The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 257 The ten years of Zhenguan are over!
Ang Lee no longer wants to change history by himself, so he can only rely on others. He believes that even if history does not need him, he can push it for the better.

When the enfeoffment governor Li Shimin was just about to start, he received opposition from all the ministers.

Wei Zheng: "Your Majesty, think about it, we officials all live on salaries. If we enfeoff the kings and let them establish vassal states, wouldn't the national tax revenue be given directly to them? The tax revenue in Chang'an is not large to begin with. Relying on foreign lands, if all the land is given to the prince, what will happen when the country is short of funds? In addition, the border situation is complicated, and in the event of war, it will be very difficult to recruit troops from the vassal states! "

Normally, Wei Zheng would dare to say anything, but this time, regarding the issue of trust between Li Shimin and the princes, his speech was relatively restrained.He reminded Li Shimin from the perspective of national financial resources and military deployment, and believed that the enfeoffment system was not feasible.To put it bluntly, when the time comes, the country will need money and the court will fight, you have to be confident that these princes will come up with the money.

Li Shimin was noncommittal and wanted to hear more.

Li Baiyao, Minister of Rites: "The fate of the country is all determined by God. Yao, Shun, and Yu were all great sages, but they could not make the fate of the country last forever. Although Liu Bang was of humble origin, God gave the Han Dynasty 400 Years of national destiny. Now, Your Majesty has allowed the royal family members to have their own feudal states. After a few generations, the princes will be arrogant and extravagant and attack each other, which is very harmful to the people. It is better for the imperial court to replace the governor and magistrate at any time!"

Li Baiyao was also a smart man. He would not say anything to sow discord, but he would stop talking bad things about the prince.His point of view is very clear. The fate of the country has always been arranged by God, and it has nothing to do with the nature of the emperor. Li Tang should follow the current situation and go as long as he wants.

The finishing touch is: Li Shimin, are you going to go against God?

Li Baiyao directly pushed the atmosphere of the discussion to a climax. The ministers of civil and military affairs continued to relay their words, and they were vomiting. This time, everyone was not fighting for political interests, but pointed the finger directly at Li Shimin.

Yan Shigu, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, saw that Li Shimin's face was a little gloomy and knew that if the minister did not give in, today's matter might not end well, so he proposed a more compromise solution.

Yan Shigu: "Your Majesty, if you want to enfeoff, it is not impossible, but for the sake of the long-term stability of the court, you can enfeoff the prince's sons. They must be separated by prefectures and counties to check each other, so that they can work together to support the royal family. At the same time, for The officials set up by the vassal state must be selected and hired by the Shangshu Province. In addition to the decrees of the central court, they are not allowed to impose penalties without authorization, and rules must be set for other matters."

Prince Zuo's concubine Yu Zhining: Ancient and modern affairs are different. The enfeoffment system is not a long-term solution for peace and stability. I hope the emperor can consider it carefully and withdraw his order.

Shi Mazhou, the imperial censor: If the hereditary system is implemented, what should we do if the descendants are stupid or have bad conduct and harm the people?If a minor son is allowed to inherit his father's duties, the people will surely suffer and the country will be in turmoil.If the court wanted to cancel his hereditary position, how would they face their ancestors?If they retain their positions, how can they cover up their crimes and take care of the feelings of the people?The best way is for the court to grant them food, towns, and households. If they are really talented, they can be given official positions based on their talents so that they can enjoy the favor of generations.

Well, the status of these people is too low, Li Shimin can't listen to what they say.

Finally, Changsun Wuji came out, and Changsun Wuji gave Li Shimin a memorial, which roughly means:

Your Majesty, since you issued the edict, we as ministers have been walking on thin ice.The clan surnamed Li is even more worried and restless.The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties implemented the feudal system because they could not effectively check and balance the princes and could only buy them off with benefits. This system did not make the country's destiny long-lasting.

Since the Han Dynasty, the vassal states were abolished and the country was governed by counties and counties, which put the empire on the right track.Now, because of us people, you have re-introduced the ancient system, which may disturb the order of the dynasty. If you encounter ignorant and unworthy descendants, some people violate national laws and bring about their own destruction, or they may be exterminated because of the rewards they receive. Disaster, how pitiful that is.I hope your Majesty will stop granting hereditary governorships so that we can save our lives.

Reasonable, Li Shimin didn't listen.Changsun Wuji has completely collapsed. Is the emperor confused? Why is he so stubborn?According to his official attitude, Li Shimin would definitely not agree.Therefore, Changsun Wuji began to mobilize his daughter-in-law, Princess Changle, Li Shimin's eldest daughter, to persuade Li Shimin to change his mind.

Princess Changle is from her own family, and she spoke very directly: "Dad, the ministers in the court have deep resentment. Everyone said that in order to take down Li Tang Jiangshan, they suffered countless hardships. Now the world is peaceful and the country is rich. They are preparing to come and enjoy the blessings, but you want them to go to another place to suffer, saying that you are not kind!"

Facing Princess Changle's straightforward advice, Li Shimin was speechless for a long time.

Li Shimin felt that he had good intentions and did not hesitate to cede land and enfeoffment so that these people could share eternal wealth with the Li family. However, he did not expect that everyone was completely ungrateful and complained.

In the end, Li Shimin took back his life, which was enough, and there was no Empress Changsun back then. Now that Empress Changsun is still alive, with her persuasion, Li Shimin will definitely realize his mistakes more quickly.

Thinking of this, Li An smiled lightly. He was not going to care about this matter or make any comments. At the same time, the fireworks show finally ended. At this time, everyone was still unfinished.

Cheng Chumo shouted: "What's the matter, isn't it gone?"

"That's right, that's right, Brother An, don't be stingy, keep playing." Cheng Chuliang shouted with a smile.

"Uncle, we want to watch the fireworks." Cheng Chumo's three sons hugged Li An's legs.

"Brother, I want to see it too!" Li Mingda looked at Li An with a pleading expression.

Following Li An, he also saw the expectant expressions of others, but Li An smiled bitterly. There are no fireworks here. He bought some in modern times and put one back for a taste. Who knows, these people won't be able to feed them enough. , I want to read it again.

There was no other way, Li An had to say: "There are no fireworks, but I have also prepared iron flowers. Do you want to see them?"

"Tiehua?" Everyone was surprised. They didn't know what the iron flower was. However, everyone believed in Li An and knew that what Li An gave must be the best, so everyone moved to see the iron flower.

And this iron flower also allows everyone to see a different kind of beauty. At least it is not inferior to the fireworks. In the splendor of the iron flower, the ninth year of Zhenguan has passed like this. Soon, the tenth year of Zhenguan has arrived, and spring plowing has begun. Li An's busyness started again.

(End of this chapter)