Chapter 538: The Edict of Guilt

The officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites arranged the order of the whole thing very well and in place, and they had already lined up when they were outside the city.

The soldiers held the tablets, which they could enter directly, then put them in place before leaving from the other side.

The whole process is as smooth as the clouds of peers, which seems to be slow, but in fact the speed is quite fast.

But even so, when all the spiritual positions were placed, the sky had already darkened, and nearly 40,000 spiritual positions were placed, which was not a small amount.

And this, the number of people killed in the war over the years is far more than these 40,000.

The spiritual seat doesn't take up much space, especially when it's placed on a special shelf.

Nearly 40,000 spirit positions have not even occupied half the size of the entire hall.

This hall was originally just to give an explanation to those soldiers who died in battle, and also to give an explanation to those who are still alive.

I just didn't expect things to develop to this point.

The confession is an explanation, but there must be a trace of other things in it.

Yes, Li Yuanji is going to do things here today.

Under the leadership of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Li Yuanji first put three huge pillars of incense outside the main hall, and then went to various areas to put on a circle of small incense.

Not to mention anything else, the emperor can make such a gesture, which is enough to move heaven and earth.

However, this is not enough.

In this way, it can only brush up some prestige, so that one's status among the people and in the army will be higher, and he will be more admired and respected.

This does not help in any way for the problem at hand.

After the incense, it is time for the emperor to speak, and this kind of occasion is nothing more than to remember the dead and inspire the living.

However, things are far from that simple.

"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have carried out various reforms, such as industrial reform, commercial reform, economic reform, and institutional reform, and all of these reforms have put the community first and the people first.

The reason why Datang can have what it is today is not due to me, but to you soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, to these officials, scientists, businessmen, and even ordinary people who are working hard day and night at their posts.

It is with your sacrifice that Datang can have such a precious time for development, to grow itself, to restore the glory of the past, and to get closer and closer to the prosperous era.

No one can deprive you of the credit, belong to your glory, today, I will invite you into the palace of Zhongjun, may you and I, and the world, watch the Tang Dynasty step by step towards strength, today and later, every New Year's Day, I and future generations will be in person every year, for the monarchs on a stick of incense, talk a few words of Jiangshan Sheji. ”

Li Yuanji's words were not loud, but they were not small, and those gathered in front included ministers of the DPRK and China, representatives of the army, and families of fallen soldiers.

This passage stops in the ears of different people, and the feeling is naturally different.

But overall, this passage still brings people shock, endless shock.

From now on, after worshipping heaven and earth every year, there will be an additional process, to the emperor, to the emperor after the Tang Dynasty, to add a process, this is not a trivial matter.

What's more, after worshipping heaven and earth, isn't this the same as and recognizing that these fallen soldiers are with heaven and earth?

Invisibly, Li Yuanji raised the status of these soldiers countless times.

People go to tea and cool, and people die and the lights go out.

In the reincarnation of the world, no one can avoid these changes in people's hearts.

No one will remember those who have died for a long time, such as Du Ruhui, how many people can talk about him from time to time?

But now it is different, Chungjun Palace is not just a place for royal worship, but it is also open to the public, and people can enter and worship at any time.

"Today is the day of the return of kings, and there are some things that I should not say.

But after much thought, I decided to say these words, otherwise I would not know how to deal with the sacrifices you have made in this life. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji paused slightly.

As if to tell the ministers, you all stand firm for me, and I'm going to do something.

And the ministers, except to feel that something seems to be wrong, there is no other way to stop it.

First of all, they did not dare to stop the emperor from speaking, otherwise they would be guilty of the following, and secondly, this occasion was not right.

Even if the emperor realizes his mistake and changes his mind, not many people know about it, at most, the officials in the court know.

But now, although the number of people around is small, the composition of the people is extremely complex.

It is not suitable to admonish at this time, otherwise it is not admonishment, but another slap in the face of the emperor, even Wei Zheng does not dare to stand up at this time.

"So many things have happened these days that I can't sleep, and my mind is full of these things.

Let's talk about the recent events, I ordered Wang Xuance to command the army to go on an expedition to Tamna, the process was very exciting, and the result was even more exciting, after the army landed, not even a decent battle happened, and the war was over.

That's right, after the monarchs, your colleagues and comrades-in-arms have opened up a fertile land for Datang.

With a population of 100,000, Tamna was far from enough to develop Tamna, so I called him Jeju, so I issued a recruitment order to recruit some people to move their families to Jeju to farm and live there.

Just like the capture of Jeju, the way of recruiting the people is almost a copy of it.

There were a lot of people who signed up, but I couldn't be happier.

Yes, I am very angry, what is the reason why so many people are unwilling to migrate and unwilling to pay for the Tang Dynasty?

I don't want them to die, nor do I want them to go up to the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, but just let them go to another place to farm, to do business, to live, and there, life is no worse than here, but it is still the same.

I have thought a lot and thought a lot, it may be that the speed of development of Datang has been too fast over the years, the people can eat enough, dress warmly, and live better day by day, so they are reluctant to migrate and leave their hometown.

Perhaps, only those who are not happy in life, or who have not taken care of it for the time being on the way to development, will be willing to exonerate Datang from a new land.

But the Tang Dynasty is not only the Tang Dynasty of me, nor the Tang Dynasty of those poor people, but the Tang Dynasty of everyone, whether rich or poor, as long as they are Datang people, they should bear some of their own responsibilities.

I thought a lot, maybe because life was better, I was gradually exempted from taxes and labor, so they felt that some things should not fall on them, they were waiting, waiting for others to stand up, and then they could continue to live happily and leisurely.

Reform dividends, development dividends, and the dividends brought by the sacrifices of the soldiers can still be enjoyed, and even because of the policy, even if they don't pay anything, they still enjoy more than other places.

At that moment, I even wondered if I should order a fixed number of immigrants from each state, and families of all kinds of circumstances should be involved.

But in the end, I didn't give the order.

Some officials even pleaded guilty for this, but I felt that the fault was not with them, not with anyone, but with me! ”

Airplanes......

Even though the emperor was speaking, when Li Yuanji said the last sentence, it still caused a violent commotion.

The ministers had a look of anger and shame on their faces, and an expression of anger and indisputability.

The soldiers were deeply annoyed and blamed, and the ordinary people were a little confused and dizzy, but this situation was ......

Although they hadn't seen it and didn't know it, they had heard of some of it.

The emperor doesn't say much, not because the emperor is sullen and doesn't like to talk much, but because of the identity of the emperor, the emperor is a god, and God will not make mistakes.

Most of the time, the emperor used this method to avoid possible mistakes and speak less, let alone let the emperor admit his mistakes.

What's more, is the emperor really wrong about this?

No, although the emperor said that he was wrong, everyone knows that it is not the emperor who is really wrong, but the people, the officials, the emperor has done everything that can be done, he has not made any wrong decisions, and he has not been sorry for anyone.

"Your Majesty......"

"Your Majesty......"

The ministers bent over their hands, their heads crammed into the ground.

On such an occasion today, the emperor actually said such a thing, shame?

No, it's not a shame, anyone who has been in officialdom, or who knows something about these things, knows what Li Yuanji's words represent.

That's right, the guilt is self-condemned!

When the edict is often promulgated and the political situation is turbulent, or when there are natural and man-made disasters, the purpose is to stabilize the overall situation and pull the world out of the chaotic situation as much as possible.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict of guilt, that was in his later years, the war with the Huns, although he won, but the Han itself was also a great injury, it can be said that the direct cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty was because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was too ruthless during the reign of the Yuan Qi.

And a guilty edict, the situation of the world's repeated complaints is gone, and the world can be re-stabilized.

Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty also issued an edict of guilt, and later the situation improved, and Yang Guang also issued it, but the problem was too serious, and the Sui Dynasty died.

There are several of them, which one of the guilty edicts was not issued because the emperor did something wrong and even affected his own status?

But what is going on with Li Yuanji's guilty edict? Is the political situation unstable?

Steady as a dog!

Is there a natural or man-made disaster? There is too much food to eat, and all kinds of taxes have been reduced again and again, not to mention how happy the people are.

It can be said that Li Yuanji is taking the blame for those who have really made mistakes, not the pot that others threw at him, but the pot that he is willing to carry.

"I was ordered by the heavens, and it was my ......fault that I didn't manage the world well," Li Yuanji waved his hand and continued to speak.