"Won't we know if it's true or not by sending someone over to investigate?”
Lin Xuan smiled. How was he supposed to explain this matter?
Could it be that he had to tell the two of them that he had transmigrated from the modern world more than 2,000 years ago?
Li Er also fell silent. Regardless of whether what he said was true, he was indeed planning to send someone to the Eastern Turks to take a look.
"But even if the Eastern Turks are suffering from a snowstorm, our Great Tang army should be able to handle it!”
He spoke again. Even if the mountains of the Turkic Ridge were sealed off by snow, he was unwilling to give up this great opportunity.
After all, now that they knew that there was a snow disaster, they could prepare in advance and then work with the small Turkic Khagan to take down the Jie Li Khagan.
Lin Xuan shook his head when he heard this.
The Great Tang was indeed a country built on martial strength, but war was also a matter of time.
Then, Lin Xuan dipped his index finger in the tea and drew a map of the area around the Great Tang on the table.
This scene shocked Li Er and Old Sun. They could not help but size up Lin Xuan deeply. This little eunuch was very talented!
"Look, the Turkic territory is here. If you continue north, you'll reach Goguryeo and Tuyuhun.”
"If the Great Tang sends an army to attack, what do you think the other factions will think?”
"They can't be ignorant of the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. At that time, no one can guarantee that they won't join forces to attack the Great Tang!”
Lin Xuan said solemnly. If Goguryeo and Tuyuhun really joined in, the Great Tang would lose its advantage and would instead fall into a chaotic battle.
At that time, it would not be a competition of the combat strength of the army, but a tug-of-war of the strength of a country.
"Our Great Tang is now prosperous and the people are at peace. We have sufficient rations, so why should we fear?”
Although Li Er was more and more shocked, he still refused to admit defeat and immediately retorted.
"If there were no natural disasters, perhaps it would be so.”
Lin Xuan waved his hand. This year, the Great Tang was indeed unlucky. It did not rain for a long time last year, resulting in a drought this year, and locust plagues continued.
Whoosh--
In an instant, Li Er was shocked again.
"Are you saying that there's a drought in Hedong Road?”
Li Er's face was filled with shock. He was already completely shocked by Lin Xuan's words.
Old Sun's expression also changed drastically.
"That's impossible, right?"
However, Li Er still asked. After all, if there was a drought in Hedong Road, how could he not know?
"We'll know once we check."
In this regard, Lin Xuan still said the same thing because he was not sure if there was a drought in the east of the river, but he was certain that it would happen in this year.
Thus, with the Turks sealing off the mountains with snow, the Goguryeons surrounding them, and the drought inside the pass, he was certain that the Great Tang would lose.
"Old Xuan, I suddenly remembered that I still have some things to deal with.”
In the end, Li Er said goodbye and left the tea house with Old Sun in a panic.
On the way to the palace.
"Assistant, immediately send people to the Turkic territories and Hedong Road to investigate.”
Li Er said with a serious expression. He had to immediately figure out if Lin Xuan's words were true.
......
Several days later.
Dew Hall, Imperial Study.
Li Er called Fang Xuanling and the others over and waited anxiously.
They were in a very bad mood because they had just learned that the mountains of the Turkic territory had indeed been sealed off by snow.
Now, all that was left was Hedong Dao!
Thump thump thump--
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside. Zhangsun Wuji walked in with a shocked expression.
"Your Majesty, there is indeed a drought in the east of the river!”
Boom!
As soon as these words were said, Li Er's entire body collapsed on the couch.
Lin Xuan was right!
"How is this possible?"
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were also shocked, but they found it hard to believe.
After all, if there was a great drought in Hedong Road, the local officials would immediately send an emergency report of the disaster situation over. Then, it would be uploaded layer by layer and finally reviewed by the three provinces and six ministries.
However, they did not receive any news at all. How did His Majesty know?
But now, they didn't care about the Emperor going past them to investigate Hedong Road. Instead, they were unwilling to accept the timing of these two major events.
After all, it was unrealistic to send troops to attack the Turks now. If they missed this great opportunity, there would probably be no next time!
For a moment, the two of them could not help but let out a melancholic sigh.
Li Er glanced at them and knew that they were unwilling, but the main point now was the drought in the east of the river!
After all, the drought was severe, affecting dozens of prefectures and counties. There was no harvest, and Taiyuan was the most serious.
It had even reached the point where the people exchanged their children for food. If they did not hurry up and deal with it, no one could bear this disaster!
He immediately issued an edict to make Hejian Prince Li Xiaogong the general manager of the Hedong Road army to handle all military and political affairs.
In the end, the remonstrant, Wei Zheng, was summoned to wait for the imperial edict. He was ordered to supervise the disaster relief and investigate all the hidden information about the drought epidemic. The officials who had pocketed the money and failed to provide relief must be recorded.
He, Li Ergong, would be executed after the matter was settled!
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