the fate of Luo's children.

Luo Xuanchen said a word dryly, and he knew that what he said was too light, Luo Xuanling had always been silent, and patted Luo Xuanjing's shoulder, "There will always be a goodbye day." ”

Luo Xuanjing lifted the curtain of the car, she finally waved to the two, and then Luo Jungong personally drove away from Chang'an along the straight road, headed to the nearest ferry, and returned to Suzhou, of course, by boat all the way down the river.

Luo Xuanchen looked at the carriage in the distance, even though it was a cold winter day, there were still bursts of dust and smoke, "Suddenly my heart was a little empty, when the fifth brother died, I didn't have this feeling, and today Ah Jing left, it's so uncomfortable." ”

Luo Xuanling exhaled, then took a deep breath of cool air, and said with emotion: "The literati in this world like to chant the dusk, the elder brother's sideburns are all over the place, and wrinkles have appeared on his face.

The eldest brother died three years ago, and now Jingcheng has died, this time Ah Jing returned to Suzhou, I don't know, who will be the next to die?

Is it the second brother who is far away in the Western Regions, or the third brother who is stationed in Liaozhou, or us?

Fourth brother, you are probably worried about this, when you think of this, tears seem to be about to flow. ”

Luo Xuanchen turned his head to look at Luo Xuanling, as if it was the first time he knew his younger brother, and sighed for a long time: "Ah Ling, that's exactly what you said, I hope that the next person is me, and this kind of parting is something I don't want to bear anymore." ”

The cold wind whistled by, blowing the words of the two in the wind, leaving only the figure of walking into Chang'an City side by side, and the dark doorway engulfed the two.

……

The news of Lingyan Pavilion spread wildly at all levels, mainly in the Qin Wangfu and the old department of Tiance Mansion, and those who were still alive such as Wei Chigong and others were not mentioned, some of them had passed away, but the descendants of the future generations were also constantly active.

are secretly comparing the merits, and even directly comparing, hoping that their father or grandfather can be selected for Lingyan Pavilion.

Many people have doubts about the fact that the Son of Heaven has not made the list of Lingyan Pavilion public until now, but they soon reached a consensus that the quota is only twenty-four, which is indeed a bad score, presumably the Son of Heaven is constantly considering.

This kind of deliberation is even more exciting, when doing things today, it is natural to pay attention to the old feelings, but on the whole, things are done in accordance with the rules, that is, there will be no obvious injustice.

This list of twenty-four people, even if it is controversial, but on the whole, it must be enough to gag everyone's mouth.

Li Shimin is indeed considering, but the overall list is already in his heart, and the most important thing for him now is to rank these people.

What he struggles with is what sort of way to make people unable to speak and find faults, because he doesn't want to be called him and go through the back door for some people.

He could guess that there would be such a voice, and then many people would begin to wonder about his motivation for ranking.

In the end, he decided to follow a method that no one could fault with him, that is, to rank according to official position.

Among them, the official positions are not only the current official positions, but also the official positions that will be posthumously sealed after death, of course, if this is arranged, the people who die early will be more advantageous, after all, they will be posthumously sealed after death.

However, according to the principle of "the dead are greater", this is not a big problem.

It is for this reason that Li Shimin's posthumous official position to Luo Jingcheng is not high, so as to ensure that Luo Jingcheng's ranking is around twenty.

……

Tai Chi Hall.

For the Son of Heaven's sudden summoning of a large number of important ministers, many people guessed something, I am afraid that the list of Lingyan Pavilion is about to be announced, and many people are extremely nervous in their hearts.

When everyone walked into the temple, what they saw was that the Son of Heaven was pacing in the hall, and when he saw everyone coming, he stood in front of the throne with his hands long, and he squinted at the courtiers who walked into the palace one by one.

After the ministers entered the palace, they were silent, and then, under the arrangement of the palace e, they sat in their seats, sat upright, and did not say a word.

When all the ministers arrived, the gate was heavily concerned, and the cold wind was blocked out of the hall, and the burning earth dragon was boiling warm.

"Summoning you into the palace today, I must be able to guess what I am going to announce, since the prime ministers are here, then record it."

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was straight to the point, without dragging the mud and water, the ministers straightened their waists and listened quietly, every name that follows may be sacrificed by incense for hundreds of years in the future.

"Lingyan Pavilion, I am thoughtful, and I will sort it before and after by official position."

"Lingyan Pavilion is the first, Taibao, Zhou Jun Wang Luo Xuanye."

Li Shimin said this name with deep feelings, this name is beyond doubt, no matter what standard it is arranged, it is Luo Xuanye.

Whether it is the official position before his death, or the official position after his death, if it were not for Luo Xuanye's sudden death, he would have been the third duke during his lifetime, when he just died, he posthumously sealed two of the three dukes, and later when the king of Qin became a vassal, Li Shimin added the title of the third division to Luo Xuanye, and no one could challenge his status, even if he died.

After Luo Xuanye, is it the person who has been crowned the third duke in recent years, or the same sentence, if Luo Xuanye does not die, he will definitely be crowned the third duke before his death.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, the three phases in the Zhenguan period, the left and right servants of Shangshu, and the Zhongshu Order, all have three public titles, plus Du Ruhui, who was posthumously sealed.

Li Xiaogong, needless to say, although he is not Li Shimin's hardcore, as a leader of the clan, he must stand in the forefront of Lingyan Pavilion.

Luo Xuanling and Wei Chi Jingde are next to each other, ranking seventh and eighth in Lingyan Pavilion, both of them are under the third duke, and their official positions are the highest.

Kaifu Yi is the same as the three divisions, and then has the title of governor.

Further back is Li Jing, although he has a lot of military achievements, but the official position is indeed not as many as the people in front of him, ranking here, but there is not much dispute, and the real most fierce dispute is behind.

Almost everyone thinks that their ancestors have more credit, even according to their official positions, they are all about the same, all of them are national dukes, and they are completely ranked according to their official positions, and there must be people who are not convinced.

"Lingyan Pavilion tenth, Kaifu Yi and the third division, Mrs. Luo Xuanjing of Chu State."

When Li Shimin said this name, there was a moment of silence in the hall, which was a name that no one expected.

Luo Xuanjing is neither a person who fights the world with Li Shimin, nor a capable minister in the Zhenguan period, how can he appear on the Lingyan Pavilion?

"Luo Xuanjing compiled the annals of history and sorted out the context of the world, my Tang Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous, and his merits were not inferior to those of the princes here."

Li Shimin said this, the hall mixed a few times, and then returned to calm, the Son of Heaven is right, this prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty has a credit for Wenhua.

"The twenty-third of Lingyan Pavilion, the governor of Suzhou and the king of Gusu County, Luo Jingcheng."

This time, Li Shimin didn't explain again, let the world guess, and when the sorting of Lingyan Pavilion is completed, he will pick a suitable opportunity, and he will posthumously seal Luo Jingcheng again.

Many people in the palace have already understood why Li Shimin didn't give Luo Jingcheng a high-level posthumous seal at that time.

"The twenty-fourth of Lingyan Pavilion, the governor of Xuzhou, Qin Qiong, the Duke of Hu."

When the last name was spoken, Li Shimin exhaled deeply, he actually felt a little tired and relaxed.

One thing he'd always wanted to accomplish, he did today.

"Golden Jade Terrace, on the Lingyan Pavilion."

repay the king's will on the golden platform, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king.

"Where to glorify the ancestors, please enter the Lingyan Pavilion!"

Li Shimin walked forward, walked out of the hall, and stood on the steps, there was no snow today, it was a cloudy day.

He pointed into the distance, "There it is!" That's the Lingyan Pavilion! ”

The gloomy sky slowly cracked, and the light shone down, divine and brilliant!

——

Why don't the men take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures.

Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and a marquis? - "Thirteen Songs of the South Garden: The Five", Li He

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