The Happy Prince of Tang Dynasty

The hall was extremely quiet, and the scene turned cold for a while.

If Li Jiancheng's previous proposal of the retirement system surprised everyone, now that the emperor's proposal to retire comes out, they all feel that their brains are not enough, and they feel that the world is too crazy.

"Presumptuous, His Royal Highness, to say such rebellious remarks."

After a long period of silence, someone finally jumped out to speak.No need to look at his face, just by hearing the voice, Li Jiancheng knew it was Kong Siying.

"Your Majesty is the Lord of the world, how can you be like ordinary people, His Royal Highness said so, where do you put Your Majesty?" Kong Siying stared into Li Jiancheng's eyes, extremely angry, as if he had robbed his wife. [

Li Jiancheng's reaction is understandable. Since Dong Zhongshu in the Western Han Dynasty proposed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty the idea of ​​"abandoning all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", it can be said that Confucianism has become dedicated to the emperor's rule of the world.Today, Li Jiancheng's words that seem to challenge the limits of imperial power naturally dissatisfy Kong Siying, a descendant of Confucianism.

"For a dynasty to prosper forever, fresh vitality is necessary. Whether any minister or emperor retires, it doesn't mean what they do. They can guide their successors and let them go less Detours. If all the high-ranking people are old and the dynasty presents a lifeless scene, how can we talk about development? How can we be strong? As the saying goes, there are talents from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years, we should Look forward, rather than clinging to the old system."

Li Jiancheng's clear and bright voice resounded in the hall, and the sentence "There are talents from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years" was deafening.

"Your Majesty, the sage said that the Son of Heaven was chosen by the heavens. Wouldn't it be disrespectful to the heavens to follow the rules of mortals?" Kong Siying still knelt on the ground and did not let go.In his view, the imperial power is supreme, and any rules are valid for the imperial power.

"Hmph!" Li Jiancheng sneered, and said to Kong Siying indifferently: "Kong Jijiu, you always think of your father, but your words and deeds hinder the prosperity and development of our Great Tang Empire. What is your intention?" ?”

When Kong Siying heard this, she lowered her head and cried, "Your Majesty, the old minister is only thinking of His Majesty, so what could he have in mind? The majesty of the Son of Heaven cannot be violated. Please, Your Majesty, please don't agree to His Highness the Prince's proposal."

After finishing speaking, Kong Siying knelt on the ground and couldn't get up, as if Li Yuan didn't agree with what he said and couldn't get up.

Of course, some of the ministers felt that Li Jiancheng's words made sense. In history, there were many emperors who made wrong decisions because of their age.However, they can't speak, and dare not speak, which is no joke.

Now, the real decision is in Li Yuan's hands.

After pondering for a long time, Li Yuan finally spoke. "Kong Qing's family, I know your loyalty, so the Qing family should not be burdened by the prince's words. I think that what the emperor said is not bad, so I decided that starting from me, the emperor must abdicate at the age of 65."

"Your Majesty, no, the power of the sky cannot be violated..."

Hearing Li Yuan's decision, Kong Siying knelt down on the main hall and kept admonishing Li Yuan to take back his order. Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had already discussed it, so Kong Siying's actions were in vain.

"Kong Qing's family, I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade me."

Hearing Li Yuan's firm voice, Kong Siying looked up at Li Yuan, who had a determined expression on his face, knowing that there was no turning back, so he could only walk back to his position with difficulty. His feet were a little numb after kneeling for so long just now. up.

"Since the emperor has made so many suggestions, let me also say some of my own ideas."

Naturally, Li Yuan didn't have his own ideas, he was still Li Jiancheng, but he was worried that Confucian ministers like Kong Siying would continue to persuade him, so he could only say it was his own ideas.

"I thought that the reason why the former Sui Dynasty fell so quickly was inseparable from Yang Guang's licentiousness. Therefore, I decided that from then on, the emperor's wife should not exceed five, and the number of draft girls should be abolished." This rule."

After hearing Li Yuan's words, the ministers all looked at each other in blank dismay.

The reason why ancient emperors wanted so many concubines was naturally for the continuation of the royal lineage.In this era, the medical conditions and so on are not perfect, and the survival rate of babies is very low, so the quality cannot be guaranteed, and we can only start from the numbers.However, Li Yuan forbids Dona's sexual intercourse. If something unexpected happened, wouldn't it cut off the royal family's blood? [

Of course, everyone didn't know why Li Yuan banned this item.With Li Jiancheng's "Chapter of Longevity" as the basis, Li Yuan is naturally full of confidence, so he doesn't worry about blood at all.Moreover, according to Li Jiancheng's Ming and Dark Li families, even if the Ming and Li families did not continue, they could naturally choose a successor from the Dark Li family.

This suggestion was put forward by Li Yuan himself, so naturally no one objected, and no one dared to object.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Not to mention objection, everyone has to stand up and praise Li Yuan's proposal.

However, when Li Yuan's proposal came out, many ministers looked at Li Jiancheng jokingly.

why?

You can say why, who doesn't know that Li Jiancheng is surrounded by a bunch of beauties, according to Li Yuan's proposal, then Li Jiancheng can only have at most five concubines when he ascends the throne in the future, what about the rest?

Thinking of this, they, as ministers, felt that the flame of gossip in their hearts was blazing.

Li Jiancheng naturally saw the eyes of the ministers, but he was so-called.I don't want to ascend the throne in the future, it's none of my business, of course the key is that these ministers don't know what Li Jiancheng thinks.

"Okay, it's getting late, the early morning time is over, all the family members have a rest, and the afternoon will continue at noon." The eunuch next to him whispered to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan then ordered everyone to rest.

"Dou Wei, Pei Ji, Liu Hongji, Tang Jian, the Prince, and the King of Qin stayed here." After Li Yuan added a sentence, he said to the eunuch beside him, "Go to Xuan Ping Yang to enter the palace."

As a woman, Li Xiuning did not have the chance to go to court in ancient times. Although Li Yuan knew that her daughter was as talented as others, she couldn't help it.Although Li Jiancheng advocates equality between men and women, the school has not yet been built, and the people's thinking has not yet reached that level, so Li Jiancheng also feels helpless.

Seeing that Li Jiancheng and others were left behind, those ministers knew that they must have some political affairs to discuss.

Inside the imperial study

"Sit down, don't be reserved!" Li Yuan said to everyone with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Pei Ji and the others thanked Li Yuan, they found a seat to sit down, but they were upright, lest they would overstep and attract the might of Heaven.

Li Jiancheng found a seat at random, and sat down carelessly.

"Hehe, all the noble families started with me, so you must be so careful. Above the court, you and I are monarchs and ministers, and we will be friends in private."

Li Yuan said it casually, but Pei Ji and the others still looked cautious.Seeing this, Li Yuan also felt very sorry.

"What's your opinion on His Highness the Crown Prince's previous proposal?"

"I think that His Highness the Crown Prince is very talented, and these proposals are quite perfect. It can be said that they are unbelievable." [

Li Yuan originally wanted to ask Li Jiancheng what was wrong with his proposal, but now that he heard what they said, he felt relieved.Then he turned around to look at Li Jiancheng and said, "Cheng'er, if you have any other suggestions, come up now. I'll discuss it later. If there are any deficiencies, I can ask the Qing family to make up for it."

"Yes, Dad!"

Li Jiancheng's voice stunned the people present, including Li Shimin, and it took a while for them to reply.Looking at the two people with such a harmonious relationship between father and son, both the ministers and Li Shimin were a little moved.

"It seems that the relationship between His Majesty and the Crown Prince is incomparable!"

Li Shimin's face was a bit bitter, and he thought to himself: Big brother is big brother, he can always maintain such a mentality, but I have changed because of my father's status, I am really not as good as big brother.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's eyes changed a little. The experience this time made his concept of life change a lot, maybe even he didn't know about this change.

"Father, what my son said this morning is about political and military policy changes. In terms of economy and culture, my son thinks that corresponding policy changes are also needed."

"Economy? Culture?"

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