Chang 'an City.
Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.
All the civil and military officials stood on the left and right sides of the hall.
Li Yuan wore a dragon robe and sat behind the dragon table with a solemn expression.
Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, King of Qin Li Shimin, and King of Qi Li Yuanji were also in the line.
Today is the morning court.
The atmosphere was a little strange.
All the officials in the court, including Li Yuan, had ugly expressions on their faces.
Not long ago.
Taiyuan was attacked by barbarians.
Although it was only a small scale, it was enough to make Li Yuan unhappy.
And these years, there had been constant wars.
The people of the Great Tang were starving.
There were also many refugees who had nowhere to settle down…
At this moment.
One of the officials walked out with a board in his hand.
"Your Majesty!"
"Recently, Hedong Road, Jiannan Road, Longyou Road, and other places have added hundreds of thousands of refugees!”
" White bones are everywhere. They traded their children for food. Everywhere they passed by became a barren land…"
"I hope Your Majesty will make a decision soon!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
No one in the court spoke.
The Great Tang had just been established.
It was a troubled time, and the rebellions in various places had just been pacified.
In the end.
More and more refugees appeared.
Food was the most important thing for the people. Without food to eat, they would only starve to death.
Nowadays, more and more commoners were starving.
Guanyin clay, tree bark, weeds, and so on.
They would not let go of anything that could be eaten.
It was also because of this that more people died of poisoning and abdominal distension.
If this continued, the hearts of the people would fall into chaos.
His foundation would also be unstable.
Li Yuan frowned. He also hoped to solve the problem of these refugees as soon as possible.
However…
For a moment, he really couldn't think of any solution.
The current state treasury was empty, and it was still the foundation left behind by the Sui Dynasty.
Now that their foundation was almost emptied, what else could they use to help the people?
If they were to watch them die like this, the world would be in chaos sooner or later…
Moreover, there was still that Turkic who would occasionally cause trouble.
This was undoubtedly a disaster for the Great Tang.
Just as everyone was frowning.
A person walked out and bowed.
"Father!"
"Your son thinks that the refugees should be handed over to the King of Qin to deal with!”
"I still remember that in the second year of Wude, there was a famine and the people were in dire straits!”
"It was the King of Qin who came forward and resolved the crisis!”
"If you let the King of Qin handle it, I think…it would be best!”
The person who spoke was the Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng.
Just as he said this.
Behind him, Li Shi Min's face darkened.
He raised his head and looked at Li Jiancheng.
Obviously.
Many people could tell that he was deliberately making things difficult for Li Shiming.
The Great Tang's situation was worrying.
No one was willing to deal with this mess.
There were so many refugees, so many people waiting to eat.
Even if Li Shi Min was extremely capable, how could he find so much food?
Two years later.
Li Shi Min was able to calm things down.
It was also using the Great Tang's treasury.
He then went to ask for a portion of the food from those aristocratic families to suppress the matter.
But now…
Some of the officials in the court also understood Li Jiancheng's intentions.
His brows were tightly furrowed and he looked displeased.
Li Yuan's gaze fell on Li Shiming.
After a while.
"The King of Qin!" he said softly.
"Your subject is here!"
Li Shi Min quickly walked out of the line and bowed.
"Are you willing to do as the Crown Prince says?"
"The people of the world are in dire straits. I…really have no one to use!”
"Moreover, I can't bear to watch these people starve to death!”
"If you can resolve this matter, I will naturally remember your contribution!”
"This…"
Li Shi Min frowned.
Li Yuan's words were very clear.
The gist of it was that if you didn't do anything about it, you would be watching the people starve to death.
I can't bear it, but you are ruthless.
And if you manage it, you will be rewarded.
To Li Shi Min, it didn't matter whether he remembered this contribution or not.
As the King of Qin, even if he was being promoted, how far could he go?
Moreover, the Crown Prince and King Qi were two people.
Now that he was treated like a tiger and wolf, the more meritorious he was, the more those two people would be jealous and hate him.
However, if he refused…Li Shiming was extremely conflicted and hesitant.
On the other hand, the Crown Prince and King Qi both wore sneers as if they had succeeded.
He wanted to see how Li Shi Min would deal with this matter.
He pondered for a long time.
Li Shi Min gritted his teeth and bowed,"The country is in danger, your son does not dare to claim credit!”
"If we help Imperial Father and the commoners tide over the current crisis!”
"Your son will not refuse…"
"Good!"
Just as Li Shi Min finished his sentence.
Li Jiancheng interrupted him.
"Father!"
"The King of Qin is benevolent and righteous. He is wholeheartedly thinking for his father and the people!”
"Your son believes that the King of Qin must have a solution!”
"Why don't father give Qin Wang a chance to realize his ambitions? His loyalty won't be in vain…"
"You…"
Li Shi Min's face changed.
He glared at Li Jiancheng.
Obviously, he hadn't finished speaking.
He had originally planned to accept this task.
However…
He also wanted to make it clear that if he couldn't do it, he hoped that Li Yuan wouldn't blame him.
After all, everyone could see the Great Tang's current difficulties.
Besides, Li Shi Min was not a god.
Where could they find so much food to help so many people?
In the end.
The rest of the words were all blocked by Li Jiancheng.
She didn't even let him say it.
How could Li Shimin not be angry?
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is right!"
"Your son also thinks that the King of Qin has the ability to reach the heavens!”
"If we hand this matter over to the King of Qin, he will definitely be able to resolve the crisis of the Great Tang and share Father's worries!”
King Qi Li Yuanji walked out with a smile and bowed.
Looking at the two of them, their faces were full of success.
Li Shi Min gritted his teeth, hatred rising in his heart.
In the end.
Li Yuan nodded.
"Yes!"
"The Crown Prince and King Qi are right!"
"Then let's do it this way. Qin King, I'll leave the matters of the people to you!”
"Three months…no, within a month, solve the problem of the people not having food!”
"Zhen will wait for your good news!"
"What is it? Father, one month…"
"Retreat!"
Before Li Shi Min could say anything.
Li Yuan waved his sleeves and stood up.
All the civil and military officials in the court hurriedly bowed.
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
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Thanks to the support of the 'people outside the story', thanks to the support of the big shots, I have a feeling in my heart!
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