bookrebus Chapter 603: Liu Xiu’s Merits and Demerits (1)
Chapter 603: Liu Xiu’s Merits and Demerits (1)
Liu Xiu couldn't suppress the smile at all, it was about to fly up to the sky.
Although he knew that he had done a good job, he was even happier when he heard the immortal say in person that he had done a good job and was recognized.
"Little immortal, do you have any iced cola?" Wang Mang asked. The little immortal did not prepare any cold drinks, only hot drinks. He felt a little hot, hot from the inside out. Well, it might be because of Liu Xiu's anger.
His face was hot. If he didn't drink something cold to calm down, he would be so angry that he would explode. This Liu Xiu really knew how to make people angry.
"Iced Coke? You want to drink it, Senior Wang Mang?" Li Wu was puzzled and even felt a little cold. Although the sun was out today, it was still cold.
Wang Mang nodded. "I feel a little hot. I want to eat something cold."
"Senior Wang Mang, you have an iron stomach. Yes, of course there is," Li Yan was very sensible and went to get an iced cola, which was still misty.
Wang Mang took several big gulps and felt a cool sensation all over his body, which made him feel better and no longer felt so hot.
Several pairs of eyes looked at Wang Mang while he was drinking. The old men in front of the sky curtain naturally knew why Wang Mang wanted to drink ice cold. Li Wu and the others also knew it, but they didn't point it out.
"So delicious! I've missed this for a long time. It would be so delicious if I could have this with hotpot." Hotpot goes best with cold drinks. Wang Mang said that he didn't know how long he hadn't had hotpot and missed it very much.
"Hotpot. If you, Senior Wang Mang, want to eat it, we can have some hotpot tonight. There is nothing that can't be solved by a hotpot meal. If that can't be solved, then have two meals," Li Wu laughed. He thought that no one doesn't like hotpot, especially when there are several people eating together, chatting and drinking wine, life would be wonderful.
"Little Immortal, that's certainly a good idea," Wang Mang nodded with satisfaction, already beginning to miss hotpot.
Zhao Kuangyin and Liu Xiu were also very interested in hot pot. Although there were a lot of food on the table, they also wanted to try other food, right?
Delicious food is always irresistible.
"Now let me talk about your merits and faults, Senior Liu Xiu," When Li Wu said this, Liu Xiu's heart was lifted up. After knowing this, he would be able to correct it.
Wang Mang glanced at Liu Xiu and took another big sip of ice cola.
"The first one is naturally the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the reunification of China.
This is the case for many founding emperors, who ended the war and unified China. Of course, there were some dynasties that were not unified," Li Wu coughed awkwardly and looked at Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin was also a little embarrassed. Liu Xiu and Wang Mang looked at him in unison.
Zhao Kuangyin said, "Little Immortal, don't worry, my Song Dynasty will definitely be different in the future, and I will definitely unify it!"
Zhao Kuangyin was also very domineering when he said this. He saw that other dynasties had unified, but his Song Dynasty was the only one that had not yet been unified. This made the Song Dynasty dare not say anything more in the barrage.
Moreover, the Song Dynasty was mockingly called the Weak Song Dynasty, and it produced several such useless emperors, which completely brought shame to the Song Dynasty.
This is all his fault!
"You must work harder, Emperor Taizu of Song. In fact, I am still very optimistic about the Song Dynasty. Compared with other dynasties, the Song Dynasty has both money and people. There are too many literati and military generals to count. It's just that the emperor of the Song Dynasty is too useless and too cowardly. It's not that we can't win the battle, so what is there to be afraid of? Just go up and fight. Now that the enemy has come to your doorstep, why are you still asking for peace? Just fight," Wang Mang said, feeling a little disappointed. Although he didn't know much about the Song Dynasty, he knew that there were many famous people in the Song Dynasty.
Especially Yue Fei, his idol!
He is very famous. Is there anyone who doesn’t know Yue Fei?
There are also many other figures such as Xin Qiji, Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Su Shi, Bao Qing, Di Qing, etc.
"It will definitely be different this time," Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were filled with a strong desire to fight. Zhao Kuangyin's martial arts skills were very impressive, and he was a real military general.
Now there are so many things from the little immortal. If he still can't unify them, he should just give up being the emperor and let other dynasties laugh at him.
Other dynasties had already started to attack overseas countries, but the Song Dynasty had not yet unified the country. It would be so embarrassing to tell others about this!
The people of the Song Dynasty in front of the sky curtain blushed when they heard this. They felt ashamed and annoyed. They were always ridiculed by other dynasties and had been angry for a long time. Naturally, they wanted to fight, fight hard, and fight to death. They wanted to unify and make other dynasties look at their Song Dynasty with admiration.
If the emperor is incompetent, they will replace him. If anyone dares to oppose the fight, they will not fight!
"Then let me say congratulations here first," Liu Xiu said to Zhao Kuangyin with a smile. In fact, he did not have much good impression of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that when many dynasties heard the little immortal talking about the Song Dynasty, no one had a good impression of the Song Dynasty, especially the Jingkang Shame and the killing of Yue Fei. When these were mentioned, these irrelevant dynasties were all angry. It seems that the people of the Song Dynasty themselves were extremely disappointed.
But now after hearing what Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin said, I am still willing to believe that he can change the Song Dynasty. After all, he is also the founding emperor, which is different.
"Thank you," Zhao Kuangyin said, raised his glass and nodded to Liu Xiu, and the two drank.
"Then I will continue to talk about your achievements, Senior Liu Xiu.
Senior Liu Xiu, in terms of political reform, you implemented the "land measurement system" and the "exemption system", which restricted the landlords' exploitation of farmers and reduced the farmers' burden of corvee labor.
The Taige system was also established to strengthen imperial power, which became the prototype of the three-province and six-department system.
In addition, Mr. Liu Xiu also reformed the supervision system, dismissed provincial governors, appointed inspectors, and strengthened central power.
In terms of economic convenience, Mr. Liu Xiu encouraged agricultural production, built water conservancy facilities, and improved agricultural production efficiency.
The lighter land tax system of the Western Han Dynasty was restored, with a tax rate of one in thirty, and the army was organized to settle and reclaim land.
Senior Liu Xiu, you respected Confucianism, established the Imperial Academy, selected talented people to serve as officials, and improved the cultural literacy of officials.
Senior Liu Xiu, you also received the envoys from Xiao Rizi and introduced Chinese characters to Xiao Rizi, and quelled the independent actions of the Queen of Vietnam. "
Li Wu paused here, and Wang Mang and Zhao Kuangyin looked at Liu Xiu at the same time.
Liu Xiu quickly said, "Little Immortal, don't worry, that little Rizi will definitely be destroyed. They have committed indelible crimes on my Chinese territory. It will be difficult to eliminate the hatred of my Chinese people without destroying their country and their race." Naturally, their ancestors would avenge their descendants. Although they could not go to later generations to help destroy the little Rizi, they were the ancestors who destroyed the little Rizi first. Those uncivilized dogs dared to bully his Chinese people. They were really ignorant.
"Yes, yes, what you heard from the little immortal is just the tip of the iceberg. Those little Rizi have killed so many of our compatriots and committed so many crimes. They should all be killed," Wang Mang shouted. Wang Mang naturally hated the little Rizi very much. He had watched a lot of anti-Japanese dramas in the past, and had also heard the old people in the village talk about the anti-Japanese war. He had hatred for the little Rizi in his bones.