The mutinies during and after Wu Zetian, both the people and the court, were greatly weakened. At the same time, because Queen Wei and Princess Anle sold titles and titles, the court was corrupt and the bureaucracy was chaotic. Tang Xuanzong believed that the country's prosperity was manifested through the rich life of the people, and what the king had to do was to reduce the burden on the people and improve their living standards, so he took a series of measures.
Tang Xuanzong believed that we should first start from ourselves and reverse the extravagant social atmosphere. He asked people to melt their gold and silver utensils as financial reserves, and ordered people to publicly burn a large number of pearls, jade articles and brocade stored in the palace in front of the palace to show that they would no longer use extravagant things, and to dismiss redundant maids in order to save money. At the same time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also stipulated that officials below the third rank and relatives of harem with ordinary status should not wear ornaments made of gold and jade; The materials of belts, wine vessels, chews, stirrups and other items used by civil and military officials should be strictly limited. In order to get officials to get rid of the bad habit of extravagance and comparison, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty cancelled brocade workshops in East and West Beijing, and ordered that pearls and jade should not be collected all over the country, and offenders would be punished with sticks.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty organized and formulated the Six Codes of the Tang Dynasty, which strictly regulated the requirements of officials in politics, especially the integrity. In the sixteenth year of Kaiyuan, he personally selected the state secretariat and wrote a poem, warning them that they must be honest and honest and be an official. Treat people like children, and love people like injuries. Give lectures and try to recite theories, and persuade farmers to mulberry. A false name cannot be decorated, and understanding cannot be forgotten. It is obvious to pursue fame and gain, and the virtue of an Zhen is self-evident There must be affection in litigation, and teaching is expensive. T-shirt saves the old, caresses the weak and recovers the strong. ?
Tang Xuanzong believed that talents with both ability and political integrity should be appointed to govern the country, so he promoted a group of officials with integrity, love for the people and noble character. Among them, Yao Chong, Song Jing and Zhang Jiuling later became celebrities throughout the ages. During his tenure as prime minister, Yao Chong adhered to the law for imperial power and national interests. At that time, Wang Xue Ye Li's uncle Wang Xiantong committed many evils in the local area. After the suggestion was impeached, Wang Xue interceded for him, but Yao Chong applied to Tang Xuanzong to severely punish Wang Xiantong, which was approved by Tang Xuanzong. From then on, the royal family never dared to break the law again.
After Yao Chong, Song Jing became prime minister. When Song Jing was in office, he was very strict with officials. When his uncle Song took the official examination, he revealed his kinship with Song Jing to the examiner, hoping to be taken care of. After Song Jing was informed, he informed the official department that he was not allowed to pass the exam. Zhang Jiuling opposed the large-scale war with ethnic minorities, emphasized protecting the people and educating people, and took various measures to protect agriculture and mulberry.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had a prime minister named Han Xiu, who was honest and not keen on fame and fortune. Tang Xuanzong respected him very much. Sometimes Tang Xuanzong held a banquet in the palace or went hunting in the backyard. He didn't know if what he was doing was out of line, so he asked the people next to him: Does Han Xiu know what I am doing? Sometimes just after this sentence is finished, Han Xiu's exhortation book comes.
However, Tang Xuanzong was not always satisfied with Han Xiu's constant exhortation. Once, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was in a daze in front of the mirror for this matter. The waiter said: Since Han Xiu became prime minister, your majesty has lost much weight. Why do you need him? Tang Xuanzong sighed and said: Although I am thin, the world is rich. When Xiao Gou plays, everything is done as I say, but once I go out to Korea, I can't even sleep well. On the contrary, Han Xiu often argued with me, but after I went out to Korea, I was able to sleep soundly. I value Han Xiu, not for myself, but for my country. ?
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and his selected sages carried out some rectifications in official management, which made the official atmosphere look brand-new. They cut off a large number of redundant institutions and personnel and reduced the government's financial expenditure. At the same time, strengthen the assessment of officials, especially local officials, and change the previous habit of attaching importance to the inside and neglecting the outside. Tang Xuanzong believes that local officials such as counties and counties are directly related to people's lives and affect the implementation of national policies, so we should pay special attention to them.
He even often personally evaluates these local officials. If candidates do well in answering questions about governing the country, they can continue to hold their posts or get promoted. If they don't behave well, they will be fired immediately. After a series of rectification, the efficiency of officials has been improved, and more and more honest and clean officials have appeared in the central and local governments.
At that time, in order to constantly occupy farmers' land, many bankrupt farmers also became their slaves. However, they colluded with officials and concealed their actual land and population, which made it difficult for the state to collect taxes. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent full-time officials to inspect fields everywhere, and all the hidden land was confiscated and confiscated, and then distributed to farmers as state-owned land for farming. In this way, the state's tax revenue has greatly increased, and the burden on farmers has also been reduced.
Since the period of Wu Zetian, Buddhism has developed rapidly and began to affect the national economy. The number of monasteries has greatly increased, occupying a large amount of cultivated land and population, evading taxes, and the government's tax revenue has been seriously lost. In view of this situation, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty began to restrict Buddhism. In the second year of Kaiyuan, more than 10,000 monks and nuns were secularized. At the same time, it is forbidden to build new Buddhist temples and Buddha statues, and it is forbidden for aristocratic officials to associate with monks, which limits the development of Buddhism and increases the land and population controlled by the government. In order to develop agriculture, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the construction of water conservancy projects throughout the country to irrigate farmland and reduce floods.
Tang Xuanzong strongly advocated frugality. He not only practiced it himself, but also formulated a system for officials to abide by. These actions have greatly reduced the cost of the court and the burden on the people.
However, after creating a prosperous time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty began to be content with the status quo, not enterprising, and indulged in pleasure. First, the villain Li climbed into the position. Through intrigue, the traitor made Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty expel upright officials such as Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling. After Li's death, Yang Guifei's younger brother Yang came to power, which made politics even darker.
Speaking of Tang Xuanzong in his later years, he was always associated with a woman. Is she? There are other women in his court, 3,000 stunning beauties, but his love for 3,000 women is concentrated on one person? Yang guifei Tang Xuanzong was fascinated by Yang Guifei. In order to please her, Tang Xuanzong took great pains. Yang Guifei likes dressing up, so Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty specially assigned thousands of people to make clothes for her. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty built a straight building and a lotus pond in Huaqing Palace in Lishan Mountain as a place for Yang Guifei to dress and bathe. Yang Guifei was born in the south and likes to eat litchi, but Chang 'an is in the north and can't grow litchi.
In order to solve this problem, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty allowed Yang Guifei to eat litchi and ordered people to open a special passage from Bazhou (now Chongqing) to Chang 'an, so there was? Riding a princess and laughing in the world of mortals, no one knows it's litchi? This poem. In order to please the emperor, ministers voted for Yang Guifei one after another. With Yang Guifei's pillow whisper, people who make her happy can be promoted and made rich, which in turn stimulates more bureaucrats to rush to send delicious food and rare treasures to the palace.
When one person gets the word, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, and Yang Guifei's relatives are also given titles because of her love. Her three sisters were named Mrs. Han, Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Qin respectively, and Yang Guifei's cousin Yang was also favored by Tang Xuanzong. At that time, there was a popular song in Chang 'an:? Don't be sad when you give birth to a man, and you can make up the door when you give birth to a woman. ? Every October, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty visited Huaqing Palace. At this time, the people of the Yang family rushed out, and the gorgeous team connected the square, which was dazzling. The nepotism between Yang Guifei and her family reflects the dark politics in the late Tang Xuanzong period.
In his later years, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty not only lived luxuriously, but was also militaristic militarily. In order to improve his prestige, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty launched a series of wars of aggression against neighboring countries. Political corruption and social darkness have aroused the desire of border generals to seek officials. In order to be promoted to rank and title, they deliberately provoked troubles, thus making meritorious deeds and receiving awards in the war. Coupled with the great achievements of Xuanzong in the Tang Dynasty, the result directly led to the continuous border wars in the Tang Dynasty, which destroyed the friendly atmosphere created by the good-neighborly friendship in the early Tang Dynasty.
In the war with Nanzhao, as many as 200,000 Tang soldiers died and died, and countless people were injured. Years of war, on the one hand, let some border generals gradually hold heavy troops, on the other hand, let the soldiers and people complain, laying the groundwork for the upcoming Anshi rebellion.
In November of the 14th year of Tianbao, An Lushan, which was also our envoy in Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong, took advantage of the emptiness and corruption of the Tang Dynasty and joined forces with other ethnic groups on the border to form an army of several hundred people in Fanyang, and launched a famous Anshi Rebellion with Shi Siming in history. It took only 35 days to control most parts of Hebei and some counties and cities in Henan. When the army arrived at the gate of Chang 'an, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled hastily. Although the Anshi Rebellion was finally put down, it dealt a heavy blow to the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has declined.
In the early days of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, there was unprecedented prosperity in history. Kaiyuan Shi Sheng? ; However, in the later period of his rule, he became dissolute and led the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.