"Why does Your Highness think that this is not the case?" Jiang Tian moved his paws again to make himself squat more comfortably and said: "Since ancient times, the relationship between the master and the prince has been incomprehensible. Conflicts and chronic diseases have caused countless people to pay a heavy price."
"The emperor is both the master of the world and the father of many children; therefore, state affairs will directly affect family affairs, and family affairs are equal to state affairs; this is the supreme and selfless side of the country; and as the most important successor to the emperor, , the prince must also be scrutinized by the world."
"Even if His Highness is benevolent, filial and kind, he will never repeat the same mistakes. He took the initiative to commit the following crimes and forced the king and father to do the same thing." At this point, Jiang Tian said to the prince Li Hong who was deep in thought: "Then, is Your Highness ready to deal with it? Another way to deal with emergencies and unexpected situations?”
"For example, is the prince ready to face others forcing the palace, or even a military coup? In other words, does the prince have the essence and ability to initiate a palace coup, or even take over the world, and quell rebellion from all parties if things go wrong? Mental preparation? This is crucial."
"Don't say you don't want to come to this point; throughout the ages, no one has wanted this kind of thing; but the complicated relationship between the lord and the prince has always been an unsolvable crux. As the prince, you can't be too capable and cause trouble in the Tian family. suspicion and the promotion of people with ulterior motives."
"Don't be too weak and incompetent, and be passive in response. It will only make your father feel that you are not worthy of your virtue; it will also make other brothers have the arrogance of being too ambitious; as the saying goes, walking on thin ice, it is extremely difficult to grasp the scale and propriety. That's why future generations will have A popular saying: I only wish I was born in an emperor's family."
"Especially under the strong and suspicious Mingjun and Yingzhu, the first-generation princes are rarely able to start well and end well; because they have to live up to their father's expectations, perform hard enough and be promising, and set an example for the world; but if they have wings, Plumpness will arouse corresponding suspicion and taboo.”
"If the prince can take responsibility for everything and work hard, the hero will certainly be happy about it. But he will also worry about his own power. But if the prince is weak and inactive, the hero will worry about the country being entrusted to someone else, and the country may be in turmoil. Yu; the idea of easy storage will naturally arise and turn into a new court dispute."
"And the attitudes of the heroes and saints towards their heirs, intentional or unintentional words and thoughts, will be amplified and speculated by countless subjects, turning them into opportunities for people with ulterior motives to speculate on promotion! Eventually, over time, it will become a situation where the prince is forced to death. , and even extreme pressure to take desperate risks.”
"Of course, I have also seen examples of people who have been reluctant to confirm the position of the crown prince in order to avoid these troubles and troubles. The result is that the title of crown prince is hanging in the air, making many people think that they have a chance to join or support a certain emperor. Then, there was a great drama in which people's hearts were in chaos and the princes fought for the right to inherit the throne."
"What's more, the unique national conditions of the Tang Dynasty make it even more difficult. What do you think of Emperor Taizong's life story? That was one of the few examples of saintly kings that will go down in history through the ages; but it is still inevitable to give birth to The story of the deposed prince Cheng Qian and Wei Wang Tai."
"From the moment Emperor Taizong decided to step into the Xuanwu Gate, the relationship between the emperors and princes of the Tang Dynasty was destined to fall into an endless cycle; to the point where the direct descendants of the emperors of the following generations, including His Highness, were not allowed to It's a good death; this is not some curse from Prince Yin."
"But it is the actual initiator, and there is no chain of political suspicion. No matter how wise and powerful Taizong was during his lifetime, it cannot change the fact. After he started this, how should he prevent and avoid future generations from making the same mistake again? The old story of father and son being suspicious of each other and brothers killing each other,”
"So, Taizong finally chose the calm and honest Jinshang, because no matter whether it was King Wei or the deposed prince, they could not tolerate each other; but he tried his best to save the life of the deposed prince; just to try to break this, the father doubted the son, An endless cycle of suspicion where a son fears his father and brothers cannot live in peace with each other.”
"However, Taizong obviously chose the right person, but he also made a mistake; today's emperor is not blindly mellow and mediocre, and can be bullied; otherwise, why did the Queen of Heaven become so powerful in a short period of time that she even came to the court to ask questions? ? It’s just that after all the resentments of the government and the public are gone, I am now grasping the final bottom line.”
"Of course, what he sees in His Highness now may be the most beautiful part of himself. This is also the natural advantage of the Prince; because, most likely, he also has the intention to break this, the cause and effect left by Taizong; perhaps His Highness Die young and interrupt all of this.”
"So much so that this cycle of suspicion and counterattack continued. Decades later during the prosperous Kaiyuan era, your heir (Tang Xuanzong) was still unavoidable in the palace tragedy of killing three kings in one day; he even abolished the East Palace system and established ten The royal residence and the Baisun Court house the princes and princes in captivity.”
"It was only after the country was disrupted and the prosperous times took a turn for the worse that the crown prince was able to take the lead again in the face of internal and external troubles; but it was also inevitable that the Yongwang Rebellion that arose in Jingnan... In a sense He said that this was because Taizong set a bad example and set a bad example."
"This is a hidden danger left by the imperial succession since Taizong's Xuanwu Gate Incident. It is also an almost unsolvable chain of heartache and suspicion between the rulers and princes of the past dynasties; it has been accompanied by the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty from the beginning to the end. , it was not until the later period that the eunuchs in Danai took over the power to depose and establish the emperor, and it was relieved."
"Because the original succession crisis and suspicions have been gradually replaced and covered up by greater contradictions and pressures; that is, the internal and external troubles of the past dynasties with the separatist rule of vassal towns outside and the dictatorship of eunuchs inside. So in the following years, Even if the acting crown prince is deposed, there will still be people who will die a good death."
"Of course, this is a far-reaching statement." Jiang Tian paused at this point: "I don't think you have noticed the clues that may be hidden in it. This is why I have treated His Highness with special preferential treatment and kindness in recent years. I think that to make up for and redeem some regrets is also to set an example for the ministers!"
"However, as an old and sick prince, I will naturally sympathize with a prince who has been frail and sick since childhood, and is also kind-hearted, and will give him special favor and preferential treatment. But one day his health improved. , and I find that Your Highness is no longer the past, how should I deal with myself?"
"Gu...I don't know what to do...I just want to go to any step, whichever step it is!" Prince Li Hong sighed after hearing this: "After all, the environment where Gu was raised since childhood was extremely favorable, and the Second Saint can be regarded as I am so affectionate and affectionate, but I really can’t make this decision, which makes Li Sheng laugh and feel disappointed!”
"No... no..., this actually has nothing to do with me," Jiang Tian shook his head in vain and said: "I will not force His Highness to do something for my own pleasure. This is contrary to the observers. Take a stand! I am just listing the possibilities, but respecting personal choice and destiny."
"Li Sheng, he is still aloof from the world and overlooking all living beings as always, but it is unbelievable!" After hearing this, Prince Li Hong smiled weakly and tiredly and said, "Fortunately, Gu Ye has a little confidence and confidence. , even if you give up this body, you will not end up in the worst situation."
"Didn't Li Sheng say that if the heavens move vigorously, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement? As the saying goes, it is about cultivating one's moral character, harmonizing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. Thanks to Meng Li's extra years of life, they were not wasted at all. Items are just new rules that are beneficial to people’s livelihood.”
"Although due to the great resistance in the Kanto region, it was not possible to promote the step-by-step transfer method in later generations; but it successfully tried the border transfer method; currently, the military supplies that have been transported to Jiuyuan, Guasha, and Hehuang are about 710,000 Stone beans, wheat, and 150,000 bolts of silk. And the cost is only three or four."
The so-called border-losing method is actually a variation of the Ming Dynasty's Kaizhong method, except that the salt quotation was changed into silk tickets; that is, based on the light and valuable goods such as silk and silk that are abundant in the southeast as the basis and guarantee, private merchants were ordered to transport grain to Assist the army at the frontier, and then receive the corresponding silk as reward according to the receipt.
"In addition, in Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Mingzhou, Yangzhou, and Dengzhou, separate shipping departments were set up, which also greatly increased the imperial court's income; just the increase in taxes on luxury goods, at least in the past few years, the vassal vassals came to the imperial court. And paying tribute, the imperial court no longer suffers a loss in return, but is very profitable."
"The new hydraulic mechanism has been trialled in various workshops under the name of Donggong. Whether it is used for paper making, printing, spinning, weaving and dyeing, or for grinding and forging, it is dozens or hundreds of times better than human and animal power. .Father has given permission to gradually extend it to all areas of the inner government and Sinong."
"Although the production of salt, iron and tea silk was used as a guarantee for the public issuance of national debt, the emperor still did not approve it because of the seriousness of the matter. However, he also authorized the Donggong disciples to go ahead with the matter based on many new products. 2. Among them, merchants from Hexi, Longyou, and even Hu merchants from the Western Regions contributed the most."
"Gu has already sent people to Jianghuai and Yiyi to visit the daily operations of the local salt fields; next, Gu intends to improve the salt administration in accordance with the precedents of later generations, and change the integrated official movement and official sales to democratic system, official collection, official sales, and commercial "Exclusive sales on the spot" for transportation and commercial sales... What does Lisheng think?"
"Aren't you afraid that His Highness will inadvertently usurp the power of the Prime Minister and face backlash when he promotes the reform of fiscal and taxation benefits?" Jiang Gao thought for a while and asked: "Although the annual income of the dynasty is still mainly land, tax, silk and silk, but among them, There are huge relationships and involvements, but nothing less.”
"Today's hall elders are facing each other tit for tat with the North Gate bachelors under the Queen Mother, and they have no time to take into account this small move of Gu." Prince Li Hong showed a complicated expression and said: "At least among the hall elders under the Zhongshu Sect, the Queen Mother Now there is an intention to use this to promote translocation.”
"Ha...ha...this is really good news, the best news at the moment." Jiang Tian also showed an understanding smile; there was a time when the prince was not willing to read more about his rebellion in the history books. Li Hong has now become more strategic and devious.
If the fiscal and taxation framework of the imperial court is changed as a result, and the long-term and stable benefits are achieved, there will not be many direct benefits for the prince Li Hong himself, but his status as the prince will be more stable, and he will want to intervene in other affairs in disguise, or arrange himself It is also more convenient for manpower.
At this time, the sound of whipping the ground by the guards clearing the road suddenly sounded in front of them. The golden chariot also stopped. Then there was an overwhelming chorus of people paying homage: "I welcome you, your Majesty!" "I wish you a long and prosperous life..."
