Chapter 86 The People of the World and the Great Tang

  The Tang Dynasty carried out reforms, and under Li Yuan's rule, there was no resistance at all! Opponents were killed, those who refused to obey were killed, and those who spread rumors and were unwilling to give up their interests were all killed! If the entire Tang Dynasty opposed reform, Li Yuan would have killed them all until they no longer opposed it. The importance of institutions, Li Yuan knew even if he was ignorant! Like the Qing dynasty dramas that stubbornly adhered to the old rules set by their ancestors, which made Li Yuan's past life feel disgusted and want to vomit, especially the advice from those officials, were just representatives of their own interests being touched. In Li Yuan's heart, they were all objects to be thoroughly eliminated! They were serious obstacles to social progress, killing them would bring peace!

  The aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty were brutally slaughtered by Li Yuanba, who knew that as long as he was in power, these families might be able to tolerate him, but once he was gone, they would definitely unite and overthrow or massacre the imperial family.

  "Do we really have to exterminate these aristocratic families? How many innocent people are among them, and their influence on the people is enormous. If we do this, it will cause great chaos!" Li Shimin explained the pros and cons to Li Yuanba, meaning that killing some with less influence would be enough...

  "Hum! Naive! Great chaos? That's exactly what I want, great chaos! The aristocracy's control over the imperial court has been a problem since ancient times. As long as I'm here, I won't allow these pieces of trash to exist! Whoever dares to cause trouble will be killed, and those who cause trouble are just those so-called nobles. Without them, I really don't believe the earth would stop spinning!" Li Yuanba's tone was filled with naked murderous intent!

  "Alright, have it your way! But if you kill off all these aristocratic families, aren't you afraid that new ones will emerge? This is fundamentally unavoidable!" Li Shimin still wouldn't give up.

  "When I'm alive, in the Great Tang Dynasty, except for the royal family, any gathering of over a hundred people from the same family is a suicidal act! Who dares to form a hereditary aristocracy?! You must set another rule: officials above the seventh rank are absolutely not allowed to appoint their relatives, including appointments from other places! Once discovered, annihilate three generations! My China has never lacked capable officials..." Li Yuanba started with a murderous tone, but that last sentence was said with deep feeling! Aren't hereditary aristocracies all formed this way?!

  Thinking carefully, being an official is really easy!

  Li Yuanba continued, the treatment of officials should be generous, and after retirement, it should be even more generous than during their term in office! After retirement, his grandchildren can become officials through regular means, which avoids such personal relationships! Because compared to sons and grandsons, their relationship is basically considered strangers in other people's eyes!

  Li Shimin personally recorded every word of Li Yuanba, although he didn't quite understand what Li Yuanba was saying, but still wanted to let him say a bit more! Whatever you say, I'll record and execute thoroughly, so if anything happens later, it won't be my fault!

  Who would have thought that in the end it was Li Yuanba who said: "That's all for now! You guys handle it, I'm going out to accompany my grandson!"

  The reform of the Tang Dynasty, a storm of blood and rain, brought devastating blows to the aristocratic families! How can those aristocratic families in foreign lands swallow this, it's pushing them to death!

  They put aside all their prejudices and united with the foreign aristocratic families, spreading rumors to make the foreigners anxious and giving rise to the idea of breaking away from the rule of the Tang Dynasty! These aristocratic families also sent people to the territory of the Tang Dynasty to spread rumors that Li Yuan was a dictator who had misled the country, making the Tang Dynasty not like a country or a family, and the Tang Dynasty became his own world!

  But these rumors are not recognized by the people within the Tang Dynasty! Li Yuanba is their guardian deity, smashing all the oppression on his head and living a good life! Even if it's his world, isn't this what we're looking forward to? You bunch of trash, shut up!

  At this time, due to the reorganization of the Tang army, a large number of senior and middle-level generals were lost. The best way to cultivate new generals is war! Li Shimin and Li Yuanba were worried about how to train soldiers, and now they have been given a pillow by someone who has come to their doorstep!

  Li Yuanba didn't go himself, but had the legendary war criminals lead new recruits to suppress those foreign tribes who wanted to break away from the Tang Dynasty's rule - to train troops!

  These myth-level masters are all representatives of high-ranking and powerful people, although the family has lost its capital due to Li Yuan's reforms, at least it has given them a stable life! They can't think otherwise, the emperor's uncle and grandson Wu Zetian is a model!

  Changsun Wuji's greatest appreciation and affection were not for his own children, but for the ninth prince Li Zhi! The struggle for imperial power, every prince had a chance to become the supreme ruler! Li Yuanba was often away, which made the lower-ranking officials neglect Li Yuanba's influence. Following the previous convention, they all took sides for greater power in the future! Changsun Wuji stood behind Li Zhi, and to help him, he personally went out of his way to pull strings for Li Zhi, this is how the courtesan met the prince under Changsun Wuji's guidance, and unexpectedly had a relationship with Li Zhi! Such a huge investment almost drove Changsun Wuji crazy, and he could only cover up for them with all his might! Although the matter was eventually exposed, it did not expose Changsun Wuji, who was acting as a procurer, what a great fortune!

  Li Shimin was infatuated with Wu Zetian, but pretended not to know. However, Li Yuanba returned and killed the woman who could have helped Li Zhi the most by whispering in his ear, causing Li Zhi to go mad! The huge investment failure led to Longsun Wujin, known for his dark line, standing out to oppose when Li Yuanba purged the aristocratic families. Li Yuanba, who did not care about their relationship, killed Longsun Wujin's brother on the spot, and also had all of Longsun Wujin's subordinates and related ministers investigated and sent to hell!

  Chang Sun Wu Jin, such a relative, was killed without saying a word. What about these mythological masters in Li Yuan Ba's eyes, who are like children to him? With or without you, it makes no difference! This is the conclusion they had already drawn about Li Yuan Ba's character long ago!

  Besides, these mythological masters have long seen through the struggles for power and profit in the world, and have long withdrawn from the control of the mundane world. Let Li Yuanba do as he pleases!

  Li Yuanba actively participated in the reform of the Tang Dynasty, using his poor cognitive starting point to let Li Shimin and others perfect their theories, and this progress was much faster than a blind man touching an elephant!

  As the system is already perfect, it's just a matter of implementation when the victorious army returns from its expedition! In these three years of war, those who participated in the bloody and fiery wars have produced a batch of high-quality military personnel who combine theory and practice, making the combat effectiveness of the Tang army almost reach its previous level! When they returned, they also brought back all the heads of the foreign tribes' families, including even the heads of newborn babies - cutting the grass to eliminate the roots, this is the cruel order personally issued by Li Yuan before the expedition, and he also did it for the sake of fewer wars and less infamy for the Tang Dynasty in the future!

  Li Shimin led the review of the returning troops and saw more than 30,000 processed heads gathered together. Everyone couldn't help but vomit all over the ground!

  "Not even sparing infants? This cruel devil!" was what everyone present was thinking!

  The soldiers who had almost gotten used to their bloody hands looked at the emperor and ministers who were vomiting profusely, those who had personally beheaded babies also bent over and vomited violently, and many soldiers lost their minds on the spot, kneeling on the dirty ground, pulling their hair and muttering: "I am an executioner, I am an executioner..."

  Can't stand this oppressive atmosphere anymore, draws sword and commits suicide on the spot!

  The scene of reviewing troops is so bleak that the atmosphere of triumphant return is gone, leaving only sighs floating in the air!

  "People respect me, or despise me, it's all the same! I've killed countless people in my life, and I don't care about this little bit of guilt! But this army is still too tender! The pointless pity has caused the death of many soldiers and civilians of China. A dog travels a thousand miles to eat shit, a wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat! Not having a good memory isn't a good thing, it seems that in the future I'll have to train them more!" When Li Yuanba heard this news, he recalled the memories of his past life, where there were many shameful and annoying events... such as the time when they suffered a great loss during the war against the Japanese devils...

  "What?! How long will you continue to be so ruthless?! You won't even spare the babies, are you still human?!" Wang Ting, who was standing by, heard Li Yuanba's ruthless decision and finally let her emotions overcome her rationality, loudly scolding Li Yuanba like a tiger whose tail had been stepped on!

  "Oh?! Think whatever you want!" Li Yuanba stood up nonchalantly and walked out.

  "I... I was wrong, wasn't I?" Wang Ting suddenly came to her senses. The cruelty of war they all knew! But this time bringing back those thousands of infant skulls was truly too brutal!

  "No, sister, you're not wrong, nor is your husband! The fault lies with this world!" Du Qing walked to Wang Ting's side and gently hugged her as she gazed at the receding figure of Li Yuanba, her eyes already blurry from tears. She comforted Wang Ting while firmly saying in her heart: "Husband, everything you're doing now, I see it all and remember it in my heart. You've never done anything wrong! The world may be unfair to you, but you've never let down our great Tang Dynasty! Qing'er will always support you!"

  Du Qing, this female master of myth, has entered a new realm! Just take the ancient concept of "Tian Xia" and the modern concept of "Tian Xia", Du Qing's understanding has surpassed that of this era!