Most of the ancient emperors who were accused of usurping power and seizing the throne or suddenly died in the year of ascending the throne, most of them would not change the year name of the late emperor, not only to avoid chaos in the calendar, but also to demonstrate filial piety.

This is true when Li Keshun succeeded Li Shimin as emperor. Therefore, even though Li Shimin died at the beginning of the year, after Li Ke ascended the throne, he still tacitly used the Zhenguan reign title until the end of the year.

In the 20th year of Zhenguan, late autumn and early winter.

After today, winter will begin, which is the last court meeting in autumn and the last court meeting before winter. According to the rules, the new emperor's year name should be determined next year.

The new emperor's year name is a big deal, and it is the best way to get a name. After all, if anyone takes the year name, his name will be tied to this year name. In the future, it is inevitable that he will mention the person who intends to take the year name. It is difficult to spread the name without a name in the world.

Therefore, in recent days, the provincial and provincial governments have received a lot of memorials about drafting the year number, so naturally these memorials cannot be presented to Li Ke one by one. Therefore, the Zhongshu Ling Cen Wenben, who was ordered to take charge of the matter, also chose the best and made a few boxes.

"Sir Cen, it has been a while since I issued an order to draft the year number of the Secretariat. How is the matter determined?" Li Ke was also very concerned about the year number, otherwise he would not have issued an order to supervise the matter personally. At the beginning of the court meeting, Li Ke asked Cen Wenben.

Cen Wenben came out and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, I and my colleagues in the province have initially discussed and decided three for your Majesty to choose."

As Cen Wenben said, he handed over a memorial and delivered it to the eunuch in the palace.

Li Ke took Cen Wenben's memorial from the eunuch and slowly opened it. There were three year names written on it: "Yonghui", "Guanghe", and "Longshuo".

Li Ke looked down at the memorial, but at first glance, he had some considerations in his mind. Among the three years of reigns, the first one to be eliminated by Li Ke was "Guanghe". "Guanghe" as the name suggests is to think about peace and seek peace. Goguryeo was not settled, Tubo was not settled, and the situation in the Western Regions was still chaotic. Li Ke still had a lot to do. This year's reign was obviously in the opposite direction to Li Ke's idea.

Li Ke asked Cen Wenben: "What do you think between 'Yonghui' and 'Longshuo'?"

Li Ke's reaction was not surprising to Cen Wenben. The "Guanghe" year name was just the last piece of Cen Wenben pieced together, so as not to see others, saying that he, the imperial teacher, instigated the king to be powerful and do not cultivate civil rule. Li Ke would be the first to screen out "Guanghe" as Cen Wenben expected.

Cen Wenben is very familiar with Li Ke. In fact, it is not only Li Ke who will first sift through the "Guanghe" year name, but even Cen Wenben has his own guess as to which year name Li Ke will choose in the end.

But Cen Wenben knew what Li Ke meant, but it did not mean that Cen Wenben was completely obedient to Li Ke's thoughts and no longer expressed his opinions that he thought were beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and that were beneficial to Li Ke, although these opinions may not be the same as Li Ke's meaning.

In front of the king, he dared not speak out in a blunt manner, but only knew how to seek profit and avoid harm. In Cen Wenben's opinion, this was a way to mislead the king. Ordinary ministers would not do anything, let alone the emperor's teacher.

Cen Wenben replied: "'Shen Hui's Five Classics, the Five Classics are in line with each other'. Hui takes the meaning of prosperity and beauty. I think 'Yong Hui' is very good."

Hui people are "hui", and they are also surrendered to Lun's book, and Hui is also bright. The word "hui" not only means "shanghai", but also uses it in the court to persuade the king to follow the advice. If we only talk about this country's name, it is naturally excellent, but if we consider Li Ke's thoughts, it will be a bit less meaning.

In Li Ke's view, Hui is Huasheng, and Yonghui is Huasheng forever. Where did Li Ke's Huasheng come from? It was naturally inherited from the Zhenguan Dynasty.

It is true that Li Ke respects Li Shimin's achievements, but this does not mean that Li Ke is willing to live under the shadow of Li Shimin's achievements. He wants to do what Li Shimin cannot do and accomplish what Li Shimin has not accomplished. It is obviously not in line with Li Ke's current intention.

Yonghui is not bad, and it can also be called the country, but it should never be the first year used by Li Ke, because Li Ke has never advocated the Huang-Lao school of governance, and never liked Xiao Guicao's follow-up. Li Ke wanted to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty that belonged to him and was branded by himself. How could only Yonghui be able to do it?

Li Ke ignored Cen Wenben's words, and turned to the memorial and asked the court officials: "Who drafted the word "Long Shuo"?"

Li Ke did not comment on the "Yonghui" year name, obviously he was dissatisfied. This was as expected by Cen Wenben. Cen Wenben knew what Li Ke's move meant, and smiled and didn't say much.

Li Ke raised the "Longshuo" year name alone, obviously he was more satisfied with this year name. Li Ke's words fell, and Xu Jingzong, the Minister of Rites, hurriedly came out and said to Li Ke: "Report to Your Majesty, this year's title has been drafted by a humble minister."

Li Ke asked, "I wonder what the year name that Mr. Xu planned was to come from?"

Since Li Ke loved "Longshuo", how could Li Ke not know the source of "Longshuo"? Li Ke asked this just to say this through Xu Jingzong's mouth.

Xu Jingzong replied: "In "The Shu of Emperor Xuan", the Han Bangu said: "Zhongzong was clear and used the name of punishment. At that time, he praised the masters and the cleverness of listening and decisiveness. He was soft and far away, and could be close, and was full of power. He was full of dragons and deserts, and all came to the court. He was powerful and powerful, and he was still successful. "

Li Ke continued, "What does this mean?"

Xu Jingzong then replied: "Longhuang Shuomo, everyone comes to the court. This year's title refers to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty's martial arts and unparalleled achievements, so that the world will be prosperous and all countries will come to pay tribute."

As soon as Xu Jingzong's words came out, a smile appeared on Li Ke's face. Xu Jingzong's words were exactly the same as Li Ke's thoughts, Long Huang Shuomo, all came to the court. This was the emperor's action.

His Highness Xu Jingzong was overjoyed when he saw Li Ke's appearance. He knew that he had bet right. The "Longshuo" he drafted was extremely martial. He could be said to be a different sword, but he also liked Li Ke.

Although as a civil servant, advocating martial arts in this way would make people criticize him, he had no choice for his career.

Xu Jingzong entered the dynasty very early, and he was even one of the earliest ones. He was one of the eighteen bachelors in Hongwenguan back then. He was not only very literary, but also quite talented, and was originally trusted by Li Shimin.

As early as the beginning of Zhenguan year, Xu Jingzong was a clerk of the Secretariat. He was at the same time with Cen Wenben and was the choice of prime minister. However, Cen Wenben has been the emperor's teacher and has been a prime minister for many years, but he is still under Changsun Chong, who is more than 20 years younger than him. How could he be willing to do so?

In fact, it is no wonder that Xu Jingzong ended up like this. In the 11th year of Zhenguan, Empress Changsun passed away. Empress Changsun was generous and very popular. All the ministers cried in the funeral ceremony, but Xu Jingzong was rude and laughed endlessly.

How sad Li Shimin loved Empress Changsun? How sad was Li Shimin? Seeing Xu Jingzong, Li Shimin laughed endlessly and furious on the spot. He demoted Xu Jingzong out of Chang'an and went to Hongzhou to become Sima.

Li Ke also knew something about Xu Jingzong's laughter. It was probably because Xu Jingzong was with Ouyang Xun at the mourning ceremony of Empress Changsun. Ouyang Xun looked ugly and felt even more funny when she cried, which made Xu Jingzong unable to hold back his laughter. Xu Jingzong's smile was worthy of Ouyang Xun. He not only laughed out of the capital, but also lost his career.

It was not easy for Xu Jingzong to make great progress in the Zhenguan Dynasty. What Xu Jingzong could count on now was Li Ke. So as soon as Li Ke was about to draft the year name, Xu Jingzong agreed to his preferences and presented the word "Longshuo" in order to save more substantial political capital for himself.

Sure enough, Li Ke seemed very satisfied when he heard Xu Jingzong's words, so he responded on the spot and said with a smile: "What Mr. Xu said is very consistent with me. Then according to Mr. Xu's words, the year name will be determined by 'Longshuo'."
Chapter completed!