I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 307 The first year of Zhenguan is a quasi-disaster year?Xu Guogong's mansion became the government affairs hall

Xu Fenglei paused for a while and said:
"Your Majesty, you need to prepare early."

Li Shimin hummed.

To be honest, he's in a bad mood right now.

In the first year of taking office, he encountered a "quasi-disaster year", which would make any monarch feel unhappy.

But Li Er was Li Er after all, he raised his head immediately after falling down briefly.

"This is the end of the matter, and it's useless to complain."

he sighed softly,

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many disasters and disasters. In the second year of Wude, in the fifth year of Wude, in the seventh year of Wude, in the eighth year of Wude, it was either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. I am in charge of Shang Shuxing, and I report it every year. The number of victims is uncountable."

"It is said that the father is weak in governing the country, and I am not defending his old man. The main reason is that the heavens really don't want to grant grace, let us take a breath!"

"got used to……"

All the ministers were silent when they heard the words.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. It will be a few years."

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"After passing through, the weather will be smooth."

"Of course, I still insist on Xunzi's theory, that there are permanence in the way of heaven, and it does not exist for Yao, nor perish for Jie."

"Natural disaster or not, it has nothing to do with your personal morality, Your Majesty, so don't have too much burden on your heart."

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly.

"several years?"

he asked,

"How long is it? Two years is also a few years, and nine years is also a few years!"

"You show me the bottom line, so I know what's going on."

"Haha..." Xu Fenglei laughed dumbly, and shook his head, "Your Majesty was joking, how can I have such a great ability to assert the sky? You should calm down and focus on what is in front of you. It may not be a good thing if the weather is smooth. You need to know the blessings and the disasters." Rely on, misfortune and blessings."

The warming of the climate is indeed a good thing, but at the same time, the powerful "Tuban" empire will also be born and manifested, becoming a strong competitor of Datang.

"Cough...Okay."

Li Shimin coughed dryly, turned his gaze to Fang Xuanling and other ministers, and said helplessly,
"It seems that in the first year of the Zhenguan Dynasty, you and I need to work extra hard to govern."

"According to what Ting Ming said, drought and locust plagues seem inevitable... How should we proceed to prevent them? I want to hear your opinions."

On the first day of the first lunar month, the excitement of Chinese New Year has not yet passed, and the mind is already on governing the country again.

"Your Majesty, I think you should proceed in two steps."

Fang Xuanling pondered for a while, and said,

"First, immediately after the New Year, dispatch officials to inspect the granaries all over the world, and check the stockpiles in case of emergencies."

"Secondly, we should transfer money from the treasury and slowly buy grain from rich landlords to enrich our supplies. In this way, if there is a disaster, we can minimize the risk of unscrupulous traders driving up grain prices and torturing the people."

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"rational."

he said,

"When a catastrophe occurs, it is often not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster that kills people."

"Originally enough food, after being maliciously hoarded and extorted by those unscrupulous traders, it will not be distributed to the people's mouths."

Xu Fenglei also nodded.

"I heard a theory once."

He said in a low voice,

"When it is said that there is a [-]% shortage of food, the price of food is not increased by [-]%, but the price continues to increase until [-]% of the people starve to death."

"Not necessarily completely right, but it is enough to illustrate the importance of preparing food for shortages."

"The so-called food in hand, don't panic. If the court can give confidence to the people, then all kinds of malicious hoarding and extortion will dissipate, and those profiteers will also pay the price for their greed."

"The minister agrees with the Prime Minister's policy."

The ministers also nodded one after another.

"Then it's settled. After the Lantern Festival, Fang Aiqing will handle these two matters."

Li Shimin also agreed,

"Especially for the inspection of granaries in various places, smart officials must be dispatched."

"I don't want to hear the report of the fire in the granary."

When all the ministers heard the words, they all understood.

After all, His Majesty worked hard all the way up, and the tricky things below... I understand.

"I came here to listen to Ming's small talk, but since we talked about government affairs and you are all here, let's treat this as a government affairs hall and talk more."

Li Shimin took a sip of tea and said with emotion,

"This sky is really extreme. We have a warm winter, but Turkic has a lot of snow."

"I just got a report from the Beihu scouts. There was a blizzard on the grassland. Thousands of cattle, sheep and horses froze to death. Some small tribes perished directly in this blizzard!"

"You have to be in awe of nature! A snowstorm is better than thousands of troops!"

Changsun Wuji frowned when he heard the words.

"So... Jieli Khan's life is not easy."

he murmured,

"Last year, when he invaded Tang Dynasty, he spent a lot of resources but returned without success. His prestige and vitality were greatly damaged. The Turkic interior is no longer monolithic."

"There is another blizzard raging now, will he think again and offend my frontier?"

"After all, looting houses on the border and plundering resources is his old profession. The Turkic cavalry moves quickly, and the border garrison can't do anything about them..."

"It's possible." Cheng Yaojin snorted, "Turkic dog, as soon as supplies are scarce, he wants to go south to plunder Tang! After what happened last year, I guess he would not dare to make big moves, but small moves It must continue!"

However, it was these small actions that caused the court the most headaches.

Don't fight, he's like a mouse annoying you every day, and even stealing your family's tribute.

Hit him, he is as dexterous as a fly, you can't catch him, you can't slap him to death, it makes people feel depressed!
"I think that the Turks will make small moves against Datang, but they should gradually decrease."

Xu Fenglei said suddenly.

"Oh?"

Li Shimin looked at him and said in surprise,

"How to say?"

He agreed with Cheng Yaojin's remarks, so he was curious about Xu Fenglei's words.

"Nothing else, he is too busy to take care of himself."

Xu Fenglei said calmly,

"In the next few years, the weather in the Tang Dynasty will be bad, but the weather in the north will be even worse! The life of the Turkic people will be difficult, and there will naturally be internal conflicts! And the spearhead will naturally point at the majestic Jieli Khan! "

"I think the conflict between Jieli Khan and Turkic Khan will intensify, and they will definitely be on fire!"

"Tie Le, surnamed Jiu, would not be willing to be a slave or a servant girl. He reckoned that he would find an opportunity to rebel against the Turks, and the Khitan to the east of the Turks is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If the time comes, he will definitely be ready to move."

"In the next two years, our life may be a little bit harder, but the Turks... will be in chaos!"

Li Shimin: "?!"

My mother, there are unexpected gains? !Originally, I just wanted to discuss the matter of defense, but Xu Fenglei's analysis made Li Shimin, who is full of war talents, two words emerge in his mind——

attack!

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!

(End of this chapter)