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李
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It means plum tree It is also one
of the Chinese surnames.
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隆
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Describe the highest place in the middle
of a mountain.
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基
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It means foundation. |
Li Longji
He was the 9th king of China's Tang
Dynasty. He reigned for 44 years. He was one of the most famous kings in
Chinese history. His story is recorded in history books.
When he was 27 years old, he became the
king of the Tang Dynasty after a very brutal political struggle.
He was full of ideals and longed to make
the Tang Dynasty powerful.
He found a minister called Yao Chong, who
was 34 years older than him, and said to Yao Chong
I hope to appoint you Prime Minister of the
Tang Dynasty. Are you willing to accept this important position?
Yao Chong replied.
I am willing to serve our country, but if
you want me to be Prime Minister, you must promise me ten things.
Li Longji asked.
What are the ten things you want me to
promise?
Yao Chong replied.
The first thing is that I believe we should
rule the people with kindness and justice.
There are many existing laws that are too
harsh and unreasonable, so we should amend and reform the laws.
The second thing is that the national
strength of our country is not strong enough at present, and the overall
economic situation of our country is not good. Therefore, we should avoid
conflicts with some kingdoms around the Tang Dynasty. We should first
concentrate on improving the economy of the people and the country.
The third thing is that after the
establishment of the Tang Dynasty, some kings trusted the eunuchs close to
them. These eunuchs gained great power and caused many problems within the
royal family. So we should avoid letting eunuchs have power.
The fourth thing is that after the
establishment of the Tang Dynasty, many members of the royal family were
involved in the political affairs of the country. Many of these royal family
members had no talent, but they held very important positions. I think these
royal family members would hinder our development. So we should avoid this
situation.
The fifth thing is that we should enforce
the law fairly and impartially. Many nobles and members of the royal family
have not received the appropriate punishment after breaking the law. I think we
should change this situation.
The sixth thing is that the current
political atmosphere is very bad. Many officials will give expensive gifts to
their immediate superiors. I think this will foster a culture of corruption, so
we need to institutionalise and regulate it.
The seventh thing is that some kings before
the Tang Dynasty spent a lot of money building temples. I believe that state
funds should be spent on all ordinary people, and state funds should not be
spent on these religious buildings.
The eighth thing is that I think you should
respect the expertise of all ministers and fully empower us ministers, be
polite to us, and treat us as partners to work with.
The ninth thing is that I believe that for
a country to prosper it needs many honest ministers to make their suggestions.
You need to set up a mechanism to encourage ministers to give you more
suggestions that are helpful for the development of the country.
The tenth thing is that we should learn
from the records in the history books and what actually happened to the
previous kings of the Tang Dynasty. We should avoid the excessive involvement
of the queen's family members in the political decision-making of the central
government.
Li Longji said after listening to Yao
Chong.
I fully agree with the ten suggestions you
have made. I accept your request. I ask you to join me in building the Tang
Dynasty. Let us lead the Tang Dynasty to prosperity together.
Li Longji fully authorised Yao Chong and
many other righteous ministers. With the help of these ministers, the overall
national strength of the Tang Dynasty became extremely powerful.
But a very unfortunate situation happened
after Li Longji reached middle age.
After Li Longji had led the Tang Dynasty to
its peak, he began to feel that he was very great. He thought that it was his
own achievement that the Tang Dynasty had become so prosperous. He became
arrogant and liked to be flattered, so some treacherous and flattering
ministers began to enter the central government and gain power.
From the time Li Longji was 50 years old,
the Tang Dynasty began to decline.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you get after listening to this story?
Do you think there are areas in your
company or country that need improvement? Have you ever let pride lead you from
success to failure?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
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李
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意思是李樹的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。
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隆
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形容一座山中間最高的地方。
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基
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意思是地基的意思。
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他是中國的唐王朝的第9任國王，他擔任國王的時間長達44年，他是中國歷史上最著名的國王之一，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他27歲那一年，在經過了很殘酷的政治鬥爭後，他成為了唐王朝的國王。
他充滿了理想，他渴望帶領唐王朝變得強大，
他找了一個比他大34歲的一個名字叫做姚崇的大臣，他對姚崇說。
我希望聘任你為唐王朝的宰相，請問你願意擔任這個重要的職務嗎?
姚崇回答。
我願意為我們國家效力，但是如果你要讓我擔任宰相，你要答應我十件事。
李隆基問。
你要我答應那十件事情呢?
姚崇回答。
第一件事情就是我認為我們應該用仁慈與正義來管理百姓。
現有的法律中有很多太過嚴苛且不合理的法律，因此我們應該要進行法律的修正與改革。
第二件事情是我們國家的國力目前不夠強大，我們國家的整體經濟情形並不好，因此我們應該避免與唐王朝周圍的一些王國發生衝突，我們應該專心先搞好人民與國家的經濟。
第三件事情是唐王朝在建立之後，有幾任國王信任他所親近的宦官，這些宦官掌握了很大的權力後造成了很多皇室內的問題。所以我們應該要避免讓宦官掌握權力。
第四件事情是唐王朝建立後讓很多皇室成員參與國家的政治事務，這些皇室成員中有很多人並沒有才能但是這些人卻擔任很重要的職務，我認為這些皇室成員會阻礙我們的發展，因此我們應該要避免這個情況的發生。
第五件事情是我們應該要公平且公正的執行法律，有很多貴族與皇室成員犯法之後沒有受到應有的懲罰，這種情況我認為應該要改變。
第六件事情是現在的政治風氣很不好，很多官員會送自己的直屬長官貴重的禮物，我認為這會養成貪污與腐敗的風氣，所以我們要進行制度化的規範。
第七件事情是唐王朝之前的幾任國王都花了很多錢去興建寺廟，我認為國家的經費應該花在全部的老百姓身上，國家的經費不應該花費在那些宗教建築上。
第八件事情是我認為你要尊重所有大臣的專業並且充分的授權給我們這些大臣，對我們有禮貌，要把我們當作一起合作的夥伴一樣看待。
第九件事情是我認為一個國家要興盛就需要很多正直的大臣提出他們的建議，你要建立一套機制去鼓勵大臣們提供你更多對國家發展有幫助的建議。
第十件事情是我們應該從歷史書的紀載與唐王朝前幾任國王所實際發生的情況中則到教訓，我們應該避免讓皇后的家族成員過度的參於中央政府的政治決策。
李隆基聽完姚崇的話後說。
我完全認同你所提出的這十點建議，我答應你的要求，我請求你跟我一起建設唐王朝，讓我們一起帶領唐王朝走向興盛。
李隆基充分的授權給姚崇與另外許多正直的大臣，他在這些大臣的協助下，唐王朝的總和國力變得非常的強大。
但是很令人感到惋惜的情況在李隆基中年之後發生。
李隆基帶領唐王朝走向顛峰後，他開始覺得自己非常的偉大，他覺得唐王朝可以變得如此繁榮都是自己的功勞，他變得自大與喜歡聽一些奉承的話，所以一些奸詐與喜歡奉承的大臣開始進入中央政府並且掌握權力
從李隆基50歲開始，唐王朝走向了衰敗的道路。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認為你的公司或你的國家有那些需要改革的地方嗎?你是否曾經因為驕傲讓自己從成功走向失敗呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為新唐書卷124-列傳49-姚崇傳
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2025/01/13新創內文 原本本篇改成2025/01/12李林甫