Zhang Hu's words made the Tang Emperor Li Shimin also fall into contemplation, and he was secretly moved in his heart. Suddenly raising his head, Li Shimin saw Li Xuan with a sad face and a frown. So he asked, "Is there any worry in the heart of King Yong'an?" Could it be that King Yong'an thinks that there is anything unfeasible about the plan of Li Jing, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the general of the auxiliary country? ”

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at everyone, and said slowly:

"The peaks and mountains are like gathering,

The waves are like fury,

Tongguan Road, Mountains and Rivers,

Wangxidu,

意踌躇 (chouchu).

Sad Qin and Han meridians,

The palace and all the rooms were made of soil.

prosper

The people suffered;

lose

The people are bitter. ”

The peaks of Mount Hua seem to gather from all directions, the waves of the Yellow River are surging and surging as if they are angry, there is the Yellow River outside Tongguan, there is Mount Hua inside, the mountains and rivers are majestic, and the terrain is dangerous. I looked at the ancient capital of Chang'an, and I thought a lot in my heart. Sadly, passing through the ruins of the Qin and Han palaces, I saw that countless palaces had turned into dirt. The dynasty was established, and the people suffered; The dynasty fell, but the people still suffered. ”

Everyone looked at Li Xuan in surprise, and they couldn't understand what Li Xuan meant when he said this.

Li Xuan continued: "Your Majesty, my lords, the most important thing in this world is the people, the rise and fall of a country, the rise and fall of a dynasty, are determined by the will of the people. The will of the people is like a rolling river, flowing endlessly, churning down, in line with the wishes of the people, for the welfare of the people, so that the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country, the dynasty will be prosperous; If it does not conform to the wishes of the people, if it drives the people to a dead end, if it makes the people live in misery all day long, the country and the dynasty will inevitably decline. This is the iron law of history. It's beyond human resistance. The plan of Li Jing, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Tang Dynasty and the general of the auxiliary country, can indeed make His Majesty and all the adults pass on through the ages, and the famous history will be in the annals, but I want to ask, when you get this great benefit again, have you ever thought of my people in the Tang Dynasty? For the sake of your merits and reputation, how many sons of the common people who have worked so hard to raise them will die on the battlefield, and how many of the people will be forcibly requisitioned and used in war? Now we want to build a strong Datang. Let the whole world, the people of the entire Datang be able to get benefits, instead of being reckless, let the people pay all the time, and there is no return for Datang? Isn't it a Tang Dynasty that has achieved your fame and sacrificed the interests of millions of people? ”

Everyone in the Taiji Palace looked at Li Xuan in surprise, they didn't expect Li Xuan's analysis to be so thorough and comprehensive. They all took into account themselves, His Majesty the Tang Emperor, and the Tang Dynasty, but they all just forgot the most important thing in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xuan paused. continued: "I, the people of the Central Plains, since the tyrant of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui, have suffered a lot, and wars, corrupt officials, and hunger have made the people of the Central Plains face the test of death at all times. In just over a decade. The population of our Central Plains has dropped from 8.7 million households during the opening of Emperor Wen of Sui to 870,000 households today. After His Majesty ascended the throne, the people were able to recuperate, and the days were rushed, but a decisive battle between my Tang Dynasty and the Turks almost wiped out the savings of my Tang people for many years.

Now, if you continue to support Li Jing to lead the 400,000 Northern Expedition army to fight the Xue Yantuo tribe, I think it is absolutely impossible, the pressure of the people will be too great, which will completely drain all the people's family resources for many years, and will make the people return to the previous state of not having enough to eat. If it really comes to that point, the people will inevitably rise up again and gather to resist the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

Our people in the Tang Dynasty do not have high requirements, they only hope to be able to eat and live and work in peace and contentment, take Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the tyrant of the Sui Dynasty, for example, many of the things they have done, in the long run, are beneficial to the world and the people. Whether it is the construction of the Great Wall during the Qin Shi Huang period, the construction of Chi Road, the resistance to the Xiongnu, the conquest of Lingnan, or the construction of the Grand Canal during the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the construction of the eastern capital Luoyang, are very beneficial to the people, at that time, but also achieved their respective prestige, but from beginning to end they did not think about the people of the world, they delayed the agricultural time, let the people for their selfish desires, to build all kinds of projects, they think that this can show their respective merits, as a result, the cycle of heaven, retribution is not happy, It is the people of the world who they look down on and don't care about rise up, and finally bury the dynasty they have worked so hard to establish and maintain. Therefore, I think that our Tang Dynasty must take Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Yang of Sui as a warning, start from the interests of the people, and care about the suffering of the people, so that we can be stable for thousands of generations. ”

As soon as Li Xuan's voice fell, the entire Taiji Palace suddenly became noisy, and the important ministers talked to each other and said:

"What the king of Yong'an said is very true. We only think about being able to go down in history, but ignore the feelings and pain of the people, which is really not right. This is really not in line with the teachings of the Confucian saints we have received since childhood, the Confucian concept of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, and the concept that the people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light. ”

"Yes, although Li Jing, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the general of the auxiliary country, has a good plan, he only knows the military and completely ignores the people's livelihood. When the time comes, what if I win a hundred battles on the battlefield of Datang? It is always the people of my Tang Dynasty who suffer and suffer. ”

Li Xuan said to Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty: "Your Majesty, the country attaches great importance to the army, which is not wrong, but the minister thinks that the army cannot command and coerce Your Majesty, command and coerce the imperial court. Your Majesty and your Excellency have been in a high position for a long time, and when they consider things, they all start from the overall situation, consider comprehensively, and all aspects of politics, military, economy, culture, and diplomacy will be considered, but the military only has military affairs in their hearts, and only victory on the battlefield. The minister thinks that the strength of my Tang Dynasty should be political, military, economic, cultural, and diplomatic in an all-round way, not just military strength. The minister thinks that His Majesty the Tang Emperor, the Tang Dynasty, and the people of the Tang Dynasty must not be commanded and held hostage by the army, and it should be my Majesty the Tang Emperor and the Tang Dynasty Court to command the army for the benefit of the people of the world. (To be continued.) )

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