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 ultimately 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 Leprous Mountain incident. The conditions in the country were poor at that time.
There have been several invasions from the surrounding areas, and Xianbei and the Northern Desert are eyeing each other. 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 any of it and still continued to use it.
Your father had no choice but to make reforms until the Crown Princess cured the leprosy patient and you felt it was safe. Over the years, you have made no big mistakes, but you have also made no great achievements. When you sent troops to the Northern Desert, you repeatedly pushed back.
The best time has been missed. 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. Would you still be sitting on the throne today, giving orders to the ministers?
And if you say it yourself, the most you can tell is that in the year after you ascended the throne, you personally visited the disaster area when the Huaijiang River flooded, and you didn't sleep a wink for three days and three nights. This matter has been praised by people for a year, and people have been talking about it for a year.
You are a holy king, 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 first assistant. In order to support you, he is not in good health, so he still serves as the first assistant.
However, you have really made things difficult for him. All these years of wiping your butt 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.
Open the prison door wide and send all the prisoners, whether they are guilty of murder or exiled to serious crimes, to the reclamation. After three years of reclamation, you will be forgiven and issued a certificate of good citizenship. This has led to an increase in local murders year after year. The chief assistant went to the state capitals to supervise the state government offices.
Establishing a special anti-criminal team, almost dying of exhaustion on the road, and the list goes on and on. How can you have the face to say that you are a meritorious and wise king? Don't excuse yourself. Your father did this when he was in the dynasty, but his
Now you have no choice but to do this. After fighting for so many years, the country's strength is weakened and people are gone. You can only do this, but you don't need it. He has 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.
, don’t indulge in pleasure and focus on political affairs. The people are willing to call you Ming Dynasty king, not because of your great achievements, but because you have not caused too much chaos to this country. I don’t blame you. I appointed you as my king in the first place.
Prince, it is because you have the feelings of family, country and the world, are diligent, are willing to suffer injustice for the Northern Tang Dynasty, and value the country more than yourself. But when you no longer have these qualities, you are not worthy of being the emperor. Now, it seems that the world is at peace.
Now, you yourself have suddenly become more important and have started to have petty tempers. However, your father and chief minister have already exhausted their energy in the more than ten years you have been king. After this time with Bei Mo,
During the war, 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
The king refuses to give you this face, and leads his troops to besiege the imperial city. This is to tell you that you are not good at being the emperor. I can replace you at any time. You can choose to continue to be mediocre, or you can choose to recruit wise men, abolish bad governance, and achieve great prosperity.
Water conservancy, road construction, developing farming, revitalizing the economy, improving national strength, military, and stabilizing the position of the Northern Tang Dynasty, because the next twenty years are crucial, and the Northern Tang Dynasty can only truly achieve what I have said.
It can be compared with Dazhou, Dayue, Daxing and other countries. Otherwise, it will still fall 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 Communist Party told him, but he does not feel that there is such urgency, because this time the Beimo was severely defeated and a peace agreement was signed. If the Beimo violates,
The Northern Tang Dynasty could raise a large number of righteous troops 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 conflicts, domestic conflicts,
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 just a passing!
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 asked you just now, why did I come now after not coming for so many years? You didn't even think about other possibilities, you only thought about me
I just covet you as the emperor. There is not only one reason for everything in the world. If your mind remains unchanged and complacent, and does not explore other fields or explore other possibilities, Beitang will be like you forever.
The ground stands still!
So, you don’t come here to force the palace? Emperor Ming Yuan asked.
He patted Emperor Ming Yuan on the shoulder. 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 had worked hard.
I have been planning for you for many years, but I have not interfered with you too much even though I am not satisfied with it. 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 he is your backing. This seems to be for the sake of the prince.
He has a dispute with you, but in fact, the prince is the beacon he has chosen for you. He is afraid that if he is gone and you become wary of the prince again, then he can already foresee the future of Beitang.
He must make sure that you trust the prince, truly keep the water level, 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 is
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!