Man Tanghong

Chapter 474 The trouble with face

"Then follow this clue and see if we can find something we want."

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanji gave Ling Jing instructions.

Ling Jing nodded seriously again, and said, "I understand..."

Li Yuanji added some hot water to the teacup, and said, "How is the situation in Chang'an City recently?"

Ling Jing smiled and said with emotion: "Since the sage sealed the Taiji Palace, there are different opinions in Chang'an City. Some people say that the crown prince is changing in the palace, others say that the king of Qin is changing in the palace, and some people say that the sage is doing something shameful in the palace. thing."

Li Yuanji thought thoughtfully: "In this way, the news in the palace is strictly blocked, and there has not been any rumors so far?"

Ling Jing smiled and said, "Maybe it has spread, but it hasn't spread completely."

Speaking of this, Ling Jing looked at Li Yuanji again, and said cheerfully: "The saint is blocking this matter, and the prince's people are also blocking it. Under the double blockade of the saint and the prince's people, even if someone snoops a little , and dare not spread it indiscriminately.

After all, in our Tang Dynasty, after violating the sage's prohibition, and then violating the prince's prohibition, there is no way out. "

Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully, the reason is indeed so.

It's just that Li Jiancheng can't protect himself now, and he can't find anyone to trouble him at all.

If someone really spread the news, Li Yuan might be hit, but Li Jiancheng would definitely not be hit.

It's easy to understand why Li Jiancheng's people helped Li Yuan block the news.

Everything that happened in the palace, once spread, will not only damage Li Yuan's reputation, but also Li Jiancheng's reputation.

Especially after Li Jiancheng has lost his benevolence and righteousness, and has been banned by Li Yuan, if there are any things that damage his reputation, especially those related to virtue, then Li Jiancheng will be completely unable to continue as the prince.

Even if Li Jiancheng can prove his innocence, even if Li Yuan forgives Li Jiancheng after Li Jiancheng proves his innocence, the common people will not allow a morally corrupt guy who killed his brother and green father to become the heir of the Tang Dynasty, let alone such a person. Man became the monarch of Datang.

Although they are so inconspicuous in the eyes of the Tang dignitaries, and it is difficult to change the will of the Tang dignitaries with their own voices, they can rebel against the Tang dignitaries.

In the name of Chu Jun's moral demerits, unworthy of being a king, and unworthy of being an emperor, he raised the banner of rebellion.

Because of this kind of rebellion, in later generations, it is absolutely ridiculous and funny, but in Datang, it is the norm.

Especially when the Tang Dynasty had just pacified the troubled times, it was even more normal.

Some careerists, some restorers, some people who think that princes and generals are kind, and when they find that the prince of the Tang Dynasty has a lack of virtue and is not worthy of being a king, they absolutely don't mind inciting public opinion and raising flags to rebel.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has become peaceful all over the world, there are still grass-headed kings popping up everywhere.

Every season, or half a year, there are similar memorandums from local governments, bluntly saying that a certain person refused to accept Wang Hua, rebelled in a certain place, and was killed by a certain person.

When there are fluctuations in the Tang Dynasty, or there are major problems with the heirs, there will only be more grass-headed kings popping up everywhere.

After all, it is too easy to rebel in this era. As long as you have a few decent weapons and a few followers who are willing to follow, you can raise the flag of rebellion and occupy the mountain as king.

Although it is said that the successful ones are like the carp crossing the river, it is impossible for the successful ones to appear.

But as long as the cost is low, the income is high, and the depression in the heart can be expressed, someone will do it.

In some border areas where there were not many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, some people rebelled without even finding a reason. As long as they could take advantage of it, as long as it was beneficial to them, they would rebel if they said they rebelled.

If they were given a reason, or an excuse, the commotion would be even greater.

It is precisely because of this that once Li Jiancheng's reputation for benevolence is completely ruined, many grass-headed kings will appear everywhere.

Although they could not achieve success when the Tang Dynasty had already unified the Central Plains.

But as long as they make enough noise and cause enough damage to Datang, Datang must find out the reason for their rebellion.

After finding Li Jiancheng, Li Yuan must depose Li Jiancheng as the prince and give an explanation to the world.

This is the power of public opinion.

It sounds unbelievable, but it has been done this way in all dynasties.

As long as there is a big commotion among the people because of a certain person, no matter whether the person is right or wrong, the imperial court must deal with this person, give the people an explanation, and use the people's anger.

However, this kind of thing is not too much in the heyday of the dynasty, or in the middle of the gentle period.

At the beginning of the dynasty and at the end of the dynasty, they emerged in endlessly.

Today's Datang happened to be in the early days of the dynasty.

So Li Yuan would never go against public opinion, but only compromise with public opinion.

Historically, the reason why Li Shimin was able to say the phrase "Water can carry a boat, but also overturn it" in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty probably has a lot to do with his various experiences in the early days of the dynasty.

After all, when he ascended the throne in history, Datang's internal troubles had been completely eliminated. After he ascended the throne, Datang was rushing towards an unprecedented prosperity, and wherever the army was heading, it was even more invincible in the world.

No public opinion can coerce him, and no grass-headed king can stand up straight and talk to him under his soldiers, so if "water can carry a boat, it can also overturn it", he is the most important person in this situation. There is no way to comprehend it.

He must have been used to the early days of the dynasty, when the people were restless and opposed the dynasty in various ways, and then saw the heyday of the dynasty, where the people were stable and helped the dynasty to run towards its peak.

Combining these two kinds of knowledge, I realized such a saying that will not become obsolete no matter how many years it has been passed down.

However, now the history of Tang Dynasty has been distorted by Li Yuanji. Everything that Li Shimin can obtain and change in history is also subtly changed by Li Yuanji. Then Li Yuanji didn't know.

Li Yuanji is not in the mood to pay attention to this now.

After confirming that the news in the palace was strictly blocked, Li Yuanji stared at Ling Jing and asked, "How do the officials in Chang'an City react?"

Ling Jing smiled and said: "Naturally, each person performs his own duties. Those who work for the prince work for the prince, and those who serve the king of Qin serve the king of Qin."

Li Yuanji couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid there are still people who are lobbyists for my elder brother?"

Ling Jing nodded his head and said: "A group of officials headed by Wei Zheng have frequently been in and out of the mansions of the princes in the past two days, trying to win the support of the princes.

Thinking about it, when the Great Court Meeting is held in two days, there should be many people who support the prince to prove his innocence. "

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "Is there no movement at all from my second brother's side?"

Ling Jing thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's true that there is no movement at all."

Li Yuanji said puzzledly: "This is strange."

Logically speaking, Li Shimin has already set up a scheme to push Li Jiancheng into the abyss, so he should continue to add insult to injury and let Li Jiancheng sink to the bottom of the abyss completely, so it is possible to do nothing.

Although Li Shimin was coerced by Li Gang and Pei Ju with righteousness, he couldn't go to the front to make trouble, but it is still possible to make some black hands behind the scenes.

If you don't do anything now, you're just waiting for Li Jiancheng to stand up.

All that was done before, wasted so much laying down of hands, wouldn't it be in vain.

"It's also possible that there is already a way to deal with it, and it has already been implemented, but we just don't realize it."

Ling Jing thought about it.

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said, "Then you should investigate this matter again."

Ling Jing nodded solemnly, without further words.

Li Yuanji didn't say any more, just drank tea with Ling Jing, and stayed with Ling Jing for a meal at noon.

The three meals of Tang people are still very different from the three meals of later generations.

Tang people usually have breakfast at eight or nine in the morning, lunch at two or three in the afternoon, and dinner after six in the evening.

Some people pay attention to people, and they also pay attention to not eating after lunch.

In other words, after lunch, do not eat.

The common people are so cash-strapped that they believe in this way even more. In order to save some food and accumulate some family wealth, they basically have two meals a day.

Eat thick ones during busy seasons and dry ones during slack seasons.

When there is no farm work, it should be the best food.

Because in the case of not performing hard labor, most of them are helping others.

Or help people build a house, or help people lay a yard, although no wages are required, but the host family must take care of the food, and occasionally have to eat a good meal.

When the family builds a house and paves the yard, it also treats the helpers in the same way.

In this matter, you must never mention money, especially how much copper money you will give to a day's labor.

Once you say it, the person who came to help will immediately turn his face, and will never come to your house to help again, or even break up with you.

Because in the eyes of the common people, neighbors, neighbors, and fellow villagers should help each other, and they can live a better life by supporting each other.

If you give money, you are slapping people in the face.

It is to draw a clear line of class with people, and talk about a rich or poor.

How could they agree?

Especially Guanzhong people with a stubborn temper and a good face.

That is the point where you are willing to empty your pockets and take good care of your guests for the sake of face.

If you slap someone in the face, how could they not turn against you?
Li Yuanji encountered such a thing the second day after Ling Jing left.

It was originally a trivial matter, but in the end, it came up in front of him after making a fuss.

Li Yuanji sat sideways on the back of the short table in the main hall of Jiudao Palace, looking at Lu Yishou, who is known as the most stubborn master of the bone sect in Chang'an Xinglu, and the even more stubborn old Yutou attached to Jiulongtan Villa, with a blank expression on his face.

The two of them had been arguing in front of him for half an hour over a bowl of haggis and two meatloaf.

(End of this chapter)