Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 534 Taking History as a Mirror
At this moment, an admonisher came out, saluted Li Shimin first, and then said to Qin Feng in a sarcasm: "The general manager Qin's implication is that he admires the tyrant Yang Guang very much. Tyrant, you have the act of massacring other races yourself, I think your nature is almost the same as his!"

Yang Guang's reputation has always been bad. During the Tang Dynasty, for political needs, Yang Guang became an outright negative teaching material, almost to the point where everyone scolded him.

Seeing this man's aggressiveness and ulterior motives, Qin Feng also became angry, and secretly said: "If the tiger doesn't show its power, do you really think we are sick cats?" A wise man sees wisdom, if someone treats the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, then Qin has nothing to do! Regarding the massacre of aliens, I have discussed and debated a few times earlier, and I am no longer interested in making unnecessary arguments. That sentence: People who are not of my race must have a different heart, and I don't have the slightest sense of guilt for killing those people."

The ministers couldn't understand the implication of these words, they were clearly accusing Sang and Huai of accusing the admonisher of being a villain.The minister of civil and military affairs who had seen Qin Feng's sword, sword, tongue, and sword smiled deeply. It has been a long time since I saw Qin Feng showing his power, and I miss it. The last time, it was the time when Lao Feng was killed. It seems, it seems that it has been a long time!It's just that Qin Feng's reaction so flat this time is really surprising.

The admonisher's spirit was lifted, and he sneered again and again: "Leaving aside the number of foreign races, let's just talk about Yang Guang. He killed his father and brother, controlled the government and acted arbitrarily, first punished Gao Ying and other founding heroes, and then overhauled the canal. , He has resorted to militarism, conquered Korea three times, and caused the people to live in poverty. His crimes are countless, but now you are singing praises for such thieves?"

Qin Feng chuckled: "The merits and demerits of the ancients can be seen at a glance. I never defended him for killing Gao Ying and other founding heroes; but in order to better control North China, he built Luoyang, the eastern capital; More closely, he dug the North-South Grand Canal and toured Jiangdu several times; in terms of national infrastructure construction, he dug long trenches, built Chi Roads, and built the Great Wall; , traveled west to the Western Regions, reopened the Silk Road, defeated Tuyuhun, and brought Qinghai Province back into the Chinese territory. It was also remarkable in foreign exchanges. He sent envoys to Persia, and also crossed the sea to Nanyang to contact Fusang. At the same time In terms of talents, he broke the concept of aristocratic family status, recruited the middle and lower classes of the landlord class, and restrained the powerful. Centralization of power, and spared no effort to promote the system of three provinces and six ministries.”

"The system of three provinces and six ministries has three advantages. First, it enables the bureaucracy to form a complete and rigorous system, improves administrative efficiency, and strengthens the ruling power of the central government; second, it strengthens the imperial power. Whenever the emperor is incompetent, the prime minister may monopolize the power. The establishment of the system of three provinces and six ministries, with three divisions of power, is beneficial to resolve the contradiction between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister, strengthen the imperial power; at the same time expand the discussion of government affairs The number of personnel has received the effect of brainstorming; thirdly, the responsibilities of each ministry have a clear division of labor, which is conducive to the centralization of power by the emperor and the implementation of government orders, improving administrative efficiency and giving full play to the effectiveness of state institutions. The major changes in the history of the official system are not exaggerated. Its appearance and perfection mark the maturity of the governance system. The role of the three provinces and six ministries system is like Qin's abolition of enfeoffment, counties and counties, fixed amount, currency system, carts on the same track, and books on the same text. , will play an indelible role in our Tang Dynasty and future generations. Through all the above, Yang Guang’s merits and demerits can be seen at a glance. If you care about his demerits, you can ignore his deeds? You should take it as a warning, but you follow others... you only know how to punish and punish blindly, you are shameless."

Du Ruhui was also displeased with Foran, "Why does Wang Yushi have to argue so hard, and always aim at Chief Qin?"

How could Yushi, surnamed Wang, speak against Qin Feng? He was pointed at his nose and scolded, his face turned green and pale. If he didn't know that he couldn't beat Qin Feng, he would have punched him at this moment.At this time, Du Ruhui, who is so important, only speaks for Qin Feng, waving his sleeves with hatred.

Qin Feng's words are not sharp, but they are extremely heavy, because it is the truth!Immediately, there was no sound in the court hall, only Qin Feng's clear voice echoed continuously.

Wei Zheng's opinion on history and historical figures has always been: derogate if you have faults, and praise if you have merit.Wei Zheng grabbed Li Shimin's pigtails and asked the historian to record them in detail, not because he was utilitarian, but because he left a true history for future generations.

Wei Zheng never thought that Qin Feng could look at historical figures so rationally, with a heart of confidant in his heart, and a trace of approval in his eyes, he stood up to support Qin Feng and said: "Your Majesty, I agree with the words of Chief Qin. Whether it is the Eastern Capital or digging canals, they are all virtuous policies that will benefit the great cause of the future, but Yang Guang made the sky angry and the people resentful. Everyone in the world hated him. The main reason is that he was too impatient, regardless of the power of the people, and forcibly So much so that local officials forced the people to work hard day and night. These projects were completed by officials one by one with whips and knives to force the people to work regardless of life and death, stepping on the corpses scattered all over the field, which is called fraud It is not an exaggeration to make great achievements in the present age and in the future.

Li Shimin smiled and nodded.

Those pedantic people looked at each other, their eyes were as big as copper bells, but with the support of Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng, how could these people dare to stand out and be cast aside by everyone?
"Your Majesty, just as Master Wei said, Yang Guang only has his own great achievements in his eyes, so he can understand the suffering of the people! I remember that the sentence His Majesty said to the Supreme Emperor is very classic..." At the critical moment, Qin Feng He deliberately stopped talking.

Li Shimin's eyes were bent into a line, pretending not to know: "I have said a lot, I don't know which sentence you are referring to." The implication is that he has said a lot of classic words.

Qin Feng secretly smiled and said: "Your Majesty said to the Supreme Emperor at that time, 'The king's boat is also the people's water. Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it'."

"Oh? Thank you for remembering. If you don't mention me, you will forget it. Let me just say... As the emperor, Yang Guang stands above tens of thousands of people. He thinks he can dominate everything, but he doesn't know that it is because of thousands of people. Now, he can become the king of a country. Without the support of the people, he will be overthrown by the people in the end." In the end, Li Shimin became inexplicably narcissistic.

Qin Feng was extremely speechless, every word, even the pause was exactly the same as that day, and he said "I have forgotten it".

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui glanced at each other, but everyone didn't say a word. They are emperors who are rare heros, but there is one thing that they can't accept from the beginning to the end: they are very narcissistic, and they will boast from time to time. A few words by myself made them all blush, but the person involved looked complacent.

"Yang Guang was defeated because he was too impatient and didn't understand the principle of haste makes waste. He didn't know the people's feelings and didn't care about the people's hearts. Only the previous dynasty ended up with the death of the second generation. "Tao Te Ching" says: Governing a big country, if Therefore, when developing the south of the Yangtze River, I believe that we should be cautious and love the people, and implement it step by step. For the development of the past dynasties, we should choose the good ones and follow them, and the bad ones. Those who change it'. In the end, make this great cause become a model for future generations to develop the wilderness."

Speaking of this, Qin Feng said conclusively: "'Take copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes, take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses, and take history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs'. Only in this way can Datang have a long way to go. Take a detour."

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng...the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty showed their expressions of emotion.

"It's a good one. "Take copper as a guide, you can dress right, take people as a guide, you can know the gains and losses, and take history as a guide, you can know the ups and downs." This is really a famous saying in governing the world." Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately.I don't know why he has a special feeling for this famous aphorism.The more Li Shimin chewed, the more profound the meaning became. He praised: "If the officials of our Tang Dynasty take this as a warning, our Tang Dynasty will become more prosperous and powerful. Qin Aiqing, when you turn around, write down these 27 characters with your own inscription. I will hang these 27 characters on the main hall of the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, and I will let all the officials of the early dynasty take warning."

Qin Feng was a little ashamed, but he accepted it calmly.

This was originally Li Shimin's famous warning words, but how many people can do this?
Too many people, too many things, wait until they happen to become alert, but things have already happened, so what's the point of being alert?The only effect is nothing more than to remedy the situation, as for it is not too late, that is bullshit.

It's not too late, the lost sheep can't come back, not to mention that it's far more than just a sheep lost in national affairs.If everyone can "take copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes, take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses, and take history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs", it will definitely be the blessing of the Tang Dynasty.

After today's early court, Li Shimin acquiesced in the development of the Great Jiangnan, and Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng agreed with the three prime ministers. How could a few courtiers who opposed it hinder the general trend?

The decision related to the foundation of the Great Tang Dynasty was finalized under the proposal of Qin Feng and the approval of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

After the matter was finalized, Li Shimin, who acted vigorously and resolutely, immediately issued an order, ordering the Ministry of Finance to select capable ministers, and go to various places in the south of the Yangtze River from Chang'an to investigate and investigate, to find effective evidence for the great development, and ordered all counties in the south of the Yangtze River to set aside one mu of land for a trial of two years a year. Seasonal rice cultivation methods.

Except for Qin Feng, whoever made the decision on this matter, no one could have imagined the earth-shaking changes that the development of Jiangnan would bring to Datang.

Even after Li Shimin abdicated due to his advanced age, his descendants asked him what were the most correct decisions he made in his life.

Li Shimin replied without hesitation: "Reuse Qin Feng and develop Dajiangnan..."

(End of this chapter)