Chapter 894: Making History! Clearing the Mist of History! (Seeking monthly tickets in early April!)
The martial arts of the Tang Dynasty reached their peak in the past three hundred years.
In name, there was once again a central dynasty with a territory of 7,000 miles from east to west.
Something that Li Shimin had long wanted to do but never had the chance to do was finally put on his agenda.
In the Taiji Hall, Li Shimin sat steadily on the throne and spoke slowly: "We Chinese people attach great importance to history, especially since the Zhou Dynasty, compiling history for the previous dynasties and recording past events are the top priorities.
According to legend, when King Su recorded the history of King Wu's conquest of King Zhou, he said that history books are the roots of the people of Xia. Only with history books can we know where we come from and who we are in any era.
Two years ago, when we conquered the Dong Turks, the Han armed forces in the northern border took the initiative to help our Tang Dynasty pass on the message without the need for the court to contact them. Gaochang, a large country in the Western Regions with a large population and strong strength, took the initiative to submit, which was closely related to their Han origin.
Only with history books can we not forget our ancestors!
Therefore, I have to revise the history books and make them known to the world. It is not easy to revise history.
During the time of Bang Zhou, the good historians did not change a single word and were praised as a good thing. The Luo people also protected the historians, so the history of Bang Zhou was praised by the world and was also praised in the Western Han Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty reorganized the national history of the Later Han Dynasty.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, each country compiled its own history. There are already many obscure parts in it, even some that are unknown to later generations. I feel deeply that if there are false statements in them, how can we restore order and correct the hearts of the people in the world?
To be upright and make the world prosperous is my ambition. I want to be upright, and history books should also be upright.
Therefore, the national history of the late Han Dynasty must be carefully edited and revised. It is better to have fewer but not more mistakes in this history book. Those obvious errors must be listed separately. "
As soon as Li Shimin said this, everyone sat up straight. The status of history books is unquestionable. History books are the source of scriptures.
The national history of the various states at the end of the Han Dynasty is very chaotic. The national history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties is slightly better than that of the various states at the end of the Han Dynasty, but it is still difficult. Many people are well aware that there are many errors and omissions in the national history of the past few hundred years.
There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is that there are many emperors who do not follow the rules.
Naturally, the history books cannot be guaranteed to be correct.
But for everyone in the hall, they did not understand Li Shimin's ambitions, so they were more concerned about the Sui Dynasty.
Fang Xuanling then asked loudly: "Your Majesty, what about the history of the Sui Dynasty?"
Now everyone's expression was cheered up. How should they write about the Sui Dynasty?
How to write...
What about those people who once lived in the Sui Dynasty?
Li Shimin looked around and said, "The Sui Dynasty is very close to our dynasty. Some of our prime ministers even held high positions in the Sui Dynasty, so there is no shortage of historical materials about the Sui Dynasty. The most difficult ones are the late Han Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties."
Wei Zheng immediately retorted, dragging his voice and saying loudly: "Your Majesty, the Sui Dynasty is more important, especially Emperor Yang of Sui, who is the most important."
Those who usually didn't get along with Wei Zheng also agreed with Wei Zheng's view at this moment. The various states at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties were naturally important, but the Sui Dynasty was the real previous dynasty and was related to their interests.
Li Shimin sat up straighter after hearing this. He was sure of one thing: his ministers had forgotten something. His voice was a little deep, and he said slowly, "Have you all forgotten what the Imperial Master and I talked about that day?"
Li Shimin had talked to everyone about restoring order, so he was a little angry now.
Wei Zheng said calmly: "I have studied history books. I have observed that the evils of the tyrants of all dynasties are all gathered in Emperor Yang of Sui. Therefore, Emperor Yang of Sui is the most important. As the saying goes, bad soil cannot support good flowers. After three hundred years of chaos, Emperor Yang of Sui was born. Isn't it natural?"
Li Shimin understood what Wei Zheng meant. That is, the emergence of Emperor Yang of Sui happened to correspond to every upheaval in the past three hundred years.
This is to turn Emperor Yang of Sui into the embodiment of evil. Even Luo Xuanchen was thinking about it. This old guy Wei Zheng is indeed not an ordinary person.
Li Shimin only pondered for a moment, and to everyone's surprise, he said to Wei Zheng seriously, "I don't agree."
Wei Zheng was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't understand why Li Shimin would disagree. By portraying Emperor Yang of Sui as inherently evil, wouldn't it be possible to establish Li Shimin's natural heroism as a man of divine inspiration?
The most extreme light requires the contrast of darkness.
The most powerful saint king needs the most tyrannical and incompetent ruler to match him.
Moreover, there is no need to exaggerate what Yang Guang did.
Li Shimin said with deep emotion: "Why did I refuse?
Because that is not true. Yang Guang's evil deeds are too numerous to list. I am deeply afraid of them, but I still have to treat him with a normal mind.
Can his bringing disaster upon the world be simply explained by the fact that he was born evil?
No.
He was very outstanding since childhood and was the most outstanding prince of Emperor Wen of Sui. He had made many achievements, but he lost them all in the end because he lost his sense of awe.
He believed that he was the Son of Heaven and therefore could take and take as he pleased, and that life and death in the world were of no importance to him.
If everything can be attributed to destiny, then I have received the revelation from the King of Heaven. In history, besides Emperor Wu of Han, who else has such grace?
Can I just sit in the palace and watch the world be peaceful without doing anything wrong? "
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "No.
The Imperial Master once told me the story of the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty worshipped ghosts and gods in everything, but eventually lost its country. King Su listened to the voices of people, and the Zhou Dynasty prospered.
King Su gave me the revelation from heaven. Isn’t it because I always have the people of the world in my heart?
This destiny is the will of the people.
Emperor Yang of Sui failed because he lost the support of the people. I gained the world because I gained the support of the people, that's all.
What is the point of compiling a history book about the Sui Dynasty and writing about those things called the Mandate of Heaven?
We should write more about the loyal ministers who died unjustly, the bravery of the people, the foolish actions of Emperor Yang, the people's broken families and deaths, and the sacrifices.
This is the Sui Dynasty.
I grew up during the Daye period, and what I saw were scenes like this. They should be written directly, without any concealed words to please the Venerable.
I will die eventually. After I die, will King Su send down the apocalypse again?
Probably not.
When that day comes, how can future kings gain anything useful from history books?
Do you understand, gentlemen?"
After Wei Zheng sat down, he had a thoughtful look on his face. The longer he spent with Li Shimin, the more he realized that Li Shimin was different from those he had served before.
This supreme ruler of the world is almost treating himself harshly.
It is extremely rare for a supreme king to be able to do this.
Wei Zheng didn't know how long Li Shimin could hold on, but he believed that a man like Li Shimin, even if he was a little indulged, would have an upper limit that ordinary kings could hardly reach.
Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Li Shimin raised the corner of his mouth slightly with a smile. It was quite difficult to refute this group of people with reason.
Luo Xuanchen sat at the bottom, his heart filled with emotions as he recalled what his ancestor had told him before.
In the Luo family, there is a magical artifact, which is the Qingshi. This artifact consumes a lot of luck. It stands to reason that it should not be used given the current situation of the Luo family. However, things have their priorities. Compiling the national history, correcting past mistakes and reversing historical errors are huge matters, so luck should not be saved in this situation.
And now the Luo family has found the correct way to obtain luck, so they just need to run all the way on this road.
Seeing that no one spoke, Luo Xuanchen said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
Li Shimin said, "My dear, please feel free to speak."
Luo Xuanchen concentrated and said: "Your Majesty hopes that the history books on the late Han Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Sui Dynasty will be compiled with authenticity.
It does not praise falsely, nor conceal evil, but records facts truthfully, so as to dispel historical falsehoods and remove obstacles in the history books.
In this case, I will recommend several people to Your Majesty, all of whom are my sisters, such as Luozhou Governor Luo Xuanjing.
The daughter of the Luo family in my clan is of literary and cultural knowledge, well-versed in historical classics, and has profound writing skills. She is an ordinary person and has written good history.
The most important thing is that the women of the Luo family have served the Supreme Emperor Su Wang for generations. Since the ancestor Luoshen, they have been hereditary high priests for thousands of years in the Luo family.
With the protection of King Su and the illumination of the aura of the goddess Luo, they have the ability to see through historical secrets and can roughly sense each other. They are truly indispensable people in the compilation of history.
Your Majesty has received the revelation from Heaven, so I recommend to Your Majesty the one who has received the revelation from Heaven in my clan."
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The hall suddenly fell into silence.
Li Shimin was a little confused and thought he had heard it wrong.
Luo Xuanchen's colleagues also thought they had heard wrongly. They looked at each other, and a few of them opened their mouths, but no one spoke.
At this moment, everyone recalled the scene when Li Shimin received the revelation from heaven when he was offering sacrifices to King Su.
Only Luo Xuanye sat in the first seat on the left hand, looking calm and at ease. He even picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.
Li Shimin came back to his senses and immediately looked at Luo Xuanye, asking with some unknown mentality: "Qingyang, what do you think of what the Minister of Personnel said just now?"
Luo Xuanye put down his teacup, clasped his fists and said seriously: "Your Majesty, what my fourth brother said is true.
You are a king who has received divine revelation and was born different. If this grand cause is not created by you, who else can do it?
If Your Majesty is worried, you can ask the ancestors, but I think what Fourth Brother said is what the ancestors mentioned before. "
Luo Xuanye's words caused a complete uproar in Li Shimin's heart.
Luo Xuanchen might fool him about this matter, but Luo Xuanye would not do that, which means this matter is true!
The Luo women can record the most authentic history.
Li Shimin suddenly stood up and walked quickly down from the throne. The sound of him stomping on the floor could be heard in the Taiji Hall.
"Qingyang, do you think I can compile the history of the Wude Dynasty?"
Li Shimin's voice reached the ears of everyone in the hall, and the hall fell into silence again. During the Wude Dynasty, there was the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
Zhang Sun Wuji shouted almost immediately: "Your Majesty! No!
The events of the Wude Dynasty are recorded in the diary of the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the diary of the retired emperor. How can it be written into official history now?"
Luo Xuanye knew what Li Shimin wanted to say. He looked at Li Shimin's back facing the crowd and said slowly, "Your Majesty, Xuanwu Gate will record it truthfully, no matter who records it."
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't hide anything. Let everyone in the future know about this."
Luo Xuanye said again: "I am also involved in this matter, and I feel that there is nothing to hide. The King of Su executed Guan Cai, and Your Majesty executed Jiancheng and Yuanji. This is the same principle.
However, what You Pushe said makes sense. There is no need to write the official history of the Tang Dynasty now. I do have a suggestion. Since ancient times, because historians are men, there have always been few records of the harem, and even the royal children have many errors. It would be better to set up a female historian in the palace, and this position can be held by the daughter of the Luo family."
Li Shimin waved his hand to indicate his agreement.
He stopped talking.
He walked to the end of the hall and looked at the bright light outside, which shone directly on his body, as if he was covered with a layer of golden armor.
The sun's rays shone upon his face.
There is a bright current flowing in the eyes.
I, Li Shimin, am truly a king blessed by heaven.
Everyone was waiting for Li Shimin's answer on whether to let the daughter of the Luo family compile history.
Li Shimin stood there for what seemed like a long time. The sunlight on the ground shifted a little, and he finally turned around slowly and faced the prime ministers, "Reading history makes people wise.
I like this saying very much: towering mountains will eventually collapse, flowing rivers will eventually dry up, stones will rot, and my Tang Dynasty will also perish. So what in this world is eternal?
I have never heard of such a thing!
Perhaps only words, only the wisdom and truth recorded in words, and the lessons learned through blood and tears, will be remembered by future generations.
Now that I am in this position, perhaps this is my mission, to write the true and beautiful history. "
Li Shimin made his choice, and all the prime ministers bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise!"
Li Shimin stepped forward and said, "Pass on my order. The Lady of Chu, the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Court, the Inspector of the Ministry of Rites, and the Governor of Suzhou, Luo Xuanjing, is to enter the Hongwen Academy to compile the history of the country since the end of the Han Dynasty. Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Luo Xuanchen and others will be his assistants. Luo Xuanjing can also select personnel to compile the history and report to me."
What an honor it is to join the Hongwenguan to edit the national history and be ranked first among the scholars of the Tang Dynasty!
Luo Xuanye bowed and clasped his fists solemnly and said: "I, your humble servant, would like to thank your majesty for his trust."
Li Shimin nodded and walked out of the Taiji Hall. The sun, which had just disappeared from the hall, shone on him again, and the warm feeling returned.
The buildings in the palace were extremely magnificent, and Li Shimin had countless things to say in his heart.
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Xuan Jing was ordered to compile a reliable history of the Han Dynasty. When the book was completed, the emperor read it and said, "This book borrows the way of heaven to establish the way of man, and speaks of the way of the monarch but actually the way of the people."
Taizong praised him, saying: "You are the best historian since the Han Dynasty. You have the style of a Grand Historian."
Xuan Jing said: "It is only because of the good fortune of my ancestors and the trust of my superiors that I have achieved success." - "Book of Tang: Biographies of Women from Zhuluo"
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