The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

"……After that battle, Emperor Father and the White-robed Army truly became famous all over the world, and the prestige of the Victorious Army began from that time."

Li Changqing withdrew his gaze, ended with a brief sentence, and then looked at everyone with a smile.

Among the ministers and concubines, except for Qin Qiong and Li Xiuning, everyone else was stunned, still immersed in what Li Changqing was narrating. During the Battle of Yangzhou.

Although Li Changqing ignored many details, they still sounded thrilling. The civil servants admired them from the bottom of their hearts, while the generals were extremely yearning and only regretted that they did not follow Li Changqing earlier.

Li Ce and Li Wan This is the first time I heard Li Changqing narrate these past events in person. This is completely different from hearing it from other people or reading it in books.

"Father, what happened to Pei Yuanqing? Didn't you kill him?"

Li Yu asked curiously.

Li Changqing smiled and said:"My father thought that he was good at martial arts, so he didn't kill him. He originally wanted to conquer him, but after the Yangzhou City was breached, he didn't know where he fled. Only then did I know that he had joined Li Shimin's army"

"After the Tang Dynasty was established, he once conceitedly wanted to assassinate his father, and then his father killed him."

Li Changqing said it in an understatement, as if killing this third fierce general of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was like killing a chicken, but it is indeed the case.

"It would be great if my son and I were as powerful as our father in the future."

Li Yu's tone was full of admiration, and everyone smiled knowingly when they heard this. Li Changqing patted the son who inherited his natural power, and chuckled:"Young men should be ambitious."

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While Li Changqing was chatting with everyone, the brief military parade ceremony also ended, which also represented the official conclusion of the canonization ceremony.

Li Changqing did not make any changes to the issue of who to appoint as the crown prince, which attracted many people's attention. Li Ce was still the crown prince, and he started to beat the courtiers, asking them to put away their petty thoughts and stop trying to incite the third prince to seize the throne.

This is Li Changqing's bottom line. If you are not wise...several officials who have crossed the line have died"suddenly" or"accidentally" for no reason.

The excitement over the return of the eldest grandson Wugou and the canonization of the two queens did not last long and soon died down because the biennial Datang Cup football competition in the Tang Dynasty was about to come.

The Tang Dynasty football game was held eight years ago. Because Li Changqing also liked watching football games in his previous life, he took advantage of the situation and proposed football as a sport.

As soon as football spread, it quickly became popular all over the world, and competitions emerged. Li Changqing found it interesting and held the Datang Cup football competition.

Unexpectedly, after the start of this competition, it was welcomed by both the government and the public, and it also promoted the economic growth of the entire Datang Dynasty, so the Datang Cup has continued.

Taiji Hall, a great court meeting held twice a month.

The Tang Cup is coming soon, causing many ministers in the court to discuss this matter

"Your Majesty, will this year's Datang Cup football match still be held in Chang'an? Qin

Qiong asked, holding up his hands.

He is the person in charge of the annual Datang Cup football competition, and also leads one of the twenty-four teams participating in the competition.

Li Changqing nodded, then looked at Qin Qiong and said with a playful smile:" In the last Datang Cup, General Qin, the team you led didn't even make it to the quarterfinals. Isn't it going to be the same this year?"

There are a total of twenty-four teams participating in each competition, half of which are composed of civilians and the other half are composed of soldiers in the army.

When mentioning this, Qin Qiong blushed and said unconvinced:"This year's competition , Chen’s team will definitely come out on top!"

"Your team just doesn't break the rules all the time, right? General Qin."

Su Dingfang teased Qin Qiong, causing a burst of laughter.

However, among the ministers, only Wei Zheng sighed, hesitated and then suggested:"Your Majesty, why not let our court start a football betting game this time."

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers looked a little strange. Li Changqing also looked at Wei Zheng in surprise and asked doubtfully:"Why did Wei Qing say this? Opening a gambling bureau is against the dignity of the imperial court."

Although the Tang Dynasty did not explicitly prohibit gambling, it did not advocate it. What does it mean for the imperial court to open a gambling bureau?

Wei Zheng raised his hands and said:"Your Majesty, I have calculated that for every Datang Cup football match, the total amount of gambling bureaus opened by the private sector. As much as tens of millions of taels, our court might as well take advantage of this and make a fortune."

Hearing this, Li Jing smiled and said:"Master Wei, when did our court reach the point where we need to set up gambling bureaus to make money? This is too outrageous. Wei

Zheng looked worried and replied:"You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are not a householder. Now I am in charge of the household department. After a thorough check of the accumulated accounts, I found that our Tang Dynasty treasury is now unable to make ends meet and has begun to suffer a deficit.""

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Since Li Changqing came to the throne, the Tang Dynasty has been prosperous and prosperous, and Li Changqing has therefore been called a prosperous king, a wise king and a wise minister. How could the treasury be empty under such circumstances?

"Wei Qing, please tell me in detail."

Li Changqing's face also became serious. He didn't pay attention to these matters. They were handled by the ministers below.

How could the Tang Dynasty's treasury be empty? Is it because some ministers were corrupt? If so, it seems that he needs to kill a group of people. People have come to establish their authority. A thousand-mile embankment collapses in an ant nest. This situation must not be allowed to happen.

Wei Zheng replied truthfully:"Your Majesty, although the Tang Dynasty is rich and prosperous now, due to the relationship between outward development and welfare The system has been optimized, and the elderly population and newborns are increasing. Our expenditures now far exceed our tax revenue, and we are unable to make ends meet."

After Li Changqing came to power, various policies that were beneficial to the people were indeed implemented, and the results were very good. This is the reason why the people are united.

But there are also disadvantages, that is, a huge amount of money is needed to support it. Datang's current tax revenue can be said to be It was the lightest in the history of the dynasties, and coupled with external expansion and development, it led to the situation of being unable to make ends meet.

This situation appeared a year ago, and it was not until the Ministry of Accounts conducted a thorough inspection of the accumulated accounts not long ago that such a big loophole was discovered.