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Chapter 95 The Kaiyuan Era is Coming

[After all, my idol Cao Aman has said, I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me! ]

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I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me!
When reciting this sentence, people of all dynasties felt a sense of kingship and dominance coming towards them.

"Yes, that's something I would say." Cao Cao felt relieved when Tianmu mentioned him again.

Since the appearance of Tianmu, many people have noticed that being mentioned by Tianmu is definitely something worth celebrating.

What's more, Cao Cao was regarded as an idol by Li Longji, who founded the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

It is even more worth celebrating!
Of course, Zhao Gou and the Ming Dynasty God of War are definitely not on this list.

The two of them hoped that the sky curtain would disappear as soon as possible so that they would not be bothered by it.

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"Cao Cao has the aura of a king, but he doesn't have the heart of a king. He has slaughtered the people of the Han Dynasty many times. He is called the Prime Minister of Han, but he is actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty. I am not ashamed of him!"

Liu Bei was not convinced and a look of disdain appeared on his face.

How could there be people who worship this traitor who has no heart for the people?

It's simply unreasonable.

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[Power can make a person disappear, but it can also make a person shut up. Li Longji thought to himself that for my sake, I should let my aunt disappear first.]

[On July 713, 7 AD, Princess Taiping sent her confidants to raid Wude Hall, intending to kidnap Li Longji.]

[Li Longji had made preparations in advance and killed Princess Taiping's confidants in one fell swoop, then personally led his troops out of the Wude Hall and killed Princess Taiping's party.]

[Dozens of Princess Taiping's descendants and followers were executed, and Princess Taiping was also given death at home.]

[At this point, Li Longji finally stood at the pinnacle of imperial power. ]

[After ascending the throne, Li Longji looked at the fragmented Tang Dynasty and urgently needed a new leadership team, a new prime minister who could reform the old and welcome the new, and help him bring the Tang Dynasty to its peak. ]

[The first target he locked onto was Yao Chong. Sima Guang once said that the wise ministers of the Tang Dynasty were Fang and Du, and Yao and Song.]

[I think everyone is familiar with Fang and Du, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. ]

【No one else can compare. 】

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During the Zhenguan period.

The ministers congratulated Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Both of them had excited smiles on their faces.

After all, leaving a name in history is the lifelong dream of scholars.

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[Yao Chong is one of the four famous prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty. When Yao Chong heard that he was going to be the prime minister, he said excitedly, "I don't want to be the prime minister."]

[Li Longji was so angry that he almost died. What was going on?]

[Faced with the questioning of the Tang emperor, Yao Chong said that he would only agree to it if you agreed to ten conditions.]

[Li Longji almost laughed out of anger, "I gave you a promotion, but you still negotiated with me. Aren't you giving me no face?"]

[Fortunately, Li Longji was not a domineering person, and he finally listened to the other party's ten conditions patiently.]

【These are the ten most famous things in history. 】

【Being benevolent and righteous is the first step in governing (benevolent governance, not torture)】

[No war for decades]

[Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in government affairs]

[No relatives of the emperor are allowed to serve as officials in the Taiwan Province (do not let the emperor's relatives hold power, and cut redundant officials)]

【Enforce the rule of law (enforcement starts with close relatives)】

【In addition to rent, labor service and taxes, Du Se Contribution (Abolition of excessive taxes and levies)】

[The construction of temples and palaces is stopped (stop building temples to save costs)]

[Courtesy to receive ministers (treat ministers well)]

[Ministers can criticize the government and break taboos (ministers are encouraged to speak out and criticize the government)] [This is a warning for future generations (don’t let relatives interfere in government affairs)]

[Ten things to say. Friends who want to be emperors can take a screenshot and hang it on the head of the bed to remind themselves at all times. ]

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There was no need for Tianmu to remind them, as Ying Zheng, Liu Bang, Liu Che, Liu Xiu, Liu Bei, and Liu Chan (under the coercion of Zhuge Liang) had already ordered people to write it down for easy study and reference.

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[Everyone, if you encounter such a subordinate, can you bear it? Fortunately, Li Longji at this time was wise and tolerant. He not only agreed to all the requests, but also cooperated with them. ]

[For example, not adding taxes to the people and abolishing excessive taxes. It's easy to say, if the people pay less taxes, where will the money come from? The only way is to live a simple and frugal life.]

[So Li Longji took the lead in being frugal and ordered that all the gold and silver objects in the palace be melted down and handed over to the state. In the harem, concubines and concubines below were not allowed to wear jade ornaments.]

[In order to change people's love of wearing beautiful clothes, he also ordered everyone to dye embroidered silk fabrics black and then continue to wear them. ]

[He also dismissed all 3000 unused maids in the harem.]

[Do you still remember Li Longji's Defeng Pavilion? The virtue of a gentleman is like the wind, while the virtue of a villain is like grass. Only when the leader does well can the officials below follow suit and learn well. ]

[Historical records show that another prime minister, Lu Huaishen, was so honest that he couldn't even afford a coffin when he died.]

[The old slave in the family had no choice but to sell himself to help with his master's funeral.]

[Everyone, can you imagine that this person and the later Tang Xuanzong Li Longji who rode a red dust concubine smiled and no one knew that she came from lychees are actually the same person. ]

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Li Shimin, who was about to praise Li Longji for being a wise ruler, turned pale.

Although he was not clear about what "A horse gallops through the red dust, the concubine smiles, no one knows it is lychees" specifically meant.

But with this introduction from the sky, we know that Li Longji was a tyrant in his later years, so it goes without saying that this is definitely an irony.

"Why is there such a big difference between the same person before and after..."

"I hope this guy can learn from this..."

Li Shimin sighed.

I can't argue with it.

But then again, Tianmu seemed to have mentioned before that he also wanted to lie down in his later years...

It seems that I should always remind myself not to slack off.

Li Shimin thought so.

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[Even Sima Guang lamented in Zizhi Tongjian that Li Longji was able to exercise such restraint and frugality in his early years, but such a person eventually lost his integrity in his later years. This shows that the attraction of extravagance to people is like a whirlpool in the water, which can make people sink without realizing it.]

[If we must say that Li Longji had any bad habits in the early Kaiyuan period, it would be that he had artistic germs that could not be hidden. ]

[We mentioned earlier that Li Longji had a talent for music. He selected hundreds of musicians to sing and dance near the Pear Garden in the palace.]

【Li Longji also personally served as the performance instructor and stage director.】

[These performers were called Liyuan disciples, which is the origin of the term Liyuanxing.]

【Li Longji was also worshipped as the founder of the opera industry. 】

[Li Longji's second prime minister was named Song Jing, who was one of the four great prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty mentioned by Sima Guang.]

What did Song Jing do? He suggested restoring the censor system, stipulating that when officials discussed matters with the emperor, censors must be arranged to sit in, and they could be reprimanded if the comments were not good.

[All of a sudden, everyone from civil and military officials to scholars came to see Li Longji. ]

[For example, Li Longji wanted to place his father's tablet in front of his uncle, but the censor said no, the younger brother must be placed behind the older brother.]

[Li Longji wanted to give his favorite prince a special name, but the censors said that this was not allowed and that all princes should be treated equally.]

[Li Longji wanted to build his father-in-law's tomb higher, but the censors said no, it did not comply with housing regulations.]

[Li Longji discovered that the guards threw away the leftovers, which was too wasteful, and ordered them to be beaten to death. The censors said again that it was not allowed. Li Longji said, why not? Aren’t we supposed to promote frugality? ]

[The censors said, ask yourself, are you a cruel monarch? Are you a benevolent monarch?]

[Under the advice of all officials, the Tang Dynasty was governed in a clean and honest manner, the empire gradually became stronger, and the Kaiyuan Prosperity really came. ]

(End of this chapter)