969, the mouth of the people
"Oh no, the people are talking about the king, you killed the family of Eji Wende, and they are all dissatisfied with the king." A palace guard said.
And Gao Jianwu immediately had a headache, because he believed Li Shimin's meaning, saying that if he killed that Yizhi Wende Datang, he could withdraw from the army. At that time, Gao Jianwu was actually dizzy for a while, because he really had nothing to do, so he wanted to gamble. But I didn't expect to be used by Datang, and now they have been cleaned up by Datang. Now it's okay, and his own people are also disappointed in him, so he is very helpless. And Gao Jianwu has no good way.
"Brother Wang, we have to hurry up and think of a way! If this continues, then I am afraid that we will all lose the hearts of the people! Now the whole of Pyongyang is talking about killing the family of Eulji Moondeok, but the Tang Dynasty gave them a generous burial and a big reward, this next comparison, we are really not human inside and out. Gao Zang also said.
And Gao Jianwu suddenly said fiercely: "Order the defenders in the city, if anyone dares to talk about this matter, kill me!" Gaozang, you go out with the troops, if anyone dares to talk about it, kill me on the spot! Whether it is the people, officials, or the army, whoever dares to talk about this matter will be killed! I'm going to kill until no one dares to talk about it, so I'm going to see who can do what to me. ”
"Brother Wang, the mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan!" Takazo said suddenly.
The so-called "defense of the people" is more important than the prevention of the river, which means that the people must be allowed to speak, not to restrict the flow of floods like blocking the flood, but to give them a channel to complain. And the ruler should also actively absorb these words, and then he can improve his own governance, and then let the people live better. Otherwise, if the people are not allowed to speak, it seems that no one has an opinion, but in the end, the people will be oppressed to the extreme, and the unity will explode. Once it breaks out, it means that the people have rebelled. And this was already in place as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. On the one hand, King Zhou Li exploited the people, but on the other hand, he also restricted the people from complaining, and whoever dared to complain would be killed, so that the people did not seem to complain. In this way, in the end, the people were forced to revolt and rebel, and King Zhou Li lost power.
"Brother Wang, when is it now, can you still care about this? Go to me, and kill all these casual talkers!" Gao Jianwu said angrily.
But Takazo couldn't, so he had to take the palace guards to the street.
"You were talking about the king just now? Grab me! The palace guard shouted.
"Grab it. Grab them all! "Dare to talk about the king, so disrespectful to the king, you should be killed!" "Kill!" ……
All of a sudden, the palace guards also caught hundreds of people, all of whom were talking about Gao Jianwu's killing of Yizhi Wende's family just now. And they were all arrested by the palace guards, and then they were caught in front of everyone and beheaded in unison. And this scene has been seen by many people, and these people are not comfortable when they see this scene.
"Henceforth. Whoever dares to talk about the king's affairs will be beheaded. The palace guard continued to shout.
And the people did not say anything more, and as they walked through the streets, they all hinted at each other with their eyes. And these eyes also represent a lot of meaning. Obviously, it's all about it. And the chatter on the streets of the market also stopped being ugly, and the palace guards were also patrolling, and if there was anything suspicious, anyone who could talk about the king of Goguryeo might be involved. They were arrested and beheaded. At the end of the day, nearly a thousand people were beheaded, but less than half of them really talked about the king of Goguryeo. And the rest were randomly contacted by those palace guards. Then after wanting to behead it, send it to the palace to ask for merit and reward.
"Well, it's finally quiet now!" Gao Jianwu said.
"The king is wise, there is absolutely no one to talk about the king now." "Yes, yes, the king's move, do those ordinary people still dare to talk about it? They dare to talk about the king like this, isn't this looking for death? And the king should be killed, until they dare not speak! ”
The sycophant eunuchs around him are all patting on the back, obviously flattering Gao Jianwu. And Gao Jianwu also used these sycophants to anesthetize himself, as if he didn't know that the people outside were dissatisfied with him to the extreme. Now the situation is rare, and the people will start to rebel. After all, public opinion is like a tide, and it cannot be stopped, and it must be soothed. But Gao Jianwu ordered others to kill them like this, which is equivalent to directly blocking them, rather than choosing to discharge the flood. If one day the flood reaches its extreme, it will also erupt completely. What's more, now that the Tang army has arrived in Pyongyang and can attack the city at any time, it is even more dangerous. If the people in the city and the Tang army outside the city should cooperate with the outside world, I am afraid it will be really dangerous.
Originally, this situation would not have happened, but the incident of Yizhi Wende happened, and the Tang army outside the city not only did not insult the corpses of Yizhi Wende and his family, but instead sealed and buried them, so that they really won the hearts of the people. And coupled with the fact that the king of Goguryeo abused the people so much, it naturally made Gao Jianwu lose the hearts of the people. At such a time, who knows if the people will take refuge in the Tang Dynasty and choose to betray those Goguryeo royal families?
Gao Zang patrolled the streets, although no one was talking about this matter, but when they looked at them, they were full of hatred or some other look, and this made Gao Zang very frightened in his heart. Gozang doesn't know where the current Goguryeo people are full of anger in their hearts, and they are obviously all about to explode at any time. Once the anger of the people is released, it may eventually be able to burn a qiē. At that time, the royal family of Goguryeo may not be able to do well, which makes Gozang extremely scared in his heart.
"The end of the dynasty!" "This is really the end of the world!" "Brother Wang, you have created an end by yourself." "The mouth of the people is worse than the mouth of the people, Brother Wang, you are confused!"
Gozang looked speechlessly at the people on the street, who were originally his loyal supporters, but now they all stopped supporting the royal family and the Goguryeo rulers. And these are all caused by the Goguryeo king Gao Jianwu himself, so it can be said that Gao Jianwu dug a huge grave for himself with his own hands, and then finally it was enough to bury Goguryeo. And this day may not be far off, and it will even be able to come soon. (To be continued......)