allendalepharm Chapter 2719 Li Shen Speaks Eloquently
Chapter 2719 Li Shen Speaks Eloquently
As Li Chengqian expected, after everyone had been looking into the distance for a while, Li Shen, who was at the front, accidentally fell to the ground with a thud.
He fell onto the snow and didn't move.
Li Shimin caught up from behind, threw down his sword, mounted Li Shen, and began to draw his bow with both hands.
Li Shen's cries were pitiful:
"Ouch, don't hit my face~~~"
After fighting for a while, everything calmed down. Li Shimin stood up, picked up his knife, grabbed Li Shen's arm, and dragged him back.
"Hoo~ho~ho~"
Li Shimin arrived before the crowd, panting heavily, his breath turning into a white mist.
He threw Li Shen to the ground and then tossed the knife to Li An.
"How can you still run? You're much better than last time," Li Shimin said sarcastically.
Don't underestimate me just because I'm old. When it comes to physical strength, even if I can't beat others, I can still beat this good-for-nothing son.
When everyone looked at Li Shen on the ground, he was panting heavily, his eyes were lifeless, and his face was pale.
"Cough cough... Ugh..."
After coughing twice, Li Shen began to gag. He knew he was short of oxygen and exhausted from running for too long.
Li Shen must have been running for at least fifteen minutes, which nearly killed him.
"Hmph, overestimating themselves." Li Shimin snorted upon seeing this, then walked into the main tent, and the others followed him in.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Shi Tou hurriedly came over and helped Li Shen up, leading him into the main tent.
He helped Li Shen sit down and poured him a glass of water.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Tenth Brother, what you just said was too broad and general. Now, tell me specifically how we should do it."
After sitting down, Li Shimin let out a long sigh of relief, calmed his breathing, and felt refreshed and full of energy after running around.
Looking at Li Shen again, he appeared listless and had a vacant look in his eyes.
Just now, Li Shimin really didn't beat him much. When he climbed on top of Li Shen, Li Shimin found that Li Shen was almost dead. He was breathing heavily but not exhaling much, and he seemed to be on the verge of death.
"Tenth brother, Father is asking you a question," Li Chengqian nudged Li Shen to remind him.
"Huh? Are you talking about me?" Li Shen was panting heavily, still not calmed down, feeling like his lungs were on fire.
“Your Highness, we understand what Your Highness just said, but we have no clue how to carry it out in practice.”
What exactly is being passed down in this inheritance? My Great Tang Dynasty is a vast and resource-rich land with a large population.
How to pass it on, and how should it be passed on? Ma Zhou was very interested in this.
"Phew~~~" Li Shen let out a long breath, picked up his teacup and took a big gulp.
"Did I just get punched?"
This statement immediately left people scratching their heads and was quite unexpected.
"What? You want to retaliate against Hu Lai?" Li Shimin glared at him.
"No, no, I was just asking." Li Shen waved his hand.
"Just tell me what you feel like," Li Shimin said, sounding somewhat impatient.
"Well, actually, this was just a sudden inspiration of mine. I don't know exactly what to pass on."
However, we can all think about it together.
My idea is to pass on a kind of Tao, which I call spirit or thought. Li Shen pointed to his head.
"Spirit? Thought? What exactly is that?" Changsun Wuji asked.
What King Ji said was so mysterious and cryptic that it was hard to understand.
"Hmm... Let me give you an example, such as making all the people in the world recognize their identity as Tang people and identify themselves as Tang people."
Just as the Han Dynasty left behind its legacy, we must also preserve the legacy of our Tang Dynasty.
This required the imperial court to handle, as those literati and scholars were quite stubborn.
Li Shen thought for a moment and gave a very simple example: national identity.
"That's not difficult. Now our Great Tang is strong and prosperous, and the people live in peace and contentment. Even those vassal states want to become subjects of our Great Tang."
Yu Zhining nodded after hearing this.
The Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it was almost mythical, especially at the end of this year amidst constant warfare.
Only the Tang Dynasty could be spared the suffering of war, so people from other countries wanted to become subjects of the Tang Dynasty.
"Hmm, the imperial court will handle this. What is this 'culture' you mentioned?"
Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
"Ah, culture encompasses many things, from the imperial court to the common people, such as the festivals we celebrate and the procedures of our sacrifices."
Although these were all products of the Zhou Rites and the Book of Rites, they also incorporated some customs of our Great Tang Dynasty, making them somewhat different from the Zhou Rites and the Book of Rites.
This is the culture of our Great Tang Dynasty, and we can also create some festivals and activities that didn't exist before but only exist now.
Just like the first month of the lunar calendar, although there were similar festivals in the past, it was a festival established in our Great Tang Dynasty.
In literature, Father had six official histories compiled, including the Book of Jin, the Book of Liang, and the Book of Chen, as well as the Histories of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, making a total of eight.
Why doesn't Father send someone to continue compiling it? We could compile a complete book, including classics, history, philosophy, and literature. Wouldn't that leave something for future generations?
Li Shen spoke eloquently and logically, and no one knew that he was making things up.
Even if Li Shen hadn't said these things, many things in later generations originated from the Tang Dynasty.
The wealth accumulated by the Tang Dynasty laid a solid foundation for the subsequent dynasties, who all benefited from the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shen sometimes wondered if there really was a Heavenly Law, otherwise why would Wu Zetian emerge when the Tang Dynasty was so powerful, and completely deplete the Tang Dynasty?
What would have happened if there had been no Wu Zetian after the Zhenguan era? Would the Tang Dynasty have been able to break through the three-hundred-year mark?
Everything behind this seems to be manipulated by someone; this is a cursed land.
After listening to Li Shen's words, everyone fell into deep thought. Although Li Shen's words were not very well explained, they all understood the meaning behind them.
Any one of these people, whether in terms of intelligence or knowledge, could easily surpass Li Shen. Li Shen was the least talented among them.
"If you have any further insights on this, please share them," Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
Li Shen looked worried. He had said almost everything he could think of, so what insights could he possibly have?
If I had that kind of talent, I would be the emperor.
After thinking for a long time, Li Shen finally spoke again:
"Tolerance, yes, a child's opinion is tolerance."
"May I ask Your Highness Prince Ji what you mean by tolerance?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"It's about acceptance. Everyone is a citizen of our Great Tang Dynasty. We can be a multi-ethnic nation."
Do not cling to the idea that those who are not of our kind must have different hearts.
After Qin Shi Huang unified the six states, didn't the states of Qi and Chu all become Qin? And their people were also people of Qin.
Why should our Great Tang Dynasty distinguish between Tang people and other people?
"The Emperor's strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians is to reduce the burden on the imperial court, while what we need to do is find a way to turn their people into our own."