Chapter 1 Comment on Yang Guang's merits and demerits(1/2)
The second year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.
Chang'an.
Lee's Tavern.
The tavern was not big, about ten square meters. At this time, a young man brought out two bowls of white rice and shouted: "It's time to eat, Uncle Fu, it's time to eat, come over and eat!"
"Okay, Master." A slightly older man responded and handed a jar of wine to the guest: "Sir, this is your wine. You are welcome to come again next time."
After seeing off the last guest, he walked to the dining table with a smile, looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Master, your whole person has changed since your serious illness a month ago."
"Can it not change? I am a person who has walked around the gate of hell. If it doesn't change, I will really go to the gate of hell." The young man replied casually.
Uncle Fu said happily: "It's getting better, the young master is getting better and better.
Before you fell ill, you had sex with a group of fair-weather friends almost every day and never paid attention to what was going on in the pub.
You were sick, and none of your friends came to visit you. The old slave was really angry at that time.
Fortunately, you are a lucky person, and with the help of two benefactors, you were cured of your illness.
Not only have you been cured of your illness, your whole person has changed. You no longer go out with those bad friends and have sex, but you have also started to hang out in the tavern that the master gave you.
The master and his wife are alive in heaven, and they will definitely feel relieved.
However, young master, I have always been curious, where did you learn your cooking skills?"
In response to Butler Fu Bo's question, the young man in white clothes said casually: "My cooking skills are what I thought of in my dream. I never thought that the wonderful ideas in my dreams could come true in reality. This is
The food will be so delicious.”
In fact, what Uncle Fu didn't know was that the boy in front of him was no longer the boy before. He was a time traveler.
Li Feng traveled through time and became a boy with the same name and surname, and even his appearance was very similar. The only difference was the era.
This is not the twenty-first century, but the second year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty.
There is also a system that travels together, called the achievement system. As long as you are recognized by others or make achievements, you can get achievement points. Achievement points can be used to purchase anything in the system store.
This is also Li Feng's secret.
Fortunately, there is no one in Li Feng's home, only he and his old servant, Uncle Fu, are left.
Uncle Fu also thought that Li Feng had matured a lot after his serious illness, which made him feel very relieved.
"Wow, it smells so good. Shopkeeper Xiao Li, what delicious food did you cook today?" I don't know when there were two more people at the door.
After Li Feng saw the appearance of the two people clearly, he smiled and said: "Old Li, Lao Fang, why are you here? Uncle Fu, hurry up and bring us the bowls and chopsticks for these two distinguished guests."
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Uncle Fu gave a slight salute to the two people at the door, and then went to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks.
Li Feng solemnly invited the two of them into the tavern.
Lao Li said: "We are here to see you today. How are you? Have you recovered?"
"Thank you for your concern. I have fully recovered. Thanks to you two for your life-saving grace, I will remember it in my heart." Li Feng said with great gratitude.
Lao Li waved his hand and said, "It's fate. We just happened to meet each other. You don't have to keep it in mind."
It turns out that Li Feng was sick when he first traveled through time. When Lao Li and Lao Fang passed by the tavern, they found Li Feng who was sick and passed out, so they asked a doctor to see him.
After Uncle Fu came back, he knelt down in front of the two of them and thanked them profusely.
Li Feng retracted his thoughts and said: "For you, this is a small effort, but for me, it is a life-saving grace. No need to say anything, I will always keep it in my heart. I will definitely be rewarded in the future."
Lao Li and Lao Fang looked at each other and smiled, very satisfied with Li
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peak performance.
Be humble, polite, and repay your kindness...
Uncle Fu brought bowls and chopsticks and placed them respectfully in front of Lao Li and Lao Fang: "Two benefactors, please use them with caution."
Lao Li and Lao Fang were not polite. They nodded and started eating and drinking. It was not the first time that they looked like this.
Li Feng took a few bites and asked: "You two haven't been here for about ten days. Is there anything that is bothering you?"
Lao Li nodded and said: "There are indeed some annoying things. But they have been solved."
"As long as it's solved, if you can't solve it, you can come to me. Even if I'm not 100% sure, I'm at least 80% sure."
"Ha ha."
Both Lao Li and Lao Fang laughed, thinking that Li Feng was bragging.
Li Feng also heard the contempt in the laughter of the two people, and he was not upset. Who let himself be young?
But who knows that beneath his youthful appearance there is a history of more than a thousand years.
"You can test me, and the questions will be up to you."
"You are so arrogant, why don't you notice it usually?" Lao Li chuckled.
Lao Fang thought for a while and said: "Lao Li, since shopkeeper Xiao Li said so, I have a question to test him."
"Oh? What topic?" Lao Li asked in surprise.
Lao Fang smiled and said: "On the merits and demerits of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty."
Li Feng and Lao Li were both stunned for a moment, and both looked at Lao Fang thoughtfully.
"What? You can't answer?" A hint of cunning flashed in Lao Fang's eyes.
Lao Li immediately understood Lao Fang's intention. He wanted to test Li Feng, but he was worried that Li Feng was just bragging.
Li Feng also thought of Lao Fang's intention, smiled slightly and said: "Lao Fang, you are very cunning."
"Oh, how do you say this?" Lao Fang was stunned.
He thought that Li Feng would be unable to do anything if he talked endlessly about Yang Guang's merits and demerits, but he never expected that he would talk about himself.
Li Feng laughed and said: "Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was a licentious and immoral tyrant.
In order to build the Grand Canal, we ordered the conquest of Henan. More than a million people from the counties in Huaibei dug the Tongji Canal. We conscripted troops three times to attack Goguryeo. They went out on patrol every year. Every time they went out, they built a large palace, etc. This is a well-known thing. I said it.
It’s all in vain.”
Lao Fang smiled and said: "This is a fact."
"Just because this is a fact, most people will comment that Yang Guang is a bad person. Doesn't his being emperor do everyone any good?"
"Isn't it?" Li Er also became interested.
Everyone in the world criticized Yang Guang as a foolish king and a tyrant who ruined all the great rivers and mountains of the Sui Dynasty.
Li Feng shook his head and said: "I admit that Yang Guang is greedy for pleasure, does not care about the life and death of the people, and only cares about himself. He is a tyrant and a coward.
However, I don’t think that an emperor only does bad things and does not do good things.”
"Oh, tell me." Lao Li became even more interested.
Li Feng said: "Let's talk about the Grand Canal first. At that time, we only saw millions of people digging in misery, but the contribution of this Grand Canal to future generations is immeasurable, let's talk about it now.
The opening of the Grand Canal promoted economic and cultural exchanges between the north and the south, safeguarded national unity and strengthened centralization.
Now everyone can see the sight of merchant ships traveling back and forth on the canal, and there are endless boat rides."
Also, Yang Guang unified the north and south. Although this was not something he did after he ascended the throne, it was still his doing. He ended the Northern and Southern Dynasties and achieved great unification.
The Tang Dynasty was able to gain this territory, and Yang Guang was indispensable.
In addition, Yang Guang's great cause of unblocking the Silk Road allowed our Han men to penetrate into the West and laid the foundation for the future capture of the Western Regions.
Although there were many loopholes in the creation of the imperial examination, it allowed a large number of
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More educated people can become officials through the imperial examination, and the officialdom no longer needs to be monopolized by aristocratic families.
It's a pity that the merits and demerits cannot be offset, and for the time, the faults were greater than the merits, and even for the time, the lack of merits was actually a fault.
In addition, more than 10 million peasants were disturbed by expropriation in Yang Guang in more than ten years, with an average of more than one person serving in each household, resulting in the tragic phenomenon of "people dying in labor all over the world".
Therefore, the world's evaluation of Yang Guang is negative."
"Okay. Well said." Lao Li cheered loudly, "Yang Guang has made mistakes, and they are big mistakes that will never be redeemed by death. But he also has great achievements, great achievements that will last forever.
However, merits and demerits cannot be offset, and if you make a mistake, you will have to bear the consequences, so he died, and the great rivers and mountains of the Sui Dynasty were ruined.
Lao Fang, are you satisfied with this answer?"
Lao Fang came back to his senses and said: "I am satisfied. This answer is very good. If you have merit, you must say it. His merit cannot be buried because it is too big."
"Since you are satisfied, you two should trust me and come to me if you have any difficulties in the future." Li Feng said with a smile.
"Wait a minute." Lao Li said, "You are right, you do have talent, but Lao Fang just gave you a question.
Then I also want to ask you a question, okay?"
"Of course, please ask a question."
To be continued...