Yuan Tiangang raised his head and looked at Li Yunxiao: "Brother Yunxiao, there is no need to belittle yourself. You have used your good fortune to the fullest. It is not easy. Next, I will do the math for my brother."
"Wait a minute while I go get some things."
After the words fell, Yuan Tiangang stood up and left.
Li Yunxiao took advantage of him to leave, looked at the sky, and took this opportunity to make a divination.
"Already, go down and go up, peel off..."
"It's not all the capital, it's not the emperor, it's the emperor. Once the haze is gone, the sun and the moon will shine again."
Li Yunxiao took a deep breath and closed his eyes, lost in thought.
"The flags are towering and the trees are in the two capitals, and the carriages are heading east again today."
"The world will be restored and the people will be happy, and we will see peace in a year or two."
The Anshi Rebellion!
Li Yunxiao knew it when he watched Bad People, but now everything has changed, and he doesn't know how to start.
kill?
Should be killed!
They are not like Wu Zhao who has destiny and destiny. If they kill, they will kill, but it is useless to kill. There are personal reasons, but the main reason must not be a few people.
"What is the root cause...sigh...!"
Li Yunxiao tapped the table with five fingers, and after a long time he sighed and lay on the table.
He looked outside from the corner of his eye, thoughts racing through his mind.
It was until nightfall that Yuan Tiangang hurriedly returned, holding a package in his hand filled with books.
Yuan Tiangang made an invitation gesture, and Li Yunxiao waved his hand: "I have read these books a long time ago."
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "Now that I have read it, I can deduce the reasons for the collapse of the dynasty. Let us, the Tang Dynasty, avoid it!"
After saying that, Yuan Tiangang put one hand behind his back and touched his chin with the other hand as if he was thinking: "After I looked at the records in these historical records, I discovered a problem."
Li Yunxiao became interested: "What's the problem?"
Yuan Tiangang shook the historical records in his hand: "During the Qin Dynasty, the population was about 40 million, and it gradually declined to more than 20 million at the end of the Qin Dynasty."
"During the period of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, there were nearly 60 million."
"During the period of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, there were more than 50 million."
"During the period of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, there were more than 40 million."
"Brother Yunxiao, why don't you mention this?"
Li Yunxiao closed his eyes and thought. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes!
"The great refugee uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty!"
"Green Forest Red Eyebrow!"
"Yellow Turban Rebellion!"
"The Great Uprising in the Late Sui Dynasty!"
"Not bad!" Yuan Tiangang's tone gradually became serious: "Brother Yunxiao, look at the early Western Han Dynasty, the population was between 10 million and less than 20 million, it was the rule of Wen and Jing!"
"In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of more than 20 million was the Guangwu Zhongxing!"
"In the first year of Taikang, there was a population of more than 10 million, which was the rule of Taikang!"
"Zhenguan..." At this point, Yuan Tiangang paused for a moment, seeming to think of Li Shimin again.
Li Yunxiao took over the conversation: "The population is about 13 million. During the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, we were under the rule of Zhenguan!"
"Brother Yu, I understand. A governance that will leave its name in history will have a pitifully small population."
"Now our Tang Dynasty has more than 30 million people, and these are still registered. If we include hermits, monks, knights, maids, slaves, etc., there should be 40 million..."
Li Yunxiao took out a map of the Tang Dynasty and touched it gently: "No matter how we fight against the sky and the earth, in the end we are still on this land. The resources are not as good as the people. That is the most important problem!"
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "Yes, and the most important one is the Guanlong noble!"
"Taizong came from a noble family, and as Emperor Gaozong expanded his territory, many new nobles appeared in the Central Plains. From the investigation by Di Renjie and others, it is not difficult to see that the land annexation by these powerful people once made the equal land system exist in name only."
"Then you found out, and asked Emperor Gaozong to change the law with the Yongzhen Ceremony, and it was only slightly slowed down by collecting taxes on the grain harvest. However, this did not stop them. They would only think of other ways to be greedy!"
Li Yunxiao said with lowered eyes: "How can I allow others to sleep on my bed? These worms will know my methods before long..."
"As long as they are here, the court will be ruined if it cannot collect money! Why not give them a thorough cleansing!"
Yuan Tiangang agreed: "Yes, they are all smart people. They have been rooted for decades or even centuries. The court could not pry their mouths open, so Gaozong did not touch them at that time."
"But..." Yuan Tiangang said this and looked at Li Yunxiao.
Li Yunxiao said calmly: "But the current Wu Zhao does not follow this trick. He kills the old to drive away the old and avoid the nobles!"
"Now following her actions, you and I are plotting to lure the family. Now they have taken the bait and are just waiting for the final battle!"
"What happens after the decisive battle?" Yuan Tiangang asked.
Li Yunxiao sighed: "To be honest, for so many years, I have been doing things that I am sure of, but for this matter, I have no bottom line because there are so many variables."
Yuan Tiangang stepped forward and put his arms around Li Yunxiao's shoulders to the edge, pointing to the sky: "We, the warlocks, have entered the capital, and now we have entered the game..."
"Brother Yunxiao, you must know that as long as we play chess... we will win half a piece!!"
"Since we can't conspire, then we will conspire!"
"Haha...hahahahaha..." Li Yunxiao suddenly felt enlightened.
"What Brother Yuan said is absolutely true. I have a plan that I can try!"
"What's the plan?"
"When the Tang Dynasty recruits officials, if you and I don't like them, we can only let them sit in the official position for three years. After three years, they will be reviewed by bad people."
"If there weren't such powerful aristocratic families at that time, corrupt officials would be the most important thing!"
Yuan Tiangang's eyes lit up: "This method is good, it's really interesting."
"I don't care about the small officials on the fringe. As the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to fight, but the devil is difficult to deal with. However, most high-ranking officials are cautious when they get to the position. They will not be bribed or corrupted for three to five years."
"When they want to be greedy, we, the Tang Dynasty, will replace them all, and there will be a group of honest officials again. Wonderful! Wonderful! Hahahahaha..."
Li Yunxiao also laughed and said: "Let those Guanlong nobles and aristocratic families monopolize the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty, and they will never be as controlled as me!"
Speaking of this, Li Yunxiao's eyes glowed: "I don't believe that after all this has been done, there will still be someone who has the power to overthrow our Tang Dynasty!"
Yuan Tiangang suddenly said at this time: "In the Yongzhen Grand Ceremony, it is said that no meritorious service, no imperial examination, and no introduction to the court are allowed. Is it you who wrote it?"
"Good, what's the problem?"
"Yes, you are like this. Joining the army is the only way out for ordinary people, but there must be lies in it!"
"If there is no more fighting, how will they make meritorious deeds and climb up the ranks?"
"We are not the only ones who can respect themselves when raising bandits, they can do it too!"
"I lied about military information. I have my own way to deal with it. After dealing with Huang Silang, everything is easy to talk about."
"Huang Silang?" Yuan Tiangang looked confused. He had never heard of this name.
Li Yunxiao said quietly: "That's a local emperor, I once saw it in a book."
"Okay." Li Yunxiao glanced at the historical records in Yuan Tiangang's hand: "The bottom line is finally revealed. I thought about it, but it's just a few words."
"Treacherous ministers are in power, corruption is rampant, high-ranking officials are embezzling, people at the bottom are begging, vassal towns are in power, good ministers are leaving, they are divided, and refugees are everywhere. If these can be suppressed, I think our hexagram, oh, just ignore it!"
Yuan Tiangang sat at the table and poured a cup of tea: "Since ancient times, those who gain the sage will rule, and those who lose the sage will be lost. This matter is still a long time away. Let's wait and see. Next, let's talk about the things in front of us!"
"Okay!" Li Yunxiao also sat at the table and drank with him.
After a while, Yuan Tiangang picked up the map and held a piece on the side: "I haven't played chess for a long time, how about a game?"
"Okay! Brother Yuan please!"
