Between the 12th and 13th years of Tianbao, the Tang Empire was still peaceful and prosperous on the surface, but a disaster was about to come. During this period, natural disasters such as floods and droughts occurred one after another in the Guanzhong area. According to the ancients, this was a warning from God, but God's painstaking efforts, Tang Xuanzong, the emperor and his ministers turned a blind eye!
Due to the occurrence of successive disasters, a large number of people starved to death in the Guanzhong area. As Jingzhaoyin, Li Xian cannot be said to have no responsibility. Since Li Xian usually did not deal with Yang Guozhong, Yang Guozhong did not think of anything. It would be a bit unethical to try to help the victims, but instead take the opportunity to take down Li Xian!
If there is some truth to the Li Xian incident, the investigation and punishment of the house manager of Fufeng Prefecture is purely due to Yang Guozhong's harm to the country and the people!
It was raining all the time, and there was a lot of water. The crops were waterlogged in patches. Although he was deep in the palace, Tang Xuanzong was still very worried. However, when Tang Xuanzong asked Yang Guozhong about the matter, Yang Guozhong sent someone to find a few surviving seedlings and then presented the seedlings to Tang Xuanzong and said: "Although the rain is a bit heavy, it is beneficial to the crops without any harm!" The old and confused Tang Xuanzong actually believed Yang Guozhong's lies, so he was singing and dancing again!
The house manager of Fufeng Prefect could not bear the indifference of the imperial court, so he reported the local flood situation to the imperial court. This angered Yang Guozhong, " I just said there was no flood, you kid, you are going to destroy me!" So he arranged for the censor to arrest the house manager for interrogation! Yang Guozhong's killing was effective, and no one dared to report the disaster situation since then!
Tang Xuanzong suffered a lot when he was young and knew the difficulties of farmers. He thought this was a bit strange. How come there was no flooding after such heavy rain? So he took the opportunity to ask Gao Lishi: "It has been raining. Is there any waterlogging? , just say it doesn't matter!" Gao Lishi finally waited for the opportunity to speak. He said: "Since your Majesty has used power to pretend to be prime minister, rewards and punishments have been random. , Yin and Yang are not balanced, how dare I say anything!" Gao Lishi's words were serious, but Tang Xuanzong continued to bury his head in the soil like an ostrich!
