Chapter 907: The Luo family supports the dragon, a famous and prestigious family!
In the Tai Chi Hall.
As the sun rose, the victorious generals drank in the hall. It was a glorious victory. Li Shimin laughed loudly and said to Li Jing, "My dear, I have heard that there are famous generals with great abilities in every dynasty. I think you are the right one for the Tang Dynasty. I will change your title to Duke of Weiguo and grant you an estate of 2,000 households."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness."
Luo Xuanye said softly beside him: "The Han Dynasty had Han Wumu, and the Tang Dynasty had Wei Guogong. They complemented each other and were spectacular."
Since the Han Dynasty, using "Han Xin" to describe a military general can be said to be the highest praise. Historical books say that he "is the so-called one whose achievements are unparalleled in the world and whose strategies are unparalleled in the world", and also praise him as "unparalleled in the country, the best assister of the Han Dynasty", "he refused the title of king and retired after his achievement". In the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was posthumously named "King Wu Mu". In his hometown of Huaiyin, he was still worshipped by many people. Both during his lifetime and after his death, he reached the pinnacle of being a minister.
Luo Xuanye used Han Xin to praise Li Jing, which was something no one had ever thought of.
Li Jing quickly said, "Prince Zhou, you are too kind to praise me. I really don't deserve it."
Everyone knows that Luo Xuanye and Li Jing have no friendship, and there is even some grudge between them.
It’s just that Luo Xuanye doesn’t care about this grudge, and Li Jing is not a petty person, so they have always maintained harmony.
But when Luo Xuanye's second son, Luo Junzhuo, was born, basically all high-ranking officials above the fourth rank were invited, but Li Jing was not invited. Who in Chang'an didn't know about this?
Only from things like this can one see Luo Xuanye’s true attitude towards Li Jing.
So what are you doing now?
Before the celebration banquet, when Li Shimin and Luo Xuanye were chatting, Luo Xuanye said casually: "Li Jing's contribution is too great. He alone pacified two of the five most powerful enemies of the Tang Dynasty, namely the Eastern Turks, the Western Yan Kingdom, the Liaodong Kingdom, the Western Turks, and the Tubo. I feel a little ashamed to sit on this throne of the county king."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener does.
Amid the clinking of glasses in the hall, Li Jing did not feel proud at all. After returning from the victory over the Turks in winter last time, he was criticized by Li Shimin. Since then, he has been keeping a low profile.
Hearing Li Jing being modest, Luo Xuanye said again: "Duke Weiguo, there is no need to be modest. I am not as good as you. No general in this palace or even in the world is as good as you. This is the fact. There is nothing to question."
Praise to death!
This was Li Jing's first reaction. Li Shimin didn't trust him in the first place. Now that he had made great contributions, Luo Xuanye, who was always cold-faced, praised him so much. He was almost scared to death. He clasped his fists and said, "Please stop talking, Prince Zhou. Li Jing's victory was just a fluke. It was because of your majesty's trust that he was able to serve as the marching commander. Anyone who went there could win. This was the honor bestowed by your majesty, not earned by Li Jing himself."
Li Jing had just returned and didn't know that just a few months ago, Luo Xuanye had shown great power in the court and replaced the people around Crown Prince Li Chengqian with more reliable ones. So he was not familiar with some of the changes in Luo Xuanye.
Luo Xuanye turned to Li Shimin who was sitting on the throne and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have heard that parents who love their children will have far-reaching plans. I have a daughter and two sons, and I always want to give them the best things. I believe Your Majesty is the same. I have heard that the rewards Your Majesty bestowed on the King of Wei are comparable to those of the Crown Prince, and the power Your Majesty bestowed on the King of Wei is comparable to that of the Crown Prince. I have seen Your Majesty's deep love for your son.
Some time ago, Your Majesty appointed Duke Zheng, the best civil official during the Zhenguan period, as the Prince's Junior Tutor, asking him to teach the prince his literary side. As the saying goes, the sun and the moon shine together, yin and yang are in harmony, and one is civil and the other is military, only then can they be harmonious. Now, the pinnacle of our Tang Dynasty's military generals, the Duke Wei, who can be compared to the famous generals of ancient times, is here.
Why don't you, Your Majesty, transfer the Duke of Weiguo to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace and let him teach Crown Prince Wu?
With the guidance of Duke Zheng and Duke Wei, the prince will probably have half the ability of Your Majesty, and will be comparable to a saint king in the future."
How many years has it been since Luo Xuanye fought a war?
It has been more than ten years since the sixth year of Wude. During these ten years, he has changed from a fierce general to a mascot. Human potential is always being stimulated. He could not say these words at the beginning, and he did not know how to say them, but now he can say them fluently.
Luo Xuanye's words caused an uproar in the hall. Li Shimin had already anticipated this, so after hearing Luo Xuanye's words, he was able to remain slightly calm.
But there is really nothing wrong with what Luo Xuanye said. It's okay for parents to love their sons, and it's okay for you to like the King of Wei, but don't forget your eldest son and give him some things as well, such as the Duke of Wei.
With Li Jing, Wei Zheng and Luo Xuanye around, even if Li Shimin's favoritism towards Wei Wang Li Tai exceeded the system, everyone in the world knew who Li Shimin's preferred prince was. Luo Xuanye did not play with those empty honors, but actually tied more important officials to Li Chengqian's chariot.
Back then, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, also wanted to depose the crown prince, but this idea was eventually extinguished by the Luo and Lu families, together with a group of founding heroes.
Everyone in the hall knew what Luo Xuanye was thinking, including the Crown Prince and the King of Wei. Li Tai's face turned pale and Li Chengqian had tears in his eyes.
Li Shimin looked at Luo Xuanye with a complicated expression, and said slowly: "I and the Queen chose you, Qingyang, as the prince's teacher. It was indeed the right choice."
When giving honors to Luo Xuanye, Li Shimin hesitated between the second and third of the three preceptors of the crown prince. Empress Zhangsun strongly suggested choosing two of the three preceptors of the crown prince, saying "you can reward your brother-in-law in the future." Now think about it, that smart woman was afraid of any accidents, so she insisted on having the reliable Luo Xuanye to be the crown prince's grand preceptor and the crown prince's grand bodyguard.
Nine years passed, and it really came true. Li Chengqian was in mortal danger, and Luo Xuanye was indeed as reliable as expected.
In fact, under the influence of Luo Xuanye and Empress Changsun, although Li Shimin did like the talented Li Tai, after all, everyone likes an outstanding son, but he was not disappointed with Li Chengqian, nor did he think of abolishing Li Chengqian's position as crown prince.
Hearing Luo Xuanye's suggestion at this moment, he thought about it for a moment, and then remembered what Luo Xuanye had said before that Li Jing's contribution was too great.
Li Jing has indeed made great contributions now and his prestige in the army is too high. It is impossible for him to go on an expedition again in the future. Instead of letting him be idle and appearing to be mistreating a meritorious official, it is better to let him hold an important position in the Prince's Eastern Palace. This way, he can make use of his remaining energy and consolidate the prince's position.
Let people in the world stop having these unnecessary thoughts.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin stroked his beard and said to his ministers in a deep voice: "I think what Prince Zhou said makes sense. The crown prince is the heir to the throne of the country, just like the heir to the family business. He must be capable so as not to ruin the family business. The crown prince will inherit a dynasty in the future, so he must be capable even more.
Li Jing, Duke of Wei, was appointed as the Prince's Guardian.
Teaching the prince military affairs does not require him to become a famous general, but at least he should know the difficulties of military affairs, the harm that war brings to the world, and the hardships that soldiers face.
Don't be like Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, who made three expeditions to Liaodong, which left the whole country exhausted and the country destroyed and its people dead.
Cheng Qian, go meet your new teacher."
The prince can have many teachers. For example, Kong Yingda and others can be regarded as Li Chengqian’s teachers, but the prince only has six real teachers.
That is, the Prince’s three teachers and the Prince’s three juniors.
From the first-rank Prince Grand Tutor, Prince Grand Preceptor, and Prince Grand Guardian.
The second-rank ones are the Prince's Junior Tutor, the Prince's Junior Preceptor, and the Prince's Junior Protector.
From these six official positions, we can see how high the prince's status is. Now these six positions are held by three people.
Luo Xuanye, who holds the positions of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor and the Crown Prince's Grand Protector.
Wei Zheng, the Prince's Junior Tutor, and Li Jing, the Prince's Junior Protector.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Chengqian dragged his leg suffering from foot disease and walked step by step in the hall.
He walked slowly but steadily.
He looked up and saw his father looking at him tenderly, his uncle and teacher had a smile in his eyes, and the ministers in the hall had different expressions.
Then Li Chengqian saw Luo Juncheng, who served as his secretary, smiling at him, and he felt relieved.
Li Chengqian had already had this experience. He came to Li Jing and bowed deeply. "Chengqian greets the teacher."
Li Jing's eyes were very complicated. Prince Zhou Luo Xuanye had gone through so much trouble just to make himself the teacher of Crown Prince Li Chengqian. The fact that he could safely hand over Crown Prince Li Chengqian to him showed that Luo Xuanye really had no ill will towards him.
But I have always liked to protect myself, but I didn't expect that in the end, I would be involved with the prince.
Shaking off the thoughts in his mind, Li Jing accepted Li Chengqian's greeting as a teacher, then bowed and said, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
After the ceremony, Li Jing became Li Chengqian's prince's guardian, protecting him.
King Li Tai of Wei was a rather strong man. His lips turned pale as he looked at this scene. Only reason was keeping him restrained. He knew that he was finished.
It was useless to contact more people. The reason why they had the upper hand in the past years was because Prince Zhou had never taken any action. Now, Prince Zhou had taken action twice in just a few months, and everyone saw it clearly.
In the Tang Dynasty, who is the person who can most influence the emperor?
In the Tang Dynasty, who can keep the position of the crown prince?
No matter how many arrangements he makes, as long as he makes the slightest move, the villains will no longer be able to resist him.
He told everyone that his name was Luo Xuanye, and as long as he sat here, his position as crown prince would be as stable as Mount Tai!
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The summer of the ninth year of Zhenguan was filled with beautiful colors for Li Chengqian. Wei Zheng and Li Jing became his teachers and protected his position as the crown prince. No more court officials thought that Wei Wang Li Tai would challenge his position. In this year, he married his lifelong wife. He watched his sister Princess Changle, who grew up with him, and his best brother Luo Juncheng get married. The love of his father and mother and the protection of his teacher Luo Xuanye were so beautiful. When he was lying on his sickbed in his later years, he only said one sentence: "I wish I could go back to the ninth year of Zhenguan, catch cicadas and sing the praises of midsummer." - "Things about the Tang Dynasty"
(End of this chapter)
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