Chapter 60 The Tone of Kaiyuan

The eunuchs' chaotic government has left many problems in history, and all dynasties have been preventing them. At the beginning, it could be prevented, but later, it could not be prevented, and the eunuchs would make the heavens angry and resentful, and the world would be in chaos, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty were the most powerful.

Li Longji once had Yang Siqiao and Gao Lishi, the two eunuchs who were the most favored, and later generations accused Li Longji of reusing eunuchs. In fact, there is no justification for such accusations.

Eunuchs take power, which refers to those eunuchs who have ambitions but no matching talents, and they have no other ability except to be powerful.

Although Yang Siqiao was born as a eunuch, he had outstanding military talent, and he single-handedly planned a lot of military affairs, and he himself led the army to the battlefield and made great military achievements.

It is different that Li Longji used Yang Siqiao in a grand manner, rather than using it like those emperors who were eunuchs who took power.

As for Gao Lishi, this person is talented, knows how to advance and retreat, and has not been involved in politics all his life, and some people praise him as "the first virtuous eunuch of the ages." ”

Regarding the slander of Li Bai, there is no record in the history books, and most of them are said by later generations. If there really is, in all fairness, it is not Li Bai's. Eunuchs also need human rights, and they also need respect, if there is nothing to do, Li Bai asked Gao Lishi to take off his boots, can Gao Lishi be cool? Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will be unhappy.

Yao Chong mentioned this matter, which can be used as a "preventive shot".

"The fifth thing is that the law is corrupted, the authority does not exist, and sycophants run rampant, so as to take a high position, may Your Majesty put an end to this." Yao Chong said again.

Wu Zetian wants to be the emperor and seal her nephew, and her nephew is doing nonsense. Impunity has not yet been achieved. The law is in vain. And so. The trend of slapping horses is prevalent, and there are not a few people who take high positions in this way.

Most of these people are the minions of the Wu clan, although the Wu clan was killed by Li Longji, their minions have not been eliminated.

"Good." Li Longji nodded heavily, agreeing with this.

The ministers also nodded heavily, appreciating it very much.

"The sixth thing is that since the reign of the Holy Queen, relatives have used things. The class order is messy, and the ministers ask His Majesty to use less close relatives. Yao Chongdao.

The ministers took a look at Yao Chong, and then looked at Wu Zetian, thinking that this Yao Chong was riveted with Wu Zetian, right? The things mentioned are always indispensable to Wu Zetian.

"Yao Chong is Yao Chong!" Wu Zetian was extremely appreciative, looked at Yao Chong, and said, "This is indeed a big drawback. ”

"The Holy Queen is wise." Yao Chong put forward several drawbacks related to Wu Zetian in a row, Wu Zetian was not only not annoyed, but also admired Yao Chong, this open-mindedness is heartbreaking. The ministers praised it convincingly.

"Grandmother has a big heart." Li Longji was also emotional.

The Wu clan is in charge, relying on Wu Zetian's momentum. Misconduct, prestige, and blessing, they see that the officials are superior, can this class order still be useful? The class order is useless, which means that the authority does not exist, which means that the prestige of the court does not exist, and then there are more bad things and bad things, which has become a major drawback.

If the class order is still useful, and the authority is still there, it doesn't matter if you are a member of the Wu clan or not, if you commit a crime, you will be arrested and interrogated first. In this way, who would dare to commit a crime?

"The seventh thing is to blaspheme the minister on the occasion of the holy queen, and to prevent the monarch and the minister, may His Majesty treat the minister with courtesy, such as the story of Taizong." Yao Chong pointed the finger at Wu Zetian again.

If Wu Zetian wants to be the emperor, she needs to get rid of those ministers who stand in her way, in addition to reusing cool officials such as Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, she also needs to deal with those ministers and their families. Sometimes, the punishments used were horrific in order to make people afraid to oppose her again.

Otherwise, there would be no idiom of "please enter the urn".

Asking you to enter the urn is a very cruel torture.

In order to change this situation, it is necessary to treat the minister with courtesy. Even if they break the law, they will be dealt with according to the law, and there is no need to punish them.

"Well said." Li Longji also agrees with this statement.

As long as it is dealt with according to the law and no additional punishment is imposed, it can also play a warning role.

"The eighth thing is that the loyal ministers are punished, the ministers are frustrated, and they can't open their words, and the ministers ask His Majesty to follow the story of Taizong, and can listen to the words of the contrary ears and accept the advice of the ministers." Yao Chong said again.

After Wu Zetian took charge of national affairs, he blocked the way of speech. It's not that she doesn't have a heart and can't accept advice, it's that she can't do it.

At that time, there were many ministers loyal to the Li family, and if she followed the story of Tang Taizong and let the ministers speak freely, it was certain that the vast majority of ministers would play and ask her not to ascend the throne as an empress. Instead of this, it is better to block the way of speech, and she can act arbitrarily and prepare for the throne.

For this incident, many people were killed, and the most unjust of them was the generation of famous general Cheng Wuting.

Cheng Wuting has extraordinary military talents, and is one of Wu Zetian's most relied on generals. After he was killed by Wu Zetian, the Turks killed cattle and sheep to celebrate, and built a temple for him to worship.

Why was he killed?

It's not a big deal, it's just because he said a few words for Pei Yan.

Pei Yan advocated that Wu Zetian should not be the empress, and she should return to Li Dan, which angered Wu Zetian and sent him to prison. Cheng Wuting had a good relationship with Pei Yan, so he wrote to intercede for Pei Yan. Wu Zetian couldn't help but say that he killed Cheng Wuting as well.

There is no such thing as intercession for friends, which dynasty and generation have not?

Cheng Wuting was actually killed, just because Wu Zetian wanted to block the way of speech and make people shut up.

Even Cheng Wuting dared to kill a general she relied on, who would dare to touch this mold?

"When I ascended the throne, in order to create a prosperous era in which martial arts surpassed Han martial arts and civil rule surpassed Zhenguan, I needed to speak widely and learn from others. Yao Chong, your mention is very good. Li Longji greatly appreciated this remark.

No matter how good a person is, it is impossible to govern the country well, and he has to be admonished and learn from others' strengths.

"The ninth thing is that Emperor Gaozong worships the Tao, the Holy Queen worships the Buddha, the Buddha Tao prevails, the Buddhist temple and Taoism are extremely luxurious, costing millions, and the ministers ask His Majesty to ban this matter." Yao Chongdao.

In order to flaunt itself, the Li Tang Dynasty claimed to be the descendant of Lao Tzu, so it admired Taoism, and Taoism flourished for a while.

In order to replace the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian advocated Buddhism and repaired Buddhist temples, and Buddhism flourished for a time to compete with Taoism.

In this way, the Buddhist temple and Taoist temple are extremely luxurious and costly, and it should be banned.

Buddhism and Taoism are extremely famous in Chinese history, and they are shocking at their peak. Of course, there were also emperors who forbidden, such as Emperor Wu of Liang and Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong. Because, at the time of their reign, Buddhism was too prosperous, and it had reached the point where it was unbearable, and they had to destroy Buddhist temples and ban Buddhism.

"I think that whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it is necessary to believe in it. However, it must not damage the foundation of the country, as it is now, the Buddhist temple and Taoist temple are luxurious, magnificent, and detrimental to the country, and it is time to ban it. Li Longji gladly accepted.

Well, people have to have a faith, there's nothing wrong with that. However, if the faith is already in danger of the country, then it will not work and needs to be banned.

"The tenth thing is that the Han Dynasty is in turmoil in the world, and His Majesty forbids this matter." Yao Chong glanced at Wu Zetian, and what he said meant was something.

The relatives of the Han Dynasty were very powerful, such as Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, and even more so in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And the Tang Dynasty also had this harm, that is, Wu Zetian ascended the throne as the empress. After Wu Zetian gained power, the Wu clan ran rampant and caused chaos in the world, which was also a relative, and this matter had to be prevented.

The ministers pursed their lips tightly, for fear of making a little noise, and looked at Yao Chong, and then looked at Wu Zetian, some worried about Yao Chong.

Although Wu Zetian is no longer the emperor, she is still Li Longji's grandmother, if she is angry, she will definitely let Li Longji cure Yao Chong's crimes, then Yao Chong will have to shed his skin if he does not die.

"Yao Chong, what you said is certainly reasonable, but you know that I am the only one left in my Wu clan." Wu Zetian glared at Yao Chong with a sad expression.

Wu family, except for Wu Zetian, his own grandmother, who can't move, the rest of the people have been killed by Li Longji, and now there is only Wu Zetian in the Wu family, how can he say that his relatives are messing with the country?

"The Holy Queen is also mistaken. The minister reminded His Majesty to prevent the recurrence of such things. Yao Chong hurriedly argued.

"Hmph." Wu Zetian glared at Yao Chong, snorted coldly, and there was no follow-up.

The ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Wu Zetian's mind was really good. Yao Chong accused her like this, but she was just unhappy, and she didn't get angry with Yao Chong.

"What Yao Chong said is extremely reasonable, and we should be vigilant." Li Longji nodded heavily, admiring Yao Chong even more.

"Yao Chong, you have the Prime Minister's utensils." Wu Zetian glanced at Yao Chong appreciatively, and glanced at Li Longji, meaning something.

"Not bad." The ministers nodded in unison, agreeing with this.

Yao Chong's talent is extraordinary, which makes people's hearts break. After listening to his ten things today, my admiration for him was even greater, and everyone thought that Yao Chong had the talent of a prime minister.

"Yao Chong's ten things should be the cornerstone of my Kaiyuan's governance." Li Longji did not hesitate to praise and praise him, and said: "In the future, we should take this as the core. ”

In history, "Yao Chong's Ten Things" is the keynote of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and the entire Kaiyuan Dynasty is based on these ten events.

When it comes to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, people will think of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and few people will think of Yao Chong. In fact, Yao Chong was the real promoter of the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, just like Wei Zheng promoted the "rule of Zhenguan".

It can be said that if there is no Yao Chong, without Yao Chong's ten things, there will be no Kaiyuan prosperous era.

"Your Majesty is wise." What Yao Chong said, every sentence is true, it is where the current shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty lie, and the future governance will revolve around these ten things, which should be, and all the ministers agree.

Even Zhang Shuo, who was not dealing with Yao Chong, nodded heavily.

"What else do you have to say?" Li Longji asked.

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and no one speaks.

Yao Chong has said ten things well enough, and no one can say it better.

Li Xian's eyes flashed, his mouth opened and closed again, a little hesitant.

"Uncle Qi, do you have something to say?" Li Longji asked with a look in his eyes.

The eyes of the ministers fell on Li Xian, and everyone was a little surprised, what kind of clever proposition could Li Xian, a soft egg?

"Your Majesty, can you restore the honorary title to the son of the murdered clan and bury him again?" Li Xian thought about it and gritted his teeth.

His eyes widened, staring at Li Longji. (To be continued......)