Chapter 343: Ambition
Li Rupei's memora to the imperial court, after Cui Anqian, Zheng Congyan and others revised, mainly described in detail the hardships of exterminating Tubo and recovering Longyoudao, Li Rupei will not write these aspects, after all, Li Rupei thinks of big things, not these trivial things.
Li Rupei's thoughts are completely different from the ideas of Cui Anqian and others.
Li Rupei's letter to the imperial court, the main meaning is to show that Tubo has been renamed Tibet, which belongs to the territory under the command of the Tang Dynasty, and Longyou Dao has been under the command of the Tang Dynasty, which means that the territory of the Tang Dynasty is slowly recovering, and all the territories belonging to the Tang Dynasty will be recovered in the future, but the idea of Cui Anqian and others is to see what kind of performance the imperial court has and how it will reward Li Rupei.
The news in the palace still came out partially, although it was said that Yang Fugong had changed a large number of eunuchs, but some news was going to be exposed sooner or later, for example, the emperor himself said that he would cede the throne to the blessed king Li Rupei, for example, the Southern Dao Daxingtai Mansion was called a small imperial court, etc., these are things that Cui Anqian and Zheng Congyan and others are particularly concerned about.
Especially Zheng Congyan, who was born in a famous family, once served as the prime minister of the imperial court, has extraordinary abilities, and his vision is still very high, and ordinary people can't look down on him, but after coming to Li Rupei's side, although it took less than a year, countless facts made him truly respect and obey Li Rupei, especially Li Rupei's large-scale efforts to recover Longyou Dao and exterminate Tubo, which is not something that ordinary people can do, even the most outstanding Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, did not do it.
You must know that Li Rupei was just a down-and-out child of the Li Tang royal family, but he relied on his own ability to create a magnificent world, and this magnificent world made the future of Datang full of hope.
The court did not reply, and the emperor did not have any attitude. This made Cui Anqian and Zheng Congyan feel strange, but after the two analyzed, they also felt relieved, what the emperor could do, except for ceding the throne to Li Rupei, could not make any rewards and rewards, although the capital Chang'an nominally represented the Tang Dynasty, but the court in the capital had almost no power and majesty, and the Southern Dao Daxingtai Mansion faintly represented the imperial court.
After Li Rupei received Yan Fu's secret letter. I thought about it for a long time.
Cui Anqian, Zheng Congyan, Liu Yunzhang, Cui Shenyou, Zheng Yunmo, Lu Guangqi and others were invited to the palace.
These people once held important positions in the capital Chang'an, among which Cui Anqian, Cui Shenyou and Zheng Congyan and others served as prime ministers of the DPRK and China, and the rest also held important positions, Zheng Yunmo and Lu Guangqi did not leave the court for a long time.
When these people are invited to the palace, they must receive a lot of attention. But this kind of attention, that is, on a small scale.
Li Rupei was waiting for everyone in the wing, and when everyone entered the wing, they saw Li Rupei with a calm face.
After everyone sat down. Li Rupei quickly spoke.
"You all know the attitude towards eunuchs, whether it is Yang Fuguang, who is loyal to the royal family, or Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun, who have brought disaster to the country and the people, they are basically the same attitude. At the beginning, Yan Fu once persuaded a certain person, saying that he needed to maintain a certain relationship with the eunuch, because the situation was a little special. XX acquiesced, but for so many years, XX has never been in contact with the eunuch, and XX will not come forward to contact the eunuch. ”
The room quickly fell silent, and everyone vaguely understood what it meant.
When Li Rupei was canonized as the King of Yi, there were eunuchs in the palace, and later he was named King Fu, above the kings, and eunuchs could be set up in the palace, but after so many years, there was no eunuch in the palace, no one talked about eunuchs in front of Li Rupei, and everyone knew that Li Rupei hated eunuchs.
Everyone unanimously agreed that it was because the eunuch Tian Lingzi killed His Royal Highness the King of Wei that Li Rupei's family all suffered, so it is understandable that Li Rupei hated the eunuchs.
However, today Li Rupei specifically talked about the matter of eunuchs, and the people invited are all officials who have been in the court for many years, and they are all officials who occupy the main positions, this is not a simple matter of hatred, and everyone knows very well that Li Rupei is a person who can influence emotions, and he will never be blinded by hatred.
"Many people think that so-and-so hates eunuchs because of the relationship between his father and the king, and so-and-so has not given an explanation, and he should explain it today, and he also wants to hear your attitude and evaluation of eunuchs."
"Eunuchs have appeared since the pre-Qin period, nothing more than to serve the royal family, during the Taizong period, the palace has very strict requirements for eunuchs, and the highest rank of eunuchs in the province is only three grades, and the amount is also limited, but in the Zhongzong period, the number of eunuchs began to swell, increasing to more than 3,000 people, and more than 1,000 people who were awarded more than seven official ranks, have become a huge force, when Xuanzong, there were many eunuchs, and the official rank of four and five grades reached more than 1,000 people. Ranked as the third duke, what is even more ridiculous is that the two eunuchs Yu Chaoen and Cheng Yuanzhen actually entered the Lingyan Pavilion, from the time of Dezong, the eunuchs controlled the Shence Army, directly controlled the forbidden army, the military and political power was controlled by the eunuchs, and the civil and military officials were all out of it, and the changes in the Ganlu Temple, I think you all know. ”
"It is not a complete denial of eunuchs, some eunuchs are born poor, because they can't live, they become eunuchs after castration, in order to beg for a bite to eat, to be able to live, they are loyal to the royal family, and they have worked hard for the emperor all their lives, maybe it is this reason that exists, many emperors believe in eunuchs."
"However, these emperors who believe in eunuchs may not have thought about why eunuchs control military and political power, so that after the power of eunuchs expands, they can decide the succession to the throne.
"The status and power of eunuchs surpasses that of civil and military officials, this is an unbelievable situation, it actually appeared in the Tang Dynasty, civil and military officials have passed the imperial examination, or have experienced a long period of tempering, and have the ability to act in government affairs, and can help the emperor govern the world, what do eunuchs rely on, play and sing, let the incapable eunuchs decide the major affairs of the court, national affairs, this is not a sign of the death of the country."
"Eunuchs interfering in politics have become a cancer and chronic disease of the Tang Dynasty, if they cannot be completely eradicated, the world of the Tang Dynasty will eventually be destroyed in the hands of these eunuchs."
"A certain evaluation of eunuchs, will not forget to evaluate those emperors who trust and trust eunuchs, although they are the ancestors of so-and-so, but what should be said still has to say, they can not understand the suffering of the people, do not know what the people need, or do something that should be done, so that the people are a little richer, the country is strong, and they get carried away, or they are suspicious of civil and military officials, dare not trust anyone, only want to believe in eunuchs, or indulge in pleasure, because eunuchs can do what they like, can make them happy, can let them play and have fun without scruples, so they believe in the eunuchs, let the eunuchs suppress those civil and military officials who make false accusations, and let the eunuchs control the power, these emperors are probably secretly happy, they have completely controlled the government through the eunuchs. ”
"If you want to be the emperor, it's not that simple, it doesn't mean that you are the son of a dragon and a grandson, you must be a good emperor, the emperor who is stupid and debaucherous is the biggest sinner who has fallen the dynasty."
When Li Rupei said this, there was silence in the wing, and everyone's faces were faintly pale, of course they knew that Li Rupei was talking about those emperors, and those emperors were Li Rupei's ancestors.
"The meaning of saying this to you today is to remind you that if something is wrong, you must open your mouth to say it, even if it makes you angry and unhappy, you must also say that you don't want you to have any unique experience, let alone want you to protect yourself."
"If you are not a saint, you will definitely make mistakes, and there may be big mistakes, so you must bring it up, if you are not Yanagi Megumi, you dare not say that you are not willing to enjoy yourself, once there is such a sign, you must dissuade, and even accuse it face-to-face, if you are not willing to point it out, you will be disappointed, and you must also educate children in this way, be able to absorb and listen to opinions and suggestions, be able to understand the suffering of the people, and be able to know where there are problems in the country, so as to be able to really make a career."
"I hope to work with you to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty that has never appeared, I hope that you will be famous through the ages, I hope that a hundred years later, the people will not jump up and scold their mothers when they talk about it, and they dare not guarantee that they can do a lot of things, but they are willing to work hard for the prosperity of Datang and the prosperity of the people, and I hope you will think the same way."
Li Rupei's mood has always been calm, but his tone has become more and more excited.
After Li Rupei finished speaking, everyone was silent for a while, and all of them stood up randomly.
Under the leadership of Cui Anqian, everyone knelt down and knelt down for Li Rupei, which is a power that only the emperor can enjoy, that is, the power enjoyed in the Great Dynasty and the Early Dynasty.
"The subordinates obeyed the teachings of His Royal Highness King Fu, and they must have done their best to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty and died after ......."
Li Rupei did not ask everyone to stand up, at this moment, his face has burst out of a strange brilliance, his eyes did not look at everyone, but looked ahead, his eyes burst out of hope, ambition, and the determination and confidence to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty. (To be continued......)