Chapter 99: The New Era of the Tang Dynasty and the New King [Part 1]
Time flies to September, and there is no war in the Tang Dynasty. In the northern grasslands, the war is fierce these days. Yi Nan has sent three groups of people to ask Li Zhiyun to send troops to help him and annihilate Jie Li.
However, Li Zhiyun rejected Yi Nan's request on the grounds that the saint was not in good health and should not engage in rash warfare.
In Yi Nan's view, these words were naturally an excuse. Yi Nan even felt that Li Tang was waiting for him and Jie Li to lose both sides before taking action. Even if he guessed this, Yi Nan had to bite the bullet and continue.
Fight with Jie Li.
Because he has no way out.
Although the grassland is vast, there is no place for traitors.
Sitting back and watching Xue Yantuo and the Turks fight each other was not only what Li Zhiyun wanted to see, but also what the Tang court officials wanted to see, so the Tang Dynasty had no reason to send troops.
Moreover, what Li Zhiyun said that the saints of the Tang Dynasty were not in good health was actually not just rhetoric.
Because Li Yuan was indeed on his deathbed.
Since September, Li Yuan has been unable to eat and does not even want to drink water.
Not eating or drinking, what this means is self-evident.
Sleeping hall.
Li Zhiyun has been with Li Yuan for six consecutive days and nights.
As for Li Yuan, he has reached the end of his rope.
He seemed to know that he was about to die, so he ordered Li Zhiyun to stay with him.
At this moment, Li Yuan and Li Zhiyun, father and son, were the only two people left in the hall.
"Prince, how many years have you been in martial arts now?" Li Yuan had forgotten when he started to become like this.
"Come back, it's September of the eighth year of Wude."
"Eight years." Li Yuan recalled: "It's so fast, it's been eight years in the blink of an eye. Looking back at that time, Yang Guang acted against the will and forced me to rebel. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, up to now, unrest has happened one after another.
There are few things to do. Before I knew it, I had been sick on the bed for more than two years. It was so fast."
In the last years of Daye's reign, all the things he did when he launched his army from Jinyang, looking back now, seem to have happened yesterday.
"By the way, Prince, how is the Turks doing?"
If there was anything he couldn't worry about, then Turks must be one of them.
Li Zhiyun said seriously: "Father, don't worry. The Xueyantuo tribe of the Turks has betrayed Jieli and established itself. The son sent people to consecrate Yi Nan as a khan, which has divided it internally. At present, the two powerful forces of Xue Yantuo and the Turks are fighting on the grassland, and it will inevitably happen in the future.
One dead and one injured. Our country has been recuperating since the sixth year of Wude. It has been two years since then. The granaries are gradually full, the weapons and armor are complete, and the generals of the three armies are practicing day and night. When the situation in the grassland changes and the time comes, I will surely defeat the Turks.
, to promote the prestige of our country, the Tang Dynasty!"
"Okay!" Li Yuan roared forcefully, "You did a good job. Although Erlang's death was caused by Dalang and the others, Jieli is also a murderer. We must not let him go!"
Perhaps because he was about to die, Li Yuan also let go of the hatred in his heart and once again called Li Jiancheng Da Lang.
"Yes." Li Zhiyun promised him.
Li Yuandao: "The northern grasslands have been the great enemy of all dynasties. During the former Han and the later Han, the Huns, Xianbei, and Wuhuan were causing trouble. In the latter, the world was divided, and the Rourans rose up. By the Sui Dynasty, Turks had already become the climate.
When you ascend the throne in the future, if you can defeat the Turks, you must find a way to completely eradicate the troubles in the north. Otherwise, your descendants will be threatened by them in the future.
I'm sorry for you. These things should have been done by me. But now I can only leave it to you. The Turks should be solved by me. The aristocratic family should also be solved by me. Unfortunately, God did not give me, Li Yuan, a chance.
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Son, you have to be careful when doing things, you must be careful!"
Li Yuan looked at Li Zhiyun sincerely.
Li Yuan is not particularly worried about the disaster of the Turks. As long as the prince can stabilize and develop slowly and wait for the opportunity, the Turks will not be able to cause any trouble.
What he was really worried about was that Li Zhiyun was too impatient with the family and would repeat Yang Guangzhi's old story.
Originally, it was best for him, the founding emperor, to weaken the family. But he didn't have this chance. He didn't know if Li Zhiyun could deal with those old foxes.
If Li Zhiyun couldn't deal with it, he didn't dare to think about the consequences.
Li Zhiyun understood what Li Yuan meant and said: "Father, please rest assured that I understand your painstaking efforts."
"You don't understand." Li Yuan said: "Since the Later Han Dynasty, there have been many aristocratic families. The rise and fall of many dynasties have been controlled by aristocratic families behind the scenes. The five surnames and seven looks in the world are just the best. In all parts of the world, these aristocratic families
There are countless stars scattered all over the place.
Later, there was a mutiny in Wuchuan Town and the rise of the Guanlong family, which single-handedly led the rise and fall of the Yuan, Wei, Yuwen Zhou, and Yang Sui dynasties.
Now, they have chosen me, Mr. Li.
In the past, in order to get rid of the Guanlong family, Yang Guang moved the capital, built the Grand Canal, and conquered Goguryeo, all of which violently injured the people of Guanlong in order to completely eliminate the Guanlong people in one day.
But he failed.
My son, you must remember that you must not be too hasty when dealing with aristocratic families.
We must endure what others cannot endure!”
Li Zhiyun nodded heavily, "I understand that although the aristocratic family is like a pain in the internal organs, if you want to eradicate it, you must take it slowly. If you do it too hastily, it will cause fierce resistance from them. Yang Guang's defeat will be kept in my mind at all times."
Li Yuan nodded, "It's good that you think so. Remember, you don't have to do it yourself to deal with aristocratic families. You can lead aristocratic families to be hostile to each other, such as the Guanlong family and the Shandong family, or the Jiangzuo family.
But you must remember that there must be no external disasters when doing this. If you ascend the throne in the future and want to clean up the imperial court, you must deal with the Turks before you can start."
"Yes." Li Zhiyun said with tears in his eyes: "Father, please stop talking and have a good rest."
"No." Li Yuan refused: "I don't have much time left. Listen, the aristocratic family must be solved, the Turks must be solved, and even Goguryeo must be solved. You must find a way to do it. However, these three cannot be done at the same time.
.Now that the Turks have made the Tang Dynasty feel like a chokehold, you must make concessions to the noble families, endure them, unite with the courtiers, unify the internal and external affairs, and destroy the Turks first.
After that, recuperate, rest with the people, and eliminate the influence of the aristocratic family in the court. If you can do this step well, the rest, to attack Goguryeo, can be planned slowly, don't be impatient.
In addition, if the time comes, you must move the capital away from Chang'an in the future. Guanzhong, where the Guanlong family has been operating for hundreds of years, is dangerous. As for where to move the capital, it depends on your own wishes. My father believes that Luoyang, Henan, and Taiyuan, Bingzhou, can be the capital.
place.
Remember, no matter where you move your capital in the future, you must not let aristocratic families hold you back."
Li Zhiyun pursed his lips and nodded heavily.
After hearing what Lao Li said today, Li Zhiyun realized that Li Yuan was an emperor who was despised by everyone.
Thinking about it, as the founding king of the country, how could Li Yuan really be useless?
Li Yuan continued: "To govern a country, the first priority is the people. You have to remember that no matter what time, you can't force the people too much, otherwise there will be disasters. The most important thing for the people is fields, food, and clothing.
If the people are not in chaos, the world will not be in chaos.
As long as the people can have enough food, clothing, and land to farm, they will not rebel against the Tang Dynasty. When you deal with aristocratic families, you must not borrow the power of the people. As long as you can stabilize the people, no one can pose a threat to you. In addition, as the emperor
You must hold military power in your hands at all times. If you don’t have military power, you can’t do it!”
Li Zhiyun said: "My son, please keep this in mind."
Li Yuan stretched out his hand to hold Li Zhiyun's palm and said: "You are young, have many ideas, and are impatient. As a father, you all know this. But you must remember that fighting with aristocratic families is not something that happens overnight. You have to take your time."
The father and son talked a lot about how to deal with the Turks, how to weaken the aristocratic families, how to govern the country, how to develop it, how to open up the Western Regions, how to promote poor families...etc. Li Yuan told all the ideas and suggestions he knew.
Prince Li Zhiyun.
He had already had a premonition that he was on his deathbed. He had to tell his son everything while he was still breathing.
No matter what happens to the Tang Dynasty in the future, at least he did his last part.
He hoped that his son could pass on this family and country's legacy.