Wei Zheng had already seen the potatoes.
However, for the sake of his dignity as an imperial censor, he still stubbornly said,
"Perhaps potatoes will change our Great Tang! The King of Shu will make contributions! However, this did not conflict with the King of Shu not abiding by the rules of the palace!”
"Of course, we have to reward the potatoes!”
"However, the King of Shu did not abide by the rules of the palace and was disrespectful to His Majesty. He should still be severely punished!”
The ministers all looked at Wei Zheng in admiration!
Wei Zheng was indeed the number one remonstrant of the Great Tang! Look at this boldness!
"Alright!"
Li Shi Min stood up and shouted coldly,
"The people are like water, and the ruler is like a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!”
"The King of Shu is doing this for the sake of the welfare of the world. He's focused on cultivating potatoes. That's why he doesn't understand the rules of the palace! It's normal!"
"If the Imperial Censor wants to blame me, then blame me first!”
"Furthermore! I still have to make an announcement here! In the future, when the King of Shu enters the palace, he can ignore those palace rules!”
"This is the special permission of the imperial power!"
Boom!
Li Shi Min's words were like a thunderbolt that shook the entire court!
Even Li Ke was shocked!
He remembered that in the second year of Zhenguan, there was no such saying as "the people are like water, and the monarch is like a boat"!
Hiss! What was going on? Why did Li Er also know this sentence?
It was really rare!
Could it be that Li Shiming had heard of this sentence in advance because of the commotion in the Imperial Court?
Li Ke was puzzled!
Li Shi Min listened to Li Ke's inner complaints! He was very happy!
As for the ministers!
They were also extremely shocked!
Among them, Wei Zheng was the most shocked!
"The people are like water, and the ruler is like a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!”These words directly reverberated in Wei Zheng's chest, causing him to be unable to calm down for a long time!
During this period of time, Wei Zheng had been thinking about the relationship between the monarch and the people.
However, he had never understood the gist of it!
Now, after hearing this sentence, he came to a realization!
That's right!
The relationship between the monarch and the people should be like this.
The people were like water, and the ruler was like a boat…Such an analogy was really too appropriate!
Wei Zheng was no longer as stubborn as before. In the blink of an eye, he became extremely docile.
He stepped out of the ranks once again and cupped his hands respectfully.
"Your Majesty's words are extremely reasonable! The king of Shu worked hard for the well-being of the people and made great contributions. It was only right that he should do so!”
Seeing that Wei Zheng was no longer remonstrating!
Li Shi Min was very happy!
The ministers were also surprised to see Wei Zheng's change in attitude.
However, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Chengqian, and the others were even more shocked that the Emperor actually allowed the King of Shu, Li Ke, to not have to follow the palace rules in the future!
This was a huge favor!
Even Crown Prince Li Chengqian had never received such treatment!
He even gave special permission to the imperial power!
Sigh! This was clearly to raise the status of the King of Shu to a higher level than the Crown Prince!
This made Zhangsun Wuji very worried!
And Li Chengqian was already somewhat angry!
Li Chengqian still couldn't hold his breath and immediately wanted to step out!
Fortunately, Zhangsun Wuji quickly pulled Li Chengqian back and said softly,""What are you doing? Don't be rash! We'll discuss this matter carefully!"
Seeing his uncle stop him, Li Chengqian calmed down a little!
"Alright, there's no need to mention the matter of the King of Shu anymore! If there's anything else you want to discuss, please say it!”
Li Shi Min saw that the ministers had quieted down, so he sat back down on the throne!
Li Ke stood in place carelessly and looked at Wei Zheng at the same time.
Haha! Wei Zheng, that old fellow, was actually still in a daze!
It seemed that the saying 'the people are like water, the monarch is like a boat' was indeed very effective! As soon as he said it, it shocked Wei Zheng!
Well, Li Er was indeed worthy of being the first emperor in history! He still had some ability! He actually thought of this eternal truth!
Hiss! So sleepy! He woke up too early today!
Li Ke could not help but yawn!
This yawn caused the surrounding officials to roll their eyes!
Everyone had just changed their opinion of Li Ke, but now, in the blink of an eye, it had all disappeared!
Li Shi Min ignored Li Ke's yawning.
He was secretly delighted. Li Ke's words of 'the one emperor of the ages' made Li Shiming feel a little smug!
Li Jing quickly walked out of the ranks of generals and said,"
"Your Majesty! The heavy snow continued to fall in the Turkic lands! I've already sent over a hundred scouts to investigate the climate of the Turks!”
Li Shi Min nodded!
Li Jing continued,"
"According to His Majesty's orders, I have already sent over ten thousand cattle and sheep to the Tuli Tribe and Xue Yantuo Tribe together with the Ministry of Revenue!”
"According to the scouts! Jie Li's side had already started to move!”
"The Tuli Tribe and Xue Yantuo Tribe are naturally grateful to the Great Tang! But Jie Li is extremely angry at our Great Tang and even led his army to attack the Tuli and Xue Yantuo Tribes!”
Li Shi Min was overjoyed!
"Good! Alright! It seemed like a dog-eat-dog situation was about to happen on the plains!”
Of course, Li Shi Min was happy!
To be able to destroy the grassland without expending a single soldier! This was definitely a great achievement!
Fang Xuanling also stepped forward and said,"
"Your Majesty! The drought in Hedong Road had been properly handled!”
"There are as many as 109 officials involved in the case. They have all been handed over to the Ministry of Personnel and the Supreme Court for trial!”
"The disaster victims have been properly settled! However, it would be very difficult to solve the food problem in Hedong Road!”
"The people of Hedong Road might not be able to solve the problem of food and clothing for the next three years!”
Fang Xuanling sighed.
They could provide disaster relief to the victims!
However, the effect of disaster relief was very weak!
After all, no part of the Great Tang was rich, and no part of it was lacking in food!
Cen Wen Wen's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately stepped forward.
"Your Majesty! The promotion of potatoes could start from Hedong Road! The problem of food and clothing in Hedong Road could be solved!”
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