The prime minister's power was second only to the emperor.
The selection process was also extremely strict.
It was simply impossible to make a random choice.
But this Yizong was good.
In order to be lazy, they actually chose the prime minister at will.
Moreover, they did not know how to judge people, and most of the prime ministers chosen were incompetent!
After getting enough money, he quit.
Only the people who had nothing left were left behind.
Li Shi Min finally understood.
Why was there a peasant uprising just as Emperor Xizong ascended the throne?
The 21 prime ministers took turns to make money.
Where did the money come from?
Of course, they were all forcefully taken from the hands of the people.
Li Shi Min sighed softly,
"Encountering such a muddle-headed ruler.”
"The people of the Great Tang have truly suffered!”
……
Lu Public House.
The ministers looked at each other speechlessly.
Cheng Yaojin cursed,"
"He reigned for fourteen years, in order to have extra time to play.”
"A total of 21 prime ministers!”
"No wonder when Xi Zong ascended the throne, the rebel army was everywhere.”
"So it's not his fault!"
Only Wei Zheng nodded in agreement.
Zhangsun Wuji and the others pretended not to hear it.
They were probably cursing even more fiercely than Cheng Yaojin!
He just didn't show it.
……
The familiar male voice sounded again.
Yizong was lazy in dealing with government affairs, but he was very active in Buddhism.
Not only did he set up a Buddhist lecture hall in the palace, but he also personally sang Buddhist scriptures and hand-copied Sanskrit palm-leaf scriptures.
Yizong believed in Buddhism, built Buddhist temples, built Buddha statues, and gave countless money. Buddhism gradually flourished in the hands of Yizong.
But the Great Tang did not prosper because of Buddhism.
On the contrary, the rise of Buddhism further increased the burden on the people.
Since the land of Buddhist monasteries was not subject to taxes, monks were exempted from taxes and corvee.
The excessive expansion of Buddhist monasteries also greatly encroached on the land and interests of the people.
The people of the Great Tang were in even more dire straits.
Most of the people who could not survive took the risk and chose to become bandits.
As long as one side rebelled, all sides would respond!
It also laid a great foreshadowing for the uprising after Xi Zong ascended the throne.
As the saying goes-
The Three Pure Ones only needed a body of earth, but Buddha wanted a body of gold!
In troubled times, Bodhisattvas don't care about things, and I carry my sword to the world!
Buddhist pilgrims in the flourishing age, Taoist seclusion in the mountains and forests!
A familiar male voice sounded.
The scene changed.
In the Imperial Palace.
There was a pile of unfinished memorials on the table.
Yizong not only does not deal with government affairs.
He often invited Buddhist masters to the palace to preach Buddhism.
Yizong also often chanted Buddhist scriptures himself.
Moreover, under the decree of the Yi Sect.
After occupying a large amount of fertile land.
The temples were finally built one by one.
The land of the landlord had not decreased.
The land of nobility has never decreased!
They could only place their sights on the people who could not resist.
Only the land in the hands of the people was decreasing.
The number of homeless people was increasing.
More and more people were forced to enter the temple to become monks.
However, most of them chose to become bandits.
One day, that hero would rise up in revolt.
All the commoners who had become bandits.
There must be a response from all sides.
Together, they would overthrow the decadent Great Tang.
A few years later, Yizong was seriously ill and finally ended his life in Xianning Hall at the age of 41.
Evaluation: In the early days of Emperor Yizong's reign, he worked hard to make the country prosperous, accepted honest words, and had the wind of rejuvenation. However, in the later period of his reign, Emperor Yizong played excessively, appointed unknown prime ministers, and built many temples. In the end, the people were in dire straits and had no choice but to revolt.
The 19th Emperor was finished.
Fifteen minutes later, an easter egg about Zhao Zong was played.
The title of the Easter Egg was 'Royal scandal'.
……
"The case has been solved. Our Great Tang was so powerful, but it was in the hands of the Yizong Sect that it fell!”
"Yizong is really disappointing.”
"To think that I had such high hopes in his heart at the beginning!”
"It's fine if the landlord nobles rob our land.”
"Even the bald donkeys in the temple are snatching our land!”
"They built so many Buddhist temples, but didn't they plunder the wealth of our commoners?”
"Did you guys notice the title of the Easter egg at the end of the video?”
"Of course I saw it!"
"The royal scandal? Why am I so impatient now?”
"I didn't expect the immortal to be so powerful that he even knew about the scandals of the royal family!”
"Aren't you afraid of being trampled by the Great Tang's cavalry?”
"That's an immortal. Why would he be afraid of a mortal emperor?”
……
Li Shimin softly repeated the last three sentences of the video.
"The Three Pure Ones only need the body of earth, but the Buddha needs to be plated with gold!”
"Bodhisattvas don't care about things in troubled times. I carry my sword and let the people live!”
"Buddhist devotees in the flourishing age, see you in the secluded mountain forest of the Taoist sect!”
Li Yuan said in a deep voice,"
"The ancestor of my Li Clan was the Sage Laozi.”
"But Buddhism is exceptionally prosperous at this time.”
"Buddhism doesn't engage in production, but it builds temples and receives incense offerings.”
"During the war, most of them hide in the mountains and forests.”
"I'll come out when the world is at peace."
"Although Daoism is good at protecting itself, it stands out in times of war.”
Li Shi Min nodded.
How could he not know about this?
However, Buddhism had spread to the Central Plains from the Han Dynasty.
Ever since then, the incense had been flourishing.
Too many people's interests were at stake.
How could it be banned just like that?
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