Chapter five hundred and fifty-eight takes turns to present the calyx building
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Li Siye first went to visit Li Linfu. Due to the illiterate judgment given by the other party, the guard and hostility of the right relative to him were weakened a lot, and even the tone of his speech became much softer. Li Siye often had the illusion that he was standing in front of him.
In front of him was a greasy man with a friendly smile. This must be the appearance of Qian Zai, a man who is both a traitor and a loyal person.
Li Linfu had a daughter named Li Tengkong, who was not interested in a luxurious life and was completely indifferent to her father's struggle for power. She went to Lushan Mountain to practice Taoism and study medicine. After a few years, she achieved some success and often went out to help and heal people.
It can be seen from Li Tengkong's performance that she had a good tutor since she was a child. As for who taught her, that is open to question.
Li Siye briefly reported on the recent situation in Beiting, especially the achievements he had made after taking over last year. Li Linfu squinted his eyes as if he was asleep, but he would always open his eyes suddenly when he talked about the key points, which was very similar.
A private school teacher who tests students on how to recite texts.
There were many illiterates in ancient times, so public opinion likes to evaluate historical figures based on their merits and demerits. Dramatic character stories can best arouse people's interest in political history. Without the "know-it-all" old men holding cigarette pouches at the entrance of the village, illiterate farmers have few channels.
Understand the current situation. This has naturally become an important public opinion propaganda idea for the ancient feudal ruling class. Ancient scholars who grew up with strong Confucian moral values and political correctness will naturally focus on moral evaluation when writing history. But history is really more
What deserves attention is the big framework that no one can escape today - the system.
Li Linfu himself knew that he was a traitor. Li Linfu's son once cried to persuade him, saying that he had occupied a high position for a long time and offended too many people. In the future, disaster would come, and the whole family would not be able to live as ordinary people. It was not that Li Linfu could not understand.
The situation, it is said, has become such that he cannot change it. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also knew that Li Linfu was committing adultery. After entering Shu, he accidentally recalled Li Linfu and commented: This man is jealous of talents and talents, and is unparalleled in the world. Therefore, everyone knows that he committed adultery.
Otherwise, Xuanzong would not have put him in the position of prime minister for 16 years.
However, Li Linfu was indeed a capable minister. Li Linfu implemented a series of reform measures, including fiscal cuts, organizational reforms, tax reductions, tribute reforms, military system reforms, legal system reforms, official selection and imperial examination reforms, and clarified the code system and official governance standards.
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In 734, Li Linfu was ordered to revise and organize the entire code. Together with a group of legal experts, he conducted a solid and thorough revision of the law. No less than 1,324 irrelevant clauses were deleted, and another 2,180 clauses were revised. After revision
The code was submitted to the emperor in 737, including: 12 volumes of laws and 30 volumes of their explanatory meanings; 30 volumes of orders; 20 volumes of styles; and 10 volumes of "New Kaiyuan Ge". These codes were promulgated to the whole country in the autumn of 737. This proves that
A very important legal revision, because it was the last systematic re-editing of the entire code of law in the Tang Dynasty. The code formulated this time had a particularly long implementation period, because it remained authoritative until the beginning of the 14th century, although it was
Several minor revisions were made. But perhaps more importantly, this revision of the law was the last attempt by the Tang Dynasty to provide standardized, nationally consistent administrative regulations included in the Reiwa style. During the reign of successive emperors after the Tang
, the increasing diversity of local activities made this work impossible. - "Cambridge History of China, Sui and Tang Dynasties"
In the "Old Book of Tang", Li Linfu's records are relatively polite and even quite complimentary. In the final evaluation:
"Lin Fu has a secretive nature, and the city is deeply obstructed. He has never shown love or hate in his appearance. He lives in a platform, follows orders, and is a soldier of the bandits. He is very well-adjusted and has no chance of becoming an official. Therefore, during the 20 years of Bingjun, the government and the public looked sideways and feared him.
Authority, national loyalty and false accusations will make the world feel wronged."
Li Linfu was autocratic, but he respected the imperial power and was "fascinating". Essentially, because he was autocratic, he was actually the agent of the emperor's autocratic power. Li Linfu's reform measures were highly consistent with the system reform concept of the Xuanzong Dynasty. It was just that he experienced the Kaiyuan era.
After many virtuous ministers, the reform reached the Li Linfu period and entered the deep water area that deeply touched the interest pattern. Li Linfu was domineering, gentle and fair on the surface, but in fact he excluded dissidents at all costs, but he was similar to reformers who had succeeded or failed in other historical periods.
, this kind of hegemony and authoritarianism is also a tyrannical political method adopted to deeply implement its reform measures. The entire Xuanzong Dynasty, which flourished before the beginning and then declined, was actually at a watershed in the history of China. These systems
Reform was also forced by the situation and passively followed the pace of the times. Li Linfu's role in this radical change in political and social forms was not small at all.
For example, the reform of the recruitment system directly determined the watershed of China's military system. Many netizens now think that this reform is the historical cause of the Han army gradually becoming weak. But in fact, the military system and the gentry group as the dominant class force in society during the Han and Tang Dynasties were overall different.
It had collapsed in the early Tang Dynasty. This was related to the development of technology, media, politics, and international situation in East Asian society at that time. The reform of the military recruitment system was just a new law to straighten out the relationship between the military system and the new situation without a clear established situation.
and the reform of institutional norms.
Therefore, in the "Old Book of Tang", although it also has a derogatory connotation on his personality, it does not hesitate to praise Li Linfu's political ability and achievements as "being cautious in everything, organizing all affairs, adding regulations, and being consistent when moving between China and foreign countries."
Such words of praise are enough.
"Love and hate are not seen in the appearance." Li Linfu, who is so profound in the city, can make even An Lushan, who has no discipline, feel in awe. "There is no door to enter the officialdom", Li Linfu attaches great importance to the maintenance of institutional models. In the end
After his death, he was framed by Yang Guozhong, and everyone in the world felt wronged. This proves that Li Linfu had a certain dignity and popularity at that time. Compared with Yang Guozhong, who had no bottom line and made money wantonly, Li Linfu also tortured people behind his back, but he did the truth. Li Linfu was also ruthless, but he upheld the rules.
Process. Li Linfu also made money, but through innovation in the financial system of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, instead of squeezing local finances through crude overdrafts and plundering the people's wealth.
Li Linfu is indifferent to emotions and anger, and always smiles gently when meeting people to show respect. But he is merciless behind his back. This kind of smile is harmonious on the surface, but in fact it is a "notorious and capable person" who is so troublesome that he cannot make close friends.
, how could Xuanzong not like him? But why is it that the "Old Book of Tang" has a relatively fair evaluation of him, while in the "New Book of Tang" and "Zizhi Tongjian" of the Northern Song Dynasty, he basically only has a "mouthful of honey"
"There is a sword in the belly", are you a tyrannical villain? There is no need to say more about the spirit of those scholar-bureaucrats in the Northern Song Dynasty who "ruled the world with the emperor". What was their attitude towards the reforms of this dynasty?
There is no need to say more. Whether they are more pragmatic or more pragmatic, there is no need to say more. Probably, in their eyes, Li Linfu is a low-moral version of Wang Anshi. After all, the final pot of the Xuanzong Dynasty was big enough.
So is Li Linfu worthy of admiration? Not in my mind. Why? Because one of his reforms, I think, is really a historical retrogression with serious consequences. Which one is it?