There Are Great Sages in the Marketplace
Zhangsun Wuji still couldn't believe it. He read it over and over again, afraid that he would miss out on some information.
However, there were only a few words on it. No matter how he looked at it, it meant that.
After Li Shi Min calmed down, he solemnly asked the soldier who had sent the urgent report from the border.
"Is the information on this accurate?”
"Your Majesty, the urgent military report is sealed in a bamboo tube. It has never been unsealed after passing through dozens of relay stations.”
Li Shi Min nodded and waved his hand.
"Men, bring him to collect some rewards and have a good rest. Remember not to leak this news to anyone.”
After the soldiers left, Li Shiming closed the door and said to Zhangsun Wuji, who was still in a daze,"Wuji, there is a great sage in City Well!”
Only then did Zhangsun Wuji jolt awake.
"Your Majesty, I still can't figure out how this shopkeeper was able to predict the snowfall in the Turkic territory thousands of miles away from Chang 'an.”
"Not to mention you, even I don't understand. Could it be that this shopkeeper can calculate?”
Li Shi Min stood there with his hands behind his back. He was confused.
In the vast Great Tang, there were naturally people who knew about astronomical phenomena. At the very least, the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor knew how to distinguish the weather by astronomical phenomena.
However, no one could see thousands of miles away and make such an accurate judgment.
If Li Shimin hadn't been eating at Wang Chen's place for the past month, he would have thought that Wang Chen had just come to Chang 'an from the Turkic territory.
The monarch and his subjects were in a mess and couldn't say anything.
After a long while, Zhangsun Wuji said to Li Shiming,"Your Majesty, we've already verified that the Turks are snowing heavily, but we don't know if the eastern part of the river is truly suffering from a drought.”
Li Shi Min's eyes flickered.
"I hope that Shopkeeper Wang won't make a prophecy!”
……
In the afternoon, Li Shiming had just finished his lunch in the palace and was about to take a nap when the guard's voice sounded outside the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, Duke Qi requests an audience!"
Li Shi Min immediately jumped out of bed.
The Duke of Qi was Zhangsun Wuji. For him to be here, there must be some important news.
As expected, Zhangsun Wuji had just closed the bedroom door when he said with an anxious expression.
"Your Majesty, there is a great drought in the east of the river.”
Li Shi Min was shocked.
"Quick, quick, quick, show me the document!”
Zhangsun Wuji handed the document to Li Shimin with both hands. Li Eryi opened it and his breathing became rapid.
"The twenty-seven counties in the five prefectures of Hedong Road are suffering from a severe drought, while the thirteen counties in the two prefectures are suffering from a mild drought.”
Li Shi Min swallowed his saliva.
"You predict things like a god, you really predict things like a god, you're actually not wrong at all. The east of the river is really suffering from a drought.”
"Wuji, do you think there are really immortals and gods in this world?”
Zhangsun Wuji was about to reject it, but when he thought of Wang Chen's prophetic performance, he did not dare to say anything.
"Your Majesty, there shouldn't be any immortals or gods in this world. Perhaps this is some unknown channel or ability of Shopkeeper Wang.”
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and temporarily put down the thought in his mind.
"Wuji, follow me to the study room. The drought in the east of the river is very important.”
Li Er put on his coat and left the bedroom swiftly.
"Xuanfang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng are waiting in my study.”
"The imperial edict orders the Hejian County Prince, Li Xiaogong, to wait for the edict!”
Li Shi Min issued two orders and the guards immediately left.
Not long after, several important officials appeared in Li Shimin's study.
Those who didn't know the inside story all had puzzled expressions on their faces. Then, they sat down in a row.
"I have called you here today for two important matters.”
"First, put aside the matter of sending troops to the Turks and wait until the situation stabilizes before considering it.”
Everyone was stunned by Li Shiming's words.
They had made a decision ten days ago. At that time, wasn't His Majesty very firm? Why did he suddenly change his mind today?
The Minister of War, Du Ruhui, stood out anxiously and said,"Your Majesty, the Turkic Khagan Tuli has sent an envoy to our Great Tang. This is a rare opportunity.”
"Once the Tuli Tribe is destroyed by the Jie Tribe, we will lose our allies on the grasslands. This subject believes that this matter should be resolved sooner rather than later. We should send troops as soon as possible to eliminate the threat in the Great Tang's heart.”
Li Shi Min shook his head with a serious expression.
"The snow has been falling in the Turkic territory for a month now. It's just that you haven't received any news. Once the war starts, our army will definitely not be able to fight for long.”
"At the same time, this is also related to the second matter that I want to talk about. According to the news that I have received, the east of the river is suffering from a severe drought.”
Instantly, the ministers were shocked.
The heavy snow in the Turkic territory and the drought thousands of miles east of the river, they had not received any news at all, so how did His Majesty know?
Moreover, these two pieces of news were too important, causing the officials to doubt their authenticity.
Minister Zuo Cheng Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask doubtfully,""Your Majesty, are these two pieces of news true? I wonder how Your Majesty learned about them?”
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