Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 146

"Your Majesty, since our army defeated Jieli, the grasslands in the north have also experienced military disasters and droughts. Since the beginning of autumn, the days have become more and more difficult.

According to the reports that Tuli and other leaders sent to the court for help, people are now starving to death every day. Of course, this is not unrelated to Xieli's militarism over the years.

But now they are the people of my Tang Dynasty, the court can't let them go, if there is another outbreak because of the famine, there will be another war in the north, and the people will suffer again. "

During the conversation, Changsun Wuji presented the playbook in his hand to Li Shimin, and then sat back.After finally finishing up the stalls of the Northern Expedition, here is another call for help, which is really a headache.

"Xuanling, how much food is left in the official warehouses in various places?"

"There are about 300 million shi in the account of the Ministry of Accounting."

After such a war, he knew that the imperial court didn't have much food in reserve, but he didn't expect that there was only so little left.

What is even more worrying is that Xue Yantuo's tribe has used various means to restrain and annex small tribes since the battle of Dingxiang. So far, he has hundreds of thousands of tribes.

If he took advantage of this moment to jump out and incite those hungry grassland people, it would be a catastrophe in the blink of an eye.It can be seen from the battle between him and Zhang Baoxiang in Baidao last time that he wanted to take Xieli and replace him.

But as long as Yi Nan didn't turn against him for a day, there was no reason to attack him. After all, he was also an ally of Datang during the Northern Expedition.

Once the imperial court uses troops against him, there will be no integrity to speak of on the grassland, and the ambition to subdue all ethnic groups in the grassland will eventually be in vain.

Seeing that the emperor planned to spend money to avoid disasters, Du Ruhui had no choice but to remind: "Even if we take out all the official rations and help the victims of disasters in various ministries, I'm afraid they won't be able to last this winter.

Besides, it is impossible to take all the food for disaster relief. The imperial court still has so many troops waiting to be supplied. "

The victims on the prairie had no food to eat, and they might rise up to rebel against the imperial court.It would be a real disaster if the soldiers ran out of food.As the leader of the military, how to maintain the stability of the military is his top priority.

"Even if the belt was banned this year, what should we do next year? We can't let the imperial court send food to these millions of people year after year, so sooner or later, the imperial court will be dragged down.", Little Fatty Li Tai finally said something plain, and Li Shimin, who was sitting on it, gave him an appreciative glance.

"The imperial court can't do this at all. After this battle, the treasury is empty. Without a few years of recuperation, the people of the Central Plains can't get over it at all. The imperial court is going there to find such food for them."

Cen Wenwen once again denied the idea of ​​disaster relief. How could he, the Minister of Zhongshu, not know how much money the imperial court has.What's more, his own people can't eat enough, so how can there be spare food for those barbarians.

"Well, it is obviously impossible for so many disaster victims to be fully supported by the imperial court. Do you have any other ideas?" Li Shimin rubbed his swollen head.

Of course he knew that what he said was true, Datang couldn't afford to support them for a year, let alone supplying them year after year.

"Your Majesty, I think that the only solution for now is to move some of the population inland and let them cultivate the land abandoned by the war, so that by next autumn the victims will be self-sufficient.

In this way, the imperial court can be relieved of a heavy burden, and the strength of various tribes can be weakened, which can be described as the best of both worlds. "

"Well, this method works."

Changsun Wuji's remonstrance immediately got the approval of the emperor, as long as it can prevent them from making trouble, it is a good method in his opinion.

The Hu people moved inward. Since the Five Hus, none of the courtiers of the Central Plains Dynasty has the guts of the eldest grandson Wuji.Whether it is a king or a minister, they are all afraid of getting burned. Treating this matter is like encountering the plague, avoiding it for fear of it.

He dared to propose this method in front of so many ministers. Li Chengqian really admired his uncle's courage.

"The veteran thinks it is absolutely impossible. As the saying goes, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different. So many victims of the disaster have moved south, and after 30 years, they have multiplied. .

The Sima family once migrated the Hu people to the Central Plains, which eventually led to the Yongjia Rebellion.
Being a food official is different from being a good prime minister after all. His Majesty gave you Kaifu Yitong Sansi, which is already the prime minister.

The prime minister is responsible for the central decision-making of the imperial court. You should not be so rash when you do things, you should be far-sighted.

There are so many disaster victims, I see how you can get them all to the Great Wall, how can you control them? "

Wei Zheng spoke out the aspirations of most people. In June of the fifth year of Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty, Huyanyan and Liu Yao led the Huns to attack Luoyang, allowed their subordinates to plunder, and captured Emperor Huai of Jin. More than [-] people, officials, soldiers and civilians were killed, and mausoleums were dug and palaces were burned.

The Yongjia Rebellion was the first time that a foreign race entered the Central Plains, and the Wuhu Rebellion kicked off. After the Jin Dynasty moved south, the North became a paradise for the Hu people to ravage, causing the people in the Central Plains to be displaced, causing countless deaths and injuries.

He was very polite, even if Li Shimin was the emperor, he couldn't do anything about it, he could only sit on it and sulk.

Hearing that Wei Zheng used the past events to hate him, Changsun Wuji's blue veins burst into anger. It is related to the survival of the two clans. How can he bring his personal spirit to the court meeting? Forced to fight Datang desperately.

"Wei Xuancheng, the old man knows that you have been dissatisfied with me for a long time, don't think that you are the only one who is familiar with history books, and my eldest grandson Wuji will not lose to you."

"Your Majesty, I won't participate in government affairs anymore, so I can just be a grain official to raise grain and transport rice, it should be fine.

Your Majesty is the lord of all peoples in the world, and those who belong to me will be raised. If there is no mercy for the catastrophe in the grassland, if you abandon it and refuse to accept it, won’t this shut out all the tribes who want to belong to the imperial court? "

The two important ministers stared at each other, and they refused to accept the other, so they almost rolled up their arms and sleeves, and almost fell down in Chengqing Palace.

The two of them annoyed Li Shimin even more, "Enough, discussing such a big matter, you are all important ministers of the imperial court, why do you get involved in personal ego again?"

Seeing the emperor getting angry, Fang Xuanling at the side also had to come out and find an excuse to get the matter over. If they got to the bottom of it, it would be impossible for them both to be dealt with.

"Your Majesty, according to the handed-in Tang Bao, Ashi Nasimo is still missing. This person will not be able to find peace in the grassland every day. Your Majesty, please make a quick decision."

Speaking of A Shi Na Simo, Li Chengqian also had to admire this guy, he is really an invincible Xiaoqiang.This old boy's performance in the Dingxiang generation is simply a replica of guerrilla warfare
"Hmph, I knew that these people are not the opponents of Ashi Nasimo, so let Zhang Baoxiang be the governor of Dingxiang in this way, let him do it.

He has been with the general for many years and he has experienced it. The meritorious service in the Northern Expedition is not small.Well, let's stop here for today, let's break up. "

(End of this chapter)