Chapter 896 Luo Su Bu Zi Tang Dynasty! (Seeking guaranteed monthly ticket 13 in April)
In Lingtian Pavilion, bright light shines through the roof, illuminating the hall, making even the dust particles in the air clearly visible.
Luo Su sat cross-legged, holding a lotus in one hand and the other hand flat, as if meditating with his eyes closed. Countless golden threads woven from light were draped over his body like a feather robe, bright and sacred, giving an aura of ascension.
This was the scene Li Jing saw when he walked into Lingtian Pavilion.
In Lingtian Pavilion, the Phoenix stone pillars support the sky above the hall. On the pillars are blue phoenixes, blue birds, golden phoenixes and jade phoenixes, gilded and inlaid with jade, creating a magnificent and solemn scene.
But when Li Jing saw Luo Su, he no longer paid attention to all the external things. He smelled the faint scent of sandalwood, and gradually calmed down with an uneasy mood.
His body was as strong as a bear, but as nimble as a monkey on Mount Emei. Without making any sound, he sat down quietly, waiting for Luo Su's meditation to end.
Even though he was already the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and held the official position of Shang Shu You Pushe, and had the highest military honors except for Luo Xuanye, but when he saw Luo Su, he still looked up to him as if he were a mountain.
Luo Su slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were bright and clear, with a kind of confusion that just emerged from chaos and turned into enlightenment in an instant.
Li Jing bowed solemnly and said, "Li Jing greets the Imperial Master. May the Imperial Master live long and happy lives."
Luo Su looked Li Jing up and down, which made Li Jing feel creepy and his hair stood on end. His heart, which had just relaxed, rose to his throat.
After a long while, Luo Su slowly asked, "Duke Dai, why do you think I summoned you to Lingtian Pavilion?"
Li Jing shook his head decisively and said, "I don't understand. Please enlighten me, Master."
Are you kidding? If he could guess it, would he still be so nervous?
Luo Su was not surprised by Li Jing's answer, and asked again: "Then how do you think you compare with the famous generals and commanders of ancient times?"
Luo Su's attitude of asking questions without saying anything made Li Jing more and more nervous. If someone asked Li Jing this question before, he would have to say arrogantly, "I think the famous generals in ancient times were just like me."
But now Li Jing said modestly: "There are many who are better than me."
He was still confident in his abilities, but in the past few years, half of Li Shimin's few imperial tricks were basically used on him, and no one spoke for him in the court. Although he was still very important, he lived a very uncomfortable life.
Seeing this, Luo Su smiled and said, "You are different now than when I first met you. It is a lucky thing for a person to be able to grow again at your age."
Li Jing could only smile bitterly upon hearing this, but he felt much more relaxed in his heart. Although the Imperial Master's words were sarcastic, at least his attitude was very kind.
“I summoned you to Lingtian Pavilion today because of your outstanding leadership ability.
Your military ability is indeed better than that of almost everyone today. No famous general in history dares to say that he can definitely defeat you.
I know that Xuan Ye and you have an average relationship. He is a sentimental person, so it's normal for him not to like you.
But you don't have to worry that I will be prejudiced against you because of this.
You are a very useful person, and useful people will not be abandoned. "
Useful people will not be abandoned. Li Jing was stunned for a moment. This sentence touched his heart and almost ran through his fifteen-year official career in the Tang Dynasty. He had never been a confidant of the two emperors, but he still held a high position in the end because he was useful.
But because it was useful, he was always worried.
With the same attitude as the emperor, people like Yuchi Gong and Luo Xuanye dared to joke with Li Shimin, but he was terrified.
Because the former had a personal relationship with the emperor and a long-term life-and-death friendship with him, but he had none of these, and the emperor was even wary of him.
The reason is very simple. No one would feel at ease with an outsider who is extremely capable but cannot guarantee his loyalty. If it weren't for Luo Xuanye, Li Shimin would definitely take Li Jing away before he died.
Li Shimin could leave any of the meritorious officials to the future Li Chengqian, except Li Jing.
Li Jing listened to Luo Su's continuous praises, and he didn't feel excited at all, but scared. The previous compliment could be regarded as Luo Su's appreciation of him, but now with the continuous praises, if he still didn't notice that something was wrong, then he would be a real fool.
Although Li Jing was not as good at fighting as Han Xin and Han Wumu, he had a much better political sense.
Li Jing interrupted Luo Su with a wry smile and said, "Grandmaster, please stop praising me like this. If you have anything to say, please speak directly."
Hearing this, Luo Su slowly put away the gentle expression on his face, and his words became like the sound of metal and stone colliding and rubbing, "What does the Duke of Dai think will be his future in the Tang Dynasty? In other words, in the future during the Zhenguan period, when does the Duke of Dai think he will be reused?
Does the Duke of Dai want to fight? "
This question stumped Li Jing.
He was an unparalleled commander, so naturally he wanted to use war to build his reputation. For example, this war to annihilate the Dong Turks directly elevated him into the ranks of ancient famous generals. Li Jing certainly wanted to fight.
But Li Shimin did not like war. The top priority during the Zhenguan period was to govern the people and improve their livelihood. The emperor would only launch a war when it was absolutely necessary, when there were provocations and when advice was ineffective, and when the war situation was ripe.
The most important thing is that even if a war is launched, he may not be able to lead it.
It is a very obvious move that the emperor is now training a new generation of generals. The generals of the old generation, even his close confidants such as Yuchi Gong, no longer go to the battlefield.
Thinking of this, Li Jing felt a little confused for a moment. Yes, where was his future?
"Please teach me, Master!"
Li Jing prostrated himself on the ground like pushing a golden mountain and overturning a jade pillar, and kowtowed to Luo Su, hoping to get an answer from Luo Su.
Luo Su's mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a gentle voice: "Get up quickly, you don't have to worry. I see that you are a long-lived person, and you still have many years to live."
Although Luo Su didn't say anything, Li Jing felt relieved because he could tell that Luo Su had plans for him.
This person is not afraid of being arranged or being used, but is afraid of not being worth being used. Just as Luo Su said just now, useful people will not be abandoned, and useless people will be discarded like a worn-out shoe.
Li Jing followed closely and left Lingtian Pavilion. Then Luo Xuanye walked out from behind the screen and sat opposite Luo Su. There was a hint of confusion on his face. He didn't understand why the ancestor asked him to come here and watch such a conversation.
Luo Su pondered for a moment, then carefully looked along Luo Xuanye's eyebrows, frowned slightly, and flashed, "Some time ago, the queen gave birth to another daughter, and the emperor doted on this princess very much."
It is indeed very doting.
She was given the title of princess as an exception when she was less than a year old, and she was born in Jinyang, which was the birthplace of the Li Tang Dynasty. Only Chang'an and Luoyang could surpass Jinyang in political status.
But why are we suddenly talking about the princess?
Weren’t we just talking about Li Jing?
Luo Su said softly: "Everything in this world is caused by people. People do things from their hearts, and their hearts are based on emotions, so every child of the queen is worthy of our attention.
Do you think Princess Jinyang and your second son Junzhuo are a good match?"
Luo Xuanye's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, and he pondered for a moment, "In fact, His Majesty told me about this a few days ago, saying that at Jun Zhuo's first birthday party, if a girl was born, she would marry Jun Zhuo.
Later, a princess was born. This showed that Jinyang and Junzhuo were destined to be together, and they wanted to marry me again. I said we would discuss it after Jinyang turned one year old, but judging from your Majesty's attitude, this marriage seemed inevitable.
He believed that man could rule the country, but in other aspects, he believed in destiny and fate. That day, Jun Zhuo handed him the book and the sword, and said those words without any instruction. This made Your Majesty believe that Jun Zhuo was given to the Tang Dynasty and to him by God. "
Luo Su looked back at Luo Xuanye and suddenly asked, "What do you think if Li Jing is made the crown prince's guardian?"
Let Li Jing be the Prince's Guardian?
That was naturally appropriate, as no one else in the court was more qualified than Li Jing, but, "Grandfather, do you think so highly of the crown prince?"
After Li Chengqian's Prince Master passed away some time ago, the three masters and three juniors of the Prince's Eastern Palace now only have Luo Xuanye, which is obviously inappropriate, but the emperor does not seem to have the intention of making a new choice in the short term.
Luo Xuanye was the Prince's Grand Tutor and the Prince's Grand Preceptor because Li Shimin wanted to teach the prince himself, but he knew that the ancestors would not look upon Li Chengqian with any new regard just because he was the Prince's Grand Preceptor.
Now the ancestor took the initiative to ask Li Jing to be the prince's guardian to Luo Xuanye in order to strengthen the power of the prince's Eastern Palace. Apart from being optimistic about Li Chengqian, Luo Xuanye could not find any other reason.
Unexpectedly, Luo Su said leisurely, "The prince's East Palace is full of marginalized people. It's nothing to add another marginalized person in."
This sentence instantly made Luo Xuanye's face change drastically, a marginal person!
In order to reconcile, Li Shimin stuffed many of Li Jiancheng's former Eastern Palace people into Li Chengqian's Eastern Palace to show his importance to them.
I didn’t think anything of it before, but now after hearing what Luo Su said, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
Luo Su thought of Wei Zheng again. If anyone were to ask who was the prime minister most trusted by Li Shimin during the Zhenguan period, it must be Wei Zheng. What if Wei Zheng was placed in the Eastern Palace again?
Luo Xuanye's face changed again. If those outside who knew Luo Xuanye saw Prince Zhou, who usually had a blank expression, changing his face again and again, they would definitely find it incredible.
"Grandfather, what do you mean? Please tell me."
Luo Su slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luo Xuanye, staring at his face, and looked at him carefully again. After a long while, he said, "I only have a vague idea. I haven't thought about the future of this matter yet. Let's wait and see."
After saying this, Luo Su pretended to be in meditation again, and the hall was silent for a while.
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At that time, the great clan, the prince of Luozhou, was blessed with great favors, and no one could match it. Later, he had four daughters, two wives, and princes. He performed sacrifices and held festivals every year, with graceful rites and music. His power was overwhelming, and his authority was awe-inspiring. He was the first among all the branches of the Zhou king. - "Clan Records"
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