The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 307
Li Yuan looked at the secret report presented by the prince Li Jiancheng, and sighed: "No matter what dynasty, no matter when! People always come first. There are people, there are food, soldiers, and talents. There are many people. There will be more soldiers, more money and food, more taxes, and more talents.”

"Father's words are very true!" Li Jiancheng said regretfully, "The money, food, wealth, and population of the Guanlong family have made Yang Tong perfect for many generations! It's a pity."

"That's not our property, there's nothing to regret! You have to rely on yourself to be a human being and do things! I have relied on the Guanlong family for too long before I lost myself. Whenever I encounter difficulties, the first thing I think of is to ask Dugu and the Dou family for help." .”

The fiascos again and again gave Li Yuan a temperament similar to enlightenment. He sighed a long time and said: "In the first year of Daye, Zhang Qiu Taiyi told Yang Guang that Yang Guang's life was a tree, and Yongzhou was located in a ruined city. Mu Zhichong is not suitable for long-term residence. And there is a saying in the prophecy that "rebuild Luoyang and restore the world of the Jin Dynasty". It was this rhetoric that moved Yang Guang, and a few days later he issued an edict to build the eastern capital."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "Although Zhang Qiu Taiyi has the reputation of a living god, but Yang Guang, as the emperor, moved the capital as soon as he heard the magician's words, it would be too hasty."

"I used to think so too, but after I became emperor! I realized that moving the capital to Luoyang was one of the wisest decisions of the two emperors Wen and Wu of the Sui Dynasty."

"Moving the capital to Luoyang, isn't it meant to weaken the threat of the Guanlong family? I don't understand, so I ask my father for advice?" Li Jiancheng was puzzled. In his impression, his father respected Emperor Wen, but he didn't care about Yang Guang. It is all derogatory.

"Weakening the influence of the Guanlong family is only one of them. The key is to make up for the rift in the world." Li Yuan continued: "During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, although the Sui Dynasty unified the world in terms of territory, the north and south were divided for 300 years. Over the years, although the wounds carved by history have stopped bleeding, the rift between the north and the south cannot be healed in a short period of time. This rift is inevitably manifested in various aspects such as politics, economy, culture, military affairs, popular sentiment, customs, folk customs, etc. On the one hand, this will inevitably seriously weaken the cohesion and stability that the country should have. Since Chang'an is located in the northwest corner of the empire, once there are rebellions in Guandong, Liaodong, and Jiangnan, by the time the imperial court receives the news and responds, the rebellion may have swept across the country. state."

"Therefore, in order to strengthen the control of the Quartet, especially the south, to eliminate the historical barriers between the north and the south, and to achieve a true unification from the land to the hearts of the people, it is imperative to build a new capital in the Central Plains, the heart of the world. In this way, Yang Guangcai said in the imperial edict on the construction of Luoyang: "Since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he wanted to use the land of He and Luo as the place to start a business. The first emperor thought about this matter for a long time, and it was exciting to talk about it." Choking! I will fulfill the ambition of the late emperor!'”

"So, the construction of the Grand Canal is the same?"

"That's right! When we look back at Yang Guang moving his capital to Luoyang, we can see that this move is conducive to strengthening the imperial court's control over the Jiangnan area, and is conducive to strengthening the relationship between the imperial court and the Quartet. Although Yang Guang himself has a big fault, he moved the capital. The original intention is undoubtedly correct and reasonable.”

"I used to be the head of the Li family, and I only considered the interests of the family. After becoming the emperor, I realized the importance and necessity of moving the capital to Luoyang. This means that I am not in my position and do not seek government affairs. But this move is undoubtedly It violated the interests of the Guanlong family, and because of this, there was a huge dispute. In addition, Yang Guang took many measures to weaken the Guanlong family, which led to the unresolved conflict between the Sui Dynasty and the Guanlong family. At that time, the Dugu family and the Dou family approached me. I have been so smooth for so many years, it is entirely due to the joint protection of the Guanlong family, but their protection also made me form the habit of relying on them. For the problem, I want to ask the Guanlong family for help."

"Losing Guanzhong, it is true that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, but it also made me completely wake up."

Speaking of this, Li Yuan continued to be very grateful: "I thought that the Tang Dynasty was over, but who would have thought that Yang Yu gave us a chance to turn the book around. Losing Guanzhong is the opportunity for the Tang Dynasty to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly."

"Father is wise!" Li Jiancheng's face was startled, with a look of admiration on his face.

"Under the advocacy and guidance of Yang Tong, people-oriented has become a general trend! In the face of the general trend, Shunchang is in reverse, so Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei and others have followed suit. In this regard, everyone is indeed It has become a pawn in Yang Tong's hands." Li Yuan said solemnly, "But what is even more powerful is that Yang Tong wants to cut off the foundation of the family!"

"Actually, Yang Tong had implemented these plans as early as when he came to Jizhou, but Jizhou was in chaos for many years, causing the local aristocratic families to evacuate one after another, and Yang Guang was still alive, so he didn't dare to let go, and what he did was not obvious. Coupled with Yang Guang's strong support and wholehearted protection, even Cui, Li, Lu, Gao and other thousand-year-old nobles could not do anything to him. But after the Jiangdu Rebellion, Yang Tong no longer had anyone to restrain him, so he let go of his hands and feet. for."

"But why did he do this?" Li Jiancheng asked what he didn't understand.

"Because Yang Tong has an ambition to be an emperor." After Li Yuan made a definition, he explained: "When Yang Guang was alive, the crown prince was either the direct grandson Yang You or the concubine grandson Yang Tan. The former was headed by Webster. The Guanlong gentry supported the latter, and the latter had the support of the Guandong gentry headed by the Pei family, while Yang Tong had nothing. Yang Tong also knew his own weakness, and knew that he was inherently disadvantaged, so he never thought about it from the beginning. Instead of relying on aristocratic families, he chose ordinary people."

Li Yuan tapped his fingers on the table and said: "The conflict between the aristocratic family and the low-level people has existed for a long time, so he provoked the conflict between the aristocratic family and the low-level people, and then established a fair and just image with the law. Thus gained popularity, and will later The land was distributed to the common people, and they won the support of the common people invisibly. He used the power of the common people to deal with the family, and then used the family's money, food and fields to win over the people, but he did not know the difference. With evidence and witnesses, no matter how others oppose and smear it, the people who have benefited will not believe it."

"Yang Tong seems to have not gained any benefits, and even offended the world's aristocratic family for no reason, but in fact it has shaken the foundation of the aristocratic family. Without the land, the aristocratic family will naturally be unable to support tenants and thousands of slaves. Slaves, of course, would not have private armies that would shake the court. After the common people had land, they no longer needed to rely on aristocratic families. In fact, Yang Tong’s taxes did not decrease at all, he just helped the people eliminate the aristocratic families This level of exploitation is nothing more than exploitation. The people are less exploited by the aristocratic family, and every household has surplus food. If the people are satisfied, they will naturally support Yang Tong."

"Father!" Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and said, "I heard that when Yang Tong dealt with the Guanlong family, his method was very similar to letting the people become bandits. How is this different from the leader of the bandits?"

"This is exactly where Yang Tong is brilliant." Li Yuan sighed, "Do you know his Ministry of Punishment and Ministry of Imperial Affairs?"

"I know." Li Jiancheng nodded.

"The Ministry of Officials is in charge of administration, and the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of law enforcement and trial. The Imperial Ministry supervises local officials' governance, supervises whether the Ministry of Punishment's law enforcement is fair, and also supervises the people. However, those who make false accusations are also severely punished and impartial. The Ministry of Officials governs the place for him, The Ministry of Punishment detains unjust officials, the Ministry of Justice supervises the administration of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice enforces the law. Dong has absolute control over his territory. The people of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou are as strong as iron! Yang Tong is not dead, and the three tribes are still alive, even with ten times the force, it is difficult to invade."

"The hearts of the people are as strong as iron!"

Hearing his father's evaluation, Li Jiancheng was a little embarrassed. The Li family itself is a family, and with the development of the situation, Li Tang is under more and more pressure from the family. Nowadays, more than [-]% of the officials are from the family. If Yang Tong's method is used, the Li family must cut off everything they own.

But Yang Tong is different. It can be said that he was forced out to be able to have what he is today. Yang Tong, who was left behind in the Eastern Capital, also thought of wooing aristocratic families, such as the Yuan family represented by Yuan Wendu and Lu Chuwei. Fan Yang, represented by Lushi, and Wei Jin, represented by Jingzhao Webster...

As a result, everyone ignored him, even Luoyang, which had been in town for many years, was easily taken away by Yang Tan.

In the end, Yang Tong fled to Jizhou. If he hadn't fought hard and defeated Dou Jiande, he wouldn't even be able to find a foothold.

It was in that situation that Yang Tong simply catered to Yang Guang's taste and embarked on the road of being an enemy of the aristocratic family. With Yang Guang's escort, he survived the most difficult days.

When Yang Guang, the backer, died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, Yang Tong was already in full swing, and no one could do anything to him.

Li Jiancheng didn't know that Yang Tong had changed his soul, and he took it for granted that Yang Tong, the enemy of the aristocratic family, was forced out by the aristocratic family in the world.He bowed and said: "Father, but I don't know where my Tang Dynasty started?"

Li Yuan said: "Make laws and form the imperial department."

"Father, this..." Li Jiancheng was taken aback.Use this set, okay?

"I'm not dealing with aristocratic families!" Li Yuan paused every word: "I want to rule officials according to the law. Those who are outstanding will be rewarded, and those who are lawless will be punished."

wonderful!It's wonderful.

Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up!To govern officials according to law, who is governed?Those who govern are the children of the family who are officials but lawless. Not only will they not give up their excuses, but they will also win the hearts of the people.

When the policy of benefiting the people of the Tang Dynasty is equal to that of the Sui Dynasty, the effort to invade the Sui Dynasty in the future will be infinitely smaller. The people don't care who the emperor is, they only care about their own food and clothing. Tang was also able to give them the same life, so their resistance was naturally weaker. If they were tempted again, it would not be impossible to betray the Sui Dynasty.

"What about the outside world?"

"Let Xiaogong attack the man-eating monster Zhu Can and seize Xiyang and Nanyang. Prevent Wang Shichong from going south and Li Mi from going west."

At this moment, Li Yuan is more like the emperor of a country than ever before!
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