Chapter 40 Finally ended up living a life that I hate
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 40 Finally ended up living a life that I hate
[In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Xue Yantuo was unhappy because the Tang Dynasty settled the exterminated Eastern Turkic tribes in the Monan area, so he led his army to attack the Eastern Turkic tribes, but was defeated by the Tang army.
In the 19th year of Tang Zhenguan, Xue Yantuo Duomi Khan took advantage of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's eastern expedition to Goguryeo and led his army to attack Shuofang County, Henan. However, the Tang army was well prepared and defeated Xue Yantuo. Duomi Khan also fled.
Killed by Uighurs.
The people of Xue Yantuo established another khan. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was worried that a resurgence in the future would cause serious trouble, so he ordered Li Ji to conquer Xue Yantuo, directly destroy the Xue Yantuo country, and set up the Yanran Protectorate in Shanyutai to command the Xue Yantuo area.
From then on, the north and south of the desert belonged to the Tang Dynasty!]
"Domineering!"
"This is what you should do to your disobedient little brother!"
"Hahaha! Our Tang Dynasty has a bright future, a bright future!!"
In Li Shimin's world, countless people rejoiced and were full of confidence in Li Shimin, the emperor, and the future of the Tang Dynasty. At least during the period of Li Shimin's rule, they did not have to worry about being attacked by foreigners.
[Military strength is only one aspect. To comprehensively evaluate an emperor and a country, it is also necessary to comprehensively consider politics, economy, and culture. 】
[Political aspect: Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, showed early on that he had a different vision from other emperors in appointing talents. He knew people well and appointed them on their merits, regardless of whether the talents were poor or rich. 】
[Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Li Ji, etc., they are all loyal, upright, honest and impoverished people. They are all famous officials and generals of the generation. There are also the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, they are all the top talents of the Tang Dynasty
.]
To be singled out and praised by Su Qian shows their talent and importance in the court.
"Twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion? This is a good idea!" Liu Bang felt that he had learned something again.
[During the Sui Dynasty, it was common for children of aristocratic families to fill the officialdom. Later, under the reforms of the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty, the system of selecting talents based on the imperial examination system was gradually replaced by the more fair imperial examination system.
The implementation of the imperial examination system provided a new way for many people with low status and poor families to escape from poverty. The imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty, which followed and optimized the imperial examination system, also injected new blood and vitality into the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.]
[Economic aspect: Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin attached great importance to farming and mulberry farming and regarded agriculture as the first industry, which is the basis and foundation of the economy. The greater development of agriculture also promoted the development of the economy. Especially the land equalization system and the rent-to-rent system.
The implementation not only reduces the burden on farmers, but also enables them to farm with peace of mind, reduces the number of refugees and stabilizes society.]
In feudal society, the hierarchy was very strict, and the distinction between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce was particularly clear. However, during the Zhenguan period, all this seemed to have been diluted.
Chang'an City has also formed a prosperous commercial street, and the development of grass markets and night markets have provided growth space for commercial development.
Agriculture and commerce have developed, so how can society be unstable and prosperous?】
[Cultural aspect: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism all developed well during the Zhenguan period. The three religions not only calmed the people and stabilized society, but also promoted cultural exchanges and integration. With the Tang Dynasty
With its continuous strength and open and inclusive attitude towards life, many foreign friends also sent teams to the Tang Dynasty to exchange knowledge and learn from each other. This also laid the foundation for the formation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.】
[All of Li Shimin's achievements during his reign, whether in political, economic, cultural and other major aspects, as well as the more subtle system construction and the emperor's own cultivation, were continued and learned by subsequent emperors. 】
[Before Tang Taizong and Li Shimin, the emperors’ goal was Qin Shihuang, but after the Tang Dynasty, emperors had Li Shimin as a role model.]
Qin Shihuang Yingzheng fell silent.
Liu Bang, Liu Che, and Liu Xiu were also shocked and speechless.
The great achievements that I originally thought were unprecedented and unparalleled suddenly seemed to become dim.
"This Li Shimin is so scary!"
"When he said he wanted to be the emperor for eternity, I seemed to have laughed at him, right? Suddenly I felt a little embarrassed."
"I have twenty more years of life, and I must create a Han Dynasty that is not inferior to the Tang Dynasty!"
Although Li Shimin had great ambitions, he actually did not expect that he could really achieve this kind of "perfect" state.
"Huh! It seems like I did pretty well in history!"
"But since history serves as a guide, I can naturally do better!"
"Goguryeo, right? With Xuan Ye's powerful and invincible general cannon, and Zhu Di's battleships, I must wipe you from this world and avenge the hatred in my heart!"
[Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, is undoubtedly one of the most nearly perfect emperors in history besides Liu Xiu. 】
[But again, no one is perfect. Even Liu Xiu and Li Shimin have their own shortcomings that cannot be ignored. 】
[Next, let’s take a look at the faults of Tian Khan and Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. 】
[First: Li Shimin’s biggest problem is that he was not in the right position. Regardless of right or wrong, he did launch the Xuanwumen Incident and killed his elder brother and younger brother.
After ascending to the throne, in order to eliminate the negative impact of the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin repeatedly forced historians to read the "Living Notes" and "Records", breaking the precedent that previous emperors could not read. It also set the precedent for emperors to revise history books.]
Li Shimin watched the Xuanwu Gate incident being whipped to death repeatedly. He also realized that this would be a stain on his life and even his "name in history." But he had nothing to do, after all, it had already happened.
.
[Second: The Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin killed his brother and then forced his father to abdicate and became the emperor himself. 】
[Third: Without caring about human relations, Li Shimin occupied his sister-in-law, Princess Qi Yang, and refused to give her legal status due to face issues, setting a very bad example for future generations. 】
[Fourth: Officials were unjustly killed without censorship. Zhang Liang, Li Junxian and others were all victims.]
Seeing this, Zhang Liang and Li Junxian, who were named, both looked at each other.
Duke Xun Zhang Liang is one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion! Li Junxian is also one of the people Li Shimin trusts most at present. They were actually killed by Li Shimin?
"What happened? Your Majesty would actually attack the two of them?!"
"Zhang Liang does seem to be a little distracted recently. It seems that he will commit suicide in the future."
"What about Li Junxian? He is loyal to His Majesty, and His Majesty trusts him so much that he even entrusts Xuanwu Gate to him to guard."
"I don't know, maybe there is some big change?"
Everyone was talking a lot, secretly guessing the reason why Li Shimin killed them.
[Fifth: In his later years, he was superstitious about Taoism, pursued immortality, and was extravagant. He built palaces and pavilions wantonly, wasting people and money.
When Li Shimin got old, he followed the example of Qin Shihuang and began to trust alchemists and Taoist priests to seek the elixir of immortality.
When he was young, he used to laugh at Qin Shihuang and Han Wu Emperor for using elixirs, but he never expected that when it was his turn to grow old, he would become just like them.
In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, suffered from toxicity due to taking the elixir refined by alchemists, and finally died at the age of only fifty.]
"I only lived to be fifty years old?!!!" Li Shimin's eyes widened, unable to accept the fact that he only lived to be fifty years old.
"Did you die of poisoning after taking the elixir?" Qin Shihuang's face changed drastically, and he suddenly felt that all the alchemists around him had turned into devils!
"Damn! A few days ago, there was an alchemist offering pills to me, but luckily I didn't have time to eat them!" Liu Che was frightened, and then he gritted his teeth and said to himself: "It turns out they are all a bunch of liars! I'll go back when I get back.
