"Xuancheng, if things in Hebei can be stabilized so quickly, you have done a great service to the country!"

Li Shimin said to Wei Zheng: "Now that the country is so corrupt, I am struggling to find a way to govern the world. I have benefited a lot from your remarks today. I will discuss it with the court later. In addition, I will tell Li Zhian and Li Sixing that I hope they will work together."

When working for the imperial court, I will treat everyone equally."

Hearing what the emperor said, Wei Zheng immediately raised his hands and praised: "Your Majesty's generosity is a blessing to our Tang Dynasty. I believe that with these two people as an example, King Xi's old troops will be happy to join him."

Memorials from the courtiers were sent to the Zhongshu Province in batches. Cen Wenwen was now a member of the Zhongshu Sheng, organizing documents for the emperor every day. This time, Li Shimin encouraged him to introduce policies to calm people and manage the country, to formulate new national policies and restore national strength.

Cen Wenwen knew that this was a good opportunity to realize his political ambitions, so he sent the memorial he had already written and the selected memorials to Chengqing Palace.

"Jingren, the country is now in ruins, all industries are withered, and the people are not clothed and have no food to eat. I don't know what to do. You come from a family of officials and are proficient in the ways of governing the country. What good strategies can I have?"

Li Shimin looked at this person who both Li Jing and Feng Deyi were optimistic about. Feng Deyi even said that Cen Wenwen had the talent of a prime minister.

"I heard that it is very difficult to create and rectify chaos; it is not easy to maintain the foundation that has been established. It is necessary to be prepared for danger in times of peace to determine the future. There should be a beginning and an end in order to build up the foundation.

After the Chengpeng Rebellion, in addition to decay, the household registration was reduced, and the fields were deserted. Your Majesty is familiar with ancient and modern affairs and knows the opportunities for safety. He puts the country first and the people first. He chooses wisely, pays careful attention to rewards and punishments, promotes talents, and rejects traitors.

.Change immediately after hearing a mistake, follow advice like a stream, do good without doubting, and believe in orders given."

"Jing Ren, I have a set of Han books here and I will give them to you today." Li Shimin immediately smiled. It seems that Feng Deyi was not mistaken. This man is talented.

Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace

Wei Zheng, who had just finished pacifying Hebei, came out of the team and said: "Your Majesty, I am proclaiming Hebei this time. In the land of Hebei, people's livelihood is in decline, and a large number of refugees have appeared. In the long run, this will lead to chaos. I believe that education should be the basis, and we should encourage reclamation and reconstruction.

home."

"Education, how to educate? In ancient times, the people's hearts were simple and simple, and it was possible to achieve great governance by using education. But since the Spring and Autumn Period, people's hearts have not been ancient, so Qin only used the legalist method of severe punishment, and Han only respected Confucianism to govern the world tyrannically. The three

After hundreds of years of endless wars, frequent changes in the country, and unstable people, how can we educate them?

Right now, we need to implement severe punishments and force the refugees not to move, so as to arbitrarily resettle the country. After the national strength is restored, we will consider your advice." Feng Deyi walked out of the class to refute Wei Zheng.

"Feng Gong's words are wrong. Nowadays, there is peace in the war, the people's strength is exhausted, and people's hearts are floating. Doesn't it mean that the government is forcing the people to rebel by acting like Feng Gong?

In ancient times, Yu the Great knew that blocking floods was better than sparing them. As the prime minister of a country, you must not understand the principle of being the pillar of a country."

"Wei Xuancheng, how dare you be so rude to the prime minister of the dynasty." Censor Li Yanshou stepped forward and scolded him.

Feng Deyi waved his hand to indicate that it was okay: "Xuancheng, after all, you have only been a small official in the East Palace. You don't know the difficulty of governing a big country. When the country was first established, stability was the first priority. A little carelessness could lead to the overthrow of the country.

Xuancheng, when the time comes, the people will still suffer. Can the illiterate people understand the teachings you preach? How can palliative medicine cure acute illnesses? Ask the refugees in Guanzhong whether they listen to your teachings and go away.

Which one would I choose between those who wanted to escape famine in Shandong?"

Feng Deyi's sincere advice to Wei Zheng fully demonstrated the ambition of the prime minister of a great power. For a while, there were continuous praises in the court. Feng Deyi brushed his long, snow-white beard and looked at Wei Zheng proudly.

"According to what the Duke said, I, Wei Zheng, mistakenly misunderstood the country and the emperor. Forcibly resettling the people will only make them more resentful and unwilling to face the difficulties with the court. Emperor Qin, the fundamental reason why the national power began to weaken after the Han Dynasty was to torture the people

Too much reason.

When our dynasty was first established, doing this would only allow powerful enemies to take advantage of it. When the country is weak, wars continue, and the people are alienated from the court, then will be the real crisis. If so, how will the feudal lord face your majesty and the people of the world?

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What Wei Zheng said became more and more impassioned. Looking at Feng Deyi's rising and falling chest, one could tell that the prime minister of the two dynasties was really angry at being refuted by Wei Zheng.

However, Feng Deyi still had some self-control after being an official for decades: "Xuancheng, the country is so poor and weak that he is like a chronically ill person. Can you expect to use palliative medicine to clear the acute illness in his body?

Go and ask the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital to see if a chronically ill person can lift a burden of three hundred kilograms after taking their medicine. It is not easy to govern a large country, and you cannot follow what others say. If you step too far, your feet will wander, and you will fall.

Looking back?"

"Your Majesty, I think that the words of the prince are reasonable. All dynasties must have the skills to control the people. Why do we need so many officials like Wei Xuancheng, who always discusses with the people about where to put the country's laws?

I think that Wei Zheng acted in such a derelict way that it is difficult to convince the ministers." Zheng Yuan of the Zheng family in Rongyang went out to embarrass Wei Zhengdao. Watching Zheng Yuan impeach Wei Zheng, Li Chengqian's doubts became more and more serious.

When Zheng Yuan was in the Wude Dynasty, the crown prince Zuo Shuzi was granted the title of Duke of Xingyang County. He successively held the posts of Dali Minister, Minister of Civil Affairs, Minister of Rites, and Minister of Punishments. Logically speaking, he should be Li Yuan's man. But he obviously would not do so at this time.

It was Li Yuan's wish, so who could make Rongyang Zheng take action?

It can be seen that the water behind this is really not as deep as usual. It is worthy of Fang Mou. Fang Xuanling should have known long ago that the family members would not give up control of land and population easily. After Zheng Yuan finished speaking, many officials

I agree, thinking that what Feng Deyi and Zheng Yuan said is what Lao Cheng said to seek the country.

Wei Zheng frowned indifferently and said: "Ruling a big country is like cooking a small delicacy. How can you convince the people of the world by assisting His Majesty in governing the country like you and others?"

Your Majesty, I believe that I should treat the people leniently, let them rest, and hide wealth among the people. I should not kill the goose to obtain the eggs. This is a memorial I wrote when I was in Hebei.

I am hereby submitting this document to Your Majesty, asking Your Majesty to relax the criminal law, reduce taxes, and use people's power prudently... Only in this way can the country become rich and the people strong, and our country, the Tang Dynasty, be able to maintain its power forever."

After listening to Wei Zheng's advice, Li Yanshou, Zheng Yuan and others criticized...

Fang Xuanling went out to stop the quarrel among the ministers: "Your Majesty, I think that what the Duke said and what Wei Zheng discussed are all unreasonable. It is for the sake of the court that all the ministers are vying to speak first. This is all because of your Majesty's benevolence and does not offend those who speak.

,Chen Jin congratulates His Majesty"

Fang Xuanling cleverly helped Wei Zheng get out of the siege, and handed the initiative of the court meeting into the hands of the emperor. Li Chengqian saw it, Jiang was still old and hot, and Li Chengqian secretly gave Fang Xuanling a thumbs up in his heart.

"You and others are all important ministers of the country. We should not argue with each other. I know the intentions of the ministers today. Please withdraw from the court."
Chapter completed!