Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 9 Li Shimin has never been as confident as he is today

"That's right, I came here from Shandong, and I ate everything along the way. I thought I could fill my stomach when I arrived in Chang'an, but I didn't have a single grain of rice! It would be fine if there was no food in Chang'an, but I saw those things with my own eyes. Grain merchants have a lot of grain in their hands, why don't they distribute it to us? It's not that the emperor thinks we are useless and wants to starve us to death.!!"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

"Why, why don't those grain merchants give food? Are we not human because we are disaster victims? We need justice, we need the truth!!"

"Yes, fair! Fair!!"

"Fairness! The truth!!"

"Fairness! The truth!!"

"Fairness! The truth!!"

The voices of the victims were boiling.

The voices are dissonant from the beginning, gradually become consistent, and finally come together.

An unstoppable sound was formed, deafening and full of endless anger.

In a nearby restaurant.

The window seat on the second floor.

With a "click", a handsome young man put away the paper fan, full of vigor.

"The momentum has been established, Li Shimin, how do you deal with it?!"

The little slave next to him immediately stepped forward and said with a flattering smile, "My lord, the food is in the hands of the aristocratic family. If Li Shimin wants to solve it, he can only ask the family master for food."

"As for the Patriarch, they will definitely let Li Shimin agree to the appointment of Zhezi. By then, you, my lord, will be the new fifth-rank official!!"

"At the age of eighteen, you can become a fifth-rank official. This is unheard of in previous dynasties. My son, your future must be limitless, and you will even be recorded by the official historian!!"

When the young man heard the words, he felt that his heart was full of pride and ambition.

Close your eyes and feel carefully.

As if he was already in the beautiful fantasy of being a fifth-rank official.

This scene,
Appears everywhere.

All the descendants of the aristocratic families who appeared in the booklet were present to watch the development of the situation.

In their discussions with their servants, Li Shimin said that they did not have the awe they still have for the prince of a country.

As you can imagine,

If these people were allowed to take office, would the Tang Dynasty still belong to the Li family? !

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Master Lu's Mansion.

"It's strange, according to the information just sent back, the grievances of the victims have reached the peak, why hasn't Li Shimin come to us to get food?!"

The Patriarch of the Li family in Longxi was a little surprised.

Could it be that Li Shimin has food? !
This is impossible! !
Eighty percent of the food in Chang'an City is under the control of the aristocratic family, and the remaining [-] percent has already been exhausted. The treasury can be determined to be extremely empty.

There is no food inside.

They were also monitored externally. Except for Hangzhou, which sent food for 5000 people for half a month, and was still on the way, there was no contact with other cities.

Why can Li Shimin sit still when it is clearly a dead end? !
"Hehe, with Li's Erlang's arrogant personality, he might be about to break the pot, or... even if he is drowned by the victims' saliva, he is not willing to compromise with us."

The Patriarch of the Li family in Zhao County chuckled and gave two judgments.

And these two judgments,

No matter which one, it is beneficial to them.

The clock is ticking.

In the imperial city, everyone was like ants on the hot pot.

"Where is Your Majesty? Why haven't you come yet? There is no food at the moment, should we send troops to disperse the victims?"

Du Ruhui was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

This public grievance,
If it continues to ferment, the royal family will be in danger! !
"Prime Minister Du, don't worry, His Majesty will find a solution."

Compared with Du Ruhui's anxiety, the eldest grandson Wuji, who also called the victims, was very relaxed.

What's more, there was a smile that couldn't be concealed at the corner of his mouth.

Du Ruhui saw it, this old boy was like this all morning, if you ask him and don't say anything, he will be dumb, and he will die in a hurry.

"Auxiliary machine, what do you and His Majesty rely on, tell me?!"

Du Ruhui asked again.

"Your Majesty will give you the answer."

Changsun Wuji replied.

Du Ruhui rolled his eyes, and gave another stupid answer.

"Your Majesty is here~~!!"

At this time, a sharp eunuch's voice sounded, shaking everyone to kneel down to that figure.

I saw Li Shimin wearing a yellow robe today, with a majestic dragon face, and the two eunuchs behind him each holding whisks in their hands.

The momentum is full!

And it makes people feel that His Majesty still has self-confidence today.

This made the officials of the aristocratic family present a little puzzled. They all received information that Li Shimin did not ask the family for food. Where did this confidence come from? !
Surrounded by the crowd, Li Shimin came to the walls of the imperial city and looked down at the dark crowd of refugees below.

"It's Your Majesty, you are finally here, Your Majesty, we want food, food!!"

"Woooooh, my daughter, she... She is going to starve to death, please, Your Majesty, I just need a little ration, it doesn't matter if I starve to death, my daughter can't, she is still so young, I haven't taken a good look at it yet Datang."

"Your Majesty, I beg you to let those grain merchants release grain. We are not human beings in your eyes, so you can let them distribute pig food, horse food is fine, we only need to eat!!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is giving food!!"

The voices of the victims were boiling.

From Li Shimin's position.

As far as the eyes can see, there are voices of kneeling and begging for food.

The victims were covered in tattered clothes, sallow and emaciated, with ripped lips. Many of them were thinner and lifeless than beggars.

He saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.

Moist eyes.

He clenched his right hand tightly.

These damned families! !

The hatred for the aristocratic family increased even more.

Li Shimin thought about it last night and came up with a solution.

Regardless of whether there is any food from Li Kuan today, he must summon the victims, and he will personally eat locusts in front of the victims to fill their stomachs.

Everyone in the world says that locusts are poisonous.

If he died because of this, it would prove that the heavens did not want him to be the emperor, this is the destiny! !
And if it is edible, that is a new solution! !
From the beginning to the end, he didn't want to compromise with the family.

He has his own pride and dignity, and he cannot be trampled upon by the family! !

Li Shimin wanted to take a big gamble, but the appearance of food in Li Kuan's mansion made him give up this idea.

Kuan'er, my father thank you very much.

Silently thanking from the bottom of his heart, Li Shimin took a deep breath, hiding his weakness in his heart, and regained the majestic emperor again.

Raise your right hand.

In an instant, many voices of public complaints below gradually stopped, and they all knew that it was His Majesty who wanted to speak.

"My fellow citizens, the memorials to droughts in various places these days have come like snowflakes, and there are countless of them."

"You are all citizens of the Great Tang, a part of the Great Tang, and are indispensable. I know your pain, and I will never let you ignore it!!"

(End of this chapter)