Conflict may not be frequent but it is always there.
If you look at the dynasty changes in the past dynasties, you will even find an obvious pattern.
At the end of each dynasty, the class gap between the common people and the nobles was often very wide.
For example, the Qin Dynasty was apparently destroyed by a peasant uprising.
In fact, the gap between the nobles and the common people in the Qin Dynasty was too huge.
The people of Lao Qin want land, money, and people.
But ordinary people's lives are very hot.
Coupled with the strict laws of the Qin Dynasty, many people were forced into desperation.
So there was a name for princes, generals and ministers from Daze Township.
The same was true in the late Han Dynasty.
Years of natural disasters have made people's lives miserable.
However, the bureaucrats within the dynasty and the famous families were still eating and drinking when they should, and they were singing and dancing to make peace.
Then, there was the sentence that shook the foundation of the Han Dynasty: Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand.
Of course Li Shimin also knew this.
However, he also has his own concerns.
Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Father, I know what you are thinking, but the example of the previous Emperor Yang is right in front of you."
"If we cut the interests of these nobles to the bottom, I am afraid that many people will be dissatisfied..."
The previous Emperor Yang was nothing more than Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
In the eyes of many people, the reason for his demise was because he suppressed the nobles too hard.
That's why many people were forced to rise up.
But Li Chengqian had different ideas.
I saw Li Chengqian facing Li Shimin and saying: "Indeed, the demise of the previous dynasty was indeed related to Emperor Yang's weakening of the power of the aristocracy."
"But father, please don't forget it."
"If it weren't for Emperor Yang being really stupid and unprincipled, if it wasn't for the support of the people."
"Our Li family will not dominate the world so easily and so quickly."
If we talk about the beginning.
Li Chengqian does have a good impression of Emperor Sui Yang.< br>
Of course, there are only a few.
Because there are many marketing accounts or historical theories in later generations.
They all describe Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty as a character whose sins are in the present but whose merits are in the future.
But when he came to this world and truly understood Emperor Sui Yang, he didn't think so.
Imperial examination.
It was the original work of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism.
Positioning Confucianism as a national policy for serving as an official in the court, and promoting the inspection and promotion system and promotion of filial piety and integrity.
That is to say, they are recommended by famous people. If they pass the selection, they can become officials in the court.
The imperial examination system promoted by the Sui Dynasty was actually an extension of the imperial examination system.
If you want to participate in the imperial examinations held by the Sui Dynasty, you still need to be recommended by local famous families. Only with the qualifications of recommendation can you enter the imperial examination. If you pass the examination, you can become an official.
And it really makes the people qualified to be officials.
That was because in the early Tang Dynasty, the Jiangnan aristocratic families could not be controlled, so they lowered the threshold of the imperial examination system and implemented two examinations, the provincial examination and the general examination.
Regardless of status or family background, as long as you pass the two exams, you will be eligible to participate in the palace examination and gain the opportunity to speak face to face with the king.
Once the king passes the interview, he can become an official in the court.
With Li Yuan as the vanguard, a perfect imperial examination system gradually came into being.
As for Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, at best he only played a role as a link between the past and the following.
Let’s talk about it later, the Grand Canal.
The purpose of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in building the Grand Canal may not be clear to later generations.
But it is obvious in contemporary times.
After all, Li Chengqian had seen with his own eyes how loyal the Yangzhou family and the Jiangnan family were to Emperor Sui Yang.
It had been decades since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and there were still die-hard loyalists to Emperor Sui Yang in Yangzhou and Jiangnan.
Therefore, it is nonsense to say that the Grand Canal was built for north-south transportation.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal because he was in an improper position and because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had too much influence in the Guanlong Group.
After he came to power, he could not suppress these aristocratic groups, so he tried to win over the aristocratic families in Jiangnan to counter the Guanlong Group. In the end, the Guanlong Group rebelled, and he went to Yangzhou to enjoy the scenery.
What he wanted was to leave a way out for himself. If the imperial court could not suppress the rebellion, he would go to the south of the Yangtze River, divide the river and rule, and then start a confrontation between the north and the south.
Unexpectedly, Yuwen Laoliu next to him suddenly jumped out and gave him a look back.
Finally, let’s talk about this guy’s military capabilities.
His military capabilities are not comparable to those of emperors like Li Shimin and Emperor Wu of Han who were famous for their wars.
Even compared to Gaolianghe Car God, he is still far behind.
At least the Gaolianghe Car God was able to stabilize the situation immediately after losing.
But what about this thing?
He directly ruined his great fortune.
If you don't believe it, just count the wars he fought.
Conquer Tuyuhun, conquer Linyi, conquer Khitan, banquet Turks, conquer Liuqiu, conquer Goguryeo three times, etc.
Let’s compare Li Shimin with Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
In terms of foreign campaigns, the model adopted by Emperor Sui Yang was completely different from that of Li Shimin.
Let’s talk first about choosing generals.
As we all know.
Among the emperors of the past dynasties, Li Shimin was the only one who used talents and talents without using family members.
In other words, Li Shimin hires people regardless of their background. No matter what the person's status is, as long as he has the ability, Li Shimin will dare to use him.
But Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was different. He had to look at family background first when hiring people. If he was not from a wealthy family, he would basically have to be a small soldier or general.
Second, select soldiers.
Li Shimin selected troops by using soldiers and horses from the entire region.
Such as the Liangzhou Army, Bingzhou Army, and Youzhou Army in the early Tang Dynasty.
On the other hand, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
He selected his troops from conscripted princes, generals, and private soldiers from various families.
This is later It seems that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty wanted to weaken the power of these princes, generals and families from various places.
But look at it from a contemporary perspective.
Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty just didn't want to give these credits to others.
I want to use these achievements to tie the interests of these families.
The first few times he used this trick worked really well, and he did win over a group of die-hard fans.
It's just that he himself didn't expect that when he conquered Goguryeo, he would completely collapse.
As a result, the nobles who were originally loyal to him began to have no interest in him.
And those who were originally hostile to him were even more unhappy now, and directly regarded him as a life-and-death enemy.
Third.
This is also the most important.
Li Shimin would conduct a large-scale census before sending troops again.
For example, how much grain and grass was harvested in Henan Province this year, and how much grain and grass was harvested in Hebei Province.
If Hebei Province has a large harvest, then Hebei Province will provide 30% of the grain as military rations, and Henan Province will produce 20% or 10% of the grain as military rations.
These military rations are then uniformly deployed.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty collected food from wherever he went.
It is recorded in ancient books,
When Tuyuhun was conquered, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty asked the northwest counties to send people to transport grain and grass outside the Great Wall.
Let’s not count the amount of grain and grass collection. Just talking about the distance, it is not an ordinary distance.
On the way, there were countless grain transport teams who did not arrive on time because they encountered bandits, looting or the death of people and animals.
And how did Emperor Sui Yang treat them?
With a wave of his hand, he directly ordered the counties to confiscate all these people's homes and exterminate their clans.
This also directly led to the Sui Dynasty becoming poor in the northwest before the war was over.
This is what Li Chengqian thought in his heart, and he also told Li Shimin the same thing.
When talking about this point, Li Chengqian also faced Li Shimin and said: "It would be strange if an emperor like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty could do it in the long run, so my father should not use Emperor Yang as an example. The situation in the Sui Dynasty is different from that of the Great Sui Dynasty.