I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 273 The emperor's trip to help the farmers

a few days later.

The emperor went out from the Suzaku Gate and went outside the gate of Chang'an City.

There is no golden canopy and dragon chariot, and there is no mighty guard of honor.

This time, Li Shimin went out very low-key, not wanting to disturb the people.

But low-key is low-key, the security work has already been done, Jinwu Wei Yiwei and Baiqisi's hidden piles turned into plainclothes, closely monitoring the surrounding roads, and no accidents are allowed to happen!
In addition, there are also a lot of entourage this time.

Not only brought the queen, concubines, princes and princesses, but also ministers.

In addition to cronies, important ministers such as Li Jing and Li Ji were also on the list, accompanying the emperor on trips to see farmers.

On top of the steeds, Xu Fenglei walked side by side with Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others, walking in the forefront.

At this moment, in the outskirts of Chang'an, if you look far away, you can already see patches of golden wheat waves, emitting bursts of charming fragrance under the sunshine.

That is the taste of a good harvest.

After walking for half an hour, the convoy stopped in front of a small stream.

Ahead, there are large expanses of golden wheat, and the houses are patchwork. The farmers face the loess and their backs to the sky, and they are harvesting the wheat.

On the grass in front of him, there are several big trees covering it.

There are farmhouses on the small bridge and flowing water, which is really a good place for outings.

Li Shimin got out of the carriage, and even his eldest grandson Wugou got out of the carriage.

Seeing the scene in front of them, the children felt as if they had been spayed with chicken blood. With a cry, they broke free from the arms of the maidservant and ran towards the grass!

This scenery is countless times more beautiful than the dark red palace wall!
This wheat fragrance is countless times better than the sandalwood in the palace!
"A few years ago there were catastrophes in Guanzhong, either drought or locust plagues. It has been a long time since there was such a bumper harvest."

Changsun Wuji looked at the wheat field in front of him, stroked his beard and smiled,

"Your Majesty ascended the throne, the world is at peace, and the way of heaven has become peaceful, and the weather is going well."

Everyone nodded and said:

"Your Majesty is Youdao Mingjun, so naturally the heavens will not send disasters."

Li Shimin just got out of the car when he heard the flattery, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"What if there is a disaster next year? Does it mean that His Majesty has lost his virtue?"

Suddenly, a person said abruptly.

Li Er's face froze: "..."

Everyone also looked over, and when they saw the speaker, they immediately understood.

The one who can say such unsightly words is Wei Zheng.

"Wei Gong, I don't like to hear your words."

Changsun Wuji choked back,
"A bumper harvest in the world is a good thing. Who can say what will happen next year?"

"What if next year is also a good year with a bumper crop?"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng said sternly:
"No one knows what will happen next year. However, I think it is biased to link the world's good harvest or disaster with the monarch's virtue."

"Xunzi has a saying, Heaven's deeds are permanent, do not survive with Yao, and do not perish with Jie."

"There's no connection between those two things."

Changsun Wuji's expression changed, and he wanted to refute, but Xu Fenglei said:
"I agree with Xuan Cheng's opinion."

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed hundreds of schools and only respected Confucianism, but he only sneered at the theory of human induction and was unwilling to adopt it."

"Why?"

"If the operation of the way of heaven is connected with the virtues of the ruler, if the weather is good, it's fine, but if there is a disaster, wouldn't the monarch have to punish himself every day?"

"But there are unpredictable things in the sky, how can it be shifted by human will? The so-called inhumanity of heaven and earth treats all things as dogs, and the emperor is nothing special in the eyes of God."

"The harvest in the world should be due to your majesty's ability to govern the country and give the people the conditions to cultivate, not your majesty's benevolence that has touched the heavens and made this year's weather smooth."

"If there is a disaster in the future, His Majesty will do his best to relieve the disaster, and strive to minimize the disaster. This is also what Ming Jun did. Naturally, the disaster has nothing to do with His Majesty's character."

What he said caused all the ministers to fall into thought.

Li Shimin also pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"It makes sense."

He agreed,

"From the beginning to the end, I have been single-minded. However, there are disasters in nature, which cannot be controlled by human beings. The only way to solve the problem is to govern the country wholeheartedly."

Immediately, Li Er asked a little disappointed;
"But listen to me... In the eyes of Tiandao, I... Is it just a humble dog?"

He calls himself the Son of Heaven and has a destiny in him.

As a result, Tiandao doesn't take you seriously at all.

This is still quite a bit of a gap.

"Your Majesty has the destiny in his body, so he can calm the world and inherit the great order."

Xu Fenglei responded,
"Governing the people of the world, this is your mission."

"You have your special mission, but this does not mean that you will be a special existence in the eyes of Heaven."

Li Shimin was stunned.

Hearing this explanation, he felt a lot more relaxed.

That is to say... how could he be like others, at least he has a special mission.

Even if it is a humble dog, it must be bigger than others...

After hearing Xu Fenglei's words, everyone was completely convinced.

This big guy is Taishan Beidou in the metaphysics world. If he said so, then it must be so.

Even Changsun Wuji, who wanted to contradict Wei Zheng, looked taught at the moment.

In fact, Wei Zheng's reasoning is correct.

But his unsightly attitude is a bit annoying, and people can't help but want to beat him up.

"I predict that there may be some natural disasters in the next year or two."

Xu Fenglei said suddenly,

"Your Majesty should take advantage of this year's bumper harvest and buy more grain to prepare for emergencies."

Li Shimin's expression turned serious.

"I know."

he waved,

"Let's go, let's go and have a look."

After that, Li Er led the ministers across the bridge over the stream and walked to the wheat field.

"You little brats, get up and stop playing in the water!"

Xu Fenglei walked to the bridge, picked up a few children whose clothes were already wet, and scolded,

"I didn't ask you to come over and play in the mud! Come on, go there with Master Wei. Later, you will learn how to cut and peel the wheat. It's a very painful thing. Don't use up all your strength!"

"...Yes." Several children were carried out by Xu Fenglei like little chickens. They reluctantly glanced at the small fish and shrimp in the stream, and obediently followed them across the river.

Under the large wheat field, Li Shimin walked up to an old farmer and asked with a smile:

"Old man, how is the harvest this year?"

The eldest grandson Wugou beside him sent a water bottle in due course.

"Thank you... thank you."

When the old man looked up and saw this group of people, he was startled. Seeing that the leaders of the two were also kind-hearted, he felt relieved, took the water bottle and said with a smile,

"God bless, nothing went wrong this year... It's a good harvest! The life of the first two years was really unbearable, and I was hungry for half a year!"

"Then you should be able to eat enough this year?" Li Er said with a smile.

"Have you eaten?"

The old man waved his hand and said,

"It's impossible to be full after eating, and it's impossible to be full in this life... If I can have a bowl of porridge every meal, the old man, I will be satisfied!"

(End of this chapter)