"Zhan'er, let's have a drink with me...!" Li Shimin suddenly asked Li Zhan for a drink, but Li Zhan did not refuse, because Li Zhan knew that Li Shimin's heart was uncomfortable today, after all, whoever was killed by his younger brother would feel good.

Li Zhan also knew that Li Shimin was uncomfortable at this time, so Li Zhan smiled and nodded, agreeing to accompany Li Shimin for a drink.

Soon... The small waiter brought up the dishes and wine, and Li Shimin drank three glasses in a row as soon as he came up, Li Zhan was a little stupid at this time, and hurriedly stopped Li Shimin and said: "Father, don't drink so urgent...!" ”

"Hey...!" Li Shimin put down the wine glass and said, "You should know about King Han, right?" ”

"Uh...!" Li Zhan said with a slight embarrassment: "I know a little, but I don't know very well...!" ”

"Humph...!" With a soft snort, I heard Li Shimin say: "I have always seen the wrong person, I raised a white-eyed wolf, I actually want me to die so much, I am also his brother, what did I do wrong, he wants to harm me so much?" ”

Although Li Shimin was a little drunk at this time, Li Zhan could hear Li Shimin's sadness, you must know that after all, it was his younger brother who wanted to kill him, although it was not the kind of pro, but it was also cultivated by Li Shimin since childhood, and the other party hated himself so much, which Li Shimin did not expect.

It is precisely because I didn't think of it that I was sad and thought about it more and more.

"Zhan'er, do you think it's good or bad for your father to be this emperor?" Li Shimin looked at Li Zhan with some seriousness.

And Li Zhan said very confidently: "Father, it should be the greatest blessing for the Tang Dynasty that you become the emperor!" ”

"Oh... How to say, Zhan'er, can you make it clear? Li Shimin looked at Li Zhan and asked.

"Since his father ascended the throne, he has implemented the government military system, the rent and the field system, and actively promoted the imperial examination system. Defeated the Eastern Turks, was revered as the Heavenly Khan, his father was good at listening to the criticism and opinions of his ministers, and Wei Zheng gave direct advice to directly state your mistakes many times.

But you praised Wei Zheng, this is not something that a simple emperor can do, the three emperors and the five emperors are just like that.

In addition, the father can appoint people to be virtuous and know how to make good use of them; Open the way, humbly accept advice, reuse Wei Zheng, etc.; In addition, a number of policies such as taking agriculture as the foundation, reducing levies, recuperating and recuperating, practicing strict economy, and improving the imperial examination system have also been adopted, so that a peaceful situation has emerged in society.

And most importantly, the father learned from the reasons for the fall of the Sui Dynasty and attached great importance to the lives of the common people. You emphasize people-oriented, often saying: "The people, the water also; Jun, Zhou also. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. ”

In addition, at the beginning of your reign, you ordered a light tax to let the people recuperate.

You cherish the power of the people and never take it lightly to levy conscription. Even if you suffer from back disease and are not suitable for living in a damp old palace, you have been living in the old palace of the Sui Dynasty for a long time.

Under your leadership, the whole country is united, and the economy has quickly improved. In the eighth or ninth year of Zhenguan, cattle and horses were everywhere, the people had enough food and clothing, they did not close their doors at night, and they did not leave anything behind, and there was a thriving scene of leveling.

You also attach great importance to the selection of talents, and strictly follow the principle of having both ability and political integrity.

It is believed that only by selecting a large number of people with real talents and real learning can the great rule of the world be achieved, so you are eager to seek talents, and have issued two edicts to seek talents, and increased the subjects of the imperial examination, and expanded the scope and number of people taking the examination, so as to make more talents revealed.

Because his father attached great importance to talents, a large number of outstanding talents emerged during the Zhenguan period, which can be described as "full of talents, both civil and military". It is these pillars of talent, with their ingenuity, who have made great contributions to the formation of Datang's advantages at this time.

You also attach great importance to the rule of law, and you once said: "The law of the country is not the law of the emperor's family, but the law that the whole world must abide by, so everything must be subject to the law." "As a monarch above all people, you are an enlightened emperor to be able to say such things.

After the law was enacted, my father set an example, took the lead in abiding by the law, and maintained the uniformity and stability of the law.

In the early days of Zhenguan, the father and emperor really did the prince break the law and the people were guilty of the same crime.

is iron-faced and selfless when enforcing the law, but when the father and emperor are sentenced, he thinks repeatedly and is cautious.

You say, "When a person dies, he cannot live again, and law enforcement must be lenient and simple." "Thanks to your painstaking management, the legal system was very good during the Zhenguan period, and there were fewer people who broke the law and fewer people were sentenced to death.

In the three years of Zhenguan, only 29 people were sentenced to death in the whole country, which almost reached the highest standard of the legal system of feudal society.

Erchen still remembers that the number of death row prisoners increased to 290 last year.

The emperor allowed them to go home to handle the funeral, and when they came back next autumn, they would die (in ancient times, autumn executions).

In September this year, all 290 prisoners were returned, and none escaped.

This shows that the Tang Dynasty is politically cultivated, the officials perform their duties, the people live and work in peace and contentment, there are very few unfairness, and there is not much resentment in the hearts of the people. People who have enough food and clothing do not take risks to survive; People with peace of mind are also not easy to go to extremes, so the probability of committing a crime is very rare.

The people-oriented thinking, the way of speech, and the mind of humble acceptance; Reuse talents, the criterion of meritocracy; Iron-faced selflessness and the bearing of doing things according to law.

This is the father emperor that the son thinks, the emperor in the hearts of the people, so the father, the Tang Dynasty is fortunate to have you, which is also the luck of the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Zhan was full of joy, that is, the more he said, the more he said, and these things were all Li Shimin's proud works, and they were said by Li Zhan one by one, and Li Shimin's heart finally became more and more relieved.

And because of this, Li Shimin likes Li Zhan more and more, this kind of liking is from the heart, he didn't expect that his son is so familiar with his great achievements.

Being so familiar with his own great achievements shows that his son admires and respects himself in his heart.

The most important thing is that none of it is fake, almost all of it is something that Li Shimin has done, and Li Shimin can experience it personally.

Finally, Li Shimin was in a better mood and said: "Zhan'er, I know, what you said is sincere, I am really sorry at this time, why... You lost it at the beginning, if my war has always been by my side, then Datang will have a successor. ”

The meaning of this is that I hope that Li Zhan is the crown prince.

At this time, Li Zhan hurriedly said: "Father, in fact, it's okay now, in this way, our father and son can be twisted into a rope without any mustard, isn't it also good?" ”

After speaking, Li Zhan laughed, but Li Shimin did not speak, but raised his glass to Li Zhan, and Li Zhan hurriedly accompanied Li Shimin to have a drink.

At this time, Li Shimin said: "Zhan'er, you still have to take care of Datang in the future, I have decided, I will attack Gaochang next year, you follow to practice, and when you come back, I will restore your identity."

At that time, our father and son will work together for the people of Datang... All right...? ”

"Everything is according to the will of my father." Li Zhan drank the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, and followed the two fathers and sons with a smile.

The heavy snow outside was still falling, and the two fathers and sons, Li Zhan and Li Shimin, were still drinking and eating around the fireplace in the Ganlu Palace, but what the two didn't know was that there were already many people waiting outside the hall at this time, including Li Chengqian, who had come to visit Li Yuanchang.

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