Today, he slaughtered 400,000 refugees?
When Gao Ling 'er heard Zhangsun Minzhi's words, she was shocked and said to Zhangsun Minzhi,""Didn't we feed the refugees? Why does the Imperial Court want to kill them?"
Then, she turned to Zhangsun Wuji and asked,"Cousin, is what Min Zhi gege said true?”
Zhangsun Wuji's eyes were flustered as he immediately berated,"Don't listen to his nonsense. The imperial court has already found a place for the refugees to live. They can move over tonight.”
If this matter were to spread out, it would probably leave behind an eternal infamy, not only for His Majesty, but also for all the civil and military officials in the court.
The others 'faces were as dark as water as they looked at Zhangsun Minzhi.
"I know that His Majesty is afraid that the Turks will come to Chang 'an and that these refugees will join them. But now that he had the stirrups, was he still afraid?”
"Mencius said: Everyone has compassion. These northern refugees were also citizens of the Great Tang. Could the Imperial Court really bear to abandon them?”
"His Majesty ordered sixty thousand City Defense Army soldiers to slaughter four hundred thousand refugees. How many soldiers of the Great Tang will be disappointed by the Imperial Court's actions? Who will dare to trust the Imperial Court in the future?”
Changsun Minzhi asked three questions in succession, so that everyone was enlightened and enlightened.
Everyone quieted down and started thinking again.
Today, Zhangsun Minzhi had offered an item that could subdue a million Turks. Thus, the Tang army could stop the Turks from moving south, and the refugees would not rebel with the foreign tribes.
As such, slaughtering the refugees was no longer as meaningful as before.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji said coldly,""You're too kind! Who can guarantee that your stirrups can change the outcome of the battle? Do you know how much iron is produced in the Great Tang? When the Turkic army arrived at Chang 'an City, would those starving refugees come out and attack Chang' an with the foreign tribes?”
Zhangsun Minzhi was silent. He naturally knew about the Alliance of Wei River in the history of the Great Tang.
In the early Tang Dynasty, the Tang army was weak, and Chang 'an had less than tens of thousands of soldiers.
The Turks approached Chang 'an. Two hundred thousand soldiers were lined up on the north bank of the Wei River. Flags fluttered for dozens of miles, facing Chang' an across the river. Chang 'an City was in panic.
Now, with the addition of 400,000 uncontrollable refugees outside the city, it was hard to guarantee that there would not be people like Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, Chen Sheng, and Wu Guang who would attack Chang 'an City just to fill their stomachs.
Zhangsun Wuji's words were not without reason.
However, at this moment, Du Ruhui hesitated for a while before standing up. His expression was serious.
"Young Master Zhangsun, I, Du Ruhui, am willing to enter the palace to meet Your Majesty.”
Stop scheming!
Du Ruhui, who had always been known for his decisiveness, stood up.
Usually, when the Emperor was unable to make up his mind, he would often ask Du Ruhui for advice. If Du Ruhui said yes, the Emperor would definitely do it. If Du Ruhui said no, the Emperor would definitely not do it.
There was once when His Majesty did not believe this and went against Du Ruhui's decision. As a result, he regretted it very much.
Now that Du Ruhui was supporting Zhangsun Minzhi, it could be seen that Zhangsun Minzhi's plan was feasible. This made the ministers make up their minds.
Swoosh!
"I'm willing to." Fang Xuanling stepped forward.”
"I, Old Cheng, am willing."”
"Li Jing is willing."”
Wei Zheng stood up and widened his eyes."If Your Majesty doesn't agree, then I will kill myself in Taiji Palace.”
......
Seeing his colleagues standing on Zhangsun Minzhi's side and supporting him, Zhangsun Wuji's expression became more and more stiff.
Zhangsun Minzhi's expression suddenly turned grave because he could faintly hear the sound of the iron hooves of thousands of soldiers. Zhang Liang must have already begun to mobilize the sixty thousand City Defense Army to begin the execution of the Imperial Court's plan.
Zhangsun Minzhi immediately cupped his hands." Then can I ask all the ministers to bring the stirrups, horseshoes, and saddles into the palace to see the emperor and advise His Majesty?"”
Very quickly.
The ministers rode their carriages or mounted their horses and hurried toward the Royal Palace of Chang 'an to inform His Majesty of what had happened outside the city.
Zhangsun Wuji had a complicated expression as he was helped into the carriage by the guards. Before he left, he said to Zhangsun Minzhi.
"You're not Zhangsun Minzhi!"
Zhangsun Minzhi smiled as he watched the carriage drive away. He was indeed not. He was no longer the little boy who only knew how to climb trees and catch fish in Zhangsun Wuji's memories.
He let out a long sigh of relief. After helping this group of refugees, he would acknowledge his ancestors and return to his clan, hugging the Empress 'thigh.
To be a country's brother-in-law who was waiting for death.
The important matters of the imperial court had nothing to do with him!
......
"What is it? There's actually such a thing?"
This brother-in-law of his actually had such an exquisite item that could almost change the history of cavalry, doing something that even the officials of the Tang Empire could not do.
Li Shi Min felt melancholic.
He was born in the military and had experienced hundreds of battles. He naturally knew that stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes were like divine weapons to cavalry. They reduced the training time of cavalry and increased their combat effectiveness.
however
This feeling of being crushed was really too unpleasant!
Then, he heard Li Jing mention Zhangsun Minzhi's suggestion that his brother-in-law wanted him to retract his order and cancel the plan to suppress the refugees today.
Li Shi Min instantly stood up. The emperor's golden words were worth thousands of gold. How could they be changed just like that?
Zhangsun Minzhi already knew that it was difficult to persuade Li Shiming alone, so he found more than 30 ministers today to change Li Shiming's decision.
Immediately after, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and the other 32 ministers requested an audience.
"Your Majesty, please retract your order!"
Facing dozens of ministers, Li Shimin hesitated.
He didn't want to kill 400,000 refugees either. Killing refugees would make the imperial court seem too incompetent.
He could tolerate people saying that he killed his brothers to seize the throne, but he could not tolerate people saying that he was an incompetent emperor.
While he was hesitating, Du Ruhui had stated the pros and cons. Now that he had the stirrups, he would definitely be able to stop the Turks from going south. Killing the refugees now would bring no benefits.
However, Li Shimin still had some misgivings. He needed to find Zhangsun Minzhi and ask him everything.
He thought that he would be able to see Ji Ruxue kidnap his brother-in-law into the palace this morning, but he did not expect Ji Ruxue to return empty-handed. After asking, he found out that his eldest grandson, Minzhi, was actually a grandmaster of the sword.
Li Shi Min gritted his teeth in hatred. It seemed that his brother-in-law had fallen off a cliff when he was young and was really saved by an immortal.
"Ji Ruxue, pass on my order to invite Zhangsun Minzhi over!”
"Your Majesty, what should we do if he doesn't come?”
Ji Ruxue said carefully. She remembered how Zhangsun Minzhi interrogated her yesterday and blushed.
"I will give you three thousand black-armored cavalry!"
Li Shiming glared at Ji Ruxue, his eyes seemingly saying,"
If you can't even invite Zhangsun Minzhi, Ji Ruxue, you don't deserve to be the vice marshal of the bad guys.
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