Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 353 Li Yuan's Frankness

"What do you think of Turks?" While chatting, it is inevitable that we will talk about the world situation. Although he has been retired, it doesn't mean that Li Yuan doesn't care about current affairs, because when he was in power, Turks gave him too much humiliation Therefore, I never forget the Turks.

"The Great Tang deters the world as a stepping stone."

Li Yuan said: "This is true, but in the war with the Turks, the Tang Dynasty can only win but not lose, and it is still a big victory. If it does not destroy the country, it is a failure. Only in this way can we deter Xiaoxiao and keep the Silk Road open. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we were not qualified to compete with the Turks, so I could only bear with it. Now, we have the strength to fight, but the situation is still serious, because we cannot fail, once we fail, we will never recover If you want to blame it, you can only blame Yang Guang for defeating the great country too thoroughly. Population is the fatal shortcoming of Datang. Without population, there will be no economic benefits and no strong army. At the beginning, my Tang army was in the civil war A good player defeated the princes from all walks of life, but why did they lose their strength when they met the Turks? It's very simple, our army is a group of ordinary people who have put down their hoes. With the help of the power of a fierce general, it is natural to fight against the same army smoothly, but Facing the Turkic army, there is no way at all. Therefore, I can only endure it. I can only be a grandson. How did the strong man come? It was bought at the price of being a grandson for three or four generations. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very powerful , but without the accumulation of Han Gaozu, Han Wendi, and Han Jingdi, would he have beaten the mighty Xiongnu?"

"Father..."

Li Yuan's words moved Li Shimin's expression, he lowered his head and said, "My son..."

"Father knows!" Li Yuan sighed with a complicated look on his face, "A knowledgeable son is like a father... Ha, I am really ashamed to say this... I have always claimed to be a loving father, but in the end I found out that I am just a confused father. I have lived in the Taiji Palace for these years, and after self-reflection, I finally realized that I was the chief culprit for the situation that day. I raised troops in Taiyuan, and within a few years, I ruled the rivers and mountains, the Great Tang Dingding. Ordinary people think that I saved the world from the boiling cauldron. Purely out of a public heart, so the destiny is in my body, I have to be blessed by heaven, and I have won the world. But who knows what I have lost for this world? The Taiyuan incident caused the hometown of Hedong to be implicated. Except for Jiancheng and Yuanji, all the children, grandchildren, servants and concubines I was murdered. I lost my father and brother since I was a child, and I succeeded the Duke at the age of nine, so I couldn’t feel the feeling of family affection. This dream came back at midnight, and I was very sad. I was on the go all year round, so that my children and grandchildren seemed to have no father. Father, even when they were exhausted to death, and felt uneasy, I cherished you all the more. So much so that I made a huge mistake... When I was the emperor, because I owed you too much, I really indulged you too much. What Yuanji did Because if dealt with according to the law, one hundred deaths will inevitably be blamed. My heart is like a mirror, but I still cover up and indulge, and take care of me patiently. Throughout the past and present, I can’t find an emperor like me. have disregarded the laws of the land”

Li Shimin bowed his head and said nothing, but he totally agreed with Li Yuan's words in his heart.

Li Yuan's pampering and indulgence to their sons is truly unprecedented.

Just ask which emperor connives at his son's own military establishment, division of power and territory, and even affects the authority of the imperial decree, and he doesn't care about it.

Li Yuan continued: "There is a common saying that there is no second in the sky, and there is no second master in the people. But my indulgence to you has led to the order of the prince and the orders of the two kings. Arrivals are based on first arrival, no difference in size. Although you, Dalang and Shiro do not have the name of the emperor, they hold the power equivalent to the emperor. You have been brave and aggressive since you were a child. With this power, how can you not move his heart. I am self-righteous , I unilaterally thought that you brothers were of the same mind... I never thought that because of my connivance and laziness, I created a tragedy of human relations."

"My son..." Li Shimin's throat was hoarse.It was undeniable in front of his father that the emperor's position was indeed unfair.

Li Yuan motioned him not to continue, "Although it is an ancient ancestral precept to set up the elders and not the young, how many emperors have strictly followed through the ages? I am not a pedantic person. I also want the Tang Dynasty to last forever. I don’t know about your achievements. It’s not like no one has suggested to me that the king of Qin should be crowned prince due to his great achievements. It’s not that I haven’t thought about this aspect, but I’ve gone through a lot of careful consideration. I chose your eldest brother. It is definitely not because of ancient teachings or because my father is partial, but because I think Da Lang is more suitable. At least at the time, it seemed that Da Lang was more suitable for you than you..."

Li Shimin was dissatisfied.

Li Yuan still shook his head with a smile, and took a deep look at him: "The most proud thing in my life is having three children, Dalang, you, and Pingyang. You are all dragons and phoenixes among people. You have a family that is far superior to others. How can I not be proud of being a father with children like you. But you all have different temperaments. Dalang is gentle, considerate, and well-founded. But you are strong-tempered. Although you have both wisdom and courage, you like Competitive and full of ambition. As for Pingyang, she is upright and full of love and affection. She is also a strange woman who does not give up to her husband. The world is proud to have a unicorn son. I have three fathers and emperors, and I am already satisfied. As a daughter's family, Pingyang Whether it is true or not. The second emperor of the Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly among your brothers. You all have that talent and ability, but I think the world has just experienced chaos, and what is needed is governance and consolidation, not excessive ambition. .Your elder brother has the ability of Wenjing, but you have the ambition of Hanwu. After careful consideration, I have come to a conclusion based on the historical facts of the past dynasties. Your elder brother is more suitable to be a prince and emperor, because the people in this world need to recuperate, not Continuous wars. Your temper is too strong, I am worried that you will not be able to bear the humiliation that the Turks gave me to the Tang Dynasty, and choose to fight angrily, just like Yang Guang back then."

Li Shimin thought, he didn't expect his father to see him so thoroughly, he hurriedly said: "My son will never follow in Yang Guang's footsteps."

"This, should I avoid it for a while." Qin Feng on the side was terrified and sweating profusely. This kind of royal secret really killed him, an outsider.It’s not good to listen to it, and it’s not good to not listen to it, it’s like sitting on pins and needles.

"No need." Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son said in unison, and then smiled at each other.

Li Yuan said to Qin Feng: "This is a little experience I have been thinking about for many years. It is also useful to you. Putting it in the country is a major event, and putting it in a small family is also the way to manage the family. Once a tragedy happens, it is enough to be unforgettable forever. I hope that the tragedy of that day will be staged again in future generations. People don’t talk about this kind of thing, don’t say they don’t know, don’t say it’s because of fear, since it happened, don’t be afraid of people talking about it, and don’t be afraid of people reading it. Only when people read it will make us remember it more deeply. Only then can we take it as a warning and never forget it for life.”

Qin Feng knew in his heart that Li Yuan regarded him as his own family, so he didn't care if he was not afraid of making a fool of himself and losing face.Of course, he also knew what Li Shimin was like, so naturally he wouldn't blame himself for it.

"Boy, you are said to be smart, so you can tell with your conscience whether this Yang Guang is a good guy or a bad guy." Li Yuan pointed the finger at Qin Feng.

Knowing that Li Yuan and Li Shimin don't need to listen to lies, Qin Feng thought for a while and said: "The disadvantages lie in the present, and the merits lie in the future."

Yang Guang was an emperor who tried to continue the glory and maintain the prestige of the country. He has always governed the country with idealism, but his conceited psychology and official background seriously affected his ideas and methods of governing the country, which eventually led to the failure of the rule and the demise of the country. .Although we cannot deny the good original intention of Emperor Sui Yang, the practice of abusing people's power, extravagance and waste, superstition of force, and showing off national prestige must be criticized.There are very few materials about Emperor Sui Yang left in history, and many false elements have been added to it, making Emperor Sui Yang synonymous with the faint emperor for thousands of years.However, it cannot be simply concluded that Emperor Sui Yang was a faint and tyrant.On the contrary, Emperor Yangdi of Sui dug the world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which was used by later generations. A series of reforms during his reign made necessary preparations for the prosperous Tang Dynasty.Emperor Sui Yang is a character who can never finish talking.Various historical versions say that Yang Guang is extremely vicious, not only killing his father, prostitution and prostitution, but also having three thousand beauties, but in fact, Yang Guang is not a womanizer at all, his women are just so few This, this point, can be seen from his heirs alone. His majestic generation of emperors only included Yang Zhao, Yang Hao, Yang Gao, and Yang Ming who died young, and they were all born to Empress Xiao.As for the daughters, they are only Princess Nanyang and Concubine Yang who married Li Shimin.Just for this point, it is not justified to say that he is a licentious person.

"'The disadvantages lie in the present, and the merits lie in the future'? This is a very good statement. It is unfair to him to just say it without considering the merits."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Now people in the world abuse Yang Guang and demote Yang Guang to nothing. The main reason is that in troubled times, the princes maliciously spread some rumors that did not belong to him in order to consolidate their reputation and get the support of the people. Of course, our credit is indispensable for this." Li Yuan said very frankly.

"I believe that if I fail, or Datang fails. We, like Yang Guang, bear the notoriety that does not belong to us."

"Erlang, what kind of person do you think Yang Guang is?"

Li Shimin listened carefully and agreed with Li Yuan's words very much. Hearing Li Yuan ask himself, he said without hesitation: "Feng'er is young, you don't know Yang Guang, so you have a wish. In fact, those of us who have the opportunity to know him know him well." I know that Yang Guang is not useless. He is not bad, but he has not seen the essence of the world. After the chaos in the previous dynasty, the people's minds are settled. Emperor Wen Yang Jian is very good at collecting money. Although the treasury is abundant, he is a typical country. In such a situation, as the king of a country, the first thing to do is to make the people rich. However, Yang Guang's ambitions are too big, and his ambitions are too broad, so he directly designated his reign title as "Daye", intending to achieve a great cause. It's a pity It’s so ambitious, not only did it fail to govern the country well and make the people rich. On the contrary, it continued to squeeze the power of the people, which directly led to the demise of the Great Sui Dynasty.”

In all fairness, Yang Guang does have extraordinary intelligence and courage, and everything he does is impeccably virtuous.

In order to better control North China, he built Luoyang, the eastern capital; in order to make the connection between Jiangnan and China closer, he dug the North-South Grand Canal, and toured Jiangdu several times; , build the Great Wall; in terms of martial arts, he went out to the north to patrol the Turks, went south to Linyi, went west to the Western Regions, reopened the Silk Road, defeated Tuyuhun, and brought Qinghai Province back into the Chinese territory.It is also remarkable in foreign exchanges. He sent envoys to Persia, and also traveled across the sea to Nanyang to contact Fusang.

Speaking of this achievement in detail, Qin Huang Han Wu is no more than that.

But there is one detail that needs to be understood: Qin has a century-old foundation. Since the reform of Shang Yang, most of the Qin kings in the past have been talented and general. The only one who is inferior and incompetent is Lu Buwei.Even so, it took Qin Shihuang a full ten years to rule the world.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the savings left by Wen Jing. He lured the Huns in Mayi in the second year of Yuanguang until Wei Qing traveled thousands of miles to kill Zhao Xincheng, and Huo Qubing sealed the wolf and lived in Xushan. He fought for a total of 14 years.

And what about Yang Guang?It only took eight years in total since Renshou started to flex his muscles in four years until he completed all these great achievements.

(End of this chapter)