Chapter 304 From the Monument to the Lingyan Pavilion
This statue is so beautiful!

"The cranes beneath him are like a burning fire!"

"The lives of the soldiers turned into a flock of cranes and flew away."

«This monument reminds me of the song "The Cranes." »

"Sometimes I always feel that those soldiers have not returned from the bloody battlefield. They are not buried in our land, they have turned into flying white cranes."

"The sculpture is absolutely amazing, the concept is unparalleled!"

《This sculpture makes me want to cry! 》

"So handsome, so infectious!"

"Why do I feel nothing at all about Mona Lisa? But Soviet art can empathize with people?"

"The Russians' art is really amazing. In comparison, the American cultural heritage is horrible."

"You can question the Soviet Union's economic rigidity, and you can question the Soviet Union's high-level corruption, but you can never question the Soviet Union's aesthetics."

"In comparison, some "modern art sculptures" are just trash!"

"It's such a majestic monument, why does it look so sad and melancholy?"

"Melancholy is the underlying color of his art."

《Gloomy, sad, and grand! 》

"French literature: I died for love. British literature: I died for honor. American literature: I died for freedom. Russian literature: I will die. Japanese literature: I want to die. Chinese literature: Live. "

The ancients were also discussing this.

Spring and Autumn.

Lu Ban saw the statue and the combination of solid bronze components of its upper body.

And a group of cranes with gradually hollowed-out lower bodies.

I am impressed by the great artistic impact of this statue.

At the same time, I am also impressed by its exquisite design.

"Wonderful! This statue is really wonderful!"

"As viewers, we can feel a sense of solemnity when we see this statue."

“It speaks to the success of its design.”

"The upper body is in human form, while the lower body transforms into a flock of cranes."

“It also fully demonstrates their ability to construct statues.”

“The design is indeed very ingenious and worth learning.”

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin admired the statue carefully and fell into deep thought.

At first, Li Shimin was amazed at the artistic appeal of the statue.

But as the curtain began to introduce, this statue was a monument to Soviet soldiers in the Battle of Rzhev.

And there are memorial halls around it.

Li Shimin suddenly felt.

I was inspired.

Originally, Li Shimin set up the Lingyan Pavilion specifically for this purpose.

Li Shimin was also very proud of the Lingyan Pavilion.

I think this is the way to let the meritorious officials enter the Lingyan Pavilion and enjoy the worship and sacrifices of future generations.

It’s a very generous act.

And it will become a beautiful story for future generations.

Originally, Li Shimin was very satisfied with the Lingyan Pavilion.

But now, after seeing this shocking Battle of Rzhev monument.

I also listened to the sky screen explanation of the surrounding memorial halls.

Li Shimin suddenly felt.

The Lingyan Pavilion alone is totally not enough.

Li Shimin talked about his ideas while looking at the sky.

"The Lingyan Pavilion will remain the main structure, but a large statue will also be built in front of it."

"The materials can be used, stone can be used, bronze can be used"

"The main body of the statue is a group portrait, which includes our Lingyan Pavilion heroes."

"Then, build a corridor outside the Lingyan Pavilion to connect it to the outside of the imperial palace."

"There, a garden is specially set up for publicity and education."

"To tell the whole world, and even future generations, about the great achievements of our Tang Dynasty's heroes."

"By the way, let me also talk about the difficulties I faced in starting my business and the dangers I faced in pacifying the world."

"In this way, the artistic quality and value of Lingyan Pavilion will surely increase greatly, right?"

Li Shimin was already very talented in literature and art. I made a simple idea while watching.

Feeling a little excited.

But Li Shimin had the idea.

He also compared the Lingyan Pavilion with the sculptures on the skylight.

Suddenly I discovered a problem.

"The Lingyan Pavilion is full of kings, princes, generals and ministers."

"The Lingyan Pavilion that I intend to renovate and expand will also house princes, generals and ministers."

“It’s just on a much larger scale.”

"But the Soviet Union was such a huge country."

"The monument they built was so grand that even the head of state came to personally attend the opening ceremony."

"However, this monument is not dedicated to a particular president, a particular marshal, or a particular general."

"The content of the monument seems to be about an ordinary Soviet soldier, right?"

“Such a magnificent monument.”

“Isn’t it a little wrong to commemorate an ordinary soldier instead of a great general?”

"Is it a bit of a waste of talent?"

As a feudal emperor, Li Shimin naturally showed his limitations at this time.

He always felt that such a large monument and such a high-standard work of art.

It is just used to create the image of an ordinary soldier.

It feels a bit pity.

How could an ordinary soldier deserve to be commemorated by a statue?

But thinking about it.

Li Shimin figured out something new.

"Could it be that?"

“Don’t tell the story from the perspective of kings, princes, generals or ministers.”

“And tell the story from the perspective of an ordinary soldier.”

“In terms of artistic power and influence, can it be taken to a higher level?”

Li Shimin was confused.

So he asked Wei Zheng, who was also lost in thought standing aside.

Wei Zheng was also in a state of shock at this time, influenced by the art of later generations.

But listen to Li Shimin ask himself this.

Wei Zheng naturally had no intention of flattering Li Shimin, and said that Li Shimin should be the protagonist of the new statue in the Lingyan Pavilion.

Instead he said:

"A memorial portrait with a certain emperor or some meritorious general as the subject."

"It's not surprising."

"Build their monument outside the Lingyan Pavilion."

“It’s just an upgraded version of the portrait.”

“It’s not yet at the level of surpassing everyone else.”

"And what if..."

"The magnificent monument we built outside the Lingyan Pavilion is not dedicated to a certain emperor or a certain general."

"But an ordinary soldier?"

"This fully demonstrates that water can carry a boat."

"It also fully reflects that the people are more important than the monarch."

“Although it is just a way of commemoration, and has no actual content.”

"But it is not possible to make soldiers all over the world sacrifice their lives to serve the Tang Dynasty."

"And show, Your Majesty, that you have surpassed the wise emperors of ancient times?"

"I think it will be passed down to later generations, even to the Chinese of later generations."

"They talk about monuments dedicated to ordinary people, ordinary soldiers."

"You will always think of your Majesty, right?"

What Wei Zheng said touched Li Shimin's heart.

In fact, monuments were specially built to commemorate an emperor or general.

Or an ordinary soldier?
Li Shimin actually didn't care.

(End of this chapter)