On the afternoon of April in the fourth summer of Tongguang, Li Si went to the West Palace from Xingsheng Palace, dressed in mourning clothes, and succeeded to the throne in front of Li Cunqiao's coffin.

On that day, the fourth year of Tongguang was changed to the first year of Tiancheng, and the world was amnesty.

There are thousands of people in the harem, Li Siyuan only left 30 eunuchs, 100 people in the teaching workshop, 20 people in the Eagle Workshop, 50 people in the imperial kitchen, and the rest were released from the palace.

Imperial Decree: Seal the envoy of Lulong Jiedu and the prince Li Congjing as the king of Qin, open the government and build a government, remove Lulong Jiedu from the post of envoy, change the envoy of Heyang Jiedu, and draw Huai, Meng and other prefectures as the garrison of the Hundred Battles Army. Ordered Li Yanchao to be the envoy of the Lu Long Festival.

With An Chongzhu as the inspector of the school, he guarded the left and led the army as a general and served as a privy envoy.

After leaving the prince in the river, Li Congke was the envoy of the river festival.

Shi Jingjiaoquan knew that the soldiers and horses in Shaanzhou were left behind.

Hanlin Bachelor, Hubu Shilang, Zhizhi Feng Dao, Hanlin Bachelor, Zhongshu Sheren Zhao Feng, all of them are the official Duanming Hall Bachelor.

The Ministry of Industry is still in charge of the Yuan, and the seal is the same as the Ping Chapter.

Li Qi, who is still the secretary of the ministry and the secretary of the Taichang secretary, is the imperial historian.

Deputy Ambassador of Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu, Governor of Jiedu Meng Zhixiang and the Taifu of the school, and the servant.

Jingnan Jiedu envoy, inspection school Taishi, and Shangshu Ling, Nanping Wang Gao Jixingjia awarded Taiwei, and Shangshu Ling.

Buried Guo Chongtao, returned Zhu Youqian's official title, and buried Li Cunqiao in Yongling, the temple name Zhuangzong.

In April, Kong Qian was punished for renting and abolishing the harsh government. Strike the provincial overseers and military envoys. The guilty eunuchs have been punished for their bad deeds.

In May, the detachment of troops was dispatched to solve the food problem in the vicinity in order to reduce freight costs. Officials were ordered not to harsh the people, and no tribute was allowed below the history of the assassination.

In the same month, the Khitan and Bohai States both sent tribute

Five months after Li Siyuan succeeded to the throne as Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Imperial Palace Chongwen Hall.

"Xuan, King Li Congjing of Qin has come to see you!"

Jing Xinmo's voice was clear and powerful, Li Congjing stepped into the palace door and saluted in the hall: "Sons and daughters see their father!" ”

"No courtesy." Li Siyuan was listening to Feng Dao reciting a chapter to him, and raised his hand to speak at this time.

Feng Dao put away the fold in his hand and saluted Li Congjing, "I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin." ”

Li Congjing responded to Feng Dao, "Lord Feng." ”

In the past dynasties, there was no reason for the position of the scholar of the Ming Palace, and Li Siyuan was illiterate, so he newly established this position to recite the chapter for him and hear about state affairs.

"You're just in time." Li Siyuan changed his sitting posture to appear more comfortable, "This summer, the flood of the Yellow River has affected the prefectures of Slippery and Pushu, washed away thousands of hectares of fertile land, and created tens of thousands of victims. Due to the turmoil in the Central Plains and the instability of the government, it was not possible to deal with it properly for a while, and when the Quartet was stable, it was the best time for disaster relief. These hundreds of thousands of people lost their farmland and became displaced people, scattered to nearby prefectures and counties, and although they were resettled slightly, due to various reasons, they could not be properly resolved. At present, the state affairs are somewhat stable, and the cold winter is coming, so it is necessary to solve the problem of these displaced people as soon as possible. ”

Li Congjing arched his hand and said: "Although the tens of thousands of displaced people in slip and pu were not properly resettled at the beginning of the disaster, after the imperial court was stabilized, my father ordered the nearby states to accept the inbound people and try to resettle them. Now, I don't know what the situation is? ”

"The methods used by various localities to deal with the inbound displaced people, even if they are forced by the pressure of the imperial court, are mostly temporarily accepted, and they are set up to talk about gruel and barely ensure that they do not die, and when the disaster calms down, these displaced people will still be repatriated, so that they will not be a disaster in the state." Li Siyuan snorted coldly and said angrily, he started from the end of the slightest, served as the assassin and the envoy of the festival, and naturally knew the local law of treating the homeless, "Expecting these local officials to really properly settle the homeless, without the supervision of the commissioner appointed by the imperial court, it is undoubtedly impossible!" ”

"What does my father want?"

Li Siyuan looked at Li Congjing, "The Central Plains has been war-torn for a long time, and it has been ten rooms and nine empty, although it has been stable for several years before, but natural disasters have continued, and now the survival of tens of thousands of displaced people is related to the country's plan." When you were in Lulong, you had quite a lot of political achievements, and you were familiar with governing civil affairs and rectifying officials, and as the prince of the empire, you should share the worries of the dynasty. I want you to deal with this, are you sure? ”

When the current dynasty was not as good as before, the local festival made the military and political power of a place, and the slightly stronger one was equivalent to a prince, and the central government's control over the local area was very weak. It is naturally not easy for the imperial court to meddle in local affairs, especially to do things that are unfavorable to local magnates.

From Li Siyuan's words, it is not difficult to see that in addition to Li Congjing's ability, he also attaches more importance to his prestige. This prestige is not only his status as a prince and prince, but also depends on the prestige he has always gained from his military exploits. Only with such prestige and status can it be possible to meddle in local affairs, and to do this well, you need to be capable.

As the king of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, Li Congjing had an unshirkable responsibility, and immediately promised: "The son will do his best not to disappoint his father!" ”

"Good!" Li Siyuan showed his face, and then said with deep meaning: "At this time, it must be done clean and beautiful, if the corpse of the local official is a vegetarian meal, or if the imperial court edict is resisted, and the yin and yang are violated, you should act cheaply, do not hesitate to reward and punish, and be sure to properly solve this matter, so as not to leave future troubles!" ”

Li Congjing's heart moved. Li Siyuan's words are clearly going to use the imperial court to meddle in local affairs this time to ask for directions!

For the emperor and the imperial court, it is natural to hope that the central government will hold more power, and this kind of power struggle will inevitably suffer from local resistance. Since the Anshi Rebellion in this dynasty, the central government has become increasingly weak, and the local power has become increasingly heavy, especially since the festival degree has made the system customized, the local power is in the hands of the festival degree, followed by the assassination history, defense envoys and other local officials to make it bigger, the local government has become a country China, the central government can not be controlled, the history is like the Spring and Autumn Period, and the world is in turmoil.

Whether Li Siyuan wants to stabilize the world or accumulate national strength, it is imperative to strengthen centralized power.

"The food of the king is the king's worry, and the sons and ministers understand this reason, and they will let the officials understand this reason." Li Congjing said that he had understood the meaning of Li Siyuan's words.

Li Siyuan smiled and was very pleased. Feng Dao saw that the monarch and the ministers were suitable, and the father and son were compatible, so he lost no time in seeing the stitches, and patted the sycophants with a big belly and said: "There is a Ming monarchy, and there is a virtuous king below, such a scene can only be seen in the prosperous era!" ”

Feng Dao laughed first after saying it to celebrate. Immediately, he saw Li Siyuan and Li Congjing looking at him directly, how could there be a change in the expression on his face, let alone a smile, he was stunned and quite embarrassed, and he couldn't laugh for a while, nor did he laugh if he didn't laugh.

Li Siyuan saw that Feng Daoshen was like wood, but it was not good to embarrass him, so he smiled twice. Li Congjing and Feng Dao have always had a relationship, so they naturally laughed. For a while, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

Li Siyuan asked Feng Dao to retreat, and Li Congjing stayed.

"Come and sit." Li Siyuan greeted Li Congjing, and when there were no foreign ministers, the father and son were much more casual.

Li Congjing sat down on the side of Li Siyuan's case, picked up the tea bowl on the case, poured a glass of water for Li Siyuan and himself, drank it all by himself, quenched his thirst, wiped his mouth, and said: "Dad, this road in Huazhou is not easy to walk, what kind of Shangfang sword did you prepare for me?" ”

"Just slippery, do you still need Daddy to give you Shang Fang's sword?" Li Siyuan expressed his disdain, "Don't be Lao Tzu who doesn't know, let you act cheaply, you stinky boy can do anything, Lao Tzu didn't restrain you to be careful, it's worthy of you kid!" ”

Li Congjing was very wronged, "Dad, what you said is so irresponsible, what do you say I am also your own child, you don't worry about me at all, it makes me very sad!" ”

Li Siyuan wanted to slap Li Congjing's head, but Li Congjing shrewdly avoided it. Retracting his hand into his sleeve, Li Siyuan said: "If you want to say worry, you went to Huazhou, and my father is also worried about those officials in Huazhou." ”

Li Congjing: ""

The two fathers and sons did not act properly, and there was no royal prestige at all. In front of outsiders and subordinates, although the two need to maintain their demeanor at all times, it is best to be deep and silent, unfathomable, but both of them started from the end of the slightest, and they are already full of rivers and lakes, and there are not so many royal styles at the root, if they still abide by the so-called etiquette in private, it can only show that the relationship between father and son is indeed weak.

After a gag, Li Siyuan cleaned up his expression and said seriously: "Since my father ascended the throne, although the world has been generally peaceful, there are still chaos from time to time, and it is a long way to go to clear the universe and realize the ambition of you and my father and son to benefit the common people." The Tang Dynasty soldiers will be arrogant, so the chaos will be committed by the soldiers and the thieves will be frequent; The government is not clear, so the officials are corrupt and pervert the law, and the people are not happy; There is a shortage of talents, and those in high positions are in a step-by-step manner, so it is difficult to govern the country; The financial endowment is not sufficient, and it is difficult to repair the armor soldiers, so it is difficult to raise the elite soldiers who can sweep the world; Literature and Taoism are not prosperous, it is a moral decline, and the order of the world does not exist. Congjing, this is a great disaster for the country, if the society is like this for a long time, it will inevitably collapse the mountains and rivers, and we will repeat the mistakes of Zhuang Zong, for my father every time I think about it, I am so worried that I can't sleep at night. However, the affairs of the family and the country are complicated, and it is really difficult to find a good plan to govern the country and the people and reorganize the mountains and rivers. Congjing, do you know the worries of your father? ”

These are the current predicaments and problems to be solved in Datang, and Li Congjing naturally knows them all. After Zhuangzong Li Cunqiao entered the Central Plains, he should have rectified the society, reshaped the mountains and rivers, streamlined the government, and then set the world down. However, Li Cunqiao did not do anything, because such a task fell to Li Siyuan's father and son.

During the reign of Li Cunmiao, although the Tang Dynasty destroyed Shu and made the country reach its peak, it seemed that it was expected to cleanse Shenzhou, but it was not. If it weren't for this, how could Li Cunqiao's country be so easy to perish? Since ancient times, the sword has a double edge, and if the problem of arrogant soldiers is not solved, the army can not only eliminate the enemy, but also harm itself; If the problem of excessive authority of the temperance envoys, defense envoys, and assassins is not solved, the central government will not be able to centralize power, and once the localities are in chaos and the central government is unable to quickly pacify, it will cause endless harm; And the government is not clear, the people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, the court taxes have been sharply reduced, and the treasury is insufficient, what can be done?

Li Cunmiao not only failed to solve these problems, but instead acted perversely, so that the chaos intensified, is his demise inevitable? How can the world expect him to settle down? And Li Siyuan's father and son don't talk about their ambitions, if they want to ensure that they don't follow the old road of Zhuangzong, they must first solve these problems.

And the extent to which the problem is solved determines how far the father and son can go in the future.

"Dad's worries, these days, I have been thinking deeply all the time. Today, since my father asked, I already have a bottom in my heart, and I also said one or two to see if it can benefit each other. Li Congjing said.

Li Siyuan was quite expectant, "You can tell me." ”

Li Congjing took a good time and said: "First, the arrogant general, this is one of the biggest disasters of this dynasty. If the arrogant soldiers are not removed, the following will be committed, and the soldiers will not stop the chaos, and Zhuang Zong can not help but be vigilant. Why is the matter of arrogant soldiers so serious? First, the generals have great power; The two are hooligans; Third, the binding force is insufficient; Fourth, the superior is not coercive enough; Fifth, the rewards and punishments are unknown, and Enwei can't do it. ”

"Second, the local power is great, especially the Jiedu envoy, who has taken over the military and political power of a place, and has become a country within a country. Because of this, once the festival makes a little accumulation of strength, it will be able to make waves, and it will dare to commit the next offense! The powerful, the things that eat the bones, the decline of benignness, and the growth of ambition all come from this. Local weight, the central is weak. The worst of the calamity, there is no one who can control it. ”

"Third, the government is not clear. Villains steal high positions, the powerful exclude dissidents, form parties for personal gain, and harm the public and enrich themselves, and officials compete for power and profit, and they are not enough to fulfill their duties, not to mention the king and the people of the world are worried! The local officials are corrupt and pervert the law, preying on the common people, and having no respect and no king. If this wind is not removed, the government is dark, the mountains and rivers are lightless, and the world is difficult to be right! ”

"Fourth, it is difficult to prosper in farming"

"Fifth, the text is not prosperous"

"Sixth, financial difficulties"

"The Seventh"

Li Congjing completely entered the state, he had forgotten to drink water, and he had no intention of resting, and after saying the signs of malpractice, he immediately began to talk about the solution: "To rectify the arrogant soldiers, you need to pay equal attention to grace and power." For this particularly serious army, since it cannot be used, it is harmful and useless to keep it, so it is better to cut through the mess with a quick knife and kill it to prevent future troubles; For those who have this symptom but are not terminally ill, they will be corrected according to the severity of their condition; If this elephant is a little light or does not have this elephant, reward and reuse it! ”

"It is necessary to reduce the power of the envoys and magistrates, such as cutting the feudal domain, and find the reason for it, and do it gradually, and do not rush to the top, and commit the anger of the people, and force the towns to rebel. When the time is ripe, treat their generals well, be kind to their soldiers, support their families, and exchange honors, status, and money for their rights"

"As for the lack of prosperity, this matter is not difficult. Since the chaos in the world, the imperial examination has been half abolished, and there are very few scholars, and even fewer people can be reused. The imperial court should immediately issue an edict, this time the imperial examination should be a big promotion, this time the imperial examination should be carried out, and the talents who have been used by the world should be emphasized, selected by disciplines, laws, finance, agriculture, etc., and the scholars who are weak in scriptures and books"

“”

After Li Congjing finished speaking, an hour passed unconsciously. He finally took a breath, picked up the tea bowl and poured it violently, then took out a notebook, got up and handed it to Li Siyuan's desk, and said in Li Siyuan's pensive, surprised, and relieved eyes: "On state affairs, the sons and daughters have a shallow view, and if there is one or two benefits to the emperor, if there are one or two benefits to the society, the sons are willing to be enough!" ”

When it was, Li Congjing went to "Ten Difficulties and Ten Countermeasures"

Later historians recorded: In October Jiachen of the first year of Tiancheng, King Qin presented "Ten Difficulties and Ten Countermeasures". When the emperor read it, he was very pleased, and consulted King Qin: "If the state affairs are done in this way, when will the world be decided?" ”

King Qin said: "Ten years! ”