Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 663 Sloppy

"Since Pangu opened the sky, the three emperors established the country, and the five emperors expanded the frontiers. The major events of the country are worship and Rong."

Sacrificing to heaven is Feng, and offering sacrifices to land is Zen.

Yan Shigu, a bachelor, secretary and young supervisor, shook his head and begged Feng Chan.

It is said that the Fengchan Grand Ceremony was instigated by a group of Confucian scholars during Qin Shihuang's time. Originally, offering sacrifices to Mount Tai was just a small ceremony, but they made a mighty grand ceremony, and it was still the set of the king's power granted by the gods. Confucian view.

Li Shimin's face was flushed, and he was very happy.

However, as an emperor, Feng Chan has to take it easy when he puts money on his face, and he can't be too proactive, otherwise he will be easily sprayed.

With excitement, Li Shimin stood up from the imperial couch, stood with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile, "In the matter of enshrining Zen, you don't take credit for yourself, but attribute it to heaven. For example, meritorious officials such as Xuanling Huailiang are beneficial to the country, but Being able to humble myself and give it back to me is not as if I want to take it for myself without saying anything. If I go to Mount Tai, I owe the credit to the sky, which is similar to this."

Superficially, I don’t want to go to Taishan to ask for credit from the heavens and give money for me, but I just want to attribute the great security of the world to the heavens.

When Wei Zheng heard this, he immediately stepped out.

Li Shimin's heart tightened.

Just listen to Wei Zheng's loud voice, "Everyone in the court regards enshrining Zen as a grand event for the emperor, and the ministers don't agree with it."

"If the world is safe and the family is full, even if you don't enshrine Zen, what harm will it do?"

Wei Zhengxiong faced the emperor with high spirits, and looked like he was fighting against heaven and earth. "In the past, the first emperor of Qin granted Zen, but Emperor Wen of Han did not enshrine Zen. How can later generations think that Emperor Wen is not as good as the first emperor? Why bother to climb to the top of Mount Tai , Seal a few feet away, and then feel that it is a show of respect?"

Li Shimin is that shit in his heart.

Originally, I was just superficially polite. After all, this kind of thing always needs three invitations and three speeches to make it look good.The ordinary people treat guests, and they also know that they have to decline a few times before they are polite.

Can't you, Wei Zheng, see why you insist on obstructing like this?

Why did the first emperor of Qin grant Zen, but Emperor Wen of the Han did not, and Emperor Wu of the Han also granted it?Isn't Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty more famous than Emperor Wen in the history books when he granted Zen?

Now I can't pretend to be humble anymore.

Angrily, Li Shimin sat back on the imperial couch, stared at Wei Zheng, and said loudly, "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, they were separated, and the gangs fought each other. It was I who carried the three-foot sword, and within a few years, I was able to straighten the world. It is determined by my martial arts."

"The Turks are strong and powerful, and the world is changing, but now they take my clothes and become my ministers. Different recipes and different kinds, convergent Hongnai, and my culture and education come from it!"

"The Turks are defeated, Tuyuhun is destroyed, the monarch and his subjects are captured, and the love of comfort is the same as that of a child. This is the way of my benevolence!"

"There are also Linyi's tribute to a bird that can speak, Silla's tribute to women's music, Fufu's tribute to a dog that can control a horse, and the country of Japan's tribute to a dwarf, who is sympathetic to his origin, and all of them are ordered to return to the country.

"Rewards must be used for meritorious deeds. Rewards must be used to punish crimes. Sentence books must be used to punish crimes. Cut off loved ones, let go of hatred, and promote the way of justice. This is what I believe in."

"It's not like I'm self-defeating. It's not in vain to try to understand the teachings of the sages. Every year, the grain and crops grow frequently, and the sickness is not done. It is sincerely appropriate to display the famous mountain of rites to thank the heavens and the earth!"

Li Shimin was annoyed, and he didn't care to say it with a reserved face, he directly stood up and counted martial arts, culture and education, benevolence, honesty, Chongxin, Wang Po sold melons, and boasted to himself.

In the end, I may feel that the boasting is a bit too much, so I added that I am not boasting, but just to promote the way of saints.It's like spreading the word everywhere after doing a good deed, and then saying that I did it for my own fame, but just to promote righteousness.

Anyway, Li Shimin went off in person and told Yan Shigu and other former Qin Palace scholars that it was right to praise me like this.

Feng Chan is also to promote the system of rites and music, and Zheng Sanyong's canon, it is definitely not for my personal reputation, Li Shimin, not to make my name eternal and to glorify my ancestors.

Of course, I, Li Shimin, are absolutely qualified to enshrine Zen. You see, I have been regent in June of the ninth year of Wude and ascended the throne in August. It has been less than five years now, and the government is harmonious and the world is in great order.The Turks who used to dominate the Central Plains, now Khan Teqin and other nobles have come to Chang'an to be my courtiers, wearing the clothes of my Han family, and the capricious Tuyuhun, now the Khan Fuyun The heads have all been made into gold wine utensils, which are displayed in the Great Tang Taimiao.

Where is my Li Shimin unqualified?
Wei Zheng immediately retorted bluntly.

"Your Majesty has been on the Great Treasure of the Son of Heaven for more than four years. In the past few years, he was still harassed by foreign enemies and plagued by natural disasters. In the past two years, he can be regarded as politically sound and harmonious. The people have just lived a stable life for two days. Your Majesty does not want to continue to cultivate. It’s so inflated to engage in such a face-saving project!”

Faced with Wei Zheng's unceremonious rebuttal, Li Shimin was very angry.

"The public doesn't want me to enshrine Zen. Is it because the merits are not high?"

Wei Zheng stood in the hall, proudly and fearlessly, "High!"

"Isn't that good?"

Wei Zheng said again, "Thick!"

Li Shimin suppressed his anger, "Is China safe?"

"It's safe!"

"Is that the Siyi unconquered?"

"Impressed!"

"The harvest is not yet abundant?"

"Yefeng!"

"Has Fu Rui not arrived yet?"

"It's here, isn't this the hall?"

The monarch and his ministers stared at each other with wide eyes, saying one sentence after another.

Li Shimin even asked six questions, but also to show his merits. Look, the Tang Dynasty under my governance has a prosperous year, the surrender of the barbarians, China's great security, and Fu Rui's appearance. Isn't this a manifestation of my merits and virtues?

Wei Zheng did not refute this.

But Lao Wei still thinks it's not suitable to enshrine Zen, at least not right now, you have only been emperor for a few years, how much credit can you have?
Besides, the people of the Tang Dynasty have only had enough food for a few days. Don't you remember that you just ran from Chang'an to Luoyang to beg for food two years ago, and you just came back after staying for two years?

Although the Tang Dynasty has been established for more than ten years, it was still fighting in the second year of Zhenguan. In the first year of Zhenguan, Liang Shidu, the last separatist, was wiped out. Several years of locust plagues, frost and drought have displaced many people.Although the harvest has been bumper for two consecutive years, and the price of grain has indeed dropped sharply, but after all, the foundation is weak, and no matter how much it compares, it is far inferior to the prosperity of the previous emperor Wendi, even Yang Guangda's early stage.

Underneath the current prosperity on the surface, it is actually the foundation of the country waiting for prosperity and the people's emptiness.

At this time, when going to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, there must be civil servants and generals, attendants of hundreds of officials, imperial guards, and chariots accompanying them. The scale is huge, and it is estimated that there are more than 10 people. Such a large action will definitely waste people and money.

Another one, Fengchan Mount Tai is just like holding a birthday banquet at a common people's house. At that time, barbarian chiefs and monarchs from all directions must be invited, and these people will bring guards and so on. Once these barbarians come, they will have to come. There are generous rewards. After all, the grand ceremony of Fengchan Taishan is different from the ordinary Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting. It does not mean that the rewards are dismissed casually. It is impossible for a rare event in a hundred years to be rich in rewards.

But generous rewards cost a lot of money. Moreover, the influx of barbarians from all over the country is likely to cause some conflicts and troubles, and even some interested barbarians will take the opportunity to spy on the reality of my Central Plains.

"Your Majesty, Wei Zheng risked his life to remonstrate that although His Majesty's merits are very high, the people have not fully benefited from his reign. Since the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the people have not recovered. Although His Majesty's virtues are strong, the grace has not yet spread. From every angle. Although the world has achieved peace after all the wars, it is not enough to oversupply and waste extravagance. Foreign races admire benevolence and righteousness, but they cannot satisfy their needs. Although Fu Rui Jia Zhao has appeared many times, it is a dark and ominous sign. There are quite a few."

"There have been good harvests in the past two years, but the treasury is still empty, especially for the people's homes, and there is no surplus food."

"For the time being, let me make an analogy. A person who has been suffering from a long-term illness has improved after treatment and recuperation, but he is skinny and weak. At this time, he is ordered to carry one or two hundred catties of rice on his back, and he has to walk a hundred miles a day. Lu, think about it, can this patient do it?"

"The disasters in the Sui Dynasty lasted more than ten years. Our country is like a dying patient suffering from a serious illness. Your Majesty took care of him and treated him. His condition is stable and starting to improve, but his body is still weak and his vitality has not yet recovered. If you say that you are already light and healthy, you are definitely deceiving yourself!"

"Now that His Majesty is going to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, I think it's not the right time."

"At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Kanto region suffered the most serious wars. Since Zhenguan, the land of Henan and Shandong has also suffered serious disasters. Up to now, many areas are still full of barren mountains and wild swamps. There are thousands of miles, no human habitation, no chickens and dogs. Depression, wouldn't this scene make the people of the Central Plains worse?"

"How can those foreigners of different races be in awe of my Tang Dynasty when they see such a scene with their own eyes?"

"It is true that there is still some money and food in the treasury granary, but the people's family does not have any savings. In case of a flood, drought, or political turmoil, what will we use to resist and save it? If it is true at that time, Your Majesty But it’s too late to regret it.”

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng has already ignored everything.

You Li Shimin want face and gold, I understand, but now is not the time.

Li Shimin, who was already in a feverish state, couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this long speech.

In fact, what Wei Zheng said was a bit one-sided. At least the Tang Dynasty is much stronger than what Wei Zheng said. The treasury is full of money and silk, and the granary is full of grain. A situation where chickens and dogs don't know each other.After all, after he ascended the throne, although wars and disasters continued, through tax reforms, household registration reforms, etc., a large number of escaping households were cleared out, and a large amount of tax revenue was increased.

The burden of the common people is also much lighter than when the emperor was in his prime.

It is true that Fengchan Taishan will cost a lot of money, but with the current finances of the Tang Dynasty, such a ceremony can be fully afforded.

However, Wei Zheng's resolute opposition means that there are still many opposing attitudes in the court. This is definitely not Wei Zheng's idea alone.The emperor glanced at all the prime ministers, but everyone lowered their heads, and no one stood up to speak for the emperor.

Li Shimin sighed in his heart.

Hastily!
His gaze finally fell on Qin Lang, the virtuous son-in-law who had previously deciphered Qin Guzhengwen was smiling again.

"Does Huailiang have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty, I think that your majesty's merits can be granted to Mount Tai, but after all, to worship Mount Tai is to worship the heaven and the earth, and to show merit to the gods. Preparations, and now the barbarians from all over the world are watching the ceremony, etc., you must be fully prepared."

"I think that the Ministry of Rites can start with the preliminary preparations. After three to five years, everything will be ready. Then I will choose a good day and auspicious sunrise to patrol the mountains and seas. It will not be too late to enshrine Zen and Mount Tai!"

This is to give Li Shimin a step down.

Li Shimin borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, "What Huailiang said is right, it's approved!"

(End of this chapter)