However, when she asked herself, her feelings for Chu Qiu were definitely within the normal range.
Even if Li Shiming was bedridden for the rest of his life.
She would never betray Li Shiming.
As the mother of a country, she had to be dignified and upright.
To set a benchmark for the world.
However…
These days.
She began to have doubts.
She asked herself if she was loyal to Li Shiming.
Even if he was seriously injured and bedridden, she was a woman who took on the big picture.
However…
Li Shi Min's sensitivity and suspicion had deeply hurt her.
Li Shi Min had warned her many times because he didn't trust her.
She had been following him since she was 13 years old.
As Empress Zhangsun thought of this, she immediately fell into a very sad mood.
……
Empress Zhangsun's worries were more of a woman's inner thoughts.
Chu Qiu didn't seem to understand it at all.
While Empress Zhangsun was in deep thought, he suddenly probed,"
"Your Majesty, are there any instructions recently?”
Hearing Chu Qiu's question.
Empress Zhangsun immediately came back to her senses from her wild thoughts.
She looked at Chu Qiu and said slowly,"
"Recently, the drought in the north has intensified, while floods have occurred in the south.”
"Droughts and floods occur in the Great Tang at the same time. This is a rare occurrence in a thousand years.”
At this point, Empress Zhangsun's expression suddenly turned gloomy.
As a virtuous empress of a generation, she was filled with worry and heartache for the suffering of the people of the Great Tang.
" During this period of time, disaster victims from all over the world have flooded into Chang 'an, Luoyang, and other important places in the capital region. The imperial court has no choice but to open a warehouse to release food and disaster relief, but..."
"…The grain in the granary is limited and will soon be empty.”
Chu Qiu frowned.
"Now that the Great Tang's treasury is empty from years of war, the price of grain on the market is beginning to soar. Once Taicang runs out, the Imperial Court will have no money to buy grain.”
"If there is no money and food for disaster relief, I'm afraid there will be a civil revolt!!”
Empress Zhangsun felt extremely pained when she said this.
Even though she was only assisting Li Shiming in handling some government affairs.
However, she was even more attentive than Li Shiming.
Therefore, she knew the sufferings of the commoners and the thorny problems facing the court like the back of her hand.
Although she was extremely concerned and hoped that the lives of the people of the Great Tang would quickly improve…
However, she was only a woman after all.
His ability was limited and he could not solve these big problems.
"So?" Chu Qiu asked.
"That's why His Majesty has ordered Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, Minister of Revenue Gao Shilian, and Grand Tutor Wei Zheng to prepare food. He also instructed that if necessary, the court can borrow money and food from the Five Families and Seven Wangs.”
"Sigh…"
Hearing the words 'Five Surnames and Seven Wangs', Chu Qiu sighed and said,"
"If we borrow from them, will they lend us?”
"Isn't the Imperial Court asking for humiliation?”
Empress Zhangsun lowered her head and was speechless.
The five surnames and the seven Wangs were prestigious nobles that had been passed down since the Jin Dynasty.
Their influence in the Great Tang was deeply intertwined.
To some extent, their influence was enough to influence the direction of the country.
Back when Li Yuan fought for power, he had also received the support of the aristocrats.
Later on, the prestige and social influence of the five surnames and seven surnames increased year by year.
In fact, the Great Tang regarded marrying a woman of the five surnames as an honor.
This honor was even greater than marrying a daughter of the Imperial Family.
Chu Qiu sighed inwardly.
If the powerful forces of the Five Families and Seven Wangs were not weakened and eliminated, they would pose a great threat and trouble to him when he replaced Li Shiming as the true Emperor of the Great Tang.
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