Chapter 8 The shameless Li Longji
Pei Min listened to Li Longji's boasting, and his shamelessness was shocked.
Although what Li Longji said is indeed true, the comprehensive national strength of the Tang Dynasty can throw the Zhenguan Dynasty off the street.
But that's not how the accounts are counted at all.
Why did the rule of Zhenguan call it a miracle to future generations?
In detail, there are not a few kings who can be compared with Li Shimin, but the rule of Zhenguan is extraordinarily lofty?
In fact, because there is no emperor with merits comparable to him, the governing environment is difficult for Li Shimin.
Needless to say, when Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne, the national strength of the Qin Dynasty was almost the sum of the six eastern countries.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has been operating and developing for decades, and the country is rich and the people are strong.
As for Ming Chengzu, what Ming Chengzu inherited was the development and stability of the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Yuanzhang, although it was difficult to fight for four years during the period, but it did not cause a national disaster.
But what Li Shimin inherited was the mess left by Yang Guang.
Of course, later generations like to put all kinds of gold on Yang Guang's face, saying that Li Tang is enjoying his success, and the more funny later generations will say that the defeat of the Sui Dynasty has become the people of the world offended the world, and there are some TVs in order to reflect Yang Guang's love for the people and depict the scenes of the people's rich life.
This is simply a ridiculous joke.
In order to escape from servitude, the common people will laugh and break their hands and feet and become a cripple?
Or is it because life is too good, so you have nothing to do, so you have to play back?
There have been many peasant uprisings in China's thousand-year history, but the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty was undoubtedly the largest and most frequent of all peasant uprisings, and it was the longest lasting and most destructive.
From June of the sixth year of the Sui Dynasty, the Wei Wentong Uprising, Wang Wanchang Uprising, Wagang Peasant Uprising, Zhai Rang Uprising, Wang Bo Uprising, Liu Badao Uprising, Hao Xiaode Uprising, Geqian Uprising, Chen Fill, Liang Huishang, Li San'er Uprising, Zhu Xie Uprising, Guan Chong Uprising, Lu Xingxing Uprising, Xiang Haiming Uprising......
In just over a decade, the people who rebelled spread all over the country, and there were one or two hundred cases......
These are the people, throwing the pot to the family?
The family is indeed unpleasant, but it is not all the pots.
The fact is that Yang Guang is indeed talented, not a faint king, but he is a tyrant, and he is the kind of tyrant with an extremely high IQ and great harm.
He was ambitious, but he took too big a step and hit the egg.
If Yang Guang is responsible, the Sui Dynasty will not be unable to be saved.
The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and the Sui Dynasty still has soldiers and generals. It was really his own death, and instead of going in the direction he expected, the world was in a mess. Under self-abandonment, he directly became an ostrich and hid in Jiangdu to get drunk and dream, making the situation even more uncontrollable......
Yang Guang's lofty ambition completely ruined the rich inheritance left by the Northern Zhou Dynasty and his father, and the world's population was depleted by three-quarters......
If it's all about sitting back and enjoying it.
What are Tuyuhun and Turkic?
Because of the turmoil, the power of China was seriously weakened, Tuyuhun returned to his hometown and attacked the Sui Dynasty's Heyou, the Sui Dynasty's counties were difficult to resist, and the Turks rose even more, bringing parts of the Sui Dynasty's Central Plains into their sphere of influence, and breeding the consciousness of following the example of Emperor Tuoba Daowu to enter the Central Plains. It made Huaxia exclaim that since ancient times, Di Yi was strong, but it had never been so.
It was the Tuyuhun and the Turks who enjoyed the success, and Li Tang took over a ruined world that had damaged nearly 50 million people.
It is true that Li Yuan was the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but the time when the Tang Dynasty dominated the world was the seventh year of Wude, and in the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin inherited the throne through the Xuanwumen Revolution and became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Shimin is still facing a ruined world with a population of only 2 million households.
In ancient times, manpower was wealth, and many things could not be done without manpower.
In the face of the serious shortage of population, Zhenguan was able to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, not only politically clear and economically developed, but also expanded in all directions, and won almost a complete victory in foreign wars.
The only defeat was playing Goryeo Sentence. The Tang army captured half of the land and did not directly destroy Goguryeo, and Li Shimin was ashamed of a great humiliation.
The reason why Zhenguanzhizhi is called a miracle is not because Li Shimin's achievements are unparalleled, but because in this bad situation, he still created a glorious era.
Li Longji has gone through the development of Taizong, Gaozong, and Wu Zetian for several generations, and the imperial court has made up for the problem of insufficient population.
As an existence standing on the shoulders of giants, Li Longji certainly used people properly to restore the glory of the Tang Dynasty, but does he really have to compare with Li Shimin?
It's too shameless!
Pei Min despised it in his heart, but he didn't refute it, when Li Longji was bragging, he was also accompanying him to brag.
After these dozens of glasses of wine, the conversation box was completely opened.
Recalling the past, Li Longji was also very emotional: "Thinking about the past, I was like walking on thin ice. successively the hostility of Empress Wei and An Le, and then the dictatorship of Aunt Taiping. Where did you think there would be today? Along the way, I found that the only old people beside me were General Gao and Jingyuan. General Gao and I are the most intimate, and Jingyuan, guarding the western border of our Tang Dynasty, and pacifying the four powerful enemies of Turkic, Turkish, Tibetan and Arab for our dynasty with the strength of one person. With the two of you, I can sleep soundly. ”
Pei Min and Gao Lishi also returned the salute, and they were also a little touched.
Maybe because of what Pei Min said before, Li Longji's interest was not very high, and the banquet did not last long.
Li Longji said that he was tired.
Pei Min's intriguing farewell.
Just as he retreated, Li Longji suddenly smiled and said: "Three days later, I will canonize you and other merits, Jingyuan, you can look forward to it......"
Pei Min thought about what Li Longji was expecting, and walked outside the palace under the leadership of Gao Lishi.
On the way, Gao Lishi also said unexpectedly: "The old slave thanked the prince for His Majesty!" ”
Pei Min suddenly understood what Gao Lishi was referring to, and responded: "For the matter, the waiter intercedes for Gong Zhang, and he hasn't thanked the waiter yet." ”
Gao Lishi shook his head and said: "Don't blame Your Majesty, the old slave has always served Your Majesty, and he knows His Majesty's mind best." Wu Jieyu died of illness, and His Majesty has not been able to recover, and he is very worried. The old slave was worried that he would become ill, and tried to persuade him many times to no avail. Although Yang Jieyu is a little greedy for money, she can win the favor of His Majesty. As long as His Majesty is happy, so-and-so will be happy. ”
Pei Min said he understood.
This is also the biggest difference between him and Colliers.
Pei Min respects Li Longji, but he cares more about Datang, but Gao Lishi is only for Li Longji, even if he knows that it is wrong, as long as Li Longji is happy, it doesn't matter.
Yang Jieyu's harm, Gao Lishi's heart is like a mirror, but he turns a blind eye.
Gao Lishi said this at this time, obviously not wanting Pei Min to cause trouble to Yang Jieyu.
"Gao's inner servant's loyalty to His Majesty, Pei can understand and understand the difficulties of the inner servant. It's just that there are some things, something to do, and something not to do, Wanggao Neishou understands that there is no intention to embarrass His Majesty, but between the thoughts of the virtuous Buddha and the demon. I don't want to see changes in this great river and mountain, and I don't want to see His Majesty, who can obviously become a generation of virtuous monarchs, which will be criticized by future generations. ”