On the day it was built, Li Shimin took the six departments of the three provinces to inspect together.

With black as the main color, it shows nobility and heaviness.

The Sleeping Palace, which is divided into categories, has a stone tablet recording the names of heroes.

Some of the heroes behind the merits have separate portraits to introduce the merits.

The largest is the palace of the fallen soldiers, and the first stone tablet sleeping in it is the bones of the Great Sui soldiers who went on an expedition to Goguryeo, and their names can no longer be found, but Li Shimin still gave them a monument to make people worship them.

The copper furnace for burning incense and sacrificing in front of this stele was donated collectively by the soldiers' families.

Standing in front of the stone stele, Li Shimin's expression was extremely complicated, and he said in a low voice: "The heroic spirit is sleeping, and the incense is endless, this is the limit I can do for you." ”

"Please rest assured, your family, I will definitely find a way to settle down."

"The peace of the Tang Dynasty has a share of the credit."

Li Shimin's words contain many layers of meaning, but no one refutes him.

Everyone knows that without the death of the fallen soldiers of Goguryeo, the fall of the Sui Dynasty would not have come so quickly.

The death of hundreds of thousands of strong laborers directly shook the foundation of the Sui Dynasty.

Portraits are also placed in the rest of the merits, but the incense there is not as prosperous as the soldiers.

"Sure enough, it is difficult for the people to realize the exploits of these big people."

The most people who come to offer incense are still the people.

For the common people, it is difficult for them to realize the merits of Confucius, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Mozi, Yang Zhu and others.

"When the culture is popularized, people may realize it."

Li Kuan thought about it again in his heart.

The lack of awareness of everything is not that these people's merits are insufficient, but that the level of the people is difficult to understand.

The merits of the soldiers in defending their homes and the country are best understood, and the exuberance of incense is the norm.

The permanent staff in Valhalla are mostly veterans.

Only a few of the worshippers were Taoist and Buddhist people.

They are all rotation systems, and the main responsibility here is to lead, clean, and guard.

Someone else is responsible for the rest.

In order to prevent anyone from doing something contrary to the law of morality in this sacred and solemn place, the guards here have the right to kill them.

At the same time, the people who come to work here have signed a joint contract.

One person commits a crime, the whole family is implicated, the nine clans start, and the name is cleared.

The name of the Qing Dynasty is the new punishment of the Tang Dynasty, and this punishment is very simple, it is to erase the traces of your existence from history, including your family.

This is also the most terrible responsibility for the family and most officials.

Presence obliterated.

Li Shimin was very satisfied after the inspection, so he asked Fang Xuanling to arrange the worship etiquette during the court meeting.

Etiquette is a very important part, in order to ensure that there are no problems, the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an over the age of seventy-five, officials and the elderly have been called together for discussion.

Every step is scrutinized.

Etiquette must not be abolished, disordered, or wrong.

Especially in Li Shimin's thoughts, this sacrifice will also invite the people to come and watch.

It has to be rigorous.

Looking at the excited Li Shimin, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military had to deal with national affairs while arranging for Li Shimin.

Of course, the main person in charge is still from the Ministry of Rites, and the rest of the departments are just trying to cooperate as much as possible, and I will give you whatever you need.

Because the battle was over and the sacrifice was at the end of the year, Li Shimin settled the meritorious service in advance and let the soldiers go home.

And inform them that if anyone wants to see the sacrifice, they can apply to the local government.

Of course, places are limited.

Because of this decision, before the sacrifice began, various brawls occurred in various parts of Datang.

Many local veterans fought and competed for places to participate in the sacrifice.

In their eyes, this sacrifice is quite sacred, and it is necessary to participate, and if they do not participate, they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

For this reason, the generals in Chang'an City reluctantly began their inspection journey.

They actually didn't want to leave Chang'an, they wanted to follow Li Shimin to do pre-sacrifice matters.

At the beginning of the sacrifice, Li Shimin brought the civil and military ministers and the representatives of the feudal state to the Valhalla to pray in front of all levels of society and the people.

"I, Li Shimin, swear here that the Tang monarchs in the future should conquer the world and lead the people of the Tang Dynasty to live a life of dependence, education for the young, and medical treatment for the sick."

"If this oath is violated, the people of the Tang Dynasty can depose the emperor."

"The heroic souls of China should learn from it."

Li Shimin's words were generous and powerful, and the people who came to participate in the sacrifice heard his oath.

Heaven and earth sounded at some point: "Accurate." ”

An old Taoist in the Qinling Mountains suddenly died, and the Taoist priests around him had complicated expressions.

"Uncle said on behalf of the heavens, naturally it takes life to pay for it."

A middle-aged Taoist priest sighed.

After the sacrifice, Li Shimin paid out of his own pocket to hold a banquet and celebrate the whole world.

At the same time, orders for the construction of Valhalla were also issued in various places.

This year's New Year is even more lively.

In the New Year's court, Li Shimin generously rewarded many people.

Everyone knows that the reason why Li Shimin is happy is that he feels that his life is complete.

"Since ancient times, how many kings have expanded their territories like me?"

Li Shimin asked with a blushing color at the banquet.

It can be seen that he drank too much.

"Hehe, the Great Wall defending against the Xiongnu has become an ornament under my expansion of territory, and it has really become a material transfer war."

"In terms of martial arts, I really have achieved something unprecedented, but I hope that there will be someone who will come later, and I hope that someone can surpass me."

Thinking about Datang's current territory, Li Shimin is really excited.

Everyone had to keep complimenting.

Central Asia, South Asia, Eastern Europe, and other places have planted the banner of the Tang Dynasty, even if there are still a large number of wild beasts in those places, and people need to open up the wasteland.

As soon as he thought that these were the territories he had laid down, Li Shimin couldn't help but want to share the joy with everyone.

At the banquet, everyone drank and sang, laughed heroically, and laughed heroically and heroically in life.

and laughed at the broad future.

Some of the words prepared by Wenchen to sing praises of merit were pressed down by Li Shimin, he was too lazy to listen, and his merits did not need to be sung on the surface.

Moreover, those who are willing to give him praise on the surface, regardless of face, basically want to take shortcuts.

Those who have the strength will only work the current transparent path to promotion, so as not to please him.

Li Shimin felt that his current relationship with the courtiers was not that of a courtier, but more like a cooperative relationship.

Let's work hard together and move forward towards a bright future.

After the end of the New Year, Datang's life is even more wonderful.

The war was completely over, leaving only small battles at the border gates.

Datang finally began to devote all its energy to governing the local area and deeply cultivating the interior of Datang.

(End of chapter)