Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 354 Inheritance
If you have to say that Yang Guang is guilty, eager for quick success is a sin, and failure is a sin.

It is not an exaggeration to say that winners and losers.

If Yang Guang is defeated, he must have the consciousness of bearing endless notoriety. Such emperors and the last emperors abound.

Isn't that the case with the ancient Shang Zhou?

At this point, Li Shimin suddenly came to his senses.

He understood why Li Yuan liked his elder brother Li Jiancheng so much, not him who had more outstanding achievements.He always thought that Li Yuan was eccentric and old-fashioned, but he didn't know that it was because he was afraid that he would become the second Yang Guang. He knew him well, knew his courage, and his ambition was only higher than that of Yang Guang.

The foundation of the Tang Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Sui Dynasty. Be careful that if he becomes the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, his talent will not bring prosperity to the Tang Dynasty, but will push the Tang Dynasty to the end, and follow in the footsteps of Yang Guang.

"Father, my son is not Yang Guang. Yang Guang puts his own ideas above everything else. For his own ambition, he regards the lives of the people as nothing, regards the people of the world as a tool for his great cause, and enslaves them infinitely. Son I can't do it... It's not that my minister is more kind and noble than him, but my minister understands a truth." Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan and said solemnly: "The king's boat is also the people's water. Water can carry a boat, and it can also carry a boat. An overturned boat. As an emperor, Yang Guang stood above tens of thousands of people. He thought he could dominate everything, but he didn’t know that it was because of the presence of thousands of people that he could become the king of a country. Without the support of the people, he would eventually be defeated overthrow."

"Because of Yang Guang's abuse of labor, Wei Wentong, Wang Wanchang, Zhai Rang, Wang Bo, Liu Badao, Sun Anzu, Gao Tuda, Dou Jiande, Zhang Jincheng, Liu Yuanjin, Du Fuwei, Meng Haigong..." Li Shimin said repeatedly He named the leaders of the 64 peasant rebels, and said: "If they hadn't disrupted the world, I, Li Tang, would not be able to take advantage of the troubled times to rise up and march into Guanzhong to dominate the world."

Li Yuan looked at the talkative son in front of him with a moved face, and showed a gratified smile.

Not only did Yang Guang's ingenuity and strategy not make the Sui Dynasty prosperous, but because of him he fell into a rare turmoil.In just six years, sixty or seventy peasant uprisings emerged in the peaceful Sui Dynasty, which directly disrupted the situation in the world and pushed the Sui Dynasty to its end.So that the Sui Dynasty II, who was as bright as a meteor, died.

As the founder of the Great Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan did not want to follow in the footsteps of the previous dynasty, and perish the world that was so hard to conquer, and the Li Tang Dynasty II that was so hard to create.

Li Shimin has ambitions no less than Yang Guang, and also has extraordinary talents. What Li Yuan fears most is that Li Shimin will follow Yang Guang's path, because his ambition will push the Tang Dynasty into the abyss.

Owning the wealth left by Yang Jian can't bear Yang Guang's troubles. Datang took over the turbulent mess at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

It is also because of this idea that Li Yuan has always insisted that Li Jiancheng be the prince of the Tang Dynasty. He liked Li Jiancheng's political talent and believed that the Tang Dynasty needed self-cultivation and development, and Li Jiancheng's temperament and strategic ability were suitable for consolidating the Tang Dynasty. The foundation made the Tang Dynasty stronger.

But people are not as good as God.The development of the matter was beyond Li Yuan's expectations. Li Shimin planned the Renzhi Palace incident, and Li Jiancheng made a serious mistake in employing people.

"The ancients said: 'If you are a virtuous minister and far from a villain, the Han Dynasty prospered; After that, I gradually felt relieved. Why did I occupy the Taiji Palace and not leave? Because I was worried that you would go the wrong way. Only by staying nearby and supervising you can you be conscientious. Your performance in recent years is nothing more than what you want. Prove to me that you are better than Jiancheng, you are more qualified to be the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, through your every move, through your deeds in the Turkic side, you have shattered my concerns with facts, in some respects, It is indeed much better than your elder brother. What amazes me the most is that you successfully divided, separated, supported the Turkic Khan, divided the mighty Turkic into two, and fought endlessly."

Li Shimin glanced at Qin Feng, and said with some embarrassment: "Dividing, alienating, and supporting the Turkic Second Khan is not a strategy of my ministers, but a strategy offered by Feng'er."

Li Yuan laughed loudly and said: "As the king of a country, one can have no talents, but one must have the knowledge of people, and the mind to promote talents in an eclectic manner. If you don't know how to delegate power and do it yourself, what's the use? The world is so big , how can one person manage it. My Tang Dynasty is full of talents now. It is more effective to delegate power to talents to deal with it than to do it yourself. Liu Bang is just a scumbag. Why did he create a strong man? Because he has the ability to know people and use them Broad-mindedness. Erlang is much stronger than Liu Bang in this regard. Now, after the announcement, if you continue to maintain this practice, the Tang Dynasty will definitely be a heyday dynasty stronger than the Han Dynasty."

After Li Yuan finished speaking, he took out a black and dull sign from his pocket, threw it to Li Shimin, and said, "Family affairs, state affairs, and affairs of the world are all left to you. That's all right, tomorrow, I will move the place for you." , go and raise my old man with peace of mind. I have said enough today, you go down. Kid Qin is weird, you are very interesting. Come and accompany my old man when you have time. "

"Here!"

Looking at the backs of Li Shimin and Qin Feng leaving, Li Yuan smiled slightly, with a sense of relief in his smile.

It's true that Li Yuan enjoys himself, but when it comes to the overall situation of the country, Li Yuan is unequivocal.

So during the two years when Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Li Yuan has been quietly watching his son exercise the power of the emperor from behind...

He had always worried that Li Shimin's character would follow in Yang Guang's footsteps, but as time went by, he found that he had completely underestimated his second son.

Li Shimin has been in power for the past two years, working hard, forgetting to eat and sleep, and working hard.What is his purpose.Li Yuan as the father.As a father who has re-understood his child, he couldn't be more clear: he is still equally competitive, and this is to prove himself, to prove that he is better than his elder brother Li Jiancheng, and to prove that he is more suitable to be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty than Li Jiancheng.He wants to do things that Li Jiancheng cannot do, and do great things that Li Jiancheng cannot do.

Datang's rival Turkic is his target.

Li Yuan also got to know his second son again at this time. He found that Li Shimin had the ambition comparable to Han Wu, but at the same time, he did not have Yang Guang's impatience.He was indeed eager to prove himself, and had long intended to fight the Turks.But this eagerness did not bring him a negative impact, but instead became a motivation to motivate him.Far from being militaristic.On the contrary, it attaches great importance to the people and economic development.

He was actually able to endure his temper, recuperating for two years while relying on the wisdom of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji to control the situation in the north, making friends from far and near to attack, wooing Xue Yantuo, supporting Tuli to counter Xieli, and overtaking control with conspiracy The situation in the north: on the one hand, he supported government talents such as Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Cen Wenwen to govern the Tang Dynasty and restore the economy of the Tang Dynasty; on the other hand, he promoted the young generation represented by Qin Feng eclecticly to reserve talents for the Tang Dynasty.During his two years in power, he not only solved various problems left by him, but also took one step to see the layout of the future. This kind of mind and vision is definitely beyond the reach of a father like himself.

When Xuanwumen happened, he really hated Li Shimin very much.

But there was no overnight feud between father and son. As time went by, Li Yuan's mentality gradually changed, and he was able to rationally view the changes in Xuanwumen.He knew that he could not blame Li Shimin or Li Jiancheng for this matter, but he could only blame his unqualified father, who pushed the two sons to opposite sides and into the abyss with his own hands.If one had to find a reason, authority was undoubtedly the culprit.

As a founding emperor, as a general who personally went to battle to kill the enemy, Li Yuan was also quite open about life and death.When he figured it out, he let it go and took it lightly.Looking through the conversation today, and hearing Li Shimin's invaluable words from Jun Zhou Minshui, all worries in his heart disappeared: he knew that Li Shimin, who could say such words, could not become the second Yang Guang.

You can entrust Datang completely...

I can also really retreat.

Therefore, there was a move to hand over the token to Li Shimin.

That is not an ordinary token, it represents one of the strongest forces in Li Yuan's era, but it has been hidden in the dark and has never seen the light of day, but Li Yuan knows that if he uses the token represented The power of the Tang Dynasty, then the throne of the Tang Dynasty will be overthrown again, there is no doubt about this.Moreover, on the surface, there are countless people loyal to him, Li Yuan. Although most of them have retired after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, retiring does not mean that he has no strength.

Li Shimin knew that Li Yuan still had reservations. After all, he used improper means to get into the position. It is natural for Li Yuan to have resentment in his heart.

Before, Li Shimin's filial piety was mixed with utilitarianism, but gradually, he no longer cared about the power in Li Yuan's hands, even though it was enough to deter his throne.But he also knew that Li Yuan was a rational person, as long as he truly served the country and the people, Li Yuan would never use his trump card.Li Yuan, a confused father, didn't understand the ambitions of his sons until the end, but his son had already studied Li Yuan very thoroughly.

Li Yuan handing over this token now is just icing on the cake for Li Shimin.In recent years, especially in the development of agricultural economy, Datang has achieved full development. Li Shimin did not blindly reject and belittle some of the policies established by Li Jiancheng when he was the prince, especially Li Jiancheng's land equalization system and Zuyong modulation has been strongly supported by Li Shimin after he ascended the throne, and he has been striving to improve these two systems, and the effect is even more remarkable.

In terms of ability to govern the world, Li Shimin may not be able to beat Li Jiancheng, but as a winner, he has a more perfect platform than Li Jiancheng.When Li Jiancheng was in power, the three powers were fighting for the top. In everything, the interests of the imperial party and the princeling party must be considered, and the Qin royal party must be suppressed.Political struggles are the most harmful to the foundation of national power. Li Jiancheng cares about this and cares about that, and there will naturally be certain problems in the implementation of policies.

However, Li Shimin annexed the core members of the princeling party at this time, and then eliminated the incompetent members of the imperial party by means of streamlining and layoffs, only retaining capable personnel. .In addition, Qin Feng bought hundreds of thousands of sheep, tens of thousands of horses and thousands of cattle for Datang, which greatly reduced unnecessary expenses, and the economic recovery was much smoother than planned.

(End of this chapter)