In fact, when the eldest grandson Wuji hadn't asked such a question, Li Shimin had some understanding in his heart.

This time, the sons of the family gambled almost all their power in the court, and the purpose they thought of was actually to promote the New Deal.

With the continuous advancement of various policy reforms in the Tang Dynasty, the entire social model has changed, and farming is about to be taxed, that is to say, the era of profiteering by exploiting the people and annexing land has gradually passed, and there will be fewer and fewer cases for officials to use the power in their hands to obtain benefits for their families.

And at this time, the family puts the talents in the clan in the officialdom, and it is not cost-effective to take a few hundred yuan a month, which may be a lot for the people, but for them The family is pitiful, and the monthly profit is more than a little bit if they make a living.

Therefore, when they put these talents in other aspects of development and can bring more benefits to the family, they will choose to give up officialdom.

Of course, they will not directly resign from office, but choose to use this special way of leaving the office to achieve their goal of promoting the development of the New Deal.

The rule of officials in Jiuyuan County, from the root point of view, is to pay attention to people's livelihood, public opinion, and civil rights.

This 'people' includes all the scholars, peasants, and industrial and commercial classes, except for the emperor, who is at the top of all classes.

If all the states and counties in the world are governed like Jiuyuan County, then the imperial power will have very few restrictions on the people.

Because, such as medical care, pension, education, and other guarantees that are closely related to the lives of the people, all belong to social groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, and over time, the people's dependence on the social group of the Chamber of Commerce will become greater and greater, and in the end, there will be no emperor at all.

Therefore, these families want to transform their talents into leaders of these social groups, and before doing this, they must promote the development of this new policy to ensure that their people can smoothly help the court solve problems and take over these social rights.

And as long as they successfully tie their families to the vital interests of the common people, and become the existence of various regions, like the significance of the Jiuyuan Chamber of Commerce to Jiuyuan County, then, who can still move them?

And when such a situation occurs on a national scale, the rights of these social groups headed by the family can basically be invincible in the face of the imperial power, because the emperor cannot use power to take away these benefits of the people, and when the time comes, it is only a matter of time before the imperial power is erected and the imperial power is eliminated.

This bureau is very big and obscure, so that a wise man like Fang Xuanling almost fell into the trap, even if the eldest Sun Wuji had some bad feelings, for a while, he didn't think of this point, if it wasn't for Sun Xiangfu telling Li Shimin most of the content of his first conversation with Wang Hao before, Li Shimin would not have had any enlightenment at this time.

It is true that Wang Hao wants to eliminate foreign races and achieve a world where only the Han nation is the only one, but in his heart, this world should be a world where multiple consortia jointly discuss politics and there will be no faint monarchs and chaotic countries.

Therefore, Li Shimin strongly felt that their purpose this time was to attack the imperial power, and even they did not want to attack the imperial power during their own reign, but to complete a layout for overthrowing the imperial power in the future.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to clearly analyze all the actions of the family and the purpose of the actions, so after knowing their ultimate goal, how to counter it, or, take advantage of the trend to achieve their goals, is what he has to consider, at present, he has not thought of any good way.

However, these are some things related to imperial power and the fundamentals of politics, and it is inconvenient for Li Shimin to talk about them with confidants like the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

"I already have some ideas about this matter, I'm afraid, I have to discuss it with Zhengming, so that I can finally come up with a coping strategy, Qu Tuquan, go to the test field and ask Zhengming to come here! Forget it, I'd better go straight to him!

He also asked Fang Qing to immediately send a letter to Chang'an and inform Xiao Xiang that the prince's handling was very proper, and that at the local level, he could be headed by the governors of various state roads and strictly enforce it, so that he must ensure the normal operation of all departments in the center of Chang'an. ”

"Obey."

"Auxiliary, go back to Gangneung City to preside over the overall situation! Focusing on stability, I feel that those families should have a future move. ”

"I'll go back."

After the eldest grandson Wuji left, Li Shimin quickly went out of the city with Qu Tuquan and a few guards and headed to the Jiuyuan River wharf, and soon after getting on the boat to the No. 1 Courtyard, Li Shimin heard some news.

They mobilized some elderly or long-term sick people from all over the country to rush to Shannan Province by boat, and told these people that as long as they were willing to petition His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of the people of the world, then they would definitely let good governance like Jiuyuan County also be practiced in their hometowns.

"It's another boat, full of the old, weak and sick," said the old man who looked at the other boat that had passed by the wrong boat from the waterway along the river.

"What? Old man, have you seen a lot of boats carrying the old and sick on the docks recently? Li Shimin still looks like he is wearing makeup, and in order to better integrate into the square dance army, his outfit is now more like a civilian, and the old man holding the boat naturally can't recognize him.

"Yes! There are a lot of ships one after another, I heard that I want to go to Gangneung City to ask His Majesty the Emperor for his life, you say, is it difficult to be a good emperor! ”

"It's hard, why is it hard?" Li Shimin almost nodded at the old man who was supporting the boat, but when he thought about it, he should be a commoner now, and it just so happened that he wanted to know what kind of existence a good emperor was in the hearts of ordinary people, so he braked sharply and changed his nod of approval to a rhetorical question.

"Before! I don't think it's difficult to be a good emperor, when I was young, I was still the former Sui, at that time, the emperor every once in a while, he increased the taxes and miscellaneous taxes in various names, levied Goguryeo, raised military funds and food before the war to be taxed, lost the war, and the pension resettlement had to be taxed, opened the canal, and it was a levy for conscription, and it was a levy for money and grain, and the people had no time to farm. As long as he is not a blind emperor, he is a good emperor.

Now, it seems, this is not the case.

After our current emperor succeeded to the throne, the tax was set very low, and it was reduced again and again, and I heard that in a few years, even the agricultural tax will be exempted, which in the eyes of the old man, it should be regarded as a good emperor who has never been seen in the ages! The common people who farm the land don't pay taxes anymore, and I really don't know what the emperor will eat in the future.

But! When the hearts of the people are not satisfied, even if the emperor achieves this level, the people may not all be satisfied.

There are some people who are old, have no children to support, and can't plant land, and want the emperor to help them solve the problem of eating, and there are also some people who are sick and have to take medicine for a long time, and can't afford to pay for medicine, and want to find the emperor to pay for their medicine, but the emperor doesn't help them solve it, so they say that the emperor is not a good emperor.

I think that if this emperor can't conjure money and food out of thin air, it will be difficult for everyone to call him a good emperor, but in this world, who has such great ability! So! It's hard to be a good emperor. ”

The old man who supported the boat said that there was no depth, and Li Shimin listened to it as a joke, of course, after listening to it, he was also a little sad.

Perhaps because of the improper position, he cares very much about his evaluation in the minds of the people, and strives to be a good emperor praised by everyone, however, who can meet all needs!

Li Shimin, who got into the tip of the horns, sat on the bow of the boat depressedly, without saying a word, and soon, the boat arrived at the wharf of Yiyuan Town, and after he and Qu Tuquan went ashore, it was already dusk.

Over the embankment, a few people rented a small canopy boat next to the main aqueduct wharf at the gate, and sailed in the direction of Shanghe Village.

Playing the drum is Pu Wang Li Tai, his fat trembles with the rhythm of the drum, very emotional, the dancing venue is next to the main canal, April day, the weather here has gradually become hot, everyone gathers by the river, it will be cooler.

As the canopy boat approached, Li Shimin saw the satisfied smiling faces of the people dancing to the rhythm of the music under the lights, and it seemed that Sun Zhengming was able to make everyone have this kind of satisfied smile on their faces.

"The sea of people~ vast~ drifting with the tide, ups and downs, life~ like a dream~ dear, come here"

A song whose lyrics have been changed beyond recognition, "Seaweed Dance", under the various voices of the people of different thicknesses, as well as the uneven dancing of hip-hop, fully released the joy, after the song ended, all the people who danced, laughed, and commented on the ugly appearance of the neighbors when they danced.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Sun Zhengming is also in the crowd, do you want the minister to call him out?"

"No need, I'll take a look at it first!" Li Shimin, who got off the boat, found a stone bench in the corner of the venue, sat down, and watched the scene in the dance field from a distance, just like some people with small swaddling clothes watching the dance field from the side.

However, he didn't stay long before Yao Hongsleeve came to him with a teapot and a tea bowl.

After all, this is only a village of 300 households, and suddenly there are so many big men, even if the villagers don't care, Zhang Ke, the guards of the Sun Mansion, can't not have noticed that since Li Shimin came here dressed as a civilian, and there is Yaxing who continues to watch the dance, then, everyone doesn't need to disturb him, Yao Hongsleeve just treated him as an ordinary foreigner, served him a bowl of tea that the peasants and people often drank at home, and welcomed him with an expression.

The benefit of a large bowl of tea is to quench thirst, especially in this kind of early summer when it is easy to get hot and dry, Li Shimin drank it himself, and did not forget to ask Yao Hongsleeve for a few more bowls for Qu Tuquan and others.

"Your Majesty, my husband expected you to come early in the morning, and he asked me to ask you, what do you think of these dancing people?" After Yao Hongsleeve poured a bowl of tea for everyone, he suddenly asked.

When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he looked at the crowd in a daze for a long time before saying, "Very good." ”