Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Expulsion of nationality? Expulsion of ethnicity?" Li Shimin was also shocked by Li Zhen's idea. "Can this nationality and ethnicity also be expelled?"

"Why not? Is there any restriction in the "Laws of the Tang Dynasty" that prohibits this?" Li Zhen smiled brighter. This idea was also proposed by some people in later generations. Of course, there is no such thing as expulsion of nationality in later generations. , nationality can only be automatically renounced and cannot be expelled.But some Muyang dogs in later generations are really hateful, so some netizens began to put forward the idea of ​​expulsion of the nationality of those Muyang dogs on the Internet.It's just that those big shots above are busy with everything, how can they pay attention to the requests of little netizens?So expulsion of nationality has become a word of yay in private among netizens.

But it is different now, Li Zhen is now the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and will soon become the emperor, controlling thousands of miles of land, is it not a matter of one sentence to expel a group of people from their nationality and clan?And there is such a group of suitable prisoners just in front of us, it is simply a godsend - and the idea of ​​expulsion of nationality is not without precedent. In the era of Greek city-states, there was a law to expel prisoners from the country. In fact, it is somewhat similar to expulsion of nationality.

Hearing Li Zhen's question, Li Shimin smiled wryly, "We haven't even thought about this, let alone restrictions?"

"Then it's over?" Li Zhen shrugged, "You can do it if there is no prohibition in the law. Since the law does not prohibit the expulsion of nationality, then we can naturally do it."

"This... makes sense." Li Shimin also laughed, "However, your punishment method is indeed harsh enough, and it is really unlucky for those rebels to fall into your hands. Except, this is more vicious than removing their names directly from the genealogy. In the future, they can't even call themselves Han people. Even if they die, they are just lonely ghosts. It is even more cruel to cut them into pieces."

"If you're not cruel, how can you reflect their crimes?" Li Zhen said, "It's not enough to be mentally humiliated. Father, think about it. When they were exiled abroad, they lost their identity and ethnicity as Tang people. Given Datang’s protection, what do you think those countries and enemies who have a deep hatred for us, but are forced by Datang’s deterrence, and dare not attack the people of Datang, what will they do when they know about them?”

"This..." Li Shimin shuddered suddenly, there was no need to think about it, Datang has conquered the world all these years, and no one in the world dared to compete with it.But correspondingly, Datang also forged countless enemies during the conquest. These enemies almost always wanted to take revenge on Datang, but it was a pity that Datang was too powerful. Don't dare to provoke, otherwise it will inevitably incur the most terrible revenge from the Tang Empire.

But if at this time, it is reported that some Datang people have been deprived of their nationality and ethnicity. Although the blood of the Han people still flows in their bones, this bloodline can no longer be recognized by Datang.It is conceivable how happy those who want to take revenge on Datang will be. Correspondingly, once these unregistered Tang people fall into their hands, I am afraid that they really can't live or die.

"It's such a vicious strategy. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to survive after they are expelled from the country. Using the enemy to execute prisoners, Zhen'er, you are very smooth at killing people with a knife." Li Shimin looked at his son strangely. Well, this move is really clever. It executes the criminal without getting a bad name. It is really an extremely clever trick to kill with a knife.

"The Flying Tigers have won the prize. This is the meaning of the ministers. Once they lose their identities as Tang people and Han people, they will no longer be protected by the Tang Dynasty. It is conceivable that once these people fall into those who have a deep hatred with the Tang Dynasty In the hands of people and forces, what kind of torture will greet them. Even if they are captured without enemies and lose their identity as Tang people, those foreign races will definitely not make it easy for them." Li Zhen also laughed and said It seems that this idea is still inspired by him from "One Piece".

In "One Piece", the Tianlong people are aloof, completely treat human beings as slaves, and are protected by the world government and navy. The whole world dares not speak out against them, and can only bury their resentment deeply in their hearts.Until something happened later, Doflamingo's father suddenly had a seizure, and he voluntarily gave up his identity as a Tianlongman, and moved to the Holy Land Marie Gioia with his wife and children...

As a result, the fate of Don Quixote’s family who lost their identity can be imagined. After moving away from Marigioa, the family relied on their original savings to buy property. However, because the whole family lost their former privileges, they were persecuted by the Tianlong people in the past. The crowd vented their grievances on the family. Doflamingo’s father tried to ask the local Tianlong people in Maligia to at least let his wife and children return to their hometown, but he was regarded as a heretic and isolated. Affected by this incident, the whole family has since Living a poor life, his mother died of illness when he was 8 years old because of the poor living environment.

Later, the three of them were arrested by the crowd and cruelly abused. In order to prevent the children from being harmed, their father sacrificed his life to intercede for the angry people, while the younger brother Corazon wanted to escape with death because he couldn't bear it. , but Doflamingo threatened that he would try his best to survive in the future, and then kill all those people without leaving.

But how similar is the current situation to "One Piece"?The status of the Tang people in the world is equivalent to that of the Tianlong people. Although they are not as hateful as the Tianlong people, they have also made many enemies with the conquest of the Tang Dynasty over the years, especially those who have been destroyed. The descendants of the country, even have a deep hatred for Datang.Nowadays, the value of Chinese slaves in the underground world is very high. The main reason is that these people buy them secretly, and then kill them to vent their anger or use them in some kind of evil ceremony.

And even without these enemies, the impression of Datang's surrounding countries on Datang is not much better, because everyone knows that Datang will start to conquer again sooner or later, and his country is on the edge of Datang. It is Datang's first target, so now the foreign races around Datang can be said to hate and fear Datang.

Once these unregistered people fall into the hands of the surrounding aliens, life will not be much easier. They will either be arrested and tortured, or they will be imprisoned and forced to ask Datang for information.It's just that the culprits were all killed by Datang long ago, and most of the rest are innocent old and weak women and children, so how do they know any secrets?Especially for the core secrets, it is even more impossible for them to know that what the surrounding countries can ask from them is probably not as much as their own spies have collected, so Li Zhen is not afraid of information leaks at all.

Li Shimin nodded, "The aristocratic family is very good to deal with, so let's do it this way, but what about Confucianism and Buddhism? These two are more difficult to deal with than the aristocratic family.

"This son-in-law has already thought about it." Li Zhendao "Compared with Confucianism, Buddhism is a little easier to deal with--does my father still remember that Master Xuanzang once mentioned an idea to my father, he planned to Set up a special organization to establish the entry criteria for Buddhism, and determine whether they are real monks or fake monks by examining the Buddhist disciples' Dharma practice."

"You mean the Buddhist Association?" Li Shimin understood what Li Zhen wanted to say as soon as he heard Xuanzang. "Is this also your idea?"

Li Zhen didn't deny either, "That's right, this is the idea that my minister gave to Master Xuanzang. He originally wanted to test Buddhism, but who knew that their reaction would be so intense... Poor Master Xuanzang's generation of holy monks, His merits should have been able to carry forward Buddhism, but he ended up being assassinated by his own people, which is really sad and deplorable."

"After all, isn't this your fault?" Li Shimin gave Li Zhen a sideways glance, and now he knows what a pity, why did he go so early?

Even though he said so, Li Shimin still approved of Li Zhen's plan, "But your Buddhist Association is indeed a good thing. With this Buddhist Association, the influence of Buddhism will definitely be greatly reduced, and it can only be attached to the imperial court. In the future, Datang will also lose an internal threat, killing two birds with one stone, which is perfect."

"That's right, with the Buddhist Association, from now on, Buddhism can only be one of the folk religions of the Tang Dynasty, and it will no longer form as huge a force as before." Li Zhen is also very satisfied with her plan, and He was also not worried that the Buddhist sect would not agree, because this time the Buddhist sect was the loser, and they had only two paths to follow. Missionary within the borders.The second way is to accept Li Zhen's conditions, and become a obedient citizen of the Tang Dynasty from then on, developing under the suppression of the imperial court.

First of all, the first Buddhist sect will definitely not choose. Their roots in Datang are too deep. Under the attack of foreign religions, it was completely destroyed, and it will never be reborn forever.What's more, even if they can gain a firm foothold abroad, so what?Datang is destined to expand in the future, and it is very likely to expand to the end of the world. By then, there will still be no place for Buddhism.

So don't look at Li Zhen giving them two choices, but in fact they have only one way to go, and that is to submit to the Tang court and wait for the opportunity slowly. Anyway, Li Zhen's lifespan is not unlimited. For a while, there may not be no chance of turning around in the future-this is their only and most correct choice.

"What about Confucianism?"

"For Confucianism, this is the most difficult to deal with." Speaking of Confucianism, Li Zhen frowned. Confucianism is the most difficult to deal with among the three major forces. After all, it is rooted in China for more than 1000 years. The ancient school has existed in the history of China much longer than Buddhism.

Especially after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty abolished Confucianism, Confucianism has become the only orthodox knowledge of Chinese scholars. Over the millennium, I don’t know how many heroes have been cultivated. It can be said that it is deeply rooted in China, and it is difficult to deal with it.

First of all, the Confucianists rebelled so hard this time, it would be unjustifiable if they were not punished.But it is definitely not possible to depose Confucianism. After all, there are so many scholars in the world. Once you do this, it is tantamount to cutting off the roots of scholars in the world. They will no longer have a chance to advance. It is easy to break out into chaos.

What's more, Datang currently only has the orthodox school of Confucianism. Once it is dismissed, what will Datang use to select talents?You must know that the other hundred schools have already declined under the suppression of Confucianism for hundreds of years, and some have even completely disappeared. It is difficult to find a successor even if you search all over the world.Therefore, if you want to find a school that can compete with Confucianism, it will definitely not work in a short time. You can only use Confucianism first, and then choose a suitable school and then slowly cultivate it.

Thirdly, Li Zhen was actually unwilling to promote all schools of thought, because it would easily lead to a situation of contention among schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.The contention of a hundred schools of thought is indeed a good thing for the development of culture, but it is not a good thing for the stability of the country.Once there are too many schools in a country, there will definitely be disputes among the schools for their own interests, which will lead to school melee, and even delay state affairs and cause national chaos. If so, that is the real loss outweighs the gain.

Chapter 227 Acquaintance?Chang Sun Chong?

Chapter 227 Acquaintance?Chang Sun Chong?

Ideology, culture and politics are inseparable, and the development of each culture requires a certain material foundation and political environment.The change of culture is inseparable from the change of productivity and production relations.To a certain extent, ideology and culture are the reflection of the ruling ideology of the rulers, and are the ideological weapons of political rule.

Since ancient times, only in troubled times will there be a grand occasion of contention among a hundred schools of thought, because troubled times are mostly in a period of social change, and the social and political order is relatively chaotic. There is no strong political power, and the rulers are busy developing the economy and military. For The control of domestic ideology will naturally decline, which provides a relatively loose political soil for the emergence and development of various ideologies; The support of the class has further promoted the development of various ideologies and cultures.

Correspondingly, in times of peace, often only one kind of learning can rule the world, because a king can only accept one kind of voice.Therefore, Li Zhen must tolerate Confucianism for a period of time. After he truly develops the line of science, Confucianism will die completely—of course, the death date mentioned here does not really let Confucianism die, after all, Confucianism is also in China. The core essence of the school that has been passed down for thousands of years is still very beneficial to the development of the country, but the later Confucian disciples went astray, which led to the current situation.

Therefore, in Li Zhen's vision, in the future, the Tang Dynasty will focus on science, supplemented by other schools of thought, with a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending (a tribute to Taizu ∠(°ゝ°)), so that a truly prosperous Tang Dynasty can be created.

"What about your ninth brother?" Li Shimin suddenly asked again.

"Ninth brother..." Li Zhen was stuck, and after hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and said cruelly: "Father, I know what you mean, but the ninth brother committed a serious crime of treason, which is really innocent. Forgiveness, this kind of crime is a mortal crime in any country in any era. I really can't think of a way to save him from death, unless you, Father, use the amnesty order. But the amnesty order is also for people with military merits Established, non-military merits will not be pardoned, although the ninth brother is a prince, he has never proved himself on the battlefield, so..."

"Zhen'er, you misunderstood what I mean." Li Shimin waved his hand and interrupted Li Zhen's words: "I didn't say that I would pardon him. He committed such a serious crime. Even if he was killed alive, he should be cut. What I mean Yes, he deserves to die, but can you give him a whole body? He is your younger brother after all, and you two had the best relationship when you were young..."

This is what Li Shimin is most worried about. Although Li Zhi's identity is doomed, even if he rebels, he will only be bestowed with a three-foot white silk to die after failure, and will not suffer too much torture. The problem is that now Li Zhi falls under Li Zhen Li Zhi almost snatched the throne from Li Zhen. At that time, Li Zhen and his wife and children can be said to die without a doubt. Thinking about it, I feel scared.But now the winner is Li Zhen, how could he let him go so easily?I'm afraid that after Li Zhi falls into Li Zhen's hands, Li Zhi will be tortured cruelly by Li Zhen before giving him a good time.

"This shouldn't be a problem. I'll just ask Chen Tianlu to deal with the ninth brother directly, and the wife of the ninth brother only needs to be demoted to a commoner. She will never be able to return to Chang'an, but she doesn't need to be with the ninth brother." Go to hell." Li Zhen said here, and suddenly realized: "No, father, you are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can't you handle these things by yourself? Why do you need to ask my son? It seems that my son just now I have already acted on my behalf, please forgive my father."

"How can I still have the face to be an emperor now? Besides, I've been busy all these years, and I'm quite tired. If you haven't grown up, I would have quit." Li Shimin sighed and waved his hands. : "It just so happens that by taking this opportunity, I can also take a good rest. Next, Datang will be handed over to you. You can deal with it as you want. I have no control over it."

"Father, what are you talking about? My son came back this time, not to seize the throne. Father, you are in the prime of your life, how can you abdicate lightly..." Although Li Zhen really wanted to get the throne, Li Zhen still pretended to refuse After a while, it's not that he is modest, but that this is the rule in itself. After all, Li Shimin is not dead yet—if he is dead, it's fine, Li Zhen can just take the position, but since Li Shimin is still alive and well, then Li Zhen had to abide by the rules, and could only agree after three requests and three resignations.

"Don't refuse. If I really flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period, how can I really give you the throne?" Of course Li Shimin knew what Li Zhen was thinking, and pointed to his eyes and said: "My eyes are out now. The problem, don't look at it as bright and clean as new now, but in fact it's just an embroidered pillow, which is useless and can't be opened for a long time, otherwise it will be dark in front of you. It's like it is now, although my pillow The eyes are still open, but actually seeing things is hazy, like you, even if we face each other, I can only see your outline, and I can’t see the specific eyebrows clearly, even the one I wrote just now You can only see blobs of ink on the entire letter, and you can't even read such a large character clearly, let alone correcting the memorial.

As an emperor, you can go wrong anywhere, even if you are sick, but you can’t lose your eyes. Even if you are deaf, you can barely manage the affairs of the country, but you can’t do without eyes, otherwise you will be restrained , This is a taboo for the king.Therefore, Zhen'er, don't refuse the throne, I am not testing you, I passed the throne to you, it was after my careful consideration, your current prestige and strength are enough to hold this position. "

Li Zhen still declined and said: "If there is a problem with the eyes, let's treat it. We still have a few genius doctors in Tang Dynasty. If we gather them together for a consultation with the father, we should be able to discuss a treatment plan."

But Li Shimin shook his head and said: "No need, my eyes are specially checked by the genius doctor Sun Simiao - although there are many genius doctors in the whole Tang Dynasty, no one can compare with Sun Simiao in terms of internal medicine. He checked it for me personally and concluded The result is that I have taken too much ammunition over the years, which caused erysipelas to accumulate, interfered with the optic nerve, and caused a sharp drop in vision.

For such a symptom, although he can treat it, it takes a long time, and the treatment method is mainly self-cultivation, supplemented by treatment, mainly self-cultivation, combined with certain drugs to remove the poison in the body.But it is more about recuperation than treatment. That is to say, I need to rest in all directions during treatment. Relying on medicine stones alone is useless, and it will make things worse.

And during the period of eye treatment, you can't consume too much vision, let alone deal with too many things, otherwise it will be harmful to your eyes, so this emperor father must not be able to do it, Zhen'er, don't refuse up. "

"This... well, since you have said so, Father, there will be no more excuses." Li Shimin had already spoken to this extent, and Li Zhen naturally did his part.

but……

"Sun Simiao didn't say that on purpose to fool his father, did he?" Although he accepted the throne, Li Zhen murmured in his heart. Could it be that the Taoists couldn't wait any longer, so they sent Sun Simiao to come over? Fooled Li Shimin to voluntarily give up the throne?

But if you think about it carefully, it's unlikely. After all, Sun Simiao is not the only genius doctor in the world. Whether it's Chen Tianlu or Li Zhen's white bird, their medical skills are not inferior to Sun Simiao. It is entirely possible that Li Zhen asked them to treat Li Shimin. Yes, although neither of them specialize in internal medicine, they should be able to see the clues to Li Shimin's eye disease.Once Sun Simiao lied about this matter but was discovered by Li Zhen, he would not be grateful to the Taoists for pushing him to the throne in advance, but would still be dissatisfied with the Taoists.

Anyway, after defeating Li Zhi, his own succession is inevitable, the only difference is the time. Taoism has been suppressed by Buddhism for hundreds of years, so how can they afford to wait for such a short time?There is no need to take such a big risk.

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, we're just talking here, you haven't come back for so long, your mother misses you badly, you should go and see your mother."

"Yes, I'm leaving." Li Zhen bowed to Li Shimin, and under Wang Tingchu's guidance, went to the back hall to see Concubine Yan...

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By the time Li Zhen came out of the side hall with red eyes, it was already getting late. At this time, the chaos in Chang'an City had initially calmed down under Li Zhen's strong suppression, and all the chaotic troops had been disarmed by Li Zhen's army. And under their guidance, they moved outside the city, and the city regained calm again. Except for the people who cleaned the battlefield on the street, no one walked on the street anymore.