Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4207
The green mountains are vast, misty and rainy, the mountains undulate like dragons, and the rivers rush like belts. In the distance, only the shadow of Xianyang Palace remains.In the past, the Great Qin unified Liuhe, the strong Han swept across the Great Wall, and the gold and iron horses in the dust of history were all washed away by the rain, leaving only the glorious Tang Dynasty and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

The moment the dragon gate was cut off, the era belonging to His Majesty Li Er had come to an end.

It was also at this moment that an era that should not have appeared in this time and space slowly opened.

The river of history has diverged and flowed along a completely different path, never to return.

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In front of the Dragon Gate, Li Chengqian and a group of princes, princesses, and concubines of the first emperor knelt on the ground, crying loudly and heartbreakingly.

Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanjia looked at each other, and waved their hands to order hundreds of servants and maids who came at random to come forward and help the crying heartbroken people, Li Xiaogong said in a deep voice: "The late emperor died, the sun and the moon have no light, and the sky is full. I share my sorrow, but the enthronement ceremony will be held later, and I ask everyone to express my condolences, don't delay the important event, otherwise the spirit of the late emperor will also blame us."

It's just that the sound of crying is still incessant.

Some people grieve at the funeral of the first emperor, and they will never be able to see each other again. Some people live because they are attached to the first emperor, and they will be alone or trapped in the harem or practice in the royal temple. They are lonely and desolate. Some people even just put on a show, with tears streaming down their faces, but they don't take it seriously in their hearts...

There are all kinds of life, and there are so many things.

After another delay of nearly half an hour, all the relatives of the royal family stopped crying sobbingly, descended from Zhaoling, got into the car, and returned to Chang'an City by the same route.

At this time, the banners and flags of Chang'an City were fluttering, and the gongs and drums were bursting. Everywhere in the main street, the common people flocked and gathered in front of the gate, and when they saw the prince entering the city from Mingde gate in a chariot, they couldn't help but clamored loudly.

The voices of "Long live the new emperor" and "Long live the prince" can be heard endlessly.

Although the common people love His Majesty Li Er more, after all, the times have changed, and Prince Li Chengqian's reputation of "benevolence" and "forgiveness" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Now that the state affairs of the Tang Dynasty are strong and prosperous, all industries are flourishing, and there is a ruler who loves the people like a son, everyone's good life will be safe and secure.

On the contrary, if you run into an ambitious and violent king, that is everyone's sorrow...

For ordinary people, they don't care about the prestige of the world and the surrender of the barbarians. No matter how great the reputation is, it is the king and the ministers above the temple. Shuo Jin's achievements, every word is watered with the blood of the people and built with the bones of the dead.

The common people don't really understand what a family, country and world are, as long as they can live in peace...

When Li Chengqian returned to Wude Hall, it was already the end of time.

After leaving the city early in the morning, after a day of tossing around, he was already hungry by this time, so he gave a banquet to all the princes and ministers, and ate in the Wude Hall and the side hall on one side.The ministers left in a hurry after eating, or returned to their respective government offices to prepare for tomorrow's enthronement ceremony, or some elders simply went home to rest, their bones were about to fall apart...

Li Chengqian called Li Ji, Li Xiaogong, and Fang Jun to the apse, and came out to meet after bathing and changing.

The four monarchs and ministers knelt on the mat in front of the window, the autumn rain gurgling outside the window, the rain condensed from the leaves of the flower trees, rolled down, and splashed into the soil.

The moist and cool air blows in from the window, and the mist curls up from a pot of hot tea. Fang Jun holds the pot and pours tea.

Li Chengqian took a sip of tea from his teacup, but hesitated for a moment.

The other three people looked at each other, all of them were a little confused, so Li Xiaogong then asked: "I don't know what orders does Your Highness have?"

Li Chengqian pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "In the past few days, I have often thought about it. King Wu of Zhou divided up the eight hundred princes, and finally unified China and established the Dazhou for 800 years. One mind, one body inside and outside, but died in the second generation... Which one is better or worse between the enfeoffment and the prefectures?"

The three of them were a little surprised, why did they mention this?

Thinking about the emperor again, he realized that His Royal Highness the crown prince was probably under a lot of pressure from the random promises made by the King of Jin. He was afraid that the Chinese and military capitals of the court would be wooed by his "feudal party"'s reward, so he also wanted to ascend the throne. Then divide the world.

Li Ji frowned and said: "The so-called general trend of the world is like a mighty river. It flows forward and never moves forward. The enfeoffment system was adapted to local conditions in ancient times, so the Great Zhou was created for 800 years. In the Qin Dynasty, it was not long before the six kingdoms were conquered. Completely domesticated, and the first emperor launched a military campaign, attacked Baiyue in the south, rejected the Xiongnu in the north, repaired Afang, built the Great Wall, and consumed all the power of the country in just over ten years. The system of prefectures and counties is more superior, even though the late emperor once rewarded the meritorious officials and divided the world, but in the end he had to stop for various reasons, and I hope His Highness will not be whimsical and plant the root of chaos in the country."

The implication is that political systems are constantly improving with the passage of time, and it is absolutely impossible for outdated and eliminated systems to be applied again. Only by constantly introducing new ones and gradually improving them can we have a system that is more suitable for governing the world.

Li Xiaogong also persuaded: "The Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty cut the white snake to set the world, and also followed the example of the ancient times to enfeoff the clan and Pingfan. As a result, there was a 'Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms'. Although it was quickly calmed down, many hidden dangers were buried. Only then did the scourge of the clan and vassals be eliminated. The Sima family usurped the Wei Dynasty, and the artifact was lost because of the lack of military power of the Cao Wei clan. ...Your Highness, times have changed, and enfeoffment can no longer be an imperial policy."

When His Majesty Li Er's Majesty Li Er was enthroned after the change of Xuanwu Gate, he wanted to award meritorious officials and establish a vassal state, but was persuaded by Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others, and finally withdrew his order.

There is a vocabulary to describe this kind of thing in later generations: turn back the wheel of history...

Seeing that his thoughts were blocked, Li Chengqian was a little depressed, and subconsciously looked at Fang Jun. Although he only mentioned a topic, he thought that with the tacit understanding between him and Fang Jun, the latter could understand his thoughts and support him.

Fang Jun just raised his head and looked at Li Chengqian. When he saw the other person's gaze, his heart moved. He lowered his head and thought for a while, thinking that he should understand the reason why Li Chengqian mentioned the enfeoffment system so abruptly.

Fortunately, he had thought deeply about this topic and tried to analyze the deeper things in it.

Filling Li Ji and Li Xiaogong with tea, Fang Jun thought about it and said, "Yinggong's words are good: adapt to local conditions. The moon waxes and wanes, and the tide ebbs and flows. There is no perfect thing in the world, and there is no one thing that can last through the ages." A system that does not need to be changed, whether a certain system can strengthen the country depends only on whether it is adapted to local conditions."

After a pause, the thinking became smoother, and then he talked eloquently: "King Wu conquered Zhou and established Zhou, enfeoffed eight hundred princes, and continued the state for 800 years. Why? You must know that at that time, transportation, economy, military and other aspects were extremely backward. These vassal states spread all over the world, and many places are basically uninhabited and wild lands, with barren land and sparse population. These vassal states are not so much feudal as they are reclaiming wasteland for the emperor of Zhou... And this is the point, the vassal states have almost There is endless land to cultivate, and as the territory expands, the population gradually increases, and the wealth soars, so naturally they are willing to respect the Emperor Zhou as the Lord of the Lord. Who is willing to rebel? It may take several years to go to the capital..."

It was the first time for the other three people to hear such an argument, and after thinking about it, they couldn't help but nod their heads.

For those vassal states, instead of rebelling, they must hold on to the thigh of Emperor Zhou tightly, so as to get more support from the center, and better develop and build their own feudal states.

Li Ji was quick-witted, drawing inferences from one instance, and said: "By the time of the Warring States Period, all the land that could be reclaimed had been reclaimed, and there was no room for leisurely expansion among countries. Under collisions and frictions, it was inevitable that there would be years of melee."

Fang Jun said with a smile: "There is nothing more wise than a hero!"

Li Ji glanced at him, snorted, and ignored him.

Li Chengqian asked: "Then the Han Dynasty divided the world, but why did it lead to internal disasters?"

Fang Jundao: "For Emperor Zhou, the territory that he can actually control is actually not that big. Enfeoffing the feudal princes is actually enfeoffing outside, and the center of the Ping Fan. And Han Gaozu's enfeoffing of the clan is enfeoffing inside, the so-called role of the Ping Fan Central. Not to mention it at all, but instead formed a pattern of "how can others snore on the side of the couch", Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and other poor families dared to shout "the princes and generals are better than each other", let alone the clan kings handed down from the ancestors? The same is true in the Jin Dynasty, civil strife is really reasonable."

Li Ji frowned in thought, without interrupting.

Li Xiaogong said: "According to your opinion, the defeat of the Han and Jin Dynasties lies in the enfeoffment, not the issue of the enfeoffment system itself?"

Li Chengqian faintly became excited.

(End of this chapter)