Li Yuan looked at the secret report submitted by the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and sighed for a long time: "No matter what dynasty, no matter when!" People always come first, and only when there are people can there be food, soldiers, and talents. If there are more people, there will be more soldiers, more money and food, more taxes, and more talents. ”

"Father's words are very true!" Li Jiancheng said regretfully: "The Guan Long family's money, food, wealth, and population have all fulfilled Yang Dong!" It's a pity. ”

"That's not our thing, there's nothing to be sorry for! You have to rely on yourself to be a man and do things! I have relied on the Guan Long family for too long to lose myself, and once I encounter difficulties, the first thing I think of is to ask for help from Dugu and Dou. ”

The fiascos again and again made Li Yuan have a temperament similar to that of Datho Dawu, he let out a long sigh and said: "In the first year of the Great Cause, Zhang Qiu Taiyi said to Yang Guang, saying that Yang Guang's life belongs to wood, and Yongzhou is located in the rush of broken wood, so it is not suitable to live for a long time. And there is a proverb that says, 'Rebuild Luoyang and restore the world of the Jin Dynasty'. It was this rhetoric that moved Yang Guang, and a few days later he issued an edict to build the Eastern Capital. ”

Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "Although Zhang Qiu Taiyi has the name of a living immortal, Yang Guang, as an emperor, is too hasty to move the capital as soon as he hears the words of the warlock." ”

"I used to think the same way, but now that I'm the emperor! only to find out that moving the capital to Luoyang was one of the wisest decisions of the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty. ”

"Moving the capital to Luoyang, didn't you say that it was to weaken the threat of the Guan Long family? The sons are puzzled, please ask their father for guidance? Li Jiancheng was stunned, in his impression, his father respected Emperor Wen, but he derogated Yang Guang in every way.

"Weakening the influence of the Guan Long family is only one of them. The key is to mend the rift in the world. Li Yuan continued: "During the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, although the Sui Dynasty achieved the unification of the world in terms of territory, the north and the south were divided for more than 300 years. Such fissures will inevitably manifest themselves in various aspects such as politics, economy, culture, military, popular will, customs, and folk customs, and this will inevitably seriously weaken the cohesion and stability that the country should have. Chang'an is located in the northwest corner of the empire, and once there is a rebellion in Kwantung, Liaodong, and Jiangnan, by the time the imperial court gets the news and reacts, the rebellion may have swept across a state. ”

Therefore, in order to strengthen the control of the Quartet's territory, especially the south, in order to eliminate the historical gap between the north and the south, and complete the true unification from the land to the hearts of the people, it is imperative to build a new capital in the Central Plains, the heart of the world. In this way, Yang Guang said in the edict of the construction of Luoyang: "Since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he wanted to take the land of the river and Luo as the place of entrepreneurship. I will fulfill the will of the first emperor! ’”

"So, the same is true for building the Grand Canal?"

"Exactly! When we look back at Yang Guang's relocation of the capital to Luoyang, we can see that this move is conducive to strengthening the imperial court's control over the Jiangnan region and strengthening the connection between the imperial court and the Quartet. Although Yang Guang himself had a major mistake, his original intention of moving the capital was undoubtedly correct and reasonable. ”

"I used to be the head of the Li family, and the consideration only stayed on the interests of the family, and after becoming the emperor, I knew the importance and necessity of moving the capital to Luoyang. This means not doing his job and not seeking his own government. However, this move undoubtedly violated the interests of the Guanlong family, and because of this, there was a huge dispute, coupled with the fact that Yang Guang later took many measures to weaken the Guanlong family, which led to the contradiction between the Sui Dynasty and the Guanlong family. It was at that time that the Dugu family and the Dou family found me, and I have been smooth sailing for so many years, which is completely due to the joint protection of the Guanlong family, but their protection has also made me form a habit of relying on them, and I want to ask for help from the Guanlong family whenever I encounter a problem. ”

"Losing Guanzhong will certainly do more harm than good, but it has also made me wake up completely."

Speaking of this, Li Yuan was very happy and continued: "I thought that the Tang Dynasty was over, but who would have thought, Yang Tong Xiao'er gave us another chance to turn the book." The loss of Guanzhong is an opportunity for Datang to break out of its cocoon and become a butterfly. ”

"Father is wise!" Li Jiancheng's face was shocked, and his face showed admiration.

"Under the advocacy and guidance of Yang Tong, people-oriented has become a general trend! In the face of the general trend, Shunchang rebelled, so Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei and others followed suit. In this regard, everyone has indeed become a chess piece in Yang Tong's hands. Li Yuan said with a solemn face: "But what's even more powerful is that Yang Tong wants to cut off the foundation of the family!" ”

In fact, as early as when Yang Tong entered Jizhou, he had already implemented these plans, but Jizhou had been in war for many years, which led to the evacuation of the local clans, and Yang Guang was alive, he didn't dare to let go, and it was not too obvious. Coupled with Yang Guang's strong support and single-minded protection, even Cui, Li, Lu, and the high-ranking millennium scholars have nothing to do with him. But after the Jiangdu Rebellion, Yang Tong no longer had anyone to elbow him, so he let go of his hands and feet. ”

"But why did he do it?" Li Jiancheng asked what he was puzzled about.

"Because Yang Tong has an ambition to be an emperor." After Li Yuan gave a definition, he explained: "When Yang Guang was alive, the crown prince was either the grandson Yang Yu or the eldest grandson Yang Qi, the former had the support of the Guanlong clan headed by the Wei family, and the latter had the support of the Guandong clan headed by the Pei clan, while Yang Tong had nothing. Yang Tong also knew his weaknesses, and he knew that he was at a disadvantage congenitally, so he didn't think about relying on the family from the beginning, but chose ordinary people. ”

Li Yuan tapped his fingers on the table and said: "The contradictions between the big families and the low-level people have been going on for a long time, so he instigated the contradictions between the family and the low-level people, and then established a fair and just image with the law. As a result, he gained the popularity of the people, and then distributed the land to the people, and invisibly won the support of the people. He used the power of the people to deal with the family, and then used the family's money, grain, and fields to envelop the people, but he couldn't distinguish it, and his hand was quite beautiful. Moreover, when he slaughtered the family, he had justification, evidence and witnesses, no matter how much others opposed and smeared, the people who got the benefits would not believe it. ”

Yang Tong didn't seem to get any benefits, and he offended the world's families, but in fact, he shook the foundation of the family. Without the land, the family would naturally not be able to support tenants and thousands of slaves, and without tenants and slaves, it would naturally not have a private army that would shake the imperial court. And after the people have land, they no longer need to rely on the big families. And Yang Tong's taxes have not been reduced in the slightest, he just helped the people to clear the exploitation of the family. The people are less exploited by the big families, every household has surplus food, and the people are satisfied, so they will naturally support Yang Dong. ”

"Father!" Li Jiancheng arched his hand and said: "Erchen heard that when Yang Tong dealt with the Guan Long family, his methods were very similar to arsoning the people into bandits. How is this different from the thief's head? ”

"This is precisely where Yang Tong excels." Li Yuan sighed and said, "Do you know his criminal department and imperial department? ”

"The retainers know." Li Jiancheng nodded.

"The Ministry of Officials is the head of administration, and the Criminal Department is the head of law enforcement and trial. The Imperial Department supervises the administration of local officials, supervises the fairness of law enforcement by the Criminal Department, and also supervises the people, but those who make false accusations are also punished severely and impartially. The Ministry of Officials governs the local area for him, the Criminal Department detains unjudicial officials, the Imperial Department supervises the administration of the Ministry of Officials, and the Criminal Department enforces the law, and the Criminal Department in turn can sanction the illegal officials of the Imperial Department. In the end, Yang Tong had absolute control over his territory. The hearts of the people of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou are as strong as iron! Yang Tong is not dead, and the three parts are not stopped, even if there are ten times the number of troops, it is difficult to attack. ”

"The hearts of the people are as strong as iron!"

Hearing his father's evaluation, Li Jiancheng was a little astringent, the Li family itself is a family, and with the development of the situation, Li Tang has more and more pressure from the family, and now more than seventy percent of the officials are from the family, if Yang Tong's set is used, the Li family must cut off everything they have.

And Yang Tong is different, he can have today, it can be said that he was forced out, Yang Tong, who was left behind in the eastern capital, also thought about winning over the family, such as the Yuan family represented by Yuan Wendu, the Fanyang Lu family represented by Lu Chu, and the Jingzhao Wei family represented by Wei Jin......

As a result, no one else birds birds him, and even Luoyang, which had been in charge for many years, was easily taken away by Yang Qi, and before he left Luoyang, Yuan Wendu, Lu Chu, and Wei Jin, who had worked together for many years, prevented him from taking away Luoyang's materials.

In the end, Yang Tong wandered to Jizhou, if he hadn't fought for his own strength and defeated Dou Jiande, he wouldn't even be able to find a foothold.

It was in that situation that Yang Tong simply catered to Yang Guang's tastes and embarked on the road of being the enemy of the family, and with Yang Guang's escort, he got through the most difficult days.

By the time Yang Guang, the backer, died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, Yang Tong was already in full swing, and no one could help him.

Li Jiancheng didn't know that Yang Tong had changed his soul, and he took it for granted that Yang Tong, the enemy of the big family, was forced out by the family itself. He saluted and said, "Father, but I don't know where my Tang Dynasty started?" ”

Li Yuan said: "Formulate laws and form the imperial department. ”

"Father, this ......" Li Jiancheng was taken aback. With this set, okay?

"I'm not dealing with the family!" Li Yuan said word by word: "I will govern the officials according to the law, the outstanding will be rewarded, and the lawless will be punished." ”

Wonderful! It's wonderful.

Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up! Who governs the officials according to law? It is the children of the family who are officials but are lawless, not only will they not be truthful, but they can also win the hearts of the people.

When the Tang Dynasty's policy of benefiting the people is equal to the Sui Dynasty, his daily attack on the Sui Dynasty will be countless times smaller, who the emperor is, the people don't care, they only care about their own food and clothing, if the Tang Dynasty can also give them the same life, their resistance is naturally small, if they are tempted again, then, it is not impossible to betray the Sui Dynasty.

"What about the outside?"

"Let Xiaogong attack the man-eating madman Zhu Cang and capture Xiyang and Nanyang. Hinder Wang Shichong's southward and Li Mi's westward journey. ”

At this moment, Li Yuan is more like an emperor of a country than all before!

……

(Reader Penguin Exchange Group: 1623145)

vertex