Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

royal palace,

Tai Chi Hall.

Li Shimin was very happy, as his reward to Yu Youwei would not affect anything.

He felt uncomfortable when he saw those civil servants, who only knew how to attack their colleagues every day, but in the end they were not as good as women. Somehow, Li Shimin seemed to suddenly think of Princess Pingyang Zhao, the heroine, and his eyes were slightly red.

Zhang Sun Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report."

"Okay." Li Shimin instantly returned to his previous state, showing his imperial majesty.

Zhang Sun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, the person who spread rumors about the snowstorm has been found. He is a monk from a temple named Sha Ya. Not only did he spread rumors, he also accused Wei Guogong Pei Ji. I ask your Majesty to make a decision."

"Since these bald donkeys are so bold and presumptuous, send them to see their Buddha. The world belongs to the people. That group of bald donkeys do nothing all day long. All of them should be dismissed by me. If anyone dares to disobey my order, they will all be exiled to Lingnan." Li Shimin's vision was also opened up to him, putting the people first.

Xiao Yu wanted to stand up immediately, but as soon as he stood up, Li Shimin immediately added: "If anyone wants to plead for Buddhism, they will be guilty of the same crime."

"Xiao Yu, is there something wrong?" Li Shimin glanced at Xiao Yu with a cold gaze.

Xiao Yu had no choice but to reply awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I am fine."

Minister of War Li Jing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Li Shimin knew exactly what Li Jing was going to say, and said, "Okay."

“Your Majesty, the officials of Longyou Road reported that eight out of ten houses there were crushed by the heavy snow. However, when Su Dingfang led his troops there, he found that it was not true. Forty to five out of ten houses were damaged, and the people who were affected were all because the price of the materials used to reinforce the houses rose rapidly, making it impossible for the people to buy them. This led to the large number of people being affected.

It has been found out that it was the officials of Longyou Road who pretended to obey but secretly violated the order, and colluded with businessmen, which led to the serious snow disaster. Your Majesty, please make a decision for the local people affected by the disaster. "After Li Jing finished speaking, the people in the court whispered again.

Li Shimin did not announce the punishment immediately, but waited for his ministers to give their suggestions.

"This is outrageous. How do you think this matter should be handled?" He looked at Zheng Zhengjin, because he knew that Zheng Zhengjin would not give face to the Five Surnames and Seven Families. Then he glanced at the many officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, sneering in his heart.

Zheng Zhengjin stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think your Majesty's will was that anyone who dared to raise prices during this period and profit from the national crisis would be guilty of a serious crime. I believe your Majesty is serious. Collusion between officials and businessmen is a taboo in every dynasty, and they should be killed to set the record straight."

"Then pass on my decree. After he is escorted back to Chang'an, he will be thrown into death row and executed in the autumn." As for the mountains of silver and money in the homes of officials in Longyou Road that Su Dingfang had raided, as well as the mountains of silver and money in the homes of some wealthy merchants, they naturally became part of the national treasury.

Collusion between officials and businessmen is a taboo. None of the five surnames and seven families dared to plead for mercy. After all, such matters have been handled in this way throughout the dynasties. What's more, they disobeyed the order and acted insincerely.

The bodies of Feng Deyi's entire family, who had been secretly playing both sides, are still in the mass grave.

The Minister of Works Duan Lun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Li Shimin, sitting on the dragon throne, glanced coldly at the people of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, then came back to his senses: "Okay." "Now that winter is over, the coal dug by those more than 100,000 Turkic captives is enough to last the entire Tang Dynasty for a long time. I would like to ask, what should be done with those more than 100,000 Turkic captives?" Duan Lun actually already had something in mind.

Li Shimin was stunned and had never expected that the more than 100,000 Turkic captives had behaved quite well throughout the winter, helping the entire Tang Dynasty survive a harsh winter.

Li Shimin had no choice but to ask, "My dear ministers, do you have any idea about how to deal with these more than 100,000 Turkic captives?"

"Your Majesty, more than a hundred thousand Turks consume a lot of food and grass in our Tang Dynasty every day. I think Your Majesty can show benevolence and righteousness and send them back to the Turks. In this way, the whole world will praise Your Majesty of our Tang Dynasty as a benevolent monarch." A civil servant came out and said. He wanted to leave his name in history. He thought that if Your Majesty listened to his advice, then thousands of years later, there would definitely be a record in the history books that he advised Your Majesty to release more than a hundred thousand captives.

"Fuck them! We captured these prisoners with great difficulty, and you want to release them with just one word. What? Do those Turks are your fathers? In my opinion, we should just kill them all. After all, the crimes that group of people committed in the Tang Dynasty are countless," Cheng Yaojin stood up and cursed unceremoniously.

The civil servant immediately got scared. Cheng Yaojin, such a shameless guy, could be attacked directly in the hall, and at most he would be given a light punishment and a salary deduction.

Cheng Yaojin's words were liked by many generals.

Wei Zheng stood up and said, "Your Majesty, killing prisoners is unlucky." Then he glared at Cheng Yaojin fiercely.

Cheng Yaojin just touched his nose in embarrassment. After all, when it comes to killing prisoners, it was Prince Xian who did the most ruthless thing. He killed the prisoners and someone impeached him, but he scolded him harshly.

Cheng Yaojin would not bother with Wei Zheng, the old and powerful Taoist priest. After all, if this guy gets ruthless, he will even confront Prince Xian.

Li Shimin said awkwardly: "I know that killing prisoners is unlucky, and I never said I would kill prisoners, Tianshe... No, Wei Zheng, I didn't adopt Cheng Zhijie's suggestion either." Li Shimin was so nervous that he almost called out "Tianshe Weng".

Wei Zheng rolled his eyes and retreated. He would not argue with His Majesty this time.

"Duan Lun, tell me your suggestions." Li Shimin asked.

Duan Lun said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that these captives be distributed to various places to serve the people."

Li Shimin thought about it and felt that this suggestion was quite objective.

Zheng Zhengjin stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I object to Lord Duan's suggestion."

"Oh, then Prince Xian, please tell us clearly." Li Shimin became excited because he felt that Zheng Zhengjin's suggestions were much more far-sighted.

"I think that we should capture the Turkic captives. Now that spring ploughing is about to begin, we can have them build water conservancy projects to prevent floods that may occur in the summer, and we can also have them build reservoirs to prevent droughts. Our Tang Dynasty is not limited to disaster relief, prevention is also a way, and of course, we also need to help the people open up wasteland. We cannot leave those captives idle with so many things to do. The sins they have committed in our Tang Dynasty should be made up for with the rest of their lives." Zheng Zhengjin finished speaking.

Duan Lun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have not thought it through. I think the suggestion of Your Highness Prince Xian is better."

"In this case, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War will be responsible for the hundreds of thousands of Turkic captives. The Ministry of Revenue must also follow suit. We must never let these Turkic people who are building our Tang Dynasty starve to death." Li Shimin said leisurely.

Minister of Revenue Dai Wei, Minister of Works Duan Lun, and Minister of War Li Jing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your order." (End of this chapter)