The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

...... in the next few days

Although there are many of these new officials who are from famous families, the proportion is far less concentrated than before, and most of them belong to family branches, and they became independent early, relying on their own strength to emerge in the troubled times, such as Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others, although they came from the "cold family", but in the storm in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, with their outstanding talent and Li Er's trust, they stabilized their foothold in the political arena.

In the past, most of the court officials were occupied by the children of the family in the way of "filial piety and honesty", and these people often contradicted the ideas of Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others, resulting in the implementation of government affairs often encountered obstacles.

After this reform, the entire imperial court was like being reborn, and the various yamen completed personnel changes one after another, and Du Ruhui and others suddenly felt that the administration was relaxed and the work efficiency was greatly improved. They had fantasized about such a situation, but they never imagined that it would come true one day. Just because of Li Changge's advice and a few words of strategy, this seemingly unattainable dream turned into a reality, which made Du Ruhui and others admire Li Changge so much, and the mood of going to court every day became extremely happy.

And in this change, the happiest person is Li Er himself.

He has been so happy these days that the eldest grandson empress began to worry that he would be happy and sad.

Li Er, who used to be anxious and sleepless, is now unable to sleep at night due to excessive joy.

In the middle of the night, Li Er tossed and turned, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, and let out bursts of smirks from time to time.

Empress Changsun couldn't hold back after all, and asked with concern: "Erlang, what's wrong with you? Doesn't it mean that those families have already compromised?"

Li Er smiled like a child, not seeing the majestic and domineering emperor on weekdays, he explained: "Guanyin, I'm sorry for the noise. Ge'er has really done a great job for me this time!".

Although Empress Eldest Sun was worried about Li Er's physical condition, she also understood that she should not interfere too much in government affairs, so she only advised him to pay attention to rest.

Li Er was very excited, and told her about the way of governing the country of the Ming monarchs of the past dynasties, and this insight came from Li Changge's advice.

He mentioned, "Cutting the feudal domain, people's livelihood and defending against foreign enemies are really one and complement each other. In order for the people to live a prosperous life, the imperial court needs sufficient financial support, which in addition to reducing the burden of the people, must also be obtained through reasonable reduction of feudal domains. "

After hearing this, Empress Eldest Sun expressed her doubts.

Li Er further elaborated: "When the imperial court set out to improve the people's livelihood and enhance its combat power, it needed a lot of money, and if it did not exploit the people, it could only find financial resources from the vassal kings. Therefore, the act of cutting feudal domains seems to have nothing to do with people's livelihood and foreign enemies, but in fact it is closely linked. "

Empress Eldest Sun keenly captured the changes in Li Er's speech, and the excitement in that tone was overflowing, and the words and sentences were both unfamiliar and familiar. Her mind flickered like lightning, and in an instant she touched a possible truth.

"I'm afraid I didn't hear this from the song, right?"

Li Er smiled awkwardly and proudly, and said frankly: "That's right, you guessed it, all these novel strategies are really from Ge'er's hand!"

The queen replied mockingly: "I'll just say, you don't have the immortal root to compare with Han Wu, it seems that if you want to achieve such a great cause, you have to rely on our songs!"

When Li Er heard this, he laughed heartily, and his laughter was full of confidence and joy.

His mood became more and more high, and he continued to expound his philosophy of governance: "You see, the morale of the army comes from the will of the people, and if the army is to have a stable spirit and full combat strength, the people must live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough financial resources to raise horses and prepare for war. Therefore, it will not work by oppressing the people, I am afraid that we can only build an army that seems to be strong but is mainly infantry. However, the matter of cutting down the feudal domain is related to the foundation of the country, and the risks are huge. "

If you succeed, you are expected to become the first emperor of the ages like Gaozu and Han Wu; if you fail, you may repeat the mistakes of the second emperor Huan Ling, and if you fail to cut the feudal domain, you will be named a gullible eunuch. He sighed, "This time in the face of the pressure of the five surnames and seven hopes, I was also in a predicament for a while, and even worried about whether I needed to fight again and rebuild the country." "

But at this moment, Li Er was full of spirit and cheerful: "But in the end, I still succeeded! I can make these giants bow their heads today, and tomorrow we will definitely be able to uproot their power! In the future, I will definitely be able to make meritorious achievements, and my status will catch up with Han Wu, it is not a lie!"

At this moment, in the Tang Dynasty, although the Turks were still arrogant, Goguryeo was still threatening, and the family gate lords were still proud.

However, Li Er, who is well-read and experienced, has seen the signs of the family's weakness and the dawn of success in the ...... from the recent competition

In the early morning of the next day, Li Er efficiently handled the affairs of the early dynasty, and quietly left the palace in civilian clothes, and met Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, and Li Jing. With a smile on his face, he poured wine for the three of them himself, a move that left them stunned and overwhelmed.

Qin Qiong had an upright temperament and took the lead in asking: "What is your majesty's important matter? If there is a need, even if you speak out, how dare we shirk it?"

Li Erlang laughed loudly: "You guys are really, I am polite to you, must there be hard work? Can't it be because I am in a good mood today?".

Qin Qiong couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth when he recalled his deeds outside the Vermilion Bird Gate a few days ago, and Wei Chigong was even more overjoyed, he was happy to see those unbeatable children of the family hit the wall. In their hearts, Li Er is a wise man, and as long as he wins, it will be a great thing.

Then, Li Er's words changed, his eyes fell on Li Jing, and he said: "However, Shubao, you are right, I came to you, and I do have something to discuss." "

Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Wei Chigong said in unison: "Your Majesty, please speak, we will go to the soup and fight the fire, and we will not give up!"

Li Er nodded with satisfaction, and then calmly revealed his latest plan: "Disarmament." "

"Disarmament?" Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong looked stunned, as if they were dizzy by this sudden decision.

The two glanced at each other, their confused eyes focused on Li Er, and deep doubts were locked between their eyebrows.

Wei Chi Gong said bluntly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Although I am called Wei Chi Old Devil, I don't know much about those twists and turns, but according to common sense, now that rebels and thieves are frequent, the Turks are becoming more and more arrogant, and Goguryeo is self-proclaimed orthodox, fighting against our Tang Dynasty, and reducing troops at such a time, this is ...... Will this work?".

His Majesty smiled slightly, and turned his gaze to Li Jing, as if he had thought deeply about this: "That's right, at first I thought that the more soldiers and horses, the better, but now, Li Jing, you can explain it to them." "

Li Jing obeyed the order, set his eyes on the two warrior generals, thought for a moment and then slowly spoke: "This question is actually consistent with the point of view mentioned by Gongzi. Shubao, Jingde, you first answer me a question - if you command the troops, are you willing to have a hundred ordinary generals like Liao Hua, or are you willing to have an outstanding general like Huo Quzhi?"

Faced with this multiple-choice question, Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong replied in unison without hesitation: "Then do you still need to choose? Of course, it's Huo Qu's disease!".