Li Congjing came out of Chongwen Palace, and he was already in charge of the bright moon. The father and son talked very happily before, but when it was late, Li Siyuan habitually left him to eat, and there was also Concubine Cao at the same table. Now Li Siyuan is the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and Li Congjing also opened a mansion and built a government alone, although he is not under the same roof, after all, the flesh and blood are connected, and the family feelings have not been diminished because of the dignity, not to mention how rare, Li Congjing cherishes it doubly.

Looking up at the moon, Li Congjing's heart gradually fluctuated.

Now that their family is sitting in the world and father and son are united, Li Congjing can make full use of his talents and show his ambitions, and even seems to be pushing him forward.

Five generations of troubled times, there is no shortage of Ming Jun.

In the original history, Li Siyuan and Guo Wei were equally famous, and their prestige was valued by future generations: "The ability to act is king, the government is in the middle way, and the time is also well-off. However, although Li Siyuan has a reputation, he is limited to internal troubles, unable to expand the territory, and his successor is incompetent after his death, resulting in the country being taken by Li Congke, and Li Congke was defeated by Shi Jingjiao and Yelu Deguang, and finally ended up with a Khitan horse stepping on the Central Plains and changing the surname of the country, which is very sad. Later historians sighed and commented on Li Siyuan's once said: Ming Jun can be assisted, and courtiers are not talented - "The envoy re-teaches the art of getting the house and Du, and has the sage of enlightenment and recitation from the glory, then the sect is not in danger, and the worship may be far away." ”

Congrong is talking about Li Congrong, the younger brother of Li Congjing.

"Mingjun can be assisted, but courtiers are not talented." Li Congjing murmured to the moon, "Fang and Du are unknown, and enlightenment and recitation may be expected." ”

When Li Congjing went out of the palace gate, he met Feng Dao.

"It's getting late, Lord Feng is on duty?" Li Congjing stepped forward to say hello.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin." Feng Dao saw Li Congjing at this time, and hurriedly bowed down, heard Li Congjing's words, and replied with a smile: "At the end of the year, there will inevitably be more things, and now the national government is determined by the chaos, all parties have quite miscellaneous affairs, the government and local government affairs are in urgent need of stability, the central manpower is not enough, and the new officials who fill the vacancy are not very familiar with political affairs, so "I laughed at myself, as if I was embarrassed, and I seemed to be humble."

Li Congjing smiled and said: "Lord Feng works hard for the country but is willing to do it, and he is really a model for all ministers. ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, if you want to say that the ministers are exemplary, it should be Your Highness." Feng Dao was busy and honestly afraid.

"Okay, Master Feng, you and I don't have to be like this." Li Congjing came over and took Feng Dao's hand and walked out, "Left and right, it's cold at night, so Master Feng will be a lonely car and go together." Seeing that Feng Dao looked even more frightened, he added: "This time, my father asked Gu to go to Huazhou, and Gu Zheng has something to ask Lord Feng for advice. ”

Li Congjing entered the palace to face the saint, the Qin Wangfu natural car driving honor guard is complete, there are fine horses in front of the road, there are guards to follow, there are entourage officials, a team of 100 people, during which the flags and high cards are complete, and the gas is majestic.

It's not early, there are no pedestrians on the street, and the lights are still very popular. Putting down the car curtain, Li Congjing showed a look of reminiscence, "In the first year of Tongguang, at the beginning of the lonely town of Lulong, I was ordered to send an envoy to the Khitan, and there was Lord Feng with him from time to time. During the trip to the West Building, he was lonely for a while, and he was in danger of the adults and the bureaucrats, and he was almost killed by Yelu Abaoji. When the adults were alone in Youzhou, whenever the court involved Lu Long, the adults all mediated for the solitary ones. The friendship in this has always been remembered by Lonely. ”

Feng Dao is a good person, so he can naturally understand what Li Congjing meant.

"Since my father has been in the world for several months, Lord Feng has been as diligent as ever, and the affairs of the court depend on the strength of Lord Feng, Lord Ren, Lord Zhang, etc." Li Congjing continued, "Although there is a difference in reputation between Lone and Adult now, I don't want the relationship between you and me to be different for several years. Can Master Feng understand the meaning of loneliness? ”

Feng Dao naturally understood. Because he understood, he was slightly embarrassed.

He also started from the end of the micro, and naturally there is no lack of desire to serve the country, but after Li Cunqiao's time, it is inevitable that he will become smooth. Now that the court has changed drastically, Li Siyuan has succeeded to the throne, and Feng Daodu has personally experienced the beginning and end of the changes, and the danger can't help but make him worried. Although he has a deep old friendship with Li Congjing, he used to be a minister in the same dynasty, and now Li Siyuan is the king, so he can't help but have more of a sense of self-preservation, which is not good to say, and there is a lot of flattery.

If there is more flattery, it will not be able to communicate with each other, let alone allow it to dedicate its talents without reservation. This is the reason why Li Congjing said this to him.

He can't be blamed for that. In the face of great changes in the world, different people have different reactions, and Feng Dao's response is to be steadfast in his own duties and smooth in his work. In troubled times, many things are involuntary, and it is inevitable that Feng Dao will become Feng Dao in history. But there is also a process in this transformation, and Li Congjing hopes to change his original transformation trajectory in the process.

Originally, in history, Feng Dao still had an allusion to spit on his own face in the future, and his face was unparalleled, and his three generations of dynasties, ten monarchs, several Zaifu, became an officialdom tumbler, unprecedented, relying on one is his way of life, and the other is his true talent and learning.

Li Congjing values Feng Dao's talent, so he doesn't want him to have reservations. If he has reservations, of course, there will be no more Feng Dao in history, but there will still be one less virtuous minister.

Feng Dao bowed his hand as a salute, "Your Highness's words make your lower officials ashamed." ”

Li Congjing smiled slightly, and did not continue to go deeper, this kind of thing needs a process, today he only needs to show his attitude, and talk about the right thing at the moment: "In recent years, there have been fewer wars in the Central Plains, but there have always been natural disasters, and the plague of water and locusts has not been endless. Regardless of the locust plague, only the flood is so frequent, and the imperial court cannot control it, it is really infinitely harmful. Now I want to slip and slip, why do adults teach me? ”

Feng Dao sat precariously, "Your Highness is very smart, this time I went to deal with the affairs of the displaced people, so I naturally came to arrest him, so I shouldn't use the beak of the lower officials." Now that His Highness asked, His Highness said two things for His Highness. ”

"I want to hear about it." Li Congjing said respectfully.

Feng Dao looked at Li Congjing, "May I ask Your Highness, what is the difficulty in properly handling the affairs of the displaced people?" ”

"One is to deal with local officials, and the other is to rebuild homes for displaced people." Li Congjing replied.

"The things that His Highness wants to say are in these two ways." Feng Dao said solemnly, and asked Li Congjing again: "Your Highness, do you know that since the past dynasties, what kind of situation has the imperial court suffered most when governing the place?" What are the reasons why the imperial court is unable to deal with local issues? ”

Li Congjing pondered for a moment and said: "Local officials and court officials collude with each other and act as barriers to each other!" ”

Feng Dao nodded, did not comment, and continued to ask: "Dare to ask Your Highness, where did the tens of thousands of displaced people come from?" ”

"Naturally, it's because of the flood." Li Congjing said, "It rained heavily from the sky, and the river burst its banks. ”

Feng Dao's eyes were earnest, "What else?" ”

Li Congjing was stunned, a little unclear, "What does Master Feng mean?" ”

Sighing, Feng Dao shook his head and said, "Hundreds of thousands of people, are they all displaced by the flood?" Your Highness knows that even if there is no difference in time, there are still endless displaced people everywhere? ”

Li Congjing's taste came out, "If it is not due to natural disasters, it is man-made disasters." Lord Feng means "

Feng Dao nodded, and then said solemnly: "Only by dealing with this problem can we truly resettle these people and prevent them from becoming displaced again." If the world can solve this problem, not only will there be no more displaced people in the world, but the Tang Dynasty will also be safe and secure! ”

Li Congjing lowered his head and groaned, silent for a long time.

"Your Highness, the lower official has arrived, so I will leave first." Li Congjing was still pondering, Feng Dao didn't have the intention of disturbing at all, and he didn't want Li Congjing to give him any answers.

Li Congjing and Feng Dao stepped out of the carriage together, and the two said goodbye beside the carriage.

The moon and stars are scarce, the night breeze is blowing, the eaves are lined up on the side of the street, and the guards are standing nearby.

Li Congjing said seriously: "Today, Lord Meng has not hesitated to give advice, and he has benefited a lot, and the true meaning of this must always be remembered." ”

Feng Dao bowed and waited for Li Congjing to go first.

Sitting back in the carriage, Li Congjing's heart couldn't calm down for a long time. He simply lifted the curtain to look at the street scene.

Feng Dao said just now that in order to really deal with the affairs of the displaced people that Li Siyuan explained, first of all, it is necessary to pay attention to the relationship between local officials and court officials. When today's festival degree makes the weight of the body, once it has a close relationship with the court officials, it is naturally difficult to deal with, and even becomes a major disaster for the dynasty. If the matter of the displaced people involves these officials, it is naturally more difficult to deal with than imagined.

And what really made Li Congjing groan for so long was the second meaning hinted by Feng Dao.

In addition to natural disasters and military disasters, what are the fundamental reasons for the endless flow of displaced people in the world? Why does Feng Dao attach so much importance to this reason, so much so that if he deals with this problem well, in the peaceful season, there will be no more displaced people in the world, and the world can be so weighty as the country and the people?

This reason, in the final analysis, is also simple, only four words.

"Land annexation," Li Congjing couldn't help but mutter.

Since the abolition of the rent regulation system and the implementation of the two-tax system in this dynasty, the phenomenon of land annexation has become increasingly serious. The rent regulation stipulates that the land is owned by the state, and the state allocates it to people for cultivation, "eighteen grant the land, and sixty return." The two-tax system stipulates that land is privately owned and can be bought and sold, and the imperial court tax recognizes land but not people, which is tantamount to encouraging land annexation in disguise.

When the people lost their land, they either became dependent on the landlords or became homeless.

Back at the palace, Li Congjing got out of the car, and Meng Songbai, who was guarding in front of the palace, greeted him and said, "The officials are still waiting in the palace, will Your Highness go to see you at this time?" ”

"Have you eaten yet?" Li Congjing took the cloak handed by Meng Songbai and asked.

"It's all used." Meng Songbai replied.

"Okay, I'll see you now." Li Congjing said.

Meng Songbai continued to return to the gatehouse to guard the palace, and Li Congjing walked into the palace with his entourage. The "officials" in Meng Songbai's mouth refer to the subordinate officials of the palace, Mo Li and Wang Pu. Wei Dao, Du Qianshu and others still belong to the Jiedu Mansion, manage Huaimeng for Li Congjing, and do not serve in the palace.

Tang system: Prince's Mansion, one chief official, from the four grades; Sima is alone, from the fourth grade. Li Congjing took Mo Li as the chief official and Wang Pu as Sima, which was appointed by Li Siyuan. Both of them are Li Congjing's right-hand men, and they must be on their side to discuss major matters. In addition, for the exchange of military intelligence, Li Congjing also gave Tao Yaoyao an official position to record and join the army, which was used to facilitate walking.

Other palace officials, below the fifth grade, Li Congjing can make his own decisions, and most of them use the old officials of Youzhou; Those above the fifth grade are also mostly nominated by him, and Li Siyuan is all licensed, and there are quite a few vacancies among them.

Seeing Mo Li and Wang Pu, it is rare that Tao Yaoyao, who has been seeing more and more Shenlong recently, is also there, and Li Congjing will go to Hua, Pu and other states to deal with the affairs of the displaced people, and told the three of them.