Chapter 640: Escort the Crown Prince
In the face of such a big event, who would dare to oppose it?
Besides, it's still a big court meeting, although those low-level officials outside can't hear it, but it's only temporary, isn't there a microphone outside?
The conversation that took place in the main hall was being passed out by the microphones.
Of course, it won't be passed on in such detail, for example, now, the ministers have said a lot, and when they get outside, there are only eight words, the prince is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers are no different.
After several years in power, Li Yuanji's prestige in the Tang Dynasty has almost reached the point where there is no one before or since.
In ancient times, if the emperor wanted to harvest people's hearts, he didn't need to do much, he only needed to do it lightly.
And here in Li Yuanji, it is even more thorough, forced labor has been completely abolished, and in the work, that is, paid labor, all voluntary, this is very remarkable, let you work obligedly and do not pay for it, or let you work and give you money, which one do you choose?
Bo Fu, now it is indeed Bo Fu.
The Tang Dynasty's tax is not high, but after Li Yuanji ascended the throne, he issued a plan for ten years without a tax fee, and reduced it by one percent every year, and now it has been reduced seven times, and in another three years, the people of the Tang Dynasty can no longer pay the tax fee.
What does this mean?
Just these two items, Li Yuanji has won more than 90% of Datang's support rate, and after adding some others, Li Yuanji's overall support rate in Datang, although it has not undergone a delicate investigation, and it may not be possible to get real data after investigation, but on a flat chest, this support rate will be at least above 95%.
No one can do 100%, and even few people can do 90, so Li Yuanji is completely regarded as a saint in Datang.
Even many people's homes have Li Yuanji's longevity card in the lobby, don't think about it or anything, these people just hope that Li Yuanji can live longer, so that these benevolent governments can last longer.
Although it is with some purpose, the people of Datang still sincerely hope that Li Yuanji can live forever, although he is only in his early thirties, and he still has a lot of time.
The emperor has done this, and Li Yuanji has proven his success.
Even if he doesn't do anything now, the people of the world will still be grateful to him.
For Li Yuanji, it is actually no longer necessary to continue to harvest people's hearts and stabilize his position.
People are inherently dead, and now they have become 'gods', no matter how good they are, even if they are supergods, what can they do? Will the Tang Dynasty still be handed over to future generations in the future?
So, there is this scene today.
Less than a quarter of an hour after he was canonized as the crown prince, the new crown prince Li Chengguang put forward his first note, and this note was not those important political affairs, nor was it military, but a seemingly insignificant issue of courtesy to the elderly.
The ministers' response has actually explained what kind of path Lee Won-gil hopes Lee Seung-gwang will take in the future.
But there is also a point wrong, benevolence and righteousness do not mean that they will not be iron-blooded, and excessive benevolence and righteousness may not be the best choice.
That's right, Li Chengguang, who was the crown prince at the beginning, has already started his political career under the escort of Li Yuanji, and the first shot he fired was to show his benevolence and righteousness, and at the same time, it can be regarded as telling the world that the prince's attitude towards the people will not be much worse than Li Yuanji.
This is just a recital, but it is also a political decision, and at the same time an important decision to harvest people's hearts.
In the past, in the previous dynasties, in ancient times, no emperor could do this, even if it was experienced, they would not let the prince do these things so early, let alone let them put forward such an idea too early, and even, even they themselves may not dare to put forward such an idea.
"Yes!" Li Yuanji responded loudly, although this was his decision, and it was not a problem to pass this proposal, but it still had to be done.
Moreover, this is not a trivial matter, although Lee Seung-kwang and the cabinet ministers have been preparing for two months, Lee Won-gil still does not want to see some loopholes.
And the point of the problem lies in the matter itself.
It is a national welfare policy, and if the state wants to use this welfare to win people's hearts, then it is necessary to persist for a long time.
But in this way, after a long time, the people will become dependent, maybe it doesn't matter now, but a hundred years from now, two hundred years from now? Who can guarantee that Datang will always be so strong? Who dares to guarantee that there will not be any crisis in Datang?
What if there is another three or five years of famine, and most areas are out of production, and there is no grain in the regular closing position?
Once the people have formed this kind of consciousness, when a certain year suddenly stops, they will feel that the court has changed.
Resentment is not enough, but for the imperial court, this is by no means a good thing, and it is usually good to say that once there is a disaster year, all the problems will come out at once.
"This matter will be discussed again in the next year, and a plan will be come up with before March!" Li Yuanji continued.
This is not a matter of a cabinet, nor is it his, nor is it a matter of the crown prince alone, which requires the participation of the entire imperial court to discuss the whole plan in more detail, to find problems and solve problems.
The most important thing is to find a balancing mechanism to avoid the formation of dependence on the common people and thus the formation of resentment towards the court.
The bits and pieces of daily life, when it comes to the critical moment, will show his importance.
The Xuanwumen incident is the best portrayal.
Although Li Shimin has ascended the throne, he is very unpopular, if he can say that it is okay, I am afraid that Li Shimin's support rate in Datang is not even 10 percent, or even lower.
Because of who he is, because of his actions.
In the same way, because Li Shimin did this, it caused dissatisfaction among the people, so Li Yuanji was blessed by misfortune.
After the death of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, more people hoped that Li Yuanji could stand up and overthrow Li Shimin, so as to become the prince and the emperor.
This is true not only of the common people, but also of most officials in the DPRK and China.
Otherwise, why did Li Shimin streamline the imperial court? Could it be that the imperial court was really too poor to support these officials? Or is it because these officials are mediocre?
No, the truth of the matter is that these officials do not really support Li Shimin, because Li Yuanji is not dead, because Li Yuanji has made achievements abroad, so they have a comparison, so in addition to Li Shimin's descendants, more than two-thirds of the ministers in the DPRK and China are looking forward to Li Yuanji's return in their hearts.
So it was with the people, with the ministers.
This is why Li Yuanji can take over the imperial court so smoothly, with the support of the people and the support of the ministers.
The veteran of Tiance Mansion, why would he fight back?
Among them, there are some loyal and righteous people, but in the face of life and death, in the face of righteousness, some of them chose to support Li Yuanji, because Zhenbei at that time surpassed the imperial court in all aspects.
Coupled with strong military strength, and within the military, Li Shimin is not completely supported.
So there is this result.
Li Yuanji is not a person with a particularly strong desire for power, if he can, he hopes to abdicate now, and then enjoy life well, which is why he cultivated Li Chengguang so early.
The other is that Li Yuanji hopes to set an example for future generations in this way, or to set a rule.
In ancient history, whenever there was a change of power, this period was always very chaotic, it can be said that every time there was a change of power, the imperial court had to be greatly injured once, a dozen times, dozens of times, and the country could still exist in the end?
Is there an eternal being?
I don't know.
At least before Li Yuanji's crossing, there was no such thing, and no dynasty could escape this law, although the reasons for the demise of each dynasty were different, but in Li Yuanji's view, the root cause was actually the same.
Now, too, he wants to change.
Li Chengguang's proposal is just the beginning, and in Li Yuanji's plan, there will be two or three more similar proposals before he reaches adulthood.
In other words, Li Yuanji hopes that before Li Chengguang ascends the throne, he will have enough prestige and people to support his accession to the throne, which is very important.
The pilgrimage was dispersed, and after worshipping heaven and earth, it dispersed.
At this year's court meeting, several big things happened.
The existing eldest son of the five sons, Li Chengguang, was canonized as the crown prince, which was one of the major events.
The seven princes were canonized as princes and county kings, which is the second major event.
The crown prince proposed that the court treat the old man well, which was the third major event.
In the past, the emperor participated in the worship of heaven and earth, but this time the emperor and the crown prince participated together, which is the fourth major event.
Summing up the four major events, it reveals an important meaning to the outside world.
The Tang Dynasty has a prince, the prince has participated in politics, and the emperor's support for the prince is unusually large.
This thing is big and big, and small and small.
In the people, it is actually a dispensable thing, with the prince, everyone can be more at ease, at least the prince has been clear, everyone can also observe the prince's personality through time, and look forward to the future a little.
But this matter has nothing to do with them, because it is not for them to decide who the prince is.
However, as soon as the prince ascended to the throne, he proposed a benevolent government related to the people of the world, which made the prince and the people stand closely together.
Although the prince is only a child who is not yet nine years old, but under this proposal, the court officials will not say it for the time being, anyway, they know that this decision is definitely not put forward by Li Chengguang himself, it must be Li Yuanji's move to help him harvest people's hearts, but Li Chengguang's intelligence, studiousness, and modest attitude on weekdays have won the approval of many ministers.
In the private sector, the impact is too great.
With the dispersal of the court meeting and the departure of officials, the news also spread throughout Chang'an and the entire Tang Dynasty.