Chapter 874: Li's succession to heaven! The reward for the Luo family's founding of the empire!
The Taiji Palace was still a little dark and damp, and was filled with Li Yuan's loud laughter, which was full of joy.
Son of Heaven!
He, Li Yuan, is actually going to become the emperor.
At the lower left, Li Yuan's children, Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning, Li Shimin, Luo Xuanye, Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, as well as their prince consorts and princesses, all sat together in a row.
The rest of the ministers, such as Pei Ji, Feng Deyi, Yuchi Gong, and Xiao Yu, sat on the right, as well as the princes of the royal family, Li Yuan's relatives, Zhang Jieyushi and others.
The Guanlong nobles and other Tang nobles also gathered in the hall.
Palace maids and eunuchs walked in front of the many nobles, placing the banquet items on the tables, like butterflies flying among flowers.
Today's banquet is to celebrate Li Xiaogong's achievement, but its main purpose is to communicate with those dignitaries who are qualified to become the ruling class after the founding of the country before the grand ceremony.
The founding of a country is not only a major event for the Li family, but also a major event for all of them, especially Luo Xuanye. The other families are only after power, but he is different!
A title and official position bestowed by the emperor are extremely important to the Luo family.
To put it simply, the Luo family has invested in Datang. Now that Datang has received the Mandate of Heaven, that is, it will go public, the Luo family will get enormous benefits, and as long as Datang is not destroyed, the income will be guaranteed. At the same time, Luo Xuanye will be the senior vice president of Datang Group and will also receive a considerable salary. As long as he holds this position, the salary will continue. Therefore, positions within Datang are also very important to the Luo family. The salaries and fortunes brought by kings, princes, generals, and provincial governors are different.
Li Yuan drank a glass of wine with great pleasure under the gentle care of Concubine Zhang, and then laughed heartily and said, "My dear ministers, the Mandate of Heaven is coming to us, the Tang Dynasty.
In just two days, on an auspicious day, I will lead you to the Mausoleum of King Su to pay homage. By then, you will call me the Son of Heaven!
Son of God! "
When Li Yuan said the last four words, his old face was flushed with excitement. Not only him, but everyone else's face was excited. Li Shimin looked at this scene, but felt a little sad. He drank a glass of wine and thought to himself, "It would be great if my mother could see this scene."
Luo Xuanye noticed this scene and gently touched Li Xiuning with his arm. Li Xiuning whispered as soon as she saw it: "Erlang must have thought of his mother again."
Luo Xuanye understood that although Li Shimin was very fierce on the battlefield, he was actually a very emotional person and would cry easily, especially when facing his mother, he would often miss her and shed tears.
Luo Xuanye sighed slightly. The King of Qin's behavior was somewhat inappropriate. Over the past few days, His Majesty's dissatisfaction with the King of Qin has been growing day by day.
The reason was very simple. Someone spoke ill of the King of Qin in Li Yuan's ear.
A big problem for princes when they become adults is that it is not easy to meet the emperor.
The emperor was usually accompanied by eunuchs and concubines. These people's attitude towards the prince largely determined the emperor's attitude towards the prince.
In this regard, the King of Qin was at a disadvantage compared to the Crown Prince, and the gap was difficult to make up.
Luo Xuanye looked at Concubine Yin De and Concubine Zhang, who were charming and seductive beside Li Yuan. A fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and then quickly disappeared. He could not kill the emperor's people for the time being.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were being watched all the time. As soon as Li Shimin showed signs of sadness, Concubine Yin De had already pointed at Li Shimin and started to complain to Li Yuan.
When Li Yuan saw that it was true, he was immediately furious. On such a happy day, Li Shimin acted like this, which was simply making things difficult for him. The Prince of Qin had fought too many battles on the battlefield and was no longer the excellent and obedient son he remembered.
When there is trouble, it's Erlang; when there is no trouble, it's the King of Qin.
Li Yuan can be said to be a master at this.
If it were any other time, Li Yuan would have definitely scolded Li Shimin, but on this grand occasion today, Li Yuan was unwilling to do so.
A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he started drinking with everyone else.
Only the concubine leaning in his arms could see this subtle change. The two of them smiled at each other and urged Li Yuan to drink again.
After drinking another round of wine, Li Yuan was already a little drowsy. He began to brag to the ministers in the hall about the ease of founding the country and to prove that he was born noble.
"You, my dear ministers, are my trusted ministers. After I establish the country and accept the mandate of heaven, I will confer titles on you again. The founding emperors and founding heroes, our names will forever shine in history."
Li Yuan was a very kind person in some ways. He gave everything he could to his old ministers, and almost all of them held high positions and power. Among them, Pei Ji was the best, but he was not the only minister who received his rewards.
Luo Xuanye looked at the ministers who were drinking happily with Li Yuan, and suddenly felt something strange, and his face couldn't hold it tight.
Li Xiuning was very keen to notice the change in his expression, and holding Luo Xuanye's large hand, she asked in a low voice: "Husband, what's wrong?"
Luo Xuanye whispered: "When I heard my father mention the founding father just now, I couldn't hold it in for a moment.
Who were the founding fathers of the Han Dynasty?
Marquis of Luo Ying, Han Wumu, Xiao He, Zhang Zifang, and the nobles of Pei County, all of these people fought on the battlefield, and even the civil officials assisted in military affairs.
After the collapse of the Han Dynasty, needless to say, those strategists and brave generals of Wei, Yan, Later Han, and the Southern Dynasties took turns to fight for the founding of their own country.
In the Tang Dynasty, I am considered a well-deserved founding father.
But I have never seen those people in front of my father make any contribution to the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
The generals of the Qin Palace were the ones who risked their lives in the battles, the ones who gave advice on the front lines were Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Zhangsun Wuji. What qualifications did people like Pei Ji have to call themselves founding heroes?
It is a shame for me to be listed alongside these people. It makes me feel that all the blood I have shed and the injuries I have suffered are not worth it.
Sooner or later, order will be restored.
We must expose these frauds and thieves in history and punish these rubbish severely!"
Li Xiuning nodded in agreement. Compared with Pei Ji and others, Luo Xuanye paid so much but only got the same treatment as Pei Ji. How could Luo Xuanye be happy? If he didn't kill Pei Ji, Luo Xuanye would feel unworthy of his efforts.
These words also vaguely pointed the finger at Li Yuan, which was actually saying that Li Yuan was unfair in rewards and punishments.
Next to Luo Xuanye and his wife, Li Shimin and his wife clenched their hands at the same time. Changsun squeezed Li Shimin's arm. Li Shimin shook his head slightly at Luo Xuanye, reminding him to be careful not to be heard by others.
Seeing that Li Shimin heard it, Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning looked at each other and stopped talking. Since these words were Luo Xuanye's true feelings, they were also spoken for Li Shimin to hear.
In Li Shimin's camp, the three brothers Luo Xuanye saw the situation most clearly.
Luo Xuanchen had analyzed this a long time ago. He believed that as Li Tang unified the world and gradually stopped fighting, the dispute between King Qin Li Shimin and Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was destined to be a disadvantage.
Especially after the political system gradually shifted from military control to the official system, the Qin Palace, which was based on military merit, would become increasingly weaker as it had no wars to fight.
Wei Zheng also thought so, believing that as long as the King of Qin was not allowed to access military power, the King of Qin's Palace would be dismantled sooner or later.
In addition, Li Yuan took sides.
Li Yuan was indeed not good enough, but in the Tang Empire, he was undoubtedly the number one in terms of political appeal and orthodoxy. Although Li Shimin was more powerful than his master, he could not defeat Li Yuan without rebelling.
Faced with a losing struggle, the three brothers of the Luo family, who were well versed in the art of struggle, had already begun to prepare to use military force to remonstrate with the emperor and directly overturn the table after capturing the two kings in the Central Plains.
Most importantly, Luo Su did not object to their actions. The three brothers would never forget what Luo Su said in the letter after they asked him whether a military remonstration was feasible: "What I will do in the future will be a great achievement, but the blood shed in the future will be countless, and the tragedy in the future will be untold. A mere military remonstration is nothing!"
Just a military remonstrance!
The old ancestor used these four words to express his views on the military remonstration. Luo Xuanye had expected this. After all, he had met the old ancestor in Luoyang, and he was already mentally prepared at that time.
After Li Shimin returned to Chang'an from Luoyang, after experiencing the glorious highlights of the early days, he understood what Luo Su meant by refining the mind.
He thought his situation would be difficult, but he never thought it would be so difficult. His former excellence seemed to have turned into sharp arrows shot from all directions, making him overwhelmed and exhausted.
He once had high hopes that he would really be made the crown prince, but it turned out that his father had no such intention. Not only that, but he was also prepared to deprive him of everything he had now, as if his father had already made his choice.
It is absolutely impossible for Li Shimin to give up, but he is unwilling to do so. He still remembers what Luo Su said to him, that he should have a clear conscience. Can he have a clear conscience now?
cannot!
Li Shimin saw that Luo Xuanye stopped talking, but his heart was filled with endless waves. After the dinner in the mansion a few days ago, Li Shimin and Luo Xuanye sat on the stone steps in the courtyard to admire the moon.
Luo Xuanye said to Li Shimin: "King Qin, if you can't be the emperor, we will go all the way west.
I have been there with my ancestors. The land is fertile, the population is large, and it is very suitable for survival. We went there to establish a country."
Li Shimin forced a smile. He was a descendant of the Li family. What flowed in his blood was ambition as hot as magma. He was just still worried about some things.
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The Suwang Mausoleum has been renovated by successive emperors. Now the mausoleum can be said to be a mausoleum complex, covering a vast area. Many people live here. Li Yuan came here with a large army.
At that time, the sky was clear and cloudless, and flags covered the sky, showing endless splendor. Gongs and drums were loud, showing brilliant glory. Carriages were parked outside the mausoleum, and Li Yuan, wearing a bright yellow crown and robes, walked into Taolin Avenue.
The procedure for paying homage to the Su Wang Mausoleum was not complicated. The main ceremony was completed at the Temple of Heaven. Li Yuan respectfully offered the sacrifice, "The Emperor is in heaven. I, Li Yuan, started from Jinyang. Now I have unified the four seas and swallowed up the world. I want to accept the will of heaven and pay homage to the Su Wang. I hope the Su Wang will protect the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty."
After saying this, he bowed three times. Then, magnificent hymns rang out in unison, surrounding Li Yuan. Li Yuan himself was also singing on the altar. Looking at the curling green smoke, he felt extremely comfortable.
At the bottom of the world, Ji Zhao did not move.
He didn't know that Li Yuan founded the Tang Dynasty. After all, Li Yuan was too mediocre that it was not even worth it for him to send out a clone.
But for the heavens, the establishment of a new dynasty is something extremely worthy of celebration, let alone the Tang Dynasty?
Where no one can see, the fortune of heaven is surging, the purple aura of destiny has disappeared, there is no such thing as destiny in this world, but the fortune of the empire is still huge.
When the green smoke lit by Li Yuan floated towards the sky, Luo Su, who was sitting cross-legged on Mount Li, suddenly opened his eyes!
Then there was a hearty laugh!
The laughter startled Luo Xuanxing. He had never seen the ancestor laugh so happily. He immediately guessed that the family must have made a huge breakthrough.
He was not wrong, Luo Su’s laughter was indeed due to the drastic changes in the Luo family!
At the moment when Li Yuan paid homage to Ji Zhao and became the emperor, the Luo family gained a huge amount of luck and fortune!
[A new dynasty appeared in the land of China. It had an ancient name, Tang.
The emperor bestowed glory on your family, and your descendant Luo Xuanye obtained the title of Duke of Zhou. He was the emperor's consort and a relative of the Tang Dynasty. He was fully integrated into the Tang Dynasty and remained loyal to it until his death. 】
[God Luo Su blessed Luo Xuanye, and Luo Xuanye's descendants would pass on the holy marks. Luo Xuanye's eldest son and Qin Wang Li Shimin's eldest daughter Li Lizhi were engaged.
Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling agreed that one of his daughters would marry Luo Xuanling's legitimate son.
The bond between the Luo family and the Tang Dynasty has deepened! 】
It can be seen from the system's requirements for Luo that this system attaches great importance to bloodline, so Luo's judgment that the best way to integrate is to get married is correct.
【Luo Xuanye holds the title of Duke of Zhou, a combination of casual officials, honorary titles, and official positions. His position in the Tang Dynasty has brought 10,000 luck points to the family. He is deeply bound to the Tang Dynasty, amplified 10 times. He has brought 100,000 luck points to the family. For every year that the title is not abolished, it will bring 5,000 luck points to the Luo family.】
Luo Xuanye's title reached the pinnacle of an official, and his other official positions also almost reached the extreme. He obtained 10,000 points of luck. The reason why it was 5,000 points later was because the title was only a part of an official. A title without an official position was nothing in the imperial system.
When Li Mi was unemployed at home, he still had the title of Duke of a county, but no one cared about him, so he only had the title and half of his luck points.
【Luo Xuanling holds the title of Duke of a County, which combines the positions of casual officials, honorary titles, and official positions. His position in the Tang Dynasty has brought 2,000 luck points to the family, which has been expanded 10 times to 20,000 luck points. In every year that the title is not abolished, it brings 1,000 luck points to the Luo family.】
Luo Xuanling's status was indeed much lower than Luo Xuanye's, or it could be said that during the Wude period, his status was too low. He could not even be considered a minister of the country. Only when Li Shimin came to power did he rise to prominence.
[Luo Xuanjing has the title of Lady of Wu, and holds the official posts of Jiangnan Road General Manager and Suzhou Governor. She brings 6,000 luck points to the family. Her connection with the Tang Dynasty is not close, and it has been expanded by 3 times, bringing 18,000 luck points to the family. Lady of Wu cannot be inherited, and Jiangnan Road General Manager and Suzhou Governor cannot be inherited. She cannot bring continuous luck points to the Luo family.]
This is why Luo Su wants to promote women's participation in politics. With Luo Xuanjing's status and position, he cannot bring the family any subsequent luck points.
The biggest difference lies in the closeness of the connection with the Tang Dynasty. Luo Xuanling's basic luck is only 2000, but because he is closely connected with the Tang Dynasty and is a die-hard supporter of life and death, his luck has increased tenfold.
The Luo Xuan Mirror, on the other hand, is only three times as powerful.
[Your family will continue to gain luck points during the existence of the Tang Dynasty. ]
Luo Xuanchen also brought more than ten thousand luck points to the family. His title and official position were not high enough, but his connection with the Tang Dynasty was very close. Although this close connection was with Li Xuanba, he had a very high status with Li Xuanba. The system did not care whether it was Li Xuanba or Li Shimin.
Great harvest!
An absolute great harvest!
The moment Li Yuan became the emperor, the Luo family directly earned nearly 140,000 luck points, and now every year Luo Xuanye and Luo Xuanling alone earn 6,000 luck points.
During the Han Dynasty, the Heaven gave the Luo family a reward, which was only 10,000 points a year. In the end, the Luo family of the Han Dynasty received millions of luck points.
And now there are 6,000 points for just two people. Luo Su dare not imagine how much he can get in the future. With such a huge income of luck points, Luo Su is sure that he can reopen the blessing of the King of Su.
Moreover, Luo Su also knew that Luo Xuanye had not reached the top yet. With Luo Xuanye's position in Li Shimin's heart and his own position in Li Shimin's heart, Luo Xuanye might even have the hope of reaching a higher position in the future.
Needless to say, Luo Xuanling and Luo Xuanchen will definitely become dukes after Li Shimin comes to power, and will definitely be appointed as prime ministers and become important figures who can influence the central government. At that time, Luo Xuanling and Luo Xuanchen will add a huge amount of foundation.
For many years, the Luo family has not had such a huge income. The greatest achievement in the world is indeed to follow the dragon. The Guanlong nobles founded two empires and have lived in prosperity and wealth for so many years. It can be foreseen that they will continue to live in prosperity for many more years in the future.
And what about Luo?
Just by making a small effort to start the empire, he received such a generous reward, which could even change the living conditions of the Luo family.
Luo Su slowly put away his smile, and Luo Xuanxing quickly asked: "Grandfather, is there something big happening?"
Luo Su felt the wind brushing his cheeks, and he smiled and said, "Yes, the path we took before was not wrong. Just now, the family's foundation suddenly increased significantly, and Li Yuan became the emperor. It really helped our Luo family a lot. We are about to get out of the decline we once had.
I don't know where Xuanzang has gone now. Let's give him a surprise and let the blessing of the Su King return to him so that his potential can be realized faster. I look forward to what he can bring to the family!"
Luo Xuanxing thought he had misheard. He asked in disbelief, "Has the blessing of the Suwang Patriarch descended again?"
Because the Luo family no longer has the protection of their ancestor Su Wang, there is a problem with talent. Even with the help of the Education Law, it cannot provide a safety net for the seven people of the Xuan generation.
Almost everyone practices martial arts, which has a lot to do with this aspect.
Who still remembers that the Luo family was once famous for its political talents.
The reason why they practice martial arts now is, on the one hand, because the Luo family's physical conditions are naturally good, especially after living in the harsh winter. When it comes to martial arts, each of them is a genius. Even Luo Xuanchen and Luo Xuanzang, who are more civil servants, have a martial arts strength of over eighty.
On the one hand, most of them are bad at governing. The attributes of Luo's sons reach over eighty. For example, Luo Xuanzang can govern Hebei with the help of the book on governing.
But if someone is like Luo Xuanye, who is not even eighty years old, it is better not to touch the position of prime minister, as it will only bring bad things.
If one could have the blessing of ancestors and raise the bottom line to eighty, then one's abilities would be completely different.
The Luo family’s need for their ancestors’ blessing is so urgent.
Luo Su nodded and said with a smile: "The Su Wang's blessing was cancelled before because of insufficient foundation. Now that the foundation is starting to fill up, of course it can reappear, but don't be anxious. Those who have not yet entered the officialdom in the family should wait a while, and the Su Wang's blessing will be bestowed on the Luo family members who are outside first.
Right now, our foundation is still a little insufficient, and we need more foundation.”
People need money to live in the world. Without money, they lack courage. The Luo family needs some luck to live in the world. Without luck, they cannot stand firm. It's the same principle.
After Luo Su was born, one of the most pressing issues to be resolved was to fill Luo's pockets again.
There are only two ways to make money. One is to let Luo occupy as high a position as possible in the Tang Dynasty, and the other is to change the shareholding ratio of both parties.
But both of these methods have a disadvantage, which is that it is easy for the guest to take over.
For other noble families, having endless power is a good thing, but for the Luo family, it is not a good thing.
The Luo regent must also return power within one generation.
If the heavens judged that the Luo family had become the masters, and the Luo family became the de facto king, the Luo family's imperial fortune would eventually be reduced.
That's a huge loss.
What can the world do for me?
I really don’t want it from the Luo family!
But Luo Su is Luo Su. With his talent, he quickly found a new way!
That is to make the Tang Dynasty stronger, and this problem will be solved naturally.
The current Tang Dynasty has more than one hundred states, so there can only be more than one hundred provincial governors. If the land of the Tang Dynasty doubles and becomes more than three hundred states, then there will be more than three hundred provincial governors.
Then more official positions can be offered to the Luo family, and the Luo family will not take the initiative.
"Let the Tang Dynasty be infinitely great!
Surpassing the greatness of the Han Dynasty!"
This is what Luo Su came to the world to do. This was what he had prepared when he was in Valhalla. He traveled around the world and saw many landscapes. His vision far surpassed that of ordinary people.
"Are all the wise men from the Western Regions to the Far West on their way?"
Luo Su suddenly asked, and Luo Xuanxing immediately replied: "Replying to the ancestors, those wise men are on their way."
Luo Su nodded and said, "Bring out all the members of the family who are familiar with this aspect, verify each other, and give the world a little shock!"
(End of this chapter)
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