Chapter XXXVII: Criticism and Weapons
"This is the real person of Huang Guanzi, but Your Majesty relies on the high way, go and report it quickly. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
It is not impossible to go to Jiucheng Palace casually, after Li Chunfeng leaves office, if he wants to see the emperor again, it is not impossible to rely on his own face and relationship. But when he runs out of favors, he is a little bit, and since he is a hero, what he wants is face.
Being a small courtier is what the emperor really likes in his heart.
So, Lao Zhang came up with a bad idea, his own favor is saved, and other people's favor can be used. Especially those who are old.
Shi Dazhong, who has been retired for many years, started the business of a political broker again, and Lao Zhang asked Li Chunfeng to bring a box of small yellow croaker, all of which were one or two gold bars, a total of twenty.
Shi Dazhong is also hard-working, and he has to run errands for people at his age, and he came to Li Tang Zuting, and it is rumored that the dragon vein is located in the rivers and lakes.
Seeing the emperor, Li Shimin played with the taste: "What's the matter, now that I'm at home, I'm also doing this kind of business?" ”
"The slave is terrified." As soon as Shi Dazhong heard the emperor's tone, he knew that the master did not blame him, so he bowed slightly and opened a brocade box, "The slave and maid have collected ten gold bars, which are in excellent condition, and I have come to present them to Your Majesty." ”
"What do I want your gold bars for?"
Li Shimin touched the beard on his lips with his index finger, and then smiled, "Put it away." What about the yellow crown? Let him in. ”
Li Chunfeng, who inherited his father's name, met Li Shimin, and after giving a salute, he said, "Meet Your Majesty." ”
"When you were seventeen years old, Zhaoren introduced you to me, and you were so young that you joined the army as a clerk in the palace of King Qin. I also know that you are well-read and knowledgeable, and you are good at arithmetic, and the revision of the "Wuyin Yuan Calendar" was originally intended to be done by you. It's a pity, you've disappointed me so much. ”
and Li Chunfeng, the emperor did not call himself "I", let alone call himself a lonely widow. As if chatting, he casually pointed to a stool, "Sit down." ”
Li Chunfeng sat down a little depressed, while Shi Dazhong thanked him first, and then sat on half of his buttocks, honestly frightened, looking like he was walking on thin ice.
"The two daughters of Wu Shi Tong are now famous, Chang'an Luoyang is called a talented girl, and the two princesses of the Eastern Capital are compared to their reputations. It's all because of you, Li Chunfeng. ”
"I'm ashamed."
When he mentioned this again, Li Chunfeng still blushed.
"With your heart, you won't come to beg me for help, and you Li Chunfeng are not that kind of person. Tell me, what are you doing this time? He also took ten gold bars as a favor. ”
There is also a porcelain fish tank in the house, blue and white, and there are nine goldfish in it, which is very beautiful. Li Shimin picked up a pot of fish food, teased it like this, and then waited for Li Chunfeng to reply.
"The minister has a piece of music."
Li Chunfeng didn't say anything, took out a book, thought about it, and handed it out with both hands. Shi Dazhong saw it on the side, hurriedly took it, and then stepped forward to stand beside Li Shimin, holding it with both hands.
At this time, Li Chunfeng had to admire Zhang De's arrangement, this situation is better for anyone than Shi Dazhong. Other little yellow doors didn't dare to pick up the book when the emperor didn't speak.
However, Shi Dazhong dared, and not only would he not be blamed by Li Shimin, but he would feel that this house slave was really kind.
However, admiration is admiration, it is a matter of the future, and Li Chunfeng is also pretending to be calm at the moment.
As Zhang De said, he came here this time not with a holy decree, but with "providence".
Originally, "cutting down mountains and destroying temples" was already a very considerable weapon for Li Chunfeng. But Zhang De couldn't look down on it, and told him that as long as he did this, other Taoist priests could do the same, and everyone was backed by the imperial court, crushing dozens of small tribes and small hills, without much effort.
The position in the Shangqing Sect is sufficient, and the connections in the high-level of the empire are not immediate, and it is just a matter of raising hands to follow Zhang Lingzheng's example to eliminate evil.
The current Tang Dynasty is as good as the Han Dynasty at the time of Zhang Daoling. If you insist on talking about the gap, that is, the Western Regions have not been completely controlled.
Li Shimin took Song Shu with one hand, and put the fish food casually in Shi Dazhong's hand with the other. Old man Shi has always been obedient and obedient, and he regards himself as a slave.
Flipping through the sparse made of cut rice paper, Li Dong glanced at it, and glanced at Li Chunfeng who was still sitting on the stool with some surprise. Seeing Li Chun's calm and relaxed appearance, he secretly praised it in his heart.
Continuing to look at it, Li Shimin's expression moved slightly, his fingers kept brushing his beard, he thought for a while suspiciously, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"Do you want me to transfer some manpower from the Taishi Bureau to you?"
"I have come here just to ask for a holy decree. With His Majesty's holy purpose, the demons will retreat and all evils will not invade. ”
Emperor Li, who had been in Zhenguan for five years, was still pondering the revision of the "Clan Chronicles", and in the ninth year of Zhenguan, when he thought of the "Clan Chronicles", he himself felt ridiculous.
It was a compromise in desperation, and the talent was pinched in the hands of the gate valve family, not to mention the head of the countryside, it was a cold door, and how many available talents were there?
In recent years, the only one who can get his hands on it is Ma Zhou. And Ma Zhou, especially from the East Palace!
Li Shimin is still very clear about how much money he has. In terms of deterrence to the surrounding area, it may not be as good as the Han Dynasty. After all, the Western Turks had not been destroyed, and the state of Jianzhou rebelled from time to time, not to mention that because Li Jing advanced to the West China Sea back then, he accidentally discovered that the Tubo and others were also a strong army.
The old enemies were not completely cleared, and the potential enemies began to develop again, which was a little unpleasant for Emperor Li.
But on the whole, under 200,000 soldiers, no matter how strong you are, it's not worth it. Besides, at this time, 200,000 soldiers suddenly died of the plague, and with his own family background, with the Gyeonggi Guard, he could raise another 200,000.
It's just that in Li Chunfeng's recital, there are two sentences that caught his attention, which gave him a new idea of how to control the Western Regions.
The first sentence: Since ancient times, swords and soldiers have killed themselves, pen and ink have punished the heart, and the principle of the world is also.
The second sentence: If you want to destroy its national glory, you must first eliminate its national history.
The content of Li Chunfeng's recital is very simple, the sword is the weapon of criticism, and the pen and ink are the criticism of the weapon, which is a truth that cannot be changed in the world. And if you want to destroy a country that has been passed down forever, you must first destroy its history.
This is not a new point of view, because many, many years ago, the sages of the Chinese nationality said: The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong.
The Han Dynasty was material and pure, so the whole process relied on the criticism of weapons. But at that time, the plateau was a no-man's land, the queen of Yamatai had not yet been born, and Wu Yue even had a tiger.
The enemy is very simple, so by relying on the criticism of weapons, the Huns can be criticized on the ground.
Until your family has four generations and three dukes, my family also has four generations and three dukes; It wasn't until Chen Qun officially proposed the nine-product zhongzheng system and threw the "meritocracy" into the dung pit; It wasn't until the Sima family's nests of brain-dead infighting and beating each other that the weapon of criticism was ineffective.
Because someone else's weapon is better than yours.
And now, the Tang Dynasty has half of its foot on the threshold of the prosperous era, and the weapons in its hands have reached the point where they can criticize whoever they want.
However, as the emperor, Li Shimin realized that this was not enough.
Material, can only be fought by matter. But once it deteriorates, how can it be recovered, and how can it continue to live?
In fifty or one hundred years, the empire will not continue like this forever, and there will always be a problem between the nobles and the civil officials, the struggle between the old and the new within the nobles, and the high and poor families within the civil officials. For hundreds of years, these are no problems, the destruction of Donghu is the Xiongnu, and the destruction of the Xiongnu is Xianbei...... The miscellaneous ethnic groups on the grassland don't mind whether their father is not their own father at all, they frame their own people, and the survival and continuation of animal nature is far greater than the development and progress of society.
But whoever is not backward will not be able to defeat the advanced.
After reading Li Chunfeng's recital, Li Shimin was a little silent for a while, staring at Li Chunfeng, and always felt that there was a strange obscene shadow flickering behind this Taoist priest.
"Li Chunfeng."
The emperor thought about it and made a decision.
"The minister is here."
"I'll give you an ambassador of Huahu, and then list a few more Chens to me, and the Inner Government, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Taishi Bureau will all send you some treasures. You will be given five more decrees of reward, blank, whose name is filled, and you can decide in a word. ”
After thinking about it, the emperor suddenly asked casually, "After you leave the Taishi Bureau, could it be that you are thinking about this?" ”
"It is the minister's duty to share the worries of His Majesty."
"It's Juyue, didn't you go up to play? I heard that Jingxiang is pleasant in autumn, and it is the most pleasant......"
The corners of Li Chunfeng's mouth twitched, and he said calmly: "The minister will definitely go and take a look." ”
A few days later, the Emperor convened an enlarged meeting of important ministers, at which the Emperor said that the front line was victorious one victory after another, and I was very happy. I decided to let people follow the example of their ancestors and prepare for a "Huahu Cultural Year", what do you think?
Three of the Four Heavenly Kings took the lead in applauding and shouting, "Roar!