When the decree reached various places in Guanzhong, the rich and powerful people who had been prepared for a long time responded immediately. They clamored to take the heads of the rebels and quickly gathered their troops.
At this time, you can see the gap between the wealthy families in Guanzhong and the local powerful.
The wealthy families in Guanzhong usually train their troops in secret, collect and build armor, and can quickly form an army just by waiting for the family leader's order. "Arm up!"
The family heads proudly paraded Ruo's army on horseback. At this moment, they thought of the last years of the Chen Kingdom.
"A bunch of idiots!"
The head of a certain wealthy family sneered at home: "Why did the Yang Chunyu family lower their heads? The sword was hanging above their heads. They didn't want to be exterminated, so they had no choice but to lower their heads. But those idiots thought they could enter Chang'an and repeated what they had said before.
The scene of destruction. Let’s not move!”
Two completely different scenes appeared in Guanzhong.
On the one hand, they are murderous and want to rebel, but on the other hand, they hide at home and remain silent. "At least half of the credit for the fall of the Chen Kingdom belongs to them."
Pei Jian and Jiang Cunzhong are currently in Chang'an, commanding various departments to suppress the rebellion. The weather is good today, and standing on the top of the city, we can see the mountains in the distance. "When will we start?" Jiang Cunzhong asked.
He is an old man in Northern Xinjiang and one of the earliest confidants of the emperor. Therefore, he is not convinced by anyone in Northern Xinjiang except Pei Jian. Not to mention the art of war or cultivation, the identity of Pei Jiu's son is enough to make Northern Xinjiang
People miss you.
"Your Majesty's intention is that it would be best to accomplish all your efforts in one battle and uproot those wealthy clans." Pei Jian saw more than ten horses galloping towards this direction and thought of the poem the emperor recited at that time.
"If he has achieved great success, he dares to laugh at Huang Chao for not being his husband!" "Whose poem is it?" Jiang Cunzhong asked.
"Your Majesty." Pei Jian said. "Who is Huang Chao?" "I don't know."
More than ten cavalry entered the city, and then they led the team to the top of the city. "The powerful families from all over Guanzhong have sent troops."
"Have all those powerful families taken action?" Pei Jian asked.
"We have never." It was Jin Yiwei who came to report, "At least 60% of them are hiding at home."
"What a pity." Jiang Cunzhong sighed.
"Those are all smart people, otherwise they wouldn't be able to continue the family to this day. In this case, don't wait any longer and take action!"
In April of the first year of Yongde, the emperor ordered the population of Guanzhong to be liquidated. With the order, 40% of the powerful families in Guanzhong raised troops, claiming to be against rebellion. The emperor ordered Pei Jian and Jiang Cunzhong to lead the army to suppress it.
"...Many in-laws have sent people here, saying that Your Majesty is too harsh and it is better to leave some room for your own family..." In Kunning Palace, the Guan Auntie was reporting the situation at home.
"The Zhou family has handed over the roster to let those people become citizens. Why, why can't they?"
Zhou Ning said coldly: "Go back and tell them, without saying anything about the overall situation, A Liang is my son, and this country will be his in the future. The rich families are the emperor's opponents, let them think carefully, what should I do?"
"In both public and private matters, the Queen should support this matter." Aunt Guan said with a smile.
Yi Niang came and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty left the palace and walked around. I asked your Majesty if you want to go." Later, the emperor and empress left the imperial city in plain clothes.
"It's very lively!" the emperor said with emotion.
The square walls on both sides of Zhuque Street have always remained, but they have been frequently knocked down recently. Especially this year, the emperor's words came from the palace: In my opinion, the square walls are a redundant thing.
As soon as these words came out, the people became even more unscrupulous. In broad daylight, some people dared to knock down the walls of the houses and carry the mud home, saying that they could build the walls if they mixed it up again.
Almost all the houses on both sides of the street have been turned into shops, with banners hanging everywhere, people coming and going, the sound of hawking, and the sound of bargaining... "This is all your Majesty's credit."
"When did you become so unfamiliar?" The emperor squeezed the queen's hand. "Behave!"
"I am the rule." "Zitai..." "That's right."
The two of them walked along the street like an ordinary couple. Occasionally they saw something they liked and went to bargain for it.
After paying the price, they bought it and handed it over to the guard who followed them. At noon, the two of them found a place to eat outside. A Liang and Li Laoer in the palace could only stare sadly.
After dinner, the emperor said he would go to the Zhou family to sit down and have a cup of tea. When he arrived at the Zhou family, Zhou Xinwen came out to welcome him.
Lin Feibao could clearly feel Zhou Xin's discomfort.
After entering to serve tea, the emperor saw that the room was exceptionally clean and he smiled and said, "It's quite elegant."
However, the Queen gave Zhou Xin a meaningful look and expressed her dissatisfaction with such tactful complaints. "Aristocratic families have been passed down for many years. If you want to say that every family has ambitions, I don't think so!"
The emperor's words were unsettling.
Zhou Xin quickly stated, "Zhou just wants to live a stable life."
"Since you have no ambition, what are you after? Money and fame. In your eyes, money can only be obtained from the fields. This has been the case for generations. It's so stupid!"
"Your Majesty!" Zhou Xin stood up and raised his hands to express his dissatisfaction.
"Why, do you think I made a mistake?" The emperor took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Going back thousands of years, from emperors to aristocratic families, they have all sharpened their heads to toss in the Central Plains, wishing they could dig three feet into the ground.
But no one took a second look outside."
Zhou Xin raised his head.
"The Central Plains is so big. With a large population, all kinds of resources will inevitably be insufficient. But what about outside?"
The emperor pointed outside and said: "The sea is not covered, so you can go out to find business opportunities. There are many overseas islands. Gold and silver are everywhere on those islands, and there are countless minerals. Those ignorant foreigners are willing to give some benefits.
You work. Why doesn’t anyone take advantage of these benefits?”
"What is there to do that is not dangerous?" the emperor said: "Did the ancestors of the great families come through everything smoothly? How many people walked through the crisis with their heads in their hands. The family business was passed to you and others, but they were hesitant about the future and the future.
······Where is the courage of our ancestors?”
Zhou Xin said nothing.
"I just want to reap the benefits, I just want to sit at home and money will fall from the sky. So what you like most is the fields. You can make a lot of money without using your brain and taking risks. But today I am here to say,
These good days will be gone from now on."
The emperor said: "It's not just you, all the powerful people, including the clan, are gone." This is an innovation!
Innovation from top to bottom.
"The courageous families left the Tang Dynasty with a horizontal sword on their waist, went overseas, and looked for business opportunities outside the Tang Dynasty. Those who were not courageous just waited in the Central Plains to slowly decline..."
The emperor's words were spread by people who were interested.
There was fighting in Guanzhong, but the emperor's words triggered a heated debate in Chang'an. Some people said that the sea was dangerous, but others refuted that there were many merchants who went to sea for trade! Some people said that those fields were passed down from their ancestors, but it was said in the palace that the sea was dangerous.
Here is the emperor's rebuttal: - Fields belong to the means of production, private individuals cannot monopolize the means of production.
have to!
Facing this murderous emperor, those people changed their tone. "Your Majesty, don't just say it! Do you dare to order the prince to go to sea?"
You can stand and talk without pain in your back. If you have the ability, let your relatives go to sea!
This was so relieving to say.
Public opinion in Chang'an City was shocked.
Chen Hua sneered at home, "Those businessmen just leave it to fate when they go to sea. Every time they go to sea, ships and people will always be killed in the sea. How dare he?"
The former child prodigy made the wealthy families cheer with his sharp counterattack.
In the evening, Master Li, who had been busy all day... but not the emperor, who had been busy all day, heard this and said casually: "I will go!" Bang!
Chen Hua felt his cheek hurt.
The emperor said he would go to sea! Is this crazy?
Public opinion in Chang'an City was in an uproar.
The emperor's words must be fulfilled. On the second day, Chen Huaren sent a message: "Who will believe this?"
yes!
The emperor said he wanted to go to sea, but he didn't say when he would go!
When he is in his seventies or eighty, who will be able to hold him accountable for his words?
When the emperor got the news, he smiled at his ministers and said: "I once heard an old boatman say that there are large islands overseas, which are boundless and not inferior to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. And there are countless gold and silver mines on them.
, with countless rivers... If such a large new continent is occupied by other alien races, it will only take one or two hundred years to become a powerful country. For the sake of future generations, I should go and see it."
"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty now has a vast territory, so there is no need for this."
"It looks very vast, but the population keeps multiplying, and there will eventually be a day when there is no enough space for use. I should prepare for a rainy day..." The ministers quickly persuaded, and Han Ji even moved out of the prince, "Your Majesty,
The prince is young!"
The young master is suspicious! My Majesty!
"Of course I have to wait for the day when the prince becomes an adult and can shoulder this heavy responsibility." The emperor had obviously thought about this problem for a long time, "Ten years! I will personally teach the prince for ten years. After ten years, I will go to sea.
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The words spread quickly. "Ten years from now?"
Ten years later, the prince was in his prime.
When the emperor goes overseas, is the prince supervising the country or what?
The sea is dangerous, and there is a possibility that there will be no news. The prince has been in charge of the country, is it possible that he will be in jail until his death? Therefore, the emperor must be...
"I will abdicate."
The emperor and the empress were outside the main hall, watching A Liang writing an article inside. The husband discovered the empress and was about to come out to salute. The emperor waved his hands, and the empress turned and left.
"But ten years later you are still in your prime!" Zhou Ning felt that the person next to him was becoming more and more strange.
"A Ning, the emperor is more like a responsibility and a profession for me. The Northern Liao Dynasty was destroyed, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed. After Guanzhong is calmed down, I will march into Shu and destroy the false emperor and his son. Will Western Xinjiang still be restored after that?
Can you stop Lian's Tiger Ben? Ten years is enough for me to reshape the Tang Dynasty. Ten years later, I will leave A Liang with a solid foundation, that's enough!"
"You are tired of it!" "Yes!"
The emperor held his wife's hand and said, "I am tired of endless memorials and endless intrigues. The sea is wide and can accommodate everything. King Wei first went overseas to find a place to stay, and ten years later I went to find him. Aning