Chapter 11 The thoughts of His Majesty Li Er
Xu Qilin has been away from Luoyang for about ten days before Li Sipang's report was submitted. The delay in time was also intended to prevent His Majesty Li Er from connecting the two together.
The same is true. Xu Qilin didn't want outsiders to see that he had already taken the team and was a faction that supported Li Sipang; and Li Sipang also wanted to avoid suspicion, and showed his political ability to his father and court officials.
His Majesty Li Er looked at the fat son's report, with a smile on his face and his head from time to time, and he admired the fat son's advice very much.
The migration of Naxiang to Kuanxiang mentioned in the newspaper is indeed very insightful and can indeed solve some problems.
Since the migration of the people is subject to information and concerns along the way, the court will make up for these shortcomings so that the people will have no worries.
Just like the areas that compete for talents in later generations introduced preferential policies, the court could first let count the land of prefectures and counties with less land, how many farmers can be placed, and what preferential conditions can be placed, and then report all of these.
Guanzhong can post notices to call on and encourage farmers to move to other places. If they pass the registration, the government will pay for money and grain, and even provide cars, horses, and post stations to send farmers to the prefectures and counties to the destination.
In his report, Li Sipang also suggested that if the station is inconvenient for farmers to use, he could use the Dayingkuan's residence, just like providing food and accommodation for the students who are taking the exam.
These policies seem to cost the imperial court a lot of money, but after immigration, the land cultivated increased, the tax paid more, but the number of soldiers provided was also more, but in the long run, it was a transaction that would not be compensated.
From the perspective of His Majesty Li Er, farmers have land to cultivate, and their rents and taxes have increased, which also ensures social stability and ensures the sustainability of the military system.
For a wise emperor, the most important thing is to consolidate the ruling foundation, and some money will not be seen at all.
"Qingque's proposal is very good." His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and praised, but smiled bitterly, but he also knew that this move would inevitably be secretly resisted and even resented by the Guanlong nobles.
The Guanlong Group, or the Guanlong nobles, has a long history and has a close connection with the royal families through the marriage relationship between families.
Among them, the most famous Dugu family, "one family, three queens", that is, Dugu Xin's three daughters became the queens of the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties.
The replacement of dynasties and the inheritance and creation of the empire can even be seen as the court coups they dominated again and again. It was just the rule of one family instead of another family, the Yuwen family instead of the Yuan family, the Yang family of Sui replaced the Yuwen family, and the Li Tang Dynasty replaced the Sui family.
However, the Guanlong Group has too much power, and even if the rulers of the empire are elected by them, they cannot avoid a deep restraint and preventive mentality on them.
One of the reasons behind the death of the Second Emperor of Sui Dynasty was that Emperor Yang of Sui was too hasty and weakened the power of the Guanlong noble group, which angered the people in power within the group.
As Li Tang, who was established in the Sui Dynasty and was once a member of the Guanlong Group, His Majesty Li Er knew this well and understood it very clearly.
Since the beginning of his ascension to the throne, His Majesty Li Er's suppression of the Guanlong Group has not stopped. Four years after Zhenguan, in addition to reusing the new nobles to command troops, His Majesty Li Er also quoted foreign generals to control the troops of the palace.
These measures have gradually slashed the Guanlong Group's control over military power, and the decline of the Guanlong Group is inevitable.
But decline is decline, and the Guanlong Group's political power in the court is still very strong. His Majesty Li Er adopted Xu Qilin's suggestion, carried out reforms in the imperial examinations, and valued the cold-sected officials, and also wanted to suppress and weaken the Guanlong Group politically.
Learning from the lessons that Emperor Yang of Sui was too hasty and too hard, His Majesty Li Er adopted a gradual and gentle strategy.
Now, when he saw the fat son’s report, he also praised it and thought that this was another good way to weaken the Guanlong nobles.
The basis of the existence of the Guanlong nobles and gentry is cultural heritage, land, and the population controlled by land. Hiding Dingkou is their usual trick, which not only reduces national taxes, but also becomes a source of private soldiers.
Therefore, just like suppressing the gentry, investigating land and population is His Majesty Li Er's next measure and will be his plan for next year.
However, from the fat son's report, His Majesty Li Er saw an opportunity to implement it immediately. As long as the farmers were given sufficient land and the tax was not high, what would the Guanlong nobles and gentry use to make the farmers rely on?
In other words, as long as the immigration policy is well formulated, many farmers will turn to the country, which will weaken the control of the population by the Guanlong nobles and gentry.
It can be imagined that they will definitely resist immigrants. They dare not dare to do anything secretly. If it were other officials, His Majesty Li Er would not care, but he would hesitate to let his fat son attract hatred.
Fucking his forehead gently, His Majesty Li Er fell into thinking about how to avoid such a thing.
At this moment, the palace servant came in to report that Ma Zhou, a member of the Secretariat, was waiting to see him.
His Majesty Li Er immediately summoned him to Ma Da Secret, who was both from a poor family and talented, and he relied on and trusted him.
Ma Dami walked into the hall with a stack of memorials from all officials, and immediately received the treatment of giving him a seat.
The Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, a senior minister in charge of the central edicts and the palace finances, was also responsible for drafting edicts, taking charge of attendants, spreading imperial edicts, and participating in the memorials of all officials.
Therefore, His Majesty Li Er asked Ma Zhou to come and review the memorial of Fatty son together. This is Ma Zhou's responsibility.
Ma Zhou had read the memorial presented by Li Tai, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I think His Highness, the King of Wei, has a thorough analysis of this memorial and is clear, and it is necessary to implement it. The court is just spending some money, but can get Dingkou, who pays taxes for a long time, with all benefits and no harm."
His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "I also think Qingque's discussion is very good, and I hope to solve the problem of narrow and crowded people in Guanzhong."
After pausing, he continued, "But I don't want to hand over this memorial to the Political Affairs Hall, or I don't want others to know that this is my son's advice."
Ma Zhou was stunned for a moment, a little confused. This was obviously a matter of gaining fame, so why don’t you want people to know that it was the advice of King Li Tai of Wei?
Could it be that your Majesty has the idea of being a free crown prince and does not want King Li Tai of Wei to arouse resentment from the Guanlong nobles, so as to avoid resistance when replacing the crown prince?
Ma Zhouduo is smart and knows that even so, it is not something he can say. If His Majesty wants to do this, then think of a solution and don’t ask too much.
"I think this matter is easy, either by Your Majesty's direct order or in the name of others." Ma Zhou bowed and replied: "It will be implemented at this time, and the statistics of each prefecture and county can be submitted as soon as possible. Immigration will be carried out in the beginning of next spring."
His Majesty Li Er thought for a moment and said, "Then I will issue an order directly and let the Political Affairs Hall discuss and promulgate and implement it!"
Ma Zhou presented the memorial to all officials brought by him, and sat down to participate in the trial with His Majesty Li Er.
"Bin Wang, look at your complexion, your diabetes has been cured?" His Majesty Li Er looked up at Ma Zhou and said with great relief: "If this is the case, I feel no comfort!"
Ma Zhou smiled and bowed, "Thank you for your concern. I also felt that the disease was relieved and very effective after taking Liuwei Dihuang Decoction given by Qi Lin."
His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "Qi Lin used his teacher's prescription to treat people again. It's very good, it's very good!"
"Immortal Lu Yu is a good doctor, but unfortunately I am not allowed to thank you in person." Ma Zhou expressed his regret sincerely.
His Majesty Li Er said with a slight head, "Immortal Lu Yu is a master of the world and does not want to see people from the world. But being able to use his hands to be a clever man is also a good fortune for many people."
Ma Zhou said: "Your Majesty believes that Lu Yuxian Chang has connections with Qi Lin, and is not living in seclusion in the mountains or traveling overseas?"
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "If it weren't for this, how could Qi Lin get so much help? Moreover, in a short time, he could solve various problems."
Ma Zhou thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is wise. If you are very far apart, Qi Lin will not be able to get the guidance of the immortal chief soon."
"The immortal elder is not willing to show up, and he cannot force him." His Majesty Li Er said with regret: "It is the same with Qi Lin's endorsement."
Turning his eyes to Ma Zhou, His Majesty Li Er asked: "I want to establish Taoism as the national religion, what do King Bin thinks?"
Ma Zhou immediately nodded in agreement, there was nothing to say about this. Li Er is your ancestor and it is impossible to say that he did not establish Taoism.
However, you just killed Taoist priests such as Qin Ying and made Taoism the state religion so quickly. Is it too short to be the time?
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and said slowly: "It is not too late to issue this edict next year."
It turned out that there were still a few months of buffering, and Ma Zhou understood now and had no objection.
"Have the freight of 100 stone grain not been adjusted yet?" His Majesty Li Er had read the memorial and found that there was no relevant memorial from the branch.
Ma Zhou bowed and said, "When the minister goes to ask, urge them to handle the matter as soon as possible."
His Majesty Li Er said "hmm" and said with a slight dissatisfaction: "It's so slow to do things, it's not as good as a boy like Qi Lin. It seems that I'm too tolerant."
Ma Zhou hurriedly persuaded: "The autumn harvest has just passed, and the branch is busy counting the output reported in various places. Please forgive me."
His Majesty Li Er let out a long breath, and said nothing, and ordered the palace servants to continue the new tea, sip it slowly, and chat with Ma Zhou.
"Did King Bin see the "Meeting" in the theater?" His Majesty Li Er asked the most popular topics in Chang'an nowadays and smiled: "I've seen it, it's not bad."
Ma Zhou said: "I have never seen it, but the female family members in the family have watched it twice, and they all say it's very good!"
"The theater is indeed unique." His Majesty Li Er said: "The sound is clear and the private rooms are elegant, which is a good place for entertainment."
After pausing, His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "Qi Lin wants to build a larger theater for the royal family, I have not replied yet."
Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty's body of a thousand gold coins is not suitable for going to theaters outside the city often. According to the opinions of the empress, a large theater was built outside the palace. It can be specially designed for royal performances, and it can also allow people in Chang'an to entertain, killing two birds with one stone."
His Majesty Li Er nodded with a smile and said, "I mean that. If it is built only for the royal family, it will only cause criticism. It should be okay to share the same joy with the people."
Only in this way can one get less criticized. It’s not that His Majesty Li Er is afraid of Wei Datengzi and others, it’s really annoying.
As he was talking, King Li Zhi of Jin came to greet him. Seeing that there was nothing else, Ma Zhou stood up and left.
"Have you finished your homework?" His Majesty Li Er asked with a smile. There is only one of the three legitimate sons around you to comfort me. In addition, they are the youngest sons, so they are even more favored.
Li Zhi bowed and said, "Go back to my father, my homework has been completed and the master has also checked it."
His Majesty Li Er said, "Tai'er invites you to Luoyang for a trip, have you agreed?"
Li Zhi hurriedly replied: "The fourth brother invited me, and the child also wanted to see the scenery of Luoyang, and he could also understand the sufferings of the people along the way."
His Majesty Li Er pondered and did not agree immediately. Although Li Zhi had already explained that he wanted to go, he was a little reluctant.
Seeing that his father was hesitant, Li Zhi bowed and said, "My son wants to go to Luoyang by land. If he has more than a month, he will be able to return to Chang'an."
His Majesty Li Er nodded helplessly, saying that it is natural to be safe to go by land, and although the water route is fast, it is still worrying.
Li Zhi asked for instructions again: "I heard that there is a true Taoist method of Pan Shidao in the Songyang Temple in Yue. I went to Luoyang this time to see his righteous face, but I wonder if my father can allow it?"
Pan Shidao's master Wang Yuanzhi was called "The Lord of the King". Not only did Emperor Yang of Sui hold disciple etiquette to him, but His Majesty Li Er also met him when he was the King of Qin and personally taught the Three Caves at the official residence.
When His Majesty Li Er ascended the throne, Wang Yuanzhi refused to return to the mountain with a terrible affair. His Majesty Li Er returned to build a temple of peace in Maoshan for him to live there.
Wang Yuanzhi was dead. As the leader of Maoshan Sect, Pan Shidao carefully studied Taoist scriptures, Buddhist principles, Confucianism, and integrated them. Especially in the practice of the Three Pure Land teachings, the Three True Ways, and the Six Low True Ways, he put the greatest effort into it.
For this reason, he went deep into Xiaoyao Valley, Songshan for ten years and devoted himself to studying. At the same time, he also studied internal and external alchemy methods, breathed and breathed, and refined them into the mysterious elixirs in the body with the essence of heaven and earth. He also practiced the method of fasting guidance, lying on the ivy bed at night, eating pine bait, and tacitly connecting with nature. He heard that he had reached the top level of the Three Pure Land.
Moreover, through extensive reading and extensive learning, Pan Shidao has completed the Taoist immortal genealogy, spread Maoshan Taoism, recruited disciples, and promoted the scriptures and Taoism, which has become famous.
Therefore, His Majesty Li Er agreed to Li Zhi's request very happily.
"My son is weak and sick. When he meets Mr. Pan, he can ask more methods to strengthen the body and improve the body." His Majesty Li Er did not forget to remind him, "May write a letter to Qi Lin and ask him to ask Xian Zheng Lu Yu to ask him for solutions."
Li Zhi bowed and said, "My son is just thinking about this. Lu Xian's method is very good. The complexion of the wicked girl will improve day by day and her body will be strong."
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "It is precisely this that you asked Xianchang for prescriptions through Qi Lin. Seeking medical treatment and medicine is the right way. What kind of lead and mercury elixir can never be contaminated, it is harmful or useless. You must remember it."
At this time, His Majesty Li Er had a disdain for the pills, but in his later years, his mentality changed. It is said that he died of taking the pills.
Chapter completed!