"Zhang Xun, do you know what you are talking about?"
Li Longji's eyes turned cold and he wished he could kill Zhang Xun immediately.
Zhang Xun straightened his official robe, then took off the turban on his head and placed it in the hall. Finally, he said to Li Longji in an extremely solemn tone: "Sage, I am willing to pledge my head to guarantee what I just said." The sentence is true!”
Silence, the entire hall instantly became silent, and almost all the ministers were silent.
In fact, it is almost an open secret that the people in Hebei and even Shandong are in dire straits, and it is also hidden from the current saint, because since the saint has passed fifty years old, he has become very happy with his achievements. Since Zhang Jiuling resigned as prime minister, no one dares to do it in Li Mention these bad things in front of Long Ji.
Therefore, Li Longji has always believed that in the past twenty years, the Tang Dynasty has been in peace and prosperity.
But now, this fig leaf was finally torn open by Lu Tianshi and Zhang Xun together.
Li Longji felt his eyes go dark. Although he was old, he did not have Alzheimer's disease. Of course, he could see that Zhang Xun was not threatening, and Master Lu Tianshi had no need to discredit him.
Because Master Lu Tian really wanted to mess with him, so there was no need to go to such trouble.
But as an emperor, it was impossible for Li Longji to admit his mistake.
The superior person knows his mistakes and corrects them, but he never admits his mistakes. He is not wrong.
At that moment, Li Longji said: "People's livelihood is very difficult. The life of the people has always been difficult. Even in the prosperous period of the Han Dynasty, which is praised by historians as the rule of Wen and Jing, people still starved to death. So I don't think the people of Hebei or even Shandong will Because he didn't have enough to eat during the disaster years, he turned his back on the imperial court and turned to the rebels."
Master Lu Tian agreed with Li Longji's words.
"This is true. Regardless of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the powerful Han Dynasty, or all other dynasties, the life of the common people is not easy. In years of disaster and famine, large-scale starvation is the norm."
Only in New China did we finally get rid of the tragic situation of large-scale starvation in disaster years.
Prior to this, no dynasty had truly solved the problem of food and clothing for the common people.
"For this reason, the hunger of the people in Hebei and even Shandong is indeed not enough to shake people's hearts."
After a pause, Lu Tianshi continued: "It is true that the people of Hebei have not turned to the rebels. People in many states and counties have even risen up and organized rebels to help the court put down the rebellion."
Speaking of Zhang Xun, he went on to say: "Zhang Xun and his brothers Yan Zhenqing and Yan Gaoqing organized a rebel army in Hebei to assist the court in suppressing the rebellion. Zhang Xun and one of his men named Lei Wanchun, In addition, 7,000 rebels defended Suiyang for ten months, holding back 180,000 rebels for the imperial court, and also saved Yangzhou, a city with great wealth, from military disaster."
Zhang Xun was stunned when he heard this. Is this happening? I stayed alone in Suiyang for ten months?
Li Longji's eyes also fell on Zhang Xun and asked: "Master Tian, what happened to Suiyang in the end?"
"It was captured by the rebels," Lu Tianshi said. "Zhang Xun and his general Lei Wanchun were martyred. The seven thousand rebels and the people in the city also died in the battle."
"To be so heroic, he is a true righteous man!" All the ministers were amazed.
"But it's no use." Lu Tianshi said, "No matter how brave the people are, they can't resist the beasts that you, Li Longji, raised with your own hands. First Anlu Mountain, then Shi Siming, hundreds of thousands of Youyan rebels turned Yanzhao Heluo upside down. , in order to suppress this rebellion, your son can only transfer the Anxi, Shuofang, and Longyou armies to the Guanzhong battlefield."
"My son? Guanzhong battlefield?" Li Longji's eyes turned cold again.
Li Wan, Li Chen and other princes all looked at Prince Li Heng.
"Yes, it's Li Heng." Master Lu Tianshi said, "After the rebels broke through Tongguan, you took Concubine Yang and fled to Shu in a hurry. When you reached Ma Wei Slope, the imperial army suddenly mutinied, hanged Concubine Yang and led Yang Guozhong to rebellion. Divide the body with a knife, and then Li Heng will leave you and run to Lingwu with a few of his cronies to ascend the throne, and you will become the Supreme Emperor."
Master Lu Tian's simple words frightened the four people present.
Prince Li Heng quickly left his seat, ran to the center of the hall and knelt on the ground.
Yang Guozhong was also shocked and fell to the ground. I was cut into pieces by the Forbidden Army?
Concubine Yang pulled Li Longji's sleeves with tears in her eyes. Saint?
Li Longji quickly comforted her in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, my beloved concubine, this is just her true appearance."
"Yes, what I calculated is the original one." Lu Tianshi said, "However, at this time, this Tianshi's fate has been completely mixed with the fate of the Tang Dynasty, and it is bound to change, so what will happen to this rebellion? This Heavenly Master is also unclear about his calculations, so what I just mentioned may not still happen."
Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Prince Li Heng still knelt in the palace.
Li Longji ignored the prince and asked Lu Tianshi again: "Did Tianshi just say that the rebels broke through Tongguan?"
"More than just breaking Tongguan." Lu Tianshi said suddenly, "The rebels even captured Chang'an. After the prince succeeded to the throne in Lingwu and became emperor, his power was not stable because you sent Yong Wang Li Lin out of Zhenjiang Ling to borrow In order to stabilize his throne, the prince launched a battle to regain Chang'an at all costs. In the end, in the Battle of Xiangji Temple, the Tang Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of elite border troops were wiped out. From then on, the Tang Dynasty was no longer able to suppress its surrounding areas. The barbarians, so much so that the Uighurs and Tubos fell into Chang'an several times, and the local vassal towns that had grown stronger during the suppression of the rebellion no longer listened to the dispatches of the Tang Central Committee and formed separatist regimes."
"This..." A sound of inhalation suddenly sounded in the hall. It turned out that the Tang Dynasty declined like this?
Li Longji was unconvinced and said: "Is there no more ambitious person among my descendants of the Li family?"
"I'm sorry, there really aren't any." Lu Tianshi said, "You, Li Longji, are the last promising emperor of the Tang Dynasty. From the emperors after you, whether it is the hard-working will and quality, strong physique, or ability, They are not as good as you, or even far worse. In one sentence, they are a bunch of trash. Four of the emperors were even killed by eunuchs. By the way, the eunuchs began to take over the government in Li Fuguo, which is why I killed him."
Hearing this, Li Heng's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed.
Because of Lu Tianshi's words, his lineage no longer had anything to do with the throne.
As expected, Li Longji had the idea of deposing Li Longji, and his eyes wandered among his many sons.
However, Tianshi Lu suddenly said: "Li Longji, I advise you not to think about abolishing Li."
"Huh?" Not only Li Longji, but also Prince Li Heng was also extremely surprised.
The officials in the palace were also astonished, and the other princes, especially Yong Wang Li Lin, were extremely disappointed.
"Because it's useless to replace someone as the emperor." Lu Tianshi shook his head and said, "The selection of emperors is too small. It is too difficult to choose an emperor with a strong will, a strong body and outstanding abilities like you."
Upon hearing this, whispers suddenly sounded in the hall.
Everyone is guessing what the hidden meaning of Lu Tianshi's words is?
Li Longji was both happy and worried after hearing this. What was happy was that Lu Tianshi affirmed him. He has a strong will, strong body and outstanding abilities. This is undoubtedly a very high evaluation.
At the same time, Li Longji was also worried about Master Lu Tian's true intentions.
But it must be faced after all, and escape is inevitable.
At that moment, Li Longji frowned and said, "Master Lu Tianshi means to expand the scope of selection and select from the clan's descendants?"
"Choose from among the children of the clan?" Lu Tianshi said suddenly, "Your princes and grandsons have all received a good education, but what else can those children of the clan do besides sensuality?"
Li Longji said: "What do you mean by Master Lu Tiancai's words just now?"
Master Lu Tian said: "I just deduced the Anshi Rebellion. What's the point? If you insist on telling me, then I can only say that although Prince Li Heng is far inferior to you in all aspects of ability, especially in order to stabilize the throne, he is anxious to stabilize the throne." In order to regain Chang'an, he directly destroyed the elite border troops of the Tang Dynasty, and then reused the eunuch Li Fuguo because of lack of energy, laying the hidden dangers of eunuch chaos. It is really stupid, but he is already the best among your many princes, and the others are just It will be worse.”
Hearing this, all the princes and grandsons present were filled with indignation and wanted to stand up and refute.
Li Longji felt helpless in his heart. He was the only one who knew that what Lu Tianshi said was true.
Since deposing Li Ying, he has been observing his more than twenty living princes.
And the result is what Lu Tianshi said, there is no one who can be made, Li Heng is considered good.
