"Little nephew Du He greets Your Majesty!"
As the officials waited in bewilderment, a child finally walked in from outside Xian De Hall.
This child, who looked like a jade doll, bowed to Li Shiming. It was Du He, who had been summoned.
In fact, he had already planned to enter the palace since his father was summoned to the palace.
After all, in the current situation, it was impossible for the imperial court to think of a way to resolve the problem caused by the refugees.
As long as Li Shiming still remembered what he had said, as long as he still had a little bit of curiosity.
Naturally, he would summon him.
So when Du He received the news that he was summoned, he was not surprised at all.
He was not surprised, but the officials who saw him walk in were.
Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin, and the others who had seen Du He before were still alright.
After all, he already knew Du He's age, so he wasn't too surprised.
However, some people knew that Du He was Du Ruhui's son.
However, he did not expect this fellow to be so young.
Why did His Majesty summon a child into the palace?
This was the question in the hearts of all the ministers.
Fortunately, Li Shi Min did not care about the opinions of the ministers at this time. He looked at Du He and said,
"Rascal, you should know about the refugees, right?
Tell me, what do you think about the refugees? I really want to know."
Du He nodded. She was not afraid to speak in front of so many ministers.
At this moment, he organized his words and said in a crisp voice,
"Your Majesty, I believe that the way the imperial court handled the refugees from the beginning was wrong!”
As soon as he said this, the ministers who were still discussing fell silent for a moment.
But soon, the atmosphere at the scene became noisy.
Kong Yingda was the first to jump out and refute loudly,
"Nonsense! How could the court's decision be wrong?”
The rest of the officials who did not have the time to refute also nodded.
Although Old Du was unhappy with Kong Yingda's words, he couldn't help Du He.
If the court's punishment plan was wrong, then wasn't he also wrong?
After all, when Li Shimin made this decision, Old Du did not object.
Faced with the aggressive questioning of the ministers, Du He directly smiled and asked,
"Then let me ask you. Since the court didn't make a mistake in their punishment, why is there a refugee riot now?”
Kong Yingda's face turned red, and she immediately used the same excuse as before.
"What else can there be? It's just that those refugees haven't received enough education and don't know propriety, righteousness, and shame…"
Du He immediately showed a disdainful expression and interrupted,"Are you still speaking human language?
He was not even full, so what was there to talk about enlightenment, propriety, righteousness, and shame?
Since you're so talkative, if you have the ability, then leave the city now and educate a refugee for me to see!”
"You…Hmph, this old man can't be bothered to talk to you!”
Kong Yingda's face darkened, and she was at a loss for words.
He thought he was talking to a king like Li Shiming.
Li Shi Min couldn't refute this reasoning.
He had forgotten that his current opponent was Du He.
This guy didn't care about any principles.
When she saw Kong Yingda's face full of superiority, Du He immediately rebuked angrily.
Kong Yingda was rendered speechless.
In the face of the confrontation between the two, the others did not do anything.
On the other hand, Li Shi Min, who was sitting at the front, was secretly pleased.
He thought to himself, This brat did a good job. He said what I had been thinking for a long time.
Fortunately, he knew that he was the Son of Heaven and should not laugh at the officials.
He could only suppress his pleasure and stop him." Alright, brat. Tell me why you said the court's punishment was wrong."”
Du He nodded and asked,"Your Majesty, who do you think those people outside the city are?”
"Identity?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned and said,""Aren't they just refugees who fled because of the snowstorm?”
The rest of the ministers nodded in agreement.
Some of them were already cursing in their hearts.
He thought to himself, Isn't this kid talking nonsense?
However, Du He smiled and said," Your Majesty, those people are indeed refugees, but they are not really disaster victims who have no way out."
However, it was naturally inappropriate for the imperial court to directly apply the method of dealing with disaster victims to these refugees.”
"Oh? Then what's the difference between disaster victims and refugees?"
Li Shi Min's eyes lit up as he asked curiously.
"The so-called disaster victims are naturally those who have no way out after suffering a disaster and have escaped death.
As long as the imperial court gave them food and porridge to ensure that they did not starve to death, they would be deeply grateful.
However, the refugees outside the city were different. They were only temporarily affected by the heavy snow.
They are far from escaping death. As soon as spring comes, they will be able to return to their hometown…"
When Du He said this, not only Li Shi Min, but even the ministers present heard something.
Many of the officials were already nodding in agreement.
Du He didn't stop and continued," That's why I said that the imperial court's punishment for them was wrong!
Even if these people stayed in their original places, their current situation would not be much worse.
The reason why they came to Chang 'an was because they thought that they could live better here than in their hometown.
But what did the Imperial Court give them now? There were only two meals of gruel every day that would barely keep them from starving to death!”
Cough cough!
Li Er coughed awkwardly, his face turning red.
Actually, it wasn't just him. All the officials present counted.
At this moment, they were all blushing in shame.
This was because when it came to the problem of looking at refugees, they were not as clear as a child!
Those who could stand here were all important officials of the imperial court, but all of them combined were not even comparable to a child.
Could it be that they had been living like dogs for so long?
Li Shi Min was the first to react.
"You're right. How do you think we should handle this matter?" he asked in a deep voice.”
Seeing that he had gained control of the 'force' he needed step by step, Du He finally smiled.
"Your Majesty, since the people outside the city are refugees and not disaster victims, their needs are naturally different.
Especially since it was close to the end of the year, everyone hoped to buy half a piece of good cloth for their wives and some snacks for their children…
If the refugees wanted to fulfill their wishes, they needed one thing, and that was money!”
At this point, Du He paused.
Under everyone's eager gazes, he finally said his solution,"
"As long as we find work for the refugees and let them earn money, the refugee problem will naturally be solved!”
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