Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"I, Li Shimin, Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty! General of the Heavenly Strategy!"

"I hereby promise you all today that, regardless of whether you are a marquis or a duke, your merits in my hands are not merely those of someone who helped me rise to power. By advancing the new policies and reforms, you will be rewarded with titles of marquis or duke!"

"I will grant you and your sons one each!!!"

Chengdu Prefecture, Qingshu Palace, Li Shimin's temporary palace.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

The pungent aroma of spicy hot pot filled the air as Emperor Li Shimin, the Zhenguan Emperor, stood on a chair, waving his hand and speaking passionately.

It seemed to have become the perfect fuse to ignite the desires and passions within the Jiannan Dao officials present.

He shoved Fang Xuanling, who was in his way, aside and put an arm around the other's shoulder.

A terrifying aggression made Li Shimin look like a ferocious dragon unleashing its bestial nature.

His voice was strong and clear.

"Before me, there must have been many people and things that told you that in this world, it is not honorable to be poor or to be a mediocre person!"

"Back in the Sui Dynasty, I was nothing more than a Taiyuan playboy who spent his days wandering the streets indulging in pleasure."

“I have been told more than once by my father, the retired emperor, that I lack ambition.”

"But none of my princes and princesses, including the Crown Prince you speak of, have been able to speak!"

"They disdain the dignity and respect due to princes and princesses within my vast empire!"

Li Shimin felt as if he had returned to his early days, when he led three thousand Xuanjia soldiers to confront Dou Jiande's army of one hundred thousand head-on, and was boosting morale during that time.

"It is because I became the Emperor of this Great Tang that they were able to become the princes and princesses of this Great Tang!"

"I have been a mediocre person, and I have also accomplished great things that are enough to bring glory to my ancestors and be remembered in history. But if I had the chance to choose again, I would still choose without hesitation to be someone who is remembered in history!"

"Because in this way, even if in the future, the Li Tang royal family produces unworthy descendants who ruin this vast empire, when the people of this land mention the Tang Dynasty, no one will ever be able to say that I, the emperor, am wrong!"

"I will still be sculpted as a god, adorned with a sacred and majestic golden body, receiving the veneration of history and the offerings of incense!"

Li Shimin had one arm around Lu Shiming's neck, whose face was flushed with excitement.

With a loud voice, he walked among the officials of Jiannan Circuit.

“Some of you may think I am shallow, or that I am trapped by fame and fortune.”

"Get out of my Qing Shu Palace! Find a sinecure, wear the same official robes that haven't been changed in centuries, and work your way up until you die!"

"A broken wooden coffin, that's your reward for the life you've lived!"

"But before you laugh at me for spouting nonsense and misleading the public, I hope you can take a serious look at the people around you, your colleagues, your fellow villagers, and perhaps even your own clansmen..."

Inside the Qing Shu Palace, Li Shimin's resounding voice echoed among the officials.

The officials from Jiannan Circuit present couldn't help but glance at each other.

"Because in the near future, when you have been on duty in the government office for decades, and after repeating the process of registering your shift for the tens of thousands of times, you will walk out of the government office where you were on duty."

“Someone will be dressed in an official robe embroidered with twelve auspicious symbols, with a golden knife at his waist, a gold and jade belt, and a fish-shaped pouch hanging from his arm. He will be respectfully led by the superior of your superior, whom you have not seen for a long time!”

"And you, on the one hand, have to worry about whether your wife, who has no connection with refined ladies, will scold you for coming home late today, and on the other hand, you have to present a grand gift to this member of your clan!"

"When you've told yourself three hundred times that all people who chase fame and fortune are vulgar, and you finally convince yourself, you return home only to have your children tell you that in a few days you have to go to the ancestral hall to perform a grand ceremony for the clansman you just met."

"You still can't stop at the dinner table."

"Your wife will tell you how big a house your cousin was given as a reward, how his wife is dressed in gold and how she is surrounded by servants."

“Your children will say, why are you the same age, but you're not even qualified to carry their uncles' shoes!”

Inside the Qing Shu Palace.

The officials clenched their fists as they listened to the scene described by Li Shimin.

Useless!

If they are allowed to remain silent for the rest of their lives, to live out their lives under the questioning of their wives and the questioning of their children, then what is the difference between their lives and being tortured?

Looking at the increasingly intense flames in everyone's eyes.

Li Shimin took a deep breath. His aura as a leader made him the perfect guiding torch, the flame burning in everyone's hearts.

"If you don't want to be unknown, if you don't want to spend your whole life in official positions and end up not even making it into the county annals!"

"Excellent! Implement the new policy!"

"Whether you have completed the construction of bridges and roads or reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of fertile land under my jurisdiction, I, as the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty, assure you that your names will be recorded in the county annals!"

"If you were born into poverty and finally became an official, but you don't even have the money to buy your parents a big house or hire maids and servants?"

"Excellent! Implement the new policy!"

"I promise to bestow upon you real gold and silver as your stipends!"

"What if you clearly have a girl you like, but because you're of lowly status, you don't dare to approach her and confess your feelings?"

"Excellent! Implement the new policy!"

"I will have you carry the imperial marriage decree and smash open the door of your in-laws who look down on you!!!"

"If you say that the world is at peace now and all the seas are under your rule, how could you have become such great figures without great merit?"

"Excellent! Implement the new policy!"

"As long as each of you can complete the tasks of the new policies under your jurisdiction, I will promote you once a year!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were both stunned by the almost unfamiliar appearance of the emperor before them.

Their eyes were glazed over.

Seeing that even high-ranking officials like Lu Shiming, who could serve as the prefect of Chengdu, were so excited by His Majesty the Emperor that they seemed to lose themselves, was quite a sight.

They were shouting wildly, along with the officials of Jiannan Circuit.

Looking at each other.

For some reason, this unusual approach and these strange and unsettling moves made a certain figure appear in their minds simultaneously.

"In this world, poverty is shameful, and so is a lowly status!"

"But if you ask me, the most disgraceful ones are those fools who, when presented with the opportunity to be ennobled and appointed prime minister, to have their names recorded in history, dare not reach out to seize it because of fear and all sorts of worries!"

"Do you want to become that kind of trash?!"

"In no mood!!!"

The excited shouts of the officials from Jiannan Circuit seemed to threaten to overturn the dome of the Qing Shu Palace.

Li Shimin, whose body had been enhanced by the red fruit, could only shout at this moment.

The sound was like thunder, exploding in the minds of everyone present. Reason and etiquette had been completely forgotten by the crazed Lu Shiming and his group.

"I, Emperor Li Shimin of the Great Tang Dynasty, will help you eliminate all your worries. All you have to do is follow the development plan I have issued to you and develop the land in the counties under your jurisdiction."

"Sow the seeds of his new policies and let them be fully implemented under his rule!"

"My future dukes, are you prepared to clear all obstacles for high office and a place in history?!"

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty! I am willing to die for the new policies!!!"

Li Shimin: "To succeed, you must first go crazy!"

Lu Shiming and other prefects and governors of Jiannan Circuit shouted at the top of their lungs.

Charge forward regardless of everything!!!

Li Shimin: "Take this chance! It will bring glory to three generations!"

"The title of Duke or Marquis is passed down through three generations!!!"

"start!!!"

......

"Cough cough......"

The originally lively Mid-Autumn Festival banquet ended abruptly as the officials of Jiannan Circuit received the policy documents that Li Shimin had prepared in advance.

Like a wild horse, it charged wildly out of the Qing Shu Palace.

They rushed towards their own mansion and government office.

The Qing Shu Palace was once again quiet.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui watched Li Shimin drinking tea and clearing his throat. The two men, who were originally bold, became cautious at this moment.

"Your Majesty...do you have contact with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Du Ruhui asked in a low voice, and Fang Xuanling nervously pricked up his ears.

Li Shimin raised an eyebrow, looking at the two men whose attitude towards him, the kidnapper, had suddenly changed drastically with a half-smile, and then scoffed.

He silently turned his head to the side.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui felt a sudden tightness in their chests.

"Your Majesty, this old minister is old and senile. I have always been loyal to Your Majesty. You, you mustn't cause me trouble with His Highness the Crown Prince..."

"Waaah, Your Majesty, when you fought Dou Jiande, I was just a scholar, but I still stood by your side with my sword. Now that I'm old, all I want is a peaceful old age. Your Majesty... Waaah!"

Li Shimin chuckled, but his face showed a gloating expression.

"Xuanling, Keming, I am well aware of your loyalty, but it is a pity... The Crown Prince will probably find out about your negligence in Jiannan Road very soon."

"Do you think he'll target Fang Yi'ai and Du He because of this?"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui: "!!!"

Du Ruhui's expression tightened instantly, as if he had thought of something, and he hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that there are still many documents to be processed regarding the construction of the new steel plant, so I will take my leave now."

The next second, Fang Xuanling was also startled.

"Well, I haven't yet processed the funding approval documents for that literacy academy, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now..."

Looking at the two old men hurrying away, Li Shimin felt that the lingering sweetness of the tea in his mouth had been enhanced.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Old man, you insist on making me use my military strategies on you..."

He suddenly glanced sideways at the person beside him.

"Li Junxian, I didn't allocate so much funding to your Hundred Cavalry Division for you to do nothing. What I need, I don't care what means you use, you must bring it to me as soon as possible, quietly!"

"Understand?"

Taiyuan Prefecture, Yangcheng Palace.

Gao Hai, who remained in Yangcheng Palace, was completely bewildered. After a brief moment of confusion, he immediately began frantically searching through the Crown Prince's bookshelf.

"Gone? How could it be gone?!"

He was covered in sweat, and his eyes were filled with fear.

"Oh no! Something terrible has happened! A thief has broken in! His Highness's study has been burgled! The draft of a book that His Highness personally wrote is missing!"