Don't be a prince

Glancing at Wei Zheng who was still in a daze, Li Chengqian said: "Surprised, isn't it? However, this is the conclusion that I came to after deliberation. Wei Xiang, you are the first to hear it. In this case, even Gu He didn't dare to tell his father, for fear that he would lose the throne he was about to obtain.

The past dynasties are all dynasties of the emperor, and the common people only exist as a kind of vassal.Whether it is the royal family or the nobles, they are all parasites that live on the common people.Even now, it's the same, except that the object of parasitism has become a businessman.

And the common people, who have been sucked blood for thousands of years, are finally able to take a breather and accept a little feedback.Father Huang once said that water can carry a boat and also capsize it.Compare the people to water, and the king to a boat.However, no matter how strong the ship is, there will still be a day of decay, so shipwreck is inevitable.

But what if the king also becomes water?If there is no water, it will reject the water around it because of anger. When disasters come, we will bear them together.Only when the real masters of the Tang Dynasty, the common people, can share the same breath and fate with the whole country, can this dynasty become eternally peaceful.

You only need to say one sentence to understand that Datang is just the code name of a dynasty.Except for the code name change, the country is still the same country, and the subjects are still the same subjects! "

The shock in Wei Zheng's heart could not subside for a long time.

Looking at the crown prince, Wei Zheng asked with trembling lips: "But what exactly does Your Highness want to do?"

Li Chengqian replied without hesitation: "The unofficial position of head of the village was originally elected by the people themselves. Therefore, I hope that the future county magistrate will be dispatched by the court, but it is the people who decide whether to stay or not. The county magistrate who is praised by the people is not qualified to continue to serve. In addition, you also know what Gu is doing now."

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "You are clearing away obstacles for poor students to rise to high positions in the imperial court."

Li Chengqian nodded and said no more.

Soon, the food from the East Palace kitchen was delivered.Wei Zheng, whose heart was open, twitched his index finger and ate very happily.

He knew very well that there was no need for the prince to make up such a paragraph to deceive himself.Since it is said so, it must be ready to do so.

However, right now, the prince's idea can't be implemented at all, so he can only eat what he heard with delicious meals.

Absolutely, just pretend you haven't heard of it.

The restlessness in the court hall calmed down as Li Chengqian stopped his movements.For the courtiers, as long as it is not too much, it is still acceptable after all.What's more, as the vested interests during this period of time, they have accumulated more interests than others.Now that it's back to its original shape, it doesn't count as a big disadvantage.

In July, there was nothing wrong with each other for a whole month, so the courtiers seemed to have forgotten what the prince had done.The change of power made it easier for Fang Xuanling and the others to clearly discover their work.The more people there are, the faster the processing of government affairs will be.Even if Grassland Road is formally merged into Datang, and the territory of Datang has almost doubled to the present, it is the same.

In addition, what made them dumbfounded was that the salary, which had not changed for more than 20 years, finally changed.Taxes have increased so rapidly, but officials' salaries are still the same as in the Wude period, which has long made some noble officials feel depressed.

They do not have a prominent family like the top officials, and the strict rules of the Tang system do not allow them to use public favoritism for personal gain.However, as a Beijing official, he has to live in Chang'an.

With the lifting of the confinement in various places, Chang'an, as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly became more prosperous.In Chang'an City, the common people have completely disappeared.The people who love their families no longer can only compromise in the face of wealthy businessmen throwing money at any cost, and leave Chang'an happily with the money they can't earn in their lifetime, and go to settle outside.

The difficulty of living in Chang'an originally appeared only during Bai Juyi's time, but it has already appeared now.

With the influx of wealthy businessmen from all over the country, and even Hu merchants, the land price in Chang'an is changing three times a day.Many local officials were promoted to Beijing officials and had to spend the night at relatives' homes.Those who have no relatives can only live temporarily in an inn, and at the same time plan to find a few colleagues to buy land together.One person really can't afford it!

Under such circumstances, the salaries of officials increased, and the court paid money to break the contract to reclaim land and build houses for officials, which also happened.

On the outskirts of Chang'an Imperial City, Taipingfang, Buzhengfang, and Yong'anfang, new high-rise buildings made of cement inevitably began to appear.

When people on the flat land can't live, it has become the only choice to seek living space higher or lower.

Many people are lamenting the great changes in Chang'an, making it difficult to connect the past with the present.But Li Chengqian is very clear that this is the only way for the development of Chang'an.As a later generation, and a worker who has been to a big city, Li Chengqian really knows how important an international metropolis is and how fast it will develop.

While everyone was feeling emotional, Li Chengqian was already thinking about whether to tear down the city walls of Chang'an so that this big city could expand outward.

In August, the emperor announced his plan, and the world was shocked except Chang'an.Everyone praised the emperor for imitating the Zen position of the ancient sages, and at the same time, they were full of expectations for the crown prince's ascension.

Chapter 533 Zen position

The seat of Zen is a grand ceremony of the state, so it is natural to order it to the world and everyone knows it.

Li Chengqian's original intention was to take it lightly, but under the strong opposition of Li Shimin and all the courtiers, he could only build an altar on the loess and do a special thing.All the officials from the state capitals near Gyeonggi were present, and all the people near Chang'an gathered to watch the ceremony.

September [-]th, the Double Ninth Festival, is an auspicious day for the zodiac.

Of course, Yuan Tiangang has the final say on whether the day is auspicious or unlucky.In this old guy's opinion, the emperor is the supreme honor of the ninth fifth, and the day of the ninth day is the most suitable for Zen.What's more, the emperor is the son of heaven. On the day of Double Ninth Festival, the yang energy is the most abundant in the world. If the Zen position is also helpful to the luck of the country.

However, when the cloudy morning of September [-]th, Yuan Tiangang almost knelt down.

The ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven is held at Chenshi, which has no effect, but the official Zen position must be held at noon.If it rains at this time...

Worrying is nothing to worry about, but the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is still going on normally.Different from previous ceremonies, this time, the emperor and prince performed the ceremony side by side.Li Shimin's legs can still support him to stand up now. Although it was very hard, he persisted the whole process.

Fortunately, the Jade Emperor was still relatively friendly to his believers. At Sishi, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven ended, and the originally cloudy sky disappeared with a gust of wind, and the weather returned to clear.

At Mingde Gate, Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and his son shared a carriage. Following Yuan Tiangang's guidance, the convoy began to move forward. On both sides of the road, rich merchants from Chang'an, Xungui, saw each other off and followed the carriage to the altar.

Li Shimin couldn't help but opened the curtain of the car to look at the subjects outside, then turned around and asked Li Chengqian: "I feel reluctant but relaxed, how about you?"

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "My son is thinking, what excuse should I find to get you out of Chang'an, there are many charming scenery in the Tang Dynasty, enough for you to linger for a while, if you are not here, my son will be missing A big mountain is only interesting in front of the emperor."

Li Shimin laughed loudly, patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder and said: "If others know this, they will definitely accuse you of being unfilial. However, I understand your thoughts very well, because I was the same at the beginning. The difference is that I am worried The Taishanghuang was used by some people with a heart, so all they wanted was to lock the Taishanghuang up and not contact with outsiders.

Haha, after I surrender the throne to you, I can leave Chang'an and wander around.The emperors of all dynasties have been criticized precisely because they used money and food from the treasury when they marched.Now, I use my pension money to travel, who can blame me? "

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "I'm afraid it will be the other way around, and all the subjects will praise you for your actions."

Li Chengqian was not curious about how much money the emperor had accumulated over the years, because it must be a lot.Different from the original history, no matter whether it was the dividends in the war, the filial piety of various countries, or the profits made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs over the years, it was enough to make the emperor the real richest man.

As for the property of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, these days, the emperor has distributed it to sons such as Li Tai, Li Ke, and even daughters such as Changle.The emperor's distribution was very open and aboveboard, and he didn't mean to hide it at all.

Li Chengqian knew very well that the emperor deliberately distributed it to his sons and daughters, because he knew that his eldest son had enough property and didn't need to share much.

Of course, Li Chengqian still got something - people.

The elite in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not switch their allegiance to the new master because of the change of industry, but waited for him, the quasi-emperor, to accept him.In Li Chengqian's view, these elites are the most important, and their value is far more important than those industries.

No matter how messy the content of the conversation was, the tension between the father and son could not be dispelled.

However, even if you distract your attention, the distance is still limited.

Finally, the carriage stopped and the curtains were opened, and a high platform the size of a football field could be seen in front of them.

The whole body of the high platform is made of five-color soil, and the road leading to the top of the altar is made of loess, and a red carpet is laid on it.

This is a big project involving tens of thousands of people, but no one accused the emperor of wasting extravagance for a Zen seat.Not to mention that the emperor's move was correct, even this altar, which still has follow-up repairs, also sent a signal:

The next emperor will most likely also want to be Zen.

Since it is used more than once, it doesn't matter if the project is bigger.

Li Chengqian got out of the car first, and carefully helped Li Shimin down.

Today, the area around the altar is already crowded with people.On the road in the distance, you can still see people rushing here one after another.

The Zen Ceremony, whoever misses it will have to wait for many years.

The ceremony officials who presided over the Zen throne ceremony were Xiao Yu and Yang Du.

Yang Du, who is wearing official uniform today, does not show a trace of oldness, with white hair and a black crown, he looks very solemn.

There were two shoulder chairs in front of the carriage, Yang Duyi and Xiao Yu lifted up their robes and said, "Please, Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Highness the Crown Prince, please enter the altar on shoulder chairs."

Li Shimin chuckled, he knew that this was specially arranged by the two of them.As ceremonial officials, others would not be surprised by their arrangement, nor would they think of the emperor's inconvenient legs.

However, Li Shimin refused.As proud as he is, how can he lose the chain on this serious occasion today?

He rejected Jianyu, and even threw his stick aside, only Li Chengqian was left to support him.

The father and son walked up to the altar step by step.

Every time the two of them took a step, a large group of people would kneel down.The outermost layer is the common people, the middle layer is the nobles, and the innermost layer is the courtiers, top nobles, and royal relatives.

At the outermost end of the altar, after the eldest grandson Yang Fei and others also bowed down, the ladder to climb the altar.

When he got here, Li Shimin was already drenched in sweat.However, even so, he still didn't frowned, and his expression was very enjoyable.He could feel that the etiquette of kneeling was not arranged by the rules, but spontaneous by these people.

There was a pause every step, every step, Li Shimin had to recall his past, all the way to the top of the altar, Li Shimin couldn't help but burst into tears.

It's wonderful, my whole life has not been in vain.

Yang Du and Xiao Yu, although their legs and feet are not good, but the emperor is on the stage like this, let alone the two of them.Without support, the two climbed onto the altar step by step.

When the emperor had recovered his breath and turned around, Xiao Yu shouted loudly: "The Zen throne ceremony begins!"

After shouting, the two old men fell to their knees again.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu continued to speak loudly: "Since the time of Yao and Shun, there have been very few Zen practitioners, and even if there were, they were all afraid of the power of change, or they had reached the end of their lives, and hurried to Zen.

When King Zhao Wuling was in power, in order to concentrate on external affairs, he gave the throne to the prince, but this idea seriously violated the rules of regime construction, and eventually caused internal strife in Zhao State, starving to death in the Dune Palace.

Lv Guang, Emperor Wu of Houliangyi, was seriously ill in December of the fourth year of Longfei. He was the Zen prince Lu Shao, who claimed to be the Supreme Emperor, and died soon after.Tuobahong, Emperor Xianwen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, abdicated the throne to the five-year-old prince Tuobahong in the fifth year of Huangxing, and claimed to be the Supreme Emperor.It is called the Zen position, but in fact it still controls the government. The actions of the Zen position, like a child, are just for fun, which is the shame of the emperor.

Gao Zhan, Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty, during his reign, favored the traitor Xiaoxiao, promiscuously above the court, and wantonly killed the clan and ministers.The government was chaotic and the society was in turmoil, so the situation of the Northern Qi Dynasty turned into decline.In the fourth year of Heqing, Gao Zhan was passed on to Prince Gaowei, and he was the Supreme Emperor.This move is just to get rid of infamy, and it is also a shame for the emperor.

Yu Wenyun, Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Lu Guang, Emperor Yiwu of Hou Liang, both died soon, and Caichan was located in the new emperor.During the illness, the government was lazy and had a bad influence.

Throughout the dynasties and generations, just like His Majesty, who is only sick and still in the prime of life, he has given the throne to the crown prince, and I have never heard of it.Today, Your Majesty's Zen is located in the Prince, setting a precedent for all generations, and I congratulate Your Majesty! "

Following Xiao Yu's voice, tens of thousands of people shouted "Congratulations to Your Majesty" under the altar.

Li Shimin had only encountered such a scene in the army.With a smile on his face, Li Shimin said: "Congratulations to the world too. I set a precedent, and I will make it a permanent example. In the future, when you feel that your energy is not as good as before, and the prince can be alone, you should also follow my example." !"

Only then did Li Chengqian turn around and knelt down and said, "I obey the order."

Looking at the three people kneeling in front of him, and at the endless crowd under the altar, Li Shimin laughed loudly and said, "Pingshen!"

With everyone getting up, Yang Du officially presided over the ceremony.

After defeating the sages of heaven and earth and the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Li Shimin launched his abdication edict and read it aloud in person:

"The sky makes the grass, and the tree is the shepherd. Therefore, the three poles of Tao Jun, unify the sky and apply it. Therefore, the journey of the great way, the selection of talents and abilities, the long replacement of the impermanent period, the Zen generation is not a family, and the hundreds of kings, the origin is still unknown. carry on.

It has been twenty and five years since Emperor Yang died.In the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, human lives were worthless, and the smoke of war was everywhere. Soldiers died in battle at the hands of their brothers, and lonely and widowed corpses were left in the wilderness.Fortunately, Gaozu raised troops to pacify the Central Plains, and the world was unified.In the meantime, I am fighting endlessly, resting for the flames of war, although tired but willing... (I copy myself)

It has been seventeen years since Zhenguan, although I have made great efforts to govern and continue the prosperity of the world, but my body is weak and not as good as before.Prince Li Chengqian, with his talents favored by heaven, has won the hearts of the people and made him govern, which has never happened before.I have been ill for a long time, and I have been ignorant of the Dao, and it has been a long time since I learned from failure forever.Recalling the actions of the ancestor Gao, judging the supreme hope of heaven and man, abdicated him to another palace, returned to Zen in Chengqian, and followed the old things of Yao and Shun.

Chin carry on. "

After reading the edict of abdication, Li Shimin laughed and threw the edict aside.

Under the altar, the one-armed Li Jian, who had regained his steadiness in his movements, quickly took the stage with two eunuchs carrying boxes.

The box fell to the ground, but it was not heavy.

Opening the box, Li Shimin took out a brand new dragon robe from inside.

Needless to say, Li Chengqian opened his arms, and Xiao Yu and Yang Du took off his Prince's robe.

Li Shimin stepped forward with a brand new dragon robe, and put it on Li Chengqian himself.

When a brand new crown was put on by Li Shimin himself for the prince.

The prince has already become the new emperor.

This is not over, there is another box in the box.Taking out the box, Li Shimin stroked it reluctantly before handing it to Li Chengqian.

After taking the box and opening it, Li Chengqian was taken aback.

Inside the box was the Imperial Jade Seal that the emperor had wanted to bring to the mausoleum.

"Father, you are..."

Looking at the Chuanguo Yuxi, Li Shimin said regretfully: "Although I like this thing, bringing it to the mausoleum is tantamount to dusting the pearl. Since I have chosen to hand over the throne to you, this Chuanguo Yuxi should also be handed over to you." into your hands."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian could not refuse, so Li Shimin supported Li Jian's shoulder and walked down the stairs step by step.

Li Chengqian couldn't catch up, because although Li Shimin withdrew from the ceremony, his mission was not over yet.

Except for the altar, everyone except the emperor and the empress knelt down again to express their respect for the new emperor.

After receiving the incense handed by Xiao Yu, Li Chengqian inserted three sticks of incense into the incense burner and told heaven and earth that he became the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The governors of each military state began to swear allegiance, and outside the altar, the Hongling envoy who had been waiting all along began to scatter in all directions.The emperor is on the throne, and the new emperor is enthroned. This news must be made public to the world as soon as possible.

Li Shimin sat down on the shoulder with a smile, and looked back at the altar, the prince who was so heroic, ordered the shoulder to start.

The start was a bit bumpy, and it didn't look like it was carried by a well-trained eunuch in the palace.

Li Shimin turned his head to reprimand him, but the figure in front of him looked familiar.

Just as he was about to ask, he saw a big black face, turned his head, and showed his big white teeth.

Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry: "Jingde, if you don't swear allegiance to the new emperor, why did you come here to lift my shoulders?"

Yu Chigong turned to the back and nuzzled and said: "Not only you have taken the Zen position, but I have also handed over the family property to Baolin. I heard that after you take the Zen position, you plan to travel to the Tang Dynasty. I am conceited and have some force, how can I not escort you?" about?"

"Yes, yes, I also lost my family business to my son, and now I'm alone, with no money for drinking. Your majesty travels around the Tang Dynasty, and I can't do without this minister!"

Li Shimin looked back again, and scolded with a smile: "Who doesn't know that you Cheng Zhijie's family has a big business. I heard that all your wine was sent to Lingnan and sold by sea. I want to see that you will have to pay for the expenses at that time." Money is it!"

After laughing and scolding Cheng Yaojin, and then turning his head to look in front of him, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel moved.

I didn't notice it when I entered the arena, but now I saw Fang Xuanling and others, who were actually wearing casual clothes, participating in this meditation ceremony.

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no, it was arranged secretly by His Majesty and the ministers. The humble minister is old and has reached the age of spoiling his grandchildren. Your Majesty's Zen position, the old minister should also retire What's more, last month, in addition to the increase in officials' salaries, His Majesty also added a new retirement system, and all courtiers who are old will still have their salaries to receive after leaving office."

Li Shimin was surprised and said: "You are all gone, what about the court?"