What the middle-aged man didn't know was that the person standing in front of him was Emperor Taizong.

However, Lao Li did not crawl out of the grave, and he did not want to come to Xuanwumen again.

The group found a roadside tea shop, sat outside and began to chat.

This era is not like the cool official politics of the period when Empress Wu was in power, and the control of speech is relatively relaxed. Master Li Shimin didn't care about this, and the middle-aged man named Wei Liulang in front of him seemed to care less than them.

This attitude naturally attracted Li Shimin's attention, and after he sat down, he asked: "Brother Wei is so outspoken, aren't you afraid of being locked up and taken out of prison?" ”

"Afraid? Hahaha......" Wei Liulang's laughter was full of sadness, "I have nothing to worry about in this world except this girl, what else is there to be afraid of?" ”

"I have been in the army for five years, and I have gone through thirty or forty battles, and I have a crippled leg. When I returned home, I found that my family's land had been encroached upon by the family, and my mother-in-law had committed suicide. Wei Liulang stretched out his hand and touched his daughter's head, and said bitterly: "I also want to go over to find the housekeeper with a white knife and a red knife out, but no, I'm dead for a hundred years, what can I do with this girl?" If that family retaliates against her, her life will be ruined. ”

Li Shimin and his children and grandchildren glanced at each other, and couldn't help but feel horrified in their hearts.

We all know that land annexation is serious, and I also have psychological expectations for this, but I didn't expect it to be so serious?

Less than a hundred years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Juntian system has been eroded to this point, no wonder the government military system will collapse. When you go out to fight and come home, you see that the fields are gone, and your wife is dead, who is still playing with you?

"This ...... Is it that no one cares? Li Shimin asked subconsciously.

"The government colludes with big households, how can they care about us and other small people?" Wei Liulang smiled desolately.

Li Shimin didn't say a word, and punched Li Zhi.

"Aye, why did you hit me!" Li Zhi said aggrievedly.

"Lao Tzu beats his son, it's right!" Li Shimin was stunned, "The family oppresses the people, the government does not act, Lao Tzu is not happy in his heart, can't he beat you?" ”

Li Zhi really has bitterness and can't say it, he lives in the palace all the year round, how can he know the suffering of the people? Besides, just like Rui Ping Jiajing, how can you see how difficult it is for the people on the ground to fly thousands of miles?

In fact, it is out of touch with the masses, born in the deep palace and grown up in the hands of women, which is inevitable for future generations of emperors.

"What happened to me is also a common situation in Datang." Wei Liulang let out a long sigh and scolded viciously: "Fuck, how did the country become like this!" ”

"What kind of scene was it when I thought Emperor Taizongwen was here? The Tang Dynasty is majestic, and the four seas are surrendered," Wei Liulang's eyes were full of reminiscence, "It's only been how many years have passed, not only the resurgence of the Turks, but even the Tubo can ride on the head of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Li Zhi was a little unconvinced, he had just ascended the throne and his health was not as bad as in the future, he still had ambitions, and he thought that even if he was not as good as his father, he would not be able to do anything, right?

"What about Emperor Gaozong? Didn't you win a lot of battles? He asked, unconvinced.

Wei Liulang looked at Li Zhi as if he was looking at an alien, with an unbelievable look: "No, Lang Jun doesn't respect Emperor Taizongwen, who is a god and saint, but actually admires Emperor Chongzong?" ”

The implication is that I pushed Li Shimin alone.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi meaningfully, and pressed the words he wanted to ask. He asked Wei Liulang: "Then what does Brother Wei think of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong of my dynasty?" ”

"Speaking of my Emperor Taizong, that's really this!"

Wei Liulang said, giving two thumbs up: "I want to be under the rule of Emperor Taizong at the beginning, and he was lightly punished, and the officials ruled Qingming, and he won many battles and won many battles externally. ”

"I really hate not to be born under the rule of Emperor Taizong, and I am willing to be a pawn and follow his old man to expand his territory and conquer the Quartet!"

During the words, Wei Liulang carried a yearning for Emperor Taizong, and Li Shimin really deserved to be the white moonlight of the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Besides, Emperor Gaozong is really a tiger father and a dog." Wei Liulang's words were heartbroken, "Emperor Taizong left a huge foundation, but he was usurped by his wife......"

"But didn't Emperor Gaozong also win a lot of battles?" Li Zhiwu shouted unconvinced.

"Whew!" Wei Liulang smacked fiercely: "That's Emperor Taizong who helped him smash all the hard bones!" Is it also worth bragging about eating some soft rotten meat? ”

"Land encroachment has also intensified from the Gaozong Dynasty, and I don't know what is going on in the court, I only know that the big families in the countryside are getting more and more excessive, so that it has become a common thing to rob people's land and force good people to become prostitutes."

Hearing this, Li Shimin quietly stepped on Li Zhi's feet, and the latter's face turned red in pain, and he didn't dare to make a sound.

"It's a pity that Emperor Taizong I is famous, alas, ......" Wei Liulang sighed and continued: "After the usurpation of the throne by Empress Wu, it can be said that the rivers are declining, not only the situation of encroaching on the people's land is more serious, but also the foreign world has begun to lose battles year after year, and the situation of losing land on the border is becoming more and more serious. ”

"And the court will only whitewash the peace, and the Empress Wu even appoints cool officials to maintain her rule."

"Cool officials led by Suo Yuanli, Zhou Xing, and Lai Junchen fabricated charges, abused torture, and even enabled the whistleblowing system.

What Wei Liulang said is not an exaggeration, the next time this kind of terrifying atmosphere where everyone is in danger will not be until a thousand years later, when the braid is sparse and the chaff is sparse.

Seeing everyone's heavy faces, Li Qing planned to liven up the atmosphere.

"I'll tell you another story, Brother Li."

"During the reign of Empress Wu, an old man in Luoyang walked at night and unfortunately fell into the river, he shouted for help for a long time, and the two catchers passed by and turned a blind eye."

At this time, the old man was in a hurry, and shouted "Martial Queen's Disaster and Chaogang", and the two arresters were shocked when they heard it, and immediately went down to the river to arrest him. ”

"No, if it were me, I'd rather sink myself." Wei Liulang said sadly.

"Why?" Li Shimin asked puzzledly: "Being locked up and taken out of prison is better than drowning alive, right?" ”

"Brother, have you ever heard of "please enter the urn"? Wei Liulang shuddered, "It's to stuff the living into an urn and roast them alive with fire......"

Li Shimin's ancestors and grandchildren glanced at each other, and they all gasped.

How can there be such a perverted punishment in the world? It's a long experience.

Li Qing is not surprised, this please enter the urn...... He knows this, didn't the Ming Dynasty in later generations also have a Han king who was made into a crockpot chicken by his eldest nephew in an urn?

"If they are allowed to do this nonsense, Emperor Taizong's coffin board will not be able to hold it!" Wei Liulang scolded indignantly.