Traveling Through the Tang Dynasty: Rebuilding Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains

During the fourteenth year of Tianbao, everyone in the world was intoxicated by the unparalleled splendor of the Tang Dynasty, when all the kingdoms came to court, and guests from all over the world served. No one saw the centuries-old disease that had already festered into the bones under the skin of the prosperous age. An Anshi Rebellion is about to tear apart the glory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, ushering in more than two hundred years of broken mountains and rivers and endless wars, leaving the Huanghuang Tang Dynasty trapped in a three-hundred-year dynasty cycle. Li Shen traveled here and stood at the critical point of troubled times. He has seen the glory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and is also familiar with the endless sadness of the late Tang Dynasty. Unlike a group of mediocre people who only know how to put down rebellions and chaos, and compete for power, he knows very well that temporary prosperity depends on a wise king, and eternal prosperity depends on systems. While everyone was trying their best to delay the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shen chose to completely overthrow the decadent old system and reshape the foundation of the dynasty. Set the iron rules of the three provinces, lock the authority of the court, and prevent powerful officials from disrupting the government; Divide military and political power, collect soldiers from all over the world, and eradicate separatist regimes; Rectify the financial, taxation and land system, appease the common people, and eliminate the root causes of trouble; Promote the imperial examination for poor families, iterate the cultural and educational class, and sustain the vitality of talents; Consolidate the border silk road, stabilize the four sea vassals, and create an eternal territory. We do not create a short-lived prosperous era for one dynasty or one emperor, but only establish a lasting law for thousands of generations. The glitz and glamor of the Tang Dynasty faded away for a moment, breaking the three-hundred-year cycle of the rise and fall of dynasties. With the merits of one life, the disadvantages accumulated over thousands of years can be overturned. Establish a long-term rule of five hundred years, collect seven hundred chapters, and reshape the Tang Dynasty forever!