Taoism talks about life, and Buddhism talks about death.
Taoism seeks immortality, while Buddhism talks about entering the Western Heaven Elysium after death, talking about reincarnation and karma in the next life.
Li Chao does not seek immortality, nor does he believe in reincarnation, he has his own philosophy of life in his heart.
Live in the moment.
Life is short, and 100 years old is already the extreme, so try to do what you want to do in these decades, and don't regret it in the future.
I stayed in Hanking for seven years.
Li Chao has not left Hanjing for seven years, and it doesn't matter whether Li Shimin is really heartbroken because of the loss of his wife this time and wants to abdicate, or whether he wants to take the opportunity to test the crown prince or test him, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, even if Li Shimin really abdicates, it will be the emperor.
His Emperor Taishang is also different from Li Yuan's Emperor Taishang, the government is still that he can meddle if he wants, and even if he becomes the emperor, the court is still controlled by him, and nothing will change at all.
Therefore, Li Chao's proposal to supervise the country actually understood these things early.
"Poor Jinyang and Xincheng are only one or two years old."
At home, Cui Yingying also sighed.
During this time, during the queen's funeral, she also went to the palace to help like many wives.
Among the four princesses born to the queen, Princess Changle is the oldest, and she is fifteen years old this year.
Li Jing is twelve years old, three years younger than the princess.
Originally, the princess had reached the age of being able to marry, but Li Jing was younger, and she originally planned to marry the princess home next year.
But now, the queen has collapsed, and the princess has to keep filial piety for the queen for three years.
Although the three years of filial piety are actually twenty-seven months, it is also more than two years, and the princess will be almost eighteen by then.
"In another three years, Taiping Lang will only be fifteen, and it will be just right at that time."
Li Chao said.
Talking to Thirteen Niang about going back to Bashang, I also went to Chang'an, Longyou and other places to have a look.
Cui Yingying thought this idea was also good, "I haven't been back to Chang'an for almost ten years, can we go together this time?"
"Absolutely."
"Then go with us and bring the kids with you."
Now Li Chao has twenty-one sons and twenty-seven daughters.
Because there are many wives and concubines, and no children have died, the Li family is now prosperous.
The eldest child is twelve, and the younger one is still nursing.
"Let's leave in a few years."
Taking the whole family back to Ba Shang is also very important to the children of the Li family, there are many children, and they have not even seen Chang'an in Ba Shang.
Ba Shang Li family, the roots of the Li family are in Chang'an Ba, and it is impossible for the children to never even go to Ba Shang.
Li Shimin said that if you stack a pick, you will stack a pick.
At the end of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, the crown prince Chengqian was once again in charge of the regent, Li Shimin ignored political affairs, and even moved directly to the north palace of the original emperor Li Yuan.
The prince stayed in Ziwei Palace.
"King Zhao, summoned by His Highness."
Li Chao received the order and came to the palace, and in the imperial study, Cheng Qian and Zai Fu were there.
"Wenyuan, there is something I want to discuss with you."
Fang Xuanling said when they met.
Seeing that the New Year is approaching, today the emperor suddenly sent someone to pass on a decree.
The emperor asked the Zaifu to prepare, and appointed Li Chao's daughter Li Fanghua as the crown princess, and married the crown princess in the first month of next year and held a big wedding.
When the queen died, she had to mourn as a child.
The people kept mourning for three years, but it was actually twenty-seven months.
But Cheng Qian is not only the son of the queen, but now he is also the prince of the prison country, as the prince of the regent of the prison country, the country cannot be without a king for a day.
Therefore, the mourning period of the prince of the prison country is very short, and it is enough to change the day and the month, and keep filial piety for 27 days.
Cheng Qian is eighteen this year, and Li Fanghua is also twelve.
Li Shimin ordered to be canonized as the crown princess and marry the crown princess next year, and there is no problem.
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This time the crown prince is in charge of the country, and it is different from the past.
"Do you want to get married again in three years?"
Li Chao frowned and asked Fang Xuanling.
However, Fang Xuanling felt that it was better to get married next year, and after officially marrying the crown princess, it also meant that Cheng Qian was a real adult, shouldering the sun and the moon, and ruling the country.
Of course, according to folk customs, this can also be regarded as a joy.
There are also people who keep filial piety for three years, that is, they are happy to get married.
The other Zaifu also thought that it would be more appropriate to canonize the crown princess now.
The crown princess is already twelve years old, and she will be thirteen next year, which is not too young.
When Empress Changhuang married the emperor, wasn't she twelve years old.
"What does Your Highness mean?"
asked Cheng Qian.
"This is my father's will, I don't have an opinion."
Even if this matter is settled, the imperial court began to take charge of the canonization and chose an auspicious day for the wedding next year.
At the end of the imperial meeting, Li Chao stayed to talk to Cheng Qian.
Cheng Qian was a little haggard and emaciated.
"Taishi, the increase in troops and tax reductions in the vassal territory, Lone has thought carefully about it, and is ready to officially adopt and implement it.
Princes and vassals can have different numbers of troops according to their titles, and sons and men can lead 1,000 soldiers, 2,000 marquis, 3,000 county dukes, 5,000 national dukes, 8,000 county kings, and 10,000 princes. ” Cheng Qian seems to be more mature.
"Vassals can command the militia in their territory, and the soldiers and horses stationed in the territory of the imperial court are under the command of the lord, as well as the command of the imperial court's privy council and military department."
"The lord is entitled to half of the taxes in the realm, and the other half is to be paid to the court."
Li Shimin has not given a reply to Li Chao's proposal.
And now after Cheng Qian is in charge of the regent again, the first thing he will deal with is this.
At the insistence of Cheng Qian, and with the support of some prime ministers, Cheng Qian made the current decision.
"Taishi, the important weapon of the Terracotta Kingdom, now the imperial court has increased the number of troops of the lords, which is also for the security of the Tang Frontier, and also takes into account the safety of the vassals.
But at the same time, there are several strict orders.
The soldiers of the princes need to be fully self-sufficient.
Second, the soldiers of the princes were not allowed to leave the borders of the territory.
Third, the princes' armies also had to accept the control of the imperial court. ” "There is another one, the princes are not allowed to make their own weapons and equipment, all equipment must be purchased from the imperial court, and the quantity cannot exceed the needs of all the soldiers."
The imperial court did not bear the military expenses of the lords, and the lords were not allowed to manufacture their own ordnance and equipment, so they could only purchase them from the imperial court.
These two items alone also make it difficult for most lords to really support their troops.
Even if he is a rich lord like Li Chao, he does not have the right to manufacture ordnance in his hands, and he can only buy it from the imperial court, which will be greatly restricted.
The administrative, fiscal, tax, and judicial powers of the territory are still vested in the imperial court.
The imperial court sent officials to manage the local administration, justice, finances and taxes.
All the lords won was the right to command the army.
There is also a territorial tax, and the lords can get half of it, which is also a great improvement.
But it is foreseeable that the imperial court will definitely reduce the number of soldiers and horses stationed in the frontier territory in the future, and the lords will really have to rely on themselves in the future.
Li Chao was quite happy.
Meddlesome.
It is already very important to be able to get military power, at least the princes have a greater sense of security in the territory.
Li Chao is also quite satisfied with the number of soldiers, 1,000 sons, 2,000 uncles, 3,000 county dukes, 5,000 national dukes, 8,000 county kings, and 10,000 princes.
This is several times higher than the limit of the lord's guard in the past.
What's more, there is a militia, the biggest difference between the militia and the vassal army is in terms of equipment and training, but there is no limit to the number, and if there is a real war, it can become the best supplementary army to the territorial army.
"Has Your Majesty agreed on this matter?"
Li Chao asked a key question.
Cheng Gan said, "Lone has already reported to His Majesty, but His Majesty still hasn't replied. ” "Is the Taishi really not staying?"
"Prepare to go out of Beijing."
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Li Chaodao.
The two of them answered one-on-one like this, and they were a little careless.
Cheng Qian had just taken over the imperial court left by the emperor, and his shoulders were heavy.
But Li Chao was thinking that it was time to leave Beijing for a tour.
"In this case, loneliness cannot be retained.
Lone is the title of Taishi plus governor of Guanlonghe Shuo Qinghai-Tibet Western Regions, and the Taishi Dynasty is the imperial court governor of the places west of Chang'an, observing the people's feelings and inspecting hundreds of officials. ” Li Chao resigned.
After a trip to Chang'an and other places, he plans to go to the southeast again.
"Don't shirk the master, this is not a reward, it is an errand."
"Okay, but I might not be too responsible."
The two talked for a long time, and finally Cheng Qian personally sent Li out of the palace.
The auspicious day was chosen, and the palace envoys and officials of the Ministry of Rites came to Li's house to read the edict of canonizing the crown princess.
The twelve-year-old eldest daughter Fanghua received the edict, and Li Chao stood aside and looked at the young daughter, very distressed.
It's still so young, and he originally planned to wait another four years.
At the end of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, the envoys from all over the country gathered.
Vassals and foreign envoys also came from all directions.
But this year's Zhengdan Dynasty was presided over by the crown prince, and the emperor did not show up at all, which was very surprising, and there were inevitably many speculations and rumors.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, it is an auspicious day personally selected by Taishi Cheng Li Chunfeng.
The crown prince marries the crown princess.
Big wedding.
The wedding was extremely grand and grand, and the whole Han Kyoto witnessed this big wedding.
Li Chao also officially became the prince's father-in-law.
Many people speculated that King Zhao would inevitably rise to a higher level of power, but in February, Li Chao took his family out of Beijing.
Taishi, King of Zhao, Li Chao, was ordered to inspect the provinces of the Western Regions of Qinghai and Tibet When everyone thought that Li Chao would definitely assist his son-in-law and the crown prince in the court, Li Chao suddenly left Beijing.
The emperor did not show up for a long time, and the crown prince was in charge of the country, and King Zhao, who had stayed in Hanjing and the prince of Shoufu for four years, also left Beijing suddenly.
Many people feel confused.
After Li went beyond Beijing, he took a boat and went up the Dan River.
In recent years, Cheng Qian presided over the construction of the Danba Canal.
The water of the Danjiang River was led to Shangzhou, and then the water was connected to Chang'an.
Danshui in Shannan and Bashui in Guanzhong, in fact, only separated by a watershed of less than ten miles, this is also the closest place to the water system of the Han River and the tributaries of the Wei River, the mountains here are low, and the navigation conditions of the Danjiang River are far better than those of later generations, especially after the Danjiang Reservoir is repaired, it can be directly navigated to Shangzhou.
In the upper reaches of Shangzhou, after passing the sluice gate, it can be navigated again.
On the other side of the mountain, the dredging of the Bahe waterway from Shimen to Chang'an also makes Lantian to Chang'an have a river channel that can be transported.
Although there are mountains less than ten miles in the middle that cannot be dug and confluent, after digging and trimming, this section is transported by land to connect the two rivers of Danba, and the efficiency is also greatly improved.
Especially on this land route of less than ten miles, after the first use of rail carriages for transport, the efficiency has been greatly improved.
The two-way rail carriage is adopted, which greatly improves the transportation capacity and can fully meet the cargo transfer of shipping.
Although the navigable transportation of Danba Road is not as convenient as the West Canal, and the carriage track transshipment is not as good as the navigation of Fangcheng Mountain Pass, it still makes the transportation of Shannan and Guanzhong more convenient.
In particular, it makes the Zhongjing Hanjing and the Xijing Chang'an more closely linked.
Li Chao looked at the track, several horses pulling a long line of four-wheeled carriages and walked on the track very easily, and couldn't help but marvel. t1706231537: