The words in the Tai Chi Hall were loud and clear, and there were also people who were silent, and those who were still discussing were still discussing.
Zhang Yang's words continued: "I have always insisted on the concept of putting the masses at the core. I have persisted for many years. I have advised Your Majesty countless times that if the governance of the Tang Dynasty can unite the masses, the Tang Dynasty will gain unparalleled power. "
"I know that you all have a lot to say about me, the Marquis of Lishan County, which is to say the emperor's relative in your mouth. Even when I fight with the clan, you must be very happy."
After scanning the crowd, Zhang Yang's eyes fell on a man who was suppressing a smile and said, "Look, Gao Jifu smiles so happily."
When everyone looked over, Gao Jifu, a member of Zhongshushe, immediately lowered his head and put away his smile.
Zhang Yang added: "Di Zhisun, Minister of Household Affairs, please tell me about the land tax audited this time."
"Here!"
Di Zhisun has been in Jiayuguan in the Hexi Corridor for six years, and now he has been appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs in the second year after returning.
He bowed and handed over a file, "After checking the land records with the Ministry of Household Affairs in Jingzhao Mansion, it was found that the clan kings and princes had annexed 6,300 hectares of land. Among them, the princes and princes were entitled to food. After annexing the land, they would be exempted from the tax. Taxes, so the total taxes owed by the imperial court since the eighth year of Wude is twenty-nine million dan."
As soon as these words came out, there were low voices in the hall.
Xu Jingzong stood up and said to the class: "They drink the blood of the country, eat the meat of the villagers from all over the country, take the salary from the top, and exploit the villagers from the bottom. They are evil. Anyone who annexes the land is regarded as a traitor to the country. This statement good."
"If these taxes can be used for the construction of the Central Plains, the Imperial Court will not be in such difficulty. The Tang Dynasty has only been established in the Central Plains for twenty-nine years. How much blood will these people suck from the Sheji in the future? The aristocratic family has already fallen, but the Sheji The enemies of China are always there, they are the enemies of the country and our common enemies."
Someone in the class shouted, "Get rid of the thieves!"
Then someone joined in, and more and more people shouted to get rid of the thief.
Li Chengqian finally smiled when he saw this scene, and his hands clenched into fists and trembled with excitement.
Today's court meeting has not yet ended, and the words of the morning court have spread throughout Chang'an City.
The court must focus on the masses and defeat the national thieves who annex the land.
The people at the lowest level were more impressed by this sentence, and there was a lot of discussion in the shop. The scholars and scholars of Chongde Square saluted towards Tai Chi Hall.
At noon, the morning dynasty ended.
In the East Palace, Li Chengqian poured a bowl of tea for Zhang Yang, "I said so much this morning, I can't do nothing."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "That's true, so what does His Highness the Crown Prince want to do?"
"Inventory of the fields in the world."
"And after that?"
"Discuss the crime and investigate."
"What happens after that?"
Li Chengqian said in confusion: "After that, the original counties and state governments were ordered to tighten supervision."
After saying that, he felt a little hesitant and asked, "Really?"
So many members of the clan have been taken down, so many people died last night, and now the prince is still a little helpless.
He tried his best to stay calm, but the hand that picked up the tea bowl was still trembling.
Zhang Yang noticed this subtle change and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be nervous. At least Your Highness is not involved in these things."
Li Chengqian swallowed a sip of tea and said in a low voice: "You actually checked even Gu?"
"It was done casually at the time, but we found out that His Highness did not annex any land in Guanzhong."
Li Chengqian felt a little scared in his heart, and asked again: "What would you do if Gu were like them?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Report to Your Majesty and deal with the matter truthfully."
Thinking of the fate of those in the clan, I felt a little more frightened, but I still tried to remain calm.
The power given to Zhang Yang by his father was too great. He made Gu supervise state affairs and made him the prince's young master.
The number of people who died in Chang'an City last night was not 30,000 or 50,000, but at least 8,000 or 9,000.
Now both the government and the public are afraid of this relative, fearing that they will fall into his hands.
Li Chengqian felt a little frightened when facing this brother-in-law.
The atmosphere in the East Palace became a little more awkward. Li Chengqian suddenly smiled and said: "Gu often said that the law must be strict. Now with your words, I feel more and more how important it is to have strict laws. The land is the flesh and blood of the country. If The more they annex, the tax revenue of Sheji will be eroded step by step by people like them. In the end, the people who annexed the land will become richer and richer, while Sheji will not receive enough taxes and will become poorer and poorer."
"Your words are harsh and resounding. They drink the blood of the country and eat the flesh of the villagers. This is absolutely true. In the future, I will be strict with myself and monitor them closely."
Zhang Yang nodded.
Li Chengqian sat upright, "Besides, what else do you want to do?"
Looking at the blue sky outside the East Palace with his hands folded, Zhang Yang continued: "Intensify the supervision of the central court. The Yushitai, the Ministry of Punishment, the Dali Temple, and the Three Law Departments are independent and supervise each other. They also supervise all officials and give them a larger scope of inquiry. , including clans and high-ranking families, and as long as there is a document from Zhongshu Province or His Majesty’s decree, troops can even be mobilized from other places.”
Li Chengqian ordered people to record these words.
"It can be seen from what happened this time that Li Yuanying, the king of Teng, was able to control a state capital in order to build the Tengwang Pavilion and took many county officials into the dungeon. Therefore, they were intercepted and the state government deceived them for many years, so it is very important to mobilize troops from other places. .”
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "The Gu Council will record these and put them into the court meeting."
Zhang Yang added: "Abolish the ministers in the court and establish a cabinet to discuss affairs. The number of cabinets can be increased to seven. Seven of the cabinet members perform their own duties. In case of disputes, decisions can be made through voting. From then on, there was no prime minister in the Tang Dynasty. There will no longer be any chancellorship."
"In addition to the anecdotal assessment, official promotions also require additional examinations. Officials from the middle court to the county magistrate to the Zhongshu Province need to take examinations every other year. Officials need to learn until they retire, and from small to local counties Lieutenants need to implement the main purpose of the DPRK, implement corresponding policies and plans, and conduct examinations."
"The examination involves governance, operation, and opening of schools, and encourages the appointment of officials from other places. Counties and states should avoid the promotion of "ones of their own" officials. Promotions will be determined by the governance ability of the candidates and examination results, and resolutely put an end to local favors."
"Officials should have moral education at least three times a month, strictly restrain themselves from morals and standards, and must persevere to form a permanent and firm will."
"Improving local decision-making power, expanding the scope of local production operations, encouraging production, encouraging economic development, and making poverty alleviation and improving people's livelihood an absolute priority national policy for Datang in the next thirty years."
Several small officials in the East Palace wrote down these words of the county magistrate in writing. The county magistrate spoke very fast, which was the fastest writing speed in their lives.
One after another new policies and laws passed through Li Chengqian's mind. The more words he heard at this moment, the more difficult it became to digest them.
"Intensify exports to outside the customs and strengthen control and supervision of the Protectorate. Local generals no longer have the sole power to appoint soldiers. They send civil servants to the army. The civil servants are not in charge of military affairs but are in charge of the books. The situation restricts generals from doing wrong things and taking extraordinary actions."
When Zhang Yang stopped talking, Li Chengqian held his forehead in pain. If these things were to be used as the governance policy for the next thirty years, he felt that these things would never be completed in his lifetime.
"What about you?" he asked in a low voice.
Zhang Yang stretched out and said with a smile: "After all these years, I finally said these words in my heart, and I feel so happy at the moment."
Li Chengqian quickly stood up, grabbed Zhang Yang's hand and asked, "Will you accompany Gu in the future?"
Zhang Yang smiled apologetically, "Your Highness, I want to retire."
"Retirement? You are only over thirty, and you are only two years older than Gu Gu."
Zhang Yang walked out of the East Palace step by step and whispered: "His Royal Highness, do you think the current court can still tolerate me? I have killed so many people and caused such a big mess. They are both afraid of me and tolerate me." No less than me.”
Li Chengqian looked at the figure from behind and didn't speak for a long time.
Zhang Yang added: "Now His Highness the Crown Prince can deal with me. I don't want much, just go home."
He walked out of the East Palace and walked into the sunshine outside.
Li Chengqian was silent for a long time and saluted deeply towards the back.
Just like what he said, the court can no longer accommodate the minister Zuo Cheng, nor the prince's young master.
Zhang Yang has become extremely powerful, and he is an extremely popular minister.
If the Tang Dynasty wants to govern, if the Tang Dynasty wants to continue to move forward, and to stimulate the endogenous upward power in the court, Zhang Yang must leave the court.
Half a month later, in front of Chengtian Gate, heads fell to the ground one by one.
And just today, the prince in charge of the country read out the decree. Hou Zhangyang of Lishan County opened a foreign affairs academy, recovered the four towns of Anxi, recovered the Hexi Corridor, recovered the four counties of Liaodong, and opened up Persia.
He made great achievements in Sheji, but he was still young and energetic. During his tenure as Minister of Rites, he secretly plotted against Xue Yantuo Yinan Khan, framed Gaochang King Ju Wentai and his son, privately taught Zuowu General Su Dingfang, and Jinwu Guardsman Li Daoyan to conquer Tubo.
Arbitrary and monopoly on power, in vain to respect the etiquette and laws of the court...
All appointments of Zhang Yang, Marquis of Lishan County, were removed. Although he had merits and demerits, he was left with the name of County Marquis, his Lishan fiefdom, and his entry into Lingyan Pavilion!
So far, Zhang Yang is the only meritorious official who entered Lingyan Pavilion at the age of thirty-one, ranking twenty-fifth among the twenty-four meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion.
Su Dingfang, the general of Zuowuwei, was dismissed from his military post and returned to his hometown.
Li Daoyan was dismissed from his military post and sent to a fiefdom.
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Now that the clan has fallen, Jing Wang Li Yuanjing has been demoted to a commoner.
Li Yuanxiang, the king of Jiang, was sent to Lingnan.
Li Yuanying, the king of Teng, launched a mutiny in the fiefdom, but was suppressed within a short time and executed on the spot.
Li Yun, the king of Jiang, was beheaded in front of Chengtian Gate. Li Fengguo, the king of Guo, eliminated him and confiscated all his land and property.
Subsequently, more and more people were beheaded.
In Chongde Square, Pei Yan listened to the scholars here. They were commenting on the current national policy. Anti-land annexation seemed to have become a trend here. Everyone scorned the wealthy families who wanted to annex land and vowed to eliminate the shortcomings of the country. , a vigorous anti-land annexation is about to begin.
Li Chengqian made a decree, and the prince who oversaw the country took away all Zhang Yang's powers to appease the remaining members of the clan.
And he can legitimately continue to monitor the clan and officials.
The chaos subsided, and Zhang Yang, the most powerful relative, fought to the death with the clan, until in the end all that was left was a mess and damage to both sides.
Li Chengqian listened to the report from Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, and he whispered: "Zhang Yang, you want to retire, alone..."
Taking a deep breath, Li Chengqian continued with difficulty: "I'll leave it to you!"
Fang Xuanling whispered: "Your Highness the Crown Prince still doesn't want Zhang Yang to leave the court?"
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Even if I don't want to, so what?"
Changsun Wuji remained silent. All Zhang Yang's power and official position were taken away. The royal family only gave him the title of county prince and allowed him to escape unscathed.
It only took him half a month to go from being so powerful to this situation, and his power was over in half a month.
Zhang Yang was the only one who entered Lingyan Pavilion as a county prince.
Zhang Yang used his power to enrich Li Tang's empire.
It helped many people in Datang.
He has fulfilled everyone in this wonderful and prosperous world.
The Li Tang Dynasty only gave Zhang Yang a title, nothing more. Now he and the Li Tang Dynasty are clean and they no longer owe each other any more.
This was really the last thing Zhang Yang did for Tian Khan.
No one knows that one month ago, Zhang Yang came to Chang'an City to visit Tian Khan, and what exactly Tian Khan said to him at the Taiye Pond and what agreement they reached.
Today, Zhang Yang and his family came to visit the emperor again.
During the month when Li Shimin ignored political affairs, he had a very leisurely time.
Li Shimin held Qiu'er in his arms and whispered: "What a clever child."
Qiu'er ate the dried meat obediently and sat in the emperor's arms without speaking.
Zhang Xin'an didn't dare to say anything when she saw that her sister had a calm face all the time.
Li Yue sat next to Queen Changsun and whispered.
Li Shimin said: "I know this is difficult for you. Thank you for your hard work."
Zhang Yang replied: "I just gave the order to arrest the person. Shangguan Yi and Li Yifu are responsible for the questioning and arrest. I didn't expect that His Majesty also mobilized the Longwu Army."
"It took me eleven years to wipe out the family according to your wishes. Now you help me wipe out the clan, and it took half a month. After all, you can still be cruel."
Li Shimin added: "After all, to accomplish this, I need to be ruthless, and you also need to be ruthless."
Zhang Yang said in annoyance: "When did Your Majesty and I have such a tacit understanding between monarch and minister?"
His father looked much better now. Li Yue held the queen's hand and felt happy for her mother.
It's just that in the past half month, Li Shimin has aged very quickly. His hair and beard are black and white, and his white hair is almost more than his black hair. He seems to have aged more than ten years in a matter of days.
Li Shimin smiled playfully, looked at his grandson with doting eyes, and said: "I always thought that you and I had a tacit understanding as a monarch and a minister, and could understand each other's thoughts without words. It turns out that I have been thinking too much."
While she was talking, the queen had already ordered people to pack her luggage, and her majesty was going to Lishan to recuperate.
Zhang Yang looked at Taiye Pool and frowned: "If you didn't have firearms, would you still do these things?"
