1novels Chapter 664 I Really Treat Li Shimin For A Fool
Chapter 664 I Really Treat Li Shimin For A Fool
Chapter 664 I Really Treat Li Shimin For A Fool
Li Shimin paused and said, "If Deng doesn't have the autumn harvest, some of them will be transferred from the emergency granaries in various places. So far this year, the weather in various places has been smooth, and there should be no natural disasters this year. Just wait for the autumn harvest to replenish it."
Although Wei Zheng often speaks bluntly and remonstrates, he is not dead-headed.
On the contrary, Wei Zheng's resourcefulness and political talents are not much worse than Fang Xuanling and Du Ru's.
In the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, killing Li Jiancheng and Qi Wang Li Yuanji.Li Shimin heard that Wei Zheng used to persuade Li Jiancheng to arrange himself elsewhere, so he sent someone to bring Wei Zheng and asked, "Why do you separate our brothers?" Wei Zheng replied, "If the prince does what I say, , there will be no misfortunes today.”
At that time, Li Shimin had no military power in his hands. If Li Jiancheng really did what Wei Zheng said, even if Li Shimin rebelled, he would not have much chance of succeeding, and the history of Datang might have to be rewritten.
If Wei Zheng is really that kind of deadheaded, as long as he thinks something is wrong, he will die, and he is afraid that he will be killed by Li Shimin long ago.
In fact, although Wei Zheng often remonstrated directly, the things he remonstrated were all right. Even if Li Shimin got angry, he didn't do anything to him.
The autumn harvest time varies from place to place in the Tang Dynasty. In places like Jiangnan, the rice will be ripe in June and July, while the wheat in the north will be ready in September and October.
If only three layers are used, it really won't have much impact.
"Your Majesty, it is fine to use part of the emergency food, but the food in Shandong and Henan must not be used," Wei Zheng said.
He still remembered Lin Xuan saying that around July and August, there would be floods in Shandong and Henan.
If only Lin Xuan said it, he probably wouldn't believe it, but even Yuan Tiangang said it, so he had to believe it.
He had heard a little about Yuan Tiangang's reputation, so just in case, he resolutely refused to use grain from Henan and Shandong.
"It's natural." Li Shimin nodded and said.
Seeing that Wei Zheng had stopped talking, Dai Zhou said, "Your Majesty, even if we take three layers of grain from emergency granaries in various places, plus the autumn harvest tax, we can only supply the army for eight months at most."
It is naturally impossible for Datang's annual tax to support the army for only a few months.
But you can't use all the money and food to fight.
He was talking about officials' salaries and other expenses after deducting them.
"Eight months is enough. Even if we can't flatten the grassland, as long as we can greatly weaken the strength of the Turks, we can bring about a hundred years of stability for the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin said firmly.
When Dai Zhou saw what Li Shimin said, he saluted and retreated.
He is just the Minister of the Household Department, and he only needs to say what needs to be said.
Han Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Lu can let Tubo retreat without a single soldier. It shows his talent. Since Duke Lu is about to return to the court, it is better to let Duke Lu go to the grasslands when he goes out to attack the grasslands." Also go out with the army."
Han Yuan's father, Han Zhongliang, served as Minister of the Ministry of Justice during the reign of Wude, and later returned to his hometown because of his health, so he was not affected by the Xuanwu Gate Change.
When Han Yuan was young, he was outstanding in conduct, erudite, and well versed in the administration of officials, so he was highly valued by Li Shimin. He was promoted to the position of minister of the Ministry of War within a few years of his official career.
Li Shimin didn't think much about it at first, he just thought that Han Yuan recommended Hou Junji because of his talent.
But then, many officials from the Six Departments stood up to agree with Han Yuan's words and recommended Hou Junji to go out with the army one after another, which made Li Shimin think more.
Since Hou Junji had a good relationship with Hou Junji since the corruption incident happened last time because of the Gaochang Battle, he avoided it for fear of being implicated by Hou Junji.
Officials all pay attention to being wise and protecting one's life, but there is no such thing as sending charcoal in a timely manner.
If only Han Yuan recommended Hou Junji, Li Shimin would not doubt it, but now that so many people speak for Hou Junji, Li Shimin has to doubt it.
Reminiscent of the letter Hou Junji wrote to Li Tai, Li Shimin was somewhat skeptical. Could it be that these people were instructed by Li Tai?
wrong!
Li Shimin quickly realized that these people were all in high positions and had no contact with Li Tai, so it was impossible for Li Tai to instruct them.
In this case, there is only the family.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's eyes narrowed. Some of these people are from poor families, and some are from small families.
Li Shimin asked someone to investigate before, but there is no relationship between these people and the five surnames.
Now it seems that it's not that it doesn't matter, but that it's hidden too deeply.
Han Yuan was the first to stand up, is he dedicated to the public, or is he also a member of the aristocratic family?
For a moment, Li Shimin's heart was covered with a haze.
After Han Yuan finished speaking, he kept paying attention to Li Shimin's expression. Although Li Shimin hid it well, he still noticed something abnormal.
Han Yuan scolded the eighteen generations of Cui family ancestors in his heart.
When the Cui family found him, he thought about it carefully and agreed.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and it is within his authority to recommend generals to lead the army, so he is not afraid of Li Shimin's suspicion.
But he never expected that the family would find someone else.
With so many people recommending Hou Junji, can Li Shimin not doubt it?
I really think Li Shimin is a fool.
"Well, what you said is reasonable. Hou Junji has made up for it this time. Let him go to the grassland this time." Li Shimin said lightly.
Hou Junji was his bait for fishing, and the fish hadn't taken the bait yet, so naturally he couldn't move the bait.
On the contrary, it is necessary to make the bait more attractive, so as to catch more fish.
Seeing that Li Shimin agreed, Han Yuan was slightly taken aback. Could it be that he just misread it?
Han Yuan was still a little dazed when he left Ganlu Hall.
Back in the mansion, the more Han Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He always felt that Li Shimin should have noticed something. He agreed so simply, there must be some calculations.
"Master, someone from outside has sent greeting cards." The butler's voice interrupted Han Yuan's thoughts.
Han Yuan asked, "Who is it?"
"Returning to the master, the person who came here did not report the origin of the name, but only said that the master will naturally understand when he sees the greeting card." The housekeeper said.
Han Yuan took the invitation, and after reading it, his face changed drastically, and he said, "Take him to my study."
"Yes." The housekeeper replied and stepped back.
Han Yuan came to the study and waited anxiously.
"Master, someone brought it here." The butler's voice sounded outside the door.
Han Yuan opened the door, glanced at the person behind the housekeeper, and said, "I have something to discuss with this gentleman, please go down and let no one approach the study."
"Yes."
After the housekeeper left, Han Yuan turned around and entered the study room. The man brought by the housekeeper followed him in and closed the door by the way.
"What do you Cui family mean? Are you not afraid of being discovered by sending you here at this time?"
Although Han Yuan lowered his voice, he couldn't suppress the anger in his tone.
"Master Han, don't be upset, the matter is very important, the master just sent this old slave to ask."
The person who came was Cui Hao's housekeeper.
(End of this chapter)