Chapter 222 Ruizong's big hand

"Enter the pavilion!" Ruizong ordered very easily.

The two eunuchs came together to hold a portrait of the real person. It was the portrait of Guo Qianguan. The portrait was as good as the real person, and his expression was vividly dressed. Guo Qianguan was overjoyed and asked, "Who did such a magical pen come from?"

Ruizong looked at Chen Wanrong and smiled, "This, you'll ask your military supervisor."

I was in a good mood and even the emperor was kept in a silence.

Chen Wanrong did not wait for Guo Qianguan to ask questions and explained to him: "It was painted by Wu Daozi."

"Wu Daozi?" Although Guo Qianguan has not returned to Chang'an for a long time, he still has a good understanding of the matter of Chang'an. He knows that Wu Daozi is the number one painter in the Tang Dynasty today. His portrait was actually written by Wu Daozi, and the joy in his heart cannot be described by the pen and ink.

Wu Daozi's name is very famous, especially among the princes and ministers. Because Wu Daozi's paintings are very expensive, they can only be afforded by either wealthy businessmen or wealthy families. Anyone who gets Wu Daozi's paintings is unforgivable to be happy and regarded as treasures.

"Wu Daozi?" the ministers also exclaimed.

After agreeing to paint the shadow Lingyan, Ruizong wanted to find an amazing painter to paint. Chen Wanrong introduced Wu Daozi to Ruizong. This was an honor. Wu Daozi happily agreed to draw the portrait without saying a word.

"It's so elephant! It's so vivid!" Looking at himself in the painting, Guo Qianguan was so happy that he opened his mouth widened again.

This comment is so pertinent that all the ministers admire him and were eager to ask Wu Daozi to draw a picture for him.

Two eunuchs walked in front of him, and Ruizong followed Guo Qianguan's hand. Behind them was Princess Taiping, and behind them was Li Longji. Next were a group of important officials. Chen Wanrong was too young and ranked in the old man.

When he entered the cabinet, Chen Wanrong glanced at it, which was completely different from what he saw last time. Last time, Chen Wanrong saw that he was twenty-four heroes during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. There are not many portraits in the room now, let alone those twenty-four heroes, so he couldn't help but be very strange.

At this moment, Ruizong's smile and voice sounded: "The one hanging on the top of Lingyan Pavilion is the twenty-four heroes of Emperor Taizong, and this is the heroes of all dynasties. Guo Qing, let's put your portrait here, next to Su Dingfang."

The Tang Dynasty destroyed dozens of countries, and there were only two truly famous commanders of the country, one was Li Jing and the other was Su Dingfang. Let’s not talk about Li Jing. Su Dingfang led his army to the west during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang to destroy the Western Turks. Of course, when Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night, Su Dingfang led hundreds of outposts and made great contributions. It was in this battle that Su Dingfang made his mark and his outstanding military talents were discovered, and he eventually grew into a famous general of the country.

Putting Guo Qianguan's portrait next to Su Dingfang, Ruizong understood the meaning very well. It was praising Guo Qianguan and Li Jing. Su Dingfang was as famous as one of the three famous generals of the Tang Dynasty!

This is the highest praise. Guo Qianguan was flattered and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I can't afford it!"

"It's here! It's here!" Ruizong made the decision, and the two eunuchs put down the portrait.

"This is the famous coach from Emperor Taizong, please take a look." Ruizong said to Li Longji: "Sanlang, Wanrong has never been here, please tell me."

There are so many people who have never been here, why did Ruizong mention Chen Wanrong alone? That is favor. If you really talk about merit, Chen Wanrong's role is definitely not smaller than that of Guo Qianguan. If there were no Chen Wanrong, there would be no artillery. Without artillery, there would be no great victory in Tubo, and there would be no great achievements of Ruizong.

Chen Wanrong has a great role, but he is not as good as he does. Ruizong understands this very well, so he asked Li Longji to explain to Chen Wanrong, showing his favor.

Li Longji responded and began to explain to Chen Wanrong in the admiration of the ministers: "This is Li Daozong, this is Pei Xingjian..." One by one, the well-known names surprised Chen Wanrong.

Although the Lingyan Pavilion where they are located is not the Lingyan Pavilion during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, it is still the Meritorious Minister Pavilion. The famous commanders after Emperor Taizong of Tang are here. Everyone who enters here has the credit that people yearn for.

Li Daozong participated in the battle to destroy the Eastern Turks. Jie Li Khan was defeated by the Shaboluo tribe in the northwest of Lingzhou and wanted to surrender to Tuyuhun. Li Daozong led his army to chase and forced Suni to hand over Jie Li Khan, which led to Jie Li Khan being captured. Later, Li Daozong followed Li Jing to defeat Tuyuhun and made great achievements in combat.

Pei Xingjian defeated the Turks and made outstanding military achievements.

Listening to Li Longji telling their heroic deeds, Chen Wanrong felt very moved: "Only if he can make unparalleled achievements and paint the shadows and smoke, he will be worthy of being a man!"

Li Longji came to a tall portrait with a bronze eye and a tall figure, stopped, and waved Cheng Xiaotian and said, "Cheng Xiaotian, come here. This is your grandfather, tell Chen Wanrong."

Cheng Xiaotian responded and bowed to the portrait of his grandfather Cheng Wuting, and then told Chen Wanrong about the deeds of the famous general Cheng Wuting.

Cheng Wuting was originally the son of Cheng Mingzhen, a general during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. He was brave and good at fighting. He followed Pei Xingjian to fight the Later Turks and made great contributions. Later, he served the border and defended the northern land. During his years in the north, the Later Turks did not dare to invade the border.

In order to eliminate dissidents, Wu Zetian sent someone to kill Cheng Wuting. The news of Cheng Wuting's death reached the Later Turks, who slaughtered cattle and sheep, and celebrated the great minister, which was happier than celebrating the New Year.

What is even more unexpected is that the Later Turks actually admired Cheng Wuting and set up a temple for him, and paid endless salaries for all seasons. Whenever the Later Turks were about to fight, they would go to sacrifice to him before going to war and ask for his blessing.

After listening to Cheng Xiaotian's words, Chen Wanrong sighed and praised: "If you can get the admiration of the enemy, you will pay your salary all the time. General Cheng will still live even if he dies! This is what a man should do!"

There are many famous generals in Chinese history, but there are very few people who have been admired by the enemy and have built temples and sacrificed. Cheng Wuting is one of them, which is amazing.

The grandfather who praised him was just praising him. Cheng Xiaotian's face was so happy that his face was red and he kept saying: "The military supervisor has been awarded more! The military supervisor has been awarded more!"

Li Longji sighed lightly and said nothing else.

Chen Wanrong understood why he sighed, saying, "If Wu Zetian did not kill Cheng Wuting, how could the Turks be so rampant in the future?"

Lingyan Pavilion is rarely opened once. Most ministers are very honored to visit Lingyan Pavilion for the first time. They cherish this opportunity very carefully.

It was almost time, and Ruizong issued an order to ask everyone to rush to Hanyuan Hall. Hanyuan Hall is larger than Xuanzheng Hall, and there are more people today. It is impossible not to go to the court if you don’t go there.

There were too many happy events today, and the ministers knew that Ruizong must have announced something, so they rushed to Hanyuan Hall. Sure enough, today's Hanyuan Hall was very different from the past. Not only was the arrangement of joyfulness, but there were also many Jinduns. It seemed that Ruizong did not intend to let them suffer and stand today, but wanted them to sit and talk.

Ruizong walked to the throne, glanced at the ministers and said, "Today, everyone is happy, don't stand, sit!" Sitting on the throne.

"Thank you, the emperor!" After thanking you, the ministers sat down.

"Today, the soldiers are back, I am happy. Are you happy?" Ruizong asked knowingly.

"Happy!"

"Good! Tonight, I will give you a banquet to you and have fun with you!" Ruizong changed his words: "Now, let's discuss other matters. The great victory in Tubo is very exciting. I am happy several times. I don't know what time it will be for fun today!"

"Haha!" The ministers laughed.

Ruizong asked calmly, "You all talk about why the court did not destroy Tubo this time? After this battle, Tubo was not destroyed and was not far from destruction. However, after all, it was not destroyed, and it was just a matter of dying. What is the reason? Let's open it and don't hide it."

Such a big happy event, except for something particularly urgent, Ruizong suddenly asked about the whole story of the immortality of Tubo. To everyone's surprise, even the face of Prince Li Longji flashed a little surprised.

The ministers were surprised and opened their mouths wide and couldn't speak.

Chen Wanrong thought, "What is Ruizong's plan?"

"Little sister, tell me!" In the surprise of the ministers, Ruizong actually called Princess Taiping to speak directly. This was a rare thing. The ministers were surprised and suddenly became surprised.

Princess Taiping was very dissatisfied and couldn't help but be stunned. She was stunned for a moment before saying, "Brother, I think it's mainly because of the wrong season. It's a little late for the army to pass through Shibao City. If it's three or two months in the morning, there will be enough time to destroy Tubo."

The terrain of Tubo is dangerous and the climate is different from that of the mainland. Once the snow is blocked, the food and grass cannot be transported up. This is why the army has to retreat. This is what she is talking about.

Ruizong did not comment and his eyes fell on Li Longji. The ministers couldn't help but feel excited, thinking that Ruizong wanted Li Longji to speak. However, beyond everyone's expectations, Ruizong's eyes turned away and fell on Yao Chong, and asked, "Yao Qing, tell me."

Yao Chong had a high reputation in the court and had excellent political talents. Listening to his words was similar to listening to the prince's speech. The ministers listened quietly, fearing that they would miss a word.

Yao Chongying said, "Your Majesty, I think the Tang Dynasty cannot destroy Tubo this time is not due to the seasonal solar term, but to the Tang Dynasty. There are many problems, such as the government is in power, the government is not smooth, the tyrants are rampant, and the laws are not implemented. If there are no such disadvantages, the Tang Dynasty can completely destroy Tubo this time."

This is a festive time, and he actually said so many questions. He was ignorant of the current affairs. The ministers secretly worried about Yao Chong. If Ruizong gets angry, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Ruizong still ignored it and asked, "Little sister, do you think Yao Qing's words make sense?"

Princess Taiping couldn't understand Ruizong's thoughts, so she had to say carefully: "Brother, I think Yao Chong's words make sense, but a little unreasonable."

This quick knife cut tofu, and both sides were shining. No matter what Ruizong judged, she was in a favorable position. However, Ruizong still did not let her go and nodded, "Little sister, let me know more."

"This is the truth. The powerful and powerful are rampant, and the laws are not implemented. It is too alarmist!" Princess Taiping had to deal with it.

Ruizong no longer asked her, but asked, "Sanlang, what do you think?"

Li Longji said in response: "Father, my son-in-law thinks what Yao Chong said is very true. My son-in-law thinks that the accumulated problems in the court are far from being like this, and there are still many, but it is not enough to do it at the moment."

Xiao Zhizhong knew that this was a good opportunity to suppress Li Longji, so he immediately took over the conversation and said, "Prince, today is a festive time, so it's better not to say these things."

On the surface, this sentence sounds like an advice, but in fact it is a reminder to Ruizong that Li Longji is too ignorant of the times and says these disappointing words during the festive period.

Princess Taiping's people understood his intention and agreed in unison.

Ruizong stood up and glanced at the ministers. The ministers knew that he had something to say, but if he didn't say it this time, it would be a matter of deciding the world. If he agreed with Li Longji, then Li Longji's status would be even more stable. If he did not agree with it, then Li Longji would not know the current affairs today and would be very troublesome. Therefore, all the ministers were all nervous.

"Today I summon you here, instead of celebrating, I want you to talk about these things and find faults. This is called "not forgetting danger!" Ruizong made the final decision.

Princess Taiping's face changed and she immediately returned to normal. The minister who supported the prince was very excited.

Ruizong continued: "Look at Sanlang, what Yao Chong said makes sense! In my opinion, the accumulated problems of the Tang Dynasty are far more than this, there are many. Why did the Tang Dynasty have so many accumulated problems? Who will bear the responsibility?"

The ministers knew the explanation of the previous question, but no one dared to interfere with the latter question.

The country left by Emperor Taizong of Tang was peaceful and there was no war on the border. It can be said that singing and dancing have brought peace. Now, there are accumulated problems inside and many strong enemies outside, which has a lot of relationship with Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian is a good monarch. She also promoted the development of history and made achievements in expanding territory. However, the obstacles faced by women as emperors are unimaginable. In order to achieve their goals, Wu Zetian used all the best. Killing and severe punishment are her two most powerful weapons.

Many of the things she did cannot be exposed, but can only be carried out in secret. This cannot be abide by the law. Once the precedent is opened, the law will be broken. The most serious impact is that Wu Zetian set an example. Many people want to follow her footsteps and be the queen, Princess Anle, Queen Wei, and Princess Taiping in front of her are all such people.

In order to be the queen, these women acted spoiled, organized unjust prisons and assassinations, and did everything they could. Princess Anle believed that Zhongzong favored him and hooked Zhongzong's neck to act spoiled, asking Zhongzong to make her the crown princess. Zhongzong was forced to do so, and said that you want to be the queen, and wait until your mother becomes the queen.

This is a joke, and it is impossible to take it seriously. What is unexpected is that Princess Anle told Empress Wei that the mother and daughter were born into the heart of becoming queens from then on, and the mother and daughter colluded, which led to the poisonous killing of Zhongzong.

When Zhongzong said this, he would never have thought that the daughter he loved and the "wedding wife" who moved him would join forces and take his life.

This woman was making a fuss, and that woman was in trouble. Over time, the world of Qingping left by Emperor Taizong of Tang was no longer peaceful and became a mess with serious abundance. The border where there was no war for more than ten or twenty years, and the government orders that were originally unstoppable could not work because of the emergence of the slanted official title. In the originally quiet Chang'an, there was a tyrant robbery of a civilian girl on the street.

Everything has changed, everything is in chaos!

Who can bear this responsibility? Who dares to bear this responsibility?

No!

Even Emperor Taizong of Tang, who was brave enough to admit his mistakes, did not necessarily dare to take this responsibility.

What surprised everyone was that Ruizong said: "I will take this responsibility!"

The voice was shocked! Everyone's eyes widened suddenly, and they looked at Ruizong in surprise, and found that his face was serious, which was definitely not a joke. What surprised them even more was still behind them. Ruizong took out an imperial edict from his arms and handed it to the eunuch, saying, "Remember!"

"Abide by the order!" The eunuch took it in his hand, pulled up his sharp voice and said, "Sin...Sin...Sin..." The cold sweat on his forehead oozed out like water, fell on his clothes, and a large area was wet in an instant.

The eunuch knelt on the ground with a loud voice: "Your Majesty, no!"

"What sin is it?" Everyone had this doubt in their hearts and wanted to unravel the mystery as soon as possible, but the eunuch knelt on the ground, trembling and fearing, and his face changed.

"Aren't you just reading an edict? Have you read fewer edicts?" The ministers muttered dissatisfied.
To be continued...