Li Ke, The First Person To Make Li Shiming Feel Chills!
Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, all the officials held their breaths and didn't dare to speak.
Li Shiming let out a long breath. He looked at Fang Xuanling, who was standing there with his hair and beard. He knew that Fang Xuanling had some complaints about him. After all, he had been too stupid just now.
Li Shi Min looked apologetic and said,"Xuanling, I have been blinded by hatred. Those refugees naturally cannot be killed, or else the other refugees will rebel. Even if the Imperial Court can suppress them, it will completely destroy the foundation of the Great Tang's golden age.”
Hearing Li Shiming's words, Fang Xuanling finally let out a sigh of relief. He knew that he had finally enlightened Li Shiming. That wise ruler had returned.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Fang Xuanling said.
"Sacred?" Li Shi Min smiled bitterly. If he was truly wise, he wouldn't be as muddle-headed as before.”
He narrowed his eyes and said coldly," It's all because of that unfilial son, Li Ke. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have made those foolish decisions. Li Ke is like my inner demon. If I don't kill him, I won't be able to rest in peace for the rest of my life!”
Li Shi Min looked at Li Jing and said," Li Jing, go out and tell the soldiers to suppress the refugees 'rebellion. There's no need to kill them all. Then…"
Li Shiming paused for a moment and said," Just drive them out of Chang 'an. There's no need to arrest them. The imperial court has no food to feed them. Let them fend for themselves."”
"Yes, sir!"
Li Jing didn't hesitate at all. After receiving the order, he immediately walked out.
Li Shiming looked at Fang Xuanling and said,"Xuanling, did I do the right thing?"
" Your Majesty is naturally very wise," Fang Xuanling said." But Your Majesty, this is only what needs to be done now. There are still many things that need to be done in the future."”
"After all, the rebellion of the refugees was suppressed by the imperial court. Even if His Majesty stopped now, the number of refugees who died would definitely not be less than 10,000 to 20,000.”
Li Shi Min frowned. Even though he had regained some of his composure and rationality, he still felt extremely frustrated when he thought about the rioters.
"Explain? What explanation did he need? They rebelled and rebelled. I didn't kill them all. It's already extremely generous. How do you want me to explain?”
"Don't tell me they want me to apologize to them for their rebellion?" Li Shi Min said.”
"That's right. His Majesty has already been extremely magnanimous by sparing their lives. What else do you want to do?" Zhangsun Wuji said. That will only make these refugees even more arrogant. In my opinion, Your Majesty doesn't have to pay attention to those refugees at all…"
"Shut up!"
Before Zhangsun Wuji could finish his sentence, Fang Xuanling interrupted him coldly.
"You…"
Fang Xuanling was a big shot of the dynasty, and his status wasn't much lower than Fang Xuanling's. Now that he had been slapped in the face and scolded by Fang Xuanling one after another, he couldn't keep his face anymore and felt extremely embarrassed and angry.
"Humph! Zhangsun Wuji, this official has yet to settle the score with you. The reason why things have become like this is because of you. You still have the face to continue coming up with bad ideas!？”
After scolding Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling turned to Li Shiming and said,"Your Majesty, what is happening now is not just about Chang 'an Fortress, but about all the refugees in the Tang Empire.”
"We missed a move and fell into Li Ke's trap. Now, all we can do is to do our best to make up for it.”
"Otherwise, once the news of Chang 'an Fortress spreads, it will be troublesome if Li Ke incites those refugees.”
"Li Ke? You said that all of this was done by Li Ke?”
Gao Shilian's eyes widened when he heard Fang Xuanling's words.
None of the other officials had thought of this. They had all agreed to pin the blame on Li Ke in order to get rid of their own responsibility, but who knew that Fang Xuanling would actually say that all of this was Li Ke's doing!
This made them extremely shocked.
"Was it really done by Li Ke?"
"He's actually so sinister and vicious?"
Even Zhangsun Wuji widened his eyes.
Fang Xuanling sighed. At this point, no one understood what was going on.
"Don't you understand?" he asked. The refugees had nowhere to go, and the imperial court had no way to help them, but Li Ke…at this critical moment, he was giving out porridge to all the places where the refugees gathered. What was he trying to do?”
"He bought the hearts of the refugees and even deliberately lured the refugees to Yizhou to join him! Do you really think he's that kind and selfless?”
Bang!
At this moment, a loud bang suddenly sounded, giving everyone a fright.
They quickly looked over and saw that the armrest of the throne had been broken by Li Shi Min's palm.
At this moment, Li Shi Min's eyes were bloodshot again, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He gritted his teeth, and his voice seemed to come out from between his teeth,"Li Ke! This unfilial son! Is he really going to rebel?!"
Seeing this, all the officials were silent out of fear, not daring to say another word.
Fang Xuanling sighed." This wasn't the worst of the situation, because the migration of the commoners was not approved by the court. It is a great crime to migrate at will. Those refugees wouldn't dare to go to Yizhou rashly until they were in complete despair.”
"But now, the imperial court has massacred the refugees, and there are yamens everywhere preventing Li Ke from doing good deeds. Isn't this telling those refugees that if they stay, they will either starve to death or be massacred by the imperial court?”
"So…"
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shiming with a pained expression and said,"Your Majesty, the migration of the refugees cannot be stopped anymore. All of this was pushed forward by us!”
Fang Xuanling's vision was very far-reaching, so he could see Li Ke's plan very clearly. However, he had a group of pig teammates and a master who had lost his calm. This led to the originally good situation becoming a mess.
Li Shi Min's face was filled with uncertainty. For the first time in his life, he regretted his decision.
At the same time, even if Li Shimin didn't want to admit it, he still felt nervous. Li Ke had countless tricks up his sleeve, and even he had found it difficult to resist. Now, he had almost stepped into the abyss of destroying the Great Tang.
This made Li Shi Min feel a chill down his spine.
"Tell me, what should I do?" Li Shi Min was silent for a long time before he spoke weakly.
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shiming and said,""If Your Majesty doesn't handle the current situation well, the refugees might not just migrate, but rise in revolt. Thus…Your Majesty, between the migration of the refugees and the chaos of the Great Tang, we can only choose the lighter outcome. We can only choose to let the refugees migrate…"
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