Early Tang Dynasty Concubine

Chapter 205 The emperor guards the gate of the country, the king dies

"There is some truth to this statement, of course it is, but the reason why that dynasty perished in the end was related to those ministers. Speaking of which, the last emperor was also unlucky. Since his registration, there have been three major disasters, two years and one small disaster. Even if he has the resources of heaven and man, he can't beat the emperor.

And those courtiers will rebel when they can't get benefits from the emperor. You know, the emperor can be changed, and they all survive under whomever they are under. That's why there are families with thousands of years, but no emperors with thousands of years! "

"It's kind of interesting. I don't know if you made it up yourself or it's true!" Li Shimin smiled after hearing this. As for whether he took it to his heart, Cheng Churui really didn't know. This was an emperor's mind. won't understand.

"At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it was only because the Emperor Zhizheng was licentious and innocent, and the world was full of swords and soldiers. Zhu Yuanzhang, an Anhui native, raised his pole to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty and establish the Ming Dynasty. It was only because of the "ten kings granted by the sun" that it was brought out. "King Yan sweeps north, Jianwen escapes disaster" Emperor Yongle established his capital in Beijing, Jiangshan Antai was rich and strong, and passed down to the last emperor: Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian, also known as Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen was blessed and reigned for 18 years Nine years of drought and nine years of floods, the world was full of mourners, and forced the rebellion of Daxi Wang Zhang Xianzhong and Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, and the uprising army went straight to Beijing. The great eunuch Cao Huachun opened the Zhangyi Gate to surrender, and the Chongzhen Emperor beat the drum and struck the bell, but the civil servants did not see , the military general did not go to court. Only Wang Chengen, the eunuch who was first raped and then loyal to the pen, was left. The two monarchs and ministers stumbled to the top of the coal mountain. Emperor Chongzhen wrote a blood book with his middle finger, and told Li Chuang: After entering the city, court Chinese and military, Kill them all with knives and knives. Don’t try to humiliate the people in my city. After writing, hang yourself on the gazebo with your hair and feet on your feet. The eunuch Wang Cheng’en next to him hanged himself on a crooked neck tree.”

"Hey! This paragraph is interesting, let's continue!" Li Shimin suddenly became interested when he heard Cheng Churui's passage.

This section was learned by Cheng Churui when he went to Beijing to film and listen to the cross talk of Deyun Club, and Guo Degang's "Selling Five Weapons" sounded fun!

"Your Majesty, do you think this Emperor is worthy of his ancestors?" Cheng Churui didn't discuss these things with him. What he wanted to talk about was that he had an indescribable liking for the Ming Dynasty. What he dislikes the most is the Qing Dynasty, one or two call themselves slaves!

"Well! I'm sorry! It's just that the sky doesn't follow people. I understand what you said. If you have something to say in the future, don't turn around and say it. I'm not that kind of stingy person!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Your majesty, that's what you said, but you also know that sometimes you can't say anything. Today, there are only you and me here. I don't regard you as the emperor, but as a friend. My wife's second brother I just said it, but on another occasion, I’m courting death for saying that, because even if you don’t kill me, my words will affect the interests of many people.”

"Hmm! That's true. Only when you become the emperor do you know that sitting in the court hall every day, looking at the people below, who is loyal and who is traitor, who is doing their best, and who is perfunctory, it's very tiring!"

"I've said it all, take a break when you're tired, and make yourself...so busy, so what?" Cheng Churui wanted to say that he was too busy, but he felt that he would be fruitless, so he changed his mind. .

"By the way! The benefits you mentioned, if you follow your method, how beneficial are they?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

Damn, this guy can't listen to money. It's hard for an emperor to be as poor as he is, but Cheng Churui knows that he can't afford it, and neither can Rooney, so he said with a smile: " Your Majesty, now you have also seen the benefits of coal for the first time!"

Speaking of this, Lao Li felt happy. He saw the benefits of coal in just one winter. This is only for civilian use. If it is used for both commercial and civilian uses as Cheng Churui said, the benefits will be even greater, because coal really only provides some manpower. It's fine, there is not much capital at all, but the benefits are indeed very high.

"If this thing is done, the benefits will be many, definitely no worse than the coal industry. The most important thing is that it is beneficial to the country, and it may develop into a new situation. This will play a key role in your future rule of the surrounding area. "

This really moved Li Shimin's heart. He thought for a while and said, "Just do as you said. Although it can't be put on the table now, I will allow you to try it. As for how to do it, you should understand, and there is Who are you going to send to do this?"

"Speaking of this matter, I really have a candidate. Speaking of which, if I hadn't met this person, I really would have never thought of this method. It was just a momentary inspiration."

"Oh! Who is this person?" Li Shimin found that it was a good chat with Cheng Churui today, very peaceful, and full of surprises.

"Rooney, one of your county magistrates, according to him, when the Supreme Emperor raised his troops, their family was a merchant's family, and they donated all their property in exchange for a title. It's just that you have the idea of ​​cutting the title, so he asked for it." Here, I want to keep his title, in fact, you should have heard of such things."

"Hmm! It's true that Emperor Father conferred many titles that day. Although it doesn't matter, I don't need so many titles in Tang Dynasty. I have already started to verify some titles, and I will cut them off one day."

Li Shimin did not hide it. It is no secret that this matter is full of courts. He has also talked to the ministers about it. The ministers of the Manchu court agree or disagree with this, but Li Shimin is also very tough on the other hand.

"I'm going to test the waters with this person this time. If it works, you can keep him a title. These people take this position very seriously. I guess you can do whatever you want them to do at that time. The most important thing is Generate income! You just wait for the money to be distributed! This money is all money in your internal treasury."

For the emperor who is poor and afraid, this year's Chinese New Year is also the most comfortable year, because the coal business makes his harem not so shabby, and he can also reward his concubine with gifts during the Chinese New Year. When he is thanked, he feels that he is a Man, otherwise, every day would be spent scratching and swishing!
"Well! Your food is really good. Send your cook to me for a few days to learn, and I, an emperor, can't eat as well as you!"

At the end of the topic, Cheng Churui immediately understood, and said with a smile: "This is quite possible, but apart from the cook's cooking, the most important thing about my family's dishes is that my family's ingredients are good. If you want to eat such good dishes, You have to buy materials from me!"

"You can't be generous, kid. Everything is money! I've never seen you love money so much!"

(End of this chapter)