The people sent representatives to drink Li Shimin's tea, and the emperor enjoyed himself with the people. He could be called the most people-friendly emperor in all dynasties.
The people got Li Shimin's promise and oath, and Li Shimin also got the result he wanted. The sensational Chang'an City newspaper incident ended like this.
The officials who were besieged or even beaten by the people were entertained by the emperor and the people, and they swore that they would never make peace, never cede territory, never pay compensation, and never pay tribute. If a foreign enemy invaded, the emperor would personally conquer it and defend the country together with the people of the Tang Dynasty. Jiangshan Sheji.
Your Majesty is like this now, and the emperor will be like this in the future. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth.
Look at the many vicious oaths.
The emperor not only did not punish those who had committed the crime of thieves, but instead invited them to drink tea. What does this mean?
It goes without saying that the people are not wrong, and the emperor cannot be wrong. The only ones who are wrong are the officials of the court.
Because His Majesty said that people are like water, and water can carry a boat or capsize it. Today, the water is going to capsize the boat, which means there is a big problem with the boat.
Wei Zheng was lying on the hospital bed in the medical school, his head was wrapped in gauze, and he was in terrible pain. He could only feel his head buzzing, as if the water was boiling.
At this moment, he still couldn't figure it out. In his entire life as an official, he had been pure and clean, and he had never done anything that was unworthy of the people or his own conscience. But today, he was thrown rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves by the people. The most hateful thing Bricks were thrown at him.
His reputation may be very bad among the officials and in the eyes of His Majesty. They may even think that he is a mad dog and will not let go of anyone he catches unless the other party admits his mistake or is even punished.
And he did this all for the sake of the people, so that the court could formulate better policies that benefit the people, so that officials could manage politics better and prevent the people from suffering.
He believed that in the eyes of the people, he was an upright official and the best official in the Tang Dynasty.
But just because he was in the court yesterday, he suggested to His Majesty that in order to reconcile the two countries and avoid war, he should marry the princess to Tubo in exchange for five cities and a huge vassal state for the court.
This is the best result for Datang.
But he never expected that he would be beaten with a brick by the people.
The people called him a traitor, a traitor, a greedy man who feared death, and a complete hypocrite.
On the contrary, the true hypocrite, the flattering and flattering Wang Gui, became a hero in the eyes of the people and the most loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality? Why did the Tang Dynasty become like this?
"Father, you'd better eat something. You haven't had a drop of water since this morning. If you continue like this, you will have physical problems."
Wei Zheng felt a splitting headache as he thought about it, but he didn't want to eat from the beginning to the end. He was so angry that he was so angry.
"Yu'er, what's going on outside now?"
"Those people didn't cause any trouble, right?"
Even though he was slapped with a brick, he still believed that this was all done by that villain Wang Gui. It was all done by the little guy on the wall to instigate the people and destroy the important affairs of the country. It was an unforgivable crime.
After he recovers from his injuries, he will definitely spray Wang Gui to death and cut the traitor's body into pieces.
"Dad, in fact, after you were defeated, all the people went to the Imperial City to ask for help. Finally, after His Majesty got the news, he came to the Imperial City in person and met the people who asked for help..."
Wei Zheng covered his head and sat up. He asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, you didn't accuse the people, did you?"
"If you do this, your Majesty is totally wrong. Your Majesty said that water can carry a boat and capsize it. The people are water, and the court is a boat..."
"Father, you should worry about yourself. Those unruly people are simply unreasonable. You run for them every day, but your injury is their fault. What do you want?"
"My family is very poor. My child wants to go to that youth camp, but you can't even raise the tuition. You work all day for the people, but what have the people done for you?"
"Sir, don't talk nonsense like that. Have you read all the books of sages and read them into the dog's belly?"
"The king is the most important thing, the country is the second most important thing, and the people are the most important thing. We scholars, who have lived in poverty for ten years, do it for the common people of the world, and use the knowledge we have learned to benefit the people."
"This is the ambition of us scholars."
"As the King of Shu said: establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations."
Wei Shuyu said calmly: "What my father said is absolutely true. Scholars are just for fame, right?"
"Shuzi..."
When Wei Shuyu saw Wei Zheng getting angry, he quickly laughed and said, "Father, don't get so angry that your son hasn't finished talking about what happened just now!"
Wei Zheng was stunned. Yes, his son hadn't told him the most important thing yet. What happened to the people in the end?
"Son, are you here to see the father's joke? You should hurry up and say it!"
Wei Shuyu sat beside Wei Zheng's bed: "Father, Your Majesty and the people are chatting in the imperial city..."
"What chat?"
"Father, can you not be so surprised? Do you still want to know about the big things happening outside? If you don't want to know, your son will go home. You can enjoy it by yourself!"
"It is very impolite to interrupt someone else's speech. Even if you are a father, you must respect your son, right?"
Wei Zheng: "..."
In recent times, Wei Zheng has noticed that his son has changed a lot, especially his personality, which is completely different from him, and his speech and behavior are impeccable.
I heard from his mother that her son had found a job in heaven and earth, studying and working at the same time, and he could earn a lot of money a month.
He asked around, and it was said that he learned financial management from the old guy Wang Yi, and sometimes learned management from Si Huaijin. Both of them were good at financial management and management. Dao, they are all top-notch in the Tang Dynasty.
So he pretended that nothing happened. Although he went to work in the heaven and earth and had a bad reputation, the heaven and earth were still opened by the King of Shu!
I haven't seen my son for a long time, and I was injured today, so I asked for leave to come back to visit me. I didn't expect that any words I said would make him furious.
"What are you talking about? Who is your Majesty? Of course he enjoys himself with the people. How can he arrest the people and punish them?"
"Furthermore, Your Majesty swore on the city tower that from now on, the Tang Dynasty will never make peace, make indemnities, cede territory, or pay tribute. Whenever there is an invasion by a foreign enemy, the emperor will personally conquer it and work with the people of the Tang Dynasty to defend against the enemy. Outside the country.”
"Any foreign barbarian state that bullies the people of the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are."
When Wei Shuyu talked about Li Shimin's oath to the people of the Tang Dynasty, it was obvious that Wei Shuyu was excited in his heart. This would be an unprecedentedly powerful dynasty.
This will be an era where emperors and people advance and retreat together.
It is like this today, and it will still be like this in the Tang Dynasty in the future, because the oath sworn by His Majesty today is the ancestral system established by the ancestors. Which emperor in the future will dare to violate it?
No matter how scared you are, even if you risk your life on the enemy's battlefield, you still have to fight in person!
At this time, Wei Zheng was shocked!
Gradually, his face changed, and he became as careless as pig liver. It seemed that he had made an unforgivable mistake.
Another perfect help for His Majesty to complete a conspiracy!
"His Majesty also invited the people to drink tea. Finally, he waved and left amid the people's cries, and then the people also left reluctantly..."
"The matter is over like this. Your Majesty will never approve the joint decision made by the imperial court yesterday. This princess cannot be married, but the people suggested to your Majesty that the daughter of whose family agrees to marry the princess should be married off... …”
"Dad, it's a good thing you don't have a daughter, otherwise my elder sister or younger sister would always suffer!"
Wei Shuyu said this with gloating, and looked at his father, but his father fainted.
That's right, from the beginning to the end, the ministers from the three provinces have become chess pieces in His Majesty's hands, and they are the kind of useless chess pieces that were not intended to be kept in the first place.
Your Majesty’s goal is that oath!
What His Majesty wants is for the monarch and the people to unite as one, firmly control the people's hearts, weaken the influence of the aristocratic family, and also weaken the power of the three provinces and increase the influence of the imperial power.
Wang Gui, Wang Gui, you, a mere wallflower, will actually be favored by His Majesty and become the most famous loyal minister. One of Wang Gui's articles is enough to leave Wang Gui's name in history.
But he, Wei Zheng, has become the timid servant who trades women for peace.
Biquge
