The Imperial Palace, the royal study.
After the court meeting, the aristocratic families gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
Similarly, Li Er also gathered his trusted ministers to discuss the situation.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and the other trusted aides of the former Prince Li's Mansion were all gathered here.
It could be seen how much Li Er valued this!
This was just like a small court meeting.
Different people, all of them here are absolutely loyal to Li Er.
"How hateful! How hateful! How hateful!"
"These officials of the great clans actually forced me to do this. They simply don't put me in their eyes. I wish I could remove all of them from their posts and throw them into prison!”
The people gathered here were all Li Er's trusted ministers, so his words were very unrestrained.
His voice was filled with anger towards the great clans!
Not to mention Li Er, even any emperor would not be able to endure such treatment.
However, even if he was angry, he had to endure it.
The officials of the great clans made up more than half of the court. If they were all stripped of their posts, the entire court would be paralyzed, and even the entire Great Tang would be paralyzed.
This was also the biggest reason why the great clans dared to challenge Li Er and the imperial power!
After venting his anger, Li Er calmed down a little. He looked at his trusted minister and asked,"Everyone, do you have any way to solve the problem of the disaster victims?”
Everyone met Li Er's expectant gaze and immediately lowered their heads in embarrassment.
Because they had no solution.
The only way to get through this crisis was to borrow food from the aristocratic families!
"Xuanling, if we transport the grain from the south, how fast can we get there?”Li Er asked Fang Xuanling.
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject has already begun to transfer grain from the south.”
"But because of the torrential rains, countless official roads have been washed away, making it difficult to travel. Originally, it would have taken a month to reach the capital, but now it might not even take two months.”
"Sigh…"
Fang Xuanling sighed, his expression downcast.
When the Minister of Revenue, Tang Jian, reported that there was an urgent need for grain, Fang Xuanling had already begun to transfer grain from the granary in the south.
It was just that distant water could not quench current thirst.
By the time the food arrived, many of the disaster victims would have starved to death!
"What about buying it from the market?”Li Er still did not give up and asked.
"It's useless, Your Majesty. Those great clans have already begun to purchase grain from the market, and they've even bought the grain from the grain merchants at several times the price.”
"Right now, the market price of food has already soared more than ten times, and it's still rising!”
"After what happened in the court today, those great clans will probably go even crazier and buy food at all costs.”
Zhangsun Wuji laughed bitterly and broke Li Er's hopes.
Obviously, he knew very well the nature of the people from the great clans.
"Sigh ~!"
"Is there really no other way?”
Li Er lay on the dragon throne and sighed. His expression was full of sorrow and helplessness.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should directly put the knife on the necks of those birdmen and force them to take the food! I don't believe that they would dare to refuse!" Cheng Yaojin said arrogantly like a bandit.
"Hehe, Zhijie, it's not a chaotic world anymore. Your devil incarnate act won't work anymore.”
Li Er smiled helplessly as he realized that this guy was already a great general of the imperial court, yet he was still acting like a bandit.
Although Li Er really wanted to do this, the reality did not allow him to do so.
He couldn't do whatever he wanted in his current position.
Otherwise, the whole world would be in chaos!
"I have no choice!"
"Shu Bao, Zhijie, Jingde, you guys move the army to the surroundings of the disaster victims to prevent any civil unrest.”
"If things really come to a point where we have no choice, we can only use the army to suppress it!!”
Li Er held his forehead and gave an order that he did not want to give.
Using the army to suppress them was the last resort.
If he did this, the reputation that Li Er had painstakingly accumulated over the past two years would be ruined again!
"Your Majesty, this…"
When everyone heard Li Er's order, they were all extremely shocked!
Especially Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and the others who didn't know Li Hao's identity.
None of them could have imagined that Li Er would go to such lengths for Li Hao.
After all, ever since Li Er initiated the Xuanwu Sect coup and ascended the throne, he had been working hard to establish the image of a wise ruler and had done so with practical actions.
Accept advice and implement benevolent government.
Even Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Feng Li, Wei Ting, and Xue Wanche, the old ministers of the hidden Crown Prince, had entrusted them with important tasks.
After two to three years, the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect gradually faded in people's hearts. The image of a wise ruler who worked hard to make the country prosperous and was determined to become stronger slowly rose.
But...
If Li Er used the army to suppress the disaster victims, the image he had painstakingly built would collapse in an instant!
"I've made up my mind!"
"Carry out the order!"
"I will bear all the consequences!”
Li Er said firmly.
"Understood!"
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong did not say anything else and immediately accepted the order.
"Your Majesty, we still have a glimmer of hope.”Fang Xuanling said to Li Er as he thought of his future son-in-law, the strange man who always gave people surprises.
"Oh?"
"Xuan Ling, tell me quickly, what hope is there?”
Li Er quickly looked at Fang Xuanling, his eyes full of hope.
If there was a glimmer of hope, Li Erdu would not choose to use the military to suppress this kind of inferior measures.
"This hope is really great…Miracle doctor, Li Hao! Fang Xuanling subconsciously wanted to address Li Er as the eldest prince, but when he thought about how Li Er wasn't the only one here, Zhangsun Wuji and the others who knew Li Hao's identity quickly changed their words. Then, they continued,"This person's talent has shaken ancient and modern times. This lowly subject is naturally inferior! Maybe he can do something we can't do.”
Hao 'er?
Li Er thought silently in his heart, thinking of his extraordinary medical skills, thinking of his superb calligraphy, thinking of the good way to govern the country he proposed, thinking of the curved plow he modified, thinking of the breeding technology he used to change the taste of pork, thinking of the World Bookstore he opened, and so on.
These were things that many people could not do even if they spent their entire lives.
A glimmer of hope gradually appeared in Li Er's lonely eyes.
Perhaps Hao 'Er could really do it!
"Let's go!"
"Go find Hao 'Er!"
Li Er directly waved his hand and went out without even changing his clothes. He could not wait to hear if Li Hao had a solution to this problem.
Perhaps Li Er was too anxious and forgot to change the way he addressed Li Hao.
Some people who didn't know Li Hao's identity were shocked when they heard this!
The only person who could make Li Er call him that was a prince!
As Li Er's trusted aide, he naturally had some understanding of Li Er's family affairs!
Could it be…[Hiss-
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