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Chapter 882 Overbearing? Is it king? The way of the Holy King!

Why is it so quiet?

Why not say a word?

Naturally, I was shocked and shocked, and I didn’t know how to interject.

Just like an unlearned person who is faced with a great Confucian who quotes and debates from classics, he can only be at a loss.

No one has ever used such easy-to-understand language to put before everyone the deeds of those prosperous kings and ministers in history.

Why those wise kings and wise ministers in history chose to do that when faced with one thing has the answer at this moment.

This is a "theory" that exists in politics!
Things are interconnected and influence each other.

The theories that Luosu extracted from real political events will in turn allow future people to govern according to the theories.

This is why the descendants of the Luo family can govern the world with political documents!
This is the energy Luo Shi can save by standing on the shoulders of countless ancestors!
With the wisdom of all the scholars, how could you not understand that when Luo Su proposed this theory, in the years to come, countless scholars would use "governing ideas" to analyze the policies of the emperor and his ministers, and then Sensing the change in wind direction.

These smart people became more and more surprised and shocked the more they thought about it, so the palace became quieter and quieter.

With the splendid royal way, Zhenghe and the national master meant to bring order to the chaos. "

"I respect you!"

Li Shimin saw that everyone was silent, so he took the initiative to ask: "Why don't you say a word to all the beloved ministers? I think what the Imperial Master said is reasonable. What do you think?"

Li Shimin originally agreed with the views of Feng Deyi, Chu Suiliang and others, but after hearing what Wei Zheng and Luo Xuanchen said, he thought they were reasonable.

Li Shimin was very happy when he heard this, and even Changsun looked a little elated, "In this case, how do you think we, the Tang Dynasty, should govern in the future to bring order to the world?"

The two sides immediately started to argue and even quarreled directly. Wei Zheng was indeed the designated candidate for the future big troll, monopolizing the ministers and not falling behind.

When Wei Zheng saw this, he laughed sarcastically and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that nothing could be accomplished overnight in this world.

Li Shimin saw Luo Xuanchen's strange behavior, so he asked aloud: "Why didn't Xuanchen say a word?"

When most of the ministers heard Chu Suiliang's bitter sarcasm, they immediately applauded and refuted Wei Zheng one after another, agreeing with Chu Suiliang's remarks.

Everyone said with sincerity, from the attitude of King Zhou and others, it can be seen that it is unusual. From the attitude of the emperor, it can also be seen that he is not an ordinary person. As expected, he should not question it. This is a slap in the face.

Feng Deyi was so angry that he immediately rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to beat him.

Now there are six million households in the world, and Zhu Xia still has confidence, but he is just like a hungry man without strength.

It seems that the people after the great chaos are not that difficult to educate. Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say. "

Hold your book and go study among the piles of old papers. This court is not something that a person like you who only knows how to retreat can stand.

Luo Xuanchen said nothing. He looked at Li Shimin and then at Luo Su, thoughtfully, silently calculating something.

Xuanyuan and Huangdi pacified Chiyou and then educated them; Zhuanxu killed Jiuli and educated all the people; Shangtang banished Xia Jie and created great achievements; Zhou Wu killed Shangzhou and then revived; he defeated the unjust and violent Qin, and then there were strong Han; he killed the Han Violence led to the establishment of the Han Dynasty and the promotion of the Han Dynasty; the former Han Dynasty was displaced, and Guangwu inherited it.

Since Luo Su proposed this theory, every matter in the court is no longer isolated, but connected, just like the relationship between the central and local governments.

"The words of the national master are inspiring and enlightening, and I respect you!"

When Luo Xuanchen saw Li Shimin calling his name, he cupped his hands and said, "I was thinking just now.

All the ministers in the palace sat upright around them, and everyone who had been arguing just now sat down one after another. Now everyone can see that His Majesty attaches great importance to the opinions of the Imperial Master.

Your Majesty, there is no need to accept the words of his scholar. As the world is in chaos, we should control it with heavy regulations and severe punishments and laws, so that people in the world can achieve success through agriculture, business, industry, skills, and learning. "

Luo Xuanye looked at the crowd leisurely. He never interfered in government affairs. After all, his skills were helpful, but it was still very interesting to see these talented people who are famous for their resourcefulness looking like this.

The ministers in the palace even sneered. Chu Suiliang, who had always had a bad relationship with Wei Zheng, directly mocked: "Wei Zheng, the royal way has been abandoned long ago in the Spring and Autumn Period. Strong men did not use the royal way to govern the country, but mixed it with domineering.

If the emperor's policies are ideologically contradictory, it means that the emperor's thoughts are confused, and someone may even write a letter to express it.

He looked at Luo Su again and asked, "I wonder what the Imperial Master has to say? If so, please tell me."

Luo Su showed a warm smile to Li Shimin and said: "The king's way is still domineering, it depends on the person, the king, the ministers, and the people of the world.

When the Sui Dynasty was established, if it weren't for Emperor Sui Yang, the greatest tyrant in history, even with the harsh punishments and harsh government imposed by the Sui Dynasty, the people would still have never been in chaos.

coming!

Wei Zheng was the first to put forward his own opinions. His words were not quite satisfactory, because he had not followed the royal way for hundreds of years since the collapse of the Han Dynasty.

ridiculous!

Luo Su glanced at him but said nothing. He was one of the people who made the decision and was responsible for control.

The hearts of people in this world are sinister. How can you, a scholar, teach them?

Wei Zheng had some ideas in his mind, but he estimated that the ministers in the palace would not agree. He saluted Luo Su and then asked, "I wonder if the master has any good advice that can help us."

It seems destined to be followed by great chaos.

Wei Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, "What a good partner. I, Wei Zheng, need political allies like you, Luo Xuanchen. Others, huh, are not enough!"
Uh!
Luo Xuanchen's words left everyone speechless, but they still insisted that what Wei Zheng and Luo Xuanchen said could not be trusted, "Your Majesty is aware of what we have done when we assisted His Majesty in founding the country, and we have all experienced it." There are many things that Wei Zheng and others have never seen before.”

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Chu Suiliang and others all frowned tightly.

enlightenment?

When Li Shimin heard this, he was a little hesitant. He didn't agree with it. He was a man who conquered the world and had seen too many people. After such a long period of troubled times, people's hearts had long been in chaos. He thought it was difficult to educate.

Restoring production is the top priority, educating the people and practicing the royal way should be the top priority.

Deep down in his heart, he believes that conquering the world is different from sitting in the world, so his experience in conquering the world may not be correct, so he is not superstitious about Fang Du and other think tanks.

The so-called hegemony means that the king uses power to control the court, uses violence to control his ministers and people, and uses severe punishments to make the world act according to his own thinking. What is important is to use violence to subdue.

The so-called king's way is to rule the world with benevolence and righteousness. It is believed that morality can change the world. It requires the king to set an example and restrain himself. Like the sun, it illuminates and drives the people around him, sweeps away the darkness, and finally spreads to everyone in the world.

He couldn't bear to see his life and death, he couldn't bear to see his death when he saw his luck, he used his own morality as a king to influence his ministers, and finally convinced the people of the world.

Emperor, which one do you want? "

After hearing this, Li Shimin said without hesitation: "The king's way!"

Luo Su smiled slightly, and Luo Xuanye was still drinking tea without having anything to do with anything else, but he was not surprised by Li Shimin's choice.

Seeing this, Li Shimin asked curiously: "The Imperial Master seems not surprised at all by my choice?"

Luo Su asked back: "The emperor is twenty-seven this year. He has officially started walking in the world as Master Taiyuan since he was sixteen years old. In the past eleven years, although you have occasionally behaved domineeringly, deep down in your heart, you have always acted in a royal way. Why should I be surprised when you make a choice today?
This is what you want in your heart. After years of training your heart, haven’t you understood your own heart?
Look at the officials in this palace, how many of them have you won over with your power?

How many times have you treated people with sincerity and made them willing to follow you?
Look at their current status and glory.

Isn’t this given because you remember their merits and feelings?

If you were really asked to be domineering and use power tactics against these people, would you really be able to do it?
You are born to walk the road of kings. You have outstanding talents and can walk the road of kings. Since you have made the choice, don't hesitate. "

Luo Su's series of words is not only a reminder to Li Shimin, but also to the ministers in the palace. It is your good fortune to meet Li Shimin, the king. In this case, don't cause trouble.

As for whether anyone will listen, yes, but not all, people's hearts are always insufficient. Luo Su should be vaccinated in advance to prevent these people from harming Li Shimin's path in the future.

Li Shimin smiled heartily and said: "I want to share wealth and honor with you. This is my promise. Even mountains and rivers cannot erase my words. So is this the royal way?"

It seems that I am indeed a king who was born to follow the path of kingship.

According to what the Imperial Master said, my Tang Dynasty must implement kingly and benevolent governance. All the ministers took this as an item and submitted statements to me.

Since the Imperial Master has made such eloquent remarks, he must have a good understanding of the king's politics, and I would like to hear the details. "

Luo Su originally just wanted to formulate big policies and didn't care much about the subtleties, but since Li Shimin asked about it, he said, "Lighten corvees and reduce taxes, simplify administration and lenient punishments, and organize officials."

These three principles are all actions for the people. The so-called royal way is nothing more than "people-oriented". As long as the emperor and the ministers have the people in their hearts, how can they not know how to do it?

Needless to say, the scale of the Sui Dynasty is one and a half times that of the Han Dynasty, and the fighting force of the Sui Dynasty is twice that of the Han Dynasty. You all know how much space there is. It is urgent to change this situation. , let the people survive.

Streamlined administration and lenient punishment are very important. In the early Han Dynasty, after the leader of the rebellion was killed, the rest were exiled. However, later the punishment became more and more severe, not to mention the common people. There is nothing wrong with the death of the murderer, but many punishments are based on death. It is unnecessary. It should be reasonable to abolish corporal punishment without delay and change the sentence to exile and hard labor.

There is no need to say much about rectifying the administration of officials. Bribery was a common practice during the Wude years. Without rectification, it will not be established. As for the rest, it will be discussed by the ministers. "

After Li Shimin listened to Luo Su's words, his face became solemn and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, listen to the order!"

All the ministers in the palace stood up and shouted in unison: "I will obey the order!"

Li Shimin rested his hand on the dragon head armrest, full of majesty and royal dignity, and said loudly: "The imperial edict was made in Zhongshu.

From today on, our country, the Tang Dynasty, will follow the king's principles and focus on benevolent governance. You will select historical stories, engrave them in picture albums, and convey them to the states and counties. We must let every state governor in the Tang Dynasty know the purpose of the imperial court.

Tell the governors of each state that benevolent and simple administration should be the top priority, and this should be regarded as merit and achievement! "

The ministers were solemn and said in unison again: "I will obey your orders!"

This is the first time in history that the central court has clearly stated performance requirements for officials at all levels and made clear the requirements for officials. With such a strong political signal, anyone who pretends not to know is really looking for death. .

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Luosu lives in the imperial city.

Lingtian Pavilion.

After the first political meeting in the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin came here and said something that was inconvenient for his ministers to hear, "Gong Wen, I just saw that you seemed to have something else to say. I don't know what it was."

After Luo Su took Li Shimin a few glances, he said slowly: "I once had a student who later became King Zhao of Zhou, a famous holy king in the history of Zhou Dynasty.

But what makes me feel very sad is that his talent is not top-notch, and his military ability is almost non-existent. In terms of politics, he is very step-by-step and has great flaws. I love him very much.

But you are different. You are very talented and can conquer the world. You have proven your ability in martial arts.

If you can prove Wen Yi's ability, you will be a perfect holy king.

And your life has not had any flaws so far, so I want to do something.

The emperors in the early Han Dynasty were all outstanding.

Liu Bang's military ability is not as good as yours, but he is still very good. He treats many heroes with utmost benevolence and justice. He is also open-minded by nature. When faced with life and death, he can still laugh and curse, and say what is destiny.

Liu Ying was a bit mediocre, but he treated people with sincerity and had a group of ministers who swore loyalty to him to the death. The righteousness between the emperor and his ministers left behind can serve as a model for future generations.

Liu Heng was able to perfectly inherit the political structure left by Luo Xin, and he could further develop rather than just maintain the status quo. He could even not collect taxes in many areas. In terms of culture and governance, it was almost an unreplicable miracle. Liu Che played a strong role in completely shaping the great unification, completely reconstructed the Sebari system, and defeated the Xiongnu. In terms of external strategy, he was worthy of the posthumous title of Emperor Wu.

Each of these four kings has its own advantages, and each of them is enough to set an example for future generations. But from another perspective, they all have obvious shortcomings. If it were in the past, they might be considered nitpicking.

But you have appeared. Have you ever thought about becoming a holy king who combines the advantages of these four people?

If you can, you will be the first holy king that no one can surpass, and you will truly surpass the ancestor! "

Luo Su exists in the world, and there is nothing worldly that can interest him. In his heart, he only has the glory of his family and the glory of the Xia Dynasty. Now he wants to teach an unprecedented holy king.

Li Shimin felt his blood boiling after hearing this. Coincidentally, Li Shimin was not particularly enthusiastic about other things, but he was obsessed with becoming a wise king, and he could not refuse becoming a holy king. He had always regarded Yao and Shun as such. The legendary holy king came to ask for himself.

And what could be easier to achieve than the teachings of an ancient wise minister who actually taught the Holy King?

What could be more convincing than the great-great-grandson of King Su?

What could bring him closer to those ancient holy kings than an ancient sage minister who ruled for three generations?

In the middle of Luo Su's speech, he wanted to interrupt Luo Su and say what he wanted, but he forcibly restrained himself. As soon as Luo Su finished speaking, he immediately nodded crazily and said: "Mr. Wen, the only one I admire in my life. , This is the way of the Holy King, please teach me, Duke Wen.”

Luo Su smiled and said, "You are the Holy King now."

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Although Li Shimin was very happy to hear what Luo Su said, he did not listen to people praising him, but really wanted to listen to advice. Luo Su said warmly: "You can't help but abide by the way of the Holy King now. I will take advantage of you." I will record them one by one for you, and then tell you that if you continue to follow these, it will be enough.

Life is about perseverance. It is easy to be enlightened for a while, but it is difficult to be enlightened for a lifetime. Many people are not able to keep it. This is human nature. When you are rich, it is easy to be arrogant and extravagant. When you are successful, you are easy to be complacent. When you are depressed, it is easy to relax. Once you relax, Just stop everything.

You have a rare advantage, that is, you can reason with people who are weaker than you. "

what?
Li Shimin was a little confused, "Are you being reasonable?"

What advantage is this?
Luo Su said with emotion: "Because only a king who is reasonable can accept advice, because only when a king is reasonable can his ministers dare to speak, and when his ministers dare to speak, they will not block their way of speaking.

Only when the king is reasonable can the ministers know what can be done, instead of suddenly losing their lives without knowing when.

Only when the king is reasonable can there be clear politics between the emperor and his ministers. Emperor Renzong of the Han Dynasty Liu Ying was very reasonable.

It is a rare thing for a king to be reasonable.

If you think about it carefully, in your twenty-seven years of life, how many times have people's hearts moved because of your reasoning?

The advantages in you are simply born to prepare you for becoming a Holy King. "

Now Li Shimin understood. He walked around in circles in the palace, punched his palm, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wen.

Is this what is called, there is no way to escape from a single word of reason in the affairs of the world?

As long as the king always maintains his integrity, he will always be able to occupy the right position. He does not need to use intrigues and tricks, but can do things openly and openly.

This principle is not just about the law, but about human feelings and human hearts. As long as I am correct in people's hearts, even if I sometimes violate the law, there is no problem.

It's like I killed my eldest brother, I staged a coup, which sounds wrong, but actually I faced little opposition because in people's minds, I was right.

That's it!

That's it!

The king must be the righteousness in people’s hearts! "

What a teachable kid!
It is comfortable to get along with a king like Li Shimin. Luo Su added: "Another point of becoming a holy king is to control desires.

This is difficult, even more difficult than accepting advice.

Once the wealthy people among the people are rich and noble, they want to enjoy the ultimate happiness, not to mention the kings?
Sitting at the top of the world, you can satisfy almost all desires, and you can get almost everything in the world.

In the eyes of most people, this is even natural. In this case, it is too difficult to restrain desires.

But restraining desires is the most critical point in becoming a Holy King. "

Restrain desires.

Li Shimin coughed twice. This was indeed a bit difficult for him. He sat back and sat opposite Luo Su and asked, "Mr. Wen, does loving beauty count for this desire?"

Li Shimin and Changsun were indeed in love, but he did have a lot of people in the harem, and they were not taboo on meat and vegetables. Luo Su was quite amused when he heard this, "Love of beauties doesn't count. As long as there are tens of thousands of people in the palace with nothing to do, that's enough." Ten beauties, this is the etiquette that an emperor should have."

Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. Since beauty did not count, he asked seriously: "The desire that Duke Wen mentioned is to build a palace and so on.

Don't worry, Duke Wen, I am deeply frightened by what Emperor Sui Yang learned from his mistakes.

I am the monarch of the Tang Dynasty. Without the dynasty, there would be no king like me. Without the people, there would be no dynasty. As the old saying goes, the king is like a boat and the people are like water, and I deeply believe it.

Using the method of exploiting and oppressing the people to worship the king is like Emperor Yang of Sui building a dragon boat and eventually destroying the country. It is like cutting off one's own flesh to satisfy one's hunger. When the person is full, the person dies.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty built a granary with more food than could be eaten in fifty years. These were all defrauding the people of their food reserves. However, when the people were hungry, he did not use them to provide disaster relief. He allowed the people to fend for themselves. After the country was overthrown, these What is the use of food?

If the king's desires are too great, he will have to increase taxes. If the taxes are increased, the people will not be able to live. If the people cannot survive, the country will be destroyed. If the country is destroyed, I, the king, will end up like Emperor Yang.

I often use Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty as a lesson, and I will never make the mistakes he made. I also ask Duke Wen to rest assured that if I make any mistakes in the future, I will ask Duke Wen to point them out. "

From Li Shimin's words, Luo Su knew that the shadow left by Emperor Sui Yang on him was too heavy.

He is also the second generation king.

Also the second son.

It is also an abnormal ascension to the throne.

He was too afraid that he would follow in the footsteps of Emperor Sui Yang.

In Luo Su's view, this is a good thing. Most people will not learn any lessons from history, but Li Shimin obviously learned a profound lesson from Emperor Sui Yang.

"but……"

Li Shimin suddenly hesitated and hesitated.

Upon seeing this, Luo Su immediately asked: "Do you want to ask about the Supreme Emperor?"

Seeing that Luo Su saw it, Li Shimin nodded and sighed: "On the day of the award, the Supreme Emperor went to play, so I led the ministers in the Taiji Palace, but it is the Palace of the Supreme Emperor after all.

I think that the Supreme Emperor has lived in the Taiji Palace for a long time, but as the emperor, I live in the Old East Palace. This cannot show that I am in the right position in the world.

And it will remind people all over the world of the Xuanwu Sect from time to time. "

This is indeed a problem.

Luo Su thought for a while and then said: "Emperor, I have something to say, please listen to it.

I know that during these years, the Supreme Emperor favored Prince Yin and wanted to end your political life, and even wanted to end your life. This caused the relationship between your father and son to almost break up, and you have a lot of resentment towards him in your heart.

But my suggestion is that you take the initiative to repair this relationship. You can ask the Supreme Emperor to move out of the Taiji Palace. Pingyang and Xuan Ye can do this, but you should not do anything that you will regret in the future. "

Li Shimin smiled when he heard the words, but did not take these words into his heart. He is still young and cannot understand Li Yuan's mood when facing the dispute between his two sons.

Luo Su saw Li Shimin's psychology and sighed secretly, Li Shimin's love and hatred were too strong.

Although this is his advantage in becoming the Holy King, it is also one of his weaknesses.

Although Li Shimin did not want to take the initiative to repair the relationship with Li Yuan, he still remembered what Luo Su said about asking Pingyang and Luo Xuanye to persuade Li Yuan. When he found a suitable opportunity, he asked Li Yuan to "take the initiative" to take over the Tai Chi Palace. Let it out.

Since ancient times, the south has been king!

It's ridiculous for a majestic emperor to always stay in the East Palace.

Moreover, there was one more thing Li Shimin didn't say out loud, but Luo Su's implicit intention was that he would completely begin to liquidate the policies of the Takeru years.

Zhenguan is the New Deal. What is the New Deal?
Naturally, all previous policies were changed. In Li Shimin's view, the Tang Dynasty during the Wude period was gloomy, not very different from the Sui Dynasty, and did not have the splendor of the new dynasty at all.

To establish a new atmosphere belonging to the Zhenguan Dynasty, the first thing to do is to bring out all the darkness and mistakes of the Wu De Dynasty and then correct them one by one.

He wanted to completely draw a clear line with the old martial ethics in order to demonstrate his own wisdom and martial arts, and to demonstrate the magnificence of Zhenguan. This was naturally a slap in the face of Li Yuan, but Li Shimin had to do this.

The political liquidation is cruel, and the political legacy left by Li Yuan will almost be swept into the garbage heap of history by Li Shimin.

Luo Su acquiesced to this, because he also felt that the political legacy of Li Yuan's Wude Dynasty was lackluster. After all, the first half of the entire Wude Dynasty was spent on conquering the world, and domestic affairs were mainly about cooperating with Li Shimin's campaigns.

In the second half, Li Yuan was maintaining the balance between the crown prince and the King of Qin, and the Tang Dynasty was constantly fighting among itself. Under such circumstances, how could there be anything important enough to affect future policies?

……

After Li Shimin left Lingtian Pavilion, he immediately came to Luo Xuanye. He hoped that Li Yuan could move out of Taiji Hall as soon as possible. It would be best if his Zhenguan New Deal was promulgated in Taiji Hall.

Luo Xuanye hurried from the county prince's palace to the palace. When Li Shimin saw him coming, he was not polite and immediately said: "Xuanye, I have a big thing that I want to leave to you."

"Let the Supreme Emperor move out of the Taiji Palace?"

Luo Xuanye was shocked after hearing this, and then immediately realized why Li Shimin did this.

"Xuan Ye, can you do that?"

Luo Xuanye frowned and said slowly: "Yes, but there are some problems that your Majesty needs to solve."

"You said."

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"Kingly and benevolent government".

This was the first expectation of the Tang emperors and ministers for the future world in the first year of Zhenguan. This was the first plan for the Tang empire that the mysterious national advisor Luo Su appeared in the political arena of the Tang Dynasty. This was only the beginning of his grand blueprint. tip of the iceberg.

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The fundamental reason why Li Shimin stood out from all the saint kings, "all the ancient saint kings were inferior to him" was that he did not think that as a king, he had unlimited power and majesty.

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"He stood in the Tai Chi Palace, and all the people kowtowed to him. The hot and bright light shone on him. He was not overbearing, but lowered his head. In front of him was a great road, called the Way of the Holy King. At the end of the road There is a scroll in which people drink and have fun, called Zhenguan." - "The Rise and Fall of the Tang Dynasty".

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