As an emperor, in fact, he does not need to have a very outstanding ability, as long as he can use people, can use people, then the emperor is a mingjun. Li Longji was such a Ming Emperor in the early period, and if it were not for the corruption in the later period that led to the Anshi Rebellion, he might have been able to juxtaposed with the Qin Emperor Han Wu and the Tang Emperor Song Zu.
Kaiyuan Shengshi Chart
At the beginning of the Kaiyuan dynasty, it was actually not very beautiful, after the darkness of the Wuzhou period and the chaos of the Wei Dynasty's chaotic government period, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty at this time was no longer comparable to that of the late Zhenguan period, coupled with several locust plagues in the early years of the Kaiyuan, Li Longji lived a tight life in the years before the Kaiyuan. Li Longji, who is full of political struggle ability, actually does not have a very strong ability to govern the country, fortunately, he has two able ministers, Yao Chong, and Lu Huaishen, one grasping the general direction, and the other implementing the specific plan, so with such cooperation, this created a prosperous kaiyuan prosperous world in the later period, which did not pick up the road and did not close the house at night.
Li Longji film and television image
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Yao Chong's ten policies are the most important guiding directions for Kaiyuan Shengshi</h1>
Before Li Longji used Yao Chong, Yao Chong made ten demands on him, perhaps more accurately called political advice:
After the fierceness of the Wu Zhou Period, whether it was the people or the people, their nerves were already very tense, and Ren Zheng could relieve this pressure and not lead to civil unrest
Without seeking external expansion, from the Yonghui period to the Wuzhou period, the military activities to the outside world were no less than during the Zhenguan period, and the national strength of the Tang Dynasty could no longer support the conquest of the outside world, and it was not advisable to use force to exhaust the military
Law enforcement began with people close to them, or the drawbacks left by the previous monarchs, whether it was during the reign of Wu Zetian or Li Xian, the rulers basically did not punish the faults of those close to them, resulting in unfair law enforcement and lax law enforcement
Eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in political affairs, which was a taboo both before and after the Tang Dynasty, and basically few imperial dynasties could not weaken after eunuchs interfered
Imperial relatives, whether in the opposition or in the dynasty, are not allowed to have real power in office, since ancient times, the kings of the domain have divided their territory, and there are not many foreign relatives with exclusive power, and in the later period of Tang Xuanzong's reign, was it not because of the eunuchs interfering in politics and the dictatorship of foreign relatives that caused the Anshi chaos
Only the courtesy of the courtiers, the able corporals, will be used by the superiors
Encouraging the offenders to be straight and direct, using people as a mirror can see the gains and losses, which is the experience of Tang Taizong's reign
Stop building all kinds of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, these are all things that cost the people money and must be prohibited
To put an end to foreign relatives interfering in politics, in addition to not having real power, foreign relatives must not ask about political affairs, from a certain point of view, foreign relatives interfering in politics is more terrible than the imperial relatives and state relatives have real power, and the power of the pillow wind is not small
In addition to tenant rent and taxes, no other taxes should be levied on the people; harsh government is fiercer than tigers, and hiding wealth from the people is the key to a strong national strength
Ying Ying Images
It is precisely because of Yao Chong's ten policies as a political guide that the Kaiyuan prosperous world can appear, and it is precisely in the later period that Tang Xuanzong deviated from these ten policies, which led to the anshi chaos in the later period of Tianbao, which shows that without these ten policies, there would be no Kaiyuan prosperous world.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > accompanied by Lu Huaishen</h1>
The situation in a country is not something that can be played by one person, even if there is an emperor behind him as a patron, Yao Chong also needs someone to cooperate with him, and Lu Huaishen is such a very good candidate.
Lu Huaishen knew that his ability was inferior to Yao Chong's, so during Yao Chong's reign, he acted as a very good helper and cover. Every time Yao Chong implements the policy, he will find Lu Huaishen's shadow, or act as a promoter of the policy to make the civil and military officials more convinced, or give fire cover, acting as a chicken for Yao Chong to kill and show the monkeys.
Portrait of Lu Huaishen
For example, whenever there is a major decision, Lu Huaishen must take Yao Chongma as the leader, and what Yao Chong says, Lu Huaishen will do. Once, there was a funeral in Yao Chong's home and he took ten days off. During this period, political affairs were decided by Lu Huaishen. Unexpectedly, in these ten days, Lu Huaishen had to pile up these government affairs documents and wait for Yao Chong's return before making a decision. Such an approach made other civil and military officials follow suit, and Yao Chong's resistance to governance was swept away.
Another time, it was between the third and fourth years of the new century, when there was a locust plague in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the civil and military officials believed that it was a punishment given by heaven and did not dare to carry out locust extermination and disaster relief. When Yao Chong proposed to extinguish the locusts in the DPRK, all the officials were opposed in their hearts, and Lu Huaishen, who was usually cautious and cautious, was the first to stand up as a chicken, he said: "Locusts are natural disasters, and they cannot be countered by manpower, otherwise they will hurt Tianhe, so let's have a good discussion, please think twice." ”
An overwhelming array of locusts
Yao Chong said sharply, "You can't bear to let people starve to death, and you can't bear to kill locusts?" If there is a plague after the locust eradication, then let me bear it alone. ”
Yao Chong's words made Lu Huaishen speechless, and the rest of the civil and military officials saw that Lu Huaishen, who was the prime minister, had nothing to say, so they also closed their mouths and stood quietly on both sides to watch Yao Chong's performance.
After this performance by Yao Chong and Lu Huaishen, the locust eradication policy was able to be implemented without any resistance, and the locust plague was successfully treated soon after, and the people's grain harvest was not impossible to survive in winter.
With the cooperation of Lu Huaishen, each of Yao Chong's policies can be well implemented, and the situation in Datang has become better and better under the joint efforts of the two, and finally created a scene of Kaiyuan prosperity. The prosperity and prosperity of the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods were unprecedented in the three hundred years of the History of the Tang Dynasty.
Chang'an under the kaiyuan dynasty
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > two extremely simple prime ministers</h1>
The prosperity of the late Kaiyuan period is inseparable from the simplicity of the early Kaiyuan period, from the king to the people, the whole country lives a simple and poor life. Because of open source and throttling, the wind of extravagance cannot be popular in the country, which will hide wealth. If it is like the Western Jin Dynasty, don't say that the Kaiyuan Dynasty was prosperous, the Tang Dynasty may end here.
In this regard, Yao Chong and Lu Huaishen are definitely a typical example, their simple life in the past dynasties, perhaps only Yu Qian and Hai Rui in the Ming Dynasty can be compared.
temple
Yao Chong lived in the temple during his tenure as prime minister, and as the prime minister of a country, even if he did not have his own mansion, the emperor would reward it. But no, Yao Chong was very willing to live in the temple and live a life of poverty. This may have been a political necessity, in order to coincide with the reform movement of the time that "suppressed extravagance and frugality". In short, during Yao Chongwei's period, he did not have his own house. The emperor did not reward, the salaries of officials during the Tang Dynasty were thin, and Yao Chong did not have the ability to buy a house. In the end, his two sons and confidants could not stand such a poor life, corruption was exposed, and Yao Chong was forced to resign. With such a typical figure as Yao Chong, the civil and military officials followed suit, at least on the surface, they also lived quite frugally.
Yao Chong's good teammates are not to mention more, Yao Chong's life is no house, Lu Huaishen is no coffin after death. Although Lu Huaishen was the prime minister, the Feng Lu at that time was not as rich as during the Song Dynasty, and most of the Feng Lu he received was distributed to the people around him who served him, so that even his wife and children could not eat enough, and the house he lived in was in tatters, and the wind and rain were the norm. In November of the fourth year of the new century, Lu Huaishen fell ill and died, and the family did not have any savings, so poor that he did not even have money for the coffin. So much so that the only old servant in the family sold himself, and only then did he have the money to do the funeral for Lu Huaishen.
It is precisely because of the example of Yao Chong and Lu Huaishen that whether it is the emperor Li Longji or the middle-level officials, or the lower-level people, they dare not and are ashamed to live a luxurious life. The wealth accumulated over time, more and more abundant, the Tang Dynasty during the Kaiyuan prosperous era can come.
Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace
It can be said that without Yao Chong's ten policy guidelines and Lu Huaishen's active cooperation, the possibility of the emergence of the Kaiyuan prosperous world is really small, but it is these two prime ministers, their lives are not very good. Can we come to the conclusion that only a life of poverty can make great politicians?