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Volume One: The Li Family Has a Son Named Longji Chapter 59: Ten Things About Yao Chong

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    Li Longji had just ascended the throne and had many things to be busy with. How could he come here?  Wu Zetian was really strange about this matter.  Not only Wu Zetian was surprised, but also Li Dan and Li Xian were confused.  Just when they were surprised, Li Longji led the ministers in and greeted Wu Zetian.  ¡°I¡¯ve met my grandmother.¡± Li Longji saluted Wu Zetian with a smile on his face.  "I have met the Holy Queen. I have met the Supreme Emperor. I have met the King of Luling." The ministers greeted Wu Zetian, Li Dan and Li Xian.  "No need." Wu Zetian waved her hand gently and said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and does not deal with state affairs. Why do you come to me for this?" Every newly ascended emperor has a lot to deal with, and Li Longji does not deal with state affairs.  , but rushed to Wu Zetian, she had to be surprised and had to ask for clarification.  "Grandma doesn't know something. My grandson came to see you just to deal with state affairs." Li Longji explained, "Grandma has been in charge of politics for decades and is very familiar with every plant and tree of the Tang Dynasty. She is very familiar with the shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty.  , Grandma knows everything. When Sun Er ascends the throne and wants to create a new era, he naturally asks Grandma to reveal the hidden dangers of the Tang Dynasty. " "Oh," Li Xian and Li Dan suddenly realized.  Immediately, the two brothers nodded heavily. Li Longji was really right to do this.  If you want to ask who knows the Tang Dynasty best, who is better than Wu Zetian?  After all, Wu Zetian had been in charge of the government for decades, and her understanding and familiarity with the Tang Dynasty was unparalleled.  "You really think so?" Wu Zetian was a little surprised.  Although Wu Zetian abdicated, she was once the emperor after all, just for this reason.  She has quite a bit of influence.  It was a thorn in the emperor's heart.  Want to avoid.  Li Longji, on the other hand, took the initiative to invite her to participate in political discussions. This was very detrimental to Li Longji. Even with Wu Zetian's open-mindedness, she still didn't believe it.  "Holy Queen, this is absolutely true." Di Renjie affirmed.  ??Wu Zetian trusted Di Renjie and listened to this.  I have to believe it.  Wu Zetian opened her eyes wide, looked at Li Longji for a while, with a look of relief on her face, then looked at Li Dan, nodded heavily, and praised: "It seems that I have underestimated you father and son. Lao Ba has great wisdom and can take it."  You can let go, and your mind is wider than the sky, wider than the sea. I didn¡¯t expect that Sanlang¡¯s mind is so broad, and the country is in your hands. Grandma is relieved that Li Dan was able to retreat bravely at the peak of his career.  , passing the throne to Li Longji, this is truly great wisdom, and it cannot be exaggerated in any way.  When Li Longji just came to the throne, he was able to consider the overall situation and let Wu Zetian participate in political discussions. He was very broad-minded. Even compared to Tang Taizong, he made no more concessions. Wu Zetian was truly convinced.  "Think twice, Chengsi doesn't have the broad-mindedness of you and your son. It's ridiculous that I still think highly of them. I want to spread their influence. I'm really ashamed!" Immediately afterwards, Wu Zetian sighed again.  For Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, Wu Zetian actually knew them very well. They did not have extraordinary talents, let alone a broad mind. The reason why they were reused by Wu Zetian was because Wu Zetian wanted them to sacrifice themselves.  At this time, seeing the broad mind of Li Dan and his son, Wu Zetian had to admit that compared with Li Dan and his son, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were really far behind.  "Everyone, please sit down." Wu Zetian asked everyone to sit down.  "Your Majesty, I resign." Prince Li Xian is just in name only and has no real power, so he should not be involved in such matters.  "Uncle Qi, you don't have to avoid suspicion. Come and listen. If you have any good ideas, you can tell me." Li Longji stopped him.  Even Wu Zetian, a potential threat, can participate in political discussions, let alone Li Xian?  Li Xian thought about it and stayed.  Wu Zetian saw this and admired Li Longji even more. She took Li Longji's hand and said with a smile: "Sanlang, although you have just ascended the throne, my grandmother believes in you. You, the emperor, will definitely carry forward the past and become a great figure in the history of the Tang Dynasty."  A promising emperor. Well, he should not be inferior to Emperor Taizong! "Tang Taizong is a brilliant emperor. In addition to his extraordinary talents, he also has a broad mind. This is the most heartbreaking thing.  Even after more than a thousand years have passed, when future generations mention Tang Taizong, they often think of his broad mind.  With such a broad mind, it is not difficult for Li Longji to achieve great things.  Because only by having a broad mind can we gather talents, receive advice, and draw on the strengths of others. It is difficult not to succeed.  The ministers nodded slightly and greatly agreed with Wu Zetian's statement.  "I am old and have low energy, so I can no longer speak for a long time. I listen to what you say, and if there are any shortcomings, I will make corrections."?Then the way of heaven.  This is the truth, and no one has any objection.  "Well, let's talk about Yao Chong first." Wu Zetian's eyes swept over the ministers and finally landed on Yao Chong.  "Me?" Yao Chong was quite surprised.  Although Yao Chong is extremely talented, he is still a rookie and his prestige in the court is not as good as Di Renjie.  Logically speaking, Di Renjie should be the first to talk about such a major event. He couldn't help but be surprised that Wu Zetian actually named him.  "That's right, it's you." Li Longji nodded and affirmed.  What kind of person is Wu Zetian? How could she ask Yao Chong to speak first for no reason?  She did this with deep meaning.  "In that case, I'll say it." Yao Chong didn't show any pretense. He pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have ten things to say." "Ten things?" "A lot." The ministers were surprised for a while.  .  National policy is not about eating and drinking. It is good if a person can pay attention to three or two aspects. Yao Chong actually has ten things to say. This is really amazing.  A flash of surprise flashed across Wu Zetian's eyes.  Di Renjie, Li Xian, Li Dan and Zhang said they were all surprised.  Only Li Longji showed admiration and thought to himself: "Historically, Yao Chong's Ten Things are famous and laid the foundation for the prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty. They must be these ten things, right?" "The first thing is that since the fall of the emperor, the imperial court has  Many ministers have died unjustly due to harsh punishments and laws. If we want to govern the world, we should adopt a lenient and benevolent government." Yao Chong said slowly.  The ministers nodded heavily and greatly agreed with this statement.  Since Wu Zetian ousted Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, she has been preparing to ascend the throne and become the queen.  At that time, most of the ministers in the court were people who supported the Li family. If Wu Zetian wanted to become emperor, she had to get rid of these ministers.  How to do this?  Wu Zetian had her own method, which was to reuse cruel officials, such as Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, and let them act as minions to help her eradicate dissidents. She successively eliminated a large number of ministers, such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, who were entrusted with important tasks.  When Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen and others made people angry and angry, Wu Zetian killed them again to win people's hearts.  Among them, there is a very famous allusion "please put yourself in the urn", which is how it came about.  Wu Zetian certainly achieved her goal and finally became the queen as she wished.  However, the consequences of harsh punishments remain.  If Li Longji wants to correct this mistake, he can only correct it with leniency, that is, he must use tolerant and benevolent policies to correct it.  "The second thing is that although Your Majesty wants to attack the great empire and defeat it, the Tang Dynasty is not strong enough, has insufficient food and grass, and does not have enough soldiers. It needs to urgently repair its internal affairs and postpone large-scale conquests." Yao Chong continued.  road.  "Okay!" All the ministers agreed in unison.  Since Li Longji led his troops to attack Tubo three years ago, the territory has expanded thousands of miles.  Although it seems like a good thing, it actually creates hidden dangers.  These hidden dangers are that the Tang Dynasty expanded its territory too quickly and did not have time to completely stabilize it.  Not to mention anything else, when it comes to occupying these places, the Tang Dynasty will send a large number of troops. Not to mention more, to say the least, 200,000 troops are needed to garrison them.  In the battle against the Turks, Wu Zetian couldn't even provide 400,000 troops, and suddenly had to use 200,000 troops to garrison. So, how much mobile troops did the Tang Dynasty have?  If we use large-scale foreign troops at this time, there will be big problems.  Therefore, the first priority is to postpone the war first and deal with internal problems.  "Not bad! Not bad!" Li Longji greatly appreciated this.  It was precisely because of seeing this that Li Longji ordered to stop advancing and return to Chang'an to deal with domestic issues when the situation was good.  "Since the time when the Wu family came to power, officials have been mostly based on closeness, and violations of the law are not punished. As a result, the law does not exist. If your Majesty wants to rule the world, you must reestablish the authority of the law. No matter how close you are, you must follow the law. This is the third  Piece." Yao Chong glanced at Wu Zetian.  The ministers looked at Wu Zetian and then at Yao Chong, thinking that this man was really upright. He even said this in front of Wu Zetian, and they were not afraid that Wu Zetian's old face would be lost.  "Yao Chong is right. This is indeed a big issue. The authority of the law should be reestablished. Regardless of whether you are close or distant, high or low, you should all share the same law." Wu Zetian nodded, greatly agreeing with this.  She planted this problem herself, and of course she knows how to deal with it.  Wu Zetian was very clear about his nephews. They had no extraordinary talents, let alone great achievements. If it really comes down to it, they were not qualified to hold high positions.  However, Wu Zetian's foundation was not stable. She needed these nephews to cheer for him, and she had to give her a high position.  And these nephews of hers, relying on her power, did whatever they wanted and did a lot of bad things.??.  She actually understands this very well in her heart, but for her own benefit, she has to protect and sometimes condone.  Now that the Wu family has been executed, it is time to resolve the remaining issues.  "The Holy Queen is wise." Wu Zetian's magnanimity was heart-wrenching, and the ministers praised her.  "When the Holy Queen comes to court, she often uses eunuchs as her mouthpieces, so that eunuchs can interfere in politics. Your Majesty, please restrain the eunuchs and prevent them from interfering in politics. This is the fourth thing." Yao Chong said again.  "When women are in charge, eunuchs will exercise power. This is a historical law in China.  For example, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty died young, their heirs were young, and power fell into the hands of the empress and empress dowager.  After all, it was inconvenient for them to rule because they lived in a deep palace, so they needed eunuchs to act as mouthpieces to convey their will.  Over time, the eunuchs gained power, formed cliques for personal gain, and finally caused chaos in the world. This is how the name of "Ten Constant Attendants" was passed down.  Even with Wu Zetian¡¯s wisdom, he could not escape this rule.  "Very good!" Li Longji greatly agreed with this statement.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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