The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 299: The Lord Who Turned the Tide - Emperor Xianzong of Tang - Li Chun

【Tang Xianzong Li Chun】

[Military achievements: pacified the vassal states and restored the Tang Dynasty. Evaluation A-level gets 4 points]

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Datang.

Li Shimin leaned on the railing beside him, looked at the sky and sighed deeply.

The Anshi Rebellion started here and lasted for five generations of emperors.

Suzong, Daizong, Dezong, Shunzong and Xianzong.

The Tang Dynasty is either suppressing the feudal lords or on the way to suppressing the feudal lords...

Although some of the methods used by the previous guys were extremely crude and stupid, some of them were just bad luck.

...The biggest misfortune is that they are descendants of Li Longji...

Alas! A bunch of conservative lords have encountered such a difficult world, and they have done their best to patch things up and hold on until now.

It's a pity that this Xianzong...

"Being complacent and self-satisfied will destroy your own wisdom!"

Li Shimin was quite angry that he did not fight back, but he actually let a eunuch assassinate him? ! !
The one who died was...cowardly to the extreme!
“I only hope that future generations can carry on the legacy of their ancestors.”

"Revitalize the Tang Dynasty..."

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[System construction: In 809 AD, at the suggestion of Prime Minister Pei Yi, Emperor Xianzong of Tang issued an edict to reform the tax system.

In the early Yuanhe period, local taxation in various places consisted of three parts: tribute, envoys and retention in the state.

Emperor Xianzong issued an edict that "all the money and materials for the states and envoys sent by the country should be estimated according to the provincial budget." The three parts were merged into two parts, and the original money and materials for the envoys were put into the national treasury.

It was also stipulated that the expenses required by local governments should be paid from taxes in the state where the local capital was located. If the amount was insufficient, taxes could be levied from other states and counties.

This not only weakened the local financial strength, but also made the national treasury increasingly full.

All the palace property was transferred to the national treasury, the Zuozangku, and private property was turned into public property and managed by the state.

Evaluation level B, score three points]

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Song Zhenzong period
Inside the Purple Palace.

Zhao Heng, leaning on the couch, looked at the old man in front of him and rolled his eyes silently.

“No matter which dynasty or emperor, there are only two ways to increase the national treasury: one is to increase revenue, and the other is to reduce expenditure.”

Kou Zhun, dressed in a purple robe and jade belt, holding a tablet, spoke in a serious tone.

"Since ancient times, having enough food has always come from being frugal."

"If the monarch does not value pearls and jade, and wholeheartedly encourages the people to learn farming and sericulture, then the people of the world will be prosperous."

"If the people of the world are prosperous, how can the emperor not be prosperous?"

"On the other hand, if the people are hungry, it is impossible for the monarch to be prosperous."

Zhao Heng couldn't bear it any longer.

"Kou Qing, what do you want?"

Kou Zhun looked at him silently, then said:

"I would like to advise Your Majesty to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, just like Emperor Xianzong of Tang did in his early years."

"Rejecting singing and dancing, not enjoying oneself, will put the country in a state of skinning and marrow-beating!"

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[Diplomatic strategy: Linjing City was built, and from then on Tubo dared not invade Jingyuan. Youzhou was established to prevent the Huihe and appease the Dangxiang.

The vassal states still pay tribute. Rating B, three points]

[People's Livelihood and Economy: Li Xun was appointed to handle finances. After Li Xun took office, "he was in charge for one year, and the taxes collected from people were similar to those of Yan. The next year, he exceeded that, and another year, he increased the taxes by 1.8 million strings of cash."

Rent and taxes were exempted, palace women were expelled, tributes were stopped, and it was forbidden to kidnap and sell innocent people as slaves in Fujian and other regions.

The price of grain was low, and a dou of rice was worth only two cents.

However, the households continued to flee, and the taxes that the fleeing households should bear were distributed to their neighbors, so that their neighbors also fled.

Evaluation level B, score three points]

[Employing and judging people: In the early stage, he appointed wise ministers and generals, which led to the restoration of the Yuanhe era. In the later stage, he trusted eunuchs and scholars, who died in an untimely manner. Rating: D, 1 point]

[Later influence: The Yuanhe Restoration stopped the decline of the Tang Dynasty that had begun after the An-Shi Rebellion. Rating: B, 3 points]

[Total score: seventeen points]

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{During the Yuanhe Restoration, Emperor Xianzong first conquered the two towns of Xichuan and Zhejiang, then pacified Huaixi, Zibo and Qinghai. Chengde surrendered and Wei Bo pledged allegiance. The southwest, southeast, south and northeast were almost reunited! }
{The decline of the Tang Dynasty was stopped as a result of Emperor Xianzong's efforts to turn the tide.}
{I don't have a deep impression of the Yuanhe Restoration, but I remember that assassins killed the prime minister and the general in the streets of the capital, and then Bai Juyi was demoted to Jiangzhou because of this incident and wrote the famous Pipa Song.}
{Han Yu was demoted to Chaozhou because of the Buddha's bones, and wrote the letter to his son Sun Xiang and the letter to the crocodile. Anyway, I feel that Xianzong was quite incompetent later on, but when he first ascended the throne, he was like a strong man sent from heaven (dog head)}

{The practice of taking elixirs really set a bad precedent for the First Emperor.}
{The cause of Xianzong's death was not that simple. After all, Xianzong was only 43 at the time. His predecessor Taizong had also taken elixirs for two or three years. In his later years, he also conquered Goryeo without success. He may even have had a very heavy psychological burden. He probably took elixirs in his forties and lived to be 52 years old.}
{As for Jiajing, he took elixirs for more than 20 years before dying, so there should be no need to explain further.}
{Xianzong had only been taking the medicine for about two years. Even on the first day of the first lunar month, Liu Wu met with Li Chun and told outsiders that although Xianzong had erysipelas, it was not a serious problem. However, on the 27th day, he suddenly died inexplicably.}
{And whether it's the old book, the new book, or the Zizhi Tongjian, the records are all vague, some are certain, some are not, and they are contradictory. I don't believe you if you say there is no hidden secret.}
{“Lieutenant Liang Shouqian and the eunuchs Ma Jintan, Liu Chengxie, Wei Yuansu, Wang Shoucheng and others jointly established the crown prince, killed Tutu Chengcui and Li Wang Yun, and gave 50 strings of cash to the soldiers of the Left and Right Shen Ce Army, 30 strings of cash to the people of the Six Armies and Weiyuan, and 15 strings of cash to the people of the Left and Right Jinwu Army.”}
{On the same day, the emperor's favorite eunuch, a Qin prince, and the emperor himself all died suddenly!}
{Chen Hongzhi may just be a shield.}
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Great Qin. Ying Zheng ignored the words that had set him off on a bad note.

What a joke! I have started too many things!

Can you blame me if the people behind me can’t tell the difference?
Why didn’t Liu Bang take drugs?

snort!
"If they were able to organize a palace coup that could kill the emperor, his favorite eunuchs, and the prince in less than a day, then it must have been planned for a long time."

Liu Bang on the side was stroking his beard, seeming to be lost in thought.

Continuing to look at the bamboo slips in his hand, Ying Zheng said calmly:

"Tell me what you thought of."

Liu Bang paused while stroking his beard, then leaned sideways and said:
"I just thought of a joke."

Ying Zheng's gaze swept across lightly.

Liu Bang looked up at the sky and said softly:
"Xuanwu Gate... inheritance system!"

Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed.

Establish a crown prince, remove eunuchs, and kill princes.

If this is true, then this elixir of immortality of Emperor Xianzong... does it have some truth to it?

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Tang Xianzong Period
Li Chun stared at the sky with an expressionless face.

Ning'er died young and should have succeeded Li Yun.

But Li Heng's mother is Guo...

Guo Ziyi's granddaughter.

"Does she want to learn from Empress Lü? Or from Empress Wu?"

Li Chun's face was as gloomy as water.

I have never appointed a queen.

A mother is honored by her son, and a son is honored by his mother.

In order to achieve the goal of "mother's honor" and "son's honor", those who covet the throne need to use some necessary means.

"Oh... a loving father and a filial son."

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Ming dynasty.

"Twenty years!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was really not interested in the troubles that happened after Li Tang.

The father guards against his son, and the son harms his father.

Xianzong's death was confusing, but his father Shunzong's death was very clear, right?
A crow standing on a pig's back is just as black!

"What kind of good person would take pills for more than 20 years?"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table in anger!

That broken thing is such a waste of time and money!

"Jiajing! Jiajing!"

"Fuck it!"

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Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period
Zhu Houcong, who looked like an immortal, stared blankly at the sky.

"The pill...can't make you immortal?"

"Then I haven't eaten for nothing all these years!"

Standing up suddenly, Zhu Houcong kicked the copper plate over.

A loud noise echoed throughout the palace.

"I spent a lot of money on this medicine! Do you think it's useless?!"

"Twenty years!"

Ignoring the servants who were kneeling down, Zhu Houcong frantically smashed the imperial items in the hall, exuding the fear in his heart.

After the hall was in a mess, he bent over and held his throat.

He took elixirs for twenty years before he died, so if he doesn't take elixirs from now on, won't he be able to live a long time? !

"Hey!"

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　Compared with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Emperor Xianzong is actually more worthy of the title of "Little Taizong".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)