Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 93 Competing for Grain and Drilling Wells (2)

Cuiyuxuan and Li Ke are playing chess with Cen Wenwen while drinking fine wine from Xinghua Village, really happy.

"Teacher, you are still brilliant, since that one came back from Minzhou, but you don't pay attention to anyone, it's really beautiful.

But even so, I stumbled in front of the teacher. "

A smile appeared on the corner of Cen Wenwen's mouth, and he fell behind.

He said leisurely: "The reason why I didn't urge the digging of wells to fight the drought is to let the prince stand out. Since the Minzhou War, many nobles and royal children in the court have taken refuge in him.

The power of the Eastern Palace in the imperial court is unprecedentedly strong, and if things go on like this, His Highness will never have a chance to be in charge of the Eastern Palace.

But as long as everyone has weaknesses, the prince's weakness is that he cherishes his reputation of loving the people too much.So it was inevitable for him to jump out. "

Li Ke nodded. Li Chengqian has always won a lot of fame for his love for the people since Huazhou.

The current drought in Guanzhong is like this, and the victims are everywhere. According to his personality, he will indeed stand out.

But what Li Ke didn't understand was why he was asked to perform such a show with his father.Didn't that make him look like a fool to Li Shimin?
"Your Highness, do you not understand why the minister told you to do that outside the palace?"

Cen Wenwen will not harm him. Cen Wenwen always takes one step and sees three steps when doing things. What is the purpose of this?

Li Ke arched his hands and said, "Please enlighten me, teacher."

"Actually, this is a series of tricks. The minister is the Minister of Zhongshu, and he is very familiar with the imperial court's money and grain reserves and access and dispatch. Can I not know whether there is money and grain to dig wells and repair canals?
Ever since the emperor issued an order to dig wells to fight the drought, the minister has deliberately relaxed a little bit, so the state and counties below will naturally behave differently, which is naturally intolerable according to His Majesty's disposition. "

While talking, Cen Wenwen drank the wine in his hand, filled another glass and continued.

"Last year, the crown prince supervised the country and independently suppressed the locust plague in 27 states. They wiped out 12 Tuyuhun troops in Minzhou and Qin Shubao.

If your majesty can't suppress the drought this time, do you think someone will say that the emperor is not as good as the prince, what will your majesty think when he hears this.

But right now in Guanzhong, only those noble gentry have food in their hands, and His Majesty is bound to have their ideas.

The reason why you are asked to do that is to let you avoid this offending job.The second is to encourage your big brother to come out.

If you offend them, do you think the guy from the East Palace can still do it safely?Even if he made meritorious service, so what, not only offending these wealthy families, but also making His Majesty even more jealous. "

Of course Li Ke knew that it was an errand that offended others, otherwise how could Li Chengqian have stumbled this time.

But what surprised him was that Cen Wenwen was able to calculate people's hearts to such an extent, this is the most difficult thing.

These big families in Guanzhong have always been inextricably linked with officials in the imperial court.

No matter who takes this job, it will be difficult for him to move forward in the court.That would be really stinky.

The words were divided into two parts, and Li Chengqian galloped back to Chang'an with the emperor's imperial decree and escorted by his guards.

Chang'an Hongwen Hall the next day

After Changsun Wuji read the emperor's will to the officials, Li Chengqian unceremoniously sat on the main seat of the Hongwen Hall and glanced at the officials who were working.

Shen Sheng said: "I preside over this disaster relief according to His Majesty's will, and I hope that the officials of all ministries will cheer up and tide over the difficulties with the people.

You must know that the emperor is sad and lamented all night because of this matter. As a courtier, I don't need to tell you the truth of humiliating his ministers to death. "

After finishing speaking, all the officials responded in unison: "I will obey Your Highness Yu's order."

"Okay, let's all go back to work." Li Chengqian waved his hand and ended the palace meeting, leaving Changsun Wuji and Zhang Xuansu in Hongwen Palace to take care of the overall situation.

And he himself brought people to the temporary residence that Changsun Chong had already prepared thirty miles outside Chang'an City.

As for why he chose it here, it was because Li Chengqian believed that being on the front line was more inspiring, and it was also convenient to inspect the disaster relief situation in the counties around Chang'an nearby.

"Okay, there are no outsiders here, tell me how your preparations are going." Li Chengqian asked while sitting in the handsome seat.

Fang Yi, the new son of the left concubine of the Eastern Palace, replied straightly: "After receiving the order from His Highness, I followed the order and Cheng Chumo led an army of 20 troops to escort Weinan's grain, and strive to distribute all the [-] dan of grain to Chang'an within [-] days. Nine counties around."

Li Baiyao, the right concubine of the crown prince, said, "Your Highness, urgently dispatched [-] dans of grain from Taicang, and the household department replied that they have done their best."

"Your Highness, the nine counties in the surrounding area have been notified to resume disaster relief with fast horses. I will lead troops to patrol the counties tomorrow to ensure the safety of each county and prevent the refugees from causing trouble..." Zuo Wei led Qin Huaiyu to reply.

Li Chengqian nodded, focusing on stabilizing the vicinity of Chang'an, and then using the center of Chang'an to gradually reflect the entire Guanzhong is Li Chengqian's policy for this disaster relief.

"Chang Sun Chong, how is the Ministry of Integrity's preparations going?"

"Returning to Your Highness, Niu Shangshu has ordered the officials of the Integrity Department of Guanzhong counties in accordance with His Highness's decree to effectively supervise the disaster relief situation, and at the same time strictly investigate the problem of food competition in various places to prevent anyone from profiting from it."

Sun Chong has done this job with ease. During the locust plague last year, this kid led officials from the Ministry of Integrity to ransack the homes of dozens of corrupt officials and profiteers.

This also made many people secretly say that he is the living king of Hades, as long as he does something bad and makes him stare at him, it will be death.

"Living Hades is quick to do things", haha, Li Chengqian couldn't help teasing after listening to Chang Sun Chong, which also eased the serious atmosphere in the tent just now.

Chang Sunchong rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and said: "I have followed Your Highness for many years, and I can clearly distinguish the priorities. In addition, here is the list of food collection sent by Hongwen Palace. Please have a look at Your Highness."

As he spoke, he presented the memorial table in his hand to Li Chengqian,

After disbanding the tent, Li Chengqian approved various memorials in the tent, while Zhang Xuansu's two sons, Zhang Zhen and Zhang Hong, waited on him.

The two of them were transferred to the East Palace after Li Chengqian returned from Minzhou.

Just when the two were about to send away the memorial approved by Li Chengqian, they collided with the eldest grandson who ran in in a panic.

"Cousin, is there a dog chasing you?"

Changsun rushed to his clothes and said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, you are an official who only gives gifts."

"Oh, your eldest Sun Chong has found out with conscience, is he going to donate his private money to the victims in exchange for porridge?"

"Your Highness, I don't have any money, but someone will come to your door at that time."

Changsun Chong was good at playing charades, and it was strange that there were still people offering food, so he asked who was so good at it.

But after Chang Sun Chong finished speaking, he was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)