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Chapter 117 Acquitted
  Originally, many subjects of the Tang Dynasty were terrified, extremely afraid that the Anshi Rebellion in history would reappear in the world and cause disaster to the people of the Tang Dynasty.

But now after hearing the promise made by His Majesty Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty to His Majesty Taizong, the subjects of the Tang Dynasty finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Li Longji brought the Tang Dynasty to the peak of its prosperity, and all the people in the world saw it.

Precisely because the people of the Tang Dynasty lived a good life and had extremely strong national self-confidence, the people of the Tang Dynasty were very convinced of Li Longji.

Now His Majesty Xuanzong, whom they admire, has publicly promised that the tragedy of the Anshi Rebellion will not be allowed to happen again in the Tang Dynasty, and they believe that His Majesty will definitely do it.

Li Longji: Anchor, I would like to ask, what is the root cause of the Anshi Rebellion?
  Knowing this, but also knowing why.

Only by clearly understanding the reasons behind the Anshi Rebellion can he make corresponding arrangements to resolve them one by one.

After Su Chen thought for a moment, he told Li Longji the four reasons summarized by scholars.

"The anchor will talk about the causes of the Anshi Rebellion from four aspects, namely politics, economy, military, and rebels."

"Let's talk about political factors first. According to historical records, in the late reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the conflicts within the ruling class between monarchs and ministers, civil servants and generals became increasingly acute."

"The prime minister appointed by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Linfu, monopolized power and excluded upright and talented ministers such as Li Shizhi and Wei Jiansu. During the Tianbao period, Wei Jian, Du Youlin, Yang Shenjin and others were unjustly imprisoned."

"After Yang Guozhong took over Li Linfu's position as prime minister, he was also jealous of talents, arrogant and domineering."

"After An Lushan was promoted to the Jiedushi of the Three Towns, his ambitions gradually expanded due to the favor of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and he conflicted with Yang Guozhong. The struggle for power between Yang Guozhong and An Lushan was an important reason for the Anshi Rebellion."

At this moment, Li Longji only felt endless regret. It turned out that all of this was caused by his ignorance of people.

Li Linfu, An Lushan, and Yang Guozhong, whom he promoted and promoted, all betrayed his trust because the struggle for power eventually led to the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion.

It's not that he didn't see the conflicts between civil servants and military generals, he just didn't pay attention to them.

He believed that with his presence, he could settle everything and suppress the conflicts between his ministers at any time.

But now it seems that he was overconfident and eventually let the situation get out of control, triggering the Anshi Rebellion.

He took a deep breath. An Lushan and Yang Guozhong had been captured, and the Anshi Rebellion caused by their struggle for power would not break out.

But it's not over yet, the court still needs further processing.

The first is Prime Minister Li Linfu. It is precisely because this person and An Lushan were in cahoots that he gave An Lushan the opportunity to develop and grow.

Moreover, according to later generations, Li Linfu marginalized upright and talented ministers such as Li Shizhi and Wei Jiansu.

Not only that, the unjust imprisonment of Wei Jian, Du Youlin, Yang Shenjin and others was also caused by Li Linfu.

Li Longji: Someone, drag Li Linfu down and put him in prison.

Li Linfu: Your Majesty, I am wronged!
  Li Longji was upset when he saw Li Linfu now. He was not willing to listen to his cry of injustice, so he immediately asked the guards to take him down.

Li Longji: According to my decree, Wei Jian, Du Youlin, and Yang Shenjin will be acquitted.

The surrounding ministers: Your Majesty is wise!

After dealing with Li Linfu, Li Longji felt relieved.

After this incident, the conflicts in the court will be greatly alleviated.

However, he also knew that he could not relax yet. It was not enough to deal with Li Linfu alone. The court had to be completely purged.

"From an economic perspective, the land equalization system was implemented in the early Tang Dynasty, which allocated land to officials and common people, which greatly promoted the recovery and development of agriculture in the Tang Dynasty."

"But by the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, with the reduction of arable wasteland across the country, the land equalization system was gradually destroyed, and the phenomenon of land annexation by nobles, bureaucrats, wealthy businessmen, etc. became more and more serious."    "At the same time, the people were taxed heavily, and farmers in the Tianbao period needed The payment of heavy taxes led to a surge in household evasion, and farmers who lost their land fled in order to evade taxes and survive. According to records, the total number of household evaders during the Tianbao period exceeded five million."

"After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, these landless households joined the rebellion one after another, causing the war to last for seven years."

Seeing the five million people who had fled, Li Longji took a breath and widened his eyes in disbelief.

How is this possible? In his prosperous Kaiyuan era, how could there be so many homeless people?

He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it.

In his prosperous Tang Dynasty, all the kingdoms came to the dynasty, and they were prosperous. It was impossible for people to flee their households, let alone as many as five million.

He was in the prosperous city of Chang'an, and he had never seen so many fleeing households, and he had never heard of so many fleeing households.

Suddenly, he was stunned for a moment, and then he figured it out and understood everything.

Needless to say, it must have been Li Linfu who was whitewashing the peace and never told him about his escape, making him mistakenly believe that the Tang Dynasty was peaceful and the people were living and working in peace and contentment.

Now that everything is clear, it makes sense that the Anshi Rebellion lasted seven years.

He had been shocked before that it was impossible for the rebels in An Lushan's hands to fight for seven years.

It turns out that if five million people fled their households, everything would make sense.

He was deeply annoyed and remorseful. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he was blinded by the traitor and could not see the suffering of the people at the bottom.

With the occurrence of five million households that have fled, one can imagine how huge the number of people who have lost their land is.

He took a deep breath, knowing that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty had been shaken and that it was time to change.

Taizong once said that the emperor is the boat and the people are the water. Water can carry the boat and also capsize it.

Five million landless households are a scourge. If they are not solved in time, these scourges will destroy him.

Even if there had been no Anshi Rebellion and the problem of five million people who had fled their households had not been properly handled, Datang would have fallen into war sooner or later.

As for how to solve the land problem of these five million fleeing households, he still needs to think carefully.

The land issue is the most difficult to solve. If it affects the whole country, it must be a stable solution.

The eyes of those who have lost their land are dim. They don’t know where to go, and they don’t know where their future lies.

They originally had a stable life, but the taxes from the court became heavier and heavier day by day, making them breathless.

Coupled with the poor harvest and reduced food production, they had to sell their only land.

But even though they no longer have land, various heavy taxes are still increasing.

In desperation, they had no choice but to flee their homes and make their home all over the world.

Now they have nothing, no land, no home, and they may starve to death one day.

Their only hope now lies in His Majesty, hoping that His Majesty can save them from the fire and water.

They also believed that His Majesty would give them a way out after seeing their plight.

(End of this chapter)