Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

One of them was about Kang Guo's request for surrender.

Wang Gui looked at it, and then looked at Li Shimin with some trepidation.

"Your Majesty, did Li Qiu directly accept the surrender of Kang Kingdom?"

"This is indeed a bit of an overreach."

Hearing this, Li Shimin waved his hands indifferently.

"Actually, most of the government affairs here are made by Li Qiu directly."

"However, Xuanling is cautious."

"So he quietly picked out the government orders he felt were inappropriate and sent them to me."

"As for the matter of Kang Guo, I think Li Qiu handled it very well."

"The emperors of the previous generation all liked to appease the vassal states in distant regions."

"In order to gain the reputation of conquering the distant world."

"There is no practical effect in letting a small country like Kang go under."

"It will only waste people's money too much, and make people's livelihood even more miserable."

"If the Kingdom of Kang returns, once they encounter a critical situation, we have to go to the rescue according to morality."

"Teacher travels thousands of miles, isn't he tired?!"

"I won't do it, and I don't want to, to labor the common people to gain a false name."

"But Li Qiu, this kid, treats my state affairs as his family's Furong Garden to do business."

"In order not to make a loss-making business, he rejected Kang Guo's attachment."

"It's interesting to have the same goal by different routes."

"Not only this matter, but also many other government affairs that Li Qiu has handled."

"Although it is quite extreme, it is really good."

"For example, as reported by the Ministry of War, there are many Sui Dynasty customs among the people, and self-mutilation to avoid military service and corvee service are disgusting things."

"Li Qiu directly ordered him to impose a heavy responsibility and increase the corvee."

"Since Keming, Shang Shusheng hasn't acted like this for a long time."

"Li Qiu, this kid, really surprised me and gave me a pleasant surprise."

Seeing that Li Shimin was in a good mood at the moment, Wang Gui also hurriedly took the opportunity to say: "Li Qiu's position in the right servant can reflect his value."

"In fact, this is also thanks to His Majesty's ability to know people and make good use of them."

"Dare to promote and use officials in the court, ministers."

"At Li Qiu's age, it is quite rare in history to be able to occupy this important position."

Hearing Wang Gui's just-in-time flattery, Li Shimin's mood was even better.

"Hehe, Wang Gui, I'm afraid you forgot."

"When I was the King of Qin, I made this Ministerial Order."

"It's a bit older than the current Li Qiu, but not too much."

Wang Gui nodded with a smile at this time, and then took out the government order from his cuff.

Put it in front of Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I came here today is actually for this matter."

"This decree was drafted and submitted by Li Qiu."

While listening to his words, Li Shimin opened the memorial to have a look.

Naturally, I saw the memorial about Buddhism written by Fu Yi.

Then he frowned slightly.

Seeing the change in Li Shimin's complexion, Wang Gui took a deep breath.

Then he said the words he had prepared a long time ago gently.

"Your Majesty, in recent years, my Tang Dynasty has been at constant war."

"Affected by three consecutive years of famine."

"The number of common people's households has dropped sharply, the common people are withered, and their lives are quite difficult."

"Recently, there is a lot of pressure on the Ministry of War to recruit troops and food."

"I heard that Li Qiu once said to the people in the Ministry of War that the battle on the front line is the most important thing to resist foreign humiliation."

"In any case, there should be no delay or delay."

"Let him figure out the remaining soldiers and provisions."

"But after all, he is just a kid in his 20s, and his power is limited after all."

"The affairs of this country are too heavy for him."

"At this moment, Taishi ordered Fu Yi to find him."

"So he set his sights on monks in these temples who only receive offerings, but do not give birth, do not support their parents, do not serve corvee, do not serve in the military, and are not loyal to His Majesty's monks."

"And since the opening of the Silk Road, there have been more and more temples in the Central Plains."

"There are many state capitals that ignore the people's livelihood, but first build temples to pray for disaster relief."

"Especially in recent years, due to the aggravation of corvee and military service, more and more people become monks and avoid tax corvee."

"It's really not my fault that Li Qiu set his sights on them."

Chapter 728

Just as Wang Gui kept explaining to Li Qiu and stretching his pockets,

Li Shimin said slowly: "I remember that not long after I came to the throne, I went to Li Qiu's small restaurant to talk about this fate and natural disasters."

"At that time, Li Qiu's point of view gave me a lot of feelings and inspiration."

"Later, I also wanted to understand all this."

"Whether this natural disaster comes or not has nothing to do with who is the monarch or what the world is like."

"It should come, it should come."

"When a natural disaster occurs, the wise monarch and capable officials will always try their best to deal with it."

"Even though the disaster is great, the tragedy reflected in the history books is not serious."

"On the other hand, if the monarch is stupid and the treacherous officials are rampant, even if the disaster is not serious, it will be horrific in the history books."

"So I'm not surprised that Li Qiu made such a decision this time."

"However, this matter about the sect is not a trivial matter, and Li Qiu's handling of it in this way is too extreme."

"Wang Gui, please change this decree for me."

"According to what Li Qiu said, all monks, nuns, and Taoists must support and worship their parents."

"At the same time, the existing temples will be rectified, and one temple in each state will be reserved, and the number of monks and nuns in the temple will be approved."

"The monks, nuns, and Taoist priests who cannot be supported will be sent back to their hometowns to increase the labor force and population."

"In this way, when the state governments count corvee, military service, and taxes, they will naturally be counted."

"If it's really according to what Li Qiu decided before, these people below will have to arrest all the monks and priests in the world and send them into the army."

"Besides, in recent years, various miscellaneous books on yin and yang spells have been especially falsified, fooling the people and lying, hurting the teaching and corrupting the etiquette."

"Let Dr. Taichang, Lu Cai, lead someone to correct it."

Li Shimin's move is equivalent to giving Buddhism and Taoism a stick.

impartial.

The ultimate essence is to increase labor, increase production, and educate the people.

After Wang Gui left, Fang Xuanling was summoned by Li Shimin again.

The so-called matter is about Jia Chong, the governor of Daizhou.

"Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"

Li Shimin nodded with a smile, and handed Fang Xuanling's memorial to him.

"Xuanling, regarding Jia Chong's matter, I think you handled it very well."

"At the beginning, Yao and Shun were both great sage kings. Although they were the sons of heaven, they still couldn't educate their own sons."

"This Jia Chong is nothing more than the governor of a state, who alone can make the people better than the house!"

"If you sit back and watch and be demoted, the states and counties will cover each other up and give up the sinners."

"From now on, if there are people who commit ten evils in various states, don't impeach the governor."

"But let Ming Jia picket and punish the crime according to the law, so that the common people can eliminate the evil."

"Xuanling, the last time I saw you give such a clear-cut memorial, it may have been three years ago."

Seeing that Li Shimin was in a good mood today, Fang Xuanling said it directly.

"Before, when Keming was still there."

"Many times I have to ask him to help me make up my mind."

"The treatment of Jia Chong this time, Li Qiu saw that I was embarrassed, so he gave me this suggestion."

"This Jia Chong is indeed a rare and capable person."

"It would be a pity to be convicted because of such an incident."

Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled.

"Even I didn't think at the beginning that getting Li Qiu by your side, the two of you are quite compatible."

"This kid is reckless and daring. It will be of great benefit to him to have you teaching him."

"And he, sometimes, can also play the role of Keming back then, helping you make some decisions and ideas."

"Originally, when I asked him to do this right servant, I didn't know what to do."

"I just thought about changing him after a while."

"Looking at it now, there is no need to worry too much about this matter."

Fang Xuanling nodded at this time, and helped Li Qiu and said, "Your Majesty, Keming has passed away for three years in the blink of an eye."

"Xianchen, Changsun Wuji and others are getting old gradually."

"The future Datang depends on a group of young people like them."

"Back then, both Keming and Li Jing valued Li Qiu very much."

"I only want to train Li Qiu to be my apprentice, to take over my position in the future, and continue to serve His Majesty and Datang."

"This son Li Qiu is indeed a rare talent."

"Now, I happen to be able to train him with all my heart, which can be regarded as fulfilling one of Keming's wishes."

……

Chang'an City, Peking Palace.

Li Qiu skipped work in the afternoon and hurried back to the mansion.

Just because Zhang Yungu's family returned to Chang'an from Youzhou.

Come to see me at the Prince's Mansion in Peking today.

Zhang Yungu's ancestral home is near Chang'an.

In the past few years, there were heavy affairs in Youzhou, and Zhang Yungu never came back.

Now everything is settled in Youzhou, and the manpower is more and more sufficient.