The word "dead country" was like a sharp awl, straight into Li Heng's heart, and his obviously weak body was so steep that he straightened, and his chest rose and fell violently.

"Since, since the thief rebellion has been quelled, why did the country die?"

In fact, Qin Jin said this according to the historical records of his life, and the secession of feudal towns will be a good end to the death and life of a Tang Dynasty, but it is a bit too alarmist to say that there is a danger of losing the country after the chaos. After all, according to the historical process in the record, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty still survived for 150 years. And one hundred and fifty years is already the same as the whole process of some dynasties from beginning to end. It's just that in Qin Jin's view, such a Tang Dynasty, which has fallen to great power and has been attacked by foreign races several times, is worse than dead.

"Your Majesty, on the grounds of determining chaos, has made great feudalities in various places, and disposed of the military, political, and financial powers in various places cheaply, how to collect power in the future, and what has been set up in the moderation of the envoys, which need to be abolished, which must be retained, and how to abolish those who need to be abolished...... I wonder if Your Majesty can make a decision on such questions?"

"This ......"

Li Heng was speechless for a while, in his opinion, the festival envoy is the envoy who holds the festival, and the power comes from the Son of Heaven, once the mission is completed, a piece of edict to recall it is, where is the need for any precautions? From Qin Jin's words, Li Heng sensed a trace of unusual taste, that is, these festivals make it easy to seal out, and if you want to take it back, you may not be able to do it!

After thinking about it for a while, Li Heng found a suitable fulcrum for himself.

"I believe that for more than a year, the envoys who have been sent to various places one after another are loyal ministers, and they will never fail me.

Hearing this, Qin Jin sighed.

Regarding the division of feudal towns caused by the Anshi Rebellion, Qin Jin had studied the root causes more than once, but the final conclusion was discouraging. The formation of this situation is by no means caused by any one reason, and the reasons for this can be found in various aspects, such as the system, the economy, and even the military system. In short, in the aftermath of the turmoil, it was almost impossible to completely avoid the situation of separating the feudal towns.

However, although there are many causes of the chaos, they are not completely unclear.

After nearly half a century of Li Longji's reign, the Tang Dynasty had a high degree of social prosperity, and this prosperity must also pay a corresponding price, the most far-reaching and serious of which is land annexation. You must know that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was the equalization of land system, and once the land was highly concentrated in the hands of the powerful families, a large number of good people would inevitably lose their land and become tenant farmers dependent on the landowners.

As land annexation became more and more serious, the uniform land system collapsed. As a result, the military system of the government, which is mutually reciprocal with the Juntian system, has also been subjected to an unprecedented impact. In the early Tang Dynasty, the government soldiers were the main military force, and the beneficiaries of the Juntian system, that is, the Liangjiazi of the Yongye Field, were the main source of soldiers. However, the collapse of the Juntian system made it possible for the land-owning good citizens to become fewer and fewer, and the local Oshicho prefectures were unable to levy enough troops. Over time, the government military system became unsustainable and became dying.

But the territory of the Tang Dynasty is too vast, from the Western Regions to the sea has a long frontier, the Khitans, the big cannibals, and the Tubo people are the objects of the Tang Dynasty's annual conquests, especially the Khitans who are close at hand, for this powerful and fierce tribe that has risen in recent decades, they must always be surrounded and suppressed with heavy troops.

However, the government soldiers did not have enough soldiers to support these battles, so they turned to local recruitment instead of government soldiers. Along the border towns of the Tang Dynasty, important envoys were set up to replace the previous marching road chiefs, and these border troops recruited on the spot were controlled and promoted. At the same time, in order to give full play to the combat effectiveness of the border troops, the supply of military rations was also changed to the rent of the localities that were intercepted on the spot. Therefore, the Jiedu envoy often concurrently served as one or even several provinces, erecting the county guards in various places and becoming the most powerful local officials.

As a result, the originally perfect government military system existed in name only. Once there was no war, the government soldiers of that year would return to the court, and the soldiers would be scattered in the wilderness, while the border army that changed to recruit troops was a standing army, and once the term of office was too long, it was inevitable that a dangerous situation would be formed in which the soldiers only knew the commander but did not know that there was a court.

Take An Lushan as an example, he was the envoy of Fanyang Jiedu for nearly ten years, and at the same time served as the envoy of Hedong and Lulong Jiedu, which means that all the land soldiers north of the Yellow River are under his authority, and more than half of the elite of the Tang Dynasty's border army are under his command. With such a heavy power in his hands, even ordinary people are afraid that it is difficult not to have different feelings.

Li Longji will bear unshirkable responsibility for the spread of this system imbalance, and his conceit has led him to devote almost all of his energy to the court without thinking about how to restrain the increasingly unbalanced power structure at the local level. If he could have discovered the problem earlier and made certain adjustments to this imbalance, the Tang Dynasty might not have come to this point.

Qin Jin was disdainful of many ministers who attributed An Lushan's rebellion to Yang Guozhong's excessive persecution. Even if An Lushan does not rebel now, he will rebel sooner or later in the future, because in a system of unbalanced power constraints, he controls nearly half of the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, and it is abnormal not to rebel.

When Qin Jin brought out this set of ideas and dishes, Li Heng was a little confused for a while. Although he is the son of heaven, he has been suppressed when he was the crown prince, and he rarely has the opportunity to deal with government affairs, so he is also a newcomer in specific government affairs, and the various shortcomings of the current system of the Tang Dynasty naturally have no clear impression, and everything is a hazy and vague feeling.

Under Qin Jin's several careful and patient explanations, Li Heng felt as if he had been hit hard, and he suddenly found that all his previous efforts seemed to be in the wrong direction. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has forgotten to sleep and eat, and has tirelessly disposed of all the government affairs within his ability, for fear of irreparable impact due to his own negligence.

However, the situation inside and outside the court did not seem to have changed because of his diligence, and the pressure and confusion accumulated day by day. Li Heng often feels that he is not overwhelmed, and more often, he feels like a passerby walking at night, and it is difficult to distinguish the direction in front of him.

Now after listening to Qin Jin's analysis, Li Heng felt a sense of sudden enlightenment, and he also felt that a large piece of light seemed to be lit up in front of him, illuminating the road ahead for him.

"Qin Qing's meaning, the loss of the court is not in the people, but in the system?"

"Your Majesty is wise, that's exactly what it is!"

Qin Jin was also secretly surprised, he didn't expect that Li Heng's comprehension was not low, and he understood the real reason in just a few words.

I only heard Li Heng half sighing, half rejoicing and saying:

"It's not too late to make amends, but how to deal with it, it is difficult for me to have a clear idea for a while, I hope Qin Qing can work out a set of systems for me and not for the world Li Shu to stabilize the Quartet. ”

Qin Jin sighed.

"The world is uneasy, so why implement the new policy?"

Now the Tang Dynasty is facing a much more serious problem than Li Heng imagined, after this great turmoil, according to the existing direction of history, the land annexation will be more serious, the Juntian system and the government military system have long existed in name only, not to mention, even the most direct income of the imperial court, the rent adjustment will be unsustainable.

If the Tang Dynasty could not regain control of the population and taxes in the shortest possible time after the rebellion, it would be useless to formulate a system that could be implemented even if it could really deal with the disadvantages of the times.

Li Heng's breathing was a little short, his face became more and more flushed, he felt that he had touched the pulse to save the peril, but he didn't know that there were countless troubles waiting for him.

After a long time, Li Heng spoke again:

"These are all far-sighted considerations, Fang Xuan's defeat is a matter of Qin Qing, can Qin Qing have a good plan to deal with it?"

Qin Jin knew that Li Heng would definitely mention this matter. At present, most people in the government and the opposition believe that Tongguan should be defended and dealt with in a conservative way. But he has a completely different view, even if the rebels defeat Fang Xuan, they are now about to become the end of the crossbow, rather than sitting in the pass and missing the opportunity, it is better to go out of the pass and wait for the opportunity to act.

However, the biggest problem in front of Qin Jin is that Li Heng is seriously ill, if the troops can only be sent to the Shenwu Army, and he is personally in command, but in case Li Heng has three longs and two shorts, and he is leading the troops outside, the situation in Chang'an may be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives.

"Troops!"

While thinking about it secretly, Li Heng gasped and said two words, and his tone was categorical.

This time, it was Qin Jin's turn to be surprised, how could this always indecisive son of heaven make a decision today?

"I have made up my mind, I will set up King Guangping as the crown prince, Feng Heluo will recruit envoys, Qin Qing will be the deputy, and I will restore the eastern capital in a war, and I can't delay it any longer!"

These were all discussed by Li Heng and Cui Jian before meeting Qin Jin, and the two monarchs and ministers agreed that even if Fang Xuan's army was defeated, he could not retreat in Guanzhong, and let the traitor recover and make a comeback.

On the contrary, Qin Jin was hesitant, he was worried about Li Heng's body, in case he really couldn't afford to be ill for a long time, even if Li Yu was canonized as the crown prince, it would be difficult to guarantee the impact on Chang'an, after all, the whip was beyond his reach. Isn't Fusu, the son of Qin Shi, a typical example?

However, it was absolutely difficult for Qin Jin to say this kind of thing to let Li Yu stay in charge, after all, he wanted to avoid suspicion, so it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"The minister agrees with His Majesty's policy. ”

Seeing that Qin Jin also agreed, Li Heng finally breathed a long sigh of relief, but after this breath came out, the whole person also languished, confused, and his eyelids seemed to be filled with lead. Before he finished a few words, the whole person gradually became confused.

Qin Jin noticed Li Heng's changes and abnormalities, and hurriedly called the imperial doctor, but his heart was pounding, and his heart said that Li Heng's body was also bottomless, obviously he was fine just now, his mind was quick and meticulous, but in the blink of an eye, his kung fu was like this.

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