Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 49 Emperor Taizong’s coffin can no longer hold it!

What the middle-aged man didn't know was that the person standing in front of him was Emperor Taizong.

But Lao Li didn't crawl out of the grave, and he had no intention of visiting Xuanwu Sect again.

The group found a roadside tea shop, sat outside and started chatting.

This era is not like the cruel politics of Empress Wu's reign, and the control of speech is relatively loose.Li Shimin and the others didn't care about this, but the middle-aged man named Wei Liulang in front of them seemed to care less than them.

This attitude naturally attracted Li Shimin's attention. After he sat down, he asked, "Brother Wei is so outspoken. Aren't you afraid of being locked up and jailed?"

"Afraid? Hahaha..." Wei Liulang's laughter was full of sadness, "Besides this girl, I have nothing to care about in this world, what else should I be afraid of?"

"I have been in the army for five years. I have been through thirty or forty battles, and my legs are disabled. After I returned home, I found that my family's fields had been occupied by aristocratic families, and my mother-in-law also committed suicide." Wei Liulang reached out and touched his daughter's head. He said bitterly: "I also wanted to go to the housekeeper. The white knife goes in and the red knife goes out, but it doesn't work. I've been dead for a hundred years. What can I do with this little girl? If that family takes revenge on her, she will be in trouble for the rest of her life. destroyed."

Li Shimin looked at each other with his children and grandchildren, and couldn't help but feel panic in their hearts.

We all know that land annexation is serious, and we have psychological expectations about it. Did we not expect that it has become so serious?
The Tang Dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago, and the land equalization system had deteriorated to this point. No wonder the military system collapsed.When you go out to fight and come home, you will find that your fields are gone and your wife is dead. Who will risk your life for you?
"Is this... no one in charge?" Li Shimin asked subconsciously.

"How can the government care about ordinary people like me when they collude with big families?" Wei Liulang smiled desolately.

Li Shimin said nothing and punched Li Zhi.

"Aye, why did you hit me!" Li Zhi said aggrievedly.

"It's natural for me to beat my son!" Li Shimin glared, "The aristocratic family oppresses the people, and the government doesn't do anything. I feel unhappy, so I can't beat you?"

Li Zhi was really suffering and couldn't tell. He lived in the palace all year round, how could he know the suffering of the people?Besides, just like Rui Ping Jiajing, flying thousands of miles away, how can we see how difficult it is for the people on earth?
In fact, he was out of touch with the masses. He was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of women. This is inevitable for future emperors.

"What happened to me is a common situation in the Tang Dynasty." Wei Liulang sighed and cursed viciously: "Damn it, how did the country become like this!"

"Imagine what it was like when I, Emperor Taizongwen, were here? The Tang Dynasty was so majestic, and the world was surrendered." Wei Liulang's eyes were full of memories, "It has only been a few years, and not only the Turks have resurrected, but even Tubo can Riding on the head of the Tang Dynasty, you are shitting!"

Li Zhi was somewhat unconvinced. His health was not as bad as it would be in the future after he had just ascended the throne, and he still had great ambitions. He thought that even if he was not as good as his father, he wouldn't be unable to accomplish anything, right?

"What about Emperor Gaozong? Didn't he also win many battles?" he asked unconvinced.

Wei Liulang looked at Li Zhi as if he were an alien, with an expression of disbelief: "No way, Lang Jun doesn't respect my divine, cultural and holy Emperor Taizong Wen, but actually respects Emperor Gaozong?"

The implication is that I only recommend Li Shimin.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi thoughtfully and pressed down what he wanted to ask.He asked Wei Liulang: "What does Brother Wei think of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong of our dynasty?"

"When it comes to me, Emperor Taizong, that's really it!"

Wei Liulang said, giving two thumbs up: "I think that under Emperor Taizong, corvee was light and taxes were low, and officials governed the Qingming Dynasty. Externally, they won many battles and the foreigners were convinced." "I really wish I could be born under Emperor Taizong. Under the rule, I am willing to be a small pawn, follow him to expand the territory, and conquer all directions!"

Wei Liulang spoke with longing for Emperor Taizong, and Li Shimin was truly worthy of being the Bai Yueguang of the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Besides, Emperor Gaozong is really the father of a tiger and the son of a dog." Wei Liulang's words were filled with sorrow, "Emperor Taizong left such a huge foundation, but his wife usurped it..."

"But didn't Emperor Gaozong also win many battles?" Li Zhi shouted unconvinced.

"Bah!" Wei Liulang spat fiercely: "That's Emperor Taizong who broke all the hard bones for him! Is it worth bragging about eating some soft meat?"

"Land occupation has also become more and more intense since the Gaozong Dynasty. I don't know what happened above the court. I only know that the big families in the countryside are getting more and more excessive, so that it has become common to seize people's land and force good girls into prostitution."

Hearing this, Li Shimin calmly stepped on Li Zhi's foot. The latter's face turned red in pain and he did not dare to say anything.

"It's a pity that Emperor Taizong was so famous. Alas..." Wei Liulang sighed and continued: "After Empress Wu usurped the throne, the situation was in decline. Not only the occupation of people's fields became more serious, but also foreign wars began to be defeated year after year. The situation of losing land on the border became more and more serious. It’s getting more serious.”

"On the other hand, the imperial court would only whitewash peace, and Empress Wu even used ruthless officials to maintain her rule."

"The cruel officials, led by Suo Yuanli, Zhou Xing, and Lai Junchen, racked up accusations, abused torture, and even launched a whistleblower system. For a time, everyone in the world was in danger. We, the country folk, did not dare to talk nonsense for fear of One day I will be charged with a fatal crime."

What Wei Liulang said is not an exaggeration. The next time this kind of terrifying atmosphere in which everyone is in danger will not happen until 1000 years later, when the braids are thin and the literary prison is in full swing.

Seeing everyone's serious expressions, Li Qing planned to liven up the atmosphere.

"Let me tell you another story, Brother Li."

"During the reign of Empress Wu, an old man in Luoyang was walking at night and fell into the river. He shouted for help for a long time, but two policemen passed by and turned a blind eye."

"At this time, the old man suddenly became wise and shouted, "Empress Wu is causing trouble in the imperial court." The two policemen were shocked when they heard this, and immediately went down to the river to arrest him."

"No, if it were me, I would rather sink by myself." Wei Liulang said sadly.

"Why?" Li Shimin asked in confusion: "Is it better to be locked up and imprisoned than to be drowned alive?"

"Brother, have you ever heard of "asking you to enter an urn"?" Wei Liulang shuddered, "It means stuffing a living person into an urn and roasting him alive..."

Li Shimin's grandfather and grandson looked at each other and took a breath of air.

Is there such a perverted punishment in the world?What a great experience.

Li Qing was not surprised. This one asked the king to enter the urn... He knew this. In the later Ming Dynasty, there was also a Han king who was stuffed into an urn by his eldest nephew and made into a crock pot chicken?
"If we let them go on like this, Emperor Taizong's coffin will no longer be able to hold it down!" Wei Liulang cursed sadly and angrily.

(End of this chapter)