Hearing Xu Jingzong said this, Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Jingzong, you misunderstood my meaning. {[}"

Xu Jingzong hurriedly said in panic: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid."

Li Shimin said: "Jingzong, I ask you that the emperor will not see the things recorded by historical officials in all dynasties. Why is this?"

Xu Jingzong replied: "The historian is not vain and beautiful, and does not hide evil, and is a warning for later generations. If a person is in charge of his opinion, he will inevitably be angry, so he dare not offer."

Li Shimin laughed and said, "How could the emperors in the past compare to my mind? I looked at the national history by myself, just to know the bad things in the past, and to make a warning for the future. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Xu Jingzong was sweating. He couldn't tell Li Shimin's attitude, as if he was hinting at what he said. However, since Li Shimin spoke up to read the record of Wude, "You must know the bad things in the past, and come to be the warning for later."

Of course he obeyed your wishes.

At present, Xu Jingzong ordered people to admit Wude. The person responsible for compiling the Wude record was Chu Suiliang. Chu Suiliang was the son of Chu Liang, the 18th scholar of Tiance Prefecture. He was artificial in calligraphy and had a good relationship with Changsun Wuji, so he was recommended to the National History Museum to compile calligraphy.

When Chu Suiliang saw Li Shimin, he opposed: "Your Majesty, the historian records the words, actions, good and evil, so that the king can not dare to do anything wrong. I have never heard of the emperor who can take it himself."

Li Shimin said: "This record of Wude is written as the matter of Emperor Wude. I have not ascended the throne yet, so it is okay to see it."

Chu Suiliang didn't dare to say anything again after hearing this. Li Shimin immediately read it, and Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang did not dare to speak, and waited on the side.

Half an hour passed. Li Shimin pushed open a large stack of bamboo slips and pointed at the Wude record and said, "This is a matter of Xuanwu Gate. There are so many words and slight words, what should I do to cover up?"

Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang looked at each other after hearing this. Xu Jingzong said, "This is a negligence from me. Please tell me how to write it?"

Li Shimin said: "What's the problem? In the past, Duke Zhou killed Guan Shuxian, Cai Shudu was used to restor him, and Ji You killed Shuya to preserve Lu. I killed Prince Yin, and the King of Qi was also to preserve the world of our Tang Dynasty, to safeguard the country, and to benefit thousands of people. Why should you be a historian be my taboo? You can go and write down the matter directly."

After saying that, Li Shimin put down the bamboo slips and stood up and left.

After Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang respectfully sent Li Shimin, they stayed in the museum and were speechless.

Half a day later, Chu Suiliang asked Xu Jingzong: "What does it mean to say "Your Majesty to say "out of the air and write down the matter directly?"

After hearing this, Xu Jingzong said, "Of course, what Your Majesty meant is to speak frankly, and there is no need to hide it."

Chu Suiliang felt relieved when he heard this, "It's good, it's good. Killing brothers and forcing his father to abdicate. How can he block the world? Your Majesty can face the matter directly, but it's still open and unrestrained."

Xu Jingzong looked at Chu Suiliang and said, "Brother Chu, if you really write this way, your neck will be gone."

Chu Suiliang's face changed and said, "Brother Xu, I don't understand what you mean."

Xu Jingzong picked up a book and said, "Brother Chu. I ask who are the most famous historical writers since ancient times?"

Chu Suiliang heard this and said, "If you don't leave Taishigong, Confucius!"

Xu Jingzong nodded and said with a smile: "Shi Gong wrote the Records of the Grand Historian, and emphasized writing straightforwardly, not for the respected ones; but Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period, history was skin, etiquette was bone and blood, and for gain was to support etiquette, set a name, and to praise and criticism, punish evil and encourage good, so that the chaotic ministers and thieves were afraid. This is the subtle meaning. You said that the two of them wrote history in the end, Shi Gong offended the emperor and suffered castration, but Confucius was famous throughout the ages. The Spring and Autumn Period was praised by later generations."

Chu Suiliang shook his head and said, "Brother Xu, I don't understand what you mean."

Xu Jingzong sneered: "King Hui of Wei once asked King Wu of Zhou about the attack on Zhou Zhou. Is it okay for the minister to kill his king? Mencius replied: A person who harms benevolent and righteous is just a man. He has heard that he has killed Zhou, but he has never heard of killing the king. This is the Spring and Autumn Period brushwork."

Chu Suiliang was also a smart person and said immediately: "I understand what Brother Xu means, what Your Majesty said, and what he said is to change the floating poems and write things directly. We can write the matters of Xuanwu Gate truthfully, but the brushwork contains praise and criticism."

Xu Jingzong nodded and said, "What you said is the most. Brother Chu's words can only be understood by you and me, not others, otherwise you and me will be ruined."

Chu Suiliang said solemnly: "I understand, it's not just a story."

Xu Jingzong said: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to this book of martial virtues. Then we can write realistic things about Xuanwu Gate, but the rest are praised and criticized. For example, when the Jinyang army was launched, we can say that the Emperor of Jin was strongly led to the uprising. The Supreme Emperor was hesitant at that time, and even forced him to do something, and thus he pushed this plan to Your Majesty."

Chu Suiliang said: "This is too false. When Jinyang raised an army, His Majesty was only sixteen years old. How could he promote this? Everyone knows that the Supreme Emperor has the initiative."

Xu Jingzong said: "As the saying goes, those who know are not convenient to talk about, and those who talk about do not need to know. As long as we know a few people who know, those who are not convenient to talk about are dead, they will only leave the historical books. Think about Confucius's Spring and Autumn Period, but some people say that Confucius said it was not?"

Chu Suiliang hesitated and said, "Even if you give the principal conspiracy of Jinyang's uprising to Your Majesty, what is the use of praise and criticism?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Of course it is useful. It is not only the principal conspiracy of Jinyang's uprising, but also the merit of advancing westward to seize Chang'an, but also the merit of his Majesty. Then, the destruction of Xue Ju, pacifying Li Gui, repelling Li Chongji, and destroying Wang Shichong must be focused on Your Majesty. As for the achievements of the Supreme Emperor, Princess Pingyang, Li Xiaogong, Liu Hongji, Chai Shao and others, they have been mentioned in one stroke, but they have robbed His Majesty of the light. Especially the matter of Princess Pingyang, it cannot be recorded in detail, only talking about violent soldiers, and even the achievements of pacifying Guanzhong cannot be written too much."

Chu Suiliang said: "Brother Xu, I still don't understand. What is the meaning of giving His Majesty so much credit?"

Xu Jingzong smiled proudly and said, "Look at how many great achievements your Majesty has made, the Supreme Emperor of course intends to pass the throne to Your Majesty. After the Crown Prince and the King of Qi learned the news, they were really afraid. As the saying goes, the great achievements are so great that the prince is shocked. The Prince and the King of Qi did not make any contribution, so they colluded to exclude and framed His Majesty in front of the Supreme Emperor. Of course, this matter is true and false. After the Prince and the King of Qi repeatedly plotted to murder His Majesty, His Majesty finally couldn't bear it anymore to kill the prince at Xuanwu Gate and expel the King of Qi. Just like Duke Zhou killed Guan Shuxian and Cai Shudu; Ji You killed Shuya, people would only say Duke Zhou and Ji You were in an abbot. Who would criticize them for killing their brothers?"

"But Duke Zhou and Ji You killed Guan Shuxian, and after Cai Shudu and Shuya, they did not become the emperor himself!" Chu Suiliang couldn't help but say.

Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "That's nothing, it's so great. You see, Your Majesty has made so many great achievements, but the Supreme Emperor did not make Your Majesty the crown prince at the beginning. This is wrong. The crown prince is so unvirtuous but able to inherit the throne, which is also wrong for the crown prince. Of course, your Majesty will naturally become the emperor if he is respected by all the ministers."

"This is just the words of Wang Mang and Yang Jian. According to what you said, if the historical books are completed, then later generations can think that as long as they make enough contributions to the country, they can kill their brothers, force their father to abdicate, and let power over the ritual system. If every descendant of my Tang Dynasty could think so, then will the country still have peace? You are tampering with historical books. No emperor has dared to do this in history. You are the number one sinner in the ages!"

"Confucius was in the Spring and Autumn Period, and encouraged goodness to punish evil and made the traitors afraid. However, you were in the record of martial virtues, but you were in the songs and pens, and concealed evil and made the evil ones gain reputation. If your history is passed down to future generations, it will be a disaster for thousands of years!"

Chu Suiliang spoke generously, and saliva flew straight to Xu Jingzong's face.

Xu Jingzong smiled and did not raise his sleeve to wipe it, but let him "spit his face and dry it".

Xu Jingzong said slowly: "What should you do if you want me? Your Majesty has inherited the throne. This is a fact. If you want the people of the world to see Your Majesty, and you want the people of the future to see Your Majesty. Your Majesty will come to the National History Museum in person today to inquire about this matter. You said that I am the number one sinner in the ages. If I don't become this sinner, then can you and I still survive? It doesn't matter whether you are not eternal or eternal. Being able to live is what we both want. On the contrary, if our martial virtues record is well cultivated, your Majesty will be very happy to read it and we will be prosperous and wealthy."

"How about Brother Chu? You choose two paths, one is Sima Qian, and the other is Confucius. Which one do you choose?"
Chapter completed!