Emperor Ming Yuan was sweating coldly when he heard this. He wanted to defend himself, but found that he could not.
Prince Anfeng continued: "When appointing a prince, you do not evaluate the abilities of the kings, but focus on preferences. Those who flatter you will look at them with high regard, and those who are disobedient will not be considered. This will lead to long-term disputes over the country's foundation, and eventually disturb the country.
The city was full of turmoil, and when it came time to establish Yu Wenhao as the crown prince, you were unwilling to do so. You were always afraid of being wrongly appointed, and you repeatedly allowed Yu Wen'an to become powerful. If it weren't for the crown prince's restraint, Yu Wen'an's ambitions would never have stopped. Then there was the Leprosy Mountain incident. The conditions in the country at that time were poor.
, there have been several invasions from the surrounding areas, Xianbei and the Northern Desert are eyeing each other, and most of the energy of the country has been transferred to the border. When you came to the throne, you could have sorted out the people's livelihood issues in the country, reformed medical care, and education, but you did not do a single thing.
Following your father's last resort, you didn't resolve to reform until the Crown Princess cured the leper and you felt safe. In these years, you have made no big mistakes, but you have also made no great achievements. When you sent troops to the Northern Desert, you still repeatedly pushed back.
, I missed the best time. Fortunately, the prince did not listen to you and secretly improved his weapons. Otherwise, the Northern Tang Palace would have been filled with blood today, and you are still sitting on the throne today, giving orders to the ministers? "
"As for you, the year after you ascended the throne, you personally visited the disaster area when the Huaijiang River was flooded, and you didn't sleep for three days and three nights. This incident has been praised by people for a whole year, and people have been talking about you as a holy king for a whole year.
, but even now, you have never ordered the construction of dams, and the disaster is still there."
"The reason why you have been able to spend these years safely is not because of how lucky you are, but because Chu Xiaowu is here. When your father abdicates, Chu Xiaowu does not have to be the chief minister. In order to support you, he is not in good health, so he still serves as the chief minister.
He is an assistant, but you are really making things difficult for him. All these years of wiping his butt for you have exhausted his energy. In order to revitalize farming and suppress commerce, all cultivators are awarded the title of good citizen. In order to increase the number of people cultivating the land, you reclaim wasteland.
You open the prison door wide and send all the prisoners, regardless of whether they are guilty of murder or exiled, to the reclamation. After three years of reclamation, you will forgive the crime and issue a certificate of good citizenship. As a result, local murders have increased year by year. The chief assistant has rushed to the state capitals to supervise the state capitals.
The yamen set up a special anti-criminal team and almost died of exhaustion on the road. There are countless other things like this. How can you have the face to say that you are a meritorious and wise king? Don't excuse yourself. Your father also did this when he was in the dynasty, but he
At that time, it was a last resort. After fighting for so many years, the country's strength was weak and its people were gone, so it was the only way to do it, but you didn't need it. He had already cleared most of the obstacles for you when he abdicated."
Emperor Ming Yuan's face turned pale. He could not refute Prince Anfeng. He was indeed not a wise king.
After Prince Anfeng counted it all, he looked at his expression and said: "However, although you have no great achievements, you have not made any big mistakes. You are indeed not a fatuous and incompetent emperor. You know right from wrong, serve the people wholeheartedly, and are diligent."
Sincerely, don’t indulge in pleasure and focus on political affairs. The people are willing to call you Ming Dynasty. It’s not because of your great achievements, but because you haven’t caused too much chaos to this country. I don’t blame you. I appointed you in the first place.
Being a prince is because you have the feelings of family, country and world, are diligent, are willing to suffer injustice for Northern Tang, and value the country more than yourself. But when you no longer have these qualities, you are not worthy of being the emperor. Nowadays, it seems that all over the world
After the peace, you suddenly became more important and began to have petty tempers. However, your father and chief assistant have spent more than ten years as king. After this time with Bei Mo,
Do they still have the strength to see you continue to be mediocre? When it is time for you to make drastic reforms, you still stagnate and even lose your temper at this time. Do you think you can still be the emperor?
I will not give you this face, and I will lead my troops to besiege the imperial city. I want to tell you that you are not good at being this emperor. I can replace you at any time. You can choose to continue to be mediocre, or you can choose to recruit wise men and abolish bad governance.
Expanding water conservancy, building roads, developing farming, revitalizing the economy, improving national strength and military, and stabilizing the position of the Northern Tang Dynasty, because the next twenty years are crucial. Only by doing what this king said can the Northern Tang Dynasty be prosperous.
It can truly be compared with Dazhou, Dayue, Daxing and other countries, otherwise, it will still lag behind."
When Emperor Ming Yuan heard this, his heart felt cold and hot for a moment. He felt the blood all over his body rush to his head, and then suddenly faded away with a bang. His whole body was cold. He always thought that he had done a good job, and the people also thought so, but
When he returned from his dream in the middle of the night, he still felt guilty. It could be seen that what Prince Anfeng said was absolutely true. He made no big mistake, but he had no merit.
The twenty-year development that Prince Anfeng has been emphasizing is exactly the same as what the Supreme Emperor once told him, but he does not feel that there is such urgency, because this time the Bei Mo was severely defeated and a peace agreement was signed. If the Bei Mo violates it, the Beitang
A righteous army can be raised to attack the Northern Desert.
And he believes that there is nothing wrong with vigorously developing farming? Only when the people are full can national strength be developed, and he has not left behind the commercial economy. It has been developing in the past two years, although this is what Lao Wu wants to do.
, but there was no conflict with his original intention. He even married the princess to Leng Si to improve the status of the businessman.
He did what he thought he should do, but as for things that were not so urgent and the national power did not allow it, he was powerless.
He chewed this sentence over and over in his mind, but he heard Prince Anfeng say again, "Not all twenty years will be given to you to develop. In these twenty years, there will continue to be various contradictions, domestic contradictions
, there are some frictions with neighboring countries, so you must not be tired, slack off, or delay. When you are an emperor, no merit is nothing!"
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at him blankly, didn't he want to force him into the palace? Why did he teach him a lesson?
Prince Anfeng also looked at him, "So, do you admit that you are confused? I just asked you why I have not come for so many years and now I am here? You didn't even think about other possibilities, you only thought about me.
The king is coveting your throne. The world is so big, and there is not only one reason for everything. If your mind remains unchanged, stuck in its ways, and does not explore other fields or explore other possibilities, Beitang will be like you.
Stand still forever!"
"So, you're not here to force me into the palace?" Emperor Ming Yuan asked.
He patted Emperor Ming Yuan on the shoulder and said, "For a country, crises are always everywhere. Think about it carefully. Don't always claim that you have done nothing wrong. When you were founded, I knew you were mediocre and your father worked hard.
, planning for you, for many years although I am dissatisfied, I have not interfered with you too much. I am afraid that it will damage your royal power, and I will be more timid and unable to be the emperor. He is struggling to support you with his old body and be your backing. This seems to be for
The dispute started between the prince and you, but in fact, the prince was the beacon he chose for you. He was afraid that if he was gone and you became wary of the prince again, he could already foresee the future of Beitang.
, he must make sure that you trust the prince, truly keep everything equal, and will not threaten the status of the country because of other princes or princes, then he can rest assured. He is not partial to the prince or competing for status for the prince, he
I'm afraid that your temporary anger and favoritism will damage the brother's harmony, ruin his decades of planning, and ruin the Beitang Dynasty!"
Prince Anfeng paused, raised his head, his eyes were as cold as lightning, "If you do this, I will definitely come again, follow Emperor Xian's last edict, and ascend the throne as emperor. You can take care of yourself!" This chapter has been completed!