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Chapter 632

"Why did Wang Qing say that?" Li Longji said hoarsely.

"Your Majesty, let me ask you, why not use Li Bai?"

"Although he is talented, he is unrestrained and unfit to be an official."

"You also know. I heard in Oceania that you want to use the son of the old prime minister. Several former prime ministers are virtuous and upright Fang Ming, and they teach their children well. There is nothing wrong with the governor of Yongyang. Even so, this person is cautious, and given time to hone, he can be a prime minister. At least he is several times better than your beloved Li Linfu. Xiao Songzi Xiao Hua is magnanimous, and he is also a person Talent. Wei Zhi and Wei Bin, the sons of Wei Anshi, are both talented, and I heard about it before I left Chang'an. As for Zhang Shuo's son, Zhang Jun and Zhang Yi, it's worth not mentioning these two, so as not to spoil my ears."

Both of them were talented, especially Zhang Yi, who was so liked by Li Longji that he married his daughter to him.

But the two had bad personalities, and thought that Li Longji would let them serve as prime ministers, but because of the constraints of Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, their wishes were not fulfilled, and they were always unhappy, so when An Lushan came in front, he wagged his tail and surrendered .There is no integrity at all.So Wang Hua said this.

Moreover, Zhang Jie has a lot of credit for framing Li Bai to wander around the world.The legend was framed by Gao Lishi, nonsense, Gao Lishi was cautious all his life, even Zhang Jiuling respected him very much. Shoes, he's a jerk.But once, when Li Bai was drunk, Gao Lishi helped him on the dragon boat and took care of him earnestly. This is all true.

Li Longji rewarded Li Bai and expelled him. It was because Zhang Yi couldn't understand Li Bai's unrestrained style and talent, so he made notoriety, which led to Li Bai's tragic end in the world.Otherwise, what's the matter, it's still okay to be an insignificant little Beijing official.Just like He Zhizhang, isn't he drunk every day?

In short, Zhang said that the two sons are a real villain.

But Wang Hua didn't want to delve into this matter, he just wanted to get to the front of the topic.

"Why does His Majesty value these six people so much? One is that they are talented and learned, and the other is that they have a strict family style after being born and famous. Why not use Li Bai, because he is unrestrained. This shows that His Majesty knows this truth. If this is the case, His Majesty let Zhang Jiuling not use it. Leaving Li Shizhi unused, he chose to appoint Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong! After more than 20 years of use, a great river and mountain has been in such a state of decay. Your Majesty, are you plotting against the country?"

"It's not that Hu Fan can't use it. In the past when I was in the northwest, I often used Hu Fan as generals, but there were many Han people in the middle. I still had a lot of dissatisfaction with the imperial court, so I did this. When governing the northwest, I also deliberately Let the Hu and Han family melt together and become one. After arriving in Oceania, they deliberately let the Han people lead the slaves of all ethnic groups. This is also the reason for the great migration. Otherwise, the population is needed. How many people in the world can I use? What should I do? If you are not of my race, their hearts must be different. But you are good. Soldiers, the country’s weapon is also, you let Wang Zhongsi, who grew up by your side, be useless, demote him, and let him die. Use barbarians and generals, the soldiers of the whole country, and the voice of barbarians. Are you plotting against the nation?"

"Someone told you long ago that An Lushan conspired against you, but you didn't believe it. In the end, the opposite appeared, and you came to your senses, but you didn't take precautions. Ge Shuhan, Feng Changqing, and Gao Xianzhi are peerless famous generals. They will lose a little, so they retreated." Tongguan is guarded by the strong pass, trapping the rebels and preventing them from going west. Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and the Hebei rebels cut off the rebel army's retreat, and their family members are held hostage to shake their army's morale. The combination of good and bad, the rebel army is about to be defeated. Feng Changqing wrote three times to point out this matter. Ge Shuhan also wrote to point out Guan Jian, and even Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi have mentioned this matter. But you listen to Yang Guozhong alone, first kill Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi, and then force Ge Shu Han used a group of miscellaneous troops to defeat the elites of the world, and Tongguan was lost. From then on, from Hebei to Guanzhong, how many people fell into the enemy's hands, and the land of thousands of miles was in ruins and desolation. rebellion!"

"Confucianism is righteous, and human relations are orderly. That's why even the laws of the Tang Dynasty forbade marriages with the same surname. It was the Empress Dowager Zetian who was Gao Zongna. At this time, the Empress Dowager Zetian was only a talented person of Emperor Taizong, not a regular concubine, and was criticized by people all over the world. But you are disrespectful! For the sake of lust, you even snatched your daughter-in-law and let you have fun. May I ask the emperor, have you read "Book of Rites"? Have you read "Mencius"? Confucius told you to do this , or did Mencius tell you to do this? Or did Lao Tzu tell you to do this? Are you being righteous to the sages, rebelling against the ethics of Gangchang?"

Although Wang Hua is suspected of wearing four high hats for Li Longji, but the country is so corrupt, it cannot but be said that Li Longji is the biggest culprit.

Even Gao Lishi, who was loyal to Li Longji, was silent when he heard this.

Wang Hua asked again: "Your Majesty, when we come here today, we can't go to Shu, Hexi Lingwu, Taiyuan, and Chang'an. If I don't take action, what will your majesty plan? Do you want to stay here?" , Waiting for the rebels to catch up?"

This sentence can be fooled by Li Longji and even all the soldiers, but it cannot be fooled by one person.

Li Bi wanted to stop talking, but Wang Hua's eyes shot out a gleam. Although Li Bi practiced Taoism, he was shocked.He knew very well in his heart that although Wang Hua was nagging non-stop today.However, in a short while, a big event is about to happen.If he destroys himself, he will not refrain from killing himself.Likewise, he couldn't stop himself.

Li Longji couldn't answer.

But he knew that since Wang Hua came here, it was impossible to ignore him, so he didn't know what conditions he would put forward.She is silent now, waiting for Wang Hua to speak.

"Your Majesty, you still remember the two questions I asked you in Lingzhou. At that time, I asked you, what is the biggest crisis in front of the Tang Dynasty? Have you figured it out now?"

"Hu people are generals."

Wang Hua shook his head, maybe Li Longji thought about it when he left when he was young.But in his later years, he never thought about it at all, even the An Lushan Rebellion, otherwise it would be impossible to give this simple answer.

He said: "It's wrong. It's not that the barbarians are generals. It's the military generals. The land is tense, and the government military system must be destroyed. The recruitment system has to be done even if it doesn't want to. This is terrible, but you have given them the right to manage local politics and economy, transfer personnel, and handle affairs. It is just like you when people’s hearts are not satisfied without Anlu Mountain. Concubine 72, with countless beauties, and even her daughter-in-law has to be prettied? The same is true for frontier generals. Then there will be Li Lushan, Zhang Lushan, and Liu Lushan in the future. I still remember my situation at the time. In Chang'an, Webster wanted to kill me. But After I arrived in Lingzhou, why didn't she dare to kill me, but instead used Bao'er to seduce me? No one else, she has military power in her hands. Or if I had the intention of treason back then, wouldn't it be your turn to sit in the world?"

"Boss, why didn't you tell me?" Gao Lishi complained.

"Did you listen to the emperor? He also knows that Zhang Jiuling is a good prime minister, and he also knows whether there is someone as handsome as Zhang Jiuling in the selection. But how did he treat Zhang Jiuling? Who is he using? And did Zhang Jiuling say anything?" After passing Anlu Mountain, did anyone else say that Anlu Mountain wants to rebel? Has the Emperor heard this?"

But he thought to himself, I'm not going to tell you this at all.If there is no Anshi Rebellion, how can I carry out an earth-shaking change in the country?Or told, maybe the scourge of the Anshi Rebellion can be avoided, but that is to treat the outside, not the inside.Is it possible to let the country continue to go on the road of no Han people after the Tang Dynasty after 200 years?

Wang Hua's question made Gao Lishi speechless.Not to mention Wang Hua, but even Gao Lishi himself, who also advised him many times, but although Li Longji loved him very much, he still refused to listen.Gao Lishi was helpless.

Li Longji opened his mouth, and he asked in a low voice: "So what's the answer to the first question?"

In fact, ever since he arrived in Lingzhou, he had a sense of fear towards Wang Hua.Moreover, Wang Hua regards royal power as worthless, which also makes him feel uncomfortable.But this also creates another kind of psychology. If others talk about him, he will feel very upset, but when Wang Hua talks about him, he has nothing to do.

"The answer to the first question is that if you want to be a good emperor, you must learn to delegate power."

Everyone said "Huh".

Li Longji was even more puzzled. He asked: "It is precisely because I have delegated power to the two prime ministers that I am here today. Why did Wang Qing say this?"

"You call it decentralization?" Wang Hua sneered: "If Emperor Zhongzong had been more careful in the past and prevented Webster from poisoning him to death, who would be the winner in the end if the competition continued? Will the princess gain power? If you want to take back the power, can Li Linfu stay in the position for 19 years? You don't call it decentralization, but you hand over the power to people who shouldn't be handed over, so as to harm the country and the people .”

Wei Jiansu interrupted Wang Hua's words, and said: "But in the past and present, there are indeed many emperors who wanted to do something, but they were overpowered by powerful ministers or other people, unable to do anything, and even died tragically."

"It's not bad, especially the emperors in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. But they were just false officials, real emperors, and the power was transferred from the emperor to the powerful officials. For example, Zhao Gao, Sima Daozi, Qingfu, Liang Ji. Actually what I said It means that you still don’t understand. When I said that the emperor has too much power, I mean an autocratic system. A system that lacks supervision and overshadows the sky with one hand leads to a person’s rights being greater than the rights of God. If you want to live any life, you will have any life. Let anyone die if you want to die. Let me ask you again, there is delicious food, do you want to eat it?"

The people with status around did not express their views, and the soldiers surrounded by the outer circle nodded one by one.One of them was so hungry that his hair was dazzled and his eyes were dizzy. After Wang Hua asked a question, each one's stomach groaned.

"Is there a beauty you want?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Longji, even wanting to snatch his own daughter-in-law, who wouldn't want to get a beauty?
"Have good clothes, do you want to wear them, and do you want to live in a good house? Think about it, why since ancient times, if you add the monarchs of the Spring and Autumn States, the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and the monarchs of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the number of kings has reached nearly a thousand. But Mingjun has How many, are there 100 people? Why is this happening?"

The answer is about to come out!

"So Mingjun used straight ministers to advise, and forced a framework for himself, so that he would not confuse his eyes with desire, and put his mind on the country. For example, Taizong, and for example, the emperor used Han Xiu in the early days. This is using straight The minister acts as a mirror to reflect on one's own merits and demerits. This is using direct ministers as shackles to forcibly restrict one's own rights, preventing one's boundless rights from making oneself do anything wrong in order to satisfy one's desires. But in the final analysis, it is still this kind of autocratic The system, the emperor's enlightenment and his ministers' Taige can play a role. If the emperor is faint, does the imperial court have a Yushitai, but when the emperor becomes fatuous, does the Yushitai play a role?"

Having said that, he stood up and asked the surrounding soldiers: "Why do you need the emperor?"

When Wang Hua said it earlier, everyone had some thoughts in their hearts, and after hearing it, they all replied without hesitation: "The one who governs the country well."

"Yes, your majesty, why do you want an emperor? It's not to build you a palace on Mount Li, or to let you embrace beautiful women. It's the people who let you govern the country. You promised me repeatedly in Lingzhou that you would make this country even stronger. , the people are more prosperous in governance. But how did you do it later? I heard a lot of discussions in Oceania. Why did you hand over the power to others to manage, and the country is getting worse and worse. You hand it in more thoroughly, but Oceania is thriving in turn? Why, precisely because of the system."

"I first set up three political parties. I didn't dare to use two because I was afraid of colluding with each other. But if there are too many, there will be chaos. The political trend of the people is simple, and if there are too many, they can't tell them apart. So I set up three political parties. In this way, no matter what Whichever party is elected, the two opposing parties are watching his every move in order to grab his tail and pave the way for the next election. Even everyone, so most people are cautious after being elected. At most two terms, because over time, they will control the state affairs. Not only that, but I also set aside a small sum of money every year, and every time I report to the government, I will report to the government. The people read out the major events of the country and the current situation, so that they can understand the state affairs and take the initiative to participate in the state affairs. In addition, many places set up newspapers to give the people the right to speak. In addition to not violating the unity of the country, they must not violate the Constitution. Whatever they want to say can be published on it .Let everyone monitor the country together.”

"I know that you despise the imperial power and reject me because I saved Princess Taiping. But I believe that you have also read the Dibao. Although I didn't say it, I did it for you. But have you ever thought about it? , Why should I do this? I don’t even know the answers to these two questions until now.”

"Let me ask you again, what about the tripod of Kyushu, do you know what it symbolizes?"

The cauldron of Kyushu is in Chang'an, and even Concubine Mei, princes and grandchildren have not brought it out, let alone the huge cauldron of Kyushu.Maybe the tripod body is still there, and even the exquisite 81 patterns are still there. After all, they are only valuable when they are on the tripod, and they lose their meaning when they are taken off.But most of the gold, silver and jewels on the cauldron wall were snatched away by the rioters in the chaos.

Li Longji did not answer again.

"When you suspect that An Lushan is rebelling, if you urgently mobilize troops and deploy them in Henan, you can still take a break. If you listen to the words of Feng Changqing and Ge Shuhan, you can turn the crisis into safety. But you just listen to Yang Guozhong. Now you go where you can go, the rebel army is about to enter Chang'an. The army in Hebei will lose their morale when they hear about this. They will either be defeated or retreat to Hedong. South to Hanhuai, east to the sea, and west to Taihang , Guanzhong, and north to the Xi people, there is a cloud of smoke. If you are killed again, all the dragons in the world will have no leader. I don’t know if this country is surnamed An or Zhang surnamed Wang?"

Wei Jiansu wanted to stop talking.

Wang Hua didn't wait for him to speak, and directly interrupted his words, saying: "Even if there is a turning point, we must rely on the power of the generals from all over the place. The generals from all over the country have unlimited rights. This time, they must be reused to make the rights they have Bigger. Once Anlushan dies, there will be many more Anlushans in this world. The Tang royal family will also decline, existing in name only.”

There are many reasons for the separatism of feudal towns, but the reason mentioned by Wang Hua is also one of the fundamental reasons.

Smart people, such as Li Mi, have already begun to bow their heads and think.

"Your majesty, your majesty has done it too." At this point, he stood up and said to everyone: "Your majesty, you have two choices now. If you think this world is yours alone, It’s not about these soldiers, it’s not about the people of the world, these soldiers, these people are just pigs and dogs of your Li family, I will leave immediately. If you still have a conscience, there is still a road to choose from.”

Li Mi and the others all smiled wryly.If you really want to leave, it may not be as serious as you said, but after your upside-down, now that you are gone, who among these soldiers is willing to follow the emperor?
Li Longji was silent for a long time before asking: "What kind of road is there?"

"Like me, retreat behind the scenes and continue to retain the royal family. This is what you thought I wanted to rebel, but in reality I thought. The country allocates money every year for your royal family's expenses, and at the same time allows your royal family to keep your own business. And it also enjoys a certain right of national honor. As for the Tang Dynasty, it will realize the system of Oceania, let the people be the masters of their own, and become the real masters of the country. Then I will mobilize elite troops to Oceania, defeat the rebels, and dispatch A large amount of money was paid to quickly stabilize the country. It also made Kyushu on the top of Kyushu truly unified. Oh, I forgot to tell everyone that the land of Kyushu, except for the surrounding areas, Tubo Uyghur, etc. have not been taken, but I have already They have begun to send troops to clear the land. There are also some places in South Asia that are managed by major families, and Africa has only begun to open up, and other places have been conquered. That is to say, the arable land will be dozens of times that of the Tang Dynasty. Don’t say that the Tang Dynasty is now Even if the population is increased by twenty times, there will still be arable land. In other words, if you cooperate, the dream Tang Dynasty in the hearts of the common people will come immediately."

After finishing speaking, he said to everyone: "Soldiers, do you want to live a life in which there are countless fertile fields at home and a large number of slaves are assigned to you?"

Of course I thought about it, and they all answered in unison.

"Although there are tens of millions of slaves in Oceania, and even more slaves can be captured immediately if needed, but the slaves are distributed based on military exploits. So everyone, follow my orders, are you willing?"

"promise."

Li Heng secretly tugged Li Bi's elbow.

Li Mi shook his head helplessly, and said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness, the sky has changed."

Today Wang Hua is doing persuasion, which is easy to say.It's hard to say, if you can't do it, you have to do it, maybe you will really withdraw your troops?Even if he disagrees, he will kill immediately.Even if Li Heng is the prince, he will also kill him on the spot.No matter what happens in the future, save your life first.

"All the officers and men have agreed. I don't know if Your Majesty agrees or not. Oh, I forgot one thing. If Your Majesty agrees, I will guarantee the safety of Concubine Yang, and let you live a life where you only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals. , I will immediately send someone to Chang'an to see if I can bring Concubine Mei over and reunite your family." After finishing speaking, he turned around, looked at the soldiers, and asked, "After the emperor agrees, will you still be with me?" To force the emperor to kill Concubine Yang Gui?"

"No more," replied one by one.

They did not have a life-and-death enmity with Concubine Yang, the reason why they let her die was just as Wang Hua said, fearing that Concubine Yang would stir up trouble in the future, and now even the emperor has been abolished, so why bother to let a woman die?

While riding Wang Hua to ask questions, Gao Lishi whispered in Li Longji's ear: "The emperor of the Han Dynasty focused on color and thought about pouring out the country, and Yuyu couldn't ask for it for many years."

One sentence also reminded Li Longji of the poem he read many years ago, and he shivered all over.Could it be that Wang Hua knew that this scene was bound to happen many years ago, so he temporarily retreated to Oceania, waited patiently for how many years, and it didn't officially happen until today?

This is too weird, besides, people have been preparing for decades, why should I fight? Thinking of this, he was disheartened, and said: "I agree, but I have one condition, I can only do it after you agree." Promise."

(End of this chapter)