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Chapter 652 The icing on the cake

When he was young, he left home and returned home, but his accent did not change and his hair was weak. This poem by He Zhizhang was tailor-made for Changsun Shunde. People are old and affectionate. No matter how decisive and decisive he was when he was young, he would inevitably miss his hometown when he was old, and old friends would inevitably have the idea of ​​falling leaves returning to their roots.

Changsun Shunde is from Luoyang, and it is not far from Chang'an and Luoyang. If you want to go back, you can do it anytime. If you want to say something regrettable, it is that you cannot hide it in the ancestral tomb after death, because he knows that with his identity and merit, it is certain that you will be buried with Zhaoling after death and stay with the emperor forever.

But this is not the most regrettable. For Changsun Shunde, the biggest regret in his life was that he was a deserter. During the pre-Sui Dynasty, he was the right guard in the court. The Goguryeo War in front of him became a meat grinder for the soldiers and a tomb that could never be filled. Changsun Shunde was afraid and took advantage of the gap and ran to Jinyang to defect to Li Yuan.

Later, this extremely fierce war finally ended with the defeat of the Sui Dynasty, and it also dragged down the prosperous Sui Dynasty, causing chaos in the world, with heroes rising everywhere and the people living in poverty. Changsun Shunde, who was ashamed of deserters, raised an army from Jinyang to pacifying the world, followed Li Shimin to fight and pacify the world. He was full of glory not only washed away his shame, but also left a family business for his descendants.

Now that he has retired and enjoyed the joy of his children and grandchildren surrounding his knees, he can't help but feel guilty. He has a lot of descendants and is boundless in wealth, but those brothers who have lived and died have buried their bones in foreign countries and lost their souls in foreign lands. Some have been enslaved for decades, some have been dismembered by knives and corpses, and even some have their heads cut off and made into Jingguan, which has become a symbol of Goguryeo's martial arts.

This time, he heard his son Changsun Jiahan say that the court would welcome back the corpses of the fallen soldiers and rescue the prisoners as much as possible. Changsun Shunde happily drank wine for a day, and while drinking, he laughed and cried, which made his son think he was hysterical. Then, he asked Changsun Jiahan to send a lot of money and food to the East Palace, and said clearly that he was old and could not go to the battlefield, and some vulgar things were considered to be dedicated to his comrades.

Changsun Shunde was a greedy and stingy guy. This was Li Chengqian’s first impression of him. Otherwise, he would not have held his royal status as a royal family member, reselled the palace items, and would not have stored grain for profit in the years of disasters. To be honest, Li Chengqian really looked down on his uncle at the beginning, he was greedy for money and competitive, and was timid on the inside, and was simply a tyrant businessman.

But the battle of the Donggukou shattered the queen made him look at him with admiration. No one was wrong. As long as he was loyal, other problems would be small problems. Don’t worry too much, no one would be perfect!

With favors, he became more and more likely to move around. Li Chengqian also thought of giving him some good things. In private, he also advised Changsun Wuji to take care of his money. He has not had a few years of life. Since he likes money, he might as well give him more. He has worked hard all his life and should enjoy his happiness.

After so many years of entering the court to participate in politics, Li Chengqian has seen many heroes fallen because of their insatiable greed. The most valuable thing about Changsun Shunde is that he knows how to behave and advance and retreat. It can be seen from his voluntary surrender of the position of the general. It would be strange if such a person does not often maintain wealth.

Now that he has put out so much money and grain to help military funds, Li Chengqian's satisfaction with him has increased sharply, which is another reason why he easily agreed to sit in the village.

"Old Duke, the dead are gone. People always look forward. Those soldiers did not die because of you, so they don't have to feel guilty. This time you can donate generously, adding three points of our army's power. I believe that they will be able to complete the task successfully and let those soldiers who are buried in foreign countries return to their hometowns."

Seeing the old man sighing while drinking, Li Chengqian felt unbearable. This was definitely not a whine. What people fear most in their life is that they have regrets that cannot be compensated in their later years. Although Li Chengqian was not old, there were also things that could not be compensated, so he could understand Changsun Shunde.

Hi, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, Changsun Shunde drank a glass of wine, and said slowly with the alcohol: "Your Highness, the old man heard from Jiahan that Jiahan, you had a blush with the old man Wei Zheng in court for the corpses of the fallen soldiers. Next time you have this matter, you will ask the old man to do it. Anyway, the old man is already a casual official who retired, and there is not so much taboo to do anything, so you don't have to make a good reputation for the old man."

Wei Zheng was treated very well by the emperor. Even a minister who followed the Yuan Dynasty like Changsun Shunde and a relative of the royal family were incomparable to his treatment in the emperor. Take a story from the beginning of Zhenguan for example. Mr. Li gave the emperor the yellow oriole that had always been beautiful. Because the bird was beautiful, the emperor often held it in his hands to play with it.

Later, he was met by Wei Zheng while playing. Not only did the old guy talk about politics endlessly, he also shook his head and told the emperor about "Shangshu·Hostaka". He was not in a position to listen to and listen to Baidu, and he lost his moral character and lost his ambition to play with things. After the old guy left, the emperor found that the yellow oriole was actually suffocated to death.

This was seen by Li Chengqian with his own eyes. Wei Zheng left proudly, but his father's face was indeed ashen, but he did not say a word of punishment. He also issued an order for this, not allowing any ministers to send you birds to the palace. In the eyes of outsiders, this shows that the emperor is diligent in his work and loves the people and does not seek pleasure, but Li Chengqian knew that he was a purely heartbroken bird and was afraid of being killed by Wei Zheng again.

"Yes, if the old Duke said, I will remember that if there is an old man in the family, I will fight with an old man next time. I will definitely ask the Duke to take action so that he can also know that our Changsun family has someone."

Of course, Li Chengqian would not tell him how many things that the court had secretly had happened to others during this period. However, he still had to do the kindness of Changsun Shunde. When he was able to enjoy his old age, he still wanted to do something for himself. This means that it would be in vain to invest in him.

"Looking at the old man's health and well-being, Gu is also very proud. It's better to do this. There are two pieces of land under the Yushan Martyrs Cemetery. Gu is thinking about building a Buddha and one Taoist temple to save the fallen soldiers. This is a job that tests patience and eyesight. Young people will inevitably do something unhappy, otherwise you will be able to move once." Li Chengqian bit the pronunciation of the word "eyepower". He believed that Changsun Shunde should be able to understand what he meant.

Haha..., after Li Chengqian finished speaking, Changsun Shunde pondered for a while, then laughed consciously, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Li Chengqian, and then drank it all. Changsun Shunde, who was a mature man, certainly understood that the prince could not believe in Buddhism and Taoism, and was extremely wary of it. Even if this was a job that was not bad, he would definitely not allow the two sects to penetrate here.

"Don't worry, your highness has lived a long life. The biggest advantage is that I know many people. The old minister knows many noble monks and Taoists. This is a job of accumulating virtue. They are definitely willing to come to the temple! As long as the soldiers are born and fall into the ground, the old minister promises that the sound of salvation will sound at the foot of the Jade Mountain."

Building two wonderful things is a piece of cake for the East Palace. Du Gou's huge engineering team can be obtained in one or two months. He can complete the task by moving around, so he dares to take on such a big responsibility...
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