Xuanzheng Hall.
With Zhangsun Wuji as an example, the other officials finally squeezed out some money and food.
There were thousands of them, and hundreds of them.
For example, Zhangsun Wuji was the only official who donated 10,000 strings and 20,000 stones. In the eyes of the other officials, Zhangsun Wuji was so generous to restore his original position. To put it bluntly, he was buying an official position!
In the blink of an eye, the court had gathered a hundred thousand strings of money and two hundred thousand stones of grain. Li Shimin issued an order to transport this money and grain to Youzhou.
However, Li Shimin's main goal was not to get the gentry to donate money and grain. According to Uncle Han, the prices of food in Youzhou were soaring. If he wanted to curb the price of food, he had to start with the local gentry.
Li Shi Min looked at the most powerful officials in the court.
Cui Clan of Boling, Cui Clan of Qinghe and Lu Clan of Fanyang were all in Youzhou Province. They had a great foundation in Youzhou Province. Therefore, the three major clans must have known about the soaring prices in Youzhou Province.
It could even be said that these three aristocratic families controlled the economic lifeline of Youzhou. The soaring prices in Youzhou were fueled by their black hands!
If he bought grain from Yangzhou, he could buy five or even six stones of grain with Yiguan's money. If he shipped it to Youzhou and sold it, he could buy two stones with Yiguan's money, and the profit would increase exponentially!
They were naturally willing to make a big deal out of this deal.
Li Shi Min stared at the three officials.
The most important thing was to lower the grain price in Youzhou. What should he do to make the three great aristocratic families lower the price of grain?
Li Shiming felt that this was a thorny problem. He looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, but they didn't dare to offend the three aristocrats at the same time.
"That's right, I'm very gratified. The people of Youzhou will be grateful to you, sirs!”
After Li Shiming said this, he sat on the throne and continued to deal with other government affairs.
……
After leaving the court, Li Shimin left Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui alone.
Inside the Dew Palace, Li Shi Min frowned and looked at the two Prime Ministers,""I believe that the two beloved ministers have clearly seen the scene in the court today. These aristocrats have made zhen's heart chill.”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also felt that these aristocratic families were too much. The Emperor was clearly borrowing grain from them, but they were only willing to contribute several hundred strings and several hundred stones of grain.
It was not like he was forcing them to donate food, but it was as if he was killing them. It was not surprising that His Majesty was disappointed.
"Wei Zheng sent a memorial saying that the price of grain in Youzhou has risen to the price of one stone of grain. Do you know what the price is in Chang 'an?”
"Your Majesty, the price of grain in Chang 'an is 1.5 dan!”
"Yes, Chang 'an has no drought or disaster victims, but they can buy grain at a low price. Youzhou is suffering from a drought, but they have to buy grain at a high price. This is forcing the people of Youzhou to die!”
Li Shi Min's eyes flashed with killing intent.
But he couldn't kill them. Li Shiming knew very well what kind of power the Shi clan had. There were strong enemies outside and starving people inside. If he attacked the Shi clan in Youzhou now, Li Shiming was afraid that he would fall into chaos again.
There were three great clans in Youzhou!
Boling's Cui Clan, Qinghe's Cui Clan, Fanyang's Lu Clan!
None of the aristocrats could act rashly!
However, they had to stabilize the grain prices without touching the gentry clans!
This was too difficult!
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui frowned. They really couldn't think of a way to make the three aristocrats willingly stabilize the grain prices.
"Alright, you have been in court for a day. Go back and rest.”
"Yes!"
Li Shimin saw that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't have any good ideas, so he could only let them out of the palace.
……
Zhangsun Wuji had been temporarily reinstated. In Li Shimin's opinion, Zhangsun Wuji had done too well today. Without Zhangsun Wuji, Li Shimin felt that it would be difficult to support the court alone.
If Zhangsun Wuji did not take the lead to donate money, these aristocrats would definitely not give a single cent!
After Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui left, Li Shimin summoned Zhangsun Wuji into the palace.
……
Although Zhangsun Wuji had been dismissed from the Ministry of Personnel, he was still secretly responsible for the bad guys of the Great Tang. Although Li Shiming wanted to kill Zhangsun Wuji to vent his anger, Zhangsun Wuji was still his right-hand man.
Not long after, Zhangsun Wuji entered the palace to pay his respects.
Inside the Dew Palace, Li Shi Min looked at Zhangsun Wuji and said,""Ancestors, you saw everything that happened in the court today. These officials are protecting each other!”
"Your Majesty, I will always stand by your side!”
Li Shimin waved his hand." Alright, let's not talk about these things. I want to ask you, have you entered Chang 'an with the King?"”
"Your Majesty, this subject does not know the whereabouts of the One Character Side King. The bad people of the Great Tang were personally established by the One Character Side King. After this subject took over, I could only obtain a portion of the information, but I was unable to actively mobilize these bad people!”
When Li Shi Min heard Zhangsun Wuji's words, he sighed,"" Li Changsheng still has many tricks up his sleeve. You'll only know what he wants you to know. If he doesn't want you to know, you won't know!”
"Your Majesty, the King has left Chang 'an for more than three years, but he still has great prestige in the court! If they were asked the same question today, how would they dare to remain silent?”Zhangsun Wuji said.
Other people might not know how terrifying Li Changsheng was, but Zhangsun Wuji knew very well that Li Changsheng had once massacred six aristocratic families. Li Changsheng did not show any mercy when he killed these aristocratic families, nor did he care if these aristocratic families would take revenge.
This was because the people who stood shoulder to shoulder with the king did not want to rule the country, did not want to be the emperor, and had no scruples. This was the person that the noble families feared the most!
"Ancestors, restrain your clansmen in the future. If such a thing happens again, even I can't protect you!”
As soon as Li Shiming finished speaking, Zhangsun Wuji said resolutely,"If the Zhangsun Clan produces such scum again, I'm willing to die to atone for my sins!”
"Alright, you can leave first! It would be best if they could find out what would happen in the fourth year of Zhenguan, and if they had the intention to replace him!”
"Yes!"
Zhangsun Wuji left the Dew Hall.
……
After Zhangsun Wuji left, Li Shiming thought of Uncle Han. He finally walked out of the shadow of being a king. So what if he was a king? So what if he shocked the world? I have found the pillar of support!
Thinking of this, Li Shiming headed to the Political Hall where Empress Zhangsun lived in high spirits.
……
Empress Zhangsun and Princess Changle were playing in the palace. Princess Changle begged Empress Zhangsun to leave the palace…
After Li Shi Min arrived, he picked up Princess Chang Le and said,"Are you pestering your mother to go out of the palace to play again?”
"Don't you know that a little girl fell into the water a few days ago? You still want to come to the palace to play?"
Zhangsun Wugou threatened Princess Changle.
Recently, Li Shiming had not been staying in the Hall of Political Establishment, and Zhangsun Wugou had not mentioned the fisherman who had climbed the duckweed and crossed the river to Li Shiming.
At this time, Li Shimin heard Empress Zhangsun say that a little girl fell into the water and asked casually,""Where did you fall into the water?"
"It's the Wei River. Two days ago, I went out to play with Chang Le and saw a little girl fall into the water and almost be washed away.”
"You've been rescued. Come up."
Li Shi Min asked with concern and continued to coax Princess Chang Le.
"I haven't told you about this yet. The fisherman who saved them is simply too powerful. He actually stepped on the surface of the water and walked like a dragonfly skimming the water.”
"Oh, there's such a strange person?”
Li Shimin didn't care about what Empress Zhangsun said. He just focused on stabilizing the prices of Youzhou Province.
There were many people in the world who were extremely powerful. In the imperial court, which one of them wasn't a seasoned veteran and extremely powerful?
"When there's time, Zhen plans to visit Uncle Han again. Right now, the Shi clan is a pillar of the Great Tang, and it's not easy to act rashly!”
After Li Shi Min finished speaking, he carried Princess Chang Le into the palace.
……
Han Manor.
After Han Qiu was free, she carried her fishing rod and went to the Wei River. She fished on the shore and enjoyed herself.
The afternoon sun was just right. Han Qiu had just caught two big silver carp when she heard footsteps behind her. Han Qiu stretched out her hand and the footsteps immediately stopped.
The fish float landed and another big silver carp took the bait. At this moment, Han Qiu turned around and saw a little girl who looked like a porcelain doll.
She stood on the shore and looked at Han Qiu from afar.
When Han Qiu turned to look at her, her initially suspicious gaze instantly became firm. At the same time, it flashed with joy.
Wu Qi.
Why did this little girl come to Weishui River to play again?
Eh?
Where was her father?
Han Qiu looked behind her and was surprised to find that there was no adult following her.
After Han Qiu put the silver carp into the bamboo basket, she walked up to Wu Cong and said,""Why aren't you with Daren? Where's your father?”
"I'm here to thank my benefactor. My benefactor saved me but left without saying goodbye. Pin 'er feels guilty!”Wu Cong's voice was crisp. She stood on the gravel by the shore and wanted to go down…
Crash…
Broken stones fell, and Wu Cong's body slid down. Han Qiu instantly stood up and hugged Wu Cong, who had almost fallen.
'How dare a 5-year-old girl come to Weishui River alone? I'm not afraid of drowning again!'
After Han Qiu carried Wu Cui to the shore, she packed up the fishing rod and bamboo basket, then held Wu Cui's hand and said,""Let's go and find your family's adults. We have to control you. Let's see if you still dare to run around!”
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