The next morning, Li Shimin sat in the court with many officials gathered below.
There are Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan and other people in the article.
There were even more generals: Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, Yuchi Gong, Duan Zhixuan, Hou Junji…
If it was in the past, Li Shimin would have thought that all the talents in the world were here.
However, after meeting Qin Fang yesterday, he felt quite dissatisfied when he saw these people.
Sitting on the dragon throne, Li Shimin said,"Beloved ministers, the continuous snowstorms, the empty treasury, the starving people, and the fierce gaze of the Turks, what good plans do you have?”
Li Shimin's words left the ministers dumbstruck, like clay statues of Bodhisattvas, speechless.
Snowstorms, famines, Turks.
Any one of these three problems was a huge problem that they could not solve at all.
Even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were looking down, pretending to be in deep thought, but in reality, they were expressing that they had no solution either.
"What? I'm such a big court, and none of the officials can do anything about it?”Li Shi Min saw that everyone was silent and wanted to mock them first so that he could kill them all.
If it was in the past, Wei Zheng would have jumped out and asked Li Er to issue a self-reproaching edict. However, after accompanying Li Shimin to meet Qin Fang and obtaining a brilliant plan from Qin Fang, Wei Zheng naturally did not need to jump out. He just quietly watched Li Er's performance.
Wei Zheng did not jump out, but it did not mean that others did not jump out.
Prime Minister Pei Ji was the first to jump out." Ever since His Majesty ascended the throne, there have been droughts, floods, and snowstorms. This year's snowstorm has caused tens of thousands of people to lose their homes. They lack food and clothing, and many have frozen to death. I believe that Your Majesty should issue an edict as soon as possible to pray to the heavens and appease the hearts of the people.”
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"I also agree!"
The other ministers saw that Prime Minister Pei Ji had taken the lead and was not afraid of making a big deal out of it, so they all lined up to support the proposal.
Li Shi Min had just ascended the throne, so he couldn't afford to have a bad relationship with the great clans. The ministers had seized this weakness and dared to deliberately make things difficult for Li Shi Min.
" In ancient times, Yu and Tang blamed themselves for their own mistakes. They were moved by the heavens and the earth, and the people were convinced…" Prime Minister Pei Ji supported Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng. He wanted to suppress Li Shimin's reputation and pave the way for Li Yuan's return in the future. Although he knew that Li Shimin would be unhappy, he still quoted classics and couldn't stop nagging.
He had to remonstrate with Li Shimin.
In the past, whenever he mentioned the matter of the Self-Condemning Edict, Li Shimin would definitely have a headache and frown. But today, Li Shimin was calm and composed, as if he was saying,"Go ahead and talk, I'll let you talk as much as you want."
"Are there any other countermeasures?" Li Shi Min leaned back slightly and sat on the dragon throne, looking at the ministers with a smile.
Prime Minister Pei Ji saw that Li Shiming did not show any anger, nor did he have any intention of accepting the advice. He was just left to the side, feeling a cold breeze blowing past him, making him feel extremely awkward.
When Wei Zheng saw that Prime Minister Pei Ji was being ignored, he could not help but feel a little smug. Fortunately, he knew Qin Fang. Otherwise, he would probably be the one being ignored.
It inevitably deepened the weight of Qin in Wei Zheng's heart. In the future, he must be closer to Qin Fang.
"What else do you have to say?" Li Shi Min leaned back slightly and sat on the dragon throne, feeling proud of himself.
With Qin Fang's strategy, Li Shimin felt like he was sitting on a fishing platform and looking down at the ministers below.
After a while, Fang Xuanling, the Great Tang strategist, stood up and reported," Your Majesty, the natural disasters this year have been continuous. From the spring and summer droughts to the autumn floods, and now to the snow disaster, the people are tired. It is time to rest and cultivate."”
Du Ruhui came out and echoed,"I think that the Secretary of the Ministry, Lord Fang, is right."”
The other ministers bowed and said,"We agree."”
In the past, Li Shimin would listen to Fang Xuanling's plans one hundred percent, and no one in the court could surpass him.
Now that even Du Ruhui had come out to support the motion, there was no doubt about it. More and more people joined the " seconding team."
"Which beloved minister has other strategies?”Li Shi Min smiled. Everything was under control.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other with slight displeasure.
In the past, the strategy of the court was the final decision. Today, the emperor actually asked if there were any other strategies. This is challenging our ability to govern the country.
"Your Majesty, natural disasters continue to occur. This is the time of the day, there is no other way. Only by going with the flow could they survive this crisis.”Fang Xuanling reported.
Du Ruhui bowed and said,"I think the Secretary of the Ministry is right. It should be the final conclusion. Please accept it."”
If it was any other time, Li Shimin would definitely accept it and praise them for being decisive and the country's reliance.
But today…
Hehe!
Old Fang, Old Du, I'm sorry. I have to show off today!
"What the Head of the Bureau and the Minister of War said is more in line with the way of governing the country in the past dynasties.”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui felt much better after hearing Li Shimin's words. The Great Tang still has to listen to the two of us in governing the country.
"However, this is just a general opinion of the countryside and is not useful for our Great Tang.”Li Shi Min smiled, his expression gradually becoming arrogant.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui almost choked to death.
The two of them were capable ministers of governing the country, the brains of the Great Tang, but they had become the so-called country bumpkins?
The officials in the court were shocked 10086
What was wrong with the Emperor today? To actually compare Fang and Du to country bumpkins, this was really too shocking and made people go crazy.
Cheng Yaojin didn't understand and asked Qin Qiong," Uncle Bao, what's wrong with the emperor today? Overslept?"
Qin Qiong winked at him to shut up.
In the court, generals like them were inferior to civil officials, so they spoke less to avoid being treated as fools.
Cheng Yaojin's personality was pretty. He looked like a simple-minded person, but his heart was very smooth. He immediately shut up and watched the show.
"Emperor, since ancient times, this has always been the case when encountering a great disaster.”Fang Xuanling argued again. This was the first time he had been looked down upon by Li Shimin in the Imperial Court.
"Old Fang, zhen didn't say you were wrong, zhen only said you didn't have knowledge.”Li Shi Min laughed.
Puchi
Fang Xuanling wished he could kill himself. This Li Er actually said that he was ignorant and that he could kill a scholar but not humiliate him. Did Li Er take the wrong medicine today?
"This old minister asks the emperor to enlighten me." Fang Xuanling bowed. His tone was clearly unhappy and provocative.
Logically speaking, officials shouldn't fight with the Emperor. That would be a dead end.
However, Fang Xuanling was so angry that he had lost his mind, so he boldly retorted.
Li Shiming wasn't angry, he just wanted Fang Xuanling to cooperate with him so that he could show off.
"At this time, we should build a water conservancy project and a reservoir.”Li Shi Min smiled.
The imperial court immediately erupted into an uproar.
The ministers shook their heads and discussed. They felt that this move was too absurd and completely nonsense.
Fang Xuanling shook his head and smiled." May I ask Your Majesty, how can we carry out irrigation works in this snowy weather? The imperial court has no money or food, and the people have no overnight food.”
Du Ruhui also smiled." It's already not easy to recuperate in a year of great disaster. If we don't care about the lives of the people and mobilize the people to build water conservancy projects and dams, the country will surely perish!”
"Beloved ministers, calm down. Let me explain it to you." Li Shimin repeated what he had heard from Qin Fang yesterday without missing a single word.
It was all Qin Fang's wicked idea of using work as a form of relief.
After Li Shi Min finished speaking, all the officials were shocked.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui exploded on the spot for ten minutes.
How did the Emperor become so smart? He was simply a genius in governing the country and had unfathomable opportunities.
Amazing, amazing.
Usually, the two of them would discuss things at home, and then they would talk to Li Shimin like the Yellow River, and then ask, Emperor, aren't we especially powerful and showy?
[Li Shimin: Awesome, awesome. The two beloved ministers are awesome.]
He didn't expect Li Shiming to show off today.
Du Ruhui stammered,"Using work as a form of relief, what a wonderful idea!"”
While everyone was still in shock, Li Shi Min threw out another bombshell.
"Dear ministers, I know that your families have a lot of grain reserves. How about this? This time, half of it will be donated and half borrowed. It will all be counted on the merit book. After the harvest, I will repay the principal and interest. Those who donated more food could consider letting their clansmen become officials in the court.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers were shocked.
It turned out that this grain was calculated on his head.
He was clearly pretending to be poor, so how did the emperor know that he had hoarded food at home?
However, even if he knew, this matter was voluntary. He couldn't possibly snatch the food of the officials.
"Fang Xuanling, the emperor's idea is not bad and he caught the right person, but if they don't give it to him, the emperor can't do anything about it.”Du Ruhui said privately.
He knew that these aristocratic families had hoarded food, but there was nothing he could do if they did not give it to him.
Du Ruhui shook his head.
"Duke Lu, Cheng Zhijie will be in charge of this matter. Duke Lu, I order you to be the imperial envoy's general manager of grain collection, fully responsible for this matter. Grain is the foundation of the country and also the key to providing relief through work. You must complete the mission and not disappoint me.”Li Shi Min revealed a mysterious smile.
Originally, in the Qin Manor, Qin Fang had already named Cheng Yaojin as the one to collect the grain. Now that he heard Li Shimin's formal arrangement, Cheng Yaojin immediately replied,"I accept your orders."
Cheng Yaojin stood in the middle of the court and chuckled."Milords, I, Old Cheng, am a boor from the Tile Gang Village. Please bear the responsibility for this matter of collecting grain.”
The ministers 'legs were trembling.
Cheng Yaojin was the leader of the bandits. If he didn't give it to him, he might even tear down the mansion.
It's bitter!
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