Chapter V: The Law of Reform
Li Changqing didn't expect that it would be Li Changan who would be elected as the crown prince in the end.
He left Chang'an at the age of ten, and now seven or eight years have passed, and he suddenly came back to become the crown prince, can others be convinced?
Also, can he solve the problems of Datang now?
Li Changqing didn't know.
After eating and drinking, he sent Li Xian'er away, and Li Changqing was just about to study, but he heard someone knocking on the door.
"Didn't my sister just leave?" Li Changqing frowned, his Grandmaster realm immediately spread, enveloping the huge academy, and saw the person knocking on the door.
A teenager.
The appearance has not changed much from the childhood in memory.
The Eighteenth Prince, Li Chang'an.
"Why is he here?" Li Changqing was surprised, but still walked over and opened the gate of the academy.
"Brother Huang, long time no see." After Li Changan saw Li Changqing, he shouted cordially, looking excited, and came over directly to hug Li Changqing.
Li Changqing was a little overwhelmed by his enthusiasm, and said, "I don't allow others to come here." ”
Li Changan immediately said: "I have already told my father. ”
Seeing this, Li Changqing took him into the academy.
Li Changan followed Li Changqing step by step, looking at the academy was very clean, dusty, the small bridge was flowing water, the flowers were blooming, and the fragrance of books was scattered, and he was surprised: "The imperial brother has taken care of this academy very cleanly, and he is really an excellent imperial brother since he was a child." ”
Li Changqing hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually...... These are simple. ”
It's very simple, he can just move his mouth.
The five Yin Spirits are all used to cleaning.
Even planting flowers, weeding, raising fish, and cultivating streams, these have all been learned, and under Li Changqing's squeezing, they have become all-round stewards.
Li Changan turned to look at Li Changqing, and said guiltily: "Brother Huang is here alone, he must be very lonely." ”
Li Changqing shook his head and said, "It's not lonely, it's quite comfortable." ”
Li Changan only thought that Li Changqing was comforting himself, and said: "Brother Huang, please rest assured, I am already the crown prince now, and when I ascend the throne, I will definitely release my brother." ”
Li Changqing blinked, he was comfortable here, why did he release him?
And now he wants to leave the academy, isn't it easy?
Looking at Li Changan's determined expression, Li Changqing quickly changed the topic, took him to sit down in the pavilion, and asked, "Tell me about the imperial brother, how have you spent all these years?" ”
Li Changan said unabashedly: "Back then, I was taken away from Chang'an by my master and began to travel around. ”
"I have seen many shocking things, the darkness of the bureaucracy, the oppression of the people by the landlords, the scene at the end of the dynasty, the rise of the Demon Gate, the expansion of the Buddhist Gate, and the domineering ...... of the Taishang Dao."
"Brother Huang, Datang seems to be coming to an end......"
Li Changan said bitterly.
Li Changqing looked at Li Changan squarely at this time, he could see these problems, and he was already many times better than other princes.
"Now that you've seen these problems, what are you going to do about them?" Li Changqing asked.
"Originally, I wanted to practice hard and improve myself, and when the time came for the imperial brother to ascend the throne and reform the world, I would come back to help. Three months ago, my father sent someone to find me and asked me to come back to inherit the throne. ”
"In the past three months, my father has taught me how to deal with the affairs of the court, and I have been studying, and now that I have learned almost, my father allowed me to come and see the imperial brother."
Li Changan said sincerely.
"Are you saying that your father took the initiative to find you and ask you to inherit the throne?" Li Changqing looked at Li Changan in surprise.
"Yes, my father said that he had to give it a try, if the Tang Dynasty does not reform, it will definitely die, and if it is reformed, it is possible to die or live. He is old and his time is short, so he can't do reforms, but I can, so he asked me if I want to save Datang. Li Changan said.
"Datang needs to be reformed." Li Changqing nodded.
"But I don't know where the reform starts, those demon gates, Buddhist gates, and the power of the Taishang Dao are too strong. However, the family annexed land, attracted talents, and controlled the civil and official group, which was not very moving. And the military generals are outside, separating one side, and supporting the army with self-respect. These are tricky questions. Li Changan said distressedly.
Datang's stubborn diseases, there are too many, and they are too terrible, and if you are not careful, you will never recover.
Li Changqing thought for a while and said: "Reform is really difficult, you need to boil frogs in warm water, since those are difficult to move, let's move small places first, such as the school." ”
"How does the school move? Please also ask the imperial brother to teach me. Li Changan's eyes lit up, and he humbly asked Li Changqing for advice.
"Now that the lower class of the world is monopolized by the family, and it is difficult for the children of the poor to get ahead, you have to encircle this group of people, stuff them into the Tang Dynasty officialdom, and after a little sharpening, replace the mediocre officials in remote areas, boil frogs in warm water, and gradually eat away at the power of the family step by step."
"You can integrate all the schools in the world, build them by the royal family, recruit teachers, take out all the books in this academy and print countless copies, there are them in every academy, and students can study for free, so that the most important knowledge monopoly of the family no longer exists."
"In the Royal Academy, although teaching civil and military affairs is the main thing, it can also teach other ways, and children who can't learn can learn a craft to make a living, which is also helpful to Datang."
"The enrollment in these schools is mainly for the children of the poor, announcing that the world's school-age children are enrolled for free, regardless of men and women, teaching them to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, these are the future of the Tang Dynasty."
"In the end, you have to recruit the masters of the world's scattered cultivation, give money, status, and beauties, and envelop them around. The family, the sect, and the warlord, in these three mountains, the family is the best to deal with, so solve the family first. ”
"Remember, win over a group, suppress a group, and subdue a group."
"When dealing with the family, you have to get along with the warlords and those sects, and you have to make as many friends as you have and as few enemies as you have."
Li Changqing saw the problems in Datang early on, and he sometimes wondered, if he is now the prince, where to start reforming first?
Thinking about it, let's start with the family first.
Solve the family, then deal with the warlords, and finally deal with the sect.
In this way, the decline of Datang will dissipate.
It was all a fantasy before, but now Li Changan also wants to reform and humbly asks for advice, Li Changqing is naturally willing to tell him what he thinks.
After Li Changan heard this, he suddenly opened his mouth, stood up excitedly, and bowed to Li Changqing.
"No wonder Taishang Dao and those families have joined forces to target the imperial brother, they are just afraid of the imperial brother, if the imperial brother is the crown prince today, then my Datang is really saved." Li Changan said excitedly.
"If you are the prince, you will be saved by the Tang Dynasty." Li Changqing smiled.
"I will work hard, follow the royal brother's ideas, and ask the imperial brother for more guidance." Li Changan was grateful, and left after speaking, he wanted to go back and start the layout according to Li Changqing's ideas.
Li Changqing watched him leave and muttered: "I hope that the decline can be saved, the people of Datang will suffer a little less, and I will be a little quieter." ”