The country is not as pretty as the beauty

Tian Wuhen was still reviewing the memorial in the side hall, Li Chunfeng arrived in Dongdu, and Yuan Tiangang was supposed to be here today, so he waited at Zhuquemen early in the morning.

The climate is getting colder, and the autumn wind with a bleak meaning is constantly blowing from the north, which is a bit cool.Li Chunfeng, dressed in Taoist robes and wearing flower and wooden hairpins, came to Dongdu alone from such a remote place in Taibai Mountain.

He had seen the prosperity of the Eastern Capital when he was a child, but now at a glance, it is even more prosperous than he remembered.But he didn't have time to take care of these, so he went to the imperial city after asking passers-by.

Outside the imperial city, Li Chunfeng could see Yuan Tiangang from a distance except the guarding soldiers.

Although he had never seen it before, Li Chunfeng knew at a glance that this person was another person who knew the secrets of the master.

Ascetics, their speech and behavior are different from ordinary people. Li Chunfeng is only [-] this year, but he is like an old man who has gone through vicissitudes of life. The two don't know each other but they meet like old friends.

Yuan Tiangang spoke very politely, then introduced the deep palace, and led Li Chunfeng to the side hall.

Although Su regards Taoism as the national religion, he is a Confucian scholar in the court, so people from the Taishi Bureau are not valued by the court officials. However, in recent years, Tian Wuhen has been in power, and the status of the Taishi Bureau has become higher and higher.

"I came here under the order of my teacher. Those who know the destiny but don't use it for the people are not Taoists. They should assist the king. It seems that you are more anxious than me!"

"In today's world, the only one who can argue with me about the appearance of this world is you!"

The papers from the north and the south were piled up on the table. Tian Wuhen read them for several nights and hadn't finished them. The letter from Bingzhou was also on the table. Tian Wuhen was considering whether to send the person who wrote this article into the palace. .

"My lord, Huojing ordered me to see you."

Tian Wuhen rubbed the thief's swollen eyes, his vision was a little blurred, and when he gradually recovered, he said, "Let him in."

When Yuan Tiangang came in, Tian Wuhen saw a smiling face.

"Holy Majesty, congratulations on winning someone today!"

"Oh! Yuan Qing is just talking about who she is."

"Weichen once said before that, apart from the first ancestor, Lao Tzu, there are very few people who understand Taoism and heaven and earth, but now the Holy One can get one."

"Yuan Qing's knowledge of yin and yang is already the best. Who else?"

"This person is already outside the palace!"

Yuan Tiangang's words revived him suddenly: "Show him in."

"Long live my emperor!"

The way of monarch and ministers has been learned since childhood, and the emperor is still respected. Even Li Chunfeng's master has to bow down when he comes.

"Get up and talk!"

When Li Chunfeng got up, the emperor noticed the difference in him. He was upright. Li Chunfeng was very handsome before he practiced Taoism.

"Yuan Qing said that you know the secrets of heaven, but I want to ask you how you know the secrets of heaven?" He put down the pen in his hand, and raised his hand to signal him to stand up.

"Heavenly secrets are not allowed to spy on them without authorization. Everything has a definite number, and people have a destiny, so I should not talk too much."

Don't say what you have to say, don't say what you know, no one will feel comfortable listening to it. After nearly 20 years of experience, Tian Wuhen's emperor's heart has become extremely deep.

"I will not force you to say what you say!"

"Since the founding of the Northern Kingdom, the four lords must be women!" Li Chunfeng raised his head and stared at Tian Wuhen.

Tian Wuhen froze for a moment, then frowned tightly, got up, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the window.This is her biggest taboo. In the past 20 years, he has protected himself very well, placed his eyeliner very well, and has no flaws in catching people's hearts.

"Since the founding of the dynasty, I am the second emperor, and I am the third one including the one conferred by Tai Zu. You mean after me?"

Li Chunfeng shook his head: "That's not true, if counting the father who started the army, His Majesty is the third monarch, but if not counting, Your Majesty knows it!"

Tian Wuhen looked sideways at Yuan Tiangang, then at Li Chunfeng, who was holding a booklet in his hand.These two people can see it, or calculate it. Could it be that these things can really be calculated.

"Su Chao has always admired the virtues of Buddhism, but I have always been biased towards Taoism. The three schools are fighting together. I want to see how your Taoism competes with Confucianism and Buddhism."

"Tao produces it, virtue breeds it, things form it, and force makes it. Therefore, all things respect Tao and respect virtue!" Virtue is the most important thing in the world.

"I value the Tao, and I will not bend the Tao. Since it must be reused by the state religion, Li Qingzhen will let you be the Taishi Ling. I heard that you have studied astrology, so I will be in charge of our dynasty's astronomy and calendar together with Yuan Qing. "

"His Majesty!"

"What else?" Seeing that Li Chunfeng didn't agree immediately, Tian Wuhen looked out the window again.

"Your Majesty, there is a problem with the algorithm of Fu Renjun's "Wuyin Yuanli", so the solar eclipse cannot be accurate. I have [-] suggestions for this." This is the first purpose of his coming to Dongdu to face the saint, so he wrote the written The very thick booklet was handed over to Tian Wuhen.

The emperor saw what was in Li Chunfeng's hand early in the morning, took it and opened it to have a look.

"Come here, order Cui Shan to come here and ask him to assess the gains and losses of the two families!" Cui Shan is an old minister, and he is familiar with the calendar. Urge good to evaluate.

"Wei!" Ju Yuan said something from being ignored.

"Li Qing, what do you think?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng understood this truth, even if the emperor would not fully trust people close to him, how could he be used by the emperor if he didn't show his strength.

"Both of you can count things, so when you have nothing to do, calculate the fate of the country for me!"

"Observe the order.", "The ministers and others will retire"

Tian Wuhen nodded, sat back and read the letter on the table.Suddenly said: "Slow down!"

Just as the two were about to go out, they were stopped again, "Your Majesty?"

"I have an article, it's very well written, but unfortunately the person who wrote it is a woman, I'm considering..."

Tian Wuhen gave the letter to Li Chunfeng, and he and Yuan Tiangang were shocked after reading it. The two looked at each other and looked at you.

"Your Majesty, although the article is well written, in terms of words, he is an extremely talented person."

"After she closes the door, the daughter of the Su family!"

The emperor's words made the two even more flustered, and they looked at it carefully and said, "It's better to hold it and make it full; it can't be kept for a long time. If you are full of gold and jade, you can't keep it; if you are rich and proud, you will leave it alone." Blame. After meritorious service and retreating, it is the way of heaven. The Su family knows how to advance and retreat, so they have preserved it so far. Presumably they have no intention of entering the court to be an official. Although your majesty seeks talents, he does not want to force others to make things difficult."

Tian Wuhen nodded: "That's true, then I will only adopt the suggestion, and draw up the policy in court tomorrow."

"Emperor Shengming!"

Li and Yuan looked at each other after they came out: "If it's true, the writer of the article will have a catastrophe. After the catastrophe, the emperor and even the fate of the country will be affected. Why didn't Daoyi explain it to the emperor?" Yuan Tiangang didn't understand that Li Chunfeng only told the emperor half of it. The most important thing is not to say.

"Heavenly secret, if you tell me, wouldn't it be more bloody and bloody, you and I only need to mention a little bit when necessary, the world has its own destiny."

The heart of the Son of Heaven will always go deep into the sea. Even a woman will never lose her supreme power. Once something violates her position, it is nothing to lose her life.

Taoists are also benevolent

In the early morning of the second day, Tian Wuhen asked Zhongshu Province to submit the decree drafted by Menxia Province for review, and then let Bai Duan promulgate and implement it. The process was like this.

"The people are the foundation of the country. All the people in the world are my people, and we must treat them kindly. How do you think about it?"

"Your Majesty loves the people and sympathizes with the hearts of the people. This is the great fortune of the country." Although the words of flattery were not in unison, the voice was loud enough.

"The livelihood of the people is related to the economy of the country. There is a saying in the Han Dynasty: the prosperity of the people makes the country strong. Is there such a truth?"

All officials answered yes

"Then what do you think about the people in my dynasty compared to the previous dynasty?"

"I report to Your Majesty that Emperor Wen of Liang established the country and governed the world well. The people lived and worked in peace and prosperity. As a result, the world is suffering unspeakably, and tyranny is implemented, far away from virtuous ministers and close to villains, so Tai. Government, create a prosperous age, until the country is rich and the army is strong, the previous dynasty is incomparable!"

A lot of speeches are all about praising the current dynasty and belittling the previous dynasty, and praising the emperor. If you hear this kind of talk too much, Tian Wuhen doesn't want to hear it too much.

"But when I look at the world, wealth does not lie in the people, but lies in the rich. Today, the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. The rich are well-clothed and well-fed, but the poor still have problems with food and clothing."

A paragraph of words, Tian Wuhen spoke very loudly, as if scolding someone.All the officials look at me and I look at you, how can they not know, and the court officials who are often dispatched know better.

"Why don't you talk? The land equalization system I implemented in Jianguo was divided by population, but now? Look at the land in this world, and there is still a place for farmers? Land mergers, let alone paying taxes according to population .”

No one dares to speak, this is a political malpractice, and no one wants to run into trouble at this time.

"My dear friends, you are my eyes, my right arm, I can't go out to stare at this world every day, this world is not my world alone!"

The courtiers bowed and kowtowed in unison, only the sound of clothes being folded could be heard in Nuo Da's hall.

"Easy taxation, abstain from extravagance and simplicity, merge states and counties, and review and dismiss all useless officials!"

"Your Majesty, it may not be appropriate to reduce taxes at this time when Old General Li Jing is still fighting abroad."

"What about the tax reduction for the common people? I want to levy taxes for the nobles and rich people. I will pass on an order to collect food and salaries according to the amount of the family's property. Those who do not pay are considered treason. Don't force them, let them voluntarily."

"This... I'm afraid it will cause chaos!"

"If the country is in trouble, if the people know that there is a problem, and the country supports them so well, is it true that when the country is in trouble, they are afraid of their hands and feet and are still protecting themselves?"

"You Servant General Li Jing is still out, so Bai Dan will replace the general as You Servant, and Bai Duan and Bai Dan, your father and son, will be responsible for collecting taxes."

Li Jing is You Servant and Minister of the Ministry of War, while Bai Duan is Zuo PUShe and Zhongshuling. The chiefs of the three provinces are equivalent to prime ministers. Left and Right Servants have replaced Shangshu Province and have the greatest authority. Today, Wuhen has appointed both father and son of the Bai family. In order to control the prime minister, the power of the Bai family has become even more powerful, which makes the Zheng family feel unwilling.

Before Tian Wuhen wanted to reform the government and want to cut his family, he used the Bai family as a substitute for the dead ghost. The Bai family found the Queen Mother to back it up, which obviously worked. Tian Wuhen was too stubborn, but she would listen to what the Queen Mother Zheng said, besides She also thought of a ten-way policy that is better than cutting the fan, and can expand her hands and feet to expand abroad, so he let go of the two major forces in the DPRK and China.

Half a month later, the order to reduce taxes and collect taxes for the rich came to the people.

The rich refer to the nobles and landlords, and the Su family happens to be the same. The Su family is the first merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, and Su Li is very troubled by how much to donate.

If it is less, it will be disloyal, leaving the court suspicious, and if it is more, it will hurt yourself. Now the businessmen in the world can't wait to bring down the Su family.

Tian Wuhen's move was intended to attack the power of the merchants. The annexation was too severe, and the aristocrats in Guanzhong and Shandong were a headache.

The author has something to say: Li Chunfeng!It is written here that Sun Simiao is his master, a bit distorted history, and refuses to study!