" Crazy, crazy!!!"
"These fellows, do they really think that I am made of mud? Can be rubbed at will? You can control it at will?"
"Damned thing!"
"Even if I starve to death, I will never agree to these vampires 'conditions!”
Roars sounded in the Dew Palace.
Li Shi Min threw the memorial in his hand to the ground.
Smoke came out of his seven orifices.
He was extremely furious.
Her eyes were red.
In the hall, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui held their breaths, not daring to speak.
Empress Zhangsun patted Li Shiming's back gently, but she didn't say anything to comfort him.
Even someone as intelligent as her couldn't find a solution.
The first year of Zhenguan was an eventful year!
Zhenguan one year, Guannei Road and Longyou Road drought, thousands of miles of barren land, people suffering, refugees thousands of miles.
In the second year of Zhenguan, there was a flood in Hedong Road and Henan Road. The earth dragon turned over and the crops were not harvested. The people could not survive and the refugees continued for thousands of miles.
In the third year of Zhenguan, there was another locust plague in Shannan Road. The blow to the people could be said to be fatal. The refugee tide had begun to show, and the people of the two places urgently needed food for disaster relief.
However, the imperial court had been unable to make ends meet for three consecutive years.
The funding for the first two years had not been in place, and it was almost all by force.
Not to mention, they had to give the Turks large amounts of grain and silk every year, adding insult to injury!
The national treasury was so empty that it could starve rats to death!
Therefore, today, the aristocratic families joined forces to submit a memorial.
They said that they could give food to the imperial court, but there was a name list behind the memorial. This name list was densely filled with the names of the descendants of the aristocratic families.
From the position of Minister to the candidate for the county magistrate, everything had been arranged for Li Shimin.
As long as Li Shimin issued an edict to allow these descendants to enter the official ranks, they would pay for the food used for the locust plague.
But!
How could Li Shi Min agree!
This was too much!
Originally, the aristocratic families already had a lot of say in the court, and he was restricted.
If they agreed to this plan, the Great Tang would no longer have its own say in the future.
He would become the true puppet of the aristocratic families.
The noble clans had completely taken control of the Great Tang.
Jiangshan would no longer be surnamed Li.
At that time, if they wanted to change the emperor, it would only be a matter of a word.
His heart is worthy of punishment!
Li Shi Min's eyes turned red.
He was really furious.
However, he also felt a deep sense of helplessness.
There was no other way.
The people of the Tang Empire were in urgent need of food and relief. Countless victims had gathered outside Chang 'an, and the locusts were still wreaking havoc in the fields.
Even the fields outside Chang 'an could not avoid this disaster.
"What do you think we should do?"
"But what else can we do?"
Li Shiming stared at Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.
These three people were his absolute confidants and also his think tank.
Over the course of half their lives, they had been of tremendous help to the Great Tang. If they were unable to do anything, then…
Li Shi Min really didn't know what to do.
"This…"
"Oh…"
" Your Majesty…"
The three of them looked at each other.
What else could he do?
They did not know either.
They weren't immortals and couldn't conjure food out of thin air.
Now, all the food was in the hands of the noble families.
The imperial court had no other choice. Could it be that they had to levy more grain taxes on the people?
This was courting death!
Now, the people were already in a difficult situation. If they were to levy taxes again, the scene from more than ten years ago would be repeated. All the factions would rebel against the king and attack Chang 'an!
Silence!
Silence!
Still silence!
"You guys can leave.”
"I want to be alone."
Li Shi Min held his forehead with one hand and waved his other hand.
The three of them stood up and did not say anything. After bowing lightly, they hurriedly turned around and left.
They knew that there was nothing they could do if they stayed here.
"Guanyin maid."
"Could it be that this is really God's revenge on me?”
"Could it be that it's really as the rumors say? I killed my brother and imprisoned my father. My virtue is not right, and the heavens cannot tolerate it. Is this the heavens punishing me?”
"But if the heavens want to punish me, they can punish me. Why, why do they have to attack the people of the Great Tang?”
Li Shi Min's eyes were red from not sleeping for a few days, and two streams of tears rolled down his cheeks.
" Your Majesty…"
Empress Zhangsun hugged Li Shimin tightly.
Li Shi Min took a deep breath, stood up slowly, and walked to the booklet he had just thrown out.
Possession.
He picked it up.
He used his sleeve to wipe the mud off the booklet.
" Your Majesty…"
Empress Zhangsun called out again with heartache.
"If there is no other way, I will take this memorial and beg them!”Li Shi Min's voice was trembling.
He was arrogant.
He had been on the throne for three years, and he had been constantly fighting with the aristocratic families. However, this time, he knew that everything he had done in the past three years would collapse in one day.
As long as he agreed to the clan's request, the imperial court would be completely out of his control.
" Your Majesty..."
Empress Zhangsun's eyes were already blurry.
" Hiss... Hu..."
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and shook his head.
"Let's not talk about this. What has Chengqian been doing recently?”
he asked.
He might never be able to break free from the dense net of the aristocratic families in this lifetime.
Hope, it was all in Chengqian's generation.
He had high hopes for Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
"Chengqian comes to Fengyi Hall every day to pay his respects. He is wholeheartedly studying and has completed his homework extremely well.”Empress Zhangsun replied softly.
"I see."
Hearing this, Li Shi Min's heart finally felt better, and his tone became more relaxed.
"Where's Tai 'er?"
"Why haven't I seen him recently?"
"How's your homework?"
Li Shi Min asked again.
"This…Your Majesty, Tai 'er is still too playful. Now, they no longer lived in the Imperial City and had moved to the Wei Manor.
"The teachers of Hongwen Hall are powerless to discipline them.”
Empress Zhangsun smiled bitterly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shi Min's face, which had just felt a little better, darkened again.
"Your Majesty! Please calm down, please calm down." Seeing this, Empress Zhangsun hurriedly comforted him.
"Calm down? How can I appease my anger?"
"The people of the noble family are angry at me, but he doesn't let me worry!”
"I want to see what this brat usually does!”
" Cough cough cough…"
Li Shi Min was so excited that he coughed repeatedly.
Empress Zhangsun hurriedly replied.
"Your Majesty, you've been tired for several days. Go back and rest first. I'll call Tai 'er over.”
"Listen to His Majesty's teachings in person!"
"Quick, come, come, help His Majesty back to the Phoenix Ceremony Hall.”
Empress Zhangsun hurriedly made arrangements.
Li Shiming had been under too much pressure recently.
She was afraid that Li Shi Min would find Li Tai and lose his temper on the spot, so she decided to go there herself.
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