Li Yuan held up a memorial and said with a smile, "This one has hundreds, even thousands of words. If it's drastically reduced, I'm afraid it will give the ministers a huge headache."
"If they don't have a headache, then I will be the one having a headache. An article doesn't need to be long or refined, as long as it solves the problem." Lin Su said while hugging him.
Li Yuan felt that what he said was absolutely right: "If Your Majesty wants simplicity, why not also focus on simplicity in the education of the people, and reduce formalities, which will actually benefit the country."
"If we conquer the Kingdom of Li, we must hold an imperial examination to select some people to govern the country. The Queen's idea is a good one," said Lin Su.
The feudal system is not so easy to change. If we want to educate people and break away from this traditional education, it will require subtle changes over decades.
If one wants to change the class status of scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants, it must be done from top to bottom and from bottom to top.
From the top, the power of the gentry can be directly weakened. The new dynasty has just been established and the foundation of the gentry is not stable, so weakening it is most appropriate at this time; from the bottom, it is necessary to change the production relations. He has changed from a businessman to an emperor who unifies the world. No one dares to mock him. If handicraft workshops can be vigorously developed and open to the outside world to promote commercial development, the merchant class will become more and more powerful in society, and its status will naturally be improved.
Lin Su's initial plan wasn't very ambitious, but when he shared it with Li Yuan, Li Yuan sensed something amiss. "If we proceed this way, the status of merchants and workers will rise, which will likely harm the interests of the aristocracy, weakening their loyalty to Your Majesty."
The divine right of kings is to make the people feel awe for the king and not dare to have any rebellious thoughts. If too much power is delegated, it will definitely threaten the throne.
If this continues, it will be tantamount to digging one's own grave.
Lin Su smiled and said, "If this really happens, the world will not be ruled by one person or one family, and there will be no need to worry about the longevity of the country. If everyone has one wife, there will be less internal fighting in the family. A harmonious family will bring prosperity, and without the oppression of power, things like what you have experienced will happen less often."
Li Yuan stayed where he was, unable to recover for a long time. He wanted to protect this person's interests, but this person was considering his feelings: "Your Majesty..."
"If one day you can no longer be the queen, would you be willing?" Lin Su asked softly in his ear.
As the first snow fell outside the window, Li Yuan smiled: "Of course I am willing."
I only hope that there are fewer people like my mother in this world, who are forced to be locked up in the inner chamber all their lives.
He will definitely help this man realize his vision one by one.
The State of Li has not yet been conquered, but arguments over the laws of the new dynasty are raging. In the past, there was a system in which officials were not subject to punishment, but now the new emperor insists that the emperor should be punished the same as the common people if he breaks the law. As a result, the status of the gentry will be greatly weakened.
"If the family punishes slaves, they cannot execute them at will, as this will only embolden them."
"Then the government will be useless?" Lin Su said.
"But if Your Majesty punishes a palace maid in the palace, does that mean she has to be sent to the government as well?" a minister asked.
"If you want, that's fine." There aren't many palace maids in Lin Su's palace. Other palaces in the country have their own prisons, and it's the same if they are set up outside.
When the debate over laws and regulations was in full swing, Lin Su took action against Li Guo.
Using pulleys and lifting technology, countless soldiers had already been lurking on top of that natural barrier. Until the order was given, countless gliders landed silently in the capital of the Li Kingdom in the night wind.
Emperor Li had just ordered the reinforcement of the border defenses when he was frightened out of his beauties by the Qi army that broke into the palace. "Did they really break in?!"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. Those people have wings on their bodies and they descended from the sky. They are the real heavenly soldiers and generals!!!" The palace maids were scared out of their wits.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!"
"Help, don't kill me, don't kill me!!"
There was chaos outside. Everyone was so frightened by the sudden appearance of the soldiers that they couldn't even resist. The soldiers who dropped from the sky were not bloodthirsty. Anyone who knelt down and begged for mercy was arrested.
The beauties were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they screamed continuously. Emperor Li dropped his wine glass and asked, "Where are Concubine De and Cang'er?"
"There was no prior preparation, and Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort and His Highness are currently unaware of this."
"Don't panic, don't panic. The Emperor of Qi will not kill anyone in the royal family. We still have a chance..." Emperor Li forced himself to remain calm.
However, the door was broken open from the outside, and soldiers in light armor rushed in. One of them took the lead and swung his knife directly at Emperor Li's neck.
Emperor Li was able to personally lead his troops in his youth, but now he has been drained of his body by alcohol and sex. Seeing the knife falling, his legs went weak and he actually knelt on the ground, a fishy smell filled the air: "I surrender!!!"
The soldier in the front showed disdain, but stopped when his knife was on Emperor Li's neck: "Your Majesty, please come with us."
Emperor Li breathed a sigh of relief. When he stood up and looked at his wet crotch, he felt extremely embarrassed. However, he was not allowed to change his clothes at this time and could only be escorted away by the soldiers.
In the past, he laughed at the emperors of various countries and laughed at their incompetence, but they were conquered by the new emperor one by one. Now he realized that some people were really like gods and heaven-assisted soldiers. Breaking through the defenses of his country was as easy as the sea breaking through a sand castle.
The beauties in the room were not dressed neatly, and all looked pitiful. If other soldiers came in, they would have enjoyed this kind of feeling in the emperor's residence, but those soldiers did not even give those women extra glances.
"Put on your clothes and leave, otherwise no one will be left alive." Such coldness and ruthlessness made the beauties dare not even to tremble.
Emperor Li saw this and felt like he had just woken up from a dream. He had led troops to war before, and ruled the army with military law. Whenever he passed by, he would strictly order the soldiers not to disturb the civilians. That was why the territory of Li State was a little bigger than before, and he didn't have to be overly afraid of even the largest Liang State. But since when did those beauties, who even the soldiers didn't care about, allow him to indulge and enjoy himself again and again?
Although I haven't met the Emperor of Qi, I have noticed how different the situation is under his rule.
They were taken out of the palace. There were many corpses of the guards in the palace, but there were almost no corpses of the palace servants. When he went to the place of imprisonment, Emperor Li saw the disheveled Concubine De and his beloved son.
They were all being escorted by soldiers, and when they saw Emperor Li, they were extremely shocked: "Your Majesty!!!"
"Father, how come you were also arrested!!!"
All three of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes, but they all looked very miserable. Li Cang's head was bruised and swollen from where he had hit it.
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