Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 166

Li Er has been very busy recently. When he is in his position, the most important thing to consider is balance. Now he finally has a prosperous scene, but Li Er is still worried.His own children are still young, so there is no need to worry too much about this, what he is worried about is the noble family!The things Jin Yu tinkers with help to improve the national power, so he values ​​Jin Yu.Jin Yu almost forgot about this "prodigal son" because he had too many things to do.

In September, when the Great Wall was being fortified, the bones of the laborers of the previous dynasty were discovered, and Li Er ordered that they be buried alive.Later, it was decreed that "it is forbidden to graze in the tombs of ancient Ming emperors, virtuous ministers, and martyrs", which means that grazing is prohibited next to the cemeteries of the ancient emperors, virtuous ministers, and soldiers who died for the country.In fact, this is a signal, not to win the hearts of the people, but to show favor to the nobles.

From the Zhou Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, the power in the court belonged to the gentry except the emperor, and their patriarchs played the role of "behind the scenes". Although they were behind the scenes, they could influence the government. a reason.Better than Li, the two can endure this kind of treatment?Obviously impossible!The reason why Li Er did this was because he understood a truth - if you want to take it, you must first give it.

Li Er made a big move a while ago, especially investing heavily in papermaking and printing workshops. What does this signify?In the future, book paper will be cheaper, the threshold for scholars will be further lowered, and the country can have more choices, instead of just selecting officials from wealthy gentry!Therefore, the hearts of the gentry are a little unstable, and it is reasonable to comfort them a little.

Li Er's decree has another purpose. He wants to pave the way for the next action, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.Next Li Er went to Longzhou.If you want to talk about Longzhou, you have to mention the Li family in Longxi. Longzhou is the location of the Li family's ancestral hall in Longxi!Li Er's trip was to worship the ancestors. He felt that he had gained face in the war against the Turks, and he had the face to speak to his ancestors.It can also be seen as Li Eryi's return to his hometown, because when Li Yuan first established the dynasty, the patriarch of the Li clan in Longxi said that you, Li Yuan, are not descendants of the Li clan in Longxi, because your blood is not pure! (Li Er does have Xianbei blood on his body) Li Er is so angry, I wish I could slap the patriarch to death!But these days, they pay attention to "family and country", and he thinks that the descendants of the Li family in Longxi will always pay respects to the descendants when they meet the patriarch.So in order to prevent the patriarch from embarrassing himself, he first gave the patriarch a sweet date.

When Li Er arrived in Longzhou, he didn't expect the patriarch to lose face and not let him worship his ancestors!The reason given is that the time to worship the ancestors has not yet come, so how can you disturb the ancestors for the sake of a younger generation?

Li Er understands very well that this old man is grabbing his sore foot. At the beginning of Li Yuan's founding of the country, after he recognized himself as the Li family of Longxi, he just put gold on his face so as to stop the mouth of the world.Only twenty years have passed now, Li Yuan is still alive, of course Li Er can't show his father's face.The contradictions inside are nothing more than interests, and Li Er sees it very clearly.After all, you are an old ancestor, there is no need to fight each other, and all problems can be resolved at the negotiating table, right?So a protracted negotiation kicked off.

The old man is very stubborn. From the legendary ancestor Gao Tao to the early Tang Dynasty, there have been more than 500 years. The Li family in Longxi has always been prosperous. There have been powerful officials in the court in all dynasties. The old man has the capital to be proud , It can be said that Li Er was not taken seriously.The old man just thought, how awesome can you be as a junior?Is Qin Shihuang a cow?No one cares about the Longxi Li family.Is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a cow?Isn't it a good life to support the Li family?Can you, Li Er, take care of the world for you without our Li family members?
Li Er was very angry and helpless, he had to bow his head under the eaves.After more than ten days of negotiation, Li Er gave in and pardoned the "rent tax" of Qizhou and Longzhou this year (it is written in history, and Hoe Wo presumably means land rent, taxes, and labor).These two places can be said to be the largest property locations of the Li family in Longxi. It is true that Li Er has pardoned them, but this old man will not pardon the tenants' land rent and labor, right?Therefore, it is the Longxi Li family who have benefited the most.

It didn't count if he agreed to this condition, the old man also asked Li Er to pardon his grandson. If Li Er managed to get this grandson into a prison, he was sentenced to a two-thousand-mile exile.If he just pardoned like this, wouldn't he slap himself in the face?It's harder than slapping your own father twice!But you can't return without success, right?So Li Er nodded with difficulty, and he gave himself a step: "Falling to Xianyang, Shiping, martial arts and capital crimes".

Now Li Er got his wish, but he was very aggrieved.If there is no such variable as Jin Yu, the patriarch of the Li family in Longxi can really show off his power, and his successors will continue to show off his power until the end of Tang Dynasty!

After all, what Wu Zetian did was still somewhat human, and there was no quarrel and extermination, but this man Huang Chao didn't care!This man made his voice at the bottom of the society, and what he sells is salt (I guess he did a lot of smuggling). Although it was the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were no trains at that time?If you want to transport something, you basically rely on your legs. It is a long way to transport it from Yanjing in Yunnan to Luoyang!In addition, Tang Yizong and Li Mi were greedy for enjoyment, extortionate and violent, and the people complained.You may not be impressed by this, but you all know "Snake Catcher Talk", right? "A tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger" comes from this.This tyrannical achievement was done by Tang Yizong’s sixth uncle. Father, only Tang Yizong's throne).Tang Yizong lived up to his sixth uncle's expectations, and it's not good to let him alone in the annals of celebrities, right?So he is even better than his sixth uncle! What is "tyranny fiercer than a tiger"?Tang Yizong directly eats people without spitting out bones!Then Huang Chao pulled a large group of brothers against him!

Huang Chao hated the rich very badly, he would kill the officials when he met them, especially the powerful people, the common people were oppressed enough by these people, and they responded one after another. Since then, the gentry has almost disappeared, and the landlord class has stepped onto the stage of history``` ```
If Jin Yu hadn't appeared, the old man's happy life would have continued for 200 years. Unfortunately, Jin Yu passed through, and Li Er now has a strong desire to suppress the arrogance of the gentry, so history has been rewritten``````
It's true that Li Er can bear it, but he is not a master who can take anger. After being angry with the old man, he must vent it, right?No matter what Li Er said, he realized that "water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat", and he would definitely not test the sword against the common people, so the animals in the wild suffered.``````
After meeting a group of people who couldn't reason, Li Er realized that his father was good. After hunting, he would send the prey to Da'an Palace first.It was also thanks to the development of post stations in the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the meat would be rotten when it was delivered to Da'an Palace, maybe Li Yuan would misunderstand that Li Er wanted to kill him!
Li Er paid great attention to "preparing for danger in times of peace", and he never forgot to think about how to strengthen the imperial power while hunting, and reviewed his actions in the past few days.Even though it happened helplessly, the rent and tax of the Li family in Longxi were all exempted, but what did my younger brothers think?Who can fight against this gang of old men who don't know how to live or die?Isn't he the younger brother who was born and died with him?Don't chill the hearts of these little brothers!It's not bad for my cousin to extort violently, at least the national treasury has a strong foundation, which is not bad. Let's also waive the rent and tax of the younger brothers who have military exploits!So Li Er made another decree: "Wugong will be free of rent and tax this year."

Li Er went hunting outside to vent his anger, and he "vented" his anger for 20 days. Thanks to his perseverance, others would have collapsed long ago.When Li Er was in adversity, he paid special attention to "examining himself three times a day". When he was hunting, he always felt that the prey was similar to the nobles of the gentry.It seems that the use of troops for war does not necessarily have to be used in foreign races. Can domestic conflicts also be used for reference?So Hou Junji became Minister of War at the end of September!If Li Er heard the phrase "Government grows out of the barrel of a gun", he would definitely have three big bowls, but at this moment he only had a hazy impression.

It's not just hunting that makes people angry, but also the weather.It is said that the weather is getting colder every day, and Li Er can't stay here any longer. "The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own doghouse", so let's pack up and go home!At this time, it was already November, and winter was standard, and it was only a few days before the drop of water turned into ice.

Back in the court, Li Er discussed with the ministers and continued to win the hearts of the people.He did everything he should do, such as dividing the land and reducing the tax burden, so Li Er decided to reduce the punishment and abolished the "whip and back punishment".How about saying "Three Stooges are better than Zhuge Liang", Li Er's move has further consolidated the hearts of the people. Even if he is fighting a civil war now, it is estimated that the common people will not say anything, as long as they don't move their own food.

Now Li Er still has a long way to go before suppressing the gentry clans. First of all, the people of the gentry clans in the court should be cleaned up, otherwise it will be very easy to rebound and so on.He still lacks an opportunity to do it.Thinking about it carefully, he didn't think of a good excuse, and was very depressed, but this opportunity appeared within a few days.

When Li Er was busy, Jin Yu was not idle. The days were getting colder every day, and now he didn't want to climb out of the bed anymore, and he stayed in bed very badly.After several months of recovery, the lion's fur has grown completely. Now this day is just suitable for Tibetan Mastiff and Xiaoha activities, so every morning before dawn, the lion will take the lead in scratching the door to wake Jinyu up, which is very punctual!

Jin Yu criticized the lion many times but it didn't work, so he let it go and resumed his morning exercise habit.

(End of this chapter)