Your Majesty, He Is Li Ke!
In the main hall of the Imperial Palace.
At this moment, Li Shimin was sitting behind a desk. The Minister of Revenue, Gao Shilian, and the Minister of Personnel, Zhangsun Wuji, were standing in front of the hall, reporting something to Li Shimin.
Zhangsun Wuji respectfully handed over a memorial with both hands and said,"Your Majesty, this is the name list of all the officials in Yizhou. I have already removed all the officials in Yizhou from their posts. From the provincial governor to the bailiffs, I have found a reason to remove them.”
"Then, the newly appointed list is also made up of the Crown Prince's former confidants, all of whom are from the Eastern Palace. With Chong-er as the Governor of Yizhou, I believe that they will be able to completely control Yizhou. If Li Ke doesn't return, it's fine, but if he does, what awaits him will be endless despair.”
"Whether it's Chong-er or the Crown Prince's trusted aides, they all regard Li Ke as an enemy with a blood feud.”
Li Shi Min opened the booklet and glanced at the free bill. He nodded slightly and said with satisfaction,"That's right. We'll do as you say.”
"Yes, sir!" Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Li Shimin looked at Gao Shilian and said,""Minister Gao, what do you have to say?"
"Your Majesty, it's still about the food…" Gao Shilian stood up and said.
Hearing the word 'grain', Li Shi Min was extremely annoyed. He waved his hand and said,"I also want to save the people. I also want them to live well and eat their fill. However, there is no food in the granary.”
"But the people don't care about this. They only know that the imperial court won't help them." Gao Shilian frowned.”
"What can those ignorant people know? In this year, not only have they not contributed a single grain or tax to me, but they have also dragged down the entire Great Tang and made me feel extremely vexed…Do they really think that just because I said that the people are the most important people, they will be treated as the most important people?”
"In this world, the great clans still have the final say. Without the support of the great clans, how could our Great Tang be established? What contribution did those commoners make?”
Li Shi Min was very frustrated. If it was any other time, he would never say these words. Instead, he would say that the people were water, the country was a boat, and water could carry a boat but also capsize it.
But now, he was in a half-crazy state. Sometimes, some words would come out without thinking.
Gao Shilian heard Li Shimin's impatient words and said,""Then, Your Majesty, these refugees…are we just going to leave them be?”
"How? The national treasury is empty, how can I manage it?"
Li Shiming said," Pass down the order to post the imperial notice. Tell them that I am deeply saddened by the suffering of the disaster victims. So, in order to pray to the heavens to save the disaster victims, I will continue to eat vegetarian food and pray to the heavens to bless me…That's all. Just think of some random reason to fool them, and they will be grateful."”
"As long as we can last until the autumn harvest, it won't be a problem.”
Gao Shilian thought about it and knew that this was the only way.
"Your Majesty-"
At this moment, a eunuch walked into the hall and said,""Your Majesty, the Prime Minister requests an audience.”
"Xuan Ling? Didn't he just leave?"
Li Shi Min frowned and said,"Let him in."
Not long after, Fang Xuanling quickly walked into the hall.
At this moment, his clothes were still covered in dust, and his hair was also gray. However, he couldn't care less about these things. Under Li Shiming's confused expression, he hurriedly said,"Your Majesty, something bad has happened."
This was the first time Li Shiming had seen Fang Xuanling so flustered. His heart tightened as he said,""What happened?"
Zhangsun Wuji and Gao Shilian also looked at Fang Xuanling in confusion. They didn't know what had happened to cause the usually calm Fang Xuanling to become like this.
" Outside Chang 'an City," said Fang Xuanling," someone is giving porridge to the refugees…"
"That's a good thing!"
Li Shimin's eyes lit up. He quickly looked at Gao Shilian and said,""Minister Gao, immediately draft an edict to praise the good person who gave the porridge. Send him a plaque written by me personally. On the plaque, just write the words-Good deeds to the world.”
"When that good person receives this one's plaque, he will definitely be incomparably honored to hang it up. Then, the Ministry of Revenue will publicize this matter among the people, saying that the good person was influenced by this one. This way, this one and the Imperial Court will have a very good image in the hearts of the people, and those ignorant people will not blame the Imperial Court for not caring about them.”
Gao Shilian was delighted to hear Li Shimin's words. He said,""Your Majesty, this is really great. It's like sending charcoal in the snow. With this kind person, the commoners won't be able to say that the Imperial Court is not doing anything. This way, the impact will be minimized, and the commoners will even praise him.”
Li Shi Min laughed loudly, his originally frustrated mood instantly improving.
He looked at Fang Xuanling and smiled.""Xuan Ling, this is great news. Why do you call this bad news? Right, who is this kind person? The people's hearts are unstable now, and they need such a positive image. I am prepared to praise him and calm the people's hearts.”
“……”
At this moment, Fang Xuanling's eyes were twitching and his lips were trembling.
He looked at the happy Li Shiming and the excited Gao Shilian. Suddenly…he couldn't bear to say the name.
Because he knew that if he said it, Li Shi Min and the others would definitely vomit blood.
What did he mean by sending charcoal in the snow? What he sent was a knife.
But the point was, it wasn't his fault. He was interrupted by Li Shiming halfway through his sentence, and then Li Shiming and Gao Shilian were discussing happily.
He was also very helpless!
"Xuanling, why didn't you say so? Who was that kind person? He has helped me a lot. I really want to thank him properly…"
Li Shimin sneered,"Aren't the people spreading the name of Li Ke?" Since Li Ke was so wise and capable, where was he when the people were suffering? What did you do this time?"
"And now, when the people are suffering, such a good person has appeared. I can completely flatter this good person and compare his image of doing things without seeking fame with Li Ke's false reputation. Then, I can ruthlessly trample Li Ke under my feet.”
"Oh right, who's that person's name? Zhen has to think about how to help him become famous."
"Your Majesty, don't say anymore, really don't say anymore!”
Fang Xuanling didn't dare to let Li Shiming continue. He was afraid that Li Shiming would faint again after a while!
He looked at Li Shi Min and took a deep breath. His mouth trembled for a long time before he finally said,""Your Majesty, that person, he, he…he is Li Ke!!!”
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